All Aboard!

Chapter 3

Leo watched as the petite, dark haired man made his way towards the pier. He was dressed in the traditional dress blues of the Victorian era complete with large navy hat and low ponytail.
"Grace, did we by any chance arrive at the nearest navy town in the 1900s?" He asked of his first-mate, trying to keep the laughter out of his voice.
'Why would you ask such a thing Captain?' Jason asked with mounting panic.
"Take a look at the young sailor headed our way."
Jason, with the rest of the crew not far behind, looked over the railing and saw the boy dressed in his Victorian garb. Leo couldn't help but chuckle at the look on his first-mate's face as he took in their surroundings. 'Captain it would appear that we have arrived in the 1900s.'
The rest of the crew looked at each other with varying degrees of glee on their face while Percy Jackson was cackling from the crows nest he had made for himself.
"Nobody say a word until I've figured this out! Grace if you could find a way back to the 21st century that would be great. Take Jackson with you, he looks far too happy."

Leo let down the gangplank so the sailor could board and the rest of the crew went back to their usual stations. Nico stopped in front of the plank and took a deep breath. He was about to take a step when he looked up and saw a boy only a little older than himself wearing a giant red hat. He paused with his foot in the air, wondering if he was having a case of the vapours when the boy called out to him: "Don't be shy matey, step aboard the dread ship Ariel!".
The word matey snapped Nico out of his daze and he boarded the ship with a slight pink tinge to his cheeks.
'Ahoy! Commandant di Angelo of the S.S. Nyx seeking a parlay with the Captain of this fine vessel. Is he available at this time?'
"You're looking at him! The name's Leo Valdez and for the record I'm  always available."
Leo walked to the bow of the ship as he said this but not before shooting Nico a grin. Nico flushed again but followed the extremely inappropriate yet charming Captain to the bow.
'I am here on behalf of my Commander, Lord Hades, to request some information about your unusual vessel. A ship as large as this has not been seen in these parts in living memory, and I could not help but perceive the Jolly Roger upon your mast."
'It's called a yacht and if you promise not to freak out I'll explain everything.'