Chapter 7: The Prophecy
When I woke up, Annabeth had already gotten up and headed to breakfast.
"Crap!" I jumped up and started getting dressed. Right when I was coming out of the bathroom there was a knock on my door. "One second!" I yelled before running to the door.
"We've been waiting all morning!" As a voice, that I immediately recognized as Nico's, came through the door.
I threw the door open. "What are you talking about all morning? Its only breakfast time," I told him, walking toward the dining pavilion.
"Umm, Thalia you missed breakfast and everybody is waiting for you at the Big House. Did you not check your clock?" he asked, changing our route to the Big House.
"No I didn't. I didn't really think about anything other than checking on Annabeth. By the way, is she alright? I'm really worried about her. Malcolm was her favorite brother," I said with a small frown.
"She's dealing, but not well. She really needs you there. She's barely holding it together," Nico explained to me.
I couldn't believe it. Annabeth was such a strong person. I just nodded and kept going.
"Thalia, she'll be okay when we get Malcolm back. I promise," Nico said to me. I just hope he was right.
When we got to the Big House, Annabeth, Percy, and Chiron were all waiting for us. I went straight to Annabeth and put my arms around her.
"Are you alright Annabeth?" I asked her.
"I will be as soon as we get Malcolm back," she replied. I didn't want to push her any further on the brink than she already was, so I just left the subject completely.
"Are you ready to see Rachel?" I asked. This time she sat up and looked straight at me.
"Yes. I need to get this over with. The faster I move the faster Malcolm is back," she stated like it was the most obvious thing in the world- which it was. I just nodded and let her climb the stairs to Rachel's room.
"That's the most she has responded since she has gotten the news. How did you do that?" Percy asked, bewildered as to how I could get more of a reaction out of Annabeth than he could.
"I'm a girl. Not only that but I'm also her best friend and just happen to be an older sister figure to her. Don't let it go to heart that she came to me. There are just some things that boyfriends can't understand about losing a brother and a crush at the same time," I told him. He hasn't lost a brother and crush like Annabeth and I have with Luke. Both Annabeth and I had a crush on him, but even through that he was like a brother to us.
"What are you talking about, 'losing a brother and a crush at the same time'?" he asked me, obviously not remembering anything after the Titan War. I heaved a sigh and explained.
"Luke. Although Annabeth and I wouldn't admit it to anybody, we both had a small crush on him. Can you blame us? He saved us both when we were young. He was like our celebrity crush. But underneath that he was the older brother that we needed. Now don't get all huffy and territorial," I said to him.
He just huffed and turned to Nico and started talking to him about something that had happened in the Hermes cabin.
Annabeth's P.O.V.
I walked up the stairs toward Rachel's room, ready to get this over with to get Malcolm back. I mean, why wouldn't I want my brother back? This had never happened before. Not ever. And I'm not about to let it happen again.
When I reached Rachel's room I was scared to enter. I don't know how, but Rachel knew I was there.
"Come in Annabeth!" she yelled through the door. I hesitantly opened the door and walked over to her, to where she was sitting at her desk.
"Yes Annabeth?" Rachel asked me.
"Rachel I need a prophecy. Malcolm went missing the other day and there was a note left," I told her while taking it out of my back pocket. I handed it to her.
Dear Annabeth,
I have your brother and you'll never see him again unless you find him by December 31, (2 weeks from now) his fate won't be to very nice. Now if you play nice and wait a day before coming to find him, he might not have any damage done to him, if you make it in time. Though if you don't, I'll make sure it's painless.
Sincerely,
Ethan N.
"How does that help any? I don't get it. I tried to help Ethan in the Labyrinth! Why is he doing this to me? Why Malcolm and not Percy- not like that would be any better. And why did he leave another note saying 'P.S. Don't tell anybody about the note.' What was that all about?" I asked in one big long breath. Rachel just looked at me empathically.
"I'm sorry Annabeth; all I can do is give you a prophecy. Even then it may not make any sense. I'm sorry," she told me, genuinely sorry. I smiled at her.
"Thank you Rachel. If you and Thalia weren't here to help me I don't know what I would do. Cause I mean, how can boys help?" I asked teasingly. She smiled.
"Oh, I don't know. But that boy Percy, he's really good with comfort. I remember when I meet him and we became friends. After he learned of what I was going through he was really nice and didn't try to feed me bull like most people would," she told me. I smiled and nodded because I did know he would be there for me. I haven't talked to him.
"Hey Rachel? I need to go talk to Percy before I get the prophecy. I haven't talk to him yet and I'm sure he's worried to death," I told her, standing to go to the door.
"You better! Good grief! If I were to do that Percy would have yelled at me then given me a huge hug. Go! Come back quickly though!" she yelled to me as I speed out of the room.
I ran down those stairs like there was no tomorrow. As soon as I got to the base, I saw Percy and vaulted over to him. I ran over to him and whispered in his ear. "Percy, will you come outside with me for a minute?" I asked him sweetly.
He looked at me confused before he nodded. I walked out of the Big House with him trailing me. I walked over to Thalia's tree and sat down with a confused Percy following me.
"What did the prophecy say?" he asked me. I just sighed and sat down.
"I haven't gotten it yet," I told him. He looked at me confused.
"Then why did you bring me out here?" he asked. I looked up into his eyes.
"I realized I must have been worrying you sick, so Rachel said I needed to talk to you and I thought it was best to do that before the prophecy. I'm sorry if I've been worrying you," I told him. I hate being away from him and it's not helping my stress level any. He smiled at me.
"It's alright. You just scared me. I don't like seeing you this way and I felt useless. But it's okay now. Now let's go get that prophecy so we can find Malcolm," he said. I smiled slightly in response as we headed off.
We didn't make small talk on the way back to the Big House so it was a short walk. As soon as I walked through the doors I kissed Percy and headed off to see Rachel again.
I went up the stairs with confidence this time. Before I even knocked, Rachel called me inside.
"Are you ready this time?" she asked with a smirk on her face. I smiled.
"Of course I am or I wouldn't be here, now would I?" I asked sarcastically, with a smile on my face the whole time.
"I guess not," she said smiling broadly at me. "Okay now ask the question you want answered," she instructed me.
"Where and how do I find my lost half brother Malcolm?" I asked, as she instructed. Her eyes fogged over green and green mist came pouring out of her mouth along with the prophecy.
'Four will travel to the island of the lost colony,
the key is hidden in the calendars birth place,
the tomb of the lost is where he resides,
and one will join the souls of the forgotten.'
My brain instantly started analyzing.
"Thank you Rachel!" I called out as I darted down the stairs. I landed at the bottom of the stairs.
Thalia P.O.V.
Annabeth burst into the room after being gone for less than five minutes.
"So what's the prophecy?" I asked her. She rolled her eyes at me, obviously because my lack of manners.
She said, 'Four will travel to the island of the lost colony,
the key is hidden in the calendars birth place,
the tomb of the lost is where he resides, and one will join the souls of the forgotten.'
I know some of what its talking about."
"Okay, let's pack up and head out. The sooner this is over the better," I said to nobody in particular. Everybody nodded in agreement, saying to meet next to my pine in ten. I don't know how we are going to do this. The truth is I'm terrified of what this quest will bring.
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A/N: Okay. There is another chapter done! Please no flames though, because I'm really trying. I think I have most of it down aside from the kissing scenes and the prophecies. Please keep in mind I'm only in 8th grade! Okay a very big thanks to MidnightRose24!