Madison's POV

It was the last day of school. I was walking the hall with Percy hand-in-hand. We have been dating for a while now. I smiled. He looked down at me and smiled too. We both knew that we were heading to camp soon.

We actually had to wait the last period out because Coach Rogers wanted to see us at the swimming pool.

He was our swim team coach and we were his star swimmers that led the team to state. He wanted to talk to us about being captains of the team next year and to help out his swim class as well since it was the last day of school.

We walked into the swimming area and Coach Rogers called us over.

"You two will be here next year correct?"

"Oh course coach, we wouldn't miss it!" Percy spoke up. He loved the swim team and it was something else we could do together.

They both looked at me and I smiled and nodded. They smiled back.

Percy and I went separate ways to change in the locker room. I came back out in my swim suit and saw Percy. He really trained hard all the time because he had a well-defined 6-pack and a perfect body tone. You think I would be used to it by now, but I wasn't. I blushed. We walked hand and hand to the pool area. There were boys trying to show off their 'abs' to the girls who ignored them as much as possible.

We would both be teaching the class today. Everyone noticed us come in and the girls all looked at Percy with a sparkle in their eyes. I knew they all thought he was hot and seeing him without his shirt on must have really got their attention. I pulled myself a little close to Percy. Some of the girls gave me death glares, but I just smirked at them.

"Alright everyone, into the pool!" Percy yelled. They all did what they said. One girl jumped into the deep end and started crying for help. I knew she was a good swimmer and she was just faking it to get close to Percy.

"Percy, I got her." I said to him as I ran towards the pool.

I jumped in and swam after her. I grabbed her by the arm. She stopped splashing and gave me a death glare.

"Expecting someone else?" I smirked at her.

"UGH!" She screamed and swam back to the edge of the pool.

Percy jumped in and swam towards me. He kissed me and pulled me to the edge of the pool.

"I told them all to do 3 laps in the pool, so you and I can do whatever for a while. They will take forever to finish."

I smiled at him. He pulled himself up next to me and pulled me onto his lap. I laughed. He smiled. I saw some of the other girls out of the corner of my eyes stop swimming and look at us.

I just snuggled more into his chest and we paddled are feet back and forth in the water.

The rest of the period went by quickly. Percy and I went our separate ways into the locker rooms to change. I was stopped at the door coming out by some jocks I have seen around before.

"Hey babe," The leader of the group said.

"Don't call me that! I'm not your babe." I kept walking, but they wouldn't let me out.

"I know you and Jackson aren't really together. How much did he pay you? There is no way a girl like you would be with a guy like him."

I rolled my eyes. "What are you talking about I like Percy, a lot."

He grabbed my arm. "I would let go if I were you."

"Oh, and what are you going to do about it?"

I tripped him and punched his friends in the face. He was shocked and I was too quick for him. I ran out of the locker room and saw Percy waiting for me. We FINALLY get to go to camp and have a whole summer together with no interruptions I hope.

Percy's POV

Madison and I went home and packed. My mom drove us to camp. She dropped us off at Half-Blood Hill. I put my arm around Madison's shoulder and we walked up the hill and back down to camp. We both stopped and stared at the camp in awe. There were twice as many cabins and campers running around.

Madison smiled at me. "You did good Seaweed Brain!"

I smiled back. We headed to the Poseidon cabin to put all of our stuff away. She still wanted to be in the Poseidon cabin instead of the Hestia cabin. The conch horn blew and we both headed to the Mess Hall for dinner.

We sat at the Poseidon table after saying hello to Annabeth, Luke, Clarisse, and Nico. Everyone was starting to warm up to Luke and forgive him.

Mr. D stood up to make an announcement. "Campers welcome back, blah-blah-blah, and the heroes of Olympus return, Madison, the Phoenix, and Peter Johnson."

Madison stood up with her hair on fire and looked at Mr. D. He had a scared expression on his face then continued to talk.

"I mean Percy Jackson, son of Poseidon." He sat back down to eat.

Madison sat back down with a devious smirk on her face.

I laughed and she joined in.

The new campers were settling in. We watched as they were learning their way around and actually accepting that they are part god.

We headed to the beach. We laid down and Madison rested her head on my chest. It started to get dark and we didn't seem to care. I realized that Madison dozed off and I started to as well.

Madison's POV

I felt myself doze off on Percy's chest.

'Phoenix' someone called me.

I turned and came face to face with the Queen of the Gods.

