Sorry for taking so long, and for the shortness of these chapters, they always seem to be longer when I'm writing them. But anyways here is chapter 2, hope you guys enjoy it.

The sound of the wind going past Jason's ears was not even close to as loud as the voice in his head. Barley anyone had said a word, and he didn't expect them too. When they returned to Nico, he just started screaming about where Percy was or why he wasn't with them. Of course Piper being Piper tried to reassure him that he was on his way. It was Percy for gods sake, he could take anything on. He was the one who defeated Kronos, the one who held the sky, he was the one who ended the plots of Gaia there wasn't anything he couldn't do.

All that Jason kept saying to himself, but one look from Nico and all of that went out the window. Percy was everything a demi god could be, everything a friend could be, but he wasn't immortal. Jason knew before Nico even said anything.

"I... I can't sense his life presence.. he's gone." Was all Nico could say before he looked at his feet, and the only sound was Piper trying to hide her sobs behind her hand.

"We have to go back," she said, "we can't just leave him there."

"There is nothing to go back too, Piper, he is gone. Besides you said the cave collapsed, there is nothing we can do about it." Nico said and Jason knew he was right.

Now they were almost to camp, even Blackjack seemed to act differently. Looking at his dark eyes, Jason could see they were wet with tears. The son of Jupiter, King of the gods. He was suppose to be the leader, the most powerful. It should have been Jason who stayed, he should have dragged Percy out of that cave, either all or none, but he ran away, ran away and left his friend to die. How could he face anyone at camp, or even his own father again.

"What are we going to tell Annabeth?" The sound of Piper's hollow voice broke the silence. That made the pit in Jason's stomach sink even lower. Annabeth someone had to tell her, no he had to tell her. It was his fault.

"I understand death the most." Nico said, "I'll tell her."

"No, we all understand death, I was the one in charge of this quest, I will tell her." Jason said, and before they could protest the sight of Camp Half-Blood came into view, and Blackjack started to lower himself.

When they landed outside the cafeteria, they were swarmed with other campers, mostly younger ones. Asking questions, smiling, and finally the question he dreaded.

"Where is Percy?" One of the youngers one asked, before Jason could say anything Thalia and a few of the huntresses walked up.

"Yes, baby brother, where is the seaweed brain?" She asked, and it was Piper who answered her. She answered her by breaking down and crying right in front of everyone, and the look of Thalia's face was heartbreaking.

She was clearly fighting back tears, "Hunters get her out of here." She said, wiper her nose and the hunters obeyed, "Jason, what happened." She nearly screamed into his face, grabbing his arms as tight as she could.

He opened his mouth to say something, but before he could, a sound filled his ears with fear and dread.

"Finally back huh Seaweed Brain?"

Annabeth.