Hey guys! So, in the last chapter, we mostly did fighting scenes, which honestly wasn't that good. We will do some more fighting (though not as much) and at least one death. One of us is going to be happy about that. :) So, the gist for today- a death, fights, and finally, finally, the breakup with Calypso. And a LOT of Percabeth, too. Of course.
Credits: Purrfectly Me :3, Joan Park :)
Disclaimer: We do not own any of the characters, settings, or other. All belongs to their own cool authors. :)
Percy was sitting down when an unfamiliar body sighed and flopped onto his own bed. "Hey, watch it!" he protested. "Dude, I thought we were in a truce," a corn-haired Never mumbled. Percy jumped to see Octavian, mustard yellow hair messed up, watery blue eyes staring straight up. "Beckendorf wants to see you," he said.
Percy headed down the room to see Frank with another Never, shouting and laughing. The other Never was burly and tall, and Percy could see why Frank liked him. He was practically his older brother.
Frank had switched rooms, just because there was two students that left for home. Frank had offered to take their spot (Percy couldn't blame him), and now they were frolicking like horses.
"Yo, Percy!" the burly one's face broke into a large grin. Percy's face broke into a smile. "Hey, Beckendorf." Beckendorf was also from Gavaldon. He was taken a few years previously, and he was Leo's half-brother. "Good to see you, man!" Percy laughed and slapped him on the back. He didn't believe for one second that Beckendorf was in Evil. He was one of the nicest people in Gavaldon… though he did have a nasty habit of blowing things up all the time.
Which was exactly why they needed him.
"Dude, come with me for a second."
Percy led him through a corridor to a deserted classroom. The older boy sighed and leaped on the tables. "What's up?" he asked, playing with something that looked like a dead brain. "Uh, I need your help. You still are the best at explosions, right?" Percy told him all about the plans, and what he needed to do to make sure that the plan was safe and secure. "Wait. So you want me to blow the ship out of the waters?" Beckendorf asked, looking absolutely thrilled. Percy nodded. "YEA!" he shouted, raising a fist in the air. Then he got up and paced the room. "So, I'll need Greek fire if you want it to be big, a detonator, a safe pad just in case we're in the explosion-" "Uh, yeah. My man Leo's taking care of that." Charles Beckendorf roared out a laugh. "My brother? Yeah, I could trust him. He's good with his hands," he his expression grew serious. "So when do you want this ka-boom?"
Annabeth gritted her teeth as she headed to her class. Even if she was sent to one of the most probably dangerous missions of all time, she was still expected to be properly educated. She entered the classroom to see Leo and Calypso laughing together inside. "...and then I told that guy, 'Whoa, settle down my man!' but he just creaked and blew some more fire at me!" Annabeth held Leo. "Woah, Fireboy, cool it with the princess," she said teasingly, but her mind wandered to the prospects of Calypso and Percy finally breaking up. Finally! she thought, when she noticed both Leo and Calypso staring at her. "Uh, Annie darling? Finally what?" Calypso asked, confused. Annabeth forced out a laugh. "Finally that you two get along! What happened?" Annabeth asked, crossing her fingers. Calypso tinkled out a laugh. "Well, Mr. Bigshot here came to fix my garden's fences, and soon, I invited him for dinner, because, well, you can't just not do that, and then we ended up talking for the entire night which led to this morning!" she beamed. Leo nodded along with her. Just then, Percy appeared as the teacher called, "Lunch!"
He took Calypso by the arm. "Calypso?" he asked softly, clearly hiding a grin. "Can you come with me for a second?" Calypso looked mutely confused. "Huh? Well, if you insist," she sighed, stealing another look at Leo.
When they disappeared in the pearly hallways, Leo sighed unhappily and kicked a rock. It skittered down the perfectly polished lunch floor. "They're probably going to make out somewhere," he muttered. Annabeth clasped a hand on his shoulder. She grinned. "Looks like our little prince found his future princess," she teased. Leo rolled his eyes just as Calypso and Percy appeared out of the shadows, Calypso looking positively miserable. Annabeth noticed Percy trying to hide a huge grin. Calypso sniffled and took Leo's hand. "Valdez!" she lashed. He flinched. She closed her eyes, then gave him a huge kiss on the mouth.
