Emily was dreaming of the day that James had ask her to been his girlfriend, they were at camp for a week break form their assignment in the war with the howling commandos. They were in the forest, they both know that the forest was filled with monsters but they were ready for the monsters attack. Even though this was technically her second year at camp and this was James' fifth summer here. When James had showed her what he could do on their quest shortly after Emily got here but after some more demigods were called to the front that Emily couldn't believe it. For he was powerful and Emily wished she was that powerful, sure she might be champion of Hestia but her powers seem weak next to James's powers. As they walked that James had took her hand and smiled. But this the dream had faded and Emily found herself in the mall that Medea had before it was destroyed.

"I have to say that, it is unusual for a hunter of Artemis to have a dream like that." Emily had turned around and notice a woman standing there, the woman was perfect in every sense of the word. The woman started to change as Emily thought of what beauty was to her, that was normal for Aphrodite to change like that to a person's thoughts. "Does Artemis know you still have feelings for James?"

"Do you mind, Aphrodite? Why am I here? Don't tell I am the only one here?"

"One of the others is here but in a different part of the mall." Emily rolled her eyes when Aphrodite had said that. "Anyway, does Artemis know about you and James?"

"Artemis is aware of James and my past, honestly James and I are not sure of what our feeling are really since I thought he was died for about seventy years and he thought the same about me. Just do us a favor and not try to anything about us till we are sure of what our relationship is."

"True fact about what you two thought. But I won't do anything about your two even if you tow are among my favorite couples. When you two learned of what really happen that I had thought about putting you two backtogether but Artemis told me not to and let you decide for yourself. However, I sense that you develop feelings for another." Emily raised an eyebrow when Aphrodite had said that.

"Yeah right. But why did you brought me here?"

"I am aware of the fact that you know about both groups and what is happening. But I had to talk to you. I am sure you are aware that you are one of the ten as well as the three you travel with."

"Yes, I am aware of this and that I play an important role."

"I know you would help put the glue in place that would hold the ten together. But it would be Percy that holds the glue." As Aphrodite spoke that she had took off some clothing away and disregard some of it.

"Is that it?"

"No." Emily had turned around and it was Artemis and her mother. Emily was surprised that Artemis was even in a mall, even if it was meant for the godly world. They both walked over to Emily, Emily was going to ask why Artemis was in the mall but her mother had spoke.

"Elizabeth, your whole life that you have be going though the hardships you had to get to this point. True that four of the ten are children of the big three and are leaders in their own right but you are the main leader of the group and they will look to you." As her mother said that, that Emily thought back to when her uncle and called her lieutenant America that she had ask of why he called her that and he said it just came out. He couldn't give her a better explanation than that, Emily had looked at her mother carefully before she had spoke.

"You had my uncle call me Lieutenant America when we went to help the prisoners and Bucky?"

"I did for you to be prepare to take the role of the main leader. You, like your uncle, is a natural born leader. You were not born with leadership abilities like Percy, Jason or James were and Hazel doesn't have any. Yours are different, because of your spirit and leadership is why Gaea is after you, after all ten for their different powers and abilities."

"But why must I be the leader?" This time Artemis had spoke.

"Because you are a leader, a brave one at that. One that knows even when you are scared that you still face your enemies and you have hope and you give hope. The others will follow you because of the hope you have in your blood." The dream started to fade as it did that Artemis had spoke. "Be careful, for the price in the prophecy is about ready and you must be ready to use your hope to make sure it is not paid."

"So long, daughter till we meet again."

The next thing Emily knows that she was in a sidewalk cafe. Emily thought she was still dream but the smell in the air told her otherwise as well as the sun and and the people at the other tables outside. From the smell and sights that Emily knows she was in California, for she had been here to often to not know when she wasn't in California, much less of where the were. Emily had looked at the others, the only other one awake was Piper, the others were still sleeping. All of them were new clothes, Piper had closed mother of which caused the others to wake up suddenly. It was Jason of who spoke first and it was directed at Piper.

