"Just stay safe and call me if you need anything," Thalia said. She heard the other line hang up, and she sighed tiredly. The last week was the worst of her life. Between Nico's death and the breakout at Tartarus, she didn't know how things could get worse. Well, she knew now, considering Hylla was now missing.

Thalia laid her head back against car and stared at the building in front of her. Everyone had gone home for the night, other than the two janitors. They both started from the bottom floor and worked their way up, so Thalia would have time.

Thalia closed her eyes and sighed. It had only been a few hours since she stopped Hylla from murdering Otrera. The reporter had no right to tease the entire city like that, but at the same time, it didn't give Hylla the right to murder her. They all needed to be focused on the breakout at Tartarus.

Most of them were focused on Tartarus, except for Bianca. She was taking the loss of her little brother hard and kept blaming herself. Any attempt to talk to her had been shut down, even Artemis couldn't seem to get through to her. Thalia knew that Bianca needed time to grieve, but the impending threat was the Titans.

None of the guards at Tartarus knew they had broken out until the van from the prison had left. All of the security footage was deleted, and there was no witnesses. It was almost a little too perfect. Thalia got out of her car and closed the door. She needed answers, and she was going to start with Otrera.

Otrera claimed that she only made up the stories to get views, but that had to be a lie. Otrera was just trying to distract the entire city from something, and that had to be the Titans. Was she working with them? Thalia walked towards the front entrance and flashed the badge that she had borrowed from Piper.

Thalia stepped inside and hurried towards the stairs. Along the way, she saw one of the janitors knocking on a door. He spoke, "Hey Mikey. You still in there? Everything good?"

Mikey didn't answer, and the janitor sighed. He looked at his watch and impatiently stood at the door. Thalia carefully walked out of his sight and made it towards the stairs. She flashed the badge and ran up the stairs. When she made it to the third floor, she flashed the badge a final time and stepped inside.

Thalia thought she saw movement, but she realized it was just a trick of her eyes. She slowly walked towards a desk covered in papers. It also had a large name plate that had Otrera's name on it. Thalia walked towards the desk and quickly read through all of the papers on the desk. It seemed like there was just notes about upcoming stories or rumors.

Thalia opened the desk and rummaged through it. She didn't find anything of interest. Thalia looked at the computer and saw it was off. She also saw a person standing behind her. Thalia felt something cold press against the back of her head. She started to build lightning in her hands.

"Are you as surprised as I was?" a voice asked. Thalia froze and stopped building the lightning. Thalia slowly turned around and stared at the gun that was right in front of her face. She looked past the gun and stared at Reyna. Her ex girlfriend studied her for a few moments.

There was a nasty bruise on Reyna's temple, but there was also a scar on her forehead, right where she had been shot. Thalia spoke, "How?"

"Don't talk," Reyna snapped. She looked at the desk. "Where is the reporter?"

"How?" Thalia repeated. She couldn't believe that Reyna was standing in front of her and alive. Thalia was in shock, but she was knocked right out of her shock as the butt of the gun slammed against her nose. Thalia fell backwards onto the desk, and Reyna pressed the gun against her forehead.

"You tried to kill me, and you failed," Reyna whispered. Her voice practically shook from anger. Thalia closed her eyes. She didn't want Reyna to die. She still regretted choosing her father. "I am going to return the favor, but I will make sure the job is done correctly."

"I'm sorry," Thalia whispered. She opened her eyes. Reyna glared down at her. There was this anger that Thalia had never seen before. "I am so sorry Reyna."

"You're sorry? You shot me in the head, and all you can do is say that you're sorry?" Reyna demanded. Thalia stared at her in confusion. What did Reyna mean? It was true that Thalia had chosen for Reyna to die, but it wasn't like she took the gun and shot Reyna. "It's my turn to pull the trigger."

"I didn't shoot you," Thalia began. The gun slammed into her temple, and she saw stars. Cold steel rested against her head once again. "I didn't shoot you, Reyna! What are you talking about?"

