OMG, so I just read the first chapter of the Son of Neptune, and can I just say...I am SOOO excited for it to be released! October 4th, kiddos! Anyway, here you go! Another chapter, and soon this story will be over! Reviews will be appreciated! If you are a Harry Potter fan, please do read my other stories, and review them too3
"That's the worst plan ever, Rose!" Michael cried, looking at me like I was crazy.
"More like the best plan ever," I replied, "I was up all night, planning this out."
"How about you actually sleep, and think this through?" he asked, shaking my shoulders. I shook my head.
"This will work," I answered, crossing my arms and stepping away from him. "We should go."
Michael stopped me, "You can't kill a squirrel and bring back Nico. A squirrel doesn't count as a life."
"Sure it does," I replied. "Or we just…" Okay, if killing a squirrel wouldn't work, I didn't know what would. We were at the library, and I had been researching the underworld for so long, I began randomly spurting out random facts about the underworld. "Gods, why did I send Hades to Tartarus? I could really use him right now!"
Michael was reading a book, and he finally slammed it shut. "I got it. Right now, we don't need Nico alive. We just need him up here. We can get his ghost up here, and just save him after the war!"
"Why didn't I think of that?" I wondered. "Let's summon him!" We walked into the forest, where we summoned his ghost. It took a few minutes for Nico to show up. "How do we make you become real up here, without actually bringing you back to life?" I asked.
Nico gave me a confused look, so Michael explained what was going on. Nico just snapped his fingers, and suddenly, he was right in front of us.
I threw my arms around him, trying to ignore the fact that his heart wasn't beating. I'd gone too long without him. I took in his smell, his sounds, and his features. I never wanted to let go.
"We have to hurry to Mount Everest, and get an army set up," I said, finally pulling away. There was a war to win. "Nico, could you get everyone in the underworld to come up? Grover is going to bring the satyrs, but Camp Half Blood is having troubles of their own. Your army is the only hope we have."
Nico nodded, "I'll be back. I'll meet you at base camp of Mount Everest." Nico disappeared, and I felt empty again.
Michael and I took the bus to Mount Everest, which took over a day. We stared at the gigantic mountain. It would take months for anyone to summit it! Although, we aren't exactly human…We are gods. Who knew what else we could do.
"Let's start up," I said, strapping a backpack onto my back. Once I stepped foot on the mountain, I would lose all of my power.
Nico joined us, telling us that there was a ghost army ready to fight on the mountain. Right now, it was fortunate that Nico was really dead. If he was alive, the mountain would take away his power to summon dead people. Luckily for us, Nico was very dead, and the mountain couldn't take away his dead powers.
We started up, and it pained us by how slow we were travelling.
"Michael, how do you know about this?" It had suddenly occurred to me that I was trusting Michael. I guess it was because Michael had been on a quest with me, and I wanted to trust him.
"Some of Zeus' dead army was talking about it in the underworld," he explained.
"We can trust Michael," Nico said, his form was a little see-through. It was unnerving…Every time I thought about Nico being dead, it was painful. Sure, it was great that Nico could come up to us while being dead. Yet, he was just that. Dead.
When it became dark, we stopped to get a breather.
"Guys, this could be the end of the war," I said, thinking about it. "Once we reach the top of the mountain, everything will end. One way or another, this is almost over. We have to win, it's up to us. We are almost there." After months of travelling, pain and betrayal, we were here. I smiled at them, "You guys are the best."
We kept walking, not getting any sleep. We walked all day, and finally decided to sleep for a few hours before moving on. Michael fell asleep instantly, but Nico and I couldn't.
"I wonder what Zeus, my mother and the armies are doing right now. They have to stop at least a few times," I wondered out loud.
I sighed, "Nico, I don't think I'm ready for this to be over. I know it sounds so stupid. I've been training forever, and everything has been leading up to this, but I'm not ready. I'm not ready for the final battle. I'm not ready to send them away to the pits of Tartarus."
Nico reached out, and took my hand. It was cold. His whole body was cold. His heart wasn't beating. Blood did not move inside of him.
"Nico, when this is over, will you ever be able to come back, alive?" I asked.
He shook his head, "Technically, I'm King of the Dead now. I have to stay in the underworld now. Forever."
Tears slipped down my face, "I want you to stay up here, with me." If my parents don't destroy me, that is.
Nico squeezed my hand, "Everything will work out." That's when I looked into his eyes and realized just how much I loved him. I loved everything about him. I wanted him to be mine. I had to tell him now, because it would be the last chance.
"Nico, I-"
That's when I saw figures coming up the mountain.
Zeus.
My mother.
Their army.
This was the final battle.
