A/N: Canada's finally come! I'm going tomorrow, so this is the last time in a while I'll be updating Thanks so much for my nice reviews! Alright this chapter is back to Penelope, I just had to show you Phoenix's point of view for once, because it's relevant to what will happen later. Thanks! –F.H

Test me, young goddess. Test me, with all your strength, the battle that is coming will not last on fate. But on strength, and logic, test me. Two rivals will rise, one will live. You must fight, the gods will pick sides. It will be war, you will bring it on, and you will destroy life as we know it. You will choose who dies, and who lives. You will…young goddess, be brave and be strong. Be smart, be quick, be on guard, be witted, be ever trusting of your enemies and never trusting the ones you can. Heed the warning my dear goddess…Heed the warning…

I sat straight up, my hair sticking to my shoulders. Jake stirs next to me, I'm breathing hard. A war? A battle? What battle? Who were the two? What the hell was going on! I looked around the room, we had been placed in. It was a room in the glass house and looked out onto the bright blue ocean. I saw that the waves were starting to get furious, and something was provoking the water, if anything Percy and Pearl had gotten into one of their ever on going fights, Percy had no memory whatsoever, Pearl and Carlina were working every day to get it back. Choron, drove me to the point of insanity every day. He argued with me, about getting Carlina and Jason back. Reyna ever furious with Jason and Piper, tried to kill Piper at least twice a day, Piper herself was suicidal. I felt bad for the poor girl, all she wanted was Jason Grace, and that wasn't really working out for her.

I slid out of bed, Jake murmuring in his sleep. I changed into my Camp Half Blood T-shirt, annoyance bubbling in my blood. I noticed that my green glow that illuminated me was now going all the time. Something was up with my powers. I stepped out of house, and walked to arena it was empty. I heard shouts coming from the entrance of camp; Sira stood her violet eyes darting from person to person. The campers crowded around a girl, her black hair in a long black braid. She had a shimmering light much like my own, but hers had a silver tilt to it. She wore bluish camouflage pants and a green tank top a bow around her shoulder. A wolf strode next to her, several other girls with the same appearance came. I saw Jason talking to the black haired girl, I saw him run a hand through his blond hair.

I walked over to everyone else, and found Leo and Pearl standing side by side; he was looking at her like she was angel. I pushed through the crowd, and saw the girl closer, she was ever prettier. Her complexion was pale and her eyes were the color of a great blue flower. Her face was round, and her jawbone was tough and grinded. She closely, studied me. Then looked around,

"Where's Percy?" She asked, her eyes searching the crowd. Several people pushed him to her feet, she looked down. "Percy do you know who I am?" He shook his head, and she growled in anger, and then held up his chin in her hand. Looked him square in the eyes, "Any clue Seaweed Brain!" His eyes flashed, and then he looked at her with surprise.

"That name…you used to call me that. Thalia?" She nodded, in a sly type of matter. Her sleek hair glinted in the sunlight, I was impressed by the beautiful aura she was giving off. Annabeth's jaw dropped open, Pearl took her hand, and they smiled at each other. Percy had remembered Thalia, this was good. Carlina stood close to Nico, who had a smile on his face. Percy looked at me, and I saw that he saw me for the first time. Truly saw me, saw me as the girl he had once loved too. Thalia went to Phoenix and he looked at her with a tired face, she nodded. They walked off together, I watched after them. Grover and Annabeth ran after her, Jason stayed behind his eyes on Piper, who stared at her permanent annoyed stance.

I walked off towards the shore my heart pounding softly, and the air smelled of salt and fresh seawater. I sat down on the sandy beach; I heard footsteps follow behind me. I looked around and saw Percy had followed. He studied me for a short time before saying a small, "Hi." I looked back at him,

"Hey…"

"Penelope…I hate not remembering you. But looking at you, it makes my heart swell. I don't know why… Did you and I used to date? Were we having an affair…?" He asked, his face molding guiltily.

"No, we didn't have an affair… Although we almost did, but that was then this is now. Unless, you want to rip your girlfriend's heart out, I strongly suggest we not try that."

