Chapter 9

Annabeth's POV

Fighting the enemy is one thing, getting captured by the enemy is another, I remembered when the manticore attacked me, Percy, Grover, Thalia, Nico, and Bianca, the hunters came in and I dove in to protected my friends and I went falling along with him then I held the sky for a few seconds and then Artemis came to help, I was tricked by Luke and he was under the spell of Cronus, I realized that Cronus was brain washing him which let him into becoming a host of Cronus, then Percy came in with Zoe, and Thalia and freed me with Artemis along, then my dad came along in his Sopwith camel burst rounds into the monsters but that was not half of it, after when I was rescued Percy never same as he once did, our arguments have gotten lower and he was becoming more of sweet guy, still infuriating but sweet, then he told me about his meeting with Aphrodite and I was surprised, he didn't told me every thing but from his eyes I could tell that it was something she said. Another time when I was captured by Luke was the dastrigonians along with dracnea and Keli the empuosa took us to an arena durring our quest in the labyrinth, while Percy was fighting in the arena he was bold and stupid enough to take down a giant even bigger than a cyclops, while were fighting for our lives there I couldn't but help think of the prophecy that I have been given, one line said and lose a love to worse than death, when Percy came in and asked me about the prophecy I had a great suspicion that he was the love that I will lose, and when we were a Mt St Hellenes when he told me to leave I figured that he was the one so I cave him a kiss, it was strait on the lips and I spread all my love of him in it, after the eruption I was like 'no, no nonononono it's not him please not!' I prayed and prayed until I was certain that he was dead then he gave me a big surprise, he showed up at camp healthy and no scars, I was relieved that he survived but then when we saw Luke had become Cronus host, I found out what the prophecy meant now and I cried about it, then Percy and I started dating later on.

We flew back to China in a helicopter, I knew that this will be a bad time to escape but then I realized that we have forgotten to put our radios on, I gave Percy nudge and he realized what we should do, I put 2 fingers in my pocket and flipped the radio on, I hope Percy did the same thing. 1 hour went by and still no sign of backup or any thing like that, after we have gotten to a city we saw a skyscraper with the face of Horston, I figured that building is his HQ or something, the Chinese spy was along with us, she had introduced her self as Ling, Jin Ling, we don't know what's her beef with Horston but we will fin out later on so we should wait until backup came in. we walked in to halls and start to go into the elevator but then Jin gasped.

"What?"

"That is general Chang."

Sure enough we past a few men and one of them is a Chinese man in an officers uniform, he has a sturdy look in his face like he is not pleased with something.

"Why are you worried about him?"

"Because if found out what I'm doing here he may try to kill me."

"Ok."

We hit the elevator and we came in a big room, it reminded me of that time in Paris with the Russian general but it looked nice for a huge office, but Horston is there sitting in his desk with an amused look, he reminded me of some smiling evil fool in his 50s but one of his henchmen looked fit enough to break bone, he has blond hair and a look of vengeance like he vowed on Nemesis the goddess of revenge and balance, he reminded me of a boxer and he was near a box full of daggers, I got the felling that he wants to stab any one with em, we went up to Horston and he was very curious about us.

"So you two are friends of Leo Valdez right?"

"That we are."

"And you Jin you thought that you could elude me? well you were wrong, when you said that you sunk in that got me suspicious of you, and then I realized that you are more than a reporter, some of my men saw you coming in and a another Chinese was pointing a gun at you is that right?

"That it is, and he surprised me that he could speak Chinese."

"Frank knows a little but still it's enough to come by."

"Well it seems that you must have friends every where mrrrrrrrrrr?"

"Jackson, Percy Jackson and yes I have many friends, powerful friends to be exact."

"Mr Jackson, you and your partner here have such a bond together is that right? it seem that my men may have understood that you two are inseparable."

"My boyfriend and I happened to have had some close calls with death many time, and one of them just just made me and him stay close together and watch each others backs."

"Well my dear it seems that this close call with death might be your death, now the U.S and Chinese fleet will go to war against each other."

"Because you stole a missile and will use it on the Chinese?"

"Yes my dearrrrr?"

"Annabeth."

"Yes my dear Annabeth, and I will launch a torpedo against the Americans, those two foolish nations will their eyes averted from me, America is falling a part like Rome once did."

"Actually America is still in power and we are holding it thank you."

"Oh no Annabeth it's falling down. I'm sure that my right hand man David will show you his specialty."

The athletic-boxer looking guy David opened the case and set up a look that he was proud of it, I don't want pick a fight with him cause he may break our bones but even with these daggers he may like to gut us like a fish.

