And here is the long awaited chapter(:

And let me tell you, it is loonnggg. My fingers are hurting. That and I wrote a four page paper before this, but yeah.

Okay, so this chapter and the next one is going to be long, so there will be a big gap again. Moments will be updated tomorrow.

SO, I started another story(: It's about Camp Half-blood. It's fun and it has one of my ships in it, so if you don't like Jeyna and Liper then I suggest that you don't read it. But if you can stand them or like them, then read!

:D

Chapter 26: Leo

Leo didn't like Leila. She sucked. She sucked lollipops that you accidently put in your pocket and then pulled out and there were little hairs all over it. And with that thought, Leo realized that he was quite tired. His thoughts tumbled in his head, making and breaking alliances like underpants in a dryer without Cling Free.

Leo sighed and looked at Calypso. She was sleeping peacefully on his bed. He desperately wanted to climb in next to her and sleep, but he didn't know if that would be weird or not.

Suddenly, he heard something rummaging around in the ventilation system. Leo leaped to his feet, but swayed, almost hitting the ground, but he stopped himself. He didn't need a broken nose like Annabeth.

Speak of the devil, the once scary blond climbed out of the vent and stood before Leo; like she climbed through vents every day and that it was a perfectly normal and healthy activity.

"Uh, hey, Annabeth. Whatchya doin'?" Leo asked her. She eyed him like he was going to leap at her and attack her with the weapon he didn't have. Leo sighed.

"For the Gods' sakes, Annabeth! I'm not going to hurt you!" Leo nearly shouted at her. He didn't mean for it to come out as harsh as it did. He was just frustrated and tired. He hated to admit it, but he missed the old Annabeth with her crazy fierce personality and her scary eyes and glares. It suddenly struck Leo that this is what she might be like on the inside; frail, scared, alone, and afraid of getting hurt by anybody.

He suddenly felt the urge to give her the biggest hug he could ever give her, to try and convince her that he was her friend and wanted to help her. But, Leo knew he couldn't do that.

Annabeth's face fell and she got an ashamed look over her face. It almost looked like she was going to cry, but Leo knew that wouldn't happen. No matter how tough she was, Annabeth Chase didn't cry. And Leo wanted so desperately for that to be true, that Gaea had at least not taken that solid ground away from him as well. Annabeth was the reliable, knowledgeable base for him, the quest, and the entire camp. She was going to get through this, even if Leo had to sit with her for hours and try to go over myths and words with her that he didn't understand; she was going to be the old Annabeth again.

Leo sighed and sat down. He rubbed his temples and looked at Annabeth. She was looking anywhere in the room except him. Leo sighed again and cleared his throat.

"Sorry," He said quietly. "I'm just a little on edge and I'm not used to you being this way."

Annabeth nodded and looked through the vent.

"So, Piper wants me to tell you to stop being a jerk and to help us find out a way to get to Frank, Hazel, Nico, and Hedge and get out of here," She said quietly. Leo nodded and looked at the vents.

"The vents should lead to each of the rooms."

"I know, it's just a matter of getting them through."

"Well, Frank can turn into an iguana again and do it that way, and Hazel and Nico could probably get through, and we don't really need Hedge," Leo said. The crazy goat would cause more problems than they already have.

Annabeth nodded and looked at Calypso. "What about you and Calypso?"

Leo cracked his knuckles. "I can get through the door."

"It's bolted shut."

"I know. I'm going to break through it. I'll go first and distract them." Annabeth snorted. Leo stopped all thought processes and stared at her. For a moment, her condescending, smart-ass nature was back, but it was replaced again when she looked in the corner of the room. She jolted, but then composed herself. Leo eyed her carefully.

"You alright?" Leo asked her. She nodded absentmindedly and gestured to the vent.

"I'm gonna go," She mumbled. She climbed back through the vent and Leo walked over to Calypso. He gently shook her shoulder. It was action time and he needed a pretty lady by his side.

Well, pretty was an understatement. Calypso looked like sunshine. That's all there was to it.

Calypso's eyelids fluttered open. The second she saw Leo, she smiled and sat up.

