Annie's PoV

We stumbled around for a long time. Gab kept grabbing ambrosia and nectar in an attempt to keep all of us alive, but it was supposed to be only used for emergencies, not as actual food. We started running low, and we hadn't found the Phlegm-a-thon yet. Finally, there was a glow in the distance as if there was a camp fire there. Gab's eyes lit up, and ze started stumbling toward it as fast as ze could.

"Woah! Gab, I know we need to get there, but if you don't slow down, we're all going to fall!" I exclaimed while I tried to keep my balance.

Gab slowed down a little, but we were still walking at a really fast pace. We got to the edge of a cliff and looked down. At least a hundred feet below us was a river made of fire. I started looking for a way to try and get two unconscious boys, and three exhausted and dying people down the face of the cliff when I felt Gab trying to walk backward away from it. I turned to look at em, and zeir face was really pale. Ze kept muttering to zeirself about how much ze hated heights. I sighed and looked at the cliff again. Correction. I have to try and find a way to get two unconscious boys, two almost dead people, and a catatonic person down the face of the cliff. Wonderful.

"I think that part over there is safest to try and climb down. Those are the biggest hand holds and foot holds I see on this entire cliff." I explained while pointing off to the right.

Nelson nodded, and Gab looked like ze was about to pass out. "Wait!" Nelson exclaimed. "I have an idea!"

"What is it? Please tell me you have a better way of getting down the cliff." I said.

Nelson nodded his head. "I can make more vines grow and have them carry Nico, Will, and Gab to the bottom. I don't think I'll be able to get us too without passing out."

"The vines are brittle here though," Gab pointed out. "We fell through them last time."

"I didn't have as long or as much concentration," Nelson argued. "I can do this."

"Try It," I agreed. Gab back away from the edge as we set Nico and Will down on the ground. Nelson stood at the edge of the cliff with his palms raised up and concentrated. After what felt like a few minutes, Nico and Will were securely wrapped in vines. Nelson brought them down gently to the ground. He turned to Gab, and ze nodded reluctantly. Soon, ze was also covered in vines and making zeir way to the bottom. When the vines fell away after all three of them were safely on the ground, Nelson stumbled backward, and I caught him before he could fall. He was extremely pale and sweaty, but we ran out of ambrosia and nectar a while ago. I started climbing down the cliff first, and Nelson went after me in case I had to try and catch him before we both fell to our deaths.

After an agonizingly long time, we made it to the ground. Gab stood up and helped us carry Nico and Will to the river's edge. We took turns pouring the burning liquid into their mouths before we took sips of our own. It was the most unbelievably disgusting taste in the world. Imagine being choked on the fumes from buses and cars when you walk past them and how disgusting they smell and how you can taste it. The fire tasted like that, but one thousand times worse. We stayed collapsed on the river bank for a few minutes while our cuts and bones healed. Then we heard a gasp and whirled around.

Will was sitting up and rubbing his head. He looked around and seemed to remember what he was doing here. He stood up shakily and took a few steps forward toward us. "Why are you here? Where's Ari?"

"You're welcome for saving you and your boyfriend's lives," I said irritatedly. Calm down, Annie. Everyone is a little edgy. Just calm down.

"Thanks," Will mumbled. Then he looked up confused. "Wait, my boyfriend?"

We pointed to the boy behind him who was starting to stir. He whirled around and gasped. "Nico! You fucking idiot! Why did you run after me?!"

Will ran to Nico's side, and Nico opened his eyes. "What? Where?" He looked around and paled. "No. No no no no." He curled up into a ball, hugging his knees. Then he started rocking back and forth. "This is just a dream. This is all just dream."

"Nico," Will said softly.

"No. Shut up. I know this is a dream. No matter what you tell me, the real Will is going to come into my cabin any second and wake me up. This isn't real. This isn't real. This isn't real." Nico muttered.

"Nico?" I tried. "Nico, this... This isn't a dream."

"I don't know why in Hades you three are here, but you aren't real either. I don't care what you guys tell me. This isn't real. Will loves me. He... He's going to wake me up." Nico's voice cracked.

Will started crying silently. He sat down next to Nico and pulled him into his lap. Nico was still shaking. "This isn't real this isn't real this isn't real." He was shaking harder, and he began to sob.

"I'm so so sorry, Death Boy. I told you not to follow me." Will muttered while rubbing circles into his back.

"B-but this isn't r-real," Nico stammered through his tears. "W-will is in h-his cabin. H-he's safe."

"Nico. I'm sorry." Will said quietly.

Nico broke down and sobbed into his shirt. I stood there in shock, not knowing what to do. I had never seen Nico like this. It was more terrifying than the thought of actually being down here.

Will kept muttering things like I love you and we're still together, don't worry.

Finally, Nico calmed down enough to punch Will in the face. "È fottuto idiota! È stronzo assoluto! Quello che i Hades stavi pensando?" (Sorry I don't know how accurate this is. I used Google translate. He said: You fucking idiot! You absolute asshole! What the Hades were you thinking?)

"Ow! I'm sorry! Please speak English?" Will begged.

"No! Non voglio cazzo parlare inglese, perché si pensava che si può solo venire qui senza di me battere la merda di voi deficiente!" (No! I will not fucking speak English because you thought you could just come down here without me beating the shit out of you you moron!)

"Nico-" Will tried again.

Nico stood up angrily and drew his sword. "Zitto, e andiamo Solace poiché avete ovviamente un desiderio di morte. Basta ricordare ti amo, stupido, e io non ho intenzione di lasciarti morire. Si sta lasciando questo luogo, con o senza di me." (Shut up, and let's go Solace since you obviously have a death wish. Just remember I love you, stupid, and I'm not going to let you die. You are leaving this place with or without me.) He then started walking into the darkness, and we scrambled to keep up.

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