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Ok guys! So you probably won't find out what happens to Percy until the chapter after this, or the one after that, Im sorry but this chapter is already gonna be long cause i have a lot to cover! BE PATIENT!
Ok that's it for now so onto the chapter! You guys ready? Let's go!
Piper
Yeah so I jumped off the deck. So what? And yes I do realize I just got back on board, but the idea hadn't come to me until I got back on! Don't judge me, it's not like I'm a daughter of Athena. Plus there are worse ways to die.
I hit the water and died. Like the water was so cold it sucked the life out of me. Nah I didn't die but I'm not exaggerating, the water was like colder than Antarctic water cold. It was really cold. Why? I don't know, maybe the venti had something to do with it.
Anyways after I got over my shock of the cold water I searched for the serpents so I could stab them in the heart and swim away. Simple as that.
I took a small breath of oxygen from my mask, knowing my oxygen was limited. (A.N. Ooh yay my first AN, anyway her mask is like those temporary one's where you've got like a plastic bag connected to this mouth piece, the bag would be filled with oxygen, I hope you understand!)
It's so not fair! Percy could be doing this not even wet or need oxygen! Why do I have to do this?
Well you're the only one available for the job, Percy isn't here, and you could totally do it better than everyone else!
Ha, everyone else sucks. Yea just kidding, I know I'm only doing this cause everyone else is busy doing something else.
I swam deeper into the ocean, using Katoptris as a light source. I felt a small current from my right and spun in that direction, my knife ready.
Then I felt the same current on my left and spun in that direction. Dang these things are fast.
I see a black shadow just meters away from me. I stay still, ready to defend myself.
They the figure burst forward and I barely had enough time to block its sharp teeth with my knife. The teeth were like 6 inch long saber-toothed tiger like teeth.
Facts: These things are fast. They have tiger teeth. And unlike me, they can breathe.
The thing lunged again and I stabbed my knife in the area I thought would be its heart. It backed away and screeched so loudly I nearly dropped my knife. Huh, usually that would work. I tried getting a closer look at the serpent to find that the wound was closing. Of course! Water heals it like it heals Percy. If I want to kill the serpents I have to kill them out of the water.
I took another breath and kicked upward trying to reach the surface. I had a idea.
When I almost got to the surface something pulled me back. I looked down only to find one of the serpents had my shoe. I lunged using that moment to hit it in its spine. The moment I made contact the serpent's head snapped up hitting me square in the nose. I looked at the wound to find that it wasn't there anymore.
The serpent lunged at me and gnashed it's teeth at my face. I managed unhurt but the serpent had gotten a hold of my mask and tugged it off.
Shist. I need to get to the surface.
The serpent then threw the mask out into the depths of the sea and stared at me. I finally got a good look at its eyes. The iris was pure black, clouded with evilness, and instead of white surrounding it, it was yellow with flecks of a murky green. Those eyes, they were almost hypnotizing, put I pulled my gaze from them. I stayed where I was, even if I desperately needed air. (If you can't imagine the serpents, think of them as Ursula's pet eels from The Little Mermaid, now imagine them three times as longer and scalier, that's the serpent)
But I couldn't take it anymore, I kicked upward but didn't get far. The serpent immediately made a bee-line for me as soon as I moved. It circled around me closing in. It body started to coil and squeeze me. It squeezed me really hard. I tried to cut it with my knife but my hand was enclosed in the coils of the serpent. I needed air. The serpent held tight, I couldn't get free.
That's when everything went black.
Leo
We were pressing buttons, pulling toggles, shaking controllers, and doing everything in our power to keep the ship afloat.
The storm was pouring down and the waves made the ship sway.
Hazel looked like she was going to be sick, she was holding her stomach and barely managed to stay on deck.
Annabeth and I couldn't do much more to keep the ship afloat. We couldn't fly, the venti would destroy us even more. We could sail away, the ocean was pushing right towards the rocks and we were doing everything from smashing into them. We can't go against the ocean, we don't have enough power, if we had our oars then maybe but the stupid serpents tore them off.
Everything was going bad. Our main goal was to defeat the venti, they were mostly causing the storm. Jason was still weak from being unconscious and he could only do so much against such an army of them.
Percy could've defeated them, he defeated that giant army
But Percy isn't here is he?!
