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Chapter 2: the sleeping friend

Nico's POV

I was on my way to the river of Lethe, since my sister Bianca decided to choose rebirth I frequently found myself on the shore of the river observing the spirits who had chosen to be reborn again. I know it sounds creepy but it became my hobby to observe them looking for familiar faces which I didn't know if I should thank the gods for it or not, never happen yet.

I can almost see the black water of the river when I saw something odd on the view in front of me. I can see a figure of a man lying on the bank of the river. I quickly drew my stygian iron sword and slowly approached the lying figure. When I was only three feet away I can't help but gasp at the sight before me.

My friend was currently unconscious and was lying of the bank of the river of Lethe drench by the river's water. I quickly run to his side and was about to touch him but I stop myself when I remembered that the man in front of me is currently drench and from the looks of it, he was washed on the bank of the river of Lethe.

My mind is running in turmoil, I didn't know what to do, I can't touch him now because I might lost my memories but then my thought suddenly stopped when I remembered that this man in front of me was Percy Jackson son of Poseidon, the hero of Olympus and the most powerful demigod that I had ever known alive. What is he doing in here and most of all why is he dripping wet, if I remember correctly he should be able to control water so why is he drench unless.. "Oh no.. He didn't try to, I thought you were stronger than this Percy!" I quickly fetch a drachma on my pocket and run through the names of the people who I can call for help at first I thought of Annabeth but I had remembered what Hazel told me last month that Percy and Annabeth broke up so I quickly cross Annabeth's name on my who to call for help list. Now who should I call for help? If I had to call someone then he or she should be able to help me to take Percy out of here and bring him back to camp half-blood by not touching Percy or at least not getting in contact with the dripping water on Percy's body and the only people that I know that may help me is Jason and Leo but they were both staying at Camp Jupiter right now ughh… think! Nico think! who is the closest person that can help you right now.

If only Jason is on camp half-blood right now, he can easily manipulate the wind and make Percy float and bring him to camp half-blood wait Jason is a son of Jupiter and Thalia his sister is a daughter of Zeus maybe she can help and If I remember correctly the hunters are currently staying at camp half-blood right now, ok then it's settled I can try to ask Thalia for help.

Although I solve my first problem I had another problem now, how can I make a rainbow? ugh.. this is so frustrating I look for something to use to create a rainbow then I saw the black water churned through a gorge of volcanic rock "Oh I hope this works" I threw the golden drachma on to the black water.. "Oh iris goddess of the rainbow accept my offering show me Thalia of Camp half-blood"

Then onto my relief Thalia's image appeared on to the iris message. From what I see she is currently on the archery field practicing then I called her "Thalia!" it came out much more louder and desperate than I meant to but she saw me on through the iris message to my relief then she raised a brow at me "You were Bianca's little brother right" I let out a grunt but decided to let her pass this time so I said "I need your help" she gave me a surprise look then she said "Well if that's another quest for Persephone then the answer is no" I shook my head desperately then said "No its not her its Percy" when I said its Percy she then said "What about percy?"

"He's here in the underworld" Thalia then interrupted me and said "What is he doing in there again?!" I held up my hand signaling my defeat and innocence and then I said "Let me finish first before you interrupt ok" I gave her an annoyed look and she nodded her head then I continued "I was about to visit the river of Lethe here in the underworld like I usually do" She raised an eyebrow at that but thankfully she didn't interrupt so I continued "Then I saw him lying unconscious here at the bank of the river of Lethe completely drench by the river's water" when I said that she screamed "He's what?"

Then I repeated myself and said "He's lying unconscious here at the bank of the river of Lethe completely drench by the river's water and I need your help I can't touch him right now because I will probably lost my memories if did" I saw her clench her jaw and her blue eyes turned darker then she said "Alright but I need your help to get there" I nodded then said I'll meet you up on the place where you, me and Percy had seen each other when Persephone ask us to do a quest she nodded sharply then she said "I'll be there in a minute" then Thalia whipped the Iris message.

I kneeled next to Percy then whispered "wait for me Percy I'm going to fetch Thalia for help" Then I wasted no time I run to fetch Thalia.

