Thanks to all those who reviewed my story. I'm very bored at home so I decided to write this chapter by hand... When you people review this, please tell me if I'm rushing the story because I feel like I'm rushing things a bit. Anyway next chapter is up! R&R (I don't own PJO and HoO cast. Rick Riordan does) Cheers :) Gosh, this might be the longest chapter I ever typed...
As Jason looked at the campers and Chaos's forces, he was thinking of battle strategies. His sister, Thalia was standing next to him with her Spartan armor on. She was only thinking of how to protect the troops under Jason's command. Josh was looking all around him as thousands of campers in full Greek armor, looked grim. He noticed that they all wore pretty much heavy armor. He stifled a laugh since even if they had heavy armor, if they didn't know how to use it, then it was going to be pretty useless. The Spartans preferred to use very light armor with a good defense. Mobility was a very important factor in a fight. After a while, everyone was well prepared and ready, Jason started moving along the hill with a great host of troops behind him. Marines carrying heavy equipment trudged along the field with machine guns and rocket launchers. Suddenly, four trucks the size of a bus with a tank canon on each truck materialized in front of them. While a few Marines got in the driver's seat, Jason and the campers got in the back seat. As they reached the entrance of the truck, Jason stood there gaping at the hi-tech equipment in the back. The back also served as a mini communication base complete with a weapon rack and med-kit packs. Four cars with a machine gun attached on each car materialized behind them. A two seater with one extra person on the gun. Marines occupied three of the cars while a trio of Spartans took the other one.
" You like it?" somebody asked Jason.
"Very!" turning around to face the speaker. Thalia looked at him with a smile on her face. She was obviously very pleased with the vehicles since the firepower on those vehicles could match almost anything and everything thrown at them. They wouldn't be of any use against surprise attacks though.
"Knew you would kid." She muttered. "The big trucks are troop carriers called Elephantus and those cars are called Tigerix. The Tigerix serves as a hit-and-run vehicle. The Elephantus is both a troop carrier and a command vehicle." She motioned for Jason to get in the command Elephantus. It wasn't all that special except for the extra armor and the auto turrets. As soon as all the campers and marines got on an Elephantus, they started moving to Manhatten. Jason looked at the window and noticed that there were no people milling around. He looked expectantly at Thalia.
"Lord Chaos used a bit of his magic to drug the mortals. He brought them to a place that is somewhere in between the void. I'm sure they're safe." she explained. He just nodded and looked back towards to buildings. Josh took his time calculating the Son of Zeus. The kid was a good fighter, but what would happen if Lord Chaos took him under his wing. He looked down at his weapon and thought that he would have to replace it with a stronger weapon. Kuraido was checking his crossbow while Jonathan was humming to a beat while the rest of the Spartans were fooling around or napping. The truck also had bunk beds in case of a long journey. Thalia, Jason, Annabeth, Mark and Tanisha were standing in front of a holograph map of the battle area, planning for the defensive. The Tigerex were like guards, two on each side of the Elephantus convoy. The lead Elephantus gunner had been on guard ever since they had stepped into the abandoned city. As they reached the Empire State Building, the Marines quickly scanned the perimeter for any ambush groups. Satisfyingly, there were no enemy troops so they quickly opened up the trucks and set command tents and bunkers. While Thalia, Jason, Annabeth and Reyna went up to Olympus, campers prepared for the worst and Marines trained.
On Olympus
The four Demi-Gods quickly went up the lift to Olympus. As they reached there, Thalia gasped at the sight. Olympus looked better than before with the marble pillars that shine like gold and buildings that had complicated designs but still beautiful all the same. Annabeth smiled at her creation, delighted that Thalia liked the new Olympus. She quickly ushered them to the Throne Room where the Gods were busy planning against Typhon and Gaia. As they stood in front of the brass doors, they looked at each other. Thalia nodded for Annabeth to open. With a sigh and a grunt, Annabeth quickly pushed the doors open. The Gods have been planning, arguing and pacing, even the happy-go-lucky Apollo have been doing his part. They stopped immediately, when the Demi-Gods entered the room. The four eyed the Gods curiously, wondering what have they been doing. Athena was the first one to break the silence.
"Yes?"
"Lady Minerva or Lady Athena, our troops have already been stationed around the building. We have come here to discuss the plans against Typhon and Gaia." replied Thalia. Zeus looked flabbergasted. His eldest daughter alive after all.
