I see I didn't do a bad job last chapter. Lots of love on Nico's insanity. I just got back from Nashville last night. Dark Knight Rises was awesome. I got to visit the Parthenon. I took some pictures of PJO movie props. Like the dart Annabeth used, the pearl, and the movie script. I saw the giant statue of Athena. Luckily, there was no Hydra there. I would like to point out, a lot of that scene in the movie was not filmed in Nashville. The statue is different, there is no water fountain, and there is no drain. It could have been added for the movie, but I think they filmed the inside scene elsewhere. I did purchase a statue of Athena. You can check out my deviantART for a few pictures I have put up.

I'd like to take this time to make the announcement that I am a guy. Apparently the word 'Son' in my username does not make it obvious :P. I'm going to state this in all of my stories, so that I never have a confusion on the subject again. I'm in a long process of hashing out chapter 14. It is a very big moment in the story, and I just can't do it injustice. Though, you'll all love it ;). This chapter is will include your first glimpse at part of the plot of the sequel, so keep your eyes open. It isn't the whole plot, just a small portion of it. Anyways, on to shout outs.

Lucy: Well, Choke is single, it just got out of an abusive relationship. You are welcome to date it :P. I've technically already finished next chapter, but I go on a posting schedule, so I just post one chapter a week.

Awesome older sibling: It's ok :P. I'll forgive you this time, but I might have to punish next time. One of the best parts last chapter, Kinzie meeting her bitter end. Nico's powers are smexy, as he is. Haha. I'll think about doing another CSI Miami thing in the future. Well, I loved Cortana in the Halo series, so she was slightly based off of her. You know, I want to play Mass Effect, but have never gotten it. I love Dragon Age, though. Yes, you do need to read that. Children of Loss is apparently my best fic.

Reining: Who's a bastard? And who's a bitch? We would be very sad without him. Yes! My stress reliever for writing her in A Tale of Love and Thrones. She will appear in the others as well, just so I can make myself happy. I loved last chapter too. Though, this one is pretty awesome as well.

DarkLove: Thank you! Nico's is just a troubled youth. His heart is very dark after everything he went through, and his power is reflected through that. Ah yes, Cato. I was sad to see him go. I'm a shipper of Cato/Peeta. Haha. Well, the only reason I didn't have an extra chapter was because 12, 13, and 14 are interesting chapters, and I just wanted them spaced out. Chapters 9 and 10 were sort of down chapters, so I didn't see a problem with giving an extra one. Also, I only just finished 14 about two days ago, so I need to get back ahead if I want to post an extra chapter.

Luckyducky: Good :D. Thank you. I'm enjoying Athena in this story, I'll probably take her into the sequel. Haha. Everything Nico does is awesome. I love the Phoenix in the Marvel universe, so when I sort of took her to form Nico's character, I wanted him to be very well done when making him lose his mind. Speaking of which, one of the last scenes in the chapter is loosely taken from X-men: The Last Stand.

Emillia wharton: Lol. I'm not a kid. Not much younger than you. Haha. Needs. Needs demanding sexy times with two sexy guys. Hmm. I was just being silly anyways. Though, I really am not sure about putting a smut scene in this fic. Nico is an emotional character. He hasn't wanted in Percy's pants yet, so it will be a process between them getting together and them getting it on. Might actually take until the sequel. I really am not sure. If I don't put one, I might go back and down the rating to T, but I still have language, underage drinking, and hints of sex in the story. I think you probably could find better smut on , though than to read that Fifty Shades of Grey thing. But yes, I would have no qualms putting a smut scene in, I just don't want it to seemed forced.

Rebel99: That it was. I'm glad you liked it. Thank you :D. I'd never forget to update. I actually pester Bragi on a daily basis to have my chapters ready.

Robin: Aha! You read another one of my stories, so I don't have to wait until Friday to tell you that I'm a guy lol. I notice you make a lot of song references :P. Let the body parts hit the floor is more like it.

