DISCLAIMER; I own nothing in this story at all. What Rick Riordan lays claim to is his. If I use a song, film, or any other work of art, their respective creators have all rights. I make no profit at all from writing this. Also, if I use a story idea that is similar to another SoN fic, I am sorry. I will try to avoid such things, but I am only human. If I feel I am using an idea, I will hastily give credit.

Now, I know I'm only known for starting and stopping fics, but I decided to try my hand at a SoN fic. I feel far more comfortable in this kind of environment, as the characters, plot, and other details are already there, thanks to the great author Rick Riordan.

I was interested in writing a SoN for multiple reasons, with two being foremost; one, I really want to write this, two, the Romans are something I have wanted to play with for a while.

I read a lot of SoN fics, some good, some not. A lot, however, rarely play on the Romans sense of honor, disipline, and pecking order of things. I often read of charcters welcoming Percy with a smile and grin. I feel that Rome isn't as much as who you are, but what your made of. I feel that Reyna, Frank, Hazel, Bobby and the rest of the bunch are more interested in Percy as a warrior, a leader, and a soldier than the Greeks were as a fun, happy, son of Poseidon.

However, this is not to stay I'm going to have icy stares and words sharp as swords being thrown at Percy the whole time. This will quickly kill the story by drowning it in repetition. I, again, stress the Romans to be compared to a military unit at war. If you've ever seen (just about) ANY war film, you will know the newbies are called newbies for being such. Once they prove their worth, they rank up in both literal rank and social rank.

Another minor complaint about SoN fics is being a twin to HoO. I have a read a few fics where the journey basically copies Japeo's (clever eh?) journey. This is truly what I wish to avoid. Even if I make the Romans peace loving laid-back people, I would never forgive myself for so blantly copy-paste-editing RR's work.

Last piece of my rambling before we begin. This DOES follow what Rick has released so far, however, I will not post said segments. You may easily find them about the Internet, hiding somewhere. But this will begin where the last segment left off, with-

(SPOILER!)

-Percy carrying June to the Roman Camp.

Any ways, let us begin!