School went well…and by well I mean, really awkward and weird. I'm just not used to it, that's all.

Here are some questions that need to be answered:

aPJOluvinGUEST: Well…zombies are the living dead. They can be killed twice; I guess it's how you would say it, if you kill them the right way. When you shoot a zombie, in the head, they will die permanently. Oh, and yes, Group Alpha has A LOT of good fighters, but you will be surprised at how good group Omega is.

Enjoy!


Annabeth's POV

Days like this I want to drive away…

Pack my bags and watch your shadow fade…

You chewed me up and spit me out like I was poison in your mouth.

You took my light

You drained me down

But that was then and this is now.

Now look at me!

This is the part of me that your never gonna ever take away from me (no!)

This is the part of me that your never gonna ever take away from me (No!)

Throw your sticks and your stones

Throw your bombs and your blows

But you're not gonna break my soul

This is the part of me that your never gonna ever take away from me (No!)

That was Part Of Me by: Katy Perry. It blasted through the little speakers that Leo had made more me. It wasn't too loud, but it was loud enough for me. I really liked this song because…whenever I sang it, I imagined myself saying that to this messed up world. Reminding it that one day it will be back to how it was, and that the old Annabeth was still inside of me and that no zombie could ever take that away from me.

I sang this song as I packed some clothes into a black backpack with a red letter spray painted on the front; A.

No, the 'A' didn't stand for Annabeth, it stood for Alpha. I began to pack things early to try to get my mind off of my little brother Matthew and it seemed to be working. Well…it was working up until now, but I always managed to keep myself occupied and never crying.

"Now look at me, I'm sparkling! A firework, a dancing flame! You will never put me out again; I'm glowing, oh,ooh whoa!" I sang out loud as I zipped up my backpack.

"So you can keep that diamond ring. It don't mean nothing any way-"Veronica sang, and I decided to join her.

"In fact you can keep everything, yeah yeah, except for me!" We both sang.

Then we had a ten second dance party, jumping around and whipping out hair around. We laughed like crazy people until out fun was interrupted by Jason, Samantha and Percy who opened the door. They were looking at us with amused expressions, but by this time Veronica had spent enough time with me and knew that I wasn't going to stop dancing just because someone opened the door.

We kept dancing.

"Throw your stick and your stones-"Veronica sang as he pointed at Jason.

Jason grinned and nodded his head to the beat.

"Throw your bombs and your blows-"I sang as I pointed at Percy.

Percy seemed very amused and smiled as I made a fool of myself.

We shook out heads to the side, causing out hair to move wildly to both sides.

"But you're not gonna break my soul! This is the part of me, that you're never gonna ever take away from me, no!" We sang the last bit.

I paused dramatically, smiling like an idiot.

"I wish I had a camera!" Samantha exclaimed as she laughed.

I wonder how it would have been like if I living in a normal world; A world without no zombies, no epidemic, just normal. I would be a girl, probably having sleepovers and having fun like this every day. Instead of having to fight for my life every day. It was a simple wish, yet it seemed almost impossible.

Veronica was laughing and I smiled widely. I could be fun! I didn't have to be so smart and uptight all the time. Percy and Jason clapped as Veronica and I bowed.

"Well that was…amusing." Percy said as he flung his backpack over his shoulder.

"And very entertaining." Jason added.

"Well, be prepared. We're going to put on an insane Broadway musical when we get back." I told them as I threw Veronica's backpack at her.

"Okay, I'm the random lady in the background and Piper is the cashier…you know, for when you do your dancing in a grocery store." Samantha told us as she stepped aside making room for us to walk.

Samantha's backpack was different. She had a grey backpack with a blue symbol that looked like this; Ω. That was the Greek symbol for omega.

"That would be fun to watch." Jason said as he walked with us.

"Agreed." Percy nodded.

We laughed as we made our way over to the Main doors.

This was the plan.

What Percy basically wanted us to do was to go to these individual states (A; Pennsylvania. O; Vermont) and get something special, something worth taking, and bring it back here to the museum…alive. Yes, it was a risky plan, a number of things could go wrong in this mission…but it would be nice to get back out there and fight. It was also a great survival lesson.

When we reached the main doors, everyone was saying goodbye to each other. It had hit me that these people have always been with and near each other…this was their first time being away from each other. I compared all of us to a big family, a family that needed each other to stay standing; and that without one of us, we all fall.

Nico and Percy made their way over to Thalia and took turns giving her a hug. They told her encouraging words and she returned them. I watched the cousins laugh as they teased each other and I felt jealous. Why couldn't someone from my family survive the epidemic? Why me?

Conner and Travis were giving each other a 'manly bro hug' (whatever that was) as they said goodbye and tried to steal each other's watches.

But what I think was the saddest goodbye display here was Grover and Juniper's. Juniper's eyes were filled with tears as she did her best to smile and caressed Grover's cheek. Grover was so close to crying as he looked down, away from her face. He didn't want her to see him like that, I guessed. She lifted his chin then kissed his cheek as she walked back to her group…which was us, the Alphas.

Grover, with his head down, walked to the Omega group. We all stood in two straight lines, looking at each other. We were all in a bit of a trance, just staring at our friends who we won't see for a while. We wished each other luck, and smiled.

And I'm proud to be an American, where at least I know I'm free

And I won't forget the men who died, who gave that right to me

And I gladly stand up, next to you

And defend her still today

Cause their aint no doubt, I love this land!...

God Bless the USA!

The song; Proud to be an American by: Lee Greenwood played on the museum's intercom. We all looked around confused, until we say Leo walk out from Percy's office…and he saluted us. I shook my head as everyone yelled at him for scaring them. My eyes were a bit watery, that song always had that effect on me.

"Leo, you scared us!" Thalia yelled from the front of the second line, since she was their leader.

"I didn't mind it that much, I love this song." Trey murmured.

"Sorry! But I felt like this moment was too sad, and my eyes were getting watery! So I decided to make you laugh..." Leo tried to explain.

"With a sad song?" Diana asked.

"It's not sad…" Leo responded.

"And I won't forget the men who died and gave that right to me," Piper repeated.

"Well…if you put it that way…" Leo said looking embarrassed.

I looked at Percy and he looked back at me and nodded.

"Guys…I wish you the best of luck. I know you will be alright and soon we'll see each other again. I have complete fair in you guys and…you should know we are a family. We support each other and we love each other…Remember that, okay? You can do this. I believe in you." He said.

Piper whipped a stray tear that was rolling down her cheeks. Jason wrapped his arms around her shoulder and hugged her tight to him.

"Well, I believe in you too, Prissy…don't get lost, you can't read maps." Clarisse said.

"I can read maps, Clarisse." He insisted.

"Don't try to look manly, just because Annabeth is right there." Clarisse said pointing at me.

I blushed and looked down and could tell Percy did the same. Veronica grinned and bumped me slightly while giggling. Yes, she was like my sister and yes we were alike, but if there was something different about us, it was the giggling. She was a little bit more girly at moments.

"We should go…we all got a good night's sleep, right?" Nico asked.

There was a chorus of 'yeah's and 'no's, the 'no's came from Leo, Conner and Travis, but we all pretended not to hear them. We all looked at each other one last time…before heading out the store…

Pennsylvania…here I come…

How was your day at school? You might ask.

Well, I miss Florida WAAAYYY TOOOO much. I saw everyone hugging their friends while I stood there awkwardly, remembering my own friends I had left behind.

Then I come home, and my best friend/almost sister texts me…

So…you're not coming back? PLZ COME BACK! We miss you! School isn't the same without you!

And it thought…here comes the tears.

But writing lets me get away from all the stress and that's why I love it so much.

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