Ok, so this is Annabeth's POV of what happens at Mt St Helens. The first time she kissed Percy, remember? I thought that she really needed to be heard, and so I wrote this. I've made it as close to the book as I can, and I hope you guys enjoy it!

Disclaimer: Rick Riordan, one of the most amazing writers in the world owns the characters and plot. All I did was re-write a scene to be told by a different character. :)

Percy Becomes a Teacher

I put on my Yankees cap and vanished from sight, ignoring Percy's cry of "Hold it!"

Quickly I walked away from him, heading toward the forge. I knew that Seaweed Brain didn't like me doing this on my own, but let's face it; who had the invisibility cap?

I looked around, trying to find whatever Hephaestus was worried about. The forge was almost completely empty except for a few shadowy shapes that scuttled in the corners.

Deciding that maybe having Percy with me was a good idea after all, I moved back to where he was hiding. As I neared the entrance to the Labyrinth I gasped. Percy was gone.

Seaweed Brain, must you always be the hero?

I cast my eyes about, hoping to catch a glimpse of him somewhere. Just then I heard a commotion, coming from a small room at the end of a small tunnel towards the back of the forge. Creeping closer, I saw Percy standing on a cart with Riptide drawn. Surrounding him was a group of….dogs?

I knew that Percy would soon try to run my way, and against these creatures who all seemed to be young, I was pretty sure he could hold his own. After all, he was the best swordsman I'd ever seen other than Luke. So I backed up and hid behind a bronze cauldron. Sure enough, I soon heard Percy yelling, and then spotted him sprinting towards me, after slamming the door to the tunnel closed.

"Annabeth!" he yelled, looking around.

"Shh!" I grabbed him and pulled him down next to me.

I glared at him. "Do you want to get us killed?" He floundered around, finding my head and pulling off my cap. I continued to glare at him, fuming at his stupidity.

"Percy, what is your problem?"

"We're going to have company!" he explained, telling me about the dog-like creatures and how he had given them a short lesson on the dangers of Celestial bronze. My eyes widened. I couldn't help it. Only my Seaweed Brain could have come up with something that stupid – or brilliant, depending on how you looked at it.

"So that's what they are," I said. "Telekhines. I should have known. And they're making…. Well, look."

Percy and I both looked over the rim of the cauldron, and saw four fully-grown Telekhines standing on the platform. They were hammering a piece of glowing metal, and sparks were flying everywhere.

"The blade is almost complete," one said. "It needs another cooling in blood to fuse the metals."

"Aye," said a second. "It shall be even sharper than before."

Percy looked at me. "What is that?" he whispered.

I shook my head. "They keep talking about fusing metals. I wonder – "

"They were talking about the greatest Titan weapon," Percy said. "And they…..they said they made my father's trident."

"The Telekhines betrayed the gods. They were practising dark magic," I said. "I don't know what, exactly, but Zeus banished them to Tartarus."

"With Kronos…"

I nodded. "We have to get out – "

As soon as I began that sentence, the door which Percy had shut burst open, young Telekhines pouring out. They were evidently searching for Percy.

He looked at me. "Put your cap back on," he said. "Get out!"

"WHAT?!" I shrieked. I couldn't help it. Get out, and leave him? "No! I'm not leaving you!"

"I've got a plan. I'll distract them. You can use the metal spider – maybe it'll lead you back to Hephaestus. You have to tell him what's going on."

"But you'll get killed!" I was getting desperate. I knew that look in his eyes – the hero look Chiron called it. He would see this through no matter what.

"I'll be fine. Besides, we've got no choice." he told me.

I glared at him. I felt like punching him so badly, but I was more angry at myself for letting it come to this. Athena always has a plan? That maybe be true, but Annabeth doesn't.

Knowing I had no choice but to leave, I kissed him, hoping that this wasn't the last time I would. "Be careful Seaweed Brain." I pulled on my cap and vanished.

The look on Percy's face was perfect. He sat there for a moment, dazed, before shaking his head to clear it.

"There!" one of the young sea demons had spotted Percy. It pointed at him, and the entire class charged at him. Percy ran to the centre of the platform, surprising the four Telekhines working on the blade. Before he could escape however, they had moved to block all the walkways leading off the platform. The son of Poseidon was trapped.

I put my hand to my mouth, wishing I could do something. But there were too many of them, and Percy had wanted me to be free. I needed to tell Hephaestus what was going on.

And so I watched, with my heart thumping, to see what would happen next.

One of the elder sea demons was talking to him. Another snarled, saying something I couldn't quite hear. Percy raised Riptide, preparing to fight.

I looked at his face and saw the look of one who knew that he would most likely die here, and had accepted it.

Oh Seaweed Brain!

I knew Percy didn't have a plan, but I also knew why he had lied. He had wanted me to get out safe.

As I watched, his hand brushed against something in his pocket, and he hesitated, as if wondering whether to use whatever it was.

Before he seemed to come to a decision, the tallest telekhine who seemed to be the leader grabbed something form an open furnace, and hurled it at Percy. I gasped when I saw it was lava, but strangely Percy didn't cry out. He dropped his sword and batted frantically at the flame, but it was obvious that it hadn't hurt him.

Then the others joined in, pelting Percy with molten rock. He screamed in agony, and my heart seized up, feeling the pain as if it was my own. Percy crumpled to the ground, writhing in pain and still screaming those agonizing screams.

I couldn't stand it any longer. My eyes streaming with tears, I fled from the mountain, away from Seaweed Brain's anguished cries. When I reached the Labyrinth I ran a few metres into it, then dropped to the ground and sobbed.

I had failed Percy.

Just then, a rumble began, coming from the way to Mt St Helens. The smell of the sea hit my nose, followed by an immense explosion which threw me backwards. Before I even checked what had happened, I knew. No one could have survived that blast.

Percy Jackson, my Seaweed Brain and best friend, was dead.

So, thats that one. I haven't decided whether or not it will be a one-shot, maybe the reviews will tell me to continue or not (hint hint).

Till next time!