Her Light Within
Summary:
Annabeth has been locked in a cell for 10 years, used as an experiment because of her genetically engineered special abilities. But when Annabeth escapes and meets a mysterious green eyed boy, her life begins to change. Will Annabeth finally be free or will the sick minded secret government keep her locked up for their own greedy needs? Read along and join Annabeth as she struggles to rid herself of her dark and usual past that was forced upon her and with the help of a special green eyed boy, she begins to find her light within.
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Authors Note: This is my first fanfic. I've been reading fanfic for years now so I just decided to start my own (I also had to create an account for this fic lol). I have poured my heart out into writing this so i hope that for who ever reads this really enjoyes it. Disclaimer: I don't own the characters… obviously (Thank you Uncle Rick). Here goes nothing! :)
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Theme song for Chapter One:
After Dark by Seven Lions and Blastoyz feat. Fiora
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Chapter One: The Escape
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"Stop! Stop! Let me go!" The young blonde girl cried as the tall, suited man drug her by the arm down a dimly lit hallway.
He stopped in his tracks and bent down to face the young girl.
"Little one," The tall man chidded. "No need to cry. You're safe with me"
He smiled a crooked smile. His voice sounded sickly sweet and his breath smelled of peppermint. His white hair was beginning to gray and his skin as well.
"I don't want you!" The young girl screamed. She was no older than 7.
"I want my mama and papa!" Tears began pouring out of her eyes as she attempted to wriggle out of the man's grasp. The man tightened his grip and she whimpered.
"Tsk tsk," the man shook his head. "That's no way to talk to your uncle, little one."
They were interrupted as a doctor stepped through a doorway and into the hall.
"Kronos," the doctor spoke, referring to the suited man. "The equipment is ready for the girl."
The little blonde girl was quivering as Kronos gave another twisted smile in her direction.
"Let's begin now, shall we?"
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10 Years Later
Large, metal doors lined the forencent lit hallway making the prison seem empty and eery. The cold walls were too steril and pristine yet seemed grim and dirty simultaneously. The only noises that could be heard were the reverberations of a metal door occasionally being slammed shut and the quick breaths of a prison guard leaning against one of the doors.
Grey was the only color that this prison held. Grey doors, grey floors, grey ceilings and grey walls. If you were to walk down the hallway, it would soon turn into a blur of repetitive dismay in which you'd feel trapped in an endless loop of monotonous insanity. The prisons aura seeped of hopelessness and misery. The guard stood outside one of the cold metal doors, peering in the window at the limb girl laying face down on the hard floor. She was young in appearance but no younger than 17 and no older than 20.
Her arms were reaching out infront of her as if she was yearning for something. Her white curls cascaded down her back and intertwined with the dirt on the concrete ground. The only movements to be seen were the slight rise and fall of her back as she breathed.
The guard felt pressure as if he could feel her chaotic thoughts trying to intrude his brain. She was a mystery to him. She was deception. She seemed innocent, yet always prepared, like a cold blooded reptile ready to strike at their next target.
One prison, 150 guards, all for a girl. She was feared yet admired. She was a contradiction. Unpredictable like a hurricane.
The guard flinched when the static poured out of his walkie talkie. A voice came through, giving him the signal that the girl was ready to be checked. He didn't know why the guards could only be in contact with her for only 10 minutes at a time but he inferred that for whatever reason she was kept a mystery, it was a good one.
As he cautiously opened the door, a loud creak could be heard echoing the barren hallways. He shut the door with a loud clunk, and there he stood amongst the girl in the small cell.
The girl was unmoving as the guard wallowed in his uncomfortableness. He was a rookie only two weeks in with this specific task. He felt so vulnerable around her as if she could hear all this thoughts and feel all his feelings. He felt transparent.
Slowly, she raised her head and pushed herself up with her arms. Her elbows were slightly discolored like they were at the beginning stages of a forming bruise. She sat, hunched over, face still hidden by her curls. She appeared delicate and dainty like a flower but the guard knew better. He knew she was a facade.
Just when he was started brainstorming ways to cut the thick tension in the air, the girl let out a soft yet chilling chuckle. He felt shivers go down his spine.
"Do you have any idea what you've gotten yourself into?" She questioned while sending a sideways glance in his direction. The question seemed innocent yet there was a threatening undertone in her voice. The guard stayed silent, unsure of how to answer her question. Minutes passed consisting of awkward fideding from the guard. The girl was unmoving.
With an audible sigh, the girl sat up straighter and looked at the guard directly. Her silver eyes were cold and calculating, absorbing everything in her field of vision. Her eyes held a mirage of a galaxy but with all the color drained. He felt as if her eyes stared into the deepest parts of his soul, picking apart and examining every aspect of his eternal being. His heartbeat quickened when she broke the silence.
"Do you even know my name?" she pressed. The guard was at a loss of words. He refused to make any moves, feeling discomfort under her gaze. In truth, he really didn't know her name. He didn't know anything about her besides the fact that she was dangerous and could not be trusted. Those words were burned into his brain many times throughout his training.
"You went through all that training and yet you have no idea why you're here." she stated solomy, as if reading his thoughts. Her shoulders dropped and her gaze drifted to the floor. "I'm just a tool to them, aren't I? An experiment."
The uneasy guard shifted, feeling the full weight of this heavy one sided conversation.
He sighed and looked at her with tired eyes. He almost felt bad for her but forced himself to remember what he learned in training. "Don't entertain her games. Avoid contact and do not speak with her for she will manipulate your mind" The boss used to tell him. The guard cleared his throat and stood his ground by keeping his mouth shut. "She can make you unsure of yourself. Confused and doubtful. Do not give in" His bosses words rung through his head.
