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Jared's pov
"What about the crown!" I frantically yelled at Ambrose while staring at Holly who was completely passed out from what Ambrose had done.
"It is enchanted, somehow! It has to be! She didn't start acting like this until AFTER she got the crown!" It now made since, but by what or who could have this affect on the crown?
"Jared, you need to place your hands on her, If you can get into her thoughts and see what she sees we may know what to do!" I quickly nodded and laid my hands on her head. As soon as our skin made contact I saw Holly as a little girl singing a song over and over.
"Y-E-L-L-O-W, yellow, yellow, Y-E-L-L-O-W yellows what that spells! YEllows not a TEA! Yellow's the color of Pee! Y-E-L-L-O-W's what that spells! YA!" I ignored the young girl and looked upon the guy next to her. He looked no older than twenty and had had bright blonde hair that was going in all different directions. Of course with growing up at the camp with Greek gods and goddesses I knew who he was, Nyx's son Oneiroi, the Greek god of dreams. He smiled at the little Holly and handed her a cookie that she was very pleased with. With all my power I made myself appear in her dream.
"Oneiroi! Release her!" He simply laughed at me and shook his head.
"It doesn't work that way I'm afraid to say...see we, the children of Nyx who aren't really known, don't want our 'precious' brother to be found." I then left him there laughing with glee and took my hands off of Holly. As soon as I was out I looked Ambrose in the eyes.
"Oneiroi enchanted the crown. As long as she i wearing that crown she with stay sucked in his twisted dreams." Before waiting for an answer I ripped the crown off her fragile head and with one simple movement I broke it in half. I then placed my hands back on Holly and saw that the dream was gone and was replaced by her mind slowly waking up. I took my hands off and looked at her. Holly's eyes were slowly opening but widened when she saw the broken crown in my hands.
"Jared! You broke my super hot, sexy crown!" She pouted and crossed her hands across her chest. I just stared at her as I slowly turned back to the wheel.
"Do you not remember anything?" I asked. She shook her head with wide eyes and sighed. I quickly stared the car and pulled out back onto the road.
"I'm sorry about the crown, I'll get you another one okay?" She nodded and faced the road. The car was completely silent until Suddenly a Girl appeared in the road. As quickly as I could I slammed on the break that send the car spinning in attempt to stop. Holly got out of the car and faced the girl. She was tall and had bright red hair and black eyes. As soon as she saw Holly she ran forward and hugged her.
"Thank the gods I found you!"
Holly's pov
I just stood in shock as the girl hugged my waist.
"Um, I don't want to be rude but who are you?" The girl let go and smiled at me...but the smile didn't meet her eyes.
"Why I'm Apate, the goddess of...well that doesn't matter! What matters is I know where Eros is!." I stared in shock but then smiled.
"Where!" I quickly asked and smiled back at my friends who were as happy as me, well all but Annabeth who had a look of suspicion on her face.
"He is at the small warehouse just about a minute away from here! It is closed and all so of course it is the perfect place to hold him!" I nodded, thanked her, then stared heading back to the car. I have to admit it was weird that she had just appeared and told us where he was but hey! I take what I can get! Jared pulled up to the warehouse and parked the car.
"I don't like this...not one bit." Muttered Annabeth as we got out of the car but I ignored her and walked up to the locked doors. I looked up at the sky to see the moon high and bright. I smiled then summoned some of my energy and forced the doors open. As soon as we walked in a foul oder hit us...the smell of the dead.
"Eros!" I cried out as I looked around with my gang at my heels.
"Over here! Follow my voice!" I nodded to them and stared following the voice of my brother. Except the voice didn't lead to my brother but to a giant cyclops with a big toothy smile.
"Holly! Apate is the goddess of Deception!" I heard Annabeth scream at me.
"Yum, a new meal for my day!" We stared up in horror and in shock. In reflex I reached for my necklace and let it transform into a sword. From the corner of my eye I saw Annabeth freeze in terror. That NEVER happened with Annabeth!
"Your going down!" I screamed and charged forward.
Annabeth's pov
"Your going down! Screamed Holly but I closed my eyes and tried to think of anything but this. I could hear the clashing of Holly and possibly Percy's sword but I didn't want to think of this. Every time I came in contact with a cyclops I was sucked into the memory of Luke and Thalia. I knew Apate was lying... I felt tears sliding down my face as the memories came but thankfully I felt a hand on my shoulder that pulled me out.
Holly's pov.
I laid my hand on Annabeth's shoulder pulling her out of her trance.
"It's over Honey, He is gone." From the corner of my eye I saw Percy capping riptide. She opened her eyes and nodded together we headed out of the warehouse. I was so over come by anger it surprised me. Suddenly I heard laughter by the car. I turned and looked to see Apate there laughing her head off...her red hair flying in the breeze.
