Traitors In The Underworld

Chapter 5 Percy

I saw Andy run towards a giant white river with poppies on the side. Nico yelled, "NO!" But Andy kept on running until he touched it. Andy got halfway through before collapsing, and Nico looked like he was going to die or kill.

Nico ran towards the river, and I was about to stop him, when he stopped.
"Nico? I have a bad feeling about this-" I stopped because Nico turned towards me, looking a tad desperate.
"Percy... Please... get Andy out of the river..." Nico seemed to have a hard time saying that.

"How could I? Isn't it too dangerous?" Nico seemed to find his shoes very interesting, but then he looked up and nodded.

"You are the son of Poseidon! Of course it's dangerous, but you could withstand it, I saw it with my own eyes before..." Nico trailed off, as if he thought of something.

"Please, just get my brother out of there!" I nodded before I realized what I was doing, and I waded into the water as if I had done this a million times before, and seized Andy's arm. He was unconscious, and just when I grabbed him, the earth shook. A army rode over the hills, and I didn't get it.

"Perseus Jackson! Andrew Serenita, and the ghost king! To whom do I owe the pleasure of meeting these three heroes?" My jaw was still open, and Andy, who was a little groggy and conscious, closed my mouth saying, "You'll catch flies." I don't think flies live here.

Nico snarled at the golden figure in the center, "Just shut up and go away. I don't need you and neither do these two."

Andy stood up, then fell back down, looking like he was doing the wave by himself.

I pulled Andy towards Nico, and laid Andy on the ground behind death boy. The golden figure just stood there, with his armor glinting and his spear pointed at us.

"Go," I whispered, still not having a clue what I was doing. "I'll hold him off."

"How? You forgot everything, how to fight, who you are, and Annabeth! You can't even fight, Percy. You'll die." Nico argued. I shook my head, still thinking. Golden Guy was standing there, clearly impatient and not wanting to wait another minute.

"Then I guess there's only one thing to do," He decided, grabbing Andy's and my hand. I yelped and flinched, jerked away from his hand when I felt the coldness in his hands. Andy did the same, though I thought he was unconscious.

The army had right at that moment declared war on us. They charged, yelling and pointing their variety of weapons at us, but still I was pulling away. Nico gritted his teeth, and focused, squeezing my hand, and suddenly I was pulled into what felt like a icy current. Andy, who wasn't all that awake before, had his eyes bugging out. I heard voices and felt chills crawl up my back. It was dark, but it was dim enough.

When we popped up in the middle of a grassy hill, I didn't understand what happened.

"What just happened?" I almost shouted, freaking out.

"Seriously Percy, you went through that like four times already. You went through Tartarus, and please don't tell me you're freaking out because of shadow travel." Nico shook his head, muttering.

Andy was still as a statue and had a weird expression on his face.

"That... Was... Awesome!" Despite all he's been through, he still acts like a 8 year old? Nico laughed, though he winced a little when smiling.

"Percy, you sure you seriously don't remember anything?" I nodded, and Nico looked disappointed.

"Do you remember anything that happened a week ago?" I nodded again, feeling déjà vu. Andy looked at me, frowning.

"You're-" Nico put a hand on his shoulder, then asked, "Do you still remember your life?"

"Of course!" Nico creased his brow, and then nodded.

"Okay, then..." He raced down the hill, not really paying attention, until he spotted a low ceiling cabin. Nico gestured for me to come nearer. As I got closer, the cabin looked a little familiar. I walked in before either Andy and Nico could stop me. I was hit by a breeze of wind smelling like the sea. I breathed in, feeling a little better.

There was a messy bed, a sheild on the wall, bronze hippocampi hanging from the ceiling, and I remembered my brother.

A brown eye was all I could remember. Chipped teeth, peanut butter, horses, and Annabeth. Who was she? Nico mentioned her with a certain tone, like I should know her because she was super important in my life, but I didn't know why.

"Hello? Camp to Percy!" Andy waved a hand in my face, and I snapped out of my thoughts.

"Who's Annabeth?" Andy widened his eyes so much, I was afraid they might fall out of his head. Nico, however, looked a little less alarmed, but looked a little too worried.

"Annabeth... Is your girlfriend who's been your friend ever since you cam e to camp." I was a little shocked at that. I had a girlfriend? Andy started giggling, but I didn't know why.

"Where is she?" Nico shook his head, and advanced out of the cabin. Andy followed him, so I had no choice but to follow them, if I wanted to be filled in on my life.

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After a whole lot of explaining from the centaur Chiron, a California blonde who looked at me worriedly and endearingly, and Tyson (who kept calling Chiron "pony"), I realized why everyone expected me to remember my life.

"How could he bathe in the Lethe and get his mind wiped? He withstood it before with a infected shoulder and..." Annabeth wondered, furious. "Could a god or goddess be behind this again? But there isn't any need for it..."

Andy spoke up, after fiddling with something from his pocket, and asked,

"They could know about the titans' revenge..." Chiron shook his head, stopping Andy. I caught a glimps of the thing, and I saw a flash of dark.

"No, they wouldn't do that to Percy, the hero that needs to remember in order to save them." Nico explained.

Chiron commanded us to go back to our cabins, and rest up before we continue our quest. Again, I felt déjà vu. And there was a chill... Was history repeating itself too soon?