Percy POV

"What's going on Lady Ceres?" The Roman goddess raised an eyebrow but remained silent. She kept on escorting me through Olympus and finally took a deep breath about halfway from the throne room. With her being a god I knew she didn't actually need to breathe, she was doing to make a point.

"I hear you and my Greek form have a sexual history. Is that true?"

When I met Neptune he treated me like he knew me all his life but Ceres and Mars acted like they didn't know me at all.

"You mean you don't know?"

"If I knew I wouldn't be asking you now would I?" I shook my head and she continued. "I don't know everything my Greek form does Perseus Jackson. In fact for the most part we don't know much about our other aspect, only big things like our children."

"Oh," I answered to the irritated goddess. "We do have a history, it was an awesome week." I said trying to lighten her mood but it didn't work. The goddess remained stoic and kept on walking.

"So umm, is that all why you brought me here?"

"No, it's a personal matter but between you and Nemesis. Jupiter wants to talk to you."

"Hehe, you sounded a bit jealous there Ceres. I guess you and Demeter do share most things." I chuckled. Ceres turned around and grabbed me by my shirt. With one hand she lifted me up my feet and pulled me closer to her face.

"Just because you slept with my Greek form doesn't mean I'm going to sleep with you too Jackson. You know, I'm glad you and that whore are in trouble, you two traitors deserve each other." The goddess threw me down and kept on walking. Honestly, I never expected Demeter's Roman form to be this scary and I have to admit meeting Ceres only made me realise how much more likeable Demeter is, even though her new no bullshit Roman attitude was pretty cool too.

I stood up and followed behind her, I knew Nemesis aligned with Kronos during the first war but didn't she aid us in the giant war? Also she only acted based on her domain not because she had anything personal against them. As for she being a whore and me a traitor, well those claims had no foundation at all.

The Olympians came into view and Ceres rose to her godly height before sitting in her throne. Immediately I noticed they were all in their Roman forms and Athena's seat was empty.

"Perseus Jackson," said Jupiter. "Thanatos has given us some disturbing news. He says Nemesis warned him about their father. Do you know anything about that, with you being her champion?" All eyes turned to me and I felt the pressure multiply.

"Yes Lord Jupiter, he took control of her body but I managed to save her." The gods whispered among themselves and stopped when Jupiter raised the palm of his hand.

"Do you know who Nemesis' father is?" He inquired. I knew a little about the gods but I did not remember much.

"Yeah, he said he was the primordial of darkness, his name was Ere-"

"Enough!" he screamed. Jupiter's face went very red out of anger for some reason. The other gods seemed shaken up, I guess Zeus has more power over them when Roman.

"Nobody, god or mortal alike is allowed to say that name! That's an order!"

"Yes my Lord," the other gods said in chorus. Jupiter visibly calmed down and took a deep breath.

"Where do your loyalties lie Perseus Jackson," asked Jupiter.

"What do you mean?" I asked back. I wasn't sure what to respond. Did I say I was loyal to the Romans, Greeks or demigods in general? What if he took it the wrong and decided to blast me on the spot? Just to be on the safe side I summoned a thin covering over my body with my dark water. It was pretty much invisible when that thin so it wouldn't be suspicious either.

"What I mean is are you loyal to Nemesis or the Olympians?" Jupiter asked. That question hardly sounded fair, he was implying Nemesis was teaming up with Erebus. I looked around the room and saw my father. He was in his Roman form and he nodded for me to continue. Great.

"Lord Jupiter!" Interrupted Thanatos. Thank the gods or just thank Thanatos in this case.

"My sister is not a traitor and I am sure she is not in league with him! She hates him almost as much as I do and he almost killed her, she told me about it to warn me knowing that I would tell you, that question is ridiculous!"

"All I'm asking is where his loyalties lie Thanatos and watch your tone, don't forget who you're speaking to." Jupiter responded calmly, clearly he was working hard on his anger issues. The god of death calmed down and bowed his head.

"I'm sorry Lord Jupiter." The god of death turned to me and I nodded in appreciation.

"Your camp has turned it's back on you Greek," Jupiter further explained. I remembered the day Aphrodite told me they were glad I was dead and knew why Jupiter was asking me about my loyalty. In that moment I don't know what I would have done to them had I seen them.

