Sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry. I meant to have this up on Percy's birthday, but I hadn't finished it and then I had my own birthday and I got caught up in a school writing project and it's just been full on. Anyway, I know you don't want excuses so, on with the chapter. Anyway, thanks to TheFancyFox for a name for the monsters. I won't tell you what it is yet, but it is perfect. (PM me if you don't want me to use your idea)

Correct guesses for why I named Calypso and Leo's daughter Esperanza.
riptidedauntlessgryffindor
Nico Di Awesome
CarlaKitten21
Notreallyonhere aka guest
FangirlingFinnicks

The correct reason was; Esperanza was Leo's mums name.

Chapter 8: How in Hades?

Zoë POV

Pain. That's all I feel. The torture has been going on for nearly four days now. They take me for an hour of nonstop pain, and then bring me back to my brother to rest for what I think is four hours, and then take me again. Luke and Di have been getting tortured as well, but only twice a day. Tom is on the same pain schedule, and we don't know why. They want information from us, but we can't give it. They keep asking us what our parents told us about the plan, but we don't know what they are talking about. When we don't answer, or tell them we don't know, they beat us even harder. The only thing keeping me sane is my brother. The monsters keep giving us ambrosia, to heal us, just so they can torture us some more. Di and Luke feed it to us in small amounts, and it helps, but not for long. But today, Diana has a plan. We will wait, until they come to take us, then Luke and her will spring on them with their knives, and Tom and I will escape to find help. Oh, here they come now.

"Everyone, in position," Diana whispers.

I curl up in the corner, with Tom next to me; while Luke and Diana wait with their knives out, ready to strike, just as our parents taught us.

But as the footsteps get closer, I hear the sound of screaming.

"Put me down!" someone yells.

Then I hear the sound of a baby crying, and I know its Bianca and Esperanza.

'At least she's putting up a fight,' I think. When Luke and I were taken we were so shocked we couldn't even do anything. Diana collapses on the floor. She told us of the promise she made to Bianca, and now she feels as if she has broken it. We go over to comfort her, and establish that we won't put our plan into action, we'll do it next time.

The monsters throw Bianca and Anza into our room and glide out, without a second glance. Bianca runs over to Esperanza and clutches her to her chest as though she is the only one in the world that matters. She squeezes her eyes shut and Tom and I run over to her (well, as fast as we can). I put my arm around her shoulders but she screams

"GET OFF ME!" and kicks me in the ribcage.

I collapse on the floor, as she hit me on one of the many bruises on my body. Luke runs over to me, and looks me over, but it's not broken.

"Bianca, it's us. Tom, Zoë Luke and- and Diana," Tom says softly. She opens her eyes and sees me on the floor.

"Zo, I'm so sorry," she whispers. "I- I thought you were one of them."

"It's f-fine," I manage to choke out.

When she sees the many other bruises and cuts she gasps.

"What've they done to you?!"

"They keep torturing us, asking us what our parents have told us about a plan," I tell her. "Trouble is, we have no idea what they are talking about."

Bianca pales.

"But don't worry Bi," Luke says. "We have a plan to bust out of here. We'll get back to our parents, I promise."

"And what does this plan involve?" she asks.

We fill her in on the plan and she has the same reaction and Tom and I.

"No. Nope. No way. Not gonna happen. No," she says. "We're not leaving you here. They'll," she chokes up. "They'll k-kill you,"

"Bianca, it's the only way," Diana says. "And besides-"

"They want to keep us here so they can kill us in front of our parents," Luke finishes glumly.

Bianca frowns.
"But- but that would break them. They'd tell them any plan, ever," she says.

"We know that Bi, that's why you need to escape, to find help, and to rescue us, before our parents start coming in," Diana says gently, and we are about to tell her exactly how we plan to execute it, when we hear horrendous laughter, coming down the corridor.

Luke shoots a glance at Tom and I. We both nod slightly, indicating that we're happy to go through with another round of torture, and that we can attack next time, when Bi knows what to do. I then notice that this time there are three voices, not two, and know they are coming for Bianca as well.

"Bianca, put Anza down," I hiss, my eyes brimming with tears. I wrap my arms around her and say, "They want to take you as well."

She hands Esperanza to Diana and takes a deep breath, bracing herself for what is to come. The monsters burst through the door-which turns out is behind us this time-and slink in. One grabs me, one grabs Tom, and the one that grabs Bianca, goes over to Diana as well, and wrenches Esperanza out of her hands.

"Don't you DARE touch Esperanza!" Bianca screeches.

"And what is a little girl like you going to do to stop me?" the monster taunts.

Bianca kicks and screams, but we've tried it all before. It doesn't even faze them. It's like they are immune to everything, but we know they can't be immune to celestial bronze or imperial gold, can they?

Bianca squirms even harder, but nothing happens. The monsters just laugh, and start to walk out.

"PUT HER DOWN!" Bianca and Diana scream in sync.

"She can't even talk, what's she going to do?" Bi yells.

"She's going to break you, that's what," the monster replies cruelly.

"UGH!" (A/N is just me, or is writing someone screaming/grunting in frustration really awkward?) Bianca yells desperately. She squeezes her eyes closed and Anza disappears, reappearing a few moments later in Diana's arms. We stare at Bianca in astonishment, while the monster turns so grab Esperanza again, but Di runs away and the monster gives up, storming out of the cell. Tom and I shift to stare at Bianca, until we approach the familiar torture room. 'How in Hades did she do that?' I think.

If anyone has any ideas from that they would like me to include, just leave them in the comments or PM me and I will try to incorporate them. It probably won't be for a while though.