Leo looked absolutely surprised, then when she pushed away, his nose and ears were tomatoes. "Looks like we found a substitute for Rudolph," Annabeth joked. Percy barked out a laugh as Calypso breathed out a snort. Leo still looked absolutely shocked that such a beautiful princess like her would ever kiss him. "We'll leave you two lovebirds to sort it out," Percy snorted.
He turned to Annabeth, eyes gleaming with happiness. "Come with me."
They ran down an empty corridor, hands gripped tight. When they reached the end, Percy locked the end door with a swish of his finger. "Hey!" Annabeth protested lightly. Percy smiled, and she still couldn't get over the fact that he was free. No more crazy, lovebird princesses. No more worries (except for the Ka-Boom Mission). This was for real. Just him, and just Annabeth.
This time, when the butterflies threatened to get loose, she let them flutter in her stomach freely. She couldn't hold it back if she even tried. "Annabeth," Percy said softly, eyes never leaving her face. Annabeth did the same, gasping for love, for someone to trust. "You know what I'm going to do, right?" Percy asked softly. Annabeth nodded, not daring to make a sound. Percy closed his eyes, and gently pressed his lips to hers.
(Side Note: One of us is good at the mushy stuff. :*, Blech) -Anonymous
Annabeth tasted every part of his mouth, feeling the love between him and her spark like two halves finally put together. She giggled and immediately cursed herself for doing so. She felt Percy smile. "Do you like it?" he murmured. Annabeth nodded her head. "Good." Percy pressed harder, and Annabeth made no protest to it whatsoever. She might have sighed happily against his perfect lips, which would have been very embarrassing. They broke apart, and Percy got on one knee. "A little too early to get married, Percy," Annabeth whispered. Percy chuckled a low laugh. "No, I just wanted to ask a question…" He took out a swirling white bracelet, only to reveal that he had one on his wrist. "Be my girlfriend?" Annabeth pretended to think, then flew her hands against Percy's back. She kissed him fiercely, and weaved her hand inside the bracelet. "What do you think?"
After what seemed to be an hour, they entered the lunchroom to see Frank, Hazel, Piper, Jason, and Leo looking at them. "Please don't say that you two made out in a classroom," Jason coughed. When Percy started to smile, everyone lost it. Annabeth burst out laughing. She could have just stayed there forever, just relaxing and laughing with her best friends, and mostly being with Percy.
Annabeth didn't see Luke for the rest of the week. Come to think of it, she didn't see him in general.
Ever since that 'battle' with the Andromeda, Luke hasn't appeared in the school. His head was on bounty for thousands of drachmas. Probably thinking up another plan, she thought. She shuddered at the monstrous plan that Percy had described to her- two princesses convicted of their lives, one Evil soul gaining pure cleansing, her rotted and dead.
The princess of Camelot managed to go free. At Camelot, there was a 24/7 protection, never mind the protection level 1738. She was to never go outside, and both parents took careful watch. The whole kingdom rejoiced at the princess's arrival.
Annabeth was invited frequently to the castle for tea. She was now good friends with the king and queen, and was once even challenged by the king to fight.
"May I spar with you?" the king asked. Annabeth almost spewed out her tea. The king shrugged, sheepish, when the queen shot daggers at him. "Well, I've seen the way that you fight. Not bad for a girl-" He glanced uneasily at the seething queen. "I mean, not bad for a princess. So," he stood up and unsheathed Excalibur. He pointed the tip right beneath Annabeth's perfect chin. "Do you care to fight?"
Annabeth got up, and dusted herself up. "Well," she said with a smile, "A princess gotta train."
Chiron served as ref, but only after a stern warning by the queen. "Ahem. So," he said, looking kindly while nervous, "GO!" The king lashed forward and stabbed sideways. Annabeth dodged easily and spun her dagger around, forcing the king to fall back. "You're good," he admitted. His eyes hardened. "But I'm better." He slashed and stabbed wildly, causing Annabeth to keep her guard up at all times. She stabbed down while the king stabbed up, and the two blades caught together. It wasn't an easy move, but only the most skilled dagger fighter could manage it. Annabeth could see the king sweating. "Holy… do you train with Lancelot?" he grunted. Annabeth smiled brightly. "No, but thank you for thinking so." Annabeth let go, causing the king to stumble. She hit the sword on the flat of her blade, and she twisted, grabbing the famous sword for herself. She pointed one at his neck, and one behind it. The king put up his hands. "The Princess has won!" Chiron called out, while Agatha cheered wildly. The king grudgingly congratulated her. "But that technique really is marvelous, how do you twist it like that-" Agatha sighed, grabbed Excalibur, and pointed it at her husband herself. "How about you 'geek off' with Percy, and not Annabeth?" Annabeth nodded. The king grumbled.
