Vince sat quietly while the horses took them to the old scrapyard. Nico stirred constantly, anxious to see his sister again. Annabeth and Reyna sat in the other room and talked the whole ride, unaware of where the horses were really taking them. After about an hour Vince felt the horses stop. He jumped up quickly and almost yelled. "We're here!"
Annabeth and Reyna walked out and stretched. "About time we got here," Annabeth said as she pulled her left arm over her head. Vince and Nico exited first. When Annabeth walked out she looked around before her eyes widened. When she spoke her voice was almost angry. "Vince, why did you bring us here?"
He shifted his weight from foot to foot and looked anywhere except Annabeth. Nico nodded his head and he set off straight, Vince right behind him. Annabeth chased after them and grabbed Vince by the arm. "Why'd you bring us back here. Do you have any idea what happened here?"
Vince yanked his arm back and looked Annabeth in the eyes. "Yes I do. That's why we're here," Vince said with a look of determination. He turned away and followed after Nico. All of a sudden they both stopped. "Here, this is where we need to do it," Vince said as he pulled out the small stone he had received from his father.
He held it out in front of him and closed his eyes. He squeezed it in his hand and whispered, "Bianca." All of a sudden the ground shook and cracked open. A shade rose up and slowly started to become more defined. Silky brown hair and brown eyes. It didn't take very long for the shade to take the form of Bianca di Angelo, wearing the same hunter uniform she had died in. The crack in the ground closed and she touched down gently.
She blinked and looked around. She saw Nico and looked at herself. Her eyes widened and she took a step towards Nico. "Nico, what did you do? I told you not to try and bring me back," she said with anger, worry, and a bit of sadness in her voice. "It wasn't me, he did it," Nico pointed to Vince like he was blaming him.
Vince opened his eyes again and looked at Bianca. He opened his hand and black dust fell out. When Bianca and Vince saw each other Vince smiled warmly and Bianca's eyes widened in surprise. "V-Vince, is it really you?"
Vince nodded his head and Bianca nearly tackled him in a bear hug. She held him close and he hugged her back. They stayed like this for a little while until Nico cleared his throat. Her eyes snapped open and she quickly let go of him and returned to her senses. She drew her hands back and slapped them both. "Why? I was content being dead. I died a hero's death," she said with a bit of anger, but some happiness hidden underneath. Vince took a step towards her and held her hands in his.
"We wanted you back, besides, I have a feeling we're going to need your help soon," Vince told her. She had a puzzled look on her face and asked him "My help for what?" Nico took a step towards her as well. "Percy's in trouble. We think that the goddess Eris has him," Nico explained. Bianca thought for a moment and nodded her head. "Fine, I'll help you. But I'm still mad at you," she said as she squeezed Vince's hands lightly. They all walked back to the carriage together, with Annabeth and Reyna a little farther ahead. Nico, Vince, and Bianca talked on their way back to the carriage.
When they got there Vince held the door open for Nico and Bianca and climbed in after them. Once he closed the door he saw Bianca look around the carriage. He and Nico shared a small chuckle and sat down. Bianca sat down next to Vince and leaned into him a little which made Nico a little angry. How long had it been since they had seen each other? And here she was choosing an almost complete stranger over him.
Vince urged the horses of the carriage to head to Colorado and he felt them take off. Vince closed his eyes and leaned back a little with Bianca next to him. He hadn't realized how tired the process of bringing her back had made him. Once he closed his eyes he quickly drifted off to sleep. He dreamt of a man in a shifting blue coat, that made Vince feel half asleep. He had grey hair and blue eyes and had a black hat, much like Vince's, that covered his eyes. The man yawned and spoke, "Hey cuz, I hear you're looking for Eris."
Vince thought through the godly relationships on his father's side. "Morpheus. Why are you here?" Vince asked as he crossed his arms and tried to keep his eyes open. Morpheus yawned once again which made Vince yawn as well. "I just wanted to warn my favorite cousin. Eris' children, the neikea, are waiting for you," he yawned once more as he looked at the watch on his wrist. "In fact they're here right now. Better land."
Morpheus waved his hand in front of Vince and woke him up. Vince jerked up and instantly felt the horses start to land. His sudden movement caused Bianca, who had been sleeping on his shoulder, to wake up as well. "What's wrong?" she asked as she yawned and rubbed her eyes. "Eris set a trap. Everyone get ready for a fight!"
Just as soon as the horses touched the ground did the neikea appear and start to attack the carriage. Vincent and Nico exited the carriage first, both determined to protect Bianca. "Ready?" Vince asked Nico as he moved his hand to the brim of his hat. "Always," Nico said as his hand moved to the hilt of his sword. In unison Vince threw his hat in the air and Nico drew his sword. Then they both charged the horde of neikea.