AUTHOR'S NOTE: Thanks for all of my reviews. I had a few people saying that they can't wait for chapter 3 so here it is. Enjoy!
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PERCY'S POV

"Has everyone packed nectar and ambrosia?" Leo, Piper and I groaned.
"For the fifth time Annabeth, YES!" I complained. Annabeth was like my mother when it came to packing. Have you got this, have you packed that? It was sooo annoying.
"Well you can't blame me if you die because you didn't bring the right supplies," Annabeth retorted, folding her arms.
"Don't worry; only two groups of people are going to die today: the giants and the Romans," I assured them.
"Remind me - how many giants are left?" Leo asked.
"Ephilates and Otis reformed, Thoon is still alive, Leon is still alive, Periboia will be there, Enceladeus-" Annabeth was cut of by Leo shouting,
"No way! Enchiladas! Are they mild? 'cause my mouth doesn't tolerate a lot of spice."
"Shut up Leo!" Piper ordered, with (I suspect) charmspeak in her voice.
"Shutting up," Leo said, nodding his head vigorously.
I suppressed a laugh. This wasn't the time for jokes. Annabeth continued,
"Now, as I was saying, Enceladus will be there," she glared at Leo,"as well as the other five, but no more. So, assuming that the Olympians turn up, our task is nearly impossible. If the Olympians don't turn up... well we're toast."
"So, like, if our parents do turn up then we're bread, if not then we're toast?" Leo speculated, as immature as ever.
Piper face palmed. "Give me a break Leo," she said.

LINE BREAK

A series of squeaks and whirrs came from Festus the figurehead.
"Wow, that magical engine that Hephaestus gave us is really good. We're five miles off of camp now," Leo said.
I looked overboard. We were travelling by sea because Jason wasn't here anymore, and I could sense warships both in front and behind us.
"The Romans are behind us - we need to stop that," I warned. A look of confusion came across Piper's face. She was probably wondering how I could tell that the Romans were near in this thick, impenetrable fog.
"I am a son of Poseidon you know," I said matter-of-factly.
"It's not that, I was wondering- if we've left the ancient lands then Gaia can't wake. Why then, have the giants decided to follow us away from the ancient lands?" She explained.
"That, my friend, is a good question. Unfortunately, I don't know the answer. I assumed that they had managed to find another two demigods and had sacrificed them. Heck, they might've even sacrificed Frank. Or maybe they're waiting for Poryphion to reform, because if Gaia had woken, then everyone would most likely be dead," She nodded at my theory but I could tell it troubled her. I tried to take my mind of of it by talking to Leo about what kind of weaponry we had at our disposal, but her question still unnerved me. I had a feeling we were going to find the answer out soon enough though. I was wrenched out of my thoughts by the sound of the conch horn. And I suspected that it wasn't signalling dinner

PIPER'S POV

I was thinking about the question that I had asked Percy when the conch horn sounded. Which could only mean one thing: the Romans had arrived. Once we had weighed the anchor, we sailed on shore in the lifeboats. The scene that greeted us was not a good one. The Romans were amassing at the camp border, ready for an organised attack. I could tell that Reyna wasn't in on the betrayal because she was speaking to a small number of people in private, pointing at us and giving us the thumbs up. Probably a small rebel group of Romans that were fighting for us. They would be useful for a number of things- especially sabotage. Then suddenly I heard a rumbling from the other side of camp where six giants stood. And to top it all off, flocks of gryphons and Roman eagles circled camp airspace. Oh gods help us I thought. We were under siege.

Did you like the play on words? Give me a break - LINE BREAK.