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"Empty, how could it be empty the secret to the giant's defeat it supposed to be here?" Percy stared in shocked at Annabeth, she was wisdoms daughter! She hadn't even listened to me saying we should start low.
"Let's just go check the lower floors" Percy received death glares from all around.
No one listened as they all looked around and Percy realized hoe distant everyone had come from him. Jason, well you already know and then Piper hung onto Jason like he was superman. He noticed how Annabeth had started to cling to him a little always accepting Jason. Hazel and he remained close but she had separated from everyone. Since they came together again Leo hadn't spoken a word to him. Frank though stayed by Percy, like now he stood by Percy. Nico remained Nico.
He felt guilty again, they were a team. They were on his side and he needed to be on theirs.
"Alright you guys keep looking, I'm searching downstairs." He was tired of waiting and they obviously were not going to join him.
The elevator doors which were sliding close were halted by a hand.
"Can I join you?"
Percy nodded, He liked Frank and they were both decedents of Poseidon. They rode all the way to the bottom in complete silence. Let's just say they were both pretty happy to get off.
They filled out into a line behind a bunch of tourist. While they were "all for history" they skirted around the group and found themselves in a storage room. The voice spoke in Percy's head again.
Crate 17
What? Percy was confused. He stopped and looked around and noticed something. Each crate was numbered.
He looked around little but until he reached a large wooden crate with a large 17 written in large bold numbers. It was covered in a thick layer of dust, and on its side was a small smudge. Clearly a symbol that time had worn away.
He lifted the crate open and sure enough there was a long dark staircase that the crate covered.
"I always imaged going down a huge, dark, scary tunnel when I came to Paris" Frank had appeared over by his side. Percy forced a laugh and started walking down the stairs, in which Frank closely followed.
The stone walls were covered in a slim layer of grime, and the stairs were not sturdy with wood which creaked with every step you take.
"I wonder what used to be here" The sudden voice had almost sent Percy down the stairs.
"You scared me Frank, but what do you mean"
"Well something is and was clearly here and the walls are all wet like this used to be a lake"
That last bit, made Percy happy, maybe he could use the old water to his advantage.
After what seemed like eons, they finally took the last step and entered into a small room.
The walls had wallpaper that looked like it was applied two hundred years ago and was almost completely torn off. In the center of the room there was a large globe, propelled by water and constantly moving. The Globe was surrounded by velvet couches that looked completely out of place. Looking around Percy realized the room was circular, as the finally layer of furniture were 14 statues placed evenly on the outside of the room.
AS the two boys stepped closer inside, Percy realized that the statues were the major gods with Hades and Hestia included. They had walked in between Ares and Poseidon. Percy thought that was a little funny considering who his and Franks parents were.
Percy was amazed by the spinning globe in the center. AS he looked into he realized it was like what Calypso had. He looked down and felt terrible; he knew he had to make sure she was free and not abandoned when he was done.
He and Frank reached out to touch it at the exact same time and just as he felt the cool water touch his fingertips, ropes flew out sending him back hard.
He was seated right next to Frank on a couch, both unable to move.
He couldn't even wiggle away or move at all.
As he continued to struggle he heard laughing and noticed a figure emerge from a statue.
"Welcome Percy Jackson son of Poseidon and Frank Zhang son of Mars"
For some reason Percy didn't seem too welcome.
The man stepped into the light and was a little shocking. He looked so normal for some super villain. He had rugged brown hair that was tossed to the side, and bright green eyes. He wore regular jeans and had a sweatshirt reading Rome but it was wired the word Rome was scratched up and crossed out. Other than that this guy was a normal twenty year old.
Percy tried to speak but with a rope tied around his mouth it came out as a mixture of screaming and gibberish.
"Ah, let's remove those, shall we" He waved his hand and they dropped to the ground.
The guy now stood directly in front of Percy and he noticed another weird thing, right underneath the crossed out Rome there was word written in pen Reme, alright what?
"Who are you" blurted out Percy, although he knew he wasn't going to learn it quickly.
"Awe, you don't know me?" He sounded sad and Percy would've felt sorry had they not been chained up.
"Well the statues so I'm assuming you're Greek?" Percy thought it was a pretty good guess.
"NO! I am Etruscan, but I had to choose Rome or Greece and I hate Rome so I went Greece"
He gave a big smile, like this should make me happy.
Percy scrambled his head for who this guy might be… Etruscans were before Romans, Annabeth had told him that. But he had no idea.
"Alright man I'm stumped, who are you" The guy took a sit at another couch although he didn't get the compete chain and couch package.
"Do you know how Rome was founded? Two children were washed down a river by a terrible uncle, but were saved and raised by a She wolf Lupa?" He didn't stop for Percy to say anything.
"One of the children named Romulus went on to found Rome and name it after himself. But first he killed his brother, as they fought over a simple location of the city"
"So that means yourrrr-"Percy still had no idea.
"You fool! I am Romulus's brother, risen again, I am Remus!"