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"DUCK AND COVER!"

"Coach, we're on the ship, we don't need to-"

BOOM.

A hole was blasted into the parking lot, cars being pulled into the ground, as asphalt crumbled. The Argo II slowly descended towards the hole in hopes of finding Annabeth.

Leo grabbed her elbow, pulling her slightly to the side. "Are we okay?"

"I mean, Coach didn't kill us, did he?" She joked lightly.

"Rosie-"

She broke out of his grasp. "We're okay."

"Freckles-"

"No time to talk. Annabeth's waiting."

Leo made a noise of aggravation, whipping some wires out of his belt and fidgeting with them. Rosie felt a flash of embarrassment- she was being terrible to her friend. She couldn't help it- her entire feelings of her and Leo's friendship was on shaky ground. She didn't know what to think anymore. She was freaking confused.

Percy peered over the railing towards the hole made in the ground. "ANNABETH!"

"Here!" Came a distant cry from the hole.

They lowered the rope ladder from the ship, descending into the ground, leaving Coach on board.

Annabeth stood there, at the edge of a gaping pit made by one of the cars that fell through the ground. She was covered in cobwebs, her leg covered in what appeared to be a Bubble wrap cast. She looked terrible, her entire body trembling in fear. But she was successful- the magnificent Athena Parthenos standing next to her, casting almost an eerie glow.

Percy got to Annabeth first, wrapping his arms around her. She broke down into sobs.

"It's okay," Rosie heard Percy whisper. "We're together."

Piper examined Annabeth's leg with concern. "Oh, Annabeth, what happened? Your leg…"

Annabeth explained the story, one that made Rosie shiver. Annabeth had run into Arachne, the literal worst monster an Athena kid could run into.

"Gods of Olympus," Jason muttered in awe when she finished. "You did all that...and with a broken ankle."

Annabeth shrugged. "Well...some of it with a broken leg."

Jason looked slightly intimidated. "Well...I'm impressed."

Annabeth shot him a small smile. "High praise, praetor."

Percy grinned. "You made spider woman weave her own trap? I knew you were good, but holy shit, Annabeth, that's really good. Generations of Athena kids tried and failed. You found the Athena Parthenos."

Rosie smirked, turning to look at the statue. "So, I take it the statue's hitchhiking with us?"

Annabeth nodded. "We'll have to take her with us to Greece. She's powerful. Something about it will help us stop the giants."

"The giants' bane stands gold and pale. Won with pain from a woven jail," Hazel quoted. She looked at Annabeth with admiration. "It was Arachne's jail, and you tricked her into weaving it."

Leo placed a hand on his chin, peering at the statue. "Welllll...it might take some rearranging, but I think we can fit her through the bay doors in the stable. If she sticks out the end, I might have to wrap a flag around her feet or something."

Rosie peered at the chasm below them, feeling a cold blast of air. She could sense something in it, an evil presence almost. She leaned closer.

Ready for some fun?

She jerked back.

Faltering foundations fail, my dear. The ground is my playing field, Earthshaker.

"Guys-" she started.

The chamber suddenly groaned, as the statue tilted.

"Secure it!" Annabeth screamed, an expression of fear on her face.

"Zhang!" Leo cried, panicked. "Get me to the helm, Coach is there alone!"

"Wait," Rosie whispered softly, so softly no one could hear.

Frank transformed into a giant eagle, grabbing Leo and heading towards the ship.

Jason wrapped his arm around Piper. "I'll be right back," he promised, shooting them up into the sky.

"It's going to collapse!" Rosie moaned, looking at the floor. "Get to the ladder now!"

Rosie headed for the rope ladder, Hazel quickly following after her. Hazel gestured for Nico to follow, but he was clearly in no position to sprint.

She saw grappling lines shoot from the ship, wrapping around the statue. She heard Leo shout orders as her friends scrambled around the ship, securing the statue.

Nico had just reached the ladder when Rosie heard Annabeth yelp in pain. Rosie's arm caught in the rope ladder, getting tangled- the rope was slowly breaking.

"Rosie!" Hazel yelled, losing her grip on the ladder. Rosie quickly lent her one of her hands.

She turned to see Annabeth stumble. Dear god ...her legs were still covered in cobwebs.

"Her ankle!" Rosie screamed, it coming out shrill and jagged. "Percy, her ankle!"

Hazel noticed, her face falling in horror.

"Cut it!" They screamed like crazy people, as Rosie grunted with the weight of holding onto Hazel. "Cut it!"

Rosie let out a sob, looking up at the Argo II above. She could see her friends scrambling to secure the statue, not a single one of them aware of what was happening underneath them.

"Jason!" She screamed, her voice becoming hoarse. "Jason! Frank!"