"New Rome branded you a traitor a while back and no longer acknowledges you as a praetor, in fact many Romans including some of us still question your loyalty. The father of your goddess is a powerful deity, I wouldn't blame you if you decide to turn your back on demigods, Greeks and Romans alike Perseus." Jupiter tilted his head a bit raised his eyebrow.

"They may think I'm dead but I will not betray those I care for, many of them still live there. Besides, he hurt Nemesis, he was going to kill her. If we ever cross paths again one of us is going to die and it's not going to be me." Jupiter smirked and sat all the way back on his throne.

"Very well demigod, now that this matter is settled-"

"Oh please Jupiter! You actually believe him!?" Ceres cut in. Jupiter closed his eyes and struggled to remain calm.

"Yes Ceres, I believe him. Is there a problem with that." Jupiter gave Ceres a really fake smile and signaled her to continue.

"Of course there is a problem! Nemesis is the daughter of the enemy, she can't be trusted and neither can't he." Ceres pointed at me with a finger that felt more like a gun with the anger she looked at me with. Jupiter sighed and he looked at Apollo.

"Did you sense deceit in his words Apollo?" The Roman version of Apollo shook his head and Jupiter looked at Ceres. "Happy now? We don't have time for your manic outbursts or for more distrust amongst ourselves Ceres. It's time for the real meeting." Jupiter raised his hand and summoned his Master Bolt, the Roman version apparently because it looked more like a jagged spear than what I remember.

Jupiter stood up and dug it into the floor of the throne room. The bolt grew in size, at once it launched powerful bolts of electricity into the sky and booms of thunder followed. One by one, more and more gods appeared in the throne room. Gods that I didn't recognized and a few that I did appeared, before long the throne room was packed with dozens of gods and many of the late ones had to stand up on the outside. Jupiter, who was sitting down in his throne, once again cleared his throat and raised his hand to signal the gods to shut up.

"Gods and goddesses, I have been warned of a potential enemy in a distant future, even worse than Terra, also known as Gaea. Those of you who wish to cower in fear because of your pitiful strength or have no intention of helping in any way go back to where you came from and don't dare step foot in Olympus again. I don't have time for weaklings or cowards." At once about half of the gods lowered their heads in shame and flashed away. In Jupiter's face I could see his disappointment and look of disgust as many so called gods left immediately. The gods who stayed behind came closer to the throne room after space had been made.

I found myself packed between many gods and goddess, Greeks and Romans, all eager to hear more about this new threat. I also heard whispers among them ranging from "how pathetic," to "I hope Lord Jupiter kills them after this."

The Olympians must have noticed their new mixed audience and shifted between their forms. A few of them like Jupiter, Mercury and Juno stayed the same while my dad, Vesta and Pluto turned Greek, probably the form they felt most comfortable with. It didn't explain why they were in their Roman forms when I first arrived though, question for later.

"Now that the sorry excuses for gods have left I will warn you that this foe is none other than the primordial of darkness himself." Many of the gods turned pale and a few stiffened. I looked around for Nemesis but didn't find her, either she was in danger or Jupiter imprisoned her for the time being.

She is sleeping Perseus, the battle was hard on her, said the distinct voice of Thanatos. I nodded in appreciation again and saw Himeros, how he could possibly contribute with him being weak and all was beyond me but I'm glad he's not a coward. Although, he probably should not have come at all, he looked very ill.

"According to Thanatos, this threat will probably not be alone so I expect powerful allies. Our enemy is smart, resourceful and very powerful. Not only that, chances are he will have a powerful army behind him." Gods and goddesses nodded in understandment. I could see doubt spreading through the crowd but somehow it instantly banished. A goddess I feel I've seen before glowed in a faint red, almost invisible to the naked eye and I figured they were being influenced by her. I looked back at Jupiter and he stood up.

"This battle is likely to be hard and I am expecting heavy casualties, for that reason the Roman and Greek campers will not take part in this war." The gods started to speak up on their opinions but Jupiter wasn't having any of that.

"Silence!" Said the king of gods.

"For too long have we allowed our mortal children to charge to their deaths in the front lines. We are powerful, we are warriors, and most of all we are gods!" The last word resonated across the air making a big impact on the crowd, they all grew fierce and nodded.

"With all due respect father, our children might be mortals but they are also blood runs through their veins and so does our spirit." Jupiter looked at his son and shook his head.

"You might be right Mars but my decision is final. Our children have already proven their worth in battle, it's time we prove ours."

