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"Mommy!" Little Silena cried, running up to Annabeth. She was five. Her sweet brown curls hung gently around her face and her grey eyes glistened in the light of the bright day. They were on the beach and Charles was standing in the water, talking to the fish. He was fourteen.
"Hey dad? This one says your brother's down there." Charles called to Percy who was standing beside Annabeth.
Annabeth picked Silena up and held her, pushing her hair from her face. She turned to Percy, touching his face.
"Yeah. He does. His name is Tyson. He met you... when you were very small." He replied, gazing out at the sea.
"Oh, gods, Percy. You're starting to sound like your dad." Annabeth mumbled, laughing.
"Is that a problem?" He asked, walking toward her with a devilish grin on his face.
"No sir. It's kind of cute actually." She responded with a laugh.
He kissed her and the kids looked away disgusted, "Stop it, dad! There are children around." Charles exclaimed as he shielded his eyes.
"Yeah, yeah, yeah." Percy mumbled, stepping away from her. "Give me my little Silena." He said, holding out his arms.
He took Silena and started playing with her, playfully splashing water on her.
"Daddy!" She shrieked, laughing hysterically.
"Dad... that's not fair. The girl can't fight back." Charles called, splashing Percy with a wall of water.
"Oh no you didn't!" Percy called back, running towards the water.
Percy will NEVER grow up. That's kind of cute too.
Percy and Charles started hurling water at each other, fighting and laughing.
"You tired yet old man?" Charles asked Percy.
"Not a chance!" Percy responded with a huff, just as the world went dark.
"Mommy! Daddy! Help!" Silena cried somewhere beside them.
"Percy? Charles? Silena?" Annabeth yelled into the darkness.
"Dad! Mom! Silena?" Charles yelled angrily, as if he were fighting something huge off.
"Annabeth? Kids? What in the name of the gods is going on?" Percy called through the utter darkness.
There was a flash of light and then everything turned normal. Percy was standing in the surf, looking utterly confused. Annabeth stood on the beach, heartbroken. They both knew it. It was time.
"Annabeth?" He asked, frowning.
She looked at him, eyes wild with pain and welling up with tears. "It's time."
He walked over to her, pulling her close to him. He kissed her forehead and she pulled away, walking up the shore and into the little house.
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Charles and Silena were standing in a field.
A light wind flew about their faces and sent chills up their backs.
"Charles?" She asked, looking around.
"Yeah?" He replied, turning to her.
"Where are we?" She asked, timidly.
"I have no idea but I bet we should keep moving." He said, taking her hand.
They forged forward through the brush and watched the horizon grow darker with the setting sun. They approached a grove of trees and then stumbled upon a clearing cut through the trees. It was hidden from the beaten path through the forest and the sky overhead was dotted with stars and a perfect, white, full moon. There, nestled in the grass was a backpack, seeming out of place in the tranquil clearing.
Charles slowly approached it, opening the front pocket and discovering a note, Stay here for the night. The others will be here in the morning. He looked up at his sister, knowing that the note was from the gods and knowing that somehow in some way five others would be there in the morning. He rummaged around in the backpack, finding food, blankets, one hundred dollars, and golden drachmas. He pulled two bottles of water from the bag, throwing one to Silena. Then he grabbed two bags of chips and two sandwiches, handing one of each to his sister.
"Go on eat." He told her, sitting down in the grass and opening his bottle of water. He took a sip as she slipped down in the grass beside him. She opened her bag and started munching on the chips, watching him.
"What's going to happen now?" She mumbled. Her voice was barley a whisper but he heard her.
"We wait out the night... the others will be here in the morning. Then... we move on." He told her, frowning.
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"I guess we need to head back to New York now." Annabeth mumbled mindlessly as she gazed out the window at the waves.
"I guess." Percy muttered, looking at her.
"I'll start to pack then." She muttered, jerking away from the window and heading over to the closet.
"Annabeth."
"What?"
"They'll be fine."
"How do you know?"
"They are with a huntress and a future goddess." He told me, laughing quietly. "They are being watched over by the gods themselves. They'll be fine."
She chuckled. "Yeah… they will."