The quest group stopped in a room full of waterfalls. The floor was one big pit, ringed by a slippery stone walkway. Around them, on all four walls, water tumbled from huge pipes. The water spilled down into the pit, and even when Finley lit a ball of light, no one could see the bottom.
Briares slumped against the wall. He scooped up water in a dozen hands and washed his face. "This pit goes straight to Tartarus," he murmured. "I should jump in and save you trouble."
Pain radiated from the back of Finley's mind. She clenched her jaw and tried to fight it off, but the pain never left.
"Don't talk that way," Annabeth told Briares. "You can come back to camp with us. You can help us prepare. You know me about fighting Titans than anybody."
"I have nothing to offer," Briares said. "I have lost everything."
"What about your brothers?" Tyson asked. "The other two must stand tall as mountains! We can take you to them."
Briares's expression morphed to something even sadder: his grieving face. "They are no more. They faded."
"What exactly do you mean, they faded?" Percy asked. "I thought monsters were immortal, like the gods."
Finley would've slapped the back of his head had she not been fighting the flashes from coming.
"Percy," Grover said weakly, "even immortality has limits. Sometimes...sometimes monsters get forgotten and they lose their will to stay immortal."
Percy pondered whether or not he was thinking of Pan.
"I must go," Briares said.
"Kronos's army will invade camp," Tyson said. "We need help."
Briares hung his head. "I cannot, Cyclops."
"You are strong," Tyson insisted.
"Not anymore," Briares rose.
Percy pulled Briares to the side, where the water roared over their voices, drowning them out. When he came back, Briares was walking off. Tyson began to sob.
Annabeth mentioned something about the pit, Tartarus, making her nervous.
Everything around Finley seemed distant.
"Sunny?" Percy asked as she began to sway.
"Stay back," she ordered, as she fell to her knees. Annabeth and Percy both rushed to her side but she stopped them. "Don't touch me! I'll burn you!"
No matter how hard she fought it, parts of a vision came.
"Let me go! Percy, you have to let me go!" someone was shouting. "You can't pull me up!"
"No!" an older Percy shouted. He looked tired and worn down. He looked exhausted. He was struggling to hold someone. "Never again."
Looking up, Finley saw some sort of ship, a large bird, and...Nico. Percy turned to address him, but she never heard what it was.
Looking down, Finley saw endless darkness.
"Finley!" she heard her blonde best friend shout from above. "Percy!"
It wasn't long until the darkness swallowed her whole.
Percy watched as Finley's hands stopped glowing. He watched as her body relaxed. He watched as the gold faded from her eyes into their normal hazel.
"Are you alright, Finny?" Annabeth asked.
"'m fine," she assured. "Let's go."
The group set off down the corridors before stopping after a while to get some rest. Grover instantly went to sleep while Tyson took longer.
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The Sun and The Sea
Fanfiction"For a daughter of Apollo," Percy spoke with a teasing smirk etched upon his tanned face. "Your terrible at archery, Sunny." "For a boy with kelp for brains, you managed to say a word more than three syllables." She responded as she rolled her eyes...
