Chapter 2

Nico

The moment I said the words 'Percy didn't protect her' I regretted it. "IT'S PERCY'S FAULT!" Lianna yelled. She raced out the door. I suddenly had a horrible realization. Lianna was now out to get Percy. Too late, I remembered something about my little sister, she had a quick temper. I ran outside and followed Lianna. In front of the whole camp, Lianna marched up to Percy and yelled, "IT'S YOUR FAULT!" Percy raised his hands in defence. "I sorry I took the last donut!" He yelled. Everyone gave him a that's not what this is about look. Suddenly, darkness started radiating off of Lianna. The ground opened up around her and skeletons started climbing out. I realized what they were going to do. "Skeletons, stop." I commanded but they paid me no attention. Percy noticed me and said, "NICO! A little help here would be nice."

"Don't you think I'm trying?!" Percy uncapped riptide and started swinging at the skeletons. Everyone ran for their lives until it was only me, Percy, and Lianna. Each time Percy destroyed a skeleton, 6 more appeared. Lianna laughed maniacally. "THIS IS FOR BIANCA!" She yelled. "Ok come on! I said sorry!" Percy whined. Eventually, the skeletons overwhelmed Percy and his sword skittered to the ground. The skeletons grabbed him and pulled him towards the crack in the ground. "NICO! IF YOUR GOING TO DO SOMETHING THEN NOW WOULD BE AN EXCELLENT TIME!" Percy yelled panicked. "LIANNA! You need to stop this! This isn't what Bianca would've wanted!" I tried to reason. "Brother! Join me! We can finally have revenge for our sister. After all, you are the one who told me the truth." She said.

"You did WHAT!" Percy exclaimed. I put all my will into controlling the skeletons but Lianna's grip was just just to strong. Finally, with a scream of pain, Nico put all his force and will into controlling the skeletons. "Go… away… and never come back." He croaked. The skeletons vanished and Nico collapsed onto the floor. "NO! You've got power Nico, but to bad bad it drains your energy." Lianna said. With a final sociopathic scream, she vanished in mid air.

Everybody came running out of their cabins. Annabeth, Percy, and Leo all came rushing to my side. "Are you ok Nico?" Annabeth asked. I shook away the question. "I'm fine." I mumbled. I tried to get up, but fell right back to the floor. Now I was just agitated. "Man, your sister is a PSYCHOPATH! Leo said. That was the last thing I heard before I passed out.

I woke up on a bed. My head ached as if someone had hit me with a metal baseball bat. I blinked my eyes and realized I was in my cabin. I groaned. After a few minutes of struggling, I managed to get up and open the door. It was the middle of the day. I walked over to the dining pavilion where everyone was having lunch. There were still scars on the ground from the fight.

"Hey Nico, are you ok?" Piper asked from a few feet away. I nodded my head walked over to the Hades table. I finally get my little sister back, and she turns into a supervillain out to get my friend. I sighed. I had hoped I would at least get to spend a few days with her. But now, like 4 years ago, she was gone once again to who knows where. I remembered how close she and Bianca had been. They were best friends. Now, she comes to camp to find out that her sister died. Soon, lunch was over and I started walking back to my cabin. As I was walking, I noticed Chiron beckoning me from the big house. I walked over with my hands in my pockets. When I got there, I followed Chiron inside to see Percy, Annabeth, Leo, and Piper. "Please, sit down." Leo said, intentionally making his voice deeper. I sat down on the chair next to Leo. I'm going to regret this. I thought as I sat down. "Nico, how did your sister know what happened to Bianca?" Percy asked. "So this is an interrogation?" I asked. "You didn't answer his question." Leo said trying to look serious. I rolled my eyes. "Fine, I accidently told her."

"How do you accidentally tell someone that Percy got their sister killed?" Annabeth asked. Percy pouted. "I said I was sorry!" Percy whined. Annabeth ignored him and asked, "What else did you tell her?"

"Nothing really."

"Did you teach her how to use her powers?"

"No."

"Did you tell her anything else that can be used against us?"

