"No, Jake. The Hulk gets stronger and stronger the angrier he gets." Hunter said, shaking his head. "Doomsday broke Superman's back, so logically, the Hulk could reach a point where he is strong enough to do the same."
"Hulk is not Kryptonian. And that's assuming Hulk even gets his hands on Superman, at all. He has super speed and reflexes, remember?" Jake contested, stopping their walk from the arena back to their cabin. Jake turned to him. "You're also forgetting heat vision and super breath."
"Enhanced speed and reflexes. Size advantage. Thunderclap. The Hulk wins."
"How? How would this fight go down, huh?" Jake asked, looking Hunter in the eye. Marina cleared her throat.
"Well, if you two are done out-nerding each other, then I'll be going." She said with a laugh before turning to leave. Hunter caught her wrist, and then put a finger to Jake's chest.
"Toppling buildings onto him and burying him, so the sun no longer powers him." Hunter said quietly before turning to Marina. "Sorry about that. Did you need to go somewhere?"
"Yeah. I should probably get some work in on the forge. I've been neglecting it for a while, so I need to play some catch up." She paused for a moment before leaning up and kissing him on the cheek. "You been okay, lately?" Hunter took a deep breath and then nodded softly.
"Yeah. Just...distracted. Hopefully, it'll go away soon." He said with a sigh. She hugged him for a moment before pulling away and patting his chest a second. She sighed and then spotted something over his shoulder.
"Speaking of people who would get mad at me for neglecting the forge, Chiron is heading this way. I'll talk to you later." She kissed his cheek again and then waved before hurrying toward her cabin. Hunter smiled a little as she walked, taking a moment to recognize how good she had been to him. He didn't completely deserve it with how obvious his feelings for Arabella were, but she was still there for him. Hunter finally turned around and saw Chiron walking up to them. A second later, a guy about 16 appeared next to him, bags in hand. He was tall and slender, but looked like he was in good shape. A swimmer maybe. He had a black hair shorn close to his head and clear blue-green eyes. That wasn't a good sign.
"Hunter, Jake, I'd like you to meet William-" The guy cleared his throat. "Excuse me-Will Monterey. He's new to camp." Chiron said, putting a hand on Will's shoulder.
"New kid of Hermes to haze into the cabin, Chiron?" Jake said with a laugh. Chiron's smile fell a little and he sighed.
"No, actually. We have another child of Poseidon."
"How is he getting here only now?" Hunter asked quietly.
"Well," Will finally said, "I was claimed when I was thirteen according to that whole bargain my brother made with the gods, but apparently out of all the public schools in the country, the satyrs missed the one school with a B-3 kid in it." Will finished with a laugh.
"B-3?" Hunter asked.
"Big three. Zeus, Hades, Poseidon. The Big Three." Will said, holding up three fingers. "Anyway, I didn't even know about the camp until I bumped into my brother and his fiancee, Annabeth. I was running from this gigantic bull and then boom they show up and take it down."
"Wow! What happened after that?" Jake said, leaning toward Will like he was watching an action movie. Hunter nudged him. Jake straightened up a little. "I mean, it's good you made it out okay." He said with a nod. Will laughed.
"Well, after that, I kind of packed up my stuff and then have been living with Percy and Annabeth until they could drop me here just now."
"I have Percy and Annabeth both waiting for me in the Big house to discuss this, so I must go. I was hoping you two could show him around?" Chiron said with a small smile. "Show him the arena. Maybe get him set up with a weapon."
"Sure thing, Chiron." Hunter said with a nod.
"Thank you, gentlemen. Will, welcome to Camp Half-Blood." Chiron said with a nod. Hunter watched Chiron walk away before turning to Will.
"Alright. Well, as he said, I'm Hunter. This is Jake. We are the sources of all knowledge when it comes to camp." Hunter said, shaking his hand.
"Even more than your Savior of Olympus brother." Jake added, shaking his hand next. "Alright. Well, away we go. We are currently standing among the cabins. That's Hermes directly behind us. This side is for all of the male gods, the big one on that end being Zeus."
"All of the male gods except Dionysus." Hunter corrected. "He's over on the female gods' side at the end there. That one on the end next to the one covered in vines, which is Demeter, is Hera. We stay out of those two cabins, for the most part. Also, don't go into the middle cabin there. Artemis isn't a fan of guys." Hunter said, taking a deep breath. "Next, we have-"
"Who is that?" Will said with a gasp. Hunter rolled his eyes a little. A new guy would always see a child of Aphrodite and immediately he was in love.
"Calm down, Will." Hunter said, turning around. "It's just a child of....Demeter." Hunter finished a little surprised. Hunter looked at Will who was staring intently at a girl walking past the fire toward the mess hall, curly blonde hair tied up in a bun with a few locks falling past her face and arms wrapped around a book held tightly to her chest. She looked at Will as she passed and then blushed a little before going on her way. Hunter didn't really know her name. He had seen her with Kyle once or twice, so he assumed.