Later, Annabeth and Percy sat sipping some nectar together. "You know," Annabeth said softly. She turned Percy's chin so that he was looking at her. "Sometimes I wonder… why Luke did this in the first place." Percy sighed, like he was expecting the question. "I know," he said heavily. Annabeth nodded. She sucked some more nectar from Percy's straw. "When's the massacre?" she asked. Percy met her eyes, then looked away. "Beckendorf is elated to actually blow something up with actual permission. He never actually got to blow things up-" "Percy," Annabeth laughed. "You do realize that's the third time that you said 'actual', right?" Percy chuckled softly. "Yeah. Just nervous." They just sat there, enjoying each other's presence. "So when is it?" Annabeth asked. Percy sighed again. "We're planning it in two days. But, Annabeth-" he said seriously, meeting Annabeth's eyes. Her breath caught, like she tended to do when she felt so… so safe. "You're staying here." Immediately Annabeth protested. "Percy! But what if you die? What if you don't make it?" "Look," he said. "If you die, I would just kill myself. If I die, you can't because you're inheriting your future kingdom. It's the only way," he said softly. Annabeth's eyes filled with tears. "Just… just be careful," she said, almost fighting the words out. Percy smiled, and then his lips were brushing against hers, Annabeth's tears dripping down her and his noses, the moonlight illuminating them both-
...when a shocked voice said, "Oh. My. Gods." Both Annabeth and Percy whirled around to see Piper, Leo, and Jason staring at the two of them. "ANNABETH!" Piper squealed, and Leo just flashed a grin and said, "Nice. Nice." Jason just shot a knowing look at both of them.
Soon, all of them were sharing the giant cup of hot-chocolate flavored nectar. Leo sipped, then gave the cup to Piper. "So you're saying that Percy here and my bro might not come back alive?" Annabeth swallowed, and her voice was thick when she said, "Yeah."
Percy mentally cursed himself for agreeing to this stupid, idiotic quest that would most likely get him killed. "Beckendorf, you sure that you know what you're doing?" he gritted. The older boy grinned and pointed at his harmless looking watch. The harmless watch was actually the detonator that Leo managed to cleverly hide. Inside the large sack that Beckendorf was holding, was jars of Greek fire with explosives attached onto them. "And you're sure that the safe pod is completely fire-proof?" "And can't explode," he nodded. Percy sighed and threw up his hands. "Let's go, then."
They snuck inside the completely repaired cruise yacht. The marble walls gave off an unfamiliar feeling, chilling Percy to the bones. "Wicked," murmured Beckendorf, gazing at the jeweled marble walls. "Can't wait to blow this baby out." Percy rolled his eyes.
They arrived in the boiler room. "Plan B in action," Beckendorf muttered. Just then, they heard voice right above them. "What is Master thinking?" one of them echoed down the hall. The other one growled. "Just shut up and go. He told us that they might come today." Percy and Beckendorf stared at each other, eyes wide. How did Luke know that they were going to blow the Andromeda today?
"Master is foolish. He is merging with one of the most Evil villains in history to become Good," the first voice growled. Percy's mind was racing; he almost lost what the second inhuman said. "...told you, he's merging to have his mind clear! Idiot," it muttered. Percy and Beckendorf looked at each other again. He must've seen the determination in Percy's eyes. "Go," he urged Percy. "I can set all these up. Meet at the entrance?" Percy hated it, but he nodded. He leapt into the hallway.
Taking out the snakeskin cloak that he brought in case of an emergency, he followed the two voices. When he spotted them, he stumbled and nearly lost his disguise.
The two voices belonged to a doglike creature, but with a man's torso. What? he thought, then they answered it for him. "Us telkhines will rule the seas again!" Ugly #2 crowed. Ugly #1 smacked him on the arm. "Be quiet! You're the one that told me to shut up, so shut up! Master's waiting for us in the ballroom, anyway," it hissed. They grew quiet again.
