Thaila's POV
It was a dull boring summer at Camp Half Blood; Artemis had some 'things' to discuss on Olympus so we were stuck at camp. Annabeth was quiet; she just sat by the stream now, that's where Percy used to go. Since the explosion on mount Helens, he's been dead. Currently, outside it was 102 degrease, the cabins weren't air conditioned so it was hotter in them. We were sprawled out on the beach in the shade of some trees, they didn't help but we didn't want sunburn. We laid there for who knows how long.
"What's wrong hunters?"
I jumped up and bowed to Lady Artemis as she appeared. The other hunters followed. She smiled, like she had a brilliant idea, and knowing Artemis, it probably was.
"Hunters, I asked my uncle Poseidon if we could go fishing in the sea, he agreed since it was a hot day."
We all jumped for joy, even me. I normally got sea sick but since I joined the hunt I was used to it. We raced to the dock and got two seaworthy boats, I was in the one lead and Artemis I the other. A Hippocampus surfaced near me whining and moaning.
"Hi rainbow."
I remembered from a long time ago, she nuzzled our boat and sunk below. Soon, we were far enough out, roughly a mile. We prepared some high class monster fishing rods, after only three minutes, we caught a few serpents; soon everyone was catching some weird things. We threw them back and kept fishing, hours and hours on hand even Artemis enjoyed it. I let out my hook, I felt it snag, but on what? Kelp didn't grow this far up.
"Lady Artemis, request to go retrieve a snagged line?"
She thought for a moment.
"Hold your rods."
She shouted, we all ceased reeling. I jumped in and my bracelet let off a dim light, I followed my line and looked horror struck. Rainbow the hippocampus swam over moaning, she nuzzled the ball of ice and I drew closer. I unhook my line and felt the glassy surface. Rainbow helped me up, Lady Artemis was waiting quietly.
"Lady Artemis, there is a black iceberg. The hippocampus are crazy for it, I believe that we should open it."
She looked puzzled for a second than dove down to see if it really was an iceberg, she surface in a few seconds.
"Hunters, get two stronge ropes, Thaila and I will wrap it around the ice berg and to the other boat, than the hippocampus will push up."
She said, they all obeyed I caught the rope and swam under, I easily snaked it under and to the other boat, than Rainbow called his friends and they pushed it to the surface. It bobbed to the surface and grew still. The ice was black and seemed sinister, I climbed into the boat and took out my spear, and others grabbed our bows.
"Begin firing."
Lady Artemis called, we attacked with our weapons, the arrows bounced off, so I drew my spear and shield, I walked close and stabbed it, it was in a centimeter and I sent electricity into it, it flashed a bright color and the ice melted slightly. The others shot arrows and they finally started to crack it. Artemis shot one flaming arrow and it hit the center, large cracks grew on the surface, the Hippocampus was screeching at the ice for some reason. The ice exploded, the hunters fell out of the boat at such a blast, even Artemis. The blast was cold, but had a hint of salt in it. Hippocampuses swam over concerned; we all jumped on them and swam to the black ice shell. It looked like a giant claw, black ice was blasted out of a bowl like area, a lone shape stood, wheezing, his legs shook, And he raised his head. The horse's squeaked even more. He collapsed, leaning back. I jumped off and ran forward.
"Thaila! Wait!"
Artemis commanded but I ignored. I knelt next to the boy, I knew him.
"Lady Artemis, let's take him to shore, he won't survive out here."
She wrinkled her nose but slowly we all took him I dragged him in a boat, and the hippocampuses kicked us in, when we hit dock I grabbed the boy and started to drag/carry him. I got to the infirmary and an Apollo kid was working on a boy with a broken foot.
"I need a healer now!"
I snapped, one rushed to me, I set to boy on the bed, his hair still had ice in it, and his breathing was short and cold. I waited, and finally after giving him some nectar, he woke. He gasped for air and looked around frantic.
"Calm down, your safe."
I said annoyed a b it, he looked at me, and my heart stopped.
"Thaila!"
He said smiling, and I nearly fainted.
"Percy Jackson?"
I asked, he somewhat nodded, than he winced. He checked his side, ice was still on it, he started trying to get it off and I snuck away. I ran to the Big house and skidded inside, Chiron and Mr. D were playing a card game again.
"Thaila, are you okay?"
Chiron asked, his eyebrows knotting together with worry. I grabbed his arm and rushed him to the infirmary. He skidded inside confused.
"What is it dear ch-oh my."
He said seeing him. He got the ice off and was working on his hair.
"Percy Jackson?"
He asked, he rolled his eyes.
"Why is everyone using my full name?"
He said annoyed, he finally untangled his hair and looked around.
"Hey Thals, how did I get here?"
He asked puzzled. I opened but closed my mouth.
"Wait here, than I will explain."
He nodded, I ran off as fast as I could, I jumped over a fallen log and picked up a speed burst, I ran faster being a hunter, and I finally saw it. The tiny creek. I leaped over it and looked it up and down. She was sitting on a flat rock; it was smooth and glassy, like the ice. I shivered.
"Wise girl, come, there's someone in the infirmary that wants' you."
Her head snapped up, her dull grey eyes met mine. She nodded and we rushed back o camp.
"Who is it Thals?"
She asked sadly, I rolled my eyes and grabbed her arm. I pulled her inside.
