Piper was having probably the third worst day of her life. Right behind her Father almost dying and Leo "dying".

The Drakon had already lunged the three all went in different directions. Piper landed the closest to the monster, her hair wiped in her face as the wind changed. In a quick movement she was up on her feet checking to see where it stood.

Those yellow eyes were slowly watching her movement like a cobra swaying back and forth.

"I hate Drakons." Piper mutters as it springs into action again, it's fang grazes her upper arm, lucky it wasn't her sword fighting arm.

She slashes at anything that had was its same dark color. As soon as the fight has begun it stopped, it slowly slithered away sending ice into her veins.

"Piper," Jason flies down next to her, "You alright?"

"Beside the monsters and the raid on the camp," She puts on an overly sweet smile, "Never better."

Jason rolls his eyes putting an arm around Piper and taking off, "We have to see what they're after."

"I know what they are after," Jason takes out a harpy with a bolt of lighting, "The scrolls that contain the next Great Prophecy."

"That's why you ran off to the Temple of Zeus." Jason said, "So where are they now?"

Piper grins throwing her dagger into the chest of a gryphon and pulling it out, "Leo's belt."

"That's one problem we don't have to worry about." Jason drives next to the Little Timber where Piper saw Percy and Hazel, "Now we kick those monsters out my home and regroup."

"Now that's," Piper slashes at the monster, "A plan."

~
The battle was hard fought. Piper was pretty sure that nobody in all the camp had gone with some degree of injury. At this moment she was having her left arm set while a group of a campers went to retrieve more ambrosia and nectar.

"This is only the start." Percy said breaking the silence, Annabeth looks up, "We have to get our plan together and head out tomorrow morning or even tonight."

So soon.

"Wait Percy, I want to kick butt too but the thing is the Argo III doesn't even have her frame up yet." Leo was using crutches to hobble over to Percy, "How do you expect us to travel halfway across the world with no transportation."

Percy slyly grins at Nico who spits out his nectar.

"Gods are you insane?" Nico wipes the back of his mouth with his sleeve, "That will no doubt kill me."

Annabeth intervenes, "While getting to Greece and Egypt is one of our main goals we can't just burden Nico. Speaking of which I think it would be best to divide and conquer."

Reyna perks up at this, "You suggest we split up? Into how many teams."

"No that I don't love you Carter but if your Houses of Life or Houses in general are endanger please go protect them. You need to get to Egypt as fast as we need to get to Greece." Percy stands placing a hand on Carter's shoulder, "When the battle does come please give me a call."

Percy pulls away pushing something into Carter's hand, he nods.

"Walt. Sadie and Zia." Carter address the magicians, "Percy is right."

"Yet it fills as if we are abandoning our allies Carter." Zia said as Sadie nods.

"Trust me your not." Piper cuts in, "What's the use of all of us traveling together getting attacked by monsters and demons and who knows they could be destroying whatever on Egypt. We want you to have a home to come back to also."

"Thank you Piper," Carter turns back, "We pack and leave tonight, we'll try to get there as quick as possible. I assure everyone that when you guys are in need we will be there and certainly not just with four magicians."

"Though we are more than enough to to beat up any Earth goddess." Sadie checks her nails, "Thank you all for everything."

After goodbyes most which were teary eye the magicians take the supplies that Frank and Hazel offered and were off. Piper missed them immediately.

"As for us," Annabeth spoke up clearly the tiredness from her voice, "We too must split up."

Piper felt Jason's hand slip between her she was glad for his presence.

"On team will head back east to Greece and another will have to seek out Kronos and Gaea's army. We will be in contact with each other and this way we will be able to see what kind of size there army has."

"I'm going to look for Kronos's army." Luke said and leaves the room.

Piper shives she didn't really know much about Luke but from what she heard about the second Titan war it have her chills. Yet he wanted to go after a God and destroy him. Brave and stupid.

"I will prefer to seek out the army." Reyna says, "I have a feeling that some of the demigods inside do not entirely wish to be there."

"I'm going east, none of you will be able to pilot the Argo III without me- well maybe Annabeth but-" Leo shut up when Annabeth gives him a glare and salutes her, "Yes second mate."

"I want to go East." Jason speaks up, "If we are up against Gaea again than we will need the air to travel through."

"Same here." Percy said, "Water is my Dad's domain."

"I want to head out to look for Kronos army." Piper wasn't the only one surprised at her words, "There seems to be a lot of monsters and my charmspeak will be able to help."

"Piper." Jason whispers but she stares forward. This was hurting more than she had expected.

"I want to go East." Hazel said at the same moment Frank speaks about searching out for the army. They both blush and look away from each other, Piper was relived she wasn't the only one splitting up.

"If I have a say in this matter than I wish to travel east to the birthplace of the gods, I will be of more assistance there." Calypso bows half way but quickly stops herself, "I will begin to prepare dinner."

"That's my girlfriend." Leo grins broadly.

Calypso rolls her eyes but at closer look she too have grinning behind her hair.

"I will be seeking out Kronos's army as well." Thalia had her legs folded and arm bandaged but she looked even more punk rock this way, "I want to stay closer to my hunters."

"I will be traveling back and forth between the group going to the east and the group seeking out the army. This way even if commutation are down we will still be in contact." Nico yawns rubbing the back of his neck, "That's all."

"And I shall be heading east myself." Annabeth yawns taking her seat, "Tomorrow the group that searches for the Army will head out but not before you have a mode of transportation that doesn't touch the ground. As for the rest we work until the Argo III is complete. Now we can each and go to sleep."

"Pipes can I talk to you for a moment?" Jason was pulling Piper outside where they were alone.

The were standing in silence for a few moment until Piper speaks up, "What is it Jason?"

"You picked to look for Kronos's army." He runs his hands over his face, "That's even more dangerous than going east."

"Jason I go where I will be the most help and I believe going to find the army will be that place." She blows a price of stray hair away tucking the feather behind her ear.

"I just want you to be safe." Jason said taking her hands into his, "If something were to happen to you-"

"And you think I'm not worried about you going off east? Jason your a son of Zeus, Gaea and Kronos are trying to overthrow him! What do you think they'll do to one of his sons?" Jason's electric eyes blink slowly, "I can't afford to lose you."

"You won't I promise." Jason kisses Piper's forehead then her lips, "I will come back to you I haven't forgotten our promise."

Piper's uneasiness slightly coils, "Don't you dare forget about it either."

They walk back together hand and hand back to the hall where everyone was dinning. Leo was onto the table with his crutches attempting to dance which ended badly. Percy's eye were huge when all his food as blue, Annabeth chuckled. Hazel and Frank sat together not the slight bit worried about their separation. And in the corner of the room Rachel was catching it all on her canvas.

Through the whole dinner Jason's hand never left Piper's.

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Hello. It's been too long hasn't it? I feel terribly for not updating in such a long time. To be honest I was going to give up but when I saw the comments it make me want to sit down and write this chapter. So thank you all for never giving up on me.

I will try to update at least once a week.
And hope you like the chapters to come.

Love ya all.

~ city_of_halfbloods