Percy's pupils dilated as he snuck down the hallway to the room that he and Annabeth had been taken to a few before. It still scared him, but there was something that scared him even more.
A golden coffin lay in the middle, draped by a golden-looking tapestry. It was glowing, and Luke was standing next to it, muttering something. Percy walked in the back of him to see what he was saying.
"...and you will rise once more," he finished. He dusted his hands. "Master, as you promised, you will clear my mind of all Evil and you will keep that for yourself, correct?" Ah, yes. Percy froze in place as a disembodied voice spoke. It was as sharp and ragged as an unsharpened knife, and it completely scared him to the point where his knees were shaking. Are you ready to do it, now? Remember that my mind will take over yours. "Y-yes, as long as I will not end up as my mother did," Luke said firmly. His voice wavered just slightly. The cold voice laughed. It filled the air like a fog. Bring the child!
A boy was shoved into view. His left eye was covered by a black patch. "Who are you? Explain yourself," Luke spat. The boy visibly shivered. "E-Ethan Nakamura. Son of the half-goddess Nemesis. Talent is granting Nemesis Dreams." Luke now studied the boy with interest. "Nemesis Dreams, huh? Well, why have you joined the force of Kronos?" There was that word again. Kronos. Percy tried to remember it in History of Villainy. Kronos. Kronos. Kronos. That was it! Kronos, Titan of time, swallowed his own children on fear that they would overthrow him. "For vengeance for my mother. She has no throne to the gates of Olympus." Luke studied the boy again. "Perfect. Nakamura, just say this after me. I swear-" "I swear-" "That I will pledge my service-" "That I will pledge my service-" "To Kronos, master of time, destroyer of Olympus." Ethan Nakamura closed his eyes. "Hurry," Luke warned. "To Kronos, master of time, destroyer of Olympus," he rasped.
Immediately, the coffin started to shake. Then it crumbled to dust as golden light evaporated into Luke. He closed his eyes, then shook the ceiling as he roared in pain. But when he opened his eyes again, they weren't blue anymore. They were gold.
Luke was bent on one knee, then he got up and flexed his fingers. He boomed out a raspy laugh as coldness washed over Percy, waves and waves of darkness and ice. "I must thank him for his allegiance," he said, but it was the same knife-sharp voice as before. He gazed into the direction that Percy was standing. "And you too, Perseus Jackson." Immediately Percy froze, not with fear, but by time. Luke- no, Kronos- strode over to him and yanked his cape off. Percy was in view. "And I must say, you had a good plan. Sending two to sabotage the boiler room while having another foil our plans? But we caught you in the act. You have nowhere to go now. You can't even count on your friend- look-" Another person was shoved into view. Percy's breath caught. Beckendorf. His face was cut, he had a nosebleed, and he looked dizzy, but his watch was still intact. His eyes shot a message, so sharp, so clear, that Percy could hear him saying it. You get out of here when you have the chance. He looked up at his two captures, as if remembering that he stuffed some bombs in their pockets. Then he raised his hand, bloody and raw, to slam on the detonator. "NO!" Percy screamed. Surprised, both Master and Servant turned to see Beckendorf slam his hand on his watch. Beeeeep.
Helpless, hopeless, Percy was set free and hurled Riptide into Kronos's arm. He roared in pain as the explosions sounded underneath. Percy sent another look to Beckendorf, hopefully saying, I'm sorry, as he leapt out of the window, grabbing Beckendorf's watch by accident.
And as he fell towards the safe pod, explosions ringing in his ears, he felt no triumph, just the empty feeling that Beckendorf was dead, and it was all his fault.
In the safe pod, he took out the remnants of Beckendorf's watch and noticed a small clasp in the corner. He opened it, and he saw his girlfriend, Silena Beauregard, smiling up at him. He felt a pang of loneliness, but not for himself, but for Princess Silena Beauregard.
They all met for the funeral.
Sophie never thought that she would ever mourn for anyone ever again ever since Vanessa disappeared, but what she felt was nothing more than uncontrollable sadness.
The boy's body was sucked into the blast, and it vaporized on the spot. They didn't know if anyone survived, including Kronos and Luke. Princess Beauregard was sobbing as she lit the funeral pyre, and they all watched the ship burn to ashes. Sophie had an impulse to take the girl into her arms and offer her some of her magical beauty cream (what- it does wonders). She watched as Professor Dovey took her into her arms and offered her a cup of tea in her office. Sophie had a strong urge to join them, when a soft, wobbly voice stopped her. "Sophie, let's talk."
