The Blood of Olympus (Heroes of Olympus Book 5): Heroes of Olympus #5

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He was working on Festus when Apollo returned and headed the message. After he pointed out the part about Commodus, Literyses says Commodus put a tracer on the griffins and is going to destroy the Waystation the next morning. He and Josephine have been working on the Waystation's defenses in preparation for the battle. After talking with Emmie and Josephine, he and Calypso decided they want to stay at the Waystation and live normal lives. On the 30th, Leo decided to meet Apollo and Artemis on Delos after eating gelato, and insisted that Frank and Hazel come with him. Leo was saddened when he saw Apollo, thinking his music he was playing made him melancholy. Leo told them to not shoot, and Artemis surprised Leo by saying he expected him to be there. Leo asked why they were hiding on the island, and they explained that Zeus was angry at Apollo and wanted to punish him, since Python escaped and he encouraged Octavian. Leo asked why he couldn't tell him to stand down, but Apollo said it was no use since he was incapacitated. Apollo almost killed them, but Leo explained that he had a plan, and needed to talk to him. Apollo reluctantly decided to talk to Leo about the cure, and Leo said he needed advice to defeat Gaea. Apollo decided to hear him out and not smite him. Apollo gave Leo the advice for free, but Leo still gave him the Valdezinator he made. Apollo was very impressed and said it was the best instrument ever, and gave him directions to Asclepius in return for the instrument. Leo didn't want to give it away, but reluctantly gave it to him. He then gave him advice and got him the cursed daisy. By The Demigod Diaries, the two were best friends. Jason helped Leo calm down when he made a huge mistake with Buford, and went to Bunker 9 with Piper, ready to help. Leo thought of Jason as cool, confident, and surfer dude handsome. Jason was very confused, but Jason was determined to help his friend. After they saved Camp, Jason sat with Leo and Piper at the campfire and they drank hot chocolate. Leo thanked Jason for saving him, and Jason reassured Leo that he would do anything for him. The three all did a toast to each other, to friends. During the ensuing months at camp, Jason and Leo would play the Wii, with a program Leo made called "idiot mode". In The Blood of Olympus, Leo recalled how he used to play with plastic organ models as a kid. He once got in trouble after turning a cross-section kidney and some skeleton legs into a kidney monster, and scared the school nurse. In kindergarten, he was taught how to sign his name. In The House of Hades, Leo felt guilty about Percy and Annabeth and knew it was his fault, but knew that moping around wouldn't save him. However, after meeting Calypso, Leo felt a surge of anger towards Percy, and was mad at him for hurting Calypso. To make things worse, since Calypso clearly still had feelings for Percy, which made things ten times worse for Leo. Ultimately, however, Leo is the one to save Percy and Annabeth by flinging a screwdriver at the Doors of Death, managing to save them just in time. Leo was very happy when Percy survived Tartarus and whooped in happiness.

