Percy Jackson:

Shadowland

Chapter

I

Annabeth looked over the side of the warship at the camp below where she hoped Percy would be. Jason had told her that most likely her boyfriend wouldn't know her because of the Queen of Olympus. She knew that but even if he didn't know her just seeing him would be enough.

Just then she saw him walking with two other kids like they were the best of friends, but she also noticed that he was now a leader since he was wearing the same cloak as Jason, who had remembered being raised as a leader before Hera had interfered.

"There he is." said Annabeth and Jason smiled. He knew that if he didn't make it back before the Feast of Fortuna then Reyna would have to have another Praetor and judging from what he had heard about Percy for the last six months Jason knew that he was the perfect choice.

"Yeah but what's going?" asked the other boy with them.

"I'd say they're going to let us land but be on guard in case it was a trap." said Jason and Annabeth had a better idea. Mainly because of the statue below

"Leo can you leave the ship floating?" she asked.

"Yeah…"

"We'll do that and leave our weapons on board." said Annabeth and though the others didn't like that plan they did it.


Percy smiled as he walked with Frank and Hazel to the warship where four people were climbing down a rope. He saw a familiar blonde girl coming down and he had to resist the urge to run to where she was. He didn't think that it would be the right thing for a praetor to do. Then he heard a gasp behind him and he knew that Reyna had seen Jason climbing down just like Percy said he would be. He didn't know the other two but knew that they had to be new campers since the gods started to claim all their children.

"Percy…"

"Don't worry Frank, they're friends." said Percy.

"Perhaps you should greet them Percy." said Reyna and Percy knew she was right. If Octavian had his way they would have blasted Percy's friends right out of the sky.

"Hazel Frank you guys come with me."

"Okay." said the two and they started to walk to where his friends were coming down.


When Annabeth jumped down off the rope, she looked at Percy as he walked up to them with the two kids she had seen him with when they had arrived. What she saw on Percy's face when he saw her however told her that he knew exactly who she was and who he was to her. She didn't really understand why her boyfriend had managed to keep his memories when Jason knew nothing about his past beyond the fact the Thalia was his sister until after his friends freed the Queen of Olympus.

"Welcome to Camp Jupiter." said Percy when he Frank and Hazel got up to them.

"Um Percy we don't really have the time for that." said Hazel and Annabeth had to agreed and restrain herself from hugging her boyfriend

"She's right." said Jason. "Gaea is waking and we need the help of Camp Jupiter."

Percy heard the groan of a disappointed Octavian who was obviously hoping that Jason wouldn't have been on the ship or that he wouldn't agree with Percy so that he could kill him. Percy smiled and Annabeth wondered what it was about when Reyna walked up to them. "Perhaps we should go to the senate hall and listen to what you have to say."

"Thank you." said Annabeth. Percy took her hand and led the group with Jason to the tall building with the hole in the roof.


(Two years later)

Annabeth stood on the platform of her high school giving her valedictorian speech and she was looking straight at her boyfriend. However she wasn't thinking about the graduation at all. Because as she looked at Percy she remembered all of the adventures that they had had since they met.

She was thinking of all the trials what they had been through to get to where they were then. However, Annabeth had no idea of the task that was about to be laid before them. One that would be the biggest challenge they had ever had.

Finishing her speech she went back to her seat. "Thank you Ms. Chase. Now I shall call your name please come and get your diplomas." and as the Principal call each of their names Annabeth swore that she saw her mother standing behind him but when she looked again she wasn't there.

'Oh great now what?' thought Annabeth as she walked to get her diploma.


Percy watched as Annabeth fidgeted in her seat and he couldn't blame her. There were a lot of Demigods there to support her and five of them were children of the Big Three gods. So there were putting out a lot of energy. So much that he was surprised that they weren't being attacked by any monsters. Though he had a feeling that Athena and Poseidon, his and Annabeth's mother and father was keeping them at bay.

"You okay Percy?" asked a black haired boy.

"Yeah I'm just worried about Annabeth. She looks a little nervous." said Percy

"Well there are a lot of us here."

"I don't think that's what it is Nico." said Percy.

"Percy we'll be okay." said one of the girls.

"Yeah we have some legion guards around and the giant eagles are flying around." said another one of the girls that was with them

"Thanks Hazel Reyna." said Percy feeling guilty. His friends only knew part of why he was worried, but he knew that his other friends from Camp Jupiter, Jason and Frank, knew exactly why he was so nervous. They knew what he had planned on asking Annabeth at Camp Half Blood after the graduation ceremony.

He remembered when he and Annabeth had met in the room of the Big house a month before he turned thirteen. He remembered the quest that they had took in order to bring peace to the world but it was also the beginning of the war that no one believed was coming. It also allowed for Percy and Annabeth to become friends, with the prospect of something more as time progressed.

Jason watched his friend with sympathy. He knew exactly how Percy felt, so he understood why his friend was so nervous and it wasn't because of all the Demigods that were there. Leaning over Leo, another one of their friends that went to Greece and Rome with them, and looking at Percy he smiled. "It' going to be alright Percy."

"Yeah I guess." said Percy easily but his smiled didn't show it. Jason knew then that there was something more than him and Annabeth. "Come on you guys. We need to get everything ready." He said to Jason Leo and Frank. Then he turned to Hazel Reyna and Piper "Hazel can you guys make sure she's there?"

"Don't worry Percy. We'll get her there." said Piper. "Go."

"Thanks." said Percy and the four boys walked out of the Auditorium


Annabeth watched as her boyfriend and the guys left the ceremony and she smiled. She wasn't angry that they were leaving early because Percy had told her at the beginning of the graduation that he had a special surprise for her back at the camp. What did make her angry however was the murmuring in the graduation class about Percy when he left.

"Not much of a boyfriend huh Jake?"

"I'd say so didn't even stick around." said Jake

"At least he came." snapped Annabeth. "Unlike your girlfriend Jake." and the two shut up quickly. Just then their principal called them out and dismissed the graduating class. Annabeth smiled, it was time to find out what Percy had for her.