"We had a deal Luke!"

Luke looks from me to the fleece and says,"I won't hurt them. But I don't trust you. Jason, please restrain our guest."

"Luke I swear-"

Jason grabs my arms and I try to resist but... my baby belly is showing. And kicking. Godly pregnancies move fast, really fast. Soon I'm tied to a rollercoaster. "Luke! Let me go! I thought I was on your side!"

"Jason, please gag her. Ellie, nothing personal. At all."

Jason shoves a wad of fabric in my mouth. Luke looks at the dock and says,"They're here. Jason guard our friend."

Jason stands in front of me. Blocking me from the others. Soon Percy gets tied up next to me, and Jack next to him. Jack looks at me and says,"Ellie!"

I look at him and try to say something but the child in my stomach starts kicking. I signal to Luke who walks over. He takes out the gag and I say,"I'm gonna puke. The baby's kicking."

"Fine, here."

Luke unites me and I run over to an empty space to puke my guts out. Luke puts a hand on my shoulder and asks,"Are you ok?"

"Yeah. Thanks."

He gives me a chair and says,"Sorry for tying you up earlier. Just a formality."

"I understand."

He looks at the fleece and says "I have to finish this."

"So do I."

I pull Riptide out and stab Luke in the stomach. Sorry not sorry. He falls over and ten guards rush me. I use Riotide and my dagger to knock them out. Not kill them. I free Percy and he frees everyone else. Then I get the fleece. Annabeth rushes to Luke, to heal him. And soon Luke is fine. But he stabs Annabeth as he runs. I yell at Percy,"Get the fleece!"

I grab her hand and Percy lays the fleece over her. A tear falls down her face and she stops breathing. "No! You atupid fleece! You're supposed to save her. You're supposed to, save her."

I lay my head down on Annabeth's dead body. And I hear it. A heart beat. Clinging to life. I yell,"She's alive! She's alive!"

She coughs. And I yell,"Percy! Percy! She's alive!"

Percy hurry up!"

"Percy?" Annabeth says.

Percy falls down right next to Annabeth. He holds her hand. "Don't leave me Annabeth. You need to live Wisegirl."

Annabeth nods and Percy looks at me,"Thanks"

I nod at him and walk over to Jack. He says,"Ellie!"

"Jack! I was so worried!"

"You were worried?"

"Hah, Luke was actually nice. And he got a doctor to help me out with the baby."

"I missed you."

"Me too."

"I was wondering if you maybe wanted to go on a date when we get back to camp?"

"Of course, but I always wanted to do this, and I don't think I can wait."

I put my arms around his shoulders and kiss him. On the lips. My first real kiss. Apollo does not count. Ever. He's stiff, cause he was surprised, but he melts into it. He tangles his fingers in my hair. It feels like it only lasted two seconds when Rachel says,"Ellie, it's Annabeth."

"I thought she was going to be ok."

"We don't know."

Rachel leads me to Percy sitting over Annabeth.

"Percy, is she ok?"

"I don't know. Can you help her?"

"I don't know."

I kneel by Annabeth. She coughs and blood come out. I say,"Ambrosia! Please."

"We don't have any!"

"Check Luke's ship! There could be a doctor."

Percy runs to the Andromeda and I grab Annabeth's hand.

"You need to survive Annabeth. Please." I say.

"Ellie? Stay with them. They need you." Annabeth says.

"They won't need me when they have you."

"Save Thalia's tree."

"You will."

Percy comes back, dragging a doctor. He ushers is away from Annabeth and I sit with Jack. My head on his shoulder. Percy paces back and forth. The doctor says,"I'm going to take her back to the ship. She should be okay."

We all ride back to camp on the Andromeda. Jack and I get close, not as close as we both would like but I'm pregnant so we can't. As we get back to camp everyone rushes us. Percy puts the fleece on the tree. I get rushed to a doctor with Annabeth. I don't even know why I'm there but whatever. Jack sits with me the whole time. The doctor looks at me very seriously.

"Miss, your baby."

"What?"

"It's not just one. It's twins."

"What?"

"The twins of the prophecy."

"No, that isn't possible."

Charon walks in. He ushers the doctor out. He says,"You must visit the Oracle."

"No!"

Jack grabs my hand. "She doesn't want to!"

"She has no choice."

I walk up to the Oracle. As soon as I step in I hate it. The woman turns and her eyes glow bright green.

Two children of wisdom and light

They must learn to fight the night

More god than man they shall save our land

One however shall pay the price

And give the night the other's life

I fall to the ground. My babies. They can't die. Not one definitely not both. I won't let them leave me. Ever. I walk down and Jack says,"What did she say?"

"One of them has to die Jack. One of my babies."

"What? They are the twins."

"I won't let them."

"They're Apollo's kids and it's his prophecy."

"They're my kids too!"

"Ellie." I hear someone behind me.

I turn and see a glowing man. Not a man. A god. Not just any god, the son of a bitch, Apollo.

"Jack go away."

Jack runs out of the courtyard.

"You son of a-"

"You might want to stop. Now." He grabs my wrist.

"You're hurting me."

"I don't care. You're coming with me."

"No!"

"I'm afraid you have no choice."

"Can I just say goodbye."

"Two minutes."

I run to Jack and kiss him. "I have to go."

"When will you be back?"

"Jack,"

"Ellie, when will you be back?"

"Jack Apollo wants me to go with him. I need to find Percy."

Jack leads me to Percy. I say,"Percy Apollo, he wants me to go with him."

"I'm sorry."

"Goodbye Percy."

I find Rachel and hug her she says,"You have to leave right?"

"Yeah."

She nods. I find Annabeth. She's asleep and I say,"Bye Annabeth."

Apollo walks in and says,"Time to go."

"Please just a few more minutes!"

"No."

He drags me outside and calls his chariot. I say goodbye to my friends forever. Or so I thought.