"Dr Van Boven has taught him every single torture from all over the world from Europe to Asia."

"He's like a father to me."

"So he's like family to you?"

"Speaking of family Mr Jackson, my very own adoptive daughter was charmed by your friend Leo to join his side, which of coarse is you side."

"By the way what time is it?"

"1:26 PM why Annabeth?"

"Because we have to go."

"You'r not going any where."

"We think not."

Right on Que our friends burst out of the windows and throw out gas grenades, Percy, Jin and I moved to the window, Our friends gave us some parachutes and help us put the handcuffs of, we all jumped out and deployed the chutes but then the alarm went of, as we landed the goons started to come after us.

"We get out of here, Leo you take Jin and and meet us at a market in the rough neighborhood."

"On it Mrs tactician."

"Percy and I will delay them while the rest of you meet at the rendezvous, got it?"
" (Jason, Piper, Frank, Hazel, and Nico in chorus) Got it."

"Lets go Annabeth."

"Take a car."

"No motorcycle that way we can move through easily."

I couldn't help but smile at him, sometimes I think he's annoying when he's right but the quest has bone him good, even with his time in the legion he has changed a bit but he still is my annoying boyfriend and I would never trade him for anything, in fact I have a trap in my mind set up which I'm going to save for him when this is over, cause we haven't even finish the ritual that we are nearly done with in Paris. We got on sports cycle like the one we have taken in Mexico, I've tried to lure him in with something, I was totally not myself when I did that but the phone call ruined it, as every one left with their car while some of them disappeared the goons got closer then Percy gunned the motor, create a cloud and race of, that idea was to confuse them but they were smart enough to go right after us, they chased us till we got on the streets.

"Perce go left."

"All right."

We turned left and gone right on the streets, but we barley escaped and they are still coming after us, the I noticed Percy looking to a market and sped to it, we scared allot of people and the next thing I knew he was going to a ramp then a horrible thought came to me, he's thinking like Evel Knieval.

"Don't even think about it Seaweedbrain, don't you dare or you will regret that you have me as your girlfriend."

"To late wisegirl, we must do this so we can escape them."

He is right of that, he got up the ramp and rode on the pipes that were on it, with the trap that I thought of I'll turn this bad boy to a good boy, but as we zoom through, some of the cars start to shoot some bullets at us but they missed, as we jump of and got on top of a truck and then jumped of, it wasn't a nice landing but we cut of some of the cars, then we went to a ramp near a river and rode over it and made jump to the end, the other car stopped because the ramp wasn't large enough to throw him of, but he went of in the direction that we were going to, we came to an inter section a zoom of, the car crashed with truck and was send spinning in to the river.

"Are they gone?!"

"Yes they are... Wait no they haven't."

"What?"

"It looks like they brought in the hounds."

Sure enough the hounds was an helicopter and was flying towards us, the man out side start to burst rounds, we must escape the bullets so we dove into an ally, it was small enough to support a motor but then we hit a crowd, I hope that the chopper couldn't find us but I have m hopes up, it came to the crowd and bend forwards and the rotor blades start to slice everything in it's path, Percy honk at the people to get out of the way but it isn't working because of the panic that is happening then we dove in to a building and start to go on a ramp, before we knew it we were on top of a building.

"We lost them."

"You sure?"

"Yes I'm sure."

When the helicopter came we got our hopes up, the both of us cursed but then we start to race to the helicopter, I thought that Percy has gone mad but then the chopper start to descend and we jumped over it, as we landed we crashed in a room we drove out, we came out and I knew that we are near the rendezvous but then the helicopter came in again, it start to get on my nerves then I start to grab a chain that was near us.

"That thing is starting to annoy me."

"Same here Annabeth."

"You thinking what I'm thinking?"

"Oh yeah you bet I do sweetheart."

"And please call me that once were married or when we are having a romantic night."

"Sure thing."

We sped to the chopper as fast as we can with the chain in my hands, as we got closer we turned to side and grazed the pavement with our vehicles side like what they do in the movies, and I hooked the chain on it, then as we got the motor up we sped away then we stopped at a dead end, as it start to come to us it stopped went in an other direction, then it hit a building and it exploded many pieces is scattered.

"Shall we head for the rendezvous?"

"Sure Perce and don't forget, what you just did I'll make you regret that you did that Evel Knieval stunts."

"Uh-oh."

"That's right."

"Please don't kill me about it Annabeth."

"Oh don't worry I have something way worse planed but you don't have to worry now cause we are not yet through with the mission."

"Ok but lets meet up with the rest of the gang."