Hey. So yeah. Chapter 7.

Disclaimer:PJO and HoO belong to Rick Riordan and the song lyrics belong to Andrew Lloyd Webber


Percy's POV

I woke up to the sound of a soul-crushing scream. A scream that carried across camp. You could hear Clarisse yelling about the noise, and other people asking what was going on. I look to my right and I see Christine writhing in pain and screaming. I jumped up and ran to her side. I shook her awake. Horus and Seamus hadn't woken up. Gods, those boys can sleep. But Christine looked up at me, tears pooling in her eyes and trailing her cheeks.

"Percy?"

"Yeah I'm here."

I heard a knock on the door. I told Christine I'd be right back. She immediately begged me to say. I told her I had to see who was at the door. She tried to follow me but her legs gave out on her. I opened the door and saw Annabeth. She said she had to see if I was all right. I let her in and went back to Christine. I held her as she cried violently. Annabeth saw Christine so helpless, and knelt down. Christine saw Annabeth and asked her if she was really there.

"Yeah I'm really here."

There was another knock on the door. Annabeth went to get the door. Christine clung to me as if I would disappear at any moment. Piper, Jason, Chiron, Leo, and basically the whole camp was gathered at our cabin door. Chiron, Leo, Jason, and Piper came in. I looked over my shoulder to see them.

"What was that scream?" Leo asked.

"It was Christine. Be gentle. She's not herself right now," I said.

Christine kept sobbing. She kept muttering it wasn't real. I continued to whisper that she was safe and nothing could harm her. Chiron asked to see her. Christine wouldn't let go of me, so Chiron knelt down and looked her over. My sister couldn't understand what was happening. She didn't recognize anyone but Annabeth and me. I had calmed her down enough after a while, for her to recognized more people. She recognized Chiron, Leo and Piper. Jason she had trouble with. After a while, when the boys finally woke up, her memory had been jogged enough for her to remember everything. The rest of camp went to bed, but Annabeth, Leo, Piper, Jason, and Chiron.

"Tell me what happened in the dream, Christine," Chiron said.

Christine took a breath and explained what happened.

"In the beginning, I saw myself going home. The boys were there and so was Percy. We were on a boat, coming into the dock. Mother was standing on the pier. She kept telling that she was there. She kept saying 'come here my angel. I'm here'. I ran to her and embraced her. Her familiar scent, her voice, everything. Suddenly I wasn't holding anything. I felt like I was suffocating. To my right, Pharaoh was there. To my left were demons. I felt the familiar sting and pain of a whip on my back. Then a sword punctured my stomach, then my side, then my chest, then my neck. Then I saw all those I cared about. Percy, Annabeth, Shay, Horus, Mother. I saw Pharaoh go up to Percy and was about to kill him. Before he could I jumped in between and he stabbed me. Then I saw all those I love being tortured and then I was being tortured… Then…"

She broke into tears again. I had never seen her this broken. I held her closer. I whispered word of comfort. Chiron nodded and told me to just comfort her as best as I could. After that he left. Leo, Piper, and Jason followed him. Annabeth stayed for a few minutes before leaving. Horus and Shay gotten themselves back to sleep. I stayed up with Christine. I picked her up and laid her on her bed. She looked at me with red, puffy eyes.

"Percy, I know this is a lot to ask. But would you mind, um, just holding me? For a while?"

I smiled and nodded. I crawled in beside her and held her. I made sure to stay awake. After about ten minutes, Christine fell asleep. Making sure I didn't wake her, I creeped out of her bed and into my own. I thought about what she had dreamed. The man who raised her was about to kill me but she intervened. Demigods did get premonitions of the future in dreams. I sure hoped that what she dreamed didn't come true.


It was my birthday the next day. I was eighteen now. Everyone said happy birthday. Honestly, all I cared about was my sister. She was more damaged than I thought. But Annabeth came up to me and knocked those thoughts out with a kiss.

"Happy birthday Seaweed Brain. Eighteen. Can you believe it?"

"No, I can't. Happy anniversary too." I reached into my pocket and pulled out a small box, and gave to Annabeth. She opened it and quietly gasped. She pulled out a silver necklace with an owl as the charm.

"Oh Percy, I love it! Help me put in on."

I took it from her and put it around her neck. I noticed she had two chains around her neck. One silver, the other gold. She never took that locket off. Not even to sleep.

