Safe & Sound
Last Chapter people. Hope you liked it Mads.
I hope it helps you sleep too. I'll keep you safe as best as I can no matter where I am or whats going on, kay kiddo?
When I woke up it was night time and I was in the Poseidon cabin. Mads sat at the edge of my bed and stared at me. When she noticed I was awake she squealed and hugged me, crushing the air from my lungs.
"Woah there girl, what happened?" I asked as I pulled out of her grasp.
"You've been out cold for two days," she said worriedly. My eyes widened at that statement and I stared at her.
"What do you mean two days?"
"You passed out from exhaustion. When was the last time you slept?" a new voice said. I looked around and saw Percy at the foot of my bed.
"Um, well we left home on July seventh, I slept for maybe six hours on the eighth, and then I didn't sleep again until now I guess. I was too busy to sleep."
"Yeah, you passed out from exhaustion. Even a demigod can't last forever without sleep. Especially the kids of the Big Three. With great power, comes the need to take a nap," Percy said the last bit with a wry smile.
"Well I've been asleep. Happy?" I asked irritably.
"Not really. Mads has been here the whole time and she's been freaking out that some kind of monster got you. It's not fun watching a little girl cry," he said simply. I looked at Mads worriedly.
"You okay squirt?" I asked her as I hugged her.
"Are you okay?" she asked back.
"Yeah. Just a bit tired," I mumbled with a yawn. Percy yawned, and then Mads yawned, and I laughed. I wasn't sure why, but yawns made other yawns that made other yawns until everyone was yawning.
"Same here. It's three in the morning," she mumbled.
"Bedtime. Come on, I'll tuck you in."
We walked over to her bed a few feet away and I tucked her in and let her hug a teddy bear with each arm.
"Pammy?" she asked quietly as Percy walked to the other side of her bed and sat down.
"Yeah kiddo?"
"Does uncle Hades and Uncle Zeus like me?"
I shot Percy a questioning look and he looked just as startled by the question as I was. Where had that come from.
"Of course they do squirt. Why wouldn't they?" I asked as I wrapped my arms around her shoulders and hugged her to me.
"Because they made monsters come after us. They made you sleep for two days. What if they send more monsters after me?" she asked, her voice trembling.
"No, don't think like that. They like you kiddo. You're all bubbly and happy and you're just a kid. You haven't done anything wrong so they won't hurt you," I whispered.
"So will they protect me?" she asked.
"Yeah. They will. If they tried hurting you, they'd have daddy, and Percy, and more importantly, me to deal with. so don't worry Mads. You're safe."
"What about you?" she asked, her green eyes staring up at me.
"Well, I'm cool with Hades. I guess Zeus and I are on a you don't kill me I don't hurt you level. So I'm fine, nothing to worry about," I said with a smile.
"Ok. I make Zeus like you?" she asked curiously. I giggled, she sounded like a little kid.
"Naw, I'm fine. We're safe, safe and sound," I whispered.
"Thanks. If they hurt you, can I hit them with my flaming sledgehammer?" she asked me, fingering a bracelet around her right wrist.
"Flaming what?" I asked her, dumbfounded.
"Leo made it for her the day you guys got to camp because she wanted one. She's too cute to resist," Percy chuckled. I looked at her sternly, but then I smiled.
"Sure ya can kiddo. Want me to sing you to sleep?" I said with a smile. She nodded and slid back down onto her mattress, letting me tuck her back in for the second time.
"Just close your eyes
The sun is going down
You'll be alright
No one can hurt you now
Come morning light
You and I'll be safe and
Sound."
She was asleep in seconds, a smile on her young face. As I kissed her forehead and readjusted her teddy bears, I smiled. I had done it. I'd gotten my little sister safely to Camp Half-Blood.
"Don't worry kiddo," I mumbled. "You and I are safe and sound."