(A/N: Thanks for the review I got for the last two chapters. Please review this chapter and tell me what you think. Sorry I was late putting it up! I was recovering from a soccer accident, but the season's over, so now I will have more time to update! Enjoy! R&R!)

JASON (IIII)

Jason really wished that he had ended his and Piper's argument on better terms. When Jason and Piper went downstairs to find Coach Hedge, they were both quiet. He knew she was probably brewing over that days events, but he went and opened his big mouth anyways.

"Hey Pipes," Jason started asking without thinking. "Why didn't you see Percy and Annabeth falling into Tartarus in your knife?"

Piper immediately exploded. "You are an idiot!" Jason flinched, not used to having Piper yelling at him. "Do you think I like having this knife? Do you think I like having to look into Katoptris and see a future that I know will come true no matter what I do?" She pulled out the 18 inch long dagger and implanted it into the wall "If you want to know what happened in the future, go right ahead and take it." She stormed away, leaving her celestial bronze knife in the wall.

Jason stared at it for a few minutes before pulling it out of the wood and hiding it under his bed in his room. He appeased himself by promising to return it to Piper when she calmed down.

He spent the next hour in his room, convinced that his girlfriend had another reason to be mad at him. Fortunately, Nico came to get Jason, and then Frank. Then Nico went crazy and decided that he wanted to flood the ship by cutting off the tops of plumbing. After Jason, Frank, and Nico talked to Sally Jackson, Percy's mom, Jason went to go get Leo so they wouldn't drown.

He turned out of the kitchen and straight into Hazel, who looked tired. She rubbed her eyes. "Hey Jason," she said blearily. She gave him a small smile. She focused her gaze towards the floor. "Um, why is the ship flooding?" Hazel asked, completely confused.

Jason shook his head. "Because your brother is crazy," he growled, harsher than he meant to. Hazel didn't seem to notice, though. She just shook her head and went back to her room. He continued on his journey to find Leo, so he could fix the ship. When Jason got to Leo's room, he knocked quietly. No answer. Jason frowned and knocked again, louder this time. Again, no answer. Jason opened the door a crack to see Leo snoring loudly. Jason rolled his eyes and opened the door wider, letting light fill the room. He went over to Leo's bed and shook Leo's shoulder until his eyes opened. "Come on, Fire Boy," Jason said, still shaking the demigod's shoulder.

Leo sat up in his bed. "Wha-what's wrong? What's going on? Are we being attacked?" Leo asked, bewildered alarm seeping into him.

"No, but the kitchen is flooding."

Leo looked at Jason like he was crazy. "And why would the kitchen be flooding?"

Jason shrugged. "Nico needed to cut the pipes so he could-" He never got to finish his sentence because Leo's eyes blazed with anger. He got up quickly and ran out of the room, towards the kitchen.

Jason dragged himself to his room, looked longingly at his bed, grabbed Katoptris, and walked back out. He found himself at Piper's door before he knew it. Jason braced himself and rapped three times on the door. The door flew open, startling him. Before he could stumble out the words he wanted to say, Piper's arms were around him. He hugged her back, still confused about why she was acting weirdly. When she let go, Jason led her back to her bed, closed the door, and they both sat down. When he looked at Piper's cheeks, he could see that they were tear-stained.

"Look, Pipes, I'm sorry. I didn't mean it, really, I didn't." He handed her back Katoptris.

She gripped the dagger tightly in her hand, and for a second, Jason thought that she was going to stab him. Then she relaxed and Jason let out the breath he hadn't known he was holding. She stared absently at her weapon before standing up and putting it on her nightstand. When Piper came back to sit on the bed, she said, "I know you are. I was just overreacting." She avoided Jason's gaze.

He thought about her response a moment before coming in close and kissing her on the cheek. Piper blushed slightly, but kept her gaze down. He wanted to do more to comfort her, but she got up. "I'm going to see if I can find Coach Hedge." Jason nodded, getting up so he could leave, still caught up in the relief that him and Piper weren't fighting anymore. Piper let him out of her room first and then closed the door behind her. She headed towards the game room, where Coach Hedge was probably playing Wii, and Jason went back to his room, completely exhausted.

Lying on his bed, Jason had way too much time to think. He thought about earlier when he Percy, and Piper had almost drowned by the nymphs. His arms ached as he remembered swimming in the dark, vengeful water. He shivered and curled up under his blanket, unable to get warm. He lay there for quite a while, wistfully thinking about sleep. Then he heard a yell from…Frank's room? He couldn't tell. He scrambled out from under the blankets and shot out of his room, towards Frank's.

