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Chapter 10

I opened my eyes to a world of chaos, my eyes were dizzy and out of focus. I saw a bunch of figures moving through the forest clearing but I couldn't distinguish any of them.

I could hear screaming and shouting as people readied their swords and prepared the catapults. I was face down on the ground with my face covered in dirt. A hand seized me by the collar of my neck.

"Get up Percy!" I tried to stand but found that I couldn't. "We don't have time to lose; we still have to reach the camp's defenses. There's no time to be fooling around." Somehow, groaning in pain I got up to my feat.

And, for the first time, I noticed something had gone terribly wrong with my life. I was wearing a huge shield with SPQR painted on the side, Riptide was in my hands and my armor was made completely out of gold that weighted as much as a feather. My armor was pierced and pieces of it were missing on some sides.

"What's going on?" I asked the girl that had helped me get up.

I couldn't see her face since she was covered from head to toe with full battle armor, but through her vision slits, I saw her roll her gray eyes like she thought I was joking.

"This is really not the time for this," she said while shoving me toward the nearest building. "We need to establish our forward position, we're being overrun!"

Just then I saw the fighting for the first time. My vision cleared and I saw what the cause for alarm was. Dozens of kids were fighting among themselves. Kids hiding in the trees were shooting arrows at the masses of kids, sword fighting, through the camp. Another group of kids inside the borders were returning fire. There were casualties from all sides. Kids being stricken from arrows weren't getting back up.

I started feeling nauseated at seeing so much fighting. The girl next to me noticed this and tried to calm me down, but I was too freaked out to listen.

"You couldn't have known, Percy," Her voice sounded tired and small. "You did your best. It wasn't your fault. Not even the gods knew this would happen." Her voice started to fade as she tried to finish and she started to cry.

The scenes of destruction and fighting were too much to bear and I closed my eyes, wishing, wishing for all of this to end, for once to rest and, finally, see the end to all this pointless fighting.

Then, I heard nothing. I couldn't hear anything. No more swords clashing, no more screams, just the sound of the wind whistling calmly through the trees.

"Open your eyes, my hero." For some reason that voice soothed me and I found myself listening to it. I opened my eyes and found myself in the middle of the forest looking at a woman I knew only too well.

"Hera, I was starting to wonder when you were going to show up." The anger was clear in my voice but I couldn't help myself, I had just witnessed so much death and I knew this was all Hera's doing.

"I come to you with a warning," she said mystically. "That which you saw…" That's as far as she got before I interrupted her.

"Save it! I've had enough of you and your little soap operas!" I blurted out.

"Soap Operas?" Hera asked, hiding a smile. "I've been insulted for millennia by heroes but never have I heard that before."

At that moment Hera's form shimmered like she was having a bad connection, worry entered her face as she started to fade.

"We don't have much time so listen… listen!" she pleaded, as she noticed I was about to interrupt again. "A plan has been put into motion, you will be turned at each other's throats and won't know who to trust, you must stop this, or, all else will be lost!" And with that she banished.

My dream ended.

I was still laying face down on the dirt. My muscles no longer felt like they were on fire and I calmly stood to my feet. I looked at the Mars and Mercury cabin, they were standing on a circle around me, everyone was silent for a few seconds and then Bobby rushed to my side.

"Percy, are you ok?" he asked. I just looked bewildered at him.

"What do you mean?" the rest of the campers looked at their camp counselors and waited for them to decide what to do.

"Bobby," Reyna said. "Take Percy over to the infirmary" she pointed toward a collection of buildings I hadn't noticed before in the cover of the trees.

"Wait, what's going on?" I protested. Everyone looked at me like I was a freak, again, and I didn't even know why.

"Come on, follow me," Bobby said while walking toward the infirmary. "We need to talk."

Once inside the infirmary Bobby told me what was going on.

"Well you see, the thing is, as soon as we reached the practice arena," he said while waving toward the open ground outside the infirmary. "Reyna ordered everyone to rest and you took it, well, a little too literally," he said while laughing. "I mean, I saw you running, you kept the pace really well for a new kid but as soon as we were told we could rest you fell asleep instantly."

"Yeah, I get that but why is everyone so afraid?" I felt really stupid at having fallen asleep in front of all my new cabin mates but they had all acted like I was dangerous or something.

"Well after we all laughed at you for falling asleep… no offence" he added as soon as he noticed I was about to complain. "You started shacking like you were having a panic attack, and then you started screaming, no more, please! No more fighting."

"And that's it?"

"Well… what more do you need? You scared the hell out of everyone!"

