Loyalty is my fatal flaw

Chapter two

A/n. Hey guys! It's me restarting this chapter. Even though I was 2,000 words in!

Disclaimer I do not own anything but Thalassa.

Annabeth p.o.v.

We were all sitting in the mess hall talking about what had transpired, but my thoughts were constantly interrupted by Percy. So Wise Girl, this is pretty cool. Actually, it's annoying. Ahh, you can't mean that!

"Hey guys, you're doing again," Piper said gently, "Sorry Piper," Percy and I said at the same time. Leo started laughing, I glared at him. "So, today was very eventful. What with people dying and people speaking in minds," Piper said. Percy looked suddenly alert, "Who died!" He cried, everyone looked at him incredulously. He turned those beautiful Sea Green eyes to me. Who died Wise Girl? He sounded - well sounded as best one could when in an anothers mind -incredibly worried, "Ummm..." Leo said eloquently.

"You did. Do you not remember, honestly Seaweed Brain I'm gonna get you a journal or something," I told him. What? That makes no sense! "I didn't die! I think I would know if I did!" He yelped, "Yes you did, you told us yourself, and your heart it...it," I couldn't finish the sentence because it brought up horrible thoughts and a mental picture of Percy lying there, dead. I guess my thoughts were strong because Percy looked at me his head tilted quizzically. You okay Wise Girl? Was I really dead? Yes you were. Oh, sorry. Then I burst into laughter, everyone looked at me, "You learn that you died and your first thought is Sorry?!"

He blushed. "Wait, if I died, what about Grover?" His face slowly getting more and more devastated, "Oh my gods, I think I killed Grover," Percy said emotion pouring out of his voice, "Who's Grover?" Hazel asked, "The saytr he has an empathy link with," I answered, "Oh, so Don was right," Frank finished. Percy gulped, "I need to make an Iris Message." He looked at me. Will you come with me, Wise Girl? He said lip trembling. Of course. "We are going to make an Iris message," I told the room in general, I took Percy's hand.

We got to the deck, "Do you have a drachma?" Percy asked, "No, I'm not wearing pants," he just seemed to noticed and he blushed, "Umm, wait a sec." He ran off to the other side of the deck, and tipped over a box. He came rushing back with a soft blanket he quickly tied it into a chiton. "How did you know how to tie a blanket into a dress?" I asked, "I had some practice in New Rome," he said. How are we going to make a Iris message? I've got an idea. Ooo, reassuring. "O fleecy do us a solid, show me Grover Underwood at Camp Half-blood!" He cried at a rainbow that the ocean spray was making with the rising Sun, Grover came to focus, sleeping in the woods. What was that? A direct number. "Grover? You alive?"

Grover shot straight up, "Perrrcy?" He bleated, "Yeah G-man, you okay?" He stared at us open mouthed, "Am I okay? Perceus Jackson! You were missing for six months! I'm glad you found him Annabeth, did you whack him?" I smiled, "I judo flipped him, he was in a toga!" So are you! "I am not! It's a chiton!" Grover furrowed his eyebrows, "What? - Never mind, so what the Hades happened Today? I DIED! At least I think so. Either way Percy are you okay?" Percy rubbed his neck, "Umm, er...I don't remember...dying," I sighed, "He did though, scared me out of my mind. Where is Chiron? We'll tell both of you at the same time!" I am sorry, I really didn't mean to die, or scare you. I know, why did you forget is the real question. Grover walked to the big house. Along the way Grover grumbled about disappearing best friends. We reached the front porch, and Grover knocked. Chiron came to the door bleary eyed. Percy's breath hitched, I looked at him. I've missed this place sooo much. I'm sure you did. "Hello Grover why- Oh Percy! Annabeth, that is a lovely blanket chiton! What a pleasant surprise!"

"Hi Chiron!" Percy cried, "Good to see you Percy, I'll be sure to tell the camp that all of you are yet alive, now tell us what has happened!" Percy and I began talking of venturing into ancient lands, "Where are you now?" I smiled evily as I said, "Some where in the medeterainian," Percy stiffened, "Ionian sea, actually, 38 degrees 33 minutes north, 20 degrees 32 minutes east. Current running east, no natural obstacles, at 17.37 knots. Annabeth that was really mean," he said pouting at me. I laughed, Grover snorted, and Chiron coughed, "Well please continue," we did.

