Okay, a little later than usual, but I posted it on schedule, right?
I actually rewrote this chapter 3 times. Couldn't get it right. I had a lot more arguments in the first one, way too little in the second, so I combined them for the third. I like it, it solves some stuff, and starts some other stuff.
Okay, I realized I haven't said it at all, so I want to put this: HAPPY NEW YEAR! And Happy Holidays! I meant to put it on the last chapter, but I had a lot on my mind. Thanks for reading 20 chapters, and now a 21st!
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Okay, I know a lot of people were confused, so I'm going to explain:
Jason started the ship. Calypso was mad because she thought Leo had something to do with it, when he left briefly, unexplained.
I hope that clears it up some. . .
Okay, since most people don't read this crap anyway, onto the story!
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Update 1/4/14: Noticed some mistakes, wanted to fix them quickly.
Annabeth
When the ship tilted, Annabeth thought it was under attack.
She pulled away from Percy, who was already reaching into his pants' pocket for Riptide. She jumped off the bed and ran out the door, knowing he was trailing behind. Once she got to the top step, she was blinded. As her eyes adjusted to the light, she pulled out her sword from its new sheath.
Wait, my eyes adjusted to light? Isn't it night yet? When she thought the word night, she shuddered, because all that came to mind was a forty-foot tall, winged figure, made completely of darkness.
Percy grabbed her from behind, thinking that she was about to fall. They had both had moments like this since Epirus. Since Tartarus.
"What is it now?" he whispered quietly.
"I'm fine," she managed. "Just. . . Night."
He nodded his head, and responded back, "well, at least we'll never see it again."
"Don't. Jinx. It," she replied back. He smiled.
It slowly faded away as he said, "Um, I think the ship's not under attack. . ."
Annabeth looked around. The ship seemed perfectly fine. The only problem is that the sun thinks that it was day time.
". . .And we are at 38 degrees, 21 minutes north, 42 degrees, 2 minutes west, heading north." He gave her a grim look. "I guess we're in the real world."
"Is Calypso on board?"
"Yep." But it wasn't Percy who answered, or even Calypso. It was Jason.
He was standing at the helm, or whatever you call a soundboard hooked up to Wii Remotes hooked up to the ship, and smiling slightly to himself.
Calypso stood ten feet away from him, looking about ready to murder him. But she didn't look like she had the ability to say anything. She also had tears threatening to come out. She glanced at them for a second, then back at the open sea around them.
"Someone explain. Now," Annabeth said, but nobody had the chance. As just then, Leo burst onto the deck, toppling over Percy.
"It wasn't me!" He looked around, trying to see what was going on, but he obviously was still blinded. "Wasn't it dark, not even an hour ago?" He focused on Calypso. "I went to go speak with Piper, not-" he noticed Jason at the helm. "What the. . . Jason?"
"Someone was just about to tell us that," Annabeth said pointedly, looking at Jason.
He backed away from her gaze, but the smile didn't leave his face. "We were taking way too much time here. Everyone was complaining, but not acting. Do whatever you want, but at least we're moving." He looked at Leo, his smile now wavering. "Sorry, man, but-"
"It wasn't your decision to make!" Annabeth cut him off. Jason focused back on her, the grin now disappearing completely. "You had no right to take charge like that."
Jason shrugged his shoulders. "At least we're moving," he repeated.
Frank and Hazel came tumbling up the stairs. "Whatishappening?" Frank blended all of his words together, making Annabeth take a second to decipher them.
"Still not completely sure," she replied, making Frank give her a confused look. He looked around the ship, spotted Jason at the helm and Calypso's expression, and said, "He took off without letting anyone know?"
Annabeth nodded her head once and looked around the crew for the one face who wasn't there. "Where's Piper?"
A concerned look crossed Jason's face for a split second.
"I'll go look for her," Percy said, sighing. "She might be able to help-" he cut himself off, looking once at Jason. His eyes went over to Annabeth. "Don't do anything stupid, Grace."
"Isn't anything I do, by your guys' standards, stupid?"
Percy shot a glare at him and his eyes focused back on Annabeth. She nodded her head, to reassure him. He turned his head slowly around and ran down the stairs.
Annabeth looked back over to Leo and Calypso, who were now having their own little argument.
"So where did you go then?"
"Like you said, you were already coming. Why would I need to force you? Nah, I was down in the engine room. I remembered it when I was giving you the tour. I haven't really checked it since we got here, and I wanted to make sure it was okay, and see if I needed to fix it at all. I should have told you where I went."
"I was being stupid."
"It's not your fault I didn't tell you!"
"JUST SHUT UP AND KISS ALREADY!"
I guess Piper's here.
Luckily Piper hadn't used charmspeak or that would have been really awkward. Calypso blushed as Leo looked for the source of the voice. When he found her standing on the top step, he yelled, "Whatever, Beauty Queen!"
Piper smirked. She had hastily thrown a Camp Half-Blood t-shirt over her pajamas. "So," she said casually. "What are we doing at this late hour? Or, is it early?" she added, squinting at the sun.
"Unless Apollo fancied going on a midnight drive, I would say it was early morning," Percy spoke up. Annabeth smiled as they got a whole bunch of confused looks. All except Calypso.
"Um, drive?" Leo asked.
"Yeah, he has a Maserati Spyder that he drives through the sky. . . never mind, not the point." Now Calypso was even more confused then anyone else.
Calypso whispered to Leo, "Why would Apollo drive a spider?"
The whole group cracked up laughing, while Annabeth shuddered slightly. Percy grabbed her hand, and she was instantly comforted. He was there, and Arachne was gone. Rock beats scissors, Percy beats spiders. . .
