AN. sorry this one is so short. So go read now so you can review, kay?

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Chapter 10, Intimidation For Fire

I try to back away but Hazel grabs my wrists.

Hazel says in the same scary voice "help, I need help."

"Don't worry, Haze, I'm working on it" I say.

"She's hurting me" Hazel gasps.

"Just hold on" I whisper. "Take the weapon away from my throat."

"I can't, Gaea has taken over my body, I can only speak" Hazel's voice is full of pain.

"Try, Haze, try" I plead. "Take the weapon away and I can help you."

"I can't" Hazel says with her voice changing again. "Give up now, or the girl will die!"

"If you even lay a finger on her..."

Gaea laughs. "Oh I can do much worse than that! I can drive her insane, turn her into a vegetable, make her fall in love with someone not you, someone evil, my husband for instance."

"Don't you dare or I swear I will kill you" I say.

"You have to kill the girl if you want to kill me" Gaea says. "Now Leo Valdez, are you going to kill this girl? The daughter of love can't speak me out of this; I am much stronger than her. I can take control of any body I want, but I like this one's, just like her mothers. Oh, this girl is going to pay, she killed my sweet and than actually came back. She is horrible, and you can't see that. You are stupid, just like your mother. Yes child, I remember, I was the one who killed her, or should I say, you were the one" Gaea sneers.

"I don't care anymore! Take the ship, take me! Just don't hurt Hazel, please, just don't hurt her" I plead.

"Oh child, pleading doesn't work with me. No matter how much you try to barter, I have a score to settle with this girl. She is the one I have wanted the whole time, and when she looks up from Tartarus when I rule the world, she will finally feel what I felt when she killed my son, and spoiled my plans for the first time. Good story, don't you think? The brave little warrior lost her mind as the earth woke up and killed everyone. And the brave little hero fought until the very end, but she died tragically, by her own boyfriend!"

"I would never hurt her!" I yell.

"Oh, I know you wouldn't hurt her, but the other boy would. You see, when I was controlling him the first time, I put memories in his head that weren't there. You see, he was acting well because he thought she would kill him otherwise. He is a far better actor than you think, very good indeed. He fooled all of you. You are all weak, stupid demigods who can't even see through a hopeless, moron who has no clue what is going on in his puny life. To him, Hazel is completely insane and she has had a mental break down, and he thinks she's evil. He thinks that she is trying to destroy the ship. He has been trying to kill her ever since. What he doesn't realize is he has been working for me the whole time. Give it up, son of fire, it is over. Hazel is gone, Frank is trying to kill you, and as we have been talking, I have had some of my children take the crew of the ship. Well, with the exception of Frank and Hazel" Gaea says.

"I love her and that is stronger than you" I say.

"Stronger than the earth?' Gaea asks.

"Yeah, stronger than the earth. And Hazel is stronger than you, I know she is still in there, fighting" I say.

"Oh little demigod, Hazel is long gone" Gaea says. "I'll say it again, if you kill her, you kill me."

"You can do this all you want, you can kill me, but I will never hurt Hazel" I say.

"What a pity" Gaea says.

I sigh as I feel a sword around my throat. "Frank?"

"Yes" Frank says.

Frank leads me out of Hazel room as I cry. Piper was right; I am going to die by Frank's hand. I am a failure, I let Gaea intimidate me. And she did the one thing out of everything that can break me...Hazel.

As we get to the deck, Frank whispers in my ear "is all she said true? These memories of Hazel aren't real?"

"Gods, they are so not real" I whisper.

"Okay, let's kick some scary lady butt" Frank whispers.

"Don't hurt Hazel!" I say.

"I won't of you love her that much. You are the only person I trust now dude. Do you want to be friends?" Frank asks.

"Sure" I say. "Can I have Hazel?"

"With these memories of her, take her please" Frank says.

"Thanks man" I say.

We run back to Hazel's room. This is turning out to be an okay day; Frank is going to help me get Hazel back! If that is not a miracle, I don't know what is.

End of chapter.

AN. I know, it was really short, but it is an important chapter. So if you were wondering, Hazel is gone for now. I need three more reviews for me to write the next chapter, no less. And I wouldn't mind more...anyway, review away! Lol,

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