When we got to the Mark of Athena Percy wrapped an arm around me proactively. "Then the cavern collapsed," I took a deep breath, and held dearly on to Percy. I'll continue. Okay. "Annabeth's ankle was still wrapped in silk, and it drug her to the pit. I quickly snatched her, I wasn't going to lose her again," his voice was resolute, "So we fell together, after I made Nico promise to lead the rest to the mortal side of the Doors of Death," he finished. Grover was sniveling, "Then we made it out, with help," Percy shivered, "now we are on our way to Athens and the Athena Parthenos to you. Via Shadow travel," I smiled at him, both of us still side hugging. "I sense that this is not the reason you have contacted us," Chiron stated, "Actually no, we were checking on Grover," he started, "And there is something we would like to ask you," I finished.

"We were wondering the same of you, Grover was trying to contact you, through your empathy link," Chiron sneezed, "He gave the Apollo cabin quite a scare, he was helping with the war preparations, and he fell over. His heart had stopped, but he wasn't reborn into anything. Then he woke up, and said something about naps and contacting Percy,"

So we tell him? Wise Girl I don't care, it's up to you. Ugh! It's The Beard all over again! The beard? You are growing a beard. Really? Yes, unless you don't want to. No I want to, I mean- "Earth to Percy and Annabeth!" Grover cried, "Oh, sorry!" I said, Percy said the same. I told them about today and his death, "Where is this box now?" Chiron asked, "It is in his pocket," I told mostly Percy, "Oh!" He exclaimed as he picked out a box from his pocket, it grew as it came out of his pocket. It was 7 by 9 inches, it was mother of pearl with a blue coral tridant, it had waves of sea glass on it. Next to the tridant was a perfect impression of Blackjack in volcanic rock. "Its beautiful!" I breathed, he nodded, "What's in it?" Chiron asked. Percy opened it, "Wow, um, here we go!" he pulled out a piece of paper that looked like sea foam solidified into paper.

Percy coughed, "Dear Percy, I am sorry that you and your girlfriend fell into the pit, and that you spent her birthday there. This box is for you, it is much like your friend Leo's toolbelt, this book, 'The godly approved book of Greek and Roman stories,' is for Annabeth, it was Athena's idea." he pulled out a large gold gilded leather book, he kept reading, "Similarity- no, sincerely Poseidon," he was blushing. Why you blushing? No reason. I tried to see in his mind, but he had somehow managed to hide it from me. I don't know what you're hiding, but I will find out. "Again! Why are you staring at him like that?" I sighed.

"We were going to get to it, but Percy and I can hear each other in our heads," praying to Athena that Chiron wouldn't think we were crazy. "Hmm, I've heard of this. In some Greek mythology humans originally had 4 arms and 4 legs and two faces. Zeus fearing their power spilt them in half, dooming them to forever search for their other half. My only answer is that you have each found your other half in each other." What!? Okay, makes sense. What? Annabeth I know you are my future and I didn't need a Greek story to let me know that. Damn, that was smooth. "Percy, Annabeth it is 11:43 here. I understand it is sunrise there, but it is past lights out. Oh and word to the wise, contact your mother, she knows about Tartarus." Then the picture dissolved. So, you really think that? What? That I Love you? No, I know that. I Love you. We contacted Fleecy, and Sally Jackson sputtered into view. She was holding on to Paul Blofis, "Sally we really should go to bed," Paul comforted, "But what if they're still in there? No demigod has ever ventured there!"

"Actually, Nico di Angelo warmed it up for us," Percy called softly, I saw what he was doing by adding humour to the situation he might make his mother feel less scared, "Not that it needed to be any warmer!" I added, Sally had disentangled herself with Paul, "Oh you are both okay! You are okay right?" She asked, "Perseus Jackson! Six months! Gone! Do you have any idea how worried I've been?" Percy smiled then looked contrite, "Sorry Mom, I've missed you too," we repeated what we told Chiron earlier, but Percy insisted on making it 'less scary' which did not work. We mentioned the crew members and Sally said, "Annabeth told me about the new prophecy, but I've only met Leo, Piper, and Jason," You finish explaining today and I'll get the others. Okay. I kissed him on his cheek, and saw Paul smile a little.

