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XIII The seventh in the prophecy
(Percy)
Hazel was gone. Frank was distraught, although I think that he was unfair to blame Leo. Frank hadn't talked to Leo in a week now, and it wasn't for lack of trying. This was how one attempt began.
"Hello Frank."
There was no reply.
"Frank, we're all worried about Hazel, so we got to stick together. If we split apart, then we are basically fulfilling Gaea's wishes."
What he said was very true and fair, but apparently Frank didn't see it that way. He lost it as soon as Leo finished "We're all worried about Hazel"
"DON'T YOU EVEN TALK TO ME ABOUT HAZEL, YOU LITTLE FIRE BAS*ARD!"
Everybody jumped at the sudden uproar. Now, Leo was normally a very calm and laid-back kind of joker guy. It was pretty hard to get him mad. Now, Leo was mad. And I meant mad mad. What ensued was a shouting match, which nearly erupted into violence had people not pulled Frank away. Leo was also restrained by Nyssa and Harley, who had come with Annabeth and the others to the Camp.
Now, Frank had just sat down when Leo appeared. We all held our breath, thinking that they were about to erupt into another shouting match, when Leo extended his hand and said,
"Look man, I'm sorry about what happened to Hazel, and what happened afterwards. I realized it was harder for you, I hope you'll forgive me."
Man, that must've took a lot of guts. Frank opened his mouth, and they were probably going to make up, when a scout burst in.
"Percy! There's a kid at the gates. Looks about twelve. He says that he's a demigod and needs to talk to you."
I was surprised. The probability of a lone demigod surviving in Greece right now was very, very slim.
"Did he say what his name was?"
"No, he just said he wanted to talk to you."
I turned to Jason.
He said, "Let's go see what he wants, we may be able to benefit from it."
Turns out, he was absolutely right.
The demigod's name was Garen. He was a son of Apollo, with an absolutely amazing aim. He couldn't have been more than twelve, but he had better aim than most of the Apollo kids. I asked him why he had come, and his answer shocked all of us.
"I keep on hearing two prophecies repeated over and over in my dreams by this woman with a sheepskin."
"What were they?"
"The first one was:
Seven half-bloods shall answer the call
To storm or fire the world must fall
An oath to keep to the final breath
And foes bear arms to the Doors of Death."
We were shocked. Could this guy really be part of the seven demigods? Was he destined to take Hazel's place now that she has been sucked into the past?
Out loud however, I merely asked, "And what was the second?"
"The Earth shall split the seven apart.
Juno's plan will be taken apart.
Wisdom's Daughter walks alone,
The Mark of Athena burns through Rome.
The end of the world is drawing near
And the earth will come and rule in fear."
Most of the people started muttering with each other as soon as they heard the words "Wisdom's daughter walks alone, the Mark of Athena burns through Rome."
I realized that this was important, so I asked to talk to him in private.
When we were finally alone, I asked him a few questions.
"Do you think that you are part of the seven in the prophecy?"
"I don't know, but I think that that is what Juno wants."
"Really? How do you know?"
"She keeps on saying things like 'You will save the world.' Or 'you are the gel that holds the seven together'."
"Well Garen, it seems that you may be one of the seven in the prophecy. I don't have a lot of time now, but why don't you go to Jason, he's the one with sky blue eyes and the scar on his lip, and let him fill you in. Tell her that I told you to ask her. Oh, and welcome to our camp, even though it isn't much of a camp."
"Thanks. I'll find Jason and ask him to tell me all about everything."
"Okay, well I have to get to another meeting, the gods want me there, and let me tell you, do not ever refuse to do something for a god. It will really hurt, and I mean physically not mentally hurt."
"Ummm...Thanks for the advice?"
"Don't mention it." I said.
I set off to the gods' tent, praying that the gods were in a good mood.
(Garen)
The more I walk around and scout out the camp, the more interested I become. This camp is an excellent Greco-Roman style camp. Now, I should probably introduce myself and tell you about my life, as it is courteous. I am actually two thousand years old. I accompanied Jason on the original Argo, not the Argo II that the Santa Claus guy built, and fought in the Trojan War. I was killed in battle by Hector, and went to Asphodel. After two thousand years of drifting around in a wheat field, I finally was resurrected by Juno, who got me out of the Underworld. I owe her everything, and she is my patron. I was searching for the Jason kid that Percy had told me to see, but couldn't find him. I asked around, but nobody had seen him. Finally I got to the Santa Claus dude whose name was Leo. He was standing next to a pretty girl who was crying, and by the looks of it, trying to comfort her. When I went up and inquired about Jason, the girl just sobbed harder, while Leo gave me a look like, 'Dude, you may be a new kid, but you are so insensitive.' I had no idea why, so Leo took me off to one side and told me that Jason had disappeared after being sent off on a rescue mission to rescue a couple of demigods with a satyr guide who were trapped by a group of monsters. His rescue group returned, but he wasn't there. The group had no idea what had happened to him, and didn't even remember losing him. Well, there go my chances of finding out more about this Gaea war and this Seven demigods prophecy thing that everybody here is always talking about. I also learned the names of the others in the prophecy. There was Percy, the son of Poseidon/Neptune who I had just been speaking with, Frank Son of Mars, who could shape-shift, Leo son of Hephaestus, who I was talking to right now, Piper, the girl who was crying, a daughter of Aphrodite, Nico, a son of Hades, and Jason, the guy who was missing, a son of Jupiter. Leo also filled in all the things that had happened before about this prophecy of seven. He wasn't a very detailed person, and he seemed distracted. I suppose that does happen when you lose a friend.
I tried really hard over the next few days to figure out everything that I needed to know. It wasn't really easy, since that Jason guy had disappeared, but I managed to get enough to realize why we were fighting Gaea, and what was at stake.
I was practicing against Percy in the sword arena. That guy was good. He beat me dozens of times. It was all I could do to defend against his attacks, let alone do anything to attack back. While we swung at each other, we talked about things. We made up a game called Let's Compare, which was the two of us comparing our different lives. It was interesting to hear about all the things that have changed since two thousand years ago. We were about to end with a final duel when suddenly a sleepy voice began to speak. It said…
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