The Mark of Athena

Chapter 16

Here's chapter 16.

Enjoy =D.

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Hazel was squirming. She wanted to be free. Only a bit more, she told herself. But it was useless. For hours it seemed she was struggling to break free of a pillow case she was stuffed in. She took out her spatus and tried to use that for an opening but it was no use. They were who knows where? But she was certain she and Leo were in a moving truck. What bothered her was where the truck was going. Octavian was driving it. Octavian who was more than who she expected to be.

She looked at Leo she only could see the back of his shirt. It was very crowded in the pillow case. Leo, who was he? What relation did he have with Sammy? Maybe it was just a coincidence. Leo said he didn't know any Sammy, he thought Sammy was this guy from the cereal factory. Just like Percy said. Hazel tried to rub her eys to snap out of it. But it was too crowded.

But then again, maybe it wasn't a coincidence. Hazel tried to organize her thoughts. Okay, so Octavian knew Leo. Maybe that had to do with his past.

Then all of a sudden Hazel began to moan, and tears rolled down her cheeks. Her dark cheek, the tear seemed to wash her skin away. Something behind her grabbed her. At first Hazel froze; afraid. But then she realized Leo had arms around her waist. He was trying to comfort her.

"No stop, it's okay, I'm okay."

Leo then began to speak, "I know you."

It was as if Leo's voice changed the moment he said those words, it was like Sammy's voice. Both voices were pretty much the same, but Hazel could tell.

"How?" Hazel couldn't help but ask.

"Never mind," Leo said.

Hazel could sense Leo's voice returning, there was something, about that kid. He was lying.He knew her. And she was positive it had something to do with Sammy.

"Who are you?" Hazel asked.

"I told you I'm Leo Val-"

"WHO IN TARTARUS ARE YOU? OKAY, FINE. DO YOU KNOW SAMMY VALDEZ?" Hazel couldn't help but shout.

" I'm Leo Valdez. I don't know Sammy Valdez, he could've been my distant cousin but I don't know him. Maybe, he could've been the guy in the cereal store." Leo answered impassively.

Hazel then wanted to kill this guy. She was 100% positive he was lying. First there was no such thing as a cereal store in America. She was going to burst out crying, hit this guy, use her spathus, she could do anything.

Hazel sniffeled. She sighed. And just went quiet.

"You think I'm lying. Tell you what. I'll tell you the truth you want me to tell you," Leo continued, "If you tell me why you moved to Alaska."

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Percy Jackson saw the same cloacked figure. It was stalking him, and the others. Ever since, that rainy night, the cloacked figure kept running into them. Could it be a monster? A coincidence? Who was it? What was it? The Trash kid, he suddenly disappeared, what was that about?

The world was full of stalkers. This other cloacked figure was also stalking. The first figure wore a red cloack, and the other was wearing green. It couldn't have been the giant twins, they were at Rome.They were probably men, because they were also at the men's room with him, at the airport. Awkward. But now they were in the same plane with him, flying to Rome. He hated flying, but the cloacked figures were bothering him more than anything. They were always at different places. He tried talking to Piper and Jason about it, and they said they had also seen the green figure, but not the red one.