Hey guys it's been a while since I last updated this so I hope this keeps you looking for the rest of the chapters till it is done.

Chapter 25: Falling

STORY START

They had just landed on the island of Polyphemus and they were now situated on the very top of his cave home.

"Hey Naruto with your firepower and all why are we still out here and not in there killing him of already?" Clarisse asked Naruto who was sitting at the edge waiting for Polyphemus to emerge from his cave.

"You should learn to savor victory Clarisse. Polypemus is easily dealt with especially with my help so why not wait and savor the moment? Besides the view of this island isn't so bad at all." Naruto said as he looked at the island view which was quite remarkable a real holiday spot if only there wasn't a large Cyclops and man eating sheep that is.

"Fine I hope he won't take too long getting out of his cave then I hate waiting." Clarisse said as she reluctantly sat down as well while Saber continued to stand staring of into the distance of the island before something caught her eye.

"Naruto isn't that the fleece on that tree over there?" Saber pointed out as she directed Naruto and Clarisse's attention to the tree some distance of.

"Yes it is good eye Saber." Naruto said as he spotted what Saber was pointing too. It was a tre surrounded by the man eating sheep and on its lower branches lay the golden fleece itself.

"Should we not go acquire it now?" Saber asked.

"Not yet let's take care of the Cyclops and then locate Grover he should be somewhere on this island" Naruto said as he stood up all of a sudden.

"What is it?" Clarisse asked.

"It seems the Cyclops is awake prepare yourselves." Naruto said as the Gate of Babylon formed behind him and weapons started to emerge from it.

Following Naruto's lead Saber and Clarisse drew their respective weapons and waited for the Cyclops to emerge from his cave.

They didn't have to wait long when a rumbling sound could be heard as they saw Polyphemus emerge from his cave.

Once Polyphemus had fully emerged from his cave Naruto shot one of his swords at Polyphemus stabbing the Cyclops in the arm very nearly stabbing the arm off.

"Who's there show yourself to Polyphemus?!" the Cyclops raged as he spun around to look for whoever stabbed him.

"If you cannot discern who I am then you must have lost more than your sight Cyclops" Naruto said glaring at the Cyclops.

"We'll take care of this" Saber said before Naruto could say anything and rushed at Polyphemus who was to slow to avoid her and so took a heavy slash to his chest.

Jumping into the fray Clarisse used this opportunity to stab her spear into his already wounded shoulder effectively severing the arm of Polyphemus.

"Ahhhhh" Polyphemus cried as he gripped his stub of an arm. Eventually letting it go he turned around looking for a boulder to throw at the people who attacked him only for is hand to get stabbed through pinning it to the boulder he was about to throw courtesy of Naruto.

"Do not think you can forget about me old Cyclops." Naruto said as three more swords launched out of the Gate of Babylon and impaled the Cyclops on the chest pushing it near the brink of death.

"Any last words?" Naruto asked mockingly as e launched a few more blades eventually stabbing through Polyphemus enough times that he exploded in a burst of golden dust not even leaving a reward or trophy behind.

"That was a letdown" Clarisse said as she relaxed now that Polyphemus was dead.

"Indeed one would think an ancient evil to be stronger than that." Saber added as she moved towards Naruto who was at the mouth of the cave.

"What is it? Do you see something?" Clarisse said as she moved towards Naruto who was staring at something inside the cave of Polyphemus.

Moving to where Naruto was Clarisse struggled to contain her laugter inside she saw Grover the satyr was dressed in a wedding dress of all things. Since he was asleep Naruto took this opportunity to take several photos with his camera that he had hidden in the Gate of Babylon.

Saber herself couldn't hold her amusement as well as well seeing this kind of thing so she could be heard giggling as well at the sight.

Once Naruto felt he had enough fun he proceeded to reseal the camera and wake Grover up by nudging him with his foot.

"Whoa hold it I'm trying to sleep here! Naruto! Clarisse! Tank the gods you found me that Cyclops would have eaten me!" Grover started to rant as soon as he woke up. Almost leading to another laughing fit from his rescuers.

"Um excuse me but who are you I don't think I've seen you before?" Grover asked when he finally took note of Saber standing before him.

"My name is unimportant for now but you may address me as Saber" Saber introduced herself with a curt nod.

"I see well not that I'm not grateful or anything but why are you guys here?" Grover asked confused as far as he knew he was only here because he was captured by Polyphemus not a reason for others to be in the sea of monsters.

"Oh Clarisse got a quest to find the Golden Fleece it led us here" Naruto explained briely as he pointed over to where the Golden Fleece lay at the branches of the tree

"OK how are we supposed to get there?" Grover asked once more when he noticed the meat eating sheep surrounding the tree.

"Leave that to me." Naruto said confidently as the Gate of Babylon formed once more behind him with weapons all aimed at the sheep. A few seconds later almost all the sheep were either dead or dying from the stab wounds inflicted upon their person.

Finally a few seconds later all the sheep were dead and the pathway to the tree was clear.

"Well that was quick" Clarisse said dryly a bit miffed that she didn't get to kill the sheep.

