Since Apollo's adventures as a mortal, he's been around camp more frequently. Something about watching his children nearly die seems to have awakened his parental instincts. So one week after Apollo's return to Olympus, he shows up at camp. By parking the sun chariot in front of his own cabin, leaving scorch marks in the grass. The Demeter cabin will not be pleased. Being the god of the sun, he shows up as it's rising, and wakes up half the camp with the sound of his landing. (Not the Hypnos kids, though, they'll sleep through anything, up to and including actual battles.)

The Apollo campers rush out of their cabin in pjs and armor, carrying bows, musical instruments, and various first aid supplies. Kayla is the first one out the door, bow in one hand and quiver in the other, and stops in her tracks, making Austin slam into her from behind hard enough that he almost drops his saxophone.

Behind them, Will and a few younger campers struggle to see around their siblings. They were clearly expecting an attack, and are understandably bewildered to see their father standing outside with the sun chariot, which is currently in school bus form.

Apollo is unfazed: "Children! Come on, I have tickets to Hamilton!" He's beaming, both in the metaphoric and literal senses.

Austin is the first to find his voice: "...Dad? What are you doing here?"

"Spending time with my children, of course! I have centuries of lost time to make up for, after all." The light emanating from him falters, reacting to his emotions. "I can't tell you how deeply I regret not being there for you before. But that is in the past. Now things will be different." His eyes are watery, but there's a determined set to his jaw. For his children's benefit, he forces a smile. "Don't worry Kayla, we'll do archery next week."

By this time, most of camp is watching this exchange, peering around doorways and peeking through windows. They're all a bit reluctant to draw Apollo's attention to them, having spent most of their lives with various gods threatening to smite them. But Apollo's children have no such fears: they're crowded around their father in a rather squished group hug. After a minute, they untangle themselves and file onto the sun chariot, shouting over each other as they argue over seating arrangements.

Throughout the show, Apollo keeps up a running commentary about his adventures with the founding fathers. Apparently he knew most of them, fathered some of them, and dated more than one.

He's not very quiet about his gossiping, either, and he's drawing more than a few annoyed stares.

"You know, I helped Lin write a few of these numbers. He's a fun guy, great sense of humor. Never challenge him to a dance-off, though; you can't win."