Chapter 24

A.N. Sorry this took SO long but we had to do thing that almost killed us so get over it. Also I got grounded. It's me Midnight. I have started a blog. On it you will get sneak peaks of what happens to us before it's in our story so take a look at www. mbnnblogs .webs .com take away the spaces and you've got our blogs. SO GO ON IT!


P.O.V. NICO

Thank the gods Blaze wasn't burned to badly. It would scar, but the burns were nothing worse than first and a few seconds degree burns. She was coughing and blinking rapidly, but she seemed alright.

I looked over at Noah. He was sitting on the ground looking at the spot where the army had left with Midnight.
Blaze walked over to where he was at, sat on the ground and kept doing that weird blinking thing. Her face was blank, but she continued rhythmically moving her fingers through the dirt.

"Blaze?" I asked quietly. "You okay?" She didn't answer. After a few seconds she just stood up.

"We need to go to Mount Olympus." She had that burning look in her eyes where no one was brave enough to argue with her. Noah picked up. Blaze took the lead. We were going to Mount Olympus even if it killed us.


It took two busses, three taxis, and two miles of walking for us to get to the Empire State Building. What would the gods say when they saw us here? We would be toasted for sure.

"They're not here," Blaze said as if she had read my mind. "I'm not sure why but they're not here." We went inside and managed to get into the elevator without any trouble. Charlie used his horn to jam the elevator button and we started moving up.

It was torture waiting in the elevator but there was no way to speed up the process. When it finally opened what we were facing was worse than any of us could have imagined. It was worse than the nightmares some campers have after their first fight with a monster. It was worse than anything.

It was Midnight.


Noah P.O.V

It was a mad house. Midnight was by the fire thing in a black dress with silver swirl things that was one shoulder trying to fight off some girl who I guessed was Dona. She winced as Dona hit her in the shoulder but, the most valuable thing in the world right now, Midnight's blood, was nowhere in sight.

But Midnight wasn't doing good and I could see where Dona was backing her to. The foot of her father's throne. I heard Blaze scream and turned to see her and Nico fighting a dude who could only be Henry in the flesh.

I heard Midnight scream. I turned quickly to see a knife with green goo stuck in the inside of her right ankle. Her only weakness and Dona had known it. Midnight's blood seeped on to Poseidon's throne and black flames stared burning it up.

Midnight just stayed on the floor. It made me wonder what awful things they had told and did to her. She turned her head and I saw she wasn't even trying to stop the tears. She looked me in the eye. I knew then she didn't plan on leaving the underworld again.

Done got more of Midnight blood off the floor and began to pour it on the other thrones. Midnight spoke as loud as she could, it wasn't very loud but it was loud enough. "I'll get Fields of Punishment for this anyway but, I'm sorry." And she passed out but didn't die. I knew that much. I ran over to her and managed to wake her up but she was in too much pain to do anything. I heard a cold laugh and Midnight's eyes went all black. I was weird. I looked over and I, Nico, and Blaze all gasped. Sitting where Zeus' throne used to be was none other than Kronos.


P.O.V. BLAZE

I grabbed my sword and hurriedly yanked it out to block a blow that had been aimed at my head. I barely caught the blow and the effect was bone jarring. I clenched my jaw, turned on my heel, and jabbed my sword. Kronos knocked away my sword, but it still skimmed the edge of his skin and gold splashed onto the ground, but oddly mixed with it was normal blood that was slowly turning gold. He didn't flip, but Midnight's unconscious form curled up as if in pain. I was puzzled, but didn't really have the time to think about it. Sorry big sis, but I'm kind of busy fighting for my life.
Kronos's sword slashed towards me and I blocked it. I glanced around to see what the others were doing. We had left Charlie, Katie, and Percy in the elevator when it broke down. Hey, I can only carry so many people up an elevator shaft. Nico was fighting what looked like Henry and Noah was fighting what I guessed to be Dona. They were struggling, but were defiantly holding their ground. Suddenly a wide smile split my face in two.
"What are you smiling about you idiot?" Kronos hissed. My smile widened as I replied.
"It's almost a challenge," I said as I jabbed my sword. It sunk a few inches before I had to pull it out to avoid him breaking my arm. Midnight who was now conscious yelped in pain and I realized something. Kronos had Midnight blood so she was feeling whatever damage I did to him. I wasn't sure, but the safest way would be to kill him quickly and hopefully it wouldn't kill Midnight as well. Midnight lunged at me, trying to keep me from doing any more damage. This must have been impacted her somehow other than feeling pain. I was trying not to trip over her and not let Kronos get me.
"You are going to die," he hissed. He was so intent on glaring at me an idea started forming in my mind.
"Make me," I whispered and moved my leg to kick. I yelped out in pain as he swung his sword down and slammed it onto my leg, but my plan had worked. With one smooth slice of my sword his head went rolling to the floor.
With a cheer of relief I turned around, but the cheer died in my throat and horror suddenly tore up my stomach.
Midnight was gone.


Noah P.O.V.

