The Return of Leo Valdez (After Blood of Olympus)

32- Nyssa

Nyssa eyes snapped back into reality. She stumbled backwards and let out a scream.

"Nyssa!" Percy yelled as he ran to her side.

"I'm fine, I'm fine," Nysaa said, trying to calm her own breathing.

"What happened?" Percy asked. "You just blacked out and I couldn't snap you awake no matter what I did."

"I just had a dream," Nyssa said blinking her eyes rapidly, still trying to awake herself from the occurrence. "I meet Callisto, and she gave me-"

Nyssa reached deep into the front pocket of her shorts and pulled out the amethyst.

"Nevermind," Nyssa finished, shutting down the conversation. She slipped the gem into her pocket and stood up.

"Did you do anything when I when I blacked out?"

"Yeah," Percy held up a Ziplock baggie full of rusty metal. "I manned up and collected some armor. You know what was strange? When I touched the metal, I didn't black out. Maybe it's a sibling connection?"

Nyssa nodded. "Could be."

Suddenly, an ear-piecing scream tore through the room like a knife and butter.

Percy turned to me, his eyes wide. "Malcolm."

"Go now!" Nyssa yelled. "We need to find him!"

Percy shot through the water, like a torpedo, down the hallway. Nyssa followed him. She grabbed her back full of magical items and pulled out her watch.

Just as it transformed into an axe, Nyssa glanced behind her and saw Beckendorf for the last time. Then, she plunged down the corridor.

"Malcolm!" Percy yelled as he swam quickly down the hallway and up the stairs.

The scream got louder and louder as we ascended to the top deck.

"Malcolm!" Nyssa began to shout.

The screams were the loudest when Percy and Nyssa reached a door that lead to the top deck.

Even though the window was tinted green and covered in moss, Nyssa could still see through it.

Nyssa gasped at the site. Hundreds of Telekhines were chasing Malcolm.

Percy sighed. "I remember these guys, not fun."

Nyssa let out a bit of nervous laughter until she saw the Telekhines were gaining on Malcolm.

It was good Percy's powers gave Malcolm speed swimming. Without it, the Telekhines would of already killed him, Nyssa thought.

To Nyssa, the Telekhines were a strange sight. They had faces like doberman pinschers and their bodies were sleek and black like a seals.

To propel themselves in the water, they had stubby legs that are half flipper and half foot. They had human like hands with sharp claw-fingernails.

"Come on," Percy said griping a bronze sword. Where did that come from? "We need to save Malcolm."

Nyssa gripped her weapon. "Okay, let's do this."

Nyssa kicked the algae covered door down and sprinted onto the deck.

Some Telekhines eyed Percy and Nyssa and broke away from Malcolm.

Percy swung riptide, destroying the monsters in one hit. Nyssa ducked and cut with her battle axe.

The Telekhines were quickly defeated, but more left Malcolm and charged at Nyssa and Percy.

"Create a distraction!" Nyssa yelled. "Get all the monsters away from Malcolm!"