If you've previously been on here and see some differences then that's good because I think I fixed it. This is my first real fanfic so please just give it a chance. There are some known grammar errors and a few typos but please just ignore those. No TOA for so many reasons. I do not own any of the characters in this chapter and probably not for most as I'm not planning to add many new ones. They all belong to Rick Riordan. Enjoy!
I'm never going to forget the day that Percy and I were on our Camp Half-Blood and we were laughing and talking and just having fun when a monster attacked us. We didn't think that one monster was that big of a deal but when we defeated that monster, a thousand came after us. We definitely couldn't handle that many.
Me and Percy sprinted to Thalia's Pine and thought we were in the clear when the monsters started to come through the barrier. Slowly with a lot of effort, but regardless, through the barrier. Percy started to run towards the Big House and I followed him but we weren't going to make it in time.
We saw Piper on the way there and I yelled "ATTACK! Let the rest of the camp know!"
She nodded and left. Somehow, we made it to the Big House in time. We told Chiron and he seemed surprised but he assured us that we'd win.
When Percy and I went back outside the camp was already dressed in full armor with swords, shields, bows, and whatever their weapon was, in hand. Percy uncapped Riptide and I pulled out my knife. We ran to get dressed in armor and get weapons and we met back up at the Big House. There were plenty of monsters to fight. Even just getting there took a lot of effort.
I saw my second-in-command Malcolm and he nodded hello and then went back to fighting.
"How are we going to beat this?" Percy asked when he arrived.
I bit my lip. "I don't know."
"Well let's just fight."
"Okay."
We stood back-to-back as we had many times before. We had gradually moved towards the center of the battle and were now in the most violent part. Camp Jupiter had arrived and both camps were starting to get exhausted.
Just when there was no more hope, the gods arrived. You could tell that the monsters were getting scared and were starting to shift a little bit. I was wheezing and about to pass out. I stopped being aware of my surroundings and things became a blur. I fell to the ground, but I was conscious.
"Annabeth? Annabeth? Annabeth are you okay?! " Said an extremely familiar voice. "We needed a medic over here!"
I realized that the voice was Percy and nodded weakly. He didn't look convinced but was still struggling to keep monsters off. Will ran over to me and told me that I needed to rest and handed me some water. I drank it and felt much better.
"I'm fine, Will," I said.
"No, you're not," Will said. "Oh, I got to go. Percy, don't let her fight and you need rest too!" He said as he ran off.
The leader of the monsters appeared and looked pleased that I couldn't fight at the moment and help Percy.
"LOOK AT THE GREAT PERCY JACKSON BARELY SURVIVING!" The monster bellowed. "I SHALL KILL YOU PERCY JACKSON! BUT FIRST, I'LL KILL ANNABETH CHASE!"
Percy looked enraged. "You wouldn't dare!"
"OH I WOULD!"
The monster through a sword at my stomach and I accepted my fate but at last second, Percy jumped in front in me.
"Percy no!" I screamed.
"I love you, Annabeth! Hang in there for me!"
I watched in horror as I watched Percy die. The entire battle had stopped and it seemed like everybody there was staring at us.
"NO!"
The light behind Percy's eyes faded and it was the worst moment of my life. I didn't know what to do. I felt tears come to my eyes and I didn't know what to do. I started sobbing and I felt Piper pull me into a tight hug. I just sobbed into her shoulder while the battle resumed.
"I DID IT! I KILLED THE SON OF POSEIDON! YOU HAVE NO CHANCE! YOU WILL ALL DIE!" The leader cheered.
The other campers held off the monsters from me and Piper. After a while, I gripped my sword so hard that my fingers turned white and fought with all of my might. It was time for them to pay. I found the leader of the monsters and confronted him.
"YOU KILLED PERCY!" I yelled.
"OH I KNOW! AND YOUR NEXT!" He yelled.
Piper helped me and we fought him. When we were starting to lose, Jason joined us. We overpowered him and he died. I felt justice but it still felt unfair. We were winning. The gods were helping a ton and the monsters were retreating. When the last monster was gone, I then relaxed.
Piper had helped me back to my cabin and helped me to my bed. Nobody else in the cabin was there. Piper pulled me into another hug.
"Hhhh-eeee-ss ggg-one." I sobbed.
"I know," Piper said softly, almost crying herself.
"How many deaths?" I asked.
"We don't know yet."
"It's my fault. Mine. Percy is dead because of me."
"That's not true, you did all you could."
Jason came in and cleared his throat. "I'm sorry to interrupt but there is a cabin leader meeting in the Big House."
"Thanks, Jason," Piper said.
We made our way to the Big House while Piper and Jason attempted to make small talk but if I'm being totally honest all I wanted to was process the fact that Percy was dead. I was never going to see him again and I needed to realize that.
Once we were at the Big House, we sat around the ping pong table and it was a normal meeting except for the fact that the gods were there and Percy wasn't.
The meeting began but I didn't say anything, only listened. I heard that there was 21 deaths. But the next part was interesting.
"The monsters got through the barrier because the Fleece wasn't there," Jason said.
"What?! So somebody in camp is a traitor?! Again?!" I asked aggressively.
"I understand that you are angry Annabeth, but that doesn't mean that the Fleece being gone changes anything." My mother said.
"I agree with Athena," said Poseidon. "Percy's death was an unfortunate event but-"
"Unfortunate event?! Your son's death wasn't an accident he was murdered! Have you even told his mom?!" I said.
"Not yet, we were hoping that you could do it but you know what I meant. I cared about Percy and you know it. But right now we need to focus on finding the person who removed the Fleece!" Poseidon said angrily. "We also need to find the Fleece," he added.
"I'm sorry," I said. "I'm just upset."
"I know but right now we need to find the person who removed the Fleece," Poseidon said calmly.
"Well…" Said Chiron, "I think we all have no idea who did this so let's just start by asking around." There were murmurs and nods of agreement. "And, Annabeth, I think you have to make a visit to somebody's mom."
I nodded and built up the courage to go to Percy's apartment.
When I arrived Sally answered the door and smiled but also looked slightly nervous.
"Hello, Annabeth. What's up? I thought you were at Camp Half-Blood with Percy." Sally said innocently.
My face fell and my lip quavered. "P-Percy h-he-e…'" I didn't need to finish for Sally to know what happened.
She looked devastated. "Are-are you sure?"
I nodded. "Sadly, yes. I saw it happen."
Sally let loose a small sob and gestured for her to come in. Annabeth felt tears come to her own eyes. Annabeth sat down on the couch and before she knew it, tears were spilling down her cheeks uncontrollably. Annabeth looked over and Sally was doing the same.
When Annabeth finally left, she had been told that she would be alerted when they found a date for his funeral. She knew that one day she would move on from Percy but she also knew that that day was no time soon.
