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Piper
Jason was restless, Leo was hyped up (as usual), Thalia looked sick, and Annabeth was sulking. Piper couldn't blame them, she felt sick herself.
She glared at Leo as he steered the ship absently.
"Leo!" Piper exclaimed. "You're going to get us killed!"
"Chill Beauty Queen," Leo said, grinning. "I got this."
She kept glaring at him until he sighed, defeated.
"Fine," Leo grumbled, as he took a firmer hold on the wheel.
She sighed, relieved. It wouldn't do any good to die now, she thought. She glanced over at Jason, who was lost in thought. She wondered if he was thinking about his friends and his (possible) girlfriend. She knew that's what she was thinking. She sighed, thinking about all those memories created by the Mist. She wished they were real, all of them.
She shook herself off. What's your problem Mclean, she scolded herself. You have bigger things to worry about. Like whether the Romans will attack or not.
She shuddered. What was to stop the Romans from attacking them? She just had to believe that this Percy guy had convinced the Romans to welcome them. She also hoped that when they saw Jason, they wouldn't attack. But some small part of her warned that the Romans would not be at all friendly.
She could hear Leo yelling orders as they prepared to land. All the senior campers from Camp Half-blood hastened to obey.
Piper stared. This wasn’t a camp. This was an entire city modeled after Rome. Piper couldn’t believe all this amazing architecture. She could see beautiful buildings as they slowly descended. She saw great statues and temples for the roman gods.
No way, Piper thought. Piper leaned over the edge to get a closer look. Yep, they were definitely aqueducts. She couldn’t believe they had aqueducts. She knew normally Annabeth would be right next to her, pointing out all the buildings and such. Judging by what everyone said, she loved architecture. But Annabeth clearly wasn’t in the mood right now
As they neared the ground Piper saw something amazing. Piper could scarcely believe her eyes. Right before her were 200 some campers, at least twice the number camp half-blood had. She gulped.
She heard a soft *thump* as the ship hit the ground.
Piper stepped out, heart beating fast. She put on a brave face.
"Um-hi everyone," she said awkwardly.
The Romans stared, dumbfounded. They obviously hadn't expected an approach like that. She could hear everyone clambering out behind her.
Then, a girl in a purple cloak shouted something in Latin. Piper figured that this girl was probably the leader. She guessed that she had ordered everyone to lower their weapons, which is what everyone did.
They started muttering amongst themselves.
The girl in purple calmly said, "Welcome, Greeks."
Out of the corner of her eye, Piper saw Jason come forward and she held her breath.
The Romans were shocked. Even the girl in purple, who had looked calm the whole time, looked shocked.
"Jason?" she said. "Is that really you?”
"Uh-yeah," he replied self-consciously.
"So you're Jason," someone mused.
When Piper saw the speaker, she immediately knew who it was. She had only ever seen him in pictures but there was no mistaking him. It was Annabeth's lost boyfriend, Percy Jackson. She glanced at Annabeth, waiting to see her reaction. Annabeth's face lit up when she saw Percy, but at the same time the Daughter of Athena looked scared.
“And you’re Percy Jackson,” Jason said as a statement rather than a question. “Let me guess, your Praetor now right?”
“Yeah,” Percy said. “But you can be Praetor again if you want to, I-,”
“No,” Jason cut in. “I’ve failed my camp by being away. You’re praetor now.”
Percy looked self-conscious but he nodded. As Jason walked away, he was mobbed by his old friends. He laughed as they carried him away. The Romans dispersed and Camp Half-blood stood there.
Piper’s eyes flitted between Annabeth and Percy as they stared at each other. Piper could feel Annabeth’s anxiety right now.
“Um- I don’t-.”
“Oh,” Annabeth said softly, looking down. “So you don’t remember.”
Percy stared at her, and then he doubled over, laughing.
“You- actually thought- you should’ve seen your face!” Percy yelled gleefully.
