Hey, everybody!

I think I'm doing a better job at updating than before! *knocks on wood* Let's hope I can keep it up!

Okay, now we're back from Tartarus (Dodges various trash), I'm sorry, geez! I know, it's a really big cliffhanger, so I'm sorry about that. But, we can't just neglect the folks on the Argo II, can we?

No, I didn't think so.

Enjoy!

Chapter 4

Hazel

Hazel was fed up with everyone getting on Nico's case.

Of course, there were some things she had to admit.

Like, "Yes, Nico is different, but that doesn't mean that he's bad."

Or, "Yes, Nico was kidnapped by the giants, but that doesn't necessarily mean he had been there previously."

And finally, "Yes, Nico has done some pretty shady things through out his years, but he's my brother and you guys are just going to have to trust my judgment."

And, as Hazel left the dining room to go take a shower, she thought of one more confession.

What if my judgment is lacking?

She shook the feeling quickly, however, and decided it was best to assume that Nice was on the good side and left it at that.

After her shower, hazel changed into a purple t-shirt and black jeans and left her shoes and socks off.

She wandered onto the deck and saw Leo working the controls.

He was picking a new song and furiously pressing the "A" and "B" button on his Wii controller while pushing the joy stick on the Nunchuck forward.

"What are you doing?" Hazel asked.

Leo flipped a switch on the dashboard and muttered, "Trying to recalibrate the ship. It won't change course."

"Then why don't you just turn auto-pilot off and drive it yourself?" Hazel asked.

"I can't do that, either. It's like the ship is completely undermining my authority." Leo scowled, then turned to Hazel and said, "I don't like it."

Hazel looked around the dashboard and saw a red and blue blinking light.

Hazel saw a switch above it turned on, and it was labeled, "AUTO-LOCK".

"What's auto-lock?" Hazel asked.

"It's when the auto-pilot is locked on and the coordinates can't be changed, and auto-pilot can't be turned off," Leo muttered as he picked the new song and did is combination of button-pressing again.

Hazel flipped the switch and the lights died. "Now try changing the course."

Leo pressed the z-button on the nunchuck and pulled the joy stick back, then created a playlist with thirteen different songs on it.

Festus made a whole bunch of clicking noises, and Leo said, "I know, I know, buddy, but just try to make it smooth, okay?"

Leo turned to Hazel. "Thanks! How did you do it?"

"I turned auto-lock off," she replied.

"It was on?" he asked. "Huh."

Suddenly, the ship made a sharp turn and Leo and hazel went flying and smashed into the rail of the ship.

The ship leveled itself out and Hazel groaned and stood up.

Festus sent out lots of whirls and clicks that sounded like laughter.

Hazel stood up and shouted, "HEY, WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH YOU? WHAT WAS THAT FOR? You could have thrown Leo overboard! Would you have liked that?"

Festus sent out a low whirl that sounded like, Nooooooo...

"Then what do you have to say for yourself?" she called.

He sent out some more whirls, clicks, and squeaks that sounded like, Sour-ree, Ah-zul.

"It's okay. I forgive you." she smiled up at him.

He sent out a couple more whirls, and Hazel laughed slightly.

She suddenly remembered Leo and looked over at the rail.

He was lying kind of still in a crumpled heap on the floor in front of the rail.

"No. No, no, no..." Hazel whispered and ran to him. She knelt beside him and checked his pulse.

Beating, she thought, relieved. She also noticed his chest was rising up and down slowly. He had been knocked unconcious by the blowwhen they fell against the rail.

Suddenly, Jason, Piper (who's hair was damp for some reason), and Frank were on deck. Frank gasped, "What...happened?"

"I was showering when the ship turned!" Piper complained. "I almsot hit my head on the shower head!"

"It's okay, we're all alright," Jason said.

"Not Leo," Hazel said. "We hit the rail, and I guess he hit his head or something, because he's unconcious now."

"What?" Piper asked and ran and knelt next to Hazel.

"Shoot," Jason muttered. "What are we supposed to do now? Are we still on course for Greece?"

"No," Hazel replied as Piper tried to chamrspeak Leo awake.

It was making Hazel feel more awake, actually, so she got up and walked over to Jason and Frank. "He changed course. That's why we turned."

Suddenly, the ship shuddered and Festus whirled and clicked urgently.

"Are we turning again?" Frank asked.

At-tack! At-tack! Festus clicked.

"Attack," Hazel whispered. She drew her sword and looked around. "Get ready guys. It's time for a fight."

OR, time for a cliffhanger! XP!

I hope you enjoyed this chapter! Next chapter will be very surprising...:P!

Thanks for Reading!