Disclaimer: I do not own this story; Rick Riordan does. If I did a lot would be different and there would've been an unfortunate accident involving Octavian. *grins evilly*

Revised: September 4th, 2015

Chapter III

Princess Andromeda

Annabeth P.O.V

"Well?" I ask Beckendorf after a few seconds. He is fiddling around with a wire, trying to unlock the door to the room we are being kept in.

"It is no use," Beckendorf tells me after a few seconds. "I cannot get it."

"Well, we have to get out of here somehow," Clarisse growls.

"You're not going to be able to." I whirl around and see a man standing in the doorway. He is tall with raven black hair and sea green eyes. The man William called Master Travis is behind him along with another tall man with light blonde hair and sky blue eyes.

"Who are you?" Malcolm narrows his eyes at the man and he chuckles.

"Come now. Don't recognize the man whose life story you know by heart?"

"You are Perseus Jackson," I speak up and the man nods.

"I am. And you must be Princess Annabeth. I have to say, I thought you were prettier than you are. Oh well, I suppose all princesses cannot be pretty." I huff and cross my arms over my chest, staring at Percy Jackson.

"Perce, Thals and Bia said not to provoke her or be mean to her." The blonde man states calmly.

"Whatever," Captain Perseus rolls his eyes. "Connor, tie them up. I want them tied to the mast so we all can talk to them."

"Yes Captain," the man William called Master Travis replies. Captain Perseus and the blonde walk out of the room while Connor ties us up. He leads us up on deck and ties us to the mast where about a dozen people are gathered. I see William laughing with a Latino, but he stops when Captain Perseus walks up to me.

"Welcome to the Princess Andromeda Your Highnesses," He mock bows and I glare at him. "Let's start with introductions. I'm Percy Jackson; those are my siblings Jason and Thalia Grace and Nico and Bianca di Angelo. And this is the rest of our crew. There's Hazel Levesque, Frank Zhang, Leo Valdez, Grover Underwood, Travis and Connor Stoll, Katie Gardner, and Will Solace."

"Why are you telling us this?" Malcolm asks. "We could turn you in the minute we get home." Very true Malcolm, but why did you tell him? I think angrily. Captain Perseus smiles arrogantly and my hatred for him turns into full fleshed anger.

"Yes, but would you turn in your friends?" I am very confused and I can tell the other are too. Percy nods to Thalia who steps forward eagerly.

"You see, most crews have two dozen members; our crew is half that size. You and your sister are valuable to us; we will let you go home and you will not be part of our crew." Bianca picks up where Thalia leaves off.

"So, your four friends have a decision to make. They can either become pirates, die, or fight Percy to be let free. If they lose to Percy, then they have to choose between the other two options. So, what is your choice?"

"You cannot do this!" I shout. "Leave them out of this." I will not be responsible for my best friends' deaths.

"I would really shut up if I were you," Frank states calmly. "Perce has no tolerance for disobedience. Actually, none of us do." Will lowers his eyes and I make a mental note to talk to him later, if I can talk to him later. I hope he didn't get into too much trouble for talking with me.

"Have you made your decision?" Nico asks. My friends nod and Nico points to Beckendorf. "State your name and your choice."

"Charles Beckendorf. I choose to join your crew." No surprise there; Beckendorf may be a guard but he will not risk his death. He is probably going to try and escape later and get home to his fiancée, Silena.

"Chris Rodriguez. I will also join your crew." Once again, his choice is not a surprise. Chris is not a fighter.

"Piper McLean; I will fight Captain Perseus." Captain Perseus' crew exchange shocked looks, but a quick glare from Thalia makes them quit. Piper is actually a very good fighter and Captain Perseus has no chance of beating her.

"Clarisse la Rue; I will also fight Captain Perseus." Of course Clarisse is going to fight. She's no wimp. I tell myself. Captain Perseus nods and motion for the Stolls who step towards us.

"Tomorrow at noon I will send someone down to get you. We will then fight. Remember, if you lose you may choose death or become a pirate and if you win you will be set free, but only the person who wins." And with that, we are dragged back down to the room and locked up. I officially hate Captain Perseus Jackson.

Percy's P.O.V

"Captain? You wanted to see me?" Will is standing in my doorway and I motion for him to come into my room. You see, I may act like I hate Will, but I don't. I think of him as a little brother. I just need to make sure he stays loyal to the crew; therefore some hostility is required.

"I wanted to see if you were okay." Will raises an eyebrow and I let out a sigh.

"I didn't mean to yell at you Will; But I need you to understand you are to not talk to the prisoners." William nods slowly.

"I understand Captain. It's hard, though. I remember when I caught Master Travis on the ship and he brought me over here. I remember having to make the choice and I can empathize with them."

"Don't do it again. I understand that you feel bad for them, but I cannot have you talking to them. Otherwise you will have to earn our trust again. Understand?"

"Yes Captain. May I go now?" I nod and dismiss him before going to bed, wondering if our plan will actually work.

Mystery P.O.V

I lay on my bed; tossing and turning all night. Finally, I come to a decision: I am going to help them escape.