Son of Artemis Book 4

Chapter 17

Annabeth's POV:

After Percy pushed Nico and I to go on without him we met with Hephaestus and asked for away out of the labyrinth after telling him the story of what happened.

"I see" he said and tampered with that stupid little demon bot. "You know Daedalus's work shop isn't easy to find. I'm not even sure if I could build an automaton that could find it" he said, "just like how the labyrinth moves and evolves so does his workshop. I remember one time for a long time it was at some place in Britain, Bletchley I think, but it hasn't been there since the old oath those three made"

"Do you know where it is now"

"I'm sorry but I don't" Hephaestus said handing over the demon bot to Nico since I'm not going to touch it. Like seriously why spiders.

"Well you kids best be on your way" he said letting us leave.

Time skip: they followed the spider out of the labyrinth

We were finally out and surprise surprise I was about three blocks away from where my father lives now. I sighed knowing I would have to go home in order to get back to camp.  But first I should tell Artemis and Thalia about what happened.

I called Artemis first and told her and she seemed impassive until the end when she thanked me and cut off the connection quickly. Of course Nico kept interrupting saying he wasn't dead. Like come on he got blasted out of a volcano, how could he not be dead.

I then called Thalia who showed more emotion but not by much. Though I could barely keep it together telling the story a third time.

But like Artemis she thanked me for telling her before abruptly ending the call. Though I was surprised I could get an Iris message to her.

"Come on Nico let's go" I said

"Do you know where we are" he asked

"Yes Nico" I said, "and we are in San Francisco"

"Oh ok" he said, "but didn't the video say not to come here"

"Yes"

"Then why are we here"

"So we can get back to camp"

"How"

"By doing something I don't want you to do"

"Which is" Nico asked with both concern and worry

"Going to see my father"

"Oh ok" he sighed in relief, "for a moment I thought...you know what maybe I shouldn't always voice my thoughts" He said after he caught the glare I was giving him.

"That's very wise of you" I said, before leading him to my father's place where I knocked on the door.

The door opened only to reveal the evil stepmother's apprentice, Helen. "Hello Helen" I tried sounding nice

"Oh it's you" she said, "aren't you supposed to be at that little summer camp with those other abominations"

"Don't you mean demigods" Nico asked

Oh gods Nico, I understand Hades is your father, but wait until she's dead before annoying her please.

"Isn't that what I said" she asked him

"No you said abomination"

"Yes just like I said" she replied, "anyway what do you two abominations want" and all the sudden the earth started shaking.

Nico was looking upset and like he was unwanted. "Do you really have to piss off gods by calling their kids names" I asked her

She opened her mouth to speak, "you know what I don't care. I just want to talk to my father" I said getting louder at the end hoping he would hear me.