Chapter 14

Disclaimer: I own nothing. Rick Riordan does.

Leo opened the access panel in Festus's neck. The astrolabe was humming away, the crystal pulsing like a neon heart. Leo checked his compass and GPS, and a grin spread across his face.

"Festus, good news!" he shouted. "Our navigation readings are completely messed up!"

Creak?

"Yeah! Descend! Get us below these clouds and maybe –"

The dragon plummeted so fast that the breath was sucked out of Leo's lungs. They broke through the blanket of white and there, below them, was a single green island in a vast blue sea.

Leo whooped so loudly they probably heard him in China. "YEAH! WHO DIED? WHO CAME BACK? WHO'S YOUR FREAKIN' SUPERSIZED MCSHIZZLE NOW, BABY? WOOOOOOOO!"

They spiralled towards Ogygia, the warm wind in Leo's hair. He realized his clothes were in tatters, despite the magic they'd been woven with. His arms were covered in a fine layer of soot, like he'd just died in a massive fire ... which, of course, he had.

But he couldn't worry about any of that.

She was standing on the beach, wearing jeans and a white blouse, her amber hair pulled back. Festus spread his wings and landed with a stumble. Apparently one of his legs was broken. The dragon pitched sideways and catapulted Leo face-first into the sand.

So much for a heroic entrance.

Leo spat a piece of seaweed out of his mouth. Festus dragged himself down the beach, made clacking noises that meant Ow, ow, ow.

Leo looked up. Calypso stood over him, her arms crossed, her eyebrows arched.

"You're late," she announced. Her eyes gleamed.

"Sorry, Sunshine," Leo said. "Traffic was murder."

"You are covered with soot," she noted. "And you managed to ruin the clothes I made for you, which were impossible to ruin."

"Well, you know." Leo shrugged. "I'm all about doing the impossible."

She offered her hand and helped him up. They stood nose to nose as she studied his condition. She smelled like cinnamon. Had she always had that tiny freckle next to her left eye? Leo really wanted to touch it.

She wrinkled her nose. "You smell –"

"I know. Like I've been dead. Probably because I have been. Oath to keep with a final breath and all, but I'm better now –'

She stopped him with a kiss.

He felt like there were helicopter blades spinning in his chest. He felt so happy he had to make a conscious effort not to burst into flames.

When she finally let him go, her face was covered in soot smudges. She didn't seem to care. She traced her thumb across his cheekbone.

"Leo Valdez,"she said.

Nothing else – just his name, as if it were something magical.

"That's me," he said, his voice ragged. "So, um ... you want to get off this island?"

Calypso stepped back. She raised one hand and the winds swirled. Her invisible servants brought two suitcases and set them at her feet. "What gave you that idea?"

Leo grinned. "Packed for a long trip, huh?"

"I don't plan on coming back.'"Calypso glanced over her shoulder, at the path that led to her garden and her cavern home. "Where will you take me, Leo?"

"Somewhere to fix my dragon, first," he decided. 'And then ... wherever you want. How long was I gone, seriously?"

"Time is difficult on Ogygia,." Calypso said. "It felt like forever."

Leo had a stab of doubt. He hoped his friends were okay. He hoped a hundred years hadn't passed while he was flying around dead and Festus searched for Ogygia.

He would have to find out. He needed to let Jason and Piper and the others know he was okay. But right now... priorities. Calypso was a priority.

(A/N: Cue the Caleo fangirling)

"So once you leave Ogygia," he said, "do you stay immortal or what?"

"I have no idea."

"And you're okay with that?"

"More than okay."

"Well, then!" He turned towards his dragon. "Buddy, you up for another flight to nowhere in particular?"

Festus blew fire and limped around.

"So we take off with no plan," Calypso said. "No idea where we'll go or what problems await beyond this island. Many questions and no tidy answers?"

Leo turned up his palms. "That's how I fly, Sunshine. Can I get your bags?"

"Absolutely."

Five minutes later, with Calypso's arms around his waist, Leo spurred Festus into flight. The bronze dragon spread his wings, and they soared into the unknown.

(A/N: Okay, so maybe it isn't 100% fanfiction but yeah....

