Disclaimer: I do not own Percy Jackson... but I will soon... mark my words.

My eyes shot open and I sat up, gasping for air.

Then I looked around.

I was sitting on a hippocampus, next to Annabeth, and there was something heavy and gold on top of us.

Gently, I touched it, and stroked the fur of the Golden Ram.

The Golden Fleece was beautiful, and I felt as if I'd already completely recovered from the fall. So it's healing properties were true.

Now, I just needed to get this back to Luke... oh no. Oh no, oh no, oh no. I hadn't reported to Luke even once. I had been too busy sleeping... what was wrong with me? Did I have a disease or something?

No Acacia, I thought, You're being paranoid. You're just... having a bad day... or is it a week...?

How long HAD it been since I'd come into the Sea of Monsters anyway?

Percy, Annabeth, Clarisse and Grover were currently asleep, but Tyson was awake, and not far off, so I couldn't even IM Luke and fill him in.

I cursed under my breath.

Tyson suddenly yelled, and I looked up immediately. It hit me that it had been Tyson that had saved me... it had been his voice.

"Tyson?" I asked, and realized just how hoarse was.

I cleared my throat.

"Tyson?" I repeated.

He seemed to be having fun, spinning around on his hippocampus and laughing really loudly, but he looked over at me.

"Yes Casey?" he asked.

I bit back a groan at my 'nickname'.

"Thanks," I smiled.

"For saving me in the water," I answered to his puzzled look.

"It is alright," he replied, and went back to playing with the hippocampus.

How he managed to forget something so quickly made me blink.

I heard a groan, and looked to the side.

Annabeth had stirred, and she sat up.

"Hi," I said, taking off my shoes, and placing my feet in the cold yet refreshing water.

I scooped up the icy water, closed my eyes and splashed my face with it.

"Hey," I heard her say.

"What happened while I was sleeping?" I questioned her.

"You're a heavy sleeper," she mused.

"Annabeth. What. Happened?" I said through gritted teeth, "Don't. Ignore. My. Question."

Annabeth chuckled at my expression - I wondered what it was like - and explained.

I listened, amazed at a) How they had gotten out alive and...

"No. Way. I slept through ALL THAT!" I shouted, thoroughly annoyed, "I MISSED OUT ON A FIGHT! THAT'S NOT FAIR!"

"Pretty much. We had to drag your butt through all of it too..." she sighed.

I immediately pouted, "It's not my fault."

"Yes it is," Annabeth pointed out.

"No."

"Yes."

"No."

"Yes."

"No."

"Yes."

"SHUT UP!" Clarisse yelled.

"Nice to see you again too," I said, dryly.

She rolled her eyes and looked away.

"No, how's your life been for the past year?" I teased.

"Shut it Casey."

I folded my arms and glared at Annabeth who was smiling.

"What?" she asked, innocently.

"You're smiling."

"Is that against the law?" Annabeth looked at me 'questioningly'.

I kept glaring at her, then splashed her with water, so she yelped and glared at me. I laughed and exclaimed, "Sucker!" before I got splashed by water myself.

This, of course, lead to a battle of splashing.

Clarisse ignored us, and looked deep in thought. Clarisse. In deep thought. Definitely a first.

Just as I was about to ask what was wrong, Annabeth pointed and exclaimed, "There's land!"

I looked and saw the piece of land. I was too relieved for words. Well, apart from two.

"LAND!" I yelled, "ALLELUIA!"

Clarisse smiled slightly at the sight of people bustling around - I think. Or at the fact she could beat up people soon. Either or.

But then the hippocampi started acting odd. They swam in circles and made all these noises... and I couldn't understand them.

Tyson came over on his hippocampus and said, "Rainbow acting strange. Very strange."

Annabeth splashed Percy awake.

The sight of him looking around groggily was amusing. Very amusing. He looked like a fish out of water... so to speak.

Annabeth told him a few things, I couldn't exactly hear what over the waves but there was something about hippocampus and funny... I figured it was something about their behaviour, not the fact that they couldn't tell jokes.

