Emily sat there in the senate meeting, she was wearing a silver toga while Nico was wearing a black toga. Like everyone else who was here that she cross the line and she had to give her weapons up at the line. It annoyed her greatly for she always felt naked without her weapons, sure she didn't need to use her weapons if there was any fighting in New Rome but she still felt uncomfortable without her weapons. The senate had started talking about the prophecy of the ten and the doors of death before going back to the quest sent by Mars. But the question was support for the quest and what they could do for the quest to help Percy, Frank and Hazel. It wasn't till than that Emily had stood and spoke up, for Emily knew that the Romans needed their resources here but Emily knows that Percy, Hazel and Frank would some help to get to where they were going.
"Praetor, if I may?" Reyna had nodded to let her go on and she turned to Percy, Hazel and Frank. "I am aware that it's common for roman demigods to go on a quest without much of anything. But the quest you are facing you need all the help you need. But Camp Jupiter needs it's resources here due to the battle that is due in a few days. But I am the protector of the roman state and the home, even when the Romans demigods are not here that it is my job to still protect them if I can. I can't go with you but I can help you." Emily had took out three squares and unfolded them to reveal backpacks and she had places the three backpacks at their feet. Emily had snapped her fingers and the three backpacks till up with food, nectar, Ambroisa, water, money and clothes. Percy had looked at the three backpacks before looking back at Emily than Reyna.
"What about transportation?" Emily smiled when Percy and said that, for before she had left Camp Halfblod that she had manage to get Blackjack and a couple of his friends to come over here or be nearby. Emily didn't understand Blackjack, but when she told him that if he had come around here with a couple of his friends that he would know where Percy was. She had ask him to wait around here till she whittles for him and she had told him to keep quiet for Percy had lost his memories and won't remember him.
"Actually, I know a way for you guys to get there and I believe you know this three. Follow me." Emily and the entire senate had followed Emily outside, Percy, Hazel and Frank and took a backpack and followed quickly. Emily had whistled and within a minute she heard the neighing of three horses, after. A minute that three Pegasus had landed in front of the senate house, one was cream color, one was brown color and the one in the middle and front was black color. It was clear that Blackjack was happy to see Percy again, Percy seem confused as he spoke to Blackjack. Than Percy, Hazel, and Frank had lead the Pegasus away to get sir weapons. Once the three of them got their weapons that Percy, Hazel and Frank had flew away from Camp Jupiter. Emily hand watched them leave as the senate went back inside to finish the meeting. Nico was standing besides Emily, Emily had looked away and looked at Nico.
"Well, ambassador, shall we go back to the meeting or would you rather just ditch and get out of this blasted togas?" Nico had looked at Emily.
"We may as well go back, ambassador or should I say, protector of he Roman state and the home?" Emily merely shook her head and followed Nico inside the senate house. When the meeting was over that Reyna had aka Emily to talk alone, Emily had a feeling of what Reyna wanted to talk about. When the entered her office that Emily sat down in one of the chairs and Reyna hand sat down in the praetor's chair and her dogs were on either side of her.
"Elizabeth, I need to know something."
"What is that you need to know?"
"Do you know who Percy Jackson is? For it seems that you know him well. Did you meet him while you were traveling provided when you were not here of course."
"I had meet him before and I heard stories of him from people but I can't say if I know him too well or not. There are better people to ask than me about Percy, unfortunately none of the, are here. I had heard of your reaction to his appearance yesterday, I am curious have you meet him before?" The two dogs haut growled as Emily spoke but they didn't attack, Emily was aware that the dogs didn't like lying and Emily did tell Reyna the truth of what she knew about Percy to the best of her abilities.
"I have meet him, sort of on CC's island. He destroyed that home and I had made my way here since than. Tell me, where does he come from? For it is clear that he had training but it was nothing that the Romans had ever seen and he never been here before for he doesn't have the tattoo."
"Unfortunealy, Reyna, that is something I can't tell you for I made an oath on the river Styx not to task about it unless if the person learns or figures it out on their own." Emily could tell that Reyna expected the dogs to attack, but they growled and remain where they were. Reyna didn't look happy about Emily's answer. "I am sorry Reyna, that I can't tell you this. The only thing I can say that Percy has a connection to Jason and that Jason is safe." Reyna was taken back by what Emily said as well as the fact that the dogs didn't attack her when Emily said that. "Can I go now?"
"You may leave." Emily had started to elks out but Reyna had spoke making Emily stop in her tracks. "You will stay for the battle, won't you?" Emily had turned and looked at Reyna.
"Of course, but there is something I need to do though to help with the battle and hopefully I will be back before the battle takes place. Or I will come in the middle of the battle."
