A/N: Ello! My fellow PJO and HoO fans, guess what?!...I DO NOT own PJO or HoO unfortunately. All of it belongs to Rick Riordan right now, so….yeah

Chapter 3:

"No! The Greeks are not trustworthy; they will ruin all our plans…" Octavian continued to go on, raving and ranting about all the bad things about Greeks and what they might do.

"Octavian!" Percy's voice was so loud, Annabeth wondered if the people in the Fifth Cohort could hear him. He was obviously furious, but he managed to keep most of the anger out of his face. But his eyes threw daggers at Octavian.

"This is no way to treat the Greeks. They are here as allies to help us on our quest. To help save the world," Percy said, keeping an even tone but making sure Octavian was getting the point.

"Now what's so wrong with saving the world? You tell me," he stared Octavian in the eyes, who stared directly back into his; but he didn't say a word. No one dared breathe as the eye contest between Percy and Octavian stretched out. Octavian had risen from his seat to emphasize his feelings about the Greeks. Now he sat down. Percy let out a breath.

Annabeth was worried though; she had felt all her friends tense beside her when he first called out Octavian's name. She felt everyone go tense; Reyna and herself too. The only person she hadn't seen as nervous as the others was Jason. He looked more shocked than nervous. She knew why though.

Percy's aurora practically blasted everyone out of their seats. It had felt as if Poseidon himself had entered the room, not as strong, but close enough. Jason quickly masked his shock and turned to face the group.

"Does anyone else oppose that the Greeks and Romans fight together to destroy Gaea and save the world?" he asked, lightly emphasizing the last three words. No one said anything.

Reyna's voice seemed to have an effect on everyone. A good one though, because when she started talking, everyone relaxed.

"That is settled then. Now we must choose just who will go on this quest. Who do you think Jason? Percy?" A little tension slipped through the air when she said his name, but it quickly passed.

"I think Percy and I definitely need to go. I also believe Piper and Leo should join the quest. They will be useful to us," Jason said confidently.

Percy nodded his agreement and added, "Jason is right about us going, and I believe that Hazel and Frank should go too. They were helpful to me on my last quest."

"Yet that is only six. The quest requires seven to go. Who else do you choose?" Reyna asked, looking at Jason.

"About the seventh person…" Jason began, looking at Reyna, then Percy, who gave a small nod. "Percy and I believe it should be Annabeth, because she is the only daughter of Athena we have met or know of."

Reyna nodded, though she looked a little disappointed.

"Alright, the seven demigods who are going on the quest have been decided. They will leave tomorrow as early as they can, which will probably be around noon. This leaves them tonight and tomorrow morning to get all their stuff together. You are all dismissed," Reyna concluded the meeting, and no one was going to argue with her.

All the members left, some mumbling about what Octavian had said, others talking about Percy's reaction. Jason and Percy walked down, while Reyna walked off to the side after the two boys left, giving Jason a somewhat cross look. Percy looked exhausted.

"You ok, Percy?" Annabeth asked him.

"Yeah, I'm just…tired," he pushed his hands into his pockets and rocked on his feet. There was an awkward silence.

"I'm gonna go to bed so I can get up early," he started out of the room. The others watched him leave and disappear out the door and into the night.

"That was scary," Leo had spoken, and despite what he'd just said, he had a huge grin on his face.

"I never knew he could seem that scary. I didn't even know anyone could radiate so much power," Jason said, and he actually looked worried.

"I agree," Piper and Hazel said. Annabeth bit her lip. She sighed.

"Maybe he does just need rest. It's been a long day. And a long week is coming up, I think we should all do what he is doing," she said,

"Yeah," Jason agreed hesitantly. "Octavian can do that to people. I almost strangled him one time and he knew it. I think he was just trying to get Percy to attack him so the Romans wouldn't trust the Greeks."

"I hope not, because if that is what he was trying to do, he probably won't stop," Piper said.

"Well, I think Annabeth's right, let's all catch some sleep before the big day," Hazel said, rubbing her eyes. She walked off, and soon the rest were following, each making their way to their own place for a long night's sleep.

The first person up the next day was Leo. He had an alarm by his bed and got up promptly at 6. He walked out his door cheerily and bumped into Jason, who was still in his pajamas with messy hair. He was frowning.

"Next time you need an alarm clock, make sure people with in a 5 mile distance can't hear it," he mumbled. He yawned and walked back to his room to get changed.

Leo shrugged, but after going around the ship, he realized that he realized his alarm clock must've been louder than he realized. He could hear the shower running from inside Thalia's room and when he poked his head into Piper's room, she was digging through her clothes with a toothbrush in hand, angrily mumbling something about making Leo pay, and Annabeth was swearing while looking for her hair brush, and he could tell she was still way tired because she was not looking in her suitcase.

He just smiled and went off to the kitchen to make breakfast: eggs and cheese, bacon, and ham. By the time he finished making eggs, his friends were heading toward chairs surrounding the table.

"How did everyone sleep last night?" he asked, setting down plates for each of his friends. He planned on saving some for Percy and his friends. Thalia looked up and glared at him.

"I am letting you know ahead of time, I am destroying that alarm clock."

"Okay," he replied.

After they had eaten, they were all in better moods, and Annabeth ran off to get Percy and his friends.

Percy and friends arrived a few minutes later. They were surprised to find it still warm when they got there. The three friends scarfed the food down like they hadn't eaten in days. Percy ate slower than the two, but enough to consider it fast.

"Thanks, Leo, that breakfast was amazing, although they did have a bigger assortment at the mess hall," Percy winked at Leo, who smiled appreciatively.

"Thanks, man!" He called, as Percy hopped off the ship to go get his stuff. This dude was seriously cool. His father was Poseidon, and he could make water attack whatever, or whoever and make a tornado. To add to his awesomeness, he was fun to talk to, had a great sense of humor, was modest, honest, and a great swordsman and hero.

After he finished cleaning all of it up, which took half an hour, he went to go walk around the camp. He wanted to get a better feel of it. He hadn't realized how long he'd been walking. Suddenly, he felt arms wrap themselves under his arms and lift him into the air.

"Whoaaaaaaaaaaa!" at first he didn't know what was happening so he fought.

"Hey, hey, Leo! It's just me, Jason. Remember? I can fly," Jason said.

"Oh sorry, buddy. You scared me."

"Yeah, you were taking too long so they sent me to come get you, and so I did."

Jason dropped them both off on the deck of the Argo II, and Leo rushed off to the control center. After a few seconds, they were lifting off into the air, waving good-bye to the Romans, and starting their journey east.