Nico was sound asleep with a cushion tucked in between his knees when Persephone shook him awake.
"Nico wake up!" she said, sounding panicked
Nico was half asleep. "Is it morning already?" He groaned
"No, your father is having a nightmare." Persephone said quickly
Nico shot up like he'd been shot from a cannon.
"Come!" Persephone said
Nico ran out of the room. Hades was thrashing around with tears streaming down his face. Nico tried every single method he knew but it didn't work. Nico's eyes were filled with worry.
"Call Percy, Jason, Thalia and Will!" Nico ordered
Hazel ran out of the room into Percy's room.
PERCY'S POV
I was asleep but then I had to get up to use the restroom. I saw Jason sleeping peacefully on the other bed. He was sleeping in my quarters due to problems with Zeus. I did miss Jason after I heard about his death but anyway I don't know why I'm thinking about my friend's death. He's happy, that's what matters.
As soon as I came out of the bathroom, I heard some panicked breaths and a voice that I thought belonged to Hazel. Worry clouded my eyes. Luckily my door wasn't soundproof these days. Then my room door burst open with a loud noise. Jason shot up, his eyes wide and alert but then he realized he wasn't in danger. The two of us exchanged glances and rushed over to Hazel and Jason got some water.
"What happened?" I asked
"Nico, he needs your help." Hazel choked out
I felt panic rushing through me and by one look at Jason's face, I knew he was thinking the same thing.
"What happened to him?" Jason asked
"Nothing happened to him but he needs your help." Hazel said
Me and Jason ran at top speed.
"I'll be back dad!" I shouted. Dad nodded.
Me and Jason went inside the Hades quarters while Hazel went to wake up Thalia and Will. As soon as the two of us entered the quarters, we knew what was wrong.
3rd Person POV
Nico saw Percy and Jason rush into his quarters. He was trying all he could to calm his dad down but the nightmare was getting worse. Persephone was sitting on the bed in worry.
"Guys, I-I don't know what to do." Nico said in panic, his voice cracking
"Fever?" Percy asked
"I've kept ice packs." Nico said
Will and Thalia rushed into the quarters.
"Nico what's the matter?" Will asked and then he saw Hades.
"You tried everything?" Will asked in worry as he rushed to the bed.
"Everything." Nico said miserably
"Take him out. Fresh air would be good and then wake him up." Will said
The other demigods nodded.
"Hazel, guide Persephone to the beach. We don't want to overwhelm her." Percy said
Hazel nodded and took Persephone outside.
"Okay, I need some help." Thalia said
Jason, Percy and Nico went and helped Thalia take Hades outside as he was still asleep. Will followed them as he checked his medical supplies. None of the demigods felt sleepy anymore.
"Make the area soundproof." Jason said
Thalia got up and clicked a button which made the area surrounding the Hades quarters soundproof.
"Wake him up." Will told Nico
"Dad wake up." Nico shook Hades.
"He's deep in sleep." Percy said
"Water." Will said
"You sure?" Percy asked
"No choice."
Percy conjured some water and splashed it on his uncle's face. Hades woke up but his eyes were glossy.
"He's still in the nightmare." Nico said
"He'll be out soon. Once he does, wait for him to calm down and talk and then sleep." Jason said
Nico nodded.
"You guys should sleep. You guys shouldn't stay awake." He said
The demigods chuckled softly.
"Nick, we can't go to sleep without knowing if he's all right. We'll be in my quarters." Percy said
Nico smiled with gratitude.
Will kissed Nico's forehead and followed Jason, Thalia and Percy to the Poseidon quarters.
The four of them went into the Poseidon quarters and sat on the floor, couch or bed.
"What's going on?" Poseidon asked in worry
"Yeah, you guys shot out like Hermes." Amphitrite said
"Nightmare." Will said
Poseidon and Amphitrite nodded in understanding but looked even more worried.
"Man I feel too ADHD sitting like this." Percy said. He got up and leaned against the main door frame. The other demigods joined him.
"Dad you guys should sleep." Percy said, looking over his shoulder
"We'll wait for thirty minutes." Poseidon said
Percy chuckled and nodded.
HADES QUARTERS
Nico was aware of his cousins and Will leaning against the door frame or sitting on the ground near the Poseidon quarters. He knew they were worried as well. He didn't feel awkward with them sitting there, instead he felt a sense of comfort that they were there. Hades' voice shook me out of my thoughts.
"Nico?" he asked in a hoarse voice
Nico felt his cousins' faces look up.
"Hey dad." Nico said, looking up
"Where am I?"
"Olympus." Nico answered
Hades looked at Nico. Nico felt pained as he looked at his father. He looked the definition of traumatized and broken.
"The things I saw." Hades said, his voice filled with pain
Nico winced at the tone. He didn't know what he was supposed to do. He didn't want to ask what happened because he did not want to remind his father of whatever he'd been through. So he just hugged him. Nico's shirt was getting wet but he didn't care about that. His father's grip tightened on Nico. Nico bit his lip to stop it from quivering. He felt his cousins' looking worried. They got up and leaned against the door frame so Nico couldn't see them.
