A shorter then average fun chapter.

"She is so frustrating!" Aaron barked out at Bianca as he slashed at the girl with his dreamscapes blade. "She has all of Percy's stubbornness without any of his level headedness. She is so used to being in charge that she makes me want to puke." He dodged the girl's stab, stepping in to shove her back with his bare hand. "She refuses orders, ignores criticism and is just obnoxious."

Bianca frowned. "She sounds like Nico, just more agressive." She sliced sideways, almost knocking the blade from his hand. Bianca was not a weak girl by any stretch and her time practicing swordplay had given her and Nico a lot of lean muscle for their age. Mixed with their potent heritage and you got very powerful demigods.

Aaron wasn't sure who was stronger, Nico's aura was more prominent but that could be due to his more open personality. Neither kid had any experience tapping into their powers and the Marks still hid them, though they were fading fast, so their true potential would come to be sooner then later. If he had his way they would surpass Percy, they had so many enemies due to their heritage so they would need more help then Percy did just on principle. Being powerful would really help them in that regard.

"How do you deal with stubborness?"

The girl smiled. "I might as well be his mom, so he is used to listening to me. This Thalia girl doesn't have that kind of bond with you, I imagine." Aaron shook his head and raised his shield in time to catch a strong downward slash that actually forced him back. "I guess your just going to have to be patient with her, hope she can get over herself."

"I can only hope..." They seperated then, just in time to watch Nico get disarmed by Meggy for what had to be the fifth time. The kid was good with a blade, but Meggy was far more powerful, far stronger and far more skilled at that time. Still, Nico didn't give up and grabbed his blade, charging the girl with a cute smile on his face. "He's doing well, I hope he can keep that smile on his face even after you all learn of your heritage." Of course, Bianca had figured it out, she was a smart girl, but they had to fake like they hadn't for their own safety. "I think you two are better then Most demigods, hell in terms of raw skill your both already better then I am and I am better then most Demigods. The only reason your losing it I have experiance."

That made Bianca smile. "I am glad to impress... so, how long are you staying tonight?"

"Not too long, just long enough to-"

"AHHH!" They all jumped, swords out facing the source of the sound... only to see a very startled and unhappy Thalia on her backside. "Aaron, why did you pull me out of my dreams?"

Sighing, the mortal witch shook his head. "I didn't, you must have tapped into our connection." Gesturing, he realized he had no choice. " Thalia, This is Bianca and that is Nico, my secret Trainees. They are not to be talked about, even to Chiron. He knows they exist but their parents wants them to be kept secret until it is time for them to be revealed."

The girl nodded, standing up. If there was one thing Demigods knew, it was secrecy. "Got it... so you teach them in your dreams?"

"And they practicei in real life. Meggy set up a magical area for them to practice in secret, it generates the Mist so they are able to hide. They have progressed pretty far. From what I have been told, they will be revealed around the Winter solstice, so I am trying to make them as powerful as I can by then."

"Cool... wanna spar then? I mean while I'm here."

Aaron turned to Bianca, who shrugged. "Why not."

Thalia brightened here, happy to help. She bounded forward, her mace cannister in her hand. "Let's do this." Her spear popped out in that instant, as did her Aegis shield. To their credit, neither Bianca or Nico recoiled from the sight. They were made of strong stuff, but they both flinched.

"What's that?" Nico asked, his voice filled with rapture. "Who are you, who's your parents, why are you here, can you travel in dreams too?"

Aaron laughed at Thalia's stunned face, however to his shock the girl kneeled down and smiled warmly at Nico. "That is my Shield, Aegis and it is infused with Medusa's head which scares people. My name is Thalia Grace and I am the daugher of Z-"

"No names. " Aaron pipped up, drawing Thalia's attention. "We don't want your dad killing them for the fun of it, and he would you know it." The girl just sighed.

She turned back to Nico. "My father is the King of the Gods and a very worthless mortal women. I am here because Aaron and I bounded by powerful magic, and no I cannot travel by dreams. Does that answer everything you need to know?"

The boy frowned. "Um... yeah, I think so... oh wait, can you fight well with that spear cause Bianca is pretty good?"

Thalia laughed. "I'd like to think I can fight pretty well with these but I am sure your sister is amazing."

"She is, your going to get your butt kicked."

"Ohh a challenge, what do you say Bianca?" She turned to Bianca, who smirked a little and nodded, raising her blade and pulling out her own shield from the wrack they had their storing their weapons. "This is going to be fun."

