Twin Prophecy (Chronicles of Camp Half Blood)

Chapter Five

-SYNC-

Not being a normal Athena camper sucks. As soon as I went back to my cabin and continued reading about Greek Myth, they started pestering me with their questions, especially Lyson.

“What do you feel being the chosen one of Athena?”

“What do you feel while the owl is glowing above your head?”

“Has Mom been speaking to you like she does with us?”

“Why did Mom choose you over us?” That question caught me off guarded. Everyone looked to the owner of the question.

“Why won’t you answer my question? Why did Mom choose an non demigod over us, her true children?”

“Why won’t you ask her why did she choose me over you, her kids?” I talked back to him.

“That’s true Hadrian. He’s innocent. Mom choses him because he is still her grandson. She came from Annabeth Chase, the greatest Athena camper who found the Athena Parthenos hidden by our Mom’s nemesis, Arachne. Now could you have any questions about that?” Lyson said. Sometimes, friends can be useful. Dad actually told us that story when we were young. I thought they were just bedtime stories but it turned out that they are actually true.

“Then choose Annabeth Chase as her eklektos, rather than this unworthy kid.”

“Every person is worthy. I won’t bother arguing with you. I thought you are a son of Athena? But why are your reasons so shallow? Is that jealousy I am seeing?” I said provoking him.

“Jealousy kills. I am just wondering why Mom chose someone who has never proved himself yet. Yes I said ‘yet’ because I know Mom never made a mistake. I am not your enemy Sync. I am just warning you of what others think of you.” Hadrian said. Oh, by the way, Hadrian is the head councilor of Athena cabin.

“Thanks Hadrian. I am grateful that you are not an enemy. I don’t want to gain enemies, just friends.” I said to him. I left the cabin without another word.

I went to the direction of the Poseidon Cabin when a young satyr approached me.

“You’re Syneto Jackson, right?”

“Yes. Sync would be more comfortable to say than Syneto.” I said.

“I am Pan Underwood. Nice to finally meet you.”

“Are you the son of Uncle Grover?”

“Yes. He always told me about how you kids grow. Sometimes, I feel envious of you being the son of two heroes. Well, my Dad is the last Searcher and now the Lord of the Wild. That is the best achievement a satyr could get. I could call myself as the Prince of the Wild.”

“I think we could get along. I’m going to see my twin, want to come?” I asked him. He nodded and of we go to my twin.

“Nate? Nate? Sync here.” I knocked at his door. Sometime after but no one still answers. I found that the door is not locked. Things starting to flood my thoughts, I just hope that they are all wrong. I heard something gurgling above me and when I looked up, cold water welcomed me with their embrace. I heard Nate laugh his lungs out, he’s even rolling on the floor while I stood there soaking wet.

“Are you done?” I asked to him, giving my deadliest look I’ve ever given to anyone.

“Sync? You’re mad?”

“No. I am very happy because I’ve been thinking bad thought why you are not answering my knocks and left the door open, and I will be drenched in cold water because of your stupid pranks. I am very happy. See that?”

“I’m sorry Sync. I’m just practicing my skills. I need them to get sharpened because maybe there will be some bad people around the camp. You know I hate bullying.”

“We are homeschooled Nate. We never experienced bullying.” I rolled my eyes.

“Oh yeah. But now that we are in the outside world, things might change.”

“No one will try to mess with the eklektos of Poseidon, trust me. Posiedon is one of the Big Three, the most powerful OIympian. And if Chiron said that you were his earthly version, no one will try to mess with you.”

“Okay stop acting like my older brother. I am born first.”

“And who told you that?”

“Dad, I guess.”

“Mom joked one time that I came out of her brain while she was laboring you. In that case, I was born first.”

“You came out of Mom’s brain? That’s ridiculous Sync.”

“Athena came out of Zeus head. Mom came out of Athena’s head just like all the Athena campers. Mental love is what Athena said as the purest love of all. So Mom’s joke must have been true.”

“Okay okay. No one will mess with you because you are never wrong. Even the eklektos of a Big Three.”

“Ehem.” Pan said at my back.

“Oh before I forgot. Nate meet Pan, he is Uncle Grover’s son?”

“Pan, like the god of forest?”

“Yes. I am named after him. He faded when Dad found him and he gave up his title to Dad. Now the great Grover Underwood is the Lord of the Wild.” Pan is really proud of his Dad.

“Cool. You also have Aunt Juniper’s skin.”

“Uhm, Nate you need to remove this water in my clothes. I’m already cold.” Nate reached his hand in front of me and I felt the water draining on my clothes. It’s kinda weird, feeling the water in your clothes moving in the direction of Nate’s hand. Finally he collected all the water on my clothes, leaving salt residue on it.”

“Thanks Nate. I read all about Athena, but I could not get any information about her kinetic powers. Her skill just includes great knowledge and wisdom, inhumane skillfulness in arts and crafts, great strategist in war and summoning owls. Pretty cool powers huh.”

“Hey, be thankful of what you have. You have all the intellectual abilities dude, I have none of it. You could draw or do arts and crafts; maybe that is why you painted our room like an interior designer. Plus the war strategy, now that is why you never lose in Mythomagic.”  

“It seems like I have the mind and you have the muscle. Pan, don’t you think Nate would like to let us enter his cabin. We were standing here for decades but he still doesn’t want us to enter.”

We all laughed crazily as Nate invited us inside his glowing cabin.