Leo p.o.v.

We all sat in the mess hall, Frank was asleep, head on the table. Then Annabeth burst in, "Where's Percy?" Piper asked, "Talking to his mom," I remembered Sally Jackson, "She makes good cookies, strange colour but good," Annabeth Sat down and started drinking what looked like Gatorade. After awhile she cocked her head, and woke up Frank, "Come along, to the deck," we all followed. We arived on deck and saw Percy he flinched, "Mom I had no choice in the matter! Look it was burned into my skin! You've met Jason? Surely you've seen his SPQR? Oh! Look there's the crew!" He shot Annabeth a look that clearly said 'Thank you!' Sally Jackson came into view, she was on a couch with a man I had only seen in pictures, Paul Blofis. She was a pretty lady, Percy had her nose, ears, and a gleam in her eyes. She was crying, Percy was misty eyed too, "Leo! Piper, Jason!" She cried, "How are you? Who are you two," asked directed towards Hazel and Frank, "Percy went over to stand by them, "This is Hazel, daughter of Pluto, she's cool. She's got some serious skills, she can manipulate the Mist," for a guy who had been dead he looked in a good mood, "And this Frank son of Mars, he can turn into anything! He's also related!" both of them were blushing from Percy's heavy praises, "You can manipulate the Mist, Hazel?" Sally asked, "Um yes Mrs. Jackson," Sally laughed, a deep sound that sounded remarkably like her son's. "Please call me Sally, I can see through the Mist," Hazel perked up, "You can?"

"Of course! Why would I lie about it?" Percy smiled, "She can, oh! Frank, Hazel, and Jason can you please show Mom your SPQR's please." They all did so and explained that they were not really tattoos. Paul coughed, "Um dear? It's getting late, and it's a school night," Sally nodded, "Have a good quest my dears!" Then they dissolved. "I like your mom, Percy," Hazel told him, "She took a real shining to you," he replied. Then he gave this massive yawn, I mean it was huge! "I'm going to take a nap. I couldn't blame him, he looked dead on his feet, with a big grin on his face. He stumbled of to bed, after kissing Annabeth. Everyone else found a place on deck, I tinkered with the Archimedes sphere, Jason and Piper talked, Hazel and Frank were teaching each other French, and Annabeth was reading a gold book.

After ten minutes Annabeth had a frown then all the sudden she dropped her book and gripped her head, Piper rushed over, "What's wrong?" Annabeth was shaking and gasping, "Calling for me! He's falling again, bad dream! I have to help him!" She pushed herself up, and hobbled over to the door that led to the cabin, Piper, Hazel, and I followed, "Festus! Autopilot, Astakos!" I called behind me. Annabeth flung open Percy's door, you could see him shivering and calling for Annabeth, then I remembered the ward Coach made me put on either of their doors, "Wait!" Annabeth turned and looked severely at me, "What do you mean wait?" She looked bad, her eyes were dull and suddenly a mist wrapped it's way up her legs and where Annabeth one was stood a almost skeletal version of her, she looked like a corpse that had fallen on bad times. Piper and Hazel stumbled backward, "Valdez! Answer me!" Said the corpse-Annabeth, her form flickered and she disappeared I started pressing buttons on the control panel next to the door, she reappeared, "Coach Hedge made me put traps on your guy's doors, and what's wrong with you?" She seemed to look at herself, "OH! The Death Mist," she said cryptically, "Oh...you're free to go."

She rushed in and shook Percy, as soon as he awoke she went back to normal, "You okay?" She asked, "It was all the worst parts," he whispered to her, Piper snuck up on me and said "What the Hell was that?" Hazel piped up, "The Death mist, without it all souls would look like that, solid. It would be as if they never died at all, but she didn't die," Piper said, "Lets go," she motioned her head towards them, Annabeth and Percy were sitting up and hugging, Percy looked horrible, huge bags under his eyes, "It's okay we're not down there anymore. Look around! You're safe," it sounded more like she was comforting herself.

