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"Annabeth Chase!"

A cheer erupted over the crowd. Percy looked over to the side where the girls of Goode High were stationed. Annabeth was the next one in the long line of students. For some reason, their high school graduated the girls first, then the boys would cross. Annabeth was decked out in white graduation robes, topped off with her cap and tassel. Her blonde hair fell in curls underneath her cap. She walked gracefully across the stage and shook the principal's hand. She shook Paul's hand, shook a few other administrators' hands, then stopped to pose for a picture. The smile she gave the camera made Percy's heart do a salsa. Percy stood up and yelled as loud as he could, cheering for Annabeth. She looked at him and focused that brilliant smile of hers onto him, which made Percy thank Athena for creating this vision. She was valedictorian of their class, and though she had transferred to Goode her senior year, she was leaps and bounds ahead of every student and was every teacher's favorite student. Every time she would give a right answer and go above and beyond with her participation in Paul's Advanced Placement Literature class, Paul would look at me as if asking "How did you get her?"

Annabeth stepped off the stage and waved to her father, her brothers, and Percy's mother, who were sitting towards the top of the football arena that they were in. They were cheering and taking pictures, and Annabeth walked back to her seat. She smiled at Percy when she passed by his row, and Percy returned the smile. After a half hour, Percy heard his name.

"Percy Jackson!"

The crowd erupted in cheer, and heat went straight to Percy's face. He looked at the crowd and saw that one specific section of the crowd was yelling and jumping up and down; he saw Chiron in his Mr. Brunner disguise and saw that a large group of Camp Half-Blood campers had showed up at Percy's graduation. So many of them came that they had taken up a whole section of the football stadium. Percy had never felt so happy in his life. He looked over to his mother who was crying of happiness. She was pregnant and was due any day. But that didn't stop her from screaming, crying, waving her arms and yelling his name. Percy felt like he had dust in his eyes and went to go shake Paul's hand. Paul whispered in his ear, "You deserve all of this and more. Congratulations, Percy. I am blessed to be in you and your mother's life."

Percy pulled Paul into a big hug, and posed for the picture. The guy who was taking pictures had long hair and pimples all over his face, with a huge Adam's apple. He had most of his face hidden behind his camera, and beckoned for Percy to step two strides to the left. He does so, and gives him a huge smile. Once the picture was taken, Percy looked out to Annabeth. The cheers and screams faded into the background as he and Annabeth made eye contact. Annabeth was standing up and smiling so wide that it must have hurt her face. She was jumping up and down, which was dangerous in her heels. She mouthed to Percy, "I love you."

Percy grinned at her. Kronos was done, Gaea was defeated, and Percy was excited for what the future held.

Percy woke up still on Blackjack. He didn't realize that he had fallen asleep, but the dream he had was definitely weird. He usually had some twisted, scary, precognitive dreams. But this dream was all pleasant memories of he and Annabeth's high school graduation. Percy turned to Grover to see him knocked out as well. He turned to Thalia and she was awake, flying through the air on her Pegasus. She looked like she was terrified; her throat was constricted and she was taking short breaths as if she was hyperventilating. Percy called out Thalia's name, but his voice was lost to the wind. Percy telepathically asked Blackjack to pull up next to Porkpie. Blackjack did so, and he banked towards his friend. Percy was now close enough to reach out and touch Thalia, which he did. He gripped her shoulder and Thalia whipped towards him with fear in his eyes. Percy smiled at her and Thalia looked away. "You okay?"

Thalia closed her eyes and turned her nose up. "I'm terrified, Jackson. I would have fallen asleep if I could, but my fear of heights is keeping me wide awake."

The Pegasi started to dive down, at speeds undoubtedly reaching Mach-level. Thalia screamed for her life while Grover's snoring was swept up by the wind. Percy reached out for Thalia's hand, and she grasped it for dear life. They dove down, passing through multiple clouds. Percy felt Thalia shiver. He closed his eyes and warmed the water in her body, effectively creating an internal heater for her. Thalia looked over at him as the dive reached its top speed. She laced her fingers with Percy, as both of them screamed; one out of fear and one out of exhilaration. They finally saw Camp Jupiter hundreds of feet below them, and Thalia quickly let go of Percy's hand. The camp had its familiar bowl-shaped valley that was accentuated by smaller hills, golden plains and stretches of forest. There was a small city of white marble buildings with red roofs, surrounded by columns, fountains, statues, with a large coliseum and arena. Across the lake stood the temples, and to the west was the Oakland Hills. The sun produced golden light down on the Camp, making it seem almost like Olympus.

