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Chapter 2: Arrival
Jake was patrolling the walls of Camp Jupiter when he heard shouting at the main gate. "Great," he said "just what I need today, a problem." Jake started walking towards the gate. When he arrived he noticed a large crowd fighting against the guards. "Hey Dakota!" Jake yelled, immediately everyone looked in Jake's direction. The crowd dispersed, people were tripping over themselves to get away from the Praetor. "What happened Dakota?" Jake asked. Dakota turned towards Jake, he was tall, buff, and his mouth was stained red from Kool-Aid. Dakota gave Jake a sheepish smile. "I may have started an argument with a few of them," he said "and then twenty more came up and started a full-out riot." Jake gave Dakota an annoyed look. "Okay, Dakota," Jake said "I'm not going to tell anyone, okay?" Dakota smiled. "Thanks a ton Jake," he said. "No problem, Dakota" Jake replied as he walked off towards the Little Tiber, getting ready to tell Frank and Hazel their guard duty was over. Right as he reached the other side of the Little Tiber he heard the sounds of combat. He ran for the tunnel.
When he reached the tunnel he could see the outlines of three people. One holding a bow, Frank. Another holding a long cavalry sword Hazel. And the third, holding what looked like a of them started running in his direction, Frank and the other one. He pulled out his sword, Terra Messorem, Earth Reaper. Jake ran into the tunnel, ready to help. When he reached them Frank looked scared. "Frank," he said "what happened?" Frank gave him a look that said you do not want to know, but he told anyway. "Gorgons!" he screamed "Two of them, they followed Percy here." He gestured towards the guy standing next to him, holding what was not a sack, but an old woman. Jake froze, Percy, his Percy? No he told himself, I got to worry about getting them to safety. "Okay, you two go to camp," he said "I'll get Hazel" Frank gave a pained look, but did not argue, and with that. he ran into the tunnel.
The first thing he noticed was the huge amount of dust. Hazel must have collapsed the tunnel he thought. Jake continued running, until he ran into something, and that something shrieked. "Hazel!" Jake said "Get back up, we need to hurry" Jake helped Hazel to her feet and they ran for the exit together. They ran into daylight, he looked at Hazel and saw that she was covered with dust, he looked down at himself and noticed he was the same way. He ran for the Little Tiber when he was suddenly grabbed by his back and lifted into the air, he could feel the claws of something digging into his skin, soaking his shirt with blood. He screamed in pain and frustration, using his sword he sliced at what was holding him. He cut through it easily. He fell towards the earth, then right before he landed he used his power over the earth to create a small ramp for him to slide down. After landing Jake got up and scanned the area for any sign of Hazel or the Gorgon's, he spotted them, Hazel at the bank of the Little Tiber, fighting for her life against both Gorgon's, Jake realized he was too far away to help her, he felt useless. Then he looked towards the other bank of the Tiber and noticed Percy standing there, his arms outstretched, a look a pure concentration on his face when suddenly the water erupted. Two watery hands grabbed both Gorgon's and crushed them, the ashes of the Gorgon's tried to re-form but resistance was futile, they stayed dead. Jake limped over to Hazel, realizing that his ankle was broken from his fall. When he reached Hazel he wrapped her in a hug. "Thank the gods your alive!" he said. Hazel gave him a slight smile. "Thanks to our new friend Percy" he nodded. Hazel helped Jake support himself as he limped across the Little Tiber, he noticed then how a large crowd had appeared on the bank of the Tiber. When Jake and Hazel reached the other side of the Little Tiber they were surrounded by healers when suddenly the old women Percy had been carrying transformed into the god Juno, "Juno" Jake said, and with that he knelt. Everyone followed his lead, everyone except Percy at least. "Juno, huh?" he said. "If I passed your test, can I have my memory and my life back?" The goddess smiled. "In time, Percy Jackson, if you succeed here at camp." Reyna gave Jake a look and he could tell she noticed they had the same last name, "You've done well today, which is a good start. Perhaps there's hope for you yet." She turned to the other kids. "Romans, I present to you the son of Neptune. For months he has been slumbering, but now he is awake. His fate is in your hands. The Feast of Fortune comes quickly, and Death must be unleashed if you are to stand any hope in the battle. Do not fail me!" After Juno disappeared Reyna and Jake calmed the crowd. "Percy Jackson," Reyna said "you will come with me and Jake, you too Hazel"
Everyone went back to their normal duties. Jake, Percy, Reyna, and Hazel started their walk to the Principia. Jake looked back and saw Percy, his brother, talking to Hazel. Jake stopped and waited for them to catch up until he resumed talking. He put his hand out in Percy's direction. "Hi, I'm Jake, I'm the other Praetor of the Twelfth Legion" Percy shook his hand. "Have I met you before?" Jake looked shocked for a split-second. "Have you?" he asked. "No, I don't think so, you just look familiar" Jake nodded. "People say that a lot" He looked at Hazel and gave her a reassuring smile. "How are you feeling, Hazel?" Jake asked, a small smile spread across her face. "A lot better than earlier" he nodded, "That's good to know, I'm going to go talk to Reyna" he said. Jake got into a slow jog to catch back up with Reyna, she looked at him in a suspicious way. "Do you know him, Jake?" Reyna asked. "Yes," Jake said "and I know where he comes from as-well" Reyna nodded in acceptance. "Tell me" Jake looked troubled but continued. "Reyna, Percy's my little brother"