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XII

Leo

When I walked into the room to inform the group about reaching Camp Half Blood, I had a sudden feeling that something horrible had happened. I looked at Percy and saw his shirt ripped apart. Instead of asking what happened, I just decided to inform them, and ask Annabeth about it later. "Hey guys just thought I should tell you that we have made it to Camp Half Blood." I said. Annabeth nodded, and I walked out the door. Annabeth followed me with her hand gripping Percy's. I decided to pull her away now. I was curious.

"Annabeth, can I talk to you alone for a moment?" I asked. She nodded, but was reluctant to leave Percy. I took her to the engine room. "Okay, please don't lie to me. What happened?" I asked her. "Percy…he showed up on the dock with claw marks on his chest, and then he…he…d…died." She choked out. I felt my mouth drop down into an O. "He was d…dead for about an hour. Then he came back to life. We…we just about lost him again…but luckily Jason had a few ideas. Percy seems steady now. He doesn't actually know what had happened." Annabeth said. She broke down in tears. I always found Annabeth scary, but I have never seen her cry before. It made me think differently about her. I walked over to her, and awkwardly patted her on the back until she stopped crying. "This is ridiculous." She said. "Your boyfriend was dead for an hour. I would judge you if you weren't crying." I reassured her. She smiled at me, and I felt a spark of friendship. "I'm going to go see everyone else. Just keep this to yourself, okay Leo?" she told me. "Okay, I won't say anything." I replied. Then we left the engine room to go see Camp Half Blood.

When we set foot on the deck, Piper saw Annabeth, and came over to give her a hug. After, Annabeth joined Percy. I smiled sadly, as I thought about Calypso, and how I promised I would come back for her. I meant it. After this quest I was going to start searching for her. I went over to the railing and looked down. I was horrified about what Camp Half Blood looked like. Cabins looked like they were trashed, the Big House was ripped apart, and the giants were sitting in the sword fighting arena, while the campers, who were tied up against posts, were trying to escape there bonds. "I didn't think Camp Half Blood would ever look this bad." Percy muttered. We all nodded. "I scanned the camp for the Golden Fleece. It was still on Thalia's tree, on Half Blood Hill. "What's the plan, Annabeth?" I asked. Annabeth turned to me. "We land the Argo II in the forest. Then Percy, Piper, and Jason will create a diversion, so me, you, and Hazel can retrieve the Fleece." Annabeth explained. "Sounds good, wise girl." Percy said. Annabeth punched his arm playfully. "I'll go tell Festus." I said, as I ran to the control panel. "Festus, I need you to land in the forest okay?" I told him. I heard him reply "Okay" in Morse code. I took control of the steering, and made us go down.

After I landed the ship, we all split up. Annabeth turned to Percy before leaving. "Be careful okay?" she told him. "Don't worry about me, you need to be careful." He said. She kissed him, and they split up. "When l give the signal, you guys run to the Fleece. Don't worry about Peleus. He doesn't attack demigods." Annabeth told us. She watched through the bushes, as Percy, Jason, and Piper tried to stall the giants. "Ready?" she said. Me, Hazel, and Frank got ready to sprint. "Go!" Annabeth hissed to us. Frank and Hazel drew their weapons, and we charged up the hill.

We made it to the Fleece, but Peleus wasn't that friendly to us. I guess he didn't realize we were the "greatest demigods of the century". Peleus uncurled himself from the tree, and lunged for me. I managed to avoid his jaws, and reach for the Fleece. Peleus turned around, and tried to rip my arm off, but I rolled out of the way. Frank and Hazel defended me, but they knew they couldn't kill Peleus. He was our guardian. I grabbed the Fleece as Peleus was trying to kill Frank. I signaled to them, and they ran after me.

When we got to the Argo II, I dropped the Fleece off, and walked over to Annabeth. She looked horrified and I realized why. Percy was on the ground, with Polybotes standing over him, ready to thrust his trident down, and kill Percy. I heard Annabeth unsheathe her knife. I didn't have time to stop her. She raced over to Percy. It was my turn to be horrified. Annabeth was taking on Polybotes, trying to buy Percy time. She was losing the fight. I looked over to where Piper and Jason were standing, but they were too busy fending off the other giants. They couldn't help Percy and Annabeth. I took a hammer out of my belt, and went to go help them. Hazel and Frank followed me. I screamed a battle cry, and took on Polybotes with Annabeth. Together we struck at him, and dodged his strikes. I heard Percy moaning in the background. I turned to Annabeth. "I've got this. Go help Percy!" I screamed over the noise of swords clashing. "I can't let you fight him alone!" She yelled back. "I've got Hazel and Frank to help me! Go help him!" I screamed. She looked torn. "Okay." She muttered, as she ran to Percy. "Let's finish this fish boy." I told Polybotes.

Cliffhanger! This is funny. Almost all of my chapters end if cliffhangers now. lol. What can I say? I love agonizing people over books :D