ATTENTION! SO I FORGOT THAT IN THE BOOK THE UNDERWORLD IS UNDER THE DOA RECORDING STUDIO AND NOT BEHIND THE HOLLYWOOD SIGN! IGNORE THE LAST CHAPTER SAYING ITS BEHIND THE SIGN BECAUSE IN THIS ONE IT'S UNDER THE DOA RECORDING STUDIO. THANK YOU!

Piper ran and didn't stop running. She cursed, wishing she knew how to summon Blackjack. She must have been jogging for an hour because the sun was starting to set. And she was still far, far away from the DOA Recording Studios.

Piper stops abruptly at the sound of hissing. She turns slowly to see two dracaena stalking her. She remembered them from the war. They're female reptilian monsters with slight humanistic features.

Piper groaned. "Can't I catch a break?"

"As you wish, daughter of Venus." one hissed.

One lunged at her, but Piper felt the blessing of Ares surge through her and she sliced the creature in two, dissolving her into dust.

The other growled before lunging at her, too. Piper, deflected the dracaena easily and sliced her in half as well.

Piper panted in excitement from the adrenaline rush. She knew her mom forced her boyfriend to help her. She noticed the Dracaenas' helmets on the ground and held them to the sky. She grinned. Spoils of war. She hasn't had one in ages. But she wouldn't be able to keep this one.

"Thanks for the blessing, Ares."

And soon the helmets disappeared.

Piper looked at how far the DOA Recording Studios was and debated called the Gray Sisters. She didn't want to waste time running there because she was still a good distance away, but she also thought that she didn't want to die.

Well, I either die from getting eaten by monsters, or I die getting a ride from the Gray Sisters. Either way I die, might as well choose the faster option.

Piper whistled and in an instant they were in front of her.

She asked to go to the DOA Recording Studios and after the most horrifying thirty seconds of her life. She was right in front of the store. She paid the sisters, and shook her hands, trying to get the blood flow back to her fingers from gripping the seat so tightly.

Piper breathed.

She could tell she was close to Jason. I'm so close, Sparky. Just wait a little longer.

Piper pushed the glass doors and entered inside and found herself surrounded by ghosts.

She shoved her way past the waiting room and went straight to a man standing behind a large marble desk.

"Excuse me, Charon?" she asked the tall man. She noticed he was wearing an expensive italian suit. She could tell because her father often wore those.

He looked at her with a bored expression on his face.

"Ah, hello, dear. Daughter of Aphrodite, I presume?" he asked.

Piper nodded.

"Gorgeous, dear, now what is it that you need? I don't have all milenia- oh wait, I do." he said, still holding a bored expression.

"Well, I need to go to the Underworld, sir." she said nervously.

"Congrats! We all do! Now, sit back in the waiting room. You'll get your chance in three thousand years." he shrugged

Pay Charon a lot of money. He does not care about your life story, he just wants money.

Piper pulled out a baggy of golden drachmas. She put 5 on the desk and pushed it towards him.

Charon eyed them greedily.

"Is that all you've got, dear?"

"How soon can this many get me there?" Piper asked.

Charon shrugged. "Whenever my next trip is."

"Well make your next trip now, and you'll get double the amount" Piper said.

Charon grinned. "Now we're talking."

Piper paid Charon. He opened the elevator and let her in along with many others, who crammed inside.

The elevator felt like it had been going down for hours at extreme speeds. Once they reached the bottom, Charon ushered the dead into a small boat.

Piper glanced down nervously.

The River Styx. Piper thought.

She remembered Percy bragging about going in there once. It supposedly made his skin as tough as iron.

Maybe I should force Jason to take a swim in here sometime. She thought jokingly.

Once on the other side of the river. Piper hopped off the boat and into the black sand.

Piper didn't know how to describe the Underworld. Dark. That was for sure. It was like night time on a black beach. The Underworld was devoid of light. She walked forwards, facing the dog Cerberus.

Just think of this as a movie set, Piper. It's scary, but none of this is real.

Piper stared at the beast. Cerberus was a large, three headed dog. No, huge three headed dog. She reached for the three cakes in her backpack.

"Hey buddy. You know my friend Annabeth, right?" Piper asked the giant dog nervously. She's faced giants before, but she was still freaked out.

The dog nodded it's three heads.

"I came with some treats," she smiled gently. "If you can let me through"

The dog nodded again excitedly.

She threw the barley cakes at the dogs' heads who in turn let her go on her way.

Piper walked through the forest of poplar trees and pomegranates until she found a black bejeweled castle.

She stood in awe of the palace. It's just as beautiful as Hazel said it would be.

Piper knocked on the door and entered the pristine castle.

She came across a throne room, as expected.

Sitting in the thrones were Hades and his wife, Persephone.

Persephone was gorgeous, with pale skin and auburn hair that reached her shoulders.

She seemed to be dressed completely in flowers, bringing color to the dark room.

Hades also had a pale complexion. He had raven black hair and was in a black robe.

Hades' voice rumbled, breaking her out of her thoughts.

"Well, dear, why have you come into my realm. It is clear you do not belong here."

Piper cleared her throat.

"Lord Hades, you may have noticed that you house Jason Grace. I have come to take him back, respectably."

Hades chuckled. "And why would I do that?" He asked.

"Lord, he was only 16 at the time of his death. He will spend all eternity here. All I ask is that you let me have him for a few more years on earth."

Hades looked at her thoughtfully. "Well, is that all? I've heard from Olympus you put on quite a show for them. Though I must add, I've never been fond of music. It will be difficult to win me over"

Piper nodded. "Yes, my lord."

She closed her eyes and sang the song she sang for the Olympians, only this time, with more power and sadness. She replaced all hope in her song with agony, only singing of her despair. She forced out as much charmspeak as she could into the song, drawing out all of the sadness, like Hazel had instructed.

Once Piper finished, she opened her eyes and looked up.

Hades' eyes were dark and pained whereas Persephone's eyes were tearing up. She hadn't realized all of the Underworld had stopped moving. Sisyphus stopped rolling his rock up the hill. Tantalus stopped reaching for the food he would never reach. Even the Furies wept. Time stood still.

Hades nodded at Piper sadly.

"Go, you may take Jason. But only under the same circumstances of Orpheus. You must not look at him until you reach the surface."

Tears started to fill Piper's eyes.

"Thank you, my lord."

Suddenly, she felt Jason's presence behind her. She wanted to look at him so dreadfully. She just wanted to see him. But she stood her ground.

Don't fall for it, Piper. You're better than that.

Piper walked back to Charon who was waiting for her at the boat.

After taking her across the river, they entered the elevator.

"Almost home, love. I won't let you go ever again." Piper whispered.

She knew he wouldn't be able to respond, but she couldn't help but feel so lonely.

Piper sighed. I know you're there, but it's so difficult to not turn around.

Piper shook the thought out of her head. Focus.

After an agonizing elevator ride, the reached the surface. Not yet. She thought.

She left DOA recording studios and felt a hand grip hers suddenly.

Piper gasped and turned around.

Piper smiled.

"You're home, Sparky." She grinned.

Hahah i feel better now. Im not done yet theres one more chapter, then ill make a highschool one or something. Jasper ofc. HOO for life haha. Pls review.