AN: Hey guys! Thanks for the nice reviews. I promise you, Percy & Annabeth won't die. But the ending won't be too nice as well… Hehe :D. Hope you like Chapter 2
"Annabeth!" Percy cried. "Annabeth!" He touched her forehead. It was practically on fire. "Oh gods…" What am I going to do? He thought.
He slipped his bottle of nectar and ambrosia out of his pocket, feeding it to Annabeth, one by one, slowly fitting it in her mouth. He noticed the ring on her finger glowing green, then red and then purple. It vibrated so hard Percy could feel it. It's the ring, he'd figured it out. I need to get it off her.
He grabbed Annabeth's hand and tried to get hold of the ring, but it slipped higher on her finger. It took him time, but he managed to get hold of it. The ring tightened around her and made a hissing sound.
Wait, hissing sound? Since when could rings hiss?
It didn't take long for Percy to realize that the ring could not be taken out. He needed help. Quick. Before Annabeth's fever got any higher.
He ran out of the car and hunted a water fountain down. Fishing out a golden drachma from his shirt pocket, he threw it into the water and said, "Oh, goddess Iris, please show me Chiron at Camp Half-Blood." The water shimmered to form the shape of Chiron at the big house in camp half-blood.
"Oh, Percy. How's your date going?" he asked smiling. "Not good! Annabeth just got electrocuted!" Percy shouted. "What?" Chiron's eyes widened. He looked at Percy's panicky face and said, "Explain later. I will send the Apollo cabin." He waved and the picture shimmered back.
The sound of neighing pegasi made Percy relieved. Finally, they were here. He stepped out of the car and waved his hand frantically. Will Solace, the healer from the Apollo cabin, spotted him and they landed the chariot on the street.
"Percy! What happened? Chiron said-" Will was broken off by Percy. "Yeah, yeah, I know! Just help Annabeth!" Will heard the panic in his voice and went to help her.
A distance away, Percy heard a voice: Yo, boss.
Blackjack! He spoke back.
Boss, what happened?
I bought a ring for Annabeth. It was… weird. She put it on and passed out.
What?
I know right?
"Percy, she's out like a light," Will said after checking Annabeth's condition. "We need to bring her back to camp. Chiron needs to make an antidote."
Percy nodded and got on blackjack as the Apollo cabin carried Annabeth onto the chariot. "Come on buddy, to Camp Half Blood."
As she regained consciousness, Annabeth tried to recall what happened to her.
Percy gave me a ring. I put it on. In the car, I felt sick. He stopped. I got electrocuted and passed out. That was all she could think of. Right now, her head felt heavy and she felt like she was on fire.
She managed to tear her eyes open and say, "Where am I?" Her surroundings were a blur. All she could make out was Percy's face. "Percy?" He nodded. "Get up" And she did. It was tough, considering that her head weighed a ton, but she managed to. Her vision was clearer now. She recognized where she was: The place where she first spoke to Percy. Camp Half- Blood's infirmary. She knew why she was there too.
"Put this on your ring," Percy said, showing her a bottle with snow white powder. "It's supposed to kill the ring's magic for a day. Chiron made it."
She dabbed the powder on her ring. Its grey color turned pale. "How long was I out?" Annabeth asked. Percy showed her two fingers. Two days, she thought. Wow. I am amazing.
"Sorry, Annabeth... for buying that ring," Percy mumbled, his face turning red. "I didn't know… it was, you know, cursed."
But she just laughed. "Oh, Percy, don't be sorry. You didn't know cuz you're a seaweed brain."
That seemed to make him feel better. Annabeth tried to turn her head and face him, but she ended up flinching. Out of the corner of her eye, Percy's smile vanished. "I'll get Chiron. He was making the antidote just now." He got up and left the infirmary, still full of demigods from the giant war three weeks ago.
AN: Can you believe it? I wrote this chapter in 1 day! OMGeezzz! I was really happy to find out I had good reviews. So thanks so much! Chapter 3 will start the drama! IF you think this chapter was good, review! Criticism is totally fine but no flames please! See you next chapter! (Okay… that was weird.) – Athena M.
