I'M SO SORRY! It's been so long since I've updated! I personally couldn't blame you if you hunted me down and killed me in my sleep. ...No, I'm not giving you permission to do so. Anyhow, I won't keep you waiting any longer. ON WITH THE STORY!

Nico's P.O.V.

I decided to try talking to Katia again.

"Sooo..." I started, "earlier I happened to, er, overhear you and Leann talking, and..." I trailed off, realising that she wasn't listening to a word I was saying. Instead, she was staring at something distant. I looked in the direction she was gazing in, wondering what could be so interesting that it could distract someone from wonderful me. My answer came in the form of a distant, glowing light. The moment I saw it, I realised that I wanted nothing more than to serve it for the remainder of my life. As I followed Katia as she walked towards the light, I was only vaguely aware of Annabeth and Kodi following us.

Kyle's P.O.V.

As I followed the others moving towards the light with an uneasy feeling, a thought occurred to me. Aren't you supposed to stay away from the light? Yes. So... WHAT THE HELL ARE WE DOING GOING TOWARDS IT LIKE WE ALL WANNA RAPE THE THING! I mean common sense people!

Anyway, when we reached the top of the hill we'd been going up, an unexpected sight greeted us. We saw Katia, standing there with her sword drawn, with the rest of her group behind her, looking confused and worried. Then the light-thing commanded, draw your weapon.

Leann stepped forward then hesitated, trying to decide between her sword and her bat. Eventually she decided on her sword. FIGHT! The light commanded. It flickered then disappeared. Leann and Katia began fighting; swinging their swords wildly, but neither one could land a blow.

"Stop!" I yelled, "This is crazy!" but they couldn't hear me. All they could hear was the now evil voice of the light goading them to fight harder. Eventually, Katia managed to slice Leann's side. Leann didn't even wince.

I looked around and saw the light thing. Annabeth saw what I was looking at and said "If we kill that thing, that would probably bring them back to their senses."

"We'll go!" Nico yelled. We began running towards the thing at top speed. Soon we were within fighting distance.

Nico and I drew our swords. "What are you?" I demanded.

I have no need to tell you. It said.

"Well, draw your weapon." I said, mimicking its voice. It pulled out a 3-foot-long glowing blade. I was silent.

"You wish!" I said hoping I sounded more confident than I felt.

The battle was easier than I had thought. The thing (that I later found out was a girl) had just about no fighting skills and had been dissolved in just about a minute. Nico and I raced back to where we had left the others and found Leann and Katia on the floor breathing heavily, both cut very badly.

"Give them ambrosia." Percy commanded. We did and soon most of their cuts were healed. Leann sat up and muttered either "Thank you." Or, "I could've done that." Katia rubbed the back of her neck.

"Let's get going." Leann muttered. We set off down the hill. A few minutes later we were standing outside if Hades throne room, the room where he abides.

"Good." Nico said, "Now we just have to find the two rooms. I wonder where they are..."

Kodi looked to her left. "Found them." She said plaintively. We all looked and saw the two doors, both big and bright red, both covered in 'death to the camp' written in black graffiti.

"...How do you know it meant those doors?"

We all stared at Nico.

"So, which door is it?" asked Percy, ignoring Nico's question.

"We'll decide after we get some rest." said Leann, sounding tired. I looked at her and realised that she really was tired. She was literally trembling with exhaustion I guess the ambrosia didn't help with the fatigue.

"Then it's settled. We choose tomorrow." I insisted. Leann looked at me gratefully. I quickly looked away, flushing a bright red.

Leann sat down with her back against a wall and closed her eyes. I sat next to her, and she rested her head on my shoulder, causing me to blush again. She passed out in a matter of seconds. Soon everyone except me was in a deep sleep.

There in the dark, with Leann curled up next to me, breathing steadily and surrounded by my friends, I thought that my life was pretty perfect at that moment. I closed my eyes and fell asleep with perfect happiness in my heart. It was all ruined once I woke up.

Right, so that's the end of this chapter. If you want to know what happens next, your gonna have to read the next chapter! Once again, sorry for the wait and remember...R and R!