Chapter 6: Traitor in The Midst

Percy simply walked in the strawberry fields. He needed a place to think. It was the only place that he could think where his friends wouldn't interrupt him.

Percy slowly took out his pen and initiated it. It sprung into a Celestial bronze, three-foot sword. Percy was disgusted just looking at it. Riptide was more rusty and cracked than anything he had ever seen in his entire life. This meant the future remained unchanged.

Percy howled in anger and frustration. He swung his sword at a strawberry brush. Strawberries flew everywhere.

Percy hissed, "It's like they know we're coming no matter what we do!"

The moment Percy said this, an image overwhelmed his mind. In this image, the woods were on fire. In this image, Clarisse was crying and cradling Silena Beauregard in her arms. Percy was kind of stunned. He'd never seen Clarisse cry or even get this sad. In Silena's hand, she held a small silver bead with a black scythe engraved on it. Percy recognized it as the mark of Kronos.

The image ended. Percy fell to his knees in shock and betrayal.

Percy heard a person running out of the fields. He turned his head and saw Silena Beauregard running back to the Cabins.

...

Percy stormed angrily over to The Aphrodite Cabin. He was prepared to grab Silena and demand to tell him why.

As he walked over to The Aphrodite Cabin, Clarisse slammed her entire body into Percy. Percy fell on his left side. His ears rung.

His vision was a bit blurry, but he could clearly see Clarisse in her red and bronze armor. She looked like she was ready to kill Percy. It didn't surprise Percy, however. She was ready to kill Percy every day.

Clarisse hissed, "Don't you dare go near her, Jackson! I'll die before I let you kill her!"

Percy stared at her confusingly, "Kill? I don't want to kill anybody-"

"SHUT UP!" Clarisse roared.

Clarisse swung her spear towards Percy. Percy uncapped Riptide and deflected Clarisse's brutal attack. Sparks flew everywhere.

Annabeth, Grover, Nico, and Bianca immediately raced over to the scene of the fight. They were all confused and shocked.

"Um, guys?" Percy asked, "HELP?"

Clarisse swung her spear at Percy again, this time, knocking Riptide out of Percy's hands. Percy was startled. As Clarisse prepared to impale Percy, Bianca and Grover ran over and grab her arms. Bianca grabbed the right arm and Grover grabbed the left one. They struggled to drag Clarisse away from Percy as he slowly rose.

Annabeth moved over to Percy and clutched his shoulder. She slowly helped him up.

"You okay?" Annabeth asked.

"Get Silena," Percy growled.

Grover immediately ran over to Percy and huffed, "I've searched everywhere. Silena's not here."