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(McKenna) (Later after dinner)
I was sitting across from Percy who was now currently wolfing down his 5th cheeseburger… Oh boy…
I was about to scold him when Chiron pounded his hoof up on the stage…
Nobody paid him attention until he said "I GUESS NOBODY WANTS ANY EXTRA ICE CREAM!"
That shut every one up. Mr. D then got up lazily.
"Yes, I presume should say hello to all you brats. Well… hello. Chiron says the next capture-the-flag is Friday blah, blah; blah… we also have two new brats- I mean campers… Michaela Swan & - What?... Oh- sorry McKenna Suave and Zach Bruno… that's all… now you may do your pathetic tradition." He waved them off signaling to start.
The Hermes kids started a chant, pounding on the table and doing a series of hand-gestures I didn't recognize any better than the words:
Half-blood, half-blood, rak-a-sak-a-soo.
Gitcheegumee, ratatooie, whose child are you?
Throw her in; throw her in, welcome to the camp,
No one's a half-blood until they're damp!
Then the tempo changed and everyone in the pavilion drummed their fists on the tables (which started to creep me out… a lot):
Ohhhhhh -
McKenna kiss the boar! McKenna kiss the boar!
McKenna kiss the boar! McKenna kiss the boar!
"Oh shit…." I thought.
Percy and a few other people grabbed me and lifted me over their heads. I resisted a little at first, but I grasped that there wasn't much point, so I allowed them carry me down to the cabins, the whole camp laughing and singing and roughhousing around.
We went down to the Ares cabin, the one with the wild boar mounted above the doorway. Percy then lifted me on his shoulders so I could reach it.
"Go ahead, McKenna!" he yelled. "A big wet one on the snout!"
The thing was disgusting – moldy and smelly and ugly like you wouldn't believe. The snout was all peeling off and nasty.
"McKenna kiss the boar! McKenna kiss the boar!" everybody shouted.
I resented at first but then gave it a quick peck on the snout, before they made me do anything else.
A roar of satisfaction went up from the campers, and I felt . . . strange, like I wouldn't be stared at weirdly anymore…I couldn't remember the last time anybody had cheered for me, but I could get used to this…
Before I could start feeling too warm and fuzzy, or even wipe the snout-filth off my lips, the stuffed boar's mouth opened all by itself and let loose an enormous belch right in my face. Everybody roared with laughter. It was a practical joke – a trick boar.
A new chant started: Throw her in! Throw her in!
Percy then threw me over his shoulder (like earlier) & carried me down to the lake.
"YOU WOULDN'T DARE!"
"Sorry Sis I CAN'T HEAR YOU!" Percy Lied.
The then stopped and flung me into the lake.
When I touched the bottom I sat there keeping them waiting on purpose when the water shocked me with such a force, I flew out of the water and was about 20 feet in the air when I came down and landed right on Percy.
"…Oh… My…Gods..." I heard two people breath between laughs. I looked up to see a girl with electric blue eyes, tanned skin, and black frizzy hair & a boy who looked like Zach.
"THALIA, NICO! THAT SO WASN'T FUNNY!" Percy yelled as he pushed me off of him.
"Thalia!" Annabeth yelled as she ran up to her giving her a bone crushing hug.
"Annabeth, Percy, How are you?" Thalia said heartily.
"Well I'm in pain…"
"Hey I'm not that fat!" I protested getting up.
"But by the way, thanks for cushioning my fall!" I said broadly.
"…meh..."
"Anyways I'm Thalia & this emo kid is Nico" Thalia told me shaking my hand.
"I'm NOT EMO!" Nico protested.
"Joking dude," Thalia joked punching his shoulder lightly.
"McKenna," I told her shaking her hand.
"So… where is Jason at?"
"Hey Thalia!" Jason said pushing has the leaving crowd.
"Sup little bro!" Thalia smiled giving him a noogie.
"What are you doing here?" Annabeth asked curiously
"Well… How do I make it simple…Umm…I kinda left the hunters…"
"What? I thought you enjoyed it!" We all said… except me who didn't have a clue what she was talking about…
"…Well I think I'm gonna go and visit Zach now… he might be up…" I said walking backwards toward the infirmary.
"Um McKenna the infirmary is that way…" Percy told me pointing to the direction opposite to where I was heading.
"…Oh…heheh… I knew that…"
I ran all the way to the infirmary, which really took a lot out of a demigod… considering it's about a 5 minute run…
"Hey McKenna, watch ya doing back so early?" Michael called out, treating someone.
"Nothing much just checking up on Zach... Is he awake yet or no?"
"Nope not yet… though I swore he said something about a giant killer waffle…"
"What? - Nope I'm not gonna ask."
I went over to the 3rd curtain to the right, & pulled it aside revealing an unconscious figure…drooling…
I smirked at this.
"This would be awesome black mail…if I had a camera…" I thought.
I sat down in a chair next to the bed; looking at his face… he looked so peaceful laying there.
"Hey McKenna,"
I looked up to see Will solstice staring at me…
"…Yeah?"
"Visitors have to leave now…sorry,"
"It's fine…" I replied as I got up and exited the infirmary.
I walked back to my cabin, rubbing my eyes, yawning.
"Grover you shouldn't of!" I hear someone squeal.
"Only the best for my lovely Juniper." I heard Grover say.
I stopped and looked behind the camp store… and when I saw was the most disgusting thing ever… Grover & Juniper were making out…
I started to gag as I hurried back to my cabin, making it there in two minutes flat.
When I opened the door I walked over to my bunk and climbed up the ladder to my bed.
"Night Percy!" I said as I fell asleep…
(Travis)
I was waiting for Connor who was putting on his black ninja outfit, which of course matched mine… except I looked hotter than he did in it.
"Come on bro! We gotta head over there now if we don't wanna get caught!"
"Coming!" he replied as he followed me outside, towards the Poseidon Cabin.
"This is gonna be soo funny," Connor whispered cracking a smile.
I silently opened the door and we entered, not waking up Percy or McKenna.
"You got the stuff?"
"Yup," he whispered holding up a black duffel bag.
"Let Operation Mermaid begin…"
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