Tyson & The Caucus Bulls

I went back to Bunker 9, that's what I call it, and went to my room and sat on the ledge that let out to the terrace. I could see Percy celebrating with Leo, Annabeth and Grover from above. "Where's Leena?" Asked Percy. "I dunno. Probably in the basement trying to fix up Jordon." Leo said. I had to stifle my laughter since Jordon was with Jake in the forest. Speaking of which I needed to go and get them. I got up and made my way downstairs and outside where I ran into Percy and the others right outside the bunker. "Guys, you friggen scared me!" I scolded them hitting Leo on his arm again. "Why do you keep hitting me?!" He asked irritated. "Because they're my friends and you're my brother." I told him tapping his nose and making my way to the forest.

"Jake! Jake, boy where you?" I yelled throughout the forest. I heard a roar and grinned. It wasn't just any ol' roar; it was his Lord of The Fire Rings roar. "I'm coming!!" I yelled running towards him. I nearly tripped on his tail if he didn't catch me. "Hey boy, ready to head to Camp?" I asked him. He nuzzled me with his metal snout meaning, "Yeah, Leena, lets go!" I laughed at him a little. "Come on, boy, lets go find Jordon." I told him but he picked me up and turned me so I faced behind him. Jordon was there right behind him. "Come on, you two." I told them. "DRAGONS!!!" I heard an excited voice yell. I walked past Jordon & Jake to come face to face with a boy with one eye. "Hello." I said to the boy. "You're- you're not afraid?" He asked gesturing his one eye. "No, I'm Leena by the way. Come on, I'll take you to Camp." I introduced. "I'm Tyson and thanks." He said walking beside me with Jordon & Jake behind us.

"Why were you in the forest, Tyson?" I asked him as we got closer to Camp. "I live there." He said. "What?!" I screamed. "I live there. I don't have a family because, people fear me. Fear me for having, you know, one eye." He explained quietly. "Oh, Tyson, that's horrible! People should know not to judge someone based on their looks, but on how they behave through their actions." I told him as we reached the Mess Hall. "Where is everyone?" Tyson asked. "I dunno, I think everyone is celebrating the downfall of Ares Cabin." I said. "Okay." He said. "Leena! There you are, your friends and brother are worried about you." Came a voice. I turned to see Chiron there. "Hello Chiron. I found Tyson in the forest alone." I told him gesturing Tyson. He nodded and said, "Tyson, come with me." Tyson looked at me. "What about Leena?" He asked. "Don't worry, Tyson, I'll be fine." I said. "I promise."

Tyson left with Chiron as I took the boys to the basement of Bunker 9. Just as I turned to leave I heard the sound of metal creaking. Jordon's jaw got stuck again. "Jordon, come'ere buddy." I told him as I ascended up the stairs with him behind me. I took him to the attic and oiled his jaw again. "There ya go, boy. Go back to Jake now. Go on." I said as he made his way down. When I shut the door I heard snoring coming from the room. Aw, they're asleep. When I went outside again I found Percy storming to Bunker 9. Furious. "Leena!" He yelled. "Yeah?" I asked confused going to the kitchen and sitting on a stool with a cup of tea in my hand. "Where did you get him?! Where did you get Tyson?!"  He demanded. "Percy, calm the heck down. I found him wandering in the forest when I went to get Jake & Jordon so I could bring them back for awhile." I explained. "But why do you need to know?" Percy collapsed in a stool next to me with his elbows on the counter and his head in his hands. He ran his fingers through his neat hair and kinda messed it up.

I rubbed his back in a comforting manor. I did it to Leo when he was stressed about Jake & Jordon. "He's my half-brother." He said in a low voice. "So?" I asked. "That doesn't mean anything. He could be my half-brother and I wouldn't care. It's not about what he looks like, but how he behaves and what he's like here-" I said pointing to my heart. Percy grinned and looked up. "How do you know always know how to calm someone down when they're stressed about crap?" He asked as I scooted closer to him. I shrugged my shoulders. "Leo taught me. I guess not having a mother made him think that he should teach me how to be a kind and compassionate person." I told him as he took my hand in his. "Well, then I guess Leo's teachings paid off." Percy said as we got up to go to dinner. "I g-" I was cut off by a loud rumbling sound. "What was that?!" I panicked holding Percy's hand tighter and moving next to him. "I dunno." He replied gripping my hand tighter.

There was silence and then we ran outside to the Barrier where Leo, Annabeth and Grover were searching for us. "Leena, you scared me!" Leo said hugging me in relief as I hugged back. "Sorry, I was with Percy in the kitchen." I told him. He nodded and let go of me. Then the loud rumbling happened again. Then the Barrier shattered and giant metal bulls came running towards the Camp. I glanced at Leo. Wtf was this?! "Leena come on!" Percy yelled as a Caucus Bull came at me. I turned and ran but a Bull caught up with me and forced me to the ground. I backed up to the wall as it came closer. I was soon with someone else, probably Leo, and away from Caucus Bull because it went for Percy. "Percy!" I yelled as he got dragged away by the Bull. I stayed with Leo as we were being blamed for this. "Okay, for one; we didn't do that! We would never ever do that! Two; I was nearly killed by a Caucus Bull!" I argued with an Apollo kid. Then everyone went to a pine tree that was once Thalia Grace. I don't know what happened but I know that it was bad.

"Who would do such a thing?" Someone asked from behind me. "It was Luke!" I heard some yell from somewhere. I turned to see Percy limping to the rest of Camp. He was also covered in blood in certain areas. Mainly his face. "Percy!" I cried and hugged him. "You okay?" He asked hugging me back with one arm since he had a sword, I'm guessing the Riptide, in his other hand. "Yeah, what happened?" I asked him pulling away. "Later. Luke poisoned the tree." He added to everyone else. Everyone else went back to Camp to repair everything. Me and Leo got the most done before the Camp was repaired 2 hours later. Me and Percy went to Bunker 9 to clean up his wounds. "So, what happened when the Caucus Bull dragged you away?" I asked him rubbing his arm with rubbing alcohol. "It took me to the outside part of Camp and cornered me. It tried to drill me but I ducked and used the Riptide and threw it inside of it. Then this guy named Luke Castellan appeared and said, 'Turns out you're not the only half-blood hard to kill. Don't try and stop me, the more campers come and aid Kronos, Camp grows weaker as we grow stronger.' then he disappeared." He told me.

I wrapped up his arm with bandages and sighed. "Why would he do this?" I asked Percy fixing him some tea. "I dunno, Leena, but I promise we'll stop him." He replied. I nodded and hugged him again. "You scared me Percy. When the Caucus Bull dragged you away, I thought I lost one of my best friends due to fire. And with me and Leo being children of Hephaestus, I thought it would be our fault like I thought it was our fault we killed our mom." I whispered as I hugged him tighter starting to feel tears form in my eyes. "I just couldn't lose my 1st friend that I ever made." I sniffled. "It's okay, Leena. I understand that feeling. The same feeling happened to me last summer when I thought my mom died." He told me as I cried. I couldn't hold it in anymore. He's so brave going through this stuff. I nodded and we parted soon after. When I finished drying up the blood on his face he thanked me and went back to Cabin 3, Poseidon Children with Tyson.

When I climbed into bed I thought, 'I think I'm in love with Percy. But Annabeth probably likes him too.'

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