Yay! A new chapter. It was sixteen hundred words, and I had a lot of fun typing it. I hope you guys enjoy!

Third Person POV

They were late.

The voyage meant to take off the day after the war meeting was delayed a couple of days. Percy's ship had to be redesigned and extended to house a royal guard of thirty men, and Percy's regular crew members. The hull was widened and extended, to almost double to usual size. More cabins were added, more storage rooms, and more billowing sails, and rows upon rows of oars were built as well.

Percy had to go hire twenty more crew members. Him and Leo went on trips to nearby towns on other islands, and inland, to find the other men. They were all battle-experienced, and were pretty loyal to Percy. He didn't expect any trouble.

As the ship was being built and added to, Percy practiced his sword play a lot, and pored over maps and reports about the voyage to the northern lands.

Leo was always bustling around, helping build and renovate Earthshaker, and when he wasn't, he was busy designing all types of war engines.

Jason and Piper mostly hung about, and also practiced their swordplay, but they also went on a lot of dates. But they were also commandos in the army, and they had their separate duties. Jason had to scan through a lot of reports and profiles of the enrollments of men and women who were trying to get into his elite cohort. Piper had to read a lot or reports of medical supplies, and healers across the land, who were going to join in on the war effort.

Frank and Hazel also enjoyed time for themselves, but Hazel had to train the cavalry, and Frank had to oversee battle plans and tactics.

Annabeth was working overtime, her Athenian brain clocking in on battle plans, and she had to spend several hours a time reading reports about the massing of the army of Olympia.

Percy was jogging up and down the beach, and reached the harbor, his sweat pouring off his tired shoulders. "Ow," he grimaced. Running five miles without stopping hurt. But he needed the stamina.

"Sir!" a messenger suddenly appeared at his side, holding out a letter. Percy jumped back a little. Those messengers were sneaky. He grabbed the letter, and said, "Thanks,"

As the messenger ran away, probably to scare more people, Percy opened the letter. It was a note from Annabeth, saying that she wanted him to create a royal navy, one stronger than the regular navy, and with ships made from Leo.

Percy grinned. He always wanted to lead a royal navy. And he was promoted to the full title of Admiral.

That night, everyone was busy, and woodwork and metal hammering were heard throughout the long hours. The seven of the quest for allies were all busy preparing for war. Then, at the crack of dawn, the ship was finished, and everything was ready for the long voyage.

Waking up with thirty minutes to spare before leaving, Percy was not at all prepared. "Shit!" he muttered. He opened to chests, and threw shirts, pants, and clean underwear into one of them. He also packed toiletries, and spare shoes. In the other chest, he threw in his shield, dagger, and several reports that he needed to read. Scratch that, a lot of reports he needed to read. Then he closed the lids, and took a freezing two minute shower, and put on a black cotton shirt, a cotton sweater, a long cargo, combat pants. He threw on some black boots, and sheathed his trusty sword, Riptide. Then he hauled ass and ran to the docks.

Arriving, he realized that almost everyone was on board, already, and he sprinted up, and collided with a girl.

"Ooof!" She exclaimed, and went down hard. "Sorry!" Percy said, and realized it was Annabeth. Her eyes glittered dangerously, "Watch where you're going Seaweed Brain," she snarled. Percy raised an eyebrow, but was taken back by her look. "Seaweed Brain?" he questioned.

She laughed, "You don't even know where you're going, so you must obviously have seaweed for brains,"

"Well, if you're so wise, girl, then you can obviously think of a better nickname for me!" Percy replied.

"Well, if you're so smart, Percy, you can think of one for me!" Annabeth said.

Percy thought quickly, and said, "Wise Girl!"

Annabeth snorted, "What kind of name is that?"

"A good one!" Percy said back.

Annabeth started to reply, but was cut off my a watching Leo.

"Alright lady and gentleman! Stop flirting, we need to get going!" he exclaimed, smiling. Annabeth turned on him, and said, "I am not flirting!" Then, she marched off to who knows where, to do who knows what.

Leo grinned,and waggled his eyebrows. "Go get her, Percy!" he wolf-whistled.

Percy rolled his eyes, and dragged his chests aboard. He had to admit she was pretty. Those sparkling grey eyes, those beautiful blonde curls-. Shut up, Percy! he thought to himself. She probably doesn't even like you.

