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All of them followed Percy as he brought them to the Via Principalis. Since his own was unused, he decided to use Reyna's praetor house. The minute he opened the door, her dogs barked. "Stay back." He ordered. They did so, but still glared at the company fiercely. There were only two chairs, so they all stood. Even Octavian came, which surprised Percy. He had only called him along because he wanted him where he could see him and not causing trouble between the Greeks and the legion. All that while, Jason looked around the place sorrowfully, as if remembering his time in here. Percy couldn't help wondering why Leo's fingers kept fiddling in his pocket. Hazel was staring at Leo and Frank seemed uncomfortable next to her.

Then, he noticed Annabeth staring at him expectantly. Percy couldn't suppress himself anymore. He hugged Annabeth. She hugged him back tightly; as if afraid he would disappear any minute. "I missed you." She whispered. "So did I." He said. After 30 seconds or so, they let go and Percy smiled. Everyone was trying hard not to look in his direction, everyone except Octavian.

Then, he cleared his throat. Back to business.

"Carter Kane? Please tell me your story. Where are you from?" Percy sat in one of the chairs and beckoned at Jason to sit in the other. Jason sat and stared at the newcomer. He had windblown dark hair and he wore something that looked embarrassingly like a white pyjamas. The girl was dressed similarly, but she had really horrible dyed hair. Carter held a sword which was shaped like a crescent moon. They both had amulets around their necks, which did not match with their pyjamas.

Carter frowned, "Wait, before I tell you my story. Can you tell me where we are?"

Percy drummed his fingers. These were strangers, should I tell them? He thought. Then Jason spoke, "It's the headquarters of the Roman civilization nowadays. I am sure you have one on Egypt too, right?"

Carter frowned deeper. "If you mean a Nome, yes."

"A gnome? Those small creatures?"

"No. It's Nome. N-O-M-E."

Percy rubbed his forehead. "This is going to be hard. But please, tell us your story. Oh and um, the dogs bite if you're not telling the truth. So…"

Carter glanced at the dogs and swallowed nervously. Then, he spoke, "We are part of the Egyptian civilization. We are related to gods, yes, but we are mortals. We fight a monster of chaos called Apophis. Have you heard of him?"

"No." Percy said, but Annabeth spoke up, "I have read about it before. Apophis is the chaotic monster. He is the enemy of the sun god Ra. He is always seen as a serpent."

Percy looked amazed. Sadie nodded, "Yes, he is only afraid of Ra, who at the moment is senile, unfortunately."

"What?" Percy raised an eyebrow, but Carter shook his head, "That's another story. But anyway…"

"So you have powers, don't you?" Jason asked.

He glanced at his sister. "Yes, we do. We have to study paths of the gods, to learn to control our gifts. We learn to control our powers and use them for the good. We have magical weapons, such as staffs and wands."

Since the dogs didn't attack, Percy believed Carter. "How did you get here?" He asked and knew he had struck a raw nerve. Carter's face darkened. "We were going to Cairo to visit our uncle. He works in the House of Life- a place where they train people like us. We got there and suddenly, something horrible happened." He took a deep breath, as if it were too horrible to continue. Then, his sister spoke up, "The whole place exploded and a huge serpent appeared. He devoured everything and destroyed the House. We think it's Apophis and he has been unleashed."

"Wait, unleashed? He was trapped?" Percy asked.

"Yes, he was trapped in a… prison. He is the embodiment of chaos. With him out in the world, doomsday is probably close." She shivered. "We are not sure what happened, but I think our uncle managed to draw up a portal and send us somewhere. Well, we ended up here."

This story was quite hard to believe. Even Jason scratched his head. Percy had to believe them because the dogs had not attacked and Annabeth was nodding her head. Another monster that could cause the end of the world? Just what I needed, he thought.

"Is it possible to open a portal to another place?" Percy asked, more to Annabeth. She shrugged. "Myths may be wrong sometimes, Percy. But I think she's telling the truth." Percy agreed silently.

"Well, since you have told your part of the story, I think we need to tell ours. We are the children of the Roman and Greek gods." Percy stood up and he paced.

"Whoa, direct children?" Carter asked, impressed.

"Yes. One of our parents is a god and the other is a mortal. We are also mortals. We have powers as well, but it differs according to our godly parents." Percy tried to explain it. Carter nodded, even though he looked confused.

"Carter, we also have our own mission. We need to fight some giants who are going to try to destroy the gods, so yeah… I don't think we can help you." Percy said this sincerely, staring at Carter and Sadie. He really couldn't afford to send anyone away with this big battle in Greece coming so close.

Carter bit his lip. Percy could tell he was in a dilemma. "I need to get back to Cairo, but the problem is that I've no clue how to get there and I've no money for aeroplane tickets. I've tried the Duat, but I can't open a gateway here." Carter said.

"Duat?" Percy asked, well aware that the rest of the people were growing restless waiting. Just then, a bored Octavian took out a random stuffed teddy and cut it open. His eyes opened in surprise, "Something important is about to happen. Like in one minute or so." He said.

"You better hope it's not me going there and strangling you." Percy looked up, irritated. Octavian snorted. "No, idiot. You hardly count as something important. No, it's a-"

"Hello, campers."

Ooh, a cliffhanger. Guess who it is? Stay tune and find out in the next chapter! Reviews~ please! :)