I never thought that I would like Jupiter more than Zeus but apparently I do. He had a bit more of that I-am-king attitude but was a whole lot wiser, Zeus could learn a few things from him.

"When the day comes you will be divided into three groups, heavy infantry, light infantry and auxiliaries with myself, Diana and Apollo as the respective leaders." Many gods nodded in agreement while others looked confused with the groups or choice of leaders. Me, I was wondering which group I was going to be placed on.

"I know some of you are not warriors but that's going to have to change. Find sparring partners, have other gods teach you or attack dummies I couldn't care less for your method of training but next time we meet you must all have a weapon you can use, no exceptions. You're all dismissed." The throne room lighted up as the majority of the gods flashed away. The ones that didn't walked towards the throne room to spark conversations with the Olympians.

"Percy," I turned my head to spot Himeros. I didn't know how to respond to him so I just kept quiet. I took a close look at him and noticed that he looked really sick, from the looks of it extreme fatigue.

"I tried everything to fix what I did to you, I really did. I tried removing my blessing from you even if it meant me fading but it wasn't possible. I am sorry for ruining your life and not being able to fix it." I turned to look at him and noticed his sincerity, he looked defeated. He had beaten himself almost out of existence because of me, now it was my turn to feel guilty. I grabbed his arm since I was too short to grab his shoulder and looked at him in his eyes.

"It's okay Himeros, none of that matters now. I'm glad you are fighting with us." I focused into healing him and sure enough color returned to his face, meat filled his bones and his eyes brightened.

"You didn't have to do that Percy, I couldn't help you with my mark but you ever need anything you know who to call." I nodded and Himeros walked away to meet his mother. Healing him had taken a toll on me, I yawned and realized it had almost drained me completely. Gods required a lot more energy to heal than mortals and Himeros was a rather weak one.

"That was amazing, how did you do that?" I turned to see a slim goddess, very pretty with bright blue eyes and she looked awfully excited.

"Are you a god of healing?" The goddess walked closer to me and fixed her hair a little.

"No, to be honest I'm not even a god, I'm a demigod." The eyes of the goddess widened and she looked at me very surprised.

"Are you serious? How are you so good? Who taught you?" The very curious goddess grabbed me by my shoulders and seriously demanded answers.

"Hey Hebe, Pierce what you guys doing over here?" Fortunately Apollo, in his Greek form of course, saved me from what appeared to be the goddess of interrogation. He put his left arm over the goddess and his right one on me and walked us further from the throne room.

"Hey Apollo, I was just asking this demigod how he is so good at healing." Apollo smiled and pulled me in close as if we were best friends.

"That's Percy for you, with a single touch from the Golden Fleece the became a master at healing. He's a pre-tai cool guy." Apollo kept looking at me weirdly and that "pretty" caught me off guard but whatever, at least he wasn't angry at me anymore.

"He's Perseus Jackson?!"

"Yup, although he looks very tired and should probably leave soon to get some rest. Say Pierce, before you leave I think you are going to be assigned to Diana's light infantry group, you might wanna have a word with her. You know, before the battle to make sure you guys are cool since she's a lot tougher than Artemis." I turned to see the Roman goddess and couldn't help to feel intimidated, Apollo did say she was a lot tougher. She was in her grown up height speaking to Lupa and that other goddess that influenced the gods.

"Uh, sure Apollo. Catch you guys later!" I waved them goodbye and started walking towards Diana's general direction.

"I hope I see you again," said Hebe. In her eyes I could see something, like if she didn't want me to go or sadness that I did. I barely knew her but her curiosity was kind of endearing and something compelled me to respond.

"Yeah me too," I told the goddess and I walked towards Diana.

The moment I stepped within 5 feet of the goddesses Lupa greeted me with a half smile, Diana with confusion and the other goddess with a cold glare.

"Is there something you need Perseus?" Asked Diana. The other goddesses stood lofty next to her and looked at me expectantly.

"Uh, I was just wondering if we were good and if you knew me." Diana frowned and inspected each of my eyes when she shrank down to human form.

"Of course I know you, why do you ask that? Are you sick or on drugs?" Diana keep on analyzing my face with her cold silver eyes and checked my forehead temperature. In my confused stupor I just remained still, trying to make sense of Artemis' Roman form. Lupa and the unnamed goddess looked at each other and the tough looking goddess shook her head.

"So much for being man hating huh, I guess that's mostly your Greek aspect," she said.

