Sorry about the last update/author's note. I was so excited about finally being able to read the book. Hades, it was amazing! Here's my next chapter. Its a little short and fluffly (so is the next one), but I don't want to play out the plot too quickly just yet. Have a wonderful Tuesday and I hope you enjoy! This part of the story takes place during the forge, and the next morning. Well, get on with it and read!

Chapter 10

"COOL!" Leo exclaimed. Nico looked relived, but he was shivering.

"Nice job. Hey, the next time you cool down someone, focus on exactly where you want them to cool down, and not all the blood in their body." Nico was shivering violently. He was faking, he loves the cold. I smiled and lightly punched his arm. He stopped 'shivering,' and continued walking to the back of the forge. When we got there, I wished that I didn't come. A girl who looked really strong and nothing like Leo, was having a make-out session with a guy with blond hair in, what was it, Beaver Style, hair cut. Shannon gave an ear shattering squeal while the rest of us wanted to throw up.

"And this is why you don't have a make-out session in the forge Nyssa!" Leo was practically screaming at the couple. They broke apart gasping for air, and finally noticed Leo. They both blushed a crimson red, and Shannon started having giggling fits. Stupid love god traits.

"Aw! I can't wait to tell Piper!" She exclaimed.

"No!" Nyssa and, I assumed the guy was John, screamed at the same time. Shannon burst out laughing.

When she finally calmed down enough, she said, "I can't believe you actually thought I would tell Piper! She would go bezerk!"

"Bezerk?" Leo questioned.

"What? Don't judge my sayings!"

"Nah, I think its cute."

"Really?"

"Yeah."

Nyssa had to ruin the moment, "And you yell at us! Where has all the sanity gone?" She had us all laughing. Leo and Shannon had rosy cheeks.

"Payback!" Nico and I high-fived. Nico continued, "So, Leo said you all could help us with some supplies for our quest?"

"Oh, you guys are leaving tomorrow, right? You have 2 kids of the big 3, a powerful child of the god of love, and a Hermes kid trained by the gods themselves, you need a smokescreen and some more weapons. I can guarantee there are going to be a lot of monster attacks because that's a lot of demigod aura." Nyssa was being very kind compared to a minute ago. "Nico, John, and Leo, you guys go find the smokescreen, I'll take the girls through the weapons. If you like your weapons already, I can reinforce them pretty quickly."

"Yeah, my bow feels a little off. I was gonna take it down, but I haven't had much time." Wow, this seemed like a really sudden subject change.

"Ok, I'll take a look at it. I want you to show me all the weapons you have." I pulled off my charm bracelet, as Shannon took a hair clip out of her hair. The clip transformed into a bow.

"I have a backpack that doubles as a quiver. The arrows never run out." The boys had just come back and Nico was holding a container filled with a green smoke.

"So, I heard your bow was out of alignment? Let me see." Shannon handed Leo the bow and he studied it carefully. He made a minor adjustment or something. Leo handed he back the bow and grabbed an arrow that was on the wall. "Shoot... that ring on the far side of the forge."

"What the-" I started. I couldn't see any ring on that side of the wall. I could barely see the wall.

"I see it. Tell Jake to stand clear though. I don't want to end up shooting him."

"Hit the side walls everybody! We're testing a weapon!" Apparently, that's all anyone needed to hear. Shannon raised the bow and took aim. She looked deadly. It felt like she was waiting forever to let go of the string. Shannon concentrated, then released her deadly fire unto the wall. DRAMA!

"Now, we go see if you hit it!" Leo was almost jumpy. When we got to the other side of the forge, there actually was a small ring of black scorch marks. The arrow was in the center of the ring. Shannon smiled widely.

"Thanks Leo!" She hugged him and he looked like he was going to pass out. Nico chuckled. Wow, the words Nico and anything to do with happiness normally don't belong in a sentence together.

"You guys should all get some sleep, your gonna need it. I remember my first quest, I went into the woods to find a haywire dragon. It spit fire at me and I ended up untangling it from the traps Nyssa here, wait, where'd she go. Hmm... John's gone too. Eh, they're probably making out again. Go and sleep. I'll reinforce your bow and make you some more arrows if you want. Andy, I think I can make it so you never have to go back for your knives. Lisa, you need to tell me what kind of weapon you need. Nico, ya got anything ya need me ta do for ya?" Leo was being an imp.

"Nope," responded Nico, popping the 'p'.

Lisa piped up, "I've got some stuff, but I think I could use a little extra insurance. Lets see, I've got my sword," she was pulling out all the weapons as she said them and set them on the table, "daggers, shield, knife, bow, quiver of arrows, and backup sword. Am I being a little paranoid?"

"Remind me to not cross you while I'm unarmed. And no, I don't think I can give you any more weapons than you already have, unless you want some armor." Simply put Leo.

"I think I'm forgetting something." Her hand went up to her necklace and began fiddling around. "Oh, I'm so stupid!" She suddenly burst out. Lisa ripped the necklace away, and it morphed into some kind of dagger. The blade was about 3 inches long and bronze. The hilt was also short. It looked like the kind of knife that you would throw at the last second, before someone brought their blade down onto you.

"You have a LOT of weapons," Leo stated. No, duh, Captain Obvious. We all got a few modifications to our weapons except Nico. Shannon and Leo were flirting again and I tried my best not to gag. A very productive visit to the forge. We went to sleep and no dreams found me. Percy and/or Annabeth didn't wake up screaming, so I was pretty well rested. The next morning, we ate breadfast and headed up to Thalia's Pine, where we would cross camp borders.

"To the world of mortals, monsters, and demigods," sighed Nico.

"Oh my!" Added Shannon and we went into giggling fits (except Nico, he stood there looking confused (Wizard of Oz joke)).

Please review, and tell me if you want more broadway jokes and stuff. I have an arsenal of broadway things I could add to this. I'll try to get Chapter 11 out ASAP! Just a warning, #11 is really, really long so far. I don't even know how much I've written.