Hi! This is going to be told from Reyna's point of view. It took me about two hours for me to finish this chpater (I know, I know. It seemed a lot more on Google Documents in my defense.) So, reviews would mean a lot to me.
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Reyna was lost. Pretty embarrassing, considering she was only walking through the woods and she had to carry out Octavian's plan or she would be made a fool of. It was the next morning after Octavian had presented his "brilliant" plan. As she stumbled through the woods, cursing in latin she thought she saw someone with tainted green skin- a tree nymph maybe? Glaring at her, then vanish in a poof. The monsters seemed to be staying away from her as well which annoyed her- it was like the monsters were saying she wasn't good enough; but it made her relieved as well. It would be easier to carry out of plan if she was fresh and not weary from battling monsters. As she checked her map one more time and stumbled through the woods, she got a chance to reflect. She would never forget that night, she had been trying to Iris Message Jason and had finally got it right. Creating a rainbow was hard enough, and she had to remember how Percy had taught her to IM. She had used a denarius and the message had worked, though not how she wanted it to. She could see Jason and Piper, and caught Piper saying "Really, it's okay."
Reyna didn't know what they were talking about, (And really didn't want to know) but then heard Jason say "It's just…I never felt that way toward Reyna, so I didn't think about its making you uncomfortable. You've got nothing to worry about, Pipes." "I wanted to hate her, I was so afraid you'd go back to Camp Jupiter." "That would never happen. Not unless you came with me. I promise." Reyna stared at them, and swiped her connection. She had felt like she was a captive of the pirates again.
Alone, unsure, lonely, wanting someone to be there for her... of course; she had Hylla but they kept them in separate cells. So she felt like she was truly alone. As Reyna thought about that day, she got angry, Why didn't Jason remember all the times she had with him? She attacking him on the day she came to Camp Jupiter thinking he was a monster.(He was on guard duty.) What about that day when they went head to head in the War Games and they spent the whole time battling each other, not being able to beat one another? Or the day they were raised on the shields and made Praetors a few days before they stormed the mountain? And before Jason had battled Krios... That was where Reyna's most tender moment of him had had happened. It was quick, probably sloppy; right before Jason had accepted Krios's challenge but Jason Grace had kissed her, and it would be a lie to say she hadn't kissed back. Reyna never tried to make a move on Percy, she was only putting it out there. As a what if.
Because truthfully, Reyna wasn't all that high and mighty that everyone made her out to be. She needed someone by her side,and all those someones were gone. Reyna shook her head, to clear her thoughts. Don't absorb yourself in the past. She scolded herself. As she looked around, she realized she had arrived in a clearing with a pile of rocks in the center. It looked almost like... No, Reyna wouldn't think it. It had to mean something to the Greeks, as the Romans would not leave a pile on rocks looking like a... waste pile on their land. As Reyna drew nearer, she realized this was where a battle happened. The grass was yellow, and there were bits of armor and leather around her. Great Omen.
"It used to be very nice." A voice said, jarring her out of her thoughts. Reyna looked up to see a warrior, well more like a barbie doll who dressed up as a warrior for Halloween. The girl's armor was hot pink, as well as her helmet and her plume. She seemed uninterested in Reyna, and made no move to attack. "I'm assuming you're the next guard? I'm Lacy by the way. I'll stay a while because you're new to Camp. It wouldn't bode well if you got attacked by the Romans." Reyna realized that she was being mistaken for a Greek Guard. The fates were on her side. "What cabin are you in?" Lacy asked, and Reyna felt a surge of panic. "Um..." What had Percy called him? "Ares." She blurted out.
Lacy backed up a little, but seemed to recover and came forward. "That's nice. Aphrodite's my mother. You look pretty for a Ares child... Oh, um no offense just you like like you wouldn't beat someone up just for the fun... um no offense." She said "um no offense." a lot, Reyna processed. "It's fine, My siblings aren't the best compared to some..." She trailed off, not knowing if Lacy was friends with them. Lacy sighed, "Clarisse isn't that bad, well actually; are you in the mood for a story?" Lacy proceeded to tell her about Silena and Beckendorf. The she went into the story of Piper and Drew. When she finished, Reyna realized that Piper may not be that bad. Of course, there was Jason; but she should judge Piper by her own merits. What she did for Aphrodite's Cabin was brave, especially since she was just the daughter of the Goddess of Love. Lacy was about to tell her about the Battle of the Labyrinth but then a horn sounded. Lacy stiffened, and Reyna knew what that horn meant. It was the Romans.
Thankfully, Reyna didn't have her cape on or anything that would suggest she was Roman besides her amor. Lacy, however did not seem to register the difference. "What's your name?" Lacy suddenly asked. Reyna cursed inside. She couldn't use her real name. They would know she was Roman for sure. "Hylla." The same slipped off her tongue. "Hylla Romanus." It was a lie, her name was never Hylla and her last name wasn't Romanus. It meant Roman in latin, so Reyna thought it was fitting.
