CHAPTER TWO

The icy breeze coming from her neck now it was blowing from above ... Annabeth to see that this was no longer paying attention I try to call your attention when she suddenly felt a gale that divided the turquoise shawl she wore to detach from his shoulders.

Both were seen in the eyes and then looked up to notice a huge hairy figure long apparently fell on them just in time to escape a leap ahead as the bank and the edge of exploding Leaping water source under the weight of something landing, water jets and a few bits of debris splashed over her elegant clothes turning his head to see a huge creature with the body of a panther and raven head glowing red eyes and very sharp peak completely covered feathers with wings and a serpent's tail.

-Oooh ... Damn! - Percy stammered.

The Hippogriff answered his speech with a powerful and ferocious squawking bird.

Annabeth just recovered from the surprise and saw the monster and stammered.

-That's a hippogriff ...! -

The beast returned to squawk.

-More like a hyena flying! - I reply.

The hippogriff spread his wings letting me know their intentions and before he could react pushed his girlfriend to the side just as the hyena became a dark blur to take off, four seconds after Percy left the ground at breakneck speed to the Rockefeller building, the broken fountain with the statue Greek style and Annabeth were hundreds of feet below, but his attention turned to his arm which pressed the beast in its claws while wearing it there which will pain began to forget that hideous shape was several blocks from where he was to finally stop the Chrysler Building ...

Technically the cock I throw on the ledge of a roof round curves, forget the pain as soon as I land to concentrate on holding the building as a leech to not fall to inevitable death in terror as the monster lands on feet his head on another ledge above, do not expect too much to pounce on its prey and Percy could not do that back on the ledge while reviewing his clothes trying to find Riptide, faucet advanced rapidly digging his sharp steel claws in bricks to give support while walking, for when Percy finally sack and uncapped his pen was on death's head hawk that decorated the corner of the ledge where I was with a great view of the city, which in any other situation in which his skin was not at risk, would have enjoyed.

- Back! - Percy yelled trying to tap heard threatening to little effect, even if the tap had known that his prey was beginning to suffer from a severe case of acrophobia this would be over a few seconds.

Percy stumbled back a bit to give a step back as the creature screamed again, and the victim began to feel again the icy breeze on your neck ... Percy realized the faucet was speaking.

The chosen ... But not for long ...

In what he meant by that! Percy wondered, but his head spinning vertigo as a wheel of fortune does not help you think clearly, in any case constantly shouted "Survive first, think later". Griffin took a further step completely closing in preventing back the way you came and escape, his beaked mouth dipped baba yarns where the victim was standing now was now caught between his claws and a drop of at least 200 meters Percy wanted at that time to have Blackjack close but there was nothing to do but there was only one way out ... and it was forward, I could not wait for surely Annabeth was about 10 blocks away and still had to climb the 77 floors between them and unless you have some other source down the road with at least 4 feet deep at least I'd be dead by then as if he jumped or stop devouring.

Percy took a deep breath and concentrated on a fixed point, then ran forward.

Quickly tap extension cord neck with its beak looking attacked but Percy smash aside a riptide hit almost immediately raised his right paw tap ready to destazarlo and this time his weapon would not protect him, but instead of use lay back to fall just above the puddle of drool that had left winged hyena seconds before and with a little magic use to slide under your tummy, but not unscathed this bold move because the tap achievement in his right shoulder hurt to touch him with his claws, having slipped below to finish behind him and despite the sharp pain in your shoulder quickly rose before the beast managed to turn around and made two deep cuts on their wings .

The beast screamed in pain and then flip loaded with anger and even disposed to pounce upon its prey.

-Far as you go! - Percy exclaimed.

The hippogriff would lanzársele up when Percy raised his sword and nail squarely on the neck of the statue causing a crack that added to the great weight of the beast resulted in the base of the eagle's head was torn carrying the statue and to tap into his fate, after hearing as the cry of the hyena fierce flying height choke on a moment sat on the ledge to rest a while, when the pain subsided a bit his mind began to work again while the sound of the impact on the street flooded his ears.

