**Percy** (All conversation is boldand/or italics is a mind link)
“Perseus.’’ Zeus spoke in my head.
‘’What?’’ I asked him.
“You know how you are 18, right?’’ He said.
“Yes… We only age in the mortal world.’’ I explained.
“We put the same enchantment on Camp. The means nearly everyone is the same age as last time you were here. And the Greek and Roman camps mixed. Training happens here, and when you want you can move to Camp Jupiter and go to college and stuff. But you don’t age there either. Unless you want to.’’ He told me.
‘’By nearly everyone, who do you mean?’’ I questioned.
“NICO is now 17. He will be 18 in a few weeks.’’ Zeus told me.
“He was only 14, nearly 15 when I went!’’ I protested.
“He spends a lot of time traveling. Looking for you actually.’’ Hades dropped into the conversation.
“Him, Talia, Grover and Leo. They’re the only people I will permit to know my identity. Other than you two, of course.’’ I ended the conversation by putting barriers up around my mind.
**Annabeth**
“Nathan… What’s going on?’’ I asked Nathan as a group of twenty odd cloaked, heavily armed, people marched down the hill, the Olympians following behind with Chiron.
“Ask Jason.’’ He snarled. ‘’I’m getting my armor.’’
He stomped away, clearly annoyed at the prospect he might have to share ‘his’ camp with another twenty people.
He’s like this whenever a new demigod arrives, always wary that they might be better than him.
They always are better.
“Jason!’’ I shouted across the meadow to where the son of Jupiter was practicing fighting with lightening.
He didn’t do it often, because the satyrs always got annoyed with him for scorching the grass.
And when he did practice, he gave everyone electric shocks for many days after.
“What’s up?’’ He stopped throwing the bolts, just choosing to lean on one instead, looking exhausted.
Reason three: he only practices with lightening rarely; he was like a zombie the next day, which always leads to teasing from Nico when he was rarely around.
“Have you seen what’s going on?’’ I gestured towards to the hill.
“Nope… Whoa!’’ He seemed pretty shocked.
“Come on Jason, Annabeth! We need to see what’s going on.’’ Piper yelled, she had put a tiny bit of charmspeak into her voice so we had to oblige.
**Percy**
The entire camp has mobilized and is running towards the hill, all of them holding a weapon of some sort.
How nice of them.
I’ve always wanted this kind of greeting when I return to Camp.
“Zeus, will you do the honor to introduce us to the camp?’’ I asked. “It’s probably best if you do the talking for now. Knowing me and Alpha, we’d probably say something that would lead to Chaos being sent our death sentences and later, our bodies.
“It is tempting to issue you a death sentence now, then I don’t have to put up with you for weeks never ending. Because I know that you will take every opportunity to annoy me.’’ Zeus glared at me.
“Zeus, do you, by any chance, know the Commander?’’ Poseidon asked.
“Unfortunately.’’ Zeus scowled.
“He’s hated me since he found out that I had been born. Started blaming everything on me.’’ I glared at Zeus. “He’s wanted to kill me for years.’’
“I’d keep an eye on Zeus when he’s armed if I were you then.’’ Poseidon warned me, giving Zeus a frown.
“I always keep an eye on Zeus when he’s around.’’ I shot a war look at Zeus. “’It hurts to get hit by the Master Bolt.’’
“You hit him with the Master Bolt?’’ Poseidon stared at Zeus.
“Long story.’’ I grimaced, thinking of the day Chaos had called Zeus to his planet one day, three years ago.
It wasn’t a fun day, that’s for sure.
“You can tell it to me after you and Alpha have explained your names to me.’’ Poseidon nodded.
“Now excuse me, I need to sort my army out.’’ I muttered.
“Go ahead, don’t let me stop you.’’ Poseidon stepped to the side and I stared at my army.
“Castor, put your helmet back on. We’ll spook your brother later.’’ I instructed.
“Alright Commander.’’ He gave me a mock salute before shoving his helmet back on.
“Back into formation all of you!’’ I shouted to the messy sprawl.
“Yes Sir!’’ They shouted back and went into perfect formation.
I took my place at the head of the army, with Luke and Zoë at either side.
We reached the Big House pretty quickly after that to find that we had a welcome committee.
“Lord Zeus!’’ Nathan’s high pitched whine broke the silence.
“Yes Nathan?’’ Zeus looked at him with obvious dictate.
“Who are these people and what are they doing in my camp?’’ Nathan glared at everyone, me in particular.
“We are the army of Chaos. I am the Commander.’’ I stepped forward and stared at him, daring him to challenge me.
“I didn’t ask you.’’ He answered snottily.
“Well to bad, I answered.’’ I shrugged.
“Who’s Chaos?’’ He asked.
A laugh broke out before I could answer.
“Me.’’
Oh wonderful.
Chaos has decided to pay Camp Half-Blood a little call.