"Oh, I've got to get to know her." Will said with a nod.
"He's hair for less than an hour and he already has prospects. Hunter, how is this fair?" Jake protested, sighing heavily.
"Well, he is a child of Poseidon. They just...demand respect or something. I don't know." Hunter said before patting Will on the back. "Come on. There will be plenty of time for girls, later. There's a lot of camp left to see." Hunter said with a laugh. "Let's go to the Arena next."
"Yeah. I should probably get some work in on the forge. I've been neglecting it for a while, so I need to play some catch up." She paused for a moment before leaning up and kissing him on the cheek. "You been okay, lately?" Hunter took a deep breath and then nodded softly.
"Yeah. Just...distracted. Hopefully, it'll go away soon." He said with a sigh. She hugged him for a moment before pulling away and patting his chest a second. She sighed and then spotted something over his shoulder.
"Speaking of people who would get mad at me for neglecting the forge, Chiron is heading this way. I'll talk to you later." She kissed his cheek again and then waved before hurrying toward her cabin. Hunter smiled a little as she walked, taking a moment to recognize how good she had been to him. He didn't completely deserve it with how obvious his feelings for Arabella were, but she was still there for him. Hunter finally turned around and saw Chiron walking up to them. A second later, a guy about 16 appeared next to him, bags in hand. He was tall and slender, but looked like he was in good shape. A swimmer maybe. He had a black hair shorn close to his head and clear blue-green eyes. That wasn't a good sign.
"Hunter, Jake, I'd like you to meet William-" The guy cleared his throat. "Excuse me-Will Monterey. He's new to camp." Chiron said, putting a hand on Will's shoulder.
"New kid of Hermes to haze into the cabin, Chiron?" Jake said with a laugh. Chiron's smile fell a little and he sighed.
"No, actually. We have another child of Poseidon."
"How is he getting here only now?" Hunter asked quietly.
"Well," Will finally said, "I was claimed when I was thirteen according to that whole bargain my brother made with the gods, but apparently out of all the public schools in the country, the satyrs missed the one school with a B-3 kid in it." Will finished with a laugh.
"B-3?" Hunter asked.
"Big three. Zeus, Hades, Poseidon. The Big Three." Will said, holding up three fingers. "Anyway, I didn't even know about the camp until I bumped into my brother and his fiancee, Annabeth. I was running from this gigantic bull and then boom they show up and take it down."
"Wow! What happened after that?" Jake said, leaning toward Will like he was watching an action movie. Hunter nudged him. Jake straightened up a little. "I mean, it's good you made it out okay." He said with a nod. Will laughed.
"Well, after that, I kind of packed up my stuff and then have been living with Percy and Annabeth until they could drop me here just now."
"I have Percy and Annabeth both waiting for me in the Big house to discuss this, so I must go. I was hoping you two could show him around?" Chiron said with a small smile. "Show him the arena. Maybe get him set up with a weapon."
"Sure thing, Chiron." Hunter said with a nod.
"Thank you, gentlemen. Will, welcome to Camp Half-Blood." Chiron said with a nod. Hunter watched Chiron walk away before turning to Will.
"Alright. Well, as he said, I'm Hunter. This is Jake. We are the sources of all knowledge when it comes to camp." Hunter said, shaking his hand.
"Even more than your Savior of Olympus brother." Jake added, shaking his hand next. "Alright. Well, away we go. We are currently standing among the cabins. That's Hermes directly behind us. This side is for all of the male gods, the big one on that end being Zeus."
"All of the male gods except Dionysus." Hunter corrected. "He's over on the female gods' side at the end there. That one on the end next to the one covered in vines, which is Demeter, is Hera. We stay out of those two cabins, for the most part. Also, don't go into the middle cabin there. Artemis isn't a fan of guys." Hunter said, taking a deep breath. "Next, we have-"
"Who is that?" Will said with a gasp. Hunter rolled his eyes a little. A new guy would always see a child of Aphrodite and immediately he was in love.
"Calm down, Will." Hunter said, turning around. "It's just a child of....Demeter." Hunter finished a little surprised. Hunter looked at Will who was staring intently at a girl walking past the fire toward the mess hall, curly blonde hair tied up in a bun with a few locks falling past her face and arms wrapped around a book held tightly to her chest. She looked at Will as she passed and then blushed a little before going on her way. Hunter didn't really know her name. He had seen her with Kyle once or twice, so he assumed.
"Oh, I've got to get to know her." Will said with a nod.
"He's hair for less than an hour and he already has prospects. Hunter, how is this fair?" Jake protested, sighing heavily.
"Well, he is a child of Poseidon. They just...demand respect or something. I don't know." Hunter said before patting Will on the back. "Come on. There will be plenty of time for girls, later. There's a lot of camp left to see." Hunter said with a laugh. "Let's go to the Arena next."