"No."

"How we know that she is really your sister?"

"Really?"

"Annabeth, stop grilling the poor guy. He just said he didn't say anything else." Piper said. Annabeth muttered a "Fine" but continued to eye me. "Wait, if you didn't teach her about her powers, then how did she summon those skeletons?" Leo asked. "I don't know. Her grip was really strong though. I used all my energy just trying to get a stronger grip on the skeletons than her. It's almost as if Lianna had help. It was as if someone was giving her the strength to do it. I mean, no one that young could have been able to control the skeletons so powerfully." I said. This really worried me. What if someone was trying to control my sister. I would never forgive myself if something happened to her because of me. She was the last family I have left.

"Well this is very troubling." Chiron said. "Nico, do you think you can find her?" Chiron asked me. I nodded my head. "Good, you and two others will go find her and stop her. I have a feeling we will not be needing a prophecy for this."

"I will go." Annabeth said. "I'll go too." Percy said. Annabeth looked at him. "Percy, your the one she's out to get, and you want to go? You'd be walking straight into your death." Annabeth explained. "I can protect myself."

Leo laughed. "What? I can!" Percy complained. "Really? What about a few hours ago when you got beat up by a 12 year old!" Leo started laughing so hard he fell on the floor. "That was different!"

"Percy… no offense, but not really." Piper told him. Percy pouted. "Still, I'm going."

"You big baby." Annabeth muttered. "Excuse me?" Percy asked and Annabeth just smiled and shrugged her shoulders.

"Ok. You three will leave in a few days. Meanwhile, Nico will try to find Lianna." Chiron said and the meeting was dismissed.

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It was now dark out and the harpies were patrolling the camp. I lay down in my vampire coffin themed bed. After what felt like hours, I finally fell asleep… and right into a nightmare.

In the middle of the forest, was a small fire in a clearing. A girl walked up to the fire and threw in pieces of wood. She had pale skin, dark almost black hair, and was wearing a black and white shirt with blue jeans and an old, worn out leather jacket. Lianna. I thought. "My dearest child." Said a voice. Lianna jumped. She looked around. "I can help you." Lianna constantly looked around, hoping to see the person that was talking. "W… what do you mean, help me? She asked. "If you help me, I can help you with that Percy Jackson." Lianna sneered. She glared off to the side, as if expecting someone to be there. No sis, don't do it. I thought. "What do you need help with?" Lianna asked. "You see, I was killed by Percy Jackson. So if you raise me again, we can help each other kill him." The voice said. She looked ussure. "But, my brother he-" The voice cut her off. She sat back down on the ground, staring into the fire. "My child, I have helped you once. So join me." Said the voice. Lianna shuffled her feet. "So… that's how I was more powerful than Nico. You helped me. You helped me… hurt someone." She buried her face in hands. "I'm a monster!" She sobbed. "Dear one, let me in and all the pain and misery will be gone." It charmed. "What… what is your name?"

"Names can be powerful things… my name is Kronos." Lianna backed away from the fire as a figure formed in it. "No! Your evil!" She yelled. Leo now laughed. "Guess I will have to do this the hard way…"

"HELP! NICO!" Lianna yelled. My heart broke. My sister needed help, and I knew I couldn't save her. "Did you not hear me? Names have power. Now you will pay." Kronos laughed. The flames flickered towards Lianna. She backed away. A flame appeared behind her. "Lianna!" I yelled, but know sound came out. She couldn't hear me. The flamed scorched her back and she fell. Kronos laughed and a fiery figure floated up to her. "Nico… help me…" Lianna said, barely a whisper. Kronos looked in my direction. He knew I was watching. "This is payback Nico, and this isn't even the worst of it." He laughed sinisterly and floated into my sister. She twitched around. She stood up and spoke, but her voice was not her own. She walked over to me and growled, "Wake." And Lianna jumped into the fire and disappear. The fire went out and the scene faded.

I woke up in a cold sweat. I swung off the bed. I need to tell Chiron. I thought and raced out the door.