Annabeth had realized that Percy was joking. She punched him on the shoulder.
“Ow,” Percy said. “What was that for?”
“That wasn’t funny Percy!” she said angrily. “I actually beli-.” She faltered. “Did you say ow?” she asked, bewildered. “But I thought you had the Curse of Achilles so…”
“Apparently, the Curse of Achilles is a Greek curse only,” Percy replied. “So when I crossed into Roman territory, it faded.”
“Wait,” Piper asked. “You had The Curse of Achilles!?”
“Cool!” Leo exclaimed “That gives you like invincibility right?”
Piper nodded.
“So if someone goes up to you and he’s all like ‘I’m gonna kill you’. And you just go like ‘bring it’ and it bounces off you and he’s like ‘whoa!’ and then you like kill him?! How cool is that bro!!”
“Leo,” she chided. “You’re embarrassing yourself”
Percy looked at Leo strangely. “Is he always this weird?” Percy asked.
“Sadly enough, yes,” Piper replied “We can’t get him to shut up.”
“Hey!” Leo declared hotly.
“Leo, shut up,” Piper said exasperatingly.
“No!” he yelled firmly.
“See what I mean?”
“Uh- okay then…” Percy said. “Hey everyone, its been a while.”’’
Camp Half-blood crowded around Percy, asking him questions.
“How long have you been her?”
“Any good adventures lately?”
“Lost your invincibility huh? Bummer.”
“Whoa! Nice tattoo! Where’d you get it?”
“Hey Percy!” Thalia yelled. “How’re you doing? Oh and you know Jason?! He’s my little brother!
“No way,” Percy said, shaking his head. “You mean like same mom and dad?!”
“Yep, he’s definitely my brother,” Thalia grinned.
“Nice to see you too Thalia.”
“Percy?” Annabeth asked. “Where’s Nico?”
A shadow fell on Percy’s face.
“He’s being held by Gaea,” Percy replied, with a look of pure hatred, directed at the ground itself.
ik its kinda short but...
Piper
Jason was restless, Leo was hyped up (as usual), Thalia looked sick, and Annabeth was sulking. Piper couldn't blame them, she felt sick herself.
She glared at Leo as he steered the ship absently.
"Leo!" Piper exclaimed. "You're going to get us killed!"
"Chill Beauty Queen," Leo said, grinning. "I got this."
She kept glaring at him until he sighed, defeated.
"Fine," Leo grumbled, as he took a firmer hold on the wheel.
She sighed, relieved. It wouldn't do any good to die now, she thought. She glanced over at Jason, who was lost in thought. She wondered if he was thinking about his friends and his (possible) girlfriend. She knew that's what she was thinking. She sighed, thinking about all those memories created by the Mist. She wished they were real, all of them.
She shook herself off. What's your problem Mclean, she scolded herself. You have bigger things to worry about. Like whether the Romans will attack or not.
She shuddered. What was to stop the Romans from attacking them? She just had to believe that this Percy guy had convinced the Romans to welcome them. She also hoped that when they saw Jason, they wouldn't attack. But some small part of her warned that the Romans would not be at all friendly.
She could hear Leo yelling orders as they prepared to land. All the senior campers from Camp Half-blood hastened to obey.
Piper stared. This wasn’t a camp. This was an entire city modeled after Rome. Piper couldn’t believe all this amazing architecture. She could see beautiful buildings as they slowly descended. She saw great statues and temples for the roman gods.
No way, Piper thought. Piper leaned over the edge to get a closer look. Yep, they were definitely aqueducts. She couldn’t believe they had aqueducts. She knew normally Annabeth would be right next to her, pointing out all the buildings and such. Judging by what everyone said, she loved architecture. But Annabeth clearly wasn’t in the mood right now
As they neared the ground Piper saw something amazing. Piper could scarcely believe her eyes. Right before her were 200 some campers, at least twice the number camp half-blood had. She gulped.
She heard a soft *thump* as the ship hit the ground.
