Chapter 21

Fight!

Yeah. I'm back. Defeated. Yay.

-LG

Piper's POV

Okay, Gaea? A little later would've been nice, don't you think? I'm in the middle of getting a confession from the guy I like, okay, love, and you just interrupted.

And although there was no way Gaea would've ever listened to that request, I guess I kept rambling on.

I shouted to the demigods."Alright guys! Stay calm, remember, you're heroes!" They roared, holding their spears up.

"The shields! Go up front! Archers second! And spears third! Line up!" I guess this was the typical tactic. Actually, I had no idea how to kill the Gaea.

"I think Tartarus might be the answer." Reyna calmly said. I looked at her. She was usually… I don't know, deep in thought, though this might be a little over deep in thought. She was just lost in it.

"What?"

"We can't kill her by chopping her into pieces, it's too old, and she's already used it. There's no way that she'll fall for it. If so, the only thing left is pulling her deep into the dark. And the best place for it should be Tartarus." Annabeth supplied. Rey and Annabeth just high fived into the air.

"She won't go willingly." I pointed out. "Someone'll have to drag her in."

"Well… yeah…" The combo fidgeted.

"I'll go in." Leo volunteered. Is he mental?

"Are you sick or something? Mental? Need to go to a hospital?" I checked his temperature. "Normal. Zeus took your brain?"

He glared. "I'm in my right mind. Don't worry." Boom! A blast came.

"We'll talk about this later. And if you've turned sadistic or goth, you'll have the rest of eternity to be tortured by me, young man." I glared at Leo. He just shrugged.

I smirked. "Show time."

Leo POV

Yes, I was mental. Satisfied?

After I saw that vision, I was a wreck. Those memories? I was better without them.

Don't get me wrong. In my memories, Piper and I were a perfect couple. I couldn't imagine life without her. And she's moved on. With my best friend. And somehow, I can't.

…So, I know it's suicidal. I know I'm never gonna come back. But I might as well be a hero to Piper than a moping ex.

Rey looked at me with those all-knowing eyes. "Be strong." That was all she said.

Reyna POV

I looked at Nico and Thalia. They looked… happy. Although earning some glares from the Hunters, they seemed so happy.

Then I looked at Leo. I was still surprised that he volunteered to go to Tartarus. If I had known he wanted to go, I probably should've gave him a ticket.

He was moping. Over Piper, I supposed. I still felt bad.

I had to walk over. He looked so sad, so lonely. If he still had Piper, what would he want to hear? I love you? See you in the next life? But I wasn't Piper, and so I couldn't bring myself to say them.

Instead, I said what Reyna, the daughter of Athena, a friend of Leo, could say. Be strong. He smiled. Boy, he's probably the easiest guy to please. Not to mention, the most adorable guy.

Don't be mad at me, don't be mad at me.

I felt so sorry for Leo and Rey, I just had to give them some romance. I didn't want Leo moping around, also.

Q&A time. Okay, I needed to answer this for a long time. Well, one of you asked why there are so many Big Three kids around. I mean, Poseidon did hint that Percy had a lot of siblings, and Zeus is a playboy… but don't worry, Nico and Bianca are the only kids of Hades…yet.

And for the proofread comment… I think you said you liked my writing style. I do too, but apparently, Microsoft Word Proofreader doesn't. If I use the proofreader, my writing style's gone, and if I don't, my work is full of mistakes. I'd rather choose the latter.

-LG