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Jake: Hey everyone! We're back! And we have some bad news.

Twista: After our amazing trips, we're settling back home for the rest of the summer but there are some problems. Roy's PC, where we keep our works in progress, got wiped and we lost three chapters we were finished with.

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Twista: Yeah…this was a bit delayed as well since we had to re write it. Not as good as the original but hey, we tried.

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Percy 3rd Person POV

Percy had only one thought on his mind "The monsters have seriously got to stop."

He had caught the attention of a pack of giant black dogs when he took some stuff from the Napa Bargain Mart a few days ago. He personally dealt with them and watched them turn into powder but then he was then followed by a group of little green freaks which he ran over with a pickup truck he borrowed in Martinez. Then there were the snake haired ladies whom he decapitated earlier today at Tilden Park.

No matter how many times Percy killed the monsters; they just kept reforming and following him with intent to kill no matter how far he had run.

Percy reached the top of a small hill and put his hands on his knees panting as sweat poured downb his face. How long has it been since he had lost them? A few hours? Grunting in annoyance, Percy remembered how he had finished off the horde of monsters that reached about a number of mid twenties and ran but they were once again on his trail.

Over the past few days, their numbers grew as if chasing and hunting him down was like a game of 'Kill the Percy'. He'd scavenged anything he could, a half eaten bar of chocolate, drinking fountain water and even a Jack in the Crack burrito. His attire was ripped, burned, bit and splattered with blood and slime from the monsters.

He then remembered what his Wolf Mother Lupa said how he was really hard to kill and these past few days proved it since he had been trained by Lupa and her pack ever since he woke up eight months ago without a memory of who he was besides his name, a pen in his hand and a single name in his head, Zoe.

Scanning the area, he saw an overview of the city. At the west, he saw the San Francisco Bay glittering in the light. Something gnawed at the back of his head as if he remembered being in San Francisco before. It was blurry but he was pretty sure Zoe had something to do with it.

Looking down, he was suddenly reminded of something. He was trapped. It was an eighty foot drop down below and he had only one way out and that was where he came from. A raven with a weird silver line down its back perched on a tree and eyed Percy intently and it cawed as the Son of Neptune's gaze turned to where he came from and clicked his teeth in anger as the smell of reptile filled his nose.

"Damn it they found me," said Percy pulling out a pen from his pocket, "Stupid smell"

He learned from the Gorgon Sisters that they kept finding him due to his powerful smell that they said belonged to some old Roman God called Neptune who Percy was familiar with since Lupa told him who his godly parent was.

If he got out of here, he had two choices, either to race to the San Francisco Bay where he could deal with the horde of monsters on his ass and scatter their remains through the water or follow his internal radar which was going nuts right now.

For days, ever since Wolf Mother Lupa gave Percy the go of him being ready and the instruction to head west and follow his instincts, he followed what he was feeling inside and found his way to where he was.

He remembered how brutal training was with Mother Lupa but Percy found it all worth since it kept him alive up to now. He had gotten faster, stronger, sharper and way more capable under Lupa's tutelage and got a grasp of some powers he possessed.

Looking down once again, the stream of cars was going in his direction meaning there was probably a tunnel under him. His radar told his he was literally over where he was supposed to be.

He needed to get down there fast. But he had two choices either to fight his way through or take a leap down. Then again, there was that option but it would leave him vulnerable beyond belief.

"Great," said Percy looking at the raven, "Eighty foot drop or the horde of monsters who want me dead?"

The bird just tilted its head at Percy and the Son of Neptune shook his head and said "I'm talking to a bird…"

The crow he spotted flew away as the familiar snaky heads of the Gorgon Sisters, Stheno and Euryale, came into view. Percy gripped his pen as more monsters came and surrounded his exit while the two sisters were at the head leading the hunt.

Uncapping his pen, Percy felt the writing instrument change into a familiar sword he had trained with for the past months. For some reason, he already had a fine grasp on how to use it but with Lupa's training, his prowess with a blade bolstered greatly and he held the bronze blade ready as his eyes lifted over the inscription on the guard, Anaklusmos or Riptide in English.

