Chapter 1

I sit under my tree, and stare,stare at the waves breaking on shore. I look out onto the ocean, everything is calm. That is why I love this place so much. Everything is so relaxing.

I can't help but think about my confusing past. About the leather necklace with 5 clay beads on it, the newest one a lightning bolt.

What does it means to me?

I can't remember anything before the Legion. I used to go to the Legion just during the school year, and during the summer I went to camp. I stopped going to camp years ago. I don't have any memories of summer before 5 years ago when I started going to the Legion year round.

Now I'm sixteen, and I'm still waiting, waiting for my memory to be restored. I've asked Lupa hundreds of times, but she tells me to be patient. To wait for the true one to arrive. I've been patient too long, now its time for action.

The surf comes further and further up onto the beach until my feet are completely submerged.

I'm shocked, the surf, it never comes up this far on the beach. I move back, taking my feet out of the water, but it rushes up again.

I know this is the gods' doing. I look out to sea, and notice a wave, already 5 feet tall forming on the horizon.

What do they want from me?

Stuff like this happens more and more often these days. The gods tease me with towering waves I cannot escape and endless woods, they know I will get lost in.

Well, its time for them to be on the other side of the joke, on the side that isn't laughing. I stand with the surf just touching my toes, and wait. I wait and wait until the wave is about to break over my head, and right then I jump back. I watch as the wave crashes before me, and I laugh.

Because I messed up the gods' joke!

I look out, and the sea is calm again.

Except for something floating 10 feet out in the water.

I look closer and see, its a person, floating face down. I dive into the water and start swimming.

When I reach them, I grab on to their orange tee shirt and haul them to shore.

I check, he's breathing, and his heart is beating.

Why was he just floating there?

I thought he was dead for sure.

What do I do, what can I do?

I do the logical thing and slap him. He wakes with a start.

He has dark brown hair, and sea green eyes, I know he is the true one, he must be.

CHAPTER 2

He just stares and stares.

I look away, he's scaring me.

I look back, he's still staring.

"What are you looking at," I insist.

It takes him a few seconds to respond but he says, "I don't know you."

"Well that makes two of us," I pause. "What's your name?"

"Um, uh, um…"

"Anytime now."

"Uh, Percy, I think."

"You don't know your own names?"

"I don't remember anything."

"You're kidding me. So your floating out in the middle of the ocean, I save your life. And now I have to tell Lupa, you don't remember anything. Great, just great. You know what she'll do don't you?"

"No, sorry."

"Of course you don't. She'll kill me, and no just in a figure of speech kind of way, but in a horror-movie-puke-your-guts-out kinda way."

I'm aggravated with this kid already.

I don't care if he almost just died.

He's probably a Son of Neptune. I bet he's the true one, too, but he doesn't remember a thing.

"Sorry," he says, he looks scared of me.

I'm not really that scary am I?

"No, I'm sorry. I'm just having a bad day. My best friend went missing three days ago, and we've looked across the country. He's nowhere to be found. "

"Oh, I guess that is a pretty suckish day."

Okay so maybe he isn't that bad.

"Yeah, come on, we are going to find Lupa."

I pull Percy to his feet.

"Come on, you don't want to keep Lupa waiting."

"I'm coming, I'm coming," he huffs. "Just kinda almost died over there."

"Thats nothing. Just be glad it was me who found you and not Reyna, she would've killed you then and there."

"Reyna?"

"Yea, daughter of Jupiter, my sworn enemy, most annoying person in the world, dating my best friend. Yea we are just besties." The sarcasm is heavy in my voice.

"Okay, so stay away from Reyna."

"You learn fast… what's your last name?"

"Um, uh, um."

"Oh no not this again."

"Wait, I think its, uh Chase?"

"Percy Chase? That doesn't sound right."

"Well its either that or just Percy."

"Okay, you learn fast Chase, for an amnesic newbie."

"You're not half bad your self."

"Well, your about to really hate me, because its time for you to meet Lupa and take your test."

"This should be exciting."

"Yes, yes it should."

I lead him towards the cave.

He walks quietly, trying not to be noticed, but failing miserably. His bright orange shirt sticks out in the crowd.

People laugh, stare, but when they notice I'm walking beside him the laughing stops.

They know I don't get involved in fights over a pair of pink Pumas, or who broke who's spear.

"Uh, about this test thing, what happens?" The fear is clear on his face.

"You will be tested to see if you are worthy to become a member of the Legion."

"Oh, um any hints?"

"I'm sorry, I don't remember my testing."

"What?"

"We have something in common, I don't remember certain things from my past." I pause, "Now go knock them dead, literally."

I smile at him as he walks into the cave.

He feebly smiles back.

