A few days had passed since Anastasia had joined the crew of the Argo ll and things couldn't have been worse. endless sea attacks had caused them to have to fly- and that made Hazel even more sick than before. The demi-gods were struggling. Apollo sent harsh sun rays down on them- not very happy with one of his beloved daughters on the quest. Everyone on board was sunburnt and in pain. Anastasia had been working trying to getting things to let up with her father but he wouldn't budge, so her daily chore was following the crew members around and keeping the sunburn at bay as they worked (mapping, planning, fighting off the occasional venti)
Night had fallen on the shores of Greece, their new base for the moment. Leo was awake, just like every other night. He shuffled out of his room and down to the boiler room- where he stayed when be couldn't sleep. Something about the mechanical hum knocked him out faster than an lullaby could.
As he walked past Anastasia's room, he heard her let out an airy sob. In that moment he felt his heart break- so slowly he twisted the door knob and poked his head in through the crack.
"Ana?" He said, only above a whisper, his face ridden with sadness.
Anastasia looked up, wiping her tears away and putting on a smile. "Hey, Leo."
He opened the door wider and made his way in, slowly shutting it and walking over to her bed. "Hey you, what's wrong?" He asked, sitting at the end of her bed, causing her to draw up her legs.
"I just-" She began "I was thinking about how I don't have parents to go back to when camp dismisses at the end of this summer." She confessed, new tears forcing their way from her milky blue orbs. "I'm alone in this world, I can't go back to Olympus. What do I do, Leo?"
Leo took her hand in his, he sighed in content as he felt the cool smooth contrast of hers against his rough, callused hand.
"It's going to be okay, I don't have anyone else either. We can get through this- together, okay?
Remember, even through Hades- I'm with you."
with two days left before gaea awoke, the pressure was on. after getting the chained gods heartbeat, and finally succeeding in getting the physicians cure- it was now to face what was in front of them now... which just happened to be a few hundred giants.
The princess Periboa held Annabeth by the neck like a feral cat. The giant Enceladus had Percy wrapped in his massive fist, awaiting the perfect moment to spill his blood and wake gaea.
Chaos.
The fighting began.
Anastasia went to free Annabeth, Unfortunately the giantess seemed to anticipate her plan.
"I think not, demigod!" Periboa yelled. "This one bleeds!"
The giantess raised her knife and it took everything for Anastasia to scream "MISS!" taunting the princess, at the same time Annabeth kicked up with her legs to make herself a smaller target.
Periboa's knife passed beneath Annabeth's legs and stabbed the giantess' own palm.
The monster screamed in agony and dropped Annabeth- alive, but not unscathed.
The dagger had sliced a nasty gash across the back of her thigh. As Annabeth rolled away, her blood soaked into the earth.
'the blood of olympus' Anastasia thought with dread. She couldn't do anything about that now, she had to help Annabeth.
It went by like flashes- stab, duck, dodge, stab, duck, dodge. As a dazed Percy and Anastasia faced Porphyrion, he rose from his throne.
"These demi-gods can't kill us! They do not have the help of the gods. Remember who you are!" The giants closed in. A dozen spears were pointed at Anastasia's chest.
unscathed.
The dagger had sliced a nasty gash across the back of her thigh. As Annabeth rolled away, her blood soaked into the earth.
'the blood of olympus' Anastasia thought with dread. She couldn't do anything about that now, she had to help Annabeth.
It went by like flashes- stab, duck, dodge, stab, duck, dodge. As a dazed Percy and Anastasia faced Porphyrion, he rose from his throne.
"These demi-gods can't kill us! They do not have the help of the gods. Remember who you are!" The giants closed in. A dozen spears were pointed at Anastasia's chest.
Percy, obviously dazed, couldn't defend himself. So Anastasia started screaming at the giants. "Come on then! I'll destroy you all myself if I have to!"
A metallic smell of storm filled the air. All the hairs on Anastasia's arms stood up.
"The thing is," said a voice from above, "you don't have to."
Anastasia's heart could've floated out of her body. At the top of the nearest colonnade stood Jason, his sword gleaming gold in the sun. Frank stood at his side, his bow ready. Hazel sat astride Arion, who reared and whinnied in challenge.
Percy, obviously dazed, couldn't defend himself. So Anastasia started screaming at the giants. "Come on then! I'll destroy you all myself if I have to!"
A metallic smell of storm filled the air. All the hairs on Anastasia's arms stood up.
"The thing is," said a voice from above, "you don't have to."
Anastasia's heart could've floated out of her body. At the top of the nearest colonnade stood Jason, his sword gleaming goldThe giants closed in. A dozen spears were pointed at Anastasia's chest.
Percy, obviously dazed, couldn't defend himself. So Anastasia started screaming at the giants. "Come on then! I'll destroy you all myself if I have to!"
A metallic smell of storm filled the air. All the hairs on Anastasia's arms stood up.
"The thing is," said a voice from above, "you don't have to."
Anastasia's heart could've floated out of her body. At the top of the nearest colonnade stood Jason, his sword gleaming gold in the sun. Frank stood at his side, his bow ready. Hazel sat astride Arion, who reared and whinnied in challenge.
Percy, obviously dazed, couldn't defend himself. So Anastasia started screaming at the giants. "Come on then! I'll destroy you all myself if I have to!"
A metallic smell of storm filled the air. All the hairs on Anastasia's arms stood up.
"The thing is," said a voice from above, "you don't have to."
Anastasia's heart could've floated out of her body. At the top of the nearest colonnade stood Jason, his sword gleaming gold in the sun. Frank stood at his side, his bow ready. Hazel sat astride Arion, who reared and whinnied in challenge.
