Echoes Through Eternity : Percy's Second Chance

Chapter 17

Rhea Jackson realised that compared to olden times, as they have been narrated to her as bed time stories throughout the years, there truly were lesser demigod children, and even lesser people who knew that they were demigods or legacies.

While it should not have been possible, Rhea had no problem boarding a bus from a place near Camp Jupiter to arrive near the farm where Camp Half-Blood was located.

There were no monsters, no freak storms, minus the ones that were a fight between her and uncle and dad, and no furies appearing in the bus.

All she got on the way was a very sweet old man called Sam, who drove the bus, with his wife, Margaret, who sat beside him during the entire day of the bus ride. She might have given herself a toothache with how much hard candy she ate on the way, but they were there as she tried to distract herself from the excessive energy already building up in her body from the amount of stress she was feeling.

After that it was easy.

All she did was get her suitcase off the bus, said bye to Sam and Margaret, found the farm sign and walked the way before she saw the top of Thalia Pine Tree and, eventually, came face to face with the entry of the camp.

Then she walked right in.

It was anticlimactic, but she later on came up with a justification, as to not feel offended on why she was not attacked, is that unless a few demigod children are together, they would probably not expect another kid to come just a few days later, especially considering her brother's power.

It would be hilarious if not for the amount of demigods that started looking at her and pinned her with an unflinching stare.

Also why was it that she was seeing each person that was there but her own brother, like dammit, she missed her twin.

That was before she heard hooves clicking against the ground and found herself face to face against Chiron.

"Hello there, I'm afraid that I don't seem to remember you. Also, can I ask about the... suitcase?" Chiron spoke, hesitating on the last word.

"You couldn't have remembered me. I just came." Rhea told him, her smile was a touch too innocent, but looked perfectly harmless to the other party seeing it.

Chiron stiffened, but Rhea pretended like she didn't see it.

"I see, how did you arrive here?" Chiron asked, wondering why she didn't even question him being a centaur.

"By the bus that comes from San Francisco. It was driven by this lovely couple. They dropped me just a little while ago." She pointed behind her, acting like she doesn't see the small clusters of campers forming around her, not too near, but not too far either.

"And then you did what?" Chiron asked, his tone turning incredulous.

"I walked here." She confirmed.

"Without a fight?" The hysterical tone is very prominent now.

"I was supposed to fight someone?" Rhea tilted her head slightly, looking like a baby seal.

Chiron looked pale, which was interesting considering his brown complexion.

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Percy was glad to have a day to himself before he was bombarded with... well, everything that Camp Half-Blood had to offer.

His favourite was playing pinochle against Dionysus and Chiron and winning, before Chiron took him on a tour all around camp and started explaining things he already knew.