Hazel helped her, the two of them screaming their names as they dangled from the ladder.

Percy looked at them, confused, like he didn't know what they were talking about.

The pit started rumbling. Dear god, was that her?

Annabeth didn't notice her ankle. She was dragged back, veering dangerously on the unstable ground.

"Zhang!" She cried. "Guys!"

The rumbling was getting louder.

Something continued to yank Annabeth backwards, dragging her towards the pit. Percy, eyes wide, lunged for her. He managed to grab Annabeth's arm, but the momentum carried him along as well.

"No!" Rosie screamed.

"Help them, Nico!" Hazel pleaded, the two of them still flailing around. Rosie tried tightening her grip on the rope ladder- what if it broke and they went tumbling into the pit?

Nico tried hobbling over to them, but he was clearly in no shape to move. He grunted out in pain.

"I can't!" he moaned.

Rosie and Hazel were tangled in the rope ladder, their cries lost in the confusion and shaking of the cavern.

Everything happened so fast.

Annabeth was sobbing, as her body was edging towards the pit. Percy was holding onto her, his face scrunched in focus, trying to stop the two of them from being pulled in.

Rosie watched, helpless, as the two of them slipped in. Percy grabbed a ledge a few feet below the top of the chasm, his hand gripping Annabeth's.

The entire cavern was shaking, as Rosie cried. Was she doing it? Dear god, they needed help.

Nico was leaning over the chasm, extending his hand to them. But it was hopeless- he was too far out of reach.

"JASON!" Hazel screamed, her voice ragged with tears. "FRANK!"

She knew it was hopeless.

They wouldn't hear them.

"Let me go, Percy," she could hear the faint voice of Annabeth pleading with her brother.

"Never," Percy shot back stubbornly.

No no no please god, no-

Did he have to be so selfless and stupidly stubborn?

"The other side, Nico!" Percy yelled up. "We'll meet you there, do you understand?"

Nico's eyes widened. "Percy-what-"

"Get them there!" Percy didn't sound scared. No, he sounded determined. Ready. "Promise!"

"I-I will. I promise." Nico let out a strangled sob.

I'm sure your brother will love Tartarus.

"NO!" Rosie screamed.

"Together," she heard Percy whisper.

Her brother and Annabeth disappeared from view, the earth swallowing them whole.

She thought she had died.

Everything went numb for a second, as the floor went caving in and the world became silent after violent rumbling. A soft buzzing occured in her ears.

Everything that comes from the earth eventually returns to it.

Hazel and Nico were on the ladder with her, their lips forming words she couldn't hear.

"Percy…" she croaked weakly.

Suddenly, Jason was there, shaking her and talking to her. She couldn't hear a thing.

"Rosie? What happened? Where are Percy and Annabeth?"

She couldn't speak. All she was...all she felt was….

Numb.

"Tartarus," Hazel sputtered out with a sob.

Jason's face went slack, glancing down at where the pit had been, now covered with debris. He gulped. "No."

Nico sighed. "Jason-"

"It's fine," Jason snapped at him. "We can dig through the debris."

Jason grabbed Rosie, carrying her back up the ship, depositing her lightly on the floor. She stayed there on the ground, hugging her knees to her chest.

Piper Leo, and Coach appeared, all slightly out of breath. "What happened?" Piper asked, concerned. She glanced at Rosie. "Rosie?"

"Frank!" Jason yelled determinedly, appearing with Hazel and Nico. "We need you."

Frank raised his eyebrows. "What...What happened?" His eyes grew wide as he realized two people were simply missing.

"Digging tools," Jason muttered to himself.

"What?" Piper asked. "Jason...where are the others?"

"Jason, take a breath," Coach pleaded.

"Leo, we need digging tools," Jason said to him, gripping Leo's shoulder.

"Bro, slow down," Leo said. "What...what's going on?" He glanced at Rosie, who was staring blankly at the ship's ground.

"They're gone," Hazel sobbed hysterically. "Annabeth and Percy…" she trailed off, throwing herself into Piper's arms.

Nico shuddered. "They're in Tartarus. I tried to reach them…"

"Why are we just standing here?!" Jason snapped angrily. "We are wasting time! We've got to save them!"

Leo's face had become crestfallen. "But...they're.." he trailed off silently.

"There's still time!" Jason yelled wildly, his eyes gleaming. "Frank and I can go down there and sift through the rubble! We can't leave them behind!"

She knew he was reliving his past- reliving Charleston and Calla. She didn't say anything.

Frank grabbed Jason's shoulder softly. "Jason…" he said gently. "They're gone."

Piper moaned, holding Hazel tighter. Leo placed his hands into his pockets, looking lost.

