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Nico

Nico watched Sadie curl up beside him. He could feel her breathing on his chest, as well as the warmness of her cheeks. He put an arm around her waist, and stroked her hair, which made her snuggle into him even more.

Nico chuckled to himself. Did Sadie even know what she was doing? He doubted it.

He kept his eyes trained on her, or more precisely, at her multiple bruises. He could clearly see one on her arm that looks suspiciously like a fist. There were many more, so much more, that Nico lost count.

Just what did Jason do to her? They had left him to guard her for about twenty hours, which was plenty of time for Jason to "fix her", as he put it. No wonder Sadie wanted to escape. Nico couldn't even begin to imagine what she had suffered in here. And to make matters worse, when he saw Jason the other day, he looked the same as always: cheerful, regal, and proud. It was like he didn't even care about what he did. But Jason was a Roman, after all. He should've expected this.

Nico knew of the Romans. He had brought Hazel there, after all. They were a strict bunch, and relied on discipline to keep their men together, not family bonds and friendship. And to top it all off, Jason was their praetor. The others have had to have learned from him.

The first time Nico went there, the other praetor, Reyna, had tried to have him executed, all because he appeared with Hazel in the middle of their dining area. He was just very lucky that Hades/Pluto claimed them both at the last second, just before the guillotines dropped down.

Silently, Nico removed his arm from around her, and put one of arms on her back, and the other underneath her legs. He shadow-traveled her to his cabin, where he put her, still sleeping, on one of the bunks. He knew it was against Chiron's orders that he let her out, but after learning what Jason did, he figured that Sadie wouldn't want to go out anytime soon.

As he put the covers on top of her, Nico's thoughts drifted back to the first time they met. She was really lucky that he had decided to go for a lonely stroll at that exact moment, all because Persephone had been nagging him of not being a "worthy" son of Hades, whatever that meant.

He watched her as she shifted positions on the bed, finding a more comfortable position. Nico couldn't help but smile himself as Sadie's lips tug into a soft smile as she wriggles into the pillow. Her face shone like the sun, at least, to his eyes. Nico's heart raced faster every minute of looking at her. When he finally realized that he had been staring at her for about five minutes, he hastily turned away. He felt like a creep, watching her like some stalker.

Nico tiptoed back to his own bed, just two beds across from her. Making sure that she's still sleeping, he lied down on the bed himself, and before he knew it, he had drifted off to sleep.

Carter

Carter kept pacing in front of his own throne.

Lady Gaea had just visited him, again, only to inform him that Sadie had been brutally beaten up by the Greeks holding her hostage, trying to get the exact location of the First Nome. She had told him that the Greeks were now sailing to Rome on a flying ship, and that the Greeks were making plans on how to completely wipe out the Egyptian gods from this realm.

"So, are you suggesting that we attack as soon as they land?" Carter asked her.

Gaea nodded. "If you let them join forces, even your best magicians would be overwhelmed by their sheer numbers. You must strike now, before trust is forged between the two camps. The Romans are still doubtful about the Greeks, and so are the Greeks of the Romans. Attack Camp Jupiter right after the Greeks land, and the Romans will think of it as a trap."

Carter nodded his head thoughtfully. He was considering her plan, but he was still doubtful about Gaea herself. "Why would you, a Greek, betray your own family?"

"I do not betray my family." Gaea answered, her voice having a steely and venomous edge to it. "I wish for the Olympians to be overthrown, for they are too powerful, too proud, and they care for no one else but themselves."

Carter walked around her in circles. He learned that this was a taunting mechanism, which unnerved most people. "And what will happen once you destroy the Olympians?"

Gaea kept a steady vigil at Carter's throne. "Then I shall go to sleep again, peacefully." She answered.

"Very well. You may go." Carter said. Gaea curtsied, and waved her hands. The earth enclosed her in a spire of rock, and she sunk back on the ground.

"Amos!" Carter called. Amos came running into the Hall of Ages, his staff in hand.

He stopped, and bowed before Carter. "What is it, my lord?"

Carter hated the whole "my lord" title. But being the Pharaoh, Amos had insisted that they call him that, as a sign of respect.

"Are our forces ready?" he asked.

Amos stood up. "Currently, we have about forty-four elementalists, eighty combat magicians, twenty-eight necromancers, and fifty-three animal charmers. And the gods have also sent five of their best here on the mortal world. They agreed to help us attack the Roman Camp."

Carter was surprised. He had thought that the gods had disappeared back into the duat, and that there was no other way of calling them except for hosting.

"Who are they, Amos?" Carter asked curiously. He crossed his fingers. Please don't be Set, please don't be Set…

Five figures he knew walked in a single line behind Amos, clad in Egyptian battle armor. The one in the front had gold and silver eyes that he knew too well. The second after him had wings of multi-colored light. She radiated light that shone through the entire room. Behind her was a woman in a leopard-skin suit that Carter was very happy to see. The next one was a very small man wearing nothing but a speedo. The last one though, made Carter almost jump out of his skin.

Damnit, he cursed in his thoughts.

"Hey Carter! Long time no see!" Set said gleefully, raising his hand in a high-five and breaking away from their line. Isis elbowed him in the ribs, and gave him a glare that said, show some respect.

"Forgive him, my lord." Bast apologized. "He is-"

"Always like that. I know." Carter chuckled. "How did you guys get here?"