"Thals why won't you t- oh my gods."
She said, his skin was still white and his lips faintly blue, he looked over and smiled.
"Hey Wise girl, why so down?"
He said grinning, I saw tears in her eye and she rushed over to hug him, his eyes widened in horror.
"Annabeth no, no tight h-"
Annabeth was to fast, she squeezed him so tight it put Tyson to shame. She was crying, and a loud snap echoed across the room, Percy put a hand over his mouth to stop screaming. Annabeth jumped away afraid.
"What's wrong Percy?"
"I'm not…..completely…..healed….yet."
He panted clutching his side. Chiron walked over.
"What hurts?"
He asked soothingly.
"Left side, fourth rib down, it broke again."
He panted, Chiron vanished to get some medicine, I looked at him puzzled.
"How did that happen?"
I asked, he raised an eyebrow.
"um….crash landing from mount Saint Helens?"
He said trying to state the obvious, Annabeth froze.
"That would've healed already."
I said, my mind was racing ahead, he looked confused.
"No, The explosion was only like a week ago."
Annabeth stumbled leaning against the door.
"Percy, what day is it?"
He closed his eyes to think.
"Um…the eleventh?"
It was the fifth.
"What month?"
He thought for a second.
"August."
He said, no, it was june, I looked at Annabeth. Her face was white.
"Percy, what year is it?"
I asked calmly, he looked at me like I lost my mind.
"Um…2009."
He said. I froze, Annabeth moaned loudly and crumpled to the floor. I looked at Percy.
"Percy, it's the fifth of June, and the year is 2010."
I said looking worried. He shook his head.
"No, when Rainbow was trying to get away with me he told me that on his tomb stone he wanted the date."
He said. I looked at him hard.
"Percy, how long was you in that ice?"
He froze, looking at me.
"How did you know about that?"
He said suspicious.
"We were out fishing, with the hunters and my line got caught on the ice? Rainbow was crazy with you so we cracked it open, it was hard too."
I said. He froze. Than shook his head.
"Thaila, was the water black?"
I shook my head and he collapsed, his sea green eyes filled with anger.
Chiron came back and wrapped his rib up.
"Anything else?"
"Lots of water!"
He said eyes bright, he left again. Soon we came back, the dinner horn ran and Annabeth and I left to get some food, Percy was to stay back. I grabbed some food and sacrificed to m father, I walked back and ate. When we were done Chiron came up.
"Campers, I have an announcement."
He called, we all got silent.
"After some…difficulties, a camper was able to return to camp."
He said, Clarisse snorted, we looked at her.
"Yeah, the world is full of difficulties, so who is this pipsqueak making his life seem worse than ours?"
She raised an eyebrow. I wanted to zap her so bad.
"Clarisse that is no way to treat a camper."
An Apollo boy said. She rolled her eyes.
"What happened? A Monster attack him?"
A Demeter girl asked kindly.
"Worse than that Katie."
I heard him say from the back, we all turned to watch him. He walked out uncertain and the entire room was silent. Than the questions came.
"is that Percy Jackson?"
"Isn't he dead?"
"Is he the kid from the ghost story?"
His head snapped at the little boy at the Hermes table.
"Ghost story?"
He asked, than shrugged. Clarisse and her siblings paid no attention.
"Great Prissy's back, what happened this time, get stuck in a water park?"
She snorted, his eyes blasted with fury, the ground shook a little.
"You no better Clarisse. And if it was a water park ride, I would be here sooner."
He said coldly.
"Where were you?"
A Hermes girl asked, he smiled kindly.
"I was…trapped."
He admitted, his face darkened slightly.
"How?"
She asked again, he scowled at nothing.
"I was frozen in a block of ice for…"
He thought I rolled me eyes.
"Almost a year sea weed brain."
I called, he looked shocked.
"That long? Wow, he did his job well."
He shook his head.
"Oh yay, apparently Ice is smarter than Prissy."
Clarisse said again, Percy glared with hatred. He stuck his hand in his pocket and drew something black, he tossed it to Clarisse. She grabbed it.
"What's this?"
She said annoyed, looking at it.
"The darkest side, dead middle."
He said hard, she did and raised and eyebrow.
"It's just an O."
She said looking back. Chiron and the Athena table gasped. I looked horrified. Clarisse just got it.
"No way."
She shook her head. She threw it back to Percy as an IM came up, it was Poseidon.
"Lord Poseidon."
Chiron said bowing.
"Artemis told me that my son has come back, is this true?"
"Yes dad."
He said hard. Lord Poseidon looked shocked as he saw his son.
"Percy! Where were you?"
He demanded.
"Frozen in a block of ice."
He said scowling, Poseidon looked confused.
"Who could've done that?"
He held up the ice. Poseidon's face turned white, Percy's reflected anger.
"You went against Oceanus and survived?"
"I got frozen, Kronos wanted me out of the picture, they knew I was in the water. I can't believe it, I was only a mile out!"
He said shaking his head. I looked at Annabeth, she hadn't realized who it was. They talked a little more as I pondered my thoughts.
Wow! That was one long chapter! Sorry about that! Twice as long as I wanted it to, o-well.
Hope everything is going good with you my readers, I'll have the next chapter up in 1 day tops, maybe later today, who knows?