Veerayne: Thank you. I'm glad you liked it. Nico is pretty epic when he goes crazy. Athena is becoming one of my favorite characters in the story. Haha. He is working two teams there. Double agent, sort of. In a cave? Are you Batman? :O

Guest: Haha. I have to ask if you read my A Tale of Love and Thrones story. I have actually caused many people to hate her. Even one to include her on their profile stating that they hate her. I told all of you that it would be a grand time when Nico lost it. I mean, not that we are done with that yet.

iPineapplePants: No one can surpass Nico in kickass ninja stealth.

AzucenaXshadows: Yes, soon Percy will be super epic. They are adorable when they are being affectionate. Yay. I'm glad you liked. I'm glad I can do a good job with imagery in my stories. Mwhahah. Twist with Athena.

HeyItsAmber: Let 'Ding Dong the Witch is Dead' play, her death will be more fun. I do have a thing for dark stories. Lol. Fight scenes make me want to kill myself more than smut. They both physically and mentally drain my body writing them. Why is Bragi violent?

Make-It-Now: Hooray!

HubrisP: Thank you. Haha. Awesome older sibling might get jealous :P. Or Reining, Veerayne, or any of the others that Amber says I'm having affairs with. Yes, I'll never forget the original. She'll get the worst of my fury. People will reread it many times over and be like, oh shit this person is fucked up in the head. It will be that sadistic and awesome.

I think I died a little this morning. I browsed my deviantART and saw I had a notification. My heart stopped when I saw that Hitome-Chan had replied to a comment I left on a fanart piece that was made for him. I may or may not have acted like a total fanboy. But he said he was going to be updating soon! I must wait patiently. Ok focus, must stop having a heart attack. Anyways, let's get on with this chapter.

Warning: Kinzie's bloody corpse...oh wait, that should have been last chapter. Well, I'm sure there will be blood this chapter.

Disclaimer: I don't always kill Kinzie, but when I do, I make it sadistic.

Chapter 13

Percy stood outside of the room as Chiron and two other men strapped Nico down to a table. They had brought him up to floor eleven for holding. It didn't sit right with Percy, though. They were treating Nico like a prisoner. He couldn't help what happened. Percy just stood there and watched in silence, though. Jason stood beside Percy, placing a hand on Percy's shoulder. "He'll be alright. I'm sure he'll be back to normal in no time," Jason said reassuringly.

Percy nodded his head. He couldn't take his eyes off of Nico's unconscious form. Chiron took an IV and hooked it up to Nico's arm. He caught Percy staring at them, but didn't do anything. Chiron returned his attention to Nico, opening the boys eyes. Chiron frowned and said something to the men in the room with him.

The men eventually left the room, leaving Chiron alone with Nico. Percy took a final glance at Nico before pushing into the room. Jason called out for him to stop, but Percy wouldn't listen. Chiron raised an eyebrow at Percy as he approached the table Nico was lying on. "Is he ok?" Percy asked, looking up at Chiron.

"I cannot say, Percy," Chiron replied, inspecting Nico's vitals.

"He's not still insane, is he?"

Chiron sighed. "I don't know, Percy. I've never seen him go this far. He has always been in control." Chiron scribbled some notes down on a clipboard. "I just want to keep him here for observation. I don't want him to be a danger to the rest of us."

"How did he do that? I saw Medea drain him. How did he get back up?"

Chiron turned around to face Percy. "There are a lot of things about Nico I still don't understand, Percy. I can't even begin to explain his power." He sighed and placed the clipboard under his arm. "You should come up to my office later. There is a file up there that I think you should see. Nico is in it."

"What is it?"

"We call it the Omega file. You'll understand when you see it." Chiron looked down at Nico. "Going back to your previous question, his power reflects his personality. He has a lot of darkness in his heart, and so too is the nature of his power dark." Chiron sat down on the table next to Nico. "Nico is similar to you, Percy. You show potential to be the stronger of the two, but Nico is incredibly powerful. I cannot begin to understand the cause of the sanity draining effect. It could have been there from birth, or it could be due to his damaged psyche. We will probably never know."

"What happens when he snaps?"

"You could call it a berserker rage."

Percy bit his lip and stared down at Nico's unconscious form. "Can you explain it a little to me?"

"We encountered a small dose of it when he first came here, but it was a contained situation," Chiron explained. "His readings flew off the chart, as yours have shown while in training. His body stops registering fatigue. Basically, he will keep going until he either manages to wear himself out or he destroys himself." Percy gulped. Nico's story was constantly filled with tragic things, it was beyond unfair.