Piper stepped out, heart beating fast. She put on a brave face.
"Um-hi everyone," she said awkwardly.
The Romans stared, dumbfounded. They obviously hadn't expected an approach like that. She could hear everyone clambering out behind her.
Then, a girl in a purple cloak shouted something in Latin. Piper figured that this girl was probably the leader. She guessed that she had ordered everyone to lower their weapons, which is what everyone did.
They started muttering amongst themselves.
The girl in purple calmly said, "Welcome, Greeks."
Out of the corner of her eye, Piper saw Jason come forward and she held her breath.
The Romans were shocked. Even the girl in purple, who had looked calm the whole time, looked shocked.
"Jason?" she said. "Is that really you?”
"Uh-yeah," he replied self-consciously.
"So you're Jason," someone mused.
When Piper saw the speaker, she immediately knew who it was. She had only ever seen him in pictures but there was no mistaking him. It was Annabeth's lost boyfriend, Percy Jackson. She glanced at Annabeth, waiting to see her reaction. Annabeth's face lit up when she saw Percy, but at the same time the Daughter of Athena looked scared.
“And you’re Percy Jackson,” Jason said as a statement rather than a question. “Let me guess, your Praetor now right?”
“Yeah,” Percy said. “But you can be Praetor again if you want to, I-,”
“No,” Jason cut in. “I’ve failed my camp by being away. You’re praetor now.”
Percy looked self-conscious but he nodded. As Jason walked away, he was mobbed by his old friends. He laughed as they carried him away. The Romans dispersed and Camp Half-blood stood there.
Piper’s eyes flitted between Annabeth and Percy as they stared at each other. Piper could feel Annabeth’s anxiety right now.
“Um- I don’t-.”
“Oh,” Annabeth said softly, looking down. “So you don’t remember.”
Percy stared at her, and then he doubled over, laughing.
“You- actually thought- you should’ve seen your face!” Percy yelled gleefully.
Annabeth had realized that Percy was joking. She punched him on the shoulder.
“Ow,” Percy said. “What was that for?”
“That wasn’t funny Percy!” she said angrily. “I actually beli-.” She faltered. “Did you say ow?” she asked, bewildered. “But I thought you had the Curse of Achilles so…”
“Apparently, the Curse of Achilles is a Greek curse only,” Percy replied. “So when I crossed into Roman territory, it faded.”
“Wait,” Piper asked. “You had The Curse of Achilles!?”
“Cool!” Leo exclaimed “That gives you like invincibility right?”
Piper nodded.
“So if someone goes up to you and he’s all like ‘I’m gonna kill you’. And you just go like ‘bring it’ and it bounces off you and he’s like ‘whoa!’ and then you like kill him?! How cool is that bro!!”
“Leo,” she chided. “You’re embarrassing yourself”
Percy looked at Leo strangely. “Is he always this weird?” Percy asked.
“Sadly enough, yes,” Piper replied “We can’t get him to shut up.”
“Hey!” Leo declared hotly.
“Leo, shut up,” Piper said exasperatingly.
“No!” he yelled firmly.
“See what I mean?”
“Uh- okay then…” Percy said. “Hey everyone, its been a while.”’’
Camp Half-blood crowded around Percy, asking him questions.
“How long have you been her?”
“Any good adventures lately?”
“Lost your invincibility huh? Bummer.”
“Whoa! Nice tattoo! Where’d you get it?”
“Hey Percy!” Thalia yelled. “How’re you doing? Oh and you know Jason?! He’s my little brother!
“No way,” Percy said, shaking his head. “You mean like same mom and dad?!”
“Yep, he’s definitely my brother,” Thalia grinned.
“Nice to see you too Thalia.”
“Percy?” Annabeth asked. “Where’s Nico?”
A shadow fell on Percy’s face.
“He’s being held by Gaea,” Percy replied, with a look of pure hatred, directed at the ground itself.
ik its kinda short but...