"HALT!"

A statue bust on a pedestal roared.

"Terminus, chill!" commanded Leo Valdez, a hispanic descendant of Hephaestus

"I will not, 'chill', Leonidas! The last time weapons were smuggled into New Rome and Camp Jupiter, you and your stupid flying ship with catapults blew everything up!"

"Hey, I was possessed! Also, it wasn't exactly my fault..."

Leo and the Hephaestus cabin were in New Rome, to visit Jason and Piper who where constructing statues and Mythomagic cards of Kymopoleia and the other gods. But to do that, they needed to get through the boundaries of the city, and that was the hard part.

Demigods and legacies walked all around them in the peaceful plaza, visiting the bakery for some fresh croissants, buying fruit from the stands, and enjoying their rare life as adults. In fact, having a boy arguing with a statue and yelling that he was possessed was one of the LEAST strangest things they had ever seen in their life.

"I don't care who's fault it was! You attacked the city! But never mind that. The Pontifex Maximus invited you all, correct? So just place all your dam weapons down and you can go!"

Leo reluctantly put down his tool belt and Archimedes sphere while Terminus eyed him warily. His assistant, Julia ran back and forth collecting the crazy yet dangerous gizmos and gadgets the demigods had on them. Terminus gave each demigod an evil eye before stopping at Harley David.

"Terminus, just let him through. He is harmless." assured Jake Mason

"Quiet Graceus! I sense a powerful weapon on him!"

"Look," Nyssa Barrera said, "we known him ever since he came to the camp and..."

"Julia, get the metal detector." Terminus said through clutched stone teeth as the little boy crouched, scared.

Shane sighed, if Harley had a weapon, he would've busted it out already, proud to show his high-tech flamethrower or exploding shurikens. The Hephaestus cabin stood on the other side patiently, their hands seeming to be building nonexistent machines. After all, they were ADHD and children of the Tinkerer god.

But Harley just stood there, as the Terminus bust flew off the pedestal and flew all around Harley, seeming to scan him along with Julia.

"Child, lift up your sleeve." Terminus said in a tight voice as his scanning and Julia's metal detector spotted the same thing.

"Why, so Harley can show his armies?" Leo said dryly

But Harley knew. He clutched his jacket sleeve tighter, sweat forming on his palms.

"Harley, are you okay? What is under there?"

Harley shook his head. While he could be an overly excited child, he opened his mouth and no words came out. He felt like he was burning, and this time it had nothing to do with his heritage to the fire god. He wiped his hands on his pants, and Terminus floated closer.

The Hephaestus cabin watched him, all their faces curious and stern. Even Julia tilted her head.

"Harley, just lift it up."

He closed his eyes and took a deep breath. Then, even Terminus gasped as he lifted his arms and they saw his hand change. Really, ripples were made on the hand like an illusion and it revealed Harley's metal hand.

"Harley...is your other hand..."

Harley shook his head, but he was feeling dizzy. He had nostalgia...

"Well..." Terminus talked about rules and more rules, but Harley couldn't remember any of it. Only the past...

The explosion...the automatons...the wisps...the burnt rose...

Everything faded into darkness as he closed his eyes and his cabin members rushed over to him.

Hey guys and Vsauce Mich...nvm just ignore me.

Anyway, in this story we now know little Harley has a metal arm! What will happen next? What will his flashback be? If a tomato is a fruit, then is ketchup a jam?

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