Percy nodded. "Is there anything that can be done to fix it?" Percy whispered.

Chiron shook his head. "Nothing that I know of. My best advice for if he snaps is to stay out of his way. He becomes paranoid and angry. He sees everyone as an enemy, and that will include you." Chiron sighed and stood back up. "I'm going to run up to my office now. Please come have a look at those documents when you get a chance." Percy nodded and Chiron left the room.

Percy looked back down at Nico, running a hand through his dark locks. "Please wake up," Percy whispered. Percy let his head drop when Nico didn't respond. This was twice that Percy had to see Nico in a situation like this. Perhaps Percy could go to his parents for help? Could they have something to help Nico?

Percy sat by Nico's side for half an hour, just watching the boy breathing lightly. It sucked not seeing a response from Nico, but maybe, with time, he would wake up. Hopefully Nico would be himself again when he woke up. Chiron had said he had never seen it get this bad. Was Nico lost to his own insanity? Percy gave Nico's hand one final squeeze before standing up and exiting the room.

He made his way to the elevator and headed up to Chiron's office. The ride up seemed to take forever. Percy's mind was racing with the silence. He didn't like having so much time to think. All he could think about were the worst case scenarios in this situation.

He made his way off the elevator, heading down the hall to Chiron's office. Percy knocked on the door and waited for Chiron's answer. "Come in," Chiron called from inside. Percy sighed and pushed the door open. Chiron was over at a filing cabinet when Percy entered. Percy had never really paid it any attention before, but now that he did he noticed it was filled with tons of folders. Chiron pulled a black one from the bottom drawer and went back over to his desk. He slid the file across the desk for Percy to look at.

Percy walked over and sat down in the chair across from Chiron. He pulled the folder to him and looked inside of it. "What is this?" Percy asked. Inside were several photos of people, all with tons of information on each of them.

"The Omega file. It is a complete list of everyone in the world that classifies as an 'Omega'."

"What is it exactly?"

Percy found Nico's file and pulled it out, staring down at the boy's photo. He felt bad for not even knowing the boy's age was nineteen. Nico didn't look nineteen. "That is the term we use to label those that stand out amongst the other Specials." Percy flipped to the next file, finding Chiron's photo. "The Omegas are more 'dangerous', I suppose you could say, than other Specials. They possess greater amounts of power than others." Percy flipped to the last file in the folder. He pulled out his own file and stared down at it. These people had really done their research on him. He glanced back up at Chiron. "Not all of them are in U.N.I.T. Kronos is in there as well."

Percy flipped through the folder again. Sure enough, he came across the picture of Kronos. "Explosions?" Percy mumbled.

Chiron frowned. "Yes, a very dangerous power. It is exactly what the name suggests. He can make things blow up." Percy exhaled and slid the file back into the folder. Things seemed a lot different to him all of a sudden. Things seemed more real to Percy. He didn't realize they were dealing with people that stood out amongst other Specials. "Not all of them are with the Consortium either. Some of them live ordinary lives, not wanting a part of this war. We are hoping that the Consortium doesn't have a list of these people. As far as we know, we are the only ones that have it."

"Why are you showing me this now?"

Chiron laced his hands together. "I feel it is important that you truly understand not only what Nico is, but what we are up against as well." Chiron held out his hand and Percy handed the folder over. "I also feel that it will help you understand yourself a little better too."

"If you and Nico are Omegas, why don't you just go stop Kronos?" Percy asked, tilting his head to the side.

Chiron chuckled. "If only it were that easy, my boy." He sighed heavily. "I rarely go and fight. My place is here, running everything from behind the scenes. I don't know if Nico could handle Kronos by himself. He might be capable of defeating Kronos, but I don't want to risk him losing control. Kronos killed Nico's parents, as you know. How do you think Nico would react the moment he was presented with an opportunity to kill Kronos?"

"He'd lose it and tear the man apart."

"Exactly. I am not certain if we could bring Nico back from something like that. It isn't as simple as him going insane after a certain point. After he goes insane, he keeps getting more and more paranoid. That will happen until he reaches that worst case scenario that I mentioned, and right in those last moments, Nico will have lost himself entirely to the darkness of his own mind."

