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FYI: Something I meant to tell you guys on the last chapter: My keyboard is extremely temperamental. If I spell something wrong like 'the', I promise I know how to spell 'the'. 'Tis the keyboard. And, every time I post a new chapter, I'm going to give a little summary just to refresh everyone's (including my) memory. Summary: Percy and Annabeth fell into Tartarus. Annabeth got attacked by a big old spider. Luke walked up and scared the bejeezus out of everyone. For a reason.

Also, Review! I need to know if I completely contradict myself in the plot or something, so I would appreciate it f you told me. That's the only time I'm going to say review, I promise. I don't want to know if you absolutely hate my story. Unless you have a burning passion to tell me. Then, go ahead. And I brought Luke back for a reason. I hate myself too, but it had to be done. Okay, I'm done with my AN.

Chapter Two: Percy:

Annabeth's face was ashen, but Percy couldn't tell if it was because of the head injury or that Luke Castellan was standing in front of her.

Luke was rocking back and forth on his heels with his hands in his pockets.

"Uh, hey?" Percy tried. Annabeth smacked his arm and gestured frantically to Luke's being. Yes, Annabeth. Percy could see the exTitan/ son of Hermes/ previous love interest of his girlfriend. Percy didn't tell her this of course. He didn't want to get smacked again.

"Ow!" Percy exclaimed. There was no need for smacking in this situation.

"Well, what did you want me to say?"Percy grumbled as he stuffed the medical supplies back in her backpack.

"How about, 'Why in the Hades are you here?'" Annabeth suggested, or more of demanded, at Luke.

"Well, I was sent to lead you guys to the doors by Hades," Luke told them while eyeing Annabeth carefully, which was smart of him. Luke probably knew as well as Percy that she was exhausted, and you don't mess with Annabeth when she is exhausted.

"Well, we don't need your help, thank you very much," Annabeth snapped. She started to get up, but Percy pulled her back down.

"That would be great, actually," Percy told him while standing up.

"Excuse me?" Annabeth exclaimed. Percy ignored her.

"Oh... Alright, then. We have to go through that valley over there-"

"Hey!" Annabeth interjected. Percy rolled his eyes. Luke was trying to hide a smirk.

"While you two are being all buddy-buddy, I would just like to point out that Luke was reborn."

"Your point is?" Percy asked while he stopped her from standing up.

"He shouldn't be here now," Annabeth said slowly.

"Yeah, Hades found me and brought me back. He just put my other body under like a sort of hibernation,like you were in, Percy, and then sent me here. He did that with a lot of the other demigods that died during the Titan war."

"That you caused," A new voice called out. Percy moved his light so that he saw Beckendorf walking towards him.

"That's a little harsh, man," Percy commented while giving Beckendorf a fist bump. But Luke wasn't upset. He was smiling.

"Sorry," He muttered sheepishly. Percy saw Annabeth gearing up to explode again.

"Calm down, babe," Percy told her as he sat down next to her. Annabeth looked at him incredously. Her mouth kept moving but no words were coming out.

"Babe? Oh, are you guys dating?" Beckendorf asked as he and Luke sat down next to them. Luke was smart enough not to sit next to Annabeth.

"Yes," Percy answered as he took Annabeth's hand and smiled at her. She didn't smile back and Percy wasn't expecting her to. He only did it to aggravate her.

"Silena will like that," Beckendorf said as he took Annabeth's backpack.

"What are you doing?" Annabeth demanded as she grabbed onto a strap.

"Looking for food," Beckendorf answered as he tugged on the bag.

"I don't have any," She told him as she yanked her backbag into her lap.

"You don't have any food!" Percy exclaimed.

"I forgot. Calm down," Annabeth told him. What? How could Percy calm down?! He loves food. And Hades knows how long their going to be down there. And, how could a brilliant strategist like Annabeth, who made Arachne weave her own trap, forget to pack food? Percy saw Annabeth roll her eyes in the dim glow of his sword that was lying in the middle of their group.

"This is no eye-rolling matter! "Percy told her. She rubbed his arm sympathetically.

"Anyways," Luke started, "We can't go with you guys the whole way. Hades said we can give you a map and that's it. So, uh, Annabeth do you have a paper and pencil?" Luke asked her.

"Of course," She said and she pulled it our of her bag.

"So you remember a paper and pencil, but no food?" Percy grumbled. Annabeth whacked him on the back of his head.

"Ow!" He protested. Annabeth ignored him and handed Luke the paper and pencil. She then settled into the crook of Percy's arm. He wrapped it around her while rubbing his head with the other one.

"So, first you guys have to go this way," Luke pointed to the left, "Then you have to find this grey shrub."

"Is it a magical shrub?" Percy asked.

"No," Luke said while drawing his map.

"So, a shrub is going to save the world?" Percy said slowly.

"Percy,shut up. What's so important about the shurb?" Annabth asked.

"It has somthing in it that you guys need to close the doors. I'm not sure what it is, neither Hades, nor Persephone gave any clue to what it was," Luke told her.

"Yeah, then you guys have to go to where the Cyclops are held," Beckendorf said.

"Why?" Annabeth asked.

"Because not all of them have escaped. There are still some there and they know where the Doors are. You need to figure that out and then go to the Doors and close them," Beckemdorf said as he took the map from Luke and made a few changes.

"Okay. And use the thing from the unimpresive shrub to close them?" Percy clarified.

"Yup," Luke and Beckendorf said at the same time. They both got up and so did Percy and Annabeth.

"Well we should get going," Beckendorf said as he gave Annabeth a hug.

"Yeah, and Beckedorf, sorry about the-" Percy trailed off. Beckendorf onl smiled.

"It's not your fault," Beckendorf said.

"Told you," Annabeth grumbled. Luke nodded at Percy and stepped forward tantatively to give Annabeth a hug as well. She rolled her eyesand gave him one, catching him by surprse.

"And to both of you guys, I'm really sorry-" Luke started, but was interuted by Annabeth telling him to shut up.

"It's not your fault. Well, it sort of was, but we're over it," Percy said. Annabeth gave him a glance that said You're not helping.

"By man," Erc said as he fist bumped Luke and Backendorf.

"Good luck, guys," Beckndorf said and they walkd the other way, into the darkness. Percy grabbed Annabeth's backpack and slung it over his shoulder. Annabeth looked at the map in her hands and then looked at Percy. He slipped his hand into hers and they started to walk the opposite direction that Luke and Beckendorf went in.

"So, nice teddy bear..."