Agatha and Sophie rode in their carriage back to Camelot. Neither spoke to each other. Neither tried to speak to each other. They just held themselves in miserable loneliness.
When they finally arrived at the castle, Agatha didn't say a word, and took Vanessa into her arms. Impulsively, Sophie held out her arms to take the child, when he own daughter said, "I'll take her." Both women glanced in surprise at Leonora, who raised her eyebrows at both of them. "What? It seems like you two have to talk, so I'll take her. Simple." She took Vanessa out of Agatha's arms, and she didn't protest. She raised her bloodshot eyes to Sophie, still remotely beautiful. "We really need to talk."
Later, after a soothing cup of tea, Agatha started to sob. "S-Sophie… we a-are the reason why such an i-innocent life is taken… w-why did we ask two inexperienced kids? A-all they are doing now is o-one of them is a ghost, a-and the other is s-s-scarred for life…" Sophie patted a hand on her best friend's shoulder. "I know. I know," she murmured. Her eyes hardened. "Aggie, whatever it was, it was not our fault. It was that blasted boy, and his… his plan…" Her mind raced into overdrive. "Aggie, what do you think will happen? Do you think that the thief really is dead?" Agatha wiped her eyes with a silken tissue. "I don't think so. I mean, I feel that the story isn't over yet, you know? And the boy's a Titan now. He probably escaped." If Sophie thought that those words would reassure Agatha, she was wrong. "Sophie, that's exactly what I mean! The boy's death did not mean anything. It just took an innocent, Good life!" she wept. Sophie couldn't resist rolling her eyes. "Aggie, he was Evil," she groaned.
Annabeth spotted Jason and Piper walking towards her, hand in hand.
Her eyes were still puffy for crying with Silena the day before. For some reason, she was even more heartbroken than usual, and Annabeth knew heartbreak. Piper sat down next to her. "Hey," she said softly, while Jason coughed awkwardly. "So, uh… did you know this guy?" Annabeth shook her head. "No, I mean yes, I mean… I knew him, but not in that way," Annabeth explained, trying to regain her usual 'plan' voice, as Percy said it. She pointed to Silena, who was talking softly with her friends. "She was his girlfriend, but…" she trailed off. Piper nodded importantly, then started to walk towards Silena. "Whoa, what are you doing?" Annabeth demanded. Piper shook her off. "To ask her for information. I mean, something's off with her, don't you think?" she challenged. Annabeth hated to admit, but she had to say that Piper was right. "Yeah," she reluctantly agreed. "Good." Piper took that as an invitation and started toward Silena again. "Piper! I said no," Annabeth whispered. "But you just said-" "I think she needs some 'alone time.'" Annabeth interrupted. Piper sighed. "Only this time, girlfriend." Piper re-intertwined her hands with Jason's. They started walking away. Annabeth fluffed her black lace dress as Percy strided next to her. "Hello, beautiful," He smiled. "Um… That sounds like something Leo would say," Annabeth laughed. Percy chuckled and casually laid his arm around Annabeth's back.
"How's life?" Annabeth replied. "Eh. I mean, some guy wants to kill me, I'm badly cut, Beckendorf died, and I'm just here. So yea. Pretty good." Percy squeezed Annabeth's shoulder. They were on a bench, under a tree, wearing black, at a funeral for their best friend, and yet, they were smiling. Leo skidded to a stop in front of them. "Hey my main man! Did you happen to see Calypso?" Percy nodded towards the orchard apple tree. Leo topped off his black hat and ran off. "Hm." Percy thought for a second. They watched as Leo greeted her and took her into the building. Leo glanced behind and winked, Calypso's and his arms looped around each other. "Well, Calypso finally got her guy and Leo actually got a girl," Annabeth laughed. "I can't believe it. It's a miracle," Percy added with a chuckle. "Why don't we go inside?" Annabeth grabbed his arm and looped it with hers. They strided through the door and inside an empty room. It was filled with mirrors and portraits of Camelot kings & queens. They stood right in the middle, watching themselves in the mirrors. "Now what?" Percy replied sheepishly. "Now, it's my turn." Annabeth grinned and gently pressed her lips onto Percy's sweet, salty mouth. Percy blinked. But he embraced her, and their reflections in the mirrors shown thousands of pictures, light sparkled from the chandelier. She closed her eyes, her eyelashes fluttered against his. Annabeth laughed through the enchanting kiss…
Up in the School Master's Tower the Storian drew the enchanting image of the two lovers in their mirror room. It drew flowing lines and swirling pictures. It was incredibly busy, extracting every part of the story. The previous page showed Annabeth on a bench with Percy. Yes, the Storian didn't miss even the slightest details.
