Hazel's POV
They were walking down the tunnel single file. Hazel was the back of the line. She heard the scuff of a foot and would have dismissed it except it had come from behind her.
"prohibere" she yelled. Stop. Hopeful the Greeks would understand her Latin. "I secuti sunt putamus" I think we are being followed.
"είστε βέβαιοι ότι δευ είυαι οι φρουροί" are you sure it is not the guards? Percy asked in Greek.
"est non derivare mutatio" it is not shift change, she yelled back.
"έτοιμα τα όπλα σας" Percy yelled.
Hazel pulled out her sword and turned around. Then she charged into the black tunnel.
She didn't know who was more surprised: The teens that were following them or the half-bloods. Percy and Jason made their way to the front.
"Why are you here?" Jason demanded. Hazel looked closer and noticed something.
"formae illae sunt mortales ante," she whispered in Jason's ear. Percy leaned in and Hazel caught what he said to Jason. "That's the girl who bumped into us early." the mortals had been following them. The trick with the Mist hadn't worked.
"I thought you said it would work." Jason said.
"It should have. I don't know why it didn't." Percy replied.
"Well we have to do something about it." Jason said.
"Why don't we take them to camp? If they saw through the Mist maybe they're half-bloods." Annabeth said.
"So it might not have been my fault the trick with the Mist didn't work." Percy said hopefully.
"Half-bloods can still be tricked." Jason said.
"Oh well" Percy said crestfallen.
In front of the half-bloods someone cleared their throat. They looked at the mortals. The girl in front had an impatient look to her. Her caramel colored hair fell down her back as eyes that seen too much stared at them. "If you guys hadn't wanted us to follow you, you shouldn't have acted so suspicious."
"names." Jason snapped out. "Don't lie. We'll know if you do."
"I'm Cammie." Said the caramel haired girl said. "Bex, Macey,
Liz, Grant, Zach, Jonas." She said pointing at each person in turn. No last names. Interesting.
"Do we get the pleasure of knowing our capturers?" Cammie asked.
"First of all you are not prisoners." Percy said.
"So we can leave?" the little blonde, Liz, asked.
"no." Percy said. As if trying to change the subject he said, "by the way my name is Percy. This is Jason and Hazel. And behind are Frank, Leo, Piper, and Annabeth."
"Hazel can you watch them?" Jason asked.
"Sure." She said. With a jerk of his head Jason motioned for the rest to follow him.
The group talked for a second then Percy came back over to hazel followed closely by piper. "We get to guard them from the back." The three marched behind the mortals and continued march forward to Rome.
They walked into the sunlight. Hopefully the guards wouldn't shoot them. They walked right up to the river. Leo, Jason, frank, and Annabeth plowed right through it. The others seemed reluctant. They glanced nervously at each other, daring one of the others to go first. Finally the girl, Cammie, stepped into the clear water. When she didn't drown or anything the others followed her.
After everyone had crossed they made their way to camp. Reyna met them half way there. "Who are these people?" she demanded. "Why are they here?"
Hazel nudged one of the guys, Grant maybe, and whispered, "Reyna's not very fond of guys. She's got a soft spot for Jason and Percy, but if you don't want to be one her bad side and trust me you don't, keep your mouth shut and respect her. Tell your friends."
Tuning back in the other conversion, Hazel heard Jason say, "We think they may be half-bloods."
Tyson ran up to them with Ella following. "Big scary man gave me letter to give to Reyna." He handed her a scroll and loped off. The parchment looked old. I was yellowed and cracked went Reyna gently opened it.
"Was that a Cyclopes?" Cammie stuttered. Hazel remembered that it must be quite a shock to see what they believed to be impossible.
"That's my brother." Percy yelled out. He was obviously trying to help but no doing a very good job of it.
"And sort of mine." Frank called. The expression on their faces was priceless. Hazel couldn't help but chuckle.
Reyna cleared her throat and Hazel redirected her attention to her. Reyna opened her mouth and began to read.
Half-bloods
You are wondering about the group of teens you
have met and brought back to camp. You wonder
if they are half-bloods like yourselves. Well rest
assure that they are not, but they do have immortal
blood flowing through their veins. However, it is so
diluted that they have been able to live relatively
normal lives. They are descendants of gods. We
understand that you would like know who is related
to who. So I and my fellow immortals have sent a few
gifts. Good luck!
Hera
"What was that?" Cammie demanded.
"If you had any patience you would have waited and it all would have been explained." Reyna snapped.
Just then Rachael Elizabeth dare ran up to them, panting. Jason and Percy grabbed her just as she collapsed. Almost as soon as she touched the ground, she opened her eyes. They were an eerie green. She opened her mouth and recited in a voice to old to be her own:
Seven shall go west to Pontus's cave to prove their worth,
Seven more shall follow to face the Earth,
The first shall be a knot of spies, descendants of gods,
The second, the Seven of Prophecy, looked up to and awed.
To save one other, they will risk life and limb,
But in the end their separate fates are still grim.
This time when collapsed, she didn't get back up. As Percy and Jason lowered her to the ground, everyone thought of the depressing prophecy they had just heard.