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Percy´s PoV

I turned around slowly towards the shadow looming behind me. Before I could get even a glimpse of the creature I was tackled to the ground. I closed my eyes and put my hands up in defense.

I heard Nico call my name, while I was preparing for the worst, to be torn to pieces.

But something unexpected happened. Instead of being torn to pieces I was met with an oversized wet tongue licking my face. When I looked up I saw a big black hellhound staring at me with friendly eyes.

"Mrs. O´Leary!" I was glad it was her but it wasn´t fun to be drooled on from an hellhound the size of an tank. So I tried to push her off a little but she didn´t move. She started licking my face again.

"Yeah-I am- also–glad to-see -you -girl!" I was always interrupted by her tongue sliding over my face. I looked over to Nico who seemed really relieved.

"Don´t just stand there! Help me!" Nico looked at me and a smirk appeared on his face.

"You look fine to me..." I glared at him for a moment and then tried to stand up again. After about 5 minutes I finally did it. Now there was only one thing that bothered me...

"How did you get here?"

She tilted her head a bit as if she didn´t understand it. I wanted to ask again but was interrupted by an eerie scream. It came from the same direction Mrs. O´Leary came from. I saw Nico´s eyes widen in realization.

"The pit room! It leads directly to Tartarus. The monsters are coming through there!"

I rolled my eyes. "Thank you Captain Obvious... Anyway lets get out of here!" We started running, but Mrs. O´Leary had quite the problems with that she was far to big to actually fit in these tunnels.

Every time she touched a wall it made an impact shaking the ground. She really wasn´t bothered by that at all, jumping around joyfully.

"Can´t you grow a bit smaller, girl?" She seemed to have understood cause she began shrinking into a small black puppy. Not that small... I hadn´t much time to complain as the screams got louder, so I picked her up and we ran again.

"Percy! Just make a wall appear or something."

"Well genius you also know how to do that?"

"I don´t know just do it!" We ran out of the tunnel into a great hall. I slid around coming to a halt.

I concentrated. The screams got louder. The earth trembled. I had my hand stretched out trying to get the tunnel shut. That was pretty hard considering I had no idea what I was doing.

"Come on! Move!" I shouted. I already saw the first monsters running towards us. I concentrated harder. Move!

Suddenly blocks came out of the walls of the tunnel, one behind another. From above, beneath and the sides it blocked the way. Where the entrance has been just a second ago, there was now a massive wall.

"Phew. That was close..." I sighed with relief and fell backwards to the ground. Nico stood panting against an old Greek pillar. Mrs O´Leary jumped around barking happily. I then looked around the hall.

It was a really big hall. On each side of it were pillars holding the ceiling which had paintings on it. Between them were statues of all the Olympian gods made of mamor and at the other end of the hall sat Zeus and Hera in their thrones. The hall was lit through torches on the pillars. It was a really impressive sight.

"Whoa. This ones new..." I said. Nico looked up at me questioningly, but understood as he turned around.

"Yep definitely new." We walked around in the room for a while. I examined the statues. I stopped at the statue of Artemis, as I got a strange feeling looking at it. It was a beautiful statue of her, but she looked even more beautiful in reality.

Whenever I thought of Artemis I got a strange feeling. I couldn´t possibly lover her could I?... And even if I loved her it´s still impossible. She´s just... perfect and a goddess. Forget it.

"Earth to Percy! Dude snap out of it we got a problem!" I whirled around a bit shocked.

"What is it?" I asked a bit harsh.

"We are trapped."

"What? "

"This is a dead end! No way in and no way out." he said.

I looked frantically around the hall, but he was right there was no way out and the only possible way was blocked and guarded by monsters. Just great.

I sighed " Well we can´t do anything about it anyway so let´s rest..." As I sat down Mrs O´Leary came up to me laid down a stick and barked. I played with her for a bit. It was fun until she jumped at me and transformed back into her real form. She landed right on me. Nico laughed at me like crazy, but when Mrs O´Leary licked him, his laugh died down.

After that we settled down. I fell into deep slumber before I could notice that Mrs O´Leary had disappeared...

Thalia´s PoV

We made our way through the city on the search for three old hags. We started by sunrise and now it was already the middle of the day. I glanced at Artemis every now and then. She didn´t look too good, it seemed as though she didn´t sleep a single minute last night. Well I kind of understood her...

I still had the feeling of being watched and I just couldn´t shake that off. I looked around but I couldn´t find anything suspicious as always. Instead I finally saw the three old hags we were looking for. Three ancient women with white hair sitting in rocking chairs, knitting two big socks with electric blue yarn. That looked really strange in the streets of San Francisco.

"Lady Artemis! There they are!" I shouted pointing towards them. Artemis seemed as though she was taken out of a trance, whirling around.

They looked straight at us and smiled knowingly. Then they pointed up the street with there bony fingers. What is up with them?

I looked up to see an hilarious picture. Riding down towards us was the cable car, so nothing special, but on top of it sat an giant black dog sticking out his tongue, drooling all over the place with the wind in it´s face. It seemed to have pretty much fun.

I would have broken out in laughter if that wasn´t a hellhound coming towards us. It didn´t seem dangerous to me and there was something nagging me in the back of my mind, nevertheless we all took our bows out pointing at it.

I looked across the street looking for the sisters of Fate but they were already gone. Great. Our only clue to where those idiots were... my only clue to where Nico … gone.

