A/N: Due to the lack on events on the last chapter, I decided to add another chapter. It's sorta boring. BUT IT'S IMPORTANT SO READ IT

Okay! Day 14 and you've already beaten most of the campers in sparring. I think that should be a record. Nah. I bet a million drachmas that Jackson girl can beat us. Everyday my mind would wander off like this. Most of what they were saying was true. I had beaten a lot of people without breaking a sweat but I was almost sure that I would lose if Addie Jackson challenged me. So of course she did. "Hey Champ! How about we see who's best? Me against you!" she said.

I held my sword more tightly. I nodded curtly and she immediately began. She spun and sent her sword to my chest. I ducked under and stabbed at her gut but was parried. We circled around, none of us daring to attack. You know, except for her. She sliced down and I blocked, protecting my head, then went for her stomach. She disarmed me and my sword flew out of my hands, sinking itself on the Field of Mars. She smiled and whispered, "Nice try newbie."

She held her sword up but I pulled out Riptide, uncapped it, and then knocked her blade away. She looked in awe and advanced on me. She feinted left and swung at my right but I parried and riposted. She parried and went low, knocking me off the ground. I rolled away as she swung upon me, then stood up, slightly dazed. "Hey let's talk." I said.

Apparently "talk" wasn't in her vocabulary. She stabbed forward while I parried and she retracted immediately then stabbed again and again. It was a routine but the effort to try another move would have been useless. I was completely on the defensive. She retracted and went in for another stab which I was about to block but instead she disarmed me again. I yelped and jumped kicked her in the hand.

Both our swords flew away. Of course she wouldn't let it go. She went to grapple me and succeeded in judo flipping me over. She put her knee on my chest and went in close, a knife in her hand. My eyes went crazy and the scene melted.

Annabeth was rushing to me and I was doing the same. We threw our arms on each other and kissed. Her lips were soft and warm, making my body shudder. I pulled away and started to say, "Gods, I never thought—"

She judo flipped me over and put her knee on my chest. Part of me was tense because that was somewhat what happened to me right then. The other part of me was hoping Addie Jackson wouldn't kiss me. We were technically blood related. Annabeth looked annoyed and angry and managed to say, "If you ever leave me again I swear to all the gods—"

My eyes reformed the whole Field of Mars again and I was standing over Addie, holding her bronze sword and my white sword over her neck. The voice in my head spoke again. I fought her for you while you were gone. I looked down at Addie whose face was bright red. I sheathed my sword and helped her up. She gave me a dirty look, took her sword, and left.

Alex and an Asian boy ran up to me. "Dude that was so AWESOME!" "Definitely cool."

The guy introduced himself as Sammy. "Son of Hazel and Frank Zhang." He said proudly. I felt like those names meant something to me but I wasn't sure why. "So what's the deal with Addie?" I asked.

Alex looked at me funny. "Maybe it's because you look like her dad she never met. Or maybe it's because you spat in her eyes as a distraction. So far you haven't made a very good first impression."

The next day Reyna made me go in for another private meeting with her. And again she had no news to give. "Octavian still hasn't found the right prophecy, he's beginning to think there isn't even a prophecy."

I banged my fist on her desk. "You promised me you would get me a quest. I don't see a quest. All I see is a lying praetor standing in front of me" she opened her mouth to speak but I cut her off, "If you won't give me a prophecy I'll make my own."

Before I could walk out the door she pulled me and sat me down a chair. Forcefully. She glared at me and crouched to get to my level. "You are still a probatio. If you leave this camp without my permission, I will make sure any Roman you come in contact with will kill you."

I stared into her cold black eyes with an equal amount of coldness. "I don't care. It wouldn't be the first time I've been treated as someone who can't make their own decisions."

Luna tumbled into the room looking flustered but determined. Reyna looked shocked like she never seen her daughter in a predicament like this. She stood up with her head held high. "Mom I think he should be able to go" Reyna opened her mouth to speak but Luna stopped her, "I know I can't give my input on your decision but I want him to go. And I'm going with him no matter what. And you know you can't waver my decision."

