Chiron frowned. This was not good. It was anything but good actually. Not enough that Percy disappeared, no, a supposedly dead demi-god re-appeared. What was he supposed to think about Jason Grace? The boy shouldn't be alive. And even alive, he had nothing to do at Camp Half-Blood. If anything he should be at... Camp Jupiter. Could that be? No. It was ridiculous. This must be some kind of co-incident, because who would purposely send a Roman to the Greek camp and a Greek to the Roman camp? Only someone who intended to kill the Greek. Because Chiron knew the Romans. If this was true, if Percy truly had somehow been switched with Jason Grace, then he was doomed. The Romans hated the Greeks still. The Greeks? They just didn't care very much. But the way it looked now, something was off about this. What else may Jason be doing there, with no memories nonetheless? Whoever took Percy, obviously also took Jason. So if Jason was now with them and without memories - what actually may now be pretty handy since he wouldn't have willingly gone with Greek demi-gods otherwise - then Percy was most likely at Camp Jupiter and equally memory-less as the son of Jupiter. Dark eyes watched the retreating form of Jason Grace. The boy that should not be alive. Those news would only lead to more trouble.
He needed to send a message.
Immediately.
Urgently.
Fast.
"Don't rush me like that", grunted the messenger god annoyed as he popped up next to him.
Chiron chuckled amused. It seemed his urgency was even urgent enough for Hermes to break the house-arrest. Though then again, the conclusion that this had something to do with Percy's disappearance was obvious. And the gods would to anything to rescue their precious.
"It seems that Jason Grace is still alive", hummed the centaur.
"I'm not interested in whoever that guy may be", grunted Hermes irritated. "I want my Percy back."
"Let me finish first, please", smirked Chiron. "Jason Grace is the son of Jupiter who should be dead. But now he is here. The fact that he is still alive at that age means he must have spend his time at Camp Jupiter. Seeing as he is a son of one of the Big Three, he must have been one of the biggest - if not the biggest - hero of the Romans. I doubt it is a co-incident that shortly after the biggest hero of the Greeks disappeared, the biggest hero of the Romans appears here without memories of his previous life. Someone is messing with the balance of Greek and Roman."
"You mean to say my Percy is at Camp Jupiter?", asked the god, ready to leave.
"Wait!", exclaimed the centaur, slightly irritated by the other's hurry. "Wait. If my theory is right, then you can't just drop by there. They would demand answers as to where Jason is and who Percy is. But we don't have those answers. And since we don't know who did this or why they did this, we should be cautious. If this someone managed to abduct Percy from camp, then they can also do it again if we interfere now."
The prospect of finding Percy just to loose him again, darkened Hermes' mood again and he settled back down to listen to what the trainer had to say. "What do you suggest, Chiron?"
"I know for a fact that Nico di Angelo is informed about the Romans", grunted Chiron disapprovingly. "Gather the gods, send Nico to camp. The Romans wouldn't question a demi-god. He can check on Percy and keep a close eye on him without being too suspicious. While you and the godly council, as well as I and my campers, will try to find the one responsible for this. As soon as the villain is taken out of the equation, you all may go knight in shining armor and rescue Percy. But we need to make sure that whoever is responsible for this can't harm him any further. Someone with power great enough to not only kidnap a child of the Big Three right from the safety of camp but also rob said demi-god off his memories, is a strong opponent."
