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Part One: Chapter Ten: Plans

=Nico=

It seemed bazaar when Percy returned to the ship, with a wound in his stomach and escorting the three that attacked him. He was laughing with the boy, talking about some things I assumed were from his past. I looked at Rachel and she returned it with a 'Get used to it,' look. When he saw me, he beckoned me over to them, I walked over. "Nico, these are Piper McLean, Charles Beckendorf and Zoë Nightshade, all friends of mine from when I was a kid." I looked at each of them, Piper, who was clearly the Captain, she looked like a native American, with dark tan skin and chocolate brown eyes. Her eyes seemed to change color, one moment a dark brown another a light caramel. She had on a white shirt and black pants, like most sailors have, but she also has a long black coat.

Charles is a large man with dark brown skin, he looked like he was scowling and seemed to be glaring at everything with dark brown eyes. He was inspecting everything like it was a machine.

Zoë, well I couldn't see much of her. Her long black hair was braided down her back, and she has black eyes similar to mine. Most of her face was covered in a cloth, and she had an entirely black suit on. At her sides were two daggers, and slung across her back was a bow and some arrows.

"Piper's a daughter of Aphrodite like Silena, and Charlie is a son of Hephaestus." Percy explained. "Zoë doesn't talk much about herself so I don't know if she's a demigod or not." He shrugged. "Guy's this is Lord Nico di Angelo, I kidnapped him, his sister and a few of their friends at Port Sleas before traveling here."

"Do you kidnap all of your crew?" Piper asked.

"Not everyone." Percy smiled. "Just Rachel, Silena and Reyna."

"I thought you saved them." I commented.

"Well, yes, I did that too." He added. "But to save their lives, I had to kidnap them. Silena was going to be killed the day I arrived at the little town she lived in. A Witches trial if I remember correctly, so I stole her from her prison. Rachel was a slave so I just took her, and Reyna worked on Circe's island. We, as in Thalia and I, broke the spell all the attendants were under, managed to get them off the island, and set free a set of angry pirates bent on revenge."

"That doesn't sound like saving her life," I noted.

"Well, the gift I gave her after was nice." He shrugged. "I mean, they haven't left her side since she received them." Just then the two dogs and a tired looking girl joined everyone on deck. She yawned.

"She should have joined me instead of you." Piper hissed.

"I'm more likable." He noted. "I also need to take care of this," he noted to the gash in his stomach. "If you'll excuse me." He took off his jacket and wrapped it around my shoulders before disappearing into the water below us.

"Stupid Sea Prince!" Piper yelled down at him, though I doubt he could hear her. "I actually came to tell you something!"

"Piper, I don't think he can hear you." Charles noted.

"Yeah Pipes, he can't hear you." Leo noted getting the girl to turn on the spot. He grinned at her, next to him was Silena, who was braiding her hair. "The whole underwater thing prevents people from hearing what you have to say." He stated. "But you can tell me the important information."

"Leo, sweetie," she smiled sweetly at him, he suddenly looked nervous. Silena frowned.

"Don't you charm speak him with me standing here." She stated

"I was just going to tell him to jump in the water and breathe." Piper said innocently.

"How about he sets your ship on fire first?" Silena offered. I raised my eyebrow. The two sister's glared at each other for a long moment. Then Silena turned her attention to Charles. "Hi Charlie," she smiled at him.

"H-Hi Silena," he said nervously.

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Percy sat at his desk like any normal afternoon, only Piper and Zoë were on the other side, I stayed on the bed with the female captain inspecting me. "What is he, you're little puppy?"

"Puppy?" Percy repeated. "No, this is his room, as much as it is mine." He explained. "If you wanted a completely private conversation, which it wouldn't be with Zoë there, then we should have met on your boat, or on the island." Piper's attention returned to Percy. "What is it you wanted to tell me?"

"I found Annabeth." She responded, there was a long pause before he leaned forwards. "Alive."

"Where?" He asked.

"We raided a ship a few months back, she was one of their prisoners." Piper explained.

"Is she... with you?" He asked.

"No, she's back home," she responded. "I left her there with the Stolls."

"You're kidding," he groaned.

"She can handle herself."

"That's what I'm afraid of. She'd murder them," he waved his hand. "I'm quite fond of those brothers."

"Or convince them to take a boat out to find us." Piper added.

"That's even worse." Percy mumbled. "I'm surprised that you didn't die getting into the Sea of Monsters."

"It's nice to know how much faith you have in me." She rolled her eyes.

"There would be a little more if you didn't try to kill me every time we met." He responded.

"We had an agreement to fight each time we meet each other at sea." She pointed out.

"Yes at sea, not on land." There was a pause.

"You can't let this little quest of yours kill you." She stated.

"I don't intend to die." He noted.

"Yes but what Katoptris showed us," she put her dagger, now polished and clean of blood, on the desk. "Unless I'm wrong, it showed you drowning."

"I'm a son of Poseidon." He countered.

"My knife doesn't lie." She pushed, "why does it always seem like you've accepted your death?"

"I'm a Demigod, death sits around every corner." He noted. "But I haven't accepted death, not this time at least. I plan on returning home."

"What's the difference from this quest and the last one?" She demanded of him, then her eyes flickered up to me. "Is it him?"

"One reason yes," he responded. "I also promised my mom that I would visit her when I get back."

"Oh, yes, Sally will be missing her baby." Piper smirked. "What will happen if you don't make it?" She asked him. "What will happen to your crew, your family and friends back home."

"I thought I already asked you to take my crew back if I don't return." Percy commented.

"That's not what I meant." She glared at him. "They'll all be extremely upset if you don't get back."

"They'll get over it." He noted, she slammed a fist on the desk.

"You can't just pass it off like it's nothing big." She stated.

"What do you want me to tell you? I won't finish this quest? I'll turn around and head home, live a happy life?" I could tell that he was glaring at her. "That's not how these things work Piper, you know that. I was given a quest, I have to finish it. You just have to promise me to take them back if I don't return in two days."

"Two days? Do you plan on leaving today?" She asked.

"I don't know when I'm leaving, haven't decided yet." He responded.

"Liar." She hissed.

"Sometimes things are better when they're left unsaid." There was a long pause.

"Tonight." She decided, "you're heading out tonight."

"Piper, enough." Percy told her. "You can't change my mind and delaying this wont change anything."