AN- okay, so I was sitting in my car with my parents and I got this thought what was it like for Luke being a demigod. We know that he wasn't always bad. What were his thoughts on betraying his friends? Did he ever regret his choice and what made him fall in love with Annabeth?

"Luke I'm scared"

I looked to he little blonde girl next to me and pulled her close to me. She was covered in dirt and there was fear in her gray eyes. "Its okay Annabeth. Remember my promise," I whispered in her ear. She looked into my eyes and nodded her head and we continued to run. Five months ago, Thalia and I had been traveling in Richmond, Virginia and we found her hiding in a trashcan alone and scared that the monsters would find her. She had told me her family didn't want her and my heart broke. In that moment I swore to myself I would protect her even if it could mean my own death. Since then I had become her father, her brother, her best friend, her hero and I was determined to make sure I did not fail her, like her last family did. Protecting her became my number one goal.

"We're close I promise. Just little farther." I looked forward to see Grover dashing ahead looking back to make sure Thalia was okay. Grover the sweet, naive satyr was under strict orders only to bring Thalia back with him no matter what. Nevertheless he took pity on Annabeth and me and let us tag along.

Thalia looked back at me and gave me smile that made my heart stop. A year ago we had met in a dragon's cave near Los Angeles and together we traveled around the US, fought monsters. She was the first person I had ever meet that I could relate to. She ran away from home, her dad was never there, her mom was too sick to take care of her, and she was a demigod who was never safe. She became the only person to understand me. Then we found Annabeth. Another demigod who ran away from home, whose dad never cared, whose mother never showed up, and always had monsters right behind her. Sometimes I felt that Annabeth had it worse then both of us. Thalia's mom was a drunk and mine was so sick she forgot who she was but deep down they both cared about us. Annabeth dad didn't have the time for her and her stepmother didn't want anything to do with her. A loud roar interrupted my thoughts and bolder came flying over our heads.

"Grover look out!" Annabeth cried I looked ahead to see Grover farther ahead oblivious to the boulder flying towards him. Fortunately Annabeth warning had made him dive to side and boulder hit the tree that was in front of him. I was about to think that the gods had blessed us when the tree that had been hit fell to where Grover was and heard him cry out in pain. It missed him, Grover's fine. I repeated it over and over in my head. I ran to where Thalia was kneeling and saw Grover pinned with thousands of branches covering him.

"I think my leg is broken" Grover muttered "Go on without me."

Annabeth knelt beside him and grabbed his hand. "Grover you have to get up. If you don't you'll die"

Grover looked at her and smiled but it was filled with pain "It's okay. I will come back as a flower or tree or something." He sounded hopeful "I'll be more useful then. You guys have to keep moving. I will only slow you down."
Annabeth face filled with anger " Grover Underwood you get up right now. You still have get your searchers license and find Pan." Suddenly a tree landed ahead of us and everything slowed down. I looked a Thaila who looked like a plan was forming in her head. I looked at Grover yelling at me to leave and get everyone to safety. Then I looked at Annabeth who was looking back at me pleading for me to help Grover. Her eyes were filled with hopefulness and I knew I couldn't let her down.

"Thalia get Annabeth out of here." I yelled over the sound of roars and trees falling around us. She gave me a look of shock.

"We stay together," she yelled back.

"I'll catch up. I need to help Grover."

I pulled Annabeth up and kneeled in front of her.

"Go with Thalia, Annabeth. I'm gonna help Grover." Her eyes filled with fear

"Let me help." Her voice was pleading and her eyes were begging me not to leave her.

"I will be there soon. Get to camp and don't let Thalia do anything stupid."

"Promise me you'll hurry"

"I promise. And you know I never break a promise."

Annabeth stood up, gave me a hug and then grabbed Thalia's hand. Thalia shoat me a look of uncertain "Splitting up is bad" she muttered

"Leaving someone behind is worse."

. "Hurry okay" she whispered. She looked like she was going to say somthing then she was pulling Annabeth into the woods. I looked back at Grover "Lets hurry"

When Grover and I Finally got the tree I looked down a winced. Grover's furry leg was bent in an awkward position and just looking at it made my leg hurt.

