This chapter is pretty much Annabeth's Pov of the last and serves to progress the story. If you don't like it please don't stop reading, this is just how I originally wrote the story.

Disclaimer, I don't own Percy Jackson or Maximum Ride all rights belong to Rick Riordan and James Patterson

CAMP HALF-BLOOD-Annabeth

When Leo suggested that I try to IM Percy I thought he was crazy and that there was no way that whoever had him would allow the chance for Percy to talk to someone outside of where he was being held. I still wanted to at least try, to see him and find out if he was alright. If Percy did manage to leave where he was being held Jason, Frank, and Hazel would be ready to help him if he showed up somewhere at the roman camp. Really, I didn't know what to expect. Would he show up, would he be out of range, or would I see him being tortured? No, I couldn't think like that, I needed to act, not worry.

"Oh Iris of the rainbow accept my offering." I flicked a drachma into the mist. "Show me Percy Jackson."

For a scary moment I didn't think it would go through until I saw my boyfriend's shadow covered smirking face. When his beautiful sea green eyes met mine his features slackened into a stunned expression.

"Wise girl." He murmured which brought me out of my trance and back to reality. He got himself kidnapped again. If I were there he would have already been judo flipped over my shoulder and then kissed fiercely. All of the anger and worry that had been building up for the last few days came bubbling to the surface and I snapped.

"PERCY SEAWEED BRAIN JACKSON!" I yelled. He had the nerve to smile despite his predicament. His smile nearly made my anger waver, but then I remembered that he got himself in trouble and is being held by who knows who or why they want him. I tried to glare harder at him but his smile was almost contagious.

"Don't you smile at me mister, you just had to get yourself kidnapped again." I scolded while trying to keep a straight face. He frowned and crossed his arms over his chest.

"Oh come on Annabeth, I didn't exactly plan on getting kidnapped." He defended himself. For a scary moment the image flickered.

"You must be in a bad service area." I reasoned. Percy took a moment to look around where he was being held. I could see bars around him and for the first time I noticed how pail and worn his face looked. "Are you okay?"

Even as I asked that I could see his features slowly become full of discomfort. Something happened to him. "What happened?"

"Nothing." He told me. "I'm fine."

I studied his expression he didn't look fine, but he didn't look horrible. After a moment of studying him I decided to believe him, for now. "Well, I'm glad that you're okay."

"Hey, Percy who are you taking to?" I heard the voice of a young boy asked. Percy turned to look at the source. He snapped his fingers and there was a series of gasps. "You've got some splaining to do mister."

Percy quickly reached over out of sight of the IM. "If you touch it you'll cut the connection."

Behind him I saw a girl in the same cage with him. I had to admit that she was pretty, she was probably tall like a model, her hair was light brown with blond mixed into it and her eyes were brown as well. Her cheeks slightly pink as she looked at Percy, now it doesn't take a genius to figure out that she was having conflicted feelings about him. I felt my face burn at the sight, does she have a thing for Percy? MY Percy?

I grit my teeth as I asked, "Who is that?"

The girl behind him looked offended at the tone in my voice and her features changed from pink to scarlet red. Percy looked exasperated before he spoke "She's a friend. Max this is Annabeth and Annabeth this is Max."

I murmured a halfhearted 'nice to meet you' before tears started stinging my eyes. Couldn't Percy and I ever be able to have time together longer than a small moment? He gives and gives, but never receives a proper 'thank you' and when he needs help the only god willing is his father. Percy must have noticed because his expression softened. "Wise girl, calm down everything's going to be okay. What's wrong?"

"Oh nothing except that everyone seems to want my boyfriend." I choked out. I heard the others behind me clear out their throats and wiped the tears away. "Oh you have some people who want to talk to you."

When I stepped aside everyone looked relived to see that Percy was alright I explained to him where Frank, Hazel, and Jason were at the moment. Thalia was the first to walk forward.