Percy and Annabeth retreated for a breath. "I think we should go now." Annabeth grinned at the look of Percy's fazed face. "Yep…" They opened the door, and walked out, when the saw two silhouettes leaning against a column. They rounded the corner. "Dude, why you snogging Calypso?" Percy tried to hide a smirk. Leo jerked and looked up. "Oh crud." Leo murmured. "Percy?" Calypso stammered. "Um… I-it was nothing!" "Oh, sure. Nothing." Percy pretended to be mad. This sparked an idea. "Calypso, I… don't think we were a good couple." Percy said. He laid his hand on her shoulder. "It was n-nothing!" Calypso repeated. He pretended to think. "I think that I was a bad boyfriend. Is that right?" He casually leaned against her on the wall. "Percy. Percy, stop," Calypso pleaded. He finally let his jack-o'lantern grin loose. "Nah, just kidding. Leo's a good guy. Just make sure that he doesn't ditch you for his projects. He tends to do that sometimes." Leo sighed deeply, then grabbed Calypso's face. "Aquaman's right," he winked.
"You're all I need." Calypso fell for it and gave in to Leo's handsome-but-in-a-derpy-kind-of-way face. And, despite Percy's comment, they decided to snog some more.
After the funeral they rode to the school, they had one free day off to get everything in place. To accept the death of Beckendorf, and the mysterious characteristics of the once-adored Good prince Luke. Whispers crowded the hallway whenever one of the quest members walked through. Whispers crowded the hallway whenever the two main quest members walked through. Especially when they were holding hands.
Percy and Annabeth were lounging in the Good common room, debating on what to do. "Annabeth!" Percy slammed his fist on the porcelain table. "We need to surprise them! How many times do I have to tell you? If we come through a carefully, planned attack, it's not going to go well! Do you need proof, like you usually do? Look at me! Look at Beckendorf! Did we come through well on a carefully, planned attack? No!" Percy threw his hands in the air. Annabeth pursed her lips, trying not to blow. "Percy, like I have told you, a ruthless, boyish attack won't work-" "Oh, so now it's a boyish attack? What about the first rescue for the princess?" Percy paused dramatically. "I'm pretty sure that that didn't go well," he said sarcastically. "Percy, that was a planned attack!" Annabeth yelled finally. Her temper grew. "And all you did while I was taken prisoner was to run like a little boy!" She stabbed a finger towards his now transformed sword. "And all you did was do nothing to the villain! A princess, princess, had to knock Luke out and save you!" "Oh, yeah, and she turned out real good in the end," Percy still said in that horrible sarcastic voice. Annabeth swallowed her tears as she remembered Reyna's pale body in the sickbay. She still wasn't moving. "How can you make a joke about that! Reyna saved your life-" "AND I SAVED HERS!" Percy bellowed, eyes glinted with anger. "ANNABETH, I'M TELLING YOU, I KNOW THAT YOUR PLANS ARE WELL THOUGHT OUT, BUT MAYBE IMPULSE IS BETTER IN THESE TYPES OF SITUATIONS! MAYBE SOMETIMES YOUR PLANS AREN'T THOUGHT OUT AT ALL!" Annabeth's eyes filled with tears, and she saw that Percy immediately regretted those words as soon as they came out of his mouth. "Fine," Annabeth's voice was wavery. She hastily wiped her tears away. "Fine. Don't expect me to help you when you come back begging for a plan." She stormed away just as Percy called out, his voice breaking, "Annabeth- Annabeth, wait!"
Annabeth headed into her dorm and opened the door to see Leo and Calypso giggling inside, both red-faced. Rachel was nowhere to be seen. "Hi," Annabeth greeted them in hopefully a warm tone. Leo cleared his throat uneasily. She sat down hard on her bed. "Annabeth, honey, what happened?" Calypso asked, concerned. Annabeth headed into her huge wardrobe. "Nothing that would matter to you."
