After many hours of traveling that Emily had got off the wild boar along with the others, now they were near the edge of a junkyard. Emily knew that this was Hephaestus' junkyard, before much could be said that a limo had come out and Ares had come out of the limo. He had told Percy to get in, Emily had figured that Aphrodite was in there, so when Percy had went into the limo. Emily and the others had sat down waiting for Percy to be done talking with Aphrodite, as they waited that she noticed that Ares kept looking at her. Emily glared at Ares and he had glared at her, he had than looked away after a few minutes of glaring at her. Emily smiled when Ares had looked away, after being with the howling commandos for so long at she had picked up a few things. Finally Percy had got out of the limo and they could resumed their journey, the best way was to go though the junkyard.

Emily was in the back while the others were in front of her, she didn't dare pick up anything for who knows of what could be in the junkyard. However it seemed like one of them did pick up something and something rose from one of the piles of junk. Emily had gasp as well as Zoë when she had realized what it was, for looking down at them was a prototype Talos. All of them had started to fight, as Emily used her bow and arrow that she notice Bianca was running toward Talos. Emily had looked at Talos and notice that there was a man hole on the bottom of it's foot, Emily knew at once of what Bianca was going to do. Emily had ran after her and pulled Bianca away before she could get step on or go though the man hole. From what Bianca said that Emily was correct in thinking of what Bianca was planning on doing.

"No, it's the best chance we have to defeat Talos."

"Maybe, but if someone is going in there, it should be me." Before Bianca could tell her that it should be her that should go or even argue with her that Emily had ran over to the man hole and manage to get inside before his foot had went down again. Emily had climbed to where the controls were and looked at them, Emily had started messing with them and throw a couple of flame balls at the controls. Than she felt Talos started to fall down, Emily had grabbed hold of what she could as Talos started to fall. Just as she took hold and ready to meet her fate was when she had felt a hand on her shoulder and a golden light had surrounded her and she disappeared from inside Talos. When the light had faded that she had found herself in a middle of a forest, the hand on her shoulder was dropped and she turned around to see who it was. Standing there was Apollo, Emily knows he had helped once already and she wondered why Apollo would take her out from Talos.

"Why did you do that?"

"Because it is not your time to die. Besides you are still needed on the quest." Emily tilted her head as Apollo spoke, somehow she knew that there was something else behind his actions.

"There was something behind your actions of doing of what you did, besides you know it's against the ancient laws for you to help with quests."

"True about the laws. But like you said that there is another reason behind what I did, something I hadn't told you in sixty eight years since you joined the hunt. For during that time it wasn't the right time to tell you but now it is time to tell you." Emily was puzzled of what Apollo meant by at, she knows Apollo sees everything in his chariot. There was a good chance he knows her history as well as Artemis, her mother and Hestia, but Emily had never bothered to figure that out.

"What do you mean?"

"Well the gods know about this of course but the demigods are unaware of it, I am not talking about the two different groups. I am talking about all of the demigods. Sixty eight years ago I had formed a group of commandos, one of them had been training the commandos in demigod ways and a few other different skills they didn't have before."

"Why did you create this group?"

"To help the demigods and protect them from different things."

"Like what?"

"Abuse from their mortal parent or anything that can be done to find and try to keep demigods safe. But that job is tricky though, since at times it is hard to find a demigod but they also do the same when it is just a mortal as well. At times they would go on a mission for one reason or another, but I have to ask you something and Artemis is fine with this. I want to offer you to join the group, you will still be a hunter though and travel with the hunt."

"How will that work?"

"Iris messaging. When they need you hey will send it though like that."

"Why are you even offering this to me? I mean in a way it sounds like your version of the hunters."

"Well it's not, I can promise you that. Why I am offering this is because of the group itself." Emily tilted her head when Apollo said that, he had went on. "The group knows you, Emily and you know them, that is also something else I can promise. Besides with what can happen in the next couple years happens, the group would be needed to help with what is to come. They would also be needed to help at the end of the quest to fight." Apollo had tilted his head before he went on. "I am sure that the oracle had told you to take up your past and reveal people that your are alive."

"You told the oracle to say that didn't you?"

"I did indeed, for a reason. For it is time to reveal that you are alive to all the worlds. The first step you need to take is to reveal to my commandos that you alive." Emily didn't say anything at first, she stood there looking at him wondering if she should accept his offer or not.

"Who are this people?"

"Just accept my offer and you will know." Emily had nodded and Apollo had touched her forehead and for a moment she had glowed gold but when he removed his head that her silver aura returned. "So that you know that the only difference my blessing would make is that your healing abilities would be stronger than they were before."

Emily had nodded and Apollo had told her to follow him, so Emily had followed him and they entered the clearing. When they entered the clearing that Emily had stopped dead and her mouth was close of hanging open. For in the clearing was a bunch of army tents for World War II and walking around the camp site was the howling commandos. She recognize all of the men there and none of them had aged from the looks, Emily figured at apollo's blessing has the blessing of immortality and youth. But there was one of the men among them that she didn't expect to see for she had assumed he was died when there had be no trace of him. That as James Thomas, her old boyfriend, last time she had saw him that he was seventeen and she was fifteen and they both look seventeen and fifteen. James was the first one to look up when Emily and Apollo had entered the clearing and James was the first one to speak up causing the others to stop what they were doing.

"Elizabeth!" Elizabeth was close to tears and she ran over to James and he ran over to her, when she reached him that she throw hear around him and hugged him tightly. He held her close as well and the other howling commandos had come running over and greeted her. When James handout her down that James and looked at her and spoke once more. "You joined the hunt?"

"I did, I thought you were died."

"Like Bucky, Lauren and your uncle?"

"Yes."

"Look, all of you can catch up latter but all of you need to get to San Francisco." With that Apollo had flashed out.

A day later

Emily was riding on Princess while the rest of the howling commandos were riding on other Pegasus that were given to them by Poseidon. James was behind Emily on princess, all of them were above San Francisco and at the moment they were looking to see where the rest of the quest members were. Finally Emily had spotted them on one of the beaches, Emily had told princess to take a dive of which she did. Princess and landed a little ways down from the quest members and Emily had got off of princess and ran to the rest of the quest members. It was clear Zoë had heard Emily running or heard princess for Zoë had stopped and turned around as well as the others when they notice that Zoë had stopped. Zoe's eyes widen in surprise when she handsaw Emily, Zoë had come running to Emily and hugged her and than she had let go, the other quest members had quickly come over to where Emily and Zoë were. James was a little ways behind Emily watching the six of them.

"I thought you died."

"No, Apollo had pulled me out before I could get killed."

"Why did he do that?"

"I have to explain at latter, but I need to know, do you have any idea of where we have to go?" Zoë had nodded and she looked over to Mount Tamalpais, Emily followed her gaze and than she looked back at Zoë as she spoke once more.

"I need to go home." Emily had nodded, Zoë and the others had started walking towards the bridge that would lead them to Mount Tamalpais. Emily hand looked over at James and nodded before she had drain to catch up with the others while, James had went to tell the howling commandos of where to go to.