Disclaimer: I do not own Percy Jackson and the Olympians or the Heroes of Olympus Series.

Story: Divided Soul

AN: As I further brainstormed this story I've decided not to split this story into two parts, so this will be one story although it could be pretty long.

Chapter 18: Familiar Surroundings

The seven demigods of the great prophecy, plus Clarisse and Grover flew towards Camp Half Blood. They each rode a Pegasus, except for Grover, he just kind of held on for dear life. They had been flying for several hours and at the speed the Pegasi were going they would be at camp in less than an hour. Annabeth flew up beside Scipio; the son of Neptune eyed her curiously.

"Can I help you with something?" Scipio asked curiously.

Annabeth gave him a small smile. "Aren't you worried about going to a camp full of Greeks?" Annabeth asked.

Scipio smiled. "Not really, if you wanted to attack me you could do it now since you outnumber us," Scipio explained.

Annabeth nodded. "I'm glad you trust us then," Annabeth said.

"Fighting for your life can make just about anyone a friend or a confidant. If the rest of the Greeks are anything like you and your friends we might just be able to win this war."

Annabeth stared at Scipio for a moment before speaking. "You know something that you're not telling everyone?"

Scipio's eyes widened in surprise. "What makes you think that?"

Annabeth narrowed her eyes. "I have this feeling when you talk about the war or the quest. It's like you're not telling us everything."

Scipio sighed. "You and Reyna are very much alike. I should have known that it would be hard to keep something from you."

Annabeth was now on edge. Scipio knew something and by the tone of his voice she knew it wasn't good. "What is it?"

"It's not necessarily about the quest. I told all of you how dangerous it will be." Annabeth nodded. "Some of us may not make it back alive." Annabeth's grey eyes darkened at the thought.

"Okay, what else?" Annabeth stared into Scipio's eyes as she tried to will the information out of him.

"I will be one of those that doesn't return."

Annabeth caught her breath in her throat. Her eyes widened in shock and she felt like her world began to crash down upon her. She knew the quest would be dangerous. She knew that she could die, but she never really anticipated anything killing Scipio. "How... how do you know?"

Scipio's green eyes seemed to darken sending a shiver down Annabeth's spine. "I have this feeling when I think of the quest. I feel like I'm walking on my own grave."

"Don't think that way. You're the strongest of all of us."

Scipio looked at Annabeth sadly. He felt a connection with the daughter of Athena. It was an unknown feeling to the son of Neptune. He had felt it since that first night on the beach when they talked. "I'm the strongest, but that only makes me more responsible for all of you. I swore to myself after the war that I would do everything I can to protect my friends and fellow soldiers. If it means sacrificing myself, then I will." Annabeth was about to respond, but Scipio gave his Pegasus a slight kick; the flying horse flew quickly away from her.

Annabeth just watched as Scipio flew ahead of them. Her memory went over Scipio's words. He's going to sacrifice himself for us. Annabeth felt a presence to her right. She turned her head to see Piper staring at her worriedly.

"What's wrong? I watched that little scene with Scipio," Piper asked.

"He doesn't think he'll make it through this quest," Annabeth said as her grey eyes darkened. "He's going to sacrifice himself to save us."

Piper frowned at the information her friend gave her. "He can't do that; he's the leader," Piper said.

Annabeth sighed. Her friend was right, but there was something about the way Scipio spoke to her that made her think differently. "He acted like he wasn't the leader," Annabeth explained.

"Jason," Piper said. She looked at Annabeth with wide eyes. "He thinks Jason will lead us."

Annabeth just stared at her friend. It was so obvious, why didn't she think of that? "You're right; I can't believe I didn't think of that," Annabeth conceded.

Piper gave her a sympathetic look. "Don't worry about it; you've had a lot on your mind," Piper said.

Annabeth nodded, but it didn't make her feel any better.