"What are you wearing?" Piper was wearing a turquoise dress, black leggings, black leather boots and an old snowboard jacket she also had a silver charm on her wrist and her hair was done as well, even though the hairstyle was not like either of her old hair styles that the hairstyle still fit Piper. Piper had looked at herself in her dagger and said it was nothing, Emily figure Piper was the other one in the mall. However what Leo was wearing was funny and made Emily laugh and nearly fall to the ground laughing. For Leo looked funny in those clothes since he was a cross of someone who works in a forge or a trickster. For Leo was wearing a pinstriped pants, black leather shoes, a white collarless shirt with suspenders, as well as some sort of sun glasses, a pork pie hat and his tool belt. It was clear that Piper was trying not to laugh at what Leo was wearing as she struggling to talk.

"God, Leo. I think my dad wore that to his last premiere, minus the tool belt."

"Hey, shut up!"

"I think he looks good. 'Course, I look better." Emily had to disagree, Gleeson's clothes were worse that Leo's and was even more funny. Emily was no daughter of Aphrodite or Aphrodite herself but Gleeson was, there were no other words for it, a pastel nightmare. He was wearing a baggy canary suit of some kind with some sort of shoes that fit over his hooves. Emily was sure there was stuff in the shoe to make up for the room in the shoe, for all satyrs have that. Gleeson also had a matching yellow broad brimmed hat, a rose colored shirt, a baby blue time and a blue carnation. Gleeson had sniffed the carnation and than he ate it like Emily had expected him to.

"Look at Emily." It was Leo who had spoke and Emily had figured that Aphrodite hadn't missed her, Emily had looked down at herself, she was wearing the light blue shirt that Aphrodite had in her hands in the dream. But she was also wearing black jeans, black boots, and the brown jacket that her uncle had gave her. The same one she had tossed to her uncle only a few hours ago to keep safe for her till she gets off this quest. Around her neck were two necklaces, the one James had gave her and the other one had a silver crescent moon. Emily knew that was her silver circlet for there had been a couple of times when Zoë had it turn into a silver crescent moon necklace. Emily could see her reflection from the dagger, her hair was down and was a bit wavy, like how it use to be before she turned fourteen of when it went straight. But she had no make up on thankfully and the bandana, hat was Lauren's was around her neck. In a sense, Emily looked like a cowgirl but in jeans instead of a dress.

"Well, at least your mom overlooked me." But at wasn't really true, true he was wearing simple clothes but they were clean and his hair was newly trimmed. It was clear that Aphrodite made her message that Jason didn't need improvement.

"Anyway, how did we get here?"

"Oh, that would be Mellie. Those winds shot us halfway across the country, I'd guess. We would've been smashed flat on impact, but Mellie's last gift—a nice soft breeze—cushioned our fall."

"And she got fired for us. Man, we suck."

"Ah, she'll be fine. Besides, she couldn't help herself. I've got that effect on nymphs. I'll send her a message when we're through with this quest and help her figure something out. That is one aura I could settle down with and raise a herd of baby goats."

"I'm going to be sick. Anyone else want coffee?"

"Coffee! I love coffee!"

"Um, but—money? Our packs?" Emily had looked down and their packs were still there, Piper had put her hand in her pocket and pulled out some cash.

"Allowance? Piper, your mom rocks!"

"Waitress! Six double espressos, and whatever these guys want. Put it on the girl's tab." It didn't take long for them to order what they wanted. Apparently Aphrodite had told Piper some things for Piper had brought up some things in her dream without mentioning her mother. After that, that they got a taxi and they were able to ride it half way up Mount Diablo and than they had got out and walked the rest of the way up. When they got out that Emily could see the longing in Jason, Leo and Jason were aware of the other camp. Even though Jason and Leo don't know, or remember, where Camp Jupiter was, that Jason was unknowingly looking towards Camp Jupiter, his home for the last decade. Than they finally reach a ridge and just behind it was the giant at that Piper had spoke of, when one plan was brought that they all looked at Jason.

"What? I'm not the leader."

"Yes, you are."

