Ariella Jackson moans as she stands up, her entire left side was on fire, and she didn't go to get it healed. How she wished she could see her mother again, or even her brother. It had been years since she had seen them, she really missed her twin brother, Percy. She detested the fact that she had to be in this camp, the only saving grace, no pun intended, had been Jason Grace, he'd found out her secret and had promised to protect her from his fellow campers. She had found no one in the Roman Camp that even remotely appealed to her in a romantic sense. She stumbles to the beach, the only thought in her mind was to get into the water and get healed, and gasps when she sees someone she hadn't seen in years, she drops to her knees and shakes him awake, she'd know her twin anywhere, his unique presence was easily detected by her, just like she always knew whenever Jason was around, the barometric pressure always dropped in his presence. His sea green eyes meet hers, " You all right, Percy? "
" Yeah, but where am I? Who are you, and how do you know my name? "
Ariella curses in Greek under her breath, she should have expected this, that he wouldn't remember her right off. " You're in San Francisco, Percy. My name is Ariella Jackson. "
His eyes widen then, recognition flashing in them, " No, it can't be, you're dead. "
Ariella sighs, " No, I'm not, there are two camps, bro, Greek and Roman, mom knew she couldn't raise the two of us together after the one incident, so she contacted dad and had me sent to the Roman camp, I've been here ever since. Which I absolutely detest. These Roman campers for the most part have no idea how to have fun, and they're pissed at me right now anyhow because our leader went missing and I was the last one to see him, and now you're here, which leads me to believe some god or goddess sent you here and him to Camp Half Blood. What do you remember? "
" Not much. " Percy admits.
Once he's on his feet Ariella remembers why she had come to the beach in the first place, " I don't suppose you'd mind going for a swim, I need some healing. "
Percy chuckles, " They won't heal you right now, will they? "
" No, they won't, so help me, please. " Ariella says.
" No problem, sis, let's get you to the sea. " Percy says.
Ariella sighs in relief once she's in the water and gets out ten minutes later, reluctantly. Percy grins, " So, in order to fit in here what do I have to do? "
" Romans respect strength, so kick ass and don't back down, and make sure to use the Roman names of the gods. Lupa is the activities director here, the mother wolf that raised Romulus and Remus. Oh, she'll test you, so be ready to fight. I'll help you with the Roman Legionnaire style and you help me with Greek style, okay. " Ariella says.
Percy nods and follows his twin to the Roman Camp where she takes him straight to Lupa the wolf. The she wolf attacks him immediately and Percy just stands there, her attacks bouncing off of him, " Probably should have mentioned that I bathed in the Styx. " Percy says.
Lupa looks at him appraisingly, " Who are you, pup? "
" Percy Jackson, defeated the Minotaur twice, returner of the lightning bolt and helm of darkness, retriever of the Golden Fleece, defeated the Nemean Lion, bathed the Titan Iaeptus in the River Lethe, faced the Labyrinth and survived, defeated Saturn and saved Olympus. Son of Neptune. "
Lupa looks at him in shock, " I see, pup, you are indeed well accomplished though I know you are Greek, as is your sister here, but you have both proven yourselves. Your twin singlehandedly took down ten griffins and the Chimaera during the final battle and she has been on several successful quests. "
Ariella shrugs at Lupa's praise, " Lupa, I fear one of the gods has done an exchange and it has to do with the Doors of Death, Greek and Roman have to work together. "
" So the two best heroes from the camps were exchanged in order to let us learn of each other and learn how to work together. I suppose it is for the best. " Lupa snarls.
Ariella sighs, " I'd like Percy in my legion, now that I don't have Jason to watch my back anymore. "
" Very well, pup, Percy is in the Second Legion. Now, go put him through his paces. "
Ariella smiles at this and pulls out Turbo Effrego, her sword, made of Imperial Gold. Once she has it released Percy looks at the inscription, concentrating hard for a moment, " Does that translate into Hurricane Breaker? "
" Very good, bro, now let's see what you can do. Second Legion, work on your aquatic maneuvers, now! " Ariella calls out.
