Chapter 3: Camp Half-Blood
We arrived at the camp but all that I saw was trees and hills. We got out of the car and started walking up a hill. When we got to the top of the hill we stopped at a pine tree. Simon and I walked past it but my Mom didn't follow.
"Alex, before we go any further I need to tell you something. This camp is not an ordinary Summer camp."
"What's so special about it?"
"You know those stories about the Greek gods?"
"Yeah, of course I do." I didn't know where he was going with this.
"Well all of those stories actually happened."
"Hahaha, good one man. Come on let's go." I started walking down the hill but Simon didn't follow. I looked back and he was completely serious.
"This camp is special because it's for demi-gods." He said. "You're a demi-god."
"So what you're saying is that my dad is actually a god."
"Yep."
"So you're a demi-god?"
"Not exactly." He took off his shoes, which revealed his two hooves. He pulled his pants down and he had goat legs. "I'm a Satyr."
"hehe." I started feeling a bit drowsy, my vision blurred and I heard someone's head hit the ground. It was my head. I had fainted.
I woke up in a room all by myself. I sat up and looked around the room. I heard people talking in the room next to me. Simon walked in, he had his normal upper body so at least he wasn't all goat. There was one change, he was wearing an orange shirt that took me a while to read but eventually I made out 'Camp Half-Blood'. I looked down and I saw his goat legs and hooves.
"Why are you half goat?" I asked him. He looked at me very offended.
"I'm a Satyr, okay."
"But at Kando you had normal legs."
"No I had normal clothes."
A girl that I had never seen before walked into the room.
"Finally you're awake." She said. She had grey eyes and dirty blond hair.
"Who are you?"
"I'm Nicole."
"Are you a demi-god?"
"Yes, I'm a daughter of Athena."
"Who is my godly parent?"
"We won't know until he claims you." Simon says. I had no idea what that meant so I just nodded my head.
"Try standing up." She said. I stood up and we walked out of the room.
"Can you give him a tour of the camp?" She asked Simon. "I need to tell Annabeth about the new camper."
"Sure." Simon said. She walked off towards a white marble cabin with an owl carved into the door. This was the first time I noticed, all the cabins look different.
"Why do all the cabins look different?"
"One for every god. Should I show you them?"
"No it's fine I'll figure it out." I looked at one of the cabins that looked like bronze. It looked really cool. I don't know why but I was drawn to it.
"What cabin is that?" I pointed to the bronze cabin.
"That's the Hephaestus cabin. He's the god of Blacksmiths."
"Can I go in that cabin?"
"For now we're putting you in the Hermes cabin. We put all campers who haven't been claimed yet in there. I'll show you some other stuff now."
We walked over to a house that looked bigger than the other cabins. It looked important.
"This is the big house." Simon announced." Usually Mr. D and Chiron would be here right now but Chiron isn't here right now and I don't think you'll like mr. D very much." Next we walked over to a huge climbing wall.
"Is there lava on that climbing wall?"
"Yeah, we use it as an obstacle." That seemed a bit extreme.
"We can have a race to the top a little later if you want."
"Sure, as long as we don't go anywhere near the lava." We walked to a forest.
"This is were we have capture the flag."
"That sounds pretty cool." Actually it sounded awesome.
"I think we're doing some capture the flag next week."
"I can't wait."
"Let's get you settled in." Simon showed me the Hermes cabin. It was the most simple cabin out of all. It was made out of wood and all the bunk beads were taken. There were sleeping bags scattered around and there was nobody in the cabin.
"Why is nobody here?" I asked.
"Well you were unconscious for quite some time. Dinner has just started so we should probably get going." In the eating pavilion there was a table for every cabin. The Hermes cabin had two tables because it would be impossible to fit everyone on one table. I walked over to the Hermes table.
"Oh, hey." A guy with blond hair and a nasty scar on his face said. "I'm Luke. The cabin leader. You must be the new kid."
"I'm Alexander."
"Sit down." Luke said invitingly.
"So are you a Hermes kid or are you undetermined." One of the Hermes kids said.
"Undetermined." I said. The Hermes kids looked down disappointed. A man with a Hawaiian shirt stood up and made a toast.
"Hello everyone. I see a lot of familiar faces. One new, Everyone say hello to Alexander." He sounded very unamused. How did he know my name? Simon had probably told him.
"Hello everybody." I said.
"Okay, enough of that. Time for food." Mr. D said. People merged out of the bushes with trays and laid them down on the tables. I was a bit surprised to see that but I guessed they were Dryads. I was about to take a big bite of cooked pork but Luke stopped me.
"We have to offer a part of our food to the gods before we eat."
"Oh, sorry."
"That's okay, follow me." He led me to a bonfire. He scraped some of his food into the fire. I did the same. I thought the fire would smell like burnt wood and fire but it smelled like freshly baked brownies.
"That's weird," I said.
"Pray to the gods." Luke whispered to me.
"Okay." I muttered. "If my dad is listening. Please let me know who you are." I walked back to the Hermes table.
"Do you have a sleeping bag?" One of the Hermes kids said, I believe he said his name is Travis.
"I brought one with me but then I fainted and now I don't know where it is."
"Connor and I will get you one before lights out."
"Thanks." I said. I ate some of my meal and I started getting thirsty. I noticed that we had glasses but no bottles of refreshments.
"Are there any bottles of water here?" I asked Luke.
"No, you just say what you want in your glass."
"So if I say something like purple orange juice." The glass filled up with a purple liquid. I tasted it and it tasted exactly like orange juice. "That's awesome."
"I know right." Everyone finished their meal and left for their cabins.
"Alex." Travis called me. He was holding a rolled up sleeping bag and a bag of toiletries. He walked up and gave them to me.
"Thanks." I said.
"No problem man." Everyone went to bed and I fell asleep instantly.
That was the third chapter. Please give me some reviews. Let me know what you would change and what you like from the story so far.