Sorry this chapter was a little late. I wasn't home all weekend, but I started writing again the MINUTE I got home. You're welcome:)

The actual story is finally starting with this chapter. I apologize in advance if you feel that everything is moving too quickly. Feel free to tell me if there are parts you guys don't understand and I'll try my best to clear it up.

Aaaaanyway. Here's the chapter! Let the reading begin! (Did you see what I did there? I crack myself up;P)


It was dark. It was so dark. Annabeth was underground, but she didn't know where. The glow of ablade?―was the only thing lighting the massive corridor in which she stood. Her only companion, a boy, stepped forward, but she stopped him.

"Don't take another step, we need to find the exit," she warned.

"It's okay," he promised. "It's right―" He looked up to see solid stone. They were trapped.

No. No, that's not possible. We're lost. It's over. We're never going back. Her mind was racing with negative thoughts. She was frightened. She slipped her hand into the boy's and held on tight. She was okay. He was right there. There was hope.


Annabeth woke up in an familiar, yet unfamiliar room. There was something about it... She shook off those thoughts.

She wore a hospital gown and she ached all over. She didn't remember anything after the HISSSS, but she was pretty sure the hour before it had been a dream. She had probably slipped on some water in the school's bathroom and needed medical attention, but she was having a hard time convincing herself. It had just felt so real.

The room was entered by a blond boy around her age. He was wearing a white doctor jacket and asked her, "How do you feel?"

She felt a terrible sinking feeling in her gut as she realized that she wasn't in a normal hospital. Annabeth had to leave. She didn't belong here. She tried getting off the bed she had been lying on, but as soon as she put weight on her legs, they collapsed from under her.

The boy hurried over to her side. "Woah there. You need to get rest." He helped her back onto the bed where she admitted defeat.

"What is this place? Who are you?" Annabeth had so many questions.

He smiled a little. "Oh. You're in the Camp Half-Blood Infirmary. I'm Will Solace."

She hadn't been expecting him to answer, but now that he did, she was even more confused. Her brain seemed to recognize the words "Camp Half-Blood", but didn't supply her with any other information.

"Have I been here before?" she wondered.

Will's smile turned into a frown. "I should call Chiron. He'll answer your questions." He left the room to find said man.

"Chiron?" Annabeth muttered to herself as she lay back in the bed. "
Percy was talking about him."

She thought for a moment then murmured to herself, "I thought you had decided that was a dream." She was lost in thought and without realizing, she had fallen asleep.


She awoke to a voices coming from outside the room.

"You're in Camp Half-Blood. I'm Will Solace," a voice mocked from outside. "You should've told her the rest of you life story while you were at it."

"Shut up Nico," someone else, she was guessing Will, grumbled.

In a mischievous voice Nico began, "I was a lonely child. I had no friends growing up―"

Will cut him off, "Are you telling your life story or mine?" His voice was playful.

Nico huffed, but she had a feeling he was smiling.

Feeling like an intruder, Annabeth coughed to let them know she was awake. She heard someone turn the doorknob and saw Will walk in, with a pale boy trailing behind him. While everything about Will was bright, the boy named Nico was the exact opposite. His dark hair hung over his eyes and the boy was so pale, you would think he hadn't seen the sun before in his life.

Will smiled at her and she could feel Nico's stare. "I called Chiron, but you were asleep when he came," Will recalled cheerfully. "Do you feel better now?"

Annabeth felt less dizzy. She tried standing up again and this time she was successful.

Seeing that her strength had returned, Will made her an offer. "I'll bring you to the Big House where Chiron will answer your questions. Deal?"

"Sure," Annabeth was quick to agree. She had given up on trying to figure out what was going on at this point.

Annabeth hobbled, with Will at her side, to what Will had called the Big House. The moment they entered, Annabeth felt comfortable. The feeling of familiarity was even stronger in here. She sat on one of the couches that had been set out while waiting for the famous Chiron.

Will yelled out that she was here and left. In a few minutes a man in a wheelchair came from one of the rooms in the back.

"Hello Annabeth," he greeted her. She didn't stop to wonder how he knew her name. The only thought racing through her mind right now was the question of why she had a strange urge to hug him. Annabeth wasn't the type for affection, so she was completely confused.

"I'm sure you have many questions, dear," he predicted. "But let me get ask you one question first. I've been told you've encountered our Oracle? Do you remember what she said?"

Annabeth thought for moment then inquired, "The Oracle was that girl with red hair, right?"

"Yes," Chiron confirmed, "That is Ms. Dare."

"Umm... Well, she told me to continue my day normally." Annabeth knew this was not the answer he had been looking for, but she was putting off telling him about the experience. It was part that it was super creepy, but moreover that she hadn't exactly accepted that it had happened.

Chiron raised an eyebrow. "Annabeth, you know what I mean."

"Fine," she relented. "It went like this:

The Lost will be found, a lifetime replaced,

A hero, the Lost, and a hundred faced,

Find the cure, let love reunite,

Or join the turned to banish the light,

For Love let loose is a curse upon all,

And bide to Atlantis' final call."

"Hmm..." Chiron (hmmed? wondered?)

Big hmm..." Annabeth agreed. She wasn't feeling like herself. She felt hyper, bold, excited... Anything but what she should have been feeling.

Chiron seemed to pick up on this. "Annabeth, why don't you take a little nap? I'll call Will and he can bring you to where you'll be staying."

"Okay!" Annabeth nodded excitedly. Her shook faster and faster, which caused Annabeth to giggle, which resulted in her falling off the couch. She lay on her face on the carpet below and started laughing again.

"The rug smells nice," She informed Chiron. Will chose this moment to walk in.

He sighed. "This is the after effect of the medication I fed her."

He picked her up on his back and was about to leave when Annabeth spoke up, "Who brought me to Camp Half-Blood?"

Will turned around to look at Chiron in question. Chiron paused for a moment then told her, "Percy. Percy was the one who brought you here."

"Percy..." Annabeth whispered to herself as Will carried her off. She had fallen asleep by the time he got to where she would be sleeping. He tucked her in bed and warned her cabin mates not to disturb her.


So how was it? I think this is the longest chapter I've written so far. This was kind of a filler chapter, but then again, so were the two before. So it's like still part of the introduction? I don't know.

On a different note I FINISHED HAMMER OF THOR! I don't know why but I find Alex and Magnus adorable. I liked The Hammer of Thor better then the Sword of Summer, but... you know... just my personal opinion:P

Until we meet again!