(A/N) Please read author's note at the bottom (:

Disclaimer - Roses are red, violets are blue, I'm awful at poems, how about you? Where I am going with this? I have no clue. Let's get to the point. I don't own Percy Jackson and the Olympians or Heroes of Olympus. Wow, that was a mouthful, I should improve my poetry skills. I don't even know if this is still considered a poem. It is supposed to be...Oh well!

Chapter Twenty One (Percy)

Percy had to think of a way to get out of there fast. There was no way that he could beat the Lord of the Dead and his army. He was lucky the first time, with the Achille's heal and all, but this time, he had none of that. Sure, he had Thalia, but this was different. Hades's army was bigger than ever, and if they were lucky enough to get through the army alive, there was no way that they could fight a god in the condition that they were in.

Percy glanced over at Thalia and her face showed confidence, but in her eyes...was that fear? Who wouldn't be afraid in this situation? And if Thalia was showing fear, then this was a serious problem. Her eyes were saying the same thing Percy was thinking. We're dead. We need to make a run for it. Percy didn't know how he was going to get out of the Kingdom. It was huge, and Hades's ruled over all of it. Maybe there was an escape...or a door?

Percy's face fell when they knew that there was no escape. He wished he had the pearls that he had when he was with Grover and Annabeth. The ones that could take them out to the sea. But if that happened, he would just have to return back down.

"Lord, wait!" Thalia said, probably thinking of something to say.

"Eh? Last words to say before you die? Go on."

"We came here looking for Nico, your son! We come to rescue him! If you kill us, Nico will be continued to be tortured!" That was pretty smart on Thalia's part. If Hades really did care about his son, he would stop and think for a minute. That led to a big question. Did Hades care for Nico? Hades could be heartless most of the time, well almost all the time.

"It was the boy's fault for getting himself captured. What was he thinking looking for the Doors. Maybe it will teach him a lesson." Hades seemed a little unsure. Unsettled, maybe. Percy didn't know why, but maybe Hades did care for Nico after all.

Percy thought that their relationship had improved. Obviously he was wrong. Maybe Hades just really had a huge grudge against Percy and needed him dead. Which he didn't understand. After all, Percy had given him a cabin at camp.

"Lord Hades," Thalia tried again. "Percy is part of the seven. Without him Gaea will control over the earth once again. It will be chaos again."

"Bah! The gods can take care of it!"

That is when Percy snapped. "Don't you see it? The gods are up closed in Olympus because they are afraid to admit they need our help! Zeus is too prideful to see that I tried changing their ways for the better! He refuses to open Olympus back up just because I turned down godhood! We can't get help from the gods if they gods can't even come out and admit that they were wrong!"

Thalia looked over at Percy. What Percy said was something that could go two ways. First, Hades could be insulted and send the army after Percy and Thalia. Second, he could think about that and let them go.

"My brother may be stubborn, but I am not. I am going to defeat Gaea and take control! I will finally have a spot on Olympus. The spot of the king of the gods!"

Something was wrong with Hades. It was almost like he was power hungry. Percy looked over at Thalia. They both knew there was nothing they could do to change the Lord of the Dead's mind. They both knew that if they didn't act fast, they would be killed by the dead.

"But gods and demigods need to work together. You can't take on the whole army by yourself!" Percy said.

"Are you calling me weak, godling?" Hades roared.

"No. No sir."

"Good. But you still have to die. Goodbye Percy Jackson and Thalia Grace." Thalia flinched, probably from being called Thalia Grace. She hated her last name.

The soldiers charged. Acting on instinct, Percy uncapped Riptide and Thalia tapped her shield. But, the soldiers were not scared of the terrifying face of Medusa. They were already dead. Thalia took out her javelin.

They fought for a while, but they both knew it was hopeless. No matter how many they took out, more kept coming. They were tired. Percy could see the smug look on Hades's face. Even if they did miraculously beat his army, they would still have to face Hades.

Percy thought about Annabeth. He was probably going to leave her again. This time for good. He felt guilty. He shouldn't have signed up for this quest. Thanatos said they would find the answer to if Nico was alive in Rome. And as far as Percy knew, the Underworld did not stretch as far as Rome.

Percy interlocked eyes with Thalia who was desperately trying to fight off a sea of charging soldiers. She was not in any better condition then Percy was.

They fought for a while, but Percy was starting to get tired. He wasn't sure how long they were going at it. All he knew was how tired he was, how much his arms ached from swinging his sword. Thalia and Percy somehow ended up side by side.

One of the soldiers of the dead threw a sword. It was heading towards Thalia's back, and she didn't see it. Adrenaline rushed in Percy's veins. Time seemed to slow down. He jumped and took the knife for Thalia.

The good news was, it landed in his leg, and not any where vital. The bad news, pain erupted in his body and he collapsed to the floor. His own blood made him feel dizzy. It was bleeding and he started to feel light headed. Everything seemed to be in slow motion.

When suddenly everything stopped. There was smoke all around them, and Percy could not see the soldiers. The smoke wasn't clearing fast. It was almost like the smoke was darkness. Percy could no longer see Hades and the army of the dead. Thalia helped Percy up, and pain blasted through his leg when he tried to stand.

Thalia noticed this problem and leaned Percy on her, so he was walking with one foot. She pointed towards a newly reviled corridor, and together, they tried to make a run for it. Percy didn't have time to think where the corridor or the smoke came from. He decided it was better to ask questions later.

They made it to the corridor, and were greeted by darkness. Percy looked back. The smoke still wasn't cleared out yet. It was almost like the smoke was darkness.

They walked, using the walls as a guide for the longest time. Percy felt like he was loosing blood fast, and knew they had to do something about it.

Thalia leaned Percy against a wall and took out her Hunter's backpack off. She lit what seemed to be an oil lamp of some sort and set it beside him. She gave Percy an ambrosia square that was crushed, and the lemony taste filled his mouth. The pain subsided for a little bit.

"You're loosing blood fast. Hang in there Percy!" Thalia said. "I need to remove the knife. This might hurt–" Thalia was interrupted by a crackling of footsteps.

"That won't work!" A male voice, which sounded oddly familiar said. "You need to remove it in a certain way or else it will damage him more." A shadow appeared, then a figure outlined in black.

"Who are you?" Thalia asked.

Percy didn't know why, but he could tell this guy wasn't an enemy.

"I'm the third member of your quest," He said, stepping into view. Percy and Thalia were greeted by the third member of the quest. And he had yellow eyes, the same ones both Percy and Thalia saw in their demigod dream.

Fail. One word to describe this chapter is fail. I really am so sorry for not updating in forever! But I have had serious writers block and I was honestly not sure if I was going to continue after the real book came out. I decided I would considering my plan for the book was so different then how the real book actually went. Tell me if you want me to continue. And any ideas will be appreciated. Just PM me. Sorry for another short chapter. I have had literally no inspiration and this chapter is so bad. I was thinking of not even posting it. I did a terrible job of how the fight worked out. And the whole darkness thing will be revealed if I continue.

Question of the chapter - Should I continue? Yes or no.

Boring question. I know. Check out my new stories: That Call From Alaska and The Impossible Case. If you want to. Anyways. I'll reply next time, and sorry again.

~PEACE!