Chapter 2 - Voices

Nico's point of view

My mind was awake. My body was stiff as if I had been sleeping, that was strange I don't remember going to sleep. In fact the last thing I remember was Hazel... Oh gods Hazel. My eyes snapped open, I had to find her. It was dark but there was a bluish glow, just bright enough for me to see. I glanced around the room there was boxs and dust everywhere, it must be a storage room I thought. I was about to get up, when there was a sudden pressure on my right shoulder. I whipped my head around to see Jason looking at me with a worried look. I shrugged his hand off my shoulder and hissed "Where are we?"

"We don't know" he whispered.

"We" I questioned.

He stepped to the side revealing the rest of the Seven. I jumped up and ran over to Hazel, who saw me and wrapped her arms around me, so tight I had to remind her to let me breath. "I was so worried" she said still holding onto me. "Yeah I was too" I whispered softly.

I then tuned into the conversation, where Leo was saying that we were on some type of mechanical ship or vehicle.

Percy contributed saying that we are not on water.

Then Hazel said " I don't feel the earth underneath us."

Everybody looked a little worried. Then I realised something " I can't feel the Underworld" I said out loud.

Now everybody looked really worried. Annabeth and Jason had their eyebrows knitted together in concentration.

"We could be in the air, right" Jason suddenly said " I mean I can feel air around us, but it's weird, it's different."

Then Leo said "Come on, I can't sit still an longer. Let's go find some answers."

There were mixed levels of enthusiasm, but everybody agreed. Most people pulled out their weapons with the exception of Percy, Jason and me.

Jason and Percy had their pen and coin in their hands and I had my hand on the grip of my sword, ready to pull it out if needed. Then I noticed Annabeth had a backpack on. I walked over and asked " Where did you get that" while nudging my head in the direction of the backpack. "Ohh" she said "It was on my back when we got here, I think I was holding it before we left."

Okay that was weird, if your going to kidnap someone at least take their weapons and supplies. Percy led us down the dimly lit hallways, while I brang up the rear. We took a right and two lefts before reaching a well lit hallway. The design of the hallways was unlike anything I had ever seen before. Annabeth was probably freaking out over it.

We all came to a sudden halt as footsteps and a conversation echoed through the hallways.

"I got stuck in a cryo pod and then in an air lock" a voice said. What In the name of my father was a cyro pod?

"Well I got attack by a training robot who was trying to kill me" a second voice said

"Getting stuck in an air lock is worse than getting attacked by a robot" said the first voice.

"I'm beginning to think I should have left you in there" the second voice said with a huff.

"Well, I-" the first voice was cut off by a deeper voice "Enough, boys"

There was a bit of mumbling as the footsteps got closer, until they were right around the corner.