Camp Half Blood: One "Salty" Adventure

Camp Half Blood: A Salty Sequel//Chapter Seven

Nathan's POV:

I kissed Myra. I can't believe I had just done that. But I played along and became her boyfriend. But, I'm pretty sure it's not going to end so well once she finds out I'm not who I, exactly, say I am. I have to get to Cole, Ben, and Rose now. It's almost been a week and I don't want them coming in blind. Plus, Cole might try to murder me. It's night time now, so I grab the map I had drawn up of the inside of the castle. I haven't been able to see much, but the in the nights I've been able to sneak out and figure out a few things. Luckily, I've been able to find a safe way out, of course I have to be quiet and try my best to be undetected. But, I've been in a similar situation so it shouldn't be that hard for me. I get outside with ease and sprint my way, quietly, to a clearing in the forest and find they aren't there. "Probably walked farther from the castle to be safe." I think to myself. I then walk for about a mile before hearing voices. I finally made it. I step into the clearing. "Hey, guys." I say with a smile.

"Nathan! Finally, took you long enough. What'd you come with?" Cole immediately started talking. I took a seat on a log and they all gathered around me.

"Okay, so I brought you all a map I've been drawing up. I couldn't get the entire castle, of course, but I got enough for you to get where you need to. I'm not sure where the gods and goddesses are being held, but we can figure that out once we fix Myra-"

"Whoa whoa wait. What do you mean, what's wrong with Myra?" Cole asked concerned.

"Khione... she did something. Myra doesn't even remember her name. Everyone calls her Hailstorm. She's the leader of the demigods there. She has a small army of about 50 kids."

"No way..." Rose whispered.

"Yeah and one other thing... Cole don't kill me." He gave me a serious look and tensed up.

"What." He started to tense up even more, which got me scared.

"Don't flip out, but I-I had to kinda... M-Myra is my girlfriend right-" before I could finish, Cole tackled me and began punching me. He got good contact a few times, but he was sloppy. Ben was in it too, being able to get Cole off of me and hold him back from hurting me anymore.

"He can't be hurt, Cole. If anything is out of the ordinary when he returns, they'll get suspicious and it'll ruin everything. Now, sit down and listen to him, Cole." Ben commanded. Cole did so, but obviously didn't like it. I was breathing heavy, but was able to slow my breathing down after a minute.

"I had to get close to her, Cole. She needs to be able to trust me so I can get information. And if I'm able to get information, I may find a way to get her memories back. Trust me, Cole. I don't have feelings for her, I'm just doing what I have to do for the two of you." Cole stared at me, trying to see if there was a trace of lies in what I said. He seemed to believe me, so he nodded, but in sadness rather than anger.

"I-I'm sorry, man. It's just... I love her so much an-"

"I know, Cole. Don't worry about it. Once she gets her memories back, I'm sure everything will go back to normality." There was a silence as Cole looked down at the ground and we all tried to compose ourselves.

"Okay, so what's the plan, Nathan?" Rose asked, breaking the silence.

"Well, I'll be training with Myra tomorrow in the arena, which is right here." I pointed at the map. "I want you all to come in tomorrow as stealthily as possible. If anybody see's you guys, you'll be dead on sight. I'll leave the back way open, so try to keep quiet. I'll try to get Myra to come with me to meet you, but it'll be hard with Viper." I said thinking.

"Who's Viper?" Ben asked curiously.

"Myra's second in command. She's a skilled fighter. Oh! Also, she has these weapons. Always drenched in poison. If she see's you, she will not hesitate to attack." Rose sighed.

"Okay... you should get back before anyone notices you're gone, Nathan. We'll see you tomorrow. Hopefully, with Myra." Rose said.

"Okay guys, stay safe." I said and headed back. I was about to step into my room when I saw Myra at my door. "Snowflake? What're you doing here? I thought you'd be asleep."

"I don't sleep much and... wait, what happened to your face?" Damn it... Cole.

"What're you talking about?"

"You're bleeding a bit, come here let me see." She got up and forced me to kneel down to below her height so she could inspect my face. I touched my face and held back a wince. I looked at my hand, which had a bit of blood on it.

"Oh! Yeah I went to go train a bit after I left you and I may have cut myself by accident. Didn't even notice it." I said shrugging my shoulders. She looked at me, still concerned. "Snowflake, I'm fine." I lightly grabbed her face. "Don't worry about me. I have some bandages I found in my room. I'll patch it up." I gave her a kiss and she smiled. "See, that's how you kiss someone, Snowflake." She laughed and pretended to punch my arm.

"You suck. Go get some rest, we'll be training tomorrow."

"Alright, see ya." She turned to leave as I went in my room. I grew an advanced plant to heal the wound over night. A cross between a Goldenrod and Yarrow. It always worked with these small cuts. I stuck a bit to the wound and fell asleep after changing. Tomorrow is going to be a complicated day. But, if all goes as planned, we'll be able to get in and out safely with Myra. I'm still not sure how to cure Myra's amnesia or whatever Khione did to her, but maybe familiar faces will trigger something. Maybe...