--Chapter one: Crap-- Nico Pov No one can find me But nobody's looking So it's fine

Will's pov I just finished a 24 hour shift in the Infirmary. There were more wounds than usual after the day. I think it's because of the ongoing "war" between the Ares and the Hephaestus cabin. Or was it Ares and the Hermes cabin? Well there really isn't any question as it most likely involved the Ares cabin anyway.

But too many other kids were activating all the traps so there was a whole truck load of them. The biggest being a spear wound to the thigh, and the smallest, a little scratch drew had (if you ask me I think she did it herself). I was just fishing up cleaning and settling the overnight patients.

"Kayla you sure you'll be good" She looks at me like….."really"

"Will, you've been working for probably more than the 24 you say you've been" I raise my finger in protest, but then I realize she's right. The spear wound came in at 2 in the morning on Tuesday, and I haven't left till now which is 10. I slowly lower my finger. She raises an eyebrow

"Mmhmm that's what I thought" She walked over taking the bin of ambrosia from me. "Go sleep" and punches my shoulder lightly "you look like death"

Crap that reminds me. I told Nico I would meet him for dinner but I worked right through it not even realizing.

"Crap. Kayla have you seen nico" Her eyebrows furrow

"No not since I saw him drag you to lunch. Which, buy the way, he should not have to be doing but-"

"Kayla- no- that's not what i mean." I frantically try to explain to her the predicament "Nico is mentally unstable right now. You notice how he always seems to be around someone and not holed up in his cabin.And up until recently, i've been sleeping in there or he's in here- like he has to be around someone all the time or he will most likely have a mental breakdown or a panic attack and-Well I don't know where he is right now and-" look down and realize my hands are shaking. I clasp then together trying to keep steady. "I need to go find him right now or-" "

Ok- alright will." Kayla takes my hands in hers "we will make sure he's with someone. He's probably with Jason or percy or-hey" she grabs me as I start walking off "Hey!"

I turn to her "Kayla I can't just stand here!" "Ok, ok we'll go" I just about run out of there and hear her call back to Austin to watch until she comes back. The first place I go is the Hades cabin. I slam the door open, forgetting where the lights are until I remember that there aren't any right now. I concentrate knowing that I need to see just in case anything has happened. A soft ball of light forms in my hand and I quickly walk around.

"Nico! Nico are you here" Nothing

I run back outside and see Kayla running towards the Poseidon cabin. That means she must have checked with Jason already. I cast around looking just in case he just ended up around. Still nothing. I ran to the Poseidon cabin to check with Kayla. She comes out. No Nico. i'm about to turn around when Percy comes out too.

"Hey is he missing or what is going on here? Can I help?" I look at Kayla, "Can you-" Se waves at me "yup you find jason-" .

"He wasn't there?"

"No so you need to find him and get him to fly around"

I turn on my heel, a sick feeling slowly growing in my chest.

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An hour later, no Nico and half the camp is looking. Iris messaged Hazel and Reyna to let them know but they won't be here for another 5 or 6 hours. 30 minutes ago we found that not only Nico went missing.

Cecil Markowitz, a kid from Ares, Nyssa Barrera, plus Nico all apparently went missing. We started to send people in teams of four into the woods. A few came back, but with nothing but inquiries. I was placed back in the Infirmary against my will (for obvious reasons I wanted to keep looking) but I was most needed there. (to which I replied with that Nico needs me most, but nope.)

My heart was in my throat and I went on auto pilot not thinking about what I was doing, only managing out of years of working. It was god's know how long when Percy came raising in the infirmary as if on fire.

"Will! We need you. It's bad." I couldn't let anything distract me right now. This was life or death for……...gods I can't think about who. I grabbed our biggest medicala bag, (we have four) while Kayla brabs the Nectar bottles and called Arayah, our next most skilled healer, and we followed him out the door and into the woods.