So my laptop got smapped again, so I'm posting this quickly, my cousin's coming over again tomorrow to fix it and I lost the next chapter, luckily I'd saved this one and know mostly about the next chapter, but I won't be able to write until tomorrow unless I use my mother's laptop, which I will be doing later. So I'm just posting this real quick. In this chapter we actually see their deaths from Annabeth's point of view.
I don't own Percy Jackson and Olympians or anything to do with it, nor do I own Two Worlds, although it is a fantastic song.
Annabeth's Point of View:
"Thank you Jimmy, for your interesting report." I said as I sent Jimmy back to his seat. "Unfortunately, the project was to find interesting ways of how to unite Greece and Rome." I reminded him, I was sure Riley and Jase would have this in the bag, I had hope that they had maybe a smidgen of their old memories and say switching leaders might do it, because it worked, but this was Riley and Jase we were talking about, the two who passed notes in my class with Brianna. "Riley, Jase, Brianna, your project?" I offered, glad I gave everyone the choice if they wanted to work with someone or two people.
"Of course Mrs Jackson." Brianna said as the trio stood up, I got a bad feeling in my gut, even more so when they brought up a CD player, I could only hope this wouldn't prompt a monster attack, Jase inserted the CD and they all took their seats again. I looked and them and Riley motioned for me to press play. I did so reluctantly and I listened as exotic music began playing, as it intesified I nearly facepalmed as I reconised the song they chose.
Put your faith in what you most believe in,
Two worlds, one family,
Trust your heart,
Let fate decide,
To guide these lives we see.
I moved to sit behind my desk and let the class listen to it, I realised it already rang true, we had to trust the fates and Reyna and I had to put trust in Jason and Percy, Camp Jupiter and Camp Half Blood were the same family, with just two different worlds.
A paradise untouched by man,
Within this world blessed with love,
A simple life, they live in peace.
I suppose that could sort of count for New Rome, they kept the old buildings and traditions, with a few modern aspects.
Softly tread the sand below your feet now,
Two worlds one family,
Trust your heart,
Let fate decide,
To guide these lives we see.
This would have been very helpful if we had been able to play when we arrived at Camp Jupiter, to help remind us of what the risk was.
Beneath the shelter of the trees,
Only love can enter here,
A simple life, they live in peace.
I suppose this could sort of mean Camp Half-Blood, other than the fact we got peace because of the fleece's protection, and Thalia's pine, I bet if she were here she'd be laughing her head off at Hera's stupidity.
Raise your head up,
Lift high the load,
Take strength from those who need you,
Build high the walls,
Build strong the beams,
A new life is waiting,
But danger's no stranger here.
This part sort of reminded me of myself and Reyna, when we were building the ship and when she was running Camp Jupiter alone, I looked across the classroom to see my class transfixed in listening to the music, then I looked at Jase and Riley, I couldn't believe I had to see both of them die.
Flashback:
We were all blown away in the backlash, I found myself spawled near a pillar, I looked up to see the Giant gone and I began standing up along with most people, I began doing a head count until I noticed Jason was still on the ground, we all rushed to him and I grabbed his hand and tried to find a pulse.
"Anything?" Frank asked, I began getting desperate as I couldn't find a pulse.
"I can't find anything." I said as I began to feel for his pulse on his neck, I placed a hand to check for his heartbeat as well, I couldn't pick up anything.
"Is he...?" Piper asked, I checked his breathing, nothing there too.
"Percy, does anyone know first aid?" I asked, Hazel and Frank raised their hands.
"It's mandatory in Camp Jupiter." Hazel explained, I allowed her to give Jason rescue breaths and thirty compressions.
"He's still not breathing." Hazel said. "And I'm getting a weird tingling in my ears..." Hazel added, I caught my breath along with Percy, so it was true, he'd gone.
"Piper, try charmspeaking him!" Leo suggested.
"The doors aren't open anymore! It wouldn't work." I reminded them.
"But it couldn't hurt to try, go ahead Piper." Percy said, I watched as Piper kneeled on the ground next to Jason.
"Jason, wake up, come on, open your eyes." Her voice was high and sweet and I felt myself almost wanting to open my eyes, then I reinforced my mind, it wouldn't do to succumb to her charmspeak. "Jason, it's time to wake up!" Piper called cautiously, nothing happened still. "JASON YOU WAKE UP RIGHT THIS MINUTE!" She yelled, her voice still sugary, I could feel it travelling through the earth, but nothing happened.
"It came true." Frank said, I remembered the prophacy.
Wisdom's daughter walks alone,
The mark of Athena burns through Rome,
In Greece the final Giant shall fall,
In the wake of Jupiter's son's final call.
