Annabeth, Jason, Hazel, Piper and frank were all sitting on the deck doing their own things. Things that everyone expected to happen Piper and Jason were talking, Annabeth was reading, and Hazel and frank were doing sword practice.
The ship was auto pilot and both Leo and Percy were down stairs.
Hazel was the first to realize the danger of this situation. "Um should we be concerned that both Percy and Leo are downstairs. Isn't any worried that they will do more pranking?"
Annabeth shook her head "I had Percy swear on the river Styx he won't prank awhile on this ship."
Everyone looked at her eyes wide. They all knew that she was the only one could control Percy but to make him swear on the river Styx, this was a miracle.
"If you say so," shrugged frank.
"What's that supposed to mean?" asked Annabeth again lifting her eyes from the page.
"If I learned one thing about Percy while we were on the quest it's that he is good at finding loop holes."
Annabeth nodded, silently agreeing with the bigger boy's statement. He did love loopholes for problems. He wouldn't avoid anything but he would dodge the worst of it.
Piper rolled her eyes, "you know it's probably a miracle they haven't set the ship on fire knowing Leo."
Jason nodded vigorously. Annabeth pondered. She was the only one on the ship who knew both the boys longer than the last few days. Their personalities were very similar and they both loved fun. "You know…" began Annabeth. Everyone looked over at her expecting the smart solution to the problem that still was Leo. "It was either the boy's would become the best of friends or the worst of enemies. They're so similar it would either make them the best of friends or at each other throats. It's probably better for the quest if they are together rather than apart."
Everyone nodded with the knowledge of her words. Btu before anyone could comment a roar of rage came from down the stairs.
"Coach?" said Jason standing. There was a pounding of feet as the two pranksters ran up the stairs evil grins plastered to their face. Over Leo's shoulder was slung a baseball bat. "Is that coach's bat?" Jason sputtered.
Controlling laughter Leo nodded.
"Percy you promised," Annabeth whined.
"I said and I quote 'I swear on the river Styx I will not do any more pranks while on this ship… on you'," Percy grinned at the others on the ship, a wild light in his eyes.
Everyone else recoiled. "We are all so dead," muttered piper.
"Boys!" coach came upstairs in sweat clothes and a base ball cap and holding a floppy… what was that?
"We replaced his bat with a rubber one," chuckled Percy.
"When I get my bat back I'm gonna pound you two so hard!" Gleeson hedge shouted.
"You gotta catch us first!" yelled Percy. He grabbed Leo's upper arm and whispered something in his ear. Leo handed the bat over to the son of the sea god. Percy stepped on the railing of the ship and, bat in hand, dived perfectly over the side of the ship.
"Percy!" Hazel shouted.
Annabeth stood and put a hand on hazel's shoulder. "I'd get below deck if you want to stay dry," she whispered.
"But Percy, the boat's going to fast he can't keep up," Hazel said to Annabeth.
"Have you ever seen him use his water abilities to full fruition?"
"I saw him fight that giant at camp and I saw him blow the aqua ducts."
"He's the one who did that?" Jason asked. He glanced fearfully down at the water now understanding.
Annabeth shook her head. "Multiply that power by ten and stick him in the world's second largest ocean and what do you get…"
Percy shot for the water like a bullet, a tower of water swirling under and around him. It looked like he had brought half the ocean with him in a massive swirl of power.
"That," finished Annabeth.
"Oh," mumbled Hazel.
A spray of sea foam sprinkled everyone lightly and the ones closest to the faint sprinkle were soaked in a matter of seconds.
Coach Hedge held up his floppy rubber baseball bat to the giant of the ocean and shouted at the top of his lungs, "You think that can scare me you'll have to try harder than that Jackson!"
"You want harder?" yelled Percy back. Everyone braced themselves for the torrent of water that would inevitably come. But instead he threw the bat back down at couch and descended quickly and gently down to the deck of the ship.
"Oh please don't tell me..." said Leo when Percy was gain at his side.
"Yep," Percy grinned. He pulled out riptide an uncapped it. Holding it out at a horizontal angle, "I I challenge you to a battle."
Hedge picked up his bat, "no fair you have a sword."
Percy looked down at hazel and seemed to have a mental conversation with her. Hazel nodded and tossed the sword she had been using to practice at Percy.
With an air of confidence Percy caught the sword and handed it to Hedge.
"On with the battle," said Percy calmly.
Hedge's first wild strike at Percy's heart was met by riptide before it even got near. The next crazy slash with the blade was at Percy's knee. Percy jumped, standing on the railing, and leaned against one of the ropes.
"Come on," taunted Percy, "you've got to be better than this."
"Aghhhhhhhhh," screamed Coach Hedge, running at Percy.
While they exchanged blows Percy talked, his tone never leaving the calm way of speaking.
"Do you remember when we first met Gleeson?" he asked. "I was barely thirteen and you had just come back from a failed protecting job." He winced thinking of the girl who had come to camp with a missing arm. "The council was putting you on trial and I had just walked past."
Coach Hedge's eyes narrowed at the calm nature of his opponent.
"When the trial was over they said they would give you one more chance. You weren't grateful that Chiron helped you I didn't understand why you were so mean to him. But I learned what happened to you when you were younger."
Hedge fought with a little less vigor, "you know?"
Percy shook his head, "knew. Past tense." He gestured at his head. "Lots of my memories were lost totally after Hera kidnapped me." He shrugged but no was close enough to see the pain in his eyes. "I doubt they'll ever return that's what I get for drinking gorgons blood. It's an un-natural way to restore memories."
Coach hedge looked almost sorry for the young boy before he regained his ferocious look and attacked again with the sword.
It took only another few seconds before Percy managed to trip the coach, grab his sword, and have both of them pointed at his neck.
Percy putt riptide, in pen from, back in his pocket and helped Gleeson up to his feet… hooves.
"Good job," said Percy although he was lying through his teeth.
"And the winner is Jackson of New York!" said Leo lifting the hand Percy want holding a sword with.
Percy merely smiled as he looked down at the clapping team mates below him. But in both hazels and Annabeth's eyes he saw the concern. They had no idea that some memories were still missing.
Trying to avoid the subject he walked down the few stairs to the group and handed hazel's sword back.
"Thank you," said hazel smiling. But he could see the attack building up behind her eyes. "Percy I-"
Before she could say anything else he shook his head at her.
"You know what I enjoyed that swim." And with everyone staring at him like he was crazy he walked over to the railing and sat on the edge of the wood lining and jumped in.
Everyone ran to the edge and heard the splash below. The water that had been disturbed was a white color and quickly falling behind. No one worried when it took a little over a minute before his touched surface again.
"Killer whales are so wired!" he shouted and sprung up onto the ship. He was still perfectly dry. He held out his hand grandly and Annabeth, knowing it was for her, grabbed it. "I have got to show you this," he said. And with the utmost trust I her gaze they jumped overboard Percy shouting behind him "see you all at lunch!"
Jason looked at frank and hazel. "Is he really this crazy?"
Frank shrugged. "Who knows he's Percy Jackson."
Le fin!
I hope you enjoyed it because this is the end. I however loved writing the bromance stuff for Percy and Leo so you can expect a few more stories like this.
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