Chapter 1- In the Middle of the Night
Leo was working when he heard it. He was at Bunker 9 just finishing up Percy's present for Annabeth.
At 2 am.
Of course Percy had paid him about 10 drachmas extra to finish it tonight before their anniversary the next day.
Annabeth better get him a calendar, he thought as he banged away at the metal. Leo really hates not getting his beauty sle-
Tap-tap-tap
What was that? , he paused for a minute when he heard it again.
Tap-tap-tap
Sighing, he put down his hammer and walked over to the door thinking that it was that squirrel who had tried to take his almonds earlier.
Opening the door, he saw a bruised girl with bloody scars all over her body. There was blood trailing down her forehead and a thick silver bracelet on her wrist. Her once multicolored dress was now torn and she was missing a shoe.
Seeing the door open, she looked up from her seat on the ground, and croaked, "Help me," before fainting.
Wishing he had listened to Annabeth, and kept some ambrosia in Bunker 9, Leo knelt down beside her and quickly checked for her pulse. It was faint and slow but it was there. Thanking the Gods he picked her up and ran to the Big House and fast as he could. (Which wasn't very fast considering he was carrying a body.)But soon he was at the Big House and knocking on the door.
"CHIRON! WAKE-UP!" he yelled.
"Dear Gods child, what do need at this hour?" said a groggy Chiron as he opened the door. "Oh dear. Quickly now, bring her in. Set her on the bed. Where did you find her? Did you give her any ambrosia? Well I don't suppose it matters, she definitely needs some now…"
Leo stood by the door of the infirmary, feeling out of place while Chiron went on muttering to himself and applying bandages to the girl. After a while Chiron got up from her side and asked Leo where he found her.
"She was just outside of Bunker 9, sir."
"Did you see anything else? Any monsters around her?"
"No, she was alone."
Chiron grinned and said, "There are scorch marks on her back. I'm guessing it was a Hydra. Since you didn't see it, she probably fought it off."
"Impressive", said Leo, "and with only one shoe."
"Indeed. Well, you better get back to bed Leo- unless you'd prefer to stay with the girl for the night?"
"I'll stay, sir. I'm probably not going to sleep much tonight anyway," he said failing to stifle a yawn.
"Go to bed Leo. You can come back to see her in the morning after breakfast."
"If you say so. Good-night Chiron. Good-night mystery girl," he said as he left for his cabin.
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~Protector of Penguins