Hey guys! Sorry this took so long! Hope you had a happy Holidays! Please enjoy~ Recap: Percy and the campers are entering the Underworld. R&R!

"Where are we?" Clarisse shouted in the dark. They had been roaming the black halls for hours, and hadn't come over any evidence of the Underworld. Nico was leading the group now. He turned to all of them.

"It's just a little detour, ok?" he said, getting annoyed with Clarisse, who hasn't stopped nagging for the whole time they were down there. Annabeth sighed and held Percy's hand even tighter. She knew it wasn't a good idea to bring Clarisse, she knew it. Percy thought the same thing but just shrugged it off. He wasn't going to waste his mind on it.

As they walked the gloomy halls, Percy noticed that Tyson wasn't crying or shaking anymore.

"Tyson…? You alright?" Percy asked cautiously.

"Yes Brother! I'm ok!" he sounded happy, probably because his friends hadn't left him in Central Park for being a baby. Grover spoke up.

"Ok Nico, where are we?"

"Just a little further…" Nico said, marching on through the winding halls and staircases that led to the bottom of the bottom. Will sighed impatiently and walked on with the rest of the group. He was beginning to become doubtful, the second they walked into the Entrance to be exact.

All of a sudden Nico stopped. They rest of the group did the same too, but Clarisse?

No. Being Clarisse, she pushed Nico to the side and stepped ahead. They tunnel had led to an opening of a large cavern, the largest cavern she had ever seen. Her jaw opened, and a small gasp had escaped her lips. Percy came up from behind her and looked, too. It was the Underworld, alright. They were on a ledge that over looked the whole place. From a distance, he could see Hades' Palace at the center. The Asphodel Fields were off to the side, and Elysium was in the corner, shining brightly. Percy took notice that Annabeth's eyes were lingering towards Cerberus, the three-headed dog. She had a soft spot for the poor pup when they were twelve and had come to the Underworld to argue with Hades.

He started to scan the whole place for a house likely to be Erebus', but couldn't find anything.

"Well?" Clarisse demanded impatiently. "Where's this house we're looking for?"

Percy revolved his head around. "Just give me a minute, okay? I'm looking if you didn't notice."

She rolled her eyes.

"Well, if you don't mind me, I'm heading for Elysium." She started to run down the rocky stairs attached to the cliff that led to the ground.

"Clarisse wait!" Annabeth cried. "You can't just run away to Elysium! We have a mission!" But Clarisse was already running into a small space of mangled, black trees that were at the bottom. Annabeth kicked the dirt.

"I knew she would do that!" she grumbled.

"Wait," Will spoke. The others turned around to him.

"What?" Nico asked.

"She's going to look for Silena, right?" Will asked softly.

"Yeah…? Point being?" Grover said from behind. Tyson nodded in agreement.

"If we follow her to Elysium, we could ask Silena if she knows where Odette is." He answered. "Or better yet, we could ask Odette's parents, 'cause they were sent there too, remember?"

Percy lit up. "Wow Will…that's brilliant!" Will smiled.

"C'mon guys. Let's go to Elysium." Nico said, already descending down the stairs.

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Will's POV:

Will could tell they were in the happier part of the Underworld. Every step he took, it felt like a breath of fresh air, and he wanted more. He looked over to his right. Grover was walking next to him, with a fierce look in his chocolate brown eyes. Trudging behind them was Tyson, who began to fidget with his white t-shirt and the belt loops on his torn jeans. Will didn't mind Tyson that much. His siblings from the Apollo cabin were usually the ones who stuck up for Tyson when Percy, Grover, or Annabeth weren't around. He gazed ahead at Percy and Annabeth. They were holding hands tightly, just like they had been during the whole time here in the Underworld. He sighed. He wanted a girlfriend. Not that he wasn't handsome or anything, he was. Sandy blonde hair and brown eyes with no zits, what girl wouldn't go for him? That's what puzzled him. He was asked out a few times in his boarding school in Massachusetts, but they were usually dared to ask him and knowing that, he almost always refused. He was always the loud kid in his class, and with his ADHD, he stunk at being quiet. When he was alone in his dorm, he usually played his guitar. It was a gift from his mom, his birthday present. His step dad gave him a violin when he was about eight, but even then he hated it. His step dad and his mom split awhile ago, and that didn't mind Will that much. He never really wanted a dad. A bunch of kids from the camp would tell you that when they were little on their birthday or Christmas or whatever, they would make a wish asking for their other parent to come home, but not Will. He would wish for his mom to be happy. That's all he wanted. When he finally knew he was a kid of Apollo, his mom shipped him out to Berkshire Boarding School so that she could start a kid-free life, although she missed her son a lot during the year. He missed his mom a lot too. Monsters never found Will, which he was thankful for. But, of course, a satyr was at the school posing as a teacher and informed him about Camp Half-Blood. Wanting to get away from the uptight school, he left with his guardian. This was all a couple years back, and Will often thought about it. His mom found out, and sent him right back to school at soon as September came.

