Ino open the book after finding where Lee let off,

Chapter Six; It's Summer and We're Still Learning

Naruto found himself in a black room with red drapes. The room is illuminated by a few lamps hanging on the walls and has red chair and a phonograph on a three legged table playing music. It was a soft jazz. The record skipped every few minutes.

He was not alone. A girl was in the chair across from him, staring at him with shocked eyes. She has shoulder length spiky black hair, and blue eyes, with freckles under her eyes, mostly on the left, and she is wearing some a black strapless dress the bottom with white lace. Too him she looked beautiful.

Konohamaru grinned here thinking his boss might have a girlfriend.

"Um….hey. Who are you and where are we as I know this can't be a dream."

The girl gulped and stood up, "My name is Thalia as for where we are, you are in the tree."

"How did he manage that?" Tsunade asked. All she got were confused looks and shrugs.

"Now hold on! All I did was fall asleep against your tree as people call it. How did I get here?" Naruto said, a bit panicked in this situation.

"Your guess is as good as mine." Thalia shrugged. "So you now know me who are you?"

"Oh! My name is Naruto Uzumaki and apparently I'm a half blood." Naruto replied, calming down and walking up to her.

"Nice to meet you Naruto," Thalia said with a smile, holding out her hand.

He smiled as he took it in his and shook it, "I take it you are a half blood too. So, whose kid are you?"

Thalia got a deadpanned look and said, "Zeus. You?"

The blond raised an eyebrow but didn't know why she did seem to like that. "Not a clue, same for Percy. He arrived here with me and a satyr named Grover."

"GROVER!"

"Yeah, you've heard of him?" Naruto said as he back up from her outburst.

"What gave you that idea Naruto?" Kiba deadpan.

"Maybe the two were friend," Hinata suggested worried slightly at this new girl.

"He was the Satyr who found me, Annabeth, and Luke. How are they by the way?"

"Hmm…well Grover is always trying to protect me and Percy but with his façade as a cripple, it did not work that well. He and Percy are best friends. Annabeth is a nice person from what I have seen and I have not even seen this Luke guy yet." Naruto replied with a shrug. "How long have you been here anyway?"

"I think more than 5 years."

"Wow, that is a long wait," Kakashi muttered.

Gai nodded, "Indeed, her flames of youth must burn bright for waiting that long."

"Yeah I don't think she had a choice," Asuma muttered with a sweat drop.

"Oh wow. Well since I have this odd power, I guess I can keep you company every now and then." Naruto said with a smile.

Thalia smiled back. "I would like that, it would be nice to actually talk to somebody but yourself. But if you tell the others about this, they might not believe you."

"I kind of figured that. Though Percy might, I showed him some unbelievable stuff." Naruto chuckled. He looked phonograph and said, "Though listen to that music for five year must be boring."

Thalia had annoyed look back on her face "You have no idea. It my dad's choice anyway. I guess smooth jazz was his favorite before he stuck me here. If there were more than that record then it would be somewhat fine, but that's the only one. I lost count how many times I broke that record and how many time I smashed that phonograph, or fried them both with lightning. But they keep fixing themselves."

The genin winched here, that would drive them insane. Jiraiya felt like he would die if he had to go a single year, let alone five, without so much as reading porn or seeing some sort of naked lady. Tsunade had the sudden urge to hit Jiraiya, which she might later.

Naruto felt pity for her; he would have gone insane if it was him. He tried to cheer her up. "It could be worst, it could be disco or some music they had when the gods were in full glory."

Thalia couldn't help but smile as she gave a small laugh. He did have a point but her father could have at least made more records for her or music of her taste. Thinking of the half blood in front of her an idea came to her. "Naruto,"

"Yeah?"

"I think I might know whose kid you are."

"What do you think?"

"Hades."

Jiraiya gave a snort, "not even close."

