Same day as Percy's talk with Chiron

Nico's pov:

Ah the Underworld best place ever right. Wrong. Things have been getting pretty bad down here. I have been spending more time here ever since the war because things have been getting out of control.

The hellhounds were supposed to be under Hades, my dad, were slowly starting to disobey him. The ones that died in the two wars were punished. But more just kept leaving. Even Cerberus is getting disobedient. But not by a lot just when someone plays with him.

Alecto suddenly landed next to me on the banks of the river of Styx. She turned to me, the piercing glare on me, that made me squirm a bit. She then declared,"your father wishes to speak with you." She then flew of to the palace.

I quickly stood up and ran toward the palace. As I was passing the fields of punishment a hellhound pounce at me from the shadows. I managed to dive out of the way but not before it could leave a good sized cut on me.

I stood quickly but I heard a noise behind me turning quickly I saw to more hellhounds approaching carefully. I drew my sword and backed up a bit. Careful to keep my eyes on all if them. I studied them, all had eyes the color of burning coals. With pitch black hair. They were all the size of rhinos.

The first pounced and I ducked and stabbed upwards. Getting the underbelly of the beast, my sword sucked away the life source. It exploded into yellow dust. One of the perks of Stygian iron was it sucked away life sources. I slowly stood eyeing the remaining hellhounds warily.

Both pounced at once, one from my left and one from my right. I stabbed the one on my right but got clawed in the back from the one on the left. I fell to the floor pain flowing in my back. I felt wet stickiness from my leather jacket knowing it was blood.

I held my sword tightly and found the hellhound fighting for its life against a loyal hellhound. That was why it stopped attacking me. I noticed the newcomer was slightly smaller than my attacker. Wanting to help I stood quickly. Feeling a little woozy from blood loss I ate my emergency ambrosia and felt better I turned to the fight. My savior was pinned to the floor and was about to be killed.

I sprinted over and stabbed my attacker before it could go for the kill. The other hellhound stood and I said,"thank you."

It responded by running off. I turned to the castle and sprinted over. When I walked into the throne room I saw my dad sitting on his throne.

"Your late," my father said.

"I was attacked by some disloyal hellhounds. I would've died if a loyal one hadn't saved me."

Hades just nodded and stood up looking down on me he said,"you will leave to camp Half-Blood In the morning pack your things. These attacks have been getting way to dangerous at this rate in five years time no hellhounds or any monster besides probably Cerberus will be loyal to me."

I looked him and asked,"why are these monsters abandoning you?"

"Well it's only the animal like monsters for some reason. But I'm not the only one, Poseidon's sea monsters are starting to revolt as well. Many monster ranches like the one you visited are losing control of the monsters too. We the gods believe its Gaea made them wilder before she fell back asleep. The reason it takes so long is because they are completely loyal but she won't be able to convince the more human like monsters. They have much more willpower." I nodded it made sense. Of course Gaea had done it one last rein of chaos before she left.

"Oh so that's why they're all going about on killing sprees."

"Yes and it has gotten to dangerous here in the Underworld. Once this is under control you will be able to come back. Now go pack I here Perseus found a dragon egg who knows it may be useful." I bowed then walked out thinking how crazy Percy would be to keep a DRAGON egg. Wait this is Percy that won't be to high on his crazy list.

Percy's pov:

One hour later I was ready to go with a see through container a little bigger than the egg and cubed shaped. Leo left with me so he could fill up the container. We had already placed the egg in there.

We reached the rock climbing wall many people came and watched us. Leo took the container from me and went to the edge scooping up a pile of lava and started filling it up.

I saw Annabeth watching us hand in hand with Drake. I felt rage boil up in me as glared at them. I turned back to Leo who was walking back over to me. As he passed Annabeth and Drake he flipped both them off. I couldn't hold it in I burst out laughing. So was Leo, I heard someone behind me ask,"what's so funny."

I turned and saw the young smiling face of Nico Di Angelo.