Disclaimer- I do not own any of these charries. Or else I'd be sending out a flurry of books.XDD This goes for all the chapters to follow, so don't expect to see this again.

MY BELOVED PEOPLE! READ THIS FIRST! This is book 2 of Percy Jackson's Life, as an Olympian Half Blood If you didn't read the first one, you really won't understand this one. I made book 1 short, only 17 chapters, so no one will have to be tortured whilst reading it.XDD Haha! Without further ado,… enjoy book 2!

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"RUN!" Annabeth screamed.

I panted. God, this was the completely wrong way to go!

"Percy! Ahead of you!" Grover bleated quickly.

I looked up. The huge dog bared its teeth, growling loudly. I hit its paw.

"PERCY!" Annabeth and Grover said at the same time.

I blinked, rubbing my head. Ouch. That was a hard hit.

"Peace, Cerberus," a voice drawled.

"Thank you, Lord Hades," Annabeth panted, running up to me.

"I'm only stopping him because you have a debt to pay me…or face the world war," Hades sneered, walking away.

"Jeesh," I muttered as he stalked off.

"I don't think mops will work, Percy…" Grover remarked nervously, holding up his snapped mop that Cerberus had snapped clean through.

"UGH!" I hissed. I didn't know how else to clean up the mess in the underworld. This all started when I was called to go on a quest. I set out for it, with Annabeth, Grover, and Thalia. Before we could even start scavenging around Texas (yes, we did go to Texas), we were caught by Diomedes and his horses killed him…so nothing to worry about there…then, I got into a fight with Thalia and Grover. We split up, and Annabeth came with me. That's when I confessed that I liked her…and we had our first kiss on the beach. (Don't giggle! x-x That was PRIVATE!) We met up with Thalia and Grover, making up with them in the Iris message. Luke captured us at a nearby McDonalds, sent us to the underworld, twisted Thalia's mind, so now she's a traitor, oh, and to escape I brought the ocean into the underworld. Don't get it? I mean it, literally. I brought the ocean into the underworld. And now I had to clean it up. God.

"Why can't you just…move it with your powers?" Grover asked, taking in deep breaths. Poor satyr was tired.

"Because, I don't have control in the underworld," I said.

"But you have control over the water," Annabeth told me.

"I know…but its weird. It's like my powers are affected in the Big Three's territory,"

"How come not Zeus?" Annabeth cocked her head.

"Because…I guess earth is neutral. I don't really know," I shrugged.

"Good point," Annabeth smiled.

"Thanks," I wiped my brow.

It wasn't hot down here, or cold. Normal air. I mopped the floor, wringing the mop every few seconds, getting out the water.

"This is ridiculous!" Annabeth huffed after a few minutes. "You're son of the sea god! Come on!"

"It's not as easy as it looks!" I pointed the mop at her.

She eyed it warily and I dropped it.

"I'm SO tired, Annabeth," I breathed in.

"Maybe I can help you," a voice said.

We all turned our heads. And he was standing there.

Nico, son of Hades.

"Oh god…"Annabeth gasped inwardly.

Nico walked down the steps. He wasn't that scared eight year old that we saw before. His hair was now dark, dark black, his eyes also black. His hair was in a punkish style. He stared at me, pursing his lips. Last time I saw him, we hadn't gotten off to a good start. His skin was deathly pale, like his father's. He had a handsome, oval face that looked always in deep thought.

"You need help, Perseus?" he asked me.

"Yeah…" I cocked my eyebrow at him. "But why would you help me?"

"Let's just say…I want in," he leaned against a nearby pillar, kicking a swimming fish away from his heel.

"In on what?" I squinted.

"On the quest for Thanatos," he shrugged. "That's a natural thing to ask isn't it?"

"Not really," Annabeth crossed her arms.

"Why would you?" Grover interrogated.

"I want to be someone who can handle problems, unlike Bianca who ran away from me," Nico spat. He was referring to his sister who had joined the Hunt of Artemis.

"Look, if you get this water out of here, then you'll stop World War III! Isn't that good enough?" I asked, exasperated.

"No," Nico snorted.

Annabeth looked at me. She came over and whispered in my ear.

"Percy, just let him help! World War III is bigger than letting him help. You'll solve SO many problems!" Annabeth said.

"I know…but what does he want in return?" I asked her.

"Well…that's what we'll have to risk," Annabeth leaned away from me.

I looked at Nico.

"Fine. Now how do we get this crap out of here?"

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