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Turn of the Tide

"And here is the pool. So how did you like it?" the hunter that was giving Annabeth a tour of the camp said.

"Erm…its great, thank you, Zoe. Thanks for the tour. So what are your plans for Percy? Do you have any idea about what Artemis wants to do with him?" Annabeth said awkwardly, trying to change the subject of joining the family.

"Well, now that you've asked, I want to find out as well. Let's go to Artemis' tent and see what she has to say." Zoe calmly replied.

"Okay." Annabeth followed Zoe as she walked past the pool and into the back of the camp. They went past a couple of tents; some big, some very small. The tent Artemis was in had a certain shine on it.

"Now, be weary. Many of us try to find out what she does when she is alone in her tent, but nobody knows. We can't eavesdrop, because the tent's been enchanted by Artemis herself, and we can't see through it, even in the brightest of lights." Zoe warned. "So don't try anything smart."

"Milady Artemis!" Zoe said loudly when she stood beside her tent entrance. There was no answer.

"Maybe she can't hear you." Annabeth chipped in. She wasn't sure she wanted to talk to Artemis. She just wanted to make sure if Percy was okay.

"Oh, she can hear me alright. Milady Artemis!" Zoe tried knocking but it looked and sounded very foolish so she stopped knocking. "What is she doing? She always answers!" Zoe looked dumbfounded.

"Let's just wait, then." Annabeth said, and it seemed like the smartest idea she's ever had since walking into this camp.

After only ten or fifteen minutes, Artemis walked out with a light robe around her body and Percy behind her. He looked really sweaty, as if it was very stuffy inside there. So did Artemis. She looked extremely pleasant and pleased, as if something that has valued her greatly had just happened. Nevertheless, Annabeth stood up straight and braced herself to hear what she was about to say.

"Annabeth Chase. Zoe. I understand you have been waiting but I was in a very…tight situation with Percy in my tent here. I am sure you can understand. Anyways, the choice is made. Annabeth and a couple of my hunters will take Percy to Mount Olympus, where his doom will be decided, tomorrow. In the meantime, have some fun! You have done well, child." She looked at Annabeth. "You have truly saved us all. I could not thank you more." Then she turned her head to look at Zoe. "Make sure he is taken to a tent. Strip him of his clothes, I don't want those filthy rags on him. Give him something that would look good for a sacrifice." Artemis smiled at both of them, and walked away.

There was a slight pause. Annabeth was staring at Percy the whole time Artemis was talking. She couldn't believe it. He actually looked pleased. Had Artemis brainwashed him? Either way, they would have to go through with their plan before tomorrow.

"Strip you of your clothes? Your dirty, ugly face? Oh, come on. I wanna get this over with." Zoe complained and walked away.

Percy stole a look at Annabeth and winked at her. She thought about what it would mean. I guess it means the plan is still on, she thought. Before she could look back he was already out of sight, being taken to another side of the camp.

"Take off his clothes. Hmph." Annabeth muttered jealously. She then walked away.


"Come on, I don't have all day." Zoe said, as she walked into the tent where she was supposed to keep him. It had no sheets and was exposed to the forest soil.

"Well? Are you going to take your clothes off or should I do it for you?" Zoe said, annoyed.

"I kinda have cuffs on me. Unless you want me to take those off too." Percy replied smartly.

Zoe apparently rolled her eyes, as if she detested taking off someone's clothes. "Ok, sit your ass down."

Before Percy sat down, he sank his hand into his back pocket and grabbed the key, holding it tight. As he sat down, he buried the key barely an inch into the soil, making it just visible. But then he sat on it, and it disappeared, however he could still feel it under his ass.

Zoe then took off his pants, from the zipper to the bottom. "Why are you so sweaty? Like you just ran a marathon or something?" Zoe asked curiously.

"I get nervous around girls. Especially when they're taking off my clothes." Percy lied. Woowee. Artemis sure knew how to tease and please. He was partly in pain also. I mean, she is a virgin…was a virgin, Percy thought stupidly.

Then Zoe took off his shirt. Apparently she saw something so she looked away. Just when she was about to get out of the tent, Percy said, "Don't throw those clothes away. Please. We've been through a lot together."

Zoe paused and looked at him, frustrated. "So where do you want to put them playboy?" she said tiredly.

"Just put them at the side of the tent. Its not like I can put them on." Percy replied, preoccupied with how he's going to get the hell out of here.

