Annabeth's Struggle
A/N: Alrighty, so I'm 14, congrats to those who got it right. I'm not sure if I like where this story is going. Tell me in a review if you think I should keep going or rewrite it. If you don't voice your opinion, I will just keep writing it and ignore things said in future chapters. Thanks!
Disclaimer: So I thought that I could have some fun and bring in a character from the series. So I captured Octavian.
Octavian: Hello? Who's there?
Me: Mwahaha, it's your worst nightmare. Now say the disclaimer, or I'll…I'll get a daughter of Hecate to sew up all the stuffed animals you destroyed and make them come to life with thoughts of revenge. Yeah, that sounds evil enough.
Octavian: GASP! You wouldn't?
Me: I would.
Octavian: CaliGirl doesn't own anyone or me!
Me: *Mumbles* If I owned Octavian, he wouldn't have survived the Giant War…
Annabeth's POV:
After I packed myself, Percy, and helped Apollo pack for Cali, I knocked on the Aphrodite cabin door. Piper answered and smiled.
"Hey, Annabeth. What can I do for you?" she asked leaning on the side of the doorway.
"Is Evelyn in there?" I asked, looking around her shoulder a little. She raised an eyebrow.
"Uh, yeah, she is. Why do you need to know about her?" she inquired, confused.
"We're kinda sorta…goingonaquesttogether," I said, quickening the last part. She unfortunately understood it.
"What?!" she screeched, even more confused. I shrugged.
"We had the same dream, and now she, Percy, Cali, and I are going on a quest together," I explained. She nodded, feeling sympathy for me that I had to go with her.
"Alright, Annabelle, I'm ready to go," Ellie Bratner's nasally voice told me as she started down the path to the bus. I put an arm in front of her to stop her.
"Let's set a few rules, shall we? First, you call me Annabeth, nothing else, got it? Second, you try anything funny with Percy; you have to deal with me. Third, you say anything and I mean anything, to make Cali upset in any way—which is hard to do—you have to deal with me. Her mom was just taken, so she's extra sensitive. Understand?" I told her in a deadly calm tone through my gritted teeth. She nodded, scared, and I let her go.
"Very nice. I haven't seen her like that since she first started dating Percy and rubbed it in your face, when you set her straight." Piper applauded me. I laughed and agreed.
We all piled into the camp van and headed off to what could be the greatest achievement or worst failure of our lives.
On that happy note, Argus dropped us off in the middle of nowhere, Ohio, after five long and boring hours of driving. I thought about the prophecy. 'Four shall travel to the birthplace.' Well, it's obviously Persephone's birthplace: what is now San Francisco. (I couldn't find her birthplace, so I made it a convenient place.) I told the other three and Cali looked at me.
"My mom was born in San Francisco?" I nodded. She shrugged. I thought about the next line. 'Troubles, fear, and more they shall face.' Didn't sound pleasant, but very straight forward.
'Beware the longest hour.' What's the longest hour? It could be midnight, since some people call it the longest hour of the day, but I could be wrong…HAHAHA! Me, wrong? Yeah, right.
My thoughts were cut short by two voices inside my head talking, sounding like snakes. Then I realized they were snakes.
Do you have a rat or mousssse I could, uh, borrow? George asked.
George! Sssstop it. You interrupted her thoughtssss. Apologize, Martha scolded.
I'm ssssorry. I am jusssst very hungry, George apologized.
Looks like we have visitors. I looked up to see Hermes talking with Cali and Percy while Evelyn was screaming at George and Martha to get away. I rolled my eyes and walked over.
"I'm sorry, George, Martha. This is Evelyn, daughter of Aphrodite," I explained.
Oh, well that explainssss everything, Martha said. I went up to her and stroked her.
What about me? George exclaimed. I laughed and stroked him as well. I looked back to Hermes and he was hugging Cali. I joined Percy's side.
"Now," Hermes started, letting go of his niece. "Since I am the god of Wanderers and Travelers, I have come to do my job and help my favorite niece." He ruffled Cali's hair, and she laughed.
"What about your favorite cousin?" Percy asked, offended.
"But Nico isn't here," Hermes told Percy, whose jaw dropped. We all started laughing and he pouted.
"Not funny, guys," he mumbled. I put a hand on his shoulder.
"It kind of is," I said, gasping for air. "Your reaction was the best part."
"So what I came to give you are these." Hermes pulled out a backpack, a messenger bag, a tote, and a purse. He handed the backpack to Percy, messenger bag to Cali, tote to me, and purse to Evelyn. "These are enchanted bags that can hold anything and everything. They also turn into other items if you need to move fast and can't with a big bag. Watch." He moved to Cali and pulled on the strap, turning it into a ring with an orange gem attached to a silver band.
