Chapter 1

Reyna for the first time felt relaxed, which was saying a lot since she was in the middle of reconstructing New Rome. She watched as the many legionnaires moved heavy bricks and rods.

For the past few days, the legion had worked on restoring the damage, which basically meant they were tearing down and starting anew. Reyna looked down at the blueprints that Annabeth had drawn and gave to Reyna as a token of friendship. Annabeth had said she had drawn them aboard the Argo II, when she got bored saying that "home is home, and I know why New Rome is so important to you." Reyna had almost shed a tear as she hugged the blonde girl goodbye, before the legion left.

Now, the Vulcan kids had studied and memorized it, directing the legionnaires for the construction of it all. Reyna looked over to her left, where she saw two elephants helping to pull a load of wood. Reyna assumed one was Hannibal and the other her fellow praetor, Frank. Reyna was still shocked at how much he had changed from the chubby clumsy kid from the Fifth Cohort. He was strong and courageous, as a warrior should be, but he was also kind to the legion, especially to Hazel.

Reyna smiled at the time she had walked in on them in Frank's villa. They hadn't been doing anything bad, just sitting and talking and holding hands, but Hazel stood up so fast and blushed like Reyna had caught them doing something. They were sweet and it made Reyna happy that everything worked out, but it also made her kind of sad. She tried not to worry about what Aphrodite said, and tried to focus on what Piper had said instead. She had friends and a home, but she couldn't help but feel bitter. No, bitter was too strong, she felt pathetic that she had not ended up with her Prince Charming.

She chided herself; she didn't need a man. She was strong, she was a warrior, she would meet someone or she wouldn't, but she knew she couldn't push or fight fate. She had to accept it, like Leo Valdez did. She gulped, not sure how that had popped in her mind, but she could feel tears well. He'd been dead for a week and half now, or so they assumed. She should be over it, but she wasn't. She wasn't exactly on the best terms with Valdez when she had left with the famous statue. That was the last time she had saw him, which made her feel guilty that she hadn't accepted his apology, but what was done was done. She'd just have to forge ahead.

As she strode toward the third cohort who was repaving the street, thunder boomed from the sky. Reyna looked up and saw the sky had parted and something was falling from it. At first she thought it was one of Vulcan's creations that he scraped, but then she started to recognize a body. Was that Leo?

Everyone looked up, stunned at the unconscious body hurdling towards the legion at a million miles per minute. Reyna didn't know who that was, but if it was Leo, she was sure no one would forgive her if she let him die from free falling.

"Frank!" She yelled. He seemed to get the message as he turned into a giant eagle and soared toward the body. However as soon as Frank grabbed on, he started to plummet too as he struggled against the momentum

"Legionnaires get ready!" Reyna ordered. They got out some tarp stretching it as far as it would go. Reyna hoped it would hold so that the body and Frank only bounced rather that crash right through it. They would see in a couple of seconds.

Luckily, they bounced as the legion lowered the tarp on the ground, as others drew their weapons. Frank stood up and shouted to stand down and motioned Reyna over. Reyna came over to only be disappointed on not finding a Leo Valdez. Instead, it was blonde boy, who looked about seventeen; he was muscular, but not too muscular, but built like a swimmer. His eyes were closed, but his face looked twisted in a mix of shock and pain. There was a note attached to his chest, which read:

Here is a new camper. Take care of him

-Jupiter Optimus Maximus

Reyna looked up, but there was no other sign from the otherwise clear sky.

"Leila, Bobby take him to the infirmary. Praetor Zhang, Centurion Levesque come with me. The rest of you back to your duties!"

Reyna sped walked to the principia, trying to not to show her worry. She did not want another war, especially since they had just gotten out of one. She walked into the doors and heard her dogs perk up, but she waved them off. She turned to Hazel and Frank and held up the note that she took from the boy's chest.

"Do you know what this is?" Frank shook his head, but he looked as alarmed as Reyna felt. It wasn't everyday they saw a person fall from the sky, with a note from the King of the Gods.

Reyna paced back and forth a habit that she did when she was trying to figure something out. She was sure that they had defeated Gaea completely and there were no other threats, in fact monster seemed to be running away from them.

"Maybe he's not a threat. Maybe he's a son of Jupiter, and Jupiter just wanted us to make sure he was taken care of." Hazel suggested, but Reyna knew the girl was even doubtful of that.

"For the sake of the world, let's hope."