I'm back! I usually don't like to update if I didn't get any reviews on the last chapter, but I guess I kind of deserved it… So here you go!
BOOOOM!
Everybody dived underneath the table as a huge black and green sea serpent burst through the wall. It had two heads, and its tail was pushing eight meters long. It had no legs, only long fins for swimming. Thalia gasped as the serpent breathed out a large gust of wind, blowing the table into the opposite wall. The daughter of Zeus did not want to know how that thing could breathe seventy five miles an hour winds in the middle of the ocean.
"This is preposterous! We were not expecting an attack until next week! Demigods, hold back the beast. I must fetch my trident!" With that, Poseidon disappeared.
"Okay!" Annabeth yelled. "We can bring this thing down; we just need to work together!" She eyed Thalia and Bailey warily when she said that last part. Thalia knew that she had to work with her on this, otherwise they would all die. Amphitrite had disappeared. Triton was leaning against the wall, stood on the over turned table. He was smirking. He could kill the serpent, but was choosing not to. To Thalia, it was obvious that he was waiting for the thing to kill the Demigods.
"Thalia, distract that thing!" Percy yelled to her. He had begun to charge the serpent.
"Why me?" She shouted back.
"Just do it!" Bailey called to her, drawing her own sword. The room was in chaos. Percy, Annabeth and Bailey were slashing at the creature. Nico was on its back, trying to drive his sword into the creatures back. The creature threw him off, and blew a gust of wind at him as he fell. Nico smashed into a wall, and was instantly knocked unconscious. Thalia's eyes widened.
"Nico!" She screamed, starting to run to him. She didn't notice the serpent's tail swinging towards her until it was less than a meter away from her face. She flung herself at the ground, and the tail just about missed her head. She shot back up again.
"Thalia!" Tyler yelled from behind her. She spun around, just in time to see the tail coming back at her. Tyler reached her before the tail did and he slashed at it with his sword, cutting it in half. The serpent roared angrily, and blew Leo into the wall, next to Leo.
"Thanks."
"No problem. But come on, Nico's tough. He'll be fine. We need you in this fight." Tyler grabbed Thalia's hand and pulled her back into the battle. They stopped running when they were right in front of the serpent. It already looked pretty beaten up. It was bleeding from various different cuts. Thalia tapped her bracelet, and her shield appeared. She also wore another bracelet, a gift from the hunt. She twisted one of the charms, and it turned into her silver bow. Her arrows were slung across her back already. Notching an arrow into her bow, she pulled back the string and let the silver weapon fly. She let a few more fly, but she couldn't get a clear shot.
"It moves too much! I can't get a good shot!" Thalia yelled.
"Let me help." Bailey yelled back. She ran up to the serpent. "Hey, you! Yeah you! You stink of fish! And I bet none of the other sea serpents like you!" Percy's sister taunted the creature. It froze, cocking its giant head at Bailey. In that moment, Thalia sent an arrow flying straight into the creature's eye. It started to disintegrate, dust blowing up to the surface of the ocean. Thalia didn't wait to be congratulated. As soon as the serpent was completely gone, she was sprinting over to Nico and Leo.
"They're both out cold. We have to help them!"
"I have my trident! Be wary, beast! Oh…" Poseidon entered the room, brandishing his trident. Realising the serpent was gone, he set his weapon on the ground. He clicked his fingers and four water nymphs rushed into the room. Two of them took Leo, and the other two took Nico.
"We will take them to our infirmary, Lord Poseidon." The nymphs bowed their heads and scurried out of the room.
"The best you can do now is wait for them to awake. They must have taken quite a hit to the head. I am unsure if any damage has been made to their brains, but they appeared to be fine. I suggest you go back to your rooms."
"No." Thalia said. "I'm going to wait for them to wake up in the infirmary." She ran out of the room, after the nymphs. Annabeth bowed her head slightly at Poseidon and ran after Thalia, knowing that she would need a friend even if she was too stubborn to admit it.
Wake up for me Nico. Please wake up.