He often thought about these sorts of things. He never met his dad, and he never wanted too. His dad abandoned his mom, and abandoned him too. Now, he was on a quest that should have been taken care of a long, long time ago to find his dad's long lost girlfriend. He felt used. He would never forget that part. Never.

Will noticed the group had stopped. Nico and the rest were staring up at a golden gate. Will looked up too and was amazed at how shiny one gate can be. At the top in shiny letters was the words Elysium, Your Home Sweet Home. The gate, Will noticed, was broken, or at least the lock.

"Clarisse," Percy mumbled, and grudgingly opened the gate and beckoned the others inside. Through the bars he could he fancy houses of all sorts, and each and every one of them sparkled like new. They walked on the golden bars that were paved on the road, and almost every single car that Will had ever dreamed of having drove by on their brand new wheels. Will noticed that all the other campers were staring too.

A few children skipped on the sidewalk, but most of the adults were inside in their marble mansions. Will could see fancy ladies and men sipping martinis and cocktails on leather couches through the window. He noticed that they all gave off a faint glow, a little golden shimmer around their bodies. He looked at the children on the street. They glowed a little brighter than the adults, and didn't look sad at all. Guess you're never sad around here, he thought.

They advanced up the street and finally came to a green park. A little playground with swing sets stood near the end, and little tots were teetering on the monkey bars. Will could see why they were entering; Clarisse was sitting on one of the park benches. As they approached her, they saw her talking to a small figure, but her back was blocking their view. As he got closer, he recognized her. Long, feathery blonde hair clung to her back, crystal blue eyes, and long, tanned legs. A golden, shimmery glow cascaded around her.

"Clarisse!" Percy hollered. Clarisse stuck her head out into view, and so did the other girl.

"Oh my gods! Hey guys!" the girl screamed and jumped off the bench to greet them. She moved as lightly as a feather when she gave hugs to all of them.

"Its sooo good to see you guys again!" the girl, now Will recognized to be Silena, said.

"You haven't changed!" Tyson merrily cried. Silena sighed. "Well, that's what you get for dying."

"Where's Bekendorf?" Grover asked. Silena rolled her eyes playfully.

"Charlie? Ah, probably with his grandma at the Bingo Arena." She giggled. "He likes to hang with her."

"Oh…" Percy said disappointed, probably because he wanted to see his friend.

"Anyways, what's up you guys? You grew a bit! It only feels like a day or two since…well you know."

Annabeth spoke. "We're on a mission Silena." She said sternly. "Do you know where the House of Erebus is?"

Silena was about open her mouth, but Clarisse spoke up for her. "It's at the far corner of the Underworld, hidden by the forests we walked through to get here." She said. Silena, tanned golden Silena, turned a deadly shade of white.

"You shouldn't go there," she said coldly. "All Underworldlings are forbidden from ever crossing into that forest. They say it's haunted by the spirit of Erebus himself."

"Well Erebus himself is living in there." Nico spoke up. "And he's kidnapped a Daughter of Poseidon."

"Daughter of Poseidon? Is it a Daaé?" Silena asked.

"Yeah, Odette Daaé. How did you know?" Nico questioned.

"A woman I like to visit here in Elysium, Emillie, said she had a daughter with Poseidon, a long time ago." Silena told them. "She's always gushing about her."

"Should we see her?" Clarisse asked the group.

"We might as well," Annabeth said. "Silena, can you introduce us to her?"

"Sure!" Silena squealed. "Follow me!"