Chiron led Zoe up the hill. She was surprised at how dense the forest was - no one was getting in or out of Camp Half-Blood unless this Chiron guy wanted them to.

Finally, they reached the top of the hill. Zoe gasped, and Chiron smiled at how in awe she was.

Camp Half-Blood was gorgeous.

Sprawling hills were adorned with glittering cabins. Fountains and statues dotted the strawberry fields, and Zoe could barely draw her eyes away from a giant Greek-like statue of a woman holding a small figure. Campers in orange T-shirts ran around playing volleyball, climbing a rock wall - with lava - and cosplaying with armor and swords.

Zoe wrinkled her nose when she saw the cosplayers.

"I thought this was a summer camp, not an acting camp," she told Chiron. "Will I have to cosplay too?" Chiron rubbed his forehead and wheeled his wheelchair closer to Zoe.

"Zoe, there's some stuff I need to tell you."

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"WHAT?" Zoe's scream could be heard all throughout the camp. Birds flew from trees. Pegasi in their stables whinnied and shifted. "So...you're telling me that monsters and gods and mythology is real? Αδύνατος!" Zoe gasped.

"I...just spoke Greek." Chiron nodded.

"Zoe, you're the daughter of two of the most powerful half-bloods I've ever seen, the granddaughter of both Poseidon and Athena. That is not something to be taken lightly. You are very powerful."

Zoe rubbed her forehead.

"I...guess you'd better show me around, then."

"Certainly." And then Chiron did the unthinkable. He rose from his wheelchair. The blanket fell from his body to reveal a muscular bottom half, covered in fur...sporting hooves.

"You're a centaur," Zoe sighed. "Of course you are." Chiron smiled warmly and let Zoe Jackson down the hill.

"Welcome to Camp Half-Blood, Zoe."

A/N: Hi! Sorry for the short chapter. I have a lot of stuff going on - one of my teachers has been assigning random bucketloads of homework and my dance teacher has been scheduling extra practices (and I mayyyyyy or may not have spent the last hour coming up with a totally new spur-of-the-moment fiction idea....nooooopee....) I'll try to be better with my updates...thanks for reading! 💗💖