A/N: Alright, here it is! *Cheesy British Accent* Hullo Governor Robinson! In this chapter I have a reference from another book series. If you can find it, review what you think it is. First to get it wins... nothing! Co-written with TeamPiper. This is ten years post TLO. I Effie Trinketing loved The Hunger Games Movie!

Disclaimer: I, sadly... *Sigh* do not own Camp-Half-Blood. Or Snickers. Or Jar of Hearts.

III: Trust Falls, Imitations, and Snickers

AJ's POV:

I ran over to Eme, trying to but the bad thoughts to the back of my head. They wouldn't help me concentrate. "Eme!" I called out repeatedly, but she never responded. Her breath was shallow and hollow, making her face wince every time she breathed.

"Sorry if I killed your girlfriend," the mysterious dude said, paling as he walked toward us, taking Eme's form in.

"We're just friends!" I immediately shouted back but ignored him, turning back toward Eme. I shook her again, but no response. I checked her pulse. Nothing. Will and Mac came over to the spot where she was on the ground. In a moment of panic, I smashed my lips onto hers, and began mouth-to-mouth. After about five minutes of that, she began to come to. Her eyes fluttered open. They were warily looking up at me.

"AJ?" she squeaked out. I helped her up. She stood up shakily but managed to stand straight without a problem.

"Can you stay up by yourself?" I asked, just to be sure, beginning to unwrap my arms from around her waist. She immediately fell into Will's arms, like a trust fall, and I realized I was getting jealous. No time for that, I silently reminded myself, we've got more important things to attend to.

"So you...?" I pointed to the guy that came to the rescue. "Who are you, and why did you come to our rescue?" I felt that he knew what was going on, considering he had thrown a dagger but for some reason I couldn't bring myself to trust him.

"Well, my name is Ray Jones, I'm the son of Hephaestus, and I came to your rescue because…" He paused, unsure of how to place his words. "-your demigods. You need to be in the custody of Camp-Half-Blood. I am part hell-hound, but I'll explain that on the way-"

I cut him off, saying "What, are you kidnapping us?"

"No," Ray said, chuckling slightly. "If you knew what was to come, you would want to go there too." Ray gestured for us to follow him. We walked down that hall and finally out of the school, towards Rays... car. A brilliant gold Mustang.

"I call shotgun!" I immediately shouted, jumping in the seat. Mac helped Eme into the backseat, and Will sat on the edge.

"So..." Will said. "Why are you part dog- or hell-hound, whatever?"

"Well, you see..." Ray began. "During the second Titan war- 10 years ago- I was a test subject, forced to work for Kronos. I was experimented on, and they mixed my DNA with that of a hell-hound, and I was never used, because by the time I was finished fusing with the hell-hound, Kronos had been defeated. I don't leave the pack much unless Chiron-"

"Chiron?" Eme asked, interrupting him hurriedly. "Isn't he like the trainer of Achilles or something?"

"Yes," he continued, gritting his teeth. "-he has a message or rescue mission he needs me for."

"If we're demigods," I said, still taking this in, "I wonder who our parents are."

"List me some of your talents." Ray said, starting the mustang and quickly backing out of the school parking lot. We were on the highway in minutes, speeding down the road, weaving in and out of cars.

"I can turn my eyes back into my head!" Mac said, obviously proud by the sound in her voice. I shivered. I just hope she doesn't, I thought, it's sorta gross.

"I can do a killer Eme impression!" Will said, and I knew what was coming, because I'd heard it before.

"Oh really? Lets hear it." Eme said, turning slightly to face Will. Her face held a bemused expression.

In a falsetto voice, Gavin said: "I'm Eme Avoc! Pronounced Emmy! Spelled E-M-E, dimwit! Go altos! We will rule the world someday, to bad we're stuck singing harmony!" He began singing Jar of Hearts, and I plugged my ears. This received him a red hand print on his face.

"What can you do?" Ray pointed to Eme. She sat there for a moment, thinking until her face brightened.

"Well," she began. "I can tie a cherry tail in a knot with my tongue in my mouth!" I never knew that, man, I was learning all kinds of things today.

"What about you?" Ray pointed to me.

I thought, and then it came to me "I once ate nine Snicker bars in one sitting! That was a new record!"

We were all cracking up letting laughs fly... Until I pointed to a sign that said, "Welcome to Camp Half Blood! Keeping Young Heroes (Mostly) Safe From Harm For Over Three Millennia!" Well, that's comforting.

It got dead quiet as we pulled in, with people with various weapons watching us.

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