AN: Sorry this took so long to update, school has started and it's really hectic. Well, here you are. Shoutout to the amazing people who reviewed chapter uno, you guys are brilliantly lovely

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"You think-"

Percy nodded grimly, staring at the parchment in his hands. They were sitting in the planning room, poring over the information Percy had brought back. Thalia was practically itching in her seat, probably wanting to get out there and slay some giants. Jason merely discussed quietly with Katie, and Leo was trying to annoy Piper again. The daughter of Aphrodite was rolling her eyes, which were a shade of hazel. Laina fiddled with her pen, twirling it in her fingers.

Chiron cleared his throat. "Well, it seems like this is calling for another quest. Because the objective is actually unclear, and the Oracle is away on a holiday in Hawaii, I suggest we could set sails tomorrow?" He was pacing the room, his tail swishing and his stubby beard quivering. The walls of the room were covered with maps and designs and battle plans and markings. The center table had a large map that would not come off, which mapped out the whole of the Camp and its secret passages and hiding places, and its breach spots. It made the camp almost foolproof.

The Seven- well, five- murmured a general consent, and Laina rolled her eyes as Leo attempted to set fire to his new contraption. "It requires a boost of flame," he explained. "Just a little, though- CRAP!" He'd yelled as a bang followed. He emerged, face covered in soot and his hair tips alight. Jason guffawed with laughter, and Piper chuckled.

Laina headed off toward the Artemis cabin, thinking about the "unknown" objective. All the past quests she'd had, they'd always known what they were looking for. They'd known that it was Kronos they were up against. They'd known it was Gaia and her uprising they'd had to fight. But this time, the road in front of them was unclear.

"Leo, get the mast up!" Jason yelled from the deck. The son of Hephaestus saluted and climbed onto the mast, and lowered the sails.

Percy was staring out at sea, concentrating very hard. Laina was simply hanging on by, knowing that he was trying to get the longitude and latitude. She breathed in, and raveled in the sweet smell of the sea.

Piper sauntered over, and leaned against the rails. "Hey, you okay? I mean, are you and Percy okay?"

Laina frowned. "What do you mean? I'm okay," she said. "What do you- Percy and me?"

Piper chuckled. "Aphrodite gave me powers to feel tension. Especially when the tension is about love. It's like electricity right now, you know. I could feel it all the way from downstairs. I

"I wasn't- thinking about him, Pipes. Are you sure?" She asked the daughter of the love goddess, but her insides were twisting.

Piper smiled. "And it's stronger on the other side. I don't know- you figure it out, Lai." She ran off to distract Leo from his new toolbench. She looked at Jason, who was sitting all the way above, on the edge of the mast. Probably flew up there.

It was rare for Piper to just go up to someone and claim that she could feel vibes between two people, and they usually talked about normal stuff. Like volleyball, and boys. Boys, Laina sighed inwardly. Jason and Piper were still not getting together, and Leo was missing Calypso.

Hazel and Frank were at Camp Jupiter, and that was probably best. They were safer there. Laina squinted in the far horizon. This was going to be a really awkward trip to who-knew-where. The seamlessly perfect water rippled suddenly, and she jumped a little.

Hand immediately reaching for her sword, she tried to follow the ripples. It could be a water monster... Or something as menacing as Scilla, for all she knew.

Then, a multicolored beast soared out of the waters in a great splash, did a flip, and landed gracefully back into the water. The head of the creature was that of a horse, and the body was the body of a fish and a seal.

"Percy!" She called, and the son of Poseidon hurried over, startled. He looked over the side of the ship, and laughed. "Hippocampi! If only Tyson was here... And Grover."

Laina's smile faded, as the Hippocampus swam along with the ship, chittering happily. "They're probably better off back there, you know."

She wasn't facing him, but she knew his face had fallen. "Yeah, I know." It took her a while before she realized he was leaning over her shoulder, and he was so close she could taste the sea again.

Laina couldn't help the small smile that appeared on her face. They were quite for a few minutes before Percy cleared his throat and leaned back from her, flustered. She grinned.

"Got the cords yet?" She queried him casually. He ruffled his hair.

"Uhm- yeah. Er... Jason!" He called up to the demigod, who was looking down at them, with an amused expression on his face. Percy hurried up to the deck, where he started steering the ship north.