The House of Hades

Chapter 14: Another Battle. . .

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Piper's POV:

What the hell is wrong with that girl?

Just taking Jason and Hazel like that as though they were toys killed me. How were they doing? Was Alex keeping them safe as she promised? Or was she hurting them? Hercules must have seen the look on my face, because he was the one restraining me from running to Jason in the first place. What was wrong with that guy anyway? Didn't he have a life of his own? I screamed for Jason then, begging him to turn back around and come back to me.

But he didn't.

He jumped off the boat along with Alex and Hazel. Another scream tore from me then, one that made Frank-the farthest one from me-flinch and cover his ears. I didn't care. I just wanted Jason back.

"Calm down, daughter of Aphrodite," Hercules snapped from behind me.

I didn't care to listen to him because I just screamed out his name.

"JASON!"

Leo twisted and went to me. He was a few inches taller than me, the top of my head to his nose. He came to me and clapped a hand over my mouth. I cried out in shock and started to shake when tears threatened to spill out. He must have seen the look in my eyes because he slowly uncovered my mouth.

"Jeez Beauty Queen," he joked, "he'll be back in a little while along with Hazel. No need to cry over spilled milk."

My throat felt as though someone had shoved a rock down it. I could hardly breathe. Frank shifted on his feet and gave me a worried expression. They were gone.

And yet, I had this feeling that something bad was going to happen to the two.

Out of the seven, only three of us remained along with a son of Hades. He wasn't part of the seven to begin with, my mind whispered, nor was Alex. And now look at us. Percy and Annabeth were in Tartarus, Jason and Hazel were off doing only the gods know what, and all I had to help me was an Olympian revenger along with the sons of Mars and Hephaestus.

My gut told me something was going to happen. How could a person attack the ship along with swarms of monsters, just disappear without coming back for revenge? It wasn't possible, I tell you. Something worse was coming back. And it was just our luck if something happened.

"Let me go!" I snapped.

Hercules let me go and I fell right into Leo's arms.

"Careful," he whispered into my ear as he steadied me.

"Frank," I said as Leo took a step back, "is there anything in the water?"

Frank frowned at me.

"Nothing's in the water the last time I checked."

"Check again."

Nico coughed.

"Care to explain your way of thinking?" he questioned.

I explained what I realized.

Leo paled and more color drained from Nico. I had no idea that he could get paler. I caught Frank's eye and my heart sank in my chest.

"Something's stirring on the right of us," he said, "but I can't tell if it's good or bad."

Nico frowned at him.

"I thought only Percy had the ability to "read" the seas."

Frank frowned, "I'm a descendent of Neptune."

"Boys," I whispered.

I wiped around suddenly.

Where the hell was Hercules?

From his spot behind me, was nothing. The jerk ran. teleported. WHATEVER! Point was, he was gone.

"What the f-?"

I spun back around to see Nico over to the right railing. Water was spraying into his face and tossing onto the ship deck like sheets of ice.

"Get back!" Leo yelled.

There was the sound of an explosion. I was thrown to the ground along side Leo, and the ship started to tip to the left. Once again, my body was sliding among the wood and to the railing. Leo was cursing and Frank was yelling in shock.

"Come on!" Leo started to hit the controller in his hands. A loud ear-splitting suddenly filled the air and I screamed in pain. My hands tried to go to my ears, but I lunged for the railing that was coming up too fast. My body went right through the holes and suddenly my hands caught the bar. I could feel my arms being yanked out of the joints, muscles and meat being torn in two by going against gravity.

Leo landed besides me, his breath sounding like it was punched out of him. I couldn't tell what had happened, but the attack was in full blast once again. I glanced down, and suddenly wished I hadn't. My heart roared in my chest, and I realized why Jason wasn't a big fan of Titanic. The water was coming up way too fast, suddenly only a few dozen meters before it hit my feet.

Someone grabbed my arm and forced me to let go of the ledge. Leo had my arm in a death grip, and this pissed-off look that I never seen before. It was as though someone had gone beyond his limit of tolerance. Fire was expanding off of his head and flames danced off his leather jacket he threw on minutes earlier.

"Piper!" He yelled, "I'm pulling you up!"

My left hand let go of my hold on the bar and grabbed his jacket. Leo slowly pulled me up, my body slowly coming up the cracks. Leo was panting by the time he had me with my legs pulled over from the ledge and onto the boat. By the time he had me out of harms way, the ship had tilted back to it's orginal way.

"Thanks," I said to Leo.

"Wel-" he panted, "-come."

Then I scanned the ship.

"Jason!" I cried out.

I launched to my feet and ran. My gut told me Leo was following. In the center of the ship's deck, laid two figures on the ground. Jason and Hazel. I choked as I slid next to him. Steam was coming from him, and his lips were parted slightly. I looked down at his chest and realized it wasn't moving. I quickly bent down and put my ear to his mouth.

Then I saw him.

Frank.

"FRANK!" I screamed.

Leo yelled out in warning. But I didn't pay attention.

We can't lose Frank.

I launched to my feet along with Leo and ran to Frank; but we were too late.

"Nico!" he yelled.

He then backed a few steps and ran to the edge. Frank stepped onto the railings like a lever then jumped.

"NOOOO!" Leo and I yelled in union.

We slid to a stop, slamming on the metal railing. The water turned to an ugly shade of black underneath us. My heart launched to my throat. Dark creatures swam underneath the surface, their shells shinning in the low light.

I turned to Leo.

"Full battle stage!"

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