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ARION HIT THE DECK AND THE THREE OF THEM STUMBLED ONTO THE ARGO II.

They carried the fifty-pound sheet of bronze belowdecks. Charging down the hallway until they stopped at the doorway of Jason's Cabin. The door was open to reveal Piper at the foot of the bed.

"Gods of Olympus," Piper said. "What happened to you."

"Long story," Leo said. "Are the others back?."

"Not yet," Piper said.

Lucia cursed. Then she noticed Jason sitting up, and her face brightened. "Hey, you're up! Looks like the great Jason Grace can't be taken out by brick after all."

"You doubted me?"

"Let's just say for a moment there I thought the brick won."

Jason scoffed, but a grin stitched his lips,

Leo rushed out his words, "Hey man, Glad you're better. I'll be in the engine room."

He ran off with the sheet of bronze, leaving Hazel and Lucia in the doorway.

Piper raised an eyebrow at them. "Team Leo? LV?"

"We met Narcissus," Hazel said, which didn't explain much. "Also Nemesis, the revenge goddess."

Jason sighed. "I miss all the fun."

On the deck above, something went THUMP, as if a heavy creature had landed.

"Uh Oh," Lucia muttered, she began to rub vigorously at the ink on the back of her hand.

Percy entered the hallway toting a steaming five-gallon plastic bucket that smelled horrible. Annabeth had patches of black sticky stuff in her hair. Percy's shirt was covered in it.

"Roofing tar?" Piper guessed.

Frank stumbled up behind them, which made the hallway pretty jam-packed with demigods. Frank had a big smear of black sludge down his face.

"Ran into some tar monsters," Annabeth said. "Hey, Jason, glad you're awake."

"Thanks—"

"What does LV stand for?" Percy asked, looking down at Lucia's collarbone. He hadn't even said hello to anyone yet.

"Would you believe me if I said, Lucia Verano?."

"Where Leo?" Annabeth asked the group,

His eyes widened in realization. "Valdez?"

Lucia pointed down the hall for Annabeth. "Engine room." She then quickly turned her attention to her boyfriend, "It's a long story. But trust me. It was not my idea."

His eyebrows were knitted together, and he failed at hiding his frown "That's washable right?"

She deadpanned, "Duh!"

Suddenly the entire ship listed to port. The demigods stumbled.

Percy almost spilled his bucket of tar.

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