I have no idea where this story is going, so I'm going to write whatever I think of. WARNING: I think of some pretty messed up things.
Good luck to anyone who reads this.
Disclaimer: I do not own PJO. If I did, no one would buy it because it would absolutely suck. Hmm, maybe everyone would buy it because it would be so retarded and funny that you would be sane not to buy it. Hehe.
Percy's POV
Whoa, this feels amazing. It is so hot. The sun was soaking into my skin as I skipped through the tall grass. (Did that make you say, OH? Hmm, I bet it did, you creep.)
It feels so good to be by yourself sometimes. I have a peace of mind now that I can relax. Okay, that was bullshit. Demi-gods never have a peace of mind. Most of the time you feel like you're going crazy with the crap you think of. Oh gods, my mind is racing. I hate it. Now I know why people like to walk with someone else. It's so that they can distract you from your own fucked-up mind.
I stopped skipping, and started to walk through the grass, kicking pebbles as I went. You did a great job, Percy. You managed to ruin your somewhat good mood.
I groaned. I really want a buddy right now.
Just then, I heard footsteps behind me. I continued to walk, thinking that Annabeth would be standing beside me in the next few seconds. To my surprise, it was Leo.
He went in front of me, and started to walk backwards. "Hey, what's wrong? You should be happy. You're home."
"Well, I'm happy now." I grinned. I finally have a friend to walk with.
"See? That's the smile everyone has been looking for." He smiled.
"Yeah, okay. I'm sure everyone wanted me back just to see my smile."
"Well, now that you mentioned that, it could have been Annabeth's smile, not yours."
"Oh, shut up!"
Leo laughed, and I laughed with him. That was when I noticed where he was about to walk.
"Leo, watch out!" I yelled, too late. He fell off the cliff.
I paced back and forth. Oh gods, what do I do? I should tell Jason to go catch him. I should tell Frank to shape shift and do something. I should tell Annabeth to come up with a plan. I should jump after him.
SPLASH! The sound of Leo hitting ocean did it for me. I jumped.
I searched for what felt like hours. Where is he? I can't stop looking until I find him…or his body. No, Percy, stop thinking like that. Leo is fine. He has to be.
Maybe, you should give up.
No, I'll find him.
He has been under too long.
He found a way. I know he has.
Or, he is dead.
Stop!
I shook my head. What are you doing Percy? Arguing with yourself isn't going to save Leo.
Leo's POV
I opened my eyes to see blue. Everything was blue. The sky is blue. Birds can be blue. I've seen flowers that were blue. Some butterflies are blue. The ocean is blue.
The ocean! I'm in a freaking ocean! I tried moving my arms and legs. I think I am facing upward. It didn't seem like I was going anywhere. I tried moving faster, but it was hopeless.
Then I saw her, my mom. She is here and alive standing in front of me.
"Mijo."She pulled me into a hug. I hugged her back tightly. I don't want to let go. If I do, she might disappear again. I cried. I feel like a kid again. I remember hugging my mom with my arms barely reaching around her waist and my face buried in her belly.
She pulled back, "We must go now."
"Go where?" I wiped my eyes.
She smiled, "A good place, a beautiful place."
"Will my friends be there?"
She simply nods and gestures behind her. I see a field with one tree in the middle. Underneath it is a picnic set-up. I see Jason and Piper holding sandwiches and laughing. Hazel and Frank are there too. I see myself holding hands with Calypso, and taking a walk. Percy has his mouth open while Annabeth is throwing grapes at his face. Everyone is happy.
My mother grabs my hand and starts walking me towards it. At the edge of the image, it fades into ocean. In the ocean, I see something moving, a person.
I squint and try to make it out. It's Percy.
I point to him and ask, "Can my friend, Percy, come with us?"
My mom's face changes into something ugly, something evil, "No!" I jump and my mom's face goes back to normal, "He will not like it, mijo. Now come on, we must hurry."
Percy starts swimming to us. My mom walks faster. I pull back, "Can I at least say goodbye?"
"No time!" She breaks into a run, but not before Percy grabs my arm.
