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Chapter Six

"Step away from my daughter." Percy hissed, gripping his sword tightly. Kampê narrowed her snake like eyes, her hair hissing at him. She brought her closer to her body, Alyx letting out a small moan in reply. Liam reached for an arrow, his eyes scanning for her weak spots. Everyone surrounded the area, their bows drawn, their swords ready, and their attention focused on her. The medics hung behind, ready to scoop Alyx if they engaged. The monster didn't notice, turning her attention back to Alyx.

Then again, she didn't seem harmed. Her hair was sprawled out beneath her, her eyelashes fluttering against her cheeks softly, and she breathed through her mouth a bit. Her shirt was pulled up a bit, showing the end of her scars on her back. Her shoes were missing.

Kampê purred lowly like an lion, her fingers gentle as she glided them over Alyx's forehead, pushing her bangs back.

"What an amazing power and mind… It's almost just as I heard…"

"And what did you hear exactly?" Annabeth asked coldly, gripping her dagger and shield tightly. Kampê stared at them blankly and pulled Alyx closer to her.

"Her mind is being consumed by the power she wields. She also has two types of blood running through her, and if she leans toward the dark side, the dark side will consume her mind."

"Now that is some Star Wars storyline crap." Carlos said. The monster blinked.

"What is Star Wars?" Carlos opened his mouth and then shook his head.

"Never mind." The monster hissed at Fiona when she tried to approach, making her step back.

"I will be taking her now." Kampê said and lifted Alyx into her arms, her wings stretching out.

From somewhere to Percy's left, he heard:

"Fire."

Flaming arrows launched into the air, slamming into the monster and causing her to shriek. She dropped Alyx and covered her face with her wings, trying to protect herself from the arrows. She stepped back and stepped into a net, which triggered something and made her go up in a net trap. The medics immediately went in, grabbing Alyx and taking her away. The campers stepped up, Percy pointing his sword at her, his eyes fiery.

"Kill her."

A moan slipped through pale lips as dark grey eyes opened. Wisps of black hair fell into her face, and she slowly sat up, her arms trembling. They suddenly gave out and made her fall back, her breathing increasing and turning into pants. Her body burned and ached, making it feel like she had been slammed into a wall. The room spun, making her dizzy. Her heart pounded against her chest, making it feel like it would pop out of her chest. She hiccupped, gripping the sheets tightly.

Gods, what happened?

She remembered walking through the forest to get some fresh air and to have some peace, and then came across the remains of Zeus' fist. She had stared at it before the ground begin to shake and then Kampê burst out from the rubble. Sure, she had encountered a lot of monsters, but she'd never met the jailer before. She panicked and went into shock, and then passed out she guessed.

Slowly, she laid back down, her heart slowing with the breaths. She was beginning to fall back into darkness when the door opened. Her eyes shut as a cool and gentle hand laid on her cheek, people calling her name but they sounded like shouts in the distance.

Alyx fell back into a deep slumber.

It'd been two days since the incident with Kampê and Alyx was still in a deep coma. Will and Gray said that they didn't know what happened, and how long she could be asleep for, but they had hopes. Tests were still running and the camp was getting agitated.

Hank sighed, watching Liam and Carlos exit the infirmary, most likely coming out from seeing Alyx. They looked worried, but Hank had his doubts. He still didn't completely trust them, even if they had travelled together. He missed her, the old her, before she had went to Tartarus. He missed the sarcastic, perky, annoying to the point she got kicked out of class, full of energy and spark Alyx.

But he had to accept it. People change, and he had to change his thinking. Alyx changed, and she was now a demigod veteran who had gone through Tartarus, faced multiple challenges down there and after a brief return, was kidnapped and brainwashed like Percy and dumped in San Francisco, where she met Carlos and Liam.

"What are you doing?" Hank jumped to the side, seeing Fiona there, her eyebrow raised.

"Uh…" He replied stupidly.