Stheno was still in her cover uniform as a Bargain Mart greeter. She wore a Bargain Mart employee vest over her a flower print dress. She'd look normal except she had rooster feet, bronze boar tusks sticking from the sides of her mouth and her glowing red eyes were complimented by her hair comprised of a nest of bright green snakes.

She still held her stupid freebie tray of Crispy Cheese 'n' Wieners. The tray was busted up from all their encounters but the stupid treats were looking fine as if they haven't been splattered in blood, tossed on the ground and lost in a fight.

Stheno held out her tray as Percy held his sword forward ass he said "Have one before we begin!"

"I told you once lady!" said Percy, "I'm not eating those things and I never will!"

"Shame," said Stheno, "They're on sale and I had a bit of my blood in these things."

"Your blood?" asked Percy taking a shuffle back,

"From my left side of course!" said Stheno, "A painless death you would have had if you took it."

"Okay…" thought Percy, "Never trying those things even if my life depended on it."

Her sister hissed at Percy and spat "Stheno you fool! Now he will never take them!"

Euryale looked exactly like her sister except that her hair was a nest of coral snakes. She bared her fangs and said "The Bargain Mart was a front! Drop the act and be serious!"

"But I am serious!" said the sister, "We're at 50% off!"

Euryale growled as slapped the tray out of her sister's hands causing it and its contents to spill on the floor and Stheno picked them up while Percy cautiously lifted his sword left and right and Euryale said "Drop the sword demigod scum! You should know by now we won't stay dead!"

Euryale smirked and said "We would have gotten you earlier but then again, there was also this little threat that keeps being a thorn on our patron's side. We couldn't find him or catch him but you'll do."

"Patron?" asked Percy, "Who are you talking about?"

"Lady Gaea of course!" said Stheno with her tray all fixed, "She's the reason none of us here ever stay dead!"

The horde of monsters behind them consisting of Hellhounds and Goblins roared in agreement as Euryale then said "Prepare to die!"

"Have a snack first though!" said Stheno with a big grin,

"Wait!" said Percy trying to stall time for his chance, "You said I have something called the Curse of Achilles?"

"Oh Achilles!" said Stheno, "He was gorgeous!"

"Yes scum," said the more serious sister, "It means your skin is like iron but don't worry, my friends and I will find that special spot and in one prick, you'll be dead."

"If you're Medusa's sisters then you don't need to kill me there," said the Son of Neptune, "Why can't you turn me to stone?"

Euryale hissed in anger and said "Heroes! Always like this! Just like mother! Why can't you be as ugly as your sister?"

"But mother said I was the ugliest…" said Stheno sadly,

The horde of monsters readied to attack him as he stepped back which left him with six feet before his eighty foot fall.

Percy weighed his options and said "Damn…this better work."

The monsters stopped as Percy held out his open palm facing the sky as he closed his eyes and dug deep remembering what Lupa taught him.

Flashback

Lupa in her human form sat in a meditating position in a forest with Percy doing the same in front of her. The sun was high and her pack was away leaving her alone with her student.

The sun rays flared through the gaps of the leaves and Percy had his eyes closed as he remained unmoving breathed in and out as he had both palms on the ground.

"Feel what surrounds you Perseus," said Lupa as she opened her eyes to see Percy opening his eyes and placing his palms on his lap with a sigh,

"Is something wrong pup?" asked Lupa,

Percy had a frustrated look on his face as he said "Mother Lupa, I don't know what you're trying to make me achieve. I understand the other exercises but I don't see why I need to do this."

The she-wolf held out her hand as she said "What do you see Perseus?"

"Your hand" answered the Son of Neptune,

"Exactly," said Lupa as she flexed her wrists and her nails grew dangerously and she smirked seeing Percy's shocked expression and said "How about now?"

"A claw?" asked Percy uncertainly,

She nodded and said "Now my hand is a weapon."

"I don't see how that helps Mother Lupa," said Percy with a sarcastic expression,

She inspected her hand and said "How about another example, your weapon Perseus, pull it out."

Percy did as he was told and held Riptide in its pen form I his hands and he was about to pull the cap off and she said "Wait! What do you see?"

"Riptide," said Percy, "My weapon."

She nodded and said "Why do you see something looking so insignificant as a writing instrument as a weapon?"

