Leo's pov
The pain was fading, but this was way scarier. My four friends formed a circle around me. I was just in the middle shrinking away. They were talking so fast, panicking, not knowing what to do. They were probably more terrified than me.
"You guys! Whats going on, I'm shrinking!" I cried out. Everything was getting bigger and bigger by the second, now I was the size of a small kitten.
"What do we do!?" Piper screamed. "We have to do something!" I continued to shrink till...stop! I was done. My eyes were closed. It was dead silent. I was scared to open them, to look up and see how much smaller I have become. How small was I? Dollsize? Antsize? Have I become no bigger than a speck?
"Leo... are you okay?" I heard Piper's voice. "Leo, please... just please open your eyes, honey." Such a sweet calming voice. It gave me enough courage to opened them. It was at their feet. Small, tiny. Thier legs went up for miles and miles. All of them, Piper, Annabeth, Percy, and Jason they just-just stared down at me, which me feel more tiny then I alrighty felt. Thier intense stares made me feel like I was under a microscope.
"Leo?" Percy said.
"...Yes?"
"Your...so small, bro."
"Well no shit!"
"Maybe we should get him on the counter so he can at least be eye level." Jason suggested.
"Sounds good. Leo, I'm going to pick you up, is that alright?' Piper said. I nodded. She knelt down and put down a hand. Me nervous, I hesitated. This was just too weird and scary. "Its okay Leo, I won't drop you, I promise." I nodded and walked on her hand. "Wow, that feels...new."
I was lifted up in the air slowly. Piper was being really careful not to drop me. She carried me to the kitchen, the others followed. She put me on the counter. Wasn't eye level but at least i wasn't looking up a skyscraper legs anymore. The others still looked down at me. It made me very uneasy.
"Okay, Leo, I'm going to say something and don't get mad, but... you are just absolutely, incredibly super cute!" Piper proclaimed. I blushed.
"Piper..." I managed. This was embarrassing.
"Sorry, sorry, I know this is serious, but, great gods, you are just so freakin adorable. I'm going to get a camera later and just take as many pics as I can."
"Piper..."
"Yeah, yeah I know, I should probably stop."
"Thank you. Now then, HOW IN HADES I'M I GOING TO GET BACK TO NORMAL!" Annabeth took out her smartphone, it wasn't really a smartphone, it was the really smart computer that the one really really smart guy gave her. I totally forgot his name, but whatever. The phone scanned me.
"This reminds me of that one time a few years ago when I was turned into a guinea pig." Percy said with a smile. Jason, Piper, and I had confusing looks on our faces. Percy noticed it. "Long story..."
"Your two and a half inches, Leo." Annabeth said.
"Two inches!" I yelled.
"...and a half." Annabeth said, as if that little piece of info would make me feel better.
"Two inches of cute." Piper said also trying to make me feel better.
"Yeah, you're really cute, bro." Percy added in.
"Okay stop, just stop." I said.
"I mean it, You look like a cute little doll." Okay that comment kind of hurt. I didn't want to feel more downsized then I alrighty am.
"Annabeth, does the computer say anything about the shrinking?" Jason asked.
"Well, the lizard monster we faced is called a moneya and its a rare monster. It has the ability to shrink its victims with its gas."
"Can it be reversed." I asked. Annabeth looked at me like she was going to tell me some bad news.
"It lasts for about 3 months." No way, she did not just say that!
"3 months! I can't be this small for 3 months!" This couldn't be happening.
"I'm sorry Leo." She took her index finger and started to rub my head. I would have protested if it didn't feel so good, strange because head rubs usually didn't feel this good.
"Is there anyway to reverse it faster? Can we ask a few gods for some help?" Jason asked.
"It says that not even gods can reverse it. The monster was originally created by Titans way way back. The Gods sent heroes to capture the creatures and lock them up. But tomorrow we can ask around." Annabeth lifted me up with two fingers and placed me on her hand. "You'll need a safe place to stay. I'm scared of taking you to camp because the other campers might want to mess with you or see you."
"He can stay with us." Piper and Jason said at the exact same time. That made me feel better. That they wanted to so desperately help me.
"You mean it?" I asked.
"Of course!" Piper exclaimed.
"Yeah, just the three of us like old times... beside the fact that your two inches tall." Jason said.
"And a half." I said. We all started laughing. Who knows this might not be so bad.
