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Author's Note: Hey guys! I've been getting a lot of people saying that they want a Nico x Sadie fic. I'm going to do that and I'm really sorry to anyone who didn't want this. Please don't abandon this story! Anyway, I hope you enjoy the chapter! Please review with any thoughts or ideas. This chapter will be quite short but the next one will be really long. Remember to review!
Chapter Nine: A Surprising Meeting
As they watched in horror, unable to believe that they had allowed Bast to do this, a small furry shape was tossed from the river. It was a cat. Not just any cat, either. It was Muffin.
"Is that," Percy spoke uncertainly, "Bast?"
Carter, fighting a wave of relief, picked up the cat. But, as he watched, the talisman of the goddess crumbled to dust.
"No," he said sadly, fighting the stinging tears back, "Its just Muffin."
Percy looked confused but before he could say anything, he noticed two more giant green crocodiles coming towards them.
He immediately turned to warn Nico to draw his sword.
"Nico, there are more..." His words trailed off and for very good reason. Standing right behind Nico, Khufu and Sadie was another crocodile. This one was different, though. It was pure white and... It lunged straight over Percy.
He turned, just in time to see it slam into the other crocodiles-the huge green ones that were about to kill him and Carter—and began to battle them.
"Philip?" asked Carter hesitantly.
"Yes," said a deep male voice.
"Uncle Amos?" Carter asked. He and Percy turned to see a large man wearing a perfectly tailored suit.
"Carter, who is your friend?" Amos asked warily, then he reconsidered and said, "It doesn't matter. If you follow me now, we have a slim chance of survival."
They followed him, Nico carrying Sadie's unconscious body in his arms.
They walked for hours. Nico, although he didn't say it, was quite worried. He'd thought that Sadie would have woken by now and it bothered him that she hadn't.
He didn't really know why he should care that much. He'd never felt this way about anyone before.
Finally, they set up camp and waited for Sadie to wake.
Author's Note: Sorry again about the short chapter. Again, please review! Also, please check out my other oneshot, The Maiden Sorceress. Again, thanks for reading! hunterofartemis126 (Nicolaclair) Nicolaclair is my real first name, by the way.