While building Argo 2, Leo decides to buy a new video - camera, and film everything that's going on. Including interviews with campers, Jasper, Percabeth and more (: I suck at summaries. Placed between TLO and SoN. T because I want.
Disclaimer: I if were Rick Riordan, I wouldn't be writing this. I'd be working on "The Mark of Athena". So apparently, I'm NOT Rick Riordan, who owns all the characters.
Chapter twenty one: The Message and the Sail
An Epilogue
"Leo, I need your help," Annabeth entered the engines room.
"What's wrong?" Leo asked. "I told you the ship is ready to sail."
"Is it?"
"Yeah, it is."
"Finally," Annabeth sighed. "But I didn't come to ask about it. I wanted to ask for a favor."
"What kind of favor?" Leo asked.
"When we start sailing, I want you to send a message to the Roman camp. I want to warn them about our arrival," Annabeth explained.
It nighttime and it was June 24th. Leo finished fixing the ship a few hours ago, and now they were putting supplies in it. They didn't plan on coming back to Camp Half Blood once they sail. It would take too long, and we don't have time, Annabeth had said. Leo agreed with her. He wanted to finish with this thing as soon as possible. He didn't want to delay his possible death.
"Don't you think Percy had warned them?" Leo asked. "Tyson said he talked with him."
Annabeth face fell down. "No," she said. "We don't know what Percy remembers. He might be too busy about his quest. We need to be prepared for everything."
"Okay," Leo said. "We're going to sail right after breakfast tomorrow. I'll send him a message once everybody will be on the ship."
"Very fine," Annabeth said. She smiled. "Thank you."
"You're welcome," Leo said.
And Annabeth walked outside. Leo laughed to himself. Finally, everything goes by his plans.
"We have a problem," Jason and Piper and Annabeth entered the engines room. Leo was there from the moment he woke up. He got dressed and left the cabin.
"What happened now?" Leo asked, worried.
"Rachel called me earlier," Annabeth informed him. "She's sick. She can't make it. She can't come with us."
"Sick as in feeling pretty bad and can't get out off her bed?" Leo wanted to be sure.
Annabeth thought about it for a second. "Yeah, something like that. She also said we have to take Gleeson with us."
"Coach Hedge?" Piper asked. "Isn't he with my dad?"
"No, he's on his way," Annabeth said. "Leo, will the ship be ready in an hour?"
"Of course, Captain Chase," Leo said. "We sail right after breakfast, right?"
"Yes, and that reminds me," Annabeth said. "It's time for breakfast."
"Let's go, we should be ready for a battle," Jason said. "We don't want to be hungry."
"You're right," Piper said. "Let's go." Jason took her hand – did I mentioned they started dating the day before, right after they kissed? – And they walked away to breakfast. Annabeth looked at them. Her expression was sad. She didn't look jealous. She looked like she lacks this feeling of being love. Leo almost said everything's going to be fine, but Annabeth shook her head before he talked.
"Let's go, Leo. We should be prepared," she said, and walked away to breakfast.
Leo was sitting with his cabinmates at the Hephaestus table. He was eating quietly, thinking about the sail. He could feel the butterflies fly around in his stomach.
"So, you're leaving today," Jake said after he finished his pancakes.
Leo was caught out his thoughts. "What? Oh, yeah, we're leaving right after breakfast."
Jake looked at Nyssa, then at Harley, and then at the rest of their siblings. "We just wanted to tell you, Leo, that we'll miss you," Nyssa finally said. "We want you to know that we are honored that one of the seven demigods of the Second Great Prophecy is our brother. And we'd like to give you this.." she took out a little box from her pocket. "This is for you," she said. "From all of us."
Leo opened it, and was shocked. For the first time of his life, he was speechless. "Guys," he whispered. "This is amazing. Thank you so much!" it was a small lighter with the words 'Flame on!" engraved on it, and a picture of everyone that was taken after they won the canoe race.
"Just a little reminder of us," Jake laughed. "Make us proud, okay?"
"I promise," Leo said. From the corner of his eyes he could see that Annabeth was talking with Piper and Jason, and he knew this was his sign. He got up, and smiled at his siblings. "Thank you for everything," he said. He smiled at them for the last time, and walked away to join the rest of his crewmates.
"Gleeson is waiting by the ship," Piper said. "I talked to him before."
Annabeth nodded. "Let's go to tell Chiron we're leaving. He might want to say goodbye."
