Chapter 3: Camp Half-Blood

I tried to sleep on the Argo II, but I was restless because of who I might meet today. We left Camp Jupiter yesterday afternoon, and spent the rest of the day flying to the Greek Camp. We were supposed to arrive at noon. It's 3:15 a.m. right now. I was just looking over at the United States below us when a hand touched my shoulder.

"Mind if I join you?", Piper asked.

"You look like a big strong girl I'm pretty sure you can make your own decisions.", I blushed realizing that I had complimented her. Luckily she blushed too.

"What's a handsome man like you doing up so early?", she questioned putting emphasis on handsome.

"I can't sleep. There's been a whole other world out there and we didn't even know about it. I don't know what to expect of the Greeks. I just hope you aren't arrogant or cocky just because you fought in the Titan War."

She looked at me like I had just offended her greatly, which I guess I had.

"I personally didn't fight in the second Titanomachy but I'm pretty sure the veterans wouldn't appreciate you saying that. they lost a lot of friends and siblings because of that war, Theseus had to fight Kronos himself. The only way he survived was because he took a dip in the Styx."

I was shocked. I didn't think Theseus would do something as risky as that.

"What did Camp Half-Blood do during the Titan War?"

"We defended Mount Olympus in Manhattan against Kronos' attack. With only forty campers, we managed to hold off the Titan forces for three days before Olympus was overrun. Theseus and Annabeth managed to defeat Luke Castellan who was Kronos' host. Luke redeemed himself in the end and is now happy at camp."

"WHAT!? You let the traitor back into your camp?" I was flabbergasted. That type of leniency would never be found in Rome.

"Well, yeah. If it wasn't for Luke. Kronos would have destroyed Olympus and killed Theo and Annabeth."

"If it wasn't for Castellan then Kronos never would've risen."

Now it was Piper's turn to be angry. "Luke had a hard life. Kronos manipulated his anger towards the gods and made him defect to the Titans."

I apologized to Piper, and she forgave me. We talked until we heard Leo scream from the bridge, "LAND HO!"

I looked out over the edge and was amazed to see that their camp was amazing. Not as magnificent as New Rome, but a close second.

They had roughly 20-25 buildings grouped together, twelve were organized in a greek Omega, but the rest were just spread out from there. There was a big house right in the middle of camp. Like a three story civil-war plantation home.

There was a lake, and a climbing wall where the rocks clashed together and spewed lava. I'd have to try that. There was an arena, chariot track, stables, and a huge forest that bordered the West side of the camp.

We set down near the strawberry fields, and a guy wearing the orange shirt of CHB walked towards the ship ahead of everyone else. He had sandy blonde hair, and a large scar running down from his eye to his chin.

"Hi, I'm Luke Castel-", was all he could get out before Jason punched in his face and knocked him to the ground.

"Traitor.", was all Jason said. Instantly there were about 100 bows loaded with arrows aimed at Jason. A girl wearing all black slammed into Jason and threw him to the floor, she put her Celestial Bronze spear to Jason's throat.

"Who do you think you are!?"

"I am Jason Grace, son of Jupiter and Centurion of the Second Cohort."

At hearing these words the girl dropped her spear and had a look in her eyes as if she was about to cry. "Jason? Is that really you? It's me. Your sister."

"Thalia?" I was confused, Jason never mentioned having a sister.

Thalia held her hand out for Jason to grasp and she pulled him to his feet. They joined together in a hug that could crush a Cyclopes.

"I can't believe it's you! Where have you been this whole time?", Thalia screamed.

"I've been at Camp Jupiter. Training with my best friend and his sister.", he said as he pointed to me and Andromeda. I was proud that Jason remebered Andy.

A centaur whom I recognized as Chiron the trainer of Greek heroes approached us and told the Greek campers to lower their weapons, Luke got off the ground finally and walked over to the campers. "Romans, If you would please introduce yourselves."

"I'm Andromeda Jackson, daughter of Pluto."

"Percy Jackson, son of Neptune"

"Jason Grace, son of Jupiter"

The campers looked at us in awe seeing as how we were children of all three of the sons of Kronos.

"Jackson.. Are you and Perseus related at all?", Chiron asked my sister.

"Yes, we both have the same mother. But different fathers."

There was a collective gasp that was always there when people learned of how Andy and I were related. We really looked the only thing that was different about us were our eyes. Hers were onyx black and mine were emerald green. Other than that we could've been twins.

"Theseus, show Percy to the Poseidon cabin. Thalia, show your brother to Cabin 1. And Nico, show your half-sister the Cabin of Hades. They will be staying in those cabins while they are at our camp."

After I was situated in Cabin 3, I decided to go to the arena I had seen earlier. As I was on my way it seemed like my sister and Jason had the same idea. As we walked into the arena the demigods sitting in the stands drew their eyes towards us.

Theseus and Luke were sparring together while Thalia and Annabeth were watching them. As we came nearer they all stopped what they were doing and looked at our little trio.

"Who's up for a little match? Theseus and me, my brother and Luke, Andromeda versus Thalia and Annabeth.", I said. Andromeda glared at me as I finished. But she needed a little competition.

"You're on.", growled Luke. Apparently he was still a little mad over what Jason did to him earlier.

Annabeth and Thalia were protesting how it wasnt fair, that there were two of them, I started laughing at how ignorant they were. "It's only fair if Andromeda fights the both of you. She's very talented with a dagger and even I can barely beat her.

"That's because Jason is the only person that can beat you with swordplay."

And the fight was on.

A.N. Sparring match between the Romans and Greeks next chapter. Who will win? Review please! I need to know what you do and don't like.