They touched down on the Oakland Hills, behind the River Tiber that had wiped away Percy's blessing of Achilles. Percy reflexively rubbed his arms, remembering them steaming after he had gotten out. His senses told him that it was about 10:00 a.m. One day ago, Percy was supposed to have moved into New Rome. That fact made Percy's heart ache. There went his shot for a normal life.

Grover woke up so violently that he fell off of Guido. Thalia looked across the River Tiber in wonder of Camp Jupiter. Guido snickered as Grover got up with leaves and sticks in his hair and horns. On Blackjack's back, Percy looked across the river to New Rome. The area was bustling with demigods and legacies who had moved into the University of New Rome. Annabeth had told him that today was the University of New Rome's freshman year convocation, which is probably where everyone was headed to. Instead, he's on a mission to find out who took his sister and his girlfriend. He'd try his best not to kill whoever did it.

Thalia followed his gaze, looked at Percy, then called his name softly. "Percy."

Percy drew his attention back to his mission and felt his wolf stare on his face. "Sorry. Blackjack, Guido, Porkpie, we're headed to the Mess Hall. Frank and Reyna are probably there for their daily brunch. Frank let that fact slip during our last party on the Argo. Blackjack, I'll show you where to go. The rest of you, follow."

Blackjack took flight and they headed over the River Tiber to the Mess Hall. On the ground, they saw demigods running around, sparring with one another and people bullying fauns who were begging for money. Grover bleated. "Look at all these homeless satyrs, man. Perpetuating stereotypes. Do the satyrs here not go on any missions?"

Percy shook his head. "Afraid not, G-man. Satyrs here are called 'fauns,' and they are not the highest class individuals at Camp Jupiter. They're used for entertainment, which is weird to me. Especially because my best friend is one."

Percy shot a smile at Grover, who nervously looked down at the fauns once more. The Pegasi landed at the Decumanian Gate, by the entrance to the Mess Hall. There were multiple guards there, and they all readied their spears. They had Roman helmets and breastplates that reminded Percy of Sparta. Percy shot them his Wolf Stare and they hesitated attacking him. He hopped of Blackjack and walked closer. "I'm here to see Frank and Reyna."

One of the guards, a skinny kid who seemed about 6'5, laughed. "No one is allowed to visit our Praetors without a previous appointment."

Percy raised an eyebrow. "Not even a visit from Percy Jackson."

The eyes underneath the helmet grew wide. "You're Percy…Jackson…?"

Percy grinned. "Call Frank out here, please."

The kid's partner tapped on his ear (Percy didn't know how a Bluetooth worked underneath a Spartan helmet) and said that someone who calls himself Percy Jackson is at the Decumanian Gate. Within seconds, the doors opened and Frank stood there with Reyna at his side. The two of them had five guards each. Frank had grown, both in height and in muscle. He stood about 6'4 now, with a breastplate that just barely fit his chest. He wore armored battle pants and boots with his outfit, and his muscles bulged from underneath the purple shirt. Reyna looked like her usual self, but her eyes sparkled with happiness when she saw Percy.

Frank and Percy stared each other down. Thalia looked between the two of them and her hand crept to her spear. Frank broke into a smile and Percy matched it. They ran towards each other and Frank pulled Percy into a huge hug. Frank put Percy down and shook hands with both Grover and Thalia. Reyna reached for a handshake, but Percy pulled her into a hug, which prompted Reyna to blush. Frank and Reyna stepped back and Percy couldn't help but notice that they made a good team.

Frank smiled once more. "Welcome to Camp Jupiter, Percy and company. You all must be hungry. Come on in, we still have leftovers from brunch. The food is blessed by Ceres, who is Demeter to Greeks, meaning that it has no calories, but all of the taste. Sam, can you take their Pegasi to Hazel's Horse Hotel? Make sure they get the sugar cube package experience."

