I bunched up my t-shirts and placed them at the head of my sleeping bag. Great, I thought this is going to be a great night.
I couldn’t fall asleep. My brain was going a million miles an hour. I tried to get off the topic of y mother never claiming but I couldn’t. The one time I want my ADHD to do something, it abandoned me.
I finally fell asleep. I had a horrifying nightmare.
I was in a forest at night. A woman came out of the trees in front of me. She was absolutely beautiful. She had her hair pulled back and she had a silver braided head band. No, not head band, hippie band. It wrapped around the top of her head. She had gorgeous brown hair that shimmered in the moon light. She had a silver dress on that came flowing down to her knees. She had a bow and arrows strapped on her back.
Then it hit me. She was my mother. I tried to speak but my mouth wouldn’t let me. I raised my hands to see if I was really there. My hands faded in and out. They were shimmering.
From behind her, a voice sounded.
“You broke the oath, Artemis. You will pay.”
The woman looked surprise and fell to her knees.
“No father! Please forgive,” she cried.
I tried to help her, but I couldn’t’ move. I was paralyzed.
I woke with a start. I was the last one awake. Luke walked over ot me.
“You were screaming in your sleep,” Luke said as he felt=t my forehead with the back of his hand. “Are you sure you’re OK?” Luke asked. Although I never trusted boys, he did look genuinely concerned.
“Yeah. I’m fine,” I said. I pulled my legs out of my sleeping bag. I still had my clothes on from yesterday, which was a gray shirt that said ‘Yes I’m a girl, yes I’m an athlete, yes I’ll kick your butt’ and jean shorts.
Luke walked away but I still went to the bathroom to change. I walked into the grey concrete building and into the “demi-goddesses” bathroom.
There were maybe 5 girls that were applying makeup and gossiping. They looked at me with disgust. I had never felt the need to wear makeup.
As I walked into the stall I heard one of them say “Oh my Gods! When I was at sword practice with Luke he said that he really liked me!” This was followed by blood-curdling screams and the sound of jumping.
I pulled on my clean shirt and unlocked the stall door.
There was a sound of a horn, and the girls exited the bathroom. I walked out of the stall. I looked in the mirror. My brown hair was all messy. I pulled it back into a low ponytail and pulled a hair tie off my wrist.
I ran out of the bathroom. I saw that the Hermes cabin was lining up. We lined up in order of Authority so I was dead last.
Breakfast was very uneventful again, but when Luke said we were going to the Archery range later, it mad my whole daylight up.
Annabeth found me after breakfast.
“OK I’m here to take you on the official tour of camp,” She said. She was wearing an orange t-shirt just like mine except she had a black necklace that had 6 beads on it.
Annabeth took me to some new places that Chiron didn’t show me. She took me back to the canoe lake.
“Any questions, comments or concerns?” She asked.
I was fighting the urge to tell her about my dream. It got the best of me. I blurted it out. I just couldn’t stop.
“Oh no. That’s not good,” Annabeth said as she started walking towards the Big House.
Once we got there, Annabeth found Chiron and they had a quick argument. Chiron finally gave in.
Annabeth came out.
“Come on Artie. You don’t mind if I call you that right?” she said.
“No. No I don’t mind.”
Annabeth lead me to the Archery range. There were butterflies in my stomach. I wanted to prove myself with my archery. It seemed like it was the only thing I was good at.
Annabeth handed me a bow and arrows.
“Go ahead. Take a shot,” she said with a slight smirk on her face.
I grasped the bow. I pulled back my arm, and I lined up the scopes. I took a deep breath and released my hand. A perfect bull’s eye. There were cease fires all over the clearing. Campers gathered around me. I did it again, but this time I aimed a little to the right so I didn’t hit the other arrow.
“Archer, cease fire!” Chiron’s voice rang through the silent crowd.
Instinctively I stopped.
“Artemisia, your mother has claimed you,” he said.
I looked around for a sign. I looked up and saw a spinning hologram of a bow and arrows.
“All welcome Artemisia, daughter of Artemis.”
I couldn’t fall asleep. My brain was going a million miles an hour. I tried to get off the topic of y mother never claiming but I couldn’t. The one time I want my ADHD to do something, it abandoned me.
I finally fell asleep. I had a horrifying nightmare.
I was in a forest at night. A woman came out of the trees in front of me. She was absolutely beautiful. She had her hair pulled back and she had a silver braided head band. No, not head band, hippie band. It wrapped around the top of her head. She had gorgeous brown hair that shimmered in the moon light. She had a silver dress on that came flowing down to her knees. She had a bow and arrows strapped on her back.
Then it hit me. She was my mother. I tried to speak but my mouth wouldn’t let me. I raised my hands to see if I was really there. My hands faded in and out. They were shimmering.
From behind her, a voice sounded.
“You broke the oath, Artemis. You will pay.”
The woman looked surprise and fell to her knees.
“No father! Please forgive,” she cried.
I tried to help her, but I couldn’t’ move. I was paralyzed.
I woke with a start. I was the last one awake. Luke walked over ot me.
“You were screaming in your sleep,” Luke said as he felt=t my forehead with the back of his hand. “Are you sure you’re OK?” Luke asked. Although I never trusted boys, he did look genuinely concerned.
“Yeah. I’m fine,” I said. I pulled my legs out of my sleeping bag. I still had my clothes on from yesterday, which was a gray shirt that said ‘Yes I’m a girl, yes I’m an athlete, yes I’ll kick your butt’ and jean shorts.
