So we meet again! I present to you IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN ME. Summary: Percy Jackson has a plan. One that will allow CHB to get info from the enemy. But Percy will have to make a sacrifice, one Annabeth can't let him make alone. Percy will need to be kidnapped. The plan works until a spy reveals the truth. Percy is forced to face his worst fear and his fatal flaw, alone. The battle for Manhattan was won. But the war is far from over.

DISCLAIMER

ME: sorry Percy and co. I don't own you

Annabeth: that's ok. Percy and I have each other!

Me: awwwww!

Percy: can we get on with it? I need something to do while I hang in a state of unspeakable agony for a year or until HOH comes out!

Me: yeah your wait probably seems longer. Can we all agree that we hate cliffhangers! (To rick) HINT HINT!

PERCY&CO: YES!

Song of the Chapter: Catch My Breath-Kelly Clarkson

This takes place after the end of TLO and all of the 7 are Greek.

ME: anyway ch.1

Percy's POV

I think, I'm the only kidnapping victim, who will ever know exactly why they are being taken. Or I sincerely hope so, because no one else should ever have to go through this.

I think that you have to go through several states of mind, in order to be truly done for.

The first is accepting the fact that you're probably going to die.

The second, is embracing it, and figuring out ways to work your death to the advantage of others.

I'm not sure how much of a difference it will make, but I know I have to try.

The third one, is leaving everyone, everything you know behind in order to protect them.

Even though I know that it might not make a difference, I know that I can try.

I can step outside the boundaries. I don't even have to wait three seconds before they swarm me.

I can fight back for as long as I can, then finally allowing them to overwhelm me.

I can look into Luke's eyes as he strips me of the Achilles Curse, and I can remember that I only needed that for the battle of Manhattan, that I don't need it anymore.

I can mindlessly tug against the ropes as I'm forced away from my home.

The one thing I can't do is listen to her tears as I'm forced away.

Annabeth's POV

I don't have to like it. Everyone agreed, yes he should go, yes, he can handle it, yes, he'll be fine.

But I won't be.

I don't have to let him go willingly. Believe me, I tried everything, begged, cried, kissed him, everything I could think of. And I knew he didn't want to leave, the only thing making sure that he left were the angry shouts of Luke, the calls for his blood.

And the worse thing, I heard Luke calling out that he was going to kill me if Percy didn't come out.

Percy's eyes got wide, and for a second I thought I saw fear in his eyes, but then the sea green turned as cold as ice.

However, when he turned to me, his gaze softened. He kissed me one last time, and then ran through the barrier.

I don't have to let him fight alone. So, I grab my arrows, and shoot anything that gets close to Percy. But all too fast I run out of arrows, and Percy is surrounded.

The only thing I do have to do, is watch them take him.

Percy's POV

Walking, endlessly. The whispered threats all around me have gradually stopped as my spirit deflates. I can't even try to resist. And I don't want to.

Annabeth's coming for me, she'll find me. So when they shove me to the ground I lay there lifelessly as hordes of ugly Greek nasties surround me.

I hear Luke's voice, and the memories almost make me sick. My ADHD notes that it's not the deep tone he has when he's hosting Kronos. Good, Luke hates me enough, I DO NOT need the added hate of the Titan Lord. I'm forced to my knees, and I glare up at my captors. "All hail Percy Jackson." He's mocking me. Normally, a wave would be roaring in my ears, riptide would be coming down on his neck, but it's not me I'm thinking about. Will he hurt Annabeth if I do this? I can't allow him to do that. So I allow him to pull Riptide out of muddy jeans, allow him to tie the blindfold over my eyes, and, I wordlessly stumble to wherever he's taking me, blindly hoping that whatever he's going to do to me, Annabeth won't have to see it.

Annabeth's POV

I'm falling, falling asleep, and I can see Percy. And I'm so scared for him, and gods he doesn't deserve this.

Luke mocks him, and everyone laughs. I see Percy's jaw clench, but he doesn't spring up and attack Luke like I can tell by his tensed muscles he wants to. And then Luke's taking Riptide, and Percy doesn't move, and he's doing this all for me, and I can tell he's protecting me, and I don't need to be protected! Why did you do this, Percy? I silently ask him.

But I'm not going to get an answer, because Percy's head is smashed into the wall so many times his eyes change color. And I'm scared, so scared, not even for me. But for the boy being chained to the wall.

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