"I wasn't planning on it. But these feelings that I have for you, their in there, and I don't know how… I was just always wondered, what it was we did that made us love each other."

"Nothing, we fell in love at the wrong time. Just like I always do…" I say, dwelling on it makes it a tad bit harder then one would want, but it was great just listening to him talk.

"How?" I heard what he said, but the only thing that could escape my lips was,

"What?"

"How? How were we able to fall in love… How?"

"I don't know, it happened when you saved my life. I was drowning, and you saved me. Risked your own life for me…you breathed into my lung, you held me closely as I let go of life. You searched for me when I was lost. It was an endless cycle, that wouldn't stop. It will always be that way, I fear."

"Do you still love me…?" The question stopped me; it had taken me off guard. I thought about it, I had traveled across country for this kid, saved his ass more then a few times, gave him up for Annabeth, refused a kiss all for him. Did I love him?

"Yes…Yes I do…" Percy looked quite calm, not at all overwhelmed. I tried to ignore this. "Do you wish we could be together?" He asks, his green eyes blazing with question.

"No, I really don't. I love you Percy, but I have a boy who has given me his heart. I can't just give that away. I made a promise to you, Percy. A long time ago… I said that, you would never lose me and-"

"You would go to the ends of the Earth to find me… I remember it. It's like a tiny scrap of information in the back of my mind. I wanted to remember that, I knew someone was coming for me. I saw your face as the only memory I ever had, your face smiling. It was the only thing I had, I can't remember anything else then that. Until now." He gazed into my eyes; I saw light fade in them, hope die… My heart just got ripped out. I wouldn't be getting that back anytime soon.

"I love you Penelope Rondervin." He said, in a manner of matter of factly. That did it. A tear gently strode down my face, my life twisting and spinning. Everything that I had lived up to now had just been waiting for him to finally say that. He did and I didn't like it. It didn't sound right… I realized it had never sounded right, I had been right to leave him and Annabeth. Now I ended up breaking both, Percy and myself. Gods, I'm so gods damn stupid.

"I love you too, but Percy…Annabeth she's your girlfriend, you and her have been friends since you were both twelve. I'm not worth that much pain and sadness…"

"I know…it's like it's a bunch of emotions all strained on you. You can't fight them, because they'll just make it worse… But if you let them be, you feel happy. Because you're either with her, the one you've always loved. Or with her, the one who's showed you kindness from the beginning."

"You can't love me; it's too dangerous to your love life with Annabeth. You know you love her; you know you want her more then me. So just leave it that way. Please." I got up and walked to the edge of the ocean. I stuck my toe in and then watched the water come and then recede onto it. I couldn't imagine what Percy was going through right now. But I knew that if he just left me alone, maybe I could stop holding my breath. I looked back, he was gone…

I turned back towards the ocean the midmorning sun rising just above the sea line, the ocean looked blue, with streaks of golden in it. A few dolphins jumped out of the water. A water nymph leapt from her sea bed, I watched after her waiting for her to come back, but she didn't. I began to study the seashells that rested on the shoreline. The waves kept pulling them out with them. I grabbed a few and then let the water run over my hands. A shadow fell across me; I looked up and saw him. Oh gods, he's gonna be pissed. His sea green eyes were to my surprise twinkling with happiness. He smiled at me, and then offered a hand. His body was decked out in armor; it was silver, woven with seaweed. He had a sword pinned to his side. His tan skin looked just like Percy's. He didn't speak, but his eyes told me everything.

"Don't feel bad child, it isn't about what my son thinks. Although he may be lost, he's not going to give up on you. He's a son of Neptune. He won't ever give up. If you think he will, then my dear, your missing quite a lot about him."

"Neptune, I can't go around trying to tell him that I love him. It's too hard, you should know! You dated that Sally Jackson, secretly behind Zeus's back. Then you gave birth to another daughter! What the heck!"

"It's true I did, but I did it because the world needed Cartivalica back. She's the only one, who can bring peace to this forever going war, I'm afraid."

"Then why Percy? Why him? He could have never been born, he could have let the Titan War happen, and then you would be scrubbing floors at Kronos's palace!" I hissed.

