I Learn The Truth
I woke early the next morning or at least I thought. Apparently, we all were a lot sleepier than we thought. I looked at Annabeth, who was lying on the ground next to me, she had a smile on her face and I wondered what she was dreaming about. I hazily looked at the watch on her wrist.
I jumped up and almost had a heart attack. It had been a total ten hours of sleep. I yelped. Annabeth jumped up immediatly, holding her small knife in hand. She looked around silently scoping the area out.
"Percy, what's wrong? Is anybody hurt?"
"Shhh, everybody's still asleep. Everything's fine, but we got to go. We've got nine hours left. You sleep with a knife." I asked her uncertainly. She nodded at me like I was insane.
"Don't you."
"Wake up!" I yelled extremely loudly. Instantly, all of the heads of the people that were asleep raised, all of them alert, except for Grover who came down from a tree holding an apple in his hand sleeply.
I made sure that they everyone awake before I started a mini-speech. "We've got to go the lair of Hecate, wherever it may be. I know that the daughters will not be able to aid us once we get there but I'm sure that they will help us, in every way possible, along the way."
They all started moving and followed me like I was General Washington leading them across the Deleware.
I pulled out the flashlight and silently clicked it on. We walked silently for about and four hours. With each step, the light got darker and my dread grew larger. I knew that if I didn't get there soon that we would never make the time limit.
We walked for a little while before something happened.
I was the first to hear the sound of pounding feet. We were walking straight when one of my old enemies turned around the corner.
I uncapped Riptide as soon as I saw the body of the Minotaur, that I killed three times before. It slowly stalked closer to us. I was running at it before i realized what I was actually doing.
I was almost there when it fell in the dark green grass. There was an arrow buried deep into its heart. It disappeared when I heard a scream.
I turned around in time my best friend, Grover, the top half of him missing. The Nemian Lion, that I hadn't notice had bitten the top of his body off. He disappeared in front of my eyes and in his place was a small oak tree. It shot up quickly, before my eyes.
My breathing got ragged. I couldn't swallow and thought I was the one that had dieing. It felt like someone had ripped my heart out. I saw someone step from the shadows. It was my friend, and son of Hades, Nico.
He ran up to Annabeth when he saw me. He mumbled something to her tearstained face. "Grover was killed." She said back simply.
When she said that, my anger spilled out of my body. "Who sent the lion." I yelled at Nico trying, unsuccessfully, to control the uncontrollable pain.
"I don't know."
"Liar. I know you know who sent it," I swung Riptide at his face. He disappeared. He reappeared behind my back. He grabbed my arm and twisted it. I dropped Riptide. Nico had a firm hold on me and Annabeth stepped up to me.
"Percy you know Nico wouldn't kill Grover. We've got to save your family.
I knew what she was saying was true. "Then who do I blame." I said defeated.
She shook her head. "I don't know Percy," she said her voice breaking. "But we've got to go."
I flicked the light on and walked. I wasn't paying any attention to the light or anything really. Life meant nothing without the friend who'd been though everything with me. I was so lost in pity that I almost didn't realize that the light had disappeared without a trace.
I took a step back and it appeared. I turned around to face the people, with tears still on my face. "Were here." I said.
I stepped though again and the world behind me disappeared. Annabeth come next followed by Nico.
In the middle of the cavern sat the back of a throne. I could see a hairline, of familiar hair.
The god stood up and I realized why the hair looked familiar. It was my dad, Poseidon. I ran up to him. "Where is Hecate?"
"Hecates waiting for me to give her the signal. But now it's only me. I'm extremely sorr sorry I can't have you as a god Percy. You would be even more powerful than me."
he raised his hand to swat me out of reality. I felt the power of him. It flung me backwards into a wall. Suddenly, there was a light behind me I turned around and saw the gods appearing. Every god I'd ever met was there. Zeus waved his hand and my father flew forward.
"You are banned as a god and stripped of your godly title. Along with Hecate." He voice was regal and majestic. My father turned to a pile of sand.
The gods disappeared as fast as they came and we went with them.
Annabeth turned to me. "Time to get married."
"What?" I asked stupidly.
"I'm sorry Percy but the gods don't care if your friend or father just died. They forbid you to postpone the wedding. I'm sorry."
