Jay sighed when he heard the monsters. He hated having to go rescue people. Rescuing often led to friendships, and someone else to betray his trust was not what Jay needed at this point.
Nevertheless, Jay grabbed his favorite knife and ran up the hill to see what was going on. Seeing the monsters, the son of Khione pushed his red hair out of his eyes before yelling loudly, hoping to either distract the monsters or alert some of the other campers.
Seeing that his idea wasn't working, Jay sprinted down the hill. As he passed the girl, he yelled, "Keep running! Don't look back!" before he ran straight for the Minotaur, which appeared to be the biggest threat.
Jay saw the electricity hit the hellhound as he hit the ground, diving between the Minotaur's legs. He shook his head in disbelief. Why, he thought angrily, Won't anybody listen to me? Immediately afterwards, Jay grabbed hold of one of the Minotaur's legs, closing his eyes, and concentrated his thoughts on ice. Pure, cold, ice. He kept this thought, channeling his power until the Minotaur stopped bellowing. Jay opened his eyes and looked up to see the Minotaur a solid block of ice. He tried to stand, but slumped to the ground, completely drained from such a large use of his powers. He looked up in despair as the remaining hellhound moved closer, looking for it's prey. Him.
"Get up the hill," the son of Khione hissed, his pride too strong to let him ask for assistance. "There might be more." Jay leaned against the Minotaur and used it as a support to push himself upright.
Jay staggered after the girl. Once he reached the top, he put one hand on Thalia's pine for support. "Welcome to Camp Half-Blood," he sighed. "Known to me as my personal version of the Fields of Punishment. Come on, we should get you to the Big House."
"Nah, I'm good. Some sleep should help. And...maybe some food. But first, we need to get you to Chiron. Follow me." Jay set off slowly in the direction of the Big House.
Reaching the Big House, Jay turned to Calla. "So, uh...Chiron should be in there. I'm not supposed to go in without permission, so I guess I'll see you later?" It was phrased more as a question than as a statement.
Jay turned and left for his cabin.
Jackie was leaning against the wall of Zeus's cabin. She looked up at Calla and saluted her lazily. "Hey, what's up newbie? Welcome to Camp Halfblood. The only safe haven on earth for us halfbloods" She scoffed then and kicked a rock near her sneakered foot.
"Hey! Newbie!" Jackie called again to Calla. "What's up with you? You know how to talk or what?"