Hey! So, thanks SO much for the reviews….apparently, my threats work…hmm…..note to self.
Ok, so, I was a little blocked on this until I was sitting in my Ancient Civilizations class and it was like BOOM! Idea! My teacher got mad at me cause I was scribbling ideas into my notebook…
Anyways….enjoy!
Disclaimer: I don't own PJO….just my OC's…..*pouts*
Nico: Oh, shut it…
Me: *growls and attacks Nico with a pogo stick I got from a little kid on the sidewalk* DIE!
Nico: *goes to…sleep*
Mori: *walks in and sees Nico…sighs* Now what did you do?
Me: …nothing. It was all Scott!
Scott: WAS NOT!
Me: WAS TO!
Scott: WAS NOT!
Me: WAS TO!
Mori: Shut up! Did you do it?
Me: ….hey, just be glad I didn't kill him….or you…
Mori: *sighs* kill me, I'll kill you; along with most reviewers.
Me: grrr. Just take di Angelo before I do kill him
Mori: *sighs and drags her boyfriend away, mumbling about crazy authors*
Me: *giggles and jumps around*
Scott: Um…ok, then…*walks off*
PS: If you wanna add dramatic effect, go to YouTube and play If I die Young by the band Perry or Say Goodbye by Skillet or Hero by Skillet
ENJOY!
Mori's POV
I remember Annabeth telling me the seven stages of grief:
Shock and denial
Pain and guilt
Anger and bargaining
Depression
The upward turn
Reconstruction
And lastly,
Acceptance
So far, I've been through the first four.
One, shock and denial. I couldn't believe that not only was I kidnapped, but I was taken by my freaking uncle. MY UNCLE! I mean, come on! And, it was because my dad thought Nyx liked him better. Seriously? I mean just really?
Two, pain and guilt. Of course, pain from…everything. The three dracaena feasting on me everyday and no food/water is a lot of pain. But guilt? That's been killing me. I left my friends to finish my quest just to sit in a cell and die.
Real smart, Mori.
Three, anger and bargaining. After a while, my sadness and guilt turned to anger. Anger at my father. My uncle. The stupid dracaena. Everything. Bargaining, I had tried with Hypnos. That was a…failure, you could say. Lets just say, my usual two pieces of bread and apple a day with water turned to one piece with half an apple and no water.
Hello, dehydration!
And four, depression. It had gotten to the point I didn't scream when the dracaena came in. I just let them feast while I cried. I barley ate, despite my fathers' pleas. I just sat there, good as dead.
Hypnos teased me. Kept saying that I was a daddy's girl and was weak. When I didn't respond, I got beaten.
Why cant he just kill me already? Hades sounds better than this, I think to myself after some more of Hypnos' taunting.
My fathers response was quick and urgent, Please don't give up Mori! I love you! Just ignore him. I'm trying my best sweetie, but you need to stay strong. Don't give up hope!
I mentally groan. Don't give up hope! There is no hope, father. I'm going to die and you know it!
He doesn't respond and I sob quietly.
I'm going to die.
Annabeth's POV
Oh. My. Gods.
Percy is…words can't even describe it. He's always a sickly shade of green, no matter what we do. His face shows his pain and he vomits every hour. I never leave his side.
His fever has spiked to 104 and the Apollo campers are getting even more worried.
I sigh.
We need a miracle.
Nico's POV
We all charged Melinoe.
She wielded a long, two foot sword and Chase and I immediately took her on; Carrie and Stella were off to the side, plotting a plan.
Somehow, we managed to knock her sword out of her hand. I shoved her down and held my sword to her neck. She smiles as she begins to shine brightly.
"Nico!" Stella yells. Said girl tackled me as Melinoe reveals her true form and disappears.
Carrie quietly says, "Is that…"
I follow her gaze over to a single, white flower. It looks like a rose and is glowing slightly.
Chase gasps. "That's the White Wolf! It's rare!" He continues to stutter until Stella stomps on his foot and he shuts up, still gawking at the flower. I pick it up, sliding it into my bag cautiously. (A/N: You can go to Google and type in: Wolf White Flower. It should be the first one. The first picture is how I saw it:)
I rub the sleep out of my eyes. "Before I lived at camp, I lived here. We can sleep in my room. Tomorrow, we'll head out."
They nod in agreement.
Once at my room, we sit around and talk.
Carrie clears her throat.
"Five shall seek the Chosen ones
Nature, owl, two of death, and sun
To find the lost, sacred two
A plan will come to follow you
A dove and owl shall join the pack
And make seven to complete the track.
A leader shall sacrifice all that matters
And lose a love to fail the latter.
