Nico's POV

"Lily I'm back," I whispered, stepping out of the darkness. The first thing I saw was an unconscious Lily. Oh thank the gods she wasn't dead. I'd know if she was. The puddle around her seemed to have doubled in the time I was gone. But I can fix this. I brought three full roles of medical wraps. I just have to believe it's enough. Walking over to her I kneel down on a section of dried blood and pick up her hand gently. Immediately a warm red liquid starts to flow faster from a gash on her wrist. What has my father done? With my free hand I start to undo the medical wrap and roll it up her entire arm, soon ending the bleeding on her left arm and shoulder. But I can tell she has many more injuries to be fixed.

"Don't worry, I won't let you die. I have to fix my mistake and make it up to you and Percy," I whispered to her, knowing she couldn't hear me while unconscious. I just had to keep going.

Percy's POV

Hades palace lies beyond us. A huge demonic kingdom that we're going to barge into. It may be stupid, and will probably get us killed, but it's the only way to get to Lily. Hades is the only one who knows where she is. So I hold onto Riptide in my pocket, and I can see Thalia rubbing her silver bracelet and Annabeth's hand toward her dagger's sheath. I walk inside first, the guards hardly hesitate in letting me in. Just by Hades' face I can tell he saw me coming. He sits there, smug with himself on his throne of bones smiling at us three who dare to come into his castle.

"And so the hero of a brother comes to save the day! Oh how I love a happy ending, except…I don't." Hades boomed, laughing hysterically. I took my chance.

"Where is my sister?" I asked him and he glared mischievously at my friends and I.

"I have to admit I'm surprised you'd dare bring a daughter of Zeus into my lands with you hero. And what's this, a daughter of Athena as well. I remember Annabeth Chase from our first unfortunate meeting. A pleasure to see you again my dear." He addressed us all, I saw Annabeth glare back to him.

"You didn't answer the question. Where's Jackson's sister?" Thalia spoke up, walking closer to the god. His nostrils flared in frustration. He was done playing games.

"Guards let's show these three heroes to the dungeon where we keep such scum. But leave them alive, my wife would be nuts if I hurt a hair on Perseus Jackson's head." Hades yelled, and I felt a skeleton guard grab my arms from behind. I saw Thalia struggling against her guard's grasp. Annabeth looked like she wanted to scream. I saw a spider crawling up her guard's arm. We were all walked out of the throne room, at least he didn't just kill us on the spot. My plan was going better than I thought. Once the guards left us in the cells I could just use Riptide to get us loose. Plus I know Lily has to be down there. Hades' reaction to us proved that much.

"Lily? Is anyone there?" I whispered into the darkness ahead of us. There was no reply. I still kept my hopes up though I wasn't sure what to expect. A safe sleeping Lily? A damaged, insane Lily? (Just like what happened to that Chris Rodriguez before Mr. D fixed him.) I couldn't help but think it was the latter when the closer we got to the cells the more silent everything became. It was eerier than I remember. I could only hear our own breathing and footsteps. Finally the guards stopped us. A door opened into a dark cell and we were pushed inside, the guards locking the door to our cell. My eyes were only just starting to adjust to the dim light, but I knew something was different now. I could hear the unsteady and labored breathing of one more person than there should've been. When my eyes fully adjusted I saw her. Lily lay on the ground unconscious before me, bleeding from one side and half bandaged on the other. Then I saw him. Nico stood to her side, holding an un-used roll of medical wrap. I totally ignored his looks of sorrow.

"Lily! Can you hear me?!" I shouted a little too loudly, huddling over her body. I noticed Nico kneel down on her other side, staring at me. I didn't look at him. I had almost forgotten that Thalia and Annabeth were there too.

"We need to get out of here." Thalia spoke softly, aware of the tenseness between Nico and I.

"Percy I'm sorry. I feel horrible for taking her, but my dad forced me. I didn't know he would do this." Nico spoke, he sounded hurt that I still avoided his gaze. I glared at him.

"You didn't know your father would do this?! He's the god of the Underworld! He hates my father with a passion! How could you?" I yelled, ignoring Annabeth's warm hand trying to sooth me. I was too furious with him right now.

"Percy I realized what he did and came back to save her! I'm trying to help you, don't you see that!?" He shouted back, gesturing to Lily's bandaged arm and his roll of medical wrap. He was trying to save her?! She's dying! And it's his fault for kidnapping her! I got up and walked toward Nico, my hand enclosing around Riptide in my pocket. I didn't care at the time. When I was angry I did things without thought. And right now I was very angry.

"Percy don't do something stupid. What's important now is getting Lily to the infirmary at camp, where she'll be safe." Annabeth said, and I lashed out at her.

"Stupid? For a daughter of Athena you really don't seem to understand the situation! Lily is dying because of him! And he's acting like her savior because he had a slight change of heart all of a sudden!" I yelled, and I could see in Annabeth's eyes that I'd crossed the line. She turned away from me completely and knelt down in front of Lily. I was immediately guilty.

"Annabeth, I-I don't know why I said that. I'm sorry…" I trailed off, and she ignored me. I noticed Thalia glare my way. Turning back to Nico I realized just how stupid I was. Annabeth was right, we need to get out of here. Nico and I could talk this out later. What was important now was Lily.

"Finish putting on the wraps, then we'll find some way to escape." I whispered toward Nico, ashamed with myself. Nico kneeled next to Annabeth without a word and together they went to work. I just stood by the cell bars thinking of ways to apologize to her. For what seemed like hours they worked in silence and soon enough they were done. Nico spoke to us all without turning away from Lily's limp body.

"We can shadow-travel out of here but I can only take one person at a time." Nico said, and with silent agreement we knew the first to go would be Lily. And after picking her up in his arms Nico and Lily vanished, leaving me and the two girls who now hated me alone in the dark…

A/N: Well they found Lily, that's about the only good thing that happened in this update! Other than that an angry Percy said something he really shouldn't have and now Annabeth won't speak to him. (Neither will Thalia) And of course Nico is mad that Percy won't listen to him…So what do you guys think will happen? Will Percy be able to win Annabeth back? Will he ever forgive Nico? And will Lily survive? Please R&R!