Hey guys! I'm very sorry, I haven't updated in a while, but I've been very busy. Also sad notice: I won't be updating this story again till the 7th of June, so 3 weeks. I'm very sorry, but I just won't be able tog et a chapter up till then! If for some reason there isn't an update that day, it will definitely be soon after, so keep checking. Hope you enjoy this chapter. Read, Enjoy and REVIEW!

Leo

Leo watched the reunion between Titan, Giant and demigods in awe. Percy and Annabeth had told them about Bob and Damasen, but seeing them in front of him really drove it home. Leo smiled. If Percy and Annabeth could be friends with people who were supposed to be enemies, maybe there was hope after all.

"So what happened in Tartarus after we left?" Percy asked Bob and Damasen.

Damasen replied, "We could not defeat Tartarus. However he couldn't kill us. Once he saw the doors disappear, he was enraged. He dispersed the monsters army in his anger, and we too were propelled back to the depths of Tartarus. We had no hope of getting out, till suddenly Alaps appeared. And we were out of Tartarus."

Percy looked down for a second, before looking them in the eyes. 'I'm sorry for leaving you both behind. I-"

Bob raised his hands. "It's okay! We are all okay now!"

Damasen nodded. "You did what you had to do. I am glad you are both alright," he rumbled.

"Still," Annabeth smiled, "thank you."

Small Bob meowed softly. Annabeth walked up and stroked him.

"Well… nice to meet you!" Leo held his hand out, and received a very firm handshake from Bob, throwing Leo off balance. "Woah!" He yelled.

Everyone laughed as Annabeth introduced the rest of the seven to her friends.

Jason smiled at them, before frowning. "Guys, sorry to be the party-pooper, but we need to get going. What's the plan?"

"I have a plan," Leo volunteered. "All I need is a few helpers. Anyone?" Piper offered to help, as did Travis and Connor, shortly followed by Reyna.

Leo explained his plan, outlining his details. A short silence was broken by Reyna, "Ambitious; giants aren't easy to kill you know." Leo nodded, then winked.

"But I think we can do it."

Hazel nodded. "While you guys do that, the rest of us will sort out the trip to the Parthenon for these scriptures."

...

Leo tinkered with the delicate pieces of metal in front of him. He felt at ease, doing what he enjoyed. The pieces made an easy trap, which he was hoping would be used sooner rather than later. He was also designing a creation of his own: a fire cannon. He heard footsteps and looked up to see Piper walk in, dagger in hand.

"Watcha making?" She questioned, picking up the prototype cannon.

"You'll see," Leo said, his eyes twinkling. Piper shook her head, walking over to him, about to pick up his newest creation.

"NO! It's a trap, don't touch!" Leo hollered, leaping away from her. Piper jumped at the sudden noise, before propelled herself away from Leo.

"A little more warning next time, please?" Piper glared.

Leo looked at the ground shamefully. "Sorry," he mumbled. He hated when Piper subconsciously used her charmspeak to make him feel guilty, but he understood.

They stood in silence for a moment before Leo re-gathered himself, and sat down and carried on tinkering, forgetting Piper's existence. Before long his world was interrupted by the sharp scrape of Piper sharpening her dagger.

"So are you ready?" Piper asked. "I mean, we should probably be prepared." Leo nodded.

A silence descended upon them, even Leo stopped fidgeting. The quiet was shattered by a giggle emitted by Reyna, from next door, the armoury.

"Give up!" They heard Connor say.

"Never!" Reyna replied.

"Fine. I'll just tickle you even more!" He yelled defiantly.

Reyna's laughter grew and grew until she shouted, out of breath, "STOP! Please!"

Connors voice rang out, taunting her about her weakness. They laughed. Leo was glad Reyna was happy, but she seemed so different when she was with Connor, not hard and cold, but normal. Suddenly he heard a thud, and Connor groaned. Reyna laughed.

"That'll teach you not to mess with me," she gloated. As Leo and Piper walked into the room they could see Conner smiling from where Reyna was sitting on top of him. They both scrambled up when they saw Leo and Piper enter.

A second later Travis walked in, "There's a giant heading towards us."

...

Leo lay underneath the bush, breathing quietly. From here he could see Reyna and Piper, who were both hidden in trees, and he could see his hidden trap and the attached cannon. Mimas the giant was coming with a group of people through the woods, and the Stolls were the bait. They had seen the giant coming on Annabeth's shield, and Leo recognised the giant: Mimas, the anti-Hephaestus. Leo felt it was his duty to kill Mimas. He just hoped his father would be willing to help.

Suddenly Travis' voice travelled clearly throughout the woods. Leo smiled at his slyness, baiting the giant in. "Connor what should are next move be? Polybotes is on the run. What are we going to do?"

Connor replied evenly, "Hmm… we should stay in the woods, just here, before attacking him in the morning. A good nights rest could really do us some good."

Travis agreed and they small talked their way through the rest of the conversation, even adding misleading plans, in case Mimas escaped. The wood descended into a deep silence. Rustlings of the leaves crept through the woods. The wind howled and the trees shared secrets with one another. Rats scampered through the woods. The forest was alive, as quiet as it was.

Leo lay in waiting, his heart pounding. It felt like forever, but was really just 10 minutes. How stupid were the giants?

