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Nico's POV

I slipped sat in Octavian's empty seat, I may live with the dead but that doesn't mean I can't be scared. To be honest Reyna was one of the scariest girls I know. She studied me for a moment, then cleared her throat and started.

"You're hiding information, you know something we don't. I am hoping you didn't reveal that because of Octavian's presence in the room. Well now that he's gone tell me." Her voice darkened at the last sentence, I knew she wasn't joking around.

I knew what information I was hiding, that the Greeks leader had disappeared too. In the heat of the moment I quickly said "It was a ghost, he told me something, I mean nothing important." I had slipped up, stupid Nico. Now I would have to come up with something to say that didn't involve the Greeks.

She glanced down at her two dogs. Luckily the last time we talked they weren't in the room. One growled and edged forward to me, followed by the other. They came closer and closer until I could nearly touch them.

"I don't like liars and neither do they. Now you will tell me what you know or these dogs are going to have am early dinner." I knew it wasn't an empty threat. She was willing to do anything to get Jason. My information was the only reason the dogs hadn't already tore me apart. I was about to open my mouth when a voice spoke in my head.

You can't. It was my father's voice. Reyna noticed my hesitation and nudged one of the dogs forward. You can't reveal any information, not now. It's too soon for them to know. And with that his voice drifted away. Now either was I was getting gutted, at least if I didn't tell her I would probably get Elysium. I had been there and it was pretty nice. But suddenly something snapped me back to clear thinking.

I can't do that, look what happened when Percy left me, I can't do that to Thalia. I looked Reyna in the eye and said 2 words "I can't" With this she backed away momentarily surprised and as soon as it appeared a look of fury appeared.

"You can't! I will send you to your grave if you don't tell me. I need to find Jason or the legion will become corrupt. I will not be the one to let Octavian take power, anything but that and you know it to be true." She grabbed her sword and brought it to deliver a strike. It wouldn't of killed me but it would hurt like Hades.

Right before the sword hit me a force knocked it away. "The boy speaks the truth." Reyna paled and looked around, it was my father. "The boy will listen to me over you. Let him go, you will find your Praetor. But now's not the time." Reyna regained her posture and bowed.

"You get away this time Nico. But next time I will get what I want. Whether you like it or not." I scooted out the door leaving her to her own thoughts.

As soon as the light hit my skin I backed back into the shadows. "Nico, it's just the sun" Hazel chuckled and hugged me again. "Where have you been? I missed you."

I calmly responded "It's only been a few days (Time in this story is so messed up. Half the time I just guess when it should be. This about a week since they disappeared.). You already missed me." I smiled and hugged her. She smiled and pulled me off to another part of camp, probably the unicorns.

She really loved horses and sadly the Romans didn't use horses. She walked into the stables and petted one of them. It gingerly nudged her but the moment it noticed I was there it stumbled back. I had this effect on most people and animals. Hazel calmed it down and smiled sadly at me.

"Well this was a failure, luckily its abo-"She was cut off by a shimmering ghost. It was Vitellius, ugg. Last time he had met me he tried to convince me to bring back some of his friends from his life.

"Well, well what do we have here? Two of Pluto's offspring's in the unicorn stables. I don't know how many times I have to tell you Hazel, horses are for barbarians and that's definitely not what we are." As he said that he scowled and looked down at Hazel with a disappointed glare.

"I guess this makes since. Pluto's children are always a bit weird; guess liking horses won't lower your status." I was outraged. He talked liked we weren't even here, nobody talks to my sister like that. I grabbed my Stygian Iron sword and was about to strike when Hazel grabbed my arm.

"No, he doesn't deserve that. Vitellius, can you please leave." I unwillingly sheathed my sword and glared at Vitellius. He looked at both of us and quickly stumbled off. I looked at Hazel, seeing if she was going to do anything.

She seemed to be debating telling me something, I smiled encouragingly at her.

"Well," she slowly said "I had two flashbacks while you were gone. I haven't had them this frequently since I came to camp. I think something about Jason leaving triggered this." She looked like she was about to cry. I put my arms around her and whispered "It's ok, now let's go to camp. It's about dinner time.

I dragged her out of the stables only to see a large gold bar appear in front of her. At this she broke into tears. "I-I can't control it. I'll kill someone, like last time." I didn't really know what to say, I wasn't really the social type, I wasn't very good with others feelings.

After a while she calmed down enough so we could walk back into camp and just in time for roll call. Almost everyone was there, only a few stragglers like him and Hazel were coming. Everyone was still talking so no one noticed our entrance except Octavian. He smiled smugly at us, like he knew it would happen and went back to his cohort.

Reyna passed each cohort on her pegasus Scipio, or Skippy. I looked at Hazel and saw her staring enviously at Reyna. If only she was at Camp Half-Blood, she would love all the pegasi they had. Once she had finished she stared over at me with a glare, accompanied with two growls.

