Annabeth felt hollow. The world went in slow motion and she felt her heart squeeze in a tight sad embrace. The cloud of purple gray smoke that held the mother earth advanced towards them. She knew what had to be done so did Nico, Thalia, Percy, and Will. They had to use their powers.

Thalia would use lightning to hurt the mother earth's cloud. Percy would use the water to try and push the cloud back. Nico would call up dead soldiers to fight the cloud. Will would use sunlight to blind and attack the Mother earth and Annabeth would use her gift her mother gave her.

They would all have to take in the gods' powers through their bodies and channel it into their power. It would most likely kill them if it worked. The others from the prophecy would go in through a break in the cloud and attack the Earth mother directly weakening the cloud and her hopefully killing her. It was a long shot but it was worth a try.

"Percy, go now!" Thalia yelled. She chooses when they would go and Percy was first. After a few more moments Nico would go, then herself, after her Will, and then finally Thalia. She was willing to do this if it meant the other demi-gods could live. She shut her eyes thinking about all the good times she had in her life.

"Nico, now!" Thalia shouted over the roar of the clouds and water battling. Percy's hands were held high and Nico squatted down and pushed his hands into the earth. A shaking started and suddenly the dead came and started hacking at the clouds that where struggling with the water a bit.

She felt herself go tense and then calm. Her turn was next and if Percy died she would die to. "Annabeth, now!" Thalia called and she raced up like Nico and Percy had down and thrust out her hands. Suddenly a shot of silver arced down her back as she consumed he mother's godly powers. These powers ran straight through her and out her hands. A silver light flew out and hit the cloud.

She was concentrating so much she never heard Will come up and shoot sunlight from his body or Thalia come up and start moving her hands widely. All she saw was water blocking the cloud and trying to carve a tunnel, the dead hacking and slashing with the water trying to make the tunnel come faster. Her power and wills was distracting the Earth Mother while Thalia's lightning paused the storm so it couldn't move farther.

She started see black spots dance in her eyes. She knew the power was weakening her but she had to do his. It was their only hope. She saw in the corner of her eye a tunnel coming through the cloud and the Earth Mother appeared. The others from the great prophecy ran through. They brandished swords, spears, knifes, and other weapons. She started to sway and noticed Percy, Nico, Will, and Thalia were also swaying.

"We have to hold!" She screamed out to them. For a second it seemed there was strength in the powers but it quickly faded and the tunnel started to close with the others inside. A flash of fear pierced her heart. She looked at the others and made eye contact. They all knew what to do. Using that much power already would have them collapse into sleep but if they took in more they would surely die.

Yet that was to only way to win against the Earth Mother. Suddenly a flashback started.

Flashback:

The seven and Thalia, Nico, and Will all stood on a hill over looking the battleground. A purple gray cloud creeping towards them holding the Earth mother herself. With a crack Ares and Mars appeared in front of them and they all bowed. With a wave of the Olympians hands they stood back up.

"We have to tell you that two or more of you will die. The oracle and augur agree on that so we came to warn you. We still can't join the fight because Zeus wants to keep our forces in tack so that when it comes to it we can surprise her with an attack. Just remember two or more of you will die! Bye!"

With that Ares and Mars disappeared.

End of Flashback

They hadn't gotten it figured out then but now they knew it meant Percy, Nico, Thalia, Will, and herself. She came to face that fact and forced all her mothers power to course through her and saw the others do the same. She felt light headed and suddenly saw the others running out and knew they were victorious.

She saw the cloud bore onto them with one last effort they tried to protect themselves with a bubble. The last thing she saw was the gods appearing ready to fight the Earth Goddess. She closed her eyes and fell to the ground the storm passing over her and she felt peaceful at last.

Her last thought was, eat bitter taste sweet and no pain no gain. A smile plastered itself on her lips and she thought; I finally get to have a reward.