Leo banged his head against his headboard in frustration before he forced himself to get up. Not that that did any good. He had things to do and now he would just be lovesick and have a splitting headache. Of course ,it had been too good to be true. Not that he could really blame Calypso for ending things with him. Not that she had really exactly definitively ended things. She had been open to starting things with him up again someday.

Some day.

He had had a perfectly good and perfect girlfriend and she wanted time to explore. Who knew how many other guys she was 'exploring' with.

He shook his head, making him shake himself out of it. He couldn't blame her. She had been trapped on that stupid island for gods knew how long. Still, he couldn't help but feel like he had been given the best and most awesome Christmas present and then someone just yanked it away and said 'Oops, never mind!' and sent it on a whirlwind adventure to see the world without him!

It wasn't fair. But since when was his life ever fair?

He couldn't think too much about Calypso, no matter how much it killed him. No, he and his friends had another quest. Leo was the seventh single wheel again. Yippee. Frank and Hazel, Piper and Jason, Percy and Annabeth. Of course. Hazel had asked him if Calypso was coming and he had to quickly lie, letting her know that she was going on a road trip. It wasn't EXACTLY a lie. It just…wasn't the whole truth. It was cool that his friends were willing to bend the rules of Rachel Dare's prophecy so he wouldn't feel like a seventh wheel. He appreciated that at least. He was just really happy that he wasn't going on this quest alone. He was also happy that everyone wasn't clinging on him and smothering him in pity. That would be a nightmare. Still, news of the breakup would come out to his friends

When he left the cabin and started for Thalia's tree he was greeted by a mass of celestial bronze and a few small jets of fire. He beamed at the automaton. At least he still had his favorite machine. "Hey Festus!" he greeted the beast happily. "You ready for our quest?"

The dragon clicked and whizzed in agreement. Leo smiled and patted the dragon on the head. At least Festus was coming too. Sure, the dragon wasn't as good as a living, breathing, real girlfriend, but he would have to do. He headed through the camp, his dragon at his heels.

As he climbed the hill he forced himself to clear his head and focus on the task at hand. Their quest was of a more…diplomatic nature. Naturally, Piper was taking the lead on this one. All he knew about the quest was that Rachel's prophecy stated that 'The Seven' will go on some boring diplomatic quest to make peace with another sect of demigods'. Now THAT was what confused Leo. Everything was good with the Romans…there couldn't be another group of demigods, right? Leo regretted not sitting in on the meeting with the others the night before. He had had to tune up the Argo 3 for the journey though. Piper had told him that he would have a part to play. That probably meant something about the quest really depended on him. Despite how nice it was to be needed as a part of the team he didn't like being the 'make it or break it' factor.

He shook his head, reluctant to think about it. Piper had promised to explain in further detail today on the ship so he wouldn't be left out. He'd have plenty of time to dwell on everything.

He arrived at the crest of the hill to discover he wasn't the first one there. Annabeth was pouring over something in her computer, which was currently in the shape of a tablet while Percy hung around her shoulders looking half asleep. Piper was pacing back and forth nervously and muttering a bit to herself. Jason was sipping some coffee and leaning against a tree. Hazel and Frank weren't there yet, though.

"Hello my subjects!" Leo greeted them all, his usually playful and joking tone in his voice.

The return he got was less zealous and sleepier. Not that he could blame them. They'd had a long night. This quest was a last minute one, not that that was a surprise.

"Are Hazel and Frank with you?" Piper asked as she checked her watch.

"Uh…no, it's just me and Festus," Leo answered as he patted the dragon's neck. Festus whirred in agreement. He turned to the dragon and said, "You wanna get in the ship, buddy?" Festus clicked a few times before climbing over past the ridge and crawling into the ship. There was a compartment for him where he could slip into and become the ships head again, but his release was as simple as the touch of a button, just in case they needed the dragon to charbroil some monsters at a second's notice.

Once Festus settled in the bow of the ship Hazel and Frank arrived, hand in hand a bit out of breath. "Sorry we're late," Hazel said before Frank could speak.

Piper shook her head, "It's fine. We should be on the way though. Leo, is it okay if we talk while you fly?"