"So what do we do?"

Chiron sat back in his chair. "That is where you come in. Now that we know about your telepathy, things will be much easier. You will be the one to fight Kronos in the end." Percy frowned.

"I don't know if I'm ready for that."

Chiron chuckled. "No, you are not ready, yet. You will be, though. In time, you will become strong enough to beat Kronos. After all, it is what Rachel foretold of your future."

Percy let out a heavy sigh. "I'll try my best."

Percy sighed as he left the elevator. He made his way back down the hall, towards Nico's containment room. He stopped moving when he found the woman with black hair that took Nico from Percy when Nico broke his back looking into his window. Percy walked up to her and peered inside the window. Nico was sitting up on the table, being examined by a boy with black hair and brown eyes. "What's going on?" Percy asked. The woman next to him turned her head and stared at Percy quizzically.

"Michael is examining him," the woman replied. "You are?"

"Oh, I'm Percy. Who are you?"

"Reyna," she replied, turning back to the room.

"When did he wake up?"

"Not too long ago, but something's not right about him."

Percy looked back at Nico. The boy seemed fine to him. "Why do you say that?"

"Well for starters, he should still be passed out. With what he went through, he should have slipped into a coma."

Percy shivered at the thought. "Anything else?"

"He is being unresponsive. He has yet to say a single word. Michael and I have been trying to get him to talk for the past twenty minutes, but all he does is stare at us." She scribbled something down on her clipboard. "There's also the issue with his eyes."

"What issue?" Percy said, looking at Reyna questioningly.

"His eyes are still black. I figure if he were truly back to normal, his eyes would be too. I think it best he stay in here for a while longer." Michael sighed and stepped away from Nico. He glanced at the window and shook his head. He packed up his stuff and left Nico's room.

Michael glanced at Percy upon exiting, but Reyna nodded that it was ok to talk. "His vitals seem normal, which has me worried. I feel like he should still be recovering, but his body is showing no signs of fatigue right now," Michael stated. "He wouldn't say a word to me. Honestly, most of the time I felt like he was plotting my death while he was watching me." Michael sighed. "I hate to say it, but I don't think that is our Nico in there."

Reyna nodded. "Let's go tell Chiron," she said. She looked back at Percy. "I'd advise you to stay out of his room. It's probably not safe." Percy nodded and the two walked off. He walked up to the bulletproof glass window and pressed his hand to it.

Nico had lain back down and was staring up at the ceiling. Percy glanced at the elevator door that Reyna and Michael had left in. Making sure the coast was clear, he walked over to the door and stepped inside Nico's room.

As Percy approached, Nico sat up and looked at him. Percy felt himself shiver from Nico's eyes. They were still filled with shadows, just like Reyna had said. They were haunting. "Nico?" Percy asked, stepping closer to Nico. He stood between Nico's legs, raising a hand to brush some of Nico's hair out of his face.

Nico didn't respond, though. He just stared back at Percy, his shoulders slumped. Percy pursed his lips and trailed his fingers down Nico's cheek. "Nico, are you ok?" he tried again. "Please talk to me." A sadistic smile made its way onto Nico's face. "Nico, please."

"Nico," Nico mimed, letting his head fall to the side.

Percy sighed, pulled Nico's head towards him, and placed a kiss on Nico's forehead. Nico didn't react, though. It was like he didn't even acknowledge the action. "I'm going to try to make you better," Percy whispered. "I just hope you trust me. I think I know some people that can help."

"Ashes," Nico whispered back.

Percy's face dropped. He prayed that it wasn't too late to help Nico. His parents had to have something that could help. If they didn't, Nico might be stuck like this forever, always stuck in this state of madness.

Percy stepped out of the taxi as it pulled up to his parents' lab. He jogged up the steps and made his way inside. The security guard glanced up at him, but looked back down upon seeing who it was. Percy walked up to him and cleared his throat. "Excuse me, but do you know if my parents are in at the moment?" Percy asked.

The security guard glanced up again. "Your dad's down in their lab," the man replied, with slight irritation.

Percy raised an eyebrow. "Can I get clearance to go down and see him?"

