The Son of Neptune
Rick Riordan
Characters
Hazel - She has brown hair and chocolate colored skin. She is the daughter of Pluto and controls the riches in the Earth. Hazel died on December 17, 1941 to keep Gaea asleep and is still 13 years old. Nico brought Hazel back from the Fields of Asphodel and she is now on a quest with Percy and Frank.
Frank - He is a Chinese Canadian and is 16 years old. Frank is the son of Mars. He also has the ability to transform into any animal he wants. This is because he is descended from the Prince of Pylos, but this comes with a price as his life is only a small piece of wood. If the wood is to burn up he would die.
Summary
Percy woke up with not knowing who he was. He found the Roman Camp for demigods. There are two gods, Juno and Mars, that showed an interest in him. Frank, along with Hazel and Percy was sent on a quest to Alaska to save Death. The monsters they kill aren't dying because Death is chained and the Doors of Death are open. They have to complete the quest before June 24th. That is when the Feast of Fortuna is happening and Polybotes' army will come to destroy Camp Jupiter. In their quest they sailed to the Golden Gate Bridge. Hazel was walking in a field when she was kidnapped by karpoi (grain spirits who work for Gaea). They were to bring Hazel to Gaea, but they failed when Percy and Frank sliced through all of them and threatened to burn them if they reform. After that Percy began to feel very nauseous. They had just witnessed Polybotes' army walk by. Percy is having a hard time to cope because in Camp Half-Blood centaurs and cyclops are good. He saw centaurs and cyclops in the army that is trying to destroy Camp Jupiter. After they visited the goddess Iris, they had to find Phineas in Portland, a seer that Gaea brought back to life. Since the seer is blind Percy made a bet with him from Gorgon's blood. One of the vile contains poison and the other can heal anything. Gaea had influenced Phineas to pick the wrong vile. They had found out that their destination was at Hubbard Glacier in Alaska. Before they could go to Alaska, they went to Seattle to the Amazons for help. Reyna, the camps' praetor had a sister, Hylla who was the queen of the Amazons. They received an unfriendly welcome and got put in a dungeon. They managed to escape by "stealing" the Amazon's prized possession. Arion is a horse that could run in supersonic speed and on any surface. After a short trip to Frank's grandmother's home and an encounter with Laistrygonians they flew to Alaska. In Alaska they were attacked by griffins. Arion brought Percy and his friends to the glacier where they found Thanatos (a.k.a Death) in chains. It was a trap. While Frank melted the chains with his piece of wood Percy fought the ghost legionnaires that Gaea brought back from the Underworld. With Death freed, the monsters and souls that die will stay dead. Hazel fought Alcyoneus, the giant that is born to oppose Pluto. When they won the battle, they returned to Camp Jupiter. Percy's memory returned during the trip. He realized why Hera did that to him and he was the glue to bringing the two camps together; Greek and Roman. They have an rivalry that dates back to the ancient times. At Camp Jupiter another battle had already started. Percy fought Polybotes the giant that was born to oppose Neptune. The Amazons came to help them win the battle. When Percy killed Polybotes and they won the battle. Percy was raised as praetor. After a day of celebrations, Percy had to convince the Romans to hear the Greeks out and the warship that is coming. The warship is Argo 2 and contains Percy's friends who are part of the seven half-bloods that is in the Prophecy of Seven. There mission will be to find the Doors of Death and annilhilate Gaea.
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June 9, 2015