"No."

Frank took a labored breath, tears forming in his eyes. "Jason, they're-"

Jason broke out of Frank's grasp roughly, wiping away his tears. He angrily threw his sword down to the ground, storming away.

"I'll go talk to him," Coach offered quietly, walking away with a somber look on his face.

Frank choked out a sob, wavering dangerously. Nico shuffled awkwardly away from the rest of them, staring out into the sky.

She couldn't feel her limbs. Was she even breathing?

Leo sat down next to her, a glassy look in his eyes. He looked at her with such concern, such gentleness that she knew how she felt.

She was the idiot in love with her best friend.

Her hands shook, the first movement she was aware of.

Leo opened his mouth, like he wanted to say something. But sometimes, words fail.

He opened his arms, wanting to hold her.

And she let him.

No one seemed to know what to do.

It was quite clear- their two leaders were gone. What now?

Leo finally gave them some kind of direction- telling them to go below deck and get things secure for departure. Departure- she hated that word. No one wanted to leave. And yet, they had to. There was nothing left for them here.

They gathered on the quarterdeck, where Rosie watched as Leo rested a hand on the Archimedes sphere, something he had gotten when he was underground with Hazel and Frank. She could tell he wanted to be more excited about it- but how could he, after what happened?

"It's my fault," he said quietly to the group.

Rosie knew that wasn't true. The shaking she had felt in her cavern- she knew the only person who could cause it. It had been her fault. She didn't know what Leo was referring to.

Gaea knew how to destroy her. It wasn't enough losing one brother- Gaea had to take the other one out of her life.

"That's not true, Leo," Hazel insisted fiercely. "It was her fault- Gaea's." She gripped Leo's hand. "Listen, Leo. I won't allow you to feel guilty. Not-not after Sammy…" she broke off with a sob, leaving Rosie with so many questions.

Nico spoke up quietly. "They're not dead, if that's any consolation. If they were...I could probably feel it."

"How can you be sure?" Leo asked accusingly. "If that pit really does lead to...you know...how can you sense them from so far away?"

Nico and Hazel exchanged nervous looks.

"We can't be one hundred percent sure," Hazel admitted softly. "But I think Nico is right. They're alive...so far."

Rosie felt Piper grip her shoulder.

Jason pounded the railing. He appeared to be doing a little better after talking to Coach...but still distraught. "I should've been paying attention- I should've flown down to save them."

"Me too," Frank moaned, closing his eyes.

Piper shook her head. "Guys, we have to stop blaming ourselves. We were focused on the statue."

Nico nodded in agreement. "Even if the pit wasn't buried...you wouldn't be able to fly that close. Tartarus….I can't even describe how powerful that place is. The force you feel...sucks you in. I never stood a chance."

Frank sniffled. "What about them, then? Percy and Annabeth? Do they not have a chance?"

"Percy is the most powerful demigod I ever met. If anyone can survive, it's him and Annabeth. They'll find a way through Tartarus."

"To the Doors of Death, right?" Jason asked. "You told us it's guarded by Gaea's most powerful forces. How could two demigods possibly-?"

"I don't know," Nico said. "But Percy told me to lead you guys to Epirus, to the mortal side of the doorway. His plan is to meet us there. If we can survive the House of Hades, fight our way through Gaea's forces, then maybe we can work with Percy and Annabeth to seal the Doors from both sides."

"Then we'll do it," Rosie said quietly, the first words she had spoken since seeing Percy and Annabeth, her friends, tumble into the darkness. "We have to."

Hazel nodded. "It definitely won't be easy," she said. "Gaea will throw everything she's got at us."

"What else is new?" Jason asked bitterly.

Piper nodded. "We have no choice," she said. "We have to seal the Doors before we can stop the giants from raising Gaea. We've got to hurry. The Romans are in New York- they're headed for camp."

"One month," Jason said. "Ephialtes said Gaea would awaken in one month."

Leo stood up straighter. "We can do it. The Archimedes sphere can upgrade the ship. I'm going to study those ancient scrolls we got. I should be able to make all sorts of new weapons. We're going to fight Gaea's army- they messed with the wrong ship." Festus roared fire in agreement.

That was her Leo.

And he was right- that was the ship's agenda. Hers, however, was different. No one was going to get hurt anymore.

You will be mine, Earthshaker.

That was the game Gaea wanted to play? So be it.

Jason weakly smiled, saluting Leo. "Sounds good, Admiral. You ready to set course?"

Leo wasn't paying any attention to the magnificent sunset streaking the sky. He was staring straight at Rosie, a look of determination and fire on his face.

"Yeah," he said, smiling at Rosie. "Festus, raise the sails. We've got some friends to save."

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