Sorry about the wait, but I have a good excuse; I've been working for the Best Competition for my school, (yah, I know I'm a nerd) and we've been working on the robot for two weeks straight now. And guess what? We lost this Saturday and I'm so mad I could spit bullets!
Anyway, here's the next chapter, I'm definitely thinking about writing a sequel, it all depends on how many reviews I get for the story.
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Olympus
After their extremely awkward car ride with Apollo, the group made a run for the 600th floor.
Leading to an anxious ride up to -
Olympus.
Oh boy. Though Nico.
He laced his fingers together and untwined them over and over.
Part of the nerves from the fact that he was about to have to convince a bunch of Gods who hated him that they'd screwed up-
And because Amee's leg was pressed to his in the tightly packed elevator.
And Amee was definitely something to get excited about.
He thought back to their kiss-
The emotions he'd felt;
Fear,
then understanding,
and finally something he couldn't place, something buried deep down under the layers of himself.
Something he hadn't felt in a long time.
Could it be, happiness?
The elevator door opened to a fantastic room (Room? Was that a big enough explanation? Entrance? Palace?)
It was just as Percy had described but somehow better.
With nymphs, and golden trees and a flickering fire in the center of it all.
But he couldn't think of the palace, because suddenly he felt awful.
Nico doubled over.
A hand rested on his shoulder,
"Nico," whispered a concerned Amee, "What's wrong?".
Nico straightened up enough to look at her, but the question was answered by someone else.
"Children of Hades are forbidden here!" boomed a deep masculine voice.
Nico turned to see who he could only assume was Zeus seated in-between a number of other Gods (Apollo included) on the far side of the entrance past the glowing fire.
All looking down with stern eyes down at them.
All except Aphrodite-
Whose eyes were twinkling with happiness at the sight of Amee's hand rested on Nico's shoulder.
And Apollo who had changed into a much taller form and was staring at his son.
Who was looking anywhere else.
"Sir," said Annabeth carefully, "We've just gotten back from a-," she paused," quest and have something to tell you all,"
Zeus looked down at her with distaste.
Annabeth looked down at her feet nervously.
"The Hades boy must leave, he is not to ever step foot on Olympus again," said Zeus, ignoring Annabeth statement.
Nico was confused, hadn't the God's already made amends with his father?
If so, why was Zeus so angry?
"Look, ummm, Sir," said Percy," The world is slowly getting destroyed and stuff, and we recently stopped the ring leader Enyo from destroying more of it, but her army of angry minor Gods is still out there waiting to-,"
He stopped after looking at the slight shake of the head from his father who was trying to warn him about something with his eyes.
Zeus looked extremely peeved.
His face was red all the way from his neck to his hairline and his lips were turning white from being held so taught.
"Eyno isn't the ring leader of the pack, it's Hades, do you not think I do not know of your little quest? I KNOW EVERYTHING! My brother has betrayed me, breaking our treaty and all his children-,"
He looked sternly at Nico.
"ARE FORBIDDEN TO ENTER MY REALM!" he boomed.
Oh thought Nico.
The Gods all looked sheepish after Zeus outburst to afraid of him to help the group of kids.
All except Aphrodite, who was never afraid to speak her mind.
"Zeus-" she scolded him, " you can't blame Hades children for his mistakes, it's obvious that he is a lovely boy who knew nothing about this whole sham,"
She winked at Amee who blushed.
"And if you haven't bothered keeping up on your prophecies lately, this whole solution to this problem will inevitably lay in the hands of this boy!"
The god said nothing but sat pouting Hera's hand on his own to steady him.
The love goddesses smiled, "Well then I guess are friends have found themselves another quest,"
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