"Can't stay out of trouble can ya?" she asked as she crossed her arms over her chest. Percy thought about it then he shrugged. I could tell that Thalia was relieved that Percy was okay even if she tried to seem mad. Nico nodded and we all talked for a little bit. I was thankful that Iris was keeping the connection for a long time. I decided to step forward again, I needed to say what was on my mind.

"I miss you Seaweed brain." I told him.

"I miss you too Wise girl." He agreed. Okay, I told myself say what you need to say.

"Percy, I…" I was about to say I love you, but his image began to flicker dangerously like a bad television set. "Percy?"

The IM continued to flicker, I could barely see Percy reaching out desperately trying to keep the connection. He looked at me and I could see the pain in his eyes. "Annabeth."

"Percy the connection is going, it won't hold." I told him

"That's enough of that." Another voice said. I saw Max turn around and a profile view of a dangerous glare.

"Jeb." She growled. Percy didn't even jerk away from looking at me, he was concentrating on keeping the connection. I could see someone outside of the cages standing off to the side in a lab coat.

"Percy you are never going back there, you belong to the School now." I heard the voice continue to say. Percy belonged with us not some crazy guy in a lab coat. The last thing I saw was his face he was holding back the tears unlike me I was crying like I did when he went missing before. It was a rare thing to see him so close to tears that it tore me up inside. Finally the image completely dissipated.

"NO!" I screeched as I fell to my knees. Thalia gathered me up quickly into a hug and cried with me. "I need him."

Thalia ran her hand through my hair in a sisterly manner. "Shuuhhhh, we'll get him back."

She tried to sound up beat, but I could feel her shoulders shaking with sobs as well. Through my blurred vision I could see Chiron with his head bowed, he looked like he had aged many years in a matter of minutes. Piper was clutching her braid as if it were a life-line, Leo looked down at his feet, and Nico looked completely livid.

"Well at least we know the boy's alive." Chiron said. Leo nodded as he tinkered nervously with something in his hands.

"H…he seemed to b…b…be hiding something." I stammered out breathlessly. Thalia nodded in agreement.

"He looked tired and sweaty." Piper noted.

"And didn't that one guy say something about a school?" Leo asked. I remembered the guy saying Percy belonged to 'The School' it didn't sound like it was a regular mortal school.

"I don't know Leo, it sounds like it isn't what you think." I stated. "He called it 'The School' as if it were a company."

"I believe its past due that we talk to Rachel about this, to see if she gets any visions." Chiron suggested. "She is still at school and said her dad won't let her leave until the weekend so we will have to wait a couple days."

I wanted to get angry that we'd have to wait until Rachel could get here. Reluctantly we all trudged to the mess hall because it was lunch time, but I couldn't eat, I just sat there picking at the hamburger on my plate. Really, all I wanted to do was take that map that Poseidon had given me and go get my Seaweed brain back, but Chiron insists that we talk to Rachel before we head out to save him. After lunch I headed to the beach to feel closer to Percy whenever he isn't around. The air was cold and the water lapped sadly at the beach.

"Hey Annabeth." I heard a voice say. I nearly jumped three feet off of the ground. When I turned around I saw the son of Hades, Nico. He wore his usual aviator's jacket and dark cloths.

"What's up Nico?" I murmured. He awkwardly shoved his hands into his pockets and walked to me.

"I was thinking, maybe I could shadow travel to where he is. If I'm lucky I'll get it on the first try." He told me. "But it has to be alone."

I sighed. "Nico, alone might not be the best option."

He shook his head at me. "Annabeth, you know I work best by myself."

I couldn't say anything, he had me. It would be better if he went alone, then we wouldn't have so many people that we would have to worry about protecting especially if we don't know exactly know what we are up against. Finally I agreed, so long as he was careful and came straight to us when he found Percy. He left quickly and disappeared into the shadows to find my lost boyfriend, oddly he gave me hope.

I know it repeated a lot of the last chapter. I'm sorry, but I figured it was better than having a short chapter without Annabeth's side of her conversation with Percy. Please keep on reading, I'm pretty sure this is the only chapter I have where it is showing the same event from a different perspective.