"It's me too but Percy is an exception Bellona, he makes a lot of mistakes and when I say a lot I mean A LOT but he has good intentions. He's a good boy." Diana patted me on my head and I shooed me away. At that moment I figured that I had to be on drugs as Artemis would never do that. I also figured why that other goddess seemed familiar, she was Reyna's mom, she had the same stance and respect-me-or-else attitude.

Sure enough I was kinda done there, I really wanted to meet some other Roman Olympians and gods to see if any of them were weird too but it had been an insanely long day for me and I was running on empty.

"What happened to you? You look terrible." Said Thanatos as he walked towards me.

"Oh, hey Thanatos, nothing really I just really need some rest. Roman gods huh, they quite different than the Greeks." Thanatos smirked and looked around the room.

"It may appear so but they are still the same being." I looked back at Diana and shook my head because to be honest I seriously doubted him.

"You sure about that, they seem pretty different to me." I glanced at Ceres and caught her looking at me, very angrily I might add.

"Ahh, I see what you mean. Ceres is a lot prouder than Demeter and values honor and loyalty more. The fact you and my sister are together now makes her feel betrayed so her Roman form lashes out in anger but if you ask her about it she wouldn't be able to explain why." I was shocked, everything about Ceres made sense now.

"What about Diana?" I whispered to Thanatos.

"What about her?" He asked back.

"Well why does she behave differently? You knew about Demeter." Thanatos shrugged and walked forward a bit.

"I already helped you more than I would have liked, besides that's none of my business, figure that out yourself." Okay news flash… Thanatos was a jerk, and here I thought we were cool now.

"Okay Thanatos, be like that and by the way Nemesis and I are not together." Thanatos turned and smiled.

"If it weren't for me learning that my father was rising to destroy the gods and will probably want revenge upon my mother and me, that would have made my day." Thanatos flashed away leaving me with a bad aftertaste of his presence.

Now I was definitely done, didn't want to see any other god that day or hear about the upcoming war. I mist traveled to a really expensive mortal hotel and grew to about 20 years old to paid the guy with some dark water money that instantly vanished as soon as he put it in the register. Would the guy get in trouble? Maybe, I honestly don't care, I'm tired and need rest.

I got on the elevator to the seventeenth floor and walked on the empty hallways. When I opened my door I walked straight to my bed and jumped on it. It had been an incredibly long day, I fell asleep instantly.

No POV

"What's so important about this golden sword that Jim has to come with me?" Sharon asked the table of the camp leaders which comprised of Annabeth, Olivia, Will, Jim, and Katie. They all shrugged and looked back at Annabeth as she was the only one who knew.

"It's not a golden sword, it's The Golden Sword and it's not an actual sword like the ones we use. The Golden Sword is what they call Chrysaor, a legendary swordsman, the best sword fighter I have ever seen." Said Annabeth.

"What makes you sure it's him and not just a regular golden sword?" asked Sharon.

"I second that Annabeth, I have duties here and the prophecy seemed pretty vague."

"A beautiful daughter to lead and fight, that's obviously you Sharon since it's your quest." Stated Annabeth.

"Enduring the foes that chase behind, that probably refers to some monsters that you will find."

"A fierce battle with the Golden Sword, Chrysaor swore revenge on Percy and since you are his supposed daughter you are the only one he can fight and actually get it. I am almost certain the prophecy refers to him and trust me when I say I don't want to be right this time."

"An act to reveal what changes most, this part is vague but prophecies are for the most part and we shouldn't push it. One thing is clear though, three lines reference fighting. You're taking Jim and that's an order." The sky boomed and shook the Big House a little.

"Okay … so how does this work, when do I leave?" Asked Sharon after letting the moment sink in.

"Tomorrow before noon, Katie would you mind?" Annabeth turned to Katie.

"Sure, I'll help you pack up in the morning Sharon," the brown haired girl smiled at the daughter of Aphrodite and stood up.

"We should all head to sleep, the bell is going to ring soon." Said Katie. "Oh, and before you leave Sharon, find someone else to take with you. Quests are usually done in groups of three."

"Don't forget to come by the armory for some armor too," said Olivia. "Will, anything you want to add?"

"Come by the infirmary? We can get you some ambrosia and nectar for your quest but we're a little short. Come to think of it, we are always a bit short." Will gave Annabeth a meaningful glance and then looked back at Sharon.