The 6'5 guy nodded and started to walk off. The Pegasi bounded after him, talking amongst themselves about what this premium package entails and if they get room service. Percy grinned at the Pegasi's excitement and turned to Grover and Thalia. "Frank, this is my best friend Grover, and my best friend Thalia."

Frank and Reyna put a fist on their chest and bowed to Percy's partners. Grover and Thalia looked taken aback, but they hurriedly mimicked the gesture. Percy realized he was the only one left upright, so he beckoned all of them towards the mess hall. As Frank and Reyna were leading, Reyna turned. "We are praetors of Camp Jupiter. Any friend of Percy Jackson's is an ally of ours." Thalia raised an eyebrow at Percy and he shot her a grin. She rolled her eyes, but was hiding a smile.

Frank's idea of "leftovers from brunch" was freshly made pancakes, waffles, bacon, oatmeal, hashbrowns, eggs, French toast, donuts, and orange juice. Thalia and Grover mauled the food. They ate so much that Percy was worried that the food would start to include calories. Percy didn't do too bad himself, finishing up multiple plates of food.

Frank and Reyna sat across from them on the low-hanging couches. Frank grinned. "Come to beg for your room at the University of New Rome? We told you when move-in day was, and you were late, but if you slide me some of that bacon, I may be convinced."

Percy tried for a dry laugh, but it came out as a sarcastic cough. "Frank, I wish. But I'm here on business."

Frank and Reyna both leaned in. Reyna's face was neutral, but her eyes expressed worry. "What's wrong? What happened?"

Percy sighed. The invisible servants whisked away the food and put some water and peppermints down for them. "Long story short, someone took my baby sister Cyrene. And Annabeth has been missing for weeks. I was praying to the gods that she had already checked into the University of New Rome."

Percy knew that it was a long shot, but Frank and Reyna's faces confirmed the worst. Frank replied, "Percy, we were waiting on you and her to check in. But she has not been here since the last time everyone was here."

Percy looked down. Annabeth wasn't in New York, wasn't at Camp Half-Blood, and wasn't at Camp Jupiter? Where could she possibly be? The other possibilities that Camp Half-Blood brainstormed were getting more and more believable, which wasn't a good thing. Reyna reached across the table and grabbed his hand. "What can we do to help?"

Grover asked, "Has there been any news? Anything out of the ordinary here? Any attacks, anything?"

Reyna shook her head. "Not that we know of. The only thing…" She looked at Frank and they seemed to have a silent conversation.

Thalia leaned forward. "What is it? What happened?"

Frank sighed. "No one's Iris-Messaging is working here. There has been a drought and we were going to send a team out to investigate. Octavian said that he found a familiar face heading to Iris' Shop of Rainbow Organic Foods & Lifestyles the other day. He refused to tell us who it was, but he probably just forgot their name. Maybe it was Annabeth, or another individual that can help solve this mystery. We were going to send a team out to do it tomorrow."

Percy wasn't so sure, but it was worth a try. Annabeth and Cyrene were worth Percy trying anything. And maybe he would be able to solve this drought in Iris-messaging as an added bonus. Percy nodded. "Would it be possible for us to go today? I'm trying to get this solved as soon as possible."

Frank and Reyna looked at one another and nodded at Percy. "You all will be the team that goes. Leave whenever you want to. Let us know if you need anything."

Percy nodded and he stood up. "You all are awesome. Thank you for everything."

Reyna stood up. "Let me show you all to your guest quarters." She took them to a large hotel-style room with three queen sized beds, golden curtains, purple carpets, and white walls. "Feel free to drop your bags and luggage off here, and you may stay here as long as you like."

Grover thanked her, but Reyna's gaze lingered on Percy a beat too long. She looked him up and down and left the room. Thalia raised an eyebrow. "Percy, that girl has a thing for you. Like, a serious thing."

Percy was too busy checking out the beds to properly hear her. "Huh? These beds are so nice. I haven't slept in anything this nice in years!"

Thalia rolled her eyes. "Let's go, you all. Time for a date with a rainbow."