Chapter 11 (Percy's P.O.V.)

Me and Annabeth walked out to the ponds to find Nico and Thalia. Which is easier said then done. There were at least a thousand ponds just around the palace. Just to think about the amount of ponds around the village just gave me a headache. I held Annabeth's hand while checking every single pond. Again easier said then done.

" Is that them over there?" Annabeth asked. I looked where she was pointing and saw Marissa talking to some guy. He looked to be about the same height as Nico. Same hair and all. We walked up a bit closer and I was about to say hi to him when Annabeth pulled me behind a bush.

"What?" I asked.

"That's not Nico. He's to tall to be Nico. He has o be someone else." She said.

" Who else could it be?"

" I don't know but it's not him. Listen to there conversation." She whispered.

So I did.

" So Marissa can you tell me who your Mother is?" He asked.

" She said her name was Andromeda, like the princess, Jackson, But she said soon she would have my last name soon."

" And who is your Father?"

" He said his name was Leo Valdez." Marissa said proudly. " But who are you?" She asked.

" Well my name is Posiedan. Your Grandfather." Poseidan said. " Where is your Mother Marissa?"

" She said told me to go here because she was going to talk to my uncle."

" I can't remember. But he was tall, had black hair and really really really really green eyes. Like emeralds!" She said.

" Well why don't we go find your mother. It's been awhile since I have seen her."

" Okay. I think I remember where she was."

I pulled Annabeth farther back into the bushes so we wouldn't be seen. Once we were sure they were inside the palace. We walked over to the pond they were talking at. It was the same one we were at last night with... Andromeda.

" This can't be happening Annabeth. I can't this bad luck." I said.

" Percy relax a bit. Your making the pond water bubble." She said surprisingly calm. I looked over and saw that bubbles, the size of basketballs on the surface of the pond.

" How can I relax knowing that I might be taken away from you today and never see you again? That I might have to be with a person who I don't even love or maybe even like!" I ranted. " How can I relax about something like that? Tell me how Annabeth."

" Percy, Mari doesn't even remember your name. There is a strong chance that we won't ever be found out about because Andi knows what will happen if she does tell about us. She knows that there will never be any chance of redemtaion with you. She know that and if she wants any chance of you ever forgiving her she has to let us be together." Annabeth said. I gave her a light peck on the check and then on the lips.

" So what should we do?"

She pursed her lips. " I hate having to do this but we hide. We head to the village and find a safe place till tomorrow. Then we head back here."

" Why would he only be here till tomorrow?" I asked.

" They do this all the time. After a ball or some big event they visit the others and tell them about it. In this case you, me, Thalia, and Nico are said big event. They for more they never stay for more than a day or even till dinner if you're lucky enough."

" We should find Thalia and Nico. If my dad sees them he will ship them back home."

So we went of to find them again. So why should it be any easier then it was before? Every single pond we checked was lifeless. We couldn't find them and it felt like we had checked every pond for like an hour.

" How can there be so many ponds and not a single human life force in sight."

"Blame Aphrodite. She must love looking at her reflection. Come on lets check one more pond and then we can risk going inside to check."

"Fine."

And I guess I have some small pot of luck some where that comes into play when I get handed a pile of crap. Because when we checked the pond. Thalia and Nico were there. Their backs were away from us and I just couldn't help myself. I will the pond water to splash right on them. They were shocked at first. But then I guess relization hit them.

" PERSEUS JACKSON! YOU ARE AS DEAD AS SPIDER I JUST KILLED!" She turned around and looked absolutely terrifing but I couldn't help bu cracking up like an idiot. Which according to Thalia I was. So she deciced to zap me with lighting and it hurt like Hades.

" Okay in my defense, it was to perfect of a moment to waste." I was more composed at that point but I was stil having trouble to keep my smile straight.

" What do you want fish breath?" Thalia growled at me.

" Well incase you didn't know my dad is here and we should probably hide before he sees either of us.

" Where?" Nico asked.

" The village would be the safest." Annabeth said.

" Yeah but people guard the outside of this place tighter then skin. We couldn't get out unless we got permission from Aphrodite herself. And we all know she is probably talking to Posiedan right now

" Well then where else can we go? There are only so many safe places left."

I hesitated. " Well there is one place but it would be more dangerous then walking up to a killer and asking them to sit down to a cup of a tea."

" What is it?" Annabeth asked. I looked at Thalia and Nico knew what I was talking about.

" Percy we can't go there of all places." Thalia said. She was always the bravest of us but there were only a few places where she would never go. And the one I was talking about was one of them.

" If we don't were dead!"

" What is this place?" Annabeth said.

" The Woods. The most evil and vile places to ever travel." Nico said." And one of the only places left we can go. Me, Percy,and Thalia played there when we were young before we knew what lurked in there. It changes to become what you fear the most. Whatever fear is strongest it leachs of it and changes to accomidate that fear."

Annabeth paled a bit. I knew she was thinking of the dream she had last night. " Are you sure it is the only safe place left?

" Postive."

" Then what are we waiting for? Thalia you in?" Annabeth asked.

" Might as well."

And so we went off into the woods.

A/N Hey guys so I know this is really late and short but I've just had trouble posting it due to schoolwork. Also I felt like I was getting no reviews and I it's hard to post when you're not getting reviews. So if I don't post very often then it would be because of lack of reviews so PLEASE REVIEW!

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