AN: Hey guys. This is my first story so yea. Just some background info on the story- This happened a few years after TLO. Thalia's immortal so Nicko's a couple of months older than her now. ENJOY!
~Nico~
I was riding my skeletal horse in Half-Blood Woods when I first saw her. Thalia. I havent seen her in a while. Her black spiky hair was now long and braided, like most hunters. Her bow and quiver, which was empty, was placed at her foot. She was holding her hunting knife in a defensive stance and infront of her stood a huge manticore with his back to me. I jumped of my horse quietly.
"Where is it?", the manticore growled.
"I dont know!", Thalia exclaimed, fear crossed her face.
Thalia being scared. Now that was new. I knew that she must've been really desperate to look like that. I became alert at once. She saw me and I placed a finger on my lips and shook my head. She got my message. She just need to distract the manticore for a moment so that I can get close enough to attack the manticore.
"I know you have it little girl! Give it to me NOW!" snarled the manticore.
"I told you I dont have it with me idiot! And if I do have it, what makes you think I'ld give it to you?" Thalia glared.
Now that sounded more like Thalia. I slowly walked to the manticore. It mustve seen my shadow because it turned its head. I slashed at it wildly.
"ARGH!" it growled in pain as it dissolved to nothingness.
Thalia dropped to the grown and leaned against a tree. I walked towards her.
"Great timing.", she said, smirking.
"You're welcome.", I said sarcastically. "What're you doing here anyways? And what's that thing the manticore was asking for?" I asked.
She looked at me and stood up. "Lets go to camp. I need to talk to Chiron. I'll explain everything there."
I nodded. She picked up her bow and quiver and walked to my horse. She looked at it and muttered,"Nice horse." I smirked.
I mounted the horse and she sat behind me. We galloped through the woods and back to camp.