The Unclaimed Half-blood

Chapter 8: What lives Below.

Alistair hated waiting, it took them awhile to finally find the entrance and  obviously there was a guard. Percy and Annabeth elected to be the ones to confront him inside a Furniture store of all places. They took their sweet time getting Procrustes out of the way too. Grover and Alistair popped their heads in the door.

Grover: "Is it over?"

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The Door to the Underworld was alot less grand then expected. It was literally a blue door with a 'Do not enter' sign on it.

Percy:"Are you sure this is the right way?"

Alistair: "Should I have brought a shovel?"

Grover sighs and opens the door with a creak. Before coughing a bit, rejoining the others. Alistair visibly gagged at the stench.

Grover: "It's either the realm of the dead, or someone left a carton of milk in there in the 1900s."

Annabeth quickly looks around and grabs a toy ball, squeezing it to produce a squeak, before handing it over to Grover. Who uses it as a stress ball.

Annabeth: "Better?"

Grover: "Much."

Alistair: "I'm not though..."

Annabeth rolls her eyes.

Percy: "If we get into trouble...these are our tickets out."

Annabeth:"No one's turning back until we all come back."

Crusty(In another room): "No one comes back."

Annabeth: "Dude! Don't make me come back out there."

Alistair: "She will too man, don't tempt."

Percy: " We have no idea what's down there. I just think it's safer if I'm not holding them all. "

Alistair: "Dudes gotta point, what if we get separated?"

Everyone takes their pearl, Alistair puts it in the  pocket if his jacket.

Annabeth: "Let's go get your mom."

The group heads into the Underworld, the door slams behind them.

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The group comes up from a trapdoor and look around.

Annabeth: "Grover, hurry up."

Alistair: "Ya know, I was expecting it to be more... I don't know Fiery? This place is just depressing."

Grover rushes over to them as they crouch looking around for danger.

Alistair: "Gotta admit, it is kinda beautiful in it's own way."

Percy: "Not in Kansas. "

Annabeth: "Hey, focus. We left Kansas four days ago. "

Percy: "Yeah, No, it's a... Nevermind."

Grover: "Guys, is that who I think it is?"

Annabeth: "Charon, the boatman, taking new arrivals across the River Styx. Which means that over there is the main gate. Let's go. Maybe we can get there first."

Grover: "Yeah"

Grover hasn't stopped squeezing the ball and it's begun to annoy both Alistair and Annabeth. He moves over to Annabeth.

Annabeth: "Why don't you let me hang on to that for now?"

Grover shyly hands over the ball.

Annabeth: "Come on."