"Sure thing, Beauty Queen," Leo insisted as they all made for the ship. Considering how much he was hurting over the split with Calypso it was surprisingly easy to act like everything was all right. It was easier to do that than to break down. He wasn't in the mood to fix anything but machines.

The Argo 3 was really a thing of beauty. Sure, a lot of it was based off the Argo 2, but he had made it bigger and better. What was the point of having to remake something if improvements couldn't be made to it? The rooms were all bigger, the engines were more powerful, it could simultaneously detect monsters in the air, underground, AND under water (he wasn't take any chances with creepy catfish looking monsters again), and, best of all, it had a fully grown dragon in the hull. When he was attached to the ship Festus acted like an interface, like he had before the Argo 2 sort of…died. When Festus wasn't on board the interface came up on a screen next to the control panel. It had been months of hard work, but it had totally paid off.

Everyone readied themselves for liftoff and once his friends were all ready he did his magic and the ship burst to life. Before long, they were in the air. Jason was up at the bow of the ship, probably happy to be in the air, when Piper put a hand on his shoulder and moved over to Leo. He smiled when she approached. He loved that girl. Not like that! Gods no. He loved Piper like a sister, which meant that was basically what she was. "Hey, how're we doing?" she asked once she was at his side.

"We literally just took off so we're all good," Leo answered. "Now, you gonna tell me about this quest thing? Where are we supposed to be heading?"

She smiled, "We're heading north." He nodded and got the ship ready to get on the right course as she continued. "So the prophecy isn't all that clear, but here it is." She cleared her throat and began to recite "'Into the icy sea above stands a foe that must be met by love' we figured that meant I lead the quest." She shook her head, like she was reminding herself to not get distracted before continuing, "The Seven must take to the seas far north and find a camp like their own come forth. When all is lost and the end is near the hands of fire make the path veer clear. To the start of war or the fall of all the beast that holds the earth face rebirth. If they prevail friends may be made that day or else the serpent will crush the world and none shall stay. To Valhalla or to Asphodel the end must be met and the way be clear."

Leo frowned. He didn't know what Valhalla was, but he knew about the Fields of Asphodel. Plus the hands of fire being what makes the path clear. He didn't know what the prophecy meant, not like that was a surprise. The Oracle of Delphi could never just give a plain answer. Though he had his doubts, and was uneasy about it, he couldn't help but be curious about the camp like their own. Sure, the romans had been shocking enough, but was there another camp? Other demigods? The thought was making his brain hurt. "So we have to save the world…again?"

Piper shrugged, "Looks like it."

"Just another day in the life of Leo," he said nonchalantly.

Piper smiled, but it faltered a bit. Something was a bit…off. "Are you alright Leo?"

The question took him aback, "What? Yeah, I'm awesome. Why do you ask?"

She furrowed a brow at him, but sensed he didn't want to discuss it. "It's nothing, I guess. If you ever want to talk you know you can tell me anything, right?"

Leo forced a laugh, "I'll keep that in mind, Pipes."

"Piper," Annabeth called from the back of the ship, still studying her tablet. "I think I've found something you might want to check out."

"Coming!" Piper called back before leaving, but not without giving Leo another imploring look.

Leo ignored it. Now was not the time to discuss his girlfriend…. his ex-girlfriend. No, he had a distraction now. He and his friends were off the save the world again. Just another day in the life of Leo.

Hello reader! I know I know I'm probably going to get a lot of hate for Calypso breaking up with Leo, but I had the idea for this story while I was in the middle of reading The Mark of Athena so...Calypso wasn't even in the picture at that point. I tried to shake it out of my brain, but, alas, it stuck with me. Also,I know that Rick Riordan has a series of books with Norse mythology and everything...just assume those don't exist in this fiction if you've read them. I'm Scandinavian so Norse mythology has always been something I enjoy, just in case you didn't guess there would be Norse mythology in this baby by my Vallhalla reference. Spoilers. Anyway, I'm sorry Leo and Calypso aren't a thing in this story, but it's gunna be great I promise. Thanks for reading and please leave me a review! Even the bad reviews make my day.