Percy stormed around the halls, cursing himself for being such an idiot. Annabeth was a princess. She was a princess. And he was stupid enough to tell the only princess in the entire history of Good who beat the sword Excalibur that her plans weren't thought out. Annabeth was probably going to break up with him, then hate him, then curse him with everything that she's got.
He entered the bathroom in Good to see Annabeth crying in it, sobbing over a polished toilet. She wiped her eyes and glared at Percy when she saw him. "Percy. Are you ready to beg now?" Percy swallowed his pride. "Y-yeah," he stammered. Annabeth raised a quavering eyebrow. "Fine then. Come with me."
They met again at the Good common room. "Okay," Annabeth took a deep breath. She met Percy's eyes. "Let's start over." Just when they were about to start, a voice cried out, "We caught him!"
Percy and Annabeth rushed over to the sparkling diamond window to see Luke- no, Kronos- wrapped in chains. The only unsettling thing about it was that Kronos was grinning from ear to ear.
"Stop." The chains immediately let loose. He walked out of the cauldron that he was shoved inside. "Perseus Jackson!" he bellowed, the voice chilling Percy's bones to the core. "Meet me in the arena. Do not be late." Annabeth looked frightened. "How about we go with your idea," she whispered. Percy nodded, eyes as large as drachmas.
He saw Kronos leaning casually against a goalpost. "Ah, there's our champion!" he grinned. Percy spoke the question that was in his head all this time. "How did you get free?" Kronos studied his dirty nails. "I'm the Titan of Time, fool. I can hold and release time whenever and wherever I wish." Percy snorted with a huge effort. "Well, it must be either really easy or really hard for you to use the bathroom…"
The Titan of time frowned. It was haunting how his face looked vaguely like a powerful force, but with Luke's handsome face. "What do you mean?" "Well," Percy snickered, "If you can control the time, then you can control on how long or slow the bathroom line is…" The Titan narrowed his eyes. "Luke said that you do not have a sense of humor. I see that he is very mistaken," he growled. He closed his eyes and spoke through the corner of his mouth. "I shall surrender my body for just a moment. Luke wishes to speak with you." He opened his eyes again to reveal Luke's regular electrifying blue eyes. "L-Luke?" Annabeth stammered. Luke grinned, only to waver a little. "Hey, Annabeth," he greeted her. His eyes flicked uncertainly from her tight silver-lined gray bodice to her pearl stemmed fan to her pinned up hair. "You look good." Annabeth made a strangled noise in the back of her throat. Percy cleared his throat. "Why are you here?" he asked, wincing when it came out as a squeak. Luke smirked. "Why, just to give back what was originally yours." Percy scowled with the biggest effort. "What, you mean Annabeth? We've been together for a loooooong time now…" Percy saw Luke's Adam's apple bob up and down. "Yeah, well, not just that." He began to circle Percy as students from both Good and Evil came out. "I needed to apologize for taking your spot in Good. For taking everything- your girlfriend, your room, visits to the Groom Room-" he coughed at 'girlfriend'. "Anyway, sorry for all of that. But not because I feel bad. I'm apologizing for the uselessness that your mother gave you. The uselessness that your father gave you. The uselessness that everyone treated you as… and yet here I am, telling you all this." He raised his eyebrow as Percy tried to breathe. "I am the only one that didn't underestimate you. I am the one that took your memories in times of torture. I wasn't as cruel as your Evil roommate, who tortured you and even took your soul. Join us, Percy, and you will have power that is unthinkable." Percy's heart cooled down, then was reheated with rage. "First of all, my mother was not useless. She's the best mom in the world, and unlike yours, she stayed sane." Luke's eyes flashed with inhuman anger. "Also, I don't like unthinkable power. If it's so unthinkable, then how do you know about it? That's right, Titanboy. You don't." Luke growled, air sizzling beside them. "You are turning down a very precious offer," he warned, as both of them started to float off of the air. Percy tried not to panic. He didn't like flying. Percy's heart pumped with both anger and fear. Now was the time. It's time to destroy Luke. Percy convinced himself. He stared into the old prince's eye, seeing a dark mysterious soul in the midst, waiting to take back the body. "No, I'm not leaving anytime soon," Luke snarled. His electric blue eyes glowed with a hint of gold, "We have no swords. We fight on magical skill." His finger glowed a strangely, flickering between gold and black, like his soul wasn't sure if he was Good or Evil. Percy once again had no idea how to do that trick (Annabeth had to teach him), but once again, he felt rather than thought. But this time he felt for love for Annabeth, for love for his school. Percy conjured his own finger, steadily it turned sea indigo blue. "Fight!" A high, watery voice called out. The Percy looked around in surprise to see Octavian, with his fist high in the air. "Fight!" Slowly, Percy spotted Nico, his palm slowly curling into a fist. "Fight!" he squeaked. Then all around him, people began to chant, "Fight! Fight! Fight!" Percy spotted Annabeth smile. Then she raised her hand in salute, then chanted with everyone else. "Fight!"
