IM SORRY TO INFORM YOU BUT THIS MIGHT BE MY LAST CHAPTER. I AM VERY BUSY NOW A DAYS AND IT IS ALSO HARD TO KEEP WRITING THE STORY. I GET STUCK WHILE WRITING WHICH FRUSTATES. IF I DON'T WRITE BACK IN A WEEK IT MOST LIKELY MEANS THAT I HAVE STOP WRITING CHAPTERS. THIS MIGHT BE MY LAST CHAPTER SO ENJOY. WELL I AT LEAST MADE IT TO CHP 20. I EXPECTED TO QUIT THIS STORY A LOT SOONER.

Piper

Piper felt bad for Leo. He had put a lot of effort into the ArgoII. Piper wanted to cheer him up but even she was partly sad. They were stuck in a forest with no food or shelter.

On top of that they needed to get to Rome. "We need a place to sleep. The hunters will set up the tents" Thalia said.

They all followed Thalia as she led them through the forest.

"Where are we going" Jason asked. "We were here a couple of days so we built our own sort of shelter" Thalia replied.

"We can't just stay here forever. We need to get to Rome" Percy reminded them all. "We'll figure that out in the morning. Right now we need our rest" Thalia said.

They finally made it to a little space with a lot of shade. "We'll settle here for now" Thalia said. The hunters built the tents so fast that Piper couldn't believe her eyes.

"How did they just" Piper started but was interrupted by Thalia. "They're kind of trained for it." They all sat on a couple of logs that Thalia had cut off a tree.

They all surrounded a fire that Leo started for warmth. Piper lay her head on Jason's shoulder for comfort. Jason put his arm around Piper.

They all stayed up until night exchanging their stories. Percy and Thalia argued for a while about who had the most dangerous adventures.

They eventually got tired of arguing so they called it a tie between who had gone through more danger. Piper hadn't noticed that it was night already until she looked up at the black sky. After hours of talking they all left to their tent.

"Who's going to keep watch in the night" Hazel asked. "Don't worry about that. The wolves will keep watch while we sleep. Piper headed for her tent.

Sleep didn't come easy but her eyes soon closed. She had a dream about her dad. They were on the beach eating sandwiches and talking.

Piper wasn't sure about what they were talking but she smiled and laughed. It felt so real and she wanted it to be real.

She was tired of living the hero life. She just wanted to be normal. Piper woke up seconds later to the smell of hamburgers.

She got out of her tent where she saw Leo flipping the meat on a grill. He put one on a plate and handed it to Piper.

She got her plate and began to eat. She wondered how Leo had got all the tools to make burgers but she was too focused on her food to ask.

She finished the burger and handed her empty plate to Leo. "Where's everyone else" Piper asked as she searched for them.

"They're over there" Leo pointed to the others. Piper turned her head to the others. She made her way to them and sat on the log next to Jason. They had a map in front of them and were discussing ways to get out of the forest. "We could go through here and get all the way to the exit" Annabeth showed on the map.

"Fine we'll do that. We should get going if we want to make it to Rome" Thalia said. They all got up and began to walk. Piper tried to keep up with the rest but she was still sleepy.

They walked for hours and hours and got nowhere. They all stopped and panted. "I think we're lost" Annabeth guessed. "I do too" Percy agreed. "How are we going to make it out of here" Leo breathed heavily. Thalia was going to say something but was interrupted by a sound. They all got their weapons and prepared to attack.

Out of the bushes appeared 2 people.

They held their hands up as soon as they saw them. "Please put down the guns" one of them said. That's when Piper was sure they were mortals.

The mist must have made their weapons look like guns. They all hid their weapons and tried to calm the two tourists.

"We're not going to hurt you" Percy tried to calm them down.

The two tourists were still scared but were a little calmer.

"Can you get us to Rome" Piper asked. "Umm sure we have a ship right out there. We can get you there" they said in fear.

The two tourists lead the way out the forest. They soon made it to a big ship. It was big enough to carry everyone.

They all boarded the new ship and headed to Rome