(A/N: Sorry this is a short chapter, but you guys don't even know how busy I've been. I thought about putting this up yesterday, but I decided to be really dramatic and give a Halloween shout out! Thank you to TheDeadOne28 and Anon for reviewing last chapter! HAPPY HALLOWEEN! Okay! Enjoy! Remember to R&R!)

JASON (V)

Jason wished he would stop having near death experiences.

Apparently, right underneath the ship was a little island called Ponza. Leo made sure to stop moving as soon as Apollo disappeared. Ponza was basically a tourist spot where people stopped to take pictures of the scenery and stay in little inns. It was also a place where monsters took sun chariots for joyrides. This quest is going to be so much fun, Jason thought sarcastically. To make things worse, Piper was still avoiding his gaze. She would only say a few words before walking over to someone else and started a new conversation. Jason's mood could not get any worse.

Naturally, Nico, Leo, and Jason were chosen for the mission. Nico got to go because he had ridden in the chariot before. Leo could because he could sniff out a car like a dog could bacon, and Jason was going because they needed a third person. Jason turned away, a little miffed about that.

They mutually agreed to a get a few hours of sleep before leaving right before dawn. Jason didn't get much sleep, making him tired and irritable when he woke up. He dragged himself out of bed and onto the deck where Nico and Leo were waiting.

Leo gave him a mischievous grin and raised his hand in a cheerful hello. "Hey man," Leo said casually, like they weren't about to go on a mission to try and get a god's car back from monsters. Jason scowled but didn't say anything back. Leo, obviously annoyed, just said, "Oh, that's cool. Just ignore your best friend." When Jason still didn't say anything Leo continued, "It's not as though I really liked you or any-"

"Okay fine!" Jason nearly shouted before chuckling humorlessly. "I'm sorry, Leo, but I can never be cheerful in the morning after only a few hours of sleep. Especially at dawn."

Leo grinned but didn't say anything. Nico, who hadn't been paying attention, looked at Jason and Leo. "Morning," he said tiredly.

"I've been up here for ten minutes!" Leo shouted while Jason just shook his head. It seemed as if Nico was even less of a morning person than Jason. Jason broke into a grin. This day was going to be interesting.

Nico just shook off the comment and went back to staring at the island below them. Jason went over to him and leaned over the railing. "What's up?" Jason asked cautiously. He recognized that look in the demigod's eyes. He knew something was wrong. It didn't seem like it was just tiredness.

Nico's head went down so that Jason couldn't see his face anymore. "I just have this feeling," Nico's muffled reply came out. Jason waited for Nico to elaborate a bit more, and when he didn't, Jason decided to try and comfort him.

"When don't we have awful feelings?" he asked, only half joking.

The son of Hades looked up at Jason seriously. Jason shivered. How old was this boy? Thirteen? Fourteen? The look in his eyes made him seem…older. This kid had been through so much, it reminded Jason of himself. He had been two years old when he had first arrived to the Roman camp….

Jason's thoughts turned sour as he thought about where his Roman friends were now. They were marching to Camp Half blood, the camp that had taken him in, even after they found out that he was Roman. They were planning on attacking the camp that had nothing to do with the attack on Camp Jupiter by Leo (or the eidolon).

Nico sighed heavily, bringing Jason's thoughts to the present. "I-I just wish it hadn't been Apollo," Nico commented, almost to himself. Almost. He quickly glanced at Jason to see if he heard. Jason nodded for Nico to continue. Nico returned his gaze to the island. "My sister, Bianca, died a couple of days after I first met Apollo. If we hadn't met Artemis and Apollo, well, except for the fact that I wouldn't be alive, Bianca wouldn't have joined the Hunters, and I wouldn't have ignored her."

"Ignored her?"

Nico nodded solemnly. "Yeah, I saw how Apollo was treating Artemis, so I followed his example, well, because, he was the coolest guy I had met. He was a god and he understood how it felt to have an immortal sister. The only problem with that was, Artemis can't die in battle, while the Hunters can. I…." Nico swallowed hard, trying to get the words out faster. "I didn't realize how much I would regret not talking to her later on. When Percy came back, and he delivered me the news, I got really mad at him. I blamed him for Bianca's death when I really should have blamed myself. Then, I talked to her and she told me-" (1)

"Wait," Jason interrupted. "You talked to your dead sister?" Jason realized at the last minute how stupid that sounded. His ears turned pink when Nico raised an eyebrow at him. "Right, anyways. Continue."

"Like I was saying, I summoned Bianca and she told me the truth. I-I still never forgave myself. I just wanted to get back at her. Make her feel the same pain I did. She was just so…happy." The last word was barely audible. Jason had to strain to hear Nico whisper, "She was so happy without me."

Jason took a step back, shocked. How could his own sister be happy to be without him? Jason remembered when he was reunited with Thalia. (2) She had been so glad to see him. How could the opposite of that happen?

Leo interrupted the brooding thoughts playing in Jason's head, "Umm, nice story and all, but if we want to see the sun come up, we need to find that chariot."

Jason, Nico, and Leo climbed down the ladder on the side of the ship. "Leo looked up from where he was hanging five hundred feet in the air. "You guys ready?" he asked, that mischievous smile back on his face. Jason's and Nico's faces broke out into identical grins, and they all let go. They free falled to the rocky shores of the tiny island of Ponza.

(1) The Titan's Curse: This is where Apollo comes to take everyone to camp, including the Hunters.

(2) The Lost Hero: Who remembers the reunion scene with Jason and Thalia? I do!

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