[I'm writing this in a google docs and i just reached the 100th page yasss!])

[ LE TIME SKIP ]

Calypso P.O.V.

Calypso couldn't believe it. She was.... free?

Leo had kept his promise.

She clung on to him tightly on Festus, worried that it was a dream and she would wake up any second.

Well, then they crashed, and she was certain it wasn't a dream.

"Umph!" She fell face first into the dirt.

Calypso immediately got up, cleaning her face hastily with her hands, and glared at Leo, who was unaware that he was covered in dirt, and was working on Festus's wires.

(A/N: My grammar sucks so, just tell me if it's supposed to be Festus' instead. Yeah and  just please comment on the grammatical errors cause I'm sure there are gonna be a ton of them. Thank you for your attention.)

She cleared her throat, and flexed her hands, practicing strangling techniques.

Leo suddenly became aware of his surroundings. "Uh.... You okay?"

"Yes. We just crashed. But never mind that, I'm fine. It was so fun crashing and getting covered in dust. I want to do it again." Calypso rolled her eyes.

"Hey, it wasn't intentional!"

"Forget that, just tell me how I can help you on the repairs."

The next few hours, both of them worked on fixing Festus- his bronze coils, the wires, and all that.

Calypso was hell-bent on perfection. She did not like the amount of dirt that was in between the bronze scales.

She sighed happily- though slightly in fatigue when they were finally done.

"Finally. So, we're going to camp from here?"

"Yup," replied Leo, popping the 'p'.
"Next stop, Camp Half- Blood." He said, his voice phony.

She rolled her eyes, though a small smile was tugging at the corner of her mouth.

"But now, we sleep."

"Of course, mamacita."

She glared at him, though it was half-hearted, "Do not call me that."

"Whatever you say mamacita."

Leo really knew how to annoy people, but considering that he had freed her from her prison, Calypso didn't mind.

[LE TIME SKIP]

They soared through the skies, making their way to Camp Half-Blood. Calypso was excited, but barely. She was actually nervous. What would happen when she met Percy and Annabeth?

Her rage for them had drowned, but they could possibly be mad at her.

Despite her thoughts, her feeling of nervousness disappeared when she spotted the place.

There was a beautiful strawberry farm, with a shed next to it where she could vaguely spot the pegasi that stayed there. The woods were long and wide, and there was a creek that shimmered in the moonlight. The cabins and other structures were all imperfect, but that gave the place a comfortable feeling somehow. The lava glinted in the night, and the fleece glimmered, with the dragon Peleus sleeping on the pine tree.

Leo was lightly snoring. Calypso frowned. She poked him, which woke him up.

"Why-" He gazed forward towards Camp Half-Blood which was slowly appearing larger. He grinned and rubbed his hands together. "Like it sunshine? Just wait till you meet Pipes and Jase."

"Shouldn't you like land now or something?" She answered with a question.

"Yup." He drummed his fingers on Festus. Calypso realised it was a message in morse code (Hey, she was bored in Ogygia. Something had to be done- or rather learnt).

She frowned- it said I love you, and Calypso guessed it was related to some other matter. But she decided not to bother him.

"Hey Festus?" Leo asked his buddy.

Festus hummed in reply.

"Could you land us now?"

He replied by doing so.

Gracefully, the bronze dragon landed right next to the cabins.

Leo got off, and lent her a hand.

She rolled her eyes but accepted, "No need to be such a gentleman now."

"Hey! I'm always one!"

"Whatever helps you sleep at night."

"Well-"

"Leo?" A small voice spoke. It was slightly hopeful.

Their heads shot towards the sound.

A person around Leo's age, with messy blonde hair, sky blue eyes, and a small scar on the lip was standing, his eyes wide in disbelief. His eyes had black circles under them and were indicating he had not slept for days. The scar on his lip twitched.

Calypso recognized him as Jason Grace, from when she had seen Leo's past- the time she searched his outfit.

Leo broke into a grin, "You thought you could get rid of the Mcshizzle that easy?"

(A/N: One more chapter done! See, the fanfiction part is beginning. Though I might give you a warning about some real emotional stuff in the next chapter...... hehehe..)