Chapter 9
Carter's POV
I was sleeping soundly when Sadie shook me awake. "The greek girl is on the run. I found the dungeon door open. Only Percy was there. He was asleep on the floor." She told me. "Did you leave the door closed?" I asked. She didn't answer. "Go! Check on Percy! I'll go after Annabeth." I jumped up and put on some clothes for magic. I grabbed my wand and stored it into the Duat. My sword was there too. I felt a staff inside my locker. I placed my amulet in it and closed it. Then I ran into the corridors.
Annabeth must have been stealthy because she didn't leave a trace. But I found her eventually. She had fallen into the pool with Philip of Macedonia. I couldn't stop myself from chuckling at her horrified face. Philip was asleep, at least. I pulled her out. She punched me in the gut and ran. I fell into the pool. I climbed out and raced after her. By the time I got to the street, she was gone. I cursed in egyptian. Then something punched me. She was standing there with her arms crossed. "You aren't very good at fighting, are you?" She questioned. "I usually just kill demons. And when I do fight a fellow human, it's a magician. And we don't just punch things straight. We use magic." I grumbled. "Magic won't help you much with greeks." She informed me. "I suppose you're not going to come back to the Brooklyn house without a fight." I sighed. She nodded. "Instead, I'm going back to Manhattan where I can be safe. I'll get some more demigods, and we'll come back for Percy." She said. "Can you at least tell me how you opened the door?" I requested. "That old thing? It had a keyhole. I used some of those disgusting chocolate covered spiders as a key. Is that really what you eat? Spiders and sushi?" She shuddered. "Nope. Thos fridges are designed to show your least favorite food. Why doesn't Percy like sushi?" IU wondered. "He's the son of the sea god." Annabeth said. Oh. That was obvious. "I'm going to follow you." I informed her. "I know." She turned and walked toward Manhattan. I knew Horus was going to be mad, but I had to follow. So we walked all the way to Manhattan. We passed right in front of the Empire State building. I stopped a second to admire it. "No! Get moving or-" She was cut off by booming thunder. Lighting flashed. Annabeth grabbed my wrist. "Run!" We ran as fast as we could, but a lightning bolt seemed to fall right onto us. I knew I was dead. I was happy that I'd see mom and dad, but what about Sadie? I guessed Walt would tell her I was dead. I wondered if Anubis would plan my funeral. But I wasn't dead. I groaned. I was in some kind of room. I looked around and my heart just about stopped. I was surrounded by giants.
Sadie's POV
I couldn't believe that Carter had run off to save the day and I was stuck guarding sleepy head. I laughed when I saw his least favorite food was sushi. I mean I never liked it either, but still... hilarious. After an hour, Percy woke up. "Annabeth!" He yelled, jumping to his feet. "She ran away. Carter ran to stop her. Now I'm stuck with babysitting duty." I grumbled. Percy glared at me. "Why is there sushi here?" He asked. I cracked up. "Because that's your least favorite food! Don't worry. I have no idea how the fridges get their food. I don't like sushi either, but it's so funny!" I managed to calm down after a while. The bathroom rumbled. "What are you doing?" I asked. Toilet water flew at me. It surrounded me completely except for my nose and eyes. I was careful to keep my mouth shut. I thrashed around, but the water followed my movements. I remembered my wand in my pocket. I wriggled enough to grab it. I was going to kill Percy for this. "A'max!" I screamed. Getting a mouthful of toilet water. A small fire made all the water evaporate. I spit out the toilet water. "You are so dead. And I'm personally related to Osiris. Plus, I'm Anubis's girlfriend. So ya. You better watch yourself, fish face." I cautioned. But Percy was already gone. He ran out the door. I followed him. He jumped off the balcony. I screamed. But the thought of Isis was much more terrifying than jumping. So I jumped. There was a river below. He landed in there softly. Well he could control water, I couldn't. I screamed. (Shut up, Carter.) Percy's head bobbed out. He looked up. In seconds, I would become a Sadie pancake. But the water lifted and it seemed to grab me. I was pulled in.
At first I couldn't see a thing. Then I saw Percy's face. "Are you dead?" He asked. I tried to answer, but I remembered I was at the bottom of a river. And I was holding my breath. "No. She's alive. You saved her. Gods, she's stupid." A voice replied. "I looked up. I could see Nico's face looking down at us. "Oh! You can breathe, you know. As long as you're touching me." Percy remembered. I noticed I was dry. I gasped for air. Percy's hand was on my shoulder. "You. Are. Insane." I coughed. "Me? I've jumped way higher than this. Water can't hurt me. You, on the other hand… If it weren't for me, you'd be down in the egyptian underworld by now." He said. I glared at him. I took a deep breath and tried to push his hand off my shoulder. He didn't let me. "The pressure would be too much. Come on. Let's go meet Nico." He grabbed my arm tightly and water pushed us up. I gagged and coughed on the edge of the river. Nico was grinning. "You nearly died. I could smell death. I came to inspect." He explained. I just glared at him. Percy was still in the water. I looked up. Walt was on the balcony, looking worried. "Carter nearly died! So did you!" He shouted. "What? Carter? Is he alright?" I asked. "I don't know! When he was close to death, he was in front of the Empire State!" He answered. Both Percy and Nico froze. "Sadie. Your brother is-" Percy started, but he was cut off. Something grabbed him by the arm. Something else grabbed me too. We were pulled into the Duat.
Hi! Thanks for the new reviews! I appreciate SatyrsUnite's opinion. I'm glad you find my story not-pathetic. And I'm trying really hard to sound as much like Rick Riordan as possible. (Percy Jackson and the Kanes are still yours, Rick! Just a comment! Please don't sue me!) But for the comment about my super-paragraphs... well I kinda write that way. I know it's different from the way it looks in the books, but I haven't learned how to write like that just yet. So for this fanfic, I'm going to write with my mega-paragraphs, but I promise that in the future I'll try to change. And I'll try to improve with the Nico thing. I'm not a perfect writer, but I'm trying. Please comment more like that! It's exactly what I want to hear! I'm glad to hear that you like my story, and that you have some constructive criticism. I'll update soon. I promise.