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Updated: 12/16/2015
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~Annabeth~
I was on the steps of the Big House when it happened. I was so close to getting Nico help, when his form flickered into shadow, and then he was gone.
I toppled to my knees when he was gone, staring at the burns on my arms and my shirt.
"Nico?! NICO!"
I knew he had disappeared into the shadow, and that he wasn't coming back from where he had gone.
But where?
"Chiron! Chiron!" I run in to see him and Rachel leaning over Grover, her hand on his forehead. "What's going on?"
"He's in contact with Percy," Rachel told me, closing her eyes briefly. "Which is good and bad."
"What do you mean…?"
"Well. Wait. Where's Nico?"
"…He disappeared."
"Oh no."
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~Percy~
Nico…
Why does that name sound familiar to me?
Is that who I'm missing?
"Grover? You still there?"
"I'm stuck here with you, remember?"
"Right. Tell me about…"
"Nico?"
"Tell me about him. Who… who is he?"
"Geez Perce, what happened to you?"
"I don't know. Shit like this is always happening to me. Usually thanks to who I am."
"Well you're not wrong. But come on, you gotta remember Nico. You two are two halves of a whole, you need each other to live."
"I have no idea who you're talking about. The last thing I remember is dating Annabeth. Did we break up?"
"Yeah, you did. Because of your connection with Nico."
"Then why did I forget him?"
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~Nico~
I'm running between shadows, escaping something.
I don't know what, but I know I have to run like my life depended on it.
I barely see any light as I pass between places, shadow the places I need to be.
What am I running from? Where am I going?
I can feel the shadows pulling me, leading me somewhere.
To someone? Who?
I can hear voices in the shadows too – people from the Underworld maybe? I know I can hear Bianca, but maybe that's all in my head too.
"This way Nico. You have to keep going."
"Keep going Nico."
"This way."
"Go. Keep going."
"You're almost to him."
Him.
Him who?
"You know who Nico. You have get to him before it's too late."
"There is speak of another one, someone who can help…"
"Yes."
"Her."
"The Girl."
"The Other."
"Yes Nico, go to the shore, go to where the light warms your heart. You'll know where to go."
Yes, Bianca, I know. I'm going.
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~Unknown POV~
"Why did you get this one? Not the weaker one?"
"That's exactly why. The younger one is weak. Even though he is a child of Hades, when it comes to this one," a shadowed figure said, tilting its head at the teen who was floating in a translucent sphere in front of them, unconscious, "he cannot control his powers. Soulmates are weak and fickle in this way. He will be unbalanced and he will perish, and then two of the most powerful demigods will be dead. It must be done. The Gods have been reckless, and by producing soulmates of two of the Big Three when there should have been no human heirs… This must happen. This is how we must make our comeback."
"But no one knows-"
"They will soon enough."
"Was erasing them from each other necessary?"
"Eh, why not have a little fun? They'll come back to each other eventually. Soulmates are too connected to stay apart for long."
"Which is how we'll get them."
"Yes."
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~Percy~
"Nico. Nicoooo." The name feels warm on my tongue, and makes my face burn. "Why would I get a guy as a soulmate? That doesn't make any sense Grover."
"Don't ask me Perce. Even Aphrodite came to give you two her blessing, so-"
"WHAT?! She loves messing with me! Is she behind this?!"
"No, I don't think she is. Something messed with you and Nico. You disappeared, I collapsed, and I could hear Nico was having problems. As much as she likes to mess with you, the Goddess of Love and everything wouldn't mess up soulmates."
"…. I guess so. Hey Grover?"
"Yeah?"
"Can you tell me what he looks like?"
"Um… a lil' shorter than you, dark hair, dark eyes, super pale…. I don't know I don't see him as you do, remember?"
"Right… I need to get out of here, wake up, or whatever. I need to find him."
"Well I need you to 'wake up, or whatever' cuz I'd like to wake up too."
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~Poseidon~
The God of the Ocean, a tall, broad man, was standing on the beach as a fierce woman with gold-brown eyes approached him. Her features were that of a statue – chiseled and sharp, beautiful as someone could be.
"What are you doing here?" She was harsh, her eyes narrowed as she looked at him.
"A problem has arisen."
"That is no concern of mine, or my daughter's."
"But it is. I'm sorry to do this to you, but I think I'm going to need-"
"No. You can't do this Poseidon. You can't use her when you've hid her for so long."
"Gabriella, I'm sorry, but Aria is the only one who can help right now."
"How?! Tell me what is going on, and then I will consider your request. Until then, you can go nowhere near my daughter."
"My son, Percy. He's gone missing; his soulmate is trying to find him, but he too is now missing. Hades as told me that the spirits could be guiding him here. Aria might be the only one strong enough to help him find Percy before it's too late."
"What does this have to do with us?"
"There is no trace of what has taken Percy. No trace of power, nothing."
"Nothing…"
"And only one being has ever been able to get in and out of Camp without leaving a trace."
"No. I'm the last. You know this. This is why you've kept me and her hidden."
"It had seemed-" he stopped and looked to a cave far off the other side of the beach. "Nico is coming. Please, let Aria help him."
"And let me and her be known? Are you ready for the backlash this will bring you?"
"I will take whatever comes my way, as long as Percy can be okay."
"Okay then. We will help Nico, as you've requested. Be ready for the hell this will bring to your world though."
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