A roar echoed through the woods as Mimas slithered towards them on his serpent legs, leading chimera and hellhounds into battle. Arrows shot out of nowhere, Reyna killing 3 monsters instantly. Leo held a small flash bomb in his hand, homemade of course. The small band of monsters were already too far in to back out and they charged in, draconae, empousai and all. Harpies flew above, screeching into the wind. Trees were uprooted by Mimas, who was charging straight at them. Piper jumped out of the tree, landing on a chimera, which she stabbed in the back, turning into ashes. Her lulling voice soothed the monsters, allowing Travis', Connor's and Reyna's shots to disintegrate them. Leo decided to enrage the giant.

"Come on you lumbering beast. Is that all you've got?" He shouted defiantly.

The only answer was a roar, and a trampling of the bushes around Leo. Leo spurted fire at Mimas, who flinched, scalded. He staggered backwards, where the trap lay hidden.

Please, father. He thought Help me. Only with godly power could the trap do its job. Only both demigod and god could kill this giant. The trap whirred to life, and sprung up and bashed Mimas' head, disorientating the giant for a second, which was all the cannon needed, before an explosive can of Greek fire was catapulted at Mimas' face. He slashed his sword, burning out the sword and fire, splattering his ranks with the ropes of deadly green flames, and destroying his own troops. Leo grinned. Thank you, father.

Mimas yelped in pain and with all his might swung blindly at Leo, who ducked. Mimas' power was so strong, that he swiped the tree and slashed it in half with one swing. Piper stabbed another empousai, whose fangs hung with blood. But Leo's toy had only just started. It whirred and then hurled forward, with sharp blades sticking out the front. Deep engravings were cut into the giant's legs. Mimas bellowed in pain, drew his spear, and spotting Connor, hurled it at him. Reyna screamed, "NO!" She dived, jumping into the spear's path. The clang rung across the whole forest, as the spear bounced at cluttered against her armour.

Reyna lay still on the ground, her head wide open, with a deep gash across her forehead, blood pouring out. Connor sprinted over, tears rolling down his face. Leo saw all of this in slow motion. Leo chucked the flash bomb behind him, and satisfied watched as it tore ranks of the enemy down, and stopped loads more in their tracks. In the corner of his eye, he could see Piper splashing water across Reyna's forehead as Connor poured a bit of ambrosia down her throat. The gash tightened itself and blood stopped oozing out as he spoon-fed her nectar.

Mimas howled in pain, as he stomped over. Leo turned round, and watched as his machine completed its final command. It exploded into a raging fire, the inferno enveloping the giant in a tornado of flames. Burnt alive, his ashes were all that remained.

Connor sat by Reyna still stroking her hair softly. Travis walked up to Leo, a frown on his face. "We need to get back to camp quick, she's not in good shape. Any more nectar or ambrosia will burn her up. And she still isn't showing any signs of consciousness. This is really bad," Travis mumbled, not wanting his brother to hear. A bubble of worry settled in the pit of Leo's stomach.

...

"That was amazing!" Piper said, after getting over the initial shock of Reyna's terrible state.

"Thanks," Leo said, looking at his hands. "Just a little something to help us along the way."

"Well it worked well. I don't know how you do it. You basically single-handedly destroyed a giant."

"I couldn't have done it without all of you guys." He answered. After a thought he smiled, "And my father."

...

Reyna was perched on a bed in the infirmary. The Apollo cabin were frowning and muttering worried amongst themselves. Connors face was ashen, petrified of what might be her fate. "She won't fully recover for at least a week, if not longer." They said, worried looks upon their faces. "She hasn't even shown signs of life, although we have found a weak pulse." Connor let out a small sigh of relief.

Everyone was gathered around the table, the Stolls and the seven and Damasen, who was a master of medicine.

"What do you think Damasen?" Annabeth quizzed.

Damasen shook his head, "I'm afraid she may never make a full recovery. Giants' spears aren't soft and that bashed her hard. It's impossible to tell, but it's likely to have affected her brain; it's a nasty gash."

Connors cheeks were tear stained, and bags were collected under his eyes. He had stayed by Reyna for hours now and refused to sleep, in case she woke up.

Damasen continued. "I don't know how to wake her up, she's in a very deep coma. I fear his spear might have damaged her brain; she took a colossal blow. She's lucky to be alive."

"It wasn't a direct blow," Leo said, "it deflected of her sword."

"Yes that makes sense. I wondered why her hand was so mangled. But that's easily healable. Although her wrist might never be exactly the same. I think her bone was chipped. It just proves the strength of a giant." Damasen hung his head limply, knowing that he too had the power to do such evil.

Hazel broke the silence though. "Guys, I know this is really bad, but we can't stop the fight. We need to visit the Scriptures, and soon. We were lucky to have a second day of break. We need to leave, now!"

Annabeth and Piper, who had been chosen to go look for the scriptures, packed their stuff, whilst the rest all sat glumly around Reyna, still shocked. The two left the room after kissing their boyfriends and waving their goodbyes, and silence descended upon the rest of them. After a long while of silence, Percy stood up.

"Well, we should prob-" As he spoke darkness fell, plunging the world into an inky blackness.

Suddenly a screech erupted through the air. Leo felt something bite into him. Pain shot through his body, and he crumpled to the ground.

Hope you enjoyed that. Check back in 3 weeks for the next chapter, and good news, after this unfortunate break, I will be posting regularly, so every week at the least, perhaps even more :) But please review!