Chapter 9
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Annabeth
I did not know how long I had been asleep for, I just remember crying myself to sleep after Percy had slapped me. He had never, ever hit or hurt me. I was so shocked that I was in disbelief for hours.
All I could do is wait for rescue, or the 24 to be up and either join the dirt face or die. There was no hope of escape, Percy knows me, these sorts or situations are were I excell. He knows that I would use everything to my disposal to escape. The room contained the small bed, which was solid stone with some padding, a pillow and a sheet. I couldnt use any of those items to help me escape out of the small concrete box. The door was solid steel with external hinges, 3 locks and a completely flush door frame.
I had very little hope left.
Thalia
As we sat around the ping pong table in the rec room I noticed the suprisingly calm state that the room was in. It was probably due to the fact that Mr D was here this time, a very suprising turn of events.
"So" Chiron started, "we all know that Percy, Annabeth and the new camper Fandral went missing." Before the chorus or "How's" and "When's" could break out Chiron quickly announced, "Selina will explain her part of the story, Thalia hers, our suspicions and then what we will do about it."
Selina explained how she saw Annabeth follow Percy into the forrest and when she did not emerge after 20 minutes, she followed. I then explaned how we had found tracks and monster sludge, and finally what we thought the monster was.
"An Earthborn? Whats that, like a dirt gingerbread man?"
"No Conley Sturat" Mr D said.
"Sir its Connor St--"
"Quiet! My game of cards was interrupted by this nonsesnse. An Earthborn is a big six armed dude made of earth. They serverd the primordial goddess Gaia in the ancient times. Its not a good sign that one was here blablabla. You're all in danger bla bla." As he got up to leave I stood up, "Mr D, please do you have any idea where Gaia may have Annabeth? We need to fond her as soon as possible." I hated asking for aid but I knew he was our best chance.
"Go where the earth is the strongest, where the earth pulls at you." And with that he left.
As chaos broke out in the rec room I stepped outside with Pheobe. We both were thinking of the same thing. A few months prior, when searching for a nasty Manticore, whenthe hunters and I had come across an abandoned warehouse nestled in the side of a mountain. The earth all around the mountain had a feeling of suction to all near it. Like the earth was drawing everything near to it. The other interesting matter was that our boots, after crossing a certain point sunk deep into the earth, like it wanted to envelope us.
"Its our only hope to find her, I like that girl"
Pheobe had taken a liking to Annabeth after the Titan war, and I could see why, she was a very srong willed girl who could handle herself in a fight. Pheobe wanted her to join the hunters but Annabeth couldnt bare to leave Percy.
"Do you know what were going to do Thalia?
"Get Nico, Leo, Piper and Jason, I have a plan.
A few hours later
Annabeth
I knew that the 24 hours were nearly up, and that Percy would be here to hear my choice. I knew what I had to do, there was no way that I would server this 'master' and willing give away secrets about Camp.
It still came as a large suprise when the door opend to admit Percy into my cell.
"So have you made your choice? Will you server my master, or die?"
"I will never serve this master of yours, I will never knowingly serve someone who's goal is to destroy my home." I spat.
I did not care that I was going to die, it was worth it if I was saving everyone in Camp.
Percy shrugged "Your choice." He pulled some handcuffs out from his belt.
It was now or never, as I held out my hands do be cuffed, I jabbed at Percys throat with my hand. He easily deflected it and punched me in the gut. I fell to the flood gasping for breath. I forgot how fast and strong he was, it was stupid to try to escape, but it was better to try than go willingly.
"Are you going to come willing now or do I have to drag you?"
I glared at him and stood up never breaking eye contact. He cuffed my hands in front of me and pushed me along the passageway to a small room with some crates. Percy pushed me into a chair and tied my hands and legs to it. Then he stood behind me and waited, after 15 seconds the wall shifted and a face appeared.
"Annabeth" it said "I see that you have decided to die today." All I did was stare defiantly at her face. "Before I give Percy the hounor of killing you, I need information about your precious camp. Will you give it willingly or do I have to take them by force?"
"I will never willingly give information that could hurt my friends." Take them if you can, I'm no sellout."
The face grimaced, "take them by force I will, then."
I tried to brace myself for the pain that would ensue, but it was no use, it ripped trough my head ten times worse than any injury I have ever recived.
Blinded with pain, I barely moved when the ceiling exploded.
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