Then Percy said something about taking, pollution and shore. We're going to take pollution to shore? No... wait... damn Percy's rubbing off on me... I need to hang out Annabeth more often now.

Oh wait... that won't work. Never mind.

We got off the hippocampi - reluctantly for most of us. None of us really wanted to swim, or even wade through this water.

Tyson seemed really sad about leaving Rainbow behind. He cried a bit, gave Rainbow a wet mango, hugging him, before saying goodbye.

"You'll see him again."

The words slipped out of my mouth before I thought about it. Why was I trying to reassure him when I wasn't even on the side he was on? Then there's still the fact I'm still utterly confused about who's side I was on and wasn't on.

Tyson sniffed and said nothing.

Well that didn't work. Sigh...

The waves pushed us forward as we swam for shore in the water, and soon we were back to human life.

"Alleluia!" I exclaimed, as we got onto the docs, "Human population!"

Annabeth rolled her eyes.

"What are we then?" she asked.

"A cyclops, a satyr, a son of Posiedon, a daughter of Athena and a daughter of Ares," I answered.

"..."

"...?"

"..."

"What?"

"...nothing."

I noticed that I couldn't look at Tyson in the eye now. My eyes would automatically shift down. Wonderful, yet annoying, Mist.

Grover put on his cap and sneakers, discreetly, and I shook my head trying to get water out of my hair, and no, not like a dog; I don't look anything like a dog.

One of the cruise ships looked extremely familiar, and I was pretty sure I recognised someone on the ship. Hm...

Annabeth ran to a newspaper box and the others followed her. I took this as an opportunity to slip away.

I walked to the ship, keeping my head low so I didn't make myself obvious. Occasionally, I looked back, hoping they hadn't noticed I was missing, and it seemed like they hadn't.

Tyson was trying to get something from a duffel bag, and I had a feeling they were going to be leaving soon, so I sped up.

"Luke!" I called and he turned around. His eyes narrowed, suspicious. I guess I should have expected that. I mean, I hadn't told him anything in however many days we were away.

"They're over there! They have the Fleece!" I burst out, "Hurry up!"

It didn't seem like he trusted me, and I tried not to seem too hurt by that.

"This better not be a lie," Luke growled, before taking out his sword. I was actually pretty worried he was going to skewer me then and there, but instead he got off the boat and walked towards Percy and co. Agrius and Oreius lumbered after him.

I weighed up my options; stay behind near the ship or follow and have the others realize that I had ratted them out. I went for the latter - they'd find out eventually.

As I got closer, I saw Clarisse wasn't there. Neither was the Fleece.

Oh no. Oh no...

I swore loudly, but nobody heard me.

Both sides would think I was a double crosser.

If I thought about it, I probably was. I had joined the Titans side, then been reluctant to help them, then when I did, I helped the Gods get the Fleece, then I was reluctant to return to the Titans and give them information, but I did anyway.

Woah... I am seriously messed up, I realized.

Then, a completely unplanned event arrived.

I blacked out.

I looked at this story and thought, "Hell. That is one short story. Pathetic. Absolutely pathetic. And your update times? Not worth the wait. Call yourself an author?" But don't worry, because from now on I will write LONG chapters, that will keep you entertained. You will hardly see Riordan's work or lines in it, unless it is needed. Whatever happens from now on... well you'll see. I promise, the chapters will now be worth the wait. I swear on the River Styx.

Also, at first I thought I'd explain in what would be The Last Olympian, but have now changed my plans so you will get explanations. *audience cheers* I will try and upload next chapter during the month... but slow replies guys. Sorry. Homework is getting overloaded... slowly... =(

I'm changing it to third person and some of it may seem familiar from a movie because I've been having dreams pretty much exactly like the movie... and then I saw the movie yesterday. Damn.

So... see you guys next book! Will try and get it up ASAP!

Review? Please? PLEASE?

- The Chaos Creator

P.S. I just realized I FINALLY finished this story! FINALLY! FINALLY! AT LAST! I have to say, this was my least favourite story out of this and Unknown Secrets =.= Meh.