Horus smirked. "Ra, magic, and lots of bat dung. You really don't wanna know."

"So," Bes said excitedly. "When do we give those royalty-kidnapping Greco Romans a beating? I'm ready for another scare-off with Pan." He smirked at his own idea.

"Yeah, and a rematch with Ares." Horus added.

Isis pursed her lips. Carter noticed her hands clenching and unclenching, like she was restraining herself from slapping them both upside the heads.

Carter chuckled. "Soon, I assure you. We just have to wait for the Greeks to arrive."

"Why?" Amos and the gods asked at the same time.

Carter told them his plan. Well, not really his plan, but he couldn't announce that Gaea, a Greek goddess, was helping him. Of course, he knew that this was probably a trap, but he had no other choice. He knew little of how the Greeks and Romans fight, except of course from History books, but he learned not to trust those a long time ago. All he had to go on now was Gaea's word. He just hoped that she was telling the truth.

Walt

Walt was devastated.

After he had gone to death and back for her, he just had to lose her. And what was worse is, he had no idea where she could be.

He had tried scrying, but the bowl showed him nothing except his own reflection. He tried many other methods, but the results were always the same: nothing. But when he was just about ready to give up, carter had suddenly announced that they would be staging a full-out assault on San Francisco. Walt didn't know anything else, except that Carter had told him personally that an enemy had Sadie, and that they were going to get her back.

He was pacing in his room in the First Nome, trying to clear his thoughts. The last thing he needed was to think about Sadie before a battle.

Calm down, I'm sure that we will get her back, Anubis reassured in his head.

But what if we don't? Walt asked.

We will. Anubis said.

Percy

Finally, the Argo II had landed. Percy could just leap for joy, if he wasn't standing in front of a legion of Romans, who do not take to their Praetor acting like a child.

"Percy!" Annabeth tackled him into a hug as soon as she saw him. Percy was taken aback that she was here, in the flesh, and that he was holding her.

He hugged her back. "I missed you Wise Girl."

"I missed you too, Seaweed Brain."

They shared a kiss, one that they put all their love, affection, and worries on. A multitude of "awww!"s was heard from both the Romans and the Greeks. Percy was surprised that the Romans would find love…cute, but he didn't care about that at the moment.

When he finally pulled away, he had a lopsided grin across his face. "I missed that." He whispered in her ear.

Reyna came forward behind Percy. "I am Reyna, daughter of Bellona and the praetor of Camp Jupiter. It is a…pleasure" she said the word with loathing, "to meet you Greeks. Come, a senate meeting has been prepared for your arrival."

Percy hated the togas. They kept slipping from his shoulders, and they always threatened to make him slip off his feet. The only bright side was, Annabeth and the others had to wear them too.

As soon as they were seated, Percy motioned for them to start.

"This is outrageous!" a centurion complained. "Why would you incite Grecius inside the city?"

"Yeah! For all we know, they could be planting a bomb in the senate right now!" another centurion protested.

A wave of murmurs came from the rest of the senate, and from the Lares as well. Percy spared a glance at his friends, and saw that they were shifting positions uncomfortably in their seats.

"Silence!" his voice boomed throughout the building. "They came here for a peace treaty, not a debate!"

The Romans suddenly silenced themselves at their Praetor's words. Annabeth gave him a thankful smile, but he decided not to return one, as the Romans might think that he had become soft.

"This is a trick, I tell you." Octavian said.

"I said silence! Do you want me to cut out your tongue, augur?" Percy threatened.

Octavian recoiled, and kept his mouth shut.

Thanks, Reyna mouthed.

Anytime. Percy mouthed back.

Reyna turned her head back to the crowd. "Now, for busi-"

Without warning, a legionary burst inside the senate, panting like had run from Hades himself.

"What is the meaning of this?" Reyna growled.

"I'm sorry, Praetor. But there's something outside that you might want to see."

Forgetting the senate meeting, Percy, Reyna, and the other rushed outside the Praetorian Gate.

A lone figure stood from the Field of Mars. The place had shifted into a hill, and the boy stared them down from the top. He was wearing armor that Percy ahd never seen before, as well as a bowling pin ornament on his head. In his hands were a flail and a shepherd's crook. He had dark brown skin, and dark eyes that were trained on Percy and the others.

"Who are you?" Hazel called to the boy.

"Where is she?" The boy called back angrily.

Percy was confused. Who is the "she" the boy was talking about.

"Who?" he finally decided to answer.

"Don't play dumb with me, Greek. I know you took her. Now give her back, or there will be war!"

Reyna scoffed. "Oh yeah? You and what army?"

As if on cue, a loud HOOONNNKKK! Was heard from all around them. Percy, having lived through a war, knew what that was immediately: the sound of a war horn.

He leaned over and whispered to Reyna, "That army."

I will take this time to thank and answer everyone who reviewed:

Katie: Yes, Sadie was in love with Walt, but she lost her memory, remember? Now, I can't answer your question without revealing the plot, so please, just read on! And Jason was Roman. Enough said.

Splashfire: Well, there may be, but you have to keep reading to find out! And yeah, I made the last chapter to be kinda cute…

Mothholder: Yeah, I took your suggestion. It was better than my idea anyway. Thanks for reviewing! Oh, and the sequel to "Who Ever Said That Sleepovers Were Boring" was posted already. I know you waited for it!

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Well, 'till next chapter then!