A look of understanding dawned on Percy's face as Lupa said "Looks Perseus, all I am teaching you is valid and important if you wish to survive. My hand as you called it is merely a hand but it too can become a weapon like your tool which hides itself as a pen. My teachings to you are the same Perseus."

The Son of Neptune nodded with his green eyes shimmering and she said "I am helping you get stronger pup. I know you have grown these few months but remember, there will always be someone miles ahead of you which is why you can never stop growing otherwise you will eventually find yourself unable to achieve something."

She looked around and said "Such is our nature, you as a demigod will face monsters but behind every single one you slay, hundreds more will be there seeking the same thing. Your death."

"What we are doing may seem insignificant but it is important." Said Lupa nodding, "Now begin once more."

Percy nodded and got back in position and closed his eyes. His fingers felt the dirt on the ground, he heard the winds blowing, he felt the energies within him flowing and he could sense the ground.

He opened his eyes as Lupa said "Do you feel it?"

"I can Mother Lupa," said Percy standing,

"Then show me pup," said the she-wolf, "Remember, it is like the water you control but more stubborn therefore you must be sturdy and strong like it."

The Son of Neptune nodded as he closed his eyes and held out his open palm.

Flashback End

The ground started to shake violently as Percy slowly closed his hand causing the ground to shake even more. In a flash, as Stheno dropped her tray due to the shaking, he grabbed the tray and gave another pulse on the ground which sent the monsters tumbling back as he looked down the drop and said "Tally ho!"

As the monsters were trying to cope with the seismic activity, Percy leapt off the edge and proceeded to slide down the hill at a speed of sixty miles per hour on a metal sample tray.

Percy narrowly dodged a tree, swerved away from a boulder and held his ground as he flew around in a 360 degree spin. As Percy closed in on the ground, he lost his footing and tripped hard causing him to fly in the direction of the highway while the tray went the other direction.

As he expected to get splatter on a SUV front, Percy's eyes briefly turned purple as he got knocked back into some bushes. With a groan, Percy looked up the hill to see the multitudes of monsters running down howling for blood.

Percy's eyes returned to normal as he scowled and he pushed his palm forward and closed it as the hill shook violently once more sending monsters tumbling down the painfully. He grumbled in pain and realized he lost Riptide somewhere along the way but the pen always came back to him.

With a smirk, Percy looked west and saw the town where he could reach the bay if he borrowed another car but then again, looking east, he felt his radar explode seeing what looked like a maintenance tunnel to mortals but Lupa told him how the Mist lets mortals see what they want to see.

Two kids in armor guarded the entrance. They wore blue jeans, purple t-shirts and Roman plume helmets. They wore armor over their clothes, scabbards over some short blades that hung on their waists and finally each held a long wooden spear that had an iron tip.

He grinned as he felt his radar go crazy and he realized he had found what he was searching for. Farther up, he saw the monsters scrambling on the apartment complex. He closed his hand and thanked Lupa for understanding his powers over not only water but earthquakes as well.

He knew he should run over to the entrance but a part of him wanted to go west and just head to the bay since he got a feeling of dread as he looked at the entrance. Percy bit his tongue in making a choice but then a voice behind him said "It's actually up to you to make the choice boy."

Percy, startled by the voice crawled away and turned and saw someone or something more hideous than anything he could remember. Well he only seen the wolves, Lupa and the monster in his travels but you know what he meant.

She looked like a hippie who had been on the streets for years. She wore a dress made of tie-dyed cloth, ripped up quilts and plastic grocery bags. Her hair was frizzy and gray-brown. She had warts and moles all over her face and smiled showing three teeth.

"Seriously," thought Percy, "I've seen some screwed up stuff but eww."

The hippie lady raised a brow and said "That's not very polite. You'll never make it like that at camp."

"Camp?" said Percy hopefully, "I feel something about that, is that where I'm from? Is that where Zoe is?"

The monsters from above made their way down as the lady giggled and said "It's time to make a choice boy."

"Who the hell are you lady?" asked the Son of Neptune,

"You can call me June," said the lady with a small smirk, "It is June right?"

Percy heard a shriek from above and saw the same raven from awhile ago soaring above him as the monsters got closer. Percy felt his pocket for Riptide and said "Right…look lady I've got a bunch of monsters after me and I don't want to see anyone get hurt."

