PJTLT Annabeths POV
I have decided to re-write this chapter than I will continue adding on another chapter which will hopefully be up by tomorrow, I hope.
Disclaimer: I don't own any on PJO or HOO, that's Rick most of the lines in this story are Ricks, so I don't own them either.
4. The night comes
So the day went by.
It was boring as most days would be, the same routine every week for (ever with me) the whole summer, seven whole weeks.
Its a good thing I like greek and learning about it eh?
The campife singalong helped me calm down.
The Apollo campers led the sing along.
Michael Yew was the only other Apollo camper I thought to remember, he was singing as loud as Lee and Will.
The fire was burning orange, there were some small flickers of green every now and then, it was the sea that made it green.
The atmosphere at the campfire was happy, well I could tell people were happy.
The songs were about roasting smores or marshmallows, (whatever you call them) around a campfire.
I saw Clarisse singing, bopping from side to side.
She laughed ocassionally with her siblings, Clarisse wasn't so bad when you got to know her, she's never nice to you, but if she talks to you, it shows she cares.
Luke was sitting down, singing along with the stolls, Connor and Travis,they have scruffy brown hair and the same colour for their eyes, but the only difference, so you could tell them apart. Connor is taller.
All three were laughing.
All of my cabin were singing mesmerizing the words, just in case we may sing it again at another campfire.
I wasn't really paying attention to the lyrics, I was listening to the tune, looking directly towards the fire.
Some campers had gone to bed, like the aphrodite girls, thank goodness I had escaped them for today, tomorrow would be a different story.
Other campers that went to bed probably didn't like the sing-along from their first experience, while others were probably just tired.
Chiron stopped me before I headed off to my cabin after the campfire, while Mr D went to the big house.
'Annabeth.' Chiron started.
I turned around to face him.
'Yes Chiron.' I replied.
'I need you to watch over camp tonight, you know on the border, just in case grover comes over the line tonight, we don't want the harpies eating you or Grover if he comes tonight now do we?' He asked.
'No.' Was all I replied.
'Oh also Travis and Connor Stoll will be helping the Harpies for tonight and they will check up on you ocassionally.' Chiron said.
'Okay.' I replied. 'Fine.'
Chiron galloped off to tell Connor and Travis, I didn't see any doubt that they would turn this deal down.
I slowly made my way to Thalias pine tree, where Thalia made her last stand five years ago.
I would ocassionally wonder what she would be like if she had lived that night, what she would be like now, what she would be telling me.
I struggled to remember what she looked like, only Luke and I would remember, but my ming was blank, all I could remember was her name.
I fiddled with the bead on my necklace, the one that was made into a minature clay pine tree.
I started to sob, but I thought it would do me no good.
I stood at the pine tree, when two voices called out my name.
'Annabeth.'
Now where have I heard that before? I thought sarcastically.
The stolls came running towrda me.
Travis was the first to reach me.
Despite being the smallest, he was faster than his taller and just older brother, by a month.
Travis hated being younger and smaller, but he liked the advanrtages of being smaller.
He was a lot craftier and sneakier, he was faster, he was also good at hiding when he wanted to.
'Hey Connor, Travis.' I greeted them. 'I guess you're both eststic with this task Chiron gave you.' I guessed.
'Yeah.' Connor said.
'Its better.' Travis contined.
'Better than last time.' Connor said.
'This time we won't get in trouble.' Travis concluded.
'Well then go, go help the harpies, make sure evryone is in their cabin and asleep. Oh and please tell my cabin where I am and why because I forgot.' I said.
'No problem Annabeth.' Connor said and made his way to the cabins.
'We'll come to check on you every half an hour.' Travis said, before he headed off after his brother.
I sat down next to Thalias pine tree, facing down the hill.
I patted the bark on the tree. I felt weird doing that, its just like hugging a tree.
'I miss you Thalia.' I said to the tree. I felt a bit stupid talking to a tree.
Yeah, I know, I watch your face every year whenever you pass, you look miserable.
I didn't know if it was my imagination or if it was real, I knew the spirit of Thalia still lived inside the tree, but I swear she just spoke to me.
'Am I crazy or are you talking to me through my head?' I asked.
You are a child of Athena, aren't you? I could be talking you through your head or it may be your imagination, you're clever enough to figure it out by yourself, and If I am talking to you through your head I can't read you thoughts.
Wow, I thought.
I was glad she couldn't read my thoughts.
So to answer your fist question, No you're not crazy.
'How can I communicate with you?' I asked.
I don't know, look at me.
I did look at Thalia, her, the tree.
I'm just a tree.
It may have something to do with the fleece, I thought.
Have you ever tried to communicate with me before?
She probably asked retorically.
'You read my mind.' I said.
I told you. I can't read you mind, but if I could what would I be right about?
'I have never tried to communicate with you before, I felt silly.' I replied.
But you don't feel silly this time, why is that?
'I feel older, I needed someone to talk to, I'm lonely, I've never done border patrol.' I told her.
'Do you blame Grover as to what happened?' I asked.
Not at all, after all it was my choice, but I'm glad he got a second chance to bring a half-blood to camp.
What? I thought.
