I'm really sorry I haven't updated. I have my reasons. I cannot update for 2 weeks cause of Exams and things like that. School is really hard and I'm busy.

Disclaimer: I'm Not a Trol-Woops I mean I'm not Uncle Rick. He owns Percy Jackson-Unfortunately.

Nico and Bianca awoke to 2 skeleton soldiers standing either side of their beds. They were looming over them and each had a note tied to their necks. It read

Nico, Bianca, meet me outside the room that the skeletons are going to lead you. Be ready in comfortable clothes for training. Keep your minds ready. I expect no sloppiness.

Nico that means you

From Hades.

This made Nico moan, not wanting to get up. Bianca on the other hand appeared to already be awake and walking own towards Nico's room. She knocked on the door and waited. And Waited. And Waited. Eventually, she had one of the skeletons break down the door and inside, she saw Nico sleeping, with his but in the air and his face smothered by the pillow. The blanket was thrown across the room. His deck of mythamogic cards was displayed neatly across the table and the note, that Hades had sent, was sticking out under his pillow. Bianca sighed and shook her head as she strode over.

"NICO DI ANGELO, GET YOUR ARSE UP AND GET READY THIS INSTANT. I AM YOUR FATHER AND YOU DO AS I SAY. DISGRACEFUL" She yelled, in the lowest voice possible. She immediately wished she had a camera. Nico literally jumped out of the bed, the failed landing properly. Therefore, fell flat on his face.

"Urghhhh, Biancaaa, I don-" He slumped over again, snoring loudly.

Boys these days.

She resorted to splashing water across his eyes.

This went on for a good half hour.

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After having to smack Nico out of his bed, and drag him to the shower and pick out his clothes for him, Bianca continued to pull Nico through the corridors, behind the Skeletons. This of course, was a normal routine for Bianca. She didn't have a problem with it. Now and then, it got on her nerves, but Nico was her responsibility.

Her line of thoughts ended abruptly as the soldiers stopped and in front of them, rows of lights lit up. There was a Garden in front of them. It was fresh, and yet some of the crops seemed to be withering. Nico reached forward, his eyes opened in awe. Then he stopped. His arm dropped immediately. Bianca, obviously not going to wait for Nico, took a pomegranate from its branch, and just as she was about to eat it, her brother's hand smacked it away from her.

"What are you doing?" He hissed at her "This is Persephone's Garden. If you eat anything out of this you'll be trapped in the underworld forever"

"He's right you know. Maybe those Mythamogic cards do come in handy sometimes. Especially since you wasted 70 years on that shit"

They both jumped and turned to the source of the voice. Bianca was the first to react. She curtsied a little before saying gently, "How are you today, Father?" She tried to get rid of the venom in her voice, but it was no use. She still didn't trust him. He still noticed. After all, that is what he got from Persephone, and even worse, Demeter.

"Well let's get to it" He sighed.

He melted into the shadows and the children stood blankly staring at where he disappeared.

The he peeked out again. " Oh, right. Not yet established how to do that. Guess we'll walk.

Don't want you getting sick again.."

~TIME LAPSE CUZ I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DESCRIBE I MIGHT CHANGE THIS LATER~

Nico threw the hunting knife again and growled in frustration as it perfectly missed the target; effectively almost tearing Hades' cloak; again. And yet again, Bianca threw with perfect precision and had already moved onto archery. Nico was left with the skeletal soldiers as moving targets; of course missing every heard a sigh beside him and jumped back. "You should learn to be more like Bianca" Nico frowned at this.

"But, I guess you aren't, so I will have to tell you again. Straighten your posture. Hold the knife at the edge of hilt. " Nico adjusted himself. "No the other edge. Now aim at eye level."

"No not so close you don't want to rip out your eye."

The rest of the day went like this, much to Nico's displeasure. Bianca was waiting outside of the room, a swirling ball of …blackness? Ink? …In her hands. She twirled it absentmindedly.

"Hi, Bi"

Bianca jumped and the shadow flew up and hit the ceiling, coming down to Nico; but it dissapitated (A/n: Is that a word? I think it means disappeared in a poof. Or was it from Harry Potter?) as it touched his skin. Nico didn't seem to be fazed by this.

"Hi, Nico"

"What day is it?"

"I don't know. I presume it's Tuesday, considering how we left at the beginning of the weekend."

"How much longer do we have left to go save this…Percy girl?"

" 2 days"