"That's thoughtful of you but as I said, it's a part of your choice." said June,

A caw was heard and Percy turned to see the Gorgons without their vests and bronze colored wings were on their back as they soared high closing in on Percy. They leapt off the apartment and soared towards him with the monsters behind him.

"When the hell did they have wings?" asked Percy to himself, "Freaking perfect…"

"Yes a choice," said June lightly, "You could go west leaving me at their mercy. They would let you go and they would be glad to attack me and you could live in the sea where no monster could bother you and escape a great deal of pain and misery."

Percy swore he would hate the next one, "Or?"

She smiled gladly and said "Or you could do a good deep for an old lady. Carry me to camp with you."

She hiked up her skirt to show her blistery purple feet and said "I can't get there myself! Carry me over the highway, through the tunnel and over the river!"

"Lady you're nuts!" said Percy, "I don't see any river! And why should I do this?"

Her face darkened as she said "It's a kindness boy and if you don't, the Gods will die, the world we know will perish and everyone in your old life will be destroyed. Of course you wouldn't remember and you'd be safe under the sea."

Swallowing his dread, Percy saw the crow fly off for good as the monsters closed in and he said "If I go to camp, will I get my memories back?"

"In time," nodded June, "but you will lose much! You will lose the Mark of Achilles! You will face temptation in its purest form! You will fight the past and encounter the most powerful warriors you will ever know but you might have a chance to save everyone in your old life!"

"How about the guards?" asked Percy,

June waved her hand as the Gorgons drew close and she said "They'll let you in don't worry. You can trust those two!"

This was a test. It was a freaking test and she knew that he knew it. Not even one with a passing mark but simply fail or pass. He hated every second of it. Then he thought about Zoe, the only part of his life he was sure of. He couldn't let this chance slip by.

"I'll do it!" said Percy,

She got on his back and he ran across the highway but not before causing a small tremor to make the drivers stop running him over. June's sour breath was on his neck but he had to bear with it as Stheno circled above and said "Found a goddess to carry did you boy?"

"A goddess?" thought Percy,

The monster followed as Euryale screeched "Get them! Get both the prizes!"

He ran for the door by the hillside with the woman on his back getting heavier with each step. Euryale went in for the kill but an arrow shot past Percy and sank deep into her head, knocking her back into the incoming horde.

As the monsters crossed, Percy had no idea what the mortals saw, a parade he guessed but he never really knew. The archer squeaked as Euryale got up and said "that should have killed her!?"

Juno smirked as she slipped something inside Percy's pocket and said "A gift from your past."

Percy didn't hear it too well and he said "Welcome to my world!"

"Frank," said the girl, "Get them inside those are Gorgons and a lot of monsters!"

"Gorgons?!" squeaked the boy,

He looked like a wrestler but Percy could make out how he looked. He looked about fourteen or fifteen,

"No Hazel!" said Frank, "The door will hold!"

"No it won't!" said June happily, "Onward Percy Jackson, through the tunnel and over the river!"

The other girl was dark skinned and hair curly hair coming from the sides of her helmet. She nodded and said "I'll hold them off! Frank take them!"

"Hazel don't be like this!" said the boy,

"Go!" commanded the girl,

The boy named Frank cursed in Latin and opened the door as the monsters got closer and he said "Come on!"

Percy followed sprinting down the tunnel as Frank did the same. He swore as June got heavier by the step and he knew the girl wouldn't hold them for long. The tunnel cut through solid rock and looked like a regular maintenance tunnel but then the tiles turned into a detailed mosaic, lights changed to torches and a few hundred yards away, there was a square of daylight to be seen.

A scuffling was heard behind them and Percy felt June get really heavy as he said "Shouldn't we check on the girl?"

"Hazel?" asked Frank, "She'll be fine! She's in her element!"

"Almost there boy," whispered Hera,

"Where?" asked Percy,

"Where all roads lead to, the foundation of our history." Said June,

"What? The bathroom?" asked Percy,

"Rome child," nodded June, "Rome,"

Finally they reached the end of the tunnel into broad sunlight. Percy froze as the exited revealing a bowl shaped valley several miles wide. The basin floor was rumpled with several hills, a small clear river cut around the perimeter like the letter G.

