"People of Camp Jupiter", announced Frank dramatically, clearly trying to hard show leadership. Reyna gave him the "don't push it look" as she started to gather everyone to the Senate house. Frank ignored her, "we seem to have a situation. Would everyone now please proceed to the Senate house sow we may hear from our Praetor Reyna."

Everyone hurried to the Senate house. They were all seated in an orderly fashion in the dome shaped house. The seats were narrow at the bottom and wider at the top, so it enabled everyone to hear loud enough, but of course that still didn't help the people in the Fifth Cohort, who were forced to sit at the top, where you can barely see the speaker.

"So", began Reyna, "we have seem to have a problem here at our camp today. It seems that–"

She was interrupted by Hazel, curly hair wildly spilling over her shoulders and her cheeks stained with a tint of magenta, as she ran into the Senate House.

"I-I got-got caught up-", she began, defending herself while trying to catch her breath, but stopping at the look on Reyna's face.

Reyna shot Hazel a reproachful look.

"Yes Reyna", managed Hazel as she walked over and found a seat next to Frank, with all eyeballs on her.

"As I was saying", Reyna began again while everyone retracted their attention back on the speaker, " we have a problem here at camp today. It seems that our water nymph Phoebe has been ambushed today, upon of that, there were five books found in Phoebe wristlet, or so says Frank, of the fifth Cohort.

Everyone turned their heads to Frank, with questioning glances, while Frank's face heated up, then turned back to what Reyna had to say.

"The first book", Reyna said while holding up the book with the blue and green cover, "contains a letter"

She related the contents of the letter to the listeners of the senate house, as they all stared at her, dumbfounded by what the letter had said.

"So, are we gonna read the book or what?", said a voice from the entrance of the senate house. It was a boy the camp had all seen before. He was about the age of thirteen, wearing a loose fitted black t-shirt with a white skull on it, a large black sweatshirt, and oversized black jeans. With long black hair that fell over his eyes, olive skin, dark eyes and an even darker identity, the look suited him quite well.

"Nico", replied Reyna. "I've been expecting you. Thank you for coming here on such short notice, now would you please take a seat."

Nico nodded, as he took a seat next to his sister Hazel.

"Now", Reyna proceeded. "To answer Nico's question, yes we are going to read the books. I have called Nico here because he knows the demigod these books are about."

"He", Reyna began hesitantly "is Percy Jackson. A half-blood of the other camp"

The listeners of the Senate House gasped at the mention of the other camp and then broke out in conversation.

"Are we seriously gonna read this?"

"Why should we?"

"It's about the other camp!"

"Silence", ordered Reyna. Everyone became drop dead silent as the Praetor began to talk.

"Look", began Reyna "this letter and these books were sent by Phoebus Apollo. We have no choice to begin reading them, not to mention it might lead of to…"

Everyone knew what the Praetor was going to say, and they all gave out sympathetic, simpering looks.

"This books", Reyna began again with a voice that sounded like she was holding back tears, which was very un-Reyna like, "might lead us to the disappearance of Jason".

"Let's just read the book", said Reyna, now recovered from the brief lapse of tough exterior.

Everyone let out complaining but understanding "okays" and "fines", as Reyna cautiously began opening up the first book, Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief.

"Good", Reyna began. "Chapter one"