Romans and their Pencils

"Jason said the senate would want to hear what's happening but how are we going to get there in such short notice?" Annabeth said.

"I believe I have a way." Chiron spoke up.

"It requires you Percy, a skill that children of Poseidon can use to travel." Chiron said.

"And I'm just learning about this now!" I said as I thought about all the monsters I could've escaped and all the crisis' I could've avoided if I knew I could do that.

"Like shadowtraveling, it uses a great deal of strength and can often cause drowsiness and while you had the curse of Achilles, I was afraid if you used it then you'd fall asleep and never wake back up." Chiron said.

Oh.

"Who's all going?" Annabeth said.

"I will."

"Me."

"Of course me."

"I wanna go."

"Going where now?"

" What's this meeting about again?"

"Silence!" Chiron said.

"Percy, Annabeth,Leo, and Piper shall go since they're familiar with the Romans and Nico and Will, with Wills doctrinal skills if needed and Nico's knowledge of this conflict." Chiron said.

"Now, Percy."Chiron said.

"Come with me and I'll show you how to hydrotravel."

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"First, unshieve Riptide." Chiron said.

I uncapped it.

"Now close your eyes, concentrate on the water that surrounds you, the water that runs in your body, the moisture in the air,feel loss like water and move your sword with the flow of it, and then create your portal."Chiron said.

"Uh thy sounds great and all but kinda need to be around water to control so let's go down to the be-"

"No." Chiron said sternly.

I scrunched my eyebrows in confusion.

"Water is everywhere Percy. It is in life, it is in your blood and even in the atmosphere. You just must channel it." Chiron said.

"Now, try." he said more gently.

I took a deep breath sand held Riptide inches away from my face.

I began to feel the movement of water around me, I could sense it coursing through my veins and I could feel in the roots of trees.

I began to move my sword with its rhythmic flow like it was a built in sense.

I heard the sounds of water and opened my eyes to see the portal.

"Wow!" I said with adrenaline coursing through me.

"I had no doubt that you could do it." Chiron said with an unknown sadness.

"Now, go, let the Romans know what is coming."

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As we all stepped through the portal, Romans surrounded us holding pencils and sticks as weapons.

" Oh no! The Romans are going to draw us to death! Help! Someone save us!" Leo said as the Romans sneered.

"Stand down!" A voice said at the back of the crowd.

Someone push through the Roman soldiers revealing Hazel.

" Sorry about that guys, they're new." Hazel says rolling her eyes.

" Of course they are! Otherwise they'd know they're in the presence of Bad Boy Supreme!" Leo said.

Hazel lightly laughed.

"Actually, if they knew you they'd probably arrest you for trying to blow up New Rome but it's glad to see you didn't lose your humor in death Leo." Hazel said.

"Wouldn't have mind if he stayed dead." Nico mumbled.

" Nico? I didn't know you'd be joining them." she said confused.

He shrugged as they both came in for a hug.

Will gave her smile and Hazel gave him a smile and brief nod back.

"It's nice to see you Hazel." Piper said as they both hugged and Annabeth joined.

"I would say the same in any other circumstance but I know it's not true, c'mon, I'll take you guys to the senate. They're waiting."

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"We can assume that this quest correlates with the fact that Poseidon's trident, is missing." Jason as the senate gasped.

"Silence!" Frank yelled as the room went quiet.

"So what does this mean Jason?" Frank asked.

"It means that I have to go find it." I say standing up.

"It says before the reaping so we can assume that it means before summer ends, so before September 1st." Annabeth said then frowning.

"What's today?" she asked aloud.

"The 4th of August." Reyna said regretfully.

Of course I had to get another crazy quest before my birthday.

"And what of the 'heirs to olympus'" Hazel said changing that subject.

The roomed buzzed with talk.

"I believe I can answer that." A voice said as all heads turned to the center of the room, there stood-

"-Juno" Annabeth said with disgust she moved forward but I grabbed her wrist.

She looked back at me and I shook my head and then she relaxed.

"Milady Juno, it is an honor for you to grace us with your presence." Frank said as he went to his knees and the rest of the senate followed.

"But I assume is not just for pleasantries." Frank said looking up before he stood back up.

Juno did a stiff nod.

"You are correct young Praetor, I have come with a message." Juno said turning to the rest of the room and began to walk forward.

"A war is brewing in Olympus,and like the battles we fought with past adversaries, the gods are in need of demigods." she said.

What's new.

"But, to face this adversity, we need something more from demigods." she said as she continued to walk in the room.

"As you all may know, me and my greek counterpart focus on marriage and family, and the unification of family is what's required to face our next challenge." Juno said.

"What do you mean Lady Juno."

"She needs us...the heirs of Olympus." Jason said gulping.

"My champion, Jason, you are correct, the sons of Olympus must unite Olympus with the demigods by joining their fathers in their domains and solidify their power." Juno said as the room stirred in Chaos.

No.

No.No.No.No.

I turned my head to Annabeth and she met my eyes with the same fear.

"Nico Di Angelo,Jason Grace, and Perseus Jackson must bring our two worlds together before it is too late and as for you Percy, you must find Poseidon's trident before it plays a part in our downfall, you know what you must do." Juno said as she began to shimmer away, everyone turned away as the goddess turned into a blinding light and disappeared.

"We must heed to what Juno has said, the three sons must go Percy has a quest, and as for the rest of us." Frank said.

"We must prepare for war."