Bella POV
My mouth dropped open. Three winged horses, complete with long feathers that rippled in the wind, were standing before us. I glanced at my friends, to see their reactions. Cleo had a look on her face that was nothing short of ecstasy, but Emma had a skeptical expression.
Rikki leaned over to me and whispered, "It's the only thing she can't excel in. Riding horses I mean." she added, seeing the confused look I had.
"But why is Cleo so happy?" I questioned. Rikki shrugged.
"You know Cleo. She loves any animal, even if it's supposed to be a myth." She gestured at the pegasi before us.
"Okay, Percy and I will each take one of you, and then the remaining two will ride Blackjack, since he's experienced with amateurs. Cleo, Percy thinks that you an take care of yourself on a Pegasus, so you and Emma can ride him." Annabeth finished her directions and looked at Cleo with a dubious expression, as if she wasn't quite so convinced of Cleo's abilities. Cleo however, looked even more delighted. She leaned over to the winged horse named Blackjack and whispered something in his ear. Blackjack neighed and nodded slightly to Cleo, who giggled, while Percy shot Annabeth a I-told-you-so look and straddled the chestnut coloured horse. I hesitantly joined him while Rikki pulled herself on to the dapple gray mare. The horse turned its majestic head to her and I thought I saw its eyes widen in realization.
Without warning, the horses took off. I screamed and clutched Percy tightly, while Annabeth gave me a death glare to rival Rikki's. The chestnut pegasus I was ridding craned his neck ever so slightly to me, and a deep, throaty voice thundered in my ears,Now missy, don't lose your pretty head. My jaw dropped open but no one was talking to me.
Who said that, I wondered as we soared way over the rooftops of houses and skyscrapers. That would be me. Who? Me! The pegasus? Name's Chrysoar. Um, Hi Chrysoar. I'm Bella. That was how I proceeded to have the strangest conversation of my life. So missy, you a kid of Poseidon? Why?Because his children can talk to me. Chrysoar was starting to sound exasperated. No! I'm, I'm a mermaid. Wait, why am I telling you?You are not! Why can't I be one? Because you don't have a tail! I almost smiled at that remark. I'm a half-mermaid. I only pop a tail when I touch water. Oh. You can't tell anyone. How can I? The only people I can say something to is Percy or the great Lord of the Sea himself. Well you can tell twopeople, so therefore, you can. But you won't, will you?Now don't get worried missy, I won't tell a-no one.
When we landed, I tumbled off. Smooth Miss Bella, real smooth. Shut up,Chrysoar! And stop trying to be cool I peeled my stinging elbows of the ground and looked around. Cleo and Rikki jumped off gracefully, but Emma got off awkwardly and almost joined me on the ground. After I got up, I looked around the camp. Immediately, I knew this camp was different. The was a volleyball court and a large pavilion, but several kids were running around with swords and each cabin looked very strange. A huge climbing wall, equipped with lava, was clashing together.
"Welcome, to Camp"
Sorry, it's short :-(