Author's Note: Woohoo! I posted this on time, guys! Celebration time! LOL. Anways, hope you enjoy this chapter. From now on I'm going to keep my author's notes pretty short like the last chapter I posted. Obviously I don't own Percy Jackson. I'm just a fan.
Chapter Twelve: Luke POV: Rescue
I was surprised about two things. First, that neither of us died immediately when we hit the water, and second, that none of the monsters followed us. I guess they probably figured we'd die on impact, which is what I would have guessed as well. Either that, or we'd drown. I hadn't thought of that one.
My head broke the surface, and I gasped for air, then looked around for Thalia. I didn't see her anywhere. I dove underwater again and again, looking for her. Finally I saw her. She was slowly sinking, unconscious.
I reached forward and grabbed her arm, kicking for the surface. I refused to die like this. I was running out of oxygen. It was a lost cause. There was no way we would survive. I closed my eyes and made a silent apology to Thalia.
Suddenly, I saw a giant figure swimming towards me. It grabbed my free arm and carried us both to the surface.
I gulped air and looked around for my rescuer. It was a cyclops. The cruise ship was nowhere in sight.
I pulled Thalia closer, away from the cyclops. "Who are you?"
The cyclops regarded me coldly. "I am Tyson, brother of Percy Jackson."
"You're Percy's brother?"
"Yes. And you are Kronos's friend."
"No, no, Tyson, I used to be, long story, but now I'm sided with Camp Half-Blood. Thalia and I were going to go back there, but the crew found out and they were going to kill us, so we were forced to jump overboard. You saved us," I explained.
Tyson's expression changed into pure happiness. "Luke friend!" he said gleefully, and swam over to give me a hug.
"Umm, okay," I said, struggling to stay afloat. Listen, Tyson, is there anyway you can help us get back to Camp Half-Blood? My friend here is unconscious, and we need to get her to safety."
"Yes," Tyson agreed. "I can call friends." He whistled. "Rainbow friend?"
Two Hippocampi surfaced next to us. "Rainbow!" Tyson shouted happily. "Here, friends, Rainbow and his buddy will take us to Camp Half-Blood."
I got onto the smaller Hippocampus and pulled Thalia up with me. Tyson got onto the other one, and they took of across the ocean.