The second legion scrambles to obey, Ariella had earned her position and no one wanted to piss her off, her temper was almost worse than Jason's. Well, in a way it was worse because she could keep them trapped indoors for a week and they'd be going stir crazy. Piss them both off at the same time and you had to be suicidal, both of them could bring storms. The first legion gulps, Lupa had put her in charge of them as well, " First Legion, I want you all doing sword drills for the next four hours. Third Legion, seeing as how your Praetor has seen fit to not give you an assignment you can muck out the stalls and care for the animals, all of them, got it! "
Once everyone had set about they're assigned tasks, which the third legion's praetor grimaces, Ariella and Percy spar with swords. As Riptide and Hurricane Breaker dance together Percy's memories are coming back fast, being around his twin had that effect, it was like she could increase the flow of his memories return, he remembered Annabeth Chase, daughter of Athena, his girlfriend. He remembered Nico DiAngelo, son of Hades, Grover Underwood, his best friend, Thalia Grace, daughter of Zeus. He damn near remembered everything and this was pissing Hera off, though there was nothing she could do, Poseidon had out maneuvered her this time, twin demigods were always closely connected, and being Poseidon's daughter meant that she could control the flow of anything, memories included.
Bobby, son of Vulcan approaches Ariella, " Can I train with you two, Reyna's giving me the evil eye. "
" Jump in, we'll get a three way spar going. " Ariella says.
" I'm Bobby. "
" Percy Jackson, Ariella's twin. " Percy says as all three trade blows at an alarming rate. The youngest campers Haley Adams and Amy Montague watch the three of them, Haley was unclaimed as of yet to the rest of the camp, only Jason and Ariella knew she was a daughter of Jupiter. Amy happened to be a daughter of Neptune and normally stuck close to her big sis, though she was happy that she now had a big bro as well.
Ariella eyes them, wondering what she should have them do. Jason went easy on Haley and she had a tendency to go easier on Amy as well, " Haley, Amy, work on your agility training, but stay in sight, though out of the way. "
The two nod and set to work, being as young as they were agility training was something they sorely needed. Bobby was amazed with Percy's skill with a sword though he couldn't quite get a handle on Percy's style. Ariella was analyzing her twin's fighting style to see if she could replicate it on her own, without his help, though it was beginning to look like she would need his help to do so. Lupa watches the three and grudgingly admits that Chiron knew what he was doing when it came to training half-bloods. Percy was showing incredible talent with a sword and Bobby was doing well to keep up. Though she didn't approve of the training methods for Haley and Amy she knew that Jason and Ariella were doing what was best for them, too often young half-bloods did not have the necessary maneuverability to survive in a monster fight.
So, she said nothing about this training method and was going to observe, if she increased the rate of survival then she would implement it herself. All three sword play combatants come to a draw, " Percy, you're phenomenal. " Bobby says.
" Bobby, could you work on sword drills with Haley and Amy, only for half an hour, their endurance isn't the same as ours. " Ariella asks.
Bobby nods and heads for the youngsters, he knew better than to hurt Jason's protectee. Normally unclaimed ones stayed in the Mercury Cabin, but Haley refused to be separated from Jason, so he allowed her to stay. Ariella turns to Percy, " Let's go check on Legion Two. "
He follows her and Ariella sighs, " Bro, work on their aquatics with them, I'd better check on Legion One. "
She leaves her legion in Percy's capable hands and checks on Jason's legion. She glares at Reyna whom was bullying a Venus daughter, " Reyna, go check the borders. "
The Mars daughter looks like she's about to argue when she feels the wind pick up. She looks up and curses in Latin before heading off to do as told, " Hazel, run things here for me. If Reyna is still acting up when she returns then let me know and she can train with me or my brother. "
Hazel, a Ceres daughter, nods at this and leads the legion. Ariella heads for the stables next and glares at the Venus daughters just sitting there, " Venus campers in the third legion, if you don't get off your asses and start mucking out stalls I will revoke your shower privileges for the next week, and as a Neptune daughter I can do that! "
The Venus campers got up and raced to do their work, she'd already followed through on that threat to the Apollo campers. The praetor of the third legion wanders over, " Thanks for that, Ariella. "
Ariella grins, " Well, someone has to motivate them to get their hands dirty, Luella. "
Luella Parish, with blonde hair and gray eyes, an Athena daughter smiles. Only Ariella, as a big three child could pull off her threat, she'd already done so when the Apollo campers didn't take her seriously, no shower would work for them. They could still wash their hands, use the toilets, and drink, but not bathe. Everyone had learned to take that threat seriously, especially after Jason had her do it to the Mars cabin for insubordination. They had no Pluto campers, but they all knew that things would get worse if they did, another big three kid would seriously set things on their ear, though Ariella's twin would soon assert his authority, though Luella had a feeling that Ariella had him watching over the aquatic maneuvers.
