This chapter is for The Girl With The Words who left me like three reviews plus a PM and asked me to update twice in one day, so I tried! Here goes nothing.

Disclaimer: Still don't own.

Ch 14

PERCY

Scars ran down the length of Percy's body, swirling around his tail and across his torso, reaching all the way to his fingertips. But saltwater only healed Percy.

For Hazel, Piper, and Leo, it was blood that ran down their bodies. Not enough blood to kill them, but definitely enough to put them in agonizing pain. Which was why the merfolk hung in a silence that was only broken by the occasional groan.

Percy couldn't do anything either. That was what he hated most about the situation. His friends, helpless and bleeding, and Percy couldn't do anything to help. At all. Nothing. Nada. You get the point.

"We need to get out of here," Percy stated for the millionth time.

"In case you hadn't noticed," Leo responded, shifting in the chains, "we lack something very important to escape."

"What?"

"Legs."

"Oh."

Percy thought about it. And thought about. And thought about it some more. Then he gave up (temporarily). "I got nothing."

"I got something," Hazel said. "We can contact the Argo II. Maybe Frank will help us."

"One problem," Leo pointed out. "We have no way of contacting them. I'd build something, but I'm a little tied up right now."

"Ha ha, Repair Boy, but now is not the time for jokes," Piper groaned. Then she gasped. "Reyna!"

"Who?" Percy asked.

"Reyna! She was Ma Gasket's slave! She said that she didn't support this and would let me go but she couldn't and- whatever, I know that she'll help!"

"Sorry to break it to you, Pipes, but Reyna isn't coming down here anytime soon," Leo remarked.

"Food." A voice called out a single word that echoed down into the torture chamber.

"Speak of the devil," Piper said smugly as the girl carrying the food stepped into the light.

Reyna carried a pot filled with the disgusting gruelish stuff Polybotes had been feeding them. "Piper! You're bleeding!"

"Really, you don't say," Leo said sarcastically.

Piper shot Leo a seething glare. "Polybotes uses us for sword practice. It's horrible."

Reyna frowned. She turned to the others. "I'm Reyna."

"Gathered that much," Percy muttered under his breath. "Percy," he said, raising his voice a little.

"Leo McShizzle Valdez!"

"That's just Leo," Hazel said. "I'm Hazel."

"And we're missing Nico," Piper finished.

Reyna held up her free hand. "Wait. Nico, merman Nico, who Michael Kahale let free?"

The merfolk exchanged glances. Then nodded, with a chorus of "I guess" and "He's free?"

Reyna nodded her head. "I thought so. One of my friends came by, asking about four merfolk that knew a Nico. He said to tell him if I heard anything."

Percy couldn't take it any longer. "Then what are you waiting for? Go tell your friend!"

Reyna nodded and sprinted back up the stairs.

"You know, we never got fed."

o.O.o

JASON

"I told everyone I could think of, Annabeth," Jason reported back.

"All friends, I hope?"

"Of course."

"Good. Ask Nico if he knows anything about where anyone went."

"Captain, I already asked him."

"Ask him again, Jason!"

Annabeth was in a bad mood. She was angry at Luke, determined to find the merfolk (mainly Percy), and anxious to see what condition they were in. Jason knew better than to cross her when she was like this. So, being the good sailor he was, he saluted Annabeth, and marched off to question Nico. Again.

Jason caught Nico and Will making out. He stood there awkwardly, not really wanting to interrupt the make out session, but also not wanting to return to Annabeth without questioning Nico. Luckily, Malcolm dropped a crate at that exact moment, creating a noise loud enough to startle the couple and make them spring apart.

"Jason!" Will exclaimed, hastily wiping his mouth. "What brings you here?"

"Erm, Annabeth said to question Nico again."

Nico threw his hands in the air, exasperated. "Tell her you already did!" he replied, obviously anxious to go back to kissing Will.

"I can't! Not while she's like this." Jason whispered the last part.

Will's mouth formed an o. Nico just sighed and gestured at Jason for him to go ahead.

Jason nodded his thanks. "Okay, Nico. Do you know where any of the other merfolk went?"

"No."

"Do you know anyone who would know?"

"Possibly Kahale."

"Already asked him, he knew nothing. Have any idea where they could have gone?"

"No."

"You guys done yet?" Will whined.

Jason gave up. "Yeah, sure, I'm done. Go back to eating each other's faces."

"Hey!" Will shouted to Jason's back as he walked away. "You know that's what you want to be doing with Piper right now!"

Jason paused mid step. Piper was the only thing on his mind. Was she okay? When was he going to see her again? Will he see her again?

Annabeth shook him out of his thoughts. "Well?"

"Same answers, Annabeth. Don't worry, we'll find them," Jason told her, more for his own benefit than her's.

Annabeth looked out onto the horizon. "But in what condition?"

Jason gulped. He hoped his friends in the city would dig up some information. Otherwise they might end up storming Luke's estate the next morning.

"Jason! Annabeth! Jason!" A familiar shout rang through the air.

"Reyna?" Jason hurried off the ship to greet his friend, followed closely by Annabeth. "Reyna! Did you find any information?"

Reyna shook her head. "Better. I found them."

Woo-hoo! Two chapters in one day! You are welcome!

I need a cover. Like seriously. Please, please, please, please PM me with a cover. I'd draw one, but then Percy would end up looking like an alien. And not a pretty one at that. So, please. PM me about a cover! Best cover gets a) put up on the story, and b) like a thousand shout-outs, and something else (that I have to think of)!

Toldja I was gonna put that in every chapter.