"It's not a real spider, it's a type of car." And yet another thing to explain. . . Calypso nodded her head like she got it, but neither Annabeth nor Leo was fooled.
"I'll explain later," Leo promised, grabbing her hand.
Calypso smiled at him, but as her eyes drifted back out to the sea behind them, a look of confusion crossed her face. And worry.
"Okay, you still didn't answer my question. What are we doing?" Piper looked around the group, and her eyes focused on Jason, who was still standing at the helm. "What are you doing?"
Jason locked eyes with her. "Everyone was arguing, but not doing anything productive. I took action."
"That wasn't your choice to make!" Exactly what I said. . . "You should have at least told one of us!"
"Who, you? We've been arguing this whole time! Who was I suppose to talk to? Was I suppose to wait for Annabeth to have a little group therapy session, like she tried at dinner?"
Everyone held their breath. Now he had dragged Annabeth into it.
Annabeth's mouth was flying. "Just because you have issues with the rest of us does not mean you can take charge!"
Jason turned on her. "You mean, like you do?" He seemed to realize he went too far, because his eyes got wide.
Annabeth spoke deadly quiet. "I do what I have to do for the ship, like everyone else. If you had a problem with it, then you should have spoke up two months ago, when we started this quest." Percy squeezed her hand, alerting her that she still had an audience. She sighed, and continued. "What's done is done. Leo, set a course for Camp Half-Blood."
Leo quickly nodded his head, and pulled Calypso over to the helm. If anything, that made Annabeth feel worse. Maybe Jason is right.
Jason walked over to the stairs, looking at Piper pleadingly. "I'm sorry, for everything. But we need to talk."
Piper stared him down, but all the while her eyes were softening. She nodded once.
Jason turned back to Leo. "Sorry, man," he repeated. "I hope you can deal with all of this."
Leo didn't respond, but his eyes tightened. Annabeth knew that Jason wasn't getting off easy in Leo's mind.
Jason turned back around and walked down the stairs. Piper looked like she was about to say something to Leo, but apparently thought against it. She closed her mouth and followed Jason.
The ship tilted. Leo was turning the ship to face west. Annabeth gripped Percy's hand tighter, trying to stabilize herself. After they turned for a while, the ship straightened itself out.
Annabeth looked around, trying to distract herself. Hazel and Frank were watching Leo and Calypso. Leo was halfheartedly trying to show Calypso the controls, but they were both out of it. Calypso had been ripped away from her home/prison, and Leo had almost killed his best friend. They weren't going to be right for a while.
Annabeth turned towards Percy. "What now?"
He smiled lightly at her. "I thought you always had a plan, Wise Girl."
"And you always don't, Seaweed Brain," she countered.
"Hey, I sometimes do! Remember Chrysaor?"
"One in a million chance!"
She started laughing, and he joined her.
"Not one in a million, one in twelve. I had to guess the god right-"
"But Frank also had to be the only one free, Hazel and Piper had to know to play along, and that there luckily was a Diet Coke in that cooler. And probably a million other reasons."
"Fine, I got lucky!"
They both grinned. Percy always knew how to cheer her up.
"Oh, um Leo?" Annabeth asked hesitantly. "How long before we make it to Camp Half-Blood?"
Leo didn't look at her when he responded. "A little less than two days."
Annabeth nodded her head, then realized he wasn't looking. "Thanks." She turned back to Percy, who had a concerned look on his face.
"Let's go below," he suggested, glancing every once and a while towards the helm. Annabeth wasn't sure if he was looking at Leo or Calypso.
"Sure," she replied. She didn't need to be told twice. It was obvious that Leo and Calypso wanted to be alone. They were whispering to each other quietly, while Leo manned the helm.
Annabeth turned back towards the stairs, but her thoughts stayed on the goddess.
She didn't know exactly how she felt about Calypso. She did feel sorry for her, especially after tonight (this morning, whichever). But Percy had said something about a curse. . .
They were at Annabeth's door.
"Hey, I need to ask you something," she told him. He raised his eyebrows, waiting for her to continue. A smile was still playing on his face. "You said she cursed me. . ." she trailed off because Percy's eyes suddenly went dark, and the smile had slipped off his face. Annabeth rushed on. "I've been thinking a little about that. I mean, Calypso was cursed to be alone forever, and that curse that made me think I lost you. . ." The expression on his face told her she was right.
"That was a bad time," he whispered. "I didn't know how to feel. I really didn't blame her for it, because I never checked back on her. But I also didn't think I would see her again after."
"Oh."
They stood at her door for a while, not sure what to do.
Annabeth reached up and pulled him into a kiss. "Love you, Seaweed Brain."
He smiled, but it didn't quite reach his eyes. "Love you too." His voice sounded far off.
Slowly she turned around, and opened her door. She looked back once, but Percy was already walking away, to the mess hall. Annabeth had a feeling he wouldn't be eating.
She went into her room and closed the door. She knew she should be happy. They were going to New York, with all of their friends. No one had died, like the prophecy said. But the line still remained: An oath to keep with a final breath.
She shook that out of her mind, but another thing popped into it immediately.
Calypso. Percy didn't blame her. Did I? After everything that happened, could she find it in herself to be mad at the goddess?
So do you think that Annabeth is mad? Comment!
Okay, so I want to post something to ForTheLoveOfPeanutButter, and anyone else angry about this... or maybe annoyed, I don't know:
Sorry about the Annabeth drama! Her argument with Jason fit into the chapter well, but if you didn't notice, the rest of the crew seemed pretty mad at him as well, along with Calypso. So it's not Annabeth vs. Jason, it's everyone vs. Jason!
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