"MY EYES!" Connor wailed. "I CAN'T SEE!" "Calm down Conner. It was a godly light." Mr. D muttered about how lousy kids didn't even know to look away and with a curt nod Connors eyes were back to normal. As Conner was looking around testing out his eyes to make sure Mr. D didn't make him see "Mr. D rocks" everywhere (he speaks from experience) the room suddenly felt cold everyone turned slowly towards the closet where there was an audible thump and some shuffling noises. Thalia, being the bravest, grabbed a sword from the corner, where there was a stack of swords just in case you couldn't make it to the armoury in time for an attack, opened her shield, and swung the door open ready to strike.
What nobody was expecting was Percy and Annabeth, crumpled in a heap, tattered and torn. Blood was everywhere and I swear, I could see bone though I'm not sure who's. We all stood there for a minute until I came to my senses and said, in a barely audible whisper, "Get them to the infirmary". Thalia dropped her sword and her shield retracted back into her bracelet and scooped up Percy, who was on top, and threw him over her shoulder. She looked at me and said "you get Annabeth. And don't drop her." With a menacing face she left and I tried to mimic her movements. I grabbed under Annabeth's butt and under her arms and heaved her up onto my shoulder. "Don't tell Percy I was this close to your butt" I whispered to her and I think I almost saw a grin as we stepped out of the big house. Either it was a funnier joke than I thought or she could sense that she was safe at home. Probably the later. I picked up my pace to match Thalias jog trying not to jostle Annabeth too much and trotted up the infirmary stairs.
The rest of my cabin was inside attending to the wounded from the bloody capture the flag event we had today. Clarisse and her cabin got a little carried away and seemed to forget the 'no maiming' rule. Everyone who was injured was already being herded out the back door, for Percy and Annabeth were way more important as they realized. Will and Thalia were already laying Percy down on a new sterilized sheet and another new Apollo camper had prepared a sheet for Annabeth. I carefully held her neck as I shifted my weight forward and put her down gracefully on the pillow. I then slapped on some gloves and started to assist. Yes I'm only helping hand things to the main doctors. They need the best healers on this job and I've got a knack for knocking things over and being clumsy. I prepared medicines and shooed the girls away when they took Percy's clothes off. Thalia was standing still in the corner watching the whole thing. Still as a tree.
I left after Annabeth woke up. She woke up and started screaming so loud scared of the monsters that were no longer there. Only the people who knew her before were allowed to stay there and since I got there just before the Argo II left I had to leave. I went back to the big house where the rest of the disbanded war council members were. They were all cluttered around Chiron who seemed to be reading something. "...good luck. – Signed, The gods" "What's that? Was that I ask from the door way. Nobody was expecting me and they all jumped to my amusement. I laughed. "What's wrong? You guys seem al on edge. Percy and Annabeth are doing, fine" I said the last word a little hesitantly not wanting to worry them on the mental state of Annabeth. "We can hear her screaming. Nice try." Clarisse choked out. "She'll be fine. Just a bit of a traumatic experience." I reply to the broken Clarisse. She looked like she was about to burst into tears once again. "What's that?" I ask again very curious as to why everybody is on edge. Chiron lifted up a note and a book. "This came just after they left. Maybe you should read it. To yourself." I took the note with both hands and began to read the longest 'note' I have ever seen.
'Dear children,
You have noticed the arrival of your friends Percy Jackson and Annabeth Chase. They have been taken from the pits of Tartrus where their fatal flaws have landed them. Heal them from their previous battles and then they will return. We have also placed a book in your presence. This is an account of their journeys since they left on the Argo II and how they ended up in this horrible pit. In between each chapter you have 1 hour (no Poseidon! One hour not One day!) Once you are finished they will have approximately 1 hour day before they go back. Good luck.
-Signed,
The gods
I was shocked. They want us to fix them, read them a bed time story, just to send them back to the pits of hell? "Do we have to ever start the book? We could wait a few weeks." I tried to buy the star crossed lovers some more time. Of course me saying this out loud I jinxed it. A post script appeared at the bottom of the page;
The most I can get them is two weeks. We're already stretching it bringing them here. Use it wisely. Give them time to heal. If they're not healed in a week, pray hard to your dad. You're going to be key in their healing kid.
-Poseidon
I summarized to the group, not wanting to call attention to Poseidon's special comment to me. "Poseidon says the most he can get for them is two weeks. Then we have to start reading."
A/N: Told you I'd get it up soonish anyways yeah anyways thanks for the reviews (Dakota) and keep leaving them. Somebody remind me that I need to put the next one up. Okay going to keep writing like chapter sis or something? Prepare for your hearts to be broken *Rick laugh*