Percy Jackson and the Son of Time (Mark of Athena)
Who are the 7 that will go? This question rang through everybody's mind. Percy was the first to speak. "Well, I am sure that Annabeth should go, even though I don't like her being in danger. The prophecy states that the daughter of Athena, not Minerva, so the girl is Greek. The only person from the Greek Camp, who is the daughter of Athena, is Annabeth." Everyone nodded. Then Reyna spoke. "Since Frank and his crew, Percy and Hazel, completed the quest, they should all go." Everyone nodded at this one, too, except Octavian who had been surprisingly quiet the whole time. "No, no, no. All of them are new-comers. None of them reached the full-year mark. Therefore, I suggest that I, the Great Octavian, will go as the leader of the Prophecies." Well, no one liked his idea. Annabeth countered Octavian's statement. "Percy shall go as one of the 7, as well as Hazel and Frank. There is a son of the Seas part in the Prophecies, and the only person we know is Percy. Also, Frank and Hazel should go because the Gods said so." Everyone nodded, except the fuming Octavian, of course. Jason spoke again, "Piper, Leo, and I shall be a part of this, too. Does anyone disagree?" No one said a word. Percy counted, and he realized that there was 7 already. Reyna stated, "The matter is closed, then." Annabeth coughed. Everyone faced her. "What about the Son of Time?" Now, Luke was stared at by many campers. Apparently, he did not like the spotlight as he faced the other way. Octavian smirked. "Let's kick Jason out. After all, he will be in danger." Reyna struck Octavian hard in the stomach. Octavian fell, writhing in pain. "Well, I guess there needs to be the 8th camper, then. Even though it will defy the prophecy, one has succeeded a quest with more than the needed amount of people." Reyna declared, "Meeting over."
Percy went back to his cabin, preparing for the trip to Rome. "Percy?" Percy turned around to see a nervous-looking Reyna behind him. "Woah! Isn't it like forbidden to just walk into another cabin?" "It is, but this is an urgent matter. I saw Jason with this Venus kid and I am certain that she likes Jason. Can you stop them from getting farther into their so called 'relationship'?" Percy thought for a moment. "I will stop them from going to the extremes but it is not my job to interfere with love. If you really want Jason, I suggest bribing Aphrodite/Venus with offerings. She doesn't play favorites with her children when it comes to love." Reyna thanked him and ran to the temple of Venus. Few hours later, all the campers including Greeks met at the Field of Mars. "Today, we will have a special Battle for the celebration of the Greeks' arrival. The teams will be split up, with captains representing their teams, who choose their own people. The captains are Jason and Percy." Cheers rang through the field. "Let's play rock, paper, scissors, then." Percy suggested. Jason nodded. Jason beat Percy with a rock. "I choose Piper and Leo." "I choose Frank and Hazel." "I choose Reyna and Luke." "I choose Annabeth and Tyson." The list went on until everyone was picked. Of course, Octavian was the last choice, which he didn't seem to be thrilled about. "Annabeth, you are in charge of defense, with Hazel, Arion, and Tyson as well as Mrs. O'Leary. I will be in charge of offense with Frank and Hannibal. Rest of the campers will pick which one they want but it has to be in ratio of 50:50." Annabeth simply said, "Good luck, Seaweed Brain." Percy smirked and said, "You, too, Wise Girl."
On the other side of the field, he could see all the campers charging with Imperial Gold weapons. Jason, Reyna and Luke were leading the charge. Reyna, Leo, and Piper were on the defense. Percy willed the Little Tiber to rise and swept out most of the campers. It didn't do any physical damage, but it did stun them. All the other campers took over and Frank turned into a T-rex, flicking campers with his feet. Hannibal stomped on people, too. However, the other team didn't lose hope. Luke slowed down time and it didn't seem to affect his teammates at all. Jason flew and struck thunderbolts. Percy threw Riptide at Luke and the time flowed normally as the blade cut Luke's skin on his shoulder. Even though Luke had beaten Jason, he didn't have as much experience in sword fighting, for he used his unnatural power over time to defeat him. Percy caught Luke in a water ball, and launched him 50 feet to the right. Luke was confused and stunned. It seemed like he would stay that way for a few minutes which bought Percy some time. Jason, on the other hand, was chased away by Frank who had turned into a real-sized drakon. Drakon didn't look fazed by Jason's lightning bolt. Annabeth sent reinforcements for the final blow, so Tyson and Mrs. O'Leary jogged through the field, happily smacking campers and running to the other fortress. Percy charged on, too and got hit by water balloons. Well, more like absorbed, because he got more stronger as the water energized him. He, then, made the water cannons explode, for the second time, and Octavian scrambled on his feet as Percy raised his sword while running towards him. Percy hit him flat in the head with the butt of his sword and took out all the guards. Tyson and Mrs. O'Leary blocked the entrance after Percy went inside the fortress. Percy searched for the Eagle and he saw it in a huge chamber. Unfortunately, there were even more guards. Leo, the son of Hephaestus, Piper, the charmspeaker, and Reyna, the praetor. Leo shot Percy a fireball. Percy dodged and smirked. He remembered the words of a telekhine on St. Helens the other day (Read the Battle of the Labyrinth). Apparently, the children of Poseidon were very hard to burn or kill with fire. Percy caught his breath when Piper charmspoke him. "Percy. Drop your sword and go to sleep. A strong hero like you need rest, you know." Percy's eyelids flickered. Then, he saw Annabeth, the same way he saw Annabeth in the River Styx. "Don't listen, Percy." Percy shook his head and charged toward Piper. She took out her dagger but Percy disarmed her easily. The sword was on her throat and everyone stopped their movement. "Back up," Percy warned. Reyna and Leo did as they were told. Then Percy quickly sprinted towards the Eagle and held it up. "Game Over," Terminus's voice rang through the field. "Perseus Jackson had captured the Golden Eagle. Win for Percy's team!" Leo, Piper, and Reyna sighed. "Darn! How did you wake up from the charmspeak." "It's a secret," Percy said, smirking. He then heard thuds from the back. He turned around and he saw Tyson and Mrs. O'Leary hopping around. "Percy won, we won!" Tyson exclaimed. Together, Percy, Tyson, and Mrs. O'Leary walked out of the fortress. Cheers and sighs were heard and Percy held up the Eagle. Annabeth cheered with other campers and Percy smiled at her. Jason and Luke lifted their hands for handshakes and Percy took them gradually. 'Yep, I was right. Today is the best day of my life.'