You cannot possibly believe how sorry I am for not updating sooner but a lot's been going on. I'm not going to sit here and blab on about my life, I think you'd rather read chapter 3.

Percy POV

I was sitting on my bed finishing up my line-up for the game when an Iris message came to me.

"Hey Seaweed Brain what's up" Annabeth' sweet voice asked.

"Just finishing up the line-up" I said.

"Really, Can I see?" she asked

"No"

"Fine then I won't tell you the surprise I'm planning"

"Oh come on, tell me Wise girl"

"That depends, am I the pitcher" she asked straining to see the line-up.

"Fine here's the line-up"

1. Annabeth Chase/Pitcher

2. Percy Jackson/Catcher

3. Zeke Zukav /3st base

4. Connor Stoll/2nd base

5. Marey Manado/1st base

6. Justin Noatak/Shortstop

7. Malcolm Abase/Right Field

8. Jake Mason/Left Field

9. Travis Stoll/Center Field

10. Ivy Iota

10- 12 Hephaestus cabin (2 people)

12-14 Zeus cabin (2 people)

14-16 Poseidon cabin (2 people)

16-19 Athena cabin (3 people)

19-21 Apollo cabin (3 people)

"Yes, I'm pitcher" Annabeth said silently.

"The surprise" I asked

"The hunters are going to play, I guess you have 4 people including Thalia" she said

"Great just let me add them on, Goodbye Annabeth see you back camp" I said,

"Bye Percy" and she disappeared.

Nico POV

In my dream I was surrounded by darkness my heart was beating impossibly fast.

My heart wasn't beating fast because I was scared; it was because of something else a funny feeling in my stomach.

"Hello is anyone there" a silky voice asked.

"I'm here" I said,

Don't know but I liked speaking with her even those few words.

We started a nice conversation, looking back on it I couldn't remember what we talked about,

I just liked talking to this girl, even though all I could see was the glint of her black hair and the dark silhouette of her body.

Then a huge figure appeared in front of me, he had olive skin, black hair, and a permanent scowl. Hades, my father

"Son, you may not, it is not the way for a son of Hades" he said,

"What isn't the way" I asked "To have a dream about a voice?"

"You may not fall in love"

"LOVE, this is what this is abut I admit that voice is attracting me but"

"ENOUGH" Hades bellowed, "LEAVE"

Why can't sleep? I thought, I was lying in bed thinking about why couldn't sleep.

I got out of my bed and walked toward the door.

……………………………………..

I walked toward the dining pavilion through the cold night air muttering to myself how bad it is for a team leader not to get some rest the night before a huge baseball game.

I walked toward the pavilion wrapped in the consuming warmth of the extra blankets I kept in my trunk.

I sat down at a random table and sighed.

"Nico, what are you doing here" asked someone behind me, I turned around and looked at Marey.

"What are you doing here" I asked.

"I asked you first"

"Can't sleep"

"Ditto"

Marey was really cool as far as girls go; she was the only girl I actually liked.

She sat down next to me she was wearing her skull pajama's she looked good in the moonlight.

"What was your dream about Nico" she asked.

"Not sure, how old are you" I asked,

"Why do you ask?"

"No reason"

"I'm 13 years old, aren't you 13 too?"

"Yeah, what's was dream about?"

"I was in darkness and I was speaking o this really sweet boy, then my mother appeared and woke me up"

"WHAT, that's the same as MY dream" I exclaimed.

"No way"

"Wait you were the girl in my dream"

"And you were the boy in mine, forget what I said about sweet" and she blushed.

I don't get why but I wonder what she would say to me if she didn't know it was me.

I looked down, she was pretty she had black hair and eyes that's color is impossible to make out, but she's about the same height as me.

She's intimidating ad perfect at magic, she'd be okay for me, except she'd never fall for a son of Hades, even though we both like black though we're not a Goth.

"Nico why did you come to the dining pavilion" she asked,

"Huh no reason, I just did, it's the closest place to my cabin, why do people go places, why don't they, it was an impulse I guess, I'm ADHD," I replied.

I decided to try to go back to sleep, "Bye Marey thanks for the talk"

"Nico wait"

"What" I glared at her.

"About the Dead Game-"

"Why is everyone calling it that, I mean why do people name it that?"

"Anyway why do you want baseball, why not football or soccer or basketball,"

Don't ask me why but I felt giddy like my heart was running around inside my chest, what is this feeling?

"Me and my sister, Bianca, love baseball and since there's no cable at camp me and Percy thought it up, now can I leave" It came out harsher than I meant.

She looked sad and frowned "Okay, I liked talking to you, sweet dreams" I thought she might cry,

"Wait, Marey-"before could finished she snapped her fingers and all of a sudden, it was morning.

Percy POV

Everything was black I heard Nico and Marey talking but I couldn't see them.

The scene shifted I heard 2 people talking, "So there will be a game broadcasted exclusively on Hephaestus TV"

"Yes my lord, they are starting a silly game today, would you like to interfere?"

"Why not, I will wreak havoc among those insignificant half-bloods"

"Of course"

I woke up "uh-oh" I said, "What's up, Percy" Justin said.

"Oh nothing"

"Well get ready the Dead Game starts in 1 hour"


In the next chapter is actually going to be the game, there will be 9 innings and 3 chapters in between the innings one after inning 3, one after 5 and one after 7. I'm not sure how I'm going to do this but if you don't like Inning 1 tell me, Disclaimer: I don't own any places or characters of PJO. Are you wondering what to do now? Scroll down and press that cute green button, and take 20 seconds to write a review about whether or not you like my chapter. If you send me a review I will send you a sneak peek of chapter's to come.