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


All aboard the Argo 2

Saturday morning

Piper's POV:

'There are times when I just feel tired of the gods, running around for simple and idiotic quests. I don't understand why we have to be called by Hera to deliver a simple note to Thalia. Why can't she just IM her? Or send it through Hermes? Why does she have to gather all of us, me, Jason, Hazel and Frank for this? I thought there would be some bad news, but we reached the hunters just fine.

Just then, Jason stepped out of the main tent, his face, as white as a sheet. He seemed very disturbed. He just stood at his spot.

I walked over to him. "Jason, what happened?" I was starting to get worried. My tone alarmed Hazel and Frank. They walked over to the place we were standing. Then I saw that the envelope is still in his hands. "She is not here?" I asked.

He shook his head. "She left the hunters. She quit. No one knows why."

"She must be here somewhere. We can find her." Hazel spoke.

"No. We don't know how far she could have gone. She quit… 4 years ago." He says with a weird expression, one of surprise, shock, and concern, not an expression I usually see on his face.

"Don't worry, we'll find her, she'll be okay. You know Thalia, she's a very strong person. She can survive out in the wild, all by herself. I don't think she will be alone anyways." I say. He nods.

"We'll find her." He repeats.

Just then I find something flying at a distance, and I look up at it. It doesn't look like a bird, or a plane. It looks more like a ship. A flying greek trireme, the Argo 2, Leo.

"LEO!" I scream, waving my arms, though a rational part of me suggests that they can't hear me or see me. The others see it and they start screaming too.

"He can't hear us" Frank said.

I turn to Jason, "Can you fly up there and make him come here?"

Jason nods. "On it." And he flies off towards the ship. I let out a sigh of relief. 'I know Leo is alive. He's the only one who can control that thing, the only one who Festus will allow, and the ship went missing the same night he did.'


Calypso's POV:

I still am wary about Reyna, Thalia is fine though. She is searching for her missing boyfriend. Yesterday night, I overheard her speaking with Leo on the deck. I wonder who this Nico is. And when she returned, I gave her the plant she was looking for, the plant that only grows at night. I hoped that it would make her feel happier.

I was sitting on deck with Leo holding my hand. His hand felt very warm. I'm sure it is not just from his ability with fire. It brought a sense of comfort and a feeling of hope, hope that I will lead a better life, with more friends and not be cursed by the gods to live broken hearted on an isolated island. I have indeed made friends with Thalia, though I am still not the type who talks a lot. Reyna and Thalia were sleeping on the deck. I am not good with people in any case. I was just looking out at the forest when I see something flying, something bigger than a bird. "Leo, look at this, something is coming at us." I pulled him.

Leo's empty hand immediately caught fire, as if he was ready for battle, mine drifted to my knife. Reyna and Thalia woke up, and rushed to our side, weapons ready, Reyna with a sword and Thalia with her bow and arrow. I got ready to strike. I could see that the creature looked blonde in color from the front. I realized it was a human or a demigod. The others let go of their weapons as if they recognized him. I put away my knife. 'If they find him as a friend, I should too.' I thought.

He landed on the Argo 2. Leo walked over to him as if he was a good friend. "Jason, man, its good to see y-" Jason punched him in the gut. Leo stepped back, and I ran to his aid.

"Back off" I shouted at Jason. But Leo chuckled behind me "Its okay, Calypso, he's just angry I left him. He is Thalia's younger brother, and my best friend. His girlfriend, Piper is like my sister." I looked at Thalia. She seemed happy. But I don't understand why Reyna seemed very sad. How were Jason and Reyna related?

Jason kept on staring at Thalia, as she walked over towards him. She put her arms around him. He seemed stunned. He then handed over a piece of paper to her, and said "We were sent to find you, by Hera. She asked us to give you this envelope. She said it was very urgent." He halted. "Thalia, why did you leave the Hunters?"

Thalia seemed lost in thought. She just held the… what was that… envelope… in her hand. "I fell in love… with Nico"

Jason didn't reply to this. He just stood there. Reyna spoke out "Thalia, open it. It's from Hera, or Juno, and it's urgent. It must be important. Read it out, if it's not personal."

Thalia opened the… envelope… and pulled out a piece of paper, and started speaking. "Dear Thalia, take the hunt, and your friends with you."

"Piper, Hazel, Frank and the Hunt are down there in the forest, we must go get them." Jason said, pointing to a place in the forest. "I'll show you, follow me." With that he flew off.

"Well, then, what are we waiting for? Let's go get them." Leo ran off to change course and follow Jason.


Soon, many more people climbed aboard. Most of them, girls, dressed in green, with bows and arrows. Along with them, a girl dressed with unevenly cut hair in an orange shirt with the letters CHB printed on it, like the shirt Jason is wearing, a boy, very muscular and a girl, with dark complexion, both wearing a purple shirt, on it the letters SPQR were printed, similar to the shirt Reyna is wearing.

The girl in the orange shirt runs up to Leo, half crying, half angry and slaps him, hard. I get defensive again, but this time, I don't react. I know these people are friendly. She must be the one who Leo called sister… what was her name again… something like… Piper.

Leo said smiling "Beauty Queen, I'm sorry, I'm sorry" she keeps hitting him, not too hard, the others are laughing.

"SORRY... YOU IDIOT, YOU DISAPPEARED FOR 5 YEARS. I WAS SO WORRIED, WE WERE ALL SO WORRIED. AND NOW YOU ARE HERE, LAUGHING. HOW DO YOU EVEN HAVE THE NERVE TO LAUGH?" she screamed. Everyone on board was looking at them. She didn't seem to care.

"I went out in search of Calypso." He pointed at me. I blushed. "I fell in love with her the time I disappeared near Malta. I searched for her for 5 years. I found her just yesterday." He said.

Piper turned to me. "Oh" she said. Her gaze shifted from Leo, to me, then back to him. Then she walked over, offered a hand and said "Hi, I'm Piper" I took her hand.


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