Three months

That's how long Leo had been gone. He stared in shock at the newspaper that had the date November 1st. He couldn't believe that he had been gone that long. The last time he went to Ogygia he had only been gone for a couple of days.

"How long was I dead?" Leo wondered.

He asked Calypso how time worked in the Mortal World compared to Ogygia and she had no idea.

"Once I was put on that island I didn't leave until now," she said. "I'm the wrong person to ask how time works."

They were sitting at a small café eating. At their feet were a couple of bags filled with food from a nearby grocery store and some things that he found in the hardware store across the street from the café.

The parts weren't the best quality for a mechanical dragon, but Leo was confident that they would do the trick until he could find better materials.

Leo continued to read the newspaper out loud to Calypso to gain some more information on what was going on with the world.

According to the paper they were in Newport, Oregon. There wasn't anything that hinted to the events that had happened on August 1st. Probably because it was November and the mortals had already forgotten anything unusual that had happened during that time.

"Nothing bad as far as I can tell," Leo said happily. "A few problems that are always around, but nothing that seems to be Demi-God related." He put the paper down and took a bit out of his ham and cheese sandwich. He couldn't remember a sandwich tasting that good before.

"I guess dying makes food taste better," he said. "What do you think?"

Calypso had the same thing. It was about half eaten and she was staring at the rest of it. She didn't seem as comfortable and confident as usual. Maybe because she wasn't used to the mortal world yet.

"It's…different," she replied. "Not bad. Just different."

"Just wait until I show you my famous tofu tacos! You are going to love them!"

"Tacos?" Calypso asked confused.

"You don't know much about the world now a days do you?"

"When the Gods rarely came to visit they would inform me on some things that were happening, but seeing it is different from hearing about it."

"Yeah bet… Well you will get used to it. After all you got Leo to show you around. You couldn't have chosen a better person to show you all the ins and outs of the 21st century."

"Does being part of the 21st century involve destroying trees?"

"Shut up…"

"Kind of," someone at a table next to them said.

Leo and Calypso looked awkwardly at the man for a second and Leo figured it was time to leave.

The next two days Leo did what he could to fix Festus. Luckily the damage on his wing wasn't too bad. It took Leo a couple of hours, but he made it so Festus could fly again. The rest of it didn't look too good.

Festus's leg was in bad shape. Leo did what he could with the materials that he found in town and in his belt, but it was only a temporary fix. Festus would feel some pain there, but there wasn't anything else Leo could do about it until he got back to Camp Half-Blood.

While Leo worked Calypso kept herself busy with her weaving. She made Leo a new set of fire proof clothes for him to wear. She even made a second set in case he managed to ruin these ones.

On the third day Festus was starting to get impatient.

"Hold on, buddy I'm almost done," Leo said as he put the finishing touches on his leg.

Festus clicked impatiently and blew smoke from his nostrils.

"Ok, ok I'm done now! You happy?"

Festus clicked in response.

"Is he always like this?" Calypso asked.

"He has developed an attitude since I rebuilt his body." Festus clicked and squeaked a little bit.

"You know it's true!" Leo yelled. "You drama Queen."

Festus blew smoke all over him.

"So that's the thanks I get? I spend all that time rebuilding you and for what?"

"Click, pop!"

"Shut up," Leo coughed. He turned to Calypso who was trying hard not to laugh.

"You two are like children," she said.

"Well…he is…" Festus blew more smoke into him and Leo's body became completely black.

Now Calypso was laughing.

"Stop it," Leo grumbled.

That made Calypso laugh even harder. Leo loved her laugh. He tried to stay mad, but couldn't. He started to laugh as well.

Stepping forward Leo started to smear the soot all over Calypso's arms.

"Hey!" Calypso yelled while trying to get away. "Stop it!"

"What's the matter Sunshine?" Leo laughed. "Can't take a little mess?"

Calypso jumped back and Leo sized her up. Her clothes were stained like his and her face and arms were covered with black spots.

Pretty soon they were both laughing. Even Festus joined in with some squeaks.

"So is Festus ready to fly?" Calypso asked once she calmed down a bit.

"Yep. He is ready to travel anywhere. I couldn't quite prepare his leg, though. I need better materials for that.

"So where to now?"

"Wherever you want to go," Leo replied. "Where do you want to go first?"

"What about your friends? Shouldn't we let them know that you are alive?"

"They think I have been dead for three months. They can wait a bit longer."

"But-"

"No," Leo said cutting her off. He took her hand and looked into those beautiful eyes. "You have been stuck on that island too long. You're the priority right now. What do you want to do?"

"…That's sweet, but we can't keep your friends in the dark."

"Ok how about this. We go somewhere that you want to go first and then we will head to Camp Half-Blood. Deal?"

After a moment she leaned forward and kissed him. Leo still wasn't used to that.

"Deal"

"Excellent! Where to?"

"…I want to see snow."

Leo leaned forward and kissed her this time.

"Snow it is!" He towed her over to Festus. "All aboard the Leo express!"