A/N: New story. I got this random idea when I was spending time with my baby cousin, while reading HoH.

This happens at the end of HoH, but no spoilers, don't worry. Except that Percy and Annabeth will return to Argo II safe and sound.


Coach Hedge's POV

"Jackson, Grace, Chase, McLean, Zhang, Valdez, Levesque, di Angelo, anybody!" I shouted through my mega-phone, "where in delicious tin cans are you?"

I grunted and trotted down the deck towards the bedroom area, swinging my baseball bat at their rooms. The moment I hit Valdez' door, a loud cry erupted.

And no, it's not a cry for help, or a cry in pain, nor did it sound like it came from a teenager. It sounded like it came from...a baby?

I pushed the door open and found myself staring at a wide-eyed baby Valdez. He gave a toothless smile and giggled, but I shouted. A very manly shout, of course.


Piper's POV

We were all in the stables, cleaning the mess Blackjack made. He arrived at 4 o'clock in the morning and asked for Percy, happy to find his "Boss" safe and not horse meat, as Coach Hedge translated.

We told him to wait in the stables, which he neighed in response. Coach Hedge said that Blackjack says 'Ok', but said that only because he wanted to see Percy.

We told Percy that his Pegasus was in the stables, which surprised him and he darted to the stables, the 6 of us following him. Blackjack practically pounced on Percy, crashing some stables in the process. Blackjack neighed so loudly that Leo retreated back to his room. He never returned.

Now, we are all stuck cleaning the stables. Leo was surprisingly quiet. We didn't leave the ship unguarded though, Coach Hegde was above the deck. Hopefully, he wasn't watching those Chuck Norris videos in full volume.

"Seriously, I regret giving Blackjack permission to eat sugar cubes" Percy muttered as he picked up broken wooden planks.

Annabeth smirked, "I told you so"

Frank said, "How did he even know you returned?"

Percy shrugged, "Probably gossip. Blackjack's fond of listening to them. It's his past-time. Making gossip is another" he smiled.

Suddenly, a shrill, girly scream erupted from the bedroom area. We dropped our cleaning materials and ran towards the noise. Coach Hedge was staring at Leo's room, the door wide open.

"Coach, what's wrong?" Annabeth asked

"Leo, is something wrong with him?" I asked. I ran inside the room to see...

A little Leo covered in overgrown clothes- clothes Leo was wearing (well, Big Leo)- was laughing at the floor, clapping his hands together and muttering incoherent sounds. His curly hair was sticking everywhere.

"Aw...he's so cute" Hazel cooed. We looked at her, "What? Admit it. He looks adorable" she defended.

"Yeah, he does look adorable" Jason said, "But what happened to him?"

I went over and reached to carry Baby Leo, then I realized he wasn't wearing anything under the heap of clothes. I pulled away and retreated back to the doorway.

"Um, Jason, Frank, Percy. Can you dress Leo up?" I asked them

"What?" Percy said, "Why can't you do it?"

Hazel seemed to understand why. She nudged Frank and whispered to his ear. Frank's eyes widened and nodded.

He pulled Jason and Percy in the room. "Dude, Leo's a dude. A baby, but a dude" he explained. He stressed out the dude word.

"Oh," Jason understood, but Percy was clueless as ever, "So what? My mom took care of me. She's a girl! It's motherly instinct, right? So what's wrong with taking care of baby Leo?" Percy asked.

"We'll be scarred for life, Seaweed Brain" Annabeth said

"And I can't look at Leo the same ever again if I dressed him" I said, "so you guys have to take care of the changing his clothes"

"But" Jason intervened, "we have certainly no idea what to do. We don't act on instinct, like girl do to babies. What do we do?"

"It's simple. We'll give the materials, all you need to do is cover him up and pin the diaper to him. Give him a bath while we're looking for spare cloth" Annabeth said and closed the door, leaving the boys in Leo's room with a baby.

"So, who has spare clothes?" I asked the girls.


Percy's POV

"Come here, little Leo" I said and reached for him. He giggled and reached for me. I carried him up, covering him first in the big shirt he was once wearing before he turned into a baby.

"Well, at least we know baby Leo is fond of Percy" Jason said, "Now we know you won't have trouble giving him a bath" he smirked

"What?" I almost shouted, but baby Leo pulled on my cheeks and hair, "You guis a hel-ing i gif im a vaf" I said.

Translation: You guys are helping me give him a bath.

Frank shrugged and went to the bathroom and turned on the faucet in the sink. He didn't pull the cork so he made a mini-bathtub big enough for baby Leo to fit in.

