Okay, so the reason I haven't updated in...a month is because, well actually I was working on my new story We're Supposed to be Dead. I got the idea when I was writing a sentence in this chapter so I stopped and wrote the other story. From mow on, I'm gonna alternate the chapters because it's not fair if I do three chapters on the other story and none on this. Plus, the stories are similar and I don't know why but on the bright side, waiting a month is better than waiting two months.
I don't own PJO...okay here's the chapter.
Nico lifts his head out of his pillow to see that Annabeth was already straightening her sheets. "Oh, Nico, you're awake!" Nico murmurs a reply. "Cool, tell the others I went to the Athena cabin, kay? I want to see what happened with the spider issue." Nico hears the door creak open, then slam closed.
Nico rubs his eyes and stretches before hanging his head down to look at Bianca. There's a huge lump underneath. He reaches down and rips the sheet off. In surprise he sees that she's not there and he flips off the bed.
"Bia?" He turns in a semi-circle. He notices that Bianca, Percy and Allie are all gone. All that was underneath their blankets were piles of pillows. "Huh…those ditchers!" He pulls on a pair of black shorts while muttering, "Ditch a five year-old?" Nico storms out of the Poseidon cabin buttoning his pants and wearing half of his shirt.
Halfway towards the Athena cabin to inform Annabeth, he heard yelling. Familiar yelling. Nico narrows his eyes and pulls out his sword as he walks inside the large practice area. And what he saw didn't surprise him. Bianca and Percy battling it out while Allie sat in the bleachers grinning.
"Kick him where it hurts, Bianca!" she yelled.
Nico frowns as he takes a seat a few rows above her on the edge of the row. Percy twists the blade out of Bianca's hand and it clatters away. Bianca smirks as she kicks Percy in his stomach and he falls back.
"Yes!" Allie yells, pumping her fist. "Now, um, tackle him!"
Bianca jumps on top of Percy and lays down breathing heavily. Percy took this as his chance to flip her over and get on top of her.
"No!" Allie screeches. Why was she being so dramatic?
"Done?" Percy asks, elbowing her thigh.
"Nope," she replies.
He elbows her further, "Are you sure?"
"I'm done," she wheezes.
Nico stands up, "Percy, can I talk to you."
Percy looks up, "Huh? Oh, hey Nico. Sure I'll talk to you."
Percy slips outside and Nico soon follows.
"What's up?" Percy asks, beginning to walk towards the forest.
"I think you know, Percy."
Percy frowns, "Look, about the worms, only a few of them fell into your mouth and I—"
"What?!"
"Nothing, nothing."
Nico laughs, "If I find worms in the toilet after I've gone number 2…"
Percy smiles, "I'm not making any promises."
Nico sighs, "I haven't laughed in such a long time. I-it's foreign."
Percy frowns, "I know."
"I don't want to be a demigod anymore, Percy. I really don't."
The trees clear and the lake comes into view as they walk farther.
Percy immediately jumps into the cool water and stares at Nico. "Would you rather be a mortal?" Percy swirls his hand and the water acts up. A mini hurricane appears in his palm. "Your powers gone, just like that?" he makes a fist and the hurricane tears apart.
"Well—"
"Percy!" Annabeth emerges from the trees. "Thank goodness I found you!"
"What is it?" Percy climbs out of the water, as dry as Nico.
"Chiron said that the oracle is ready to talk! Cross your fingers and hope it's a quest for us!"
"Who's the leader of the quest Chiron? I hope it's me!" Annabeth jumps up and down, her curls bouncing with her. Chiron, Percy, Nico, Annabeth, Bianca and Allie were standing by the stairs leading to the attic. Earlier, Chiron had pulled them over and told them he had to assign one of them.
"Sorry, Annabeth," Chiron replies. "It's Bianca."
"Me?" Bianca yells. "Yes!"
She dashes up the stairs to the oracle. Griping the handle she looks back to see Chiron shooing the others away. Bianca breathes slowly and her knuckles grip the railing so tight they turn white. She gulps slowly before placing her foot on the last step. It creaks loudly and Bianca gasps before storming into the attic. The wooden panes at her feet creaked as she glanced at all of the things scattered on dusty tables and the floor. She picks up a piece of paper. The words were in ancient Greek. Bianca sighs, she could barely read English—Italian yes, but Greek, no. I can speak three languages fluently, Bianca thought. She smiled, and glanced at the oracle. She barely suppressed a laugh. She looked like a hippie that couldn't catch a ride on her groovy van. She was wearing a worn out dress and several beaded necklaces.
The oracle straightens as Bianca stares at her hallow eyes. Green mist boiled over and spilled out of her eye sockets and she splits into four people. Percy, Nico, Annabeth and Allie. Bianca gulps as their raspy voices takes over her ears.
"Your quest is not quite what it seems,
"The one is lost, but doesn't know,
"Yet when you figure out the hand is the key,
"All of the answers soon shall show."
The green mist wraps around her as it retreats back to the oracle.
Bianca blinks before looking around. Then she bolts out of the attic.
Once she exited the cabin, Annabeth ran up to her immediately. "Bianca!" she screamed. "Your dad is here!"
"What? Why?" She demanded. "Oh crap."
They begin to walk towards the Poseidon cabin. Annabeth glances at Bianca. "Do you think something the oracle said has something to do with it?"
Bianca shrugs.
"Wh-what did it say?"
Bianca shrugs.
Annabeth narrows her eyes. "What's that supposed to mean?"
Bianca—you guessed it—shrugs.
Annabeth grumbles as Hades spots them.
"Daddy!" Bianca yells jumping into his arms. That's when Percy and Nico immerge from the forest.
"Dad!" Nico yells.
Percy looks up. "Uncle Hades!"
Hades frowns as they reach him. "Bianca, come. You too Nico."
On monotone they reply, "Yes, father."
"Me too, Uncle Hades?" Percy asks.
"No, Percy," he sighs. He leads his children away and Percy follows. Hades stops, "No, Percy." He begins to walk again and Percy follows. "N—"then he sighs and allows Percy to follow.
"Obviously he gave up."
Annabeth jumps up from the voice beside her. "Alliana, you scared me!"
"Call me Allie," she sighs, like that's the millionth time she's said that.
"Yeah, sure. Alliana, can I explain something to you?"
"Yes?"
Annabeth looks around before talking in a low voice. "You learn very quickly here that Percy, Bianca, Nico and Thalia—you don't know her—are special. They're legitimate cousins. You know why?"
She shakes her head.
"Because they're all children of the Big 3. And they're supposed to be dead."
"Why?" she whispers.
Annabeth leans in, "Because a certain amount of people—and gods—hate them. They're just too afraid to kill off the most powerful gods' children."
"The Big 3?"
"Yup."
"Who are the Big 3, Annabeth?"
Annabeth stares at her, "You're telling me you don't know that Thalia is a daughter of Zeus, the king of the gods?"
"I got here, like, a day ago, Annie."
"Nico and Bianca are children of the man that walked off, Hades. And Percy is a child of Poseidon."
"Are you jealous?" Allie inquired.
Annabeth shrugs, "No. Athena is better."
"That's what all the Athena kids think, don't they? Unfortunately for you, that's not necessarily true, is it?"
"Even strength must bow down to wisdom sometimes."
Allie looks up at Annabeth. "What?"
Annabeth sighs, "C'mon, let's go find Chiron."
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