"I don't bite yanno," she smirked. "Unless you give me a reason to."
The guard refused to acknowledge her for the remaining time he had to supervise her. This was the usual routine. She tries to banter with him, he ignores her.
The shrill sound of his timer jolted him out of a daze. Gratefully, the guard turned his back to open the door, just to stand outside for another two hours. As his fingers wrapped around the cold handle of the cell door, he felt an immense pressure clouding his thoughts. It was as if an invisible fog settled in all around him. The pressure in his brain intensified and he could no longer hear his own panicked and confused thoughts. His vision was blurring and blackness started to submerge his sight.
A moment of clarity spread through his being and he felt a force in his brain making way.
" I'm sorry" the girls voice echoed , only he didn't hear with his ears. It manifested in his mind as if he was listening in on the girls thoughts, or rather more, she was sending him her own thoughts.
"My name is Annabeth, by the way" He heard once again.
The sudden clarity dissipated and his world began to turn into a hazy fog like moments before.
Then everything went black.
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The ear piercing alarm rang in the guards ears jolting him awake. He was confused and scared. He heard hurried footsteps in the distance as he tried to get a sense of his surroundings. He was in the girl's prison cell, only there was an issue. There was no girl. One minute he was trying to open the door and the next he's on the floor and the fire alarm is sounding. The guard panicked. He was a newbie and he already fucked up his job. My boss is going to kill me, He thought. Litterelly.
He could feel his heartbeat in his fingertips as his skin turned icey cold with panic. He felt bile rising in his throat. This was not good.
The rushed footsteps grew closer and two guards rounded the corner and appeared in the open doorway of the cell. One of them hoisted him up then sent the back of his hand to collide with the guard's head. The guard's head stung.
"You dumbass!" The man told the guard. "Where the fuck is she?!"
He looked menacing and very angry much to the guard's dismay.
"I- I don't.." The guard anxiously faltered. "I was just trying to open the door then all this chaos is happening.. I don't know, I- I.."
Everything seemed to be happening so quick.
"Shut up!" The other guard insisted. "I don't give a shit how you fucked up. All I care about is how we're gonna clean up the mess your dumbass made. We have to find that girl. Kronos trained us specifically for this not to happen..I swear if we're dead meat because of you.. "
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Annabeth burst through the cell doors as the guard lay on the ground behind her. She was panting and sweat glistened her forehead. Holy shit am I actually doing this? She thought. Hell yeah actually I'm doing this. She felt idiotic yet brave at the same time.This was the most excitement she's had in years and even though she was trying to escape her doom, she felt so good.
She bolted down the hallway, her footsteps echoing as her shoes slapped the concrete floor. He heartbeat felt like it was going to explode out of her chest. Her breaths were quick and silent. After the lack of exercise over the previous years, her bones and joined already ached. Annabeth tried to ignore it but couldn't help the annoyance that creeped up. As she pinched the bridge of her nose, she focused on her more important issue at hand.
She squeezed her eyes such as she stressfully came to a realization. She had no idea how to get out of here. How could she be so stupid? She chidded herself. In her defense there was no way of knowing the layout of the halls when you're locked in a cell for most of your life. She groaned, frustrated at herself. She couldn't beat herself up now. There was no time for that.
Soon, a guard would notice her absence and the alarm would sound sending all the guard in a frantic search for her. Who knew that her existence would employ so many people. She laughed to herself. She shook the thoughts out of her head as she rounded the corner of the hallway.
"Focus, Annabeth! Focus!" She scolded herself.
She stopped dead in her tracks as her eyes locked with a guard sauntering down the hallway. If it weren't her life at stake, she would have let the anticipation hang in the air for a few seconds, however, Annabeth couldn't afford to dilly dally around right now. Without hesitation, Annabeth willed him to go unconscious. A slight guttural sound could be heard as he collapsed onto the ground. She tried not to think about it as she took calmly walked toward the sleeping guard. Little snores could be hears, escaping his mouth as Annabeth zeroed in on his face.
She hated having this gift, or as she refers it, a curse. She hated having control over others. She hated using it, however, she knew that if she was going to escape, she couldn't hesitate. She focused and searched his brain for an answer to the way out of this hell hole. As soon as she had a clear image in mind, she fled. The grey walls turned into a blur as she whizzed past, hyper focused on her escape.
Deeper into the maze of hallways, a group of three guards stood outside a large window of what looks to be a break room. She didn't give them time to notice her as she willed them asleep just as she did with that last guard. Annabeth centered her mind on the security cameras and as she did, all of them simultaneously shattered. Just as she did, the alarm started to sound. She could here various footsteps echoing the hallways frantically searching. Searching for her.
Annabeth didn't dwell on that thought as she fled the scene. More turned corners and more guards turned unconscious, Annabeth rounded the last corner. Light peered out of the doorway, Illuminating the grotesque and depressing hallway. A front desk sat in the front right of the doorway, however, it was empty. All of her hopes and dreams lay beyond that door. Annabeth wished she could bask in this moment but she wasted no time, sprinting towards the doors as tears stream out of her eyes.
After wasting away in a cell for 10 long years, Annabeth would finally taste freedom again.
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Authors Note: Thank you for those of you that took time to read this story! It means so much to me! Let me know your thoughts on this chapter in the comments. The story may be a bit confusing for now but as more chapter get put out, more will make sense. I realized after I was done writing it that is has a major Stranger Things vibe and this chapter is basically parallel to the plot in Stranger Things. That was never intended and I promise that my story does differ a lot from Stranger Things, the first chapter just happen to align with it. If you stay tuned you get to meet Percy in the next chapter and I'm super excited about that. Thank you all again for reading this story. I worked really hard on it and I'm super excited to see what everyone thinks about it :)