Chapter 8: The Threat

A/N: Hi guys, my football season ended a couple days ago (postseason) so I've been bored af. So I either just write this for you guys or just play on my Xbox. Lmao, dafuq am I doing... Enjoy the chapter!

Thalia POV

Nightmares. That's all I've been having for the last week. I was healed by Apollo in a matter of hours but Percy has been in critical condition since the fight. After the fight, Artemis showed up in the morning, and it seemed as if a barrier went down. I had called her during the fight but there was no response. When she arrived she was smiling, but that turned to great fear in a matter of milliseconds.

We explained everything and about how Percy rescued us from the monsters and she smiled. She asked where he was and I stopped smiling and lead her to the tent. She saw his back and gasped and yelled why we didn't call her. I got angry and yelled that we did but she didn't answer. She said she didn't get a call. She calmed down and called Apollo to send Percy to Olympus and cure the hunters. It was obvious he was going to make a joke of something but shut up when he saw a variety of things: the hunters' condition, Artemis gripping her hunting knives and especially the acid on Percy's back. He flashed Percy away.

And now, a week later, there hasn't been much improvement and he actually has gotten a little worse. I have been staying in the room just watching him, hoping he will wake up. Right now, I'm sitting in the room while Apollo is trying to cure the acid that has almost made its way to Percy's heart. All the Olympians were alarmed when they heard what happened, even Poseidon.

Percy, why did you have to be so selfless, fighting them on your own and not caring for your own needs? I thought. All the hunters wanted to apologize for something that used to go on: they always hated him. He was such a good guy and they hated him for it. I tried telling them he was a good person but they didn't want to hear it. They didn't even want to look for him at first. The only reason they did it is because Artemis made them. I left the room and I saw Artemis enter from another door. Out of all the Olympians, her and Hestia were the most affected.

3rd Person POV

Will he be ok?! Artemis asked herself. She has been trying to channel her feelings about Percy. She knows she likes him but she IS supposed to be a maiden goddess and have sworn off men for eternity. The hunters wanted to see him and thank him for what he did but Apollo wasn't letting anyone in except Artemis, Thalia and Hestia. Percy's heart rate monitor started making weird noises and Artemis ran to get Apollo. She ran through the infirmary shouting it and finally found him at the front door.

"Something is wrong with Percy!" She said to him. His eyes widened and he flashed to the room with Artemis.

"No, no, no, no!" Apollo muttered as he twisted various knobs and pulled out some defibrillator paddles for Hades-knows-what. He suddenly put them back and called for Hecate.

"Is the antidote for that weird-ass hydra poison ready?" He asked urgently.

"I still need 2-5 days!" She said angrily until she saw Percy suddenly start jerking around on his gurney. Percy went limp and his pulse almost flat-lined.

"You only have 2-5 minutes!" Artemis screamed, her concern and fear for Percy's survival rising. Percy's pulse went so low, it barely registered on the monitor. Percy, please hold on. Artemis thought to herself.

Percy POV

"Percy... Percy... PERCY! Get up!" I heard someone say. I got up off the floor, which disappeared when I got up. I rubbed my eyes and fell over again because I couldn't understand where I was. It was as if I was standing in the middle of the universe. I could see the Milky Way to my right and some other galaxy to my left. Standing up, I just stared in awe at all of this.

A lady materialized in front of me and I jumped back. She had a kind of pale face and a lithe body. She looked to be around 30 years old but the power emanating from her was much, much more ancient.

"Hi, Percy." she said, solemnly. I recognized that voice immediately: Chaos. I bowed, but she smiled and pulled me back up.

"Lady Chaos, what's wrong?" I asked her.

"Nothing. Never mind." she said, a little too fast for me to actually think it was nothing.

"You do realize Thalia and a certain 3 Olympians are scared for your life." she said.

"Oh yeah, the hydra poison. What kind was it? I've been hit with it before but this one felt like it was draining me of my essence." I asked, curious.

"My son, Erebus is coming for Olympus. He might even have Tartarus on his side." Chaos said slowly to me. My face turned whiter than a blank printer paper. "He is coming to avenge Gaea. He is coming for the ones who stopped her: he is coming for YOU!" she said.

To be continued...

A/N: Guys, I'm so sorry about not updating in 2 WEEKS! My teachers wanna fuck up my life, giving like 4 10-Page essays and only a week to do them. Again, I'm so sorry about the delay. I'll update as soon as I can whenever I can. Until next time,

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