I don't own any of the characters Rick Riordan does. This is my prediction of MoA. Please review truthfully so I know what to work on in my writing skills. Enjoy

The Mark of Athena

I

Annabeth

Annabeth was nervous. She could see a small city approaching in the distance and she knew that somewhere there, Percy would be waiting. She was really excited to be able to see him after so long, but a small part of her worried that he would be different—changed somehow. Don't worry, she told herself, he probably can't wait to see you. "Thinking about Percy?" A voice interrupted her thoughts. Jason had crept up on her silently.

"How did you…?"

"Just guessed. Are you nervous?"

"Yeah…I guess. I just can't help thinking, what if he's changed? What if he doesn't remember me very well or doesn't like me anymore?"

"I doubt he's changed. He probably can't wait to see you," Jason replied.

"Maybe your right," She answered doubtfully. But what if Jason was wrong? She forced herself not to think about it.

"We are beginning our descent!" Called up Leo. The sails creaked as the boat began its journey down through the atmosphere. They were both silent as they watched the ground come closer. They were about to land in a square lined with shops inside the small city. "The Forum," said Jason.

"What?" Annabeth asked.

"The Forum, that's what it's called."

"Oh…" They drifted back into silence. Annabeth looked down. She could see people running towards them to greet them when they landed. Whether that greeting would be friendly or not, she didn't know. She strained her eyes to see if she could make out Percy among the crowd, and sure enough, there he was, waving at them wildly and pointing toward the northeast. "I think he wants us to land in that big field over there outside the city; the one with the craters and scorch marks," said Annabeth.

"Oh yeah! I almost forgot. No weapons allowed inside the city limits." Jason laughed. "I guess that includes this giant warship. Leo! Go land in that big flat field over there!"

"The one that looks like a nuclear test zone?"

"Yeah! That one."

"Great. Grand Commander Leo is on it!" Leo shouted up.

"I thought we decided that you were Repair Boy," Jason laughed.

"Hey!" Leo said with mock hurt. "As the one who built this ship I can decide my own rank!"

"Okay "Grand Commander". Just get us over to that field," answered Jason. "Next thing you know, he'll start having us bow when we come in his room," he said jokingly to Annabeth.

"I heard that!" Shouted Leo.

"How did he hear that?" Jason asked with an embarrassed look on his face. Annabeth only laughed and looked over the side again. They were much closer now and she could make out faces clearly. Percy was standing in a toga with two demigods on either side of him, a muscular boy with a babyish face and an African-American girl. Close behind them stood another girl with dark hair and a purple cape. "That's Reyna," Jason pointed at the girl with the cape. "She's the camp Praetor. I was Praetor too before I lost my memory, but I don't know if they've elected a new one or what."

"Who are the two demigods next to Percy?" Annabeth asked.

"I assume that's Percy?" Jason said, pointing at Percy.

"Yeah."

"Well the girl next to him is named Hazel. She's a daughter of Pluto. I don't know who the boy is though. He must have gotten here after I was taken away by Juno."

There was a thud and a small squeaking noise as they landed, but surprisingly, even though Leo was driving/sailing/flying, their landing was quite smooth. Here comes the moment of truth, thought Annabeth as the gangway was lowered. Piper and Leo joined them and together they walked down the ramp.

A scary sight awaited them in front of Argo II. There must have been more than 100 people waiting for them, and more were still arriving. Some were dressed in full battle armor and others wore togas. Jason started introducing everybody, but Annabeth didn't pay any attention. She was focused on Percy. He was standing there awkwardly in a toga, but when he caught sight of Annabeth he grinned. "Hi," he said.

Annabeth didn't wait to respond. She just stepped down onto the ground and ran toward him, giving him a fierce hug. "It's good to see you Seaweed Brain," She said. He was about to introduce her to his friends, when a voice rang out and said: "Well, well, well, if it isn't the friendly Greeks come to help. Enough tenderness. How do we know we can trust these Greeks? Greeks have never been the friends of Romans, and why would that ever change? In the Trojan War they gave a gift of a wooden horse, but inside were enemy soldiers who attacked and destroyed the city! How do we know if they don't have a whole army of soldier inside that warship waiting to attack at a moments notice?" The voice belonged to a tall scrawny boy, with hair the color of straw, who didn't look like much, but had an evil glint in his eyes that couldn't be good.

Percy stepped up. "Octavian please! I have proved myself at this camp! These are our friends!"

"He's right!" Piper added. We've come in peace. Things can change. I know Greeks and Romans have never gotten along well together, but there's always a first time for everything, right? Without our forces combined we cannot defeat Gaea and the giants. And anyway there are only three of us. We hardly pose any threat to this camp!"

As if on cue, Leo, who had been getting more and more excited, burst started smoking and burst into flames, and the whole army stepped back and raised its weapons. Leo quickly put out the fire and raised his hands. "Sorry!" He said, smiling sheepishly. "I just got a little excited, that's all."

"This is just what I mean!" Shouted Octavian. "Even if these Graeci do mean well, which is very unlikely, this "fire boy" could burst into flames whenever he gets excited and burn down the whole camp.

Reyna stepped in. "Enough Octavian. Save it for the senate. As long as they do not show any hostile signs we will treat them as our guests. Since it is dinner time now we will eat first, then we will conduct a senate hearing to decide their fate."