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I admit this chapter has taken a while. The chapter had taken me two weeks to finish typing and editing – the motivation disappeared and I was easily distracted (SORRY

MRS O'LEARY and NICO'S PLAN

"Mrs O'Leary lives at camp?" questioned Hermes.

"Where else was she going to stay?" asked Will.

"She couldn't stay at Percy's apartment," added Nico.

"Mrs O'Leary saw me first and I quickly found myself on the ground being licked," said Percy.

"How could you miss her?" questioned Clarisse rolling her eyes.

"Mrs O'Leary gave me a dog drool bath before letting me up so I could play fetch with her," said Percy.

"So that's why you always smell," joked Connor.

"What do you use to play fetch?" asked Apollo.

"A frizbee or in our case, a bronze shield," admitted Percy.

"Beckendorf also smelted her favourite bronze chew bone and forged her a collar. He would look after her when Percy was away from camp," informed Annabeth.

"I soon had to take her for a walk," said Percy.

"Because she had to use the bathroom," guessed Hermes.

"Yes, no one likes it when she goes in the arena," admitted Percy.

"There has been too many slip-and-slide accidents because of it," grumbled Clarisse.

"Were you one of those unfortunate one. Wish I had seen that," said Connor.

"It was not me," yelled Clarisse, "but it is difficult to teach a class after that happens."

"Mrs O'Leary bound into the woods. I found her in the clearing where the Council of Cloven Elders held their meetings. The place didn't look good but that didn't surprise me as much as the trio who stood there. It was Juniper, a very old and fat satyr, and Nico," informed Percy.

"What were you doing there?" asked Annabeth.

"I just happened to come across the pair talking," admitted Nico.

"Mrs O'Leary was enjoying the ear rub Nico was giving her and was sniffing his legs like they were rib-eye steaks," informed Percy.

"I suppose being a son of Hades means Nico can travel through hellhound friendly places," said Artemis.

"So what were the Satyr and Juniper discussing?" asked Athena.

"Which satyr was it?" questioned Dionysus.

"Leneus- his fur was dust bunny grey and a spider web was between his horns," described Percy, before muttering, "His belly would have made him an invincible bumper car."

"He has let himself go, since the council had disbanded," commented Annabeth.

"Leneus informed Juniper he wouldn't help her with a hellhound sniffing his tail," laughed Nico.

"Nico offered to take Mrs O'Leary for a walk," informed Percy "Juniper had been enquiring about Grover; worried that something had happened to him. Grover wouldn't stay away unless he was in trouble. Leneus informed her that she was would be better off without the traitor."

"Grover is NOT a TRAITOR …. He is very BRAVE," stated Hestia.

"Leneus informed Juniper and I that Grover had not sent any reports since the council had voted him into exile," said Percy.

"TRIED to vote him into exile. Chiron and Dionysus stopped them," reminded Aphrodite.

"According to Leneus it wasn't a proper vote as they were honorary members," said Percy.

"WHAT THAT LITTLE …." Shouted Dionysus who was restrained and silenced by Zeus.

"You can deal with that issues at a later date," Zeus informed Dionysus.

"I informed Leneus that he was just too scared to accept the truth that Pan was dead. Leneus still declared that Grover was a liar and they were better off without him," said Percy.

"I saw those thrones of theirs… They were withered, like they hadn't been meeting regularly," commented Nico.

"They hadn't. Maron and Silenus were apparently taking time off to think," remarked Percy.

"So they may not agree with Leneus. That may be promising," said Dionysus.

"Leneus admitted that he didn't want to help look for Grover as he was preparing the nature spirits without his permission," mentioned Percy.

"So it is all about being in a position of power," said Thalia rolling her eyes.

"He also thought that it wasn't their war," added Percy.

"Does he really think that Kronos is going to let the satyrs be free when he destroys everything in his path?" questioned Hades.

"I admit that I got angry and grabbed him by the shirt. I informed him that he was apparently a leader, so he should do his job and lead," said Percy. "I told him to find out what was happening and … I didn't push him really hard but he was kind of top heavy and he fell on his behind."

