Heroes of Olympus Sequel:
Return of Fire
An unexpected visitor, er, hologram
Leo
So there we were, flying off into the unknown. I had the arms of the most beautiful girl around my waist, and I was probably grinning like an idiot. For all I knew, my nose was on fire. That happens when I get excited. I was about to tell Festus to scan for Celestial bronze, so we could fix him up, but a hologram flickered into existence above his back. At first it was just sort of black, with a lot of banging and cursing in Greek by someone with a familiar, gravelly voice. Then a picture flickered into view. "Boy, fly that dragon over to your left, then head east. You'll reach Texas soon after. Keep on your course, and you'll reach an oil well. You can fix your dragon there, and we need to talk on a more secure channel." And now for a game of Guess That God. If you guessed Hephaestus, you were right!
Wow. I need more sleep. My thoughts are turning into game shows. That's depressing. "Yes sir, we'll see you there. Um, by the way, how long has it been since the battle with Gaea?" Cause it would seriously suck if everyone back at camp is dead. "About a week, boy. Don't be late." And at that he was gone. Can't you just feel the love. To be fair, Olympians aren't really supposed to get involved with their kids. Plus, Hephaestus openly admitted that he's no good with people. I can get the mentality. We arrive at the oil well in about an hour. Hephaestus let me use his forge to fix up Festus while Calypso cleaned herself up. I have to say, the place was absolutely amazing. There was so many cool things going on I could hardly focus enough to get the job done. After a period of time my watch insists was two hours but my brain says was five minutes, I finish up with Festus and go have a chat with Dad.