The guard grumbled and pulled his feet off the desk. He picked up his phone and dialed a number. "Sorry to bother you, sir, but your son is here wanting to talk to you." The man paused for a moment. "Alright, I'll send him right down." Percy smiled and headed over to the elevator.

He hit the sub-basement button and the elevator shot downwards. The doors slid open again and Percy walked out into the white lab. His father was over at the massive computer, and Athena was projecting herself next to him on her pedestal. "Good afternoon, Percy," Poseidon called, not bothering to turn away from his work.

"Sorry to bother you, dad, but I was wondering if you could help with something," Percy said, walking up to Athena's pedestal. He smiled and ran his hand through her image. She stomped her foot and shot him a glare.

"What can I do for you, son?"

"Well, you remember Nico, right?" Poseidon finally looked at Percy and nodded. "Well, he's got a problem."

Percy gave his father a quick briefing of Nico's situation. Poseidon nodded occasionally, and rubbed his beard when Percy was finished. "I see. Well, I'll need to take a look at him myself. We have a few serums we're working on, but I can't give him anything without examining him. Could you bring him here?"

"Possibly, but I don't think Chiron will just let me take Nico."

"I suppose you're right, but I need him here. If I cannot take a look at him, I cannot be of help to him."

"Couldn't you come take a look at him?"

Poseidon crossed his arms. "I'd prefer not to. No offense to them, but we keep our distance from both of those groups. They don't know what we do, and I'd like to keep it that way."

"But you're ok with bringing Nico here? Don't you think he'll want to know what my parents are up to?"

"You said he was in a state of insanity. Hopefully, he won't remember."

"Can you guys hold him?"

"Athena's security system will make sure he doesn't escape."

Percy ran a hand through his hair. "Do you really think you can help?"

"It's a shot in the dark, but I feel confident we can do something for him," Poseidon replied. He raised an eyebrow at Percy. "You really seem to care about him. I hope that won't be a problem if you come to work for us after this is all over."

Percy stared down at his feet. "I haven't put much thought into where I'd end up. I do care about him. I guess I don't know how to respond to that, though. I don't know if I can promise I won't let my feelings get in the way."

Poseidon sighed. "Well, I must say I'm a little disappointed, but I guess it's to be expected. You still need to find a way to get him here. Use whatever means necessary. If he's as bad as you say he is, he might be at risk of being permanently trapped in such a state."

"What do you mean?"

"Well, Percy, the human mind is a delicate thing. Too much strain on it, such as Nico is putting on his, could leave the psyche permanently damaged. We should get him looked at and fixed before he goes into another fit of rage. He might not come back from the next one."

"You mean he could end up insane for the rest of his life?" Poseidon nodded. "I guess I'll use my powers if it comes down to it. I'll find a way to get him out of there."

Michael briskly walked down the hall after leaving the elevator. The cameras had stopped working in Nico's room. He frowned as he looked into Nico's room. The lights were blinking on and off in an eerie fashion. Nico still lay on the table, seemingly unconscious again. Michael slid his ID into the slot and opened the door. He walked over to the monitors to check Nico's vitals. He stared at the monitor in confusion, doing a quick reload to make sure the data was right. It didn't change anything, though. Nico's vitals were off the charts. He turned his head to look at the dark haired boy on the table.

Michael jumped when the table screeched along the floor. He gulped and took a step closer to Nico. "Nico?" Michael asked, but the boy didn't respond. He still seemed to be unconscious. Michael looked at the camera that was in the room. It had been smashed to pieces, now dangling from its place on the wall.

Michael walked over to the call button, but it was crushed before he could touch it. A cold chill ran down his back as he turned back to face Nico. Michael exhaled slowly as he walked over to the table. He inspected Nico, trying to see if anything was suspicious. Nico's body looked normal, except for the faint darkness that creeped out from under his eyelids.

Rachel fidgeted in her sleep. She kept mumbling the word "no" over and over again. Her forehead was covered in sweat as she writhed in her sheets. "Too late," she mumbled in her sleep. "Get out, Michael."

Rachel bolted upright, screaming at the top of her lungs. She was shaking uncontrollably. She looked around her room in fear, realizing that it had just been a dream. She bit her lip and tried to stop her body from shaking, but to no avail. It hadn't been a dream, it was too real. Something bad was about to happen. It was like the calm before the storm, and everyone in the building was in danger.

