Hey guys! Chapter 10 up, I'm sorry if it gets a bit boring, its a bit of a filler, but everyone comes together. I have planned the next few chapters and I have an idea of where this will go so that's good :)
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Annabeth
Annabeth looked at Frank and Piper in disbelief. Hazel ran forward and tackled Frank with a hug, Jason doing the same to Piper.
"Where have you guys been? And what is that... Spear?" Leo asked. Before Piper and Frank could reply, Artemis interrupted.
"Demigods you may exchange stories later. But for now I believe this council is over." She looked at Zeus, who nodded.
"Wait!" Annabeth cried. Hades glared at her.
"What is it? We have places to be you know. Believe it or not, I'm a busy person. I need to buy a few more hell hounds, and Greek eBay is a competitive site." Hades muttered curses to himself.
Annabeth continued. "The armies... We need the camps and others, but they're still in America. Could you... You know..."
Zeus scowled but reluctantly nodded. "Hermes will take care of that. Who do you need?"
Annabeth told him. Hermes nodded. "I can do that, but the troops will need to gather there first, so it might take some time, they won't all come at once." He warned. "I'll get the camps first, but the others... Well they might take a bit longer."
Annabeth nodded her understanding. Zeus clicked his fingers.
"Council adjourned." And the gods disappeared.
...
Jason whistled. "Wow, Moros doesn't sound like a nice guy."
"He wasn't." Piper replied. "But we got the spear, though I have no idea how we use it, or even what for."
"We'll find out in Athens." Annabeth replied. "That's what my mother said."
Frank tapped his fingers against the table. "You said Gaia talked to you, after you killed the Ismenian dragon?"
Percy nodded. "Not a good sign. I think she's waking up even more." A dark silence descended upon them as they all considered that. Leo stood up, pushing his chair back.
"We'll be in Athens in ten minutes. You guys should get ready."
...
As Annabeth descended she felt a hand on her shoulder. She knew it was Percy but acted innocent. She spun round and tripped him over, laughing.
"Sorry Percy I didn't know it was you." She smirked. He laughed as she helped him up.
"Sure wise girl, sure."
"Shhh seaweed brain." She muttered as she leaned in and kissed him. She took his hand. "I can't believe we're going to be in Athens." Percy smiled at her. Annabeth felt so peaceful, here, right now, as she always did with Percy. She wished that they could be here on holiday, exploring Athens, hand in hand. She sighed.
Percy looked at her, then hugged her tight.
"I know, I know." He murmured into her ear. "Let's kill these giants quickly, and hey, maybe we might get a little bit of tourist time."
"Deal."
...
Annabeth leaned over the rails on the top deck, her friends around her. They were flying over Athens, and Annabeth was awestruck. It was like she had expected it to be, but at the same time, so much more. The white buildings were cluttered, but she could really appreciate the architecture. So many buildings going back hundred of years, filled with streets, cars, shops. But no people.
"Juno must of safely removed the mortals, like she said." Hazel remarked.
The city seemed empty, like there was the most beautiful plate in the world with no food on it. It seemed strange. And then Annabeth inhaled sharply. There, in front of them, was the Parthenon. She had wanted to see that ever since she was seven, ever since she had found out she was a demigod, and now here it was. The white building was majestic and beautiful. And next to it was the rest of the Acropolis, a collection of some of the most important architecture in the world to Annabeth. It was surrounded by a blanket of vivid green grass. The Argo II set down next to a tall tree.
"Land ahoy!" Leo shouted jokily. Jason strode off the ship, and Piper followed. As Annabeth grinned, Percy tugged her, taking her into the magical beauty. They left the spear on board.
Suddenly Hermes appeared in front of them. Percy took the lead.
"So.." He was interrupted by a growing noise, which Annabeth quickly realised were voices. In front of them hundreds of people materialised. Annabeth recognised some people, realising that they were the camps. Reyna and Coach Hedge were standing at the front looking tired but proud. Hazel ran forward and hugged Nico. Annabeth saw her friends from Camp Half-Blood: the Stolls, Clarisse, Katie. The Greeks were mingled with the Romans in one crowd. There seems to be some sort of tension between them, but they weren't fighting, and that had to be a good thing. The camps rushed towards them even, with cries of "You're alive!" And "You got here!" The Greeks swarmed Percy, their lost leader which had now been found. The Romans didn't attack the seven, so Annabeth guessed Reyna had told them the real story. Just then she heard a slimy voice cry out.
"Romans! This is a trick! We must kill the Greeks, and the fake seven!" Annabeth scowled as she set her eyes on Octavian. Before she could respond, her boyfriend growled.
"This is not a trick. We are demigods, we are heroes. The giants will soon attack, and they will try to raise Gaia, and we have to stop them. The gods themselves have asked us. We must not fight each other, but fight them."
"He speaks lies." Octavian said scornfully. Percy marched up to him and punched him.
"That was for my panda pillow." Annabeth almost laughed, though she had no idea what Percy was talking about. Hazel smiled though, as if she knew what Percy was talking about.
There was a silence, then Clarisse spoke up. "Well then, what are we waiting for. Let's go kill some giants."
There was a loud cheer, and everyone gathered round the Seven. Reyna smiled at Annabeth, who walked over to her and hugged her. "Thanks for reuniting the camps."
"It was nothing. So now, what do we do?"
Everyone looked at Annabeth.
She cleared her throat.
"OK, well there are 10 possible routes that giants will probably try to attack from, so we need to defend those. We have around 250 demigods with both camps, but we probably need some to defend here. Porphyrion is coming from direct north. Me and Percy will take some people and guard there. We'll need some group leaders, so Frank, with Clarisse take a patrol South, Leo take the Hephaestus cabin west! Hazel and Nico take a group east. Jason go north east. Piper, Reyna stay here with a few people, some monsters will probably penetrate our lines, and we can't let them reach the Acropolis." She carried on like that for a few minutes, delegating jobs. When she had finished, she said one last thing. "Remember guys, if you see anything related to Ancient Greece, protect it. Everything they destroy makes the gods weaker. Remember that. The giants will attack soon, Athena told me. But it's only a preliminary, warning attack, it won't last too long. Meet back here when the attacks finished. Good luck!"
With that they dispersed, all going to their delegated place. Annabeth wondered how many would she see again when the battle was over. She sent an Apollo scout to keep a look out. Percy and Annabeth had taken a mixture of the Apollo cabin and the fourth cohort. They all got ready. Annabeth swung her new drakon bone sword.
"You ready Seaweed brain?"
"Pff, wise girl, this is nothing. We can easily beat these giants."
"Oh yeah?"
"Yup."
"Bet I can disintegrate more monsters than you."
"You're on."
Annabeth laughed, as the Apollo scout ran towards her, panting.
"Annabeth- the giants. They're here. And they're coming towards us with an army ten times bigger than ours."
And in the distance, Annabeth heard a war cry.
It had begun.
Next chapter, some fighting. I have a good idea of where its going, and it won't be just fighting, but quests too, as I hinted at. Remember if you want me to have more of a character, or more Jasper/Frazel/PERCABETH, or you want me to include a certain monster/god, just review and I will try to do it. I will post the next chapter after some reviews, so again, just type a simple comment in the box below, and press post. It's not difficult people. REVIEW NOW. DON'T GO, FIRST REVIEW. :)