Naruto chuckled, "It can't be, my mom is a Goddess. That what her letter said but it said my dad was a half-blood so Hades might be his. Well if that is the case, you still got a friend in me. I don't really care if our family fights with each other, which should not have anything to do with us."

Thalia smiled and gave him a hug. "Thank you. And…I won't hate you either. Besides that is a stupid reason anyway."

"Exactly." Naruto said as then felt himself waking up. "Well, till next time."

"Yeah." She said a little sadly.

"Don't worry Thalia, I'll be back….I promise and I never go back on my promises, that's my ninja way."

Thalia chuckled, "I'll hold you to that Naruto."

Naruto just back up from the hug and gave her a thumb's up as he disappeared. "See you later Naruto." She whispered to herself with a slight blush.

Ino blinked here, "Seriously another girl is interested in him like that?"

The other looked at one another while Hinata bowed her head slightly.

(Scene change)

Back in the normal world, Naruto could see that it was morning. 'Didn't think I was in there for that long.'

Getting up, headed back to the big house to see Grover, Annabeth, and Chiron there around a table with two other people he had not met yet. "Yo!" They turned their heads and saw him.

"Well, I thought you disappeared." Chiron said, fully turning around.

"Oh, I just fell asleep against Thalia's Tree." Naruto replied.

Kakashi sighed, "Don't give information for alibies that you should not know."

"Really? I don't remember telling you the name of the tree." Annabeth stated.

Naruto smirked and said, "I heard it from some camper's yesterday" 'I am not sure if they would believe me.'

"A plausible cover," Shino added.

"Anyway, I would like you to meet these two." Chiron said. Naruto took a look at them both. One had a surfer's build and had a lot of eyes all over his body. The other one was an old fat man. "These two are Argus and Mr. D in that order."

Kiba laughed as everything tried and picture a man with eyes everywhere. "Wow this guy might have eye sight to match a Hyuuga."

"I doubt that," Neji muttered but he would admit he doubt the man would have a blind spot but their eyes had better vision that is unmatched by anyone.

Naruto just nodded because Mr. D looked very tired, or was it bored? "Well I guess I must say it. Welcome to Camp Half-Blood."

"Nice to be here." Naruto smiled and it was infectious because the man smiled….though it was considered a smirk. Thinking back to all the Mythology he had read he knew a lot or remember a lot of people that started with a D. So that brought out the thing he was about to say. "Hmm Mr. D, I don't know a lot of Greek History but there is one guy whose name would fit with you, but names are powerful here so I will just say that you are the Wine God."

Tsunade blinked, "They have a god of wine? That must be nice."

Sakura and Jiraiya sighed here. The others were shocked that this man Naruto describe is actually a god.

"Well, you are a smart boy. You are correct." Mr. D replied, gaining some small respect for the blond.

"Wow, Granny Tsunade would love you then. She drinks all the time! Have you even met her, she like fifty years old yet still looks like she still twenty?"

Tsunade growled, "When I get my hands on that brat…" she threatens.

Mr. D blinked a few times before laughing. "Well, I can honestly say that I have never been to your world that Chiron told me you were from. Now, I have heard about it from the other Gods. Now, if I ever get away from this place, I might just take a look! Oh and to answer your question, no I have never met her. Although I might look her up one of these days."

"Oh." Naruto said and then turned to Grover, "So Grover, how are you feeling?"

"Better, but it still sucks that I was of no use."

"I am sure you will get another chance at that in the future." Naruto replied with a smile.

The others nodded as they were sure Grover would get a chance to prove himself and with Naruto helping he will get that chance.

(Scene change)

A while later, Percy had woken up and Grover took him aside to talk a bit. When they got back, that is when things got interesting.

Percy looked at the end of the pouch where everyone was and gasped, the man he thought was Mr. Brunner was there! Then he saw a fat man playing some game with him. There was the blond haired girl who had feed him the popcorn flavor pudding, and finally there was Naruto joining the game the two men were playing.

"Mr. Brunner!" Percy cried.

