Chapter I

Annabeth

I try to sit up but bone in my body,every inch of my flesh burns as if I am on fire. I try to rmrmber what I did to cause myself so much it hits me like a freight train, Arachne, my mothers statue, Percy holding on to me, wait Percy. Where was he I forced myself into a sitting position my muscles didn't seem to hurt as much now that I was concentrating on the one thing that meant something. I frantically began to cral along the stone floor the burn subsiding to a numb ache. I was to terrified to call out his name for two reasons the first one being that I hadn't let myself forget where I was and the second one being that if I did call out his name there was a chance he wouldn't answer me.

I heard a groan followed by a maniacal laugh. I spun aound to see Percy's limp body lying on the ground and leaning above him was a woman with a serpent tail and distorted face. She was looking at Percy as if he was a meal which I suppose to her he could be. I forced myself into a standing position overcome with determination to save Percy's life. The serpent lady hadn't seen me yet so I wipped the sweat off my face and carefully took a step forward.

"Go away, leave him alone."I said with as much authority as Piper would have.

"I'm afraid I can't leave my little brother alone daughter of Athena,"she hissed at me.

I was a little confused. It might have to do with the fact I'm still not entirely comprehensive.I tried to think of who she claimed to be Percy's sister but Posiedon had many children so that didn't narrow it down very much.

"Would you mind telling me what you plan to do with your brother?"I asked her.

She turned to me and gave me an apologetic smile,"Why I plan to drink his blood and eat his flesh, and prehaps if I still hunger will do the same to you."

She turned her attention back to Percy forgetting that I even existed. THen a light bulb went off in my head Lamia. A woman cursed by Hera because she loved Zeus. She also lost all of her children and had the ability to remove her eyes from there socketts. She also had a nasty habit of eating people.

"I think the time has come for me to end my baby brother's suffering"she muttered. She then leaned down and lightly pressed her withered lips to Percy's neck.

"NO!" I screamed but I feared it was to late.