For Us Demigods

Lucky Strike

"Occupied." Nico said.

"Forget about me. What about you?" Alex said to Percy. "He's also bleeding." She turned to Nico.

"That sharp thing hit me." Percy said. "But it went through you."

Alex rolled her eyes and lightly slapped her palm on Percy's abdomen. Percy bit his tongue to stop the involuntary scream. Alex showed Nico her hand, covered with Percy's blood.

Alex coughed again, her blood spattered on her palm right on top of Percy's blood.

"She's hurt."

"Gee. I hadn't noticed."

"We have to get her back."

"And you too."

"You take Alex back, and I'll take care of this."

"That's wasn't a question, Percy. I'm taking you too."

"Nico, we don't have time to argue. She's gonna die!"

"You're gonna die!"

A hooded figure came running to them and knelt down next to Percy.

"What on earth were you thinking?!"

"Annabeth?" Percy's head snapped up. "What are you doing here? You can't-"

"Watch me." Annabeth said. "Thomas. Free yourself and get back to the house. Alex and Percy are injured." She yelled to the intercom.

"You could get hurt." Percy said, his hand absentmindedly cover Annabeth's stomach.

"You can't keep me locked up." Annabeth said softly. "This is what I was born to do."

"Guys-" Nico called. "She's out cold." He forcibly opened Alex's eyelid. "She's gonna die."

"Don't get hurt." Percy said, pulling Annabeth into a short kiss.

"Never." Annabeth said. "Don't lose them in darkness." She said to Nico.

Nico didn't have time to hear her, not did he want to. To travel in darkness was something that came naturally as time passed by. With a quick hand movement, the sun was immediately clouded. He pulled both Alex and Percy back into the shadows and focused his mind to his room back at the house.

Coldness washed over their bodies, the noise ringing and shrieking in their ears. Nico might be used to this, but Shadowtravel was not one of Percy's favorite means to travel.

They arrived at the house with a loud thump to Nico's rug. Percy laid on the floor shivering, as Nico quickly stood up and carried Alex to her bed. Percy stayed still for a couple of minutes, fighting hints of flashback from his time in the pit, before slowly sitting up to see Nico bustling around the room.

"Thomas isn't here yet." Nico said before Percy asked. "Eat. Now." He commanded as he threw a spare bag filled with Ambrosia cubes.

"Is she gonna be fine?" Percy stood up and quickly placed himself next to Alex on the bed. He chewed on one cube before checking on his own wounds.

"Thomas!" Nico yelled through the hood. "Now!"

"I'm here." He said as he poofed immediately next to Nico. "Sophie and Annabeth were fighting that thing and-" Thomas rambled.

"Later. Please." Nico begged.

Thomas had already takes his supplied out of his bag, and shooed Nico off to Percy's side of the bed. Percy chewed on another Ambrosia cube as his wound hadn't closed completely. Percy looked up and offered Nico a cube, which Nico accepted simply because he was nervous.