Returning the Hellhound

Cassidy Braden sat on a rock overlooking a lake. She swung her feet in the water and stared at her reflection. A cool breeze blew across her face, whipping back her long straight blonde hair, causing her to shut her eyes and tilt back her head. Closing her eyes prevented her from seeing the large black dog the size of a small car barreling out of a tree. But she did notice when the dog, wriggling all over, shoved her into the lake in excitement. She squeaked in surprise as she tumbled into the icy water.

"Hey!" she cried indignantly as the dog enthusiastically licked her face. She laughed and rubbed her hands through the dogs fur. It took her a moment to notice the dogs size, but when she did she just muttered,

"Whoa, you're a big girl, aren't you?" the dog barked in agreement.

"Do you have a collar?" Cassidy searched the dogs scruff, locating the large pink collar in seconds. It had what appeared to be a huge frizz-bee as a dog tag. The tag was so large it fit many regular sized words. Cassidy turned it to her and read it out loud.

"Hi, my name is Juliet, but most call me Jules." Juliet wagged her tail at her name. "If you are reading this, it means I am lost. I am registered at . Please return me to my owner Leo Valdez at Camp Half-Blood as soon as possible."

Cassidy frowned.

"Well that's weird."

XxxxxxxxxxxLeoxxxxxxxxxxxX

Pippy, please pass me the wrench?"

A large paw the size of a hubcap delicately slide the small tool to Leo.

"Thanks." Leo took the wrench and continued to fix the hole in the underside of the Argo ||.

"Last time I take a war ship to a Taylor Swift concert." he muttered to himself. Then, he screwed the last piece into place.

"There!" he jumped up and faced the Hellhound the size of a large truck next to him.

"Alright, Pippy. Now all we need is Jules and we are off." he waited expectantly. Just Pippy wagged her tail.

"Jules?" he asked hesitantly. No bark answered him.

"Jules! Juliet, come back!" Pippy whined and sniffed a nearby tree.

"Aww, she shadow-traveled didn't she." Leo asked Pippy in irritation. Pippy whimpered.

"I'll take that as a yes." Leo groaned. "Oh, how do I manage to loose my Hellhound?" he looked at Pippy suspiciously.

"You stay there." he ordered. Pippy sat down obediently, making the ground shake. Pippy watched her master pace around, yelling for Jules and swearing at himself until he turned and headed back to the ship.

"Come on, Pips, let's go get some real help." he said, beaconing her up the ramp onto the ship. Pippy followed, wagging her tail all the way, wondering when they were going to go get her best friend.

Hi Kittens. Melissa here. I had this awesome idea and had to write it. It's just a short prologue, but I think it's cool. Anyways, backstory time. This is about Cassidy, who is a 15 year old half blood who lives in a rural area of New York, keeping her relatively safe from monsters. She has no idea she is a half blood though. This takes place after the Giant War and the campers have taken to rehabilitating Hellhounds. Leo has two trained to help him who have been mentioned, Pipsqueak and Juliet. Anyways, enjoy and go snowboarding even though it's may. Review.