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Disclaimer: Me: I DO NOT OWN- (is cut off by Connor licking her hand) Umm.........Connor? What are you doing?
Connor: I'm pretending I'm a kitty. MEOW!
Me: O.............K.............anyways, I DO NOT OWN PJO!
Connor:MEOW!
Chapter Seven
I Am Healed by the Son of Hades
Percy pulled to a stop in a clearing so we could stretch our legs. I almost collapsed when I stepped out, my knees feeling like Jello. Luckily, Alvin caught me. "Whoa there, Coop! Be careful." I smiled as he helped me back up.
"Nico and I are gonna search for firewood," Percy told us. "You guys stay here." I took a seat by Annabeth on the ground.
"So Coop. Likin' your first quest so far?" Annabeth inquired.
I shrugged. "Nothing exciting's really happening yet." That's when we all heard a rustling in the woods and knew better than to think it was Nico and Percy. They were masters of stealth. We quietly snuck over to the trees, finding Nico and Percy back-to-back with their weapons drawn. Annabeth drew her knife and Alvin produced a bow. "Η μόνη μου ελπίδα," I whispered, transforming my charm into a sword wrapped with vines. We stood in wait.
From the trees, a five dracanae, snake women, emerged. "Hello sssssssweetiessssss," one hissed menacingly. That particular one slithered towards me, snapping at me with her venomous fangs. The others attacked my friends. I dove to the right as the monster lunged for me. Rolling back to my feet, I barely had time to deflect a sword she had produced from Zeus-knows-where. I sliced at her, but she dodged it easily. I jabbed her in the forehead with the butt of my sword. She fell back in a mixture of pan and shock. I had some time before she would become conscious again.
I looked over at Annabeth, seeing she was handling her monster fairly well. They were both equally defensive and offensive, so it made it more difficult for Annabeth to kill her. She bit at Annabeth, missing by a mile. After dodging, she sliced through the monsters neck, making it dissolve into golden dust.
I found Percy had already defeated his dracaena. So had Alvin. Only Nico was left to defeat his opponent.
He was all defense and no offense. The monster didn't even give him a chance to strike. The dracaena hacked at him like crazy. Finally, Nico rolled directly in front of it's blind spot. He took his chance and jabbed, causing the monster to turn to dust. He looked at me triumphant, then with fear in his eyes. "Coop! Watch out!" Turning, I saw the dracaena towering over me, it's fangs dripping venom. I slashed at it, but it caught my leg, ripping through it. I screamed in pain, dropping to the ground. I knew I would die. But right before the monster could finish me off, I found a pitch black horn emerging from its stomach. A look of surprise covered the monster's face. The monster bursting into dust, Nico appeared. He cleaned his sword with his shirt.
"Thanks," I said, barely audible.
"Next time, pay attention," he said harshly, lifting me up cradle-style and carrying me over to a nearby tree. I winced as I leaned back against the tree. Annabeth pulled some nectar from her pack, pouring it directly onto my wound. It wasn't the smartest idea, considering too much of the stuff could make a demigod implode.
"That's a pretty nasty wound," Annabeth told me. "It won't be easy to heal." I could feel the nectar doing its work, tingling in my cut.
"We'd need an Apollo child to heal this wound. If we don't get one of them, then........" Alvin trailed off.
"What if I knew how to heal her?" Nico spoke up. Annabeth slapped him, resulting in a, 'What was THAt for?!' from the boy.
"Why didn't you tell us this before I used the nectar."
"Well, I didn't think of it until you said 'Apollo child'," he said, embarrassed.
"Well, work your magic, Death Breath!" Annabeth ordered. I wasn't so sure if I wanted someone called Death Breath to heal me, but unless I wanted to die, I would allow him.
He placed his hands firmly on the wound which made me cry out in pain. I instinctively grabbed Alvin's hand. The feeling of salty skin on an open wound was less than fabulous. Nico shushed me, then closed his eyes, concentrating hard. As I watched him, I could hear him whisper a few Greek words. A shadow escaped from his fingers, seeping into my skin. I felt a tingling sensation, much stronger than the nectar. The pain began to subside, and I watched as my wound began to close up. One of hands left my leg, scooping a tear from my face, then returning to my leg. Not even a scar was left on my leg when Nico removed his hands. I let go of Alvin's hand, touching my leg. I tried to stand up, but failed miserably.
"Oh yeah," Nico said. "When I heal your leg, it's like it forgets to walk. Heh." He laughed nervously. I glared at him.
"So when will I be able to walk again?"
"In about, oh, a day?"
"Looks like we're camping here tonight." Percy piped up. "I'll get the blankets. Alvin, you start a fire."
"Got it." Alvin jumped up, borrowing my spare dagger to strike a fire.
Annabeth turned to Nico. "When did you learn how to do that?"
"One day in school when someone's pet turtle had been injured badly in a car accident."
"Why did you use my tears?" I questioned.
"You have to use tears. It's like adding feeling into what you're doing."
With Percy and Alvin setting up camp, I borrowed a book from Annabeth, soon falling asleep.
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