Me: SO SORRY! I'VE BEEN SO BUSY WITH SCHOOL AND I RECENTLY STARTED WATCHING SUPERNATURAL THAT I COMPLETELY FORGOT ABOUT THIS! Listening to songs from Supernatural right now… this chapter's probably going to end badly.

Disclaimer – Nothing's mine except the Channing's…

3rd Person POV

At the Dungeon

It was silent until the door at the top opened again. Hazel was thrown through, limp and pliant. Once the door shut Percy and Annabeth moved forward and pulled her over. Maya was watching silently, aquamarine eyes seeming to glow in the darkness. They all watched as the older kids worked relentlessly to wake her up. By the lump on the back of her head it looked as though she might have a concussion.

Kara was watching them with an unreadable expression, Maya close to her side. Everyone else was milling about. Their eyes had gotten so used to the darkness that they were sure going upstairs would burn their eyes. Suddenly one of the girls tripped, falling right in front of Kara. Her eyes were blank and Maya screamed. Everyone froze while Percy quickly dove over and covered her mouth. There was silence and it was a few minutes later that everyone allowed themselves some breathing room.

"Lou Ellen," Annabeth whispered quietly looking at the girl.

"Help me with her Perce," Aine said.

They grabbed her arms and legs and went off to the side where there was an empty hole in the wall. Lou Ellen was dumped there, for now at least. When it started to smell Kronos would take her away. No sooner, no late; after all he wouldn't want the small to waft upwards and the kids to possibly end up found.

"W- what happened?" Kara questioned.

Aine offered a small smile, not looking reassuring at all, "There's a bunch of kids down here, most of them having missed their vaccination or got sick. It's not uncommon for it to spread. Kronos doesn't really care if we get sick so he doesn't give us medications."

Thalia scoffed, "He wouldn't care if we murdered each other."

No one said anything.

With Simp and Poseidon

They were staring at where the secret passage should be. The bared doors of an unknown hole stared back at them. In their hands were flashlights, a few blankets, and other things they might need. Using a bolt cutter, they broke the padlock on the door before opening it. The screeching of un-oiled metal made them flinch.

"After you," Poseidon offered.

Simp didn't answer and peered inside the door with a flashlight. All that he could see was dripping water, stones, and dirt. With a small shrug he entered the tunnel, Poseidon following behind him. By the beam of the flashlight they walked through the tunnels, only a few rats breaking the silence by squeaking or skittering in front of them. Their footsteps echoed around them and it only seemed to get colder the further down they got.

"Dead end," Simp's voice broke the silence.

"He would have blocked it," Poseidon murmured, the flashlight's beam showing a pile of rocks, "So that the kids couldn't leave."

Simp moved forward and pulled out a rock. A hand fell through it, startling the two. The hand was still attached to an arm.

"The hell?" Simp murmured moving a few more rocks out of the way.

Together the two moved rocks out of the way before the dead body fell to the ground in front of them. The dead eyes of a girl stared up at them. Her dark hair surrounded her ashen face like a halo.

"I recognize her," Poseidon murmured, "She was on a milk carton; Bianca Di Angelo."

"Come on, if we found one we might find the others," Simp said.

"None alive, this is where he dumps the dead bodies."

Simp turned around to see that Poseidon had found another dead child. This one was male, Ethan something if he remembered right.

"Let's set up a few recording devices around here then. We might be able to find out who is doing this then and track him back to where they're keeping the kids," Simp suggested.

Back to the Kids

Silence was broken when the door swung open sharply. Gabe came down, wearing a pink bathrobe. Normally that wouldn't be terrifying, but Gabe was known to beat whoever laughed at him. Today Gabe went straight to Maya, who was trying to cower behind Kara.

"You, get up," Gabe said pointing at the five year old.
"Leave her alone!" Thalia demanded.

The rest of the kids paled, staring at Thalia in terror. Not of her, but for her. If anyone got in the way of Gabe's prey… let's just say it's not pretty. Thalia, despite how pale she had gotten, was staring at Gabe.

"What did you say?" Gabe asked with barely controlled answer.

"Leave. Her. Alone," Thalia said through gritted teeth.

Gabe smacked Thalia so hard she spit out a tooth. Blood coated her lips as Gabe kicked her in the stomach. A few coughs escaped her before Gabe punched her with every inch of her life. Maya managed to escape, hiding behind Lou's dead body. Thalia collapsed, looking like she was dead. Everyone seemed to think she was.

"Looks like we're making a dump today," Gabe murmured wiping the blood off of his knuckles.

It seemed like Thalia wasn't breathing. Everyone else was watching her, completely worried. When Gabe turned to get Lou's body, Maya scurrying away in fear, Thalia opened her eyes and winked at the others before closing them again. Gabe tossed her over his shoulder roughly and everyone flinched. When no reaction appeared from Thalia they allowed themselves a breath of relief. Gabe glared at Maya.

"Next time, it's you," he promised.

The door shut behind the dead body, the nearly dead Thalia, and Gabe. Once the footsteps faded away everyone looked at each other.

"She's crazy," Percy said.

"Maybe that's what we need," Kara replied, "Crazy."

"If it helps us get out of here," Annabeth answered slowly, "I'm for it."

Frank turned to them, his hand on Hazel's cheek, "She's burning up…"

Me: Things are heating up!

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