The plan that was meant to take revenge on the Stoll brothers was taking form, even though both victims had gotten used to their coloured streaks. Percy was twirling one of his blue streaks around his fingers, while he was walking towards the Hades cabin. Nico wasn't a person with a very stable mood, it was more like he could be happy one day and angry the next.
Percy knocked on the door of the Hades cabin, assuring himself that there wasn't any other way to get what he wanted. 'Go away,' Nico's obviously very happy voice said. Percy sighed. 'Nico, I need a favour.' 'No way, Percy.' 'It's to get revenge on the Stolls, for dying my and Mr. D's hair.'
It stayed silent for a while. 'Percy, that was really funny,' the son of Poseidon heard someone say through the door. 'Remember that one time the Stolls made your door sing 'spooky scary skeletons' whenever you walked through them? I'll get revenge for that as well.' It was silent again, until Percy heard a small 'come in, then.'
Percy walked through the door. 'Spooky scary skeletons' started playing, but Percy ignored it. He looked around the cabin. Nico was sitting on his bed, in the dark, with a gaming console in his hands. His face was lit up by the screen of his Wii. 'What are you playing?' Percy asked loudly.
Nico put his finger to his lips. 'Silent.' He pointed at something in his lap. Will was sleeping on a pillow that was resting on Nico's legs. 'He had a long day at the hospital, yesterday. Someone got very sick and needed treatment throughout the entire night. He needs sleep now.' Percy nodded, and sat down next to Nico. The son of Hades passed him another controller.
'So, what do you want?' Nico asked, as he was finishing his round of Mario Kart. 'I need you to raise a few skeletons for me, as a decoy. That way I can go through with our plan.' Nico shrugged. 'And what's your plan.' Percy looked over his shoulder. 'I can't tell you.' Nico sighed deeply. 'I'll spawn seven skeletons in front of the Hermes cabin.'
Percy looked at him. 'Really?' Nico nodded. 'If you beat me at Mario kart somewhere in the next three rounds.' Nico loaded up the rainbow road, while he smirked at Percy. Percy sighed. 'Bring it on.' He picked up the controller, and they started the first round.
Nico utterly destroyed Percy in the first two rounds. He was in the second round while Percy was still driving into the vastness of space. Nico was about to finish while Percy was driving in the wrong direction. 'That inky thing was in the way.' Nico shrugged, again. 'Sure.'
They were at the last round, and Percy started to feel nervous. He didn't know for how much time Nico had been sitting in his cabin playing Mario Kart, but he was really good. Just as Nico was about to start the third round, percy yelled: 'Wait! Let me mentally prepare!' Nico quickly put his hand over Percy's mouth, but Will woke up. He opened his eyes. 'Whatz Percy doing hzere?' He asked, still sleepy. 'We're having a mario kart battle, to see if I am worthy of an apocalypse,' Percy answered.
Will gave him a weird look. Nico sighed. 'He wants me to spawn skeletons outside of the Hermes cabin. I told him I would do it if he beat me at Mario.' Will yawned as he got up. 'Can I try?' Percy saw that Nico didn't really know how to feel about that. Will was giving him a pair of extremely sad puppy-dog eyes. Nico sighed and gave the controller to his boyfriend. 'Please win for me.'
Will was what Percy had been with Nico. He could not play Mario Kart at all. Percy won, and he and Nico decided that they would spawn a wave of skeletons outside the Hermes cabin at three P.M. on tuesday. After Percy was gone, Nico didn't look at Will. 'Why are you so bad in that game. Will shrugged. 'Sorry?' Nico looked at him. 'Stop giving me puppy dog eyes and go back to sleep.' Nico sat down and picked up the controller again, while Will laid down on his pillow. He was asleep within 3 minutes.