Hi, sorry if the last chapter was kinda crappy (btw this story is still rated T for cursing) and I'm writing this during the Super-Bowl which I only watch for the commercials so enjoy and Go Giants! =P And a shoutout to Angelwings178 when the demigods get to Greece and save Nico are they just gonna tell him to sit on the sidelines while Annabeth and the rest of them fight I think Annabeth with be on the Argo II but she's gonna stay at camp and help them strategize through IMing
We left camp early at dawn just as the Sun wove streaks of pink, yellow and orange ribbons through the clouds. You could barely see the crescent moon lingering on the opposing horizon. Thalia looked wistfully at it I asked to break the silence, "How long is Artemis giving you off?" "Two weeks," she replied grimly. The ride to Manhattan was long and awkward I personally wanted to spar with Nico in the back of the van but he fell asleep in the van floor which is not something you want when the Stoll brothers practically own it. On the highway, I had to remind her not to use her shield Aegis on other drivers. We finally managed to get into the city and Central Park unnoticed. We followed Nico down a familiar path to the huge rock where me and Nico got into the Underworld about a year ago. But this time I thought ahead I took out a bronze I-Pod the Hephaestus cabin made and turned on Annabeth's personal classic "It Will Rain"
I'm not gonna list the lyrics of the song in case you were wondering.
The stone shifted and moved so there was a slot big enough to walk through.
On the walk down to hell, we started to strategize on how to get to Hades palace unnoticed. It wouldn't be easy considering that Nico was the Justin Bieber of the Underworld. Half the spirits would scream and be star-struck the other half would try to attack him which was incredibly stupid considering they weren't armed. You could hear the rush of the River Styx when we decided that Nico would cut though the Fields of Punishment as a shortcut and Thalia and I would take the long way around to get to the palace. I felt bad for Nico having to walk though the Fields of Punishment but if me or Thalia walked though then we wouldn't be allowed to leave.
For better or for worse we made it out of that black sorrowful tunnel and onto the black sand which made menacing sounds when I trudged though it.
"Percy, stop," Thalia's voice rang though the air the ragged, worried face of Rachel the Oracle hung suspended in the air instantly I knew it was an Iris Message.
"Guys, everyone is about to turn on Chiron, they're so mad that they didn't know about the quest Malcolm and the rest of the Athena is trying to rig bombs in your cabins and the camp is spilt on two sides but they're all furious at Chiron!" Rachel screamed,
they debating who to send to go get you guys!"
"Are you kidding! But first who's sided with who?" I asked getting right to the point.
"Hermes, Ares, Apollo, Hephaestus, Dionysus, sided with Athena. Demeter, Aphrodite, and all the minor god cabins are saying that they shouldn't go find you guys."
"Dammit," I cursed. Then I turned to Nico,
"Would they know about the Orpheus entrance."
"Of course not," Nico scoffed offended.
"Guys, they haven't chosen who to sent and that will delay them I need to go now I'll try to Iris message you guys again later bye!" Rachel didn't wait for a reply.
"That's great," Thalia mumbled.
On our second time in the Underworld together, I was determined to not hurt myself like an idiot. But sadly it will never be that easy.
After going through Cerberus and the registration that reminded me of crossing international borders Nico showed us the path that lead to the palace. Nico feeling were hidden with a veil of absolute neuturalness. Then Thalia wished him good luck and he ventured to the gates of the Fields of Punishment. Thalia and I watched him leave then we started to walk I had my hands shoved into my pockets but Thalia was the opposite she had her electric spear out I couldn't be within four feet of her without receiving a jolt of blue electricity.
"Sorry," she muttered, "I don't see why you don't have Riptide out this place is always crawling with monsters." She had a point but we hadn't see one monster absolutely nothing. the trail wasn't really a place where they could hide either. On our left the Fields of Punishment and every once on a while one soul would run up to the bars of the fence and try to climb it either Hell Hounds (these were the own monsters that seemed to live here and it was inevitable that they would be here so they don't count when I said that we didn't see any monsters) would grab and drag them back to their torturers or they would be set on fire when they reached the top and they would fall to the ground. No longer burning but defiantly traumatized. The worse of all was when they would scream to us promising things if we got them out.
On our right was the ghostly fields were all the normal people were sent, the people her weren't great and they weren't bad. I was so afraid that all my mortal friends and family might end up here someday. Another 20 feet or so I saw a huddled ball on the side of the path shriving in the cold air. Without hesitation I drew Riptide and advanced on the figure. The figure was alerted by presence when I prodded it's back with the tip of Riptide.
"Who or what are you," I growled upset for the setback. The figure turned around but its hood hid it's face. When I pushed back the hood with Riptide I nearly dropped the sword because the ghostly figure in the black ashen robes was Annabeth.
That's the end of that chapter thanks for reading and please review! Hoped you guys like the ending and I'm gonna try very hard to update again by Wednesday if I get 3 reviews and yes there is always an "if" ;)