"Ok. Whatever." Zoe threw his clothes right beside him, and got out of the tent.

Percy started thinking. To get out of here it would have to be tonight. Apparently they were having a party sort of thing tonight and Annabeth was the reason for it. She would just have to sneak out of the party and then they could sneak out, unnoticed. But something told him that it would not work and that he would have to go Rambo on the hunters. He didn't mind. As long as the goddam cuffs weren't on him, he was fine.

It wasn't long until Zoe walked in again and put the clothes on him. Personally, Percy couldn't believe that his fate would be decided with Artemis. Of all the goddesses, he thought she was the most sensible.

"So be it." Percy muttered, loud enough for Zoe to hear.

"What? What's that Percy? Something about how I am weak for leaving men? Something about my sexual appeal? Huh?" Zoe stood back and said aloud.

Percy didn't reply. He was too deep in thought to understand what she was saying. So, getting out is priority number one. Priority number two, get Annabeth the hell out of here. Priority three, get to Ares and see if this plan takes us any further than we were in the beginning. Priority four, don't let anything get in my way, Percy thought. He had taken too many chances. This plan that Annabeth thought of, on the beach, wasn't the brightest plan after all. He was in big trouble. Very big trouble.

He couldn't imagine facing the Olympians in a battle though. What the hell can he and Ares do? Call back the Titans? No, we can't do that. No way. That would probably be the worst thing to do. And if Ares doesn't have a plan? Well, I'm gonna have to wait and see. Percy shook his head violently. He wasn't going to act like a wise guy now and pretend that he knows what's going to happen next. He has no idea.

When he looked up again, Zoe was gone. Finally, some peace and quiet for the first time in a long time. He could only hear the sound of the rough afternoon breeze and it froze through the robe that he was wearing. The cuffs were starting to take a toll, apparently. But he was going to have to keep them on for just a bit more. Patience is key.

So he just sat there and waited for darkness to fall.


Not three or four hours later after they had taken Percy to the other tent preparations were underway. The hunters had a party all the time; the booze was from passing nymphs that sell really strong drinks that can make even half-bloods and gods get high in only a few doses. For Annabeth, it would be the perfect time to sneak back and get Percy out, and it would be the perfect time to have a great night.

Percy would just have to wait. These bitches need some time to get crunk, Annabeth thought. The camp was an entirely different place. It looked like the Playboy mansion with many playmates and celebrities that were invited just because they're famous. Getting invited is the dream of every hardcore party guy or girl, undoubtedly, but Annabeth didn't see the fun in it, really.

It was about two years ago when Percy and her were in Camp, just really extremely utterly bored, and they had decided to sneak into the Aphrodite cabin and grab a couple of vodka bottles. They had almost no effect until both of them had about two bottles each and they started acting really weird. They woke up in the morning in the same bed and with some photos on the camera. I told him to delete those photos. I don't know if he did though. I hope he didn't, I wanna see them again, Annabeth wondered, reminiscing in joy. They weren't too explicit they were just private. I mean Annabeth doesn't want anybody other than Percy seeing her topless or nude. It's just her preference.

The party had apparently started. Hip hop music was banging, hunters were dancing in the pool with drinks in their hands, and it looked exactly like a modern nightclub, except with the most beautiful women on the earth. Artemis stood out clearly. She was absolutely shining like diamonds in sunlight, even though there wasn't much light going around. The disco ball didn't make you see very well.

Annabeth waited for an hour and already she saw some action. Out of the blue, a couple of hunters threw their tops off and jumped in the pool with their drinks. Two of them started making out, and Annabeth looked away. The last place she wanted to be at was a lesbian party. This would be the perfect time to slip away.

She didn't know exactly where they put him but she knew it was at the northeast end of the camp, so she headed in that direction. Slipping through was extremely easy, as every hunter was piss drunk to the point they were going to faint, or it was just Annabeth seeing things. She spotted some tents that appeared empty and weren't lighted from inside. She used the diminishing disco ball light from the middle of the camp to distinguish life from rock or tree.

After going into a couple of empty tents she heard a voice. "Annabeth! I'm over here!"

She turned around and walked cautiously towards the voice. Opening the tent that she predicted the voice was corresponding to, she saw complete blackness. Stupidly, she said, "Percy?"

"Obviously its me Wise Girl. Now lets get out of here! Theres the cuff keys under me." Percy said, and he sounded kind of playful.

"Under you? I can't even see you Seaweed Brain!" Annabeth whispered.

