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The Earth's Possession
Chapter 4: Unexpected Chat
PERCY
Percy felt guilty. He wasn't actually tired but said he was and went down to get rest. Not exactly what you would expect Percy Jackson, the Hero of Olympus and the Son of Poseidon to be doing. The truth was that he needed some time to think. (A/N Annabeth would be proud lol) He saw the way Annabeth had glared at Jason. He couldn't help but feel as if she was keeping something from him. Although it made him a bit sad to know that his girlfriend was keeping secrets from him, he respected her personal issues and decided to trust that she would tell him eventually. With him being missing for eight months it couldn't be helped that he might not know some things. Percy sighed. Now he didn't have anything to do.
Suddenly an Iris message appeared. Percy stared at it. Whenever Iris messages popped up out of nowhere, it was usually a bad thing for him. Nonetheless, he walked over to it and inserted a drachma. The drachma disappeared with a Poof! and a girl with olive skin, jet black hair and midnight eyes appeared. A silver flower clip pushed back her hair and she wore a silver top. Silver, the sacred colour of Artemis. Percy couldn't believe this. This girl in front of him was the spitting image of Bianca di Angelo. Percy tried to form words but they seemed to get caught in his throat. He swallowed a huge lump in his throat and managed to choke out,
"B-B-Bianca?" The girl smiled and her eyes twinkled. Percy needed to choke back a sob. The resemblance was astonishing. Gods, if only Nico was here right now. He would probably break down crying and try to touch her. That's how much she looked like Bianca.
"Hello Percy. I see you haven't changed a bit. How are you?" Percy spluttered and tried to form a semi-intelligible thought but all he came up with was,
"Aren't you dead?" He clapped a hand over his mouth. That was NOT the type of thing girls wanted to hear. However "Bianca" just laughed.
"Same old Percy. As an answer to your question, yes I am 'dead' but I chose to be reborn. Since I'm the daughter of Hades, I keep my memories. One of the few perks of being a child of the Underworld. And in case you're wondering, my name in this life is Bianca Rubello. I'm still Italian and this time, I'm just a mortal but I can see through the Mist." Percy nodded. That made sense to him. "So, Percy how's Nico?" His stomach did a flip-flop. Of all the things to ask in the world, that question was the one he feared the most. Bianca was Nico's sister and he had promised to look after Nico for her. How was he going to explain that he had let her little brother get kidnapped by the Earth goddess? But he owed it to Bianca to tell her how her brother was doing.
"He... umm... got captured by the giants and now Gaea wants to do something to him I think," Percy said, his voice cracking a bit. Bianca looked like she got shot. Her smile disappeared and her olive skin seemed to look even paler. After a pause, tear traced down her cheek.
"Nico... Percy, please save Nico," she pleaded. Percy nodded and gave her confirmation that he was going to do everything in his strength to save Nico. Bianca smiled a sad smile and waved her hand through the mist, cutting off the connection. Percy laid down on his bed. He didn't expect a call from Bianca, of all people. Suddenly, he felt really drained. He closed his eyes and drifted off to sleep.
Percy looked around. Again, he saw the Pantheon off in the distance. This time, he made sure to check in what direction it was. Turns out it was west. He looked around for the black cage. Sure enough, he found it and peered inside. Nico was lying on his stomach, bleeding from several places and seemingly dazed. Percy tried willing his form to go through the bars. No such luck. So again, he was stuck here, helpless, and was forced to watch whatever Gaea has in store for Nico.
Suddenly, the earth around them rose up to form a woman. Speak of the devil, Percy thought. Gaea smiled sleepily. Suddenly, the earth molded again to form two identical beings, both of which towered over the cage. Twin giants, Percy thought. Gaea smiled again and sent a tremor into the cage. Nico jolted awake. The Earth Mother smiled and gestured to her sides. Nico's eyes widened and he hugged himself.
"Son of Hades. I'm sure you remember Otis and Ephialtes. I'm having them guard you in case that meddlesome Percy Jackson and that upstart Jason Grace decide to rescue you before I'm finished with you," Nico shivered as the giants grinned to show their horrible teeth. Percy shuddered. Those things looked painful if they were ever to bite him. Silently, he prayed to the gods that they would keep Nico safe. Gaea turned to Percy. Percy Jackson, she said. Are you still foolish enough to come here, knowing that the Son of Hades is being guarded by two of my sons, both of which you can't defeat without the help of a god? Percy's hopes fell. When she put it like that... Nico glanced up.
"Percy?" he rasped. "Percy's there?" Gaea smiled in his direction which made Percy shudder. "Percy! Don't come! I'll be fine! Please don't come! You need to worry about your quest!" Gaea scowled.
"Silence!" Earth wrapped itself around Nico's mouth, making an effective gag. "Choose, Son of Poseidon. If not, I will proceed with my plan. Let me advise you that if it is set in motion, it is impossible to stop." She said it with such finality it almost made Percy want to believe her. Almost. With that, he was brought out of the dream and drifted off into the darkness.
When Percy woke up, the first thing he did was race towards the dining room. He found everybody already eating dinner. Annabeth looked up and laughed.
"Calm down, Percy. The food isn't going anywhere," she said. Suddenly, she saw Percy's grim face and immediately got serious. "What happened? Was it another dream about Nico?" Percy bit his lip. He really didn't want to interrupt the peace that they were having but if not now, then when? Remotely, he nodded. Hazel's head snapped up. Percy looked her in the eyes and she lowered her head. It was enough to tell.
"Come on. Tell us, man," Leo said, trying to lighten the mood. Reluctantly, Percy described his dreams again. Jason put a hand on his chin.
"Should we really rescue him then? Since it's a trap," he said as Hazel glared in his direction. Frank looked uncomfortably between Hazel and Jason while Annabeth did a face-palm.
"Guys we've been through this before. We are rescuing Nico. End of conversation. He knows where the Doors of Death are, and without him, we may not be able to stop Gaea." Percy gave a nod of his head. He agreed completely. Also, he really wanted to save Nico from whatever torture Gaea was putting him through. Hazel also nodded vigorously. Just then, a thump was heard from outside on the deck. Quietly, all seven snuck out, weapons drawn and Percy swung his sword to be face-to-face with Mrs. Dodds or, the Fury Alecto and his brethren.
Percy sucked in a breath and charged. Surprisingly, instead of fighting back, the Furies recoiled. Alecto held up his hands.
"We come in peace," he said. Percy glared at him then glanced around at his shipmates. Considering they weren't screaming and the other Furies weren't attacking, he suspected that Alecto was telling the truth. Nevertheless, he snarled at them.
"What do you want?"
A/N: yay thats another chapter done:) hope u liked it. and can someone teach me how to do a line break? next chapter has some nico/hades/hazel fluff.