We left them there, when we got above deck Frank and Jason were waiting for us, "How are they?" asked Frank, "Not good, I think Tartarus really changed them," came Hazel's answer. I switched Festus back to regular mode, then the door opened and Percy and Annabeth walked out, leaning on each other. They sat down on a distant corner, Percy looked like he really needed that nap. They seemed to have changed clothes, I noticed how skinny they still were, Percy sat there brooding, while Annabeth comforted him, he looked like a statue of a god, all grumpy and serious. Then a memory came to me, the dream message I got from my Father, something about Percy and immortality. I needed to take his mind off the pit.

"Hey Percy?" He looked up, "Yeah?" I needed to word it right. "I rember something my Father told me, about you and Immortality," He grew that crooked grin, "It's a long story," he warned, "We have time," he laughed and everyone turned to Percy and Annabeth expectantly. "Let me tell you about the Titan war. There was the first great prophecy,

A half-blood of the eldest gods

Shall reach sixteen against all odds

And see the world in endless sleep

The hero's soul, cursed blade shall reap

A single choice shall end his days

Olympus to preserve or raze.

Nico came to me with an insane idea, to bathe in the Styx. I was reluctant but I agreed because it was the only way to defeat Kronos," he looked carefully at Annabeth, "Because Luke had also bathed in the Styx, that was how he could host Kronos in his body. I met Achilles, he was all like, "Don't do it," but I did it any way. It was the worst pain imaginable, I couldn't breathe or stay dry, but I had to concentrate on my spot, right here," he touched a spot on the small of his back, he startled a little, "Hmm, still a little sensitive. Annabeth thought it was funny to poke, pinch, hit, or club me there, she once knocked me out. Either way, in the river the only thing that kept me from dissolving was a mental picture of Annabeth. Then when I cae out all raw and steamy. Hades came over to capture me, wanting Nico to be the child of prophecy. I used my new skills to defeat him, and his army," he started to look a little embarrassed, "Then I had to go kick some Titan ass- Ow! Booty, the Titan war had begun. Hypnos had put all of Manhattan to sleep. We had to defeat a flying pig, we had activated all the automaton, and we were fighting and Annabeth jumped in front of a sword aimed straight to my Achilles Mark by a son of Nemesis, Ethan Nakamura.

"We had met him in the labyrinth before after I saved his life he went and joined the Titan army. The knife was poisoned. So Annabeth was hurt instead. I went to make sure she was okay," Annabeth interrupted, "He stood up holding me, and roaring, "Nobody touches her!" Kronos thought it intriguing," she added, "Then Silena Beauregard died a hero. Trying to defeat a Drakon, although this Drakon was destined to be defeated by a child of Ares. Being a daughter of Aphrodite she failed. Clarisse La Rue ended up killing it, she was friends with Silena," Percy continued, "Then we had to take the battle to Olympus. The gods were busy with Typhon, but they were losing, they need more help, the only Olympian that was not fighting Typhon was my dad. I had to get his attention, so I sat on his empty throne," I looked at him, everyone knew that sitting on a god's throne was a no no. "But that's not allowed," Jason protested, Percy shrugged, "I knew that, my dad told me, "You're lucky I looked before I blasted!" Anyhow, I asked him to help and he did. Then Kronos decided to show up, and we battled, but I threw his weapon backbiter at Hestia, she melted it. Then he hurt Annabeth," Percy growled and Annabeth whacked him. They were definitely talking their mind or whatever, "That broke Luke out of Kronos, and just in time. He was smoking and glowing, Kronos was about to dissolve him. But Luke saved us, I gave him the cursed blade, Annabeth's knife, it was cursed because of a promise made so long ago, and the choice that would end my days was to give Luke the knife. He stabbed himself in his Achilles Mark, under his armpit. Luke was the Hero, and the cursed blade his soul did reap. Afterwards the Olympians wanted to reward us, they gave Grover the title of Lord of the Wild and elder on the council of cloven elders. Tyson became General of the Cyclops army, and a new stick. Annabeth was allowed to rebuild Olympus, and they offered me immortality."

