I hate reading cliff hangers, but for some reasons I enjoy writing them. Two Chapters in one day, well if you want to get technical, it is around 1 in the morning here, so I guess that counts. Anyways I hope you guys like this one.
It had been nearly two days since they left Greece and Jason couldn't have been happier. After Hazel hit Percy with the diamond over the head, she broke down crying. Everyone was sure she killed him, with the way he fell to the ground, and the sound it made when the rock hit him.
Hazel tried to ask Nico if he could tell if Percy was alive or dead, but Nico said that he wasn't able to feel anything from him. That made Hazel fall to her knees and put her face in her hands. It was until Piper said that she heard Percy make a noise that Hazel stopped crying.
After Piper put her ear next to Percy, with a dagger in her hands just in case, Piper almost broke out in a laugh when she yelled, "He is snoring. You must have knocked him out good Hazel." She said.
Now after they closed the Doors of Death, the demi-gods were all back on the Argo II and going back to Camp Half-Blood. Percy was still out, Annabeth didn't leave his side for the first day and a half. She told everyone she wanted to be the first person Percy saw when he woke up, Hazel didn't leave in because she wanted to make sure he did wake up.
After missing an entire days worth of meals Piper forced Annabeth and Hazel to, "go and eat something and get some rest. If something happens we will let both of you know." Jason wasn't sure if she used her Charm Speak or not, he could tell ever since she tried to use it on Percy and he nearly choked her to death she seemed less confident in it.
He asked her about it, but she just told him that she was more worried that she would have to use it on him again. Something Jason could completely understand. Now that Percy was back on the ship everyone had a shift to watch him. It was in case he didn't wake up, or just in case he did and started to attack everyone again.
Jason tried to volunteer for it more then anyone, but to his surprise no one would give up their spot. Everyone wanted to take care of Percy, they wanted to make sure he was okay considering everything he went through. Even Coach Hedge gave up on yelling at every bird they passed just to watch over Percy.
Now Jason was sitting, at the table, with everyone around, they were all eating breakfast together. All except Frank who was watching Percy.
"So tell me again, a dragon, he made a water dragon?" Coach Hedge said, throwing his food everywhere.
"Coach do you really have to bring that up every ten minuets? Yes it was a dragon, yes Percy killed all of the monsters, no we don't know how, and yes he did all of that wile nearly bleeding to death. Is there anymore repetitive questions?" Piper said, clearly annoyed, everyone was still recovering from the fight. Some more then others. Frank had bruised ribs. Piper couldn't talk for a day as a result of Percy choking her, that of course Leo took full advantage over. And, Jason still felt tired, from it, his powers were coming back but slowly.
"I just wish I could have been there to see it, of course the fight wouldn't have been as long with me there, but still I wish I could have seen it." He said, amazed that Percy was able to do such a thing.
"I don't think you would have found it as amusing first hand." Annabeth said, the tone in her voice made it clear that the topic needed to change.
"How do you guys like the 'Super Tastic Mega Waffles' I made?" Leo said, holding his fork high in the sky like it was a bronze sword.
"Mine is burnt." Piper said, with a small smile. Everyone around the table laughed, even Annabeth and Hazel couldn't help but laugh.
"You know, flying this ship and cooking is hard to do at the same time." Leo said, trying to fight his way back.
"Well at least you can fly better then you cook." Nico said. After breakfast everybody went off back to their cabins, still tired from the events that happened in both Rome and Greece. Annabeth was going to check up on Percy, but Piper didn't let her, saying she worried to much. Even though it was obvious that Piper was just as worried, but it everyone had to try and stay positive.
Leo went back to flying the ship, dragging Coach Hedge with him to stop him from eating the plate his waffle was on. Piper dragged Annabeth and Hazel into her room for what she called, "Girl Time."
That left Jason and Nico alone.
"You think he will be alright?" Nico asked, surprises Jason that he was the one asking questions for once.
"Like you said before, if anyone could come out on top, it's Percy. That was the hardest fight I have ever been in, but someone who is that strong, wont let anything stop him." Jason said, feeling pride for his friend who endured the very pit of hell, just so none of his friends would.
"Well I am going to I am going to try and see if I can get an Iris message back to camp and let them know we are on our way. You want to join me?" Nico asked.
"Nah, I think I might go see how Frank is doing, he has got to be pretty tired." He said.
As he walked down to Percy's room he could almost hear the others. Leo and Coach were arguing over about how the plates should be eatable and he could hear loud music coming from Piper's room. Jason had to guess that was so no one could eavesdrop on them. The only one who didn't make noise was Nico. When Jason got to Percy's door he was about to open it, when it opened it's self.
"Sorry Frank I didn't mean to..." Jason was cut off by looking at who he was talking to, it wasn't Frank, instead he was looking directly into the eyes of Percy.
Slow? Yah, sorry about that, I really didn't know how to continue off the last one. About the closing of Death's Doors, the reason it is so anti climatic is because I still don't have a good solid way to do it, so I will try and explain how they did it in the next chapter or two. Thinking we are getting close to the ending of this story though. I still am not sure if I should make a second one, but ill will try to figure that one out for now.