The Return

Kai POV

"Better! Work as a team remember! The way I thought you!" I parried a thrust from Jason as a slash and fireball came from each of my sides.

I met another thrust with my shield as I caught Pipers arm in between my arm and body before dropping down and disarming Piper. I caught a fireball on my shield as I kicked up sand into the boy's eyes and took him out of battle.

Jason let out a flurry of strikes, never giving me an inch forward like I taught him, keeping every side covered but he had the same weakness as Percy. I kicked my foot out, connecting it with the side of his knee making him take a knee as I kicked again and sent him sprawling across the floor.

"That was much better than last month guys! Leo you need to defend yourself more, you may be at the back but you're still a target. Piper, you need to be in front of Jason on offence while he is behind defending. Your dagger is longer than most but not long enough to strike me on your own. Jason, keep your legs moving, I easily predicted your next step and that cost you the battle. Monsters aren't as nice as me." I sheathed my weapon as I helped him up.

"I know I know, but when do we get to fight monsters though! We have been training for four months!" The son of Zeus complained, Leo behind him nodding as he wiped the sand out of his eyes.

"Guys, never rush in to a fight. We still have much to learn from our brilliant teacher!" Piper ordered as she wrapped her arms around me in a hug.

"C'mon beauty queen, you are starting to sound like Kai! I love camp and Bunker 7 and all but I need some adventure! When do we get a quest?" He demanded as Annabeth came in to the arena.

"Any luck?" I asked, 'hopefully'. I knew they would never find Percy but they needed some hope.

"No, Tyson said he got a partial Iris message but other than that he has left no trails at all! Mrs O'Leary, Tyson, Grover and Artemis can't pick anything up and they are all over the states!" Annabeth sank down into a chair as Piper and I comforted her. Mostly Piper with her charm speak though.

"I am going to find Chiron. I will be back later." I informed the group as I went to make the final plans.

"Chiron! Hey! I called out to the galloping centaur as he whooshed past me on the beach. I jumped into the water and willed it to carry me up to him.

"Hello, my child! Beautiful day isn't it?" The old mentor asked as I jet streamed up to I'm on a water spout.

"Yes, yes. Brilliantly sunny. About tonight anyway, are we all set? Nothings gonna come up and stop him right?" I asked the centaur as we came to a stop

"Not to worry Kai, he always pulls through for his family. You will be with him by tonight." Chiron assured as I let out a breath I never knew I was holding.

"Kai! Kai! I need to talk to you!" Piper called from over Chiron horse body, I gave the old man a respectful nod before leaving to meet Piper halfway.

"What's up?" I asked my sister in all but blood.

"I have been having more visions with Katopris, it is showing me things that can't be true." She held out the dagger as it still shown its usual reflective self.

"Are you ready to talk about it?" I asked her as she seemed to be close to tears.

"It... It was my dad. He was tied to some kind of altar. He was bloody, beaten and unconscious. I tried calling out to him but this deep laugh always drowned me out. I saw monsters everywhere, swarming Leo Jason and I as we stood on a mountain with the altar. A huge thing with dragon legs and a spear was standing across from us; he was at least 30ft tall! An- And-" She started to choke up as I held her, listening to her re telling her visions.

"When you're ready. No pressure, just get it all out." I held Piper for five minutes longer, her head in the crook of my neck as I held her a little above the waist, making sure not to touch any skin that was exposed from her ruffled t shirt.

"I saw you. You were in front of the monster army. Cutting off any escape we had. The vision stops as you turn to the monsters but it was definitely you in your full armour." By this point my shirt was soaked through but it was an easy fix with my powers so I didn't care.

"Piper, I am not joining any monsters and I am certainly not hurting you. I swear it on the Styx." I held her chin in my hands as I kissed her on the forehead, trying to get her calm again.

"What does it mean though? You wouldn't be fighting that many monsters. I mean it was a full army. I can't understand this." Jason came from behind a corner with Leo in tow, neither seeing us straight away.

"Piper you ready to-" Both boys stopping as they saw us. I used my powers to dry her tears and my shirt, hopefully conserving some of her reputation.

"She will be with you in a second guys!" I called to the sceptical looking boys. "Go to Chiron. Ask for a quest, speak with the Oracle and get a prophecy. I'm sorry I can't come with you. I have to leave tonight." I whispered into her ear as I gave her a lasting hug.

"What! Why! We need you to keep training us Percy; we can't stand up to you let alone a thirty foot monster." Piper harshly whispered as the boys started approaching slowly.

"I have to, this isn't goodbye. Just remember all I taught you and learn more. Once Jason gets his memory back he will be more than powerful enough but the same goes for you. Once you understand all your powers you will be more powerful than any of your brothers and sisters to date. Just stay strong for them and stay alive for me." I began to walk away, only a single hand in Pipers as I prepared to leave camp for who knows how long, the sun was setting and it was almost time.

"Wait." Piper pulled my hand back and grabbed both sides of my head, dragging me down to her level for a good ten second searing kiss. And damn was that a kiss!