"Reyna's going to be crushed." Hazel whispered, I nodded slowly.
"We'll take him back, give him a proper burial." Percy said.
"One fit for the son of the king of the gods." Frank agreed, Leo and Percy picked him up and we left Mount Olympus and headed back to the ship.
New Flashback:
"How are you today Reyna?" I asked casually as I handed her a cup of coffee, she had been travelling with the hunters of Artemis for the past two years, she wasn't a hunter, it was just because Thalia was taking care of her.
"I'm fine." Reyna replied dully as she took the cup from me, Thalia sighed, we were still having some difficulty getting Reyna to open up to us.
"How are you enjoying your time with the hunters?" Percy asked.
"It's nice." Reyna replied.
"Can we get you anything, we have some chocolate..." I offered, Reyna averted her eyes to her cup.
"I know you guys are trying, but I can't open up, but I can tell you I miss him." Reyna said quietly, I offered her a smile, it was an improvement to her never talking and Thalia having to give us progress reports on her behaviour.
"It's all we ask for, you're allowed to miss him." I told her, Reyna nodded and sipped her coffee.
"So, are you still getting progress reports from Bobby about Camp Jupiter?" Percy asked, Reyna nodded.
"Bobby and Dana are doing a fine job running it." Reyna said.
"Guys, it's just one of those days, why don't we just take a walk through Central Park?" Thalia offered, the four of us headed outside and took a walk through the park.
"She is eating well, right?" Percy asked as the three of us watched Reyna walk alongside the flowerbeds carefully.
"She's eating all of her meals. She's improving, but I don't think she'll ever get over it." Thalia said, I saw something out of the corner of my eyes and it was bounding towards Reyna.
"I don't think she'll be able to." I said as the thing leapt out in front of us, it was a hell hound, and not Mrs O Leary. We all drew our weapons, Thalia, her bow, Percy, riptide, I had my knife and Reyna drew her dagger. Before we could even do anything the hell hound lunged forward and picked Reyna up between it's teeth before bounding away.
"After it!" Thalia yelled, we chased after the demon dog through central park until it came to a halt, then we saw why as it spat Reyna from it's mouth, she was covered in drool and slime and was bleeding in six places as far as I could tell, her eyes were glassy and I couldn't see her breathing.
"Wow, wow! Wow!" Nico suddenly tumbled out of the shadows. "Danger!" Nico called.
"You're trying to tame this thing!" Thalia screeched, Nico nodded and then Thalia pointed to Reyna. "Is she alive?" Thalia asked, Nico looked at Reyna for several seconds and then at us.
"I'm sorry." Nico apologised profusely.
"Take her down and stay with her until she's settled in Elysium." Percy instructed, Nico nodded and went over to Reyna's body, I noticed a white mist rising up from it and Reyna's spirit stepped out of her body, I hadn't noticed it with Jason.
"Why can I see her spirit?" I asked, Nico looked from Reyna to me.
"Because I'm guiding her spirit, if you didn't see Jason's it's because he went directly there." Nico explained, then he touched Reyna's shoulder and disappeared into a shadow, Thalia released her arrow and shot the hell hound.
"He won't miss it." She said. "Come on, we'll take her to Camp Jupiter, bury her next to Jason." Thalia said, I ignored the sadness in her voice as we set about picking Reyna up.
End flashbacks.
I recovered from the flashbacks that only took a second to remember and continued listening to the end of the song.
No words describe a mother's tears,
No words can heal a broken heart,
A dream is gone, but where there's hope...
I gulped down the lump in my throat at the reminder of their deaths, they were in front of me, safe and happy and if I knew Aphrodite's games, they'd be on their way to dating eventually, I could only hope she wasn't going to mess around with them.
Somewhere something is calling for you,
Two worlds, one family,
Trust your heart,
Let fate decide,
To guide these lives we see.
The song ended and Brianna came up and collected the CD player.
"Well done for that... surprising presentation on a way to unite Greece and Rome, full marks for creativity." I said, I smiled as the three of them hi-fived, then the bell rang. "Dismissed." I said, everyone got up and began leaving, I kept an eye on the three of them until they met up with Sadie, Sophie and Charlie outside, then began banging my head on my desk.
"Annabeth!" Percy said as he entered my classroom, I paused in my banging and rested my head against the cool wood.
"I just got outsmarted by two of the people who were there when we united Greece and Rome." I mumbled before resuming banging my head for not thinking of that idea.
Okay, so I'm just gonna give you this and go on my phone for FF, I finally learned how to refresh! YAY, I might also have lunch, but if anyone's gonna be online, yay! I'll be glad.
There might be another chapter later, depends on how I'm feeling, so yeah, see you guys when I'm on a computer.
Thalia out!