CHAPTER EIGHTH

A big pool and some surprises

It could get worse, me dying under sand, but I was wrong.

Before I even got close to the sand pit I saw small scorpions almost everywhere. No wonder there's sand. I just kept thinking ''To a problem there must be always a solution''; I guessed there might be one since everyone tells me that phrase.

I stood watching where the sand was going under and where the sand wasn't moving. A place where I could walk and make it through, I remember once in biology class they said small ones were poisonous or maybe the big ones, I don't remember much cause I was sleeping a bit.

I started walking by the sides, making sure no scorpion was in the way, I used the sword that I had from the robot dummy; I still had it in my hand. Some scorpions came close to me but I just hit them with the sword and they turn to dust or just get thrown in the air.

I heard Sky say ''He might actually be Athena's' son, calculating the time the punching bags come out and where to walk on quicksand''.

But I doubt it since I don't study much, don't like school, and I just wing it if there's anything mind-needed or anything that knowledge is needed.

Passing the quicksand was kind of easy since there wasn't any major threat, I got out of it barely, three scorpions jumped on the sword, and I had to throw it away. Well at least the last zone that I had to pass was the water pit but it looked like a huge pool that was really, really deep. That might be the easiest thing that might be in this battle zone, I can swim.

I was about to jump into the water when It occurred to me, the water might be cool so I need to check the temperature so I don't freeze to death or get hypothermia. The temperature was a bit cool and good aquatic creatures I though, no idea of why or how I knew that.

Jumped into the water and I made a cannonball just for fun, I swam and made it halfway. This huge shadow was moving under me getting closer and closer, I thought it might be my shadow, when these huge teeth and tail and fins and everything came really fast. It passed me making a 360 circle around me, circling me, and then it came against me really fast.

I was about to swim away really fast when the shark just stopped like for no reason. Was it mechanical? Or maybe it was educated not to eat demigods and eat humans?

A low voice was in my head ''Son of the sea god, it's an honor to be in your presence.''

I was just like what? I can talk to fish, that is so cool!

I said, ''You know my father?''

The shark replied ''Of course, everyone knows him, he is the sea god and you are his son. I might say you look like him.''

I asked ''If my dad is Poseidon, why doesn't he come or at least appear to me in person?''

It replied ''He is very busy and there's this law preventing gods from seeing their children''

I said, ''Oh I had no idea''

It said, ''Come get on my back and grab my fin.''

I grabbed his fin on his back, the shark swam to the other side of the pool, and everyone stood watching amazed and impressed that I could do that, but some were angry like the two girls that were shouting insults at me.

Andrew was just massively impressed he shouted ''That is so awesome!'' really loud.

Sky said, amazed ''He is the son of Poseidon?''

We got to the other side of the pool and I jumped out of the shark's back. Everyone was just screaming and cheering me; Sky came running to me and said, ''Danny, what did you do so the shark wouldn't eat you?''

I replied ''I talked to it and he told me that I'm a son of the sea god''

Sky said, ''He told you that?'' she laughed ''Wow, but how did you get pass the obstacles?''

I said, ''I just winged it and tried to use my instincts, not to die in front of everyone. I really had no idea what I was doing''

Sky replied ''really?''

I said, ''Yeah''

Sky said laughing, ''You really have are an air head''

Suddenly a Trident appeared on top of me, it was glowing blue green. All the campers were amazed and some were angry like the two same girls that still are insulting me behind my back and one of them actually threw a water bucket on me, but I wasn't wet at all, I was dry as before I got into the water. Chiron was there and saw the whole thing, every last bit of it.