@Chapter 9@

Joe's POV
"What are we going to now?" Michaela asked me softly, "Our guide is seriously wounded, and we don't know how to et to the Underworld."

"I don't know." I whispered back.

We watched Tage pour ambrosia and nectar on Adam's wounds, wrap them up, and hum some healing thing. When Tage walked out, Michaela rushed to him. "Is he going to ok?" She asked.

Tage shook his head, "I don't know. His wounds are really serious.Any more ambrosia or nectar, and he'll surely burn up."

I sighed, leaning back against a tree. First, I lost my mom. Then, I lost the only girl I've ever really liked, and now I'm problaby going to lose one of my best friends.

"I'm just worried about Maddie, " Michaela whispered, rubbing her temples, "She walked away a few minutes ago, and we haven't seen her since. She's problaby sad right now, I mean do you see how she is around Adam? She's shy and nervous, and that is not what Maddie is usually like. Not at all."

We heard sticks snapping, so we turned to find....Maddie. Her dark red hair was in a messy ponytail, and her brown eyes were red trimmed, and looked at her shoes instead of us. I problaby of imagined it, but I see a tear roll down her cheek, but in a blink of a eye, it was gone.

I saw a shadow by the tree move, so I grabbed my hammer (yes, a hammer. It's like Thor's hammer.). "Guys, " I said, smoothly, "We've got company."

"Who's there?" Michaela asked, her voice full of charm, "Show yourself. Please."

The shadow hesitated, then walked out. That's when we saw his face. "Austin?!" Tage and I said at the same time.

Austin smirked at us. "Hey guys. What are you doing?"

"Long story," Tage said, rubbing his temples.

Then he saw the girls. "Who are they?"

"Maddie Sparks, daughter of Ares, and Michaela Kelly, daughter of Aphrodite. Michaela, Maddie, this is Austin, son of Hades........." My voice trailed off, as the pieces fell into place. austin could take us to the Underworld.

As if a mind-reader, Tage asked, "Austin. Could you take us to the Underworld?"

"Sure. Why?"

"Long story. We'll tell you in the car. Joe, grab Aaron."

And like that, we were off again on our never ending adventure.