CHAPTER 1 (Percy)
I stood on the terrace and awaited the ship's arrival. That boy Leo had sent a message regarding it and I was pleased they were coming. Even so I could not help but want to meet someone new. My friends at camp half blood reminded of the past and the Roman camp reminded me of the present. I wanted something new for once.
"Hey Percy", said a familiar voice behind me. Hazel. "We just got a message from the ship. They said they're stuck somewhere near the shore."
"That's right", said Frank coming behind her. Those two always have to be together huh? He scratched his chin. "They're sending some girl to come here and help navigate the ship back with our help. What's her name, Pipeline or something?"
"Piper", I said. "There could be monsters out there, I'll go and bring her back. Send a horse after a while."
"Eh, is that the praetor's duty?" said Frank. "Well anyway I can't question the praetor."
I jumped from the terrace to the ground (yeah I can do that, cool right?). Now I gotta find this lost girl. I passed the gates and said hi to Terminus a new friend. After a little walking I reached a dead horse. Wait! A dead horse! Could this be Piper's? I knew it! There were monsters around here. I panicked. Yes, the defeater of Kronos, praetor of the Roman camp and hero of Olympus panicked over a dead horse.
"Piper!" I called out. I checked everywhere. Finally I got the common sense to check the bushes behind the dead horse. I found fine dust particles. I knew there were monsters here. Then I saw her. She was beneath a tree near a ledge close to one of the bushes. I checked her for pulse. Unconscious, I thought. As I guessed.
"Hey Piper", I said shaking her shoulders. No answer. Those monsters must've knocked her out bad. Hmm, probably a mouth to mouth respiration would do? Looking at this girl, it was definitely tempting. So beautiful. I ran a finger across her cheek. Definitely a daughter of Aphrodite.
You idiot she's unconscious do something to help you can admire her later, I scolded myself. I took some water out of my bottle and splashed it on her face. She opened one eye. "Jason?" she asked dreamily.
"No, it's Percy", I told her. That probably made her lose interest because she closed her, curled up like a ball and started snoring. "Hey don't sleep in my arms!" I protested. I cursed and picked her up. Thankfully Frank remembered to send a horse. It had a carriage too. I propped her on the carriage and got on myself. "Come on boy back to the camp", I told the horse. The horse whinnied and trotted slowly. "What, did Arion teach you those curses, damn that horse", I told it angrily.
Piper woke up and rubbed her eyes. "You're talking to a horse?"
"Well duh, I'm a son of Poseidon, I mean Neptune, I mean, oh forget it."
"Well my life's pretty much been like that for the last eight months."
I looked at her more properly this time. She was wearing a white shirt with a faintly crimson touch and a brown skirt that matched with her brown hair. Not exactly a battle outfit or sailor clothes for that matter. Well I took a liking to her uniqueness. "Eight months, you say", I said. "It took that long to remember who I am too."
Tears started to well up in her eyes.
"What, don't like me finding out who I am?" I asked.
"It's not that", she said sniffling. "He got his memory back too."
"Ah evil Hera", I said with understanding. "Whether she takes memory away or gives it back, someone is bound to cry. I wonder if that'll happen in my case too."
She started crying.
"Sorry I didn't mean to rub it in", I said. "It was just kind of, let's say tempting."
"Jason has a girlfriend", said Piper sobbing. Probably it was alluring essence of Aphrodite but I hugged her and brought her close.
"Ah don't worry I'm sure something will work out", I said.
"Thanks, Percy", she said softly. "You're a nice guy just like she said."
"She-?"
"Annabeth, silly."
"Oh." Man I totally forgot about Annabeth coming.
"Ah there you are Percy," said Frank as we approached the gate. "Reyna's been waiting so that you can tell her where the ship is to set it right."