Why was I thinking that?
'What?' I asked her.
Come on Annabeth why else would Grover leave camp? Do you really think he would leave for no reason? Why did Chiron leave and beome a teacher at the same school?
Why did Chiron not tell me about this?
This was important, Grover was my friend. 'I thought he was coming back from his search, his unsucessful search for Pan, the wild God.'
I didn't know he never got his searchers license.
'I didn't know that you didn't know.'
Who's gonna talk to me Annabeth? Huh?
'Good point, anyway thanks for that information.'
Glad I could be of help?
'Don't question that, you were brilliant to help me.' I said.
Now I am glad to be of help.
As you should be, I thought.
'I'm sorry about what I'm about to say next Thalia, but I can't seem to remember what you look like.' I confessed.
Not to worry, I'm pretty sure Luke or Grover don't remember either.
She didn't bother to tell me what she looked like so I decided to ask.
'Um Thalia, do you know what you look like?' I asked.
Of course I do Annabeth. Her tone made me sound like I was stupid.
'Could you tell me please?'
Sorry, I have short black hair that sticks out almost everywhere, my eyes are the same colour of my fathers Zeus's, an electric blue, my skin tone is a few shades darker than yours, I'm wearing, a blue top, wit black faded writing, a black goth jacket, they match my trousers and black and blue trainers.
'Oh yes I can remember what you look like.' I said, hoping to make her happy.
Good, the Great Annabeth Chase has remembered what a pine tree used to look like when it was a human.
I chuckled under my breath.
Now how many Pine trees would be able to say that?
'Seeing as you're the only pine tree I know that can communicate with me, the only Annabeth Chase I know, then I would say you.'
Only me.
I chuckled again, a little louder than last time.
'I really miss you Thalia.' I said, I put my head against the tree.
Thankyou Annabeth, I miss you too, I miss your courage, and your cute little smile when you told us about the monsters you had battled and heard of.
I was really glad I could talk to Thalia, or else I would probably be asleep.
'So you don't blame Grover for not getting you across the property line?' I asked.
No, but I do blame him for taking a wrong turn, how could he not know where half-blood camp was, did he not just come from there.
'Let's be honest, it is Grover.' I replied chuckling.
Bad experience with a Cyclops, if you didn't save us, then we would all be in a Cyclops soup, but you managed to make him stop for a few minutes so you could save Luke and I. I don't want another experience with Cyclops.
'Yeah, I know what you mean.' I said. I shuddered. 'Thankyou for this talk Thalia, I'll let you sleep, or rest.' I said.
Thankyou.
If Thalia was a girl, I'm sure she and I would get along.
'Annabeth?' I heard Travis call.
I saw him come running towards me.
'Hi Travis, has it already been half an hour?' I asked.
'Yep.' He said.
'So how are you?' He asked.
'I'm fine at the moment thanks for checking up.'
'So what have you been doing?' He asked.
'Watching the hill.' I said as if it was exiting.
'Cool.' He said sarcastically.
'Do not tell Connor.' I told him laughing.
'Sure.' He said laughing back. 'Bye Annabeth.' He said and left.
'Bye Travis.'
Why can't I watch the hill and have as much fun as you? Thalia asked sarcastically.
'I thought I told you to sleep.' I said.
And I thought I asked you a question.
Oh okay she was a feisty daughter of Zeus.
'Touche' I said.
Just then I heard a loud boom.
I looked down the hill and saw a fire rising from a car.
I saw three figures, one was bigger than the others and another was limp.
Two half-bloods, I thought.
No, I shook my head.
Probably a parent of the half-blood.
Who was the one that was limp?
Grover, or the half -blood.
I had to tell Chiron.
I ran to the big house it wasn't that far away.
I heard Mr D arguing with Chiron inside.
They both stopped when I entered the room.
'Annabeth, what are you doing in here?' Chiron asked. He was in his wheelchair form.
'Grover's here , he's on the hill with the half-blood.' I said.
'How do you know its a half-blood?' He asked.
'I spoke with the spirit of Thalia, she accidentaly let it slip out.' I said. 'Why didn't you tell me he was coming with a half-blood?' I asked.
'I didn't want to get your hopes up.' He replied.
I heard a yell, for help.
'They're here.' Chiron announced.
Chiron and I went onto the porch.
A boy was yelling for his mother, as he dragged a limp looking satyr-Grover onto the porch of the big house.
He collapsed on the porch.
I saw his raven black hair and his green eyes, they were like an aqua sort of green ,like the sea.
The fan above me made my har flow to one side.
Chiron and I were both looking at the boy, while Mr D took Grover inside, in the infirmary.
I looked at Chiron quickly then instaly looked back at the boy.
'He's the one. He must be.' I said. He was the one who was going to help me get a quest, I'm sure of it.
'Silence, Annabeth,' Chiron ordered me. 'He's still concious. Bring him inside.' Chiron continued.
I took this boy, by the arms and took him into the infirmary placing him on one of the beds.
Has anyone seen Percy Jackson and the sea of monsters yet, in my opinion it is the best film ever, please tell me what you think.
Please R&R. If you have any questions about anything you can ask.
