Nico was starting to sweat, "You won't get it on the first try, trust me I know that all too well. So don't push yourself too hard." I told him.

Nico didn't even budge, he was still trying, I walked up to him, "Come on man, you can't push yourself too much." I told him and tried to grab his shoulder, but he turned and said, "Just let me do this!"

I stopped, "Whoa, I'm the one helping you, remember? I'm all you've got."

That last part didn't sit well with him, "Bianca isn't dead!" He snapped, I slowly put my hand on his shoulder. "Nico…" When I touched his shoulder, a shock went through my body. What the hell is this? In front of me was a huge beast…It was sleeping, I don't want to look at it, because…It scared the hell out of me, and what is it? Why am I seeing this? Why?

After that image disappeared, I fell to my knees and put my hands on my head, my body was shaking. "Wh-What was that?" I asked.

Nico looked startled, "What? Hey…Are you okay?" He asked worriedly, I looked up to Nico, I don't know what that was…But, I don't want to see it ever again…

My breathing was a little too fast. Calm down. That wasn't real you're okay…But that was real, I just wasn't really there. As soon as I calmed down Nico was staring at me with a scared look. "Are you okay?" He asked.

I nodded, "Yeah, I just felt a little light headed, sorry. But just don't push yourself, this takes a long time to learn."

Nico frowned, "I know…I'm sorry." He told me.

Nico agreed to continue this later, so we spent the next thirty minutes looking for those gold laurels. That old man said that the gold laurels were tied the back of one of the monsters, there was six monsters. We bumped into two scorpions, there weren't much of a threat to me, but since I was with Nico, I actually thought I might get hurt from this.

"So…Did you get some sword training done at least?" I asked Nico, he nodded, "I did, but not much, everyone here isn't exactly a wizard like you with the sword. I know the basics, but…I suck at it no matter what." He told me.

I held back a laugh, "Well I guess we still have a chance then."

Nico tilted his head, "You want me to help? Can't you just blast them away? Or set them on fire? Or-

"Nico! I don't know how to use my 'powers' okay?"

Nico winced, "Oh yeah…Sorry, I forgot."

"Well don't forget again. Don't think I can do everything for you, and with you. I'm only a demi-god like all of you guys." I said sternly, as we were talking the scorpions advanced a little closer to us. One whipped its barbed tail at me, I dodged it easily, but Nico wasn't as fast as I was. He got cut on his cheek and then he started to cry out in pain.

Poison, Damn. I guess I have to be extra careful. I grabbed Nico and backed off from the scorpions. I got about ten feet away from them and put Nico was the ground, "Sorry man, but stay here." I said and turned.

They were already behind me, quick little buggers. All I had to fight them was a three foot long sword Percy gave me. But this sword doesn't feel right. It isn't too heavy or too light, it just doesn't feel right.

Anyway, I was facing two scorpions on my own, that poison was pretty strong, at least I know to not let them hit me with their tails. And just like before, as I was thinking, one of them lashed at me again, damn they're so rude. I managed to dodge each attack for five minutes. I was trying to buy Nico some time, let him heal up. And looks like my hard work paid off, because Nico snuck up on the first scorpion and cut of its tail off. Once he did I advanced and cut its head off and then we went after the second one.

After seeing its buddy get chopped up, this one didn't seem to want to share the same experience. It retreated, Nico tried to go after it, but I stopped him and looked at the cut on his cheek. It wasn't deep, but I could tell it was bothering him, a lot.

"I'm okay…" He said.

I sighed and poked his cut, he screamed, "Ow! Why'd you do that?" He demanded, "You said you were okay, are you really okay?" I asked.

Nico hung his head, "It stings…" He said quietly. I smiled reassuringly. "Don't worry you'll live."

Nico is still a kid after all. When do you think Wyatt will find out he can't get hurt?

Thanks for reading! Have an awesome day! Two to three more chapters on the way!

Rilurz~