As the nine of us set foot into the underworld, the first thing we noticed was the scorching heat and the fierily pits that seemed to almost surround us. Just like what Piper imagined in her nightmares. As we made our way to Tartarus dread started to play an effect on all of us; soon enough we were about to discover the secrets about what was awaiting us on the other side. We were all lucky enough to bump into only a few 'things' in the past seven months, because we always stayed inside and only went outside to get supplies.

Strangely enough we haven't met one 'thing' so far; this is what was dawning on us. They are getting smarter. They are starting to create armies, plans to do only one thing; take us out. The 'things' are probably staking out in the depths of Tartarus, waiting for a chance to surprise attack us. As we reached the entrance to Tartarus we divided into our teams and said our goodbyes to Leo, Calypso, Frank, Hazel and Nico. Now Piper, Annabeth, Percy and I had to just sit and wait until we were told to go. As the four of us sat in silence, thoughts of going back into Tartarus and fighting to save the world again was weighing heavily on our conscience. Five minutes later Frank gave us the go and we were off, but something was off, it was still quiet; too quiet to say. Piper sensed it too and latched onto my arm for comfort. I looked at my three friends and noticed they were all thinking the same thing.

"So the moment we have been waiting for. Whatever happens out there, we do it as a team. If one of us goes down; we all go down. Family sticks together, and never leaves anyone behind. Everyone looks after each other and watch your backs and for any sudden movements or sounds. Good luck guys. We can do this."

After what felt like hours of walking across plain, dead, red, sand, we stumbled across a large, uneven, rocky cliff.

Annabeth looked over the cliff and tried to calculate in her head about how big this cliff exactly was.

"It looks about eight-hundred feet long…and three-hundred feet down. We need to proceed with caution and go slow down this cliff; it's not steep, but it's dangerous and we don't want to attract any attention because I can see atleast three 'things' over there…and I can see the other group ten metres away from them. I just hope they are alright." She flashed Percy a little smile in response to his half grin. It was good to see he was making Annabeth feel less stressed. The way they interacted reminded me of Piper. She's the only person I have ever allowed to see me when my guard is down and the only person to know about my fears and nightmares. I looked over to her and saw the worry filling her eyes. She walked over to me and grabbed my hand and whispered softly into my ear,

"This is the exact spot where our nightmares occur, but they aren't real Jason. Look can you see any skeletons?"

I looked over the cliff. There were three 'things', but no skeletons. I shook my head.

"Exactly. Nothing is going to happen, trust me OK. We are going to survive this Sparky and live the life we want in New Rome with Annabeth, Percy and the others."

I leant over and placed a soft kiss to her forehead and gave her a warm, honest smile.

"I know I'm sorry Pipes. We should go; so stay close to me."

It took about an hour to reach the bottom, as we had to stop twice for water. The sand below us seemed alot hotter down here than it was up there. This place seems to get more lonely and eerie the closer we got to the heart. We saw the three 'things' and thankfully they were looking in the opposite direction to us. We were standing in a big area with nowhere to hide. It was almost like a desert down here. We all huddled together to create a quick plan.

Percy said, "There is no way we can pass them without noticing us so…Piper you distract them, while Jason and I charge forward on each side. Then Annabeth and Piper, you girls stand on the two other sides and trap them and then we attack them."

We all agreed to Percy's plan and got into position.

"After we defeat them we should start thinking about setting up camp," Piper suggested.

"Good idea Pipes. Ok guys, on the count of three. One…two…three…go!"