"You know exactly what you did," Reyna snapped. Her voice shook in anger. "You betrayed me and shot me in the head. You left me to die, but Mnemosyne saved me. Now, you want to blackmail my family, and your father took Hylla. I am going to use you to get her back."

Thalia blinked rapidly and tried to process all of the information she had just been given. If Reyna's miraculous survival had anything to do with Mnemosyne, Reyna's memory had to be altered. Reyna also seemed to think that Jupiter had something to do with Hylla disappearing, but how did she know that Hylla was gone?

There was a lot of things being thrown at Thalia, but she needed to work through it one step at a time, especially since Reyna seemed like a caged animal. One wrong step would end with Thalia's brain resting all over Otrera's desk. Thalia spoke, "I can prove to you that I didn't shoot you in the head."

"There is a website that belongs to Iris. It has the newscast that shows you being executed by Kronos. I can show you," Thalia began. A hand grabbed her shirt and threw her backwards. Thalia fell back, and Reyna pinned her, pressing the gun against her forehead.

"Shut the hell up," Reyna snapped. Her finger was almost tapping against the trigger, and a heavy weight settled in Thalia's gut. Reyna was not going to believe her. It didn't matter what Thalia said. "Where would you father keep Hylla?"

"I can show you," Thalia answered. Reyna glared down at her for a few moments. Thalia remained silent and just stared at the gun. Reyna was being very hostile, and she had a gun in her hands. She also had the ability to steal Thalia's powers. What the hell was Thalia going to do?

"If you try anything," Reyna began. She smirked and stood. "Get up."

Thalia slowly stood and held her hands above her head. She took a step backwards and turned around. The gun pressed against her spine, and she slowly walked forward.

"I'm sorry for breaking up with you," Thalia began. She tensed as the gun pressed further into the base of her spine, but she wasn't going to stop. Her mind was made up. "I am sorry for how I treated you. I'm sorry that I chose for you to die instead of my father., and I am sorry for this."

Thalia spun to the side and saw Reyna move the gun. Thalia tried to use her lightning but found herself unable to. Since she was expecting that, she was already throwing herself right into Reyna. The two tumbled to the ground, and the gun skidded away.

Thalia was the first to her feet. She watched Reyna roll to her knees and wince in pain. She placed a hand to her side for a half of a second, before she made it to her feet. They both looked at the gun, and both of them made eye contact.

"We can do it the old fashion way," Thalia said. Reyna seemed to debate it, and a small smirk came to her face. She went to punch Thalia in the face. Thalia dodged, and something suddenly slammed directly into her gut.

A wheeze left Thalia, and she doubled over. She saw a baton hanging loosely from Reyna's fingers. It was the same one that she gave Reyna when they went to city hall. Reyna tightened her grip and swung the baton upwards, right towards Thalia's temple.

Thalia knew she was going to get hit by the baton either way, so she slammed her shoulder directly into Reyna's gut. The baton slammed into chest, and they both crashed into a desk. Reyna cried out in pain, and Thalia mounted her. She raised a fist and hesitated. The baton slammed right into her temple. Thalia collapsed to the ground and groaned in pain.

Reyna rolled Thalia onto her back and punched her hard in the face. Thalia's head snapped to the side, and a second punch broke her nose. A third punch caused her to see stars once again, and before the fourth punch could land, she caught Reyna's hand.

In that split second, Thalia knew she could snap Reyna's arm at the elbow, and it would end the fight. Instead, she just tightly gripped Reyna's wrist. Her other hand grabbed the baton, and she swung it at Reyna's head. Reyna caught the baton.

For a few moments, they had a test of strength. Thalia felt herself slowly losing the battle. She couldn't use her lightning, since Reyna was still blocking it with her powers. Thalia slowly clicked the baton on, and she let go of Reyna's other hand. Thalia grabbed the baton with both hands and forced the tip of it into Reyna's arm.

