Piper POV
Piper kept pushing at the door but it wouldn't open. She heard the footsteps getting closer and closer. She pushed even harder. She started to panic. Then, out of nowhere, a man grabbed her mouth and body hard. He was harsh. It was painful when he held her, unlike Percy or Jason. He threw her down on the cold, hard tunnel floor. He treated her like a doll. Like nothing. Her mouth was still grasped by the kidnapper.
"Well, aren't you a pretty weak link?" He said. All the others laughed. She would slap him, but she knew better. She needed to let him do what he wants. As much as she hated it, it's what must be done. She heard a random thump. The other men didn't notice it. They gagged her mouth with a piece of cloth. The wrapped her hands tightly. She tried to stop them by wiggling her hands but they wouldn't stop. A man grabbed her feet and tied them very tightly. She squealed in pain. Her instincts jolted in and she kicked the man tying her legs.
"Hey! Watch it! We can do much worse. And you better toughen up if you're going to be on the quest. No wonder you're the weakest link." She grunted angrily. She couldn't talk through the gag. She wished she could. Talking was her only defense. She need to charm speak. "Stand!" He commanded. She stayed seated. If she couldn't escape, she wasn't going to go along with the enemy. He bent down to her level. "Hey, you better listen to me." She rolled her eyes at him. "Grab her." He commanded a man. She was lifted off the ground. She kicked and struggled. She knew the others will come to help her. If not she will make it take as long as possible to get to their base. She kicked more. The carrier was grunting in pain. The leader heard him. "Put her down." The man dropped her. The leader took off her gag. "Are you going to make this hard for me?"
"As long as I'm tied up, yes. Now let me go!" She ordered. This may have been the one chance to charm speak. He untied her hands when he realized what had happened.
"She can charm speak!" He announced. A murmur went through the crowd. While they were distracted with that she pulled out her dagger. She cut the ropes binding her legs and stood. A man pulled out his sword. They dueled. The clashing of swords filled the tunnel. She unarmed him and cornered him against a wall. She held the dagger to his throat. She smiled. She gave them a look implying that she knew what she was doing. She turned and saw 4 swords pointed at her. She was now cornered. She took a deep breath and dropped her dagger. The unarmed solider picked It up and pointed it at her. If they lost this battle, it would be her fault. "C'mon." The leader said. Her pushed her along. Before she can protest the leader pointed a sword at her. He smiled. "Move it!"
She had no other choice but to do as she was told. She prayed to the gods to help her. They knew she would try and charm speak so they had one man hold their hand to her mouth. This may have been one of the most uncomfortable positions she's been in. She was being lead for a while now. She started seeing a light. She lost all hope. She was going to be captured for good. When they turned the corner all hope was back. She saw Percy and Jason standing there fully armed. She smiled under the hand. Jason gave her a look. She knew what she had to do. She bit the guy's hand. He let go and bellowed in pain. She ran and joined Jason and Percy. They gave her a sword. She held it confidently.
Fight, Piper! These men were cruel to you. You are not the weakest link! No child of Aphrodite should be treated like that. Show them what mama gave you! It was her mom. She nodded. She charged at them. She fought and unarmed each man until she was face to face with the leader. She quickly unarmed him. She put the sword to his throat.
"I may be a child of Aphrodite, but I am not the weakest link." He nodded in fear. She lowered her sword and walked out of the tunnel with pride. Percy and Jason followed.
"Piper that was amazing! Where did you learn to fight like that?" Percy asked.
"Aphrodite isn't the weakest link." She said proudly.
"You were incredible." Jason said. They kissed. Horns blew from the distance. They separated. "We won. And it's all because of you." Piper smiled. When everyone was collected, Reyna announced that the seven destined demigods won and that the Roman camp must help us build the ship. Our team cheered. Piper smiled. She wasn't the weakest link.