I know! I'm uberly late, but I've been way too busy lately to update. I'm on my last thing of energy writing this.
"Please fasten your seatbelts as the plane takes off." The stewardess's voice rang out as Thalia and I sat in plane seats (yet again) that would take us to New York.
The plane started to move off the runway as we settled into their seat. Thalia immediately turned her iPod on and blasted music, trying to keep her composure in front of these strangers. I silently stared out the window, hoping to somehow think of a way to rescue Selene.
So far, I had nothing.
Why was it so hard for him to admit it to her? I should've before. I just was too worried. Too scared.
Huh. Something no one would've thought a son of Hades would say, I was too scared. It was my fault that she was captured. And it would be my fault if she died.
I glanced out the window. Something wasn't right. I squinted at one of the clouds; I gasped. The four gods of the winds were fighting outside, pushing our plane to the side.
"We are having some turbulence. Please refasten your seatbelts if you took them off." The captain's strained voice said from over the intercom.
I didn't want to freak Thalia out more than she already was, but she whispered under her breath. "They're trying to overpower Zeus."
I turned my head shocked at her. "Liar."
She shook her head sadly. "I'm telling the truth. I'm trying to help my dad, but I'm so weak…" She winced. "It's not much. Four against one, but the winds from it will send this plane crashing."
"Will?"
She nodded.
"Stand up." This better work, or else we would look like a couple of retards.
The oxygen masks dropped as the plane turned into a steep nosedive. I unbuckled my seatbelt, grabbed Thalia as quickly as I could and ran through the aisle of the plane dragging her into the shadow. I willed my body to take the two of us to the San Francisco Bay. I head an explosion behind me as I hit the shadow, and I felt shrapnel of something hit the back of my leg. The last sensation I knew was hitting the hot sandy beach with Thalia right next to me before I faded into the darkness.
"Here you go, Lady Selene" A demigod, presumably the son of Nemesis, said as he handed me water, a change of clothes, food, nectar, ambrosia and a drachma. He quickly bowed as he backed out of the room slowly. It was although all of the demi-gods worshipped me.
It was weird. When normal people capture you, they usually beat you around. Quite the opposite here.
I grabbed the drachma and use the water to make a quick rainbow. "Lady Iris, keep the drachma. Show me Thalia Grace and Nico di Angelo please."
The image of a rainbow shifted to the sandy shores of San Francisco. The image swirled for a second, and rested on where Nico laid on bloody sand with Thalia muttering to him. "Don't die, gods damn it, Nico. Don't you dare die! Selene needs-"
The Iris message was interrupted and immediately closed as I turned with a white face to where the daughter of Apollo was led in by two dracaenas. They both glared at the girl and I as they backed out of the room. Freaks.
Trying to push Nico dying out of my head, I motioned for the girl to come forward. "I would come to you, but my legs are shackled." She took in my surroundings, and once realizing I was in the same boat she was, she sat down next to me.
"Were you the one who asked me to be moved from that cell?" Above her left eyelid was cut open, and her blonde hair was matted with blood and mud. Her blue eyes were filled with concern, worried, and you could tell by her posture she hadn't had a good nights sleep in forever.
I nodded as I handed her the nectar and ambrosia. "Don't eat too much of those. We don't need you blowing up."
She chuckled as a voice in my head argued with me.
He's dead.
Thalia saved him.
How do you know for sure?
I frowned. How do you know for sure?
"So why are you here?" I asked as she munched on the food. Poor girl.
She sighed. "I'm not sure. One minute I was camping a mile away from where Artemis was, I planned to join as soon as I met her, and then the next minute I was surrounded by demi-gods with Morpheus leading them. I've been here for four days."
"I hate that god." I muttered underneath my breath.
"What about you?" She asked as she took a bite tentatively at the food.
I smiled. "It's all yours." Taking a deep breath I continued. "Thalia, my mother's lieutenant, Nico, son of Hades and I were sent on a quest to figure out a disturbance over here. As soon as we landed we were attacked by Morpheus and Nemesis, but instead of fighting for the death, I gave myself up so my friends could live."
"Oh." She said softly as she yawned. I smiled.
"Go to sleep. I'll keep watch." She nodded as she lied down on the couch across the room. I distracted myself by trying to make a bow and arrow out of the objects here. Or at least I tried to until the voice came back.
Only one is alive anymore.
Just shut the hell up. You're wrong.
5 Reviews!