Lockdown II Chapter I

Lockdown II Chapter I

PPOV

I kicked at the door we'd entered through, punched it, even headbutted it, but nothing happened. No way out.

"There's got to be something," Annabeth said. "An enchantment, shadows, something that will get us out of here. The first thing we need is light."

"Let me see what I can do," Crystal offered. "Light. Lumos maxima. Illuminate. Man I wish I knew how to do this."

"No biggie," Nico said. "Yeah, we can't see. But we should still be able to feel our way around."

"Good idea," I agreed. I backed away from the door - I think - and held my arms out. I immediately felt something slightly rough, yet still somewhat soft. Then I felt a sharp pain on my face.

"Quit it, Seaweed Brain!" Annabeth said to me. I was glad the darkness covered my face, because I'm guessing it was bright red. "Randomly feeling around isn't working."

"Alright then," Nico complied. "You go that way. Percy, you got that way. Crystal, you go that way. I'll go this way."

We all started walking, then crashed into each other. "That doesn't help when we can't see which way you're pointing," I pointed out.

"You know what?" Crystal remembered. "There was a fireplace in here. Let's just get to it, we can get something flammable and boom, instant light."

I nodded, then remembered that Crystal wouldn't see it. "Good move." I found Annabeth's hand and grabbed it. "Make sure we don't get separated."

"Good point. That would suck." We found Nico and Crystal and took their hands as well.

We walked for a few minutes until Annabeth felt the bricks of the fireplace and pointed it out to us. I, however, was distracted when it happened.

Perseus, a voice said. Get out now.

Trying, I thought. If you know so well, why don't you tell us how to get out.

''Certainly. Just move your hand an inch to the right.''

I moved my hand as the voice said and felt a cool metallic surface. The instant I touched it, the sensation of lost balance hit me. A trapdoor!

We all fell with a chorus of screams.

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