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After a long hour of monsters chasing us, followed by a police chase that might or might not been directed towards us considering the mist.... that ended on a crash where Annabeth almost blew up the car, we were finally in the underworld.
"Well, I have certainly grown to hate you now Percy," I chuckled, patting the fish demigod on the back, "Now let's get your mom out of here, before your awful.. AWFUL luck fucks with us even more…" just as I finished that sentence, a mighty and frightening growl was heard behind us.
"Sorry…" Percy chuckled.
"No you don't bitch," I narrowed my eyes at Percy into a thin line, "Alright Scooby," I turned to see the massive dog running at us, his teeth promising a lot of pain, "I have permission to be here, check with your daddy, so be good doggo and fuck off, or eat Percy I don't care,"
"Dude?!" Percy growled.
"I'm cool either way," Annabeth chuckled, getting an exasperated look from Percy that only made her laugh harder.
Cerberus looked at me, and my group, and after a long moment of considering my words, he licked me. Showing his approval.
"Ew," I shuddered, as the disgusting feeling of my body being fully covered in saliva sinked in, "Cute on small dogs, disgusting on big…"
"I think he likes you," Annabeth giggled.
"Cerberus," I smiled at the three headed dog who tilted his head at the calling of his name, "Lick those two," I grinned and much to the dismay of my companions, Cerberus obeyed.
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"Did you have to order him that," Annabeth muttered, in a rather sour tone, "One win, that's all I ask, let me prank you once without repercussions,"
"That's what we have training for," I rolled my eyes at her.
"You TURNED me into a killer clown! People still call me Pennybeth!!" Annabeth shouted, "And that was the result of you getting angry in one training session!"
"No, that was the result of you hitting me in the nuts," I corrected, "Normal asswhoppings? I don't do nothing, but my boys have insurance, and is me,"
"Yep," Percy nodded.
"Well, if we continue like this we should be arriving at the castle in about six to eight hours," I stated, changing the subject.
"Quite a long way on foot," Annabeth sighed.
I chuckled, realizing I had nothing to do here, "And by we I mean you two, you two will have to walk for hours, not me," I winked at them, "I will be having some tea with Persophone and Hades while you two get to the castle,"
"You are going to leave us?" Percy muttered in disbelief.
"How could you?!" Annabeth growled.
"Oh, no no, Percy I'm just going to open you some field with them," I lied.
"Oh, I see," Percy smiled, "Soften them up for me,"
"Oh god, he's an idiot," Annabeth groaned.
"Yes," And after that show of blind faith Percy had in my word, I teleported away… promising to bring the subject of Percy's mom to Hades later, he kinda made me feel bad.
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Having tea with Hades was delightful, both him and his wife Persephone were very good treating guests, Persephone in fact seemed happy to have visitors.
"I hope you like the cookies," Persephone smiled, putting her freshly baked cookies on the table, "They're aren't by any means on Hestia's level, but I like to think they are good,"
"Delicious," I smiled, taking a bite.
"So, the kid is here for his mother?" Hades inquired and I nodded, "Do you want to help him,"
"Kinda?" I answered somewhat unsure, "I don't want to leave his poor mother here, I meet the woman and she's like a human version of Hestia,"
"I see," Hades nodded.
"But I also want Percy to work for it," I chuckled, "I mean, I have been carrying the team all day long, so…"
"A wise choice," Hades chuckled, "Now… while he makes his way here, how about we play some smash?"
"Sure, but when Percy and Annabeth get here, tell them I was going through some trials or something like that," I chuckled.
"Don't worry, we got you," Persephone smiled, pushing me into the underworld arcade, where we played for hours, and where I found out Persephone was a mean Wario main, beating Hades in almost every round.
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[5 HOURS LATER - Annabeth POV]
Five hours ago, Adam left us… god how much I hated that man… sometimes, not nearly as much as the hate I had for Percy, he actually believed Adam was talking to the gods on his favor, as if. Adam is a good guy, but if he doesn't feel you are going to die, he lets you suffer for his twisted entertainment.
"I see the last two demigods have finally arrived," The power I felt coming from that voice was enough to push my head down in reverence, Hades… the most terrifying god was standing in front of us, "Your friend was here a few hours ago, and he… did so challenges? Yes challenges, to gain this audience you two are having,"
I wasn't sure what to think of this, it almost sounded like Lord Hades, was unsure about what he was saying.
"Where is he right now?" Percy asked, showing
clear distress over our… friend.
"He is on a challenge… right now," Hades answered, once again sounding unsure.
"Yes Percy! I'm on a challenge!" Adam shouted, and for some reason he sounded off.
I took a deep breath and decided to understand the situation better because something was off, looking at Lord Hades I noticed he was wearing sandals… spa sandals, that alone was suspicious; beside that… the smell in the room was… not like the rest of the castle that smelled like lemons, no… the room smelled like coconut oil, and scented candles commonly found in spas…. Was lord Hades having a spa day before we arrived? If so, where was Adam?
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[Adam POV - 1 HOUR EARLIER]
After getting my ass obliterated in smash… like for real, I have never seen anyone as good as Persephone in the game… anyway, after I lost to Persephone an innumerable amount of times, The Queen of the Underworld decided we all needed a good time of relaxation.
I was perplexed with the fact that they had a spa in the underworld, and seeing I was in good need of some pampering I accepted.
The spa was probably the best thing, in the world, Hades would use his power to summon the best people to treat us, leading to a super premium experience.
"The challenge here is not falling asleep," I mumbled in my deep trance of relaxation.
"That is… correct," Hades nodded.
"It's good to have visits," Persephone smiled, "Not often we can do this,"
"It's nice," I mumbled, falling asleep. Failing the challenge completely.