A/N: I realize that the last chapter was really short, so I wrote a long one and updated it as soon as I could.

To Mila-is-a-bookworm-101: I don't know, I never thought about that. I guess...Collena? Yeah, I like that. I ship them too!

Helena POV

I've never seen Collin like this. Sure, he was mad when Ethan accidentally shot Leo, but that was nothing compared to this.

I didn't blame him, though. I was still in utter shock myself. I couldn't imagine what poor Collin was feeling.

"Is this true?" demanded Sammy. Emily Marie stood next to him and glared at Hazel and Leo. It occurred to me that they were angry for realizing that Collin was only their half-brother.

Hazel just nodded. Sammy's hands curled into fists and he shook with rage.

"Sammy, please - "

"No!" he roared and stormed out of the house. Emily Marie followed.

That left Jessica and I awkwardly standing with Hazel and Leo. "Um, I'm going to find Collin," I told them.

I knocked softly on his door when I arrived, pretending not to hear his quiet crying.

"Go away."

I sighed and tried the doorknob, but it was locked. "Let me in, Collin."

He suddenly opened the door and I was face to face with him.

"I thought you were Mom," he said. "Sorry."

"No problem. Can I come in?"

He just nodded and moved out of the way, wiping his vibrant gold eyes.

I opened my mouth to ask if he was okay, but then I realized it was a stupid question and I shut my mouth.

Collin sat down on his bed, and I cautiously sat next to him. "So," I said.

He looked up at me and sighed. "Don't say anything."

"Why not?"

He shook his head. "Just . . . I don't know. Everything's so crazy, and I don't know what to think."

I nervously took his hand and whispered in his ear, "It'll be okay."

Collin bolted onto his feet, shaking. "You don't get it. It won't be okay. Everything is ruined now. What am I supposed to do? Ouranos has Da - I mean Frank."

That's when I realized that in all the hurry, we never got around to tell Hazel about that.

"All right, listen up. I have a plan."

He raised an eyebrow. "Oh yeah?"

"Yeah. But first we have to go find everyone. And that includes my idiot brother."

We stepped into the kitchen to find Jessica alone.

"Where did Hazel and Leo go?" asked Collin.

Jess looked up in surprise. "Oh, I don't know. Somewhere. What are you guys doing?"

"We're going to reunite the six," I said. As soon as I said that, I realized how stupid that sounded. In my head, it seemed cool. If there was a so-called "seven", why couldn't there be a six? It made sense to me.

Guess it just goes to show how hopelessly inexperienced I was.

Suddenly it hit me: there was no way I could do this. What was I thinking? Ouranos was planning on taking over the world, and here I am, putting together a happy little group of sort-of demigods. My plan was to go on some awesome quest and get Frank back and beat Ouranos. But it was foolish. I could hardly hold up a sword, and my twelve-year old brother looks better in armor than I do (which is really sad).

But I wasn't alone. I had Collin and Sammy on my side, and they were full members of the legion: seasoned warriors. And no matter how much I wished I didn't, I had Ethan, who really wasn't that bad.

In short, all the guys of our little group can do stuff. Plus Emily Marie, who was apparently allowed to use weapons.

See? Even an eight year old is better than me.

Stop the pity party, Helena, I told myself. It doesn't matter how good you are. Go save the world!

"Come on, guys," I told the two of them. "Let's go find everyone."

We only made it ten yards before we were stopped by Jason Grace and my parents.

"What's the matter, Dad?" asked Jessica. "You look like you've seen a ghost."

He just swallowed and said, "They took Piper."

"What?" cried Jessica. "Not her too!" Turning to Collin and I, she said, "How could Ouranos have traveled so fast?"

Dad laughed nervously. "Jessica, how do you know Ouranos is behind this? That's a pretty wild guess, if you ask me."

Jess opened her mouth, then closed it again. "I . . . "

"It is a pretty wild guess, Jessica," said Collin, coming to the rescue. "I suppose you're just desperate to get your mom back.

A look of pure confusion was clearly painted across Jessica's face, but she just nodded.

"Hey, Dad?" I asked.

"Yeah?"

"Did you see Sammy and Emily Marie go by?"

Now it was Percy's turn to look confused. "Yeah, they went towards camp . . . and they looked pretty angry . . . Why do you - "

He never got to finish his sentence. I grabbed Collin by the wrist and the three of us bolted for Camp Jupiter. Our feet pounded the ground, kicking up dirt everywhere. Jess accidentally knocked over a hot dog stand (why were there hot dog stands in New Rome?) and I ran into about four pedestrians.

And then we came to a halt when we saw one stranger and one very familiar teenager in front of us. A curly-haired brunette and a blond pest.

My little brother had found himself a girlfriend.

"Um - " started Collin, but I butted in.

"Scuse me, jerk, but you're in our way."

Ethan turned around and rolled his eyes when he saw who it was.

"C'mon, Helena, he's one of us. He should come with us," muttered Collin.

I thought about it. Sure, Ethan was a part of our little pathetic "six" group (like it or not) but a part of me wanted to do something cool without my brother doing it better than me. All I wanted to do was prove that I was just as good as him.

I looked at Jessica, and she nodded.

"Fine," I spat. "Ethan, follow us. We're going to find Emily Marie and Sammy and get out of here."

"Ok-kay . . . but what about - "

The brunette chick stepped forward and stuck out her hand. "Lexie Stoll."

"Uh . . . hi." I shook her hand. She had a firm grip.

"I'm going to assume two things," Lexie said. "One, you're Helena Jackson, Percy Jackson's daughter and Ethan's brother. Two, I'm coming with you. No buts."

"No way." Collin shook his head. "We don't even know who you are!"

"It doesn't matter who I am. I'm coming with you and that's that."

Leo POV

I ran towards the camp, but it was too late. They were gone.

Hazel stepped up behind me. "Where do you think they went?"

I shrugged. "They could be anywhere. I can't believe they just left like that . . . they could get killed out there. I mean, half of them still don't know how to hold a sword properly."

Hazel sighed. "You don't know how to hold a sword properly."

I grinned. "True."

One thing was still on my mind. I couldn't help but wonder if all this was my fault. Maybe if I hadn't revealed that Collin was my son, none of this would have happened. Collin would still be here, along with all the others. It scared me to think of what awaited them in the real world.

I couldn't believe all this. I was reliving my teenage years all over again. Terrible things were happening, and I was to blame. Couldn't something be someone else's fault for a change?

"Did you hear that Frank and Piper have both gone missing?"

I looked at Hazel in alarm. There were tears in her eyes.

"What?"

She nodded. "You know what I think? I think that one by one, all the seven are going to disappear."

I didn't say anything. The thought was very terrifying and disturbing.

"We have to stick together, Leo," she said. "We have no choice."