"I'm worried." Thalia said
Her cousins and Will nodded.
*TIME BREAK*
Hades calmed down after half an hour.
"Let's go inside dad." Nico said gently
Hades nodded. He stumbled a little but Nico helped him. Jason went and called Hazel and Persephone. Nico helped Hades sit on the bed. When Hazel and Persephone returned, Nico got up.
"I'll be back in five minutes." He said
The two of them nodded.
Nico stepped outside the quarters, switched off the soundproof and took a deep breath. He went halfway to Percy's quarters when the Nico's cousins and Will came jogging to him.
"Hey guys." Nico said
"Need help?" Will asked in worry
Nico sighed.
"I'm not sleeping right now. I might need some help later but you guys need to rest." He said
His cousins and Will gave small chuckles and smiles.
"If you aren't going to sleep, neither are we. We'll be worried about the two of you." Thalia said
The others nodded.
Nico gave a small smile.
"Why don't we have a sleepover at your place?" Jason asked
"Great idea. I'll get the pizza and mobile chargers." Percy said
"The phones we have don't have to be charged." Thalia said
"Oh yeah." Percy grinned.
He raced to his quarters.
"Hey dad, we're bunking in with Nico today." Percy said
Poseidon nodded.
"What happened? Like what's going on?" he asked
"The nightmare is over. It was not good. Though Nico's helped uncle back into the room." Percy said, his smile wavering a little.
Poseidon nodded.
"We'll see them in the morning then. We sent Tyson and Triton to bed." Amphitrite said
Percy nodded. He grabbed some pizza and went to Nico's quarters.
"Pizza's here." Percy said
Everybody chuckled. Percy went in and sat on the couch, next to everybody.
"I would wake up Annabeth but she should rest." Percy said
Thalia nodded.
"Hazel and Persephone?" Percy asked
"I asked them to sleep. They were hesitant about it but we are more used to being awake in the night." Nico said
"Oh okay."
They sat, talked and ate. The five of them watched a few videos and listened to some music. They kept their volume down and luckily Hades didn't have any nightmares. The five demigods gave away to sleep at around 6:45 am.
When Hades and Persephone woke up, they were surprised to see Jason, Thalia, Percy and Will sprawled up on the couches with their hands hanging down the side of the couch or they were sprawled on the floor. They were even more surprised to find one empty pizza box in the trash and one on the slap with a note which said only one word 'Eat.'
Hazel on the other hand wasn't as surprised because somewhere she suspected that they would come and not let Nico stay awake alone. There was a ringing sound as the alarm on Thalia's watch started ringing. The demigods woke up, rubbing the sleep from their eyes.
"Oh hey-" Percy yawned "Hey uncle." He said sleepily
"How are you guys here?" Hades asked
"We bunked in with Nico." Jason said
"He knows that. He's asking how? We didn't want him to stay up alone and we wanted to help if something happened." Will informed
"Shut that freaking alarm Thalia!" Percy shouted at Thalia, whose alarm was still ringing
"It rings for 5 minutes Kelp head!" Thalia shouted back
Percy groaned and covered his ears with a cushion.
"When did you sleep?" Hazel asked
"6:45." Percy said
"At least you slept for 2 hours 15 minutes." Hazel sighed
"Leave that. How are you dad?" Nico asked
"I…" Hades started
"Truth." Nico said
"I don't know." Hades admitted
The demigods looked at Will.
"If I remember weren't Nico and Percy going to plan a date for you and Persephone?" Will asked
Persephone nodded.
"You two set it up today then." Will said to Percy and Nico
The two demigods understood and nodded.
"Sure but why?" Hades asked
"It's going to be fun." Jason said
"That wasn't exactly an answer." Hades grumbled
"SHUT THAT FREAKING ALARM THALIA!" Percy yelled
The demigods burst out laughing.
"SHUT UP KELP HEAD! THE ALARM WILL SHUT UP IN TWO MINUTES!" Thalia screamed
"Give me that dam watch." Percy said
Then Thalia and Percy burst out laughing. The others chuckled.
"Finally the alarm shut up." Percy said in relief
"Let's eat." Nico said
"First we have to brush." Will said
"Oh yeah." Nico said sheepishly.
The demigods met the gods at the breakfast table. They asked for a day off which Chiron and Hestia agreed to. The Hephaestus gang was also more than happy as that meant that they could collect materials.
"Good morning brother." Tyson said
"Good morning Ty, dad, Triton and Amphitrite." Percy grinned
The sea gang grinned.
"How do you feel brother?" Poseidon asked Hades
Hades looked a little surprised but answered nonetheless.
"I'm not sure." He said
"We're arranging a date for him and Persephone today." Percy grinned
"Nicee." Triton grinned
Once they finished, Percy and Nico got up.
"Let's get started." Nico said