Ransom

Chapter 21: Castor Winehouse

Allie Grace lay in her bed in the infirmary. Her eyes were truly an unbelievable sight. They were unlike anything he had ever seen before.

But before anyone else could get a word out, a very familiar voice that Castor had craved to hear said "Cas?"

"Poll?" Castor said as he turned around. Standing before him with a woman and two children was his twin brother. He had aged, and it was extremely, well, awkward. "Oh my gods." Pollux said as he let go of his daughters hand and embraced his twin brother.

"How is this even possible?" Pollux asked, his voice shaking. "I'll explain later, we have a lot of catching up to do." Castor replied. "Hades yeah we do!" Pollux said. "Hi, I'm Haley. I guess we are brother and sister in-laws." Haley said with a smile. "Hey," Castor said.

Before Castor could say anything else, a groan was heard by the infirmary bed. "I'll talk to you later." Pollux said, seeing that he was busy. "Okay, I missed you." Castor said. "I missed you, too." Pollux said.

Then, they departed. Castor went by Allie's side and held her hand as she watched in agony the situation before her.

Jason held her daughter's hand as she let tears slide silently down her cheeks. "Daddy, I-I'm blind."

"What?" Jason asked with his eyes wide. Castor looked to everyone else. They had about the same look on their face. "The blast, it took my sight." Allie explained while sniffling.

"Nyx is going down." Jason snarled. Yep, he's lost it. This was the last straw.

Allie grit her teeth together and left the room. Castor watched her leave, but he wanted to stay here. But she was his girlfriend; he should go after her.

He followed her until he reached the lake. "Al-" he started, but she had just jumped in. Castor sighed and started back for the infirmary.

Once he entered, he saw that everyone was exiting besides Jason and Allie. "What's going on?" Castor asked.

"They needed some alone time." Percy said. "Where's Allie?" Annabeth asked. "She jumped into the lake. I figured that she needed some time." Castor explained. They nodded and headed towards the Poseidon cabin. Castor guessed that they wanted to have a meeting or something.

As they all entered the cabin, Percy closed the door behind him. "How are we going to pull this off?" He asked the group.

"I have no idea." Leo said. "We need to figure it out quickly." Frank said.

"So we have to go on a quest, all together." Castor continued. "Yeah." Percy said.

"Should we take the kids?" Calypso asked. "I think...well, I don't know." Leo said. "I want to, to make sure that they are safe, but then again I want them to actually be safe here at camp." Percy said.

"We can decide that later when Jason and Allie are with us." Annabeth said. "Sounds like a deal." Frank said.

"What do we do about Allie?" Percy asked. "Which Allie?" Castor asked. "Oh yeah, that's going to be a problem." Percy laughed. "Jason's daughter." Percy clarified.

"We can only hope for the best." Annabeth said as she held his hand. Percy nodded and said "We need to be really sensitive around Jason. He is in a really delicate position right now."

Everyone nodded and then, something strange happened.

There was a strange wind that circled around the demigods. They were all pushed to their feet and still yet further, pushed to the center of the room. They were squished up against one another.

"WHAT'S GOING ON?!" Leo called. "I HAVE NO IDEA!" Frank yelled over the wind.

"She is such a fool." A woman mused. The sound of the wind died down, but they were still all bound to the center of the room.

"Who?" Calypso asked through gritted teeth. "Who do you think, my dear?" The woman mused.

Then, Castor said something that shocked even himself. "Nyx, leave us the hell alone." His teeth were gritted together and his eyes shot daggers straight ahead of him. "And what will you do if I do not?" She mused.

"You don't wanna know." Castor threatened. The look on his face was deadly. "You may not speak to me in that wretched tone, young man." Nyx retorted.

"And what will you do if I do not stop speaking in this tone?" Castor retorted, his words laced with sarcasm. "You are very close to a fate much worse than Allie Grace. Do not test me, boy" Nyx snapped.

"What did you do to her?" Jason asked. He has just entered the room and was standing by the doorframe. "You have seen it, I took her sight. Now, I see everything that she does not." Nyx said.

"So you basically just turned a helpless eight year old girl into a spy?" Annabeth asked in a deadly tone. "Yes, indeed I did." Nyx replied with what sounded like a smile.

A hand of darkness wrapped itself around Jason's sternum and he was slammed into the bookshelf, filled to the brim with books about architecture that belonged to Annabeth. At least that's what he thought; if those books belonged to Percy, Castor would have a heart-attack.

"Jason!" Calypso called. He was lying unnaturally still on the ground. "Leave us alone, you witch." Castor snarled. A black ghost strode out of the far right corner of the room.

She started towards Castor and, when their noses were practically touching, she asked him in a tone that suggested that he was doomed "What did you just call me?"

"You are a wretched, evil, good-for-nothing witch." Castor replied. He had no idea where all of this bravery and cockiness was coming from. Perhaps the bravery was contagious, for he was surrounded by six brave souls.

"We will meet again, and if you ever get me angered again in such a manner, you will receive much worse a repercussion for your actions than the Fields of Punishment." Nyx replied. And, with a small burst of wind, she was gone.

Ooooooooo Castor is in trouble
He better keep his mouth shut next time
Is Jason okay?
Where is Allie going?
^these questions will be answered in time
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