Emily had used princess to get to the hunter's camp and the howling commandos. Once she was there that all of them had got ready for the battle in Camp Jupiter, unusually when it had come to a demigod battle that James would lead the howling commandos instead. But since James was in Camp Halfblood with Jason that was not going to happen, besides Emily wasn't sure if it was a good idea to have two children of Zeus there or not. They already had a child of Zeus among the ranks, not that it was a bad thing, it was just that Emily wasn't sure of how both James and Thalia would react to the Romans even if they know about them. Emily figured of how he Romans would react to Thalia and James from seeing of how they react to Jason in the past year or so. It had took about three days to get there from where they were to Camp Jupiter, when they got there that the fighting had already started. The hunters and the howling commandos had started to turn the tide for the Romans but to her surprise they still need more help. Emily had wondered where Nico was, she knows he went somewhere but where he went, she wasn't sure. Thankfully the form of help had first came from Percy, Hazel and Frank. Hazel was riding on Emily's half brother, Arion and he was the only horse that Emily could understand.
Not a big surprise since he was her half brother. She was pretty sure that she understood Arion the same way Percy does with the rest of the horses, Emily couldn't believe the curse words she heard when Arion entered the battle with Hazel. Emily had noticed that Frank had changed into a hawk and started attacking, Percy was on Blackjack with the eagle that the fifth cohort had lost all one years ago. After a while Percy had come down while Balckjack kept flying around above them and Princess had flew in as well to help. There was Tyson, Percy's half brother and a harpy as well Mrs, O'Leary, shortly the amazons had come and helped Camp Jupiter. That was what really turned the tide for Camp Jupiter, when Percy had defeated the one giant that the Romans elected Percy as the new praetor. Emily had figured that if Octavian was still around that he wouldn't been to happy about that. Honestly, there would be no vote in Emily's mind if Octavian and Percy went against each other for the same position. The next morning that Emily had found Percy, Hazel and Frank at the fountains in the forum. Emily had sat down by Hazel, when Emily had sat down that Percy had looked over at Emily. The look that Percy was giving her told her clearly that Percy's memories had returned but of how much of his memories had returned was something she wasn't sure of.
"You know if you were not Lieutenant of Artemis, I would most likely strangle you. But I am not going to try it." Frank and Hazel looked puzzled when Percy sisd that, but Emily understood of what Percy was talking about and she smiled she Percy said that.
"Let me guess, you don't want to turn into a jackalope." Emily had than tilted her head before going on. "But I think there is a another reason behind that." When Emily had said that, that a voice from behind them and spoke.
"Most likely because he doesn't want to face me if he tries that." Emily looked over at Thalia as she walked over and sat down next to Emily. Hazel looked at Thalia confused as well as Frank and it was Hazel who spoke.
"Who are you?"
"Thalia, daughter of Zeus."
"So you are Jason's half sister." Thalia shook her head when Hazel had said that.
"No, I am his full sister." It was clear that Hazel and Frank looked surprised by that fact but it seem Percy was not as surprised.
"That makes sense since you both have the same last name." Both anyone could say anything that Tyson and the harpy, apparently names Ella, had come over.
"Percy!"
"Special delivery. From an aura. A wind spirit. Yes, Ella got a special delivery."
"Good morning, brothers! The scroll is from Leo. He is funny and small." When Percy had spread the scroll out that a video had flicked on and Leo had appeared in Greek armor. However Hazel had stifled a scream when Leo had appeared.
"What?What's wrong?"
"Hey! Greetings from your friends at Camp Half-Blood, et cetera. This is Leo. I'm the… What's my title? Am I like admiral, or captain, or—" Leo had looked off screen as he yelled the last part.
"Repair boy." It was Piper's voice, Emily smiled slightly. For in many ways piper's and Leo's relationship was like the one Emily shares with the howling commandos.
"Very funny, Piper. So yeah, I'm ... ah ... supreme commander of the Argo II. Yeah, I like that! Anyway, we're gonna be sailing toward you in about, I dunno, an hour in this big mother warship. We'd appreciate it if you'd not, like, blow us out of the sky or anything. So okay! If you could tell the Romans that. See you soon. Yours in demigodishness, and all that. Peace out." After he said very funny that he had look back at them. When Leo was done that the video was turned off leaving the scroll blank.
"It can't be."
"What? You know that guy?" Hazel looked like she seen a ghost of which was funny since Hazel was a child of Pluto. However she has more powers to do with earth and wealth but very little with death.
