Nico and Percy sat there under the watchful gaze of Coach. They watched as he walked around them, judging them. He went and opened one of the portholes.
He turned to face them, "So, this is the part where you tell me who you are and why you're up here. Or I'll snap pretty boy's fingers one by one like dry twigs!"
He had a hold of Percy chin at this point. Percy flinched, and Nico blinked.
Nico looked at him when he was in front of him, "My name is Nico, this is my husband Percy."
"Your husband? Far too young and radiant to belong to just one man!"
"It's share and share alike aboard my vessel, sonny!"
Nico glared at Coach, "If you touch him..."
"You may think you're showing a little spirit in front of your handsome friend, but if you talk back to me I"ll feed you to the dogs, You impertinent little pup!"
Coach smirked at them. Percy was getting very nervous. Nico was biting his lip. Nico had his eyes glued to the floor as he spoke again, "Sir?"
"Better, but still interrupting. Let's see, a hanging is good for morale. Maybe we'll watch you dance a gallows jig."
Nico and Percy heard the crew cheer outside the door. They had worried looks on their face.
"Or perhaps I'll just tip you over the side and have done with it!" Coach smirked at them.
Nico looked at Coach, "Please, Sir. We're just trying to make our way home, back to a place called Atlantis, where I come from."
Coach's face turned confused, "What did you say, boy?"
"We're trying to get back to Atlantis."
Coach flashed, pulling a knife to Nico's cheek, "That's one lie too many, boy!"
Outside, Demeter,Juniper and Grover stood at the door. "What's he saying?"
They heard Coach as he spoke, "Thought you could just wander into my patch, did you? And live to tell the tale?"
They looked at each other, Grover said, "To the deck, fast! He's going to do it!"
They all ran for the deck, and looked over it. They heard Coach scream, "Big mistake, and the last one you'll ever make!"
They made it just in time to see Coach throw a body out the window. Coach watched the body go, and then looked up. When he saw his crew watching, he glared. They scattered like rats. He went back in and closed the window. Within minutes, He came out of the brig dragging Percy by the hair. Percy yelled, "No! No! You Brute!"
"Come on!" Coach dragged him, everyone listening to Percy spew insults. The crew laughed at him.
"Come on, boy!" Coach manhandled Percy to his cabin door. Addressing the crew, "I'm taking the boy to my cabin, anyone who disturbs me for the next four hours will get the same treatment!"
Grover looked at him, eyebrow raised, "You mean you'll..."
"No, You idiot! I'll sling you over the side as well!" Coach yelled at him. Then he took Percy into his cabin and locked the door.
Grover stood guard in front of the door, "I believe you have work to do. Shoo! Unless you want to go over the side."
The crew went back to work.