Scipio flew his Pegasus in the lead of the group of Romans and Greeks. Scipio felt another Pegasus fly up beside him. He hoped it wasn't Annabeth. He couldn't look at those grey eyes again, at least for the time being. He looked to his right to see Alex. The son of Mars stared straight ahead with a worried expression on his face.

"Something bothering you, Centurion?" Scipio asked.

"Yes sir," Alex said. Scipio motioned for him to continue. "Aren't you worried about what will happen when we reach the Greek camp. It could be a trap."

Scipio laughed at the idea. "If they wanted us dead; they would kill us before we got to their camp. Why show us where it is? One of us could escape and report back the location to Lupa," Scipio reasoned.

Alex looked at his leader in awe. He always envied Scipio's tactical and strategic mind, no wonder Mars was his patron. "Yes, sir, but they might want to capture us for information."

Scipio smiled. "What information? They know the location of our camp and they know we're threatened by the giants," Scipio said. "Calm yourself Alex. We're allies, at least for the foreseeable future. After that, who knows?"

"Yes sir," Alex said. Alex just stared at his leader.

Scipio could tell that Alex wanted to ask him something else. "Spit it out; what else do you want to know?" Scipio asked. He was tired of waiting.

"Why was I chosen for this mission?" Alex asked.

Scipio gave him a friendly smirk. "Lupa and I agreed that a son of Mars was needed," Scipio said as he turned to stare into the reddish brown eyes of the son of Mars. "You're the best child of Mars in the camp."

Alex's grin spread across his face. He was proud that Lupa and the son of Neptune thought of him so highly. "Thank you sir," Alex said.

Scipio nodded as he watched Alex fly back to Gwen and Jason.

Suddenly, Scipio felt something familiar; a strange force or magic seemed to emanate from the place below them. Scipio looked down as his Pegasus circled above the area below him. Scipio looked down, but the area below just looked like fields of strawberries. Annabeth and Clarrisse flew up beside him as the other circled the area near the son of Neptune.

"Your camp is down there isn't it?" Scipio asked as he looked into the stormy grey eyes of the daughter of Athena.

Annabeth stared back into Scipio's eyes. She looked at Clarisse; the daughter of Ares nodded. "Yes, Camp Half Blood is down there," Annabeth said.

Scipio nodded. "Then, the Greeks must lead the way. We will follow," Scipio said.

Annabeth nodded. The four Greeks flew down toward the camp. The four Romans followed close behind. When they passed through the magic barrier that hovered over the camp the Romans were able to see the camp clearly. Scipio eyed the camp curiously. He saw an amphitheater, an archery range, a mess hall and other areas of the camp. Scipio felt a strange sensation, like this camp was too familiar. He felt like he had been her before. He shook that thought from his mind as he and the other Romans landed in the center of the camp near Annabeth and the other Greeks.

The Greek campers gathered around the eight demigods and their Pegasi. Annabeth and the other Greeks jumped off their rides. A half man and half horse galloped to meet the group. The Greek campers parted as the centaur approached. Annabeth ran up to meet him. The centaur said something and Annabeth hung her head sadly. He looked at the others sternly before they lowered their heads as well. Annabeth looked up and spoke with the centaur quickly before turning to look at the Romans. Scipio and the others dismounted and walked up to the centaur carefully.

Scipio couldn't help, but over hear the Greeks whispering. They mentioned a name, Percy. Scipio remembered the faun or satyr, Grover mentioning that name when he saved him in the ocean. Scipio couldn't help but wonder who this Percy was?

Scipio walked up to the centaur with Jason, Gwen and Alex behind him. Annabeth and the other Greeks parted to let the Consul of Rome approach the centaur. The centaur eyed Scipio cautiously.

"Welcome to Camp Half Blood. I am Chiron the activities director here at the camp. I'm sorry, but our camp director Mr. D is unavailable at the moment," Chiron said. The centaur's voice was warm and welcoming, but Scipio sensed something else; he could hear the sadness in the voice of the old centaur.

