No A/n.

Clarisse's POV:

I waited for Darcy to come. I impaled a few dummies with my spear. I heard footsteps and whirled around. I saw Darcy standing there. "Um, hi." she said. "Come, sit." I walked over to a bench. She followed. I sat down. She sat down on the other side of the bench. "What do you want?" she asked. "I just wanna talk." I told her. I saw a bit of fear in her eyes. "What are you afraid of?" I asked. "Um, heights?" she said. "What else?" I asked, pressing for more. "Swear you won't tell?" she asked. "I swear on the River Styx." I said. Thunder rumbled in the distance. "The water." she said, exhaling. "The water? But, you're a daughter of Poseidon!" She nodded her head. "Yeah, I know, it's just a childhood experience." she turned away. I heard her sniffle. She was crying. I put my hand on her shoulder. Her hand started to shake. "Don't touch me!" she yelled. I yanked my hand away. "Sorry." I said. "It's ok." She wiped her tears away. "Why do you flip out when I touch you're shoulder?" I asked. "That's a little personal." She said. "I swore on the Styx." I pointed out. She nodded. "Fine. When I was younger I lived with my mom. She was the best. Every night, she'd read me Greek Myths and we'd eat mint chip ice cream. It was our thing. Then, she was,uh, diagnosed with cancer. She was in and out of treatment for a while. I guess she didn't want me in foster care, so she married this nice guy Pete. He and I would watch movies every night. Then, my mom died. Pete started drinking, I became his maid, and his punching bag. Every time he wanted to hit me, he'd grab my shoulder, tell me he wasn't going to hurt me, and hurt me. So, yeah." My heart sank. I felt awful. "Darcy, I'm so sorry. but you know what?" she shook her head. "You should know that you didn't deserve anything he did to you. You are beutiful, kind, and strong. Very strong. To be going through something like that, you're probably stronger than me. And if you ever need anyone to talk to, I'm here for you. I'm a little rough, but I can be soft." Darcy smiled at me. "Thanks." she said. "Also, cool ring." I said. Darcy laughed. "Thanks." All of the sudden, one of the dummies started shaking. A red cloud appeared. It was my dad. The red cloud moved around until it was in the shape of a man with a pot belly and gray hair. Darcy was shaking furiously. I knew who my dad was impersonating, Darcy's stepdad.

Darcy screamed. "Hello, Darcy, Clarisse." He smiled cruelly. "FATHER STOP THIS NOW!" I yelled. I threw my arm protectively around her. "Don't worry daughter. I'm just trying a new look." He walked over and yanked my arm off of Darcy. He grabbed her shoulder. "I won't hurt you." He said. Darcy started crying hysterically. "I'm sorry!" she yelled, her voice breaking. "I'm sorry! Please, don't hurt me." She yelled, her voice cracking and wailing. "Clarisse!" she yelled. I couldn't move, my dad was holding me in place. He touched her stomach lightly. She doubled over and yelled, "PERCY!" My dad looked at me. "Why am I doing this? Poseidon greatly offended me today. He had the audacity to beat me in a battle with his damn water powers." The strangest thing was happening to Darcy. He arms were growing slimmer. Her face looked thinner. "HELP! PERCY! ANNABETH!" she yelled. Just then, Percy ran in. He saw the scene. His eyes turned dark. He dropped his sword. He lifted his hands. Water surrounded him. He slammed it in Ares. With a roar. Ares was up. "Didn't you learn you're lesson when you were 12?" He yelled. Just then, Ares vanished with the scent of the ocean. Poseidon stood in his place. Chiron, followed by a bunch of campers, came in. "What has happened?!" Poseidon yelled. Percy stepped forward. I spoke. "It was Ares. He came as Darcy's stepdad. He came to take out his anger at you, on her." Poseidon stepped to Darcy and Percy. Darcy was mow covered in scars and bruises. She was so skinny. Percy picked up Darcy. "I'm sorry." she kept whispering. Poseidon touched her and she returned to normal. Her eyes popped open. She took in a huge breath. "Percy." she said. Annabeth ran over. "I didn't protect her enough." Percy said. His father walked up to him. "No Percy, without you she probably would've been dead." Chiron galloped over. "Will! Nico!" He yelled. Will Solace and Nico DiAngleo walked through the throng of campers holding hands. "Let's get Darcy to the infirmary." As Nico and Will walked out with Darcy, Poseidon smiled. "I ship them so hard. Now, I must return to my Kingdom. Goodbye, and thank you. Goodbye, Percy. " He whispered something in Percy's ear and slipped something into his hand. He winked and vanished.

