(Recap:It was a perfect plan for Tartarus, absolutely flawless. Or was it? The biggest flaw was the planners weren't thinking of Tartarus, but the plan sounded pretty full proof right? So what was in it for Percy? The Roman camp. He would take Thalia with him and keep her locked a little far away in the hands of a few monsters. Then he would speak in a way that only his friends could understand his plan. If they didn't, he would have no choice but to bliw his cover, bust Thalia out himself then wait for doomsday seeing as they didn't know of a way to stop Tartarus once he got powerful enough. So the fate of the world depended on Percy once again. Huh, what's new, eh?)

Percy's POV:

          
   
            Thalia and a group of monsters along with me and Iapetus walked out of an opening in a secluded forest. We didn't wanna open the entrance too close to Rome as we feared the Romans might spot Thalia. I could see Thalia intake bouts of fresh air and even cough a little through the gag as soon as she got out of the nasty place and breathed some fresh air. Her hands were bound and she was in the centre with a few dracanea and a telkhine surrounding her. Unarmed, she knew she was helpless to try and escape against this many monsters plus me and Iapetus. Iapetus had nudged her in the van as a telkhine parked it in front of us and she was seated right beside me with Iapetus in shotgun explaining the way to the driver. Yeah, telkhines can drive. And no, I have no idea what the mortals see. Maybe just an old, really ugly cabbie. The drive was about forty five minutes, but me and Iapetus would abandon the van leaving Thalia in the care/hold of the monsters after about half an hour and walk on foot from there. In the van she was staring at me with so much distaste it was a bit painful to look her in the eye. These looks after she thought I'd lost all my memories. Wow, if I'd really done this she'd have probably wanted to strangle me. She was still coughing, so I removed the gag from her mouth and gave her some water. So much unlike the sassy Thalia, she actually thankfully accepted the water and chugged it down. I thought she'd refuse or go even more classy Thalia and spit it on me or something. Tartarus really affected her. Good thing she was getting out today. She didn't say a word, maybe fearing I'd put the gag back on. The van came to a halt somewhere on the way to new Rome and Iapetus and I got down. I had to reapply the gag and check her bonds. Lose bonds could make her attempt an escape. She didn't know Escape was on its way and I couldn't tell her. But she was too weak to fend off so many monsters alone. She'd end up unnecessarily injured if she tried to get away. All this while she didn't utter a sound, just kept staring at me, trying to tell me something with her eyes. It was too painful to watch, knowing I'd done all of that to her. So I put the thought aside and decided to begin phase two of Tartarus' plan.

           The van was parked under a tree with monsters guarding both insde and outside of the van. Me and Iapetus started hurrying towards camp Jupiter. I had a plan to make Thalia's escape sound real without getting us on Tartarus' doubting radar. For that I needed an old friend to help me out. I was meeting with him. Or it, if that's what you wanna call him. On walking further I saw him, just as ugly and huge as the first time. With no armour on. The minatour. He roared when he saw me, but didn't dare attack since he knew what killing me now would mean. Tartarus is not exactly an ideal enemy to make. He's cold, kind, cruel, intimidating, powerful, amazingly skilled with a spear and a sword. His presence in the pit alone can disarm you. Oh I almost forgot you guys already know that happened in the house of hades. So you know how I feel every time.

         So anyways, we just kept walking  and he joined us. According to the plan, I was to go to New Rome with Iapetus or Bob to try and convince the praetors and the Senate to help me against the Greeks who have apparently 'wronged' me and are now summoning monsters to kill me. Tough to convince, I know, but when they already believe I was wrongfully executed, to convince them this isn't exactly a herculean task. Or a Percyian task, seeing as I've now practically done much more than that self obsessed obnoxious moron. The Minotaur was to attack after the senate meeting and I was to show how bravely I fought just another monster that was trying to kill me. It would of course re form in Tartarus immediately. Nonetheless, killing him was gonna be fun. The Minotaur hid in a far away bush, waiting for my smell to reappear after I went in so that he could attack me. Once we reached the gates, the guards stopped us and ask for identities. I instead just asked for the praetors assuring them they knew me. They believed me when I showed them the SPQR tattoo on my arm. I'm sure Reyna would come out prepared, intrigued by someone who'd show the Roman tattoo but not speak his name, and Frank would just cautiously tag along.

           I saw Reyna and Frank come with the guards in the lead. Once their eyes spotted me, they just kept staring me. Reyna was the first to recover, the words she spoke were so unexpected from her they almost made me laugh

"Are.. Are you a ghost? Percy Jackson's ghost?"

"It's really me,  Reyna. Hey, Frank, buddy. How's it going?"

"Ho.. How! We.. We were given the news of your execution by the Gods themselves!"

