A/N: Okay, first off, I am soooooooo sorry I haven't updated in forever. School is really getting to me. I'll try to make my updates quicker and second off, THANK YOU for all the reviews. I give all of you a giant hug. And thanks for the people who voted on my poll keep voting!


"Andrew, shut up!" whispered Comrade. "And, Jessica stop hitting your brother!" All ten of them have been in there for about three hours. They were waiting for nighttime to sneak out. The automaton dragon they were in was put in a warehouse at the back of the camp. The Hephaestus cabin was working on it for a couple hours, then left for dinner.

Percy was back at base with a few other people. Percy instructed Comrade to take them out right at 11 o'clock. It was 10:58 right now.

"Okay, guys," Comrade said. "I think the coast it clear." He opened a latched at t he rear of the dragon, and pushed a door open. Yes, they went out the dragon's ass. Once Comrade was out, he looked to see if anyone was there. No one was nearby, so he waved his crew out.

Nine people stepped out. Five boys and nine girls, and they were all wearing black. Ammo was slung around their chest, with guns and daggers strapped to their sides. They were all equipped with a sword to their backs, and a thin breastplate. They looked more like assassins than warriors.

"Maddie, you take the girls and set up the traps. Dylan, you take your team and plant the egg in the lake."

"What are you going to do?" Maddie asked.

"Percy wanted me to do something for him. It's personal." They nodded and scurried off. Comrade slowly walked the opposite way. He made his way to the Athena cabin with a little jar of tiny spiders. Comrade walked around the cabin to look for an open window. He walked around halfway, when he found an open window. We smiled and opened the jar. He twisted the cap off and tipped toward the window. Slowly, they poured out.

You could hear shrieks and brooms hitting the floor. It was actually very amusing. Comrade silently watched the Athena kids hop around and yelling for somebody to squish them.

"Ow! Malcolm that was my foot!"

"Well, you shouldn't put it there!"

"Just squish it!" Comrade chuckled to himself and walked away from the cabin. He was heading toward the Big House to plant an explosive, but someone stopped him.

"Hey, you over there," it said. "What are you doing out here?" Comrade turned around and saw that it was Nico. Percy talked about him from time to time. He said that Nico was never really around. He spent a lot of time in graveyards and the Underworld.

Comrade didn't say anything but kept his hand at the ready, just in case he needed his sword. Nico stepped closer and he saw that his hair had grown out longer and he got leaner.

"Who are you?" he asked.

"Um, I'm…Cody," Comrade replied.

"Alright, Cody. Where are you going?" Comrade pursed his lips and tried to think of what he was going to say.

"…To the bathroom." Nico looked at him suspiciously

"I never seen you around before. You new?

"Yeah, I'm definitely new."

"Who's your parent?"

"Um…Apollo. Yup, I'm Apollo's kid. Music and archery, that's my thing." Comrade is a really bad liar.

"Uh-huh."

"So, I'm just going to get going now…" Comrade started to walk away, but then Nico flashed in front of him, with his sword raised.

"You know, I'm not stupid. I know you're one of them."

"What makes you think that?"

"Dude, you're wearing a burglar outfit." Comrade cursed under his breath.

"So what are you going to do about?" Nico vanished and Comrade felt a tip of a sword at his throat.

"Well, I could always kill you." Comrade smiled and chuckled.

"Demigods and their over self-confidence. What a shame that so many lives have to be lost, but people have to do what they have to do." Comrade elbowed Nico to the side and turned around. He kicked him in the stomach and Nico stumbled back clutching his side.

"They taught you well at villain camp," Nico wheezed.

"Learned from the best. You know, Percy is a very good teacher." Nico spat on the ground. He took one step and disappeared again. Comrade drew his sword and peered around him.

"Percy was a friend," Nico said. Comrade looked around and couldn't see anything. "And you turned him into something horrible. You will pay." Suddenly, Comrade felt a strong force acted on his head. He felt dizzy and a black blanket covered his vision.

Percy made his way to the basement. Annabeth was handcuffed to a pole and her eyes were closed.. He shoes clicked against the floor and her eyes warily opened.


"Percy?" she asked.

"Hi," he responded.

"What do you want?" Percy walked closer and sat down next to her on the cold floor.

"Why'd you do it?"

"Why'd I do what?" He looked toward her.

"Why did you cheat on me?" She faced her head to Percy and looked into his sea green eyes.

"I don't know, Percy. Adam, he was so nice. He convinced me that you didn't care about me anymore. That you were going to leave me."

"Why would ever want to leave you, Annabeth. You're everything a guy could've asked for. You're smart, stubborn, beautiful." Annabeth smiled. "You were the only thing I had left. My parents died, everyone worshiped Adam, and now fate swept you out of my life too."

"I am so sorry. If I could take back everything, I would."

"Me too." They looked into each other's eyes for a moment, but then Percy looked away. "After this war is over, I'm going to make sure that everyone has a place in the world. Even if I have to die."

"Percy-"

"I'll do whatever it takes to keep my family safe." Percy stood up and wiped his hands on his pants. He took one more glance at Annabeth and left. When he got up the stairs, Jeremy, a son of Demeter pushed him aside.

"What is it, Jeremy?" he asked.

"It's Comrade. He not responding to anything. We tried to call, Iris Message him, but he isn't replying. I think went wrong." Percy got frustrated and slammed his fist on the wall.

"Of all people, Comrade has to get captured."


Yeah, I know that was a short chapter. It ws kind of a filler, but I'll try to get the next one out quicker. Remember, keep voting on the poll!

~freedepth