It's Ariella again, and I am really enjoying having Nick in camp, though I hope when I leave for Camp Half Blood that he'll come along as well, because I know Jason will most likely want to stay at Camp Half Blood as well because he'll get to see his sister more often that way. Plus, the ebbs and flows of fate had shown me that he had found a true love interest there. Reyna was completely unworthy of him. Jason had been the first one here to defend me, as Neptune children weren't looked upon too favorably here, though he had known the truth about me and still trusted me. I think Jason realized that this Greek and Roman nonsense was just that.

I knew Percy was still awake and thinking, like I was. Being who we were we knew that we had to do something to stop Gaea from becoming a royal pain in the ass, we couldn't let her wake up, and at the same time it wouldn't be easy to stop her. I knew Jason had the other three members of the Prophecy of Seven where he was, his love interest being one of them. Percy, Nick, and I were the other three. It made sense to have all three of the Big Three represented in the quest. We'd be able to travel by air and sea easily enough.

Of course, this was all moot if Percy, Nick, and I didn't survive the quest that I could feel coming on. Normally I hated Hera and her bitchy guts, but she was right about one thing, the Greeks and Romans had to work together, and demi-god and god had to team up as well in order to succeed against the giants. I simply couldn't believe that Zeus was being so stupid about everything, but then again the guy normally did only think with his libido.

I sigh internally, I could feel the flow of fate around me right now, the fate bitches were trying to ensure that I met with fatal training accident tomorrow, well, I didn't like that idea, I'd have to show them exactly what I thought of it in the morning. I would not allow those bitches to get the best of me, ever. I would prove that half-bloods could survive on their own, out in the real world, and not have to stay in an internal city of Camp Jupiter to be happy. Perseus did it in ancient times and I would as well. Hopefully with Nick by my side as well, I could see the eddies of fate flowing around the two of us and I prayed to Aphrodite to let me keep him. He was the first one to not be freaked out by my powers, and that was extremely hard to come by.

I roll over and finally drift off to sleep, only to curse the Lar that had dared to wake me up. Then I head to the bay to get some swimming in before heading off to breakfast. After that I call muster and grin evilly as I motion Nick forward. He looks at me warily, somehow realizing that this could be something very bad for him, " All right my fellow campers, today we are working on our tracking skills, no powers except to find food and water. We will all be tracking our newest camper, Nick, as I'm certain he will be able to give us all a run for our money. The object is to find and bring back alive. The person who does so earns a month free of stable cleaning duty for them and their sibs. "

Heads shoot up at this declaration of mine and Nick looks at me, " What do I get if I manage to elude everyone and make it back here, which I'm assuming is the objective for me? "

I smirk at this, " Cocky, ain't ya? Well, Nick, should you pull that off then you get a week's worth of training with me, as I will not be participating. I'll be working with Haley and Amy on their agility training. "

Nick gives me an appraising look, " Well, then I guess I'll just have to elude all of my fellow campers and make it back here. I'd like to see what you can really do in a spar, Ariella. "

" You're on. Now, either step up or step off, Nick. " I state firmly.

" Oh, I intend to step up and show all of them that they have a lot of improvement in tracking coming. " Nick quips at this and races into the forest at top speed, not even making a sound. I hold the campers for thirty minutes before I set them after him.

Several Mars children gave me the evil eye for that and then they were off. Haley and Amy look at me, " What first, sis? "

Before I can answer I curse as a new camper has reached the border, " Stay here, I have to get the new camper across. " I inwardly curse the Fates for this and race for the border. I blanch when I see Stheno and Euryale, Medusa's monstrous sisters. In front of me was a set of triplets. I leap in front of them, bringing Hurricane Breaker to bear and I slash out, " Run in the direction I came from, quickly. You'll be safe there. "

The two girls and one boy nod and take off as fast as their feet can carry them. I was amazed they had made it here at all. The Bargain Mart rejects just wouldn't stay dead, so I decide to lead them to the Tiber and use the water to destroy them and keep them destroyed for a while. Damn, someone had to find Thantos and soon, otherwise we half-bloods were going to get our asses kicked. That would probably be the quest Percy, Nick, and I would have to go on. To find and free Thantos. I wanted these idiot monsters to stay dead for a while, it just wasn't right when they kept reforming so quickly.

I work on training the new recruits whom were named Mia, Tia, and Timmy Marks, Ceres children, by the way. I had managed to turn the tide of fate in my favor again.

Disclaimer: I do not own Percy Jackson.

Author's Note: The next chapter will be done from Nick's perspective as he is the target.