The New Demigod At Camp Half Blood

Bonding In a Swamp

"Stop walking. I can't feel my body." I gasp and fall to the ground pulling Pollux, who was leaning on me, down too.

I rest my pounding head in my good hand and cradle the other one to my chest.

Annabeth looks at me, "We just rested, we can go anougher hour or so."

I clenches my teeth, "That was five hours ago!" I turn to Pollux and grimance. He is as pale as death and his bandage has bleed through. "Annabeth, I get that you can go on forever, but we we're just in a car crash. We need rest."

Annabeth scans the group and nodds, "Alright, I'll collect some wood." She walks to the others and Percy plops down on the ground.

I turn to Pollux, "We need to change your bandages," Pollux nods and I stand up and head over to Will.

Will gives me a look as I start ruffling through his bag, "Celeste, don't you have your own bag?" I nod my head and Will sighs, "Why don't you use it?"

I look up and point at Percy, "It's under his big fat head,"

Pery opens a eye and looks at me, "Oh did you need it?"

I roll my eyes, "Naw, Will's bag is just as good." I pull out a crushed bag of ambrosia and a med kit.

As I walk away, Will sighs "You do know I could have gotten those for you?" I shrug and start tending to Pollux.

Once I have finished bandaging him I grab a piece of ambrosia out of the bag and offer it to him. He takes it gladly.

Pollux looks at my wrist, "You take some too," he grabs the bag and pulls out a square, offering it to me.

I mentally grimance but take it anyways. It has lost all flavor. I don't know if that's a good thing or a bad thing.

"Happy? Now get some sleep, your as pale as..well..Nico,"

Percy Snickers and Nico sends me a death glare, "Why did you use my name like that?"

Percy laughs, "Instead of saying as pale as death, she said Nico because one, you are REALLY pale. Two, you are the son of death. I didn't think it would be that hard for you to understand," Percy yawns, "Night guys." He fluffs my backpack and closes his eyes once again.

I stomp over to Percy and rip my backpack out from under his head, "Mine."  Percy groans but doesn't get up.

Annabeth drops a bunch of wood on the ground, "Did anyone bring matches?"

I huff and hand her a newspaper and some matches, then flop down on the ground and sleep.

I hear a thump and shoot up, looking around me. Annabeth and Percy are asleep next to the fire. Nico and Will are pretty close to each other, but not too close and Pollux is sitting up under a oak tree starring at the sky.

Following his gaze I see the moon, but then my vision turns hazzy and it looks like the stars are falling twords us.

I stare up at the sky in confusion as the stars fall like snow to the ground.

I look back to my friends and jump. Standing a few feet away from me is me. Exept I have gold eyes and seem to have dirt falling out of my pores.

Me and the golden eyed me stare at each other.

I open my mouth to speak when I hear it, a distant whisper on the wind. I can barley make it out.

Straining my ears I freeze and concentrate on it. I can just barely make out the two words.

Kill them

I gasp in shock as the other me takes a uneasy step forward and summons our golden sword.

"No!" I cry as she takes a step forward and stands over Pollux.

I strain to move, to reach her before she strikes but my feet stuck.

I hear laugher and look down at my feet.

I scream and struggle even more upon seeing the earth creeping up them.

I turn back to the scene before me and find that Annabeth tackled me, saving Pollux's life.

But I whirl on her and stab the sword through her side.

I let out a scream.

______.Percy.           
I hear a scream and jump up, eyes searching for the source. Next to me, Annabeth does the same.

From the other side of camp, I see Will and Nico jump up and Pollux look at Celeste, or where she shoulf have been.

In her place is fallen trees and destruction that I have one seen when she uses n here powers.

Will turns in a circle and calls out, "Celeste!"

Beside me Annabeth whispers, "Where did she go?"

I look around, "No clue, but Will, Nico, and I will look for her. Annabeth and Pollux can pack up camp."

We all get to work.

After wondering around the Forrest for a good ten minutes, we find Celeste by a stream, staring down at her reflection.

Will sighs in relief, "Celeste! You need to stop running off you scared us!"

She stands up and faces us, a blank look on her face. Her eyes are tinged red and her face blochy.

I take a step forward, "Celeste are you-"

She suddenly smiles, "I'm fine. Sorry to startle you all,"

Nico furrows his brows, "Celeste?"

She looks at him and some understanding flashes between them.

Celeste turns back to us, "Let's get walking, only two more hours to walk and we can get a car or a bus ticket." She walks past us back to camp.

I look at Nico, "What was that about?"

Nico just looks at me and shrugs then heads back to camp.