The House of Hades

Prophecies

Piper

Piper was angry at Frank.

Poor Repair boy had a blak eye, which healed with some nectar, and a bloody nose, which was still dripping.

Everyone but Frank, Hedge and Leo sat at the mess room table. Frank had been(yes, mommy style) to his room for his behavior. Leo was getting his nose checked out by Hedge in the infirmary.

Nico chewed aimlessly on a sandwhich. "What would hppen if we tried to Iris message Percy and Annabeth?"

"I dunno." Jason was eating a peice of pie, which, was completely blue, like Percy ate it.

Hazel too was eating fully blue pie. "We could try."

Piper was eating a veggie sandwhich. "I don't now guys, if it does work we-"

"Might get to help them somehow." Said a voice.

Piper turned and Leo stood in the doorway, grinning. Hedge was behind him. 

"I heard the plan, and I like it. Let's do it now." Leo glanced around, and noticed the pie.

"Blue....?"

"Yeah," Jason interjected. " 'Member, Annabeth told us Percy liked blue food."

"Oh, yeah."

Piper stood up, as did Nico. "We're trying it now."

And they all went to the galley.

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Frank had been invited to come, and declined, but was dragged along anyway.

The galley sink provided the mist, and Nico's pocket provided the drachma.

"Oh Iris, goddess of the rainbow...."

The message appeared.

It was disoriented, like an old clunky TV, but the image was clear.

A battered, bruised, group of teens stood in a dark, painfully dark place.

"Percy?" Whispered Hazel.

A boy with raven black hair turned, and gasped. The image froze for a second, then started.

A girl with blond hair, which Piper reconized as Annabeth, was there. A girl with olive skin, and a girl that looked very offical, stood side by side, both with black hair and bows. A girl with silky black hir that cascaded down her shoulders was there also. Piper had seen enough pictures to know it was Silena Beauragrd.

"Guys?" Percy breathed. He looked normal except he was overally skinny, his clothes were tattered, and he had murder in his eyes.

Annabeth jogged over, limping heavily on her right leg. "How are you-"

Frank told the story of what had happened while they were in Tartarus.

Annabeth told the story of Tartarus.

Leo furrowed his brow. "So, you guys are ok now?"

Percy sighed. "No. As I said, Luke is........"

No further words were said.

Bianca stared longingly at the screen. "Nico?"

"Bianca." Nico stiffened, as if he'd been shocked.

Silena studied Piper. "You're my sister?"

Piper almost choked. "Uh...yes, but I'm not, um, like the others kids."

Silena grinned. "You're way prettier then me."

Piper blushed and looked shoced, while Jason grinned.

"So, my bro is gone?" Leo shied away from saying dead.

Silena trembled. "Yes."

Percy changed the subject. "New prophecy." He reveiled.

Annabeth looked nervous.

"Demigods, here and there, 

shall be defeated by the golden mare.

2 shall betray the others,

And," Percy hesitated.

"And the forge will awaken the mother.

The Sea shall despair,

For Owl's dare."

Cue looks at Leo and Annabeth.

"I'm not waking up Gaea." Leo stepped back.

"A-And, I don't....I don't have a dare." Annabeth argued, hesiating.

Percy glared.

"Perhaps, thee should-" Zoe was interuppted by a cry of pain.

Piper looked hard at the message. It shimmered, almost disspaeering, but then came back.

Zoe, Bianca, Silena and Annabeth crouched at Percy's side.

Piper didn't see the problem. Then she saw Riptide.

Stabbed in Percy's back. 

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"PERCY!" Annabeth smacked him over and over, trying to keep him from leaving consiousness.

Bianca and Zoe were healing him while the demigods on the ship stared him horror at their leaders.

Silena sobbed. "Not again. Charlie, then Ethan, now....now PERCY!" She sobbed.

Jason looked terrified, and Hazel cried . 

Piper was dumbstruck. How did Riptide, Percy's sword, end up in the hands of another? 

Someone cackled behind the demigods, and the image dissaperred.

Piper and the others turned. Jason croaked, "Luke Castellan."

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Yeah.

I just went there. 

~BW~