Diary of Margot

A betrayal or an opportunity

"you came ?" "you called."

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Percy, Annabeth and Grove had retrieved the master bolt and stop the war between Poseidon and Zeus and I thought that life would just be like before. But I didn't know how wrong I was. Annabeth and I were talking around the lake; I didn't know where was Luke which was clearly the rarest that ever happened as we always make sure to know where is the other. You might think that this is a weird thing but since Luke's quest and the way he got hurt a part of me wanted to always have control on my brother. After a moment, Annabeth and I decided to go for a walk, our first stop was the Arena where we found the training dummies but no one around which wasn't normal. We continued our walk toward the forest, we both could feel that something was off. The forest was a place I always hated, and I hated it even more when we found Percy almost dying on the floor. I run back to the camp to get Chiron, and we took Percy at the Infirmary.

After Percy woke up, he told Annabeth and Chiron that it was Luke who stole the Lighting Bolt and tried to kill him; He also made clear that Luke was working with Kronos. When Annabeth told me that I didn't know how to react; everything was coming to sense, the voice I couldn't stop hearing in these past weeks was Kronos' voice trying to get me to side with him and Luke. I just left Annabeth at her cabin and went to the Hermes secret spot, a cove away from the rest of camp but who was still protected by the magic barrier.

My tears couldn't stop flowing, I was rethinking about something Kronos told me in a dream. He spoke about Luke and the fact that he wishes to just protect me from everything and that he'll be my allies if I join Kronos' side. I could have understood that I wasn't the only one to have dream about Kronos. Luke was already having them before Percy's arrival, and he just wanted to have me by him side.

The day after, Chiron told everyone how Luke betrayed the camp and everyone wouldn't stop staring at me. Lucky for me, it was the last day of summer. But it was the first time I didn't have Luke with me or Annabeth, as she decided to go live with her dad for the year. But the year went by. I celebrated my 11th birthday with Clarisse, some of her siblings, some of my friends such as Beckendorf and of course, my siblings (Travis and Connor) as Chris disappeared a few weeks after the end of summer. Everything was feeling normal at least I was persuading myself that it was.

The summer was finally coming and the number of campers was a little low as some of them decided to not come back or to join Luke's side. As for me, Luke and Kronos were still trying to get me by their sides but I didn't want to betray the camp, I mean betraying the Gods was something I could totally do as I pretty much never like them but betraying the people who made me feel home here wasn't something I thought I could do.

It was the first week of summer when the Ares ringed the intruders alarm, in fact two bronze Colchis Bulls had infiltrated the camp and everyone was trying to destroy them but the fact that they were spitting fire wasn't helping. Of course, I took a sword and join the Ares to help them with the first bull. Lucky for us, that's when Percy and Annabeth arrived  to give us a hand. But Percy first intervention, only scared the bull in front of us and Clarisse flew over the bull and fell over in the grass. But yet, Percy saved her again and as a thanks he got an insult, which from Clarisse was normal. That's when Percy's friend, came and help over. Until the end of that fight where Clarisse destroyed the second bull, I didn't get to have a closer look of Percy's friend, and that's when I realized he was a cyclops, l looked at Annabeth and chose to go help Clarisse with the injured campers. I couldn't believe that Annabeth let a cyclops in, they were responsible for Thalia's death and I couldn't even stand the fact that he saved us. After we started to help some of the injured one, Clarisse went to ask Percy to help us and warn Tantalus. Of course, Percy and Annabeth didn't know Chiron got fired and replace by a guy I didn't trust at all. And Clarisse chose to tell them about Thalia's tree. A few days prior someone had poisoned the tree and it was dying.

I walked to the Big House with Percy, Annabeth and Clarisse. Oh, and the freak, Percy bought along. But Clarisse and I got our own way. Later that day, I was with the guys from my cabins to go to lunch and of course, we were the last to enter. I sat down between Connor and Travis, and looked right to Clarisse's table as she was looking at Percy having problems with Mr D. and Tantalus. But the moment was very short and we started eating when Tantalus announced a chariot race; Everyone was talking as the winner was excused from chores during a month. But Clarisse tried to speak up but was shut by Tantalus celebrating her victory. And for the first time, I saw Clarisse acting with modesty and I knew what she was thinking and couldn't agree more. But Tantalus was more interested in the cyclops fate (by the way, his name is Tyson but who cares); And the unexpected happened he got claimed by Poseidon, everyone was laughing and I was just feeling sorry for Percy, I mean imagine being from the same family of a person like this. The few days after we worked on our chariot with the others from the Hermes. I had heard from Annabeth that Percy and her had gotten in a fight because of his "brother". I was one of the few people who could understand why Annabeth doesn't want to be near a cyclops. It was just a reminder of the way we lost Thalia. But whatever, we had to get ready for the race. And without a surprise, we lost in the first 20 meters. However, we, again, got attacked, this time by Stymphalean Birds, and Percy found a good way to kills them. And again, Tantalus acted like nothing happened and announced the victory of the Ares to a chocked Clarisse.

The night after, Percy got up during lunch and had found a way to save the camp. So after, everyone literally asked Tantalus for a quest, he gave it to Clarisse. And, Clarisse accepted, I was in disbelieve, the last time someone I truly cared about when on a quest, he almost got killed, but I knew it was her dream so I went along with it.
The same night, I couldn't sleep, it was past curfew but I truly didn't care so I decided to go for a walk. And what I saw broke me into pieces. I heard voices so I went to see who could be up at this hour. And I saw Percy talking to a man, a man I knew a little too well, my father. Hermes, a man who never cared about his children and who let his son almost dying. At this moment, I thought about everything that Kronos nor Luke had said about him and I did the unexpected. I took a flashlight and some water, and manage to create a rainbow to call Luke by Ir-Mail. And he responds.

Only a moment later, I was packing some of my stuff and got out of the camp; Looking at Thalia's tree, I had a hesitation but I knew Luke was right, I mean he's my brother and I always have been looking up to him. That's when I called a taxi (mortal don't ask question about 11 years old alone in the wood) and went to New York harbor where I met with Luke and my new place, The Princess Andromeda.

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Author note: I do not own any of these characters (except Margot). They all belong to Rick Riordan.

I know some moment might not be right with the Sea of monster book but let assume that Luke have a very fast boat 😉.

Hope you enjoy this chapter! And sorry for the spelling mistakes, English is not my first language, I will takes any correction ! Thanks 🙏

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~~~~~~ Who is your godly parent ? ~~~~

➡️ Mine is Hermes !!