The Returning Hero #1: Hatred or Love

Chapt. 15

Annabeth PoV

We'll say that Percy is a defiant guy. The last person who defied Steve, we'll say that it didn't end well. 

A wave a gasps past through the crowd (above).

"What the heck!"

"Oh no. We are going to die!"

"What! We are going to DiEeeee!"

"Shut up! I said what I said. I will NOT go save him. What if you worked for the enemy. He turned the Romans against you and shunned your glory! Now you want to SAVE him? He drove our allies away. I will not lift a finger to help Steve; I came to aid you against our foe. Not Steve problems."

The campers cheered. It wasn't going to be a new era.

Unknown PoV

"Sire, the Greeks are not coming to 'rescue' me. In fact, they are doing the opposite."

I have a backup plan, servant. We know the Romans have allied themselves with the Greeks. How you say, we use them as, ah, leverage, you say?

"Of course sire. The Romans will fall into chaos, as long as they have one leader. We saw that, and if that doesn't work, the Romans will be at the Greek throats.

Yes....we will then storm Olympus, and without their petty heroes, they will fall. They will be our slaves. Launch the attack on the Romans tomorrow. Capture a praetor. Two if you must.

Steve PoV

It was time for the attack and storm Camp Jupiter. Tartarus rose many empousai, cyclopes, and best of all, Lastroyigians (did i spell that right?). I set up cannons around the Camp in case anyone fled.

I let out a battle cry and the monsters charged with me. The Romans fell at the ambush, but that was not my goal. Some empousai ran with me and we charged the Via Praetoria. We saw the two praetor houses, and I charged Reyna. She fell to the army.

"Take her prisoner. We will take her as leverage." She fought back, but she was already disarmed. I decided to...ah...torture and mock her a bit. She was feisty.

Reyna PoV

Just as I was going to the Senate meeting, I get ambushed, disarmed, and captured. How fun. I was carried out of New Rome and into a base. 

I was cuffed and gagged, and a sword was pointed at my throat.

"Your little Romans can't save you now, praetor." Steve said. He examined me as if I was just a Christmas present. I couldn't even fight back. This, was going to be so fun.