Lacy smiled and looked off into the trees, Reyna figured now would be a good time to attack her, she could take Lacy prisoner. Then, Lacy said something that made Reyna's heart stop. "Ξέρω ποιος ήταν είναι. Είσαι Reyna, Praetor της Νέας Ρώμης. Δεν θα πάρει το σπίτι μου δεν έχει σημασία πόσο σκληρά την προσπάθειά σας με ρωμαϊκά υπαλλήλους σας. Έχουμε μια κόρη του Δία μαζί μας και δεν έχουμε καμία πρόθεση να χάσει. Θα γίνει ένας κρατούμενος και να μας δώσει πληροφορίες. Έχουμε μια γοητεία ομιλητής από την πλευρά μας, που μπορεί να είναι πολύ ... χρήσιμη. Λυπάμαι." (I know who were are. You're Reyna, Praetor of New Rome. You will not take my home no matter how hard you try with your Roman servants. We have a daughter of Zeus with us and we have no intentions of losing. You will become a prisoner and give us information. We have a charm-speaker by our side that can be very...helpful. I'm sorry.) Reyna tried to process what she was saying, but before she could move Lacy held a knife to her throat. "I'm not going to harm you." She said, softly, almost sincere. "Just come with me."
Lacy tied her hands to be back after calling out to one of her friends who had been hiding in the trees (It had been a setup probably. Why didn't Reyna think of that?) The girl in the trees literally swung down by a vine. Ms. Tarzan's name, was Miranda Gardiner. She had introduced herself to Reyna like they were school girls meeting for the first time and not guard and prisoner. Greeks. As they escorted her into the Camp, Reyna's heart stopped for the second time that day.
The Romans were losing. Badly. The Greeks had an army of cyclops- which just proved they were evil. Girls in silver were running around shooting arrows. On the top of the hill, a girl was zapping anyone who dared come dear her. She had spiky black hair and was frying anyone in her path, though she didn't seem to kill. That was it. The Romans would kill but the Greeks wouldn't. Though that information would do no good now. Reyna scanned the Greeks Army. In one section; a group of soldiers were growing plants out of the ground and restraining their foes, another section was hurling cannon balls that exploded into white dust when they hit the ground. Instead of killing, they sent people who breathed in the white stuff to sleep. Another group was causing rainbows which seemed to blind the Romans. Then, Reyna saw at least one hundred centaurs galloping around, using Nerf Guns, Arrows that had boxing gloves on the end, etc. They all had a shirt on which said something about a chapter. "Party Ponies!" A voice cried. Reyna saw a white centaur. "Rally to Thalia's Pine tree!" They all galloped off towards a pine tree, screaming something about root beer.
The Roman's weapon of power, the eagle had been casted aside on the Roman's side. Though Reyna didn't know why. This battle was going from bad to worst. Then, Reyna saw that one of the ivy growing girls had gotten captured, and well as a rainbow man. She would question them later. The girl beside Lacy, Miranda let out a gasp of horror and ran towards the soldiers who had restrained Ms. Ivy. "Katie!" She screamed, The girl screamed back. "I'm alright! Don't worry, Miranda's in charge while I'm gone! And when I come back, if I see any chocolate bunnies on my cabin's roof- Stolls you're going to wish the Romans got to you first!" She sounded sort of familiar and Reyna realized that she was the girl who had woken her up.
Reyna had no time to think of it as she realized that only Lacy was guarding her now and did was she had to do. She wrenched away, and broke free of her bonds- they were weak and not well done. Reyna ran back into the woods, not waiting for Lacy's shock to get over her escape. This time, she ran on the sidelines of the woods, so she could still see the Camp. Finally, after only having to dodge a few arrows she came on the Romans side. She looked around desperately and grabbed the horn from a boy who was about eleven. She blew into it twice, the noise loud and clear and suddenly the Romans began to fall back. Reyna watched the Greeks let up a cheer and made no move to pursue them. Reyna smiled to thought they were finished. But they weren't done, not by a long shot.
"What's your name?" Her voice was loud and harsh as she looked down at the prisoners. "Butch." The Rainbow guy said, his voice dripping venom. "And I know all about you, Katie." The girl stiffened. "Why don't you tell me your last name?" Katie just made a small sound and stuck her nose up in the air. She was afraid, but trying to conceal it. Reyna concluded. They had also captured a guy named Austin from the Apollo cabin, and a girl named Kayla also from the Apollo cabin. There were a few others, but Reyna could tell the rest were unimportant, probably the children of Minor Gods. "Take the boy to the Tent-Cell." Reyna instructed and then turned her eyes on Katie. "And take the girl just to the cell."
AnnabethChaseForever had the idea that Reyna would be lost in the woods, run into Lacy, Lacy would tell her about Piper and Drew, and Reyna would realize that Piper wasn't that bad. A guest had the idea that Thalia would be on top of the hill. The next chapter will be from Katie's POV from the start of the battle to some of her imprisonment.