"It's Sammy Valdez, but how…how—"
"It can't be, that guy's name is Leo. And it's been seventy-something years. It has to be a…" Emily had understand where Percy was going and she understand where Hazel was coming from. Emily only meet Hazel in Alaska during the war, sure Emily had been to New Orleans but that was not where she meet Hazel. Hazel had brought up Sammy Valdez and now that Emily thought about it that Hazel had showed her a picture of Sammy. But it had been so long that Emily had forget about it even when she was on the quest with Leo. Leo had the same last name as Sammy, so there was only on possibility, that Sammy and Leo were related somehow. Emily had put her hand on Hazel's shoulder and she looked at Emily when she did that.
"Hazel, i know Leo looks like Sammy but Leo is not Sammy, but I do believe that Leo is related to Sammy somehow. I am not sure of how they are related. We both know that not all demigods look like their godly parents and that they would look more like one of their parents or a family member. If you remember that I told you that most people thought my uncle was my father when I was younger. The howling commandos still make jokes about that." Before Hazel could respond that the horns were sounded, so they all got up and went into the senate house. Since there was no new augur yet, that Emily was the one spoke first telling the Romans about the Greeks and the Romans and why they remained apart and than she had let Percy talk. Than it was announced that there was a warship coming and everyone had panic but Emily had managed to calm them down. When the Romans startle down that Emily had spoke.
"I am sure some of you think this is a trick. But it is not."
"But Elizabeth he is Greek and Greeks are known for their deceptions."
"Yet, he has be raised as a praetor, you saw him on the battle field last night. You had placed him there for a reason, for he is a leader and a warrior and Romans respect warriors and have the best of the warriors to lead them."
"But they are attacking."
"They can see is camp just as well as we can see them. They had an advantage of height and seeing us before we would have seen them. If they were attacking wouldn't you think that they already done so by now." There was silence as everyone got up and went outside and watch the ship, Emily had notice that Terminus had disappeared form his place. Emily had a feeling of what he was going to do. So Emily had whistled and Mrs. O'Leary had come over and Emily had climbed on her and Mrs. O'Leary had disappeared and appeared on the ship a moment later. Emily had got off of Mrs. O'Leary had left the ship as she jumped into a shadow. Sure enough that Terminus was telling them that he will not have weapons or Greeks in the city. Jason had looked at Annabeth and told her that he got this but Emily spoke before Jason could say anything.
"Terminus!" Terminus had looked over at Emily surprised that she was there as well as everyone else. Emily was surprised that. One of them notice Mrs. O'Leary before she disappeared into the shadows.
"Elizabeth, why are you up here?"
"Why do you think?"
"Ha, I know you were a true roman and that you wouldn't ..."
"Let them land!" Terminus looked shocked and outrageous when Emily said that.
"You dare question a god." Emily snapped her fingers and fire appeared in her hand and she moved forward and if it was possible that a state could shiver, Terminus certainly was.
"You dare question the protector of the roman state and the home."
"You know the laws..."
"Yes, but I protect the roman state and the home. It is my duty, so allow the ship land in the lake or I could till Jupiter that you refuse to allow his son to enter this camp."
"But he has been consorting so the enemies?"
"What about the amazons or the hunters than? What about the hellhound and the cyclops an?" Terminus was speechless when emily sisd that and Emily had took a couple of steps forward. It was clear to terminus that Emily was not one to mess with when it comes to her friends or anything that will help Rome. "If you don't them land I will make sure you are removed from your duty."
"But they will destroy New Rome."
"And it would be destroyed if you don't them land. For Gaea won't let the camps survive when she is fully awake or even before that. Which would you prefer, have Greeks in the city limit or have New Rome flatten by an Mary to monsters like it was almost yesterday. You know even if something happens that Nee a Rome would still be protect because of my presence here." Terminus had looked at everyone that was there before he looked at Emily.
"They can land in lake just as long as it is not on the city side." Than Terminus had disappeared and there was silence followed that, after a minute that Jason had spoke up.
"Since when did you become the protecter of the roman state and the home? You are a Vestal Virgin." Emily looked at Jason with a pm eyebrow raised. "Door, I meant hunter of Artemis."
"Simple, Jason. A few days ago that Vesta had come down and made it plan to the Romans that I was not a Vestal Virgin like the Romans have been claiming for about a year now. It was than that she made me the protect of roman state and the home. The onto reason that there are parts of New Rome destroy was because I wasn't here when the battle started. That as long as I am in Camp Jupiter that nothing would harm it. For as vesta told Camp Jupiter that a few days ago that she had tied the protection of the camp and the homes to me." Jason had merely smiled and Leo had landed the lake on the side that they were allowed to. The Romans had left the line and went across to the side with the gangplank. Emily was the first one to get off, than Annabeth, Leo, Piper, James and than Jason. It was clear when the Romans saw Jason that they were glad Otto see him back with them once more. Emily had stood to one side and Leo had come over and stood besides her, Emily looked over at Leo before looking back at the Romans and Greeks and Emily knew that that day would be different.