Hi Everyone!
This is my first fanfic. I am planning for it to be 10 or so chapters, maybe less. I hadn't planned to ever become a writer on this site, I much prefer reading everyone else's work, but I was struck with inspiration today... Please review, I'll answer all reviews in the coming chapters.
I'm not sure how people write super long Author's notes in the beginning... I'm out of things to say.
Enjoy!
Annabeth POV
"It's over. It's over. It's over." I kept repeating those words in my head. Maybe at some point I would start to believe them. But for now, all I felt was shock. The once pristine field was now cratered and smoking. The Argo II floated above us, forgotten in the heat of battle. The largest pit of all, from which Gaea had attempted to rise, now was a tunnel straight to Tartarus. I took another shaky couple steps away from it, just to be safe. The battlefield sounded as stunned as I felt.
Not five minutes ago, it had been full of roars, screams, and battle cries. The Hunters of Artemis, led by Thalia, stood to the side. They had journeyed here, to Mt. Olympus in Greece, to help us fight the horde of monsters and Giants trying to destroy Western Civilization. The Olympians had come to help us too, just as all had seemed lost. And with them, they had brought the campers from both camps, minus Octavian who was imprisoned at the Big House under Chiron's watchful eye. He had been stopped by Reyna and Nico who had arrived just in time to stop the impending war. Athena had fought with me, and now she stood beside Percy, Poseidon, and I, and for once she seemed to forget her hatred of my boyfriend's father. But now it was silent. Soon I realized everyone was staring at me. Or more specifically, us.
The Seven stood closest to the pit, having been the ones to cast the final blow. I glanced around at my friends. Jason and Piper were standing at the other side of the pit, hands gripped together, staring into each other's eyes. I was reminded of the end of the second Titan war when Percy and I looked at each other, drinking in each other's presence. They were doing the same. Frank and Hazel were to my right. Frank was giving Hazel the biggest bear hug (not literally, I chuckled to myself) I had ever seen. I could only see the top of her curly head under his chin. Leo was to my left, staring into space, his face full of longing. I wondered quickly what he was longing for, but before I could think about it, I turned to find Percy.
Once I saw him, my vision tunneled and my thoughts came roaring to a halt. He hadn't left my side for the entire battle, trying to protect me. He looked as stunned as I felt. I let myself take in his full appearance. His windblown black hair was wildly messy and singed at the ends. His tan face was scraped and bloody. His beautiful sea green eyes were full of shock and relief, although I could see the darkness behind them, our souvenir of the time spent in hell. He held on to Riptide as if his life depended on it. Now that I thought about it, my hand was still clenched around my drakon-bone sword. I slowly and methodically loosened my grip on the hilt until it fell from my hand. The clatter of my weapon on the ground seemed to shake Percy from his thoughts and he rushed to my side.
"Annabeth," was all he managed to say before we were in each other's arms. I could feel myself shaking with repressed sobs as I pressed my face into his shoulder.
"We did it Seaweed Brain. We did it." I whispered. I pulled away so that I could look into his eyes.
"I know Wise Girl. It's over. Gaea will never bother us again. We're safe. We're together." He replied shakily. "I love you Annabeth."
Slowly and gently, I pressed my lips to his. Tears of relief leaked out of my closed eyes. "I love you too, Percy. More than anything." I murmured as I pulled away. His eyes were also filled with tears as he pulled me into another bone-crushing hug. His salty scent filled my nose as I wrapped my arms around my soul mate. Too soon, I heard Athena clear her throat next to me. Percy must have heard it too, because he pulled away gently and shot my mother a quick glare. Before she could respond, the ground rumbled threateningly. I turned to my mother and we shared a knowing look.
"We need to get out of here." She confirmed. Athena and Poseidon turned to the crowd of warriors. "The land is weak here." Athena announced. "It is time to go."
"Everyone, prepare yourselves. This will make you nauseous. We will teleport you back to Mount Olympus in New York where we can regroup and then send you back to your respective camps." Poseidon said. "And reward some of you." He added while glancing at the Seven. "Everyone, close your eyes." He warned before the gods snapped their fingers in unison and the world went black.