"Funny, we were planning the same thing." said Apollo.
"Then how will you handle Thypon, Lady Athena?" asked Thalia.
"We will personally deal with Thypon. For now, concentrate on defending Olympus. If Olympus falls, the world we know it will crumble to ash." said Athena. Thalia just looked at Athena while the trio were looking at her with their jaws on the ground. the other Gods were looking at them with worry etched on their faces. Even Apollo looked grim. The quadruple took in the information with different emotions. Thalia just took this calm and steady while the other three just stood there trying but failing epically to not pee their pants.
"We shall be leaving now. C'mon." Thalia just said. The three just stood there with a gaping mouth, wondering what could make her so calm. She just walked out of the room with the three trailing behind her. Soon they were on the lift, preparing for war. When they hit the ground floor, marines were busy running around giving extra armor to the campers. Soon nearly all the campers were wearing Marines suits without the bulky armor. Thalia was waiting for the enemy, but soon enough, she got restless.
"Josh! Get over here!"
"Yes, ma'am?"
"No formalities, kid. We're talking war here. I need you to get a few marines and campers out for a scout job. Think you're up for it?"
"Yea, I can do that. What time is the rendezvous?"
"Get back here at around 0900 hours. Got it? Oh and bring Kuraido, that crossbow of his might be useful."
"Yeah. Sure. I'm leaving right now."
Josh went to the make-shift barracks, where the Marines slept. He quickly picked out Sigma squad and left to find a few campers. Kuraido walked behind him at an easy pace. He quickly chose Leo, Hazel, Reyna and a bunch of other campers. Soon they were cruising around Manhattan. They were going to report back when they were engaged by the enemy. The enemy team was triple the size of their team. Soon it became a shoot-out. Bullets filled the air while monsters used their shields to make a phalanx formation. If it weren't for the grenades, the formation would be able to over-run them. Kuraido loaded his crossbow with one of those explosive arrows. Marines were chucking grenades every few minutes to destroy half of the formation, or trying to. Keyword, trying. Even with explosive arrows flying around, it didn't matter how many monsters they killed because another one would just replace the, now turned-to-gold-dust monster. They were using broken buildings as cover from deadly dracnae archers and enemy Demi-God spearmen. The campers however were a different story. The campers had formed their own barrier which consisted of shields covering each of them. The shields were stacked like a pyramid, except there was no tip. The broke apart every once in a while to let loose an arrow. While behind the barrier, Josh was preparing to jump. As soon as he landed, the campers would launch a volley of arrows finished by a few grenades. Kuraido scoped with his crossbow, using silent explosives. The plan would have been very destructible if it weren't for the leader, who was obviously smart but slow enough not to catch on quick. He quickly told his troops to move out of the way, which half worked. The power of Josh's landing was powerful enough to destroy the phalanx formation permanently. Although half of the monsters died during the assault, the enemy still fought relentlessly. Seeing that they wouldn't be able to win this fight, the enemy leader just told his troops to retreat. Since the leader had a hood on, Josh couldn't see what was underneath the hood, but as soon as he took off his hood, Josh instantly became alert. He was facing a Persian Sentinel. Persian Sentinels were one of the best troops in the Persian army. Although they were relatively weaker that the Spartans, nothing stopped them from playing dirty. The Sentinel's helmet looked like a ninja's with a masked face. It was even wearing the robes of a ninja, but the only thing that made it not look Japanese was the big axe strapped to his back. However, the only thing Josh thought as he warily walked towards his opponent was, A ninja with an Axe? What is this world coming to? The sentinel walked towards Josh with excruciating slowness. My grandmother can walk faster than this. But then with the speed of a Leopard, the sentinel attacked Josh so fast, Josh had barely enough time to parry. Josh quickly dodged an uppercut and kicked the sentinel in the gut. Kuraido grunted and looked back. He didn't want to see how badly Josh would be able to deal. The sentinel crashed into a building and laid down there for a few seconds. The sentinel then quickly stood up and charged at Josh preparing to strike at Josh's head. Josh anticipated the power strike and quickly side-stepped putting his foot right in front of the sentinel. Instead of tripping, the sentinel jumped up into the air and landed behind Josh.
