Jason

I'm going to be honest here. Jessica was stupid to run to Jupiter's…excuse me, Zeus' Fist; knowing she was going to breakdown. Second of all, the fact that we spent fifteen minutes crying over that was just plain out Minotaur crap (if you know what I mean).

Now we had five minutes left before we were all suppose to die. I'd been through this situation already and I had prayed to the gods that it wouldn't happen again. But do I get a favor from them? No, obviously not. Not even from my dad.

Jessica stalked past us and I could tell for some reason that anger was now burning in her. Annabeth glanced at me as my sister began to run somewhere. I shrugged.

I followed Jessica and along a familiar path. She continued to sprint and she suddenly stopped. And I groaned with anger as I realized where we were, even if I could see Leo's stupid desk.

She had found the naiad's crazy cousin's pond.

Before she could run forward, I lunged for her quietly, grabbing her and pulling back.

"What?" she whispered.

"Dude, you can't rush over there!" I whispered back. "They'll tear you to pieces!"

She snorted.

"Jason, I've ran straight into more dangerous situations. Trust me. Trying running straight into a Cyclops cave or straight into the heart of St. Helens. Even worse, run into a raging battle with no fear as demigods die around you," Jessica said.

"Haven't done the first two but I did do the last one at the Roman camp. It explains why Mount Othrys went down at the same time you guys were at Mount Olympus. Wait, what the heck were you doing in St. Helens?" I asked suddenly, staring at her like she was crazy.

"Oh, covering Percy's podex," she grinned. Then her smile faded.

"Jason."

"Hmm?"

"We've got only three minutes left."

"Sh—,"

"Jason, just let her go out there," Annabeth interrupted, my swearing getting cut off.

"Annabeth! She'll die!"

"Hate to say it but would you rather have one of us die or be injured or the whole place to be destroyed?"

I rolled my eyes, releasing my sister. She let go of me, unsheathed a sword I never knew she was carrying and slipped out from behind the tree. Jessica walked straight for the crazy cousins but surprisingly, her footfalls were silent and deathly. Annabeth smiled as Jessica scrambled into a tree. Obviously this was something Annabeth and her had worked on when she use to live here.

Jessica whistled quietly and then called out softly, "Buford."

Did I hear correctly or was she trying to call to a stupid desk?

"Buford," she called again.

The stupid desk turned several times in circle which was funny because it looked like it was waddling. Finally, it whistled through its steam pipes on the side of its desk as it realized where she was.

"Come here now Buford."

He whistled loudly and the crazy cousins stared at the desk, stopping their party.

"Oh look! Dionysus came to party!" shouted one. And they rushed for the desk. Annabeth looked a little weirded out with the fact that they said the desk was being called Dionysus.

Jessica face palmed herself and slid from the tree, moving towards the sisters.

"Buford!" she whispered intensely. Sadly, it was a little loud because the girls whirled on her voice.

And they bared their teeth at her, their nails curling into claws.

"A trespasser! Kill her!" the one girl screamed.

"Buford let's go! Leo will give you more bolts and stuff if you go back!" she shouted at the desk.

I guess Leo hadn't put enough inside Buford to satisfy him.

The girls lunged for Jessica and I yelled. A few saw Annabeth and I and began to head for us.

Annabeth punched me hard in the arm.

"Thanks you sucker," she snarled. I raised my eyebrows at her just as Jessica slashed her sword and cut three crazies in half.

"Buford please go to Leo!" she begged, beginning to sprint away from the girls who moved faster than the last time I encountered them.

"Jessica!" I warned.

"Jason I've got this! Go!" she shouted. "Buford, come on please!"

The desk began to run away and towards me and Annabeth. It passed us and headed in the direction of the bunker.

Finally, I thought.

A few girls chased us down and Annabeth and I sprinted away. Meanwhile, Jessica was slicing any that got close while she ran away, catching up to us quickly and then pushing ahead. Gods, she was faster than I figured. She leaped bushes and tree roots with ease and Annabeth chuckled, smiling.

"She finally learned."