"But you're not Imortal..." Piper started, "I declined," Percy said simply, "But...why?" Jason asked, "I remembered when I thought Artemis was asking for Annabeth to become a Hunter, I was so scared, I mean I had just travelled across the country to find her because I couldn't lose her. Now here was this goddess with good reasons about to take her away, I was so very relieved when she said Thalia instead of Annabeth. I thought that this was worse, she would never see me, and I couldn't die. But she could, so I declined. In exchange I made them promise to honour the minor gods, and claim their children, and free the innocents." Now I understood why everyone was looking for this lost hero, because he was truly a hero. He gave his reward to help other people.

Percy p.o.v.

Wise girl they are staring at me. Of course they are, you just told a story more heroic than Heracles! Are you fangirling? No! Uh huh. "We're almost there!" Leo yelled, "Almost where?" I asked. I don't know but I'm going to the bathroom. Ew! Whatever!

"Where's she off to?" asked Jason, "Bathroom," I answered.

"So you really did all those things?" inquired Hazel, "Of course, I mean i

wouldn't lie about it. I never wanted to be a child of prophecy, but alas it seems to be

my lot in life," I told her, it seemed that I was hanging out with Annabeth too much,

that was a very smart sentence for me. Then again there was no such thing as hanging

out with her too much. "So why didn't you take godhood? It would make it no longer

your 'lot in life,'" she reasoned, "I thought I said this already, I couldn't leave Annabeth,

not after all that we had been through," I reinstated. Hazel seemed to smile but it didn't

reach her eyes. She was very young, but older than I had been on my first quest. But

she was also the oldest one on this ship, over 70 years old, and you could see it in her

eyes. She was much like Nico in that regard, the aura of agefulness hung over both of

them. Frank sat away, but you could see he was waiting for Hazel to return, and looked

at me warily, everyone but Hazel and Annabeth had been that way, I didn't think my

story helped. After what Annabeth had told me, about what I did yesterday I would be

cautious of me too.

"Did I really die?" I asked her, I trusted Annabeth with my whole heart, but I

knew she could sometimes be wrong, and Hazel was a child of the Underworld. Even if

she wasn't as intune with the dead as Nico, she would know if someone died. "Yeah,

you were. Scared us all, but Annabeth looked like she was going to melt. Don't ever do

that again please, not after…" I knew she was talking about Tartarus. "I'll do my best,"

she smiled and walked off towards Frank. OH MY GODS! I will wring his scrawny little

neck! Did no females work on this ship? I swear, how could no one forsee this? I wonder if Piper's okay? Annabeth? You okay? Yes! No...not really. What's wrong? You don't

want to hear about it, it's girl stuff. Girl...stuff? Whatever, if it's about you I want to

hear about it. I firmly stated, UGH! Only two left! Okay...you sure? Yes Annabeth, I'm

sure. Leo's 'Magic bathroom' does not make female toiletries. It makes everything else,

but not what I need. Female toiletries? Like...OH! Yes Percy, like tampons. I could

almost feel her facepalming. Hey, we're stopping maybe you could get what you

need wherever here is. You're so sweet, go ask Leo where we're stopping. Okay. I walked over to where Leo was steering the Argo II into a port, "Where are we?"

"Astakos or as you might know it," he pointed to the control monitor, Αστακός it read, "Lobster? We are landing at a town named lobster?" he frowned, "Yes I guess so," then I realized something, "Your brain is not programmed for Greek or Latin? Is it," I asked, he sighed, "Nope it's programmed for Creek and Squeak," I thought of that, "Are all the Hepheastus kids like that?" He seemed to ponder that, "I don't know, I understand some Greek, but nothing like you guys," I smiled, "I'll help you learn more," his brown eyes gleamed, "Cool," I was about to inform Annabeth of our location, when I saw Piper looking in Katropis. I walked over there, "What do you see?" She jumped, "That you, Hazel, and Leo are going to go to the town, and find a girl named Thalassa," she answered. Did you hear that? "Yep!" I think I jumped 10 feet in the air, "Woah, high strung much?"

"No," I said grumply, "Annabeth wants to go to the town of Lobster though!" Annabeth shook her head, "If the dagger wants you to go, then you go, although I have something for you," she sauntered off, "I'd comb my hair if I were you," Piper said criticality. I went off to do that, Annabeth caught me on the way out of the shower, she kissed me. Love you, Seaweed Brain. I Love you, Wise Girl. She handed me a list and a scratched card, I recognised it, "From Deadalus's Laptop?" She nodded, "It survived, just like us, in my pocket." Tough little card. Then Leo yelled, "Lets go!" then he started singing 'Let it go' 'What a strange child,' I thought, That he is. We all walked down the Gangplank.

