Living On The Water

Annabeth grinned as she walked out of the Big House. She was feeling really proud with how the meeting went after the others saw Perseus interacting with the younger campers.

She faltered in her steps when she caught sight of Perseus. He had moved from his spot on the steps and was now leaning with his back against the vertical beam that held the porch roof up. Annabeth could only see the right side of his face from where she was standing. His eyes closed. That wasn't what made Annabeth pause, it was the expression on his face; anger.

"Perseus?"

His expression changed to a more neutral one. "What's the verdict?" Other than his lips, nothing else changed. Aside the angry expression that is.

Annabeth looked behind to see the others hanging around the doorway, all of them unsure about Perseus.

She rolled her eyes and focused on the older hero in front of her. "You're coming with us. There is no way I'm leaving you behind. You are too powerful not to have by our sides when we go after Gaea." She confidently said.

"You children of Athena are all the same."

She blinked, confused on why he said that. "What do you mean? You weren't complaining for the last month."

There were some snickers from behind her. The immature ones were laughing at how she blushed when asked about the time she had spent with the old legend. She really wanted to cut them with her knife.

Finally Perseus moved. He turned his head to fully look at her. "I'm not complaining. Unless you want me to complain about all of the cons about having a child of Athena around."

Annabeth's face turned red in anger. "What's that supposed to me?!" She snapped.

"Mom and Dad are fighting again…Ow! Piper!" Leo's voice faded into the background.

"Annabeth." Annabeth turned towards Chiron at the sound of his voice. Chiron was giving Perseus a look of disapproval. "Perseus has the tendency to point out flaws."

"It came in handy when dealing with egoistic males who thought they were better than anyone else." Perseus glanced at Annabeth for a brief second then went back to leaning his head and back against the beam with eyes closed. "And then the females who thought they knew everything about everything and couldn't follow simple instructions."

Laughter could be heard from the doorway of the Big House. Annabeth got even angrier at what Perseus had implied about her. She took step forward, but Chiron stopped her.

"Those going on this quest go get everything you need and meet back here."

Perseus left at Chiron's words. They all watched as he walked towards the woods, disappearing in their shadows.

We all soon followed his example. Leaving to go back to their activities for those who were staying and to go get packed for the quest members.

~I would like to apologize for Roboto's behavior last chapter and in 'Cause You're A Head Full Of Thoughts, it's not easy to find good time skips. Don't worry about the takeover thing he had mentioned, everything's under control. -MsPenguingirl1234~

Seven of the eight demigods found themselves waiting around the Big House porch for the eighth member to arrive.

If you guessing they were waiting for Perseus, you were wrong. Thing is, no one realized Perseus was there yet. They thought they were waiting for Leo and Perseus. The only member missing was Leo.

"Where are they?!" Annabeth cried out in frustration. "They should have been here already!"

"Annabeth, calm down." Piper walked forward and placed a hand on the Daughter of Athena's shoulder. "They'll be here."

A clunking sound could be heard getting closer to the Big House. Everyone looked up at the noise. Walking to the group of quest members was the one and only Leo Valdez. Being pulled by him was a wagon filled with a familiar bronze dragons head. "McShizzle is in the house!" He announced coming up the steps. The wagon stopping right in front of the steps.

"Leo, isn't that-" Jason started to reason with the hyper Valdez.

"Too much?" Another voice finished, making the demigods jump.

"Perseus." Chiron greeted, not at all bothered by the sudden appearance.

"Where have you been?" Annabeth accused, looking annoyed by the older demigods lack of appearance for the longest time.

"I have been here even before you got here, Chase. From my perspective, you are the late one." The Daughter of Wisdom wanted nothing more than to strangle the Lost Legend to death.

Shy Hazel has had a question on her mind since before Nico helped her pack a few things for the quest. "How are we getting to Greece?" Her quieter voice caused the tension between the group to dim. Not exactly going away, more becoming background noise.

"Greece?" Piper asked, her eyes going from one person to the next, trying to make sense of what was happening.

"Yeah, we were told that Gaea is rising in Greece when we were on our quest to save Death." Frank explained.

"Hazel is right. How are we going to get to Greece?" Nico brought up the question again. As everyone looked around the group or stared off into the distance, Perseus was staring at the Lake.

Perseus cleared his throat a little, gaining everyone's attention. "I have collected many things over the years since the last war with Mother Earth, one of them was my most prized possession."

Chiron's face showed recognition. "You mean the Night Tides." At Perseus growing grin, the centaur laughed a little. "We were wondering where your ship had gone."

"Please, Chiron, it was a gift from the gods. One of the most precious things I own." He paused, getting lost in memories. "I met a very special someone on that ship. I will never forget her."

The other demigods didn't know what he was talking about. They gathered the Night Tide was a ship, but Perseus made it sound as if he had fallen in love. It raised the question of where was the girl now? Why didn't the legends ever speak of her?

Chiron had a sad smile on his lips. "Perhaps you should get going on your quest."

~A walk of silent burning question and an ancient demigod's silent walk through memory lane later.~

The campers crowded around the beach, looks of awe as they pointed to the ship that was anchored a thousand feet away from shore.

The quest members joined the campers. They were in awe of the beauty of the old ship.

"Is this really yours?" Leo asked Perseus. Not getting a response him and the others turned back to where he was, he wasn't there anymore. "What-" Then Leo saw it or didn't see it to be more accurate. "Where's Festus?!" He shrieked, looking everywhere for the head.

Annabeth noticed Chiron was looking at the ship with a soft smile. She followed his example, a baffled expression coming onto her face. "I found Festus, Leo."

Leo immediately came to her side. "Where? Where is he?" He asked in a rush. Annabeth pointed at the ship where a familiar figure was next to the bronze dragon head.

"It looks like Perseus found a way to bring Festus on board." Piper laughed a little. Perseus placed Festus onto the front of the ship where you would find the figurehead.

Chiron shook his head at Perseus' actions. "You best get going."

The quest members nodded, said their goodbyes, and went off in their different ways of travel. Jason took Piper and Leo with him with the winds, Frank flew Hazel over when he turned into a dragon, and Nico shadow traveled himself and Annabeth onto the ship.

Once they were all on the ship, they looked around even in more awe.

"You know I was thinking about building a warship and naming it the Argo II." Leo commented.

A scoff came from Perseus from his place by Festus' head. "The Agro I couldn't keep up with the Night Tides. Even if you made a more modern replica, the Night Tides will excel in everything."

He walked over the group. "Come on, let's get below deck and get you settled in before we set off towards Greece." Perseus started off to the stairs that go below deck. Annabeth and the others glanced at each other. "We don't have all day!" He called out as his head was disappearing from their view.

They scrambled off after him.

I'm just going to stop the chapter there.

Thank you, RainbowZJ, for the review! I'm glad you liked the last chapter. And from this point on in the chapters, things are going to get crazy. I already have ideas in mind for what's going to happen next. I hope you enjoy the rest of the book! Thank you again!

Also about the whole 'I met a special someone' and 'I will never forget her' lines, they were not planned. More about that story later.

I was thinking of bringing the Hunters of Artemis in next chapter. Any guesses on why the ship's name is Night Tides? I feel so evil right now. I love it!

I had gotten a text while writing this and m aunt bought my book! I am getting more confident and less insecure about my writing. I normally get really sick to my stomach from the anxiety I would feel, now I feel proud about my work.

I want to thank you guys again, without you I wouldn't have gotten this comfortable when it comes to my writing. Thank you!

~MsPenguingirl1234.

Published: January 13, 2018.