"Okay Grover where does it hurt on your leg"

He started to breath faster and faster "the front of my leg" He breathing didn't start to slow down.

"Grover calm down okay. You're going into shock. Focus on my breathing." I made a big effort to slow my breathing down. "Okay I have to set the knee cap back." I broke of a branch "put this in your mouth" He gave me an uncertain look but did as he told.

"On the count of three okay" he nodded "one, two" then I snapped the leg cap and Grover let out a scream.

"What the Hades Luke! What happened to three?" I shrugged and helped him back on his hooves. He looked down at the fallen tree " poor tree" he muttered.

I put his arm around my shoulder so I was supporting him and started to pull him the way Thalia and Annabeth ran.

It took about ten minuets but I finally saw my friends just a little ahead.

"Told you I would see you again" I called

Annabeth spun around and her face brightened "Luke" she called happily

Thalia turned around with a shocked expression " To be honest I didn't think you would make it" she called out teasingly. Her and Annabeth ran over and Thalia put Grover's other arm around her shoulder. "Yee of little faith" I said jokingly. I looked at Annabeth "I never break my promises huh Annabeth?"

She laughed "never" We wandered farther and farther into the forest putting distance in-between the monsters and us. Every now and then we would hear a roar or flapping of wings but right when I started to think we were going to make it. Then it started to rain and we could barely see in front of us. Then the ground started to become slippery and Grover was getting heavier and heavier.

"Grover" Thalia called

"yeah"

"Does this place have a way to keep out the monsters" her voice had a small quiver and I wanted to tell everything was going to be okay. But I couldn't lie to her.

"Well there's about two hundred trained demigods and we can usually kill the monsters before they get to camp." He was trying to sound confident but I heard him mutter "but there hasn't been this big of an attack"

I couldn't breath. There was no safe place for us. There were two hundred demigods up ahead and I was leading an army right to them. Grover's head snapped up "two miles till we reach camp. I can smell it." I gave him a look

"What can you smell?"

"Satyrs can smell out demigods Luke." Annabeth said like it was obvious, "That's why they're our protectors. They can smell us from a distance. Right Grover?"

Grover nodded "You have this nasty, wired stench. Its kind of hard to miss"

"Gee thanks" Thalia muttered and I was about to laugh but Annabeth throw her knife and a piercing howl went though the air, then the hellhound dissolved into dust.

"Run!" she yelled

I mentally cursed myself. I had let my guard down and allowed a hellhound get within ten feet of us. If Annabeth wasn't so skilled with a knife we would have been dinner. Thalia and I carried Grover faster and Annabeth ran and scooped up her knife. That's when everything went down hill. The ground started to shake from the Cyclopes that were starting to catch up.

"Leave me behind" Grover called out "I'm just slow—Thalia where are you going"

I looked over Grover and saw that Thalia was no longer there instead she was standing watching the monsters get closer and closer. I looked down the hill and saw cabins and a farmhouse. They where so close but yet so far.

"Thalia" I screamed "What are you doing"

She looked back at me "buying you time."

Annabeth let go of my hand and ran to Thalia. "No Annabeth you have to go with Luke. They want me."

I carried Grover back over and I could see the monsters getting closer. "Thalia the camp is like a mile away."

She gave me an angry look "And I will be sending the monsters right to them"

"Thalia" I pleaded

She gave me a sad look and knelt in front of Annabeth who was crying "Be strong okay. Your special Annabeth and I'm sorry your family couldn't see that." Thalia pulled Annabeth into a hug "you'll be the smartest of us all Annabeth. They'll right legends about you."

She looked at Grover and gave him a hug "I owe you my life Grover. You didn't have to bring them, you could have just left them but you didn't. You will be the one to find Pan. I can feel it"

Her blue eyes met mine and she pulled me into a hug. Then she did something that surprised me. She kissed me. It was short but I could feel my heart stop. "The Gods are cruel." She whispered as she pulled away. I didn't say anything my brain was frozen "you have to get out of here. Take care of Annabeth you two. You're all she's got now." She said to Grover and I. I didn't want to leave but I knew if Thalia was going to die this is how she wanted it. To die for the people you love is a hero's death."