One shall perish, while the six move on
And discover the cure to go above and beyond
And lose a life to worse than demised,
A daughter of death must compromise.
The first line is…not competed, really. The second we finished at camp. The third…still not done. The fourth, we had a plan that led us here. The fifth line, I guess that's who's gonna join us. The sixth, we'll have seven. The seventh line," She gulps. "I guess Mori did that. The eighth, I have no idea. The ninth line…Mori…the tenth line, I guess we got the cure. Yay. Well, that's good for Percy, at least. The eleventh line, I just pray doesn't come true. And the last line…that's Mori's decision."
We all go silent in thought.
It takes us all forever to go to sleep. As soon as Chase's watch says 2:26, my eyes close….for about thirty seconds.
Stella shakes me. "Nico! Nico!" I open one eye.
"What?" I ask, irritated by my girlfriends best-friend.
She looks around. "I heard a scream."
I sigh and sit up. "Stella, we're in the underworld. I fully expect you to hear some screams,"
She sighs. "I'm not stupid, Nico, but I really did—"
A blood curling scream pierces the air, causing us all to jump up, weapons ready. Stella mutters, "Told you," I wave it away and cautiously open the door. Sticking my head out, I see two girls being led down the hallway, hands tied behind their backs.
They both look about our age and beaten up. One has wavy brown hair, coated in dirt and grime and tan skin. Her eyes are a sharp gray. The other is beautiful. She has long, billowy blonde hair and bright green eyes.
The prophecy comes into mind, A dove and owl shall join the pack.
Athena and Aphrodite.
The two girls are being dragged by two skeletons down to where I know my dads' cells are. I step out into the hallway. "Stop!" I command.
The servants immediately drop the two girls with a thud.
"Back to your duties!" I order. They obey and head back down the hallway, teeth chattering.
Chase and I rush over to the girls and pick them up, taking them to our room. The blonde says, "Who are you?"
We all sigh. "I'm Nico, son of Hades. You are?"
They look at each other before the brunette says quietly, "I'm Jamie Collick, daughter of Athena. This is Avery Smith, daughter of Aphrodite."
I nod as Stella gives them some nectar and ambrosia, along with some food.
Within minutes, the two girls already look close to good health and are standing, explaining. "Avery and I had to come here; to receive a message from your father. My mother sent us. But on our way, we were taken prisoners. We've been here a couple of days now. What're you doing here?"
Carrie smiles at her half-sister. "You guys know Percy?" They both nod. "Well, he's sick. Poisoned, actually. We were sent to find the cure. We got it from Melinoe but…"
Avery cocks her head. "What?"
Chase lowers his head as I whisper, "Our leader, my girlfriend…she was taken…"
They both are silent. "Oh…well who is she?" Jamie asks.
Stella says, "Mori Crasse, daughter of Thanatos,"
Their eyes go wide, but they remain silent. Avery clears her throat. "Wait; long, black hair, pale skin, black eyes? Her bangs are blue and she has streaks?" She asks.
We all nod, curious.
Jamie smiles. "Of course! We saw her; just yesterday. She was in the cell across from us. Only, one man hates her and sent the dracaena after her…" She shivers.
Panic fill me. "Dracaena?" I ask.
They nod gravely. "They…feast on her. It's pure torture. Sometimes, we could hear her praying to her father. She begs him to let her die," Jamie says, clearly disturbed by it.
Carrie gasps; tears slide down Stella's face.
"Where is she?" Chase asks.
Avery sniffs. "We could take you. We know the way. She's very stubborn, isn't she?"
We all nod and smile slightly. That's my Mori.
After a minute, Jamie says, "Why did you save us?"
My friends look at me and I shrug. "One, I don't really believe in that torture stuff. Not on people who don't deserve it. Two, I had a small hope you would be the girls from the prophecy."
"Prophecy?" They ask at the same time.
"Five shall seek the Chosen ones / Nature, owl, two of death, and sun / To find the lost, sacred two / A plan will come to follow you / A dove and owl shall join the pack / And make seven to complete the track. / A leader shall sacrifice all that matters / and lose a love to fail the latter. / One shall perish, while the six move on / and discover the cure to go above and beyond / and lose a life to worse than demised / A daughter of death must compromise."
Jamie's face shows she deep in thought. "A dove and owl shall join the pack, that's Avery and I. And make 7 to complete the track…but there's only six…"
Stella scolds. "Mori. And she will come back to Camp with us,"
I stand up. "Alright, Avery Jamie, take us to our leader,"
Really short, I know, but I wanted to save some action for the next chapter.
Also, do you guys think there should be a sequel? I'm contemplating it…let me know!
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