Reyna glared at me like it was all my fault Luna bursted in. She dug around her desk and pulled out a letter and signed it. She slammed it into my chest and whispered in my ear. "These are forms to give to other former members of the legion. They will help you when they see them. And if my daughter comes home with even a tiny bruise… I'll personally kill you."

She stepped back and waited for us to leave. Luna went out first and I went to follow her. I gave one last glance before I left the praetor office and I could swear Reyna was crying.

Outside was a whole other deal. Luna was practically dancing. "Why are you so happy?" I asked.

She took my hand and skipped away, forcing me to half run and half gallop along. We plopped down on the steps of the fifth cohort barracks. Her eyes shined with excitement and she said, "I haven't been outside in the real world before. This quest is giving me the chance I need."

"Quest?" a voice rang out. Alex walked to us and leaned on a hip. Luna glared at her and said, "What do you want Grace? More makeup?"

Alex gave sour look to her and continued, "A quest requires three members. I'd be happy to be the third." The door behind us opened revealing Sammy. "Hey I wanna go too! I haven't been outside this damned camp in forever."

I opened my mouth to complain. I never wanted anyone to come along. It was a solo quest but here everyone was trying to get out of camp just to stretch their legs. Behind Sammy a girl stepped out and studied us all. It was Addie. I wondered if she forgave me for the spitting incident. "Hey loser" apparently not, "If you're going on a quest, I'm going."

Her eyes stung me like she was asking me to try and stop her. I said nothing and she nodded like I had finally made sense. "We'll leave tonight. Meet me at the bridge. I'll provide us with a transport."

I stared as she walked away, her blonde hair tossing up and down as she walked. Alex grabbed my hand, "C'mon let's pass sometime in the stables. You might like what I have to show you."

Luna looked kind of hurt that I left her but I figured she'd be okay. Alex stopped us at the stables. We entered and I took a whiff of the horses. They smelt nice or at least as nice as a horse can. Alex took a pure white horse out and then I realized it had wings. "Now pick your own." She said.

I looked over at my choices. They all seemed to say Choose me! But I stopped at a black horse. Pegasus. Or Pegasi in plural. The next thing that happened was crazy. The horse spoke in my mind. Who's this weirdo? A pegasus near me whinnied but I could hear him talking in my head, Show more respect Eirene.

I fumbled on the lock to the gate and I heard the black one speak again. See! This puny demigod can barely unlock the stupid gate! I took the pegasus out and put a saddle on her back. I led her out of the stables and she began to talk again. So what are you? A legacy? Oh wait. YOU CAN'T HEAR ME CAN YOU? I turned around angrily, "Yes I can."

The pegasus whinnied in surprise. Oh I'm sorry Lord! Please forgive me. I didn't know you were a child of Poseidon. The only child is gone and his child is the only one who can commune with us. Please don't turn me into horse soup. I climbed onto her back and into the saddle. 'Don't worry Eirene. I won't eat you."

Alex laughed as I felt my face grow red. "Okay now what you want to do—" but I was already starting up. Eirene galloped a tiny bit and began to flap her wings. We began to soar through the air and Alex joined us. "Are you enjoying yourself?" Alex asked.

"Yeah!" I screamed. Alex leveled herself and yelled over, "Okay Nemo! Let's have a race."

I scoffed and held on to Eirene. We zoomed towards the ground, Alex following our tail. We were in air for a while. I lost sense of all time, enjoying the nice spring breeze and the smell of true freedom. I finally came down feeling happy all the way down to my basketball shoes. Alex smirked as we returned the pegasi. "You have a little something."

She wiped something of my face and smiled again. She drew close to me. Uncomfortably close. She closed her eyes and leaned in but I pinched her lips. "Hey I think I should go pack now. You know. The quest's in a couple hours."

She looked disappointed but nodded. "See you at the bridge Nemo."

A/N: Next chapter will hopefully be up by Thursday. Review, favorite, follow!