Thalia instantly felt lightning build in her hand, and she threw a wild hand out. Reyna threw herself to the side and scrambled to her feet. Thalia tried to stand, but she stumbled. She barely dodged a fist, and Reyna tripped her.

Before Thalia could fall, a hand grabbed onto her shirt and pulled her into a chokehold. Thalia gasped and looked around. The baton had fallen to the ground, but she couldn't reach it. Reyna had a chokehold locked in tightly, and Thalia was going to pass out unless she moved quickly.

Thalia could slam Reyna back against the wall, but Reyna had been favoring her side earlier. Thalia glanced at the desk near them, and she threw all of her weight to the side. They both slammed into the desk, but Reyna was unlucky enough to hit the sharp edge, and she instantly let go of Thalia. Reyna collapsed gripping her side.

Thalia took the time to catch her breath. Her throat burned, but she couldn't focus on that. Thalia slowly stood and saw that Reyna was curled up on her side. Thalia spoke, "We can talk this over."

"Go to hell," Reyna wheezed. She hit the ground angrily and slowly got to her knees. Thalia cursed angrily and went to slam her knee directly into Reyna's head. At the last second, Reyna dodged, and Thalia hit the desk hard. She cried out in pain and felt her shirt being grabbed.

Thalia blinked and found herself being thrown over Reyna's shoulder. She hit a desk hard and crashed to the ground, along with a monitor and keyboard. Thalia gripped the keyboard and groaned in pain. She felt Reyna grab her shirt and pull her to her knees. Thalia swung the keyboard upwards and hit something solid.

Thalia slammed her shoulder into Reyna and slammed her back into the desk. Reyna cried out in pain. Thalia punched her right across the face and grabbed her shirt. She threw Reyna into the wall and winced at the sound of a nose crunching. Thalia wrapped her arm around Reyna's throat and applied her own chokehold.

"Just listen to me," Thalia snapped. She felt that Reyna had tucked her chin at the beginning of the chokehold, and she also felt that Reyna was slowly prying her arm away. Thalia tried to fight against it, but she felt Reyna spin out of the hold. Before Thalia could react, a fist slammed into her kidneys.

Thalia stumbled and leaned on the desk next to her. She turned and threw lightning at Reyna. It missed by a few inches, and Reyna backed away. She gripped her side. They both looked like they were in pain, and Thalia started to think their fight would turn into a stalemate. She had to end it.

There was a feral, almost desperate look in Reyna's eyes. She fought as if her life was at stake, but Thalia wouldn't do that. Reyna thought Thalia tried to kill her though. How did Reyna survive? What happened after the bridge? Did the Titans really shoot Reyna in the head, just to save her?

"I am going to get Hylla back," Reyna swore. Her eyes moved back towards the gun. Thalia swore, and they both lunged for the gun. Thalia was surprised that she made it to the gun first, until she felt the baton slam into the back of her head.

Thalia collapsed and blacked out for a few moments. When she came to, she was laying on her stomach and had a gun pressed to the back of her head. Reyna spoke, "Tell me where you father took Hylla, or I blow your kneecap out."

Thalia blinked a few times, and she saw the shadows in front of her move. Reyna seemed to notice it to, as she lifted the gun. Reyna spoke, "Who the hell are you?"

Something hit Thalia's back a moment later, and she felt it slide off of her back and hit the ground. Thalia slowly looked back and saw the gun. She slowly turned on her back and looked around. A hooded figure had Reyna trapped in a chokehold. Reyna was trying to fight but was quickly fading.

"Leave her alone," Thalia said. She groaned and got to her knees. Thalia heard a noise behind her, and a black bag was thrown over her head. Thalia tried to fight, but she was still nauseous. Her arms were forced behind her back a moment later, and she was handcuffed. Thalia felt a hand press against her temples, and it didn't take long for her to be pulled into a dreamless sleep.