I AM BACKK! YAY ;D *applause* And I realized I didn't mention to everyone that I would sorta "postpone" this story until I was done with the testing and stuff going on. (I swore to Cockapoo... she's gone nuts I mean it!)
Well, I'm done with my tests (*yay!*) but I didn't have internet for like 5 days! FIVE DAYS! And I had a freaky long paper due! Luckily, I finished at a house with internet ;D My brother was on the brink of absolute boredom (seriously, he kept saying "I'm bored" etc.)
Anyhow, back to the story (I rewrote this also because I wanted to include some responses from questions I asked back then...) And I don't have writer's block, I think. :
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The last time we saw the gang, a quest has been given... with a prophecy to be fulfilled:
"Six shall travel to where one knows best,
An arrow, a flame, a skull, plus a quest,
The three shall save a goddess's life.
Through facing enemies there's a strife,
To where she needs no magic need,
Mothers with their changing deed."
Now it's up to Cecilia, Lola, Eunice, Nico, Leo, and Will to save the day~ Away they go to the Underworld...
Present day at Camp Half Blood Hill,
Eunice's POV
I had a dark gray backpack with me, carrying some necessities and some nectar and ambrosia for emergencies. I yawned as I waited for the other people to assemble on the hill. I didn't sleep that well last night thanks to a certain someone...
Really quick (sorta) flashback...
I was on my cozy bed wearing my comfy purple, white striped T-shirt and purple pants with snowmen on them (unlike Nico, I actually wear some bright colors). Nico was on a bunk on the other side of the room sound asleep. Suddenly, I heard some loud pounding on the door and I arose. Fortunately, Nico slept right through it (how the heck does he do that?) and I quickly tiptoed ninja style to the door.
Who the heck would knock on the door 1:43 am? A girl needs her beauty sleep you know.
I opened the door slightly to get a peek at the intruder when the door was practically mowed down. I felt a hand on my wrist as I was literally being dragged away from the door as I heard a quiet slam from it.
Whoever it was (it was too dark to tell and I was too sleepy to bother) dragged to a cabin and pushed me inside, closing the door behind them.
My sleepy vision finally cleared up and I saw Cecilia and Lola in the moonlight. Cecilia was wearing one of her favorite soft blue shirt with blue pants to match. Lola was wearing a tank top and shorts (how the heck isn't she freezing her butt off in that I don't know...)
"Why are we here?" I quietly asked, not wanting to wake anyone up.
Cecilia shrugged. "Beats me, ask Lola over there, she woke me up and dragged you here to my cabin."
We looked at Lola, who sighed.
"Well I want to have some girl time... It's been awhile since we last had one."
"That's it?" Cecilia inquired. "That's what you woke us up for?"
"Uh ya," she said sheepishly. "Um, it can wait."
I yawned. "Okay, adios people!" I shadow traveled away.
End of flashback
Long story short, I didn't fall asleep until it was too little too late.
Cecilia was up and ready to go, looking not as sleepy as I did. She was wearing some gray sweatpants and a little blue T-shirt with a red jacket. I was wearing some rip black jeans with two shirts, a short purple one and a long black one, and a dark blue sweater over it. Will was there as well, wearing the official Camp Half Blood shirt with some blue pants. You could tell easily that he was trained very well with the muscles showing on his arms and through his thin shirt.
I saw Leo running up the hill wearing the Camp Half Blood shirt as well but his was covered in oil, smudges, and sweat. It covered the bright orange that it use to be in. His navy blue jeans was covered in coal dust with some smudges as well. His appearance contradicted the goofy smile that was plastered on his face. He was holding a rusty red backpack with him.
"Sorry I'm late," he replied, slightly panting. "One of the inventions I made with the Hephaestus cabin had some... problems."
"We're still waiting for two others," Will replied. "And you aren't that late."
"I imagine the other two coming right about..." Cecilia started. "...now."
Just then, I heard a distinct shout from the direction of the pavilion. It was Lola, running with an off shoulder ocean blue bag on one shoulder and a light green backpack on the other. She finally made it, panting loudly and was clearly exhausted. Afterwards, my brother Nico showed up dressed in all black with a skull ring on his finger. His backpack was also black.
"Finally!" I heard Cecilia exasperated. "I've been waiting for ages!"
"Impatient much?" I hear Nico muttered. I rolled my eyes.
Argus, the tall, blond, blue 100 eyed giant, appeared behind the tree and I jumped a little. I totally forgot that he was going to drive us down to the city.
"Why can't we just let you two Hades kids shadow travel us to the Underworld?" I heard Cecilia sighed. "Much faster in opinion." "Annoying much?" Nico muttered once again. "Taking 6 people to the Underworld? We would be tired out and you guys would have to drag us," he answered with a louder, irritated voice.
"Gee cranky much," Cecilia huffed under her breath. "Someone sure didn't get enough sleep last night..."
Argus drove us six demigod out to the city in the Camp Half Blood van. He dropped us off at an inconspicuous place outside of Central Park before bidding good luck and driving away.