"Stop spying on Liam and Carlos." Fiona said. Hank stuck out his tongue, crossing his arms and looking away. "Why are you spying on them?"

"I don't know…" Hank said, shrugging. "I guess… I just don't trust them fully." Fiona raised her eyebrows.

"Seriously?"

"I'm sorry, but I don't." He watched them sit on the hill, laughing. He narrowed his eyes.

"Hank." He looked at his sister, her eyes stern and disapproving. "You have to get over it. Alyx has changed, and we need to support her. She made new friends and is now in a coma currently. We need to support her with our every being."

Hank looked down guiltily.

Fiona found Carlos in the arena, working on his stances and sword holds. He was mumbling to himself, and he went over to the seats and picking up a shield, practicing the block and attack technique that Alyx had created. She carefully watched him, leaning against the wall, waiting for him to notice her.

Fiona could tell he had been the type to be very self-conscious and secluded, but now that Alyx was in his life, he wasn't like that anymore. He was short, probably around 5'6 or so, but his body was obviously getting muscular and he also had quite the body. He wore tight jeans that hugged his lower body, showing off his butt, thighs and calves. His shirt was loose but at the same time clung to his body. Man, he had a nice body…

Carlos dropped his sword and bent down.

"Stupid Akira." He muttered. "Stupid demigodness… Stupid…" He threw his dagger at the target, hitting the bullseye with ease. Fiona raised her eyebrow.

"Everything okay?" She asked, causing him to jump and turn around. He looked around nervously.

"Uh… Fine…" He replied, setting the shield and sword on the bench. He went to the target and pulled the dagger out, wiping off any dust or splinters. Fiona glanced around and walked up.

"Can I… Give some pointers?" He raised his eyebrow.

"I think you've done that already."

Ouch.

Fiona sweated.

"Look, I did that because I was teaching. I didn't mean to come off as-"

"Harsh, rude, mean, sarcastic…" He looked at her blankly. "Shall I go on?" Fiona looked down.

"I'm sorry." His eyebrows rose.

"Hm?"

"I said I'm sorry. I shouldn't have acted like that. I was… Confused and upset." His blue eyes stared into her brown eyes, making her shift uncomfortably. There was something about him that made her nervous for some reason, but she couldn't figure it out.

Carlos sighed, looking down and rubbing his finger over his dagger.

"I can tell you guys don't like me or Liam for that matter." She opened her mouth but he raised his hand. "I know you guys spent months looking for her when she disappeared. I know you look up to her like a sister, and when she showed up with two strangers, you got suspicious. I don't have complete trust in myself either, but I know I'm going to stick by Alyx's side through this. I'm going to fight Akira with her."

Fiona's heart thumped against her chest.

"I'm Carlos Beckendorf, and I'm going to help Alyx Jackson win this war."

"Hey, you know what we should do?" Jasper asked. Everyone looked at her.

Alyx was still down in her coma two days later, and everyone was getting agitated. Will said she should wake up soon, but the shock that had probably gotten to her was keeping her mind down from waking up.

"Yes?" Fiona asked, raising her eyebrow as she poked her steak.

"We should write a song and present it to Alyx when she wakes up and regains a little strength." Jasper said. The others looked at each other.

"A song?" Hank asked. "Sure we play instruments but sing? And write a song? That's Alyx's job."

"Hey, I write and sing too." Jasper said. Carlos furrowed his eyebrows.

"But it could be a week before she wakes up." Carlos said.

"You took a whole day to wake up." Liam told him with a blank look.

"From- Oh." Carlos said, before turning red, slapping his arm. Harper narrowed her eyes.

"From what?" She asked.

"Not important." Jasper said, making Carlos release a breath in relief. "I don't doubt that, but we could at least write the song."

"Smart idea, sis." Phillip said, making her grin.

Lyra ran up, a bright look on her face. She was literally buzzing with excitement.

"Alyx is awake!"

To Be Continued...