"Apate!" I screamed and trapped her with my field. I ran up to her and placed my sword at her pale throat.
"Where is he! Tell me now if you want to stay away from Tartarus!" Her smile suddenly fell and was replaced by fear.
"He is somewhere away from here! I don't know!" She said. Just as I was about to let her go Nyx appeared in front of us.
"Don't listen to your sister Holly, she is only made of lies!" Out of shock I dropped the shield. Apate took the moment to disappear out of sight leaving only with a single laugh. I looked up at my mother.
"What do I do now!" I screamed in exasperation and put my sword back to my necklace.
"Your a smart girl Holly, think about it. Think about what she said. She ONLY lies." I thought back to what she had said to us 'Somewhere away from here' was the biggest thing that caught my attention. If she only tells lies and said AWAY from here that must mean.
"He is still in there! Just hidden!" Before I got an answer I raced back into the warehouse and started running through it looking for my brother. Finally I came to a staircase that led to the basement. I could feel Jared on my tail as I raced down the staircase and saw the saddest thing I had ever laid my eyes on other than Travis's mom. Eros had been chained to the floor along with his wings. Around him was a circle of Greek fire so that it would be impossible for him to leave.
"Dear gods..." Jared stepped forward but I grabbed his shoulder and looked him in the eye.
"How are we going to get to him!" I said quickly said while shaking my head.
"I don't know... Water can't put it out." Suddenly an idea came to me, it would be dangerous but it would work.
"I will go in...I will put a shield around me and go in." He frantically shook his head but I ignored him and ran toward the fire. I then put all my power around me in a protective covering but as soon I stepped into the fire I was overcome by a scream of pain. I turned around to see Nemesis standing next to Jared with a snarl on her face. In one quick movement she jumped forward and thrust her knife in his heart. Time seemed to slow down as he fell to the ground.
"JARED!" I screamed on the top of my lungs but it was to late, he was dead. My love was dead. I LOVED him! Now he was dead... It only made sense to me to drop my shield and let the fire consume me, but right when I was going to let go I heard one voice, once precious voice.
"Holly! What are you doing? Get in and free him!" Jared screamed and suddenly the scene around me changed. Instead of Jared laying dead on the floor with my evil sister leaning over him he was standing all alone with a worried expression on his face. I quickly pushed my way through the rest of the fire and into the circle. I dropped my field and ran toward the chains. I then pulled out my sword and brought it down on the metal, instantly cutting it. After I had cut all the chains bounding Eros I Finished cutting the ones holding his wings and stepped back. He was beautiful, he had jet black hair in a shaggy due that matched his black feathered wings. Of course he was shirtless which exposed his ripped chest and when I mean ripped I mean better than Taylor Lautner...if that is even possible!
"Thank you my sister." Eros stood up and held his hand out to me. Without hesitation I took it and was pulled into a protective hug. With one quick movement Eros took off into flight and flew above the Greek fire and placed me on the floor next to Jared.
"I can't thank you enough. Is there anything I can do for all of you?" I looked at Jared and he shook his head then smiled.
"We are good. Thank you. Unless you can magically transport us back to camp I don't believe there is anything you can do." Jared told my brother than pulled me into a hug. Eros just nodded then winked at me.
"I approve. Now you listen Mr, I may be a god but It's true that if you hurt my sister I will hurt you and make the rest of your love life miserable!" Jared nodded then smiled at me.
"Look away." Jared whispered in my ear. I closed my eyes and saw a bright flash through my eyelids then darkness. I opened my eyes and gasped. Somehow we were back at camp. I laughed then looked at the rest of my friends.
"Now THAT was hokie! But at least we are back." I laughed and smiled. Suddenly Elli ran forward and crossed her arms.
"You weren't supposed to survive!" She screamed at us with a angry expression. My mouth dropped open in surprise as She pointed her arrow towards us. Jared let go of me and stepped forward.
"Elli, what are you doing? What is going on?" He frantically asked.
"Well I can't let Holly become the center of your attention now can I?" A twisted expression crossed her face as she pointed it towards me then let the arrow go. Before it hit me I pulled up a shield and stopped the arrow.
"I'm sorry Elli but it is night and I won't let you win." Jared took that small opportunity and pulled his sister into a tight grip so she wouldn't be able to escape. Chiron then galloped forward and looked at us with a funny expression.
"What is going on!" He asked and gestured toward Jared and Elli. I sighed.
"The oracle told of a Betrayal when we got back home and it just happened to be Elli." I was surprised I said that so calmly but Chiron nodded and took her away from us. As soon as they left I looked back to my friends.
"It's good to be home."
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