Sup people. I hope you're ready for this chapter. Here it is. Enjoy.

Disclaimer: I own some characters. Rick Riordan owns the rest.

Leo's POV

Amara and I were sitting in the cave, thinking of plans. I hadn't come up with any yet. Amara, however, had come up with quite a few. Needless to say, they all had holes in them.

"How come Nico hasn't just Shadowtraveled away?" I asked.

"Oh yeah. I forgot to tell you. Niobe's room is blocking his powers."

"Ok, well. What if went and got them during the night?" I asked.

"No. Guards are at the door 24/7." Amara replied back. "Of course there are." I sighed.

"When Niobe takes Idalia to watch her kids, they aren't there." I said.

"Yeah, neither is Idalia." I facepalmed.

"Right. So we could get Nico and Will back here, then go get Idalia." I said.

"That could work." Amara said, mulling it over. "Yeah. We can do that. For now we should get some sleep. C'mon." We stood up walked over to the back, and went to sleep.

Nico's POV

When Idalia came in alone, I was worried. Then she said they left, and I couldn't believe her.

I knew Will was right though, we would get out of here. Without, of course, my powers.

"We should get some sleep." I said. They looked up at me. "What?"

"Nothing." Idalia said, wiping her eyes. She leaned on Will and fell asleep.

"I have another shoulder." Will said. I chuckled a little, and sat down next to him. He took my hand.

"We will get out of this." He said.

"I know. It's just hard." I said. I laid my head on Will's shoulder, and he rested his head on mine, readjusting.

We fell asleep like that.

Will was being wrapped up in the snake again. I looked away.

"Nico, take care of Idalia for me." He said. I turned back to him, tears running down my cheeks.

"No." I whispered. "No! You are not leaving me." He smiled.

"I'm sorry it was to be this way. I love you." He said. Then the stupid snake wrapped around his head. I fell to my knees, crying.

"No." I said, again. "No! Will!" I screamed.

I woke up, someone shaking me. I opened my eyes.

Will was shaking me awake.

"Are you okay?" He asked. I could feel the tears on my face. I wiped them away, and pulled my knees to my chest.

"No." I said, muffled by my knees. Idalia came and sat down beside me. She gave me a hug.

"It's okay, Nico. We'll do everything to prevent it." She said.

"I know, it's just hard watching that." I said.

"What're you talking about?" Will asked. I looked him in the eye. A look of realization passed over his face. He winced.

"I'm an idiot, aren't I?" We nodded. He facepalmed. He was about to say something when the door opened. Niobe walked in.

"Oh, Idalia." She said in a sing-song voice. "We must be going, dear." Idalia tensed. She stood up, and walked away. Niobe shut the door.

After a few seconds, the door opened again. Leo and Amara walked in.

Amara's POV

Leo and I woke up, and went back to the door I found in the wall.

We opened it, and walked in.

We walked around the nearest corner, to see the guards, Niobe, and Idalia rounding the next corner.

We sneaked back over to the door that led to where Nico and Will were. I opened the door and walked in.

"What are you guys doing here?" Will asked.

"Saving you. Now hurry before the guards come back." I said. The two boys stood up and we walked back to the cave.

"Okay, you guys stay here. I'll go look for Idalia. If I'm not back by sunset, I've been captured. Bye." I said.

I walked back into the hallway, and climbed up the wall, hung onto the pipes, and pulled myself up. I slid my way down to the room with the kids in it. I dropped from the pipes and walked in. Idalia and the kids were sitting on the ground telling stories.

They turned to me. "Amara?" Aden asked. Idalia's face lit up.

"Hey, guys. Field trip. Let's go." Idalia said. She stood up, and the kids followed her. "Lead the way." She said to me.

I walked out of the room, and went back to the cave. When we got there, it was chaos.

Leo's POV

Amara left, and we sat in the cave.

After a couple minutes, we heard the clicking of heels. Except it was coming from behind us. But the cave wall was behind us.

The cave wall lifted up, and we scrambled away from it. Niobe walked out.

"The door was opened idiots. Of course we would figure out you were gone." Niobe said. We all mentally facepalmed. Niobe walked into the cave, and up to Will.

"Hello." She said. "You know, Apollo's worst enemy is a certain snake, right?" Nico paled a little.

"I mean, I couldn't get the snake, but I got a snake. Enjoy the rest of your life. It won't last long." She smiled and went back into the cave.

After a second, I heard hissing. A gigantic snake slithered out, eyes locked onto Will.

Will's POV

Great, this was it. I was going to die. I turned to Nico. His face told me not to say anything.

"I love you." I said. "This is how it's supposed to be."

"No. You are not dying." He replied. By this time, the snake started to wrap around my legs. Niobe watched, maliciously.

Amara, Idalia, and the kids ran into the cave.

"Kids?" Niobe said. "You shouldn't be here. Go back inside." The kids looked horrified.

"This is what you do to people?" Hank asked.

"No. It's not what it seems like." Niobe said.

"No. It's pretty clear." Aden said. The snake was now to my waist. For a second, I thought I saw Apollo standing behind Idalia. Then, she screamed. Everyone looked at her.

"No. Will." She whispered. Tears streaked her face.

"Dad gave you his sight for a while." I said. The snake had reached my chest. I smiled at her.

"It'll be okay. You'll live without me." I said. Nico and Idalia had made their way to each other, and were using each other for strength. They were both crying. It broke my heart.

The snake was now at my throat.

There's the chapter. I was sad I had to end it there. I'm so mean, aren't I?

Peace out.