Ariella heads for her Pegasus, Misty, deciding to take her for a ride, as Misty would let no one else near her. The rest of the third legion was dealing with the goats kept for Juno and Juno preferred Nubians over all other kinds, though some of the campers that were in 4H brought a few Alpines, Lamanchas, and Nigerians in so they could continue to care for them.
Percy, meanwhile, is having to assert his authority, which he does by swamping the whole of the second legion, " You will obey me! "
They gulp and nod, the instruction going a lot smoother now. Bobby had set the youngsters free of instruction to have them go to Arts and Crafts. He, himself, headed off to the Forge to make Percy an Imperial Gold weapon. He recognized Riptide when he saw it, and decided to make an Imperial Gold version. Ariella drops by to visit him, " Coinify it, Bobby, give him a trident as well, for long range. "
" Does he know how to use pole arms? "
" You'll just have to teach him, that won't be a problem, right? "
" No, it won't be, Ariella. " Bobby says, knowing by now to not anger the daughter of Neptune, he was one of the few who avoided her wrath, Reyna normally incurred it, but only because Ariella viewed Jason as a brother and knew he could do so much better. Bobby personally agreed with this, Reyna was a class A bitch. Plus, she was constantly cheating on Jason, though Reyna manipulated the mist so he never remembered.
He was really hoping that wherever Jason was he was hooking up with someone much better than Reyna. Reyna constantly bullied Haley, only the threat of Jason had kept her from harming the girl, now that he was gone Reyna would show Haley no mercy. " Ariella, keep guards posted around Haley, Reyna will try something now that Jason's gone. " Bobby says.
" I've already talked to some Oceanids, they're willing to watch over her and Amy, they can get in contact with me instantly. " Outside the forge Misty whinnies and Ariella grins, " She needs shod again, think you can do that for me? I'll have to talk to Hazel about getting her some oats though. "
" I've got it. " Bobby says as Ariella races off to find Hazel. The daughter of Ceres sighs when she sees the daughter of Neptune, only one thing would bring her running to her.
" Let me guess, it's time for Misty to get shod again and you want some oats for her. " Hazel says.
" Yeah, look I know it's a lot, but the only way for Misty to stand still through the procedure is to promise her oats and your mom is the goddess of the harvest. " Ariella says.
Hazel shakes her head, " I'll take them to her for her dinner, okay? "
" Thanks, Haze. " Ariella says and heads back to the forge, halfway there she receives a call from an Oceanid and races for the Arts and Crafts building. Ariella sees red when she sees Reyna literally beating Haley and Amy to death. She tackles the Mars daughter and they wrestle for control, " Neri, take Amy and get her to my dad, he can treat her wounds faster. "
The one Oceanid nods and whisks the one child away, the other one looks at Ariella for instruction. Ariella, still wrestling with Reyna, gives her next order in a loud, commanding tone, " Apollo's best medic, to me, now! "
A guy, around her age comes running, everyone knew that when Ariella used that tone that you had better move, fast. " Aaron, work on Haley, though make sure you document each injury and make the documentation mist proof. Jason will want to see this. " Ariella orders.
Aaron nods grimly, " Alex, Eric, get your asses over here and bring the mist proof paper and pen, along with all the medical supplies you can, I really don't want to deal with Jason if Haley dies on our watch! "
Two more Apollo campers come running and while they're working on Haley the two demigod teens are still wrestling with each other fiercely, " How dare you attack two children who have done nothing to you! " Ariella snaps as she throws Reyna off of her and does a flip to her feet.
She spins around to block Reyna's punch and launches a counterattack. Reyna may be a daughter of Mars but she was a daughter of Poseidon, and she was pissed off. By now everyone has come to see what the commotion is about and stop when they see Ariella and Reyna duking it out, " Hazel, go see if Aaron and his bros need any healing herbs, Reyna nearly beat Haley and Amy to death. I had Amy taken to my dad, and believe me, if I don't dish out a proper enough punishment, he will, though Haley's papa's not gonna be too thrilled with Reyna either. "
Hazel nods and takes two of her sibs with her. Percy looks at his twin, curiosity in his sea green eyes, " Why have Amy taken to Dad? "
" She's our little half-sister and this bitch is going to pay for hurting her and Haley. " Ariella replies, ducking under a roundhouse kick and nailing Reyna with a resounding upper cut to the jaw.
