Luke was annoyed, and talking to his siblings.
"You're very close, brother. He's in the market town." Chris grinned.
Alabaster perked up, "One mile from the gap in the wall!"
Luke glared at them, "You speak as if this were good news! Need I remind you the wall is not part of our universe, if he crosses into the human realm, our star becomes nothing more than a pitted lump of metallic rock."
Chris gasped, Alabaster turned pale. Chris glared at Luke, "Then I suggest you hurry up, brother!"
Luke rolled his eyes and ended the connection.
The next morning, We are back in Nico and Percy room. Percy is sleeping, his skin glowing. Nico lays next to him, already dressed. He carefully takes a knife and cuts a small lock of Percy hair. Kissing Percy shoulder, he leaves the bed and the room with the hair in his handkerchief.
Nico ran down the stairs to the main floor and saw the innkeeper. He asked the man to let Percy know he was going to see Annabeth to tell her he had found his one true love. (Percy, as we know)
The innkeeper nodded. Nico left and went back to Atlantis. He walked to the hole in the wall and smiled.
Percy turned around, and woke up. "You know, that's the first time I've slept at night, I cant believe it."
He saw Nico's side of the bed and his smile fell when he saw it was empty. He looked around, and got up to change.
Nico walked through the woods and over the field toward Atlantis.
Percy ran down the stairs to the innkeeper. "Have you seen my friend?"
"He left so blasted early."
Percy looked confused, "He left?"
"He told me to tell you that he's gone to see Annabeth, because he is sorry, but he's found his true love and wants to spend his life with them."
Percy looked at him, extremely confused. "Are you sure?"
"Positive."
Percy had been glowing, but it now faded.
Nico walked down the road toward Annabeth's house. He had an air of confidence that had not been there in a long time. He walked toward Annabeth's house.
Percy left the inn and walked in a state of shock. He walked past Iris caravan, where Maria saw him. She saw the look on his face and called for him. But Percy took no notice of his surroundings. Maria tried to move but the rope held her steady.
Nico stood outside Annabeth's house, and picked up a rock. He laughed to himself and went to her door.
Percy walked out of the market village and toward the wall. Maria checked on Iris and saw her passed out. She closed the windows and locked Iris in.
Nico knocked on Annabeth's door. Annabeth came out and saw him, looking in confusion. Nico smiled at her, "Happy Birthday, Annabeth."
Annabeth looked at him, surprised. "Nico."
She looked him over, "What happened to you?"
"I found the star."
Annabeth looked at him in shock, "I can't believe you did it."
She asked to see the star, and he gave her his handkerchief She made a note of the size. Then she looked at him, and smiled, tried to seduce him. He smirked at her when she said he knew what she wanted. He had her dipped when he said, "Yeah, you want to grow up and get over yourself, Annabeth."
He dropped her and heard a clatter. He looked over and saw Will, a box on the ground next to him. He smiled, "Hello, Will."
"You must have a death wish, Nico." Will said, pulling his sword out. Nico pulled his out, and did some complicated moves that scared Will.
Nico grinned, "Will, it's okay. She's all yours."
Annabeth had looked into the handkerchief and saw stardust instead of a star. She asked if Nico was joking, and what would she do with stardust?
Nico looked at her, and she threw his handkerchief back to him. He opened it and saw the stardust. He muttered to himself, "Percy, he can't cross the wall."
He ran back the way he came, toward the wall.
Percy was walking toward the wall, Maria had just spurred the horse toward the wall. Percy inched closer step by step toward the hole in the wall. Once out of the market village, Maria made the horse run his fastest toward the hole. Percy got closer, and closer.
If you were to look at this scene from the sky, you'd see Nico running to the wall, Ares on horseback riding toward the wall, Maria and Iris in the caravan, Luke in his stolen carriage, and Percy just walking in a trance. He was about to cross over.