WARNING! THERE ARE SPOILERS FOR THE HOUSE OF HADES IN THIS STORY! I have already read the House of Hades and I'm incorporating that into this. But one thing that I will not add- Nico's if-you've-read-House-of-Hades-then-you-know-what-n ess. Sorry, but that does not fly with me. I'm a Christian, but don't go all nuts saying how horrible I am for not being okay with it. It's just my belief.

And I'm really, REALLY sorry that I haven't written for so long! I have been having writers' block to the EXTREME! So sorry, unicorns!

Hazel

Hazel wasn't sure what was going on. Hannah Grace, who happened to be Percy's little sister, was acting really weird, and Hazel didn't even know her. Why would she be warning them to go away one minute, and then telling them to follow her the next? She didn't trust her. Hazel stuck close to Frank. She remembered what Hecate told her. She had to control the Mist. She had done it once before, but she needed to do it again.

They entered a huge room that looked like it was falling apart at the seams. It reminded Hazel of Arachne's cave. She shuddered and took Frank's hand. He smiled at her.

"What happens now?" Piper asked.

We take over, a voice said over the cavern. Monsters poured from every direction. Hazel stood back to back with Frank and drew her spatha.

"Nico!" she said. "The scepter!" Nico drew the scepter, the tip glowing purple. The dead began to rise through cracks in the floor. She heard a rumbling and knew that the ceiling was about to cave in. "Follow me!" she shouted to anyone who would listen. Hannah Grace and Leo followed her down the corridor leading to the Doors of Death. The ceiling fell and Hazel could no longer see the others.

"Hazel!" Frank shouted. "Are you okay?"

"We're fine!" she yelled back.

"Go on to the Doors!" Jason said. "Go!" Hazel, Leo, and Hannah Grace continued down the hallway, Hazel looking at Hannah Grace suspiciously. She exchanged a wondering glance with Leo, and followed him down the long, dark corridor.

Evan

Evan was dragged away by Drew and taken to the Hades table. She seemed nice enough.

"You are handsome, you know that?" she said.

"Thanks, I guess," Evan said, extricating his arm from hers. Isabelle didn't seem to like her, and she usually had a very good take on people.

"Oh, come on, honey." Drew laced her arms around his neck. "You dating anybody?"

"No... How old are you?"

"Sixteen. That a problem?"

"Yes. If you will excuse me, I am going to go now." He walked to the table and Drew grabbed his arm, pulling him back. "Let- let go of me!" Her nails dug into his arm.

"You are one of the four, I'm sure of it," she snarled into his ear. Evan knew that if he wanted to, he could have hurt her, and hurt her badly. But Evan knew better. If he retaliated, that would only make it worse. "I can feel it."

"Is that an Aphrodite thing?" asked Evan.

"No. I just know."

"Ok-ay." The words "loony" and "bin" flew through his mind.

"And no. I'm not insane. I just like... younger men." She looked at him lustfully.

"Um... I'm not hungry anymore. I will hopefully not see you later." He wrenched his arm out of her grasp and ran. He ran as fast as he could. He didn't know where he was running, but he wanted to run away. Away from there, away from everyone, and especially away from Drew. He ran until he found himself at a cave, and the opening of it was covered with a big cloth.

"Hello," a girl said as she flung the cloth aside. "I felt you coming."

"Felt?" Evan said.

"Yep." She smiled at him. "I'm the Oracle. I see into the future, and the past. I see little snips and pieces here and there."

"Alright. My name is Evan." He stuck out his hand. She took it in her own.

"Rachel. Oh, you are one of the four. The four wielded in the sunflower state. You are indeed one of them."

"Okeydokey. Good to know. Who are the other three?"

"I won't know until I am in their presence. And even then, I will only know that they are there. See, since you are here alone, I know that you are one of them."

"Do you want me to bring my friends? You can figure out for sure."

"No, I'm getting ready to leave anyways." She ducked back into the cave and came back out with two bags. "Well, I'll see you around, Evan." She ran off into the woods. And that was when he realized that he had no idea where he was.

Hannah Grace

Hannah Grace knew she had no control. She was fighting. Fighting hard for control. But she was losing the battle, and she knew it. Gaea had control. Hannah Grace needed to warn Leo and the other girl. She fought for control over her arm. It moved a little bit, but not enough for them to notice.

Fool, Gaea spoke into Hannah Grace's mind. You will not be able to save them. I shall win. Hannah Grace struggled, and finally won a few seconds of control.

"G-get ou-out!" she managed to choke out. Leo ran to her.

"Hazel!" he shouted. "Help!"

You shall be punished for your misbehavior. Hannah Grace could hear the smile in Gaea's voice. Then the pain started. It gradually became unbearable and her vision turned red at the edges. The most horrible part: she was unable to slip into unconsciousness. She screamed without realizing it.

"Get to the Doors!" she whispered into Leo's ear. "Tell- tell Nico I love him, okay?"

"O-okay."

"Promise me."

"I promise. I'll tell him." Leo was reluctant to go, but Hazel knew to pull him away.

"Go," she muttered. The pain was overwhelming. She moaned in agony. Finally her world turned black.