Chapter: Most Hated
Author: You might hate me for this. R&R please(Edit taking review advice.)
Down by the beach of Long Island, around the same time the attack has started, Annabeth, Percy, and others were swimming around. Everyone is having a good time except the fact the wind was picking up and the clouds were darkening.
Percy and Annabeth were in a bubble under water of course, but instead of alone time Annabeth was pointing out fish and everything on the reef.
Percy adored her and listened as his arms were around her. His head was above hers, nodding to whatever she pointed out, but he didn't seem like he was listening. He was wondering if he should kiss her to get her to stop. Before he did, he noticed a change in the current; it was odd. His arms around Annabeth's waist loosened to think about what it could be.
Annabeth noticed his arms loosen and she came to a complete silence. She put her hand on his and he came back from his thoughts, but before he could react, a force ripped Percy out of the water, sent him skipping out of the water, and close to the shore. You might think this would have broken bones, but he didn't.
The other teenagers saw him skipping across the water. Some Hermes kids laughed, cracking jokes of what could have done that to Percy. Some bet it was Annabeth, but most became concern.
Percy didn't make it to the shore, maybe three hundred meters out still, but he shook the dizziness off and dived back into the water. Nico, who was surprisingly hanging around, saw Percy. Nico too, jumped into the ocean and started swimming and dived down.
Percy was shooting down like a bullet, "Annabeth, Annabeth, Annabeth" repeating in his mind along with the beat of his heart. He pushed down using his demigod powers to breath, swim, and to aid the bubble around Annabeth's.
Annabeth cried Percy's name for help, and she looked back from the hole in the bubble. She saw Percy shooting towards her. She smiled relief, but then fell over into the two feet puddle in the bubble as if it was being pulled by some rope or crane.
Annabeth was being pushed and shoved in the bubble as it was being jerked around. She started screaming for Percy to save her. The water was already to mid chest, but she hadn't grown much since Percy gain a foot on her, so it was about five feet high. She thought of something and didn't think twice. She pulled out a knife and stabbed into the bubble and opened it.
She took the air that was left in the bubble. She started swimming upwards, towards Percy and the surface just in case he got shot back out.
Who's attacking us? she thought, looking back to see a glow of green. Right then, she felt pain and then nothing. Her stomach felt numb and warm. If she wasn't underwater her she would be able to confirm she was now crying.
Percy saw her as she stopped swimming and her arms fell towards her stomach. He felt pain also. Why does my gut hurt? He watched as the water around Annabeth turned slight red. He cried out to her as his heart began to twist.
"This can't be happening," he thought to himself. He cried out again, "Annabeth!"
Annabeth saw his mouth move in such frustration, but she heard nothing but her pulse. She let go of the three stakes that were poking out of her chest. She tried swimming towards the surface which vanished. Up looked like down.
She blinked and took a breath, but she wasn't drowning anymore. She was in a bubble again and she felt Percy's arms around her. She felt safe and happy. She turn around towards Percy's chest and looked up. He smiled at me and she smiled back. "He saved me!" she thought.
She pushed up on her toes and kissed his lips. He pushed back which made the kiss last longer, the kiss went cold and the memory faded.
Percy saw her sink into the depths.
"ANNABETH!" he screamed her name in pain.
He stopped and watched, not daring to test his limits, but it was Annabeth. He started to head down until his father's voice boomed in his head.
"I SHALL NOT KILL MY SON!"
Percy's ears rang as he looked around, but all he got to see was a blue orb that went straight at him. He uncapped Riptide and tried to deflect it, but his blade shattered out of his palms into millions of pieces. He felt arms pull on him as he went through total darkness and found himself on the beach surround by everyone.
"What happened?"
"Where's Annabeth?"
"Nico, did you see?"
"Percy looks like he's going to be sick."
"Why is the water moving back?"
"The clouds are almost black?"
"I'm going to head back to camp!"
Percy threw up at his feet, feeling horrible. He stood up, found and punched Nico in the face. The impact of the punch sent Nico on his back. Nico sat back up cradling his face.
"Is that what I get for saving your life?" Nico stood up, wiping the blood from his nose. "Huh, Percy?"
"I could have saved her!" Percy yelled back, not looking up. He was looking down, hiding his eyes. She's gone. He Threw another punch.
Nico shadow-traveled behind Percy.
"I wasn't the one who'd... killed her, Percy!" Nico explained, "so don't take it out on me! Was that you're dad?"
Campers around gasp and started passing whispers again.
Percy couldn't respond. He pulled his fist out of the sand from missing Nico. He didn't want to believe that his dad killed the one, Annabeth. He just couldn't think that he'd done that. He felt his trunks, Riptide was there. Even a god's power cannot destroy the bond.
"Sorry, Nico," Percy rubbed his eyes. Lightning flashed. They heard a chuckle as they turned to see who did so. A woman in golden armor stood a couple of meters away from them. She also carried a long spear.
"Of course he's sorry. It's because Poseidon's child can't control his anger. Just like Ares's children." She nudge towards some campers, She glared at Percy with no emotion in her gray eyes.
"Athena."
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