I tugged on the strap of my tote, and it transformed into a green wristwatch. I put it on my left wrist and watched it tick for a few seconds.
I looked over to Percy, who made his backpack a wristwatch like mine, only it was grey.
Evelyn's designer purse changed into a plain silver chain that clipped around her wrist. She stared at it, mouth open, and turned to Hermes.
"Look, Snake Dude, I think there was a mistake. My designer purse turned into a silver chain," she said, irritated. Hermes looked at her, trying not to burst her into bits. "I think—"
"Thank you very much for your help, Lord Hermes. We should be going, right guys?" I looked pointedly at Cali and Percy. Cali got it first.
"Yeah, Uncle, we need to get to San Francisco and I'd rather it be sooner than later." She hugged him goodbye and he flashed out.
"Well that was an…interesting visit," Percy muttered. I nodded.
"So, now what?" Evelyn asked. We looked at her.
"Did you listen to anything we've been saying?" Cali asked, seething at the oblivious girl. She shook her head telling us no.
"Let's just start and try to find a place to stay since it's already seven," Percy said, looking at his newly acquired watch.
"It's already seven?" I asked, shock filling me.
"Uncle was here for," she started to write the math in the air in front of her. "Six hours?!"
"I guess time flies when you're with a god," I think aloud. "Anyway, let's go." We started walking, and walking, and walking for what seemed like hours, but turned out to be only one.
We finally found a little motel called Peak Inn, which told us we were in Peak, Ohio. We went inside and asked for a room since money was tight.
"Hi, one room please," Cali requested.
The desk person glanced up from her magazine long enough to ask, "How old are you?"
"Uh, 17, why?" she told her, oblivious as to why she was being asked this.
"Sorry, kid. You have to be 18 or older to get a room," she replied in a bored monotone, not even bothering to look up this time. We looked to Percy.
"Oh, uh, I'm 18," he told the woman who looked to be in her late teens. She looked up to see who the voice was coming from, and her eyes widened a little.
"Well, yes you are," she replied, looking him up and down. I rolled my eyes, but yelped when Percy pulled me close with his arm protectively around my waist. "Oh, and taken by a dumb blonde," she muttered, setting up our arrangements. I ignored her statement and took the key she was holding out.
"Thank you for your service," I said, putting a penny in her tip jar and walking to the elevator. We were all laughing, with the exception of Evelyn, who was still irritated that she had 'to walk,' when we got in the lift and pressed the third level. We got to our room and found two beds.
"I call Anna!" Cali quickly said. I laughed and nodded.
"I'll go on the couch," Percy said, already taking of his shoes and putting a blanket over him, closing his eyes.
"Great! I get my own bed!" Evelyn squealed. She got ready for bed in the bathroom first and came out in a light pink super short nightgown.
Cali went in next, coming out in a light yellow camisole with a sun on it and the same shade of yellow shorts.
I went in last because Percy was already asleep. I brushed my teeth, let my hair down, and put on a light grey t-shirt and flannel bottoms. I walked out of the bathroom and into bed. Cali and I were overcome by unconsciousness instantly.
Evelyn's POV: (Didn't see that coming did you?)
I lay in bed thinking about the prophecy. 'The Dove will fall.' Well that's obviously Annabeth since she can't do anything right.
'The Sunshine shall save all.' Sunshine is me because I'm the hero and my personality is like sunshine!
'The Owl shall hail.' I guess that would be Cali since she has to be in here too.
'But without the Sea will fail.' That's Percy. No discussion needed.
'Help from the Flame they will need.' That could be fire, right?
'In order for the four to succeed.' That's just telling us that we have to succeed.
That was too easy. I fell asleep knowing how much of a genius I am.
A/N: So, I decided to stop here because it's sort of a filler, and I wanted to make a shorter chapter. Tell me how it is, I wanna hear from you guys. Also, tell me if I should continue it or rewrite it.
ASK ME RANDOM QUESTIONS! I'M BEGGING YOU HERE! PLEASE!
Me: Now, Octavian. What do you think of Evelyn?
Octavian: She's pretty cute, but just too oblivious of everything. And not to mention ignorant and arrogant.
Me: Oh, so you think she's like you? Not the oblivious part, but everything else?
Octavian: Hey!
Me: I speak only the truth.
Random song of the chapter: Too close by Alex Clare
Random question of the chapter: What's your favorite color?
~Cali