He pulls me away from her, and I scream. I am in a bubble now. Percy is in a bubble too, the same bubble.
"Are you okay?" He asks.
"My mom is down there! We have to go back!" I yell.
"Sshh, it's okay."
"She might drown! Save her!" I scream again.
"Mmhm, I'll go get her after I bring you to land. Okay?"
I nod, and I suddenly feel exhausted. My eyes start to close and I let them.
Percy shakes me, "No sleeping!"
I am holding my eyes open with my hands when we reach the surface.
Annabeth's POV
I was pacing back and forth on the coast with my arms crossed. Percy has been gone for a long time. What if he doesn't come back?
Tears start to form in my eyes and Piper yells, "Don't cry!"
I force myself to think happy thoughts. Piper has been using charmspeak on me every few minutes to keep me from freaking out. It has been working so far. I sit down next to Piper on the beach, and stare up at the moon.
After a few minutes, Hazel comes with a large paper bag. She sits in front of me, and takes out a box of Chinese food. She takes some out and tries feeding me, "Eat! You haven't had anything in hours!"
I shake my head no, and she groans, "You're hopeless!"
"Here let me try." Piper takes the Chinese food. She hands it to me, "Annabeth, eat this now!"
I take a couple bites before I realized she tricked me, "Hey! You can't force me!"
"Sure I can. Now, finish the Chinese food!"
As soon as I start eating the Chinese food again, Jason comes swooping in from the sky. We stand up in excitement.
"You get any info?" Piper asks.
Jason shakes his head, "No, but I saw some movement in the water. Frank might have something."
"Maybe, you should take a break. You look tired." Piper says.
"I'm gonna keep looking. My best friend is out there, somewhere."
Jason gets ready to fly off again, but I grab his arm, "Thank you, for everything. It makes me feel better knowing that I can trust you to find Percy."
He puts his hand on my shoulder, "We will find him. Okay?"
I nod, and he smiles. Jason gives my shoulder a squeeze, and flies off. I fall to ground, and burst into tears. Piper and Hazel come to comfort me.
"W-what if he's dead?" I ask.
"He's not dead, Annabeth." Hazel says.
"Yeah, he wouldn't get you guys out of Tartarus just to die. He wouldn't do that to you." Piper adds.
"Frank and Jason will find them. I know they will." Hazels stares at the ocean. She nudges Piper and points.
"So? It's just a dolphin." Piper says.
"No, I think its . . . I think its Frank!" Hazel jumps up.
Piper suddenly jumps up too, "Why would he jump out the ocean like that? Unless he found them."
Hazel pushes me to my feet, "Frank, found them! He found them!"
"Jason!" Piper screams.
A few moments later, Jason comes, "What happened? Are you alright?"
"Frank found them, look." Piper points to the dolphin jumping repeatedly into the sky.
Jason nods, "Come on, Annabeth, let's go get them." I grin and he wraps an arm around me.
Jason flies us to the dolphin. In front of it, I see two little dots in the water. As we get closer, I can see that they are heads, Percy and Leo. Jason lowers us to them. Leo's arm is over Percy's shoulder and Percy is practically carrying him.
As soon as we're close enough, I let go of Jason, and drop into the water. I fall about three feet under and pop up a moment later.
"Percy!" We swim towards each other. I grab his face with both my hands and kiss him, hard.
"Annabeth." He murmurs.
"Sshh, I got you." I am crying again, but this time it's of joy.
Jason's POV
I swoop down to see if everyone is okay. Percy looks fine, but Leo looks pale. Oh gods, he is not dead! No, no, no, my best friend is okay.
"Are you guys okay?" I ask. Percy doesn't answer.
"Percy?" I ask, "Is Leo okay?" I am worried now. Well, I was worried before, but now I am extremely worried.
"I'm fine, but Leo saw something. You might want to bring him to shore, and talk to him." He says.
I nod, and take Leo from him. He feels cold in my arms. The whole way back, he murmured things about his mom. It was sort of spooky. I land at the edge of the water. Piper and Hazel run toward me. I look up and see that Frank is here too.