"No weapons. Just fists." The sentinel said. Josh nodded and threw down his pistol and sword. Likewise, the sentinel threw down his axe but concealed his wrist blade and took a boxing stance. Josh also took a boxing stance and prepared. The sentinel then walked towards Josh, preparing to jab at his stomach. Josh, instead stood there in a blocking position and dodged at the last minute. The jab was thrown into the empty air as Josh pulled his right arm backward. The sentinel saw his punch a little too late as Josh's fist connected with the sentinel's jaw. A satisfying crunch sounded the air as the sentinel's jaw broke. Blood dripped from the mask as the sentinel stood up. The sentinel threw a wild punch at Josh who blocked. But the sentinel assumed he would block and assumed correctly. The blade on the sentinel's wrist slid out and damaged Josh's armor and energy shield. The blade cut through the Chaos Titanium like it was butter and nearly cut Josh's hand off if it wasn't for Josh's quick thinking. Quickly pulling back, Josh back-flipped but not before kicking the sentinel in the face. The sentinel crumpled to the ground after his feet kicked right through the mask and shattered his skull. Loud cheering erupted from the scout group. Josh stood up and took the enemy's weapon.
"I claim this axe as my own. Lord Chaos, Creator of the Universe, Grant thy blessing upon my weapon so that it will be of good use to you." And the axe floated of Josh's hands. The axe glowed black for a moment before being enveloped into a blinding flash of white. When it stopped, the axe grew smaller but looked a little more lethal. It had a simple design of being a dual bladed axe but it had ridges in the middle of the blades. It had a brownish color before, but now it looked golden but a bit dull. The handle was brown leather but at both ends were rubies the size of fist. It glowed menacingly red with a tint of black. It looked like one of those Viking axe but was gold instead of silver. Josh simply took it and lifted up into the sky. The mark of Chaos suddenly appeared on the blade and disappeared as quickly as it came. Josh put it on his back, allowing his weapon to magnetize his weapon to his back. He quickly looked at the direction in which the ambush came from. He looked at his troops and started to motion them to go back. He trudged behind them and looked back at the destruction. Hoping to end this quickly, he walked a bit quicker to their destination. What he didn't expect that back at base, an all out battle was being ensued. A medium group of monsters has been sent out to check out the base. Marines on the lookout have quickly reported that a small group of monsters have been seen, marching towards them.
"Campers, get your armor on. We got company! Annabeth, I need you to work with Mark and Tanisha. Find a weakness we could use. Thalia, how many Marines do we have?" asked Jason.
"We got around twenty squads let, so that'll be ten thousand Marines plus twenty Spartans and five hundred Campers. What're your orders?"
"Campers make a phalanx formation around the Spartans while the Marines snipe out their heavy weapons, thus enabling us to do greater damage than the enemy. I expect to have less than five casualties." Jason replied.
"Yeah, we got it. Move out!" Troops ran to their barracks to get their weapons. Marines took snipers while the Campers and Spartans took melee weapons or side-arms. Only, Cedric took a shotgun and Jonathan took an SMG with him. Will posted himself on top of a building while Chrysilla stood next to him looking alert. Thalia took out her spear and her aegis and stood in front of the Campers.
"The moment we leave these gates, we will be walking on what people call 'No man's land'. There will be danger, so stick with someone. Your chance of survival will be higher that way. Jason, got anything else to say?" asked Thalia. Jason just shook his head. "Okay people, get ready! On three, we charge. 3…2…1! Go!" The troops quickly rushed out of the base and formed the formation. It also surprised the enemy good enough to stop them from attacking. The Spartans killed the monsters that dared to move closer whilr the campers got into a phalanx formation with Thalia at the lead. Behind the formation, Jonathan and Cedric stood behind the formation. Suddenly the sky turned red and fiery rocks fell from the sky, killing monster on impact. The monsters hadn't seen a shimmering figure right in front of them until the meteorites came crashing. If they had noticed him earlier, the monsters could've avoided a great loss. The meteorites were only a distraction since the campers were preparing their surprise. After a few minutes of confusion, the monster quickly shook their surprise and charged. The moment the hit the phalanx, their defeat was assured. As the lead monster hit Thalia, Jason shouted "Now!" The campers dispersed while Cedric and Jonathan leaped into the sky, doing what people call 'The leap of faith'. The landed smack-dab in the middle of the enemy and unleashed a hail of bullets. Before the enemy could get over their shock, the campers and Spartans charged into combat. In a few minutes, the enemy has been reduced to dust the size of an atom. Seconds later, a