The ghosts closed in on Jason, and he, Annabeth, and Piper fought them, with Jason killing Antinous. But Michael stabbed him with an imperial gold sword in his ribcage, saying he would die a roman. Piper pulled the sword out and pushed him against the wall. Annabeth went to comfort him and gave him ambrosia. After the girls killed the rest of the ghosts, Annabeth comforted him, saying she was sorry and that he was brave. Jason replied saying he knew it wasn't his mother and that he had to. Annabeth then told him a bit about May Castellan, since her experience was similar to Beryl's. Annabeth even almost cried, knowing he may die, but Piper and Jason reassured her. She went to signal Leo, and Piper told him he did amazing. She helped him stay conscious, and when Jason said Reyna, Nico, and Hedge were in danger, she said they would be fine and to worry about them later. She also comforted him about Nico, saying he did what he could, being a friend to him. She then told him about happy memories, like his birthday and the s'mores fight to keep him alert. Annabeth returned and weaved him a stretcher. In The Blood of Olympus, Hazel finally got Leo to spill about Calypso, and drew a portrait of her that looked just like her. Leo loved all of his friends, including Hazel, and would do anything for them. Leo thought that Hazel was a good listener and sat next to him at breakfast because she was the least likely to punch him after he made bad jokes. Hazel and Leo went with Percy and Frank to go subdue Nike/ Victoria, and even though he wasn't infatuated with her anymore, he was super impressed with her for everything she did in the House of Hades, and looked at her in admiration while she was riding Arion. Hazel could tell what he was thinking, and blushed, flustered. Hazel later rolled her eyes at Leo and Percy when they made dumb jokes, calling them both impossible. Leo was very worried when Hazel got injured while fighting and wanted to rush into the field to save her. Leo called Hazel awesome and did an impression of her after the fight was over. Percy, Frank, and Coach Hedge embark into Atlanta while Annabeth attempts to cheer up Hazel. Jason, Piper, and Leo are interrupted from their lunch to disembark, causing Leo to cry out if he can ever just eat a normal lunch. Percy tells him to head to Charleston where they can find a map to the Mark of Athena. Percy and Frank recount how they had met Phorcys, Keto, and the imprisonment of wild animals. They had also been imprisoned but escaped causing Leo to wonder if he's worth as much as two or three Franks. Frank, meanwhile gets himself trapped in Chinese Handcuffs, much to Leo's amusement. He changes into a lizard to escape which Leo jokes about. Percy then states that the map leads to the Mark of Athena causing them to wonder what it is.At Camp Jupiter, everyone expected Jason to lead and treated him like a prince in waiting. To try to alter it, he befriended the least popular kids and went on the least glamorous quests, but there was no use. He followed all the rules, but in reality, he chafed under the rules and traditions there, and felt a little unconventional. He also hated the infighting and the power plays there. He spent twelve years in the legion. Jason’s entire career at Camp Jupiter had been built on careful choices. He mediated between demigods, listened to all sides of an argument, and made compromises. He was always the leader and never on a team of equals. While praetor, Jason fought to change the camp's rules and traditions, even trying to change the name, Twelfth Legion, to First Legion. But it was no use, and Camp was too traditional. But while Praetor, Fifth Cohort's reputation was restored in the eyes of Camp and it became respected again for the first time since the 1980s. Jason welcomed numerous demigods to camp, including Hazel Levesque. Jason and Hazel became friends, though Hazel thought of him as hard to read and more as a legend than a person, and he told her about his battle with Krios. Jason and Reyna also met Nico di Angelo when he introduced himself as a son of Pluto, and welcomed him to camp, letting him be ambassador. When an unnaturally powerful storm arrives, Dylan revealed himself to be a Ventus or venti, a storm spirit, and Jason instinctively took out his gold coin, flipped it, and it became a well-balanced sword made of Imperial Gold though he didn't know how he did it. Eventually, Lupa took him on a trip south to Camp Jupiter, where she showed him around Camp. Jason was offered a place in the First Cohort, but he denied it, and decided to join the Fifth Cohort to restore honor to it after what happened to Michael Varus. But he also joined it to try to alter his destiny as the son of Jupiter.

On the quest, Piper and Leo bonded. Piper saved Leo's life numerous times, like from Medea. Leo trusted Piper enough to tell her about Tía Callida, who was actually Hera, which he never told anyone before. He was also grateful when Piper and Jason weren't going to leave him alone with Calais, and willing to fight for him. Leo also reassured Piper that it wasn't her fault when Festus fell. However, Leo was slightly jealous of the two. He was excited when the mist memories were fake because he felt like it was a chance to reset their dynamic. But since Piper and Jason were heading to be a couple again, he thought they didn't want Leo around and he was worried being an odd man out again. He also felt like a reject when Piper and Jason got to see Boreas when he didn't. He was also worried she would think he was a freak when she found out he had fire powers. He ended up saving their lives from Ma Gasket and the Cyclops. Piper was very grateful when he saved her life and asked if he was okay, and Leo apologized for not telling her about the fire. But Piper grinned and punched his arm, saying it was amazing. Piper comforted Jason when Festus died. Leo also comforted Piper when he learned about her dad, and assured her that he will help her. Leo comforted Piper again when her father went home, giving her Kleenex, and Piper thought how much he meant to her. Out of the seven, Leo had the most lines in the prophecy that was about him, or partially about him.Cupid began to taunt Jason, but Nico told him to leave him alone and that he knows its really him he wants. Cupid extorts a confession from Nico as the price of giving him and Jason the scepter: Nico had fled Camp Half-Blood after Bianca's death not just because he felt rejected by the other campers as the son of Hades, and not just because Percy had let him down by failing to keep Bianca safe—he had romantic feelings for Percy, which he could not deal with or let others know. Jason began to understand Nico and realize he was wrong about him, and wanted to be his friend. Seeing this, Jason tries to tell Nico that he would keep it a secret but comments that everyone would still stand by Nico if he told them. He also said out of everything he had seen, what Nico had done was the bravest. However, Nico tells him that he's fine and no longer has feelings for Percy, though this is questioned later on in the book. They then returned to the ship.