The next morning when I woke up I saw a note on my dresser. When I picked it up I noticed it was from Percy. When I read it, it said;

Hey Leena,

You, me, Leo, Grover and Annabeth are sneaking off to do a quest. Once you're done reading this pack some essentials but leave Jake & Jordon here, they'll be okay in Camp Half-Blood. Leo's made sure that some Apollo & Athena kids will take care of them. Please hurry, we're waiting by the bushels of bushes near the Camp entrance.

Sea ya soon,

                           Percy.

I quickly changed into a shirt with a dragon on it, some shorts with dragons on them, my dragon combat boots, dragon choker, dragon leather gloves, and a hat with a dragon it. I also packed some other essential things in my dragon backpack; including my dragon tool box. When I got to the entrance I heard a low growl. Oh frack. "Jake go back! Please go back to the basement." I asked him. He shook his head no. "Go back, Jake! Now!" I commanded. He shook his head no again. "You can't come with me this time, boy, it'll be too dangerous. It's not for equipment like you!" I told him pointing in the direction of Bunker 9. "Leena, I told you not to bring him!" I heard a voice say. I looked around and saw Percy with the others. "I didn't bring him, he came on his on accord!" I told Percy. "Jake go! Go back to Jordon!!!! You can't come with me this time!!!!!!" I shouted at Jake. He finally turned and left with a sad look on his face as I stood there breathing hard. I had a knot in my throat. I've never shouted at him before. He's normally so obedient and a good dragon; it hurt to yell at him.

Percy came and lead me away from the Camp entrance and with the others. I felt numb from yelling at him. I grabbed the locket that had a symbol of a dragon on it and opened it; it had a picture of me, Leo, Jake and Jordon outside of the roof of our workshop. I bit my lip and put it in my backpack. I'll see him again; I know I will. "Leena, come'ere." I heard Leo say. I nodded and squatted next to him and Annabeth. We all stayed there until we heard a loud sound of... metal clattering...??? I turned to see Tyson jogging towards us. "What are you doing here?!" Annabeth snarled. 'Jeez woman he's lived in the forest probably his whole life, give him a chance.' I thought. "Came with you. I want to help." Tyson said. After Annabeth and Grover argued Annabeth gave in and said, "Fine but use this." She held up a bottle of Mist. "It's makes the mystical look normal." She added spraying Tyson with it. He grew another eye and looked human.

When we all stood up I was shaking like mad, you could visibly see that I was shaking!! "Are you okay, sister?" Tyson asked staying with me since everyone watched Annabeth do something. "Yeah, just cold." I lied; he seemed to have bought it since he nodded and watched Annabeth. "Wait, Tyson, did you just call me sister?" I inquired. He nodded. "Why?" I asked him. "Because you're the first person to not scream and run when they see me." He said blushing a little. "Aw, thx brother!" I replied smiling. He smiled back. Then Annabeth whistled and a New York Cab pulled right in front of us. It was dingy and rusty. I got in and was in between Percy and Annabeth. When the cab started I lurched forward and struggled to put on my seat belt. We were about to hit a tree when the cab split in half, LITERALLY!!! I was being pulled from both sides and nearly hit a tree but Percy pulled me to his side of the cab. I was shaking much worse and breathing much harder. "Leena, are you alright?" Percy asked I regained my breathing pattern. I shook my head from how triggered I was.

"I think I'm gonna be sick." I told them as we got out of the cab at Washington D.C. "Yep!" I said running to a nearby trash can and throwing up. When the cab left, I heard Tyson say, "That was... awesome! Can we go again?" I groaned as I walked wearily back to the others. "We are NEVER getting in one of those things again." I told Annabeth as we walked to a café. I was being stabled by Percy and Annabeth who was glaring at me. I sat down at a table and Annabeth sat with me. "Leena, stay away from Percy. We might've broke up, but stay away from him." She snarled. "Whoa there, I didn't know you guys were even dating! Plus, I can't stay away from him if he keeps coming to me instead of you." I snarled back. "Leena, you want some Nectar?" Percy asked handing me a cup. "Sure." I accepted taking the cup from him. "If you haven't had, you haven't lived." Percy said as a toast. I took a sip and stared into the Nectar. "I've lived." I said to Percy who was expecting an opinion.

He chuckled at my reaction and sat in the chair next to me. Then he put his arm around my neck as I stared at the window. Annabeth huffed and got out her chair so fast it fell. I jumped. "What was that all about?" I asked Percy. "She's jealous. Me and her dated sometime last summer but we broke up since her mom and dad forced her to." Percy explained. "Okay but why is she treating me like trash?" I inquired. "She wants me back but with you here, she thinks you'll just get in the way with us hanging out so much. And when you healed me up after the Obstacle Course Tower match and you calmed me down about Tyson, she just kinda lost it." He explained. "So, she doesn't want us to hang out because she wants you back? That seems stupid." I said. He nodded. "Come on you two lovebirds!" Grover and Leo called. I rolled my eyes and got up as we made our way outside of the café.

Annabeth elbowed me away from Percy and got me to crash down on the sidewalk. I heard a crack and I think I broke my left wrist. "Ow!" I yelled getting up with my right hand. "Leena are you okay?!" Percy and Leo asked at the same time. I shook my head. "No, I think my wrist is broken." I said as Leo looked for some bandages in his backpack. "Valdez family rule #1: Always bring First Aid equipment." I told Percy, Grover and Tyson as Leo wrapped up my wrist. They all nodded but Annabeth glared like she wants to have me DEAD. "There, don't use it a lot okay, Leena? By the way, it's not broken, just sprained." Leo asked. I nodded and used my right hand to hold my backpack, which was easy since I'm right handed. Everyone in the Valdez family is right handed. "Leena, are you sure you're okay?" Percy asked putting a hand on my shoulder. "I'm fine Percy. Honestly, it's not like I'm dead." I joked. We both bursted out laughing at my remark.

Then I heard roughhousing from behind us. We spun around to see Grover being taken away by men. "Grover!" I yelled running. I used one of Grover's crutches that he dropped and hit a guy over the head with it but they got away. One of them yelled, "Another Valdez! Luke will be satisfied." I stared confusedly at the place they disappeared to. What did that mean?