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Without a Trace: Prologue

Percy was sure this had to be the worst week in his brand new recently discovered life.

A few days prior, he had woken up in a hospital, disoriented and apparently without any memory whatsoever.

He had found out he had been in a coma for six months. During that time, the doctors had run various scans and tests, hoping that a possible solution would be found and he would awaken.

Once he had woken up and the new results had been looked over, they had quickly told him that he had retrograde amnesia. He had no memory access before the airplane accident that had left him on the hospital. They had told him that while some people only forgot a few months, there were cases where the memory loss could extend back to years.

While there were no real cures for amnesia, there were times when the memories would return by themselves. When he had asked them how long he would be like this, they had not given him a straight answer, telling him only that each case was special and that the effect depended on the cause.

The only memories he had, which admittedly weren't much, was his name and a face that haunted him.

The face was beautiful, deep gray eyes filled with laughter and blond curls framing her face. He had felt an irrational desire to run his fingers through her hair, wanting to see for himself if her hair was as soft as it looked. In his memory, he had called her Annabeth. He spent many nights chanting her name in his head, hoping it will bring back memories. His efforts were wasted, he still remained an empty shell with only a name but no past.

Percy was - or at least thought he was - a realist. He knew not to hope that his memories will come back, because even if they did, he was sure it will be a long wait. To be honest, he was confused out of his mind. He wasn't sure what to do. He was like a newborn baby, thrust into a world where he knew nothing about, and much less himself.

The doctors had tried to cheer him up by saying that he was lucky that he still obtained his educational lessons, and knew about the world around him, even if he had no slight clue about his world. He had to admit he was a bit relieved that he still knew how to spell, write, and speak, but that wasn't enough to keep his mind from gruesome thoughts.

He couldn't help but wonder if he had a wife, a girlfriend, or heck even kids. Judging from his looks, he looked to be in his late twenties or early thirties at most. Even though it was painful, he couldn't stop thinking about what his life used to be like. He wondered what career he had, whether he was happy with his life, or hated his job with a passion. He wished and hoped for answers, no matter how small, to arrive. He was sure that if he could answer what his favorite color was, or what was his favorite food, he could at least get a bit of a rest. At least, until he jumped right back, wondering about this or that.

Because the truth was, he had woken up in Alaska without a trace, and he was pretty sure it was going to be a tough battle to get his memories back.

A/N: I just want to make this crystal clear that this is a prologue, okay? I apologize for the shortness of it, I just wasn't...in the mood, so there ya go. I really have no clue what the heck I'm doing with this story, I wasn't even positive if I was going to post it on this website or not. (Trust me when I say I know how nasty some of you can be. I'm not saying all of you, but there are some little trolls in here.) But I decided the heck with it, either way it was bound to be a tough road for me considering it's my first story.

Anyway, as you can see, Percy is very confused in this chapter. He has woken up in a place he has no memories of, and no one knows anything about him. He was in an airplane accident, which crashed in Alaska. He has no clues whatsoever, besides his first name and this face that makes him feel things that scare him and confuse him even more.

Oh, before I forget, this hasn't been edited or beta'd so any mistakes are mine. If you find any, please kindly tell me and I will check it out.