Chapter 11- Aftermath of Bomb
Thunder POV

"Please tell me that didn't just happen," Arrow says.

We heard the explosion of the other ship and now our coms won't work. Great. Just great.

"I'm sure he's okay," Huntress says placing a hand on Arrow's shoulder.

"Now what?" Beauty asks.

"We get back to the ship and then the Void," Omega says. "Like we planned."

"I wanna kick some butt!" Ares whines. I roll my eyes.

"What about the others?" Apollo questions.

"Nothing we can do," Omega says firmly. "If we can't at least get to our ship we may be able to help. But we can't do anything here. This place may be rigged to blow too."

Without another word we begin to head back the way we had came. But something bugs me. No one tried to stop us. Nothing was in our way. We got on our ship with perfect ease. Something is definitely off.

I just hope Thalia and Piper are okay...

Annabeth POV

"What do you think is even here?" Hazel asks as we walk. She fidgets constantly and I know she must be thinking about Nico and Bianca.

"No idea," Percy confesses. "But it must be important. I say either take it or we rig it with explosives and get out."

"And you know where blowing things up gets you," Calypso says.

"We are not doing this again. Your off that stupid island now right?"

Percy continues down a hall. "Do you at least know where we are going?" I ask.

He nods. "These ships are similar to Chaos design."

"So whatever is important is most likely in the center and we know how to get there," Reyna finishes.

Percy leads the way and we follow silently killing soldiers we see on the way.

Piper POV

"Everyone okay?" A voice says. I blink still a little fuzzy and shakily stand.

"Don't move!" Athena shouts at me. I follow her gaze to the floor. Cracks everywhere. Nico, Connor and Clarisse stand on one side of the biggest crack and we stand on the other.

Around me is Athena, Ethan and Zeus. Wait weren't there eight of us?

I don't get to dwell on who's missing much longer as the floor beneath gives way. I jump to a part that looks more stable as the massive crack cracks and splits from the rest of he ship. The other three still on it. Then I notice as they get further away.

"STYX!" Ethan shouts. "We're in a free fall! We'll be pulled into the atmosphere and crash!"

"We'll die before that," Athena calls. "The heat will kill us."

"Can't you teleport us out or something!?"

Athena nods and grabs me and Ethan and Zeus grabs her. There's a bright light and I feel stable ground as we appear in the control next to Hephaestus.

"Where are the others?" He asks quickly.

"The ship separated. Jester, Shadow, and Slayer were on the other half," Athena answers.

"Where's Perseus?" Zeus asks suddenly.

We all look around but no one has an answer.

Hazel POV

"I told you explosives were a bad call!" Calypso shouts.

"I didn't do anything!" Percy shouts back.

"Yeah right!"

"Less talking more running!"

We had arrived in the center to find some guards. They killed them easily but as soon as the last and we placed our hands on the door to open it flashing lights sounded and fire could be smelled.

That brings up to now.

"Why are boys such idiots!" Artemis yells firing and arrow back the way we had come.

"We're not going to make it," Hades huffs.

"Percy!" Annabeth shouts. "Can't you teleport us somewhere."

"I need to wait until it gets back!" Percy yells back.

"Until what!?"

"That!" A moment later a metal bug thing lands in Percy's hand. "Okay! Grab hands!"

We do as we we're told and Percy teleports us back onto the ship.

Shadow POV

"What's that?" I ask pointing ahead.

"What's what?" Revenge asks confused seeing nothing.

I take a step forward. "That-"

I didn't get to finish my sentence though. Because that's when the bomb went off.

Time moved in slow motion it seemed. One moment seemed to take minutes but as soon as I blinked, everything moved to fast for me to comprehend. Once my eyes opened once more it seemed like I had missed something crucial.

I watched as the bomb went off and I was thrown back by the unexpected force. I closed my eyes momentarily and next thing I know is I'm on my back. I pull myself up stand next to Slayer and Jester as the floor under us creaks. I don't dare to move or even breathe.

I glance across where the rest of our group is in mixed states of unconsciousness and confusion.

I blink again.

This time when I open my eyes Jester is above me holding on of my arms. Below me is Slayer as she holds on to one of my legs for her life as all of space spans below us. I glance up at Jester and see him struggling to hold out weight. I curse and start pulling shadows toward myself (easier said than done since there is nothing in space).

I reach my other arm to get a better hold on Jester.

"Anytime Death Boy!" Slayer shouts and I feel her grip tighten.

"Trying to concentrate!" I shout back. She grabs for my leg again and her hand grips my cloak. The pull on it causes my hood to fall off.

I immediately feel the effects of outer space. The cloak allows us to breathe. The hood is the way of getting air. I take very short breaths as I try to use the air I already have but that's depleting. I take a big breath and use all my strength as I try to pull the shadows to me.

But I'm not sure it it worked though. My vision goes dark.