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Alecto, Megaera, and Tisiphone gathered together  around the small table. Their mortal disguises deflected any curiosity or suspicion from passerby. 

Megaera took a sip of her coffee to blend in, but crinkled her nose in disgust at the taste. 

"Mortals are so puny.... who would enjoy such a disgusting beverage?" 

Tisiphone shrugged, examining the green logo on the cup. "I actually quite enjoy it."

"This conversation is pointless!" Alecto exploded angrily. "We have more important matters to discuss!" The other two kindly ones looked down in shame. Alecto sighed, and adjusted the eye patch on the body she was inhabiting. She clenched her teeth as Fury's voice once again invaded her mind.

Get out of my body you sick bastard! He screamed.

Alecto ignored it as best as she could. "Does everyone remember the plan?"

"Yes, yes, you've only mentioned it about three thousand times." Megaera replied grudgingly. "In two day we go to the underworld, get Hades out of the way, then take over Olympus."

"Exactly. In just a few mere days we will have the power that we have deserved all along."

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Tony Stark POV

I hated this whole shadow travel thing.

It made me feel like my stomach was about to explode.

So here I was, at Target, with a group of assassins, demigods, and a weird assortment of other  people, with some death boy telling me about  the possible end of the world. All in all couldn't have planned a better da

"So...." Percy started awkwardly. "That's not a very long time." Nico rolled his eyes, and let out an exasperated sigh.

"What a brilliant observation Percy." Annabeth said, sarcasm evident in her tone. 

"So, destruction. Interesting. Any amazing ideas on how to stop it?" I asked with a raised eyebrow.

"If you're so concerned with this, why don't you offer up a solution Stark?" The blond kid, Will, suggested innocently, although his eyes betrayed his tone. I clenched my fists, and offered up my most passive aggressive smile. I opened my mouth, about to release a smart retort when Annabeth pushed between the two of us.

"Look guys, you're both pretty. But we need to deal with this. We should split up." She deadpanned. "You S.H.I.E.L.D guys should stay at the avengers tower, check if there are any threats or accomplices of "Fury" there."

Bruce nodded, and adjusted his glasses. "That makes sense."

Clint mimicked his action. "It'd probably be for the best. Laur- I mean, uh, we need some people to watch over S.H.I.E.L.D while Fury is 'occupied'." His face looked pained, and I saw my nephew give him a look of understanding. I pushed aside my confused feelings.

"Look, you guys do whatever you want, but I'm not going to just wait around twiddling my thumbs at the tower." I said. 

Percy sighed. "Fine. Come with us if you want, be my guest."

"I'll go too." Steve added.

Natasha, Coulson, and Thor agreed to go back to the tower, and the five of them exited the store, promising to contact the demigods if anything went wrong.

Will turned to his boyfriend. "I should go back to camp. Inform Chiron about this whole endeavor. I need to return to the infirmary anyway."

Nico looked disappointed, but sighed and nodded reluctantly. "Fine. I guess that makes sense." he mumbled. Will pecked him on the cheek, and headed out the door.

"How's he going to get back to the camp?" Steve questioned. Nico shrugged. 

"Will has his ways." Death boy said, waving me off. "But we should probably get going."

"And where would that be?"

"The underworld, of course."

Percy POV

I ran a hand through my hair. "Is the entrance still at the same place?" Nico nodded.

"The recording studios. In LA, right?" Annabeth asked tentatively. I could see Tony's gaze flickering between the three of us, most likely incredibly confused.

"Hold it." He said, raising his arms as if hr was surrendering. "You're saying that  the entrance to the land of dead people is in LA?"

"Yeah. DOA recording studios, AKA Dead on Arrival." I replied. I turned to face Annabeth. "Think Charon will remember us?" I cracked a grin. She sighed and ignored my question.

"How are we going to get there? I can't really shadow travel right now. Could you try your vapor travel thing, Perce?"

"Uh, I've never really tried it with more than one person, and right now probably wouldn't be the best time to test it." I said with a wince. There were a few seconds of silence before an idea struck me. "But I do think I have another option. Are any of you allergic to hellhound?"

Steve wrinkled his forehead. "What?"

"I'll take that as a no. Just let me call her." I took a deep breath, and did my famous cab whistle. Nothing happened for a second, and I was about to give up, when a large black dog bounded into the store, leaving a large Mrs. O'Leary shaped hole in the wall in the process. A smile spread from ear to ear on my face, and I barely flinched when she planted a big slobbery lick on me. I wiped myself off, and turned to the rest of the group.

"This is Mrs. O'Leary my pet hell hound. She can shadow travel us there." I said with pride. I ran my fingers through her fur on her head. Annabet nodded in approval.

"Good job Seaweed brain, you actually had a decent idea for once."

"Hey!"

"You have a pet hell hound?" Steve asked skeptically. I didn't reply.

"Mrs. O'Leary, could you by any chance take us to LA? You know the entrance to the underworld." She barked excitedly, and ran in a circle, causing several racks of swimsuits to topple over. The hell hound lay on the ground. I faced the rest of the crew. "Ok. Hop on." Nico and Annabeth didn't hesitate. Steve and Tony looked slightly skeptical, but eventually climbed on. I hopped on, and ran my hand through her fur. "Ok girl, go!"

Mrs. O'Leary bounded towards a shadowed corner, and the world faded away. I felt the familiar feeling of shadow travel overwhelm me, and soon enough I found myself in the DOA Recording Studios.

"Well look who we have here." Charon said suddenly, moving out from behind his desk. "Di Angelo who have you brought me today?"

Nico stepped towards him, and raised his eyebrows. "Sorry Charon but they aren't for you. Not today, at least."

Charon studied us, before a flash of recognition crossed his face. "Oh, I remember you two." He said, pointing  to me and Annabeth. "What'd you do this time, drop dead in a toilet?"

"Haha, very funny." Annabeth roller her eyes.

I quickly cut in. "Look, we really have to get down to the underworld. Could you maybe let us in? For old times sake?"

"I don't think s-" he was cut short by a glare from Nico.

"I don't think my father would be very happy with the end of that sentence." A flash of nervousness passed through Charon's face before it flicked back to a neutral expression.

"Fine. But I doubt you'll be able to get past Cerberus anyway. I don't think he'll let those mortals through." He gestured to the avengers. " Don't think I haven't noticed the two very alive avengers here. Hades won't be pleased." Nico growled.

"Just let us in." He ran a hand through his hair in annoyance.

Charon smirked. "As you wish, Mr. Di Angelo."

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SO SORRY FOR NOT UPDATING!!!

I'VE BEEN SUPER BUSY

AND YES I KNOW NICO PROBABLY COULD'VE SHADOW TRAVELED TO THE UNDERWORLD BUT PLOT.

and also today's my birthday 🙂

Stay cool demigods,

- Shark