Let's Get Revenge

The Underworld

     Percy woke up on the bank of a river. He sat up and saw he was in a dark cavern, with a boat down the bank slowly filling up with people. Percy stood up, and realized he was on the bank of the River Styx. He remembered the events of the past week and tears filled his eyes, but he wiped them away. He had to figure out how and why he was in the Underworld.

         Percy walked down toward the ferry, and one of the shapes on the boat turned to him. It was Charon, and he looked annoyed.

"You're here again?" Charon said. "Ugh why can't I get a break! Well why are you here this time?".

Percy was about to say he didn't know why, when Charon looked at him and his eyes widened.

"Wow! The amazing Percy Jackson is dead! I did not see that coming, so how did you die?" Charon said enthusiastically.

"No, I'm not dead" Said Percy. "But I don't know how I got here".

Charon looked at him up and down in a way that made Percy feel self conscious. "Are you sure about that?".

Percy looked down at his clothes, expecting to see his camp half-blood T-shirt and jeans, but saw something completely different. He was wearing a black robe, and he felt a hood over his head, the clothes of the dead. He realized that Charon was right, he was dead, but he couldn't remember how he died.

"I-I'm dead" Percy said confused. "But how? Nothing killed me, I don't remember."

"I don't care at this point" said Charon, "just give me  the drachma so you can go across". He held out his hand expectantly. Percy felt his pockets for coins, and found one. He gave it to Charon and climbed into the boat. The boat pushed off down the river and Percy couldn't help but feel confused. How did he die? Will he end up in Elysium? Was his mom okay?

The boat stopped on land and everyone got out, onto the dry land. They all headed to the Judgement Pavilion, and Percy was very nervous. Eventually it was his turn, and the judges looked through his memories. They almost immediately came to a conclusion.

"Elysium!" they all shouted.

Percy was relieved, he was worried that Hades would  be angry at him for all the things he's done and put him in the Fields of Punishment. He walked over to his new paradise, and heard someone call his name.

"Percy?!" It was a girl's voice. He turned around and saw them. All of his friends were sitting around on the beach, holding tropical drinks. Percy ran over to them and hugged the one who had called his name. It was Annabeth.

"Annabeth!!" He said as he crushed her in a bear hug.

"Whoa calm down Seaweed Brain, it's only been two days." She said calmly but giving him just as big of a hug.

"I thought I would never see you again Wise Girl, I missed you so much. Nothing was the same without you."

He finally let go of her and looked over at his other friends. They were all looking at him expectantly.

"Do we get hugs too?" Said Jason. "Because, I kind of want a hug."

Percy grabbed them all and pulled them into a group hug. Many tears were shed, but most of them were Percy's.

"I missed you all so much" said Percy.

"Well," said Nico "how did you die?"

"Umm, I don't know. One minute I was talking to Zeus and the next I was here." Said Percy.

Jason suddenly looked angry enough to kill. "I swear if my dad killed you, he's going to have some explaining to do."

Percy grabbed Jason's shoulders and shook him.

"Hey man, something very good came out of my death. I get to be with you guys".

Percy spent the rest of the day talking to his friends. He never let go of Annabeth's hand, he was determined to not let her go.

A/N ~ Happy Fourth of July! I decided to write the chapter from Percy's POV and it turned out pretty good. I hope I didn't mess up anything with Charon or the clothes or the judging or... well basically the whole thing. Comment what you think of this. Vote if you like it. Thanks!