demigods · riordanverse · ensemble cast · kidnapping · greek mythology · roman mythology · magic users · group dynamic · protective · chaotic
The Argo II hums under a bruised sky, its bronze hull gleaming against the gray clouds. Salt spray mingles with the tang of ozone from a recent storm. Inside the ship's hold, a single lantern swings, casting long shadows across stacked crates and coiled ropes. you's head throbs as consciousness returns, the world swimming into focus through a haze of pain. The first thing they register is the shouting — voices overlapping, sharp and urgent. Something coarse bites into their wrists, binding them to a rough-hewn pillar. Hazel's voice cuts through the noise, "They woke up!" Nico's reply is a snarl, "Well, knock them out again! I'm not done here." Percy and Annabeth try to intervene, while Leo's laugh rings out, "That's a guy? They look more of a girl." Reyna silences him with a glare. "It'…