Piper has tears in her eyes, "So it's true? Leo is dead." I set Leo in the sand and turn to Piper.
"Dead? Who told you that? Leo's not dead!" I say bewildered.
"Frank!" Hazel yells at him.
Frank puts his hands up, "What? I thought that was what Percy said!" He scratches the back of his neck. "Sorry about that."
Piper turns to look at me, "So, what happened?"
I shrug, "I don't know for sure, but I'm guessing it has something to do with Leo's mom. He mumbled some stuff about her being under water with him."
"His mom is dead. Why would he say she was with him?" Piper asks.
"I think Leo hit his head, because what you're saying is just crazy!" Frank adds. Hazel shakes her head at Frank.
Piper kneels besides Leo, and grabs his hand, "Leo, what happened?"
Leo says, "Is Percy looking for my mom? I hope he saves her."
"Leo, you have to tell us what happened."
"I was walking on that cliff over there." He points at a cliff far above our heads.
Piper nods, "What else?"
"Percy and I were laughing at something, I don't remember what. I wasn't looking at where I was going, so I fell off into the ocean." He pauses, "That was when I saw my mom. She was just like I remember her, older, but still the same. She showed me a good place, a beautiful place. We were all there having fun. Then I saw Percy swimming in the ocean. I asked my mom if he could come and she said no. She said he wouldn't like it, so I asked if I could say goodbye. Again, she said no, and pulled us further ahead. That was when Percy grabbed me."
"Are you sure that was your mom?" I ask him.
He doesn't answer until a few moments later, "Her face changed momentarily when I asked if Percy could come."
"What did it she look like when her face changed?" I say sternly.
Leo looks into the ocean, "Evil."
It seemed as though the world stopped when he said that. Everything was quiet and cold. That was until Annabeth and Percy came back from wherever they were.
"How is he?" Percy says as they walk up.
I exchange glances with Piper and say, "Better."
Piper's POV
I stare from Percy to Annabeth and back to Percy. What were they doing? Annabeth is positioning and repositioning her feet, a sign of nervousness. Percy is stealing glances at Annabeth, too often if you ask me. He smiles slightly after he does so.
I decide to confront them, "Where were you guys?" I stare directly at Percy because he depends on Annabeth to do the dirty work.
"Uh, Leo asked me to go back to look for his mom." Percy says.
"Leo's mom is dead." I tell him.
"He made me promise to look for her." Percy says quickly, too quickly.
"You're lying. Where were you?" This time I say it a bit more forcefully.
Frank snorts, "Probably making out with Annabeth."
"Not true!" Annabeth and Percy say at the same time. They look at each other and blush. We bust out in laughter.
Leo is laughing too, "Sneaking out again, huh?"
Percy and Annabeth struggle with an explanation as we laugh. Honestly, I'm not listening. I'm enjoying this rare moment where everyone is laughing and safe.
The moment doesn't last for long because just then, the sand underneath us collapses. I scream as we fall into a hole. I land on something squishy.
"Ow." The person underneath me says. I scramble to get off them.
I turn to see who it is, "Sorry, Percy!"
"It's fine. Where are we?"
I take in the surroundings. Everything is dirt, and there is only one way we can go, a tunnel to the right. It is a steep path, but seems like the only way out. I look up to where we fell in. It's too far to climb up from here.
I turn to Jason, "Can you get us out?"
He shakes his head, "I can barely get myself off the ground. Frank?"
Frank shakes his head too, "Too tired from being a dolphin."
"Well, I guess we got only one option." Annabeth stares at the pathway to the right.
"Hazel, do you know if it leads anywhere?" Jason asks.
Hazel closes her eyes and focuses. After a while, she nods, "I think I found something. Follow me." She starts carefully down the dark path.
Hmm, I still don't know where this is going. What will they find as they travel downward? DUN DUN DUN! Find out next time when I figure out what I have planned for this FanFiction. Seriously, I have no idea . . . I don't even know what is down that tunnel. That's how hopeless I am. REVIEW!