"Ok," started Lola, breaking the awkward silence. "So what exactly are we looking for?"
"The Door of Orpheus," answered Cecilia, before Nico could say it. "It leads to the Underworld, doesn't it?"
"Correct," replied Will. "And I thinked I found it." He gestured to a pile of rocks. "We need to music to open it and luckily, a son of Apollo is here!" Will started to sing the chorus of "What Makes You Beautiful" by One Direction.
"Baby you light up my world like nobody else
The way that you flip your hair gets me overwhelmed
But when you smile at the ground it ain't hard to tell
You don't know (oh oh)
You don't know you're beautiful!
If only you saw what I can see
You'll understand why I want you so desperately
Right now I'm looking at you and I can't believe
You don't know (oh oh)
You don't know you're beautiful!
(Oh oh)
That's what makes you beautiful!"
Will had a melodious voice. I practically fell in love with it. However, I could practically see smoke coming out of Cecilia's ears. She hated that song; she has a detest for romantic love songs. I don't know why.
The rocks shifted, revealing a tunnel that was big enough for us to crawl through. Nico went in first, then Cecilia, Lola, and Leo followed him. I went after Leo and Will followed right behind me, being the last one in line. The tunnel immediately closed after we all got in, caving us in with utter darkness and very little light to see. We all walked forward in a single line, following the walls down taking one step at a time.
I noticed that Will was a bit fidgeting but I guess it's a son of Apollo trait; they practically lived in the sunlight, not in the darkness.
Finally, Hades' palace was seen in the distance and I ultimately sighed, happy that we were finally at somewhere than a small, dark space. You could see a lot of undead souls, spirits, and people all around. Some were talking, fighting, or just plainly looking at us, like we were edible food for them to eat. Nico summoned out his stygian iron sword from the shadows and they looked away.
We passed the gate engraved with images of death into the palace, where we were immediately greeted by minions of my father, Hades. At least, it looked like a greeting, it was hard to tell.
"Take us to my father," Nico commanded them and they immediately nodded, not wanting to defy the Prince of the Underworld's commands.
"Take us to him right away. No delay please," I said and they did, probably knowing I was Hades's daughter, though I did not visit the Underworld often.
Some of the minions led us through a black hallway and into the main room where Hades was sitting in his throne made out of bones that looked lithe, graceful, and dangerous as a panther. He did look like Nico and I, having albino white skin, intense black eyes, and black hair up to his shoulders. My father was wearing black silk robes with souls threaded into the cloth. He had his Helm of Darkness and Cerberus with him. He had a bored yet serious look on his face.
Suddenly, Persephone, my stepmother appeared on the flowery throne that was shaped like a black flower, gilded with gold. The throne was right next to his and Persephone did not look happy; in fact she looked pretty worried. She was a tall, beautiful, young woman, wearing a white dress. Her skin was pale, but not as white as father's. I am quite jealous of her hair, her flowing and curled black hair.
Suddenly, she noticed us and her worried look turned into a slight frown at the sight of Nico, who wasn't looking too fawn at her either. The six of us bowed. "Lord Hades, Lady Persephone," said Cecilia, Lola, Will, and Leo. "Father, stepmom," replied Nico and I, though Nico muttered 'stepmom' like it was a piece of disgusting trash.
Hades, I mean father, slightly nodded and answered in an oily voice, "Rise." We rose.
"What do you demigods want? You typical demigods on a quest to the Underworld always want something," asked Hades.
It was Nico who spoke, "All we want is for you guys to answer a question."
Hades' eyebrows rose. "Just one question? Well that's new."
"Where is Hecate?" asked Cecilia confidently.
Silence arose as my father looked more glumed out than usual and my stepmom looked even more worriedly. She looked like she was going to cry.
Finally, Persephone spoke in a shaky, but pretty steady for us to understand, voice, "She's not here."
"Where is she?" asked Lola, confused.
Persephone continued. "She's not here. Hecate hasn't been here since I returned to the Underworld in the beginning of autumn."
"Are you saying she's missing?" I asked, surprised.
Hades sighed. "That's what we suspected. We contacted the other Olympian gods and goddesses about Hecate's disappearance but no one has heard a word from her. We even tried IMing her but it didn't work. We can only conclude that Hecate has gone missing."
Over 2000 words ;D Hope you guys are happy... if not, sorry hope I make it up soon ;)
I want to update over the weekend. It's not a promise but it's a goal. I'll try ;D
Also, I like to thank everyone for reviewing and favoriting and stuff. YOU GUYS ROCK! (::)'s for everyone, extra chocolatey :D
I need to catch up on all the FF emails for stories and PMs so expect some late responses from me. Sorry for the lateness by the way!
I also want to say that I used camphalfblood wikia site for descriptions and stuff and the TLT (The Lightning Thief) book for some info as well. Just crediting them ;D
Anyhow, Hecate is missing O.o Who suspected that? XD LOL I know I did :P
Question of the chapter: Do you guys want a sequel?
Reasoning: Just wondering ahead of time though it is a bit too early to know...
