A/N-Sorry for the wait!

Leo Pov-

Smack in the middle of dinner, Thalia and Annabeth showed up. They were coated in dirt, grime, and sweat.

Of course, the other campers just gave them a look then returned to their meals.

But I didn't.

Those who went the quest to find Persia didn't. We knew that them being here meant we couldn't look for Percy unless Lord Zeus's requirements were met.

Annabeth dropped herself into her usual Athena's table seat and didn't say a word. Her siblings began to push plates of food towards her but she wouldn't eat. She just sat there and looked straight ahead.

Thalia took her seat with Hunters of Artemis at goddess' table. The girl put her head in her hands and closed her eyes.

Their mood took a toll on the campers and one by one they set their forks down. Within a few seconds the mess hall was completely quiet with everyone looking down.

"Hey guys," A child of Apollo nudged his brother. "Where's Percy?"

His brother and others shrugged looking at the Poseidon table that housed a confused Tyson. The Cyclops shrugged also turning his head towards Annabeth. The child of Athena looked straight ahead, her expression blank.

One by one they all began questioning the answer we all wanted to find out:

What happened to Percy Jackson?

"Didn't Leo go on a quest with him?" One of my sisters asked.

"Yeah," Another confirmed. "Where did Percy go, Leo?"

"Um," I stared at my alphabet soup hoping the letters would rearrange themselves and give me an answer. "He's-he went to…"

My voice trailed off, interrupted by a soft clearance of Chiron's throat.

Thank the gods.

"I wanted to wait until the time was right but your questions have left me no choice." Chiron looked us in the eyes, his voice demanding attention. "Jason, Piper, Hazel, Frank, Leo, Nico, Annabeth, Thalia, and Percy went on a quest to search for our new camper, Persia. On their return, the demigods and gods were attacked by a giant. Porphyrion, to be exact, bane of Zeus. It resulted in Porphyrion escaping and Percy falling from Olympus-there's no sign of remains, holes, or anything that suggests he ever reached the ground. But as we all know, Gaea-titan of the earth, has the power pull Percy into the earth. He would've just sunk into the ground and suffocated, maybe we haven't searched long enough."

"Although-Percy isn't dead." At this, the camp sighed in relief. Then Chiron's face took a dark cast. "There's a theory…Lord Hades and his children believe that Percy Jackson has fallen into Tartarus."

Gasps spread all around and the mourning effect settled in the air.

"Is it true, Leo?" Emily-my youngest sister-asked. "Is Percy dead?"

"No. I mean, he's alive but he might be." I stuttered before answering. "Guys, Percy's alive and he's going to come back, like always. When was the last tine Percy left and didn't come back?"

My brothers and sisters didn't remember.

"Anyone?" I stood up, daring anyone to answer.

"Well there was this one time," A son of Ares started. "Actually no, he came back."

"See? Percy's going to come back and we're all going to go back to our normal schedules and patiently wait for his return. Understood?"

The campers nodded and pounded on the tables. "Leo's right," Clarisse said, clapping. Slowly the rest of the campers applauded. Feeling pretty high and mighty, I did a few bows before sitting down. When I looked up, I met Hazel's gaze. She looked proud and smiled, a look I've always wanted to see on her face.

After dinner, the daughter of Pluto and I met at the beach.

"That was a nice speech you gave, Leo." Hazel muttered, picking up a stone.

"Why thank you, my lady." I pretended to tip an invisible hat, looking down at my feet. "I was just trying to make everyone feel better, I just have a feeling…" I sighed, shaking my head. "Never mind, it's stupid."

"No, it's not. Tell me."

I faced Hazel, her soft gold eyes sparkled in the moonlight. "If you and Nico are right and Percy is in Tartarus, when he comes back, he's going to be different. I hate to say it, but Percy's going to be tortured. He has many enemies in there and I'm sure they're hungry for revenge. If he makes it, he's going to be emotionally and physically unstable. I'm not even sure if he'll want to continue the quest of the seven."

Hazel shut her eyes, tears streaming. "You're right, Leo. They would do that but Gaea said she needed him. Alive."

I kicked some sand into the turf. "Not necessarily him. She wants a boy and a girl, preferably one of them being Percy. Besides, I think she needs his blood so killing him would solve that."

"I know Percy's going to make it out and if he has to recover, he will and quickly. Annabeth won't go back to her normal self without Percy. Both camps won't go back to normal. Everyone won't."

I pulled Hazel into arms, kissing her hair. "It'll be okay. We will be okay."

"I hope so, Leo." Hazel sobbed, burying her face into my right shoulder.

"Hazel?" I whispered. "If Percy doesn't come back…does it mean the titans win?"

She gulped. "No, it means we're going to war. Both Greeks and Romans-lifelong enemies against Gaea and her giants. And we have chance of losing because Jason and Percy have to reunite both camps. Jason's powerful, but he can't do it by himself and of course, we'll be there to help but we can't do much without Percy."

"Leo, is that the conch?" Hazel asked, looking around.

When I heard the familiar noise, I nodded. "Yeah, it is."

Hazel unwrapped her arms from my neck and my arms unraveled from her waist, falling back to my sides.

"Sorry." I murmured, turning red.

The girl giggled, reaching for my hand. I clasped hers and together, we ran towards the mess hall. We ran towards a discovery that could shatter our lives.

3rd Pov-

The campers crowded into the mess hall, wondering why the conch had been rung.

Jason and Nico pushed past the crowds and joined Hazel and Leo, who were holding

hands. Piper, Thalia, and Frank found their way to the group.

After a moment, Chiron and Hermes strode into their view.

"I apologize for having to interrupt your activities but Lord Hermes has an important announcement on the whereabouts of our missing camper, Percy Jackson."

At this the camp quieted down, giving their attention. Hazel Levesque squeezed

Leo's hand, praying.

"Good afternoon, children. I'm sure you all know about Percy Jackson's predicament. Well, unfortunately, I come with bad news. Percy is in Tartarus but due to an unknown force, Percy is sometimes in Tartarus and sometimes out."

The whole camp was quiet, their faces horrified.

"What do you mean by he's in there and sometimes not?" Annabeth's soft voice traveled through the room, earning a wave of sympathy.

"Someone is sending Percy to Tartarus then pulling him out. This keeps him barely alive but don't worry, we're tracking his location now."

As the god said this, the ground shook and a blood-curling scream was heard.

She'd done it.

Gaea had finally broken the hero of Olympus.