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Well, this story is finally approaching the end, kind of. Depending on how much ground I cover in this chapter and future chapters, it shouldn't be lasting much longer. I already have my next story planned though, so I'm excited for that.

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Chapter 9!

Leo's POV

I gathered everything I would need to repair the piece of bronze I had planned on and had it all next to the area that was damaged. I wasn't sure how well this would work, but hopefully well enough.

I got the cutting tools and held the piece of bronze that I had shaped to the side, figuring the shape and size I would need to cut. I had nothing to mark it with, so I used my tools to make small marks around the bronze where the cut would need to go through. I set the bronze down to the side where it would be out of the way.

I imagined how the weld would need to be in order to work and started cutting. I went very slowly so I wouldn't mess anything up. I wanted to be off this island as soon as possible and I didn't want to start over on a new piece of bronze because I'd made my cut too big.

The work took nearly fifteen minutes of slow, painstaking work, but I got the cut. I removed the old piece of bronze from the cut and set it into the sand. I could take this back to camp to be melted down and reused for something else. I held the new bronze to where it needed to be, but realized I wouldn't be able to do this without using both hands. I looked over to Calypso, not sure what else to do.

"Umm, can you hold this?" I asked.

She looked a little confused. "While you attach it?"

"Yeah, I can't weld with one hand, so I need you to keep it here while I work."

She looked nervous, but she nodded and walked up to where I was standing.

She put her hands on the bronze where mine were, and I pulled mine away.

"You'll need to close your eyes." She looked over at me.

"I'm serious, without a mask of some sort it can burn your eyes to look at."

I could tell she was nervous, and I felt bad for making her help, but there was no other way that this would work, and it needed to be done. She closed her eyes.

I pulled some welding gloves out of my belt and some tinted safety glasses. Not really a welding mask, but it would have to do. I took the rods and put on the safety glasses, then I went to work. I ignited my hand with a very hot, controlled flame so I could focus the heat on the rod and not accidently burn Calypso. I saw her flinch at the sound of the flame, but she held the bronze where it needed to be, and I started welding, slowly, carefully…

I focused everything on welding as precisely as I could so it would hold and on letting as little excess heat as possible leave my hand.

It took quite a long time, but I was too focused on the job to notice how long actually passed. By the time I finished the weld, my face was dripping in sweat from the work.

"You can let go." I said, and she stepped back, opening her eyes.

I collapsed onto the sand, relaxing and trying to cool off.

"Are you ok?" I heard from Calypso, but she was breathing a little hard from holding the bronze for so long.

"Yeah, just tired. You can lay down too you know, I know you must be exhausted after that."

I had my eyes closed, but I heard her lay down beside me.

We just stayed there for a while, finally done with part of the repair. All that was left was that I needed the repair another piece of bronze, and then I would need to repair the pistons.

In theory, it shouldn't be too hard, but I was still worried about those voices in my head.

(For the sake of time and interest, we'll be skipping the next bronze, seeing how it would be nearly the same as what just happened)

The bronze was finished. We were getting close to being able to leave this island, all I needed to do was repair the pistons and we would be able to get off this rock.

I climbed up the rope (I'd convinced Calypso to stay behind this time) with nothing on me but me my tool belt and a couple pieces of wood that I would burn inside so I could see while I was working.

I made it to the top of the rope and climbed over the railing onto the deck. Nothing had changed on the ship, it was still the same. Dark, quiet, and no one here. I made my way down through the halls to the engine room with my hand lit to light my way.

I found the door leading into the engine room, which I entered and looked at the engine. I walked over to it and inspected it to find that it wasn't really that bad. Just a few cracks that I would need to repair, but it shouldn't take very long.

I lit the wood and set it in a spot where it wouldn't damage anything else, then put out my hand. It was still light enough to see, so I got out my tools and got to work. It was eerily quiet in here, but hopefully that would change very soon.

I got lost in my thoughts as I worked to pass the time. I thought about my time here the first time, the last few days, and what I would do when we finally got back to the mainland.

It took several hours of work, but I had a lot to think about. I finally finished and I looked over everything to make sure it was in working order. Everything seemed to be in good condition.

I put out the fire, lit my hand, and made my way to the deck. I walked to the control terminal, stood for a few seconds, praying to any god I could think of, and pressed a button. I heard the engine start below deck.

I said a quick thank you to the gods and ran to the railing, jumping over the side and sliding down the rope with a huge grin on my face.

Calypso was waiting for me on the beach, smiling back at me.

"We can leave, everything is fixed. Come one, let's go get anything you want to take with you."

She looked at the ship one more time, then we walked to her cave.

She gathered her clothes, a few random objects that I probably couldn't name, then we went into her garden. She got a few clippings of plants I had never seen before. I knew she would want to plant a garden when she was off this island, so I figured that was what they were for.

She had everything, and we walked back to the ship.

There was still no way up but the rope, but in the mood that I was, nothing seemed like it was able to stop me. Calypso put her arms around my neck and I climbed the rope, arm over arm. It seemed much easier this time, and we reached the top quickly.

I walked to the command console, Calypso's hand in mine. We were finally leaving her island.

I pressed a series of buttons quickly and felt the ship rise into the air. Everything was working as it should. I put in the coordinates for camp, and the ship started going back the way I had come. I walked to the railing, still holding Calypso's hand and looked at the horizon. Everything was finally perfect.

I stood for a few more seconds, then felt something wet on my face. I touched my hand to my upper lip, and pulled it away to see blood. I suddenly felt light headed and fell to my knees. I stayed there for a few seconds, then blacked out.

So? Good? I'm sorry if some of it was written poorly, I had a bad headache while writing most of this, so be forgiving. Please review and let me know what you think. I hope you enjoyed and I hope to see you in the next one!