"Where'd Midnight go?" We all yelled at the same time. I was panicking. We all kept yelling for her, and running around like headless chickens looking for her. "Looking for someone? I bet you forgot about me." A cold stone voice called out. We all turned to see Dona holding Midnight, knocked out, with a knife to her throat. "Let her go!" Blaze said calmly. "Well why would I do that? She is the reason Henry isn't here anymore. He was killed. Young Blaze is free of him. Plus now that my Father won't be rising I need to be in someone's head." Blaze rushed her with the sword.

But she was gone. A black smoke was all that was left. And that went in Midnight's ear and didn't come back out.

"Come on lets go back to camp."


P.O.V. NICO

Midnight was finally awake. We burned the shrouds, ate dinner, and the girls started rushing around frantically trying to decide what to sing for a camp concert. Once the day was finally here the girls were ecstatic. Midnight was on first.

She was wearing a white tank top and black ripped skinny jeans.

"Hey Blaze, remember the time we were at school and you beat the kids up. Or the time when we were at the mall in New York and those boys wouldn't leave us alone, well…" The music started then.

"Made a wrong turn

Once or twice
Dug my way out
Blood and fire
Bad decisions
That's alright
Welcome to my silly life
Mistreated, misplaced, misunderstood
Miss "no way it's all good"
It didn't slow me down
Mistaken
Always second guessing
Underestimated
Look, I'm still around…

Pretty, pretty please
Don't you ever, ever feel
Like your less than
Less than perfect
Pretty, pretty please
If you ever, ever feel
Like your nothing
You are perfect to me

You're so mean
When you talk
About yourself
You are wrong
Change the voices
In your head
Make them like you
Instead
So complicated
Look how big you'll make it
Filled with so much hatred
Such a tired game
It's enough
I've done all I can think of
Chased down all my demons
see you same

Pretty, pretty please
Don't you ever, ever feel
Like your less than
Less than perfect
Pretty, pretty please
If you ever, ever feel
Like your nothing
You are perfect to me

The world stares while I swallow the fear
The only thing I should be drinking is an ice cold beer
So cool in lying and I tried tried
But we try too hard, it's a waste of my time
Done looking for the critics, cuz they're everywhere
They don't like my jeans, they don't get my hair
Strange ourselves and we do it all the time
Why do we do that?
Why do I do that?
Why do I do that?

Yeah,
Ooh, oh, pretty pretty pretty,
Pretty pretty please don't you ever ever feel
Like you're less then, less than perfect
Pretty pretty please if you ever ever feel
Like you're nothing you are perfect, to me
You're perfect
You're perfect
Pretty, pretty please don't you ever ever feel like you're less then, less than perfect
Pretty, pretty please if you ever ever feel like you're nothing you are perfect to me"


Blaze went on stage last.
"Have you looked at the stop watch lately?
When was the last time you clocked-in?
There is a race to be run and a song to be sung
There is a fine line wearin' thin

So don't look back the past has past
The future is comin' fast
You better make room, we're comin' through
Loud and clear

We got the hands to turn this around
We got the plan to make it go down
We got the voice fillin' this room
We got the minds, the minds that go boom
Get up get out get on that train
It's becoming so insane
This tiny blue marble is rollin' away

Have ya checked out the temperature lately
There's a fever that's about to break
There is a game to be won and a song to be sung
This is our battle cry, make no mistake

So don't look back the past has past
The future is comin' fast
You better make room, we're comin' through
Loud and clear

We got the hands to turn this around
We got the plan to make it go down
We got the voice fillin' this room
We got the minds, the minds that go boom
Get up get out get on that train
It's becoming so insane
This tiny blue marble is rollin' away

So don't look back the past has past
The future is comin' fast
You better make room, we're comin' through
Loud and clear

We got the hands to turn this around
We got the plan to make it go down
We got the voice fillin' this room
We got the minds, the minds that go boom
Get up get out get on that train
It's becoming so insane
This tiny blue marble is rollin' away

We got the hands to turn this around
We got the plan to make it go down
We got the voice fillin' this room
We got the minds, the minds that go boom
Get up get out get on that train
It's becoming so insane
This tiny blue marble is rollin' away"


Midnight's P.O.V

"You know you don't have to go for me. You both know that right?" I began for the hundredth time sine the boys had accepted the quest Blaze and I couldn't go on.

"Midnight, we've got to get Donna out of your head. She's done enough to all of us." Noah told me for the hundredth time. I nodded as my vision blurred. I got my knife out and gave it to him. "Midnight…" he started. "Take it. Arrows aren't close rage. You're going to need it more than me." Noah put it in him backpack and hugged me.

10 minutes later me, Blaze, and Annabeth stood on the hill and watched as Noah, Nico, and Percy headed to New York.

"You know Blaze; we'll have a lot more time to work on building your cabin now." I said. Blaze smiled and hugged me. I think we might just be ok without the boys till summer. Anyway, what could happen?

If only I'd know. We might have done something different.


A/N: Hey guys if you liked Long Live Love Look at the next book with Blaze and Midnight Summers. "The Truly Insane, The Kidnapped, and Others"