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Gah! I can't believe it! I reached 200 reviews two chapters ago! I totally forgot!

Congratulations to the 200th reviewer, Thalia Marie Grace! You have been reading and reviewing since I first started this story so kudos to you! You rock!

This chapter is once again dedicated to MuseGirltheauthor! You rock too, coming up with all these awesome random conversations that inspire me with new chapters! Big round of applause to you!

Anyways, on with the story!

Nico POV

Where is the second best place to hang out at Camp Half-Blood? Cabin number nine; the Hephaestus cabin.

I know, I know. Technically, this cabin is cursed, but it wasn't always! This awesome cabin ranks second place (mine first, obviously) because of its amazing tricked-up bunks and just the room itself is pretty...tricked-up.

I would have never realized the awesomeness of this cabin if it wasn't for the new son of Hephaestus, Leo Valdez. Seriously, that kid couldn't keep anything a secret forever. He had to tell someone about his "Leo cave" some day.

I still don't get why he thinks that calling it his Leo cave is so funny. I must be missing out on something. Or it's just Leo. Yeah, probably.

Anyway, since I was the only one around at the time, one day, Leo invited me to come visit. Aren't I lucky?

So there I was, just minding my own business, and then, out of a bush, jumps this crazy Latino kid. I would've screamed like a little girl if he hadn't slapped his hand over my mouth.

"Come with me," he said quietly, his oily, smelly hand still on my mouth.

I pried his hand off my mouth. "Me? Why?" I asked, uncertainly. He sounded like he was going to pull a Hermes stunt. I seriously doubt his parentage sometimes...

"I want to show you something," he explained, grinning madly.

"Does it involve chili peppers?" I questioned.

"Mm, those are good. But, no! Why would it?" He frowned.

"Never mind," I said hastily. "Fine. I'll go." I gave in, but tapped the hilt of my Stygian sword, just to let him know that I had just taken a shower and I was not in the mood for pranks.

He looked at my sword with a slightly confused shrug. Then he grabbed my hand and started dragging me toward his cabin.

"Why are you bringing me to your cabin?" I asked, trying to gain back possession of my hand.

He looked at me and smiled. Okay then...

He lead me to the door, which was actually a giant vault door. Something that you would see in a bank.

After a few cranks, creaks, and groans, the door opened, revealing a super cool, super high-tech, and super awesome room.

I didn't understand at all how this cabin functioned. No wonder the Hephaestus kids are so secretive and mysterious!

"Where are the beds?" I wondered out loud.

Leo gave me that look that everyone gave me when I asked a question like this one. The look, Are you kidding me?

"They're built into the wall." he explained, walking over to what seemed to be his bed. He pressed a few buttons on the side and bed slowly folded down, revealing a little alcove where the bed was. So. Cool.

In the middle of the cabin, there was a pole. For dancing? I mentally slapped myself for thinking such perverted thought. No. It appeared to be one of those poles found in fire stations. This cabin had a second floor? Impossible!

Then I realized that there also was a metal, circular staircase. A basement, too? Maybe I should have been a little more imaginative with the designs of my cabin. I was definitely missing out!

"Wow," I breathed. "This is so cool!" I ran my hands over all of the shiny buttons, taking in all the awesomeness.

Leo smirked. "That's not all," he chided like I was a little child. "Bunk 1-A please."

If he hadn't pushed me out of the way, I probably would have experience a lot of pain. The ground where I was standing spiraled open, revealing a spectacular bed with so many gizmos and gadgets that it hurt my eyes.

"You have two beds?" I gasped.

"The one is just a cover-up." Leo told me. "Or if the cabin malfunctions. It's always safer to sleep in modern technology." He said, like all of these crazy inventions weren't modern technology but instead what mortals will only figure out in the future. "But that's still not all."

He flopped on to his bed, patting the space next to him. "Come." He said.

I shook my head. "Dude, that is so wrong."

He realized what he had said. "Oh, right. Don't worry. It'll only be a few seconds.

Double-checking that there was no one else around, I joined him in his...bed. The bed suddenly started moving back into the floor, the weird metal spiral slowly closing in on us.

Of course, I had to freak out. "Get me out of here!" I screamed, pressing random buttons on the sides of the bed. Leo tried to stop me, but I was too fast.

All of those buttons that I had pressed started doing all the things they were meant to do. A toothbrush came out of a hole and into my ear. A foot massage started tickling my feet, which gave me a sudden flashback of the last time I went to the mall with Percy and Annabeth. Not fun. Then a voice sounded, Intruder alert! Intruder alert! Malfunctioning! Malfunctioning! This bed will self destruct in 10...9...8...-.

Leo sighed. "Well, that's great. Bunk 1-A, no malfunctioning. Return to bed mode."

But the bed wouldn't listen. 6...5...4-

"Nico, get out of the bed." Leo ordered. I didn't need to be told twice.

I pried open the metal chute and climbed out, Leo behind me.

3...2...1...We ran to the other side of the room and took cover behind a large sheet of metal.

BOOM! There was no longer a bunk 1-A.

Leo got up and looked at his bed. "So much for the Leo cave," he muttered. The he looked at me, his face no longer giddy with happiness.

"Oops," I said guiltily. "I'm sor-"

"It's fine," He said through gritted teeth..

While I slowly backed out of the cabin, I accidentally pressed another button on one of the walls. Instantly, one of the little bird automatons that were lying on the work table blew up. "Oops,"

"Out!" Leo snapped. "You pathetic organic life form!"

What? Now was not the time to ask him what he meant. I quickly ran out of the cabin, breaking a few metal sculptures on my way.

I doubt that I will ever be allowed in the Hephaestus cabin again.

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