Leo should have known something was wrong as soon as he heard that annoying hissing sound from behind his bedroom door. He should have 'fired up' when he heard someone talking to him, wondering if he was awake or not.
Leo Valdez should have known he was in trouble, but all the clues flew right over his head in his attempts to sneak in just a few extra minutes of sleep.

Is he sleeping?

Yes, you fool. Do not speak further, you will wake him!

He does not look like the one we're searching for. There is children of Poseidon and Jupiter on this ship, why don't we-

The other two are strong enough to resist, you know that. Earth Mother said that the child of Hephaestus would be the Seven's downfall, do you wish to go against her orders and capture the other two instead? I am sure she would be pleased to find that you went against her word.

No, no of course not!

Good, now be quiet and let me do my work.

Leo turned in his sleep, giving a muffled "Go away, Buford" as he shoved his face against the pillow. In an hour or so he'd have to get out of bed and raise the anchor so the Argo II could set sail again, but it felt like only five minutes had passed since he closed his eyes.

No... no, that wasn't right. It had been about thirty.
He had been so desperate to make it to Athens ahead of schedule to impress everyone, the thought of actually sleeping hadn't been on his mind until Annabeth had pointed out how tired he looked.

Leo Valdez: putting people ahead of himself since he'd been guilt tripped into it after sending his friends to Tartarus.

Brother, I believe you woke him.

Hush! He is asleep.

One of the two dark mist figures crept closer to where the son of Hephaestus lay. Look, it said, sounding rather proud of itself, The child is completely-

"Hello?" Leo yawned, rolling over onto his back and rubbing his eyes, "Yo, Frank if that's you trying to kill me or something..." he mumbled, his words rolling off into a snore.

The second figure drooped in the air. That is what Earth Mother requested? He does not seem very capable of what is expected of him.

"Dude, stop talking... trying to sleep." Leo said, now sounding a little bit more awake than he had before. "Are we being attacked again? Those stupid... thing-a-ma-whats..."

And now you will hurry up so I may leave. The second figure stated to the other.

Why are you even here? You are not helpful to me, I know what I need to do without your narration.

Then go.

"Uhg, how many times do I have to-" Leo growled, beginning to sit up in his bed just as the first dark figure went towards him. The second the mist creature and the demigod made contact, the figure vanished and Leo went limp, slumping back towards the mattress without a second of fighting back.

The remaining figure paused. Brother? Did it work?

After a few moments of silence, Leo's eyes flickered open. He looked nearly the same as he had before, but the difference was his eyes. The former dark brown had changed to a bright golden colour, seemingly glowing in the dark as they examined the room.

"He is odd." The boy stated, the voice sounding from his mouth was no longer his.

Oh! So it worked! The mist figure exclaimed happily.

"Of course it did, idiot." Leo snapped, "Now leave. Tell Earth Mother that the task should be carried out shortly. I do not plan on being figured out as easily as our brothers."

Good luck! The figure cheered before slipping away into the shadows.

Still with his golden eyes shining bright, Leo flexed his fingers and watched as strings of flame came sprouting out from them.

"He is an easy one to control."

Notes

Well, that's it for the first chapter! I'm pretty sure that my grammar is going to be terrible, but for those who might actually take interest in this, please bear with me because hopefully I'll get better!

I most likely won't, but I'll try.

Also! Updates will either be on Tuesdays or Fridays, or both depending on when I finish the chapters.