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Alright, chapter 10. I can't believe I've gotten this far with this story. Already I have the ideas for three more going around in my head. This is a longer chapter, 3 ½ pages long, when written.
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Percy and Annabeth hung out in silence until curfew. Then Percy walked her back to haer cabin, kissed her goodnight, and went back to his cabin. He was throwing clothes, Nectar, Ambrosia, and Drachmas into his bag for the journey when a voice spoke from the Iris Fountain.
"Percy?" The voice whispered. Percy ran over to the water.
"Nico?" Percy asked "Where are you?"
"I don't really know" Nico replied "I think I overheard the guards saying that this was the devil's tower in Wyoming. I'm in Prometheus Jail. The hunters are here as well."
"What?" Percy yelled "We thought that they died 6 months ago!"
"I can't answer all of your questions now" Nico whispered. He turned his head, as if looking at something "I've got to go!" With that, he severed the connection. Percy ran over to the Athena cabin and knocked on the door. One of Annabeth's younger siblings opened the door.
"What do you want?" He said sleepily
"Can I speak to Annabeth?" Percy asked
"Will you go away if you do?" He asked in return
"Yes" Percy said impatiently. The boy walked over and nudged Annabeth on the shoulder.
"You're boyfriend is here" He said. Annabeth got up and walked over.
"What's up Percy?" Annabeth asked "Why did you wake me up?" Percy explained what happened and Annabeth went and got her coat, so they could walk to the Big House. When they arrived and knocked on the door, Mr. D answered.
"Percy Jackson, do you know what time it is?" He said irritably
"It's important that we speak to Chiron" Percy said. "wait, did you just say my name right?"
"Percy, that's not important." Annabeth said "it's about the hunters. Nico sent Percy a message"
"Alright, come on in" Mr. D said.
"What is it Percy?" Chiron asked. Percy explained to him what had happened. "Percy, now that `we know this, you should go to try and free them first. If Nico can help you, that would even the odds. Percy and Annabeth agreed. They headed back to their cabins to get some sleep.
The next morning, Percy and Annabeth were at Half-Blood hill, ready to get going when a hooded figure walked up to them. Percy thought it was suspicious that the hood was pulled down over her eyes and she was slouching.
"Thalia?" Annabeth asked
"If it's about my sisters, I'm in." Thalia replied. And with that they set off. They traveled by gray sisters taxi for most of the journey. The Taxi would only take them as far as 15 miles of the tower, so the rest of their journey was on foot. Finally, due to Talia's injuries, they arrived at the tower on the 29th of December.
"Well how are we supposed to get in here?" Thalia asked
"I don't know" Annabeth sighed. Percy was busy watching the strange birds circling the top of the tower.
"Um, guys?" Percy said "There's something strange about those birds" At that moment, as if they had heard, the birds dive-bombed. Then they noticed what was strange about them. They were human, but they had bird wings, like angels. They sunk their talons into the hero's clothes and lifted them into the air. If it weren't for Thalia, Despite his debt to Percy for saving Olympus, Zeus would have blown him out of the sky. The birds finally landed on top of the tower, dropping them to the ground at the feet of a man dressed in an expensive suit. Percy looked up and caught his eye. His face was normal but his eyes glowed with a fire that burned into Percy's soul.
"Ah, son of the sea god" He said "You have made quite a reputation for yourself, killing my brother like that"
"Prometheus" Annabeth growled
"Ah the child of Athena" Prometheus said "I hear your mother does not approve of your boyfriend"
"I don't care what she thinks about Percy" Annabeth replied "And you're slime, stealing from the gods"
"Ah, such a quick temper" Prometheus sighed "I'll just have to show you what I can do" He held out his hand and a creature began to form. It started as a ball the size of a baseball, then sprouted a head, fangs, and 8 legs. Then it sprouted eyes, as many as Argus, but only on his head. A spider. Annabeth yelped.
"GO" Prometheus said in Greek. The large spider jumped off his hand and scuttled toward Annabeth. Annabeth screamed and squirmed, but the guard held her still. Percy shrugged off his guard, uncapped Riptide, and stabbed the thing through its body. He then turned to Prometheus and charged him. The sword bounced off Prometheus as if it were made of rubber. Prometheus then picked him up by the neck and threw him at the feet of the guards. They dragged him away, while the other guards dragged Thalia and Annabeth in the opposite direction. They went into a tunnel that was barely visible against the plateau. Percy struggled again and got hit in the head by one of the guards. The last thing he remembered before blacking out was being thrown into a damp cell, and hitting a wall.