"You really love that locket I gave you, don't you?"

"Of course I do. You gave it to me. And for my birthday. It's special to me."

I smiled and kissed her. Horus and Shay (he insisted I call him that) walked over and wished me a happy birthday. I thanked them but noticed one person hadn't even seen me today.

"Guys where's Chrissy?"

"She's down by the lake. Being by water reminds her of Mother."

"Is she missing her?" I asked.

The boys hesitated. "Well… You see… she got word this morning from our last friend back home. Our nephew, Ahmose, he sent a papyrus saying that Mother did not get the memorial she deserved."

"He said that she was mummified but she was buried as a commoner. There for she might not be recognized as royalty in the nether."

I honestly didn't know what to say. So instead I went down to the lake. I found her knee deep and clutching her shell to her chest. I saw a ball of water floating in front of her.

"I can't believe he would be that horrible! She was his queen! His WIFE! How could he? I swear if I had the courage I'd kill him myself!" she said, obviously angry.

"I know. I know. But let's not let this news ruin today. We can go riding later. Just you and me."

She looked at me. A small smile was on her face now. She chuckled a little. I smiled too.

"Oh. I almost forgot. Happy birthday."

"Thanks."

"Here, I made these for you. They won't break. I made them indestructible.

She took something out of her pocket and gave it to me. It was a pouch. I opened it and saw a necklace.

"It's an amulet. It's made of celestial bronze and I coated it with water. Being able to manipulate the elements helps a lot. Look it bit further."

I dug deeper and felt something hard and round. I pulled it out. It was another necklace but it looked like it was missing a clasp.

"It's a menat necklace. It's an amulet but the talisman goes down your back. Pharaohs back in the day, and even now, wear them to counter-act the gold collars. I wear mine for protection. That's what yours is for. I had it blessed by Horus and Hathor. Osiris, Horus, and Hathor blessed the amulet. I was raised Egyptian so I used my gods. They didn't seem to mind blessing a Greek. Both are for protection but the amulet ensures a steady love life, and happiness."

I hugged her. I didn't care if she got me anything at all. But she made these two amulets. Also if the amulet ensures a steady love life, I hope it meant my relationship with Annabeth wouldn't get screwed up by Aphrodite. Reading my mind, Christine answered.

"She can't really. Egyptian gods are quite a bit older and more powerful than the Greek gods. Aphrodite can mess around but can't make anything drastic happen. Like she can't make Annabeth cheat on you or you on her. She can't make a random girl come and make out with you just as Annabeth walks in. Hathor and Isis, the goddesses of love, among other things, combined protect you more than Aphrodite can solo. Hathor alone can protect you."

I loved my sister more than ever. She gave me some assurance in my relationship as well as protection from harm. That's the best gift I could get. And she made them herself.


It felt weird having a charm trail my back. But Christine told me it gave me some extra power. If I was weak and about to die or was suffocating, I could just reach back and pull the talisman forward bringing its power forth. She seemed a bit on edge since the news of her mothers' burial, but I didn't push it. What confused me was what the boys said. Their nephew? I asked Christine about it but she seemed unconcerned.

"Ahmose was my sisters only son. Femi and Asim were eighteen years older than I. They were both married with children when they died"

I was surprised a little. But whatever right?

It was a good birthday that day. Eighteen years of living. I was surprised I made it this far. Most demigods die before their time. I knew some good ones. Silena, Luke, Michael Yew.


After I got ready to sleep, I went back to my cabin. I'd already kissed Annabeth goodnight and was ready for bed. I walked into my cabin and saw Christine singing to the boys. But it wasn't the lullaby I always heard. It was something different.

"Look with your heart and not with your eyes. The heart can't be fooled. The heart is too wise. Forget what you think, ignore what you hear. Look with your heart, it always sees clear. Love is not always beautiful. Not at the start. But open your arms and close your eyes tight. Look with your heart and when it finds love your heart will be right."

They boys fell asleep about half way through the song. I smiled at the sight I saw. I had awesome little brothers, and a younger sister who was sweet, kind, and brave. And I loved all three of them. Christine saw me and smiled. We had some sort of silent agreement about something. Probably how tired we were. We went riding for two hours. No doubt she was tired as well. She crawled into her bed and fell asleep. I did the same after ten minutes or so.


Well. There's chapter 7. More to come soon. Please review!