She crawled out of bed and ran for her door. She scurried down the hall, sliding across the tiled floor as she ran. She made her way into the elevator, repeatedly hitting the button to Chiron's floor. She collapsed to the floor, pulling her legs to her chest. She rocked herself back and forth and prayed that it wasn't too late.

She ran from the elevator the moment it opened. She didn't even knock on Chiron's door, she just burst inside. Chiron looked up from his desk, giving the girl a questioning look. "Rachel, what's the matter, child?" Chiron asked with concern.

"Chiron, ," Rachel said as fast as she could.

Chiron raised an eyebrow. "Slow down, girl."

"Everyone is in danger. You need to evacuate the building."

"What for?" Chiron asked, standing up. "What's happening?"

"It's Nico, he's-" she froze, staring blankly off into space. She gasped. "He's awake."

Nico's eyes shot open and he immediately grabbed Michael by the neck. Michael's eyes widened and he raised his hands to try and pry Nico off of him. "Out," Nico whispered, letting his head tilt slightly. Michael finally managed to pry Nico's hand off of him, stumbling backwards in a coughing fit. Nico slid off the table, walking towards Michael.

"Nico, you're being kept here for your own good. You're not well," Michael tried reasoning.

"Let me...OUT!" Nico yelled. The room started creaking and the glass shattered. In mere seconds, Nico's body covered itself with dark cracks. A dark tentacle extended from Nico's back and impaled Michael through the chest, pressing him against the wall. Without sparing the dying boy a second look, Nico made his way to the door.

As Nico approached the door, the shadows covering the door pressed against the door, making it bend outwards. Nico held up his hand and the tentacle that impaled Michael rammed into the door, breaking it off its hinges and throwing it into the hallway.

An alarm started blaring, but it didn't stop Nico. He boarded the elevator and hit the lobby button. Upon arriving at the lobby, Nico found the room filled with agents. Chiron stepped through the crowd, but kept his distance from Nico. "Nico, you don't need to do this," the man tried reasoning. "We are not your enemies."

Nico drug his body out of the elevator, letting shadows fall from his hand. The dark material pooled on the ground and the dark shadow beast rose from it. A few men were startled and fell backwards, trying to get away from the creature. It growled at people as Nico made his way into the lobby.

"Nico, we cannot let you leave here in your condition," Chiron tried again.

"Are you going to stop me, old man?" Nico asked with a dark smirk.

"Restrain him." A few agents walked forward to do as they were ordered, but Nico didn't let them get close enough. The darkness from his eyes expanded across the nearby skin as shadows erupted from his body. The agents went flying, some impaled by a few tentacles that followed the blast. "Nico, this isn't you. I know you are still in there."

"Nico's dead."

Percy paid the taxi driver and walked up to U.N.I.T. He stopped in his tracks when he noticed the door. The metal door had a hole and a large dent in it. Percy bolted inside and gasped. The lobby was in ruins. Some of the lights were dangling from the ceiling. Agents littered the ground, Percy wasn't sure of their condition. One of the pillars was missing part of its lower half. The floor was destroyed in several spots, and the front desk was a pile of rubble.

Percy spotted Chiron lying on the ground. He ran over to the fallen man and rolled him onto his back. Chiron started coughing and tried to sit up, only to collapse in pain. "What happened?" Percy asked.

"Nico. He escaped his room and went on a rampage," Chiron answered. "I'm surprised he made it out of here. He put so much power into that attack. I fear that the rest of the building might have been damaged from it."

"He got away?"

Chiron nodded while coughing. "Without his body feeling fatigue, he's capable of much more dangerous attacks." Chiron finally managed to sit up. "I just fear for his current state. He could be close to death after the stunt he pulled here."

Percy glanced around the destroyed room. "Do you have any idea where he went?"

Chiron raised an eyebrow at Percy. "Why?"

Percy bit his lip. "I think I know a way to help him, but I need you to trust me. You can't ask questions, I'm sorry."

"That's not very reassuring, Percy."

Percy frowned, looking down at the ground. "I know and I'm sorry. I just can't tell you. It's not my decision."

