{A/N} Quick note, before you read this. I am doing a collaboration with @hephaestus_dam_kid so if you want to read more about Jake, and Lizzie, go to his books, Stories of the Argo II, and TALE OF A DEMIGOD.

Now, ON TO THE STORY!!

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*Lizzie's POV*

I was packing my bag for my monthly camping trip at the meadow by Zeus's Fist, with Malcolm and Jake, I had to pack light, so I could carry it with my crutches, and not reinjure my leg. When I went outside, Jake and Malcolm were waiting for me, only slightly impatiently.

"How heavy is your bag?" Jake asked.

"Not too heavy, stop worrying, my leg is fine!" I told him.

"You sure you don't want me to carry it?" Malcolm asked this time.

"I'm sure, let's get going." I once again reassured.

Jake, Malcolm, and I were setting up tents, Jake had his set up and moved to mine, while Malcolm struggled a bit but with Jake's help he got it put together Jake was good at building stuff, like those cool crutches he made. Now it was my favorite part of setting up a campsite with Jake, fire.

"Can you make it purple again?" I begged, giving him my puppy eyes, or as Annabeth called them, my baby seal eyes, she said that mine is almost as powerful as Percy's

Jake gave a small chuckle, giving in, "You got it, though step back a bit, it might get toasty."

Malcolm and I did as told and walked to a nearby hill, and watched. Jake began to smoke and then fire burst from his hands and hit the burn pit we made, it then began to turn from the orange color to lilac, my favorite.

"Cool!" I shouted to Jake cupping my hands around my mouth.

"Thanks! It's under control now so you shouldn't get torched." We sat down at the campfire and told stories of the past, Jake and Malcolm had some pretty cool stories to tell about their adventures.

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*3rd POV*

Around two that afternoon, they were playing James Bond in the clearing, with a small, flat-topped rock in between them, a twig snapped in the forest behind Lizzie, and an empoussi pounced and landed right behind Lizzie. 

Jake grabs Gear Grinder, his gun/sword combo weapon, but the monster grabbed Lizzie's throat, leaving him to be able to take aim, but not fire, as the fire-haired demon's reflexes would kill Lizzie along with her. Lizzie's eyes widen in fear, but she gathers her wits just enough to come up with a very rushed plan.

 She quietly goes for her dagger in its leg sheath, she pulls it out ever so slowly, and positions it, and plunges it into the demon's mechanical leg, knowing it would cause her not to be able to move that leg, as she hit just the right spot. Then, as Lizzie ducked, Malcolm fired his grappling hook at the monster's sternum, knocking her balance off and causing her to be unable to get up, without her leg cooperating. As the monster was down, Lizzie crutched her way behind Jake, who flipped his gun, and Gear Grinder extended into a wickedly sharp blade.

The she-demon pull the dagger out of her leg, and tossed it aside, giving her the ability to stand again. She lunged towards Jake, who blocked her attack and goes for a stab, which is only barely blocked with her talons getting chipped.

Jake does a quick flip over the monster and snatches up Lizzie's dropped dagger and throws it at the demon, catching her in the throat, sending golden dust everywhere.

"Are you okay?" Lizzie asked Jake, as she ran over to him.

"Yeah, I'm fine, nothing but a few scratches. nothing serious." He replies.

"Hey, you still want this?" Malcolm questioned, referring to Lizzie's dagger.

"Yes, please."

"Your gonna have to get it back." Her brother teased, holding it above his head. She jumped for it but missed it. She then tickles his gut, so he bends over, and she snatches it back.

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{A/N} And, that's a wrap! thank you to @hephaestus_dam_kid for helping me with that mess! sorry, it's been so long since I've updated, this chapter took me just about 11 hours with my ADHD distracted self... 637 words!

thx,

xoxo Annabeth