Percy struck first. Luke easily dodged and stabbed with his flickering finger. Percy jumped back and thought quickly. He mogrified into a water bug, then crawled up Annabeth's leg. She gave a little jump, but glanced down and spotted Percy with his antennae twitching. Annabeth gave a glare. He could've sworn that she hissed, "Percy, you owe me so much!" He spotted Luke roaring and swooping around like Jason used to do. Funny how there were so many blond haired princes with blue eyes. Luke raised his finger and muttered a spell. He pointed it towards Annabeth. "I know that you will do anything to save your princess," he hissed. His eyes slowly turned gold as Kronos took his mind once more. Percy saw Annabeth shriek in surprise. He swallowed, and did the thing that he totally was not supposed to do. He mogrified back into a human. Good thing that he managed to master the Mogrification spell with clothes. Luke spun towards Percy like some madman. He started pulling out fireballs out of thin air. Luke (or was it Kronos?) started swatting the fireballs toward Percy, and each time missing with pure luck. Percy grabbed Annabeth and threw her into the crowd. Hopefully that shielded her. He turned, and saw Luke no more. He saw Kronos, back to his full glory, cackling and shooting even more fireballs. Percy ducked and swiped again, only to mutter the wrong spell and just brought Kronos's pants down. "IS THIS A JOKE, JACKSON?" Kronos bellowed, bringing up his pants again. That gave Percy an idea...
He kept bringing his pants down, causing Kronos to fumble with his belt and be distracted from the fireball-tossing. Kronos growled in frustration, eyes glowing hotter and hotter. "Now's not the time, Jackson." His clothes sizzled. Slowly, Percy's clothes sizzled too. He tried not to panic. Then, to his own amazement, they faded into a prince's outfit, padded jacket and all. Luke's outfit glowed into the Evil's uniform."But, I've always admired that old man Merlin for his spells…" Kronos dared to smirk, and his finger glowed obsidian black. He started to mutter, soon going into a chant, "Lyft sy þe in bǽlwylm ac forhienan se wiðere!" He pointed his finger at Percy, defiantly, with a scowl. A massive burning hot ball of flames loomed over his head, sparks of lightning and scraps of light flashing and bubbling around him, when a burst of bronze light exploded it in front of Percy's eyes. He turned to see Annabeth, eyes filled with tears, and her shaking finger glowing. She shuddered out a breath, then sank to her knees with tears. Kronos just stared, eyes flickering between gold and blue. Finally, he managed a sneer. "Good going, little girl. Better luck next time." He gave Percy a curt bow, then came up smirking. "For now, it's a bye." He glowed with inhumanly power, then with a flash of light, disappeared.
Percy was welcomed as a student for Good, the faculty all claiming that Luke modified his records that he was in Evil. He now stayed with Jason and Leo, but he couldn't dismiss the image of Annabeth, looking heartbroken, a single tear on her face.
In the School Master's tower, the Storian gripped the book so tightly the seams almost broke.
It spilled the battle between the purest Good and the darkest Evil; it showed Annabeth's support for the prince, and most of all, it showed the line of heartbreak on the heroine's face...
but right then and there, it quivered and stopped. It felt the end of the story... and it wouldn't turn out well for the pen itself.
OH MY GODS. You guys will not believe how long that took to make. Here in the universe of Google Drive, that was twelve freaking pages. Anyway, there was a LOT of things in this package, so don't try to swallow it too fast. We will see you next time, and don't forget to leave a review!
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