I stood up barely containing my fury; I titled my head to glare at the aged man who looked at me slightly amused, as if this is what he expected of the son of Athena. The candle which lit his desk flickered, though why he didn't just use a lamp, I don't know.
"Curse your mother's brain's, it would have been so much easier if you never figured it out!" Fred exclaimed and I gritted my teeth unsheathing my sword, I am going to kill him. I am going to make every heroes death seem like a walk on the beach.
"You bastard, you freaking bastard, how dare you take an innocent life" I yelled at him shaking and Fred chuckled and I blinked in surprised not expecting that then shook my head and glared.
"Hypocrite, weren't you the one to take your friends life, she did nothing wrong and yet she's dead" He taunted and I stiffened. Ella…was my fault…but she was shot…but….maybe….I shook my head closing my eyes to rid my head of these thoughts.
"Shut up" I hissed and flew at him with my fist, dropping my sword onto the ground, he didn't bother to fight back as one of my hands gripped his shirt whilst the other flew at his jaw again and again. My eyes were wide with fury, both at the hybrid and at him and how he called me a hypocrite for having the curse and taking innocent lives.
"I am ashamed to know someone like you, like all of you demigods, George was right…he is right, the Gods and their spawn deserve to burn in hell" Fred spat and I stopped my fist clenched in the air, and I figured it out. He was always in league with George Darkwood. We were fools to believe that he wasn't.
"Go on" Fred taunted me "Go kill me. See if I care"
I was tempted to. I had every reason to, but…why was he giving in so easily? Surely he would put up a fight….unless this is a trap? I widened my eyes as I realised this as I lowered my eyes to his hands and saw he had been drawing a diagram into the ground.
"No" I whispered and leapt for it but he had already finished it and pressed down onto it and suddenly something exploded behind me and I whirled around, dropping Fred and froze.
On the wall behind me which was the only place clear of posters or anything was now covered with thick red, nearly black, blood, and beneath the blood was a carcass, its ribs sticking up in the air whilst its skin now blown apart was scattered around it and its muscle stuck to the bones and the skin. I fell to my knees as I realised who it once was. Imogene. The little girl flashed through my mind. The picture. The cookies.
Suddenly the door burst open and Annabeth and Percy ran in, with Jason close behind. They looked me and then to Fred and who had stood up and they examined the bruises on his face then at my knuckles.
Percy stepped towards me as if to arrest me but then Annabeth stopped him "Percy, help Fred out of here, Jason go search for Imogene, leave William to me" I didn't react to my lengthened name, I just sat there on my knees, my bruised hands clutching my pants.
Percy helped Fred out and I barely noticed that Fred could barely walk after my beating. Jason had already left leaving me with Annabeth who bent down next to me.
"Will, why did you betray us?" She asked and I felt hurt settle in and I wanted to look at her but I couldn't take my eyes off what remained of Imogene and Maxie. Annabeth, seeing that I was not going to reply any time soon and looked up and paled at the sight of the bloody carcass.
"I don't…understand…." She whispered in horror shaking "What….is that?"
I finally got the courage to talk "That is Fred's experiments…he did the same thing with his wife…that is what remains of Imogene and Maxie"
Annabeth stumbled back after she heard this, her face a bit green and she twisted around and quickly emptied her lunch onto the floor but I did not react to this, I just stared.
Finally Annabeth stood up shakily but standing and dragged me up from the floor, I think she thought that I was too weak to walk but I managed to get out of the room, though I had my hand on the wall to steady myself.
We found Fred and Percy outside and Annabeth stormed up to Fred pushing him down easily much to Percy's surprise. Annabeth scowled down at Fred who rubbed his head after the fall, it was probably going to bruise now.
"Percy, go get Jason. Imogene's dead" Annabeth hissed and Percy widened his eyes and ran back into the house to get Jason. Annabeth dragged Fred into the car and sat beside him to make sure he doesn't escape and looked up at me but I nodded to my car and walked towards it, and got into the front seat, I took a minute to breathe and get ready to face a whole lot of questions and then drove down the road my hands closed around the steering wheel, turning white.