Chapter 9
Within seconds Thalia and Nico realized the seriousness of the situation and hopped up with their swords in hand. They looked at each other and exchanged a message through their eyes as if to say
'good luck.' Then they charged. Nico ran at the biggest Cyclops. Just before Nico got to it he jumped at least 6 feet in the air doing a few flips in the air he was eventually riding the Cyclops' shoulders.
The
Cyclops whirled and jumped around trying to shake Nico. The boy held on with all his might while hastily trying to wound the giant with his black blade. In the meantime Thalia was about to be crushed
under a giant, disgusting foot. She tried to run but she just stood there paralyzed which was really strange for her. "LOOK OUT!" the mysterious girl shouted before hastily tackling Thalia to the ground
just before she was about to be crushed. Thalia looked up in the girls face "Are you the daughter of Artemis?" She asked hastily. The girl gasped jumped up and ran to the willow before falling
down from
exhaustion. Thalia wanted to go help her but got distracted as two Cyclops encroached upon her. Before they could grab her she released aegis and brandished her sword with her best 'I will END you'
look. She didn't figure it would work, but strangely enough it did. The two ran off bellowing in fear. Thalia than ran to help Nico who was now trying to jab his sword in the Cyclopes' armpit-it wasn't
going to well. She stabbed the monsters foot swiftly and it whailed. Shaking Nico off it ran for the forest line. It almost made it but Nico was angry and when Nico got angry NO ONE survived. He hefted
his black sword and threw it straight into the back of the crying Cyclopes. A moment later it melted to dust, and just as quickly Nico summoned a large rock from the underworld to come up right under
his sword. As soon as it did the sword flew back towards Nico, he caught it out of midair and stood with it in his hand looking pleased. Thalia just stood there with her dropped jaw staring at him
thinking 'oh my gods that was the hottest thing I've ever seen!' Off in the distance a girl moaned, Thalia reset herself to focus on the actual issue. They both ran to the girl and knelt beside her. Nico
looked at Thalia and said "We need to take her to the car and get out of here!" She silently agreed. Soon they were lifting her into the backseat, as they did she kept on groaning the words "That
name, that name." Thalia and Nico finished unloading her and got into their seats. As Nico started the car Thalia gasped and leapt out while saying the words "Be right back." She ran to the willow and
knelt down groping in the darkness until she found it. The little box the size of her palm waiting for her, she picked it up and jumped back in the car. Her boyfriend just said "what? Did you almost forget
something?" She nodded "Only something of most importance." She whispered while flashing the object in front of him. He smiled and sped off to the road.
A.N.: Hey guys sorry this is such a short chapter. I hope you liked it though! Again and Always Please Comment! Thanks, love you guys! 3