She released me as she ran off, dragging the two boys in hand.

Aphrodite I specifically said NO love life! You know it can't last and it's your daughter that will get hurt.

I sighed as I made my way back to my cabin, ready to just end the day and continue with our plan.

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"Anytime now." I mumbled as I stared at the water fountain in the back of the room.

I had finished packing my clothes ten minutes ago and just waited. And waited. And waited.

"Sorry, did you say something?" I heard a voice ask from the darkness. A scrawny kid with black hair and dark eyes stepped out the shadows.

"Gods above! Nico! Don't do that to family!" I scolded before falling into a fit of laughter as we grabbed each other in a bro hug.

"Shut up, Kai! I was there for five minutes and you didn't notice me, I want going to walk out of the fountain!" I grabbed my duffel bag and stood at the ready as he scanned my face.

"Dude, I accept all kinds of people, alive, dead, forgotten, the furies. Hell I even accept the Kardashians!" Nico began to ramble as I stood there.

"Get to the point, we don't have much time." I urged on as he stared at my lips.

"Why are you wearing lipstick?" He asked out of nowhere, then it hit me.

The lipstick I bought her that stays for days so I could see what boy she was kissing! Overly protective plan backfired! Abort! Abort!

I scrubbed at my face but the residue never came off, it stayed a permanent reminder of how Aphrodite screwed Piper over using me.

"Gods damn it, Piper." I curse under my breath before Nico interrupted my scrubbing.

"Oh, so you got yourself a lady friend? By the name of Piper? Isn't she the new camper?" Nico asked, probably wondering if his intel about camp was correct.

"Just get us out of here, I can't wait to go back home." I grab onto my duffel bag as Nico dissipates us into the shadows.

"Salute, Praetor Machi!" A crowd of voices cheered as I solidified in a large field, surrounded by soldiers in black, red and yellow.

Oh great!

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Reyna POV

"Soldiers of the Twelfth Legion! Soon, one of our greatest comrades with appears back, from what has been five months missing. You will salute him with the welcome he deserves!" I ordered the soldiers, men and women, all standing in armour on the field of Mars, waiting for the hero to return.

I was secretly so giddy inside; after Jason disappeared as well we have needed a male role model around here. The men have become slacking, arrogant and lazy. Kai would happily whip them into shape.

Nico, our occasional representative for most Pluto children, had shadow travelled only minutes ago, but soon he would jump out the shadows just like he normally does.

"Salute, Praetor Machi!" The soldiers barked as the two appeared.

Technically he had turned down the role, after single handily taking down Lycoan and his whole werewolf pack while protecting Lupa and the new pups at the wolf house. Without him, they would have all been killed and with that, our new recruits would never make it, reducing New Rome to ash for days.

I never said what to call him, just to welcome him the way he deserves. Obviously everyone agrees.

"Guys! I am not Praetor. Chill out a bit, has Reyna been straightening you all out while I was away? Let's be happy!" He demanded as all the soldiers left their neatly formed lines and flooded to get closer to Kai, pushing and shoving others, but not one recruit or soldier touched me as the flood passed by me.

"Alright! You see now the rumours are true! Now, back to your barracks soldiers!" I ordered as everyone left, even Nico.

Leaving Kai and I alone.

Kai POV

"Hey Rey, you miss me?" I asked as I spread my arms. She looked around to make sure the coast was clear before running into my awaiting arms.

"Of course! You left without a word and I was wondering where my punching bag walked off to. How much trouble did you get in?" She asked as she nuzzled as far into my neck as she could.

"I will always come back Rey, one way or another." I rested my head on hers before she looked up to me and kissed me, not wasting a second I kissed back.

This is only one reason why you are setting your own daughter up to be hurt Aph- I guess Venus now!

She broke away much to my reluctance before looking back to my lips as her eyes almost exploded out her sockets, she stepped back and brought her hand up from behind her and slapped me right across the face.

"That's not my lipstick!" Reyna pointed as I mentally sighed, I gods damned called this!

"Look, I helped a girl out understand a vision. She is like a sister to me. I taught her to fight and defend herself. I thought it was only platonic but just before she left she kissed me! I even bought her lipstick that stained for a day, as a brother, so I could tell what boys she had been kissing! I wouldn't do that only to get kissed myself!" She swatted my explanation away and kissed me again.

Damn this is worth the roller coaster.

Just as I deepened the kiss she stepped back and slapped me again.

This girl must be a child of Venus with all the mood swings she goes through in seconds!

"That was for leaving me. Now come on, we need to get to bed." She picked up my duffel bag and walked off, adding a little sway into her godly hips.

"You mean you to yours and me to mine?" I asked, a little hope seeping into my voice.

She turned her head, her neutral expression exchanged for a mischievous one. She shook her head and gestured for me to follow her with her index finger before jogging off.

She was much faster than me; she wanted me to catch her. Oh how I missed camp.

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