Percy's P.O.V

I stood quietly as some of the campers said some words about Thalia, Nico, and Robiina.

"Percy." said a voice from behind me. I turned. Rachel was standing next to me, her eyes were red and puffy and tears we streaking her face. I felt bad for her. She was there when it had happened. From what I heard, I was glad I hadn't been there. But, I felt guilty for not being there, I could have prevented it.

"I wish I had been there." I said simply.

"Percy, don't blame yourself." she said, sadly.

"It is my fault, Rachel. I could have stopped all this from happening." I said, not looking at her.

"No, Percy. It's my fault. I should have known." she said. I was about to somfort her, but when I turned I saw her running to the girl's bathroom. Katie was standing up on the podium.

"I didn't know Thalia or Nico, too much, but both of them will be dearly missed for their bravery and I hope they reach elysium." she said wiping her eyes. She made her way down the podium. I scanned the audience hoping to find Annabeth, but she was nowhere in sight.

"Percy?" called a voice behind me. I turned and saw a girl, she looked like a daughter of Demeter or Dionysus.

"Who are you?" I asked.

"Uh, I'm Sierra, daughter of Demeter." Told you, either Demeter or Dionysus.

"Yeah?" I asked distractedly.

"Annabeth sent me." That got my attention.

"She did?" I asked. Sierra nodded.

"Well, where is she?" I asked her.

" She said to meet her at the pavillion.

"Okay, thanks." I said jogging my way toward the almost empty pavillion. Annabeth sat on a nearby table. When she saw me she smiled, a little.

"I see Sierra found you." she said as I made my way next to her.

"Yeah. What are you doing here?" I wondered aloud. She sighed.

"Greiving, I guess." she said quietly. I leaned over and rest my head on her shoulder. If this had been a regular day, she would have 'removed' her head, but it wasn't.

"I can't believe they're gone." she whispered, her voice shaking. I put my arm around her and gave her shoulder a squeeze. She didn't reply or say anything at all.

"I know." I said, deciding to continue the conversation.

" I miss them, Percy." she said. I nodded, though I knew she would'nt see it.

"So do I." I responded. We sat quietly, in a comforable quietness.

"Percy!" called a voice. I turned my head and saw Chiron, galloping towards us. I took my hand off Annabeth's shoulder.

" Yes, Chiron?" I asked my cheeks reddening.

"I would like to have a word with both of you." he declared.

"Alright, Chiron." I said. I got up, grabbed Ananbeth's hand and followed Chiron to the big house. He opened the door and we walked in.

"Take a seat." said, gesturing towards the sofa and chairs. I sat on the chair while Annabeth sat on the sofa.

"I wanted to discuss with Annabeth how she had said that Nico had been responsible fro theses 'problems'. Now that Nico is no longer with us and nor is Robiina who may have been the next possible choice for these 'problems', I would like to assure you that there will be no problems." he said, giving us a sorry smile. I nodded and looked at Annabeth for support. She nodded, only slightly, though.

"Is that all?" I asked. Chiron shook his head.

"No, Percy. I want both of you to convince the other campers that its alright, and that on this Friday, 2 days from now we will have a celebration because of the end of the horrors, alright?" he asked. I stared at him like he was crazy, why would you celebrate?

"What's wrong, Percy?" asked Chiron.

"Uh, isn't that a little weird?" I asked. He nodded.

"I understand that after all this sadness this would come as a surprise, but we need to celebrate to cheer everyone up and get back on task." he explained.

"Okay." I responded. Chiron's been around for a while and well, I guess he knows what he's doing. I ushered Annabeth to get up to leave at first she didn't notice until I was by her side.

"Oh." she said, getting up. As we exited the big house, Annabeth and I walked over to the cabins.

"I guess we should spread the word." she said, giving me a little smile. I gave her an easy grin, back.

"Okay, wanna get some help?" I asked, looking around at all the people we had to tell.

"I have a better idea." she said running to her cabin.

"Hey, wait! What is it?" I asked calling after her. She didn't turn, just ran into her cabin. I waited outside, imapatiently.

"Hey, Percy." said Katie who had just walked up beside me.

"Hey." I replied.

"I'm sorry, about all this." she said, quietly.

"It's not your fault." I said, simply.

"Hey! Chiron told me and Annabeth to spread the word about a celebration this Friday." I said, suddenly. She looked at me, her eybrows raised.

"Are you joking? Is this like an April fools, because it isn't April." she said, pointedly. I shook my head.

"I know it's crazy, but that's what Chiron said." I said peering through Annabeth's little peep hole.

"Oh, wow. Have you seen Travis?" she asked me.

"No, but I think he in his cabin, maybe." I rested my hand on the cabin wall. Bad choice. When Annabeth opened the door, I was right behind it, getting slammed in the face.

"OW." I muttered. Annabeth apologized, but she was laughing so it was hard to believe her.

"Anyway, we're going to use this." she said holding up some kind of odd microphone.

"What does it do?" asked Katie.

"C'mon, I'll show you." she said, hurrying to the stage. We followed her.

"This thing, echo's off of any metal surface to create the sound of a megaphone, it'll get everyone's attention." she said, confidently. Ananbeth stepped up onto the podium, turned on the micro-thingy.

"ATTENTION!" shrieked the microphone. Even though Annabeth only spoke one, it echo'd off like 5 times. All the campers turned toward Annabeth.

"CHIRON HAD SAID THAT THIS FRIDAY, WE WILL HAVE A CELEBRATION TO END THESE PROBLEMS, EVERYONE SPREAD THE WORD! THAT IS ALL!" She concluded. The campers mummered to each other, then scattered, hopefully to spread the word.

"Wow, impressive." said Katie, admiring the microphone.

"Yeah, I guess." replied Annabeth.

"So, you guys wanna go canoeing?" she asked, randomly.

"Sure." I said.

"Why not?" said Katie. So the three of us went over to the lake.

I grabbed an orange life jackt and Annabeth and Katie got in the canoe. I pushed of and jumped in. The sun beamed, hard over the lake.

"Wow, it's pretty." said Katie in awe. Annabeth and I agreed. I kicked my legs, careful not to hit Annabeth of Katie, and lied down, kind of awkwardly.

"I'm gonna take a nap." I said and closed my eyes. In a few minutes I was in a comfortable, dreamless sleep. The sound of the water, Annabeth and Katie, everything zoned out.

I would have slept longer if I hadn't been awakened by screaming and water in my face, and everwhere else. I shot up only to discover we were all in the water. Annabeth was next to me and as I looked around I saw Katie drifting away, helplessly. I raced ahead, treading water. As the son of Posieden, I had a gift for swimming. Soon, I was next to her and pulling both of us towards shore where Annabeth was headed. When we managed to reach shore, I asked them both what had happened.

"Well, we were just sitting there floating when, all of a sudden the canoe got tipped." cried out Katie. Annabeth nodded.

"What tipped us?" I asked, them curiously. Annabeth and Katie shared a nervous glance.

"Guys, tell me. Was it a fish or a rock?" I asked, skeptically. They didn't respond. I gave them a hard stare, Annabeth managed to stand her ground, but Katie burst.

"I saw a hand tip us off!" she yelped. I stared at her and smiled.

"So? It was probably just a niaid." I said, lightly.

"No, it wasn't a niaid." said Annabeth.

"How do you know?" I asked her, eyebrows raisedm doubtfully. Katie interuppted.

"Because it was a black gloved hand."

A.N: Is the horror over? Who will survuve? Keep reading! Btw, I think this is my longest chapter so far... IF you like it: REVIEW! ;) R&R, stay tuned!