The journey was underway, and the fifty crew members, thirty royal guardsmen, and the seven leaders of the quest sailed under fair winds, and sparkling, blue water. The journey, north would be tough, because, while it was still kind of warm, the temperature would drop down, and the waters of the ocean would become ice. Then, they would have to, according to Leo, find his friend, and march their way into a live volcano, which was where the King of Dragons lived. Then, they would have to convince him not to burn them to human pot roast, and join the war affort.

Percy had no qualms about the approaching danger, but, meanwhile was trying to enjoy the beautiful, gleaming waves, and the sharp wind, blowing across the ship like an invisible wave. He loved being at sea. He felt so calm, and his mind relaxed.

Then, he sensed something to his left, something big coming out of the ocean. It was rising quickly, homing in on the boat. "Prepare to fight!" Percy roared, and swing the ship to a hard left. Everyone jerked around, and nearly fell off board, but managed to cling on and heed Percy's warning.

A big splash was heard on the right, and a humongous water hydra sprung out. It had ten heads, each one golden in color, and it's body was armored by hard scales. It had frills on the back of each head, and a ridged bump cascaded down each long, elegant neck. It had two claws, each of them huge and powerful. Where it's back legs were supposed to be, two fins flapped around, enabling it to propel itself through the ocean. It had a long tail, covered in sharp, deadly spikes, that whipped around.

But the crew and royal guardsmen were trained and alert. Several bow shots sailed through the air and fell on the evil monster. Nearly all of them fell harmlessly to the sea, the hydra's armor protecting its vulnerable skin. But one found its mark, burying itself in its eye, causing the monster to roar, and it withered in pain.

"Jorge!" I called, and he appeared, soaking wet from the dousing the hydra had given the boat when it reared up. "Take the wheel, and listen to my commands!" I commanded him, and he nodded.

I ran towards the side of the ship and unsheathed Riptide. I leaped into the ocean, and sensed him coming towards the right side, planning to smash our ship into oblivion. I create a wave that sprung me to the starboard side, and shouted in mid-air, "Turn to nine o'clock sharp!" The boat swung ninety degrees counter clockwise and the hydra leaped up. I hit it squarely in the lead face, and sliced off its ugly head.

Unfortunately, it was a freaking hydra, and two heads took its place. "Are you kidding me?" I shouted, and retreated back to the boat.

There, Jason, and Frank were up in the air, Frank, a golden eagle, as he suddenly transformed as Jason dropped him. Jason was hovering in mid-air. Piper, Hazel, and Annabeth had their swords and bows out, and were firing to no effect at the hydra. The rest of the men and women on board were also firing, but once again to no avail. Leo was firing fireballs at the hydra, but it simply dodged, or raised water to block it.

My brain whirled, and I had an idea. "Girls! Tell everyone to fire their arrows, all at once! On my command." They nodded, and returned to randomly firing their arrows. "Jason! Pick up Leo, I need his fire," Jason swooped in and picked up a grinning Leo. Frank was currently wrestling with the hydra was a huge whale, but he was too slow. "Frank, draw back!"

He did, and drew his bow.

"Fire!" I commanded, chopping my hand in the air. Arrows from sixty bows whirled at the hydra, making it focus on raising a water barrier to block all the arrows.

I flew in on my water wave and cut and slashed at the heads. Everywhere I cut if off, Leo burned it, closing the wound and making it impossible to reform. Jason joined in, and soon the water hydra was dead, all its heads cut off.

The monster slowly disintegrated into grainy golden dust. Sitting in its place, as a spoil of war, was a helmet, fashioned from the hydra's skull. It was a brilliant gold, and had eye sockets. It was opened-face, so the skull was on top, like a hat. If a hat was a hydra skull.

I heard clapping behind me, and the whole ship was roaring with applause. No one had died, and they thanked in on me. I blushed, and everyone motioned for me to pick up the spoil of war. I put it on and the cheering got louder.

"To victory!" I shouted, raising Riptide, high in the air. "To victory!" Everyone else echoed.

And when I got back to the ship, I couldn't help, but notice Annabeth was smiling right at me, too.

YAY! I might post a chapter tomorrow, if I feel like it. Thanks for reading guys and keep on reading more stories on Fanfiction. It is truly an awesome site.