::Run::

::Chapter thirteen::

Nico Di Angelo's POV.

I walked around past Cerberus, I had borrowed one of Mrs. O-Leary's play toys and threw it for Cerberus as I entered the black palace. My cabin looked a lot like it. Only…in a miniature. Geez…do all guys feel this rejected when a girl walks away?! I knew I sure as Hades did…as I entered the palace…I found something…lets just say, suckish. In black shackles was Kai with glaring eyes directed at my father. Her face was covered in grime and dirt and her back…it was red and in a long strike flesh could be clearly seen.

"Why you've come just in time…" Hades taunted me.

"Y-You promised!" I tried but I was still nervous as my dark eyes flashed back from my father to Kai.

"But I see no dead hunters…" My father said with a smirk playing upon his thin lips.

"R-Release her! I just need more time!" I said urgently.

"I've given you enough time…but…I have a new offer…" He said his dark eyes fixed on my nervous ones. "Bring me a child of Zeus and I swear on the river of Styx she will be spared and you may leave with her." He said, basically meaning, if you don't bring me a child of Zeus, I'm gonna kill your girlfriend, strike that, ex-girlfriend.

"I-I'll do it…j-just don't hurt her." I warned in my best threatening voice. Though it didn't seem to have much of an effect against my fathers evil laugh. Though I saw Kai's glaring eyes, she knew what I was thinking…but I had to do it! As Tantalus led me to the exit. I made my way from there. I had to convince Thalia or Zane to come with me…it should be easy seeing as both would give their lives for Kai.

Nikai Laskaris's POV.

AW SHIT! Could this get any worse?! I know Thalia and or Zane would give their lives for me and I wouldn't let that happen…killing myself would do no good. I learned that when Zeno died. That night I sent dreams into Thalia and Zane's dreams…I couldn't keep it up for long but enough to get the message threw…I sent them the memories of me in the throne room with Nico. And now, me in this dungeon then…

"Please…don't do it…don't come…" I muttered.

The dungeon was like most dungeons…cold…dreary. The walls were dark grey stone cold to the touch the room held no comfort as I was chained I really couldn't do much. The thing was, they didn't take off my necklace so I still had Amyntas with me. I was in the same dark prison Percy was locked in before.

I had one answer to why Hades wanted a child of Zeus, to kill. For revenge against Zeus seeing as the Oracle curse was now lifted. I couldn't describe what I was feeling right now…anger, lust, sadness…helplessness. I was going to die…at least. I hoped, I would save Nico, the hunters, and Thalia/Zane. That thought enlightened me as I began to sing.

"I sing it one last time for you. Then we really have to go. You've been the only thing that's right. And all I've done, and I can barely look at you. But every single time I do, I know we'll make it anywhere. Away from here." I sang to myself tears beginning to overflow my eyes. "Light up, light up, as if you have a choice. Even if you cannot hear my voice. I'll be right beside you, dear. Louder, louder. And we'll run for our lives. I can hardly speak, I understand, why you can't raise your voice to say." Run By Snow Patrol. "To think I might not see those eyes, makes it so hard not to cry. And as we say our long good-byes…I nearly do…Light up, light up, as if you have a choice. Even if you cannot hear my voice. I'll be right beside you, dear. Louder, louder. And we'll run for our lives. I can hardly speak, I understand, why you can't raise your voice to say. Slower, slower, we don't have time for that. All I want is to find an easier way to get out of our little heads."

Thalia Grace's POV.

"Lady Artemis…" I asked for permission to enter the tent. The two hunters moved aside allowing me entrance. When I first came, I got into fights with half of them.

"What is it Thalia?" The twelve year old goddess questioned as I looked away. What would I do?! Would she really allow me to go to the underworld?

"Hades has captured my friend. Kai, and he's sending Nico to bring a child of Zeus to him or else, he'll kill her. I-I can't allow my friend to be killed knowing I can do something about it!" I said firmly unsaying my decision. Artemis sat there looking at me.

"You may go Thalia with my blessing. But you must promise me to return alive." Artemis said after a long while. I nodded and jumped up immediately I had no doubts that if it was some guy who had been captured she wouldn't allow me. But it was Kai, and I also knew that many of the Gods and Goddesses owed Kai. First I had to find Nico. I decided to head to LA. If I went fast from where we were it shouldn't take more then half a day…geez Kai. I knew I wasn't going to give myself up, I also knew that Kai wouldn't give up without a good fight. If we worked together…we could get out alive. No, we would get out alive…I was sure of that.

Zane Trike's POV.

I jolted from my bed! No…I grabbed Trent from the Poseidon cabin and told him about my dream. "We have to go after her…" I told him as his eyes widened.

"But-! Y-Your going to give yourself up?" Trent asked me as I nodded. Kai had already done so much for us…for me…I was going to save her…I had to.

"N-No…she wouldn't want that. That was probably why she sent that message. She doesn't want you to come…" Trent said, I knew that was right. Kai would do anything to keep me away. "I have a plan!" I said thinking of it. Once Nico came…we could save her.

"We could help her escape…even from then. We could fight!" I convinced him. I know Kai had snuck out many times before. So…it shouldn't be too hard. Then again…Kai had more experience…as I expected, we were caught but by who? Trent and I turned to see…

"YOU!" I all but screamed.

"Shut up!" Percy hissed, "I know about Kai. I'm going to help." When a girl came around. She looked around 20 and had deep grey eyes…