CH.24 Hades Helmet And Percy's Plummet

Just like Annabeth said he appeared on a dark throne, but right now he was looking crazed, I could see the paranoia in her eyes.

"Adrian, he has it," hades said.

"Hello, father haven't seen each other in a few years, that's all you got to say," I said almost sarcastically.

"I have no time for you jokes boy!" hades said angrily.

"Jazz what's got your panties in a twist," I asked.

"That boy stole MY HELMET!" he yelled.

"Helmet, you mean that helmet that makes you invisible, that one," I said.

"yes, but It doesn't just do that it is the symbol of my power like Zeus' master bolt and Poseidon's trident, without it I am weak," he said.

"Okay so who has your helmet," I said.

"You know who, Percy Jackson son of my brother," he said.

"you're kidding right?" I asked.

"DO I LOOK LIKE IM KIDDING!" he yelled looking mad.

"Jazz no need to yell I'm right here," I said covering my ears.

"And I'm going to say this one and only one-time Percy did not steal your helmet, he didn't even know about his father till a few days ago," I said.

"Then he's lying," hades said.

"Okay stop, what the hell is up with you, this is not how you usually act," I said.

"That helmet was the symbol of my power," he said.

"So?" I spoke.

"It means it was a part of me, if I don't have it near or on me, I start getting weaker," he said.

"And crazier," I said.

"Btw do you know about a voice coming from a glowing red pit," I asked causing him to pause.

"What are talking about," he asked looking serious for the first time.

"I been having these dreams where this voice from a glowing pit has been asking me to do things in return for my mother," I said.

"the glowing red pit must be Tartarus but the only thing that's in there is" he was about to say but stopped as if he figured out something.

"Father," he said.

"oh! of course, Chronos, that makes a lot more sense now, take away something precious from the gods and cause them to go to war and when they practically destroyed themselves rise and reap the benefits," I said.

"Yes, it would seem that my father has plans to return," he said.

"well, we found the culprit but now we have to figure out how he did it, and who helping him because I doubt Chronos is working alone," I said.

"Yes, and the gods won't believe you without proving," hades said looking more calmer.

"Btw does he have Percy's mother," I asked.

"ah, actually I have her" hades said.

"WHAT!" I yelled.

"Now Adrian calm down, I didn't hurt her I was going to trade her for my helmet," hades said.

"art" I yelled and started to calm down.

"never do that again or else," I said with malice in my voice.

"yes I promise my child, as you can see I haven't been in the best mindset without my helmet," he said.

"yeah sorry," I said.

"it's fine I understand your anger" hades said.

"you're returning her as soon as we get to the underworld," I said.

"yes of course," he said.

"now you should wake up now I think your friend might be missing you," he said.

"I don't have friends," I said and woke up at the train station.

"well that was interesting," I said as I started thinking about then what I'd just learned.

First, it seems that I need to think about what I'm going to use as the symbol of my power, because apparently if you get too far from it you go crazy. I mean it makes sense as it is the thing that pretty much defines you but I do not want to be crazy just because I got my weapon or symbol stolen.

I either need to make my symbol of power something that won't ever leave my side, or something that I embody like the darkness, or just an outline of myself. I don't know what I'm going to choose but for now, I need to start thinking.

After thinking about that I started sensing where the rest of the group went, after a while of sensing they were at the top of the arc I teleported under it. Only to see Percy fall into the river underneath the arc.

"I was gone for a few minutes," I said after watching Percy fall into the river.

I saw that Grover and Annabeth come out of an elevator and were looking at the river with horror. I ran up to them.

"What happened! "I asked.

"Echidna and chimera," Grover said.

"We meet echidna, and she had the chimera with her, Percy fought her, we couldn't help we were on the elevator" Annabeth explains.

"Oh well, at least no one hurt," I said.

"WHAT ABOUT PERCY!" Grover yelled with anger.

"he's a child of Poseidon I don't know if you've noticed but when he's in the water he heals," I said looking at the river waiting for Percy.

"so, he's okay?" Grover asked.

"Look for yourself," I said and pointed towards Percy who was coming out of the river and was somehow dry.

"Perry—cy!" Annabeth and Grover yelled and tackled Percy.

"Glad to see you're still alive," I said.

"Thanks," Percy said.

"We thought you'd gone to hades the hard way," Grover said.

"I sort of fell," Percy said.

"Percy that was a six hundred and thirty feet drop," Annabeth said.

" as much as I would love to continue this conversation we getting too much attention to ourselves so let's go people," I said and started walking.

After they saw the cops and the news reporters they started following me, when we got far enough I teleported us back into the train where Percy told us his glorious tale of surviving the chimera.