Hey guys!

Thanks for waiting and I hope you will enjoy this chapter.

Thank You very much for your advice, Guest, however, a random funny line break can make someone start laughing and that's what I want. Who wants everything to always be gloomy and gray?

Roses are red, violets are blue, I do not own PJO and unless you are Rick Riordan, neither do you! I do own Mark, Theseus and Robert though.

Too lazy to get a last time.

Now:

Poseidon's POV (I bet you forgot about him.)

If I make it into Tartarus without harm, I will be the luckiest person in the world. I could feel my powers attached to my domains start to wane and flicker, as I descended into Tartarus. There was red fog covering most of the landscape, but I could see an occasional flicker of black ground and a glowing lava lake.

I was already feeling a little woozy. The sudden loss of connection was overwhelming. Would I lose all of my powers? Would I become incapacitated?

I had questions that needed to be answered, but sadly, I had no way of answering these questions. I aimed for the blue river directly below me. From the stories that I had been told, this was the Cocytus, the River of Wailing, because just being near its water sent you into a state of depression.

I would rather fall into a river of salt water or fresh water, but that's just me. If some people like to fall into a river that sends them into depression, I won't judge. As I neared the river at top speed, I prepared myself for the mental torture, which would surely come. Depression… that doesn't sound good.

3… 2… 1… SPLOOSH! I plunged into the depths of the swirling waters of Cocytus and I was instantly assaulted by voices, telling me that life was worthless and that I should just swimming and die. I tried to fight against the voices, but they were very persuasive. I wouldn't be surprised if some children of Aphrodite had drowned in this river's icy currents. I could feel myself relaxing, as I sunk deeper into the depths, ready to wait for the waters to whisk me away.

It was as if my body wasn't my own and I couldn't control it. I just sunk deeper into the depths, even though my lungs screamed at me to breath. That's when it hit me. I couldn't breathe. I attempted to swim upwards, but my body seemed paralyzed. All I could do was sink lower and lower into the depths, until I drowned. More and more water poured into my mouth, slowly drowning me, but there was nothing I could do.

I probably would have drowned in the icy clutches of the Cocytus, but I was saved.

Something tugged me upwards, by my quickly deteriorating bronze breastplate. I could feel it pulling me towards the surface, as the light above me became lighter. I tried to look behind me, to see who my rescuer was, but all I couldn't see anything in the murky waters.

When my head finally broke the surface, I gasped. I greedily gulped down air, as the creature slowly started to tug me towards the shore. When we finally reached the shore, I lied on the broken glass covered ground and vomited for several minutes. Blood and bile spewed out of my mouth, as I slowly recovered from the foul waters of the Cocytus.

When I had finally finished vomiting, I grimaced and spit the remaining blood onto the blackened ground, before I wiped the leftover golden liquid off of my mouth with the back of my hand.

When I was finally done throwing up, I climbed to my feet and inspected my rescuer. It was a cat. A cat with very large teeth. It scampered out of the icy water and shook its fur, causing droplets of liquid to fly in all directions. Remembering some of the stories I was told, I recalled that this was the saber tooth tiger that had been killed, when Artemis was chained underneath the sky. It had helped save my son's life.

"Smal-Small Bob?" I sputtered.

The cat regarded me with its topaz eyes, as if looking for something. It warily walked closer to me and took a big whiff of my scent. It exhaled and suddenly a deep voice echoed throughout my head.

"Hello, helper. Let us be off, before the reptilian, massive, foul smelling humanoids arrive."

I recoiled in shock, as the voice spoke in my head. I looked in both direction, trying to find the source of the voice, but when I found no one, my eyes zeroed in on the creature in front of me.

"You speak?" I asked incredulously.

The cat looked pissed off. It hissed, as it crouched, preparing to pounce. Before I could backtrack, the cat pounced and rammed into my chest, knocking me onto the ground. It clambered on my chest and it asked, "I should rip your throat out for your stupidity. However, I need you to help me. Did you think me to be one of those pathetic, furry, mindless creatures you call cats?"