"Hi," She said quietly, smiling at him. Leo felt a blush creep to his cheeks. He wasn't used to all this lady attention, but he definitely wasn't complaining.

"Come on, we're busting out of here. "

Leo took her hand and pulled her out of the bed. They were the same height, but complete opposites in the looks department. She had pale, glowy skin and had light blonde hair that shimmered whenever it caught the light. Like Leo said, sunshine.

She followed him dutifully to the door and stopped behind him when he stopped at the door. Leo rubbed his hands together. He could visibly see little flames dancing in between his palms.

"You might want to step back," He told Calypso. She did instantly, stumbling a little. Leo smiled in spite of her. She was cute.

Leo closed his eyes. He held out his hands and visualized his mom. When he opened his eyes, the door was gone. In its place was a charred heap of ashes and a very stunned guard. He willed a ball of flame to appear over his hand and then threw it at him. It hit his leg and he fell. Leo reached for his hammer, but it was gone. He hadn't noticed before that it was missing. He looked wildly at Calypso. She was just standing there, stunned. She wasn't going to be much help. Leo frantically ran down to Hedge's room. He needed the bat.

Leo skidded to a halt at the last door to the hallway. HE willed another blast of fire from his core. Another heap appeared and unwanted dizziness and exhaustion appeared as well.

Hedge was in there, thank the gods, but he was asleep. Leo stumbled into the room and over to the bad. He shook Hedge's shoulder, ducking effectively when the bat came out from the pillow. Leo managed to wrench it from his hands. He made towards the door an stumbled back into the hallway. There were two more guards now. Leo shakily raised the bat. They didn't think this through very well. They got everyone together. Great. Now how do the others get out? Leo didn't have any more energy and Calypso was already taken captive. HE saw the hem of her dress disappear from around the corner. He mentally cursed himself. Why hadn't he told her to follow him? Leo pushed the thought aside. He needed to focus.

Leo heard rattling. He looked to his right. There was a mini vent and he could barely make out a green blob. Frank. Thank Zeus. Leo lowered the bat and quickly opened the vent. The guards were running towards him. Five seconds. One bolt out. Four seconds. The other one out. Three seconds. Wiggle the cover off. Two seconds. The cover was stuck. One second. It came off. Zero seconds. Frank sprang out, full gorilla form. Literally. Leo collapsed onto the floor. He was seeing stars. Leo closed his eyes.

When he opened them again, he was not on the floor in the hallway. He was bound and gagged on the deck of the ship. The rest of his friends were there as well. Except Annabeth. He looked at Percy next to him. He seemed on edge. Leo moved the gag around in his mouth and managed to get it out. Apparently they weren't expert gag tiers, considering everyone got out of their gags as well. Piper noticed him and her concerned look surfaced.

"Leo, are you okay?" She whispered. Leo looked around him. Leila was standing near the stairs, talking with two guys. He could see a girl steering in the control room.

"What happened?" He asked her.

"Dude, you passed out. I thought you were dead," Frank said. He had concern etched on his face as well, which surprised Leo. Frank didn't like him.

"I didn't even know I passed out," Leo confessed. Frank rolled his eyes and Piper snorted. Jason shook his head and Hazel smiled a little.

"Guys, this is not the key issue right now, no offence," Percy interrupted. His eyes were darting wildly around the ship. "We don't know where Annabeth is."

"Calm down, Percy. She's fine," Piper said knowingly. Leo forgot momentarily that Piper and Annabeth practically shared a brain. Percy seemed to relax a little, but not much. Leo inhaled a breath and let it out slowly.

Suddenly, a scream pierced the air. Percy tensed up again and basically fell over. He stood on his knees, eyes and ears alert. He looked like a baby bird perched on the edge of a nest, trying to fly for the first time.

Leo looked towards the door and watched in horror as Annabeth was dragged in by a guy with blonde-gray hair and a trench coat. He threw Annabeth on the ground. Her head hit the ground with a thud and she blacked out. Leo winced when he saw the blood trickling out from under the bandage that was already on her forehead. She didn't move.

