Bianca's pov:

Look I was going to call the title something different but it's not age appropriate for Nico. So you get this new title. I thought of after recording my segment here with 14. (SHUT IT BI. STOP BREAKING THE FOURTH WALL. JUST BECAISE APOLLO SAYS DO IT DOESNT MEAN YOU DO *leaves to go beat the #### out of Apollo*).

I suppose I should start just after Albania...we agreed not to speak of Albania ever. It is something that I will take to my grave even if it means denying milady's orders. So we got out of Albania, not quickly enough mind you, and we landed in Italy. Now how were we able to land in Italy from Albania you may ask. Well I shadow travelled us to Albania from the House of Hades to get us started on our journey. I will admit my skills aren't as good as my brother's skills in shadow travel because I use it less, but I also have a greater reserve of energy than he does thanks to milady. So I wasn't really all that tired when we landed.

Anyway bleh bleh bleh skip what happens in Albania Nico shadow travels us to Italy because he's more skilled in it, however when we land in Italy we are above a mountain or volcano. Reyna said something about Vesuvius, then her symbol on her armed glowed and we were suddenly in the ruins of some ancient Roman city.

"This is the faun house" Reyna said, "we're in Pompeii." I looked around noticing the ghost were retreating and both Reyna and Nico were looking tired.

"I told the ghost to stay away. Not to sure how good they'll listen once I'm asleep" Nico yawned. He then took his jacket off and made it into a pillow, before he promptly fell on it and passed out.

"So" I say looking directly at the Roman praetor, "Phoebe tells me you're dating Percy now" I stated as she looked on nervous.

"What's it to you" she asked

"Well Percy is my older brother now since I've joined the hunt. I'm just looking out for him as any good sister would" I stated

She looked at me suspiciously before reconsidering it. I know her dogs came up behind me but they weren't poised to attack. "Thalia and Annabeth helped with that" she said calmly. Almost as if uncertain of what to do.

"I'm aware. They're possessive of him. So if they agreeed I'm not too worried" I said, hoping that her guard would somewhat be down now. "What caused that symbol on your arm to glow? Why did it seem to help Nico and make you tired?" I asked. There's a few hunters that I know of that might have something similar such as Phoebe sharing her battle prowess and confidence, or Zoë well she doesn't like it and hardly uses it but her leadership and confidence, though now that she's a goddess she also lends us her strength when necessary and Artemis gave her permission to bless a few of us...well those of us without godly parents because of...let's say politics to keep it simple.

"It's a power from my mother" she said a little coldly.

"You're not controlling him but lent him something I presume" I said

"Yes I lent my strength so we wouldn't die." Reyna confirmed

"Ohhh can I get super muscles to" Coach asked

"It doesn't work like that coach" Reyna and I said at the same time.

Reyna looked surprised so I decided to answer her unasked question, "Phoebe can lend her battle prowess and Zoë. Well she doesn't like it but she can do something similar to you." I answered. "I presume it works better over large groups and during battles given your mother's domains" I stated to which Reyna nodded.

"And I'm also guessing because of your apparent tiredness that you get some sort of feedback as well"

Again Reyna nodded, "look. I know Nico and I haven't had the best of lives. We were pulled out of our time after all. But I know he'd appreciate you not telling anyone about that feedback. He's, well I'm sure you might know from his feedback, but he's different. And he still has the mindset of a kid in the 40s. While he may be open about it even I know it still worries him." I told Reyna. "He feels burdened by it and father...well father doesn't help him really either with that or with his expectations. He wants Nico to be better than his brothers children. If you ask me he's doing the best he is capable of but" I pause looking at my sleeping little brother and gently caress his face, "he's still just a kid. He's not even a teenager yet and he puts so much pressure on him" I tell Reyna.

" I could definitely feel that pressure of expectations" Reyna muttered a little groggily.

"Get some rest praetor. We'll talk more in the morning" I told her as she was getting close to passing out. I got up and started making traps.

"Aurum Argentum, guard us. Listen to hedge and Bianca." Reyna told her dogs before they started patrolling the edge of the ruins.

Line break: pwease lemme out

Despite not patrolling I was still keeping my eye out. The ghost were staying well clear of us for now. Though I think part of that is due to the statue. I'm literally getting I'm going to kill you vibes and I'm Greek...but I am also a huntress and let's just say Athena and Artemis hasn't been as close since Percy's sperm donor was made known...

Yeah it's partially directed at me. I can feel its statue eyes lingering on me even though I'm sitting at the base of the statue.

Anyway the other part of the ghost giving us a wide berth is probably because Nico gave some threat he didn't tell me about because I'm his sister.

But that's beside the point. Hedge was walking a perimeter with Reyna's dogs looking like he wants to hit something with his bat.

Despite being surrounded by dead it was still eerily quiet, and not because of the ghost. I just had a feeling deep down that something was going to go wrong and something bad would happen.

Nothing really happened until the tourist started to show up, which is when Reyna started to stir really harshly in her sleep. I sighed seeing the tell tale signs of a bad nightmare. The little ones in the hunt showed the same after Percy...well I think you know what happened there.

In all honesty it was hard for me to even sleep after that. Just don't tell Nico. He might get jealous that I had nightmares about Percy down there and not him.