We visiting a drug store, and basically bought all their 'lady supplies' and getting strange looks from every Greek lady ever. Not to mention Leo, he made bad jokes the whole way, Hazel kept fanning herself. After the millionth comment I glared at him and told him, "Do you want to take this up with Annabeth?" He silenced. So now I was carrying this bulging bag through the town of Lobster. "Can this fit in your belt?" I asked Leo, he shook his head, "No way amigo, that's far to big," I huffed and bought a backpack from the nearest street vendor. We stopped at a hardware store, and I was honestly surprised by my ability to speak Greek. I mean I thought that it only extended to ancient Greek, but I could speak enough of the modern stuff. He bought a bunch of stuff for the ship, and I let him put the larger stuff in the new Backpack. We didn't find anybody named Thalassa. I told Annabeth, Hmm, maybe you'll see her on the way back? Mabye. It turned out we did, we passed a park that had a beautiful fountain. And In that park there was a Sphinx attacking a girl and her mother, the girl had a small knife, but it was just mortal metal.

"Erre es korrakas! Gods Damn you! Go away! I don't need anymore trouble!" She screamed at the beast as we ran up. "Gods?" I questioned as I uncapped Riptide, this girl radiated power, in a way only Nico, Jason, Thalia, and Hazel did, her eyes widened at her help, "Yeah, you gonna question my beliefs as we're about to get eaten, by a Sphinx?" She was tan and her voice had strange accent. Her hair was braided back but it was shaved on the side of her head and dyed a blue color. "Ugh why does my knife never work on these things?" She questioned as she slashed, her mother had bright purple eyes, and a large stick that she was beating it with. The Sphinx pounced on her and slashed her throat. "NO! MOM!" I took my chance and stabbed the Sphinx in the head it dissolved. I turned and saw the girl cradling her mother, "Mom, don't die! I need you, you're all I have left," she whispered. The mother smiled.

"Thalassa, don't lose yourself...again...you are as changeable as the...sea," her voice was liquidity and blood trickled out of her mouth, "You...are...the daughter of...ughhhhh," her head lolled, and her eyes dimmed. The girl, Thalassa, hugged her tighter. "No...not again! The fates are cruel," she wasn't crying. "You're Thalassa?" Asked Leo, the picture of smooth. We found her! Really? What did I say? She seemed to notice us for the first time, "Uh, yeah...thanks I guess," her eyes were a strange flat brown. She rubbed her eyes and she cursed, "Oh Damn it all to Hell!" and I saw why, her contact had fallen out, revealing a green eye that suddenly changed to purple, then to a sea blue. "You'd better come with us," said Hazel. She looked at us warily, "I don't trust you."

"But we know what you are," I said because I did, "How do you know? Not even I know," she asked face hard, "But I do, you're a Demigod." She nodded, "Makes sense, who are you, and why should I follow you?" I was surprised, usually people were questioning when you told them that one of their parents is an immortal being. "Because we have a ship full of Demigods," she looked pensive, covered in her mother's blood. "I'll go, help me carry her," she decided, I grabbed the woman's body. Together we both carried her, I don't know what the mortals saw but they gave us weird looks. "Tell us about you, It could help us find your parent," said Hazel, "Did your mother prefer Greek or Roman? I heard you telling that sphinx to 'go to the crows'," She looked at her mom and her face quivered for a second then went hard.

"We only ever used Greek deities, I was born in California, I lived there until I was 6, then...my brother, and my friend were killed by monsters. We moved to Scotland, my mother hopes no Greek monsters would live in Scotland, she was wrong. Plus Scottish monsters are scary, we lived there for 5 years. Then two years ago we moved here, my mother hoping that since there was monsters everywhere else, perhaps there was none left. As you can see here be monsters. Tomorrow is my birthday, I turn 14, we were going to get a ship to America. My mother is," she looked at her mother, "Was, scared of planes, she said that it was not safe in the air for me, Something about an uncle." I looked at Hazel, "Can you tell if she's your sibling?" She shook her head, "I don't think she is," I groaned, "That only leaves Poseidon or someone else, but I'm sure your a child of the big three." I looked at her, her natural hair color was a black, as evidenced by the side of her head, which was not dyed. She looked a little like me, I decide to tell Annabeth. Hey Annabeth I think I have a sister, but I'm not sure. Really?! Bring her here! "Why is he concentrating like that?" She asked, Leo shrugged, "Probably talking to Annabeth."

