Waddup bros? Jk...I could never be all cool like that. I'm too much of a, quoting my friend, "Flowery assed wimp". Yeah, my friends are nice(:

Anyways, I got like 43 reviews for HoH yesterday! ILOVEYOUALL!( That auto-corrected to 'Louisville' (:) Let's be BFFs. Okay, so every time I write HoH I feel really weird because we have those for my history class. They stand for Hands on History. There are two sides and it's a discussion and no wince I'm in a higher class, the best people in the discussion goes into a debate and we argue until our hearts are content or until Ms. Ash calls time. But yeah. I don't know why I told all of you guys that. But anywho, I'm watching Brave again. I must say that I am a bit disappointed because I thought it was going to be different. I still like it, though. Anyways, let's hit up...Nico for a chapter. Get some Coach Hedge action up in here. Whoo! Die!

Nico

Hedge was starting to annoy Nico. He screamed 'Die!' at everything. And they didn't even get to the Underworld yet.

"So, kid, how are we getting to the Underworld?" Coach asked him as they went to the deck. The rest of the crew was scouting out the island. Nico already knew where they were, so he told Hazel that he was going to go the Underworld to see if his dad knew anything. She didn't question him, like he knew she wouldn't.

"I have resources," Was all Nico said. He felt it was the only explanation he needed. Hedge snorted. Nico swallowed his pride and didn't say anything. He hated how everyone underestimated him.

Nico took Hedge to the control room. It didn't have any windows, so it would be perfect for shadow-traveling. Nico turned all the lights and the controls off. He then led Coach to the darkest corner of the room.

"Hey, cupcake, what do you think you're doing?"

"Don't call me cupcake."

"I'll call you whatever I want, cupcake." Nico sighed and put his hand on Coach's arm. Coach gave him a weird look, but Nico ignored it. He closed his eyes and thought of the entrance to the Underworld in the recording studio. Suddenly, black wisps started to from around them and they were transported to the entrance.

Coach fell over. He curled up in a ball muttering 'die' over and over again. Nico rolled his eyes and stepped into the recording studio. Coach crawled in after him. Charon recognized him immediately.

"Nico! What can I do for ya?" Charon greeted, walking out from behind the counter. Nico nodded his greeting.

"I need to go see my dad," Nico told him. Charon nodded and then settled his eyes on Hedge, who was slowly standing up. He leaned heavily on Nico for support.

"Is he dead?" Charon whispered to Nico. Nico shook his head.

"No but he's with me." Charon scratched his beard as if trying to decide what he should do.

"Alright he can go, too, since he looks like he's about dead anyway."

Charon led them to the elevator. The spirits hounded them, but Charon yelled at them to stay back and he pushed the button. As they descended, Hedge started to freak out. He started to hyperventilate. But then he noticed Charon and Nico staring at him, so he squared he shoulders and lunged towards them in a 'come-at-me-bro' gesture. Nico rolled his eyes. Satyrs. When the elevator dinged, Coach brought out his club and got in a fighting stance.

"Get behind me, kid, I'll protect you."

"Uh-huh, Coach," Nico grumbled. He looked at Charon and nodded his thanks. Charon gave a wary glance at Coach, but he got back inside the elevator and the doors closed.

Nico would've bypassed the lines easily, but Coach was not making things easy for him. The guards recognized Nico, but they gave questioning looks to Coach. Nico just shrugged his shoulders in response. He considered just leaving Coach in the lines so he could get stuff done, but they would probably let Cerberus eat him. When they got to Cerberus, Hedge took out his club and charged.

"DIE!" Nico barely grabbed Hedge's collar before he ran straight into Cerberus' mouth. Nico calmed Hedge down, summoned a bone and threw it to Cerberus. He caught it.

Nico didn't know why, but Cerberus was acting weird lately. When he wasn't growling at spirits, he was wining and pouting. He had a deflated red ball that he wouldn't let anyone touch. He used it as a pillow. Nico didn't know what was up with that, but he decided to question it later when the fate of the world wasn't in jeopardy. Nico ran past Cerberus. He started to wine after him, but Nico didn't pay it any attention.

Nico lead Hedge to the palace. When they got there, they were met with Persephone.

"Why hello, Madame Persephone," Coach said, bowing to one knee and taking her hand. "It is an honor to meet you." Coach took her hand and stared to kiss it. Persephone had a look of annoyance on her face. She mumbled something unintelligent and walked back into the palace. His dad was looking at something. His back was facing him.

"What do you want, Nico," Hades grumbled. Nico kneeled and he pulled Hedge down with him.

"I was wondering if you had any information you could give us," Nico said, trying to sound humble. His father sighed and turned around.

"Do you know the situation with Annabeth?" His father asked. Nico stood up abruptly.

"What do you mean? I thought she died."

"Piper will fill you in. As for you and the rest, you must find the House of Hades in Greece. Here," Hades said. He handed Nico a scroll. "Give this to the others. The Seven are the only ones who can hear it, so you must not be present." Nico nodded. He touched the scroll to his ring and it absorbed it. It had the power to absorb things and carry it so that he didn't have to worry about it. It proved useful in many situations.

"Okay. And Percy?" Nico asked. He would be lying if he said he wasn't worried about his cousin.

Hades sighed. "He is going to the wrong way to Greece. Tartarus is set up weird. He is actually in the pit over that way. You can talk to him through there."

"What do you mean it's set up weird?" Nico asked.

"It's almost like a mirror image. He's coming this way at a diagonal. If he goes the other way it's going to get harder for him. It's hard to explain," Hades said. He considered something for a moment.

"If you can get him out, I would recommend he gets his Achilles heel back," Hades whispered to Nico. Nico didn't know what he meant by that. Before he could ask, Hades disappeared. Nico spun around in a full 360°. Nico turned to Hedge.

"Let's go talk to Percy," He told him. Hedge shifted on his feet.

"Um, I think I should stay here and protect Lady Persephone."

"Aren't you dating someone, Hedge?" Nico asked. Hedge squared his shoulders and got a defiant look on his face. He took out his club and slapped it against his hand.

"It is my job to protect maidens." Nico sighed.

"Suit yourself."

Nico left the castle and headed towards the pit. This should be interesting.

Not my best chapter. But next one is Percy, so yay!