━━ ❝ 𝐢𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 cassiopeia bradbury is a star, destined to collapse and shine ❞
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[ i. NOT EDITED, going to be re-written
ii. extended summary inside
iii. percy jackson x fem!oc
iv. previously called evermo...
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THEY ran until they couldn't keep going anymore.
"We have to keep moving," Nico said. "He'll send monsters after us."
Nobody was in any shape to run, but Nico was right. Cassie hauled herself up and helped Nico to his feet, he gladly took her hand.
"Back to New York," Percy said. "Rachel, can you-"
He froze. A few metres in front of them, his flashlight beam fixed on a trampled clump of red fabric lying on the ground.
It was a Rasta cap: the one Grover always wore.
Cassie's hands shook as she picked up the cap. It looked like it had been stepped on by a huge muddy boot.
Then she noticed something else. The cave floor was mushy and wet from the water dripping off the stalactites.
There were large footprints like Tyson's, and smaller ones- goat hooves- leading off to the left.
"We have to follow them," Cassie said. "They went that way. It must have been recently."
"What about Camp Half-Blood?" Nico said. "There's no time."
"We have to find them," Annabeth insisted. "They're our friends."
Cassie wanted to say something, but after the events of that day, she was too tired.
She picked up Grover's cap and forged ahead.
The tunnel was treacherous. It sloped at weird angles and was slimy with moisture.
Finally they got to the bottom of a slope and found themselves in a large cave with huge stalagmite columns.
Through the centre of the room ran an underground river, and Tyson was sitting by the bank, cradling Grover in his lap. Grover's eyes were closed. He wasn't moving.
"Tyson!" Percy yelled.
"Percy! Come quick!"
They ran over to him. Grover wasn't dead, thank the gods, but his whole body trembled like he was freezing to death, his heartbeat was slow but not quiet.
"What happened?" Cassie asked.
"So many things," Tyson murmured. "Large snake. Large dogs. Men with swords. But then... we got close to here. Grover was excited. He ran. Then we reached this room, and he fell. Like this."
"Did he say anything?" Percy asked.
"He said, 'We're close' Then he hit his head on rocks."
Cassie shone her flashlight around the cavern. The rocks glittered. At the far end was the entrance to another cave, flanked by gigantic columns of crystal that looked like diamonds. And beyond that entrance...
"Grover," Percy said. "Wake up."
He didn't wake up.
Annabeth threw him some cold water, he didn't wake up.