I went in and checked the temperature. It was warm enough, so I plunged baby Leo in. He laughed and began splashing.

Jason and Frank retreated but I stayed in my place. "You guys really have no experience, don't you?" they both nodded.

"I once took care of a dog, but a baby is different from a dog" Frank answered. I sighed and washed baby Leo's head and body. I only willed my arms and body to be dry, but my hand was soaking wet.

Jason took a bottle of shampoo and poured a small amount on baby Leo's head. "Dude, I'll hold him, you lather" he said.

Jason gently grabbed baby Leo's shoulders as I lathered the shampoo into his head. I had fun and styled his hair into a spiky do', then a unicorn's horn.

"He he" I smiled.

The bubbles dropped down to baby Leo's eyes, and he began crying.

"Woah, what's happening" Jason said

"I don't know!" I said, "Maybe you're holding him too tightly"

"No, I'm not" Jason said, "Maybe he hates the hairstyle"

"He can't even see it" I said.

Frank stepped forward and wiped the shampoo off baby Leo's eyes. Baby Leo laughed and began splashing the water again.

We both turned to Frank, "Why didn't you tell us?" Jason said

Frank shrugged, "It was just a guess!"

Suddenly, baby Leo was crying.

"What did we do know?" I said

"Check if there is still something in his eyes" Jason suggested.

Frank looked down but grunted, "There's nothing there!"

"Why don't you turn into a duckling. Babies play with rubber ducks in the bath. right?" I suggested, "Maybe he wanted to play with something"

"But I'm not made of rubber" he answered.

"It's as close as we got to a rubber duck" Jason said

Frank huffed and turned into a duckling. He began biting his way up to Jason's pants (thank the gods I was wearing shorts) and jumped in the sink. The whole body of the duckling shivered then he released an angry quack at us.

"I'd never thought I'd see an angry duckling" I smiled. Frank began quacking at us, probably swearing something at Canadian. Baby Leo took notice of him and began playing with him: dumping soapy water on him, setting his tail on fire, dunking him in the water now and then. Frank tries to swim away, but baby Leo's toddler hands gets him every time. Frank continued on quacking, obviously shouting- sorry, quacking- for help. Baby Leo continued laughing.

"Who knew kids were murderous to animals" I said as both of us stared in shock, my hands involuntarily lathering the shampoo in baby Leo's head.

"Babies: innocent killers" Jason said and carried duckling-Frank out of the sink and placed him on the soap shelf. The duckling shook his whole body and his feathers went poof. Frank looked like a huge yellow cotton ball with feet and a beak sticking out.

He quacked at us and Jason placed him on the floor. Baby Leo's attention was at Frank as he morphed back into a human. Baby Leo laughed and clapped his hands together, splashing the water everywhere.

"I think it's time to dry him off" Jason suggested. I nodded and washed the shampoo off his head. I told Jason to go get a towel and he left. He came back later with a towel in his hands. I carried baby Leo as Frank pulled the cork. The soapy water went down the drain.

I wrapped the towel all over baby Leo and was drying him up. I heard a knock on the door. Jason opened it up, just in time for Piper to see a baby Leo hastily covered in a towel.

"As much as I want to help you, I can't. Here's the diaper and the pin. Good luck" she gave Jason a peck on the lips.

I covered baby Leo's eyes, "Hey, keep it rated PG here"

I saw Frank gave me an "Are you kidding me" look. I shrugged at him.

Jason came carrying a piece of cloth and a couple of safety pins.

"How do we do this?" he asked.


Hazel's POV

They took some time. I wonder what's happening?

Piper exclaimed, "I wonder how many holes Leo now has" she laughed.

Annabeth and I laughed. It feels good, now that they are here. The ship seems more stable and safe now.

I knocked on the door, "Are you guys alright?"

"Hmm. Oh yeah. We're fine. Just give us a few seconds" was Percy muffled reply.

"Remember, we need our engineer alive and giggling" Piper laughed.

Few seconds later, the 3 boys and the baby arrived. Percy, Jason and Frank looked horrible, Frank most of all.

"What happened to you?" I asked him.

"Baby tried to murder me in the sink" he answered with a serious face.

I saw Annabeth carry baby Leo, "You are far less annoying in this age" she said.

Baby Leo began pulling on her locks, giggling at every flinch.

"I take it back, you're more annoying" Annabeth said.

"Should we go to the dining area? It's time for breakfast, and we know how hungry Leo can get" Jason suggested.

As if on cue, baby Leo's stomach grumbled and he began crying.

"Is there baby formula on this ship?" I asked.


TADA!

I hope you guys enjoyed it! Reviews are encouraged.