Reyna finally woke up in an absolute panic attack. Surprisingly though if you weren't paying attention and studying her you would have never been able to tell, as she just got up and started making breakfast for herself, coach and I.

Reyna remained quiet but looked like she was being haunted while eating quietly and coach going on about what he would do with super muscles if given the chance...and how he'd whip those no good begging fauns into shape to actually become useful productive members of the wild.

"I'm going to go wash up" Reyna stated, getting up.

"I'll go with you. There might be some supplies we can use as well" I said getting up to join Reyna.

We had a quiet walk to the visitors center with the tourist, tour guides, and the site workers ignoring us completely.

"Why are you coming with me" Reyna asked

"To get to know one of my future sister in laws better" I answered, "and to make sure you're ok"

"Why wouldn't I be" Reyna asked defensively

"Reyna you are speaking to the huntress who raised Nico for nearly 70 years in the lair of the lotus eaters, then a year at camp, and the one who's first to watch over the youngest physical and chronological aged huntresses. I know a nightmare and a night-terrors when I see them." I answered her, "so what happened"

"My home destroyed, my charges dead, and war with the Greeks" Reyna answered blandly.

"I highly doubt the civil war with Silena there. I think the only ones she can't pacify are the gods...and the hunters but that latter one is by choice" I tried soothing her by at least one of the things she dreamt.

"We'll have to trust the quest for the rest of it." Reyna said. "I have to have faith that they'll win."

"Percy's with them." I told her. "If they come across any gods...well let's just say I don't think they'll be much of a problem, less they be charged with treason"

Reyna turned and saw some of the cast of the dead archeologists made, before getting a sorrowful look. "Is there"

"I'm afraid our current situation won't permit that." I told her. "Perhaps Nico could come back later with dad, but I don't know if that would give them rest either"

Reyna sighed, "there's one more thing," she said cautiously, "in my dream dirtface said her hunter comes for me"

I stepped back in shock. That is not good. That is horrible in fact. Gaea would only have one hunter and he's as skilled as milady and her twin, even though we don't admit Apollo is equal to her in skill. By the time I came too again Reyna was staring at the cast again. "I'll be back. I need to prepare something before nightfall" I told Reyna heading off to the fields to hopefully find something I can hunt and sacrifice to milady.

For if we are being hunted by whom I think we'll need all the help we can get and I heavily doubt that Athena or her statue will be willing to help.

Time skip: Hello. Bianca goes on a solo hunt if you're wondering.

I was lucky to find anything that would be considered a good solo hunt worthy of milady. I found and tracked an Eurasian lynx. I hope this will be enough for milady I pray to whom I do not know yet.

"What the...where'd you get that" Coach asked as I returned to the faun house with the lynx across my shoulders. I ignored him as I set the Lynx down and made a fire to sacrifice it to milady.

"Are we having lynx for Nico Breakfast" Nico asked

"No Nico. Let me focus. Get everyone ready to leave. Nightfall will be soon" I said, only to be followed by a church bell ringing 8 or so times somewhere near by.

Reyna watched intently wondering what I was doing, probably knowing it was a sacrifice but to whom she doesn't know yet. "Milady please accept my offer. Lend me your strength tonight. Yours and your brother's name is hunting us. We must make it back to camp quickly. Maybe by then your father will see the true severity of the threat we face and we will be able to have help from Olympus to defeat him." I prayed to milady sacrificing the lynx to her. The fire turned silver for a moment before returning to its usual color with the lynx missing.

"A pointless sacrifice huntress" Coach said, but it wasn't coaches voice.

"Knock coach out" I whispered to Reyna not in the mood to deal with this.

I walked over to the statue and started harnessing it to myself. "We should be able to make Spain" Nico said pulling out the scepter of Diocesan. I would agree but my plan is straight line jump. We are on a globe not a sheet of paper. Therefore the shortest line is an arch not a straight line. Though we do risk going to lands beyond the gods, but Percy report from his time in Alaska makes me think demigod powers still work up beyond the gods territory.

"Nico the ghost are getting close" Reyna said

"Don't worry about grab coach and get here" I said. "Im already harnessed to Ms. I want to kill everything here"

Thankfully Reyna understood, that one the hunt doesn't do anything really in first gear and two that we were ready to leave as the was setting and the ghost were getting restless.

As soon as Reyna reached me with coach the sun finally set coating us in darkness and we were no longer in Pompeii but were now in the shadows.

Bonus:

Artemis's POV:

I just received a prayer and a lynx from one of my newest huntresses. Zoë was with my mother asleep on the couch when the lynx appeared. I sighed in worry for my huntress. While my actions regarding disobeying my father's orders about taking action end up with me kicked out of Olympus, well I'm already kicked out. I might as well help my huntress, and those returning the statue of my pompous kiss ass sister who's still up on Olympus being daddy's perfect little girl, despite intentionally causing tension between Greece and Rome.

I decided to lend my huntress what ever strength I can for her shadow travel tonight...then I realized her little brother is also there doing the same job as her. I decided to help him a little as well with his jump since he's a good kid, and because my son somewhat has a little brother in him. Plus my huntress is right about the statue needing to make it back. Maybe that will finally wake my father up instead of kicking out dissenters.