AN: Hey guys and girls! Chapter 3 has arrived by aeroplane and is ready to be read! I managed to find time today for this, but the proper holidays start next week, and I will be busy.
Disclaimer: I do not own PJO or HOO, Rick Riordan does. I do own my plot though.
Chapter 3- Goblins…?!
"I accept"
Zarcrix beams at me. "Good choice. Are you ready for semi-immortality?"
"Yes" I reply, not hesitating in the slightest.
"Very well, here we go!" he says. "Modos Vodos Carins Imm Ort Ali Ty Dem I" he chants and a white light surrounds me and I feel myself get slightly stronger.
"Done" Zarcrix says. "Now do you want to walk to your home through the very dangerous forest, or would you like me to teleport you?" he asks.
"I'll walk thanks, I am long overdue for an adventure" I say.
Zarcrix looked extremely surprised, then shrugged his shoulders, wished me luck, and vanished into thin air. Smiling to myself, I set off down the old, worn dirt road. Along the way, I stop by a mortal shop and buy myself some things with the money I had found in my room back at Mum and Paul's apartment.
Whistling to myself, I change direction toward the forest far in the distance.
XxXxX
Annabeth POV
I lay on my bunk in the Athena cabin, tears rolling down my cheeks and flooding my pillow. I was in disbelief. What had I done? Why did I ever break up with Percy? I had just made the worst mistake of my life. Craig was still boasting about being awesome outside. Saying he was the hero. But I now knew better than to fall under his idiotic and ridiculous spell. Gritting my teeth and tensing my muscles, I walk outside to where Craig was boasting about how cool he was. I walk right up to him and WHAM! My fist collides with his jaw and he is sent sprawling to the ground.
"Annabeth? What?" he groans, rubbing his jaw.
"YOU ARE A FOOL! I CAN'T BELIEVE I EVER WENT OUT WITH YOU! WE ARE DONE!" I yell. I then grab him by the collar and throw him to the ground. I kicked him in the crotch, and the stomach. I walk away, leaving him there, groaning in agony.
Now it was time to find Percy. I had to find him, if not to beg him to be my boyfriend again, then to say sorry. I quietly pack up my stuff into a backpack, and slip on my Yankees hat. I had to find him.
XxXxX
Percy POV
It is approaching night, and I needed to find shelter, but it seemed these plains of grass went on for ages, not a tree in sight until the forest in the distance. I begin to run, dashing down the path in search of shelter. I run and run, until suddenly I saw a spot in the plains that had very high grass, and sand. I turn off the small path and lay down in the grass, it provided good shelter, and would do for the night.
I woke up with the sun shining in my eyes, it had just come over the horizon. Smiling at Apollo in the sky, knowing he was bound to have spotted me by now, but obviously hadn't told the other gods.
I get up and stretch, eating a light breakfast of ham, I set off, once again towards the forest, and my new home.
I set off at a jog, confident in my part-immortality to keep me going. The forest seemed to get closer with every step. I continue running, breathing heavily.
It was much later that I finally made it to the forest. Miles of running had worn me down, so I decide to just walk for now. I walk onto the narrow, abandoned track leading into the forest. Here was where my real adventure began.
I walk quickly into the shade of the trees, and decide to settle down for the night. I find a reasonably well protected spot under the shade of an oak tree. It had huge roots, allowing me a reasonably comfortable place to rest for the night. I eat a quick dinner, and quickly fall into the land of dreams.
XxXxX
Annabeth POV
I had walked all the way to Manhattan from long island. There I catch a taxi to Percy's apartment. I hoped to find clues there. The taxi driver took me there in about 10 minutes. I look up at Percy's apartment, then duck inside. I travel up the elevator to Percy's floor. I try the door knob, unlocked. That's odd. I open it and stifle a scream. Sally and Paul were lying on the floor dead.
I check the entire apartment, searching for Percy. Then a horrible image enters my brain. A grief-stricken Percy, wandering by himself after losing everything he had, surrounded by monsters. Determination grows inside me. I race out of the apartment, more desperate than ever to find Percy.
XxXxX
Percy POV
I blink and wake up. It was still night time. (An: Annabeth was at Percy's apartment that night). I sit up, wondering what had woken me. Then I heard it, a slight sound coming from inside a cave I was afraid to explore. I get up and draw riptide in pen form, praying it was another prank Zarcrix was pulling on me. I slowly move into the small cave, only to immediately have a sack pulled over my head and a knife at my throat. I here mad cackling coming from the things that had caught me.
Then everything vanished.
I wake up to see an ugly looking thing with a hooked nose, pointed ears and sharp teeth. He looked down at me from his throne with a grin. "Well, Well, Well, Look here! It appears a human being has walked onto our front porch.
I look at him in confusion. What was he? I feel my pocket to find riptide still there, obviously, these things didn't think pens as threats.
"Throw him into the prison!" he cackled.
Four of the things come up to me and drag me roughly downwards. Soon, I was thrown into a small cell deep underground. The things lock the cell door and throw the key into a small device, and out came the remains of a key. They obviously didn't expect anyone to escape, as there was no guard at my door.
As soon as the things were out of sight, I draw riptide and slice through my manacles, and the prison bars. I put riptide away so it did not attract attention, and begin to move back the way I came.
"FREEZE!" I spin around to see a thing holding a mighty axe. I draw riptide behind my back, so he did not see the secret of it, and charge him. He looks at me in surprise until riptide came out from behind my back and slashed his axe handle. The end to the axe falls off, leaving the thing to defend itself with a stick. I stab it with riptide and he disintegrates into golden dust.
Suddenly, about 20 guards fly around the corner, and I put my hands up, having put riptide away, knowing there was no point. More reinforcements came around the corner, and about 70 of the things were standing in front of me, clogging the corridor. Suddenly there was a flash of light and 30 of them died. Lightning came from behind me and got rid of the rest, setting off many alarm bells.
Suddenly, I feel a pull from my navel and I was standing back on the forest path, Zarcrix standing next to me.
"You have to be more careful Percy" he says. "I can't rescue you all the time you know?"
"I know" I reply, embarrassed.
"What were those things?" I ask.
"Goblins, nasty creatures" he says. "So, do you want me to teleport you? Or are you still going on an adventure?" he asks.
"I'll keep on with the adventure" I say boldly.
"Well, whatever floats your boat I suppose" he says and vanishes.
I sigh, and continue to walk down the path.
AN: Thanks for reading guys and girls! Please tell me what you think of the story so far! Happy reading!
