So, I decided to keep you guys hanging about what happens after Luke goes to the camp. I will now write a chapter about the "other" side. Or Gaea's side, if you don't understand what I mean by other.

Anywho, enjoy the chapter.

Disclaimer: I do not own Percy Jackson and the Olympians, nor do I own the Heroes of Olympus. All rights go to Rick Riordan.

XVIII A New Recruit

(3rd person, for now)

The giants' camp was full of the sound of clanking. Monocle Motors had started up again, and were constantly supplying the giants with armor, weapons, and other things that they forged. Suddenly, there was a shout outside the gates.

"Hail the gates, we bring a prisoner!" shouted Echidna, who had joined the giants' cause, purely for the food.

The gates were promptly opened by several dracaenae and Echidna slithered in. Behind her, a group of monsters including her son, the Chimera. They dragged a boy behind them. He was half-conscious, and looked as if he had been through a beatdown. He had blond hair, surprisingly grey eyes, tanned skin, and looked pretty strong. They went into Porphyrion's tent. When Porphyrion saw the demigod, he immediately ordered him to be treated like a king, and to give him the best food. Porphyrion knew about this demigod. Gaea had told him about the demigod. He was destined to one day vanquish either the gods or the giants. It would all depend on his will.

Later, the boy woke up to find a dracaenae standing next to him. He scrambled away.

"What do you want from me? I'm just a kid! You beat me up and take me to some hellhole. What is wrong with you."

The dracaenae smiled.

"You're very important to us. We need you. You will help us, and in return you will receive all you ever imagined from our patron."

"You'll never be able to bring my father back."

"Who's your father?"

"He's dead. He died in a car accident years ago."

"What about your mom?"

"I don't know who she was. She abandoned me. I don't care about her."

The tent flap opened, and Porphyrion stepped in.

"Hello, young demigod. Are you comfortable?"

"Who are you? What did you call me? Demigod? What does that mean?"

"Answer his questions." Porphyrion ordered the dracaenae.

"This is Lord Porphyrion. He is king of the giants. He called you a demigod, yes. That means you are half-human and half-god. Under normal circumstances monsters like me would try to eat you. However, seeing as you are-Ow!"

Porphyrion had slapped the dracaenae.

"What did I tell you?"

"Right m'lord, sorry."

"Anyways, what is your name?"

Now, the blond kid's name was Josh. He was from a poor orphanage that never gave him enough to eat or drink. The orphanage also had horrible staff. They pushed around the boys. Each day, they would laze around while the boys did all the work needed to keep an orphanage running. All they did was reap the profits. He wasn't a very outgoing guy. He was also defensive, and that's what made him decide not to tell the giant the truth.

"My name is Jared."

"Hello, Jared, and welcome to giant camp. My brothers and I were made specifically to destroy the gods. We have risen up to destroy them, and we intend to enlist your help." The giant stated.

"What gods?"

"The ancient Greek Gods."

"But… they're myths right?"

The dracaenae sighed. She would have to do the explaining. All the demigods went through this, and it was so boring and annoying to explain such simple things.

"The reason you've never seen your mom is because she's an Olympian."

"As in the sport?"

Gosh, the kid was dumb, thought the dracaenae.

"No, as in the Greek gods."

"You're telling me they exist."

"Yes…"

"I don't believe you. Give me proof."

The dracaenae had been wearing long pants so as not to scare the boy. Now, she lifted the pants up, and Josh could see the scaly, reptilian legs.

"What the-"

Josh got the living daylights scared out of him.

"You-You're a Scythian dracaena."

"Ahh, so you have been studying those 'myths'."

"But they're myths."

"Are you blind?"

"No."

"Then look and tell me that they are myths."

Josh couldn't deny that the dracaena's legs meant that all the things he'd learned in Latin class were true. The gods, goddesses, monsters, and more. Now, he began to fear for his safety. He knew that monsters ate the demigods they could. However, so far, they had been nice to him. He decided to wait it out and see what would happen.

"Now that you know who you are, I think you also know who your mother is."

Josh thought about it. He was smart. He had always been known as the brain in his class. And he had grey eyes. Only one goddess fit the description. Minerva. Minerva is my mother, he thought.

"Minerva is your mother." Porphyrion said, as if he could hear Josh's thoughts, which he could, although Josh didn't know that.

"But, I thought she was a virgin goddess. Does that mean she broke her oath?"

"No. Apparently, children of Athena are born from the mind. That got started ever since she came out of that idiot Zeus's head."

"Oh…"

The more Josh thought about it, the angrier he became. If his mother was a goddess, and powerful, then she should've stopped his dad from dying. She should've helped him. He knew that he was being unreasonable, since Athena probably had many children, but he didn't care. He believed that Athena should've helped him. Therefore, he decided to help the giants. That decision would nearly lead to the destruction of all life on Earth. However, Josh didn't know that yet. So, he swore rashly on the River Styx to help the giants. And paid the price.

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