This is my first story which will be longer than a one-shot. I have a very vague idea of how I'm going to continue the story, so if it strays from the summary, please bear with me! Thanks for reading!

Leo woke with a start when his head was banged against the Wii-mote on the control panel in front of him.
"Sorry mate!" He heard Jason yell from outside. "We've hit a spot of turbulence but I'll have it smoothened over in no time!" Leo turned his head to see Jason battling to take control of the wind buffeting him and rocking the ship violently. He pressed a few buttons on the Nintendo DS attached to the left of the control panel to stabilize his ship.

Leo sighed and stood up from the seat he had fallen asleep in... again. This was the fourth time this week! It seemed that whether they were in the sea or amongst the clouds they were running into trouble, be it Gaia's monsters or her manipulated weather. Unfortunately, their bad luck had just increased in the past week.

Leo turned around to see Piper watching Jason anxiously from the cabin window. By her posture, Leo realized she hadn't gotten even a second of sleep last night, though you would never know it by her face. There were no dark circles below her ever-changing colorful eyes. Her face seemed to glow in the dim light, as if her face was the morning sun and the sky was merely reflecting it's light rather than the other way around. That was the effect of a daughter of Aphrodite, though Piper was always trying to hide it.

Leo made his way across the cabin, checking levers and pushing buttons along the way, to stand next to Piper.
"Do you know, Leo, what it feels like to watch someone you care about battle to keep you safe?" Piper asked softly, not taking her eyes off her boyfriends golden hair blowing in the wind. She paused before continuing "It's terrible... But you know what's worse? That you can't do anything about it. That no matter what you can't help in that fight." There was a shocking bitterness in her tone. Leo understood that losing Percy and Annabeth had fallen hard on all of them. It happened but a week ago, and the wound was still fresh. Was Piper talking about that? But of course he knew how it felt... It was after all his fault they fell into Tartarus and Piper knew he blamed himself. Maybe there was something going on with Jason, he didn't know about. Or maybe, Piper is just tired.

Leo, unsure what to say to that, gently placed his hand on her shoulder and gave it a squeeze. He slipped his other hand into his pocket and started fiddling with the spare parts he always kept in there. "Pipes..." Leo started nervously. He wasn't good with people or feelings and had no idea what to say. It was obvious she couldn't help Jason. The roaring wind was too loud for anyone to hear her charmspeak anyway. Leo was saved from speaking when the ship suddenly lurched to one side, sending Leo and Piper flying against the wall and causing Jason to come crashing through the cabin window.

Leo was on his feet in an instant, rushing to the control board to check for damage anywhere aboard the Argo II.
"What happened?!" Leo shouted over the roar of the fierce wind.
"Storm spirits!" Jason yelled, already clambering out the window. "Tons of them- NO!" The last part was addressed to Piper, who was about to follow him out. "You have to stay here Pipes. It's too dangerous outside."
"I CAN HELP!" Piper exclaimed indignantly.
"You'll get blown overboard!" Jason yelled before running off towards the main deck.

Piper turned to me with a defeated look in her eyes.
"I can't just sit here and do nothing!"
"Pipes, you're strong but this is not something we can help him in."
Piper put on a sour face just as the ship made a horrible squeaking sound and then rumbled dangerously.
"Look beauty queen, I need to go check the engine room. Could you man the controls for a while?" Leo requested.
"Why can't you send me down there?" asked Piper.
"At stable conditions it's about 300 degrees Fahrenheit down there; Who knows how hot it will be now! Do you want to be burnt to a crisp?" Leo asked as he raised an eyebrow.
They just stared at eachother for a few moments, a silent battle waging through their eyes. Finally logic won out, and Piper averted her eyes, admitting defeat.
"Just tell me what to do." Piper replied sullenely.
Leo grinned and showed Piper the basic buttons and levers to use if anything went wrong, then he turned to leave the cabin.

However the moment he set foot on the deck a furious gust of wind sent him flying overboard.

CLIFFHANGER! DA DA DAAAAA! Please review! Love you all! 3 3 3