I didn't know what to say but just then I remembered my dream. Something told me all of this was connected somehow and that I was going to play a role in it. I was about to tell Bobby about my dream when Dakota burst inside the infirmary.

What she was doing here was beyond me but her face was white with fear and worry. She looked at Bobby, who was looking as confused as I was at this turn of events.

"What's wrong? And, what are you doing here?" he asked her.

"Reyna has fallen! She's outside and, well, you have to see it!"

Bobby motioned for me to follow him and together with Dakota we went outside toward the practice arena where Reyna was sitting on her knees unmoving.

"What's wrong with her?" Bobby asked while running toward her side and checking her pulse. "What has happened?"

A kid from the Mars cabin took a step forward and lifted a finger toward Dakota. He looked like a little kid, no more than 12 years old.

"She did it. She knows!"

"I didn't…" Dakota tried to protest but the rest of the Mars cabin where getting really angry and wouldn't listen to reason.

"I saw her following us through our jog. She approached Reyna while we were practicing and took her to the middle of the practice arena where I couldn't hear what was going on, and then she just collapsed," Dakota tried to shrink to avoid the murderous glare of the Mars kids. "Well? Tell me I'm lying!"

"Is this true Dakota?" Bobby's face was full of shock. "After all we've been true?"

"I didn't do anything," Dakota protested. "I did follow you but on Reyna's request. She told me to keep her posted on…" she hesitated.

"On what?" A kid from the Mercury cabin asked. Bobby looked at Dakota and nodded his head like if saying it's time, they have to know, Dakota took a deep breath and spoke.

"On Jason, she wanted to know about Jason."

At the sound of Jason's name Reyna stirred. She opened her mouth to speak but the voice that came out wasn't hers. It sounded deeper like steel. Somehow I knew it was male.

"Help me! I don't have much time. My sons, please, save me or I swear I will curse all of you, punks!" Reyna collapsed to the floor.

"Quickly, someone get me some ambrosia and nectar." Bobby shouted.

After feeding Reyna ambrosia, she opened her eyes.

"What happened?" she asked.

"You just had a vision from a god, and you're not going to like it." Dakota told her while helping her stand.

"I remember now…" Reyna's eyes lit up. "My dad, he's hurt we have to help him!"

"Whoa! Wait hold on a second." I said. I didn't understand what was going on and I wanted some answers. "Who's hurt?"

"My father, Mars has been captured; we must consult the oracle at once."

We were waiting outside the Big House waiting for Reyna to come out and tell us Lupa's decision. All the campers were waiting expectantly not knowing what was going on. The rest of the cabins had been given the day off and had gathered outside the Big House to hear the news as well.

"How can you capture a god?" I asked Bobby.

"Well, if you can capture its essence and keep it contained, then you have captured it. Otherwise it's impossible." Bobby looked toward the back row where Dakota was approaching us, pushing through the other campers.

"Hey Bobby, I've got news about Olympus and their not good."

"Gods, is she always this positive?" I asked. Dakota and Bobby naturally ignored me.

"Olympus has closed its gates. I don't know how long they have been closed." Dakota said worried.

"Wait what do you mean their closed?" I asked. "How can you know?"

"I got a vision from Minerva, something really mayor is going on and now this." she said while pointing at me.

"Hey, what gives?"

"Jason is gone to god knows where and he gets replaced by you!" Dakota said.

Dakota looked ready to punch me but just then Reyna came out of the Big House followed by Lupa.

"Lupa has allowed us to talk to the oracle in light of recent events. All those present are invited to hear." As soon as she finished the assembled crowd turned their faces toward a statue of Apollo.

"Oh Apollo, God of Prophecies please guide us." The statue didn't stir but a figure appeared next to the statue. He looked around seventeen with sandy hair, and a bright smile wearing roman robes that went from his shoulder to his converts.

"Hey guys," the guy said. "Apollo, god of medicine, archery, prophecies and poetry, at your service," he said while waving a hand dramatically. "Approach seeker and, ask."

"What must I do to help…?" Reyna started to say but she was cut off by Apollo.

"Wait!" Apollo looked at the assembled crowd. "I feel a haiku coming!" The rest of the campers groaned.

"The grass turns to snow.

The Roman's ask for guidance.

I am great."

He grinned, waiting for applause. Lupa growled and Apollo told Reyna to continue, after some half-hearted applause.

"What must I do to help my father, Mars?"

"You must travel east toward the god of war,

To find him in a jar.

Release him from his cage,

Or all shall be lost in a rain."

"Now be good," he grinned while looking at us and, with that, he banished.

So there you have it. Love it? Hate it? Think I went a little too over the top with the vision? Please let me know with a review and have a nice weekend.

Cool007 Signing out.