First step for total domination

"I, Annabeth Chase, give Lucas Hayes permission to enter Camp Half-Blood."

Thunder rumbled from afar.

Lucas looked up, but there were no thunder clouds in sight.

"Where did that just come from?"

"Nowhere?"

Annabeth shrugged.

"It's more of a systematic thing than anything. You'll be able to walk into the camp ground now."

Lucas looked up at to Annabeth was pointed.

"I still can't see anything."

In his eyes, the magical camp was still non-existent.

"Hmm."

Annabeth rubbed her chin, then she snapped her fingers.

"How about now, Lucas?"

Lucas blinked.

To his surprise, where there was nothing but dark forest before, a hilltop was suddenly visible.

On top of the hill, there was a giant pine tree with something golden hung on one of its branch, and...

"Is that a dragon?"

Lucas asked out loud.

Annabeth smiled and nodded.

"Yes, that's Peleus, he is our guard for the Golden Fleece.

I'd advise you to not get too close to him... he gets bitey when he's asleep."

"Got it."

Lucas nodded.

Still, it was cool to see an actual dragon in real life.

Not to mention, if everything Annabeth had said was true...a dragon was one of the least interesting things that he had to look forward to.

"Come on...let me show you around the camp."

Annabeth whispered in Lucas’s ear.

She slipped her arm around his and gently pulled him along as they walked up the hill.