I pulled Grover back and grabbed Annabeth hand "no" she screamed, "I wont leave her" she started to pull away but I kept my hand locked around her wrist.

We were halfway down the hill when I looked back. Thalia was right in the middle of the hill when I saw her raise her spear and lightning shot out of it and it hit the Cyclopes in front of her right in the stomach. The big idiot fell on his butt, however he just got back up. Thalia was the only thing standing between an army of monsters and the camp.

Grover was still yelling at me that I should have left him and gotten away.

That's when Grover pulled away from me and fell on the ground. I stared at him as he stood up then fell again. On the ground Grover gave me a look " go help her" he yelled at me. I ran towards the hill and when I sensed someone next to me and gave a look. Annabeth was there with her knife drawn and I thought about how in five months she gotten braver. We were almost to the hill when the one of the Cyclopes got a lucky shot at her and hit her in the head with his club. I froze and I didn't even know I was screaming Thalia's name till my lungs started to hurt. Annabeth was still running up the hill and that when my body was filled with adrenalin. I couldn't lose her to. I ran faster then I have ever had before. I caught up to her in seconds and pulled her into my arms. She hit and kicked me but I didn't let go. She was sobbing and I knew I was to. I just stood there with her in my arms, and I didn't know what to do. Thalia was dead or dying and the monsters where looking straight at me and I knew I couldn't out run them. I heard yelling from behind me but that didn't matter to me. All that mattered was that Thalia was gone. That's when something strange happened. Lightning came down from the sky and hit where Thalia had flown from the impact of the club. Annabeth stopped fighting me and looked over. There a great big Pine tree Started to grow and once it was taller then the other trees it stopped. The monsters started to run away as if more lightning would come and zap them.

"Zeus" Annabeth muttered "he turned her into a" She didn't finish the sentence. Anger filled though me how could her father just now help. Why couldn't he help when she was battling them? Why couldn't he just zap the monsters with his stupid lighting bolt? If Thalia turning into a tree was wired enough blue light started to come out from both sides of the tree and circled around the camp. It went far to the sides covering some of the forest and moved so the strawberry field was also in the circle. I turned around and watched it go out to the ocean then both of the sides got closer and closer. When they met it made a clashing noise.

I looked at Annabeth "what was that?"
She shrugged "I don't know"

That's when I saw a centaur coming up the hill and I new it was Chiron the old teacher from Grover's stories. On his back I saw a past out Grover.

Chiron looked at me " I'm Chiron and you must be Luke Castellen. The last time I saw you, you were only a baby. " His voice sounded sad from the memory and I had a felling it had to do with my mother. Annabeth grabbed my hand. Chiron looked surprised to see her "Now I know why Grover brought you two" he muttered

Just then two boys about my age ran up with a stretcher. "Ah Mr. Write, Mr. Chantin thank you." Chiron gently lifted Grover off his back and on to the stretcher and the boys ran off.

"Hello my dear. What's your name?" Chiron looked back at Annabeth and spoke his voice sounded kind but it was filled with confusion

Annabeth gave a sniff "Annabeth Chase." She gave another sniff "What happened to Thalia? What was that blue light."

Chiron gave her a sad glance "I'm very sorry Ms. Annabeth but your friend is no longer with us."

Annabeth took a step back but still held tight to my hand "your lying" she yelled, "Thalia is to powerful to die." her voice chocked on the last word. Chiron stuck out his hand "come child. I will explain" Uncertainly Annabeth let go of my hand and took his. Suddenly a wave a jealously hit me when I looked their hands. I had become Annabeth's father figure in her life and then Chiron just comes along and.

I shook my head stop I told myself she's sad, you're sad. She's just confused. Annabeth called my name and I looked up.

"Are you coming" I nodded my head and followed her.

When we got to the top of the hill I looked for Thalia's body but all that was there was that Pine tree.

"You're friend gave up her life for you." Chiron said sadly

"We don't need a reminder," I growled.

Chiron took a breath and spoke gently "Peace child. Let me explain. You're friend was a daughter of Zeus and well there had been pact between the Big Three."

