Nick put down Sophia and Rose as Maya climbed off of his back.

“You guys ok?” Nick asked.

“Yeah we are.” Maya said.

“Ok let’s get… what is that!?” Nick said pointing to big giant birds in the sky.

“Those are harpies Nick” Maya said.

“I guess we made it then.” Nick said.

“Where did Sophia go?” Rose said.

“What, she’s gone.” Maya said looking around.

“I am right here.” Sophia said walking back towards them.

“Where did you go?” Maya asked.

“To see my new power.” Sophia said.

“How do you know that you don’t have the same one.” Rose said.

“Because I couldn’t figure out what the square root of five thousand three hundred twenty one was in my head anymore.” Sophia said.

“You used to be able to do that?” Nick asked.

“Yeah but now I can’t so I know I have a new power.” Sophia said.

“Let go of me! Help!” A female voice echoed.

“What was that!?” Maya said. “We need to help her.”

“I agree.” Nick said.

They all ran ran towards the voice, they saw a girl being pulled on a chariot in a man’s grip. The man was wearing a purple robe and had black hair, holding the girl’s wrist in one hand and a scepter in the other. The girl was struggling and trying to get away pulling and tugging.

“Let go of me!” She said.

“Come on hun let's sit down for a nice diner.” The man said.

“Hades my mom will kill you for this!” She said.

“Yes, unless if you marry me.” Hades said.

“I would never.” She said turning away.

“Here I will let you go if you at least eat with me, if you want to stay after then you can but if not I am not going to hold you back.” Hades said.

“Fine, I will.” She said.

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They entered a castle, as Nick, Maya, Rose, and Sophia followed. Inside they saw hades with a pomegranate, he soon left the room.

“Persephone, I have something for you to hold you over until dinner.” Hades said.

“Thanks.” Persephone muttered.

They could hear her eating the pomegranate, soon the cook came through a door to the right of Nick and went into the room where Hades and Persephone were.

“Nows our chance to get to the necklace, it should be in the throne room on the throne.” Maya said.

They quietly crossed the doorway, and ran down the hall to the throne room. They got to the throne and it was much bigger than them. They saw the necklace hanging around the top point of the throne. Nick jumped up and ran to the top of the throne and grabbed the necklace from the top. Just as Hades and Persephone walked in Nick was standing on the thrones seat. Hades looked at Nick, his face went from joyful to pure anger.

“Who are you, why are you here, why do you have my necklace!?!” Hades spat

“Uh… we were just leaving.” Nick said as he stepped down from the throne.

Hades put his hand out, “Give me the necklace. You don’t even know the power stored in it.”

“The skies are open; the wind is strong and free; it thirsts for battle, power of air itself grant me your power; and release to me the command of your servants.” Maya said.

As soon as she said it the wind picked up, it got stronger and strong until everyone was blinded. The wind died down a little bit and everyone looked at Maya who was now sitting on top of a air element dragon. It had a long tail and neck, its wings as long as its body with two pairs of tail fins almost touching the wings. It had several Long curved spikes coming out of its back, as the several spikes traveled down its back they got smaller.

“SO COOL!” Nick said.

Hades pointed his scepter at Nick and a brilliant blue flame came out of the end. Nick however was not paying attention but still staring at the dragon.

“Look out Nick.” Rose said as she blasted fire out of her palms to counter Hades blue flames. Roses red flames didn’t even stop Hades flames at all, but Nick was now aware and ran next to Maya.

“Why did my fire not do anything.” Rose said.

“Because blue flames are hotter than red flames. Also the blue flames had a direct path, and they are both chemical reactions. So they do nothing to each other.” Maya said.

“Great.” Rose said sarcastically.

Hades then pointed his scepter at Rose and he shot the flames out of the end of it again. Rose quickly dove to the side and rolled to dodge it. She quickly got back up ready for the next attack, but it never came. Instead the flames flew at Nick again. He ran to the side to dodge, after he dodged it he ran at Hades and uppercut him in the gut. Hades stumbled backwards, but quickly regained his balance. He swung his scepter at Nick and hit him in the side of his torso launching him to the wall. After Nick had hit the wall he fell over and passed out.

“Rose cover me for a second.” Maya said looking at Nick

“I can only buy you a few seconds.” Rose said.

“Great do it.” Maya said.

“Hey, over here you hot headed maniac!” Rose yelled at Hades.

Hades shot another fire blast out of his scepter, “Don’t you dare insult a God.”

“NOW!” Rose said as she dodged the fire.

“The sun is black, the moon is red; the sky is white, the ground Grey and cracked the grass is gone, the moon on fire; Hell has been born on earth, for Heaven has died.

As she said it a fire ring surrounded her just as it did the first time she summoned the fire element dragon. The fire shot up to the ceiling concealing Maya and her dragon inside. The fire dispersed and went around the room blinding everyone. When everyone recovered Maya was on top of her air element dragon and The fire element dragon was standing in front of Nick's limp body protecting him. Maya commanded the dragon she was riding to fly over to Nick, it obeyed while dodging the fire shot at it as it flew to Nick. When she got there she grabbed the necklace from Nick’s hand and put it around her neck.

“Now the score will be evened.” Maya said.