Me: Okay… I guess I'm untying them. Once they wake up…

Percy: *snores and mumbles incoherent words*

Nico: *shifts in sleep*

Bianca: Where's NJ?

Me: He already left. Gods, this is going to be a sad chapter.

Nico: *opens one eye* Mmm.

Me: Aw, now I have to untie Nico.

*Unties Nico and watches as Percy falls out of chair*

Me: Oops.

Percy: Ow!

Me: Sorry, now since you're awake do the disclaimer.

Percy: *Yawns* Where's NJ?

Me: Gone.

Percy: authors own nothing but OC's and their selves.

Tiana crawled off Nico's lap and sat behind him. Leo stared at the note again before starting to read.

Bianca forced the figurine into Percy's hand. She could only hope he would understand. Tiana looked at Bianca sadly.

"Give this to Nico," Bianca's voice broke at her little brother's name, "Tell him, tell him I'm sorry."

Nico understood what chapter this was now, and he didn't like it.

Before Percy could object, Bianca ran towards the giant metal monster. Talos Zoe had said.

"That explains the chapter title," Jason sighed, "But it doesn't explain the note."

"It will explain," Thalia said softly wondering how Nico was going to react.

The maintenance shaft was under the heel, how was she going to get to it?

"Stand under the foot," Frank said.

"But she'll be crushed," Hazel hissed.

Bianca nearly fell off of the junk she was standing on. Percy charged at the monster and cut off the toe. The foot lifted up and Bianca quickly grabbed the ladder and swung herself forward.

"It wasn't that hard," Bianca mumbled, "The momentum of them going forward was enough to get me up."

She climbed up the ladder. Her best guess was that the console was in the head.

"It was," Bianca mumbled.

Climbing was really hard, mostly because of the jerking motion that Talos made.

Bianca rubbed her leg slightly.

There was a trapdoor above her head. She pushed it open and climbed inside. There were a bunch of buttons and lights flashing.

Nico frowned and Percy gently gripped Nico's shoulder and Tiana hugged him from behind.

Bianca walked towards the middle and immediately the lights inside turned on. She gripped a wire and yanked it, outside the arms moved up in down in a motion of a chicken.

"You just yanked a random wire?" Thalia asked.

"Well, I didn't know how to work it. I'm not a child of Hephaestus," Bianca shrugged.

She pulled down a lever and Talos hit himself in the face. Bianca fell over and hit her head on the ground next to the trap door.

"Ouch," Jason sympathized.

"You would know," Percy replied smirking, "You always get hit in the head."

"With a brick," Leo added hugging Ambrosia.

It was then she realized that the trap door was locked shut. There was no handle to open it. One shall be lost in the land without rain.

Nico flinched and Percy and Thalia hugged him tightly. Never mind her being a hunter.

How could she have been so stupid? They were in New Mexico, there was no rain here. She was going to die, she knew it.

Percy frowned and Nico flinched again.

She immediately thought of Nico, her little brother. All the times they had together.

Nico smiled slightly.

Suddenly, it was as though someone unlocked locked up memories. It was in fast forward. She saw baby Nico, her mother wearing all black raising them. The last one was a building exploding and their mother died in front of them. Bianca saw her father… Hades.

"So, your memories were brought back?" Nico asked.

"Yeah… I don't remember this part though. I remember being close to pulling down the lever," Bianca replied looking on in shock.

She crawled up and was about to push a button when red lights flashed. Her arm was in motion and she hit the red button right when electricity surged through the whole head and stopped her heart.

NJ was completely in tears and Nico left the room. Percy wasn't far behind.

A smile was graced on her lips as she hear the clanging of metal falling to the ground. Bianca's last thought was Nico's smiling face. She just wished she could see him one more time.

"I'm sorry Nico," she whispered through cracked lips as she closed her eyes for the last time.

"Well, that was depressing," Leo said as NJ disappeared in a white light.

"Should I check on Nico?" Bianca asked.

Thalia shook her head, "Percy's in there. I don't think we should overwhelm him."

"I'm his sister."

"So am I," Hazel said, "But Percy knows him pretty well. We should just let them be."

Bianca huffed, "Fine."

Kara and Skye exchanged looks. This was going to be harder than they originally thought.

3rd Person POV with Nico and Percy

Nico was in the bathroom holding in the tears. Percy stood in the doorway, watching Nico's shaking body. Nico knew of Percy's presence, sensing his aura, but didn't show any sign that he actually knew. Percy sat down next to Nico and pulled him onto his lap. Nico was openly sobbing now, unable to hold it in anymore. None of them moved, except for Nico's shaking, and just enjoyed the others presence. It was comforting for Nico. After a while the sobs and shaking subsided and Nico's breathing goes into a steady pattern. Percy sighed and pushed Nico's black hair out of his dark eyes. They were shut, so Percy picked Nico up bridal style and walked to the living area where they were all waiting.

Me: Well, this was a sad chapter.

Nico: No?

Percy: Sarcasm!

Me: What are you? The Sarcasm Police?

Nico: No, he's the Sarcasm King.

Me: Okay, Bianca!
Bianca: What?

Me: Ask for reviews…

Bianca: No.

Me: Bill! Tom! TIE HER UP!
*Bianca about to get tied up*
Bianca: Fine, I'll do it. Just don't tie me up.

Me: *waves off the guards* Then do it.

Bianca: Fine, please review… I really don't want to get tied up.