[A/N: Even if there is nothing to say, I like to start and end with an Author's Note, just to say wassup. So, wassup?]
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Apparently, Chiron has missed the climbing wall. At first, that didn't seem off, until Percy saw the wall. Percy and Annabeth watched as a pair of campers attempted the climb. Two rock walls began to close in on the two, causing them to climb faster. Then, when they got around halfway up, lava began to pour out of the top. the two barely get to the top, both with numerous burns and new hole-ridden clothes.

"Who is crazy enough to do something like that?" Percy was incredulous.

Annabeth glances sidelong at him, "Most of the camp, actually."

"Great, so now you're all crazy too."

Annabeth ignores the jibe, and looks over at the two boys who'd just completed the climb, and were now coming over to the pair.

"Annabeth! How's it going?" The blonde haired guy shouted out.

"H-Hi Luke." Annabeth stutters out.

Percy looks over. Next to him, Annabeth had gone beet-red. He frowns. there was something familiar about that boy's voice.

"So, who's this guy?" The brown haired one asked.

"I'm Percy. Percy Jackson." Percy replies, and shakes his hand.

"Sweet, a new camper! The name's Chris Rodriguez, son of Hermes, and I'm the counselor of Cabin Eleven."

"And I'm Luke Castellan, another son of Hermes." The blonde guys says. [A/N: I've made Luke younger than he is in the books.]

"So Annabeth, will we be having a new friend in Hermes." Chris asks.

Annabeth shakes her head, "He's already been claimed."

"Lucky guy!" Luke says, "So, who's your godly parent?"

"Um... Poseidon..." Percy says this carefully, not sure how the two will react.

The two start, but Chris recovers quickly, "Well, what do you know, a real live son of Poseidon. Welcome to camp, Percy."

Percy nods, thankful that the response wasn't over the top.

Chris then looks at his watch, "Styx! Gotta go. Listen Annabeth, can we talk later. I'd like to discuss the capture the flag strategy."

Annabeth nods, "I think with the recent development, the plan may need to be modified."

"Great. I'll grab Lee right before dinner and we'll meet in the usual spot."

"OK."

The three watch as Chris runs off.

Luke then turns to Percy, "So, what do you think of camp?"

"Its pretty nice." Percy replies honestly, "Most people have been pretty good to me."

Luke nods, "Everyone's pretty nice here. We are extended family after all. But like any place, we do have our fair share of bullies."

"Look! Fresh meat!"

Luke sighs, "Like now." He turns, "What do you want Clarisse?"

A massive girl appears in front of Percy. She sneers at Luke, "Nothing to do with you Castellan." She then looks down at Percy, "Time for initiation, punk."

"Clarisse-" Annabeth starts, but is then cut off by Clarisse.

"Can it princess. Actually, I'll do that myself on Friday."

"You wish!"

Clarisse shakes her head, "Welcome to Camp Half Blood punk!"

She steps towards Percy, who steps back in time. His Hunter's bow and quiver appear over his shoulder, surprising everyone.

Clarisse is the first to recover. As Percy is about to draw an arrow, she steps in swiftly and knocks the bow from his hands. She then slings him over her shoulder. Percy begins struggling, trying to find a way to break free, then he notices something. A plan blossoms in his head.

"Not the lake!" He shouts out.

From the corner of his eye, Percy sees an ugly grin form on the girl's face as she changes direction.

From his other eye, he sees Luke pick up his bow, and he and Annabeth follow behind Clarisse.

"Let's see how long you can hold your breath underwater." Clarisse says as she shoves his head into the lake.

Percy relaxes, and breathes in, inhaling water like he would air. In his head, he counts silently in his head. He reaches five hundred before Clarisse pulls his head back up.

Percy looks at her calmly.

"What!" She shouts out, "You're not even breathing hard!"

Percy cracks a smile, "My turn."

Behind him, the lake explodes. The water forms a steady stream, flowing around Percy. Then it shoots forward and strikes Clarisse in chest, blowing her back ten feet, where she lays on the ground.

Percy returns the water to the lake, and walks over to the waterlogged girl, "The name's Percy Jackson, don't forget it."

He then turn to Luke and Annabeth, who are just standing there, staring at him. Wordlessly, Luke hands Percy his bow.

"Thanks." He says, and slings the bow over his shoulder. It instantly disappears.

Annabeth looks up at the sky, "So, I gotta go talk with Chris and Lee, but I'll see you two later." With that she runs off.

Percy looks at Luke, "So, who was that girl?"

Luke sighs, "Clarisse La Rue, daughter of Ares and counselor of Cabin six. Not normally someone you want to mess with." He looks at Percy, "You do realise you just made the worst enemy you possibly could at camp."

"Is there something wrong with that?"

"Are you kidding?!" He laughs, "That was the best thing that happened all week!"

The two laugh, then Luke looks at the sky the same way Annabeth did, "You got maybe fifteen minutes before dinner. I've got to get back to my cabin, but I'll see you later."

"Later." Percy replies as Luke walks off.

Percy looks up at the pine tree, and thinks back to the night he arrived at camp. Then, on a whim, the son of Poseidon begins walking up there. Once he reaches the top of the hill, Percy looks back at the camp sprawled out under him. Percy looks at the tree, and feels a strange energy coming off of it. From his time with the Hunt, Percy had learned how to become in tune with nature and the world around him. Something was off with the tree. The energy coming off of it seemed almost...human.

Shaking the feeling off, Percy looks down. Next to his foot sat a horn. The night flashed back to Percy. One of his arrows had hit the Minotaur's horn. Could this be...? Percy grins and pick up the horn. His first spoil of war.

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[A/N: If you know me, you know that this isn't at all how I normally see Luke. I hate the guy. But I really wasn't sure what I was gonna do with him until now. I'm really tempted to not make it Thalia in the tree, but then she'd already be older than sixteen, so its her in the tree.

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