"Yeah well, turns out they failed. And now they're looking for me. To kill me for something I didn't do. Half blood won't support me. They all betrayed me Reyna. Annabeth, Piper, Chiron, everyone."

"Percy, they would never! They're our best friends! Let's Iris message them right away and clear this!" Frank spoken for the first time.

"Right now as far as they go, I'm an escaped criminal. I've come here with critical news Reyna. News that cannot be spoken in public. Can you arrange a senate meeting?"

"Of course Percy, come in! We told you you're always welcome here! Besides, the senate and the Romans are pretty upset about your announced demise." Reyna said.

"Yeah, we were all pretty shaken up dude! Come in, the last time you were elected praetor on battlefield you had earned quite many fans who'll be willing to trust you. Let's hear what you've gotta say in there."

"Thanks, but before I enter, you need to give my friend permission to enter." I said.

"What friend?" Frank asked confused. I looked around and was surprised that Iapetus was nowhere around here. I called out "Bob! Where are you? They're all nice people Bob, they'll understand! Come out you don't have to be sacred!"

Bob came out looking all alert and nervous.

While Bob sounded like a child's name, Reyna recognized him for who he was and shreiked "Holy Jupiter, he's Iapetus - the Titan of mortality! Percy, what's going on!"

Frank didn't wanna be left out in getting surprised "Dude! At least take out your sword!" He said while both praetors and the guards in the vicinity unsheathed weapons and sprang to action. I put myself in the line of fire and yelled "Stop. Reyna, Bob is a trusted friend. I told you how he'd helped me when I was in Tartarus by sacrificing his own life. We wouldn't have been here if not for him. He's a huge part of what's happening and what's about to happen! Hear me."

"We're listening, go on."

"Not here, in a meeting. Call one immediately. Matters of grave importance need to be brought to your and the Senate's attention."

"Percy, we can't let a Titan even enter the premises of New Rome let alone sit in our senate meetings! We don't disregard what he's done, but then we can't forget what he is either ."

'Why? It's frowned upon or something?" I asked stupidly.

"It's actually not allowed mate, we could lose our jobs, and all of us - including your friend, could lose our lives!" Frank said.

"Dire times call for desperate measures. If the Greeks can summon monsters to kill me, I'm sure you can allow a banished titan to ally with you. His life is at great risk and since he's been cast out of Tartarus he's just a regular mortal just like us, albeit more stronger and skilled."

"Greeks summoning monsters? A Titan cast out of Tartarus? You are making this unbelievable Percy! How much have we missed? I mean we only cut off from half blood since your 'supposed' execution. It's barely been 15 days!"

"This began a long time ago, Reyna. My execution, an attack on this camp, an alliance with Tartarus, all was planned. The Olympians decided they want only one group of their children alive. So they removed me out of the equation and fired up half blood to attack you. They have even enlisted the help of Tartarus for that. Bob, tell them."
 

And Bob spoke. "I know you don't trust me, I wouldn't trust me either. It's okay to be cautious. But now you know I'm a mortal just like you. I'll swear on the styx that I'm loyal to Percy and would never betray him. I also swear that it's true he and Artemis met at a restaurant. There were a lot of threats and intimidating. You wouldn't believe Percy could be on the giving end against a Goddess, would you? So you can guess what happened. Tartarus has allied with the greeks, and they cannot be stopped if they join forces." Iapetus ended, cleverly deceptive with his words.

"This is a lot to take in. We need to discuss with the Senate. Percy, come in. Let your friend wait outside for the Senate's approval."

So I went inside. Bob didn't mind waiting outside. I hugged Hazel on seeing her, said hello to a few guys I'd know earlier. Meanwhile Reyna announced an urgent Senate meeting and in we went, not without me giving up my weapons though.

*The Senate meeting*

I had explained everything to the Senate so far. Just a repeat of what I'd told Reyna and Frank.

"Percy, we trust you. But how do we trust this Titan?" Hazel asked.
"That's correct Percy. We don't doubt you, but what if even you are wrong about him? What if he betrays you? What if he is indeed working for the greeks?"

"Because if you unbutton his shirt, you'll see a stab mark right below the heart. I was just wandering in the woods looking for somewhere to crash, not knowing where to go or who to trust. When I saw him, he was dying due to this injury. He was bleeding out instead of blowing into particles, which was very confusing. I immediately stopped to help. Used some basic first aid and him being very powerful even if not immortal helped the healing process. When he woke up, all he wanted to do was kill me and Annabeth and then Tartarus. That's all he said while he kept attacking me."

"And yet here you are... Best buddies. How appropriate, especially when he was trying to take your life." One of the senate members said, his voice laced with sarcasm.