'What do I owe the pleasure, Lady Hera?'

'Swear on the Styx that you won't interfere with my plans. It is the only way to get them together. An exchange.'

'What are you talking about?'

"Just swear on the Styx that you won't interfere too much.'

'Alright, I swear.'

What was that about? I asked to myself as I woke.

I got up and looked around. I remember that Percy and I fell asleep on the beach, but I couldn't find him.

I looked everywhere. I went into camp and went to our cabin. He wasn't there. I went to find Chiron.

"Chiron, have you seen Percy?"

"No, I thought he was with you." I started to panic.

"He was but… I can't find him ANYWHERE!"

"We'll send out people to search. Anything else that is wrong?"

I remember not seeing Hestia at the hearth and I haven't had contact with the gods in a while.

"Chiron, I think the gods have gone silent. I can't contact them."

He paled. "Something must be wrong. Go find people to help you search for Percy. I believe his disappearance and the gods going silent are related."

I nodded and was freaking out. I then realized the dream with Hera. What did she mean by an exchange? I knew Percy was a part of it and she made me swear on the Styx to not interfere.

I ran outside. Chiron made an announcement and everyone was looking at me with concern. I ran to Nico and told him the situation and he agreed to help look. He shadow traveled away. I felt a hand on my shoulder and turned and saw Thalia. I hugged her tight.

"I heard what happened. We are willing to help you search as well."

"Thank you Thalia. I have a feeling that the next prophecy is upon us sooner than we even thought."

She sighed and nodded her head. The hunters took off towards the woods to begin the search.

I turned and saw Annabeth and Luke running towards me.

"Madison," Annabeth called. "They are calling for reinforcements at the Grand Canyon. Gleeson Hedges found two demigods, but a third just arrived."

I nodded my head. I couldn't go. I can't leave. "Annabeth, Luke, can you two go and handle it?"

They both nodded and took off.

I ran to the stables and found Blossom. I took off on her to search for Percy.

Percy's POV

I woke in the middle of the woods. I didn't know where I was or—who I was for that matter! All I knew was that my name was Percy.

I looked around and all I saw were trees. I sighed and got up off the ground. I heard a rustle in the trees and reached for my pocket. I don't know why I did, but it felt right. I looked where the noise came from and saw a boy and a girl come out of the shadows. They both had their weapons raised. I pulled out a pen from my pocket. The boy laughed. I clicked it and it turned into a sword right before my eyes. One thing popped into my head: 'riptide'.

The boy and the girl gasped. "Who are you the girl asked?"

"Percy…" I replied.

"Percy what?"

"I don't know… I can't remember anything. All I remember is waking up here."

"The girl looked at me funny and the buff guy stood his ground.

"Come with us and we will take you to camp." The girl said and turned back into the trees.

I followed and the guy kept an eye on me out of the corner of his eye. We arrived at a camp ground that looked like a military base.

We kept walking and came to a big house. The door creaked open and out came a giant wolf. It seemed everyone at this camp was crowded around.

The wolf eyed me and then her eyes widened.

Campers, this young hero needs to show his worth in a fight. Bobby come forth and fight.

The buff guy that found me came forward and pulled out a sword.

The son of Mars chooses a sword. Young hero, choose your weapon.

I clicked my pen and my sword sprung to life.

Everyone gasped. Before I was ready, the guy charged. I wasn't ready and before I could get my sword up, he stabbed me in the chest. I looked down and nothing happened. He was blown backwards.

Everyone gasped. I put away my sword and held up my hand. I don't know why, but I felt like something would happen and I was right. I felt a tug in my gut and 'Bobby' lifted off the ground. I spun him around and flung him into a tree.

All eyes went on my. The girl from the woods came forward.

"Only one other person can do that and that's Madison." Madison, the name sunk into my brain like I was missing something very important.

"Who are you?"

"I am Reyna, daughter of Minerva."

"Daughter of whom?"

"Minerva, goddess of wisdom and battle strategies."

"You mean Athena?"

"That is her Greek name, but here, we call them by their Roman. Now, how did you do that?"

"I don't know, I just remember that trick from somewhere." She kept looking at me quizzically.

"She took out a knife and stabbed me with it, but again, nothing happened."

"The curse of Achilles," She stated.

Lupa walked forward.

All Hail Perseus Jackson, son of Neptune. He will not be getting the mark of the legion, for those of you who are curious and he will be taking Jason's position as leader of first legion until he returns.