-The chosen one?! - Thought.

It is true that before that made sense ... and then went back to have it when he was chosen by Hera / Juno for the exchange program for demigods and then when we fight in Olympus with our "friends" Romans, but as his life demigod had taught him all the answers come before your time ... which annoyed him a little truth.

But suddenly his muscles tensed when it turned to icy breeze blow you in the neck.

Good job ... for now.

'I think it's time to get off of here, he thought.

Annabeth ran desperately after lose track of the Hippogriff that took her boyfriend from the Rockefeller, although his brain told him that Percy was able to fend off the monster, his heart kept agitated worried ... and that is the truth of truths is that both had been through a lot, both agreed that it was time to have some peace, they deserved it.

But the life of a demigod is never easy, she knew from experience ... girl ran away from home when Annabeth thought she had no future, until he meets a group of young people like her that would change his life, became a great friend of his, he thought he was in love with one of them and formed a great bond of friendship with the other ... Thalia, Luke and Grover had taken to his new home, but the subsequent arrival of another young age that his life would be complete ... and although at first he felt the same aversion that spiders eventually discovered that those little distracted her for the wonderful person he was, lived great things together, they faced the same large and dangerous monsters and had bled together in the battlefield countless times.

That dislike turned into friendship and eventually into love.

Annabeth along with Percy felt that I could overcome any obstacle and overcome any enfrentase that the titanium and gigantomachy were proof of that ... and after beating Gea had the luxury of thinking about a bright future for him, and that is the only thing that mattered ...

And that is why desperate entered the porch toward the Chrysler Building elevator, but to his surprise that it opened a few feet to get let out who I was looking.

-Percy! -

This raised his head as if he renewed her strength, she'm a little scared to see that this piece of cloth pressed against his right shoulder some shade or napkin in his way to stop the bleeding, although a little more Beyond his chest had a few spots of blood.

Before I could answer she lunged to hug him worried.

-Are you okay?! -

The son of Poseidon with the voice cheerfully assured him he was fine, despite the anguished reaction she immediately showed who was at her side to be supportive, but it was still a little worried Percy reminded him leave, because they were already too much attention at the reception of Chrysler ... the secretary would ask if they needed an ambulance but both assured him with a gesture that would be fine.

They walked slowly down the street, Annabeth though still a bit worried, now felt a great relief ... this experience had reminded his journey to Tartarus, still had some nightmares of what he had seen, had been close to death many down there and blindly acknowledged that survived through luck, although she had been willing to give his life for him, which was shown just before the cave of Arachne, knew that Percy would not let her do it and probably would have the same deal with her ... he he had made it clear when they returned to reconnect.

Percy Annabeth approached felt warmly toward him with his good arm, his heart almost jumped with joy after watching the wound on his shoulder with some regret, the dangerous life they led could snatch any of them in an instant, and the thought of losing Percy ... was terrified. More even than his fear of spiders

Luke had already lost to Cronos was not going to lose him, too ... if I could not stop it.

Annabeth?! ... Earth to Annabeth

His words aroused in his mind, then realized that they were in Upper East Side, facing the sidewalk of the house of Percy, Paul Prius was parked behind him which meant that probably we sought and we found by which meant that we were stuck in some kind of mythological problem so it was best to go home and wait.

'I think I feel better, he told her as he pulled away to try to get into your hunting walking, maybe that would prevent his mother fainted from fright. I do not know about you but to me and made me hungry-

They both smiled, Annabeth started up the stairs of the porch he remembered to ask you something.

- Anything in particular you should tell me about your encounter with the monster?! -

Percy's expression was hard to describe, according to her and that he had learned when he was hiding but he tried to avoid looking at her focused so the view further down thing that intrigued a bit, another thing that intrigued even more when he saw that she began to blush

-What's wrong? - Asked.