"I wasn't finished yet. Long story short, we had a small fight where he learnt I was betrayed by my Camp and girlfriend. That's when he calmed down and told me the whole story. He was stabbed by Annabeth." I said dramatically. I felt like I needed to keep a book now for all the lies I'd spoken thus far. The only genuine words that I could remeber were probably "Missed you" When I hugged Frank and Hazel.

"Percy... How do you trust a Titan over Annabeth? I mean, I get that he sacrificed his life for you, but that was when he didn't have his memories. How can you trust him now?"

"Because since the time I've met him, Annabeth has tried nothing but to kill me and Bob has saved me many times. He even saved me from Artemis when she cornered me in a restaurant to pin my sister's disappearance on me."

"Your sister? Thalia Grace? Isn't Jason worried about her then?"

"Why would he when he is the one who planned it? You know Thalia, you think a monster could've gotten her? It was a demigod. Jason Grace. I can swear by the styx that her brother captured her."  Yeah, I love play of words. Even I'm her brother, hopefully the Senate ignores that though.

"That's a lot to take in. Give us time to think about what we can do now Percy."

'Take all the time you need, just know that while you're busy planning, they're gathering numbers to attack you."

'How do we defeat them with Tartarus allied against us?"

"Take the attack to them, take them by surprise and finish them. That way  the monster army will be in a disarray and you'll have the advantage."

Reyna just nodded at the suggestion.
I left the Senate meeting to let them discuss. The meeting was soon over and a confident Reyna approached me.

'The Senate has decided to trust you. They never fully trusted the Greeks, but they did trust you. They practically raised you to Praetor, so the Council unanimously decided to go with your word."

"They made the right choice. I swear they won't be disappointed. Now me and Bob need to leave. If I can find Thalia, I can prove my innocence. Who knows, she may be here somewhere hidden by monsters."

"You're correct. We'll send search parties immediately."

"That'd be great. Just remember, take it easy on her. She'll be a bit disoriented if what I've heard is true."

"And what is it you heard?"

"Her brother took her to Tartarus to torture her."

Reyna shivered at the thought.

"Gods of Rome, what happened to Jason! Why would he do that to his own sister? He used to love her!"

"Thals supported this camp. She was against war. So the Greeks decided to rid themselves of Thalia along with me."

"We'll find her and keep her safe."

"Listen. As a personal favor to me, could you keep her in prison here till I get back?"

"Prison? She's no criminal Percy!"

"She'll be very disoriented and shaken up. She'll not be able to differentiate between right and wrong, good and evil. She may lay waste on your plans unintentionally. She could even endanger her life in the process. You know how strict the rules in Rome are. The Senate will have her head for doing something unknowingly, which I'm sure none of us want."

"It's a strange request, to put one of ours in prison. But unfortunately I see the sense. I'll do it."

"Thanks. You have all been a great help." I spoke looking to both Reyna and Frank.

"Percy we need to leave now."

I bid farewell to Frank, Reyna and Hazel then proceeded to leave the main gate after collecting my weapons from terminus.
Just according to plan, as soon as I bid farewell and left camp, the minotaur attacked me. I defeated it with a little help from Bob who was waiting outside. The senate and the praetors of Rome started discussing something amongst themselves.
"Percy, this proves your point further. The Greeks need to pay for this intolerable offense." Centurion Dakota said, for once not taking a sip from his Kool Aid flask.

"I had not expected this. And as much as it hurts to speak about this for the people who once were my friends, the Greeks need to die, and we will make that happen." Reyna spoke the words harshly. She ordered a search party for Thalia, and we took our leaves after once again thanking them.   

        
"Let's wait near a bush somewhere, hidden from view. Let them get Thalia then we'll return to the van and inform Tartarus." I told Iapetus once we were out of hearing range.

"Yes, that seems appropriate."
Soon the plan was a success. The Roman eagles flew from the opposite direction and swooped in, Roman sentries jumped down and took the monsters by surprise. They destroyed the monsters outside the van. Looking at the commotion, the ones inside the van attacked and were subsequently outnumbered and killed. The Romans took an unconscious Thalia with them. I'd purposly told Reyna to imprison Thalia for two reasons. One was obviously so she couldn't rat me out. The other was so I could call the Romans my allies with proof. During war, the Romans would think Tartarus allied with the Greeks, while the Greeks would think the Romans allied with Tartarus. They'd attack each other and Tartarus would benefit. That's at least what dear old Tarty believed.

"Now we go and tell Tartarus, then go to the Greek camp. We have a war to wage, we've done half the job already." I said looking at Iapetus...

(A/N: I'LL CLEAR PLOT RELATED CONFUSIONS, I GET IT MIGHT BE GETTING A BIT CONFUSING FOR SOME. JUST FEEL FREE TO ASK. PLEASE COMMENT AND VOTE, CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM IS APPRECIATED.)