Hey, Reader,

Okay as per usual I don't own anything... That bit always depresses me. I love it when people put funny disclaimers. They make me laugh. Sadley I don't have a funny disclaimer- I'm dull like that.

So this is the chapter where all the action happens... But I will need you to tell me something at the end PLEASE! If no-one gives me an answer than I'll pester my friends...

Advice still accepted- thanks for those who give it :-) and cheers for pressing 'Next'.

Okay... I have totally run out of what I'm going to say now... I never get Authors notes... It just a lot of depressing facts about how Rick Riordan owns these wonderful characters... Oh well! Enjoy the fic!

PS. the demigods aren't heartless- they really care about Leo, I'm just bad at writing teary lost friends accounts. Sorry.

PPS. Shout out to the fact that Usain Bolt is in my country! Go London 2012! COME ON GB! We're 3rd and rising :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-)

Percy's POV

"Percy, you have to come!" Once again on this voyage, Percy was bombarded by Piper and Jason.

"Again! There can't be another flood already. Coh, how many monsters are on this ship?"

"No, it's not a flood. But I think we found Leo!" Jason and Piper ran down the hallway, Percy quickly followed. He was glad to have finally found his missing friend.

They were on the top deck looking out over the sea. "Okay, what's up," Percy jogged over to them. Jason pointed to the sea in reply. Percy peered over the side of the boat to see Leo's tool belt floating on the water. "Oh," Percy said.

"So he must be in the water and alive!" Piper said excitedly.

"Piper, I can't search the entire Pacific Ocean for Leo. It would be impossible. We need some other way of getting to him," Percy had another reason that stopped him from diving in the water then and there to look for Leo: he didn't want to leave them on this ship with the monster and the flood. He didn't know how long that piece of metal would prevent the water coming in, and they could all die without him.

"He's our friend- we can't just leave him out there," she waved her hand over the great expanse of water dramatically.

"Well, I'm not sure it's a great idea." Percy felt guiltier with every word. He didn't want to loose one of the demigods, they were all his friends and he liked them. But could he risk the safety of everyone else for one demigod? Would he ever forgive himself his friend died when he could have saved him?

Piper looked him directly in the eye. "You want to save Leo, and you should save him. You're his only hope."

"But what about everyone else's safety?" Percy inquired dreamily.

"I'm sure everyone else can survive for like a few days without you. We're not completely hopeless."

"But the flood."

"Jason can learn to swim, and he can teach everyone else."

"But what about the monster."

"Hello, we're demigods. Jason leads the Roman camp he's a child of demigods, consul to the first Legion, praetor of the Titan Krios and he killed Rome!" She stated proudly.

"Actually, Piper, I'm a child of Rome, consul of demigods, praetor of the First Legion and I killed the Titan Krios." Jason put in meekly.

"Whatever, either way I'm sure he can handle one small monster. So go after Leo!"

"Of course, sorry." Percy felt so stupid for arguing; of course he would go after Leo, why had he even doubted it? He dived over the side of the ship, eager to go find his friend.

"And be careful!" Piper called after him.

"Yes Piper, I will be extremely careful," Percy answered dutifully as the Argo II sailed away from him. Percy jolted as he saw the ship leaving.

Why was he in the water? Why was the ship leaving him? What about the other demigods? Only one answer came to mind- Piper. She had charmspoken him and now he was wet.

Percy began to wonder how he was going to find Leo in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. He could be anywhere. Percy began to feel sick, the same way he had when they had searched the ship for the 15th time and not found a trace of the mechanic.

Percy shook his head. He picked up Leo's wet soaked tool belt and strapped it around his waist. His friend was somewhere out there and Percy was going to find him. He began to swim away from the Argo as he presumed Leo would be behind the ship.

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Percy was lost. He had swum in so many different directions; he had no clue which way north was. His stomach kept growling reminding him that he had no food or anything useful. Just Leo's tool belt and all the tools seemed to have fallen out because there was nothing in there except a packet of breath mints. (Which he was very thankful for in his hungry state, and was beginning to wonder why when he ate so many, the packet was always full when he pulled it out the tool belt again.)

Percy looked over the blue horizon. Then he looked at the sun. It was setting. Okay that must be east. Slight help on the whereabouts of the Argo, no help on the whereabouts of Leo.

Then he saw something he wasn't expecting: a black dot moving over horizon. Percy wondered if it was his imagination. Or a mirage. Annabeth said mirages where caused when light from an object is bent or displaced, usually by water. Which is a good medium for refraction, so it was possible. There was certainly a lot of water. Or perhaps a cold air channel over the sea could cause a different medium than the hot air further up.

Percy swam towards the black dot only to find some deranged surfer in khaki shorts and a bright Hawaiian T-shirt. Okay, Percy might not know where he was but he was fairly sure he hadn't made his way back to the coast of America. So why was some guy surfing in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. As Percy swam closer he saw that the guy had black cropped hair and sea green eyes.

"Er, dad?" Percy was sure he was imagining things.