"And now he has an overweight satyr as an enemy," hinted Apollo.

"I think that enemy is the least of his concerns," protested Athena.

"Judging by the trail of goat pellets Percy shook Leneus up pretty good," laughed Nico.

"I still don't understand why Nico was talking to Juniper and Leneus," mentioned Thalia.

"I accidently dropped into the middle of their conversation," admitted Nico.

"Which means Nico shadow-travelled and scared the pair by suddenly appearing out of the darkness," laughed Percy.

"I can't control where I come out," grumbled Nico.

"Juniper asked Nico if he had heard anything about Nico," said Percy.

"He wouldn't. Nico would only sense mortal souls, Grover would reincarnate into something else in nature," informed Hades.

"I promised Juniper that I would let her know if I heard anything before she decided to leave because Mrs O'Leary was taking an interest in her dress," explained Nico.

"Dogs do like trees," stated Connor.

"After she had gone, Nico told me that he was sorry to hear about Beckendorf," sighed Percy.

"How did you hear about him?" questioned Will.

"I talked to his ghost," said Nico with an eye roll. "He wanted me to tell Percy that he didn't blame him; and for Percy not to beat himself up over it."

"So is Beckendorf going to try for rebirth?" asked Hephaestus.

"I was informed that he was staying in Elysium as he was waiting for someone," answered Nico.

"I wonder who he is waiting for?" wondered Aphrodite.

"I informed Nico I had seen him in a vision on Mount Tam, who admitted that he didn't mean to spy on the Titans… but he had been in the neighbourhood," informed Percy.

"Doing what?" asked Hades but was ignored by Nico.

"I reminded Percy about my proposed plan that he kept putting off," said Nico.

"Is that why you returned to camp?" questioned Will.

"It was a pretty extreme plan," defended Percy.

"You have Typhon coming in a week," commented Athena.

"And most of the other Titans had sided with Kronos," added Thalia.

"Maybe an extreme plan is what you needed," argued Zeus.

"The fight will all came down to Percy and Luke and there was only one way for Percy to beat Luke," informed Nico.

"I remembered being hopelessly out matched the last time I had fought Kronos. He had almost killed me with a single cut and I couldn't even wound him, Riptide had glanced off his skin," said Percy.

"So you give yourself the same power," said Athena realising what the plan was. "You can't prevent the prophecy but choose to fight it. You become invincible."

"Invincible, that is a dangerous option," scoffed Zeus.

"I couldn't wait for Kronos to attack New York as unfortunately camp half-blood would be no match for his forces. I had to do something and although Nico's plan was dangerous and deadly it might give me a fighting chance," admitted Percy.

"Which it did," commented Annabeth.

"So what was your first step, now that you had agreed to Nico's plan?" asked Athena.

"We had to retrace Luke's steps. We needed to know more about his past, his childhood," replied Nico.

"Is that why Rachel had a painting of a young Luke?" questioned Artemis.

"Luke ran away from home when he was really young," reminded Thalia.

"Nico had already tracked down his mother," informed Percy.

"His mother was still alive?" questioned Hermes.

"Yes, she was living in Connecticut," answered Percy.

"How are you going to get there?" asked Poseidon "Blackjack?"

"No pegasi don't like me," grumbled Nico. "We used shadow-travelling."

"How exactly does shadow travel work?" questioned Hestia.

"There is one darkness, creatures of the Underworld can use shadows as a road or door. However shadow travelling works best at night," explained Hades.

"So is Nico considered a creature of the underworld if he can shadow travel?" questioned Chris.

"You didn't take Percy along with you… You know how tired shadow travelling makes you when alone," exclaimed Annabeth to Nico.

"We used Mrs O'Leary. I climbed up onto her back and informed her where to go, directions provided by Nico. Mrs O'Leary bounded forward, straight into a tree but before we hit we passed into the shadows," said Percy.

"It is going to make her tired so you can't do it often," said Hades.

"So you two don't get any ideas," threatened Nico pointing at the Stoll brothers.

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