Chapter 11

Nico's POV

What in the world was Frank thinking, sabotaging the engines? What in the world was Thalia thinking? What in the world was I thinking for telling Thalia that my sister had been reincarnated? I shook these thoughts from my head. I had to focus on stopping Frank, no matter what. It didn't feel right, if Frank destroys Festub, wouldn't he be killed too? What was controlling him?

" Where's the engines?" Percy asked.

" At the bottom!" Leo said, pointing down." Be careful, that place is really cramped and you have limited air there!"

" So, kinda like drowning without the water." I began to feel sick.

" Uh…yeah, sorta." Leo quickly added." Not technically, I guess you could wait this out-"

" I'm fine!" I snapped.

Leo nodded uncertainly." If you say so."

Percy crawled down the hatch which was already open. He looked quite confident despite being in his pajamas, perhaps he's in his natural element: Water. Out of everyone here, Annabeth and I were the only ones wearing normal clothes. Probably because Annabeth slept on the table. Will Solace went into his room, and the moment he opened his door, I could smell some strong sent in there.

Thalia quickly followed Percy, then Leo and Merope. Annabeth looked at me.

" You don't have to go if you don't want to, we need a person above to make sure he doesn't come out."

I was so relieved, but I realized if I stayed above, that would show everyone I was still afraid of drowning. My thoughts battled with each other, until the logical side won.

" Yeah, I'll stay here. You go." I said.

Annabeth nodded. She followed the others under Festub.

I waited, it was frustrating not knowing what to do. I heard some loud crashes and some yells, but they were too muffled to make clear. I reviewed my dream about my father and Bianca, I couldn't believe I would see her again. Would she be like a toddler? Would she even remember me? I couldn't wait until I saw her again. Something snapped me out of my thoughts.

" NICO!"

It was Thalia, I didn't know what to do, should I go down, or wait. Do I even reply? I began to get frantic.

" Uh…Everything alright down there?" I asked.

" No!" I heard almost everyone yell out.

There were a few thumps, then Percy popped out of the trapdoor. His eyes were wild.

" I'm going up. Close the door behind me." Percy ordered.

I was confused." What?"

Percy ignored me and he grabbed a ladder and climbed it up to the lock door that lead to Festub's back. I couldn't believe it. We were underwater! If he opened the hatch, Festub would be flooded.

" What are you doing?" I asked again.

Percy opened the hatch and water gushed out. I screamed. I saw Percy give a little effort before he defied the flow and pushed himself outside. I scrambled over to close the hatch. I fell a few times when the water made me lose balance, the water was just above my ankle. I prayed that Percy wouldn't come back in until we reach the surface.

I suddenly felt like the air in Festub was getting thin. My heartbeat pounded in my ears. I felt my blood rush faster. I wanted to wake up and pretend this was all a dream, that I wasn't deep in the Pacific Ocean about to drown.

Leo also climbed out from the basement. He looked like he went swimming in his pajamas.

" Not to startle you, but Frank successfully broke the engines and tore a hole downstairs." Leo said unsarcasticly.

I blinked, my second worst fear was coming true.

" No…You're joking, right?" I was getting really desperate. Hoping that Leo would all of a sudden bust out laughing and said no, we're at Singapore. Sadly, he didn't.

Leo paused." Well, there is some good news." I held my breath." We're in the middle of the Mariana Trench. So if we drown, we drown very deep."

I felt even worse than before. Leo ran to the throat. I felt like I wasn't standing on solid ground anymore. I barley noticed Annabeth, Thalia and Merope came out of the basement, with a unconscious Frank.

Annabeth trudged through the water. " Percy went up there right?"

I slightly nodded. I felt so weak I didn't have energy to talk. Will opened his door and made a disgusted face.

" You realize that some of my medicine is getting wet right? Nector and Ambrosia."

" What is Percy doing?" I finally summoned up enough strength to ask that.

Merope rolled her eyes." Well, he's trying to save us, duh. He'll try to control the water into our favor so that it'll push us up to the surface. Oh, and by the way, you're a little bit green."

Normally, I would've killed whoever said that. But I didn't have enough power to talk much less fight. Suddenly Leo returned with a grim look on his face.

" Get ready. Percy's gonna send us up soon. Better get buckled." Leo warned.

Everyone quickly ran to their rooms. I was a little slower because I was queazy. When I got to my dark room, I clumsily fastened my seat belt and waited for the sudden jerk up. But, I don't remember. All I remembered was that I squeezed my seat belt tightly with sweaty hands, then…I blacked out. The next thing I knew, I was laying down in a beach. The atmosphere was very humid. The sun was so bright. My clothes were dry, but my body ached all over. I tried to move, but I couldn't. Breathing was not so easy either. I felt like I had something heavy on my chest. I think I was in that position for a few hours. I couldn't tell because it was all fuzzy. Suddenly, something leaned over me and blocked the sun.

" Nico, Nico!" She yelled.

All of a sudden I sat up, bad idea. My body felt like it was being stretched. I groaned and rubbed my forehead.

" Okay, good, you're alive." I recognized her a second later.

" Thanks, Merope." I said. then I looked around me." Where are we?"

Merope looked confused too." I don't know."

I saw Percy on his back. He looked like he just got woken up. His hair was a mess and his face was pale. I was a large cut on his left arm. And a bunch of tiny ones all over his body. His Camp Half Blood shirt was in rags. I looked down at myself. I was no better. I only had one shoe and my jeans were now only down to my knees. My aviators jacket seemed to have been blown away and my black skeleton shirt was ripped, but not as bad as Percy's. My already messy hair now had sand in them.

Percy seemed to have a distant look in his eyes. I realized he was looking at another boy laying on the ground, Frank.

Chapter 11 end.

Short, I know. I'm so sorry. School is making me get all these crazy things for school and I think my history teacher is evil. Again. I'll try to either update more often or write longer.