"No. I was just wondering…" I trailed off.

The "cat" snorted, before it ordered, "Get up, before the reptilian, massive, bad smelling, powerful humanoids arrive."

"Who are these reptilian, massive humanoids?" I asked.

The cat turned to me, with annoyance clear in its topaz eyes.

"Exactly what I said, Sea Swimmer." The cat replied, before it scampered into the gloom, leaving me to decide whether to follow it or not. Seeing that I had no other option, I stood and sprinted after the cat, growling in pain every time a piece of broken glass stabbed into my feet. Everything about this place seemed to try to hurt me.

When I finally caught up to the cat, it was peering over the edge of a rocky outcrop. I walked up behind him, until I was right next to him. Below us was a massive sea of lava. It was difficult to see through the red fog, but it looked like it went for miles and miles on end. I don't care what you are, that lava would kill you and then burn your essence. There would be no more reforming. Now, if this was on Earth, we would be sent here. However, it's not, so if I die, it's game over.

I could feel the heat from our spot fifty feet above the molten liquid. A sudden thought came to me and I asked the cat, "Why do you identify things by describing them? Wouldn't it be easier just to say their name?" I asked.

The cat turned to me, with a confused look on its furry face.

"What are you talking about, Sea Stormer? I describe the things as they are. How do you identify things, Earth Shaker?" The cat questioned.

I was about to reply, when the cat stiffened and crouched. Bewildered, I crouched downwards as well and whispered, "What is it?"

The cat didn't reply, as it whirled around and growled from deep in its throat. It crept into the red fog, hoping to find whatever it was looking for. Confused, I waited for it to come back, as I was defenseless. After a couple seconds of waiting, a creature emerged from the murkiness. It was Oceanus. He saw me and a glare morphed upon his face.

"There you are! This place… It will be your grave. I have never been to Tartarus and since you forced me down here, I will destroy you and then plead to the primordial of this land to release me. Then, once I am back in the world above, I will torture your family, until they wish they could fade."

An expression of fake pity formed upon his hideous face, "How you are feeling? Can you feel the strain on your powers? You have no power here! I wonder what would happen if I killed you? Your life-force is bound to Olympus. By being so far away, I wonder what is going to become of you."

"It doesn't matter. In your weakened state, you will be no match for me! A pity. At this very second, my forces are destroying your kingdom and torturing your family!" Oceanus gloated.

I retorted, "I may have no power here, but neither do you! You shall die and then I will find a way to escape this hell hole! I swear it upon the River Styx!" Muffled thunder boomed from above, as I swore upon the River.

Oceanus looked slightly afraid, but he quickly masked it by putting a sneer on his face. Without trying to reply to my retort, he darted forward, without a weapon in his hands. That guy must think that he is all powerful. It's about time I knocked him down a peg or two.

His right hand flew towards my stomach, so I side stepped, only to be caught by his left hand, which slammed into my face. We were both moving sluggishly, as our immortal bodies were working heavily to keep us alive, from the poisonous atmosphere.

I reeled backwards and wiped the blood from my broken nose. I was dangerously close to the cliff. Where was that cat? I could seriously use his help right now. I glared at my opponent, as I crouched into a defensive fighting stance.

"Was that your best shot?" I taunted.

Oceanus glared at me, as he charged forward with a roar of anger. What is with these Titans? They are always so easy to provoke. As Oceanus charged towards me, I waited until he was only a couple feet away.

As he closed the distance between us, I tackled him. When we landed, I rolled off of him and climbed to my feet, as I waited for my adversary to stand up. Seconds later, Oceanus was back on his feet, with blood oozing out of his back. The glass shards had sliced his back, just as they were slicing my feet.

He scowled at me, with hatred evident in his cobalt eyes.

"You think you can beat me? Me!? I have not died once, yet my other brethren have died multiple times. I know why you didn't pursue after me, after you vanquished my armies. It is because you are afraid. Afraid of my power, because I am the more powerful immortal! I am the true King of the Seas!" Oceanus proclaimed.