"Just feel around. I can get a light going after you find it. I buried it a few inches deep." Percy replied, apparently shuffling away from the place he was seated in.

Annabeth put her hands on the ground and started digging. Not a few seconds later she found a key that shone darkly in the gloom.

"Now get me out of these cuffs!" Percy ordered softly.

Annabeth struggled to find his cuffs but she eventually did and took them off his hands. Immediately Percy grabbed them, with lightning speed. It happened so fast Annabeth didn't know if it was him or if it was the wind. A fire then lit the tent, and it came from Percy's hand. He grabbed his old clothes and got out of the tent. Turning off his hand, he grabbed Annabeth gently and led her outside of the camp.

"We're back in business." Percy said triumphantly. It takes more than a goddess of the moon to stop me.

"Speaking of the goddess of the moon, what did you guys do when you were in her tent?" Annabeth asked curiously.

"I'll tell you later. Now, move!" Percy lit his hand again, but it wasn't on fire. A pale light shone through his hand and it looked like it was frozen.

After they were a safe distance away from the camp, Percy took off the robe that Zoe put on him and wore his old clothes.

"Ahhh. That robe was really itchy." Percy said pleasantly.

"So are you going to tell me now?" Annabeth asked impatiently.

"We need to get out of the forest first. Now, hold my hand. Not the frozen one." Percy told her. "As long as we're in the forest, we have a chance of getting captured. Now move!"

They went through the forest for about three or four hours straight. The sun was starting to rise. Annabeth guessed that it was almost two or three AM. She could see the end of the forest and Percy let go of her hand and started sprinting, as did Annabeth. Finally, they were outside of the potential second labyrinth.

"Now are you going to tell me?" Annabeth questioned, irritated.

"We…had sex." Percy said bluntly.

"You WHAT?" Annabeth almost screamed.

"She forced me to. You know how she was. She was all naked and she made herself look like you and then…don't make me go on." Percy said, frustrated. He wasn't proud of it at all now that he had told her.

Annabeth didn't reply. She just gave Percy a big slap across the face. And another. And another.

"I can't believe you did that!"Annabeth cried. "you had sex with her? Percy, please tell me you're just incredibly horny right now, or you're just joking. Because both can be resolved."

"Well now that you mention it I AM incredibly horny but I am NOT joking. She made me do it. She seduced me. She's a goddam goddess for god's sake." Percy replied truthfully.

"But she's a virgin goddess!" Annabeth muttered. "Bitch! I'm never joining those drunk bitches now."

There was a pause between them.

"We have to keep moving. Save your anger for later. They would've picked up our trail by now."Percy urged, holding her hand, but Annabeth snatched it back.

"Come on, Annabeth. It's not like we're even together." Percy sighed. "Why are you so sentimental?"

"What the hell do you mean? We had sex not a week ago, and then you have sex with Artemis? And plus, I'm sentimental because I lost my virginity with you! I'm completely attached to you!" Annabeth pointed out emotionally. "And I'm with you because I still love you. Don't you understand Percy? All those years we had together, you think they just disappear out of my head? I know you still remember them because I know at one point you loved me too." Annabeth was crying, crying hard actually.

Percy started to feel his heart get heavy. It was all true, everything she said. He didn't say anything. He just hugged her hard, as if they would never see each other ever again. Annabeth was still crying, but she hugged back even harder.

"I never stopped thinking about you. Now, I realize how much I've done wrong. I don't deserve your love, Annabeth. I'm just a lying, cheating and apparently criminal demigod with no independence. I'm not going to throw away your life so rashly." Percy said, almost crying himself. "Come on. Let's find a safe place. I don't want these hunters to find us. Lets just get into the city and find a hotel. We're still in the suburbs." Percy let his hug go and looked at Annabeth. Her face didn't lose any of its beauty, but her eyes seemed like they were full of hope.

Percy smiled genuinely for the first time in a long time. "Come on, Wise girl." He wiped the tears of her face, and she smiled back, for the first time in a long time as well.

Percy laughed heartedly. "You haven't smiled like that since we saw Ice Age 3 at four AM when we sneaked in Chiron's cabin."

"Well, that was really fun. But it seems like you haven't smiled like that since I taught you how to get into the hideout under the Athena cabin." Annabeth replied, still smiling. "Remember that?"

"How can I forget memories like that?" Percy let go of her face. "Come on. Let's go and rest."

So they walked on. Towards the city, at the turn of the tide.