"I hate to say it, but Coach Hedge is right. A distraction is Piper's best chance." But an Leo had got an idea and it went wrong of almost at once. Emily and Piper remained hidden and went towards her father as planned while the others went to distract the giant. Emily didn't like not being part of the distraction but Emily had felt that Piper may need help in her part. But the giant had saw them though and made the brush burn, Piper's father had lifted his head.

"Dad!"

"Pipes … ? Where …" Piper had Drew her dagger and faced the giant.

"Let him go!"

"Of course, dear. Swear your loyalty to me, and we have no problem. Only these others must die." Piper looked back and forth between Leo and her father. Emily remained by Piper.

"He'll kill you. Don't trust him!"

"Oh, come now. You know I was born to fight Athena herself? Mother Gaea made each of us giants with a specific purpose, designed to fight and destroy a particular god. I was Athena's nemesis, the anti-Athena, you might say. Compared to some of my brethren—I am small! But I am clever. And I keep my bargain with you, Piper McLean. It's part of my plan!" Emily had notice that Jason was on his feet now and his lance was ready, but than the giant had roared. Emily shivered as the giant roared, Emily had a feeling of what was going to happen next and it wasn't going to be good, sure enough at the edge of the woods that half a dozens earth or a she rose from the earth itself. There were seven feet tall and have six arms.

"What—what are those?"

"Gegenees."

"In English?"

"The Earthborn. Six-armed giants who fought Jason—the first Jason."

"Very good, my dear! They used to live on a miserable place in Greece called Bear Mountain. Mount Diablo is much nicer! They are lesser children of Mother Earth, but they serve their purpose. They're good with construction equipment—" The earth borns had started chanting but the giant spoke over them. "Yes, thank you, boys. They also have a score to settle with heroes. Especially anyone named Jason."

"Yay-son! Where Yay-son? Kill Yay-son!"

"You see, Piper, you have a choice. Save your father, or ah, try to save your friends and face certain death." Emily had put a hand on Piper's shoulder and placed hope into her and she had stepped forward. Emily saw the rage in Piper's eyes as she stepped forward. For once Emily saw the true power of a child Aphrodite one that Emily hoped one days she would be able to see. For Emily knows they have a special power but due to heir nature it was rarely shown. For Piper was radiated power and beauty, it had nothing to do with her make up or even her clothes.

"You will not take the people I love. None of them." Her words rippled across the clearing almost like she had tossed a grenade into a group of new soldiers. The earth norms said sorry and began to retreat.

"Stand your ground, fools! This is why we wanted you alive, my dear. You could have been so useful to us. But as you wish. Earth-born! I will show you Jason." Emily's heart had sank for the giant didn't point at Jason but pointed at piper's father."

"There is Jason. Tear him apart!" Emily hand looked at Jason and it seem like all three of them were thinking the same thing. Jason had charged the giant, Piper had went to her father while Leo had went to the tree harvester while Emily had ran over to the earth borns. While Leo works that Emily fight the earth borns with her fire and plants along with her sword, Emily was like a one girl army at the moment. But than they had started attacking the tree harvester so that both Leo and Emily were fighting them. The last one was running towards Piper, neither Emily or Leo were close enough to get to the earth born but Leo had tossed a screwdriver at it and he charged at the earth bone covered in flame yelling his father name. Emily would have joined him but Emily saw Piper move in and killed the last earth born, Piper looked crazed. However that was not the end of the battle. For Jason was still fighting the giant.

Emily watched Jason fight, true Emily had roman training due to learning from the roman campers when she was doing her ambassador duties. But it was clear Jason and better training of which was not a surprise by any means. It was clear that Jason fought with enemies the giant's size before but the giant was harder to beat. Than Jason's weapon had snapped in half. Jason had started to sunk and it seem like he was going to give up. But Leo had throw a few things at the giant and Piper had pulled Jason out from where he was sinking. Jason had jumped into the crate asking Leo to get ready with the rope, Piper had helped distract the giant. And Jason had jumped just at the right moment at the right spot, for the giant had fell to the ground. Lighting had strike at the ground where Jason and the giant was. The giant had fell though the crevice and the here of them had pulled Jason up and up on the destroy mountain top.