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Chapter 36

Jason

Jason could barely see through the green salt water, but he was able to make out the shapes of animals and people. He could see Percy above, and he decided to follow him to wherever he was heading.

Percy was swimming extremely fast, and Jason could barely keep up. After a while, Jason was able to make out the silhouette of a body, floating underwater. Jason swam up to her and felt around her legs for the seaweed.

I don't have time for this! Jason thought frantically, and when he finally found the long, coiling string of seaweed on Piper's ankle, he ripped it apart.

Then, he saw it. The swift movement of the first shark. But, it wasn't very far away. It was actually quite close…

Jason felt a sudden sharp pain, like rows of needles going into his leg, and he cried out. He looked down and saw the shark, mercilessly trying to pull his leg off.

With his one free arm, he punched the shark in the nose and it let him go, swinging its head and backing away slowly.

Jason tried to kick to the surface, but the pain in his leg was unbearable.

He let go of Piper, and she floated simply to the surface of the water, her face up.

Jason sighed. I guess that'll be the best I'll ever do for her, he thought hopelessly.

Then, he heard another sound. The water, swishing roughly from maybe a mile away.

He looked around, and he saw Percy swimming over to him. Percy pushed their bubbles together and he gasped, "Do you know what you just did?!"

"Apparently not," Jason replied.

"That was Akheilos, the shark you punched in the nose!"

"Why is his name relevant?" Jason asked.

"Do you know anything about Greek Mythology?!" Percy gasped in exasperation.

"No. I'm Roman, Percy!" Jason shouted.

"Akhelios is a boy that was transformed into a shark by Aphrodite. The significance of this is because he is the son of Lamia, an extremely aggressive shark that used to be a woman, who now seeks her revenge on people by eating their children!" Percy gasped.

"Oh my gods," Jason whispered. "We're 'children,' aren't we?"

Percy nodded. "And by hitting her son, you've just CALLED HER RIGHT TO US!" Percy shouted in exasperation. "We have to get out of the water, now!"

"I can't! Akhelios bit me. That's why I hit him. He nearly tore my leg off!"

"Then, I guess we stay and fight," Percy replied gravely.

And then, Jason heard it. By the look on Percy's face, Jason could tell he heard it, too. He looked toward the source of the sound, and he saw a huge silhouette with a rabidly swishing tail fin surging toward them.

Jason couldn't help it. He screamed.

The shark kept coming at them, but Percy stayed, so Jason stayed. He was so nervous, he felt like he was sweating underwater.

Then the shark came into better view, and he could see the shark had her mouth open, and it was crazy wide.

Jason just stood there, frozen in fear.

Percy swam forward a little bit, but Lamia didn't seem to notice. She was focused on Jason, now. The one that hit her child.

Suddenly, Percy was right next to Lamia, swimming at the same speed, and Jason watched as he uncapped Riptide, and sunk into he shark's flesh.

It only went in about a half an inch, but it was enough to make Lamia turn her head to Percy. She chomped at the water, and then swung her tail fin.

It collided with Percy's rib cage, and he was went flying into the rock wall right next to Jason.

Percy floated, motionless, up to the surface.

Jason was suddenly filled with rage and adrenaline. He cried out, even though he knew no one could hear him, and rushed the shark.

The punched Lamia in the nose and he swung her head away. Jason saw Percy's sword, still protruding from Lamia's skin, and lunged for it.

Suddenly, The sword was gone from view, and Jason was hit in the stomach by a tail fin, and was send flying toward the rock.

Jason turned, and when he hit the wall, it was the bottom of his feet that connected. He pushed off the wall, and with incredible speed, he rushed Lamia, nearly shoved his fist up her nose, swam above her, and grabbed the sword.

He didn't try pulling it out. He started dragging it down.

It cut through Lamia's flesh, letting blood leak everywhere, all through the water, and probably soaking Jason's shirt, as Lamia thrashed around, he saw other sharks coming.

They're attracted to Lamia's blood, Jason thought.

Apparently, Lamia noticed it too, because she started swimming away from that part of the ocean.

Jason started tugging on the sword, but with no use.

He took one last breath in, and-

His bubble popped.

The water rushed at Jason's eyes, up his nose, and he was blinded. He kicked at the shark, and the he dragged the sword upward, and it slid right out of the shark, and she sped away.

Jason felt seriously nauseous, and really dizzy. Then, he remembered. His leg has been bleeding for the past couple minutes. He stopped moving, and he floated to the surface.

Why didn't I think of this before? He thought.

When finally broke to the surface, he felt as if his lungs were burning.

He took a huge gulp of air ad gasped. He opened his eyes, and he looked around for Percy and Piper.

Jason couldn't help thinking of the Titanic. He shouted helplessly for them, but there was no reply.

He'd heard about the new movie, and he felt like he needed to watch it.

What is wrong with you?! He mentally slapped himself. You're dying, and you're thinking of a movie you want to see?

Jason shook his head and looked around some more. He could just barely see the island's shore in the distance, so he started swimming toward it.

There's no way I'm gonna make it, he thought, but he kept going.

Suddenly, he tasted bile, and he stopped and vomited into the ocean. He looked up at the sky, and started floating on his back. He felt seriously dizzy, but he had to keep moving toward shore.

When he finally saw the shore more clearly, he'd vomited twice more.

He could see Percy's and Piper's bodies, floating in the ocean. He tried to quickly swim up to them, but he vomited instead.

He swam to them slowly, and he grabbed one Percy's arms, and one of Piper's arms in one hand, and swam to the shore with the other. Leo was sitting at the dock, and suddenly, he jumped up, and he threw a…something into the water.

It was two really big pieces of wooden board, and as he threw Percy and Piper on them, he really couldn't help but think of the Titanic. He was Jack Dawson, and Piper was his Rose. And Percy was just kind of…there.

He pushed the boards, which was much easier than dragging their bodies, toward the shore, and Leo grabbed them both and pulled them onto the deck.

Jason forced his way onto the edge of the deck, and vomited again at Leo's feet.

"Aw, dude!" Leo jumped away from the small pile of bile.

"Sorry," Jason muttered, and he finally realized how much pain he was in. His leg felt like it was burning off.

Black spots danced across his vision, and he muttered, "Get the others," before closing his eyes.

He last thing he heard before slipping out of conciousness was Leo: "They both have pulses, so why aren't they breathing?"

TADA! ANOTHER CLIFFHANGER! Don't you guys just love me? XP!

I'm kidding, by the way.

So, I just want you guys to know that I'm really glad I have such great fans like you guys out there that are actually willing to put up with me and my weird updating issues. I want to apologize to you, and I'll try my best to update my stories, but I'm going on vacation soon(well, I'm PROBABLY going on vacation soon. :P!), and I might not be able to, so, sorry again.

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