The Latin teacher turned and smiled at him. His eyes had that mischievous glint they sometimes got in class when he pulled a pop quiz and made all the multiple choice answers B.

Iruka thought about it, 'That might not be a bad idea. Plus it should help students to expect the unexpected.'

"Ah, good, Percy," he said. "Now we have four for pinochle."

He offered Percy a chair to the right of Mr. D, who looked at him with bloodshot eyes and heaved a great sigh. "Oh, I suppose I must say it. Welcome to Camp Half-Blood. There. Now, don't expect me to be glad to see you." Naruto just chuckled at Mr. D's bluntness.

"Uh, thanks." Percy scooted a little farther away from him because, if there was one thing he had learned from living with Gabe, it was how to tell when an adult has been hitting the happy juice. If Mr. D was a stranger to alcohol, he was a satyr.

Jiraiya chuckled think how Tsunade is the same, which caused her to hit him slightly leaving a bump.

"Annabeth?" Mr. Brunner called to the blond girl. She came forward and Mr. Brunner introduced them. "This young lady nursed you back to health, Percy. Annabeth, my dear, why don't you go check on Percy's bunk? We'll be putting him, along with Naruto, in cabin eleven for now."

Annabeth said, "Sure, Chiron." While looking at the girl, Percy was checking her out, but not in a perverted way. He thought that her looks where like a typical California girl but her eyes threw him off as they were grey! He then was wondering what she would say to him because of the fact that he and Naruto killed the Minotaur. He pictured it being, "You beat the Minotaur" or "Wow! You're so awesome!" however what she said was "You drool when your sleep." And with that, she left.

The guys broke out laughing, "Oh shot down at first glance," Kiba cried holding his sides laughing.

Asuma chuckled, "He will have to work to make her forget that."

He confused at first until he heard Naruto break out laughing. "Oh, man. I beat you thought she was going to say that you were awesome of something that! Aw…sucks to be you."

"Sh-shut up!" Percy shot back at his friend before adding "Wait, what about you? When did you wake up?" neither boys saw the slight smirk on Mr. D's face.

"Remember, I am a fast healer. I woke up yesterday morning." Naruto spoke while Percy just shook his head, thinking that Naruto's healing still annoying when you're the one who is hurt and he fine.

Tsunade snorts, "At least the brat would not have to say at the hospital long if he does get hurt. He's too thick headed for his own good."

"Still his healing does come in handy," Kakashi added recalling a few times Naruto recovering faster than others and how it helped him improve.

"Anyway, you, uh, work here Mr. Brunner?"

"Not Mr. Brunner," the ex—Mr. Brunner said. "I'm afraid that was a pseudonym. You may call me Chiron."

"Okay." Totally confused, Percy looked at the director. "And Mr. D ... does that stand for something?" Naruto smacked his head. He wondered if his friend had learned anything throughout this ordeal.

The genin gain deadpan looks but said nothing.

Mr. D stopped shuffling the cards. He looked at Percy like he'd just belched loudly. "Young man, names are powerful things. You don't just go around using them for no reason."

"Oh. Right. Sorry."

"I must say, Percy," Chiron broke in, "I'm glad to see you alive. It's been a long time since I've made a house call to a potential camper. I'd hate to think I've wasted my time."

"House call?"

"My year at Yancy Academy, to instruct you. We have satyrs at most schools, of course, keeping a lookout. But Grover alerted me as soon as he met you. He sensed you were something special, so I decided to come upstate. I convinced the other Latin teacher to ... ah, take a leave of absence. Then we had Naruto transfer in and I knew he was powerful like you as well. Two demi gods in one place is rare so I am glad we got both you here safely."

Percy tried to remember the beginning of the school year. It seemed like so long ago, but he did have a fuzzy memory of there being another Latin teacher his first week at Yancy. Then, without explanation, he had disappeared and Mr. Brunner had taken the class and then Naruto transferred in and then things were not that bad.

"You came to Yancy just to teach me?" Percy asked.

