Chapter Eight-The Campfire

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Omega's POV

Who knew walking to the campfire would be so nerve-wracking?

Once we arrived, everybody was already there, sitting patiently, waiting for everybody else to show up. We sat in the back, trying to avoid all the stares and attention, but of course, it didn't work. Chiron was sitting in the front, talking to Grover and Annabeth. The gods were beside him, not meeting anyone's eyes. Zues looked down at the floor, and I swear, I could see tears gathering at the corner's of his eyes. Sky and Alpha must've saw it, too, because they looked like they wanted to run as fast as they could away from this place.

I tore my eyes away from the front and looked around. The Romans were sitting on the sides, looking uncomfortable, like us. Reyna was sitting with them, tapping her hand impatiently, looking aggravated and a bit wistful.

Zeus was walking up to the stage, but before he could say anything, everything went silent. I saw everybody look next to me, and what I saw shocked me to the bone. Poseidon was standing there, but he looked horrible. His hair was gray and in tufts, his face pale and old. Teartracks stained his face. His eyes had a broken look, and black circles surrounded his eyes.  His clothes were wrinkled and mismatched, as if he had just rolled out of bed, and didn't bother cleaning up.

The Romans looked shocked. They had never seen Neptune before, and I was pretty sure that they thought Poseidon was just like Neptune. But Poseidon looking like this was proof enough that he wasn't like him at all.

Poseidon scanned the crowd, as if he was searching for something, when his eyes landed on us. He gave a small nod, and walked toward the gods.

Zeus gave a small cough. "Tonight, we are going to learn about Percy Jackson, The Forgotten Hero, and his deeds. But before we start, we have special guests." He gestured us up. I looked around uneasily, looking at Midnight, Sky, and Alpha. We cautiously stepped up, the army following us.

"This is the Elite army. Chaos has sent his best to help us with the war against his brother, End, who has escaped from the Shadow Hole, a prison for the worst monsters in the universe. Tell us your names and titles."

"I'm Beauty, fifth in command of the A-Z sectors and a warrior of the Elite army."

"I'm Forge, fifth in command of the A-Z sectors and a warrior of the Elite army." They held hands throughout their introductions, which made Aphrodite and her children coo.

"I'm Angel, fifth in command of the A-Z sectors and a warrior of the Elite army, sister of Midnight."

"I am Star, fourth in command of the A-Z sectors and a warrior of the Elite army."

"I'm Beta, fourth in command of the A-Z sectors and a warrior of the Elite army."

"I'm Midnight, third in command of the A-Z sectors and a warrior of the Elite army, brother of Angel." People stared at his wings while he was talking, which I was pretty sure would happen to us, too.

"I'm Alpha, second in command of the A-Z sectors and a warrior of the Elite army, brother of Sky." Again, people stared at his wings while he was talking.

"I'm Sky, second in command of the A-Z sectors and a warrior of the Elite army, sister of Alpha, yada yada, yada." Zeus chuckled.

"I am Prince Omega, son of Chaos, heir to his throne, second most powerful being in the universe, Commander of the A-Z sectors and the Elite, member of the Primordial Council." People gasped and gaped at me, including the Romans, who rarely showed weakness and emotion. I was getting sick of saying my introductions.

We walked back to our seats, passing by people who stared at us. Poseidon looked at me, smiling, which made me shift uncomfortably. I looked away, and turned back to the stage.

"Tonight, Grover, Lord of the Wild, will tell about Percy's first quest to find my lightning bolt." Grover walked up to the stage, holding a microphone. Zeus walked back to his seat, next to Ares, who was blushing in embarrassment, from his defeat at the end of the quest.

Grover started his story at Yancy, when we went to the museum so many years ago. He told us how I defeated Mrs. Dodds, a fury, and how we arrived at camp, how I was offered a quest, and how I completed it and prevented World War III. He made me sound so heroic and brave, that I blushed, but luckily, the hood covered my face.

At the end of the story, people started clapping, and wolf-whistling, which made me feel uncomfortable. The warriors stared at me in shock, because I had never told them about my quests and adventures.

After the story, the rest of the seven walked up, except, of course, Annabeth. I hadn't even known that they were here, and now, they were going to talk about my disappearance, when I was sitting right in front of them.

Frank opened his mouth. "We have not found any more leads on Percy's departure, but we are still searching."

After the campfire ended, we walked back to the cabin. I immediately walked back to my room, an exact replica of the one back at the Void, and sat down, rubbing my forehead.

What a long day.

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Question: What did Annabeth first say to Percy when he was concious?

This chapter is dedicated to RoyalGraceGrace, because she answered the question first.

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Connor: Hide us, please.

Travis: We pranked Katie and need somewhere to hide.

Me: What else is new?

Leo: Oh! Oh! I know!

Me: Sure you do. ^_^

Leo: Look! A whale!

Me: I was being sarcastic.

Connor: Well, you're bad at it.

Travis: Are you going to hide us or not?

Me: No.

Travis & Connor: Why not?

Me: I don't want to. *walks away*

Katie: TRAVIS AND CONNOR!!!!!!!!!

Travis & Connor: Uh-oh

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