Sigh... I probably shouldn't be starting a new story, but, I just had to write it.

Disclaimer: I own PJO! Kidding, I own TKC. JK. But seriously, I only own the plot. So far... MWAHAHA!

A World In Shatters

Chapter One- Percy

Twelve Months in Tartarus

Percy stared at Riptide's Celestial Bronze blade gleaming in the firelight and thought about the Great Prophecy- again.

Seven Half-Bloods shall answer the call.

Only one survived.

To storm or fire the world must fall.

The world fell to storm.

An oath to keep with a final breath.

A promise killed Nico.

As foes bear arms to the Doors of Death.

Where she died.

Bad Percy, he chided himself, don't think about her.

Too late. He sighed, and pulled out her knife. No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't keep her out of his mind for long. Her short blade hung at his side, her laptop was in his pack, and he wore her camp necklace, along with his friends', right next to his. A lump grew in his throat. Percy dropped his head in his hands. If she were here, he might not have gone insane- well, not as insane. He had watched all of them die. Everyone. Gaea showed him in his dreams. Nico was the first- he was killed getting the others to Epirus. Percy blamed himself for that- an oath to keep with a final breath- he made Nico promise. Next was- next was- was Annabeth.

*flashback*

They had been so close to the exit- so close! But he wasn't paying attention. By some miracle, the two of them had defeated Gaea's army at the Tartarus side of the Doors. They each took a giant door, Percy on the left and Annabeth on the right. The goal was to get their momentum going, then jump through before the doors closed.

Slowly the huge gates began to swing shut, until Percy and Annabeth weren't needed to push them. He was closest to the exit.

"Grab my hand, Percy!" Piper had shouted. Her hand was stretched so far out that Jason had to hold the other to keep her from falling in. Just about to grab it, he heard a gasp from behind him. Percy had whipped around to find a terrible creature melting from the shadows. The thing looked like a horrifying rendition of a hellhound. Annabeth had whipped out her knife, but the creature pounced on her before either of them could move. The creature grabbed her shoulder in its huge maw, and then shook her like she was a ragdoll. She tried to fight it off with her knife, without much luck. Percy's stomach gave a sickening jolt as he ran towards it.

"Hey!" he screamed, waving his arms madly, "Over here, Ugly!" It worked. The thing dropped Annabeth, and bounded over to Percy instead. He ducked and parried; dodged and rolled. He was vaguely aware of his friends attacking it with fire and lightning and arrows. After what seemed an eternity, the thing finally died.

Percy ran to where she had fallen. "Oh gods, Annabeth," he choked. It had mauled her shoulder; Percy could see gleaming bone through the ravaged flesh. Even if her had ambrosia or nectar, this was beyond its healing power.

"Percy!" Jason yelled, "Come on!" Percy bit his lip.

"I can't leave her!" he shouted back.

"Percy." He looked down to see Annabeth struggling to talk.

"Leave me." Tears formed in his eyes. "Not again, Annabeth, I'm never leaving you again."

She swallowed and licked her lips. "Don't… don't be stupid. I'm going to die. Get out of here."

"I'm staying with you. 'As long as we're together', remember?" The doors clanged shut. Annabeth's breathing became heavier and more labored.

"I'm scared," she whispered as he held her hand. Percy stroked her golden curls with the other.

"You'll be okay," whispered Percy sadly. He smiled a sad little smile. "You'll get into Elysium. I know it." There was a faint smile on her lips. She locked eyes with him. "Percy, I love you." A tear fell.

"I love you too, Annabeth," his voice was gravelly. She placed a hand on his cheek. Percy placed his hand, too, holding it there. Lightly, he brushed his lips against hers. He felt her smile against his mouth, and then she went limp.

*end flashback*

Percy growled, and threw her knife at the ground. It stood quivering, hilt up, next to the fire.

Fire.

Leo died next. One night in Percy's dreams, he saw Jason, Piper, and Leo being cornered into a cliff by Gaea's evil minions.

*yet another flashback*

"Go!" Leo screamed at his friends.

"No. We're not leaving you like we left Percy," came Jason's stubborn reply.

"Leo," begged Piper sadly, "don't do this."

"Don't Leo," Percy had whispered sadly. His friend stiffened like he'd been shocked by Thalia. He looked around wildly.

"Percy?" he asked, quietly at first.

"Percy?" he asked a little louder.

"PERCY!" he shouted, "Where are you?"

"Leo," a scared Piper asked in a shaky voice, "what are you talking about?" He faltered.

"You mean, you can't hear him?"

"They can't hear me," Percy realized.

Leo spun madly. "C'mon guys, stop messing with me. You had to hear him that time."

Piper shook her head. Jason, who had been guarding them, shouted out, "Guys! We're running out of time! We have to figure a way out of here!" Leo looked at Jason pleadingly. C'mon, man. Please tell me you can hear Percy too." Jason shook his head.

"Leo, you're hearing things. You've gone too long without sleep. We need to figure out how to get out of here. ALL of us." Now it was Leo's turn to shake his head.

"There's only one way you guys are getting out of here. You can't carry all of us, Jason. Take Piper and fly out of here."

"Leo, don't," Percy commanded, anger making his voice shake. Leo smiled sadly.

"See you on the other side, Perce. We'll throw wicked parties in the Underworld." The realization hit him. Horrified, he was about to scream, "But I'm not dead, Leo!" But the Argo II's captain ran headlong into the monsters, setting himself aflame.

"FLAME ON!" were Leo's last words.

*end flashback*

Percy grabbed his head. NO. He did not want to relive this. Fortunately, he didn't have to.

Voila! Chapter One complete! If you guys love me you'll send me reviews and virtual cookies... which you probably don't since I killed off pretty much EVERYONE. Till next chapter,

Andi