s ▁Spanish ▁and ▁machine . ▁Leo ▁has ▁the ▁ability ▁to ▁create ▁and ▁manipulate ▁fire , ▁a ▁skill ▁no ▁child ▁of ▁He pha est us ▁has ▁had ▁for ▁ 4 0 0 ▁years . ▁He ▁also ▁has ▁severe ▁AD HD ▁even ▁by ▁dem ig od ▁standards . ▁An ▁excellent ▁mechan ic , ▁he ▁rep airs ▁a ▁bronze ▁drag on ▁running ▁wild ▁in ▁the ▁camp ' s ▁woods , ▁naming ▁it ▁Fest us ▁( which ▁means ▁" H appy " ▁in ▁Latin ). ▁In sp ired ▁by ▁a ▁blue print ▁in ▁B unker ▁ 9 , ▁an ▁abandoned ▁b unker ▁in ▁the ▁camp ' s ▁woods , ▁and ▁a ▁picture ▁he ▁drew ▁in ▁his ▁kind erg arten ▁time , ▁he ▁also ▁creates ▁the ▁Ar go ▁II , ▁the ▁ship ▁the ▁ 7 ▁of ▁the ▁Great ▁Prop he cy ▁sail ▁on ▁to ▁reach ▁Greece . ▁ ▁When ▁Leo ▁was ▁eight , ▁Ga ia ▁trick ed ▁him ▁into ▁burning ▁down ▁his ▁mother ▁Es per anza ' s ▁machine ▁shop ▁in ▁Houston ▁resulting ▁in ▁her ▁death . ▁Leo ' s ▁remaining ▁family ▁bl amed ▁him ▁for ▁killing ▁her ▁and ▁left ▁him ▁a ▁fost er ▁child ▁and ▁run away . ▁He ▁meets ▁Pi per , ▁his ▁best ▁friend , ▁at ▁the ▁W ilder ness ▁School ▁in ▁Nev ada . ▁Later , ▁In ▁The ▁Lost ▁Hero , ▁he ▁meets ▁Jason ▁Grace , ▁who ▁w akes ▁up ▁on ▁a ▁school ▁bus ▁head ed ▁to ▁the ▁Grand ▁C any on ▁with ▁no ▁mem ories . ▁However , ▁Leo ▁and ▁Pi per ▁have