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This chapter is a little violent, so just a warning.

Leo's POV

When I got to the shore, I immediately collapsed. I started to cry. I tried to hold it in, but every time I managed to stop, a new wave of grief replaced it. I tried to take it all in.

Festus was gone. The Argo ll was destroyed.

After crying a little more, I felt a hand on my shoulder. It was Piper. I thought she would use her charmspeak on me, telling me to calm down, but instead she started to massage my shoulders, saying that it was ok. I believed her for a second.

I looked over my shoulder. Annabeth was pouring drops of nectar in Percy and Frank's mouths. Soon, they were both awake. Thank goodness.

Then I saw Lily.

A wave of anger washed over me. I stormed over to her.

"WHAT WAS THAT FOR?!" I yelled at her.

"Leo, if you can just-" she started.

"I WILL NOT 'JUST'! BECAUSE OF YOU FESTUS IS GONE! BECAUSE OF YOU WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE! WHAT DID I DO TO DESERVE THIS?!"

"Leo, I had no choice."

"YES, YOU DID! YOU COULD HAVE GIVEN ME MY FIRE POWERS BACK. IN FACT, YOU COULD HAVE NOT GIVEN ME MY NEW POWERS IN THE FIRST PLACE!"

"Leo!" shouted Annabeth, "What are you talking about?"

I ignored her.

"GIVE ME MY FIRE POWERS BACK!"

This time, Lily obeyed. She punched me in the stomach. This time, instead of feeling icy cold, I felt like lava was flowing through me. Once the feeling subsided, I held out my hand and tried to summon fire. A small flame danced on my palm. I didn't thank her.

"GREAT TIMING!"

"Leo, if I had given it to you before-"

"IF YOU HAD GIVEN IT TO ME BEFORE, FESTUS WOULD STILL BE ALIVE! I COULD HAVE TAKE KHIONE! WE WOULD BE SAFE ON THE ARGO ll WITH SUPPLIES AND FOOD! BECAUSE OF YOU, WE WILL SURELY DIE!"

I slapped her face. It didn't even seem to faze her.

"YOU ARE THE WORST GUARDIAN EVER!"

That fazed her. I saw a single tear race down her cheek and then fall.

"Just go away!" I sobbed.

Lily turned and ran in the other direction. Soon, she was gone.

"Leo!" said Hazel, "Why did you do that?"

"Do what?"

"Tell her to leave! She could have given us directions! She might have even been able to transport us directly into the camp!"

I glared at her. "I guess I screwed up again, didn't I?"

"Why don't you call out to her?" offered Frank, "She said that you can hear each other's thoughts."

"I don't want to."

"Leo," said Jason, trying to sound calm, "What did Khione mean when she said you did the dirty work for her? I mean, you can't have frozen the controls, could you?"

I scowled. Didn't they understand that I was mourning? Didn't they understand how upset I was? And yet, they still need answers. If they want answers, that's what they will get.

"Today I turned sixteen," everyone gasped, "and Lily was apparently the only one who remembered. She made me a cupcake and we watched a movie to celebrate. Then I told her that it would be cool to have ice powers. And she took that as an order. When I realized what she had done, I wanted to test them out. I covered the entire top deck in ice in snow. The frost, however, reached the controls, and I couldn't stop it. I asked Lily for my fire powers back so I could thaw the controls, but she refused."

"I thought she was bound by some oath." said Percy.

"Lily said that she would only disobey orders if it meant in me or a friend dying. Well, EPIC FAIL LILY!"

They looked at me warily.

"Leo," said Piper gently, "I am sorry, but we need to find out where we are. There is still a war going on. We don't want more innocent people to die."

For the first time, I surveyed my surroundings. They looked oddly familiar. Had I been here before?

Then I remembered. I was only six at the time. My mom had taken me to here as a little trip. We had found stones and tried to make them skip on the water. I remember my mom laughing as I tried to skip a stone that was bigger than my head, the result being both us drenched.

"I know where we are," I suddenly said, "We are in Houston, Texas."

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