Time skips

I was now standing at the Carl Schurz Park waiting for Thalia to arrive. My palms are sweaty I was beginning to lose my patience when Thalia emerges from the bushes then I muttered "It's about time you showed up"

Thalia was on her knees now and was breathing heavily or should I say panting then she said still gasping for air "Take me to him"

I called Mrs O'Leary and ask her to carry Thalia on her back and we travel down our way to the river of Lethe. Then I pointed on the man lying face flat on the ground and said "that's him" Thalia nodded then she get off the back of Mrs O'Leary and approach Percy. I look at Thalia as she examines Percy body by her eyes. Then she said "he's completely drench we can't carry him out of here by our bare hands or it will cause us to lose our memories". I rolled my eyes at her I was about to say I already knew that but I decided against it so I settled on asking her "so any idea on how we can take him out of here without making any contact with the dripping water on his body"

Thalia pinch the bridge of her nose then said "I had an idea but I need your help" then I said "ok tell me about it"

She asked me if I can summon a skeleton sleigh and I nodded and summoned a skeleton sleigh. Then she brought out a rope and tied it to a metal hook that looks like a fishing hook although it was 3 times bigger than an ordinary fishing hook then she carefully hooked it on Percy's belt then she turned to me "Help me pull him in to the sleigh" I nodded then we pull Percy on to the sleigh making sure he wouldn't fall from it then we tied the sleigh onto Mrs O'Leary and ask her to follow us.

Grumbled under my breath "why didn't I think of that" then Thalia smirk at me then said "Well that's because you're not as awesome as me" I glared at her then asked "So what do we do now?" she then tap her chin with her finger then said "We should bring him first to Mrs Blowfis she might be worried about Percy"

I nodded to her then I glance at Percy he looks so pale and he had those annoying dark circles in his eyes which clarifies that he's hasn't been sleep this past few days or weeks.

I was brought out of my thoughts when Thalia said "He looks so broken, so weak, I've never seen him like this before" I nodded then said "Yeah he wasn't like that before not until he and Annabeth broke up" then Thalia suddenly looked surprised then said "They what!?" I look at her like she had came from another planet then I shrugged my shoulders and said "They broke up" Thalia stops walking then she asks "Since when?" I then said "a month I suppose, you haven't heard of it from Annabeth?" she shook her head and said "no" then she continued to walk along side with me although this time we walk in a complete silence.

We finally arrive at Mrs Blowfis apartment, with Mrs O'Leary dragging the sleigh. Thalia knocks on the door and after some seconds the door opened revealing Percy's mom.

We told her the story on how we found Percy on the underworld unto how we brought him out of it and when we finished our story Percy's mom looks like she was about to cry then she ask "You've said the river of Lethe?" Thalia and I nodded then Percy's mom said "So technically the river of Lethe erases all the memories that a person or a soul has right" I nodded again then Mrs Blowfis then said "So my son didn't have any memories anymore?" then I said "I don't know if he lost his memories Mrs Blowfis because as far as I know Percy is a son of Poseidon so maybe there's a chance that he didn't lost his memories at all" she nodded although I can see in her eyes that she is doubting my explanation then she said "I had a favor to ask the two of you" we nodded then she glance at Percy then back at us then she continued "If.. If Percy lost his memories please don't tell him anything about his old life" I was really shocked by Mrs Blowfis request and was about to argue when Percy's mom cut me off "He already served and save the gods a lot of times and what did it brought him? Even if he didn't tell me I know he was having nightmares, nightmares that are too horrible he can't even afford to sleep. I know my son did this because he wanted to forget so please let him have the normal life he yearns for" I bowed my head and I glance at Thalia on the corner of my eyes.

I know Thalia was a very close friend of Percy maybe not as close as Grover but I know she was much closer to Percy that me.

Her expression was on grim she was biting her lower lip so hard that it bled, her eyes are misty and I know she was trying hard not to cry. Then finally Thalia said "if he.. if he ever lose his memories.." Thalia's voice flattened then Mrs Blowfis smiled at Thalia then said "You were a close friend to Percy and I know even if he lost his memories that he wanted you again as his friend and I will gladly let you visit him anytime you want as long as you keep him away from those things that he wanted to forget"

Then I asked "Can I also visit him?" Mrs Blowfis nodded to me

Thalia and I let out a sigh of relief then we smiled at Mrs Blowfis then we said in union "We promise"

Then on our side Percy begun to stir and as his eyes opened he scanned the whole place and then said "Where am I?"

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