But for now the hellhound had to be taken care off.

"Damn it! They are gone!" Artemis cried out in frustration and soon turned her gaze back upon the big dog. The dog looked rather hopeful and happy to my opinion but as it saw Artemis glare it winced.

When the first arrows where shot the monster jumped from the cable car onto the road. It paused for a moment and looked at us questioningly. But after the next arrows were shot it began to run away.

"Oh no you won´t get away!" Artemis bolted after it. Poor hellhound... It actually looked kinda friendly... Wait a friendly hellhound? Could it be that... Oh no!

I ran after them as fast as my legs could take me. When that hellhound really is the one I think it is we can not kill it. How the hell did I not notice it...?

I hope I´ll make it in time...

Artemis PoV

I couldn´t believe it I was so close to finally find him and then something like this happens. I was so frustrated and angry at this tank of an hellhound. But it will pay for what it did to me!

I ran through the streets and alleys following the big dark ball. It just wouldn´t stop running, but finally it met a dead end. I was still in rage and gleamed at it. It actually wince, it didn´t seem like normal hellhounds, but at this moment I didn´t care.

"I got you, monster. Do you know what you just did?" I almost shouted at it. It crouched in the corner, fear visible in it´s eyes. The strangest thing was that it didn´t attack... why wouldn´t it attack even when it´s cornered...?

I shook this thought off and drew my bow ready to shoot.

"Wait! Lady Artemis don´t kill it." She now stood between me and the monster. I frowned surprised by her actions.

"Why?" I simply questioned.

"That´s a friendly hellhound." A friendly hellhound? "It´s Percy´s hellhound!"

My eyes widened at that. "Percy´s hellhound?"

"Yes." I took my bow down. Hope flickered in me. Maybe it can take me to him!

I looked towards the big black hound, making it flinch. Well I don´t think it likes me...

"You know where Perseus is?" It looked anxiously towards me and slowly nodded. Hope filled me fully now. I can find him! I can finally find him!

Tears filled my eyes, but this time it were tears of joy, of happiness. I broke down on the spot.

The monster tilted it´s head and came slowly up to me and nudged me. I looked at it and patted it, almost hugged it.

Thalia too was really happy. After a while the hunters came into the alleyway and readied there bow seeing the big dog. They seemed shocked that I patted it and gestured for them to put their bow down. Then I smiled at them and yet again they seemed shocked at that.

"My Lady what happened? You seem so..." I interrupted her.

"Happy? Yes I actually am really happy." They looked questioningly at me.

"This one here..." I looked over to the dog. "...will help us find those two."

Now Thalia came up smiling. " Girls, meet Mrs. O´Leary." Mrs O´Leary seemed excited to hear her name. The hunters backed down a bit, but soon found the courage to pat the harmless hell hound.

After that they easily made friends. I smiled again.

"Well then Mrs O´Leary please show us the way." She nodded excitedly and ran off, leaving a saliva track. We followed close behind.

Soon we will find you, idiot... You won´t get away!

Nico´s PoV

When I woke up I saw Percy pacing around nervously. I heard him mutter.

"Where could she have gone to?..." I stretched my arms and yawned, slowly standing up.

I rubbed my eyes while I asked. "What´s up, Percy? Why so nervous?"

He looked up for a moment before starting to walk again.

"Mrs O´Leary disappeared." I looked dumbfounded at him.

"Why would she leave? And how did she get out?"

"She probably shadowtravelled, as to why I have no idea..." I frowned. Why would she leave?

I thought she would stay by Percy. I mean she just found him right? Unless she wants to inform others... No impossible who should she inform or why...?

I actually felt a chill running down my spine, as if it was saying to get the hell out of here.

I shrugged it off and looked at our supplies. It would only last another day... That´s good, I wouldn´t last much longer down here... even the underworld was … nicer.

I then packed Percy by the shoulder to stop him from his pacing. It made me nervous.

"Don´t worry. What could she possibly do? She won´t lead a monster army here or something."

"No I think it might be worse than a monster army... What if she found Thalia...?"

I flinched at this thought. There it was again this gloomy feeling of danger.

"Anyway how do we get out of here?" I asked.

"There should be a secret passageway or something. I mean in this labyrinth there is no end right?"

"Hmm right... I guess at least. But let´s eat something first." Right then something growled but it wasn´t my stomach. I turned around to see a group of hellhounds looming behind me in the shadows, baring their fangs. Their eyes glowed red in the dark.

"You friends of Mrs O´Leary?" They growled in response.

"I guess that was a no..." Then the first hellhound snapped at me. I could barely avoid it.

"Nico! Catch!" Percy threw me my blade and just as I caught it I fended off the next hellhound.

I saw Percy fighting a few hellhounds. He used water to slash at them.

I too began fighting with my powers. I created an fissure swallowing up two of the hellhounds and taking them back to the underworld. Then I actually used my shadow to fight, shielding me from attacks while I attacked with my sword. I got most of them but one of them jumped at me from behind and I couldn´t react in time.

But before it could reach me with it´s fangs and teeth it was impaled by a sword. I turned around to see hellhounds disappearing and Percy grinning at me. I mumbled.

"Thank you..." He just kept grinning until he said.

"I guess we can´t stay much longer..."

So that´s it again. Hope you liked it. I look forward to your opinion. I try to update tomorrow if not the day after tomorrow and if not then... than I am dead xD Anyways hope to read you soon...

Dowy Sixst Haevens