I glanced up just to see Jason flying towards the rail. So I jumped up and grabbed the collar of his shirt before he fell over-board.
"Thanks man! Hey where's Piper?" Jason asked
"Uh, I'm not sure, where is Piper?" I said
"Annabeth!"
"Yeah?"
"Where's Piper?"
"Wait you're telling me you lost Piper?!"
"Nooooooo"
"Leo, Jason we need to find her! She could be in trouble!"
"Were currently busy right now!" Jason yelled out while fighting a venti
"Ugh! Leo can you hold it for now? The venti are holding back a bit now that Jason's awake" Annabeth asked
"Uh sure? I guess, just hurry up!"
"Can do!" Then Annabeth jumped over the control board and made her way to the cabins.
I waited for Annabeth to come back up with Piper, but then she came up by herself with a make-shift mask
Where's Piper? What's with the mask? Oh Gods what is she going to do now?
She then yelled out "LEO I'M JUMPING IN, PIPER'S DOWN THERE! BE RIGHT BACK!" Then she jumped before I could tell her she was crazy.
Oh well, at least if she dies I'll still be alive.
OH MY GODS I'M KIDDING! DON'T KILL ME! AHHHHHHHH!
(*I say sweetly* Bye Leo, say something like that again and I'll make sure you die understand?) lol
Annabeth
Ugh why does Piper have to disappear now?
Of course I have an idea where she went. Curse my logic! In the corner of my eye I saw Piper jump but looked away. When I looked back I didn't see her. Although I thought I heard a splash I thought it was just the ocean. Note to self: Instinct always beats logic.
I headed towards Leo's cabin finding it a mess. Like more than usually. I saw a few items on the table. Plastic bags, little mouth pieces.
This had confirmed my theory, Piper had made a temporary mask and jumped into the ocean to kill the serpents.
I take back what I said earlier, I love my logic! I quickly made a make-shift mask and bounded towards the deck.
"LEO I'M JUMPING IN, PIPER'S DOWN THERE! BE RIGHT BACK!" Before he even responded I jumped
OH MY GODS THE WATER IS COLD! IT'S REALLY COLD! OMGs IT'S SOOOO COLD! WHY DID PIPER HAVE TO COME DOWN HERE?
I start searching for Piper. There was a flash of bubbles on my right and I swerved in that direction. I slowly made my way to the right, trying to find the serpents and Piper.
From a distance I saw a black figure. I readied my knife in case it was a serpent and started that way. Then the figure started to thrash.
Wait is that... Piper!
I quickly swam towards her, I couldn't tell what was happening but whatever it was it wasn't good.
Then another shadow swam behind me. And I turned, meeting a pair of glowing yellow eyes. Then as quick as lighting, the serpent encircled my body and started to close in.
Serpents are part of the snake family, to kill their prey the slowly squeeze the life out of them, that's what it's trying to do to me.
My fast-thinking brain saved my life. Before it completely enclosed my body I slashed at it with my knife and tried cut the serpent in half. Note the word tried. That isn't as easy at it sounds because the skin is extremely rough. The serpent backed away, but I saw the wound closing.
Knowing my time was limited I took another breath of air and quickly swam towards Piper and saw exactly what happened to me, except the serpent was succeeding in killing her.
Acting fast I cut into the serpents body. It didn't die unfortunately but it did release Piper. I punched the serpent between the eyes and swam towards the surface.
When we finally reached air I looked at Piper for the first time. She wasn't breathing.
"PIPER!" I thrust my hands at her chest and she suddenly spit out water.
"Oh thank the gods I thought you died!"
"I won't die because I drowned! That's so lame!" She exclaimed, making me laugh.
"Ok so I only delayed our deaths, the serpents are still alive and probably making their way to use right now. Any ideas on how to kill them?"
"Actually I do have a plan, and was going to use it before I almost died."
"So what's the plan?"
"The rocks aren't too far away, and Leo has some stuff that we can use to make a fishing rod."
I nodded getting her plan. "Yell for Jason, let's get out of this freezing water."
Ok that's it for now, sorry I planned for you to find out what happened to Percy but forgot that we still had stuff to deal with on the ship! you might find out after this or the one after that! So sorry but this chapter is already 2,000 words, and I'm tired! BE PATIENT IT"S COMING!-greekgodsrox