Hmm, obviously another thing they worked on.

But the situation grew steadily worse. The crazy cousins began to catch up, clawing the air and baring their teeth in snarls and hunger. The made a desperate snatch for Annabeth's ankle but Jessica turned and sliced the head off. I felt my eyes grow wide in shock that my sister was actually aggressive.

Jessica purposely fell behind us, drawing a bow that I didn't know she was carrying. Where the Pluto was she getting any of these weapons suddenly? Or were they ones she had when she use to be here?

Jessica shot them down and one lunged, it's claws slicing down her arm.

"JESSICA!" I screamed.

But she didn't even wince. She looked at her arm, shrugged and then stabbed the cousin.

"Annabeth! Jason! Go! I'm fine! Just go!"

"Jessica, I can't leave you!" I yelled.

"GO!" my sister shouted back.

"Jason, let's go. She'll be fine. She can fight," Annabeth pleaded, tugging me along. Reluctantly, I left my sister behind in the trees and continued to run through the forest. As we reached the bunker, an awful, painful scream resonated through the forest and fear lit my chest.

Jessica was in danger.

I tried to turn around and run back but Annabeth stopped me, pain also falling across her face.

"It's ok. Please Jason."

I winced but headed into the bunker.

And I was shocked.

Everyone was pressed against the walls as Leo and Buford worked furiously. Annabeth guessed we had about a few seconds left. Because the boat was shaking violently, chucking Leo back forth. Annabeth and I crouched figuring, We're all going to die.

Then without a warning, the boat shuddered and everything became absolutely silent. I looked.

Leo had fixed the boat because we looked up in shock as he wiped his brow and jumped off. Then miraculously, everyone exploded into a cheer.

Leo strolled over and I clapped him on the back.

"Good job man."

"Thanks. Buford came back faster than I expected."

"Yeah, Jessica did great," Annabeth said.

He frowned.

"Where is she?"

My heart froze, remembering her scream.

How did I forget about her already?

"Oh shi—," I started to say again but Annabeth cut me off instead with way worse swearing.

I began to sprint from the place, pushing people aside and everyone stared after me. I ran like never before, fear in my chest. Annabeth was hot on my heels but then decided we should split up. I continued to run through the forest.

"Jessica!" I screamed.

I heard a faint calling and my chest felt heavy. It sounded wounded. Pained. Scared and feeble. And definitely like Jessica.

I turned towards the sound of her voice and then headed towards it. I came to some bushes and ducked because I heard the crazy cousins.

"Come here little girl! Here girly girl! Here!" they called out, as if calling to a lost puppy.

Then I saw her.

Jessica was lying against a tree, conscious but pale and clammy looking in the face. She was holding her stomach and a bloody slash was across her face. She was cut up everywhere and looked desperate. And she seemed to be staring around the tree, as if waiting for the cousins.

I almost leaped from the bushes but she turned her head exhaust and locked eyes with me.

My sister shook her head, as if knowing what I wanted to do. Then she pointed around the tree and then down. I furrowed my eyebrows and then looked where she was pointing.

A golden net. The same one we used to capture the twins the first time. And Jessica had set up a trip wire for it. How she managed to get away from the Fast and Furious Crazy Cousins, I didn't know. And how she set up the trap so fast while injured, I was in shock.

Jessica then pointed beneath the net and I peered closely. A little bag sat beneath with a set time of five seconds. So when the trap went up, whatever was inside would go up in flames.

Holy Jupiter, this girl was freaking smart.

But the cousins got closer and sniffed her out and then jeered.

"Come here girly! We can find you! You can't hide from us!" they screeched in delight. Jessica blinked slowly in weariness, staring at her trap. The cousins got closer, their curled nails and gnarled hands grasping around the tree.

"There you are!" they squealed.

"No, Jessica," I whispered.

They reached for her and she craned her neck away.

"Go. To. HELL!" my sister screamed. The cousins snarled, took another step forward and onto the trap, stepping over the trip wire. I cursed.

The last cousin got on, her foot snagging the trip wire lightly. But it still didn't spring. I was desperate to save my sister but she did it herself.

