OUTSIDE POV

They didn't reach Camp for weeks after it happened. Nobody was in any particular rush to get home and share the news. They were attacked five separate times in the first week, all by cyclops. But none of them lasted long, not with the fury Percy exhibited in each fight. They were on the Argo for a month, with no news of Jase or Charlie.

"Casey, stay in the cabins. At least for now," he said before each fight.

"Dad, I can help!"

"We don't need help, this will only take a minute." Percy knew his daughter's fighting style was slightly reckless. She always fought more recklessly when she was angry. So he had her stay behind.

Casey slammed the door behind her, a childish reaction really. She didn't care. She wanted to get out there, to kill something. She wanted something to blame. Something to fight.

There was a knock at her door. She ignored it. Katrina sighed and opened the door anyway, not saying a word as she sat down besides Casey.

"Casey, how you holding up?" she asked. Casey didn't react; she was too busy staring at the ground with an angry expression. "Casey, I know you're angry. I know you're upset, and I know there's nothing I can do about it. But you can't stay like this forever!"

"Why not?" Casey finally spoke.

Kat sighed. "Because it's not what Jase would have wanted."

"Well Jase isn't here, is he?" She began to cry, although it wasn't on purpose. She'd done that a lot these days. "How do you know what he would want if he's not even here to tell you?"

Katrina wrapped an arm around her and didn't say a word. Just like Jase would do.

The ship suddenly rocked with another attack. This time, Casey ignored her dad.

"I'm helping," She said, not leaving room for argument as she grabbed my sword and fled. Kat sighed and ran after her. She knew better than to try to convince Casey otherwise. When Casey emerged on deck she found yet another cyclops. Piper and uncle Frank were the only ones fighting it. They'd had so many attacks lately that they'd started taking shifts. None of the kids were allowed to participate in these fights.

Casey leapt onto the deck and landed her first blow to the back side of the cyclops. It hadn't been suspecting the attack so it spun around in surprise. Kat stood at the bow but didn't join the fight. She knew Casey could-and needed-to handle it herself.

There was only one cyclops this time, so she didn't need to worry about protecting myself as much as usual. Piper and Frank would have stepped in if the situation became too drastic.

Casey yelled with every slash, and even after it was dead she kept stabbing until it burst into dust. She wanted to drop to her knees and cry, but there were too many people around. She wouldn't feel safe to cry until my brother was here with me. She wouldn't feel safe until he was here to protect me. She didn't need his protection, She just wanted it.

"Casey what are you doing?!" Percy yelled as he emerged on deck. His shirt was dotted with water. She hadn't noticed that it had started to rain.

"I'm fighting, not that hard to understand," Casey retorted. She shoved the sword back into its sheath and walked past her dad. Percy grabbed her arm and forced her to turn around.

"Casey Zoe Jackson I told you to stay in the cabins! What about that is hard to understand?" he yelled.

She was surprised by the sternness in his voice. He was never this hard on any of the kids. But that was before it happened.

"What I don't understand? I don't understand why you're keeping me on lockdown when I can help!" she yelled back.

"Because you're reckless!"

"I'm reckless! I'm the only sane person here! We can't just ignore what's happening! Don't you think it's at least a little suspicious that we've been attacked five times in the past week by the same monsters? Or do you just not care?!"

"Casey, stop it!"

"Or is it just because Jason isn't here that it doesn't matter anymore?"

"Casey, stop talking!"

"You still have three kids left, you know!"

"Casey, stop!"

"He's dead!"

Neither one of them spoke. Casey regretted the words the second they came from her mouth. The others had wandered on deck to see what the commotion was. Even Annabeth didn't interrupt the father and daughter fight.

"Jase is dead?" Adora asked, her voice was quiet.

Casey and Percy both turned. Her anger dissipated in an instant. Adora shouldn't have heard that. Casey knew she shouldn't have said it. She picked her sister up then went back to the cabins. She ignored her dad calling my name.

"No, he's not. I'm sorry, Dora. I shouldn't have said that. Jase wouldn't do that to us," she promised. But Casey doubted herself more than she'd admit. She saw it herself; he didn't even glance back at her when he jumped. Had he even considered what would happen to the rest of his family, what would happen to her when he jumped? Had he lived long enough to regret it?

"Is Jase going to come home?" Adora asked.

Casey didn't know how to answer her. Her instinct told her no, and her heart was too broken to come with any response.

Instead, she changed the subject. "Get some sleep," she said. "We're going to port tomorrow, you'll need your energy if you want to come with us."

Adora nodded, obviously noting the change of subject. She was smarter than she looked. Casey kissed the top of her head and tucked her in. It was clear that Adora was uncomfortable. Casey didn't ask why; she already knew. Jase was the official bedtime guy. It started when dad went off on a quest with mom, so Jase tucked us all in. Since then, Adora didn't have it any other way. Casey wasn't Jase. She didn't tell her a story and make her laugh. She couldn't talk her into calmness when nightmares struck. But she could remind her of what her was doubting in herself.

"Remember Jase loves you, Adora. He is going to do whatever it takes to come back to you. And someday, he'll be the one to tuck you in again," she promised. she crossed my fingers behind my back, just in case she was wrong. she wanted to believe he was alive; she really did. But she'd heard the stories of what happens down there. It was likely he didn't even survive the initial fall. Casey tried to remind herself that Jase had always been the smartest out of the kids. If anybody could survive Tartarus, it was him.

AU: To the person who asked about updates...I update every Friday unless I forget then I update on Saturdays.

I've been getting a lot of negative comments lately, so I'd like to apologize for the improper grammar and the confusing format. I'm still learning and I'm trying my best.

And a note to the person who mentioned that it seemed like I was attempting to make Jase and Charlie gay... Um, duh. Why do you think I made them kiss :)

I love all of your ideas and I'm looking forward to getting new creative prompts from you guys! Thanks :)