Hi there, everyone! This is my first attempt at writing a story and I really hope that I won't disappoint all you fanfic readers. This story is set somewhere in the end of the Lost Hero, when Jason, Piper and Leo comes back from their quest. It doesn't really fit in with the real story plot because in the Son of Neptune, Nico is *Spoiler!* supposed to be at the Roman Camp but in my story, he's not.
I don't own Percy Jackson. The amazing Rick Riordan does.
Okay, enough talk. Hope you all enjoy!
Chapter one: Nico
It was so not fair. All I wanted was some sleep but it seems like the gods take every chance they get to mess with your dreams and make you go on quests you don't want to go on and get yourself killed.
Yeah, I said gods. As in Greek gods. You know… Zeus, Athena and all those. Believe it or not, they're real. And they're always trying to make you do dirty work for them that you have to accept or it's ZAP! Oops, have a nice life, little field mouse!
Demigods like me went through experiences like that and believe me, it's not fun. What, do I have to explain what demigods are, too? You're a demigod when you have a mortal parent and an immortal (AKA godly) parent. Me, I have a human mom (Who's dead now) and a god as a father.
Where was I? Oh, yeah. I was asleep.
I dreamed that I was in the middle of nowhere. Seriously, there was absolutely nothing; not even light. I've never had a dream like this so I wasn't really sure what to do. Suddenly, a small speck of light appeared in the distance. Naturally, I walked toward it. It was a small campfire being tended by a middle aged woman in a brown dress. She smiled when she saw me.
I knelt down in front of her. "My lady," I said.
"Rise, Nico," Hestia, goddess of the hearth murmured. "You need not be so polite."
I sat down next to the fire and said, "My lady, I have not heard from you in some time. Is something wrong?"
She cocked her head. "Do you not know?" she asked.
"Know what?"
"Lord Zeus has forbidden the gods to communicate in any way to our children and mortals."
I blinked. "What? But my father still talks to me! I was in the Underworld only yesterday!"
Hestia shrugged. "Lord Hades is not an Olympian. Zeus cannot control what happens in his realm."
"Then…then why are you here, my lady?" I asked. "Don't you have to follow the rules, too?"
Lady Hestia nodded. "I am disobeying Lord Zeus right now which is extremely risky but…but I have to ask for a favor of you, Nico."
I blinked. Here we go again. Still, I can't just refuse. Lady Hestia was one of the few gods that I could talk to without having to be prepared to meet my father the hard way. She accepted me for who I am and I don't meet many mortals like that, much less gods. Plus, the look in her eyes was so sad. Guilty, too.
"What is it, my lady?" I asked cautiously.
"I need your help… to escort a certain half-blood child to camp Half-Blood," she murmured.
Camp-Half blood was a summer camp for demigods. Most of my friends go there. I find it hard to fit in there so I didn't stay. Instead, I visit from time to time.
"Why? Isn't that the satyrs' job? Where is this half-blood? Who's the godly parent of this half-blood?" I blurted out.
Hestia's flame coloured eyes glowed a little brighter. I thought 'Uh-oh' but she just smiled.
"You hate not knowing, don't you?" she mused.
I blushed. When my sister, Bianca, died three years ago, I had searched all over the world for answers about my past, like who my mother was. Yeah, I guess you could say I really hate not knowing.
Suddenly, there was a rumble of thunder somewhere in the background. Hestia's eyes widened in alarm.
"Zeus has detected that my presence is gone. I have to go now. Nico, I've send a guide. He will lead you to Maia," Hestia whispered. She stood up.
I got up, too. "Maia? Is that the demigod's name?"
Hestia hesitated. "Yes. She ran away from her foster family and the monsters have found her. She won't last for long. I am asking for your help Nico, because you are the closest to her. The satyrs will never reach her in time."
I asked, "Why do you care so much about this half-blood, Lady Hestia?"
She turned to me, her eyes full of sadness. She opened her mouth to speak but suddenly, her eyes widened in alarm. "Nico! Names have power!"
My eyes also widened when I realized my mistake but it was too late.
BOOM!
A clap of thunder echoed around us.
Hestia met my eyes one last time, silently promising to explain everything later. She waved her hand and the fire faded away, leaving me in pitch darkness.
Suddenly, the whole world exploded with a BOOM! And I was blinded by a flash of light.
I woke up with my heart pounding so loud I thought it was going to explode. There were many things I didn't like about Lord Zeus and giving people heart attacks with his lightning powers was one of them.
I got up to my feet. The alley in California I was sleeping in was still dark. How was I going to find this half-blood? Hestia said something about a guide but I didn't see anyone else except a few hobos sleeping in the alley.
"Where on earth do I find the guide, much less the half-blood?" I muttered.
Almost immediately, the shadows in front of me began coming together and forming a figure. I was just going for my sword when I saw what came out of the shadow.
It was a hellhound.
Well, more like a hellpup. It had black fur, big eyes and droopy ears. It was the size of a Great Dane, which is sort of small for a hellhound so I didn't think it was fully grown yet.
It barked at me and one of the hobos told it to shut up.
One of the upsides of being a child of Hades is that you get cool powers like being able to understand hellhounds. The hellpup just said follow! Follow!
It ran out of the alley and I followed it.
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