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XXIX

Jason packed his bags and waited for his ride to arrive.
His backpack was still full from the quest. He emptied everything and repacked the things he needed. He packed some spare Camp Half-Blood merchandise just in case he encountered anything, his toothbrush, toothpaste, jeans, his photos of Thalia and other essentials.
     When he walked out, straight away the sad-looking  paparazzi crowded him.
     'Goodbye, Jason.' Annabeth said.
     'Yeah, bro, we will miss you.' Percy added.
     'Good luck on your trip!' One said.
     'Have fun!' Another said.
     Everyone was crowding around asking Jason questions or wishing him farewell. As he tried to walk to Thalia's Pine, dodging Travis and Connor Stoll's pranks and traps, he locked eyes with Zonë.
     ''Scuse me. Pardon me. Sorry. Coming through.' Jason said while walking over to Zonë.
     'Jason!' She said when he finally made it to her.
     'Hey. I just wanted to say thank you.' He said gratefully.
     'No problem. This is kind of my job.'
     Jason smiled. 'Thanks.'
     The Eldritch Queen nodded.
     'Oh, and one question.' Jason asked. 'Why are you called the Eldritch Queen even though you are not sinister?'
     Zonë shook her head. 'I used I be.'
     'Oh. But you changed, right?'
     She nodded.
     Jason hugged her and whispered in the nymphs ear, 'Thank you.'
She said your welcome, then she disappeared.

He heard rustling. Jason turned to see what it was and saw Piper emerging from the forest. She started at him with eyes that read I'm sorry, but it was for the best.
'Hi,' She said.
'Hey,' Jason responded.
'I just wanted to say goodbye in private.' She told Jason.
'Well, goodbye then. And please tell Chiron to build a temple for Favonius.' He said.
'Okay. Bye.' Piper said before she chocked up and ran back into the forest.

Jason waited near Zeus's Fist, which was a giant group of spherical rocks in a pile. Why it's called Zeus's Fist? No one knows.
He waited for Favonius. Once he arrived, the god had no exceptions to a free ride because Jason was going to build two temples in his honour.
'Expr-' Favonius began.
'Which ever is faster. And to Camp Jupiter.' Jason smiled at him and hoped into the chariot.
'Okay.' West Wind smiled back and flicked his hand and Jason went flying.
After about a few seconds, he toppled into New Rome, narrowly missing a pointed spire. Jason wasn't in the mood to become a Roman kebab.
     He stumbled to his numb feet and walked out of New Rome. Before he could take a step, Jason was stopped by the weapon police. Julia, Terminus, the god of boarders who was a outside, assistant, held out her rather pudgy hand and told him to stop.
     'Right.' Jason remembered. 'You are not allowed weapons inside the boarders of New Rome. But I'm on my way out, so can I-'
     'Not so fast, Lighting Boy! Hand over your weapon.' Julia instructed.
     'But-'
     'God's orders.' She folders her chubby arms. Boy, did Jason hate being bossed around by a six-year-old. Reyna was bad enough.
     'Fine.' Jason handed her his coin.
     'Ohh, shiny!'
     Jason took one step. 'Can I have my coin back?'
     Without hesitation Julia gave Jason his weapon.
     'Thank you.' He said politely, then walked off to find Reyna.

We walked through the Mess as a shortcut, but came to a halt by a buzzing sound ringing in his ears. The camp seemed abandoned. No one in sight except for the occasional ghosts which floated aimlessly around. He looked around. Nothing. Then the buzzing stopped. The only sound was the ringing in Jason's ears.
He turned to face nothing.
And he knew right away what was happening.
'Claudia, stop it.' Jason snapped.
She stepped out from behind a column. Claudia was a legacy of Mercury, which described the pranking.
'Sorry, it's in my veins!' She joked then ran away.
'Weird girl.' Jason mumbled.
After about half an hour of searching, the sun had rose into the sky, showing of it's glory.
Show off, Apollo! Jason thought.
He opened a door and found Reyna seeping at a desk with her head in her hand. Quietly, Jason walked up to her and shook her shoulder and she jumped up instantly, scaring Jason.
'I wasn't sleeping on the job!' She yelled.
Jason cleared his throat.
Reyna turned and saw Jason. 'Hey. Again.'
'Hey.'
'What are you doing here, Jason?' She asked wearily.
'I'm staying.'
Her eyes widened. No doubt she forgot about sleep and stood up. 'That's amazing! I mean are you sure you want to leave Piper behind?'
Jason sighed heavily. 'She broke up with me.'
Reyna wore an expression which told Jason that she showed sympathy, but was excited for some reason. 'I'm sorry.'
'And, thought you'd might want to know, Thalia's...' he chocked up. 'Is... dead.'
She gasped and embraced Jason with a hug so tight that is Jason wasn't sad, he would've died. 'I'm sorry, again.'
'It's not your fault. Anyway, where would I be staying?'
Reyna smirked. 'The Fifth Cohort.'
'Really?' He slumped.
'Or the Vie Principali with me.'
'I'm pretty sure you know my answer.'
'Principalia.' They said in unison.
Reyna said, 'Come on. I'll help unpack.'