𝗪𝗔𝗜𝗧 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗠𝗘 ━━ l. valdez

𝐗𝐗𝐈 ; years of labor, locks, and ceilings (in the shade of how he was feeling)

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𝐘𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐋𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐑, 𝐋𝐎𝐂𝐊𝐒, 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐂𝐄𝐈𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐒 (𝐈𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐇𝐀𝐃𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐇𝐎𝐖 𝐇𝐄 𝐖𝐀𝐒 𝐅𝐄𝐄𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐆)
fresh out the slammer ( taylor swift )
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I WOKE UP TO SEE TWO SUITS OF ARMOR, one with the head of a wolf, the other with the head of a lion.

"bah!" the suit of armor with a wolf's head gestured to the other suit of armor with the head of a lion. "come! we will destroy the demigods ourselves."

"i don't think so, guys." it was leo. he turned toward lion head. his hands worked at a metal sphere.

lion head shuddered and lowered his sword.

leo grinned. "you're in leo world, now."

lion head turned and stormed down the stairs. instead of advancing, he marched up the opposite stairs and faced his comrade.

"we are you doing?" wolf head demanded. "we have to—"

BLONG!

lion head slammed his shield into wolf head's chest. he smashed the pommel of his sword into his comrade's helmet, so wolf head became flat.

"stop that!" wolf head demanded.

"i cannot!" lion head wailed.

both suits of armor dropped their swords and shields and slapped each other repeatedly. i was so confused by what was happening, but i knew it was leo's doing. i watched the scene like a movie.

"valdez!" called wolf head in a warbling voice. "you will die for this!"

"yeah," leo called out. "who's possessing who now, casper?"

the machine men tumbled down the stairs, and started doing the jitterbug like the flappers of my childhood. their joints began smoking. the other spheres around the room began to pop. too much energy was surging through the ancient system.

"millie, frank, hazel!" leo shouted. "take cover!"

i was dazed as well as distracted by the metal guys doing the jitterbug, but i managed to duck under a desk. frank pulled hazel under a nearby table and shielded her with his body.

suddenly, the armored warriors blew apart. rods, pistons, and bronze shards flew everywhere. on all the tables, spheres popped like hot soda cans. leo's gold sphere froze. his flying ruby orb dropped to the floor with the scroll cases.

the room was suddenly quiet except for a few random sparks and sizzles. the air smelled like burning car engines. leo raced over to us.

"you're alive!" he said.

hazel's left eye twitched, maybe from the taser shock. otherwise she looked okay.

i personally felt like i had the day jason summoned lightning on the giant enceladus before i pulled him into tartarus.

"uh, what exactly happened?" i asked.