DISCLAIMER: I don't own PJO, but I'd love to. I only own my characters.

Explanations

Annabeth's POV:

'This is crazy…' I thought.

"You should not underestimate what you cannot see. I cannot explain now. And while you are with me, call me Sarah." Hera replied.

"How are you hidden? How do you walk around without a single reporter begging you for an interview. Certainly you are well recognized here." I hope she recognized my code words. The smile on her face revealed that she did.

"You are well known as well, maybe a little lesser than I am." I fought down a scowl. No matter whether she was in her actual form or her mortal form, she still made me want to strangle her. "I hide myself, in the same way that you do. I had help from my family in doing so."

"How did you prevent my boyfriend from kissing me, or talking to me, about the world?" I really wanted to know how she did this. For a second I was thinking that Percy didn't want me anymore.

"You ask me, how did I do that? I just blackmailed him against his worst fears, and he obeyed faster than I could convince anyone else." Hera smiled.

"And what were those worst fears of his?" I didn't want to ask, but my curiosity got the best of me.

"He will tell you that when he meets you. It's his decision, whether he wants to let it out or not."

"Fine." I reluctantly kept quiet. Then a thought popped up in my head. "It was you then. You were the person who sent those letters." She nodded. "I thought as much. But I wasn't sure. And how did you keep the blonde boy quiet?"

"He isn't quiet. He sees everything around him. How he is still alive, is a mystery to me. He might not even be with us. That is why I separated you from him." Hera looked concerned. The car stopped. We stepped out of the car. We had stopped at a villa that was by the seaside. It was magnificent. I couldn't help but marvel at the architecture. It was certainly breathtaking.

"You can gape at it all day and all night if you want. But whatever you do, please do not speak out the any such words." Hera warned. "I'll be inside. Come in when you want to."

Just as she was about to leave, I called out to her. "Sarah, why are you specifically protecting me and Steven? I thought you hated us."

"As much as I hate you two, I hate our enemy even more. And he wants only you two, for you affected him and his pride the most, followed by the dead boy. In fact you two were the only ones who faced him personally and still survived. He hates you even more as you were the first to leave his grasp." She replied gravely, and then walked inside.

Her words left me lost in thought. 'Percy and I fought many monsters together. Who could it be? And who is the dead boy?' I couldn't feel the time pass as I was thinking. 'I left first, I hurt his pride, so did Percy, and the dead boy. The dead… boy… Nico, and the enemy… oh shit.'

Leo's POV:

I tried very hard to hold back my sobs. 'I can't be crying like this. I have to be strong… for her…'

"She is stirring." Reyna said quietly.

I looked at Calypso. Sure enough, her eyes were fluttering, her hand was twitching. Her lips repeatedly formed a single word, which I could just make out, Leo…

"Calypso, are you alright? How do you feel?" I was seriously concerned about the recent turn of events.

"I feel fine, just a little… vulnerable… mortal." she said weakly. Her gaze shifted from me to Reyna. I could see a flash of anger spark out in her eyes, but I guess she was too tired to react, she just placed her head on my chest, instead.

"Calypso, I assure you that there is nothing between me and Leo. I just found the Argo 2. Your boyfriend here just randomly disappeared the night after the war. He has been missing for 5 years now. Various search parties from both camps have been arranged to find him, with no luck. We searched all the way back to the ancient lands for this idiot" Calypso laughed "and suddenly, 5 years later, I find him and his ship here. That's why I followed him to his ship. He came to your island alone." Reyna spoke up. Calypso seemed to accept her story. I felt relieved.

"Now Calypso, can you just explain what happened, and why we set course for Houston." I asked.

"Fine, I'll explain." And she told us about Hera's visit.

I hope this chapter explained some stuff to you. I want to see how many of you can find out who the villain is. Read, Rejoice and Review.