"We'll talk about that later Will," said Annabeth. Sharon looked around the room and noticed the tension so she said her goodbyes.

The quest tomorrow had her worried, she didn't have friends or knew that many people to ask on it. Well I guess Allie is now my friend, I guess I can ask her.

Sharon noticed the camp was mostly empty, people had already left for their cabins. Eh, I'll do it tomorrow. She headed to her own and prepared to sleep. Sharon rushed to her bed and just when she was feeling the sleep come she was interrupted by a sibling.

"Heard you were going on a quest already," said the cabin leader.

"Yeah Drew, the commander didn't make it sound easy either. I won't lie, I'm a little worried." The asian girl sat on her sister's bed and fidgeted with one of her nails.

"I don't usually say this to my brothers and sisters but I really wish you good luck on your quest." This caught Sharon's attention. She sat up in her bed and looked at Drew.

"If you don't usually say it why are you doing it now?" Drew scratched her head with a finger and pulled her hair behind her ear.

"When the seven came from their quest they confirmed a lot of rumors and things that I've come across. They were about the Golden Sword and based on what I gathered you're going to need all the luck you can get."

"Wait how do you know about it?" Drew smirked and smiled a bit.

"You're kidding right? Campers don't go on quests everyday, as soon as the Oracle told you the prophecy that's what everyone has been talking about."

"Oh ok, Is he really that powerful though?" Asked Sharon.

"I can only tell you what I've heard or read on books but he is definitely very dangerous. I heard he wears a Golden Gorgon mask to covers his horrible face, one look and you'll be crapping your pants. That he never travels alone, he has a crew of hideous monsters that have helped him raid and plunder ships for centuries, so in other words he's an ugly immortal pirate." Sharon did not really believe Drew but she realized now it made sense why Annabeth wanted her to take Jim. Maybe with her and Jim they had a chance to beat him and his crew but even then, it was a long shot.

"I've also heard he's a really good fighter, they say he disarmed Percy without breaking a sweat, twice." Drew looked at Sharon and pursed her lips. Sharon wasn't sure what to do with the information Drew gave her, if anything she was more worried now that before.

"Why are you telling me this, do you want me to freak out lose my nerve and fail?"

"No no no, I'm telling you this because you're my sister and you have the right to know what you're being sent out to fight. I also want to give you some advice." Sharon did not trust what Drew was saying. The cabin leader made a horrible first impression by showing how manipulative she was but if this quest was as dangerous as everyone made it seem she didn't have much to lose.

"What is it?" Asked Sharon, wishing it would be constructive and sensible.

"Only look out for yourself Sharon, use your team as stepping stones or meat shields do whatever it takes to make sure it's you that makes it out alive." Sharon was appalled at what Drew told her.

"What, how can you say that?!" Sharon said hoping Drew would take her advice back or at least explain herself. She looked around the room and to her surprise everyone else was sleeping like rocks already.

"These people Sharon they don't care for us, we're just children of Aphrodite. We're not warriors, we don't have special fighting powers like lightning or fire, we're expendable."

"So I'm just supposed to use my team for own benefit like some sort of vindictive monster? Treat them like they treat us, that's what you're saying?"

"Yes, half of my brothers and sisters that go on quests don't return. You know why? Because they're the weak link in these so called quests, whenever somebody's got to stay behind or anything it's them that get left to die. That's why we have to be like this Sharon, they need to fear us since because of our parentage they'll never love us and they'll certainly never respect us." Sharon struggled to understand what was being told to her. How can Drew be so cold and fierce about this? Are the campers really how she says? Most campers think she's an evil manipulative bitch but she's only like that because of how they treat us… The siblings sat in silence for about a minute when Drew finally spoke up.

"Well, good night Sharon." said Drew. The asian girl stood up and looked around the cabin, everyone else was still asleep but her and Sharon.

"You don't think we're going to make it back do you?" Drew turned back and gave Sharon a sad look and gently shrugged her shoulders.

"I'm hoping you do." Drew walked to her bed and prepared to sleep. Sharon tried to sleep as well but she found it difficult, she only slept once her body couldn't keep her up any longer.

The next morning Katie picked up armor, food and supplies for Sharon, she walked up to the Aphrodite cabin and knocked on the door.

"Commander!" A boy of about 13 saluted her.

"Katie is fine Rick," she said. "Sharon up yet? I took the liberty to bring this to her."