"And Naruto," Konohamaru added with a pout.

Chiron nodded. "Honestly, I wasn't sure about you at first. We contacted your mother; let her know we were keeping an eye on you in case you were ready for Camp Half-Blood. But you still had so much to learn. Nevertheless, you made it here alive, and that's always the first test."

"Well, I had help from Naruto." Percy replied.

"We know, and I am glad the both of you made it in one piece." Chiron said.

"Grover," Mr. D said impatiently, "are you playing or not?"

"Yes, sir!" Grover trembled as he took the empty chair, though Percy couldn't figure out why he should be so afraid of a pudgy little man in a tiger-print Hawaiian shirt.

"I still find it strange that he is a god." Choji muttered.

"Troublesome," Shikamaru muttered.

"You do know how to play pinochle?" Mr. D eyed him suspiciously.

"I'm afraid not," He replied.

"I'm afraid not, sir," Mr. D said.

"Sir," Percy repeated. He liked the camp director less and less.

"Well," Mr. D explained "it is, along with gladiator fighting and Pac-Man, one of the greatest games ever invented by humans. I would expect all civilized young men to know the rules."

"Gladiator? Pac-man?" Sakura asked.

Ino read the foot note that appeared, "Gladiators are warriors that fight in an arena. Pac-man is a game."

"Just a game?" Tenten asked with a raised brow.

Ino shrugged, "it says too complicated to go into details and I believe it."

"I'm sure the boy can learn," Chiron said.

"Please," Percy said, "what is this place? What am I doing here? Mr. Brun—Chiron—why would you go to Yancy Academy just to teach me?"

Mr. D snorted. "I asked the same question."

The camp director dealt the cards. Grover flinched every time one landed in his pile.

Chiron smiled at the two boys sympathetically, the way he used to in Latin class, his way to let them know that no matter what their average was, they were his star students. "Percy," he said "Did your mother tell you nothing?"

"She said ..." He remembered her sad eyes, looking out over the sea. "She told me she was afraid to send me here, even though my father had wanted her to. She said that once I was here, I probably couldn't leave. She wanted to keep me close to her."

"Typical," Mr. D said. "That's how they usually get killed.

"Little to no information can be deadly," Kakashi stated simply but got nods from the genin.

Young man, are you bidding or not?"

"What?" Percy asked.

He explained, impatiently, how you bid in pinochle, and so Percy did.

"I'm afraid there's too much to tell," Chiron said. "I'm afraid our usual orientation film won't be sufficient."

"Orientation film?" Percy asked and then rounded on Naruto. "And you don't seem to be surprised by this stuff at all!"

Naruto shrugged and said, "Well, since I woke up earlier, I was told this already and I told them about the other world and they seemed to understand." Percy just blinked at him owlishly.

"No," Chiron decided. "Well, Percy. You know your friend Grover is a satyr. You know (he pointed to the horn in the shoe box Percy was holding) that you boys have killed the Minotaur. No small feat, either, lads. What you may not know is that great powers are at work in your life. Gods—the forces you call the Greek gods—are very much alive."

Percy stared at the others around the table. He waited for somebody to yell, 'Psych!' But all he got was Mr. D yelling, "Oh, a royal marriage. Trick! Trick!" He cackled as he tallied up his points and Naruto giving off a serious look and Percy knew this was serious.

"You know it has to be when Naruto is serious." Iruka said.

The others nodded only seeing him really serious when it was very important.

"Mr. D," Grover asked timidly, "if you're not going to eat it, could I have your Diet Coke can?"

"Huh?"

"Eh? Oh, all right."

"Yep, half-goat…. Might as well have a goat's stomach." Naruto deadpanned at their satyr friend while he bit a huge shard out of the empty aluminum can and chewed it mournfully.

Ino paused as she and everyone else pictured this. Choji pouts slightly envious at not being able to eat anything.

"Wait," Percy told Chiron. "You're telling me there's such a thing as God."

