Frank

Chaos ensued. Piper tried to disarm Hazel without hurting her, which looked difficult because Hazel was not holding back, and if they hadn't outnumbered her, Frank doubted Hazel wouldn't kill Piper. Percy fought for his life against the Minotaur, who now had perfect seeing and hearing, and also held a grudge from the time he cut off his horn years ago. Annabeth was fighting at his side. Nico and Leo also helped Percy fight the Minotur, and to everyone's bewilderment, Nico swung with his sword, slashed the Minotaur, turned around, and kissed Leo. That was really confusing.

Jason was trying to make sure that Piper didn't get hurt, but also trying not to interfere with the fight. He obviously didn't want to get in the way, but he didn't want Hazel to hurt his girlfriend.

Coach Hedge was whacking the Minotaur from behind with his baseball bat, but the Minotaur didn't even seem to notice him.

Then there was Frank, not knowing what to do. Everyone had a place in this fight, and he really didn't see how he could help. He didn't want to turn into a rhino again and risk sinking the ship, but a small animal would be useless. Then he remembered his bow and arrow.

He had left his weapons on his bed, so he fled downstairs and snatched them up. He reemerged just in time to see the Minotaur about to throw Percy across the world. He quickly put an arrow in the bow and pulled back. Just as he was about to let go, everything got dark. White fog swirled around the Argo II in a circle, and in the center of the circle, a figure began to appear. Instantly, Hazel and the Minotaur stopped fighting. Piper was quick to disarm Hazel once she had stopped fighting, but Hazel didn't seem to care; her eyes were fixed on the figure.

Hecate.

"Hazel Levesque and her pet Minotaur, how lovely to see you," the goddess smiled artfully.

Hazel and the Minotaur bowed, and Frank could have sworn that Hazel was crying.

"I tried to stop them from reaching camp," Hazel cried. She was definitely crying. Hecate patted her back.

"Hush, girl, I know you did."

Jason held out his sword. "Would you like to tell us what is going on?"

Hecate laughed. "Why don't I let Hazel explain?"

Hazel sniffed and shook her head, but the goddess grew ten feet, bent over and screamed in Hazel's face, "TELL THEM!". Then she returned to normal size.

Hazel looked at her friends. "Calypso was never here. It was the Minotaur all along. It looked like Calypso to all of you because I used magic."

Leo fell to his knees, his eyes wide.

Hecate grinned. "Hazel, would you like to explain why?"
Hazel obviously didn't want to explain why, but the goddess didn't give her much of a choice.

"Well, first of all, I was able to keep the Minotaur under control because of Gaea. She told him that she would give him perfect sight, vision, and a better mind if he took her side during the massive war. Of course he accepted, and that's why he was able to easily fight you today. That's also why he was able to pretend to be Calypso while I used magic on him and all of you."

Hecate cleared her throat. "Yes, Hazel, that explains a lot, but I wanted you to tell them why we did all of this."

Hazel's eyes looked heavy, like she had been carrying a burden that couldn't be lifted. "Because of Leo. He apparently swore on the River Styx to go back for Calypso. Obviously, that was impossible. A hero only finds Ogygia once. Gaea, even though she was evil and heartless..."

Hazel was cut off by Hecate, who gave her an angry cough and glare. After a few moments, Hazel continued.

"Anyways, Gaea had a soft spot for Calypso. Calypso was wronged by the Gods, and Gaea felt like she had been wronged by the Gods, too. So Gaea liked Calypso and felt sorry for her. So when Leo told Calypso he would return for her, Gaea got angry and decided that she would send the Minotaur to destroy him. Not only because she was angry with Leo for getting Calypso's hopes up, but also because Leo was one of the seven heroes in her way. Obviously, we defeated her before this plan actually went into affect, but the Minotaur, who had been reborn, had yet to be destroyed. He wasn't in Tatarus when we closed the doors of death, so he was still hunting Leo. Then Hecate, who was on Gaea's side, found me and made me help her with this plan. She still wanted to go through with destroying Leo, because, well..."

Hazel trailed off, her eyes locked on Leo. Hecate grinned and finished for her.

"Because Leo forgot all about Calypso and found a better partner. He left her for a boy. This pathetic Nico di Angelo. Did you know that they kiss all the time? I don't understand why Leo would forget about such a pretty girl for this dark little demigod boy, but that's what he did. And now, on Calypso and Gaea's behalfs, Hazel and the Minotaur and I were to destroy Leo. But not just kill him. We were going to have the girl he left behind kill him. Or at least, a monster that looked like her. Isn't it a great plan?"

"No," said a voice from behind the crowd of demigods. Everyone turned. Frank caught his breath. The actual Calypso stood there with a man who was glowing like a God.

"Dad," said Leo. So the God was Hephaestus.

"Son," Hephaestus began, "I've been watching you. Is there something you would like to tell me yourself? Of course, I already know everything."

Leo looked like a deer caught in the headlights. "I... um... I... I like... well... I'm bisexual."

Wow, even demigods had to come out to their parents.

Hephaestus smiled. "Well done, son. I saw this cruel plan unfolding from Olympus, and decided it was finally time to step in. I am actually freeing Calypso now. And I am saving you. This isn't right." Hephaestus then turned to Hecate, who looked terrified. Hephaestus snapped his fingers, and Hecate turned into a bronze pole cat. "I worked hard making that bronze pole cat," said Hephaestus. Hazel stared.

"So you can use magic on the goddess of magic?" She gaped. Hephaestus laughed and shook his head.

"Of course not. She's not actually the bronze pole cat, she's trapped inside of it. Now, for this Minotaur..."

Hephaestus threw the bronze pole cat with all of the force of a God at the monster, and both the monster and the imprisoned goddess vanished into Tatarus. Then, he turned to his son.

"Son, I love you anyways." He kissed Leo's forehead and was gone.

Calypso

Calypso had just been freed from Ogygia to return to the boy she loved, who was apparently in love with someone else. And that someone else was a boy. She looked at the boy in question, who was wearing a black T-shirt, gray jeans, a skull ring, and black Converse shoes. His hair was black, and everything about him seemed dark. Even his eyes looked dark and empty. How could Leo love him? They seemed to be polar opposites.

Calypso didn't know whether to run to Leo or run away from him. She didn't know where she was. She didn't even know any of the people surrounding her. The girl who had apparently been trying to destroy Leo against her will, Hazel, burst into tears and ran downstairs, and a large, Asian boy followed her. Calypso wondered if they were a couple.

The dark boy, Nico, wouldn't look at her. On the contrary, a blond girl, a pretty girl with a braid and a cornucopia, a blond boy who had his arm on the pretty girl (maybe they were a couple, too), and Percy Jackson all stared at her. Calypso didn't know what to do.

"Hello," she said, timidly. The blond girl smiled at her and said, "I think we'll give you some privacy." She left, along with everyone else except for Nico and Leo.

Calypso was usually confident and in control, but now she was at a loss for words. She had imagined returning to Leo and having him scoop her up in his arms. She had imagined him twirling her around, her hair flying behind her. She had imagined them kissing again, like on the night when he left her, only this time would be better because he was returning and not leaving. She hadn't imagined this.

Nico slouched and gave himself a seat on the floorboards of the ship. Calypso sat down, too. Nico looked at Leo with hurt eyes and said, "What do you want, Valdez?"