Murmuring broke out and some were shocked.

"You must be the connection to Jason's disappearance!" Reyna exclaimed.

"Who?"

"Jason Grace, son of Jupiter went missing just before you showed up."

The last name Grace sounded so familiar. It was on the tip of my tongue, but I just couldn't place where I remember it from.

Reyna gave me a tour of the camp and told me about how they just added a bunch of new cabins for the minor gods.

"Why?" I asked.

"I'm not sure, but the gods requested it after Saturn was defeated by the Phoenix, Madison."

I felt proud of what she said for some reason and when she mentioned Phoenix, my heart did a flip.

"Who is this Phoenix?"

"Her name is Madison and she only comes here every so often, but she is very powerful and was created by Neptune and Vesta. But, she probably went silent along with the gods."

I was about to ask what she meant, but I saw something out of the corner of my eye. I looked and saw someone with sandy blonde hair run into the woods. I had a serious Déjà vu moment.

Madison's POV

I came back and didn't find a trace of Percy. I feel empty inside.

I came back to Camp Half-Blood and saw a big crowd around the creek. I landed Blossom and made my way over there.

Once I got through the crowd, my eyes widened in shock. There right in front of me was Jason.

"J… Jason?"

Everyone looked at me, but I kept my eyes on the son of Jupiter in front of me. His electric blue eyes looked up at me.

"You seem so familiar… I just can't put my finger on it."

"Madison…" Annabeth started, but was interrupted by Jason.

"Madison… MADISON! I remember you…" His voice trailed off. "You never came back."

"How much do you remember?"

"I only seem to remember you. Someone told me in my head that you were the key and that I will only remember you."

I sighed. "Do you remember everything about me?"

He sighed. "Yes… so who is he?"

I looked down at the ground and felt a tear go down my cheek.

"He's not here Jason."

He saw the tear and his eyes grew with concern.

"He's missing and if you're here then…" I just realized something.

Hera said 'An exchange'.

I grew with anger and yelled at the sky: "YOU TRICKED ME SO I WOULDN'T INTERFERE! HOW COULD YOU DO THIS? YOU WILL PAY!"

I ran out of the crowd and ran to the cabins. I found Hera's cabin and put flames into my hands. I started throwing flames at the cabin, but it wouldn't burn. I screamed with rage until a hand came onto my shoulder.

I looked up and saw Jason. He shook his head 'no'. I started to cry, not caring who saw.

He pulled me into a hug. I finally calmed down. "He's gone because of HER!"

I was still not happy. I saw Piper, one of the other new demigods, looking at Jason with longing. Annabeth whispered something in her ear and she relaxed a little. I saw the other one named Leo looking at me with awe. I sensed fire inside of him. He was claimed by Hephaestus and I then realized that he could have the gift of fire. That's why he was looking at me because I had abilities with fire. I will talk to him later I decided.

"Jason, we need to go talk to Chiron now. Annabeth, give Piper a tour of the camp. Luke, show Leo to the forges so he can meet his siblings."

I dragged Jason to Chiron. I didn't want to stay and talk so I left the big house.

I found Blossom and was heading off to SPQR. I can't interfere, but I can still go there.

I landed and saw the fight Percy had with Bobby. I also saw his reaction when Reyna said my name. I sighed. Lupa gave him the position that Jason had and I smiled. Then, Reyna started to give Percy a tour of camp. Percy looked towards my hiding spot and I ducked hoping he didn't see me. I had a déjà vu moment from when I saw him packing for camp for the first time. I ran to the creek here. I felt like I was being followed and saw Percy out of the corner of my eye. I wanted so badly to run up to him and kiss him, but I had to not interfere too much.

I jumped on the river and ran on top of the water at 25 mph. I looked back and saw that he was still following me. He still remembers how to use his powers well.

I felt him gaining. I looked back and he was gone. I turned and came face to face with Percy. He gasped when he saw me. Our eyes stayed locked for a while. I started to tear up. He wiped away the tears. I missed that.

"I'm sorry…" I began and looked down from his eyes. "You don't remember me… I can't interfere." I was bawling now and running away.

He grabbed my wrist and spun me around. "I may not remember, but I feel like I have a strong connection to you. Who are you?"

"Madison…" I turned and ran while he processed what just happened.

I heard Reyna calling after him. He soon came back to reality and went towards Reyna, but not before glancing back to where I disappeared into the woods.