Percy panted as he was riding onto Blackjack. He was safe now. He wouldn't get chained up again.
He landed Blackjack on the ground. He needed rest. As he sat down, the ground opened up and swallowed him.
Percy Jackson. Tartarus' voice sounded as Percy landed with an oof.
"Tartarus, I-"
You disobeyed me. Are you ready for punishment?
"No, listen, please. I was captured-"
Silence! I don't take excuses.
The ground shifted up like a of blackness wave and crashed on Percy. He suffocated beneath the weight.
Stay. I will forgive you in time.
Percy panted. He tried to move, but all he could do was just lie there, under the ground. He gave up. This was all his fault. If he had listened to Tartarus in the first place…