Percy felt as if he had stepped into a secret world. In the valley's center, nestled by a lake, was a small city of white marble buildings with red-tiled roofs. Some had domes like monuments while other had porticoes. Others looked like palaces but a five story tall Roman coliseum stood next to a long oval arena that looked like a race track.

About hundred or two yards away was a river but what seemed like a small military encampment stood. Guards were in the towers by the river and Percy saw that the river's current was strong and wild.

The camp looked a bit familiar but he knew he had never been here before. Percy was silent as Frank said "Camp Jupiter, we'll be safe as soon as-"

Echoes came from the tunnel as Hazel stepped out. Her helmet was gone revealing her face and her curly brown hair fell to her shoulders. She had slashes on her armor but she didn't look too injured.

"They're coming!" shouted Hazel, "Go!"

"We gotta cross!" said Frank,

"Oh dear my dress can't get wet," said June,

Percy sighed and realized this was also a part of the test. If she was a goddess, he had to continue with his mission otherwise he would fail. He stumbled a few times a she ran and he started wading in the river as the monsters started to pour out and Frank notched three arrows as he said "My turn to hold them off! Go!"

Juno smiled as she said "Carelessly losing the Mark of Achilles? Is this bravery or misplaced arrogance?"

Percy growled as he lugged her along and closed in at the end of the bank. Hazel followed as Frank covered them from Stheno and Euryale who soared above while the horde couldn't seem to cross the river.

"The Little Tiber seems to accept you," said June with a small smile,

As he closed in, Hazel pulled him up as he came out the river steaming. The gate opened and campers in armor and purple shirts poured out. Percy ran near the gate and gently dropped June as he turned and Hazel screamed "Frank no!"

The boy was the picked up by Euryale as her talons dug into his shoulders. The sentries took aim but they would risk hitting Frank. The others drew their blades and got ready to charge but it would be futile.

This boy risked his life for him and Percy would save him. The Son of Neptune's eyes turned purple once more as his golden rimmed green eyes turned into a deep color of violent purple as he thrust his right hand forward and made a rising motion with his left as he muttered "Power of Truth"

Euryale and Stheno seemed to freeze in the air as Frank was gently carried by some force before them and then Percy shoved his hands back, violently smashed Stheno and Euryale on the horde as if they were shoved by a bullet train.

He then cracked his knuckles as the ground started to shake and he made a rising motion with both hands as the river Little Tiber rose to a good ten feet and the monsters back up as the campers looked at Percy with fear as the shaking intensified and he pushed his hands forward and the giant wave of water swallowed the horde of monsters and sent their remains driving through the current as the water receded.

"What the hell…" said Frank in awe,

"Amazing," said Hazel,

A murmuring occurred as Percy fell to one knee as his eye went back to their normal hue. June smiled and got up as she transformed. She rose to a height of seven feet and she wore a graceful blue dress and a goat skin cloak was hung on her shoulders. Her face was stern while her hand held a staff with a lotus flower on top.

Percy heaved for air as June smirked as everyone bowed towards her. Percy then realized he was too kneeling and he got up breathing heavily as June said "This will be fun."

"Juno" said Hazel as she got on her knee,

Percy crossed his arms and said "Juno huh? So lady did I pass your test and can I have my memories back?"

"In time boy," said Juno with a smile, "You have done well which means there is hope for you yet."

She faced the crowd and said "Romans! I present to you a Son of Neptune, Percy Jackson! He has been with Lupa for eight months and now he is here! His fate is in your hands but be warned, he is a force to be reckoned with! The Feast of Fortune approaches and Death must be unleashed for your chance at victory! Do not fail me!"

Percy looked at Hazel and Frank as Juno vanished and a girl with a purple cloak approached with a stern look on her face. She eye Percy slowly and said "A Son of Neptune with a blessing from Juno? Interesting indeed."

She then turned away as she said "Hazel, bring him to the principia then we'll send him to Octavian and we'll need to consult the auguries before we decided what to do."

"What to do with what?" asked Percy,

"What your fate will be," said the girl, "Either acceptance or death."

AN

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