"Well, now," Chiron said. "God—capital G, God. That's a different matter altogether. We shan't deal with the metaphysical."

"Metaphysical? But you were just talking about—"

"Ah, gods, plural, as in, great beings that control the forces of nature and human endeavors: the immortal gods of Olympus. That's a smaller matter."

"Smaller?"

"Yes, quite. The gods we discussed in Latin class."

At this point Naruto intervened, seeing that his friend was having trouble coming to terms with this. "Percy, remember what I said about the bloodlines back home." He got a nod, "Well think that along with the Greek mythology we learned in class and we got something VERY power living."

Jiraiya got an interested look. 'Do the Bloodlines and blood limits come from gods?'

Percy's eyes widened and said, "Zeus, Hera, Apollo and the others. You mean them and that they are real?" That was when a thunder boomed.

"Young man," said Mr. D, "I would really be less casual about throwing those names around, if I were you."

"But they're stories," Percy said. "They're—myths, to explain lightning and the seasons and stuff. They're what people believed before there was science."

"The god in the room won't be pleased." Neji observe.

"Science!" Mr. D scoffed. "And tell me, Perseus Jackson"—He flinched when the man said Percy's real name, which he never told anybody—"what will people think of your 'science' two thousand years from now?" Mr. D continued. "Hmm? They will call it primitive mumbo jumbo. That's what. Oh, I love mortals—they have absolutely no sense of perspective. They think they've come sooo far. And have they, Chiron? Look at this boy and tell me."

"Yeah man, we didn't have that luxury back home and we just played off the originators of the bloodlines to something godly." Naruto shrugged.

Jiraiya hummed thinking more about it.

"Percy," Chiron said, "you may choose to believe or not, but the fact is that immortal means immortal. Can you imagine that for a moment, never dying? Never fading? Existing, just as you are, for all time?" That was when he heard Naruto say that it would be lonely.

"You mean, whether people believed in you or not," Percy said.

"Exactly," Chiron agreed. "If you were a god, how would you like being called a myth, an old story to explain lightning? What if I told you, Perseus Jackson, that someday people would call you a myth, just created to explain how little boys can get over losing their mothers?"

"Low blow," Iruka muttered upset that the boy's teacher would say something like that. He would never say something like that even to make a point.

"I wouldn't like it. But I don't believe in gods." Percy replied which made Naruto grimace.

"Oh, you'd better," Mr. D murmured. "Before one of them incinerates you."

Grover said, "P-please, sir. He's just lost his mother. He's in shock."

"A lucky thing, too," Mr. D grumbled, playing a card. "Bad enough I'm confined to this job, working with boys who don't even believe."

He waved his hand and a goblet appeared on the table, as if the sunlight had bent, momentarily, and woven the air into glass. The goblet filled itself with red wine.

Tsunade blinked at the sudden appearance of wine. She groaned envious as she would love nothing more than a sort of jutsu that makes Sake or wine appear out of thin air. Jiraiya rolled his eyes here, not believing his teammate would be a baby about that. Now if it was porn or a bunch of sexy naked women then that would be different.

Thunder was heard above them though there were no clouds outside.

"Mr. D," Chiron warned, "your restrictions."

Mr. D looked at the wine and feigned surprise. "Dear me." He looked at the sky and yelled, "Old habits! Sorry!" More thunder.

Naruto chuckled and said, "Yep, Granny Tsunade would really love you!" That made Mr. D chuckle and waved his hand again, and the wineglass changed into a fresh can of Diet Coke. He sighed unhappily, popped the top of the soda, and went back to his card game.

Tsunade bowed her head giving the god her pity at the unfair (in her opinion) treatment he was force to take.

Chiron winked. "Mr. D offended his father a while back, took a fancy to a wood nymph whom had been declared off-limits."

Naruto just gave Chiron at odd look before shaking his head. "If you can't have any alcohol just go for a non-alcohol drink. It doesn't count as alcohol and as a god you could make it taste just like alcohol, though you need at least 30 or more to even get slightly buzzed."