Percy and Annabeth turned, hand in hand, and ran after Will and Nico. "Now Campers!" Chiron yelled. "Return to your training. Go!" The crowd of campers disappeared.

Leanna's POV:

"Lee." Rose called. "I have to stop." I helped her onto the steps of a house I was pretty sure was abandoned. "How you doing?" Rose nodded. "Not terrible, just hurts." I nodded. "Doesn't help that I'm starving." I looked down. "We ate that granola bar last week. I told you we shouldn't have eaten the whole thing." My stomach let out a colossal growl. The truth was, I didn't eat it. I gave "half" to Rose. My stomach growled again. "Hey, I'll check this house for food. Looks empty." Rose nodded. "I'll call if I see someone." I got up and walked into the house. The door was unlocked. It was huge. The house had a big living room, it looked like someone had freshly furnished it. I saw the kitchen. I ran in. A boy was sitting at the counter eating a sandwich. He screamed. "NO! Don't yell." I said. He stopped screaming. "I'm not here to hurt you. I was just hungry. I'll leave now." I turned around. "Why are you hungry?" The boy asked. "Because, me and my friend are...homeless. We don't have enough money for food." I said. "I'll give you some food." The boy said. "Really? Can I bring my friend in?" The boy nodded. I ran outside. "Rose! Come get food!" She smiled. "Really?" She asked. "Yeah!" Rose came inside. "How old are you?" I asked the boy. "10." he said. I nodded. "Cool. My friend and are 12." I said. The boy opened up some cabinets. He took out two boxes of granola bars, some bread, peanut butter, crackers, a bag of Goldfish, and four apples. He went into a closet and brought out four water bottles and some cookies, and a bag. We helped him pack the food into the bag. Rose's stomach roared. "Woah, I guess you really are hungry." he gave us plastic knives for the peanut butter. We opened a box of granola bars and inhaled two each. I patted my stomach. "I'm so full right now." I had realized that since Rose and I had been on the run, my stomach shrank, and I didn't need much to fill me up. "Yeah me too. I haven't eaten like that since... a long time." We thanked the boy a million times and left, not wanting to bring monsters to his home.

Percy's POV:

I sat in my cabin, alone again. I decided to call my mom. I hadn't in a while. Oh my gods! She didn't even know about Darcy! I ran over to the fountain my father had given me and tossed a coin in. "O Iris, goddess of the Rainbow, accept my offering. Show me Sally Jackson." I saw my mom sitting with Paul. They had gotten married last summer. "Hi Percy!" My mom said. "Why haven't you called me? Are you ok? How's Annabeth? Are you coming soon? How-" I cut her off. "Mom, too many questions. Number One, I've been a little busy. Number Two, I'm ok. Number Three, Annabeth is great. Number four, I'll come for Christmas. Now I have something really exciting to tell you." My mom smiled. "That's great! Good news, for once." her and Paul laughed. "Mom, I have a new cabin mate." My mom jumped up and down. "This is great! Who is he!" I smiled. "Nope, she's a girl. She's 11. Her name's Darcy." My mom squealed. "Yes!" I laughed. "Can she stay for Christmas?" I asked. "Wouldn't she want to stay with her mom?" mom asked. "Her mom died of cancer." My mom sat down. "Oh that's so sad." My mom said. "Stepdad?" I shook my head. "Worse than Gabe." My mom sank into the couch. "She can definitely stay. I can't wait to meet her!" I heard a knock on my cabin door. "Bye mom. Gotta go. Love you." My mom waved. "Bye Percy!" I cut off the mist.

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