Once we disappeared into the darkness, Twyla immediately became chatty. She started asking things like how does this work, who is that girl, where are we going, why is it so dark, do you do this all the time? I thought, oh my gods this girl is annoying! I want to let go of her and leave her stranded in the shadows!!! (You see what I did there? I put Nico in the same situation that Percy was in for the first few chapters of The Titans Curse) "I'll tell you when we get to Camp," I said through my clenched teeth. She must have gotten my message and immediately decided to shut up.
After a few minutes of silence, I felt a sudden pull in my gut, but I was able to ignore it. We stopped suddenly, and I suddenly wasn't in control anymore. We sped backwards, stopped, and were out of the shadows. That is when I heard a scream.