Chiron sighed. "I couldn't begin to imagine where he might have gone. Luke might be a good guess."

"Why Luke?"

"While he might see everyone as an enemy, he'll more than likely seek out people who anger him the most. Luke is one person that comes to mind. Kronos might be another choice."

"I don't suppose I can go there?"

"If you did, they wouldn't willingly let you leave. Nico is in danger if he goes there as well. I'm not sure how much more his body can take, Percy. He's dangerous in his current state. Remember what I said about his last moments before he destroyed himself?"

"He'd be completely consumed by his own darkness."

"If he goes to Kronos or Luke while they are at their base, he might destroy himself to take all of them out with him. He would do exactly what he did here."

"Let's hope he didn't go there."

"Indeed," Chiron groaned as he stood up. "We'll need to get everyone looked after here, but after that I'll take you up to the Trackers and help you find him."

After getting the injured looked after and accounting for the dead, Chiron led Percy up to the fifth floor. They entered a large computer lab. It had monitors covering every wall and several sets of computers on the surrounding desks. Papers were scattered all over the place. Two of the monitors had been shattered and one of the control panels had been cracked. "It's like a bomb went off in this place," Percy said.

"Essentially that's what happened," Chiron replied. He groaned and pressed a hand to his back. He walked up to Leo, who was trying to organize the papers.

"What happened down there, Chiron?" Leo asked, turning to look at the two new arrivals.

"Nico escaped." Leo pursed his lips. "Is Lou Ellen here?"

"I'm here," a girl said, poking her head out from behind a desk. She stood up and placed some papers on the desk. "This place is a mess." The girl had her black hair up in a ponytail. She had chestnut eyes that seemed to pierce into your mind, pulling out every bit of information. She was a pale girl, paler that Nico. She was a little on the short side, barely reaching Leo's shoulders. She scratched her head and looked around the room. She sighed and walked over to pick up a broken picture frame.

"Lou, I'd like you to meet Percy," Chiron said, gesturing towards the green eyed boy next to him.

A bright smile appeared on her face. "I was hoping I'd get to meet you," she said. "You were my greatest find. Though I must say, you were quite hard to track at first. It was like something was trying to shield you from us."

Percy chuckled and rubbed the back of his neck. "How odd," Percy replied.

"We need your help finding Nico," Chiron said, pulling their attention back to him.

Lou Ellen sighed exasperatedly. "Alright," she replied, walking up to one of the damaged computers. She picked up a visor and placed it over her head. The monitor lit up and showed a virtual map of New York City. "Let's see what we can find." Percy noticed her eyes begin to glow underneath the visor. The map started moving on its own. "He's not making it that hard to find him. He's radiating a ton of power. He's pretty much sending up a flare that says, 'hey come and find me'."

Chiron placed a hand to his chin, watching the map with interest. "He's not going to the Consortium," Chiron mumbled. Percy glanced up at him before looking back at the screen. Percy's eyebrows furrowed as the map started focusing in on Nico's location. Why did that place look familiar? "I'm not familiar with this place. Leo, is there anything in this neighborhood?"

Leo walked up to them, taking a look at the monitor. "Not that I'm aware of. It's just a residential area," Leo replied.

Percy gasped, his eyes widening when he realized the location. "I know where he's gone," Percy whispered.

Now you can understand why Nico is more OP than some of the others. Well, him, Percy, Chiron, and Kronos to name a few. It's not something impossible that some of these people could be born stronger than others, or in Percy's case, made to be stronger. Just keep in mind that Percy's DNA was altered to be perfect. He will be the strongest out of all of them. So yes, the problem with Nico losing his mind, is that he'll eventually destroy his own body. This is regardless of if he recovers or not. The mind can only take so much, eventually it would make him permanently insane, which would in turn cause him to eventually destroy himself. Oh yes, if you were lost when Nico said "Ashes", think back to chapter 4, to the nightmare. Shit went down. Nico didn't completely destroy U.N.I.T., he just pretty much left the bottom ten or so floors in ruin. I'll give a cookie to whoever guesses where Nico has gone. Anyways, remember to tune in next Sunday for the next chapter. It's a big chapter, as I said. I will see you then.