Jason got there in time to see Hazel peer out, he gaped at her terrified expression. Then it grew angry. "Don't just stand there, you big dope! Help me!" his jaw almost dropped in astonishment. She had just called him a dope. He shook his head to clear it and walked into the room. He saw Frank twisting and turning, hands clawing at invisible hands. His eyelids fluttered a bit. Hazel just sat their helpless. It was obvious that she didn't know what to do. He jogged over to her.

Frank wasn't breathing. "Try CPR," Jason suggested hastily. He couldn't think of anything better. Hazel leaned in and started to blow air into him, but the air wouldn't get past his throat. It was tightly constricted as if someone was choking him….

Frank's eyes flew open. He seemed to realize what was happening and blushed. He sat up and coughed violently. He looked at Jason and Hazel, embarrassment reaching his face. Hazel tackled him with a hug. "Frank! Don't you ever leave me again! I had to do CPR on you. You weren't breathing!" Hazel yelled in an exasperated voice. Jason almost laughed. It was amazing how protective the two were of each other. Frank told Jason and Hazel about his dreams.

Jason broke the silence that had followed. "So, did something happen to Percy?" he asked, confused.

"Felt like it," Frank complained. He rubbed his shoulder absently.

Hazel scooted over to him on the bed and hugged him. "I'm sorry, I didn't know what to do sorry I got Jason, and he said that I should try CPR."

Jason nodded. "We should tell Nico, Leo, and Piper." He frowned at the thought of facing Piper again. He followed Frank and Hazel out of the room and into the kitchen.

He covered his eyes as he reached the kitchen, for a bright light lit up the entire room. When it died down, he looked curiously at the man standing in the middle of the room. It was obviously a god. No one else but a god could transport randomly into a ship sailing through the air. The question was: Which god?

Nico answered his question. Grinning, he said happily, "Apollo." Jason's eyebrows flew upward. This guy was Apollo? He was about eighteen or nineteen and had the outdoorsy type of look. He had blonde hair and a playful smile. He wore jeans and a sleeveless T-shirt. Although he did have a powerful aura about him, Apollo could not look les like a god.

Apollo waved at Nico. "Hey kid! I heard about your capture. I made a poem about you and you pay me back by letting Gaea get the best of you?"

Nico raised an eyebrow. "You made a poem about me?" he asked sourly.

Apollo cleared his throat. "Nico is awesome, He can fight with dead people, But I am better."

Nico scowled. Apparently he had heard Apollo's poetry before. It pretty much sucked, which was weird since he was the god of poetry. Jason walked forward and knelt before Apollo. The god frowned when he saw Jason. Then he smiled at everyone in the room. He pointed at Jason and said, "Now this guy knows how to worship a god." Jason stood up and stepped back, slightly embarrassed. Apollo scanned the faces of everyone in the kitchen. Jason's, Frank's, Hazel's, Nico's, Leo's (Who was still trying to fix the sink), and Piper's. Coach Hedge wasn't included since he was passed out on the floor. Apollo frowned like something was bothering him. "Where's Percy and Annabeth?" he said suddenly. Everyone glanced down uncomfortably.

Nico stepped up. "Percy and Annabeth…are kind of swan diving into Tartarus right now."

Apollo looked troubled for a moment, and then his expression was replaced with his usual playful grin. "Oh well. I guess I should make a poem about-"

"No!" Nico yelled. He lowered his voice when he caught the sun god's expression. "I mean, that's really not necessary. If you do make up a poem, I'm sure Lady Artemis would love to hear it."

Apollo's expression turned even sourer. "Like she would care. And besides, she off in her Roman form, Diana. She said she wouldn't talk to me in my Greek form. She said it messes her up. Pshh! I'm not going to change into my Roman form just to please my little sister!" Apollo was shaking his head.

Piper got up the courage to ask, "So Apollo, is there any particular reason you're here?"

Apollo looked at her like the question intrigued him. Jason leaned forward, eager to hear the real reason a god showed up on their doorstep. "I need three of you to find my car."

Leo spoke for the first time, eyes bright. "Car?" he asked wistfully.

"Actually it's a sun chariot, but I don't really see much of a difference. It's a red Maserati Spyder. You can't miss it."

"Where is it?"

Apollo looked at Leo thoughtfully. "Now that is a good question. It's somewhere underneath you. Well," he raised his hand in farewell. "Have fun!" He disappeared in blinding white light, the same way he had come.

Jason snorted. It was time for a new quest: Find the sun god's chariot. He sighed. This was going to be so much fun.