So people, back to the main story, starting off with Hazel.
Also bad news, I have a feeling I'll only be able to post on weekends.
Enjoy the Chapter!
HAZEL
I walked the deck quietly, observing everyone. There was a light Jason- induced rain shower falling on our shoulder, and Jason himself was at the mast with Piper. They looked like they were from that new movie about the Titanic crash a few decades ago. No, a century ago.
Frank was busy listening to his iLeo, and humming quietly, off-tune. Basically an iLeo was a radio thing that you put in your ear. You could also ask it questions, and it would get the the answer really fast off the internet. Hazel didn't really get the internet much, but she knew that the device connected to mortal (.com), god (.bowtome), Underworld (.diehere), and monster (.allpunydemigodsmustdie) internet. In other words, she didn't get it.
Leo, on the other hand, was at the wheel clicking random buttons. Apparently he knew what he was doing because we didn't fall to Earth and die a slow, slow death. That was a good thing.
We were all surprised then when Nico called a meeting. The last I checked he was crying out in his sleep.
We sluggishly moved below the deck, to the meeting room below.
Nico's eyes scanned the room as he unfolded a dusty beach chair. Coach Hedge was there too, but he was engrossed in a playback of a football game he probably watched a billion times.
"So..." Nico started, somewhat casually. "Camp Half-Blood is in trouble."
No one objected.
"We have to head back there and help them."
He was repeating everything everyone else already thought about.
"Leo, can you get us there faster?"
"Umm... yeah, I think so. I finished some of An- my plans. The engine can now go faster. Like, umm... it'll take four days to get there. Yeah?"
I took a very fast note on how much he was stuttering.
"Let's hope the battle doesn't begin too soon. Also, the statue?"
"What does anybody think we should do with it?" I asked.
"We need to figure out what it does." Jason said. I shot him an annoyed glance. He acted like was a normal conversation. I also looked at Leo, who was eating a small banana. I had a feeling he had more on his lap.
"I called everyone down because I know what we needed to do with it."
Rest of us: "What?"
Frank: "Jinx."
Leo: "Sorry but the Jinx machine is out of order, you owe me a quarter."
Frank: "Ah, come on!"
Leo: "Oh, Canadians!" Frank gave him an evil look. It wasn't very evil looking, either.
"Stop it, both of you!" I scolded them.
"You were saying?" Leo said, drawing attention away from that very immature conversation.
"Well... a few years back, when I just started my Underworld visits, I met a man. He was wandering the fields of Asphodel and he had forgotten every thing of his past life, except this story. I think he was an Athenian, because his story involved the Athena Parthenos. I don't remember much of his story, I didn't think it was important at the time, but it went like this...
"Everyone knows that the Parthenon was sacred to Athena. But no one now knows this, but Athena sometimes came to the Parthenon herself, into the Athena Parthenos.
"I'm sure, what he said was that every century or so, someone could get the chance to pass the seven tests of Athena, which were umm... seven tests. If you passed she would grant you something you need."
"Umm... seven tests?" Jason asked.
"Yeah."
"Umm... okay."
"I think though it needs to be in a sacred place, for it to happen. Camp Half-Blood will do."
"So we go to Camp Half-Blood, make peace, then do some Athenian tests?" I asked.
"Pretty much."
Frank chuckled nervously. "So when are we leaving?"
Leo replied, "Right now."