I snorted, before responding, "Afraid? Of what? You? That's the most hilarious thing I have ever heard in my life! You are a pathetic, weakling, who runs away from me. How am I afraid of you? If anything, you are afraid of me! Now, let me put you in your place, Barnacle Bill."

Oceanus sneered, as he charged towards me yet again. I dodged his first uppercut and side-stepped the second, as I retaliated with my own attacks. I jabbed him in the stomach, causing him to double over in pain.

I kept jabbing his stomach, until I delivered a powerful uppercut to his face. He sprawled on the ground and slid, until the edge of the cliff was directly behind him. Oceanus groaned and attempted to climb to his feet, but I put my foot on his chest.

"Are you going to try and kill me? Ha ha! You don't have a weapon!" Oceanus taunted, while he obliviously thought that I couldn't shove him off the cliff.

"I don't need a weapon. Didn't you ever realize there was a cliff behind you?" I asked.

Oceanus' face morphed into an expression of horror, as he latched onto my leg, trying to save himself from his fate. I shook my leg, but the little snake held fast. Annoyed, I slammed my fist into his gut, causing him to groan, but he didn't relinquish his hold on my leg.

I pushed downwards, causing Oceanus to moan in pain, as I applied pressure to his chest, He slowly started to inch along, as I applied more and more pressure to his chest. Oceanus screamed in pain every time he slid, because the glass shards dug into his back, causing him great pain.

Soon, only his waist was on solid ground, as he held onto my leg to keep himself up. I had to lean on my other leg, because Oceanus kept trying to pull me in. How do I make him release his grip? When I was running through various different strategies in my mind, Oceanus pulled viciously on my leg, causing me to fall to the ground and fall off of the cliff.

As I fell, I lost all feeling of up and down, as I flipped and spun. I reached out my arms and flailed around, trying to find the wall. One second I would see the glowing red of the lava and the next I would see the poisonous red of the sky.

Luckily, I managed to grab onto the cliff, so that I wouldn't burn in the lava. When I smacked into the wall, I made a painful grunt, as the sharp edges stabbed my body. I was only a couple of feet away from the molten substance, but that didn't make the heat any less intense. I felt like I was on the surface of the sun. I should ask Apollo.

I looked upwards and saw that Oceanus had also latched onto the cliff and had hauled himself upwards onto the rocky outcrop. He stood staring down at me, with an angry glare upon his face.

My muscles shook from exertion. The heat had me sweating buckets in no time, as I debated what to do. I couldn't stay here. I had to climb, even if Oceanus would try to make me fall. So I climbed. After a couple of minutes of sweating and swearing, I finally neared the top of the cliff. I looked upwards and saw Oceanus, with a rock clutched in his right hand.

Dread filled me, as I knew what he planned to do. When I was within arm's reach, Oceanus tried to hit my hands with the black stone, which would cause me to lose my grip and fall to a fiery demise. I wasn't about to let that happen.

So when Oceanus tried to slam my fingers with his stone, I released my grip and latched onto his leg. I gave it a sharp tug, right when Oceanus' eyes widened comically. He slipped, but didn't fall over the edge. Oceanus was lying on his stomach, looking dazed. Before I could pull myself up, Oceanus latched onto my arm and smashed it with his rock.

I groaned, as the sharp stone sliced my skin and damaged my arm. Gritting my teeth, I threw a feeble punch towards Oceanus, but he blocked it with his only remaining hand.

"Oh how I am enjoying this!" Oceanus cackled, as he pushed the rock harder against my arm. I grunted in pain and attempted to tug my arm away, but Oceanus held fast. I was about to punch him again, when he let out a scream of pain.

I tried to peer around him, but I didn't have to, as Oceanus rolled onto his back, revealing a cat. A very familiar cat. Small Bob, the talking feline. Small Bob hissed in anger, as he relentlessly clawed Oceanus' back, enticing scream after scream from the struggling immortal.

