LEO WISHED THE DRAGON… leaking out of the wreckage.

"Yeah, that's disgusting." Silena wrinkled her nose.

"I don't think anybody would want their dragon to land on the Porta Potties." Travis said

Leo had to pick his way through… its body wasn't even dented.

"That's good." Beckendorf said

"Then it has to be the wiring." Hephaestus said

"Hopefully its not Khione." Leo said

The fireball had apparently come…you're making me look bad."

A few chuckles.

Then he opened the control panel…it didn't make sense.

"It is definitely Khione." Ares said

"That is not good. We can't have her messing up Festus' wiring every time." Leo said

"Its my fault. I shouldn't have insulted her." Jason said

"Let it be. It happens. You just need to repair the wiring for now." Triton said. Jason sighed.

He could replace the wires…it was damaged. Again.

The Hephaestus gang winced.

"The disk is weak. Well not weak, fragile and prone to getting damaged again and again. The disk has to be replaced." Hephaestus said

"I don't have a spare disk. There was no time to make one either." Leo shook his head.

"For now, you're going to have to keep cleaning it. We don't know till when Khione can mess with Festus' warning but I don't think that it will be easy to repair Festus that frequently." Beckendorf said. Leo nodded.

He imagined his mom's voice…responsible for stranding his friends.

"It wouldn't be your fault." Jason said

"Then whose?" Leo asked.

"Mine." Jason said

"Wrong. Not yours, not Piper's. Khione had it coming. The insult I mean. It was barely anything either way. You basically just called her spoiled." Leo said

"Right," he muttered…aerosol cleaning solvent."

"That's good." Beckendorf nodded.

The tool belt obliged…he pulled out the supplies.

Even many people managed small smiles.

"That belt is really handy and cool." Annabeth said. Leo nodded and grinned.

The belt's pockets did have…Leo had to do was ask.

"Well, hopefully, you won't need to ask for too many things or huge things. I think the small ones are all you're going to need." Chris said

He began cleaning off the…themselves as his thoughts wandered.

"That's kind of lit. I mean like multi-tasking." Lee said. The Hephaestus gang grinned.

Leo couldn't believe how stupid…maybe not the best move.

"You weren't being stupid. Some things just don't click some times." Nico said. Leo sighed.

Still, he hated feeling like a reject.

"Whoa whoa. You're not a reject." Travis said.

"Yeah." Leo sighed half-heartedly. Everybody looked worried about that.

Jason and Piper got to visit…welcome him back at camp?

"Lets not interpret prophecy lines just yet. They often have double meanings and its too early to determine what it means." Rachel said. Apollo nodded.

"Right." Leo said

Leo would have to go on the…the idea depressed him

"You don't need to run just because of a prophecy which we haven't interpreted yet. And once we do, you still don't have to run." Chiron said to Leo, sternly.

"He's right. I didn't have to run. Instead the campers helped me. We know struggle Leo. The campers don't abandon anybody because of such reasons." Percy said. The Greek campers nodded. Their parents looked proud and so did Chiron. Hestia smiled. Leo nodded.

"Thanks." He said gratefully. Everybody did feel a little better than Leo felt a little better.

Then there was Khione…foster homes, you name it.

"You won't be frozen out by us, prank buddy." The Stolls promised. Leo grinned at them.

Even at Wilderness School…didn't need him anymore.

"That's not true." Jason frowned. Piper looked worriedly at Leo too. Leo just ran a hand through his hair. Beckendorf slung an arm around his shoulders.

"Come on now Leo, we need your assistance with our pranks." Travis said, with a grin. Leo gave a small smile.

"I'm totally in. You know that." He said. The Stolls cheered and whooped. Chris grinned. Hermes gave his kids a smile and nodded at Leo.

Jason and Piper frowned at each other and sighed.

When he'd found out that Jason's…shoulder a little quicker than most.

"Well don't worry about it. You're never getting the cold shoulder from us." Connor said. Travis, Beckendorf and Chris nodded and gave Leo a bone crushing hug. Leo chuckled and laughed. He was glad that he was finally finding somebody that he really belonged with. Somebody who accepted him and cared about him. People with whom he wouldn't feel like the odd person out.

"Enough, Valdez,"…Fix the stupid dragon."

"You are very important, Leo." Piper said. Leo nodded and gestured for Connor to read.

He got so involved with his work…giant face of a sleeping woman

Everybody froze and some people shuddered very violently.

"Now do you believe that it's happening, brother?" Poseidon asked Zeus

"I know it's happening but I think that maybe closing Olympus is the solution." He said. Poseidon sighed.

"Maybe you'll realize that its not by the end of one or two books." Hades said to Zeus.

She didn't exactly speak…And I will fully wake

"Okay first, you will not fully wake. Second, at least she gave some motivation to Leo." Percy said

"I don't need her motivation. I'd rather consider myself unimportant." Leo said. The Stolls, Beckendorf and Hephaestus looked like they were about to say something so he spoke quickly. "I do know that I am accepted. I'll get used to it, hopefully." He said. They nodded. It was a start.

"You." Leo was shaking…"You killed my mom."

Everybody grimaced at that. Hephaestus was shaking due to the curse. He felt the rage, panic and fear of Leo.

The face shifted…having a pleasant dream.

Everybody scowled.

Ah, but Leo… the face dissolved.

Everybody's eyebrows shot up. The demigods gave light snickers.

"You just threw a porta potty seat at the primordial of the earth." Hermes said, trying hard to not burst out laughing. The key word was trying.

The gods certainly looked very amused. Hephaestus ruffled Leo's hair. Leo gave them all a sheepish smile.

Leo stared at the ground…Jason and Piper were in trouble.

The tense atmosphere was back. Aphrodite and Silena looked very worried. Hera was not showing anything on her face but she was a bit concerned. Zeus was looking visibly concerned. Jason and Piper were a little pale.

Walk away now…"Not likely," Leo growled.

"I'm not walking away, lady." Leo scowled. Jason and Piper gave him small grateful smiles.

"Gimme the biggest hammer…ran toward the warehouse.

"Done." Connor said

"That was a short one." Chris commented. Connor nodded.

"I'll read." Katie said. Connor tossed her the book.