Mr. D looked at Naruto as if only seeing him for the first time.

Tsunade scoffed here, not believe anything non-alcoholic can be good. Iruka however; "How does he even know that?"

"A wood nymph," Percy repeated staring at the Diet Coke can like it was from outer space.

"Yes," Mr. D confessed. "Father loves to punish me. The first time, Prohibition. Ghastly! Absolutely horrid ten years! The second time—well, she really was pretty, and I couldn't stay away—the second time, he sent me here. Half-Blood Hill. Summer camp for brats like you. 'Be a better influence,' he told me. 'Work with youths rather than tearing them down.' Ha! Absolutely unfair." Mr. D sounded about six years old, like a pouting little kid.

The genin gained deadpan looks here. This was a god?

"Well it backed fire on them, they must be so jealous now." Naruto replied.

"Jealous?" questioned Mr. D looking at Naruto wondering how anything about his punishment could make the other gods jealous.

"Yeah, how many of the Gods can say they get to see their kids every day? You get to see them grow, get stronger, see and be a part of their lives. Not many can."

Kakashi chuckled, 'Good old Naruto.' Gai had a grin on his face. "Ah Naruto's flames of youth burns ever bright. Always seeing the bright side of things."

Mr. D was quiet thinking of what Naruto said. It seemed to Percy that he never thought of that. Then he remembered what he was saying to Percy "Di immortals, Chiron," Mr. D said. "I thought you taught this boy the basics. My father is Zeus, of course."

"So are a lot of gods," Jiraiya muttered recalling that both Naruto's mother and grandfather were children of Zeus.

Like Naruto before, Percy went through the D name he had learned about and found one that matched Mr. D, though he was not as subtle like his friend. "You're Dionysus," He said. "The god of wine."

Mr. D rolled his eyes. "What do they say, these days, Grover? Do the children say, 'Well, duh!'?"

"Y-yes, Mr. D."

"That works as well as 'Oh really' and 'You don't say' in a sarcastic tone. Percy you had that coming." Naruto commented with a smirk.

"Sh-shut up!" Percy repeated.

Konohamaru laughed as did most of the other guys.

"Then, well, duh! Percy Jackson. Did you think I was Aphrodite, perhaps?" Mr. D asked, irritated while Naruto thought that was an odd comparison. At least he could have made it another god.

Ino scowled here at the fact this fat man made a comparison to her mother. Then she blinked as she knew nothing of her mother here.

"You're a god."

"Yes, child."

"A god. You." Percy asked again, unable to comprehend it.

The genin nodded at what they were thinking.

Mr. D turned to look at Percy straight on, and he saw a kind of purplish fire in his eyes, a hint that this whiny, plump little man was only showing me the tiniest bit of his true nature. He saw visions of grape vines choking unbelievers to death, drunken warriors insane with battle lust, sailors screaming as their hands turned to flippers, their faces elongating into dolphin snouts. Percy knew that if he pushed him, Mr. D would show him worse things. He would plant a disease in his brain that would leave him wearing a strait-jacket in a rubber room for the rest of his life.

"Okay I take everything I thought about him back," Kiba muttered stunned and he was not the only one.

"Would you like to test me, child?" he said quietly.

"No. No, sir."

The fire died a little. He turned back to his card game. "I believe I win."

"Not quite, Mr. D," Chiron said. He set down a straight, tallied the points, and said, "The game goes to me."

"Oh well, all I got is this," said Naruto laying his cards down.

The other two look at his hand amazed "Are you sure you never played before?" asked Mr. D and Naruto nodded.

Tsunade mumbled annoyed at Naruto's luck when it comes to games. It was almost godly.

Percy thought Mr. D was going to vaporize Naruto on the spot, but he just sighed through his nose, as if he were used to being beaten by someone who never play before. He got up, and Grover rose, too.