"Greetings Chiron. I am Scipio Marcellus, son of Neptune, cliens of Mars and the Consul of Rome," Scipio declared. There was hushed silence among the Greek campers. They stared at Scipio in shock. They didn't even try to whisper at all.

Chiron gave the Consul of Rome a bow of respect. "It is an honor to have a Consul of Rome here at our camp," Chiron said.

"Thank you. I'm honored to be here in the company of our allies. I thank you for sending these heroes and the hunters to our camp. They fought bravely in defense of Rome," Scipio said.

Chiron gave Annabeth a disappointed glare. Scipio caught it rather easily. He looked at the daughter of Athena closely. "You didn't send them did you?" Scipio asked. Chiron's eyes widened in surprise. Percy would never have caught on to the looks he shared with Annabeth, so easily.

"No, she and the others left against my orders," Chiron said sadly.

Scipio gave Annabeth a unamused glare. "How do you plan to punish them?" Scipio asked. Annabeth's grey eyes widened.

Chiron just stared at Scipio curiously. "Punish them?" Chiron asked as if it was a new idea. He cleared his throat before looking at the Consul of Rome. "It will have to wait until after your quest."

Scipio nodded, but he sensed that this camp wasn't real big on discipline. "Is the Argo II complete?" Scipio asked.

Suddenly, the sound of someone yelling out the names Jason and Piper could be heard in the distance. Scipio looked through the crowd. The Greek campers moved out of the way as if the person running toward them had been sprayed by a skunk. When the crowd parted a young man about fifteen years old stumbled towards Scipio and the others. Jason and Piper ran forward to greet him. Scipio looked at the boy closely, and then he realized why the campers all avoided him. The boy was several inches shorter than Scipio. He had curly brown hair and a tanned complexion. His faced had elfish features, but the main thing that Scipio noticed was that the boy was covered in grease.

Jason held up his hands like a cop at a traffic light. "Stop Leo; why are you covered in grease?" Jason yelled.

The boy, Leo stopped and looked at his friends happily. He looked down at himself and his cheeks turned red in embarrassment. "Oh that," Leo said. "I was working on the Argo's engines."

Scipio stepped forward; Piper stepped to the side and Jason stood at attention. "The ship, is it ready?" Scipio asked excitedly.

Leo looked up at the young man in front of him. He looked at Jason; his friend stood ramrod straight and his face showed no emotion. Leo turned to Piper and she gave him a small smile. "Yeah, its ready. I was just doing a lube job on the pistons," Leo said. "Who're you?"

"Scipio Marcellus, Consul of Rome and one of the seven," Scipio said. Leo's eyes widened. "You must be Leo Valdez, son of Vulcan, I mean Hephaestus."

Leo looked at Jason and Piper again. Piper gave him a reassuring nod.

"Yes, I'm Leo Valdez, son of Hephaestus," Leo said as he extended his hand.

Scipio stared at the boy's greasy hand with distaste. "I think I'll wait until you clean up first," Scipio said. Leo gulped and then wiped his hand on his shirt.

"Yeah sure," Leo said nervously.

Scipio turned away from the son of Hephaestus. "Chiron, we need to plan for departure. Can we meet some place?" Scipio asked.

Chiron looked at Leo as he rolled his eyes. He turned to Scipio and nodded. "Yes, we can meet in the Big House, this way," Chiron said as he turned to walk to the large blue house in the distance. Chiron turned to the other campers. "Nothing to see here, go back to your activities." The seven heroes of the prophecy followed Chiron to the Big House. Scipio followed behind the centaur closely, but he couldn't get over the feeling that he'd been here before.

AN: So the Romans are at Camp Half Blood. I hope I didn't make Leo too OOC, but I thought we needed a little comedy relief this chapter. Chiron isn't happy with Annabeth and the others sneaking out, but Scipio really threw him off with the whole punishment thing. Next chapter will deal with the start of the quest to the doors of death, so stay tuned. I'm going to post this without Starlit's review, so if I made someone OOC she'll let me know.