"Come and get me you overgrown, rotten fish!" Jessica taunted. I could tell it wasn't her best threats and names she threw out but it was pretty offensive to the crazies. Because the first one moved way too quick which only plotted its death along with her friends.

The first one stepped off the net, her foot snagging a second trip wire, causing the trap to go off. They were thrown up in a bunch of screams; clawing and biting at the netting and trying to break it. Instead, their sharp claws snapped and their teeth were shattered.

"Yeah! Suck it!" Jessica sneered with sarcasm at them as they're arms reached through the netting, trying to get her.

Then there was the sound of something cracking and flames went up underneath the net, disintegrating the cousins immediately until there was nothing but an empty, hanging net.

Jessica finally smiled weakly, sighing in relief. I leaped from the bushes and ran over to her.

"Oh my gods Jessica," I said.

"Hey," she replied quietly.

"Holy Jupiter. That was an amazing trap!" I praised.

"Yeah, I guess so. I've set better ones than that. This one was a weighted trap also. So once they were all on, the scale would take the reading and if one stepped off and the weight dipped five pounds below the original, then it goes off. But I had to put a second trip wire so whichever one stepped off would be still caught."

"You're a freaking genius," I said.

"Thanks," she breathed. Then she winced and I glanced at her hand which was coated in a layer of blood. A few rivers oozed between her fingers. Afraid to find out what was beneath, I still took her hand and removed it from her stomach.

And I swallowed.

The cousins obviously got her because there were slash and bite marks, creating a ragged hole-like wound. It was still bleeding and every once in a while, blood boiled to the surface and spilled over the sides.

"Oh shi—," I started again for the third time.

"Holy Athena! You found her! Thank the gods!" Annabeth gasped, coming through the bushes I was just in.

"Will you stop interrupting my swear sentence?!" I asked sarcastically.

Annabeth smiled.

"Jeez. Sorry, it's on accident. I guess I come at the wrong time."

She looked at the ragged wound and choked up.

"What the hell happened?"

Jessica tried to form words but she was just too tired.

"That doesn't matter right now. Just help me get her off the ground so we can get her back to the camp."

"Jason, the bunker is closer. Get her all the way across the camp, she'll die. Take her to the bunker and I'll get Chiron," Annabeth said.

"But what if you can't find him?"

"Trust me."

"Annabeth, the infirmary is safer. Cleaner."

"No! Get her to the bunker instead unless you want her to die! It's safer and quicker," Annabeth insisted.

I looked at Jessica and back at Percy's girlfriend, my mind going into shock after seeing my sister like this. I was so desperate to save her and a wave of protection washed over me.

"Fine!" I finally growled.

Annabeth smirked with satisfaction and helped Jessica into my arms. She told me where to go and I took off, surprisingly not getting lost. Meanwhile, she headed in the other direction as fast as possible. I made it back to the bunker faster than I expected and Leo was the first to the door. And he turned green when he saw Jessica.

"Move!" I shouted over everyone. "Dying person here!"

Everyone surged back and I came in, rushing to the back where Leo usually worked. I laid her on the sofa and she gasped abruptly. Then she coughed, splattering blood everywhere.

"Shit," I cursed, finally being able to say it without Annabeth interrupting me.

"J-J-Jason," she gurgled.

"Shh. It's ok. I have you. You're going to be ok," I soothed. A tear leaked from the corner of her eye and I wiped it away. Then I looked around.

"LEO!" I yelled. "GET ME TWO DAMP WASHCLOTHS, WATER, SOME GAUZE AND NECTAR!"

He came hurrying over, pulling the stuff out of his magical tool bag.

"Clean her face up and keep her calm while I work on cleaning her stomach wound out."

He began to wipe the blood carefully from my sister's face but it was hard to do so. Because she'd cough and blood would spill everywhere. And it was obviously impossible to get nectar down her throat.

I began to clean around her wound out, dropping water into it so that when her body convulsed, the blood would mix and wash out. I poured some more water in and delicately worked. The blood washed away and I saw the flesh. Luckily, nothing major had been eaten out of her that wouldn't internally heal if we could fix her correctly.

