Chapter XI
Percy's mark burned so badly by the time he found Jenna he was almost screaming in pain. She was hanging by her arms. The cave smelt of sweat and the coppery smell of blood.
"Percy?" Jenna's weak voice asked.
"It's ok," Percy said rushing to her cutting away at her cuffs.
"It's no use, their indestructible," Jenna said shaking her head sadly. Percy cried.
"No, we will find a way, we can, I won't let you suffer," Percy whispered. Jenna let out a cry of pain.
"Let me, I did this, I raised Apollo's evilest daughter to help you fall in love with me but know she has taken over. I did this," Jenna said trembling. Percy glared at her.
"You did this?" he asked anger building up in him. Jenna nodded sadly.
"How could you?" Percy asked hysterically. Jenna's eyes looked deep into Percy.
"Go, go and help them," Jenna said.
"How did you know they were here?" Percy asked before leaving.
"I just do, and Percy, her name isn't Mae it's… well the only way to stop her is to have her true name, it is well you can only say it once let me spell it out for you it's G-I-L-D-A-R-E-D-D-A," Jenna said. Percy nodded.
"Thanks, Jenna, I hope I can forgive you when all this ends, and I hope your brother can too," Percy said.
"I don't have a brother," Jenna said.
"Brooks isn't your brother?" Percy asked. Jenna shook her head.
"Then who is he?" Percy asked. Jenna blushed.
"There was a prophecy and we are supposed to be married," Jenna said.
"Do you love him?" Percy asked.
"No, and he likes Annabeth, well you can figure it out later, good luck Percy Jackson," Jenna said her eyes misty.
"Good luck to you too," Percy said leaving. He repeated the letters in his mind. He hiked up the mountain the way Annabeth and Piper had gone. He traced their steps. When he reached the cave Annabeth and Piper where listening to a woman who looked nothing like Mae.
"Oh good know I can perform my spell," Mae said. Her voice was the same. He whispered the letters into Annabeth's ear.
"Huh?" Annabeth said.
"If we say her name correct we can control her, but we only get one chance," Percy whispered again. Mae came closer to them.
"Love birds, so sweet. And a mother to baby Azalea, how intriguing, hate to kill you, oh wait that was my plan the whole time! Ha! Oh and your precious Brooks is long gone Annabeth Chase, you killed him," Mae said. Annabeth sobbed. Mae managed to catch it in a bottle.
"Come dearie," Mae said pulling Piper to her, "I need the blood of the mother of a child of Prophecy." Piper grabbed her dagger and plunged it into Mae. Mae gasped but pulled it out and the blood disappeared. She grabbed the dagger and pricked the tip of Piper's left middle finger. She shook the blood into a bottle.
"And the heart of Poseidon's son," Mae said.