Hey guys new chapter...
Always wonder how some authors always have something to rant about before the new chapter.
Due to the fact I am a boring person I will not tell you my life stories...i am just going to hate on Jason.
-Upstart, annoying, boring, "killed the titan Krios with his bare hands", Percy took on like two titans, thinks he's awesome, boring powers, and he is just a stuck up guy.
There, all done, now onto the chapter.
I do not own the Heroes of Olympus...
Reyna
The arrival of the Greeks and the subsequent reunion was nothing like Reyna had thought. As Jason stepped off the boat she had to wonder how he was going react. She had to wonder how she wanted him to react. Her feelings towards him were confused at best and whatever relationship they had was only budding.
Reyna know knew that whatever could have been no longer was possible after the arrival of Piper. Reyna had mixed feelings towards Piper. She was a threat but at the same time she admired her spunk and forwardness. She had taken to Jason and he to her. He seemed to be so caught up in her, he didn't even glance her way.
Reyna thought all this as she walked towards the group next to the ship. Jason and Percy were surrounded by the usual crowd and Leo was hanging upside down on the hull of the ship, along with two Vulcan kids who were pointing at the symbols along the hull.
She walked up to the left of Jason and had to flinch when she saw his arm around Piper's waist. She felt a small pang of sadness and then guilt, for she knew a Roman wasn't weak. She was about to walk away when she heard a call from above.
"Hola, princessa bonita!", Leo called in spanish.
The others didn't notice and the Vulcan kids looked away in surprise and fear at what would come to their new friend. Reyna had a way with dealing with people and it usually involved a knife.
"Come down from there and I'll tell you what I think of that statement.", she called back pulling out a gold dagger.
"No, can do, ma'am, i'm stuck at the moment, and i value my life!", he called back.
"Oh, no need to be scared i'll only maim you.", she called back.
"While that does sound fun, ill sit out."
"I got my eye on you Valdez, watch your back.", she returned.
Leo finished off the conversation by making a heart with his fingers. Reyna couldn't tell why his face was so red. Because he was upside down or because he was blushing.
Reyan turned back to Jason and the others. She stiffened again as she saw Jason kiss Piper on the check. Reyna felt angrier than she had ever felt before. She knew as the camps leader she should maintain her cool. She had been taught by Lupa to always maintain composure, but know she felt like a volcano. She looked away and began to take quick even breaths.
She tried to regain what cool she could and began to listen to Annabeth who was discussing supplies and food with Percy and Jason. Jason seemed to finally see her there and smiled nervously.
"So, uh, Reyna, what do you think?", Jason asked.
"It's, uh, good?", she lied.
"We think so to", Frank added.
She nodded and flinched as Leo walked up and put his arm on her shoulder. She met this with a sharp elbow in the ribs, which caused him to keel over.
Piper laughed at this and Jason just sighed and looked away. Leo made a surprisingly fast recovery and stood back up, as if nothing had happened. Reyna saw Hazel raise her eyes brows and then look away. Reyna made a mental note to question Hazel about her attachment to the Valdez boy. She looked at him to much and Reyna was getting curious.
That reminded her. Valdez. The kid was annoying, irritating, obnoxious, but she kinda liked him. He was defiantly not a Roman, but he made a valuable asset to the voyage that took place in two days.
Reyna now began thinking about the voyage. Her thoughts wandered to Roman presence and then to the prophecy itself...
Seven half-bloods shall answer the call.
To storm or fire, the world must fall.
An oath to keep with a final breath,
And foes bear arms to the Doors of Death.
She began to analyze the wording and structure. Seven must answer the call. That meant seven half bloods will go on the quest. But did that mean more could accompany them? The Greeks brought many more soldiers, would they be going? To Storm or Fire... that could mean Leo, Percy or Jason, as Leo could control fire and Percy and Jason, storms. That added three of the seven to the list.
"The World must fall... metaphor or a warning?", she had to wonder, "Would those on the quest destroy the world, or was "world" a metaphor of "earth" or Gaia?"
She then began to think about the other prophecy.
Wisdom's daughter walks alone,
The Mark of Athena burns through Rome.
That was a easy one, Annabeth had a part to play in this quest. However the walk alone part got Reyna thinking. Would she be a separate quest all together? There may be two separate groups at work here. The group of seven and Annabeth. She however added Annabeth to the list of seven.
She thought about it for a minute and then added Frank, Hazel, and Piper. They all seemed to have parts in this and their names seemed to fit in with the others. Reyna counted it up. Jason, Percy, Leo, Annabeth, Piper, Hazel, and Frank. Reyna blinked, they all seemed to fit together perfectly. They were the prophecy of seven.
Reyna was thrust back into life with the timely arrival of Octavian and two of his goons.
"Good", Reyna thought, "something to hit."
Octavian walked up to Percy and shoved him aside and continued waking towards the ship. He looked at it with distrust and then walked back to the group.
"That really is one disgusting, hunk of metal, you have there.", he said, directing his gaze to Leo.
Leo looked as if he had been slapped and Reyna could see embers dancing through his hair. Octavian seemed to look at this with humor, almost glee.
"Oh, yes the fire boy, heard you learned everything you know from your mother, guess she wasn't a good mechanic.", he said, as if he wanted to get scorched.
Leo looked as if he wanted to cry, Reyna didn't know what happened to his mother but saw Octavian had just hit a soft spot. Piper put her hand on his shoulder but took it off when it began to burn. Leo's eyes turned red and he burst into flame.
"Don't talk about my mother!", he hissed, running at Octavian leaving behind flaming foot prints.
Octavian's thugs stepped forward as if attempting to stop him and were blasted aside by Leo who kept running. Leo continued running strait at Octavian who smiled wider. Reyna thought this was odd, due to the fact he was about to get pounded.
Leo leapt up and planted his foot on Octavians chest blasting him back onto the hull of the ship. Reyna winced at the sickening *clang* and waited for the screams.
All she heard was laughter. Octavian was giggling like a mad man. His two thugs helped him to his feet and he cradled his arm.
"Reyan and Percy I would like to see you in the Senate.", he gasped, clearly in pain.
"For what Octavian?", Percy asked, clearly still mad at him.
"To discuss the attack of the Greek on me and the termination of our cooperation.", he whispered, hobbling away laughing.
it took Reyna a second to figure out what he had said. But when it hit her it felt like a landslide. Octavian wanted Leo to respond. Thereby creating false evidence of a Greek attack.
Octavian could dissolve the prophecy of seven...
Octavian could drive the Greeks out of Rome...
Octavian could start a war...
(PLay scary music here)
Octavian you fool! You've doomed us all!