Chapter 2 is up! Thanks to everyone who reviewed. And sorry if it took me long enough to put this up. Anyway, I still don't own anything.

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JASON

"Oh" Jason simply replied.

"Oh yes! They're inside waiting for my Go signal" Jason quickly added, sensing that he scared the hell out of Percy. Jason then controlled a gust of wind that went flowing into the ship.

Thalia emerged first along with a couple of Artemis' other hunters. She was followed by Piper and Leo. Then came along Grover, Clarisse, Rachel, the Stolls and about 40 of Camp Half-Blood's campers. All of them were wide-eyed when they saw Percy.

Thalia, Grover and Rachel ran forward with the others simply walking. Thalia hugged Percy first. It was so tight that one hunter actually stepped forward to apparently stop it but surprisingly, Clarisse blocked her.

"Come on!" she said "they're like brother and sister. So obviously, they missed each other. It's not like a romantic relationship is even possible between them."

"He's a boy." The hunter replied, saying the word "boy" with utmost disgust.

"Jackson is a wimp." Clarisse countered. "You can't seriously consider him a boy."

The hunter just glared but didn't continue.

Jason felt a sting of jealousy. Likebrotherandsister. Jason decided to put that thought aside. This isn't the time for that.

"Oh. My. Gods." Thalia said. "Percy Jackson. It really is you Seaweed brain!" Jason wondered if she was that happy when she saw him. Thalia was obviously ecstatic. Again, Jason stopped himself. This definitely isn't the time for that.

"Hey Pinecone face!" Percy replied, grinning sheepishly. "I actually missed you. Can you believe that?"

Blaaaaaaaaaah.Grover interrupted. "Hey Perce!" He said while giving Percy a quick hug. "It is you! On a... Bed sheet?"

Jason's eyes widened. He hadn't noticed it before but from what he was wearing, Percy was the new praetor. As much as he was glad it wasn't Octavian, Jason would have preferred if it was a Roman demigod. But he knew he had to accept it and besides it would be a big help in uniting the two camps.

Percy laughed. "My thoughts exactly. Missed you G-man!"

Jason wondered if his friends were that happy to see him. So far, only Reyna had hugged him. And speaking of that mini scene, Jason felt really happy when she hugged him. Jason felt right at home but at the same time he was also thinking about Piper, whom he had grown to really like… reallyreallylike.

As for most of the legionnaires, they simply nodded at him and smiled.

"We're Romans after all." Jason said to himself. "We don't usually show emotions or weaknesses so naturally, we won't bother for an emotional or sappy reunion when the world is about to end, right?" Jason assured himself. He sighed.

That's when Percy noticed Rachel. "Rachel Elizabeth Dare."

Rachel smiled. "Perseus Jackson." Rachel held his face, and then smiled a lot wider. What surprised Jason was what happened next, she slapped him.

"OW!" Percy reacted.

Rachel then hugged him. "Don't ever" she said "Do that ever again. We were worried sick!"

Percy frowned, rubbing his face. "Blame Hera. Not me"

Jason thought that if he hadn't heard from camp that Rachel was one of Percy's best friends, he would have thought she was his girlfriend. Looking at them now, Jason doubted Annabeth had been the only girlin Percy's life.

Jason's thoughts were cut off when Clarisse and the Stolls ran forward and tackled Percy.

Jason had heard stories about Percy Jackson but it was not until he witnessed this moment with Clarisse that he was truly amazed. Clarisse, the big and scary daughter of Ares was like an animal. Jason even doubted if she actually had realfriends. Yet here she was. Even with the façade, Jason could tell she was glad her friend was found.

Jason was simply amazed at how Percy became friends with Clarisse.

"Perrrrrcy!" Connor and Travis chorused.

"You actually had the guts to disappear? Huh punk?" Clarisse said. "Your girlfriend was worried sick. I swear if I had to endure one more day of her na-"

Clarisse was cut short and everyone, even the Romans fell silent when a voice called out, "Percy?"

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