"Yes ma'am, she left this morning to look for a quest buddy." Katie frowned at the ma'am part, I'm not a ma'am.

"You do know I'm still very young right." The boy stiffened and nodded furiously.

"Yes of course commander, you are still very beautiful too and um have a life long ahead of you, what people say is completely untrue." Unfortunately this only irked Katie even further.

"What do these people say Rick?" She asked.

"N-no-nothing really just that you are camp veteran and commander, that's all." The boy lied through his teeth, no chance in hell was he telling her people thought she along with other veteran campers were past their time to shine.

"But I am a camp veteran and I am a commander, what part of that's untrue?"

"It's all true," the boy gulped and cleared his throat.

"Is there something you aren't telling me Rick?" The boy shook his head but pointed behind her.

"Sharon's here commander," Katie turned around the see Sharon walking towards her cabin and she looked quite sad. Rick immediately went inside his cabin and closed the door behind him.

"Hey Sharon, I brought you your things for the quest. Something wrong?" Noticing she looked a tad depressed. She handed Sharon her supplies and watched as she lazily put on her backpack.

"I don't know, I asked Allie to come on the quest with me but she said no. I guess I just thought we were friends and I could depend on her." Katie closed and eyes and shook her head. She knew why Allie didn't want to go on the quest with her, Allie still blamed herself for everything that happened.

"Sharon, look Allie is my friend too and her not wanting to go has nothing to do with you I am completely sure. Tell you what, I'll go with you if you want. Unless you have someone else in mind." Sharon thought about it for a second and agreed.

"Great, how about you go pick up Jim while I pack up some things." Katie headed towards her cabin to pack up while Sharon ran towards the Hermes cabin.

"Hey Katie, where are you going?" The daughter of Demeter turned to see Annabeth walking up to her.

"I decided to accompany Sharon on her quest. I was just heading to my cabin to pack up a few things."

"You do know the quest is likely going to be extremely dangerous? There is a reason I basically forced Jim to go with her Katie, the girl is good and so is Jim, if you go you are just throwing your life away."

"What are you trying to say Annabeth?" Katie said.

"I'm not trying to say anything, I am saying you aren't a warrior and you've only gone on two quests. Chances are you will only hinder them and honestly-"

"I can take care of myself Annabeth." Katie spat back. "I am a camper, I am resourceful, I have led demigods before and I am going. I don't need your permission." Annabeth looked at Katie but gave in, last thing she wanted was to end on such a bad note with someone she knew for so long.

"Okay," she said softly. "Good luck on the quest Katie." Needless to say Katie was struggling to suppress her newfound rage and desire to answer back in a rude manner. It's never nice to hear someone call you a hindrance, especially if that someone also happens to be a friend.

"See you Annabeth." Katie walked to her cabin and packed up her things. Among them were small amounts of ambrosia, nectar, a small medical kit, ten drachmas and about three hundred dollars in mortal money. Lastly she pulled a dagger from under her mattress, she only used it once before when she was younger after that she just focused on her powers but this time she felt she might need it.

Meanwhile Sharon knocked on the door of the Hermes Cabin only to find out Jim wasn't there. She walked around the camp and he was nowhere to be found, the people around haven't seen him either.

"You haven't found Jim?" asked a voice behind her.

"No and I looked everywhere in the camp. His brothers say he left about an hour ago and people haven't seen him since."

"Maybe he's in the big house talking with Annabeth. We could go check right now." Said Katie.

"No need, I'm ready." Katie and Sharon turned around to see Jim wearing khaki shorts and a simple camp T-shirt with the neckline drenched in sweat. More noticeably he wasn't wearing his now signature body suit.

"I was just working out outside the camp," Jim pulled out his sword. "Found a few monsters a few miles east. Didn't see me coming." Jim grinned and sheathed his sword.

"Alright then, let's go." Katie said walking towards the camp exit.

"You're coming too Katie? And isn't Sharon supposed to be leading this quest? The first line does say she will lead or are you forgetting." Katie gave Jim a cold stare and looked at Sharon.

"Yeah I decided to tag along, and I guess Sharon is supposed to lead." The commanders looked at the fourteen year old girl and she did her best to take command of those she had been thought to obey.

"Well, Jim said there were monsters east and he took them out. So I say let's go west to look for some more and see where the journey takes us." Sharon gripped the hilt of her sword on her sheath and exited the camp.