"Ar, Percy, I'd thought I'd find you here." Poseidon greeted.

"Okay." Percy climbed onto the surf board.

"I've decided to help you find your friend."

"Cool, where is he?"

"Well, I'm not sure but we will search the Ocean with my surf board of doom."

"Surf Board of Doom? Who came up with that name?"

"I did, what do you think?"

"It looks like a normal surf board?"

"Well, it's not."

"So how is it…"

"Oh, let's just go." He kicked the back of the board and rocket boosters burst out the back.

"Um, there might be some health and safety issues here…" The board suddenly burst into life. The wind whipped past Percy's ears and made them pop. He gripped onto the board for dear life and felt the air ruffle through his hair plastering it to his scalp.

"How fast are we going?" Percy shouted but the words were ripped from his mouth, he could guess maybe like 200 miles per hour. This was going even faster than Thalia driving Apollo's sun car. Percy wondered if he the waves would slam into the bottom of the board and cause it to tip over or slow it down. They seemed to be travelling from wave to wave which was speeding them up. Probably Poseidon's doing.

"Hey son, let's have some fun." Before Percy could answer Poseidon steered the board up a wave the size of a mountain. Percy had no idea what happened: he was looking at the water that they were riding then it was gone. He was looking at the sky. Then suddenly they were riding the waves again. The salty spray splashed up into his face and he gulped down the air before commencing screaming.

They nosed dived straight into the water below.

Percy felt the board being ripped from his fingers and replace with the icy cold water. He searched the sea for his dad, only to see murky greenness. Poseidon swam up next to him; his baggy khaki shorts had blown up like balloons which made Percy laugh. Small silvery bubbles escaped his lips and floated to the surface.

"Mm, looks like we'll be swimming the rest of the way. Come on then." Percy climbed onto his father's back and felt soft slaps from the water as they swam through it. He much preferred this travel to the 'Surf Board of Doom' (the name was starting to make sense). The water was warm and felt powerful as it washed over his skin. Poseidon slowed down as they approached their destination.

They were in front of some rusted ship, with boxes scattered all over the deck and cranes that were supporting few crates.

"Percy!" Leo pulled himself out from between two crates. His curly hair was wild and all over the place, but his clothes and hair were clear of motor oil and grease for once. He made his way through the scattered boxes and clambered over a few till he stood in front of the water.

"Hey, come over." He hesitated for a second then dropped into the water and swam over to Poseidon. He wrapped his arms around his neck and gave Percy an uneasy look.

"Right, lets go! We need to hurry up. I have a bad feeling that someone has just thrown a bottle in the water and I need to punish him." Poseidon declared.

"Sea god style!" Leo put in.

"Yep," Posiedon nodded. His Hawian shirt changed to a 'save the ocean' colourful mess, that only Mr. D's earlier shirt can match in colour.

"Wow, it'll be attack of the sea hippies…" Percy didn't finish before they were all plunged into the ocean. He leant back to enjoy the ride.

Something bumped him in the head. He looked over to see a very red-faced Leo gesturing frantically to his mouth. "Dad, we have to go up."

"Wha' why?"

"Quick." Leo looked like he was about to pass out. They swam upwards and Leo began drinking in the air like a drowning sailor.

"Oh, right. Son of Hephaestus… I see. You can't breath under water." Percy rolled his eyes. "Well, looks like we're travelling on top then."

Poseidon set of above water and they continued towards the Argo II.

"So, I see you're alive." Percy turned to Leo.

"Well, I try."

"We were really worried about you man, what happened?"

"Oh some monster shoved me off. I then met her daughter. Kangaroo or something…"

"Kangaroo?!"

"Maybe it was Echidna…"

"Ah, the Echidna. I met that thing once. It was a poodle."

"Wait, did you say a poodle?"

"Well it became a full sized monster."

"Wow, I hope we get more killer poodles- I think I can just about handle them."

"That poodle was very nasty."

"You're telling me, I just had to face it. Not in poodle form that is…"

Poseidon dropped the two demigods of by the ladder leading up to the Argo II. "You two be good, okay?"

"Yes dad."

"Oh and watch out for the Echidna's mother- she's the mother of the Hydra and very scary."

"Sure, dad."

"Thanks for the ride, Poseidon." Leo called.

"Anytime!" It could have been any ordinary conversation between a father, son and a son's friend except the father sunk into the depths of the Pacific Ocean and Percy and Leo climbed aboard the Argo II.

It was pitch black by the time they arrived on the deck of the Argo II. Both boys were dripping wet.

"What time is it?"

"About 5:20," Percy said after checking his watch.

It was then that a drunk Annabeth decided to make an appearance. She stumbled over the deck towards the two boys. "Hey, Percy. I came to say I'm sorry about earlier."

"Okay," Percy replied.

"Are your drunk or something?" Leo asked.

"Maybe just a little. Come here Seaweed brain." She threw her arms around Leo's neck and slammed her lips against his.

Percy watched as his girlfriend snogged Leo Valdez…

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