Reyna staggers back, bloodlust in her eyes, she draws her spear and Ariella curses at this development, " Mason, shield, now! "
Mason, son of Vulcan tosses her his shield which she releases just in time. She releases Turbo Effrego from confinement and continues the fight. As they battle it out Lupa comes to investigate, " What has happened here? "
" Reyna nearly beat Haley and Amy to death. " Luella answers, the Venus campers in Legion Three had decided to continue to work, not wanting their sibs to get mad at them for losing bathing privileges.
Lupa blinks at this information, not even she would want to bring down the wrath of the Big Three, which would definitely get the attention of two of the three. Lupa knew who Haley was and decided she was not going to interfere in this fight. She wouldn't be able to stop Ariella anyhow, as angry as she was. That was when a hurricane formed right above the angered daughter of Neptune and Percy grins until Reyna goes for a cheap shot, he uncaps Riptide and blocks her blow, his green eyes narrowing, " Why don't you deal with both of us, as Amy is also my little sister. "
As Neptune's twins fight Reyna and cover each other's weak points the daughter of Mars looks to her siblings for support and sees none, as they didn't want to bring down Jason or Ariella's wrath on them. She continues to battle Neptune's twins, the pair of them systematically backing her to the water, where they would have the advantage in this fight, Percy also creating a hurricane above himself, the two merging into one Cat 5 hurricane. The rest of the campers shiver in sudden fear, even Lupa was mildly worried at this. Their worry grows when the ground starts shaking, courtesy of Percy, and Ariella adds in with this.
The whole camp decided then and there to never incur the wrath of Neptune children, as they were suddenly looking scarier than Jason ever could. Sure Jason could do lightning and tornadoes, but hurricanes and earthquakes at the same time was way too much for them to bear stoically, now Lupa had fear in her eyes. She looks over to where the Apollo and Ceres campers were working together diligently to save Haley. Reyna was starting to realize how stupid she had been, she was barely able to keep ahead of the Neptune Twins. That was when Jupiter and Neptune made their appearances.
Reyna gulps at this turn of events. Percy and Ariella back down and leave it to the gods, " Reyna, we have discussed your behavior with your father and he wants you to be dealt with by Clarisse LaRue, though Jason has also been informed of your transgression. " Jupiter starts.
Neptune picks up from there, " Though you will also have to do a punishment for me, which I choose to have you help the Cyclopes at their forges for the next two years after your tenure with your half-sister is up. "
Percy smirks, " Clarisse'll enjoy having another sister to bully. Oh, Reyna, Clarisse'll eat you alive. "
Ariella grins, " How's Amy? "
Neptune smiles, " She's fine, my medics are keeping her overnight for observation. "
" What about Annabeth? " Percy asks his Dad.
" Cursing Hera's very existence, extremely worried about you. " Neptune answers.
" Tell her I'm fine, seeing as how Hera probably won't allow me to get any Iris messages through. " Percy says, sighing.
Neptune nods, " I can do that. Ariella, you can transfer camps after this and Amy'll go with you. I pretty sure Jason will transfer camps as well. "
A curse comes from Aaron just then, " Her heart just stopped, I need a jolt to get it going, 280 watt seconds. "
Alex grabs the cattle prod and jabs her. Haley's body jerks and her heart restarts. The Apollo campers increase their pace, having the Ceres campers grow herbs on the fly. Aaron hits her with a cc of epinephrine and continues to work on saving her, he had to get her stable before she could be moved. Jupiter watches the work being done to save his young daughter and promises to make his wife pay for leaving her defenseless. " Ariella, her electrolyte count is dropping, either you or your brother need to up it. "
Percy scrambles over and under the careful direction of Aaron raises Haley's electrolyte level. Twenty minutes later she's stable enough to be transported to the infirmary under the supervision of another Apollo camper. As she is resting Ariella sighs as she leans against the sea wall, Percy joining her, Bubby had led Misty back and brushed her down. " So, how ya holding up? "
" I've got some nasty bruises from wrestling with the bitch, but I'll be fine. Thanks for jumping in when you did. "
" You're my twin and she tried to kill my little sister, she deserved an ass kicking. " Percy states and they head into their cabin, settling down for the night, Percy's first day had been rather eventful.
Disclaimer: I do not own Percy Jackson or any other Rick Riordan character.