Chapter 3

I do not own Fairy Tail or Percy Jackson, they belong to Rick Riordan And Hiro Mashima.

The monsters currently inhabiting the Town's Square were foreign to Lucy. She had been a Fairy Tail Mage for a long time, but on all the jobs she had went on with Team Natsu, she had never seen….whatever these were. She hesitated, slightly, as she chose Nico's key. Maybe, in some way, It was related to the new series of keys.

She scoffed, shaking her head. 'What do monsters have to do with keys, anyway? I think I'm paranoid…' She thought, dejectedly. She rolled her eyes at herself, then lifted the black key.

"Open, Gate of the Ghost King, Nico Di Angelo!"

The same darkness spread over the area, and Lucy shivered at the sudden drop in temperature. From the shadows rose Nico. He had a sleeveless black shirt, and ripped jeans, although the chain belt and black sword were still the same. His hair was tied back in order to keep it from his face. His endless black eyes probably had more secrets than Lucy could imagine. Shattered, hurt, and yet determined. It was rather eerie, to Lucy.

'I really need to stop thinking about him like this. It's not good to be suspicious, all the time.' She thought, cringing. Nico rose his eyebrow at her, unimpressed. Lucy laughed nervously, shifting on her feet. "You called, Lucy?" Lucy nodded her head, then pointed towards the Town Square. "It's a long shot, but do you know what those...things, are?" She asked, peering at him. He followed her finger, and then smirked. "Yes, in fact, I do." He said, flatly, turning towards her.

"Empousai; Female vampires." He said, unsheathing his sword. Without another word, He sprinted towards the group, his sword at his side. Lucy gasped. "Nico!" She shouted, about to summon another spirit, but then stopped cold. Nico had jumped right into the group of them, taking out two of them on the spot. Every time one tried to scratch him or hurt him, Nico would disappear into the shadows, and appear behind them, then stab them with his sword. Within a matter of minutes, he had taken out the entire group, leaving Lucy to Gape at him. "I-..." She tried, but trailed off. He walked back to her, attaching his sword to his belt again. At her reaction, he smirked slyly. He bowed his head, and with that, Nico disappeared back into his realm.

'He's strong..' She thought, replaying the fight in her head. He was fast, as well. At times her eyes had trouble keeping up with him, and would lose him among the group of monsters. She sighed, shaking her head. She felt like there were a lot more questions she should be asking Nico. But she got a feeling that the pale boy wouldn't answer any of them. She huffed, going back to the villagers makeshift safe house, in order to collect her reward.

With the Demigod(s). . .

Nico walked through the white halls, his expression grim but determined. The hallways all looked the same, and it was easy to get lost. It had taken Nico awhile to get a grip on the layout of the place, but within a few minutes he had entered the hall of the gods, and was standing in front of the 12 Olympians, plus Hestia and Hades. He bowed deeply, but Zeus did not have the patience to acknowledge it.

"Have you any idea what you have done, Son of Hades?!" He boomed, the magnitude of his voice shaking the entire room. Nico stood up, brushing off his clothes. He looked rather indifferent to the God of Thunder's anger. "Yes, I do. I saved us all from a war we couldn't win." he answered simply, his dark eyes staring at Zeus.

"But You didn't save us. You just transported the battle elsewhere." Poseidon pointed out. "And not to mention," Interjected Athena, "You ended up dragging us and many of our children into this alternate universe."

Nico nodded. "Bringing you was unintentional. Bringing the demigods was. But even so, I brought her out of her territory. That gives us time. And here, in this alternate universe, we can get help." He finished, placing a hand on his hips. Ares scoffed.

"Help from where? Not that blonde bimbo, surely?" He demanded. The blonde comment earned himself a glare from Athena. Ares gulped and backed down, but did not take back his statement.

"This 'blonde' may be our only hope. Lucy and her guild are powerful. All possess some sort of magical power, unlike in our world. Their raw power alone could drastically change the outcomes."

Hades grimaced. "I can see where you were trying to go with this, Nico. But you took a big risk in doing this. You couldn't control who was dragged along with you, and you weren't even certain that you would land in the right world."

"And," Added Artemis, crossing her arms over her chest. "We don't know where the other demigods have gone. We can't locate them because these keys, they shroud their demigod aura-" "Excuse the interruption, but that is the reason I chose the keys in the first place." Nico argued. "I mean no offense, My Lady, but If monsters began picking up my friends it would make my mission much harder."

"But would that even work?" Questioned Hephaestus. All heads in the room snapped to him. "I mean, if I'm assuming correctly. If the pink haired kid tried to summon a spirit using one of Lucy's keys, he wouldn't be able to."

"You're right." Said Nico, Shrugging. "You need her magic, and I think spirits only respond to their contract holders."

"There you go, then!" Said Hephaestus. "The monsters cannot summon the demigods or take them out of their keys, therefore they can't physically harm them."

"But if they figure out that they could damage the key, it's over." Said Hermes, frowning. "Nico himself has said that if they key is damaged, or even broken, the hero inside may never be seen again. There's still a risk "

"Regardless of what we do, there'll be a risk. But it's better to actually try and succeed than to sit here and wait." Nico insisted, his eyes burning with determination.

Hestia spoke up from her place next to the fireplace, her head tilted to the side. "It is best to let the boy try." She said, smiling gently. "He is determined. He will not fail."

Zeus grumbled. "If one of those demigods die, Son of Hades-" "I will take full responsibility, I know. I will find them." He said. He bowed one last time, before exiting the room, leaving the gods to their own discussions.

He would have to find his friends, and soon.

Author's notes

Celestial Spirits:

Percy- Gate of the Sea Prince

Annabeth-Gate of the Tactician

Piper-Gate of the Love Goddess

Frank-Gate of the Animal King

Hazel-Gate of the Gem Queen

Will-Gate of The Healer

Calypso-Gate of the Imprisoned Deity

Clarisse-Gate of the Warrior

Nico-Gate of the Ghost King

Jason-Gate of the Sky Prince

Leo-Gate of the Fire Bearer

Jaxon-Gate of Death's Heir

Until Next time, My Shining Stars.