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Chapter 10: The Dream

Camp Half Blood

Annabeth's POV

I slept well that night until the dream started. I was looking through eyes that weren't my own. I couldn't tell where I was, but I could hear the sound of water running through filters and pumps like in an aquarium. I couldn't see anything, but a little light, everything was blurry like my eyes were partially closed. Suddenly the entire dream shifted I was now watching in the third person as a I saw someone sitting in a chair in a white room, the room had white walls, a white ceiling even the floor was right. There were no windows, but the room seemed filled with light. I realized the person in the chair was Percy. He was wearing jeans and a camp t-shirt. His eyes were closed, but then music began to play and Percy began to sing. I recognized the song immediately, it was "Stop and Stare" by One Republic, Percy sang the lyrics beautifully.

This town is colder now, I think it's sick of us

It's time to make our move, I'm shakin off the rust

I've got my heart set on anywhere but here

I'm staring down myself, counting up the years

Steady hands, just take the wheel...

And every glance is killing me

Time to make one last appeal... for the life I lead

Then the scene shifted and I was on the ship and I saw Chris working on the submersible. He had a huge bruise on the side of his face. I saw him place a tracking device on the sub. He was trying to help us track them. Then I heard the song continue.

Stop and stare

I think I'm moving but I go nowhere

Yeah I know that everyone gets scared

But I've become what I can't be, oh

Stop and stare

You start to wonder why you're 'here' not there

And you'd give anything to get what's fair

But fair ain't what you really need

Oh, can u see what I see

The image changed again. I was in the third person again I could see myself, Malcolm, Thalia and Clarisse walking toward a huge mountain, it had to be Mount McKinley. The sun was setting behind it so we were facing the west. Then suddenly my vision zoomed to the snowy peak of the mountain. I saw a large cave in the side of the mountain and sitting in front of the opening on all fours was a huge Ice Drakon, it was biggest Drakon I had ever seen. Then the music returned.

They're tryin to come back, all my senses push

Un-tie the weight bags, I never thought I could...

Steady feet, don't fail me now

Gonna run till you can't walk

But something pulls my focus out

And I'm standing down...

The image blurred and when it refocused I was inside the cave, it was huge and very hot. To one side of the cave was a glowing ore that put off so much radiation I thought I was going to faint. Then a large cauldron moved across the ceiling on a large conveyor belt it ran into the mass of ore covering it in molten rock. The radiation reduced and I felt myself able to breathe again.

Stop and stare

I think I'm moving but I go nowhere

Yeah I know that everyone gets scared

But I've become what I can't be, oh

Stop and stare

You start to wonder why you're here not there

And you'd give anything to get what's fair

But fair ain't what you really need

Oh, you don't need

The image changed again and I was in the water watching as a submarine slowly slipped through the depths. I saw a great light appear on the edge of the sea floor and as I focused I saw the most beautiful city I had ever seen. The city was made of beautiful white marble with glistening shells and an outer wall made of a black rock that gleemed in the light. The black rock appeared to have veins of silver in it thot shone as bright as the sun. Then I heard a noise and a torpedo sped through the water toward the city and then everything exploded into a bright white light and when the image returned I was back in the white room with Percy sitting in his chair singing.

What u need, what u need...

Stop and stare

I think I'm moving but I go nowhere

Yeah I know that everyone gets scared

But I've become what I can't be

Oh, do u see what I see...

Percy smiled at me as he finished the song and I immediately woke up. I stared around my room and then I looked at the clock it was six in the morning. I knew I couldn't get back to sleep. I put on my clothes and walked out of my cabin. Then I saw Thalia walking over toward me with a worried look on her face. When she finally approached she remained very quiet.

"Thalia, what's wrong?" I asked. She looked at me with a worried and confused look on her face.

"I had a strange dream." Thalia said nervously.

"So did I." I said. After a few minutes of discussing eachothers dreams we realized that it was the same dream.

"We can't dream the same thing, can we?" Thalia said. Normally people couldn't, but we're demigods I guess it's possible.

"Maybe or Percy was trying to help us." I said. Not sure if I believed that Percy could really enter our dreams, it was a little spooky to say the least.

Thalia contemplated that and I saw her visibly shiver. "That's kinda creepy don't you think?" Thalia asked.

"I agree, but he is in a coma, if he wanted to help I guess this might be the only way. Hey, at least he picked a good song." I said sarcastically. Thalia just looked at me and laughed.

"Let's go see him, I know he looks bad, but if he did try to help us maybe seeing him will confirm our suspicions." Thalia said. I wasn't sure if that was a good idea, but I guess we should try those images did seem so real.

We both walked to the infirmary and entered quietly. No one was in the waiting room as I guess they were either sleeping or preparing for the events of the day. We slowly entered the intensive care unit and walked into Percy's room. Thalia made an audible gasp when she saw Percy. I saw her cheeks redden a little at seeing her cousin almost naked, but then all the color drained out of her face as she saw the terrible hole in his chest. Good thing we hadn't eaten or Thalia would have puked just like I did.

"Annie, I'm sorry I made you talk about him, he looks so terrible. I can't believe how bad that wound is." Thalia said. I could tell she was in shock, but actually I was better than I thought I would be. I knew what to expect and I guess that helped steady myself. I concentrated on Percy's face and I felt helpless looking at him in the tank. I couldn't even touch his cheek or his hair.

"Thalia, I've heard that coma patients can hear when you talk to them. Maybe we can ask him." I offered.

"It couldn't hurt, try it." Thalia said hopefully.

I walked up to the glass of the tank and avoided looking at his chest. I stared at Percy's face and asked, "Percy did you enter I dreams to help us with those visions?" Thalia walked to the glass too. We both stared at Percy's face and then a small smile spread across his face, Thalia and I jumped back in surprise. The smile faded as quickly as it materialized.

"He heard us." Thalia said. She was right he did hear us.

"The smile had to be a signal letting us know that he sent the dream to us." I said. The thought filled me with happiness, but dread as well considering the images that he showed us.

"We need to see Chiron and Theseus. We have to tell them." Thalia stated. She was right we had to tell them.

"Let's go." I said as I took one last glance at Percy and then ran out of the infirmary with Thalia on my heels. We ran all the way to the big house to inform Chiron and Theseus.

Hope you enjoyed this short chapter. It appears that Percy tries to help even when he's in a coma, but how can he project a dream into the minds of his sleeping friends?