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Annabeth's POV

I sat on the can looking outside my window. It was a cold night and it was raining. We were in Nevada. Believe it or not we made it in three days. We took cab from cab but the fastest one was The Gray Sisters.

I looked to my right and found Thalia, Percy, and Ben whispering to each other. I wonder what they were saying.

The last three days had been rough. We didn't have much money so we had to starve today. Yesterday the rain was horrible. It was freezing cold. So cold my finger nails were purple. Thalia acted like she didn't care. Probably not. She was a huntress after all, so she was used to it.

"Here we are", said the driver. We paid him with the little money with had and got off. I put the hood of my jacket on and walked. We're here. We'll get you back Andy. Don't worry.

"The huntresses informed me that they saw Andy with some half-bloods walking inside an old hotel. They didn't go in because it was packed with monsters. But it was here in Nevada.", said Thalia.

Great. I sighed. " Did they tell you the name of it", I asked.

" Yeah. It was called " Devil's Entrance".

Ben chuckled. "That's a friendly name", he whispered.

Percy laughed along with him. That wasn't funny. They acted like nothing happened. I was really glad though. I didn't make to bring up another fight.

Me and Percy became close again. We were good friends. I was happy that he was there for me like all those years ago.

" You guys realize that once we get Andy back, we still cant go back home. We need the chariot. The sun is still missing. Things are dying. We have to hurry!", yelled Ben.

That got me running. They were still behind but I took off. I needed to do this. Everyone was counting on us. I wanted to save my family and friends. We weren't going to die this way.

My chest burned. The air was filled with gas and smoke. I closed my nose and mouth and tried to run faster. My legs were starting to go numb but I tried moving my body forward.

I looked behind and saw my friends doing the same. What was this chemicals? Who was doing this?

"Well, well, well", snarled voice. I stopped. I turned to my left and found a man glaring at us. He was dressed in Greek armor and had a long and pointy sword strapped to his thigh.

"Who are you?", hissed Thalia.

"I can't answer that. But I suppose your looking for your little friend. Bring her in, boys", he said grinning wickedly. His grin made him look evil.

I looked forwards and gasped. It was Andy. But she looked different. Bad different. She had bruises on her arms, a deep cut on her cheek and forehead, and terrified eyes.

"What did you do to her?", yelled Ben. Thalia and Percy looked furious. I felt the same. How dare them do this to our friend!

The man chuckled. " You amuse me. You really do."

Andy whimpered. I noticed she was being capture by two dracaena and the were grinning. They loved seeing demigods suffer.

"Help me", I heard her whisper.

"SILENCE!", yelled the man. Andy cried. Who wouldn't be scared of this psycho?

" Now. I want all of you to follow me."

We followed him inside the hotel. It looked empty, abandoned. I noticed it looked a little like the hotel from my dreams. The thief was probably in one just like this one in California.

I looked at Thalia and she was thinking hard. She turned to me and mouthed " I think I got a plan".

We entered a long wide room. It looked like a ball room. It had long ceilings and beautiful lights hanging from it. A huge staircase was in the very back. But it wasn't a room where Cinderella would dance in. It looked dark and evil. Spider webs hanged everywhere. The only light was a few candles in each corner. I shivered.

" I want you to listen, and listen carefully. The only way for you to get your friend back, is for you to go back to your little defenseless camp. Leave us the chariot. There's no way your getting it back", said the man in a serious tone.

I heard Thalia growl.

"You wish! We are NOT leaving!", she screamed.

" Well. That's your choice. I guess all we can do here is kill the girl."

Thalia laughed. What was wrong with her?

I looked at her an understood. The monster who dragged her in was gone. She had killed it. We were still trapped. The man stared at her wide eyed.

I reached for my knife but couldn't reach it. My hands were tied behind my back by a monster. I grimaced.

I was shocked. I saw Thalia run to the man and attack. They fought back and forth. He slashed her arm and she scream. But she didn't give up. She aimed at his side but missed. She kicked him and punched him but she couldn't get him.

I saw him look at the monsters holding Andy and they nodded. I saw them grabb Andy by their claws and she screamed. I didn't see what happened. But then I gasped. They Stuck a knife through her side. She yelled in pain and fell to the floor.

"Andy!", me Ben and Percy screamed in unison.

She held her side and coughed blood. I saw still trying to fight, but all of the sudden the man hit her and she fell to the ground. To my right I heard Ben growl. He turned around and punched the monster. He unleashed his sword and fought it. He was crazed. He slashed at it and the beast howled in pain. His eyes looked furious. He stabbed in the stomach and it disappeared.

Ben turned around and raced toward the man. The man chuckled and moved aside. Ben ran towards him and hit him with his sword. While he fought me and Percy did the same thing he did. We turned around and grabbed our swords. The monsters gasped and we killed them furiously. I told Percy to help Ben and I ran to Andy. Thalia sat next to her chanting words in Greek to calm her down. I looked in my bag and found some Abrosia. She stared at the bottle and reached for it weakly.

She drank it slowly. Taking each gulp and tasting it. I took it away before she turned to ashes. Thalia sighed. I saw Andy collapse in Thalia's arms. I looked at the others and stared. Ben had his sword to the man's neck. He looked angry. Percy had him knelt down and he had his sword to his back.

The man shook trying to fight but then Ben stabbed him. The man screamed and fell to his side. His stopped. He was gone.

I closed my eyes. I hated seeing people die. Even if they were evil.

" Guys. We need to take Andy to came", said Percy. We nodded.

" I think you should go Ben. We can handle it", said Thalia. He wanted to protest but still nodded.

Once he was gone we left too. We Iris-messaged camp first though. We told Chiron what had happened and he nodded. He said it was up to us to save the world.

We were 3 hours away from California. Just 3. We walked in the rain silently. Nobody felt like speaking.

We saw a cab past by us and we ran towards it. The man stopped when he saw us coming and nodded. We got in and felt the warm air conditioner. Outside was freezing. It felt like the North Pole. Not that I've ever been there.

I sighed. I felt my self losing consciousness.

In my dream I was back in the hotel. But outside. The one in California. The woman was now in a clearing. Probably a little park in front of the hotel.

I noticed lost of monsters were there. It looked like a sea. She yelled at them but I couldn't hear. I looked closer and saw the chariot. It was next to her. It glowed. Some monsters stared at it. I still couldn't hear.

Then my dream changed. I was in Mount. Olympus.

The gods yelled at each other and Apollo looked furious. He eyes looked like fire. I guess the other Gods weren't being helpful.

" We mustn't loose faith! We must hope those demigods retrieve it before all light that is left vanishes", said Hera trying to calm everyone down.

" She's right. We must have faith in them," said Hestia.

"We must."

I woke up panting. I was still in the cab. Percy and Thalia looked around. There was lights everywhere. It looked amazing but we weren't in the mood to gaze.

"Annabeth. Get some sleep", whispered Percy.

"I just did."

"Yeah well it's going to be a long ride."

" I think I can manage to stay awake for a few more minutes.", I said. He nodded and closed his eyes. I waited a few minutes and notice his breaths getting even. He was asleep.

I looked outside my window and sighed. I thought of what Hestia had said. She was right we had to get it back. We had to.

" We must." Her words rang in my ear. With that I closed my eyes and fell in deep sleep.

Well that's it for today. Poor Andy. Will she get better? Will they get the chariot back? What will happen to Thalia, Percy, and Annabeth? Review!

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