"And they are" I asked impatiently

Chiron didn't get mad but kept calm "They are Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades. Anyway about sixty years ago, after World War II, the Big Three agreed they wouldn't sire any more heroes. Their children were just too powerful. They were disturbing the course of human events too much, causing too much bloodshed. World War II, you know, that was basically a fight between the sons of Zeus and Poseidon on one side, and the sons of Hades on the other. The triumphant side, Zeus and Poseidon, made Hades swear an oath with them: no more affairs with human women. They all swore on the River Styx. They kept the promise to till twelve years ago when Zeus fell for a moral women and Thalia was born." He took a breath "Hades was outraged. He had kept his promise but the brother who made him make it broke it and he swore he would kill the little girl."

Annabeth took a step back she had started to cry again "but it wasn't her fault" she said in-between her silent sobs. Chiron nodded sadly "Hades needed to blame someone other then Zeus."

I walked over to the Tree and stood there silently. Anger rippled through my body and I want to go and find the army of monsters and tear them to bits. Thalia didn't do anything wrong. She couldn't help being born. How could Gods be so cruel?"

A cold voice filled my head "if the gods are so powerful why couldn't they save her boy. Why should they be in charge when they do nothing? Bow to me and I can save your friend" I shook my head and the voices stopped. I looked back at Chiron " What was the blue light."

Chiron looked at me with pity in his eyes " Are camp does not have the best defense. We have had dragon and gods watch over us but sometimes they are no match for monsters" he took a breath and pointed, "look over there" Annabeth and I looked to where he was pointing. I took step back and drew my sword and the hellhound snarled at me. That's when it pounced and I brought my sword up to stab it and waited for the impact. But it never came. I looked up to see the hellhound lying on the ground. I looked at Chiron who looked impressed. "Thanks to your friend Thalia no monster will ever get inside camp. She has saved thousands of lives. She will always be remembered."

Chiron looked down at Annabeth and smiled "its very late and you must be extremely tired." Annabeth nodded and I noticed that tears were still coming down her face. It killed me to see her cry I gave one last look at the tree and then ran over to Annabeth. I knelt in front of her and spoke

"jump on" she smile and got on her back and we walked towards the cabins with Chiron.

When we got to the center of all the strange cabins I saw about fifty kids standing there staring at us. "Chiron, Grover told us there was about two hundred kids here. Where are the rest?"

Chiron looked in my eyes "when demigods hit the age of twelve that's when the monsters start to attack. It can happen sooner or later but during the summers they come and stay here and train so they can survive the school year. However some demigods don't have a good home or home in general so they stay here year round."

Annabeth gave me a worried look "Chiron" she whispered, "I'm to young to stay here aren't I?"

Chiron gave her a look, smile and put his hand on her should "my dear, I have never had a student as young as you before" Annabeth eyes filled with worry "but there is always a first time." Annabeth beamed at him.

Chiron looked around at the kids that where all staring at us "All demigods that come here stay in their Godly parents cabin." He looked at me " You for instance will stay in the Hermes cabin." He looked to an old worn down cabin that had a caduceus above the door. "Most kids will have to wait till they are claimed but we both know who your father is."

Annabeth tapped my shoulder and I let her down. "What do you mean claimed?" she asked once both of her feet where on the ground.

Suddenly a bright light appeared above Annabeth head. I took a step back

"Holy Hermes" I muttered. Above Annabeth head was an owl, the symbol of wisdom and Athena.

Annabeth looked up and looked at Chiron "I'm guessing this is claiming?"

Chiron chuckled and nodded. Then everyone else including Chiron did something that surprised me. They bowed. Following their examinable I got on my knees. Annabeth looked shocked at everyone the symbol above her began to fade. Chiron looked at me then back at Annabeth with a twinkle in his eye he announced "Hail, Annabeth Chase." His voice was echoed though the buildings "Daughter of Athena, advisor to Zeus, patron god of Athens, goddess of wisdom, war, weaving, and pottery." I watched Annabeth beam with pride.

AN- Hope you liked it. Please tell me what you think because I think I'm going to add more chapters of Lukes pov of things.