A/N: Ok. Next chapter. I know you weren't happy with the cliff hanger-but I'm back to write another one! Enjoy!
Percy's POV:
"RRRRROOOOOOAAAAAARRRRRRHHHHH!" (Yes, that was necessary) screeched the loud monster. It jumped down from the tree, ignoring the hellhound who was looking tastily at his tail as the dragon bounded towards me. It took large steps and was rapidly approaching. Shock overcome me but it soon disappeared after I had to roll to the side to avoid a stream of fire that burnt the tips of my hair.
I saw Thalia had spotted the rack of shelves and was sprinting towards me. I tossed her a spear and a shield. It scattered on the floor and she picked it up to fend off the nearest monster. I picked up a sword and a shield. The sword was off balanced but I didn't have time to go shopping, so I grabbed one by whim and it fit much better in my hands. On my way from running away from the monster, I spotted a knife that looked like Annabeth's so I reached for it but was had already had to much inertia. My hand didn't get it.
I was getting to close to the wall that if I didn't stop, I would crash. At the last moment, I turned around to face the orange colored dragon. Each scale rippled and were like sparks in a fire. I stood solidly analyzing weaknesses and attack points. Between his arm and body was a part where I could easily strike.
Then I remembered we planned to play stupid during this whole thing. These kinds of times were ones where I wish I had the curse of Achilles. I could afford no mistake.
"Percy!" I ran away from the dragon, ducking between his legs and ran towards the voice. I was now next to the weapons rack and could easily grab the knife while the dragon turned his body around. It was Annabeth. A small bruise colored her left cheek bone, more wrapped around her neck, and my stomach dropped.
I finished feeling guilty and focused on the project at hand. The knife was bowled from my hand to Annabeth's feet. She picked it up and motioned me to her. I ran and seeing me follow, she ran by my side to the opposite corner. Along running, I saw doors that I implied were their entrances.
In the corner, Jason and Piper were crowded together fighting along side. Leo and Nico were fighting the hellhound and Thalia was arriving from the opposite side. Annabeth and I turned our backs to the wall and started pressing out. Jason dusted the sphinx by accident and to add extra effect of the 'playing stupid factor' Piper, Thalia and Annabeth screamed.
I blocked a blow from the hellhound as the dragon was taking interest in Leo. I knew that would happen. With me far to the right, I had Annabeth to my right, then Thalia and Leo then Hazel and Frank who were taking on the Dragon with Leo and then Piper and Jason were trying to take down the giant.
Annabeth pretended to reach for a swipe to the sphinx but she hissed. The smart monster tried to throw us riddles and we ignored them with a façade of confusion on our face. We hit the animal and I heard a grainy howl from Piper. I looked to see what had hit Piper, but it was only the Giant. He made a small childish growl as Jason threw his sword to his shoulder. I don't know if giants were supposed to dust but this one did.
That was a good idea so I threw my sword a little to good and it landed in her head, making the sphinx dust into a big cloud. All we had left was a hellhound and the dragon. I went to help Leo but he had already made a new friend. The dragon was nuzzling his side and Leo was feeding him twigs and handfuls of dirt. I have absolutely no idea how that happened. I snorted. Leo had a thing for dragons and dragons had a thing for Leo.
Now, our only threat was the hellhound.
"Don't kill Mrs. O'L- The hellhound, I have an idea." I screamed. Thalia nodded and just held him off enough so she didn't become doggy chow.
All of a sudden, a large noise echoed through the room as another door to my left opened. It was like the garage door I walked out of but much, much bigger. We all looked curiously at the next monster.
A long and hairy stick like thing reached out from the door and stretched out right. Annabeth let out a blood curdling cry and she stumbled backwards onto her hands and butt. Her hands frantically wrapped around my leg like a child and completely shut down as I watched the skyscraper of a spider tower out of the door. It was black and had large pinchers as big as my wingspan.
"Oh, my Gods." Nico voice cracked at the sight.
I looked back at Annabeth and she had her face buried in my pant leg with her knife shaking at the ready.
"Can you guys take this? I can hold off the big doggy. I don't want Annabeth getting hurt." They nodded and moved forward. I pulled Annabeth up with her eyes never leaving the beast. We stumbled towards the growling hellhound Leo was trying to get the dragon to sit and he was wagging his tail. Annabeth walked backwards keeping her face towards the spider as I advanced on the hellhound.
I dodged a pounce from the dog and it snarled. I tricked it and jumped on it's back. I was straddling the giant dog and began familiar with the steering. Remembering from Mrs. O'Leary that if you pull of the ears they will go that direction, I left