A set of black runes started falling down and were clasped into a black gloved hand. Luke' looked at the runes and smiled. He walked back to his sled and spurned the goats on.
Night had fallen, and Percy sat alone at the tree, having just woken up. He looked around, but mostly looked at the night sky. Part of him wished he was back there again. He heard a rustling in the woods, and kept looking around.
"Nico?" he said in a panicked voice, "Nico, is that you?"
He kept looking around, trying to see what was in the woods. "It's not funny, Nico. Stop playing games."
Percy voice got high and the worry started to be evident in him. In the distance, he made out what looked like a horse coming toward him. The closer it came, the more he realized it wasn't a horse, but a unicorn. He held out his hand and smiled at the unicorn. The animal came to him and licked his hand. Then its horn touched the rope which broke and simply vanished. How, I don't know, for I have never understood the magic of Olympus.
Percy stood, shakily due to his injury. The unicorn laid on its stomach so he could climb on. When he was on, the animal got itself up. Percy whispered a word of thanks to the unicorn. They walked away from the tree.
Luke' stood at a section of the road, there were four paths. He threw the runes, but they told him nothing. He sighed to himself and rubbed the ring. At the mansion, his siblings saw him and sighed. Chris looked at him, "Be careful how much magic you use brother, It's beginning to show."
"A few simple enchantments, hardly extravagant."
Alabaster looked at him, "Even the ring will take it's toll."
Luke' sighed, "I know I should be using the runes to locate the star myself, but the star should be here and it's not. Now, they're just telling me gibberish!"
Chris and Alabaster looked at each other. Alabaster went and grabbed a snake. Chris held out a knife, which she used to cut down the middle. They looked through its internal organs. Chris raised an eyebrow.
"You must stay where you are, my brother. It is coming to you."
Alabaster spoke up, "Delicacy is needed. Misery has drained it. I fear it's barely shining."
Chris took up the spiel, "Set a trap so the star is glowing before you cut it out."
Luke' nodded and closed the connection.
"Percy, Percy, I'm back with food!" Nico called, looking around. He didn't see Percy anywhere.
He got angry with himself, "Oh you idiot!"
Nico went to the tree Percy had sat under and rested in the same place. He looked at the moon, noticing it's shine.
Luke' looked at his goats, and knelt before them, "You shall become human."
They transformed to two males. He looked at them and then transformed them both into women. He then transformed the cart into a beautiful inn. When he finished, he looked at the women. Pointing at the older of the two, "You are my wife, Keri. You are our daughter, Sally. Got it?"
Both nodded at him. He smiled, "Good."
They proceeded into the inn. "Prepare for our guests arrival."
Percy rode on the unicorn's back, talking up a storm.
"I mean, who's to say he'd have even kept his promise about the candle? I refuse to believe he's the only person in Olympus who has a Death candle."
The unicorn nodded.
"Besides, Going on and on about Annabeth this, Annabeth that. It's just tiring to listen to."
They kept moving.
Nico slept against the tree, a voice called out to him. "Nico? Please protect our brother, Nico. Percy is in grave danger!"
Nico's face turned from passive to a frown.
"The unicorn came to help him, but now they're walking into a trap."
The voice told of the last star to fall, that ended up having its heart removed by Luke.
. The visions Nico had shocked him awake, and he listened to the voice. "There's no time to waste, Nico. A coach is coming, you must get on it no matter what. RUN!"
Nico saw the coach and ran toward it at a 90 degree angle. He was fast and got to the coach just as it started to pass, but he only managed to hit it and be thrown back. But it was enough for Poseidon to look around and stop the coach. Poseidon got off and walked over to him, sword at the ready. He pointed it at Nico's neck.
"IF Ares sent a boy to do a man's job.."
"No wait, I don't know an Ares. I just need a lift, look at me I'm unarmed."
Poseidon looked Nico over. "I'm sorry, I'm in a dreadful hurry. I'm on a quest of utmost importance."
"All the more reason to take me with you. There may come a time when you need a second pair of hands, eh?"
Poseidon thought about it for a minute, and said, "OK, Hop on."
Nico smiled at him, "Yes, thank you Sir."
Poseidon snapped the reins, making the horses gallop off.