Percy's nostrils and eyes flared. There was a shadow emerging from behind Leo. He turned to see a spear of water slowly crystalizing as ice. Leo's eyes widened. Percy narrowed his and the ice spear flew, hitting the guy in the trench coat in the back. HE crumpled.

Leo was surprised. He didn't think Percy was that menacing. Jason and the others didn't seem to think that either, considering how many times their mouths opened and closed without saying anything.

Leila's head whipped around. She gave a deep, throaty genuine laugh, like the sound a dog made before it threw up.

"He won't be affected by that," She told Percy. Percy narrowed his eyes at her.

"I know," He said flatly. "But he can't get up if the ice melted and reformed underneath the wood of the deck now, can he?"

Leo's mouth dropped open, a did Leila's. She walked purposefully over to the guy . She tugged on the ice, but it wouldn't budge and her hand slid all over it.

Suddenly, the ship swayed sideways, and then moved upright again. Confused, Leo looked around at the ship. But, then he noticed Leila and the girl manning the ship share a smile. The girl left the steering wheel and headed to the side rail. She whistled.

Suddenly, all Hades broke loose. Leila's dragon appeared out of nowhere, more guards appeared, and about twenty monsters appeared as well. Leo tugged out at his restraints. Annabeth's eyes opened. She rolled over, taking in her surroundings. She looked back at Leo and the others, narrowed her eyes and they started to glow. Leo's restraints were gone, as were everybody elses's. But he didn't waste any time marveling at what just happened. He dashed over to the control room. Leo put the ship on auto-pilot, grabbed a hammer that was lying around and joined the others. Percy was helping Annabeth up while fending off a hellhound that was attacking them. Piper and Jason were back to back, fighting two each. Arion had appeared and Hazel was on him, fighting the monsters cavalry style. Frank had turned into a dragon himself and was occupying the one in the sky. Leo gestured for Calypso to go inside the control room. She happily obliged and shut the door quickly.

Leo ran over to Percy and Annabeth. He stood on the other side of Percy and took a whack at the hellhound. It crumpled. Percy stabbed said hellhound and it disintegrated. That became their system. Leo would whack it, Percy would finish the job. When they were all gone, Leo noticed that Annabeth had staggered over to Leila. He shot Percy a fleeting glance. He held out his hand, gesturing for Leo to wait. Leo could make out the knife in Annabeth's hand. Leila's back was turned towards her. Annabeth raised her arm and then brought it down. Leila went stock still. But the girl across from her just smiled. Suddenly, Annabeth yelled and crumpled. Leila turned around, seemingly unharmed, and met everyone's eyes. Leo noticed that everything had calmed down. The monsters were gone, but the guards had everyone in a chokehold. Except Leo and Percy, but that changed once Leo had that thought. Leo felt bulged arms go around his neck. Percy was the only one who was free.

Leila gave another laugh and looked down at Annabeth. She was on her stomach, trying in vain to cover the stab wound that Leila should have on her back. "So stupid," She said. Annabeth squeezed her eyes shut. She was gasping for air. Leo narrowed his eyes at her.

"You're supposed to be dead," Percy growled, raising his sword. Geez, Percy's more vicious than he thought.

Leila laughed again. "You're stupid, too. Just like your father and the rest of your kin."

Leo wanted to cover his eyes, but he couldn't. He watched as Percy launched himself at Leila. She pulled the knife out of her holster and met Percy's strike.

Leo couldn't even describe what followed. He could barely follow the movements. All he knew, was that it ended with Leila on the ground, a gash on her arm and forehead, and Percy holding her down with her knee.

"Do not insult me again," He growled. And with that, he stabbed her in the stomach. Leila started to writhe in agony. Percy rose shakily and walked calmly over to Tony. He yanked the ice out of him and dragged him to his feet by his collar He shoved him up against the wall, grabbing the rope that was binding them together. He tied him to a post and pointed the ice at the other guards.

