Surprise Attack

"June!" Dream shouted as the campers headed to get food before the next contest,

"What's up Dream?" June asked as she stopped walking,

"Your eyes, their back to hazel" Dream mumbled loud enough for June to hear,

"What do you mean?" June asked

"Your eyes changed color twice during our battle" Dream explained

"Really?" June asked, confusion and excitement slipping out with her question.

"What were you doing when we were exchanging blows?" Dream asked as she walked towards the pavilion,

"I was watching your moves and trying to come up with a plan, but then you hesitated which gave me the perfect chance to attack" June explained as she followed Dream,

"Battle strategy/wisdom" Dream mumbled again

"Battle strategy/wisdom?" June asked

"Athen is the Goddess of Battle Strategy, technically it's wisdom but many just say battle strategy in these moments" Dream started to explain,

"You're the creation of the Gods and Goddesses so I believe your eyes turned grey because you were calling upon Athena's power" Dream explained.

"What were you doing when Issac had the skeletons?" Dream asked as she piled food onto her plate,

"Well Roxy told me I could command them, so I tried and it worked" June answered

"Your eyes turned orange. Hades the God of the Underworld" Dream said as she headed for the tables,

"Let's eat and then go talk to Noran about all of this" Dream said

"Sure" June responded and headed for the Hermes table. Everyone in the camp was enjoying their food and busy talking about the contest,

"Looks like everyone is having fun," Bella said as she sat down next to June,

"Yeah they are all loud today" June replied with a chuckle,

"They sure are" Bella laughed. The Hermes table looked at Bella and June with confusion,

"Bella, why are they looking at us like that?" June asked

"Oh, uh, don't worry about it" Bella responded as she glared at the others. One of the campers started to laugh,

"Don't worry? She's a monster! She's going to get us all killed!" the camper screamed at Bella

"Noel enough," Bella said as the pavilion became quiet,

"No! Everyone is thinking it! She brought a Hellhound here! She's a monster!" Noel stood up from her chair and pointed at June,

"You should leave!" Noel screamed at June. June felt eyes on her, some were filled with anger and fear but some were filled with pity and worry,

"I understand," June said as she got up and left the pavilion. June walked out onto the dock and stared out at the water,

"You okay?" a voice from behind June startled her,

"Oh, hi Ashley" June said as she saw who called out to her,

"I'm okay, it's just a little suffocating in the pavilion right now"

"I see, they called you names didn't they?" Ashley asked as she sat on the end of the dock,

"How did you know?" June asked

"Well, I was walking in when it started" Ashley admitted as June joined her on the dock,

"Oh," June said. Ashley and June sat in silence for a while before Ashley decided to speak,

"You noticed how many campers reacted when I became a part of the contest right?" Ashley asked

"They didn't seem to like it" June responded

"I'm the daughter of Aphrodite. Aphrodite is supposed to be a weak Goddess and so her children should be weak as well, but I don't fit into that mold. My mother may be the Goddess of trivial things but that doesn't mean she's weak. The campers don't like it when a person who is meant to be weak beats them, so I'm an outcast, even in my own cabin" Ashley explained why she was similar to June and June understood that the campers fear and hate people and things that are different.

"What I'm trying to say is don't let yourself get beat down June, you're a remarkable girl and you'll do a lot of good" Ashley said as she laid a hand on June's back,

"Thanks, Ashley!" You're pretty remarkable yourself" June said with a smile and Ashley laughed

"Thanks".

"June!" a voice called out from behind, a voice June recognized

"Dream!" June called back

"I'm over here!". Dream and Jace ran toward June,

"June are you okay?" Dream asked as she hugged June

"I'm okay. Ashley came to keep me company" June responded as she hugged Dream back. Jace smiled and nodded to Ashley

"Thank you," Jace said

"No problem. June and I are familiar" Ashley said as she stood up,

"See you around June, looks like you have these two to look after you," Ashley said as she patted June's head,

"See you around Ashley, and I have you just like you have me if things go wrong" June replied with a smile and Ashley nodded,

"You're right" Ashley smiled as she walked away.

"You okay?" Jace asked June as he sat down next to her and Dream,

"I'm doing better," June said

"Sorry, we couldn't do anything when Noel started to scream" Dream apologized as she held her head,

"It's okay" June replied with a smile

"It's my fault for calling Roxy after she warned me about how the campers viewed her". Jace hugged June

"You're not a monster, you are a special girl and the others don't know that" Jace kissed the top of June's head,

"Thanks, Jace" June said with a smile as she breathed in his scent.

"We should go see Noran now" Dream said

"We want to figure out why your eyes change color",

"Okay" June replied as she stood up

"Let's go". June, Dream, and Jace walked off the dock and towards the main house; suddenly screams came from the pavilion,

"Dream?" June said as she looked at Dream with worry in her eyes,

"Something is wrong. Let's go" Dream said and they ran for the Pavilion. The screams and cries got louder as June, Dream, and Jace got closer,

"What's going on?" June asked

"A monster probably got in. It's not uncommon for one to break in now and then since we only have campers patrolling the area" Jace explained as they reached the pavilion,

"Oh, my gods" Dream gasped as they saw campers on the ground bleeding and dying.

"Apollo cabin help the injured!" Noran shouted as he ran around the pavilion helping campers up,

"Noran!" Dream shouted as June, Jace, and she ran to Noran,

"Dream, Jace, June, good you're here" Noran sighed with relief,

"What's going on?" Dream asked

"A monster got in" Noran explained

"The Chimaera" Noran said before Drem asked which monster,

"The Chimaera?" Dream gasped

"Yes" Noran responded

"Chimaera?" June asked as she watched Dream and Noran talk,

"A monster with a fire-breathing goat head, a serpent head, and a lion head, as well as the body of a lion" Dream explained with a sigh,

"Bad news, got it. Now, where is it?" June asked

"Just behind the pavilion with the campers who could still fight," Noran said as he pointed,

"Well, let's go," June said as she ran off to help.