I own nothing and parts are direct dialogue taken from "The Last Olympian" to be as precise as possible.
"So… I just jump in?"
"You have to prepare yourself first," Nico said, "or the river will destroy you. It will burn away your body and soul."
"sounds fun," Percy muttered.
After talking for what seemed like forever to Achilles and Nico, Percy finally took the fall into the river. He tells me that he tried to tie himself to his mom, to Grover, to all of his friends.
But then I was there. He was flailing around, trying not to get swept up in the current of our lake at camp after he had capsized his canoe.
"Hold on Seaweed Brain," I called to him. "You're not getting away from me that easily."
The current seemed to lighten it's grasp on him. I went to tighten my ponytail- something that had become a bad habit, only for my hand to touch my Yankees hat, making me wonder if he could see me. But his eyes were above the lake, and he stared right at me with those green eyes that could see my soul.
"You are such an idiot sometimes," I laughed at him. "Come on, take my hand."
He reached up slowly, and helped me pull him ashore.
"Do you know how we got here?" I asked him.
"Well, I was bathing in the River Styx last time I checked." He smirked.
"Did it work?"
"I don't know, you pulled me out apparently."
"I what?" I tried to ask, but just like that I was back in cabin six, where I was before the whole ordeal.
Annabeth? A voice in my head asked.
Hello?
It's Percy, I'm back in the underworld.
I'm back in my cabin. Why are you in my head?
Would love to talk but I kinda have to fight now, he responded.
Good luck, stay safe.
Okay, see you soon. With that he was silent, leaving me to find some answers.