"It be far better than for us to take our time to kill them. We are on a limit after all." Saber said as she started to walk alongside Naruto who moved towards the Golden Fleece.

Moving towards the tree the group saw that it was like a skinned sheep except that it was golden in color and the head was nearly intact so were the hooves and it lay sprawled across the trees lower branches.

"Well what now?" Clarisse asked as she got the fleece and held it up so Grover could help her carry it.

"We leave as easy as that" Naruto said as he brought out the Vimana once more allowing everyone on board before lying of towards Camp Half-Blood.

"Naruto If you're here then who's watching the Camp? I know Chiron was going to choose you to lead so what are you doing here?" Grover asked concerned he was pretty sure that Naruto should be at camp protecting everyone else.

"I found a temporary replacement to watch them for a while don't worry their power should easily protect the camp until we get the fleece to them." Naruto explained as the Vimana neared the beach of Maine.

"I see well who did you get as a replacement?" Grover asked curious as to who Naruto chose.

"Medusa, a new champion of Athena and Tamamo no Mae a favorite of Artemis" Naruto said as they passed over the city headed off to Camp Half-Blood near New York.

"Medusa?! How is that possible? Both Athena and Medusa hate each other?" Grover asked in fright. Medusa hated demi-gods enough that she would turn the whole camp into stone statues if given the chance.

Taking a deep sigh Naruto began to explain to Grover what had happened over the past few weeks e was gone from camp.

"So let me get this straight you freed Medusa from her curse than explained to Lady Athena so her punishment would be lessened then a friend from your past came as well and now both of them are watching over camp. Add to that if anyone harms tem they will be cursed by your mothers is that about right?" Grover said with a sigh receiving a nod from his compatriots.

"You are one unpredictable guy you know that." Grover said blankly he shouldn't even be surprised anymore. After what more could be more shocking then releasing a curse of a monster oh if only he knew.

"We're here" Naruto said as he saw the borders of Camp Half-Blood surrounding the wooded area and just beneath him were hordes of monsters all encroaching upon the camp.

"Clarisse get of here and set up the fleece me and Saber will hold them of for you" Naruto ordered as he landed the Vimana a short distance from Thalia's tree.

"Don't die on us will ya" Clarisse said as she took off with Grover to place the fleece on Thalia's tree hoping to regenerate the field that kept monsters out in time to help Naruto and Saber.

"Don't worry about that child we will back them up" Clarisse heard to voices say as they passed by her making her look and see that it was Medusa and Tamamo who spoke and were now helping Naruto and Saber keep the monsters from reaching camp.

Sounds of battle could be heard intermixed with the war cries and death bellows of the monsters as Naruto's group engaged them in battle. Flashes of gold could be seen as weapons flew from Naruto's Gate of Babylon impaling monsters as they drew closer. Sounds of Sword striking flesh could be heard as Saber cut through the enemy's defenses all the while protecting Naruto and Tamamo from harm. Rider's stakes could be seen impaling monsters left and right as she moved around the battle field adeptly striking then retreating causing havoc among the enemies ranks. All the while Tamamo protected the group by casting spells to guard them, bolstering their powers as well as finishing of a stray monster or two with a fireball.

The once massive horde of monsters was now down to just a few members all were now cautious as to how to approach the four who guarded the camp. Even though it seemed that the four guardians were slightly out of breath it is still possible for them to lose the fight.

Just as they were about to charge at the camp one last time suddenly the earth began to shake. The skies seemed to light up even though it was nearly evening. Looking at the distance they saw that the fleece had been placed upon the tree protecting the camp and its barrier was erected once more.

Seeing this, the monsters scrambled away before it became fully active but not all were able to get away in time. The unlucky few who had taken too long to run away had been incinerated by the barrier rendering them nothing but a pile of golden dust.

"It seems Clarisse got it up in time huh?" Naruto said as he tried to regain his breathing.

"Well I guess we'll be leaving tomorrow if your back already" Tamamo said sadly as she looked up at the starry sky.

"I guess so but don't worry once Chiron comes back I'll try to visit you and Medusa more often" Naruto said as he hugged Tamamo.

"Let's head back to the cabin I want to take a bath" Saber said as she was the dirtiest of them all she was covered in the blood of the monsters. She was the only one of them who really had to fight at such close range that their blood had stuck to her. Unlike Naruto, Medusa, and Tamamo who were really long range fighters unlike herself.

"Sure, sure let's head back I'm feeling tired myself" Naruto said as he was feeling quite tired himself using the Gate multiple times in one day. As well as fighting in a long battle against multiple creatures strong he may be but he was still mortal in that he felt tired after pushing himself quite a bit.

"Hmm are you feeling tired perhaps you want me to give you a bath or a massage Naruto" Medusa said from behind Naruto startling him at her closeness to him. How on earth did she get behind him without him noticing at all was a mystery he does not understand.

"Perhaps some other time for now all I want to do is rest." Naruto said as he headed for his cabin.

Things were bound to look up for Naruto right? Only the Fates knew what was in store for the days to come.

STORY END
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