"Let them go," He growled. Leo watched them hesitate. He willed his arm to heat and the guard jumped back. All the other guards let go except for the one holding Jason. Percy stalked over to them, ice in hand. His eyes looked like the ocean during a hurricane. He touched the razor sharp tip to the arm of Jason's holder.

"I said, let him go." The guard looked unsure, but he still shook his head. Percy's eyes narrowed. Water came up from every side of the ship, forming a mini hurricane. The guard's eyes widened and he dropped Jason instantly. Percy smirked.

"Thought so." Percy walked over to Leila and pulled her up to her feet.

"Are you done here?" He growled at her. Leila gave a faint smile. Leo noticed for the first time that Frank wasn't with them and neither was the dragon or the other girl. Suddenly, he heard a splash. Percy's eyes shot over to the side rail. Frank appeared on a spout of water and was dumped onto the deck.

"Not quite yet." Percy raised his sword again. She sat up and took in her surroundings. She frowned.

"Hmm. You are all COWARDS!" She yelled at the guards. The word she shouted rang through the air, lingering longer than possible. Leo saw Annabeth shudder. Leila's eyed Piper suspiciously. Then, her head whipped around to Annabeth. She glared at her and lunged, but Percy put his foot in between her and his girlfriend.

"There's no need for that."

"She was LYING to me!"

"Well, considering you just made her forget everything and scared of her own shadow, she had every right to lie to you," Percy said, full sass-mode.

Annabeth rolled around so she was facing him. Her forehead was bunched up, like she was conflicted about something.

Leila huffed and stood up. She pushed Percy out of the way. He stumbled a bit, but didn't follow her, which Leo found interesting. He just stood and watched, an amused expression on his face. Leila forced Annabeth up by her chin. At that Percy stepped forward, but he was too late. Leila placed her hand quite forcefully on Annabeth's forehead. I blinding light escaped from the touch and when Leo could see again, Annabeth was lying face first on the ground. Leila was standing over her, leaning heavily on her knees. She was smiling a triumphant, psychopath smile.

"There. She knows everything. Just like you wanted," She told Percy with a satisfactory look on her face. Percy cocked his head to the side, like he did when he was confused, but Leo dropped all thoughts and observations when Annabeth rose to her feet shakily. She pulled her blonde curly hair out of her face and looked at Leila. Leo almost peed his pants. Her eyes were a piercing gray before, but now, magnify her previous eye color by one hundred and you have her current eye color. She pulled her hair back into a pony tail and advanced towards Leila. Annabeth stood before her for a few deadly silent minutes. Then, Annabeth slapped her. Leo winced at the sound. Annabeth narrowed her eyes and Leila flew over the side of the ship along with her lackeys. Annabeth gave a satisfied smile, the kind she used to have when she did something awesome and she knew it. Leo smiled as well.

She was back.

But, Leila's dragon flew to the side of the ship with Leila in tow as well as the other girl who had disappeared. Leo could barely make out her smile as they flew away.

"Annabeth, babe, what the hell was that?" Percy said, walking up to her and high- fiving her and smiling. Annabeth smiled back and looked at Piper. Piper literally skipped up to her and gave her a hug. Annabeth smiled and let her go. Jason and Hazel came up to her, hugging her as well. Leo stood stock still. Was she really back?

"For the person who was the most worried, I expected at least a smile," Annabeth told him flatly, walking towards him, stone faced. Leo's face broke out into a smile.

"You're scary again. Good." Annabeth snorted and smiled, but the smiled faltered. She put her hand to her forehead, which was still bleeding. Percy walked up to her and put some fresh gauze on it. Then, he picked her up and pecked her on the lips. Annabeth gave him a faint smile and he set her down.

"Is everything okay?" He asked her, placing both his hands on her shoulders and trying to look into her eyes. She was staring at the floor, her eyes darting all over the place. Her eyes started to glow again and suddenly she collapsed. Leo rushed over to them. HE hovered like the rest of the crew over them, watching intently as Percy held Annabeth in his arms.

Annabeth's eyes were screwed shut. She wasn't breathing. But, Leo could see her eyelids moving. Finally, they shot open.

"The statue," She gasped.