To Aaron's complete shock, it was ended up being a tie. Bianca fought harder then he had ever seen her fight before, dodging Thalia's strikes and playing just a bit dirty, clipping Thalia's chin with her shield. Thalia was far more experinanced then all four of the others combined, so she was able to easily handle the dirty play and fight against Bianca far beyond what the girl was used to. However there was so much passion coming from Bianca that it ended up being a tie.

Aaron blinked in shock when they girls dropped their weapons, panting. "Wow... Bianca, fight like that and you'll easily defeat me. Hell I think you could have beaten Percy and he's amazing."

The girl blushed. "Thanks, I was feeling pretty motivated."

"Well let's get motivated more often." His internal alarm rang, letting him know it was time to leave. "We got to leave girl's, let's go." Meggy hugged Nico and Bianca and they all moved towards the exit of the dream, the edge of the arena. "So you guys another time." Waving, Aaron watched as the spell broke, yanking him, Meggy and Thalia back to their bodies, each far away and seperate. There they would stay and actually get some dreaming done, unattached for once...

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"And so we are here for the trial of Silena Beauregard, daughter of Aphrodite." Zeus' voice was proper, arrogant and pompus. It filled the room almost as potentaly as his aura of power did. The Twelve Olympians all looked down at the demigoddess, who was hiding her fear with a solid, stern look to her face. She wasn't going to act contrite, she had had her reasons for defecting and damn it she would not let them make her hate herself for them.

Absently she turned to her mother, who was looking at her with pained eyes. She knew she would be no help, and so she didn't bother to linger on her mother for more then a moment. Instead she turned her eyes to Zeus, who would be he Judge and possible executioner, then she turned to her Aunt Themis, the Titanness of Divine Order, Conduct and Justice. She was her only real hope of survival, she was Zeus' advisor in all things justice related.

Unlike a real court, she would have no attorney or representative. She would have to defend herself...

And hope against hope thta she survived...

She knew that these preceedings were visible via Iris messaging to her Friends at Camp, at least to those that knew she was a traitor. They were visible in a rainbow to her left. She saw Charlie and Aaron, both looking at her sadly as she stood in chains. She hoped that, if she was killed, they were not forced to see it.

The room, which had been filled with the mutterings of the various gods, suddenly silenced into nothing and she returned her full attention to Zeus.

"Silena, you have admitted to treason against Olympus by passing knowledge to the traitor Luke Castellen. Do you deny this?" Zeus' words were cold, final and hateful, but she held up her head.

"No, I do not deny them."

"And do you have anything to say in your defense?"

She nodded, gulping only a little. "A lot actually, but I will stick to the basics. You, you all, are at fault as well." She wasn't shocked to see the hateful eyes of the gods burrowning at her, even her mother seemed less worrying and more annoyed. "You refuse to acknowledge your children, you cast them aside like garbage. You cannot make and abuse so many without consequences, gods or not.

How many demigods die trying to get your approval, or because you are born? You Lord Zeus betrayed an Oath you forced Lord Hades and Lord Poseidon into, damning your daughter to a terrible fate becasue you care more for your libido then you do your children." She felt his power, his hate brush against her. " I only regret my actions as it ended up not being the positive act I had hoped, seeing what could be done to serve the Demigods in camp and the so called Minor gods... making the Shrines, fixing up Hermes' cabin... getting my siblings and I to actually train hard. I saw actual help being given and I saw actual results. I realized there was a better path so I chose to align myself with it. I am not alone, I do not know of the other spies and people who have Chosen your Father, but there are many others, I was one of many, whom you all pushed into chosing your Father over you.

No, if this was a court of Justice it would not be I on trial but you all, but you refuse to accept actual justice, so I know it willl never happen. I will be happy just knowing that my words were heard and that you hopefully will grow from it and do better for your children."

There was an echo of silence, and Silena knew she overstepped but she didnt' care. She had long wanted to be a Social worker or lawyer, defending those who could not defend themselves. She could not abide by abuse or hate, and the gods were filled with both. They needed to hear what she had to say... and hopefully they would grow.

She watched as the gods whispered among themselves, however it was Themis's sad eyes that drew her attention when she spoke to Zeus. After a few minutes he raised his hand, stopping the conversations.

"We have come to a conclusion... should you be willing to forfeit information on my Father and his followers, we will show you mercy and merely banish you instead of killing you where you stand."

She nodded. "I cannot argue against that... I will gladly give all I know, little as it is. Where do I start?"

Her mother leaned forward. "With how you started spying for Luke, my sweet."

"Fine,... It all started two weeks before Luke left. I always had a crush on Luke, he was sweet, but it wasn't that that drew me in. It was his charisma and what he said about you not caring about us. From there everything changed..."

Chapter end, tell me what you think in the reviews.

This was a lot of fun.

Love, your Ninja Overlord,

Mika.