The cat's hackles were raised, making it look extremely intimidating, with its massive canines and angry hissing. This is one cat that I would not want to fight. Small Bob pursued the rolling immortal, as he attempted to escape from the deadly claws of the prehistoric animal. Oceanus had long since dropped his only weapon, making him vulnerable.

Oceanus stumbled to his feet and attempted to sprint away, when Small Bob jumped onto his back and sunk his teeth into the Titan of the Sea's neck. Oceanus roared and flailed around, as he tried to throw the large feline off of his back.

Small Bob had dug his claws into Oceanus' back, causing him to have a better grip on his victim. Blood leaked down Oceanus' neck and back, as Small Bob continued his attack. Finally regaining his wits, Oceanus reached over his head and grabbed onto the snarling feline.

He lifted the enraged cat off of his back and into the air, as he moved towards the sea of lava. Horror filled my eyes, as I realized what he was about to do. I wasn't about to let Small Bob die. He had saved my life and he deserved my help.

With a grunt, I lifted myself onto the black outcrop and limped towards an unsuspecting Oceanus.

"You stupid monster! I was about to have my revenge! Don't mess with me or else you will get burned!" Oceanus cackled mercilessly, as he positioned the struggling feline over the sea of lava. I snuck behind the occupied immortal, hoping to find a way to save my captured friend.

I attempted to find something that would help me save Small Bob, but I couldn't find anything. There was only one way. I had to move fast, before Oceanus could drop my struggling comrade into the lava. I exhaustedly stretched out my senses, until I could feel the earth beneath my feet.

I focused on it and forced it to do my will, but nothing happened, except a sharp pain in my gut. What the heck? I could feel another presence. It was resisting my attempted to control the earth. It felt old. Very old. It seemed completely evil, only wanting to destroy the world and force it back into nothingness. The being was Tartarus. I was trying to control the primordial and he was resisting me. I did not want to tick him off.

I stopped my hopeless attempts and desperately stretched out my senses once again. I could feel the rock, but this time I could also feel the swirling current of liquid. It bubbled and steamed. I could feel the lava. Did that mean I could control it? Tartarus couldn't block that from me, since that wasn't technically him.

If my son could control poison, I could control lava. With new found determination, I focused upon the bubbling substance and forced it to do what I wanted. I compelled it to rise upwards and it obeyed. A tendril of lava rose in front of Oceanus, causing him to drop Small Bob in shock. I quickly maneuvered my lava underneath the cat and cooled it down so much, that you could walk on it bare footed. Small Bob slammed into my rock platform with a groan of pain, before he clambered to his feet and climbed up the cliff.

I turned to my rival, with glowing red eyes. Oceanus shook in fear, as he beheld my terrifying eyes.

"Afraid? I will show you fear. You think you are strong? You are nothing. Look at you. You are a sniveling child. Go find your binky and stop whining. Have you forgotten my strength? Do I need to remind you? I am not an Olympian for nothing! Let me show you the power of an Olympian god!" I shouted, as I lifted my hands upwards.

Instantly lava rose all around us and maneuvered towards the sniveling Oceanus. The lava converged around Oceanus, as I ordered it to with my mind. When it was finally in place, I compelled the lava downwards and it obeyed, causing a terrible scream to echo from within the lava. With the last ounce of my strength, I released the lava, causing it to flow back into the sea, with no traces of its victim.

Darkness consumed me, so I clutched my head, before slamming into the obsidian outcrop.

People going unconscious is the best way to incorporate a line break. Sorry about the wait and about the chapter. It wasn't my best work. I got lazy.

I went to State, in my swim team, so I didn't have very much time to write. I qualified for another event in Regionals. Speaking of Regionals, I will have to travel for a few days and I will be unable to write, while I am on the road. That will be at the end of February.

I have more reasons, but I will share those with you at a later time.

Anyway, I hope you enjoyed and I will post again as soon as I can. Give me 2-3 weeks for the next chapter, as I am perfecting another story that I want to start to see if you guys like it.