Hazel was jolted out of her sleep when she heard Hera's screams. She didn't complain, she had been having another nightmare and she was glad to have an excuse to not stay in Nico's bedroom. She wasn't proud in admitting this, even if it was to herself, but she knew that if she stayed with Nico she'd fall asleep again. And she did not want to go to sleep again.

The few gods that were present helped place Hera in a new cell. She screeched in terror, twisting in every inhuman way so she could get her chance to scamper away.

Eventually, they managed to get her in.

Panting, they slumped against the wall watching Hera cry in horror and scratch at the walls. She was desperate to be free. She turned into many different animals and tried biting through the bars.

As she did this the other gods howled like animals, except for Hermes. Hermes laughed as if he were hyena. He giggled happily, clapping his hands together and poking fun at Hera.

"A pea-chick in a gilded cage-

A pea-chick on a bough-

In a frosty winter one might doubt

Which bird is luckier now.

But let the trees burst out in leaf,

And nests be on the bough,

Which pea-chick is the luckier bird,

Who could doubt it now?"

He giggled again, but quickly he gave in to a dark chuckle. His voice held a threatening tone to it but he kept smiling as if he were telling a joke. He rumbled,"The broken voices of the fallen keys found in the broken cells of fallen queens. Dreamers dream a dreamless dream. With moon and fire there is no death. Ah ah! 'Theeny. 'Theeny. So small and teeny. War has got you sad and screamy."

Athena stopped mid-howl and gave a small giggle, nodding. She turned in the direction of Hermes voice and smiled brightly,"Broken tokens and a porcelain ocean."

Hermes gasped and scampered away to the back wall hyperventilating. She let out a cruel laugh in response. She continued doing so until her eyes landed on Percy.

She pointed at him, her eyes widening and her lip trembling. She reached shakily out to him through the bars. The other gods stopped their panic and even Hera stared on in abeyance. Athena gasped for breath her eyes replete with a sense of terror that unnerved Percy,

"Do you see what I see?

Black, blue, and green.

It's a strange thing, the sea,

How sometimes it's happy or sometimes it's mean.

But what is the greatest mystery

Is what is the unseen.

Do you see what I see?

Black, blue, and green.

It's a strange thing, the sea,

How sometimes it's happy and sometimes it's..."

Percy stared at Annabeth. He looked around at the other gods who backed away from the half blood as if he were something dangerous.

"Percy, what is she talking about?" Annabeth asked. She placed her hand on his shoulder.

Then they heard screams. Two of the goddesses screeched out in terror.

Hazel turned her attention to Persephone who had begun to scream in terror. She ran to a corner of her cell and cowered from something. The rest payed attention to Hera who did the same.

Finally, a third voice joined the chorus.

Initially, everyone had turned to look at Percy, but he had his eyes focused on Athena. The goddess had begun pulling at her hair, mumbling under her breath,"Broken ones..broken ones. The key. It shall set us free...but where? The dark? In fire? Glitter or my father?"

"Percy!" A voice rang out.

Poseidon was entering the dungeon holding a blonde woman in his arms. She screamed in terror and lashed out on him trying to set herself free.

"Percy!" He cried out again, straining against the woman's strength.

She turned to face Percy and the boy stopped breathing.

Amphitrite glared at him with a sense of hatred Percy had never seen before.

He looked her directly in the eye.

The world seemed to stop.

His knees buckled and he felt himself plummet to the ground. There was a muffled cry that had the same number of syllables as his name.

His vision blurred.

Something yellow loomed over him and everything went black.