THE MARK OF ATHENA

Chapter1:Annabeth

The whole of Camp Half-Blood had been cleaned out. Everybody wanted to see the Roman camp and more importantly Percy. However there was tension in the air, nobody knew what the Romans would be like. The Ares campers had full battle armour on, the Apollo campers had filled their quivers to the limit and Annabeth had her celestial bronze knife strapped to her arm. She scolded herself for doing it, apart from Jason she was the most vocal on the friendship between the two camps, but she couldn't resist putting it on, any way she would see Percy again! She had had two nervous breakdowns when he was missing and was ready to punch Hera in her face for causing it.

"Annabeth are you all right?" said a voice,

Annabeth turned around and saw Jason standing in the doorway of her cabin. She still couldn't get over the fact that he was Thalia's brother.

"Fine thanks," she replied, hastily pulling her sleeve over her knife.

Jason looked at her with a look of understanding, or was it sympathy for what she had been through?

"Right, Chiron said to rally at the boat in five minutes, Jupiter knows how long it will take to get everyone on board." and with that, he left her alone in her cabin.

She sighed, she just had to see Percy, had to.

Annabeth must have seen the ArgoII a million times but it still took her breath away every time she saw it. It was roughly 120 feet long one mast about 10 metres tall. It was one deck tall with mounted crossbows on deck and the wood was covered with armour. The campers had formed a line with Leo at the front letting people on one at a time. Annabeth spotted Chiron overseeing the boarding.

"Annabeth my dear," Chiron said when he saw her coming, "What can I do for you?"

Annabeth frowned, "How can everyone come when only seven demigods are going on the quest? Plus there's hardly enough room for everybody on board."

Chiron sighed, "I have spent time pondering on that matter too and I can only see one solution. We must assume that Percy has chosen two heroes from the Roman camp and they, along with him, are part of the seven mentioned in the prophecy. Argus will remain here with me and the harpies to guard the camp, and when we arrive at the camp we will have to make arrangements for our heroes to stay at that camp, or find another way back here. Then Jason, Piper, Leo, Percy, the other two quest members and your good self will go on to start the quest. It may seem complicated but it is our only option."

Now normally this would be a lot to take in but Annabeth was a child of Athena so she understood it perfectly

"Couldn't we just restrict the numbers of campers going on the trip?"

"We could," Chiron smiled, "But I think we would have a riot on our hands, everyone wants to see Percy."

Annabeth smiled too, Percy was just too popular for his own good.