Heeeeeey, guys. I know, I know, I was lazy...GAH! I ADMITTED IT! DON"T KILL ME OR I CAN'T GIVE YOU ANOTHER CHAPTER! *runs around screaming head off as that one reviewer throws random items at me.* Truce? Good. I have kind of sort of bad news. I'm moving. We've had packers for the past few days, and I am currently typing on my mom's laptop because our computer is in a box. On the truck. Most of the stuff from this chapter is straight from the book, just in 1st person p.o.v. and the tail stuff added. Plus my crazy additions. Part one of the nymphaeum chapters is a GO! Bob, will you do the honors?

Bob: CHBNewRomeHogwartsBerk does not own Percy Jackson. Or H20: Just Add Water.

*In background*

Old MacDonald had a farm,

E-I-E-I-O!

And on that farm he had some swords,

E-I-E-I-O!

With a slash-slash here and a stab-stab here!

Here a slash, there a stab, everywhere a slash-stab!

Old MacDonald had a farm,

E-I-E-I-O!

*continues singing with Coach Hedge and Bob*

Piper's P.O.V.

Hazel, Frank, and Leo were out looking for Nico di Angelo. Percy and Annabeth had gone out to grab some lunch. Leaving Jason and I with Coach Hedge on the Argo II. We had quickly gotten tired of listening to him sing "Old MacDonald Had A Farm" with weapons instead of animals, (Seriously, where does he get this stuff? I thought) and decided to have a picnic.

After Coach had extricated promises from us not to go out of sight and not to try 'any funny business' Jason and I found ourselves sitting in the shade of a willow tree next to a peaceful pond. I turned over my cornucopia and out came sandwiches, fresh fruit, canned drinks, (with straws, of course) and a purple cake with 16 candles that were already lit. I frowned.

"Is it somebody's birthday?" I asked. Jason cringed. "I wasn't going to say anything." "Jason!" "There's too much going on. And anyways, I didn't even know when my birthday was until last month. Thalia told me at camp." he said.

I wondered what it would be like not even knowing the day you were born. "Well, blow out the candles." I said He did I wondered if he'd made a wish. Hopefully that he and I would survive this quest and be together forever. But I didn't ask him-I didn't want to jinx it. We started to enjoy the food when Percy and Annabeth came up.

We re-boarded the ship with him. They told us about meeting two river deities. Percy started saying something about how one of them-George Clooney, I think?- had mentioned a quest but Annabeth shushed him with a glare. She said she was going back to her cabin for a little while to do some research about some things. Percy asked if we should use my dagger to find Nico.

"George Cloo-I mean Tiberinas said we could use your dagger to find Nico." he said. "I don't know..." I said. "Please, try." He pleaded with his sea-green eyes, like a cute baby seal that needed help. I wondered how Annabeth ever said no to him. "Fine." I said.

I pulled out Khatoptris and stared into the blade. I saw Romans in Manhattan. I didn't want to see that, so I concentrated harder. Light rippled across the blade. I saw ruins- a few crumbling walls and columns, clustered on a grassy hill dotted with pine trees. "I was just there!" Percy said. "That's the Forum!"

The view zoomed in. On one side of the stone floor, a set of stairs had been excavated, leading down to a modern gate with a padlock. The image on the blade zoomed strait through the doorway, down a spiral staircase, and into a dark, cylindrical chamber like the inside of a grain silo. I dropped the blade.

"What's wrong?" asked Jason I couldn't get my voice to work. I had seen that image so many times. That room filling with dark water, Percy, Jason, and I drowning, the strength of my tail giving out. "We can't go there." I finally said. Percy frowned. "Piper, Nico is dying. We've got to find him. Rome is going to be destroyed!" I shakily picked up Khatoptris again.

We saw two giants sitting in huge thrones toasting each other with a bronze jar between them. Inside that bronze jar was Nico di Angelo, with no pomegranate seeds left. "We're too late." murmured Jason. "No. I refuse to believe that." Percy said. "Maybe he's put himself into a deeper trance to buy time." Coach spoke up. "So off the the Forum it is! Can I come with?"

Jason shook his head. "No Coach, we need you to man- um goat the ship while we're gone." "Bah, fine. But if any giants come this way..." "Feel free to blast them." I said. "What about annoying tourists?" "NO!" we all yelled.

"Bah, fine You guys are no fun. Be back by three, or I'm coming after you with ballistae blazing." "Alright, but take this." I said, dumping Khatoptris into his arms. His eyes widened. "A-are you sure?" "Yes." I said. "See if you can get the baseball scores." He had been complaining about that earlier. That sealed the deal. So, we set off for the forum.

Sooooo, was it good enough for you? It only gets better...for us! Worse for them! Mostly Piper! Some of you may be asking, 'Why is Annabeth not going on her solo quest thingymajig?' 'Who is this George Clooney character?' and, most importantly, 'WHAT HAPPENS NEXT!' all while shaking the person next to you and holding their shirt or shoulders. My advice: Remove your hands from this persons shirt/shoulders. Especially if you don't know them. Apologize. Take a deep breath. George Clooney is Tiberinius. I think. If my memory has failed me, please correct me. Annabeth is not going on her solo quest yet because I need her here later. As for what happens next...you'll just have to wait and find out. XD MWAHAHAHAHA! In the words of Rick Riordan, 'Seriously though, I love you guys.' PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PRETTY PRETTY PLEASE REVIEW! It makes me feel warm and fuzzy inside. Almost as fuzzy as when I'm reading Percabeth or watching the very end of the last episode in the first season of Young Justice.(more specifically, right at 12:00 A.M. on New Years. squeeeeeeeeeeee!) Or watching the Young Justice episode 'Coldhearted'. Which is very fuzzy. See you...Whenever!

~CHBNewRomeHogwartsBerk~