Suddenly she winced and then set her jaw tightly with pain. Then she cried out, tears rolling down her face.

"Oh gods. Oh gods. Oh my gods. I'm gonna die," she cried.

"No you're not," I hissed, continuing to work.

Chiron came clopping in out of the blue and hurried over to us.

"Jason, step back for now. Please," he asked. I glared at him but reluctantly dropped everything and took Leo's place who went back to working on the ship, glancing every once in a while. He got the rest of the people to help to but it was deathly silent in Bunker 9. I washed my hands on a clean washcloth which had been completely bloody.

Chiron worked on my sister and after a while, Annabeth dragged me away as I breathed heavily. I ran my hand through my hair, pacing back and forth as she tried to calm me down.

"Jason, she'll be ok. I promise."

"How? You promised she'd be fine and look how she turns up!" I growled, turning on her.

"Because I know Chiron can fix her!" she retaliated immediately, her gray eyes blazing.

I held her angry glare and then just pushed past her as Jessica gave a scream of pain. I made my way over to her, grabbing another damp washcloth and cleaning the blood away from her face that had appeared from her coughs.

After an hour of working, Chiron drew back.

"She should be ok for now. As long as she gets a lot of sleep, then she should be fine. Just leave her here and we'll get her in the morning."

I nodded and with one last look at Jessica he left.

I sat next to her and she stared at me wearily, out eyes connecting. I reached down and stroked her hair.

"You'll be ok Jessica. You'll be up and moving soon," I reassured.

"Ok," she answered quietly.

I continued to stare into her dark blue eyes. She looked so much like Thalia. Intimidating. Smart. Deadly. Skillful. Tough. Yet she also had this certain side to her. One so much like Annabeth's. The same side that I still couldn't quite make out on the daughter of Athena.

As I stroked her hair, she sighed wearily, her breath coming out slow and steady finally. She blinked, searching my face for any emotion.

"Jason," she whispered.

"Hmm?"

She swallowed, thinking out whatever she was gonna say.

"How worried were you?"

I smiled.

"Sick to Pluto. I thought that the new addition to the family was gonna die."

She smirked.

"You act as though I don't know how to fend for myself."

"Well, I barely know you. I haven't fought next to you before. I don't know how you fight exactly. And…I guess that I just don't know a lot. You seem pretty much well trained from what I can see. Annabeth was proud of your tactics when sneaking up on the crazies, climbing that tree and running and leaping those bushes silently," I eulogized.

Jessica laughed softly.

"Yeah, some of the things I was taught in fighting and studying your surroundings are coming back from years ago."

"That's good. Maybe the amnesia is going away."

She frowned.

"I don't think so Jason. Things are completely fuzzy still. Like certain things with Percy and Annabeth. The only things I remember are parts of the Second Titan War, blowing up Mt. St. Helens, running into a Cyclops cave and saving, I think, Grover? And the final thing is when Percy first arrived here. Oh yeah, I also remember Thalia and the campers that are still alive from the war," she answered.

"I guess not then," I replied, my hope being replaced with disappointment.

"Don't worry though. It'll come back soon."

"I hope."

"It will," she answered intensely, a sly smile playing at the corner of her lips.

I grinned at her, still self-consciously stroking her hair in a brotherly way. That surge of protectiveness was taking over me and I knew I had to everything I could to protect her, just as Juno told me.

Slowly, Jessica's electric blue eyes began to close. She was exhausted from fighting and being nearly eaten. Obviously, she hadn't fought in a few months or so. As she fell asleep, I let go of her and stood; heading over to help Leo.

How Jessica slept through all the noises of the bunker, I don't know either. But all I knew was that she was going to be safe and that she was going to live.

A/N: I do apologize if adding a part in about Jason now threw you guys off. Sorry! Anyways, please, please, PLEASE read my stories again. I'm trying to start posting again without getting grounded. Anyways, REVIEW AND SUBSCRIBE and no flames!