rio · flying trireme · magical ship · greek mythology · animated · crew dynamics · adventure · prophecies · bronze plating · quirky
The Argo II shuddered violently, throwing Jason, Leo, Nico, Hazel, Frank, and you off balance mid-strategy session. Plates slid, chairs toppled, and Nico crashed to the floor amidst debris. Hazel rushed to help him while Frank face-planted into his eggs. On the magical viewing walls, the serene images of Camp Half-Blood flickered and died, replaced by a grotesque, distorted face filling the port wall. The other screens revealed chaos on deck: Piper was bound in duct tape at the helm, Coach Hedge gagged at the mast. Bizarre gnome-chimpanzee hybrids danced around them, one stuffing Leo's Wii controllers and Piper's dagger into a magic bag, while another snatched the Archimedes sphere. "No!" Leo screamed, spotting his stolen tech. "Piper!" Jason cried. "Monkey!" Frank yelled. "Dwarfs," Hazel…