Betrayed. That's what I felt since the incident.

I better get to explaining. Before my time comes.

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I stood at the edge of the water, feeling the water wash up and brush against my toes as if sensing my presence. I sigh and dive in, letting the water soak over my body, replenishing each bit of energy I had lost during the day of training, teaching the younger campers, and battling my best friends.

Two weeks after the war life was back to normal. Well, as normal as it could get for a demigod. Especially a son of Poseidon. I let myself sink to the very bottom on the ocean and sat there, looking around at the beautiful surroundings of coral and fish, and letting my thoughts wander. I blocked out the visions of Tartarus that were almost constantly flashing before my eyes. The water helped clear my thoughts anyway.

The seven of us including Nico were different. We were all stronger of course, but it was as though as one last punishment from Gaea, we would often have flashbacks. Mainly Annabeth and I. We had grown even closer if that was possible.

Suddenly from in the woods I heard a scream. It was very faint. Under water I could hear things from miles away. I used the water to blast me out and I ran towards the woods, uncapping riptide and instantly drying myself. I ran towards the forest and heard a monster. A hellhound no doubt. I entered the clearing and saw a boy my age, 17/18, underneath the giant hellhound that was not Mrs. O'Leary. He clutched a stick in his hand as a weapon and was poking the hellhound like it would be effective, but it only got angrier.

I charged the monster and easily cut through it sending golden dust raining around the boy. He had close cropped red hair, freckles dotting his nose, bright sea green eyes scarily like mine, and his clothes were tattered. He stared at me and looked around quickly. I looked around wondering what he was looking at, and then he struck. He ran at me and grabbed my sword flinging it to the side. I was much too shocked and I saw him shove the stick into my hands.

"Hey kid-?" I was confused and suddenly he took my hands and shoved the stick into his stomach. He screamed and agony and I dropped the stick confused. I rushed to his aid and got some ambrosia out of my pocket. The kid screamed again and flung the ambrosia away. What was wrong with him?

Suddenly Chiron, Annabeth, and a few more random kids came to see the commotion. They all rushed around us.

"Someone needs to take him to the infirmary quick-!" I started but the kid pushed me away and his eyes were pure horror.

"He attacked me! Get away! He stabbed me with that stick!" The kid screamed and tried to scramble away. He looked mortified. Annabeth knelt next to him.

"I'm sorry, this is Percy Jackson. He would never do anything like that. You must be in shock," Annabeth soothed, "someone get him to the infirmary."

A few Apollo campers picked him up and the kid wouldn't stop screaming.

"He's crazy! He tried to kill me!" The kid shrieked. His screams faded and it was soon just Annabeth and I. I was frozen in shock the whole time, staring at the ground where the kid was a few minutes ago. Annabeth knelt down and put a hand on my back.

"Annabeth I-" I was going to explain what had happened, but Annabeth shushed me.

"It's okay Percy, you don't need to explain. That kid was in shock," Annabeth said, and grabbed my arm. We stood up and walked back towards the camp. A few younger campers I passed stared at me cautiously. I heard a whisper that left me shocked.

"I think he went crazy after Tartarus. Maybe he did try to kill that new kid," someone muttered. It took all of my willpower to unclench my fists and keep walking. Annabeth looked at me sympathetically.

"It's okay Percy, the new campers don't know you. But I do," Annabeth said. I sighed and grabbed her hand.

"Maybe I should visit him," I said. Annabeth started to protest but I put a hand up.

"No, I need to visit him. Maybe he had a run in with a poisonous monster or something," I said quickly. Annabeth just sighed and kissed my cheek. I ran towards the infirmary and walked in. I walked towards him and saw his eyes were darting around. I was right next to him when he finally saw me and his eye locked on mine.

"You..." he trailed off. I winced.

"Listen, I don't know what happened back there or why you did that, but I would never do anything to hurt someone whatever you saw-" I started but the kid interrupted me.

"Stab me," he said. I flinched.

"Uh, what?" I asked confused. Then something about his voice changed.

"Stab me with that silver knife in the corner, in my arm, forget all of this and run out to your cabin," he said. My thoughts got foggy and walking towards the corner of the room I picked up the knife. I needed to stab him. I raised it above and the kid shrieked. I stabbed him in the arm hard and ran. I just knew one thing. Raise, stab, run. I ran until I got to my cabin. I slammed the door locking it and collapsed on my bed breathing hard. My thoughts suddenly cleared and for a split second I realized what I had done. Then it was gone.

How had I gotten on my bed? One second I was walking towards the infirmary and then...

Suddenly my door was crashed down and there stood an Apollo camper, Chiron, and Jason. Why were they here?

"Um, why didn't you guys just use the door knob...?" I asked looking from the three to my broken door. Chiron stared at me.

"Percy, what were you thinking?" Asked Chiron. I looked at him confused.

"What are you-" the Apollo kid cut me off.

"You stabbed the kid who said you tried to kill him in the forest. I saw it with my own eyes. You walked up to him, and stabbed him with a silver knife," the kid said. I looked at him horrified. What was he talking about?!

"I don't understand, I was walking towards the infirmary and then in my bed...I don't know what happened. I would never hurt a camper, I don't understand..." I said. My mind was completely swirling with thoughts. What was happening to me?

"Perce, I...I saw it. You stabbed that kid in the arm Perce..." Jason trailed off. He stared at the floor.

"Jason...what?" I asked, sitting up on the edge of my bed staring at the three infront of me. "I swear to gods I have no idea what your all talking about."

"I know Percy, but that doesn't mean you didn't do it. I have...I have a theory. Come with me to the big house, and we can talk," Chiron said. Jason took the Apollo campers arm and they walked out. I stood up in a daze and followed Chiron in the opposite direction towards the big house.

Aaaand chapter one is...

Completed! Hope you like so far!

-Amber❤️