"Huh, So I've told you my story tell me yours," Leo beamed, "I'm super hot micshizzle Leo Valdez, son of Hepheastus and fire user!" He lit his hand alight, she seemed mesmerized, Hazel coughed, "Um, I'm Hazel Lavesque, daughter of Pluto, I can manipulate the Mist," Thalassa looked at her mom, "She could see through it, that's why my dad came. She said so," I piped up, "I'm Percy Jackson, son of Poseidon, I can do...stuff with water," she looked at me sideways, "Hero of Olympus, offered immortality, gave it up for girlfriend, lost memory only remembered girlfriend, became Praetor of the Roman legion, fell into Tartarus again for said girlfriend, died and came back for guess who? His girl! And has won the best boyfriend award for a record number of 199,863,001 times!" Said Leo, eyes filled with humour, "Leo!"

We had reached the dock, "I'm guessing that giant war ship is yours?" Leo nodded,"Me and my Bro's and Sis's built it, the glory of the Argo II!" She set her face again, "Lets do this." We carried the woman up the gangplank. Annabeths was the first one to welcome us, "I'm glad your back, who is the woman?" Thalassa grimaced, "My...mom, she didn't make it past the sphinx," her eye changed again to Purple, then to green, she still hadn't taken off the other contact. Annabeth noticed, "You didn't tell me about a sphinx! Come on we'll preform...somthing for her." We got a tarp and placed the woman on it, Thalassa did not even introduce herself before she pulled a pack of wipes out of her bag, she looked at me and asked, "You said You can do stuff with water? Can you get me some? We need to bathe the body," she set about to doing just that with her wipes. I got a bucket and filled it with clear Ionian seawater. I got a bath sponge and brought it to her, she smiled a thankful smile. I gave Leo his stuff and Annabeth the backpack.

"It is done," Thalassa announced, she turned to the crowd that gathered, "I don't really know any of you, but thank you. I have one more request, then I'll leave. I need a raft or dingy or something, and something that easily lights on fire, I'm sorry to be a burden." She removed her other contact, and turned to her mother. Whos clothes were straightened, her bright red hair was braided with rosemary and thyme and other herbs I didn't know. Piper approached, "Can I see your eyes?" She asked, Thalassa looked frightened but nodded, "Hmm, her eyes are almost like mine, but not. They are definitely coloured, but they seem to change," Thalassa nodded, "My hair is quite alike," she undid her braid, it started to move, the hair tumbling like it was liquid. "I have to keep it up or people get suspicious, I suppose the Mist can only do so much," she sighed, Jason inhaled, "She knows?" She nodded.

"I knew everything but what I was, my mother taught me how to honour the gods and by extension the All," she said her eyes never leaving her mom, Jason sounded skeptical, "The All?" She turned on him, her power was palatable, and familiar. "Yeah I'm Pagan, you got a problem, Demigod? I've gotten crap for that my entire life! And Here is the son of a god, questioning my beliefs!" Her eyes were swirling with different colours, literally, then I noticed the water was acting weird. It was climbing the ship in tendrils, Annabeth shot a look at me, I shook my head and pointed at Thalassa, her eyes widened. Thalassa, did the Greek protection symbol, a clawed hand over her heart and pushed it towards Jason, "Thalassa, that's not-" then the water jumped him, drenching everyone but Thalassa, her mom, and I. She squeaked, and stuck her hands out in a placating gesture, but the water followed. "AH what in the hell? I'll just take my mom, and leave. I am so sorry, so sorry!" She saw me, "You're dry too..." I laughed, "Yep sis! It's a boon of being the child of the Sea God!" I have a sister! Tyson's gonna be thrilled! Then a floating tridant appeared over her head. Everyone bowed, "Hail, Thalassa, daughter of the Sea God," then Leo ran out dragging a small canoe and hay.

"What did I miss?