Dakota started to check of the names of present legionaries. It went by fairly quick, luckily. Sometimes when someone is missing it sets us back ten or twenty minutes.

"Colors" Octavain shouted. The standard-bearers stepped forward. The last one Jacob held a pole with nothing on top. There should've been a golden eagle on the top, the symbol of the legion. Since they lost the eagle it was basically a joke when they rose up the pole.

Since there was nothing important to say about today Reyna got right to the usual things. "Centurions, lead you and your troops to dinner. Then to the Field of Mars, First and Third are defending. Second, Fourth and Fifth you are attacking. Dismissed." At this everyone dispersed to dinner.

At least the food was good. The Fifth cohort would have full stomachs before being destroyed. I never participated in War games. I really didn't like revealing what I could do and besides the campers wouldn't take me seriously. Last time Hazel really tried to get me to play, just like she was doing right now.

"Come on Nico, It'll be really fun, you never do anything." As she said this her hair swooshed around as an aurae passed us. I shook my head no, "Nobody will take me seriously, besides I am not in a cohort. Who would I go with, this would make things unfair. People would hate me for it, I just can't." At this I walked off leaving Hazel sitting with some of her partners.

Dinner went by as usual and the games started. I walked over to the observation tower like I usually did and waited for the match to start.

It started like any other game. The fifth cohort went first, getting beat up while their allies did nothing. Scopia bullets flew past them with the occasional water burst. In a few seconds almost the entire cohort had been decimated. Hazel was still standing with a few experienced campers around her.

They started to back up as they saw the other cohorts join the fight. There wasn't anything interesting till the end. Surprisingly Hazels group survived till the end, as the Second Cohort finished breaching their defenses it was over. Reyna went to blow the horn as I saw someone moving to Hazel. It was Octavian.

He grabbed his pilum and raised it right as Reyna blew the horn. No he wouldn't, but he would. He was about to throw it and I knew I had to protect her.

Hazel's POV

The games were coming to the end. Surprisingly we had managed to survive till the end. We mostly stayed in the back but still got in some action. Dakota and Gwen looked thrilled to actually do something instead of getting beaten on. Just as I heard the familiar horn I sighed in relief. It was over, no more worrying. Just as I thought that a shadow rose above me and Gwen gasped.

I heard a swoosh and turned around just in time to see a group of skeletons appear in front of me. One of them had a pilum impaled in it and they all seemed to be warding off attackers. Octavian stood in shock as they backed him off. (I'm not great with battle scenes so I apologize.) He stumbled in shock and couldn't help but mumble in disbelief.

Every time someone got close to me they would pull their swords and ward them off. Reyna flew in and tried get in but they still wouldn't budge. Only when Nico came did they salute and return to the ground, leaving only a lone pilum.

"Nico! What is the meaning of this?" Reyna glared at him. He remained surprisingly calm for such a situation. "Octavian was about to stab Hazel. I wasn't going to let that happen."

Everyone stared at the fresh dirt, he had caused this. The weirdo that seems so weak did that. That'll defiantly change their opinion about him.

"You blew the horn," He continued with a stern look. "The game was over." And with that he walked off to who knows where. Reyna glared at Octavian and assembled the winners. Throughout the ceremony people kept on asking if I knew Nico could do that and I just nodded no. Eventually everything died down and we went to sleep.

Leo's POV

Right after they are saved by the hunter

"Artemis said we'd find a lead to a missing friend of ours." She looked very concerned. "Alex?" I asked. At this she glared at me. This didn't add up, everyone at camp was searching for Alex, who else was missing.

"Percy Jackson" I tightened up. I had heard that name before, Rachel mentioned it and so did Nyssa. Apparently he was before Alex became leader. Finally I couldn't stand it no more.

"Who is this Percy Jackson kid, no one at camp seems to care. I just don't understand how he could attract a hot girl like you!" Apparently that wasn't the right thing to say because I immediately felt a volt of electricity course through my body. She then punched me and looked at Jason.

"First of all, he is my friend." This was in a dangerous tone. Suddenly her voice softened as she said "He disappeared a few months ago. He was the leader of the camp before Alex came. He saved us in the Titan war and then when Annabeth broke up with him he just left."

"Wait; just because of one breakup he left camp forever?" She had a sad look as she said "It wasn't just that, she was his life. They seemed so happy then she just left him and so did the campers. I was mad at Annabeth but I couldn't stay mad even though she forced him out."

I felt like I was witnessing a different side of Thalia that not many people had seen before. Jason hugged her as I stood awkwardly in the corner.

A white wolf broke up the emotional moment with a loud woof. Thalia seemed to snap out of whatever faze she was in with a more determined look. She motioned us forward and we left the cave.

That's the end of the chapter I hope you enjoyed. I am sorry for updating so late again it's just I have been doing other things. Today's question is would you rather have me update longer chapters and less frequently or shorter chapters more frequently? I try to make each of my chapters 2K words but they are often 1½K words. That is it so goodbye peoples.