Luke walked away but I still went to the bathroom to change. I walked into the grey concrete building and into the “demi-goddesses” bathroom.
There were maybe 5 girls that were applying makeup and gossiping. They looked at me with disgust. I had never felt the need to wear makeup.
As I walked into the stall I heard one of them say “Oh my Gods! When I was at sword practice with Luke he said that he really liked me!” This was followed by blood-curdling screams and the sound of jumping.
I pulled on my clean shirt and unlocked the stall door.
There was a sound of a horn, and the girls exited the bathroom. I walked out of the stall. I looked in the mirror. My brown hair was all messy. I pulled it back into a low ponytail and pulled a hair tie off my wrist.
I ran out of the bathroom. I saw that the Hermes cabin was lining up. We lined up in order of Authority so I was dead last.
Breakfast was very uneventful again, but when Luke said we were going to the Archery range later, it mad my whole daylight up.
Annabeth found me after breakfast.
“OK I’m here to take you on the official tour of camp,” She said. She was wearing an orange t-shirt just like mine except she had a black necklace that had 6 beads on it.
Annabeth took me to some new places that Chiron didn’t show me. She took me back to the canoe lake.
“Any questions, comments or concerns?” She asked.
I was fighting the urge to tell her about my dream. It got the best of me. I blurted it out. I just couldn’t stop.
“Oh no. That’s not good,” Annabeth said as she started walking towards the Big House.
Once we got there, Annabeth found Chiron and they had a quick argument. Chiron finally gave in.
Annabeth came out.
“Come on Artie. You don’t mind if I call you that right?” she said.
“No. No I don’t mind.”
Annabeth lead me to the Archery range. There were butterflies in my stomach. I wanted to prove myself with my archery. It seemed like it was the only thing I was good at.
Annabeth handed me a bow and arrows.
“Go ahead. Take a shot,” she said with a slight smirk on her face.
I grasped the bow. I pulled back my arm, and I lined up the scopes. I took a deep breath and released my hand. A perfect bull’s eye. There were cease fires all over the clearing. Campers gathered around me. I did it again, but this time I aimed a little to the right so I didn’t hit the other arrow.
“Archer, cease fire!” Chiron’s voice rang through the silent crowd.
Instinctively I stopped.
“Artemisia, your mother has claimed you,” he said.
I looked around for a sign. I looked up and saw a spinning hologram of a bow and arrows.
“All welcome Artemisia, daughter of Artemis.”
That question was answered with a splash. The skylight seemed to have broken, and now there was water and tempered glass rushing with the force of a tornado through the house. The water was so strong, the thermostat part where people change the temperature was forced from seventy degrees to sixty-one degrees.
Two more jingling sounds.
Flash flood warning in effect.
High wind watch in effect.
“Ahh!”
The rest of the family didn’t seem to notice much that they were being swept downstairs.
Ellis noticed a piece of paper lying in the raging rapids in their house. He fished it out with his hand and read it. It was his birth certificate.
“What?!” Ellis screamed. It took him three minutes to read the dad part.
(Thanks for reading Chapter 1! Chapter 2 is coming to this site soon.)
Two more jingling sounds.
Flash flood warning in effect.
High wind watch in effect.
“Ahh!”
The rest of the family didn’t seem to notice much that they were being swept downstairs.
Ellis noticed a piece of paper lying in the raging rapids in their house. He fished it out with his hand and read it. It was his birth certificate.
“What?!” Ellis screamed. It took him three minutes to read the dad part.
(Thanks for reading Chapter 1! Chapter 2 is coming to this site soon.)
Hello. My name is ScienceWolf. I love the Percy Jackson books. I even have my own demi-god. She's a daughter of Zeus ( I made her up). This is my first story in this club btw. Have fun meeting my demi-god self: Kania Lyle.
*My eyes open*
Chiron: Hey, wake up! Come with me. *starts walking away*
Me: *groans and rubs eyes* Who are you?
Chiron: My name is Chiron. Please come with me.
Me: What's going on? What are you doing?
*He takes me to a camp with other people and sits me by a pole*
Boy 1: Hi new camper! I'm Grover!
Girl 1: Hello. I'm Annabeth.
Girl 2: Oh, hey. I'm Clarisse.
Chiron: Follow me.
Me: Okay, what in the world is even going on? Why am I here?
* A boy pushes past Annabeth and looks at me with happy green eyes*
Boy 2: Hi! I'm Percy! I'm son of Poseidon!
Man: Everyone, give Kania some room! Come.
Me thinking: Okay. This is getting weird. Is this some god camp? Is everyone here children to the gods?
Me: PLEASE! TELL ME WHAT'S GOING ON?!
To be continued...
*My eyes open*
Chiron: Hey, wake up! Come with me. *starts walking away*
Me: *groans and rubs eyes* Who are you?
Chiron: My name is Chiron. Please come with me.
Me: What's going on? What are you doing?
*He takes me to a camp with other people and sits me by a pole*
Boy 1: Hi new camper! I'm Grover!
Girl 1: Hello. I'm Annabeth.
Girl 2: Oh, hey. I'm Clarisse.
Chiron: Follow me.
Me: Okay, what in the world is even going on? Why am I here?
* A boy pushes past Annabeth and looks at me with happy green eyes*
Boy 2: Hi! I'm Percy! I'm son of Poseidon!
Man: Everyone, give Kania some room! Come.
Me thinking: Okay. This is getting weird. Is this some god camp? Is everyone here children to the gods?
Me: PLEASE! TELL ME WHAT'S GOING ON?!
To be continued...