-Is-what ... your-legs-Percy stammered as a stutterer then diverting the gaze and scratching his cheek. -Are ... attractive-Saying latter almost in a whisper barely audible making notice you had been watching the part of her dress that she had torn to run faster in the race for the Chrysler, now broken turquoise fabric of its legs and the other behind this stood showing perhaps more than it should.

A feeling uncomfortable but familiar among people his age was beginning to show.

If that had happened a couple of years before Percy probably would have taken a good solid blow to his skull, but instead one Annabeth redder than their mestizo camp shirt reminded him that they should go and not to worry over Sally.

Percy just smiled spellbound mind.

That night, despite the monster's attack, it was the best he ever had in his life so far despite the scolding he received from his mother for being late to a dance at your school with his girlfriend, but to get hurt a dance school with his girlfriend, it was not until later in their sleep.

I was standing in a dark corridor that seemed to stretch endlessly in front of him, a long way road for a couple of minutes to reach a double door, through it ran into a huge dark room with stone columns and recessed torches that stretched before him, and then it appeared to be a more intense blue flare the other torches that decorated the place floating in the middle of a great void, behind the double door you entered was gone so there was a where to go but forward, so hurry over, but the more I walked it seemed that the blue fire away.

Suddenly the whole room started shaking, stone columns cracked and collapsed while flashing three pillars appeared before him, emitting a blinding light and heat it repelled Blazing while seemed to be able to disintegrate at least attempt.

Come ... babbling with a brilliant voice to the right pillar appeared to take the form of a giant spread what appeared to be his hands like claws.

The other two figures gleaming imitated with the same threatening voice.

COME ...! The heat given off was getting scorching, Percy felt it would ashes so stepped back and started running, wall mysteriously he had entered another corridor was now more which he did not hesitate to escape.

He ran and ran as if his life was endangered, the hall stretched increasingly and endlessly while voices calling lightning continued. "Come, CHOSEN".

Finally a hole in the wall of the corridor served output mode which immediately crossed ... but stopped before falling by a huge cliff that led to a huge hole that he saw reminded him for years and for which Cronos made her first contact, but had voices and a mysterious force that tried to drag it to the bottom like the time and if it fall would be his fault, he turned to see if I still ...

... And in a blink the three pillars shaped like giant shiny rammed it as strength and throwing lightning speed.

And fell, fell waving his hands and legs desperate, then still, after stiff. Dying.

Percy woke almost desperate with a choking sensation in the throat, wiped his forehead beaded with sweat and breathe quietly to restore calm.

-Quiet ... - he told himself. - ... It's just a nightmare

After a while he calmed down and put his feet out of bed ... there was nothing to worry about, but rather should be excited because the calendar on your nightstand marked the July 1, summer began and the bright beams sunlight penetrating through the window it claimed.

After breakfast and grooming Paul took him and Annabeth Sally and her father followed them in another vehicle from the rear toward Long Island. At Camp Half-Blood.

In front of the hill with the hut on top surrounded by walls of trees and forests stopped, Mr. Chase said goodbye movingly of her daughter should return to California for making him promise that he would write and reminding you always welcome there, I remembered the words to me last night ... both had the future ahead and the unconditional support of our families, now the rest was up to us.

But then I began to remember my dream and tap the attack, and almost as if he sensed an evil presence I could almost whispering concern as he watched Mr. Chase getting in his car and pulling

"Come ..."

Percy began to shake his head discreetly

"Come ... Elected"

The voice seemed dizzy and out of his mind ... he felt as he took her hand.

-Percy! -

His vision blurred and cleared Annabeth concerned face brought him back to reality.

-What's wrong?! -

I smiled reassuringly to try getting it to look, but I knew it would clear doubts not that easy so shake hands with mine harder.

-Our friends await-

She smiled which calmed me and both rushed into.

Continued...