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Annabeth's POV
I didn't even bother to sleep that night. As soon as Percy left, I packed my stuff and headed to the streets, to go back to the Laurel Canyon Boulevard, and there, to seek the river.
It was 6 A.M, so there were a few people on the streets. My only problem was to find the river. And later on, I'll have trouble with the mermaids, according to the prophesy.
The river has between the hills. And here I was. But I couldn't see any river. If the river was hidden as Camp Half-Blood, then, it would be behind a hill, or in a valley. But the problem was that I WAS behind a hill, in the middle of the street.
Maybe… it is in the forest. Surely it was there. In the forest I had just been. Because, who else will be entering a creepy forest? I made my way back to the cave where I had spent the night, so that I could start from there.
The forest seemed inhabited. I caught my attention because I hadn't seen a single snake or a single insect in the time that I had spent here. The forest seemed… dead.
So… if everything is silent, I should be able to hear the river. I deduced I was right.
I sat on the ground, and paid attention to my surroundings. I couldn't hear a single thing. But then… there was water current that came from the west. It wasn't far from here. But where was it? I couldn't find by just sitting here. I scanned the place. I was in the middle of a clearing, and the river was supposedly on my left.
I got up and headed towards the sound.
Nothing changed. Everything was the same. Until I saw a person… or was it a naiad?
I suddenly realized that it was a naiad. But how could it be possible if they only lived in the water? I adjusted my eyes, and suddenly saw a hint of blue that it camouflaged with the earth.
I went to the water and as Poseidon had said, I could breathe under it. The naiads told me to go towards them. When I got close enough the greeted me 'Hello Annabeth Chase, we've been told that you were coming, but we didn't think that I would be that quick. But… what's the reason of your visit?' asked a red-headed naiad. Her figure was perfect, and she seemed to be the one in command, or the most powerful of the twelve naiads that there were. They seemed so old-fashioned. I mean, the naiad had talked to me like she was talking to my grand mother. 'Oh, and by the way, my name is Alexandria, and these are my daughters.' She motioned her hand to the other eleven naiads. She didn't even tell me their names.
'You see, Percy, Poseidon's son, is sick, and he needs a mermaid's poison to heal. If I don't do it quick, he could die.' I said as calm as I could.
'But, you are planning to take a mermaid's poison from the mermaids? Because…' asked one brunette naiad. She was on Alexandria's right. Her mother cut her off. 'What my daughter Arlene is trying to say, is that you can't even try to take a poison to the mermaids. They are very selfish, and they live around their sings. Poseidon has sent us here to control them, but unfortunately we can't. The mermaids won't let you take their poison, that's for sure.' Said Alexandria
'But it is not impossible, right?' I asked. I couldn't give my hopes away. And the oracle had said that I would succeed.
'No, it is not. What are you planning to do girl?' she asked.
'First, I'm planning to have a chat with the mermaids, and if they don't want to talk to me, or give me the poison, I'll have to get it. And I have a feeling that you'll help me.' I knew that they would help me because the oracle had said it.
Now, my next mission was to talk to the mermaids.
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