The Hunt for His Heart

Leo: Part five

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                                                                Leo

        Leo was so confused. Which wrench was his wrench? He knew he had put it on the table in Bunker Nine, but there were so many of his half siblings there, he just didn't know if it was his wrench or someone else's. He was also confused about the whole problem with Gabby. First, she was asking if he liked Ana as a crush and now she was completely blocking out everyone. Not only that, but his heart ached for Calypso with each passing second, but… it seemed as if his heart also ached for someone else…

        “Hey man, here’s your wrench,” Josh (one of his other half siblings) said, interrupting his thoughts.

        “Yeah, thanks,” Leo replied. He remembered the hologram and stepped back when he realized Calypso was wearing a necklace. A crystal necklace. Since Leo’s machine wasn’t working to find Ogygia with the crystal he already had, maybe it would work to find Calypso herself! His mind filled with excitement, he may have found a way to find her! Leo’s heart sank again. There was one problem. He would need a quest for that. Leo thought about Percy and Annabeth leaving camp once on a forbidden quest, and thought, why can’t he do that? He walked out of Bunker Nine and headed towards Cabin Eight. He halted, thinking about Gabby’s negative state and that maybe he should talk to her first this time. As he walked towards the Apollo Cabin, he thought about bringing Gabby and Ana along with him because he trusted them completely and smiled at how great it would be for his new friends to meet her, but he also wanted Jason, Piper, Nico, Frank, and Hazel along with him of course.

        He knocked on the door to the Apollo Cabin and Piper answered.

        “Hi Leo, what’s up?” she asked.

        “Hey beauty-queen.” he answered. “Is Gabby there?” Piper looked at him quizzically and nodded.

        “She isn’t really in the state to talk to anyone...” she said, but Leo kept waiting to be let in. He had to tell someone, Gabby and Piper were perfect to tell first.

        “This is important Pipes,” he insisted. Piper studied his face, almost looking for some joke in his eyes, but he stood firm with a straight face. She let him in and he saw Gabby’s eyes red and puffy, as if she’d been crying for hours.

        “Hey, Gabby, are you alright?” Leo asked walking up towards her. Gabby sniffed and straightened up, noticing Leo’s arrival.

        “Yeah, yeah I’m ok. What brings you here?” Leo was slightly taken aback by the sudden acceptance, but continued his request.

        “I wanna tell you guys something. You know how Calypso is missing and all that? Well, during capture the flag, there was this hologram of her, saying that I would know where she was. I’ve been trying to work the device from which the hologram was projected from and nothing has worked. So, I’m thinking...of going on a quest to this place I know.” Piper furrowed her eyebrows.

        “Leo, there wasn’t any news of a hologram of Calypso. If there was, we’d probably all have heard about it by now,” Piper replied. Gabby wiped away the tears that had streamed her cheeks.

        “Actually, I saw the hologram myself,” Gabby piped up.

        “Leo, what did you do to Gabby?”

        “What? Nothing.”

        “Oh c’mon, did you invent something that alters her actions or something?”