The Mark of Athena
*This takes place after the first chapter of TMoA which was released recently* Tell me what you think!
Chapter 1: Annabeth
Annabeth looked down to a huge valley. Buildings made of marble and green grass blowing in the wind. To the west were army barracks and a fenced base. To the east was a large field. Then her eyes settled on a less pleasant sight. 200 armed Romans surrounding the area where the ladder reached the ground. Imperial gold and steel armor and a impenetrable wall of shields. The tension in the air was immense. No one one the ship spoke. Annabeth looked around.
Everyone seemed nervous. Because of the limited capacity of the ship, only cabin leaders had come on the journey. The Stoll brothers from Hermes, Clarisse from Ares cabin, Piper and Leo from Aphrodite and Hephaestus, Jason, Annabeth, Katie Gardener, Clovis, Butch, Thalia and the Hunters of Artemis. and a few others. And Grover and Gleeson Hedge, the satyrs. The best from Camp Half Blood, but they had no chance against the legion if things got bloody.
"Should we go down? Those Romans don't look very friendly." said Piper.
"Relax beauty queen were all friends here. Lets go!" said Leo.
As Annabeth and the other half bloods descended the ladder, she could almost imagine a spear piercing her back. Some of the Roman soldiers looked straight up murderous. There were several legions surrounding Annabeth and the others from camp when they got down. Each direction Annabeth faced, all she saw were Romans, shields locked and pointing spears at her. No sign of Percy.
"People of Camp Jupiter," yelled Leo "Despite our huge war boat of death, we come in peace!"
No one laughed at Leo's lame attempt to break the ice. Even though she had many plans developed for what they were going to do, unfortunately she didn't have one to break awkward silences. Jason stepped forward.
"Jason?" asked a Roman who was drinking red Kool-Aid, and looked like the leader of the cohort directly in front of them.
"Dakota! I'm back!" answered Jason.
"Yeah, that's great and all but can you put down the spears and stuff?" asked Leo.
"Stand down Romans!" came a voice. A girl with dark long hair stepped forward. She seemed to be the leader. "Welcome, to Camp Jupiter, everyone."
"Reyna." Jason said. Annabeth thought he looked pale and she also saw Piper tighten up next to her.
"We have a lot to discuss." began Reyna. "Why don't you-"
"Where's Percy?" asked Annabeth. She had come all this way for one thing. Waited all those months.
"He's at the Senate House. Come join us there?" Reyna said. Without waiting for a answer, she turned and walked away.
"Come on. I'll show you guys the way." said Jason.
As they walked towards the Senate House, Annabeth's emotions began to come out. Her heart started racing. Would Percy remember her? Would he be different? The same? What if he met some other girl at Camp Jupiter? Stop, she told herself. Percy would remember.
As they walked Romans glared at her and the others from Camp Half Blood. Things had started in a less than ideal way. There was politesse from Reyna, and some of Jason's friends but other than that there was no friendliness. More like suspicion. At last she saw a white marble building that could only be the Senate house. Annabeth broke out into a run, leaving the others behind. She just as she went inside, she saw a familiar face. Black hair, green eyes, and a orange t-shirt.