horn sounded right in front of them. Monsters soon started appearing over the horizon, with a Sentinel in the lead. However, before the enemy could charge, they were quickly destroyed by Josh and his squad. They quickly rejoined the others in front of the base. "Josh glad you could make it." Said Thalia. "Faced a few difficulties here and there, but nothing major, ma'am." Replied Josh. "Well go- What in Hades!" Where they had been standing before, a column of snakes now stood. The owner of the column stood there and looked at the Demi-Gods. When it spoke, it sounded like a mix between a hiss and a chicken. "Where is that insufferable child, Percy Jackson!" The campers gasped, for they knew who this monster was. "I am the old jailer of the-hundred-ones, Kampe!" How'd this monster revive this quick was the only thing Annabeth could think of. The last time she fought this monster was around five centuries ago. Back when Percy was a hero, she tought bitterly. Kampe quickly leaped back into the air and barreled straight towards the base. As Kampe was about to take out her swords, a shot was fired. The bullet cleanly passed through her right arm. Michael scoped and changed his position, changing after every shot to avoid being traced. If it weren't for the shot, half of the base would've been destroyed. The Spartans engaged Kampe and raised hell on her. Everywhere she looked, she could only see blurs of the Spartans as they ducked and weaved their way between her feet. Her frustration increasing, she stomped her feet in hopes of crushing the Spartans. Instead, the only ones who were affected were the campers and marines, which were already in the base and ready to shoot bullets and arrows on a moment's notice. They felt the earth shake beneath their feet and suddenly green liquid squirted from her legs. As the liquid touched the ground, it solidified and grew into shapes of humans. Only this time, instead of flesh, bones were showing. Soon an army of skeletons marched towards the base with bone clubs and bone ladders. They even used their ribs as weapons. While the Spartans tended to Kampe, the marines and campers fought off the invading skeletal army. The defenders were being pushed back inch by inch, while the Spartans were tiring of such an opponent. They quickly prepared to use formation Omega to finish off the enemy. They blocked Fahd out of the opponents gaze and distracted Kampe. A few seconds later, a ball of blue fire erupted from the ground damaging Kampes leg. The Spartans used her surprise to their advantage quickly, Cedric quickly leaped onto her back and started shooting her while Thalia summoned lightning to strike. Mark planted trip mines along her feet while Tanisha set up Gauss barrel's around the building surrounding them. While the other Spartans distracted Kampe, the two set to work. Rubilyn threw mini lightning bolts at Kampe and Thalia kept throwing her spear. Michael sniped from atop buildings shooting the nose if Kampe was about to spit out poison. Chrysilla was helping out the defenders by shooting the skeletons that got too close. Cedric kept shooting at Kampe's eyes while Jonathan kept shooting at legs. Then, Fahd leaped from the top of a building and ignited his hammer. The hammer flickered for a second before igniting in red and blue flames. He crashed on Kampe's back and smashed his hammer. You could hear the bones snap. Kampe decided to retreat and let her skeletal army do their job, but Michael had other plans. The moment Fahd leapt from the building, Mark and Tanisha finished their jobs and rejoind the heavy fighting back in the base. The moment Kampe reached the blast radius, Michael let loose the shot and his aim was true. He hit one of the Gauss barrels, and it exploded causing a super-combine explosion. The building around her started collapsing. It buried her alive under millions of rubble. And as an extra precaution, Michael pressed a red button on his wrist. The trip mines started exploding, and if Kampe didn't die by the building then the explosion will. You could hear a screech come from under the rubble. It made everyone in the vicinity shiver and a raspy voice could be heard. "I curse you, Spartans of Chaos! The next time you raise your swords in battle, feel hopeless as you watch your allies die!" and the voice screamed in pain and agony. The skeletons became more fragile but still dangerous. They were easily beaten but there was a price. A lot of Marines had died protecting the base and so did a lot of campers. A few hours of constant crying, the dead had been buried and battle plans were being planned again. Orders were being shouted and the base was bustling with activity. Thalia said "Okay, we will assume that the enemy will be sending another wave of enemy at us. We already have incoming support from the centaurs but we will be needing the powers of Pa-"she turned to face Grover "n? Where's Grover?"
Okay... I wont be updating for the next three weeks and I'm very sorry but with the exams coming up and some science projects, I'll be pretty busy so don't expect another chapter. I'm kinda thinking about the story while eating some random junk food around. On that happy note, it's time for dinner. Cheerio :)