I sit outside the cave for hours. I hope he's okay. No test that I can remember has ever lasted this long.

Finally, Lupa walks out of the cave, with Percy behind her.

I breathe a sigh of relief, he survived.

"Jillian," Lupa calls. "Show your brother to your cabin, and prepare him for Capture the Flag tonight."

"Yes Lupa. Come-on Percy," I shout.

He rushes to catch up to me.

I walk quickly, so we hopefully make it to my our before the afternoon activities end and we a bombarded by curious soldiers.

"Sister?"

"Yes Percy, you are my brother. I guessed that much when I saw your green eyes, but I wasn't sure."

"Cool, so I'm a son of?"

"Neptune."

"You mean Poseidon."

"No, Neptune. Don't use the gods Greek names here."

Percy just raises one eyebrow.

"Just don't use the gods Greek names if you treasure your life, okay? Come on there's a lot to do before Capture the Flag tonight."

I lead Percy to the armory. We try for hours to find him the right sword, but its pointless. He says they're all too short, too light, too whatever.

" You didn't happen to bring a weapon with you, huh?" I say, just because I'm so frustrated.

"No sorry, all that was in my pocket was this pen."

"Let me see that." I snatch the pen out of his hand, and take off the cap. The pen turned into a sword. I steaming, and Percy sees it too.

"You just made me spend hours searching for a sword when you had one in your pocket?" I practically scream at him.

"Um uh um, I didn't know it was there."

"I hope so."

"I swear."

"If I didn't think you were the true one I'd kill you right here, right now," I spit at him.

"The true one?"

I silently curse under my breath, I've said too much.

"Nothing important," I say quickly. Just a little to quickly.

"It's important, I can tell.'

"It's not important unless you survive Capture the Flag, and that is a whole different story."

"Well, tell me why I should survive this Capture the Flag, I could just run right into this ambush and get myself killed. Seems easy enough since you train assains here."

I hate him again. He is not that noble.

"I will Jillian, look at me. You know I'm serious."

I look at his face, and I see myself. He's confused, doesn't know what to do. He's been through a lot. This was me years ago. This is me today. Still wondering if I should accept this world of make believe that I've been sucked into.

I decide to tell him.

" If you tell anyone about this you're dead, no one is supposed to know this. Especially not you."

"Okay." He is excited to hear about his death.

" It all started last summer when the Titans tried to take over. There was a huge war and we won, but tons of people were killed, and there was this Great Prophecy thats been along for like a really long time and then the Oracle just said it wasn't going to come true, and she started spewing some new Great Prophecy." Percy interupts me.

"Wait, a new Great Prophecy?"

"Yes,

Seven half-bloods shall answer the call,

To storm or fire the world must fall.

An oath to keep with a final breath,

And foes bear arms to the Doors of Death."

"Wait, I've heard that before."

"Really?"

"Yeah, I don't know where though."

"You must be the true one then." I throw my arms around Percy, and give him a huge hug. He stumbles backwards and almost falls over.

"Sorry, sorry," I say blushing beet red for almost tackle hugging my new brother.

"Its cool, and uh thanks for the hug."

"Sorry, Lupa says that three demigod children of Zeus or Poseidon will be part of the next Great Prophecy. Jason went missing days ago, and I was here all alone. She also said when the true son of neptune appeared that I could begin my journey east to find Jason and the others, but only if you want to come."

"I'll come," Percy says unsteadily.

"Come one lets go find Lupa," I say excitedly, while pulling him with me. This time he plants his feet firmly on the ground.

"Jillian, its almost time for Capture the Flag."

"I know, they won't miss us."

"An entire cabin?"

"No, Mikalyn will be there."

"Mikalyn?"

"An unknown, they're guessing Neptune, she's a great fighter. She can take over leader for me.

"Wait how old is this Mikalyn girl?"

"Ten, but she can handle it."

"Okay…," Percy says unsure of my reasoning, "Why isn't she part of this Great Prophecy then?"

I take deep breath and try not to sound annoyed, his stupidity is a real mood crusher.

"Becuase," I say my voice as calm as possible, "Jason and I knew we were both part of this Great Prophecy, and then we were looking for a son of Neptune, so it clearly couldn't be her."

"Oh, that makes sense. I feel kinda stupid now." I laugh.

"What?" He asks this as innocent as possible.

"Because thats exactly what I was thinking. That you'd realize your stupidity." I say, winking at him.

Its his turn to laugh. He laughs so hard that I begin laughing.

"You look like you have a eye twitch when you wink," he says, barely able to contain his laughter. I punch him playfully on the shoulder.

"I'll work on it," I say laughing.

"I sure hope so."

Then we laugh because we are so scared of our journey ahead, and this might be our last chance to have a safe and good old fashioned laugh.