Home Sweet Home

Percy's POV

We walked into Camp Half-Blood where we were greeted by a warm welcome. We only brought Crystal and Magnus. They still don't know about them.
I was holding Crystal's hand when she disappeared. I still felt her hand.
"I guess invisibility is one of your powers?" She reappeared again and nodded. Shy kid.
We walked around camp when we were interrupted by the Stoll brothers.
"Hey, Percy, truth or dare?" Connor asked.
"Truth."
"Do you like her?" Travis pointed at Crystal. Again she disappeared. Travis was awestruck.
"Yes, and Crystal it's fine they're friends." She appeared.
"Do you love her?" Connor continued.
"Yes."
"Does Annabeth know?"
"Yes."
"Is she mad?"
"No."
"Did you break up with her?"
"No."
"You're lying to us. Annabeth doesn't know. I'm gonna ask her." Travis strolled to Annabeth. Minutes passed and Connor and Travis' mouths were wide open. I guess Annabeth told them she wasn't mad nor Crystal was my sister.
We walked to the big house where Chiron was. But we weren't able to talk to him since he was busy.
I offered Crystal to place her luggage in my cabin first then take a stroll in the beach with Annabeth and her.

We all sat together on the white sand. I sat between her and Annabeth. We talked about how things were around camp. The bonfires, capture the flag, mess hall, et cetera. We played in the sand, soaked them both on water. We laughed a great deal.
I walked on the beach while they stay seated. My ADHD quickly sensed people watching us intently. I was about to approach Crystal and Annabeth and tell them we have to leave when foot kicked me hard on my back. I fell on the ground face flat.
"Ouch!"
I turned around and saw seven weirdos in front of me. One man wearing the American flag with a shield in his hands. One woman was wearing all black. She had red hair and a smirk. Another man was fully covered in metal. Red and yellow.
"Get those kids to safety." American flag said pointing to Annabeth and Crystal. As a guy with bow and arrow ushered Annabeth and Crystal, Crystal elbowed him in the stomach. He was sent backwards.
"Annabeth help Percy up!" Crystal ordered. She started fighting the American flag. Apparently he did not want to hit the kid, but he still threw his shield at her. She turned invisible avoiding the shield. She reappeared riding the shield on top. The shield headed back to American flag. He caught it but Crystal knocked him out with her feet.
Annabeth helped me up and fought the arrow dude. Arrows were flying in all directions. But she managed to side sweep him off his feet and give him a quick blow to his head.
"Better luck next time," she said as she charged for the girl in black.
Meanwhile I charged for the Metal dude. If I were Leo what would I do? I quickly gathered little amount of water and ran it in his circuits. I just stared at him like my stare was causing your suit to fail. His eyes died down.
This spider dressed dude shot webs at me. I quickly took him out with a blow to his chest.
I looked over to Crystal. She was fighting a girl that had red mists swirling around her. I saw her expression. It showed she didn't want to use her powers against mortals. She put it into a hand to hand battle. But this girl obviously had some little power. She was winning by five percent. I had to help. After all I swore on Styx I'd protect her.
I lunged for her and brought her down. Crystal quickly knocked her out. "Sweet dreams."
Crystal gave me a quick hug then pulled me aside to protect me from a winged dude.
Annabeth defeated the girl in black and threw a the shield of American flag at the winged dude. It brought him down quickly.
After all were defeated, we walked calmly to camp, laughing about how ridiculous they looked like.

It was Crystal's first bonfire. We haven't told anyone yet about. Why? Crystal said she had a dream with Order. Order said she will be claimed once again. And we have to wait for the right time to start searching for the Children of Order.
We sat in the front row. Along with my other friends.
"Demigods!" Chiron's voice bellowed. "We have two new campers! Crystal Shine and Magnus Chase!"
Murmurs went around the camp.
"Magnus Chase must be a son of Athena!" Malcolm rejoiced.
"Silence. We just have to wait for their parents to claim them. Anyway make them feel welcome."
Ares camp snickered. Beside me Crystal was starting to disappear again. I took her hand and asked her if they have done anything to her. She nodded.
"Down the toilet?"
She shook her head and raised her hair. There I saw a burnt mark shaped irregularly. "Burning stick, stole my ring and scepter, and called me a baby for holding toys."
"Why didn't you tell me?"
"The ring and scepter came back. And the pain was gone so nothing to tell you. It doesn't matter it's fine." She looked straight forward. I copied her. I tried to convince myself it's fine. It was hard but the determination in her eyes cooled me down.
Silence. That was all that came after our pep talk. I looked back at Crystal. But she wasn't sitting down. She was standing up with all the eyes of the camp on her. She once again was glowing gold. Her clothes changed. The dress was the same as before. Her hair was flowing freely to her elbows. On her head was a small golden tiara.
People murmured that she was a daughter of Aphrodite. Demigods started kneeling.
"It is determined! Campers welcome the daughter of Aphro-" suddenly on top of her glowed the small golden trident. "-Poseidon?"
The crowd gasped. I laughed softly.
"But why was the trident gold? Isn't it supposed to be sea green." A camper yelled.
In the bonfire, emerged a woman glowing dangerously gold like Crystal. "That is because she is my chosen warrior." Order. She turned to Crystal. "Hello dear, are you enjoying camp?"
"Very much, um, madam,"Crystal kneeled before her.
"Rise, young warrior." Crystal rose and left.
"Lord Order," Chiron kneeled, "what brings you to Camp Half-Blood?"
"I am here to visit my child."
"But my lord, are you not to have children? It is impossible."
"Ah, Chiron, I chose her after she was born. My spirit dwelled her ever since. Though she has to find my other chosen ones." Crystal came back with the scepter and ring.
"I am not prepared," she handed her the scepter and ring.
Order refused to take it. "You are ready." She touched the scepter then it glowed with life. "You shall take your throne in Larsofia beside Whyte Winters. You shall rule together. In my honor."
"Perseus Jackson," Order called. BTW I was already kneeling. All of us were already kneeling. "You have vowed on the river Styx to take care of your sister. You know her mother. Her mother is your mother. Take her there, she'll need the courage of her family to find them. I leave her in your hands." From those last words she dissipated. My full sister. Finally I'm sorta like Jason and Nico. Big three have two children with the same mortal. So much for being left out even if Bianca's dead.
"Then it is very well determined," Chiron's voice was shaky but he managed to keep them together. "Crystal Jackson, Child of Order, daughter of Poseidon."

After the bonfire it was lights out. Crystal and I unpacked our things. Magnus was told to stay in Hermes cabin well cause he wasn't claimed. No one knows about him being a son of Frey except me and Crystal.

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