They walked over to Chiron, who hugged each one of them. "I had the honor to know you," he said, and all of the demigods went silent so they could listen to him. "And I'm sure everybody here is thinking like me. We wish you luck, and we hope you'll come home soon. You can go now, heroes of Olympus."
Annabeth, Piper, Jason and Leo nodded, hugged him again, and then walked away to the ship.
"Let's do this," Jason said.
"Let's do this," Leo agreed. He opened the gate of the ship, and they all climbed the stairs to the deck, where Coach Hedge was waiting for them.
"Hello, cupcakes," he smiled. "Who's ready for an adventure?"
They all looked at him, not saying anything.
"Party pooper," he murmured. "McLean, your father sends hi."
"Thanks, Coach," Piper smiled. "Let's start."
"Here's the plan," Annabeth said. She took her laptop out of her bag. "Jason, you go now and wear your praetor's uniform. Leo, you go and send Camp Jupiter a message. Piper, you get practice your charmspeak."
"What about me?" Coach called. "What should I do?"
Annabeth thought about it for a moment. She glanced at the club he held. "Why don't you go off to your room and watch reruns of mixed martial arts championships?"
"That is a good idea," Coach agreed. "I am starting my mission right now." And he went off to his room.
"And I am going to think about another back up plan," Annabeth said. "Off to your duties."
Leo sat in the engines room. He wore his Greek armor, and he sat his video camera in front of him. He pushed a bottom, and turned it on. "Hey!" he smiled and said. "Greeting from your friends at Camp Half – Blood, et cetera. This is Leo. I'm the…" Leo walked toward the door, where Piper was walking around and practicing her charmspeak. He yelled, "What's my title? Am I like admiral, or captain, or –"
"Repair boy," Piper yelled and laughed.
"Very funny, Piper," Leo grumbled. He turned back to the camera.
"So yeah, I'm… ah… superme commander of the Argo II. Yeah, I like that! Anyway, we're gonna be sailing toward you in about, I dunno, an hour in this big mother ship. We'd appreciate it if you'd not, like, blow us out of the sky or anything. So okay! If you could tell the Romans that. See you soon. Yours in a demigosianess, and all that. Peace out." And he turned off the camera. He took out the tape, and put it in his latest invention, the holographic scroll. He got out of the room, and climbed the stairs to the deck.
"The message is ready, Annabeth," he called.
"Great," Annabeth appeared behind him. "What is that?" she asked.
"It's a holographic scroll," Leo said. "It's a video. Can we add a 'Waz-up?' and a smiley in it?"
"Of course not!" Annabeth was shocked. "What if the Romans don't have a sense of humor? We'll be doomed!"
"Please, Annabeth?" Leo said.
"No," Annabeth said emphatically. "Now give it to me. I'm going to give to an aura. She'll take it to the Roman camp." Leo gave the holographic scroll to Annabeth, and she ran away.
"Hi, man," Jason appeared behind Leo. He was wearing his praetor uniform, and was looking like an idiot with the sheets. "Don't laugh at me," he asked.
"Hi," Leo said. "Excited about going back home?"
"Camp Half – Blood is my home," Jason said. "But yes. I wanna see my friends again."
And then Piper appeared. "Hi guys," she said. They walked to the edge of the deck, and looked down at the demigods below who were waving them goodbye. Piper hugged Jason's waist, and he hugged her shoulders. They smiled at Leo. "You did awesome, Repair Boy," Piper said.
"You really think so?" Leo asked.
"We know so," Jason laughed. They stood there for a few minutes until Annabeth came back. She stood beside Leo, and smiled.
"The message is on its way," she said. "We better get going."
Leo nodded. "Bye, Camp Half – Blood!" he yelled. He waved goodbye for the last time, and turned around to the engines room. "Let the adventure begin," he said. He pushed the bottoms he needed to push, and the ship was starting to move. He looked outside of the window, watching as Camp Half – Blood disappeared behind them. He wondered if he'll come back alive, but pushed the thought out of his head. He has to fly a Greek warship into a Roman camp, and then get them to Greece. He can't be sad now. He has a job to do. He smiled as he pulled the warship into the air.
The most dangerous quest of all times had started.
The End
I want to thank everyone who ever helped with this story. Thank you, 'Denim Jeans', for being my beta reader for a few chapters. Thank you, 'Golden Darchma' and 'Nobody2012' for helping me with the parts of the book.
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