Piper POV

"I'm gonna be sick!" I said, as I jumped out of the helicopter. The landing wasn't the best, and I felt very nauseous. I took off and ducked behind a tree, just as the barf came out, as gross as it sounds.

"Hey, Piper! You good!?" I heard Reyna call to me from the helicopter.

"Yeah, I'm fine!" I called back as I emerged. Everyone was out of the flying death machine, and unpacking the helicopter.

"Okay" Reyna said when the helicopter was all unpacked. "We'll set up base camp here for the night, then start the on-foot searching in the morning." With that, the helicopter took off to start the night shift search. Half an hour later, we had the entire base camp set up, ready to start searching in the morning. We ate some soup, then went into our respective tents. Each team had a tent, so I was sharing a tent with Jason.

"I can't help feeling this is all my fault." I told Jason when we were laying in our sleeping bags. "I mean, I planned this entire thing with Annabeth." Jason rolled over to look at me.

"Then doesn't that make it partly Annabeth's fault?" He asked. I laughed and playfully punched him.

"But seriously," I said, quieting my laugh. "This feels like it's my fault!" I put my head in my hands. Is this how Annabeth was feeling now? This upset? Because of all this?

"Hey...it's okay, Piper. Don't beat yourself up over this. We'll get some much needed sleep tonight, then start searching in the morning, okay?" Jason is so sweet. I just nodded, and wiped away at the tears that were starting to form.

"Okay" I mumbled. My dream wasn't any better. In the dream, I was with Jason, searching for Annabeth and Percy. Then...we find them, or what's left of them. Their bodies laying motionless on the ground. Before I could ask what happened, I get tackled to the ground, and roll over only to find a Hell Hound clawing at me. I look over and see Jason suffering the same problem...

"Noooo!" I shrieked as I jolted upright in my sleeping bag. Thank the gods it was just a dream. And also thank the gods it was morning.

"Bad dreams?" Jason asked me as he stretched.

"Yeah?" I got out. Just then, the Base Camp's alarm bell went off, signaling for every available searcher to report to the main tent. When we got there, everyone was already there.

"Before I get to why I called you here" Reyna said as she got up in front of everyone. "Hopefully everyone slept well and are ready to start searching." Everyone murmured in agreement.

"Good" Reyna confirmed. "Now" She said, with her teeth clenched. She sounded very upset or ticked off. Maybe both.

"Nico has something he'd like to share with us."

Percy POV

Let's just say that sleeping on the hard ground of a cave is...well...extremely uncomfortable, as you may have guessed. All the little bumps and cracks left my back sore and in desperate need of a stretch. So I got up and stretched. It took a while, but my back started feeling better. I looked over at Annabeth. For someone who's had serious migraines, possibly a concussion, and not been acting like herself, she sure slept soundly. I walked over to the entrance to the cave. It was morning alright. Birds were chirping, squirrels were out gathering nuts and acorns, and a family of grizzly bears were attempting to catch fish in Lake Superior. Good thing they were a ways away. I was about to turn back into the cave when something caught my eye. When I saw what it was, I freaked. Not this! Not now!

I quickly ran into the cave where Annabeth was still asleep. I ran next to her and started shaking her.

"Annabeth, wake up! Now! We need to get out of here!" Annabeth murmured something, then rolled over. "Annabeth!" I shook her again.

"Wake me when I care." She whispered, then started snoring. I looked out to where I saw what I didn't want to see right now, and sure enough, there were three making their way over to us.

"Annabeth!" I shook her again.

"Percy, if you do not let me sleep, You'll be sorry!" Gee, glad she was feeling better.

"Annabeth! Would you care if I told you there were a trio of Hell hounds making their way over to us!?" That did it. Annabeth's eyes shot open, and she jolted upright.

"Perseus Poseidon Jackson! That better have been a jo..." she was cut of by the sight of the beasts slowly approaching us. All that came out of her mouth was...

"Oh hell no!"