"Percy is the child of the prophecy that was why he was born. It was the fate's deciding not my own." I looked at the god, he was staring back at me like he was Percy himself, pleading me to understand, but I couldn't. I was sick of everything that was going on, even me. I walked over to the edge of the beach, to the hill that led back to the open field. I glanced back at him, then swept my hair away from my face, and went on. I was annoyed, I was upset, I was confused, I was desperate, I was wondering, I was sad, I was in denial, I was in love with Percy Jackson, I was in love with Phoenix, I was crazy, I was frustrated, I was exhausted, I was flabbergasted, I was slowly depleting inside, and lastly I was waiting for something. My whole life had been waiting for that something, what ever it was.

Trapped in the camp of the Romans was one thing, but being trapped in the camp with the Romans who were always running stupid battle drills annoyed me. There were always these two counselors shouting on top of their lungs and a bunch of kids rolling around on the ground, I would have to run around them. Then the counselor would get really mad at me, I would snap a green monster at him, and he would kill it instantly but it shut him up about me. Now I crossed the field where the drills were usually held, and I looked around but there was no one. I glanced and saw that time had frozen, the grass was stuck in mid movement, and the counselors were frozen in walking positions. I turned back and glanced at Neptune, he stood there smiling a toothy grin. I gave a frustrated sigh and then walked back down to the beach.

"I'm sorry alright! Ok, I'm not the best god in the world! I can't read minds; I sure as hell can't touch people's hearts. I can't control the ocean, I can't tell a person's life story like some gods can just by looking at them! I'm not that kind of person. You know that already know that though, because you are Neptune, and you do know that."

"Penelope, don't judge yourself just because you are young. Wisdom does not always come with age; at times it comes with innocence." He gave me a smile, and then walked back into the ocean. I watched after him, he was one strange god… I smiled then looked back,

"GO, LET'S GO LADIES! COME ON! IN THE NAME OF NEPTUNE ARE YOU THAT SLOW!" I heard the screaming before I saw it, ug, dumb counselors. Then I slinked away from the chaos and plodded over to the mess hall. The hesiod cleaning after breakfast, their hard wings looking like steel in the morning sunlight. I tried to imagine myself with iron wings, but I think I would fall back down to the ground the moment I tried to fly with them. I watched campers go to and fro to their practices, trainings, classes, and battles. I longed to be a normal half blood that wasn't so damn powerful, that wasn't so gods damn important to the world. Then I saw something that caught my eye, Choron was talking to Jason. I snapped my fingers and turned into a chipmunk, I scattered over to where Jason and Choron were talking. I heard Jason snap nastily at Choron. Then I finally heard what they were talking about,

"You have to get rid of them Jason, it's only Carlina we want. The rest of them have to go. The only others I see importance in are the gods, they may be useful as time goes on." I inched closer,

"Choron! Their my friends, where were you when I was lost and confused, and didn't know who the hell I was! No where, you know what they did? They stood by my side, yeah I miss it here. But I'm tired of only the strongest win. Camp Half Blood doesn't go like that. It's all about how to make you better." Choron was fuming at Jason's words.

"You must learn that we can't live like that anymore, Jason. I tried that once when I was a child, I was the better of Chiron and me, but did I get the credit, no! I'm tired of niceness. I'm a Roman now, and you know who you are too. Either get rid of them, or kiss your pretty little girlfriend, Reyna good-bye. Or do I mean Piper?" He laughed cynically then stomped off; Jason stood watching after him coldly. His fist clenched, and then he took out his sword, and threw it into a tree. I stared after him,

"Don't you mess with a tree, boy!" I chirped, he spun around and looked at me. He crinkled his forehead and walked over to be, speculating. "What you never seen a talking chipmunk before! Well neither have I," I clapped my paws together and I grew into my human form again. Jason looked at me weirdly.

"Shut up, so what are you going to do?"

"I don't know, I really like you guys. You're becoming really good friends of mine, and I don't know if I can give that up."

"Then you do what you have too, do you want to see Reyna or Piper die?"

"Reyna? Oh Choron won't kill Reyna. He won't kill her because it's the only way he can get through to me…" I stared at him; he wasn't serious…was he?