"Well if he ever becomes a god I know what one he would be, now I'm tired," Mr. D said. "I believe I'll take a nap before the sing-along tonight. But first, Grover, we need to talk, again, about your less-than-perfect performance on this assignment."

Asuma frowned slightly, "He didn't do too badly in my opinion. He help get them to camp and they were up against a monster that was out of his league. I'm pretty sure most other…half goats would have died."

Grover's face beaded with sweat. "Y-yes, sir."

Mr. D turned to Percy. "Cabin eleven, Percy Jackson. And mind your manners. Take Naruto with you since he will be going as well." He swept into the farmhouse, Grover following miserably.

"Will Grover be okay?" Percy asked Chiron.

Chiron nodded, though he looked a bit troubled. "Old Dionysus isn't really mad. He just hates his job. He's been ... ah, grounded, I guess you would say, and he can't stand waiting another century before he's allowed to go back to Olympus."

"Suck to be him," Kiba muttered, recalling one time he was forced to sleep in the dog kennels for three days for something stupid he did. The fact the man had an even longer time made it seem worst.

"Mount Olympus," Percy said. "You're telling me there really is a palace there?"

"Well now, there's Mount Olympus in Greece. And then there's the home of the gods, the convergence point of their powers, which did indeed used to be on Mount Olympus. It's still called Mount Olympus, out of respect to the old ways, but the palace moves, Percy, just as the gods do."

"You mean the Greek gods are here? Like ... in America?"

"Well, certainly. The gods move with the heart of the West."

"The what?"

The others nodded wanting to know as well.

"Percy." Naruto spoke up again, as Chiron already explained it to him. "The west means where the major power is in the world. You see, it has moved from Greece, which was at one point, the point of power in the world. Now it is here in America." Chiron gave Naruto a grateful look because he really didn't want to explain it right now.

Iruka chuckled glad Naruto was actually helping a teacher for once. Then again no doubt Naruto will make his life hell for a short while.

"Who are you, Chiron? Who...who am I?" Percy ask, not really taking in everything and understanding it.

"Who are you?" he mused while he started get out of his chair, which would seem impossible in Percy's mind. "Well, that's the question we all want answered, isn't it? But for now, we should get you a bunk in cabin eleven. There will be new friends to meet. And plenty of time for lessons tomorrow. Besides, there will be s'mores at the campfire tonight, and I simply adore chocolate."

And then he did rise from his wheelchair. But there was something odd about the way he did it. His blanket fell away from his legs, but the legs didn't move. His waist kept getting longer, rising above his belt.

At first, Percy thought he was wearing very long, white velvet underwear, but as he kept rising out of the chair, taller than any man, he realized that the velvet underwear wasn't underwear; it was the front of an animal, muscle and sinew under coarse white fur. And the wheelchair wasn't a chair. It was some kind of container, an enormous box on wheels, and it must've been magic, because there's no way it could've held all of him. A leg came out, long and knobby-kneed, with a huge polished hoof. Then another front leg, then hindquarters, and then the box was empty, nothing but a metal shell with a couple of fake human legs attached.

Percy stared at the horse who had just sprung from the wheelchair: a huge white stallion. But where its neck should be was the upper body of their Latin teacher, smoothly grafted to the horse's trunk.

The others blinked at this description. "Now Naruto's wording makes sense," Shikamaru muttered adding a 'Troublesome,' under his breath.

"What a relief," the centaur said. "I'd been cooped up in there so long, my fetlocks had fallen asleep. Now, come, Percy Jackson, Naruto Uzumaki. Let's meet the other campers."

Percy just nodded and he and Naruto followed. Naruto leaned over and said, "I told you. I told you."

"Shut up!" Percy repeated for the third time today.

"No I think that would be the perfect time for 'I told you so's" Kakashi said.

Ino pouted not really getting much information she was looking for. Maybe a different girl seems to like him but not enough in her mind. She flipped the page and went to the next one to get to the bottom of this (In her mind) mind boggling mystery.