Disclaimer: I don't own rick riodan or any of his works
Jasons pov
I was not having fun. In between remembering Annabeth as best I could, and imagining what my death was going to look like, "No Jason don't think like that, you're a leader you must be strong" the little voice inside my head scolded that sounded worryingly like the king of the gods, "fuck off voice" I Muttered, "what Jason?" asked Reyna
"don't worry" oh yeah, and even worse, me and Piper weren't talking, not because of an argument or anything, just in my tent last night, things got a little bit more... intimate than usual. Not sex or anything, just very close, and now every time we tried to talk it got very awkward very quickly. I'd talk to someone about it but Leo was running around making things and muttering under his breath about toys and stygian iron, I didn't really know Frank all that well, and at the moment, Percy scared me, a lot, we were all sad about the passing of Annabeth but they were in love and it was strong, the only thing I knew is that I was going to have to look out for Percy on the battlefield today, if he did anything stupid I was going to be there to stop him, my last favour to Annabeth.
Fully assembled on the battlefield our army looked huge and imposing, that was of course until you looked a kilometre in the other direction and saw a huge army at least 5 times the size of our own, and leading it were a lot of giants, I groaned inwardly and went to talk to Octavian for aurguries.
Pipers pov
I led my cabin around the army, straightening armour, giving out drinks ect, only a few of the Aphrodite cabin would actually fight, the rest were helping the Apollo cabin in the field hospital and supplying drinks and food to the fighters, I was doing everything I could to take my mind of last night, it's not that I didn't enjoy it, which I definitely did, but Jason was so awkward after and, no Piper, I scolded myself, I pushed all thoughts of Jason out of my head, time to fight, think about love later, stupid Aphrodite girl.
Earlier that morning I found a roman at the door of my tent, he was a Cherokee and noticed that I shared his heritage. He seemed really nervous talking to me, his voice was sort of quaking when he asked me if I wanted to have my face and hair done Cherokee style, I said yes, I thought if I was to die today I'd take a little bit of grandpa Tom with me, while he was doing my face paint, he insisted it was called war paint, but it was basically face paint, I asked him who he was ect, it turned out he was a son of mars,
"So why does a son of mars come to a daughter of Aphrodite's tent shaking in fear?" I asked
"Well, you're Piper Mclean, I don't think you understand how much you intimidate the Romans"
"Wait, why do I intimidate you?"
"You date Jason Grace which is scary enough, and that thing you do where you make everyone do what you want, and the fact you get pissed off at the tiniest thing"
"Oh I so do not" we laughed
Anyway that's how I ended up leading my cabin to war looking like a Cherokee Barbie, my hair was even done Sacagawea style, at least I'll frighten the monsters that don't want to get scalped I guess.
Then I heard Percy yelling for every ones attention so I went and stood with the leaders up front to rally the troops.
Percys pov
Great, its speech time, because everybody loves giving a good speech. Uuuggghhhh I groaned inside, alright I guess I better get on with this, We stood at the front all the leaders and gods, Piper was at the side looking officially very very scary, her face was done up Cherokee style and hair done in two braids. Jason stood tall next to her wearing an imperial gold breast plate and gauntlets, gladius at his side, looking like a blonde roman superman, next to him stood Reyna in full roman armour, next to scipio the Pegasus, next to her was Leo, he was dressed strangely, wearing trousers with suspenders an button down shirt and his tool belt, and a huge thor style hammer at his side, along with what looked like a shotgun holster on his back, grinning madly, whatever floats your boat I guess? On the other side of me stood Nico, he was dressed to kill, literally, he was fiddling with his skull helmet and full black styagian iron battle armour, his sister on the other side of him was dresses fairly casually considering she was going to be the first to hit the line leading the cavalry charge on the giants line, Frank had about 30 arrows in his quiver and a spear slung across his belt, also with us at the front we had the gods, all 6 meters tall and angry, Malcom, Katie and Conner and Travis also stood with us.
"OLYMPIANS" I roared, okay, 1) get every ones attention, check, now to number two, say something good... shit. "Last year we fought. We fought and we loved and we cried and we died, the dead however, did not wish tribute, no poems of war and valour, the wish was simple, remember us, that was their hope. And today, we shall honour that hope. So my love died, and my friends died, and from Greek to roman the word was spread of the bold heroes of Olympus and their leader. Laid down their lives not just for Greece but for all Olympus and the promise it holds" Nico took over from here "Now here on this patch of earth called Olympus, gaeas hordes face OBLITERATION" he yelled "just there the barbarians huddle, knowing full well what horrors they faced at the swords and spears of 40 Greeks, yet they stare now across the plain at 100 Greeks, alongside 700 Romans and 500 undead" the army behind us roared Jason spoke now
"The enemy outnumber us a tiny 5 to 1 good odds for any Olympian"
"This day we rescue a world from mysticism and tyranny, and usher in a future brighter than any other" i don't think anyone understood what Athena said but it worked,
I finished the speech, "For Annabeth and the brave heroes of Olympus, FOR VICTORY"
And with that the army charged the lines with a terrifying roar.
Sorry that wasn't the best, if any of you notice the "borrowed" speech from 300 you deserve multiple cookies, i don't own that either, next ones definitely going to be ood though got some alright ideas for it.
