Running From the Olympians

Chapter 5

Jay's P.O.V.

I saw Chiron in a wheelchair. It's a magic wheelchair that compacts his horse body inside, and has a fake set of legs with a blanket over them so he looks human. He was seated at small table, and across from him was another man in a Hawaiian t-shirt and leopard print shorts. Mr. D.

Mr D is Dionysus, the Greek god of wine. He was sent here by Zeus to be our camp director for a while. His time was up the year I came to camp the first time, but he stayed to watch over me, which is weird because he never liked any of the other campers.

"Who's that?" Nyla whispered.

"Mr D," I told her. "Camp director."

She nodded. I looked around and saw David and his friends, who were watching us. They whispered something in David's ear and he turned out way. I shoved Nyla into a bush and dove into another one. Nyla groaned and began to sit up.

"No!" I violently whispered, and she laid back down.

I could kinda see David and the two other kids through the bushes, and, of course, they were coming my way.

"Nyla, go and meet me in the back of the house. Stay hidden behind the bushes," I told her.

There was a row of bushes lining the house. It didn't cover the porch steps, but that didn't matter right now. I crawled to the back of the house, using the bushes to stay hidden. I didn't look back to see if Nyla went, too. There wasn't any time.

I made it to the back of the house without being seen, but Nyla wasn't here. I looked around, and didn't see anyone. I stood up, and stepped on the back porch. Then I jumped into the bushes on the other side. I crawled to where Nyla was, but she wasn't there.

I stood up and looked around. No sign of her. I stood on the front porch, then jumped on the railing. I still couldn't see her.

I walked into the house. "What cabin does David live in?" I asked a very startled Chiron and an uninterested Mr. D. Mr D will deny liking me if there are other people around us. If not, he's pretty nice to me.

"Why?" Chiron asked.

"Nemesis," Mr. D said without looking up from the card game he and Chiron were playing. "I win." He showed Chiron his cards.

"Not so fast," he told him. Chiron put down his cards.

Mr. D scowled. "Every time." He pushed a few golden drachmas toward Chiron.

Chiron collected his prize and looked up at me again. "Why do you need to know which cabin he lives in?"

"I think he has Nyla," I explained.

Chiron frowned. "Why would he have your friend?"

"Who cares?" Mr. D interrupted. "Another game is in order." He waved his hand and the cards were put back in their places, ready for another game.

Chiron took his cards, and looked at them. He switched a few with some in the pile, and Mr. D did the same.

"You can go," Chiron muttered while examining his cards.

I walked out the door and ran toward the Nemesis cabin. I hit the button on my sword, and it was electrically charged from when I summoned lightning to my sword.

When I got to the area with the cabins and the campfire place, I turned my back on the Zeus cabin, and stormed toward the Nemesis cabin. David's friends, probably brothers, must've saw me, because they came out the door with swords, and daggers strapped to their belts.

"Looking for something?" The brown haired boy asked.

"More of a someone," I growled. "Where is she?"