"Ah, why are there Ghosts here?" Percy finally asked.
"They are called Lares," Donny explained, "they are basically house Gods."
"So does that mean they are smaller than real gods but bigger than apartment Gods?"
Donny rolled his eyes, "they are the spirits of our ancestors, most of them are harmless."
Percy nodded, "they aren't so bad, right The-" Percy turned to his girlfriend and saw her scared stiff by the ghosts. She was growing paler and paler by the second. Percy quickly wrapped his hand around her own giving Thalia a reassuring squeeze, "it's okay Thalia. They're harmless."
"Thanks," Thalia muttered as she drew closer to Percy. Just then a Lares popped out of nowhere screening Thalia into grabbing Percy's jacket with her other hand and pressing up to him all the while keeping an eye out on a ghost that just passed them. "This is so creepy!"
Donny looked at the way Thalia held onto Percy and he felt liked of betrayed, after all the guy promised not to cock block him and here he was holding onto his, potential, girl!
"You know if you want I can help you with them," Donny said with a smile, "I'm great with Lares."
Percy nodded, "thanks, but I think we'll manage. Right?" Percy asked Thalia giving her another reassuring squeeze.
Thalia finally managed to calm down, "yeah-yeah. They aren't so tough. Quick question, are they weak to godly weapons?"
Donny nodded, "yeah."
"Good."
Percy smiled at Thalia and then turned to Danny, "right, now where is this Praetor of yours? We still have a quest to complete."
Donny and the gaurd raised an eyebrow, "why are you so curious to meet the Praetors? Usually new recruits take a bath and a shower before anything else. Heck most of us don't even get to meet the Praetors unless we are in trouble or because we are being rewarded."
Percy nodded, "sure. But when did we ever say we came here to join camp?"
Donny looked surprised, "what do you mean?"
"We told you Donny," Thalia spoke up, "we have a quest sent from the Gods. We need to meet up with the Praetor."
"Wait...if you guys aren't here to join up with the Legion...they why are you here?"
"We are from another camp," Percy explained, "we came here at the request, well more like deman really, of the Gods. We need to speak with the Praetor, so can you please get her for me?"
"Who are you guys?"
Just as Percy and Thalia were about to answer one of the Lares screeched out, "Graecus!" It was the ghost of the boy from before, and he was pointing right at them. Percy and Thalia turned to see all the Lares suddenly get spooked as they all went through the wall of the nearby buildings hiding away.
"What did that thing just call us?" thalia asked.
"Graecus," Donny muttered in a defensive tone, "it means Greek."
Percy nodded, "huh, I wonder how it knew."
"What?" Donny and the gourd asked.
"Yeah," Thalia said, "we are Greek. Didn't we tell you that?"
"What?!" Donny and the other gaurd shouted this time as they leveled their spears at Thalia and Percy.
"Put your hands up!" Donny shouted.
Percy and Thalia did just as they asked decided not to escalate the situation.
"Look just bring us to the Praetor and we'll explain everything to him or her," Percy said slowly.
Donny turned to the gaurd, "get Julia and Rob, I'll hold them off." The man nodded as he turned away running into camp.
Soon however a crowd came and all of them had their weapons leveled at Percy and Thalia. They were all Roman soldiers by the look of it. While most didn't have armour on they did look very fierce in the way they stood together shields locked and spears lowered.
"Who the fuck are you two," Donny asked, "why are you here?"
"We told you Donny," Percy said, "we are on a mission from the Gods."
"Why would the gods ever trust you sneaky Greeks?!" a voice from the crowd shouted out.
"Woah there!" Percy cried out, "that's a lot of hostility! You don't even know us man! Why do you think we are sneaky?"
"Because you're Greek!" The same voice shouted.
"That's racist," Percy crossed his arms.
"No it's not!"
"Yes it is. You think I'm sneaky because I'm a Greek!"
"Because You are!"
"Okay fine, let's say I was black. Would you say that I am good at Jazz and liked watermelons?"
"No! That's racist!"
"Exactly!"
"Percy shut up!" Thalia roared at her boyfriend, "you are so not helping!"
Percy gulped, "sorry."
"You two tricked me," Donny growled out, "I brought the two of you here, right to the doorsteps of my camp. I'm such a idiot!"
"Donny we mean you no harm," Thalia tried to calm him down.
"Shut up Geek Bitch!" Donny roared out, "don't you realise what this means for me?! I'm already on thin ice! I could lose my rank for this!"
Percy narrowed his eyes, "apologize Donny."
The roman looked surprised, "w-what?"
"I said apologize. You Romans do know how to do that right? Or did your culture exchange common manners for the extra lessons in spear polishing?"
Donny and the other blanched for a second. "S-shut up!" Donny roared.
"I will when you apologize," Percy repeated himself.
"I owe that Greek Bitch nothing! She seduced me into-"
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