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PERCY:

Once the blinding blue light had faded, I could see a god that looked a lot like Apollo. It wasn't Apollo, since he would've used either a yellow or orange light.

But this god could've been Apollo's identical twin, or one of his godly children.

I knew this because Annabeth knelt when she saw him, and I figured he was a minor god.

"Lord Asclepius," Annabeth said respectfully.

"Yes, daughter of Athena. I am Asclepius, son of Apollo and god of medicine." said Asclepius.

"Wait, back up." Leo said while looking confused.

"I thought Apollo was god of medicine," Leo and Frank said simultaneously, making the rest of us laugh.

"Yes. He is merely a representation of healing, but I am the actual god of medicine. I am my father's lieutenant." explained Asclepius patiently.

"Like if I had accepted immortality, I would be the god of currents or something," I said, wondering exactly what my title would've been.

"Whoa. You were offered immortality?" Leo asked me in awe.

"Yeah, after the Titan war last year," I said trying not to grin.

"And you turned it down?" Leo asked.

"Yes, he did. For me," Annabeth said while sliding under my arm.

I actually did smile then, and Leo shook his head in disbelief.

"My understanding is that your friend Jason needs my help." Asclepius said, and Hazel nodded remorsefully.

I shot her a curious glance, and Hazel mouthed, "I was helping Jason and Piper fight the empousa, and he got bit because of me," I nodded and mouthed back, "It's not entirely your fault, Piper made a mistake when she didn't charmspeak the other empousai not to attack you."

Anyway, Asclepius had walked over to Annabeth and me to ask us about Jason's injuries.

Annabeth explained how Jason had been bit by an empousa, so he had lost a lot of blood, and he eventually ended up in a coma.

"Well, his injures are very severe. I might even have to call on my daughter, Aceso, to speed up the healing process." He said and thought for a minute before continuing. "I'll give him some nectar and ambrosia, and some other godly medicine."

Asclepius closed his eyes and conjured nectar, ambrosia, and a flask of purple liquid.

I nudged Annabeth, and whispered in her ear, "Can we trust him?"

"Apollo's always been friendly with us, and Asclepius is his son, so he should be trustworthy. He also stayed loyal to the gods last summer, unlike the other minor gods."

I breathed a sigh of relief, and glanced down at Jason's withered body. He had dried blood all of him, his eyes were rolled back into his head, and he was as white as a corpse. For those faint of heart, I won't go into deeper description.

Asclepius had gone over to Jason, and had started chanting an incantation, while waving his hands over the empousa bite. Suddenly, the bite disappeared, but Jason was still deathly pale. Hazel and Frank had been helping Asclepius by feeding Jason nectar and ambrosia. Slowly, his skin color went back to normal, and the rise and fall of his chest got faster, until he was breathing normally.

"Well, he is better, but will remain in his coma for about one more hour, and then he should wake up," Asclepius said while smiling pleasantly.

"Thank you for healing Jason," Leo said in a strangely calm voice.

I glanced at Annabeth, who looked just as surprised as I.

I looked at Hazel, who was grinning, and Frank looked just plain confused.

Asclepius nodded and flashed out.

HAZEL:

I had felt bad enough when Jason had gotten bit, but it was worse when I had to pretend that I didn't seem confused when Leo had suddenly talked in that eerily calm voice.

Sammy had always joked around, he was almost never serious. I don't remember a single time when my best friend/boyfriend had ever been sober.

The memories of my past were so vivid and real; I could see and hear my mother screaming at me with her evil Voice, commanding me to use my powers and raise Alcyoneus.

I shifted my feet and I quickly thought of my happier memories.

The one that was the clearest was when Sammy and I had rode out under a tree and had a picnic on that bitter cold winter afternoon.

I could hear the memories calling out to me, inviting me to remember their warmth and happiness. I could feel myself slipping into the 1940's; the strength of Frank's arm was the only thing that kept me in the present.

Frank nudged me softly. "Hazel?" I looked up, "You okay?"

"Not really," I answered truthfully. My insides were knotted up and my skin felt clammy.

"I think I might have another blackout," I whisper yelled; and Frank's eyes widened, and he looked surprised.

"I thought Ella said you were done with those!" He whispered frantically.

"I started to remember stuff, and that triggered me to almost have a blackout."

Frank nodded, and I sighed in relief. Talking to Frank had distracted me, so thankfully I wasn't remembering things.

I glanced around and saw Leo with his head in his hands, he was muttering something to Jason, but it looked like he was talking to himself.

Some of my worries were eased when I saw that Jason was stirring in his state of unconsciousness.

The color had returned to his face, and he blinked about two times before opening his eyes.

"Where am I? What happened?" Jason demanded as soon as he saw Leo.

"We're still in Tarturus, but you were bit by an empousa, is it all coming back to you now?" Leo said.

"I remember being bit, but not the battle," Jason said anxiously while looking around.

"Are the monsters still here?" Jason asked nervously.

Percy shook his head absently and said, "Nope,"

"What are we going to do to help Piper?" Annabeth asked loudly.

"Piper- Where is she?" Jason asked worriedly.

"She was kidnapped, man." Leo said, and looked down at his shoes again.

Jason groaned and cursed in Latin.

"Ad Tarturus Gaea, relinquo Piper solus!"

"Try Iris Messaging her!" Hazel suggested.

"Okay, but how? We don't know where she is." Annabeth pointed out.

"Just say she's still here in Tarturus."

Percy proposed and summoned a wall of water and it instantly transformed into a rainbow.

"O Iris, goddess of the rainbow, show me Piper McLean, located in Tarturus," Annabeth said and threw a golden drachma into the rainbow. The drachma disappeared and the mist formed an image of Piper sitting still on a ceramic floor in a prison cell.

"Piper!" We all exclaimed, and Piper's face lit up.

"Guys! I'm still in Tarturus; you guys have to help me! Gaea is just around the corner. Annabeth, imagine yourself and the others in this cell with me." Piper instructed, and Annabeth nodded.

Annabeth closed her eyes and concentrated on propelling us into the cell. I blinked again, and found myself in the prison cell with the others.

Piper looked relieved when she saw Jason awake and well. She went over to him and kissed him quickly. The others and I shifted our gaze, and then I saw Gaea around the corner arguing with a monster.

I glanced back at Piper, who was talking to Annabeth, telling her to imagine the other five demigods invisible including herself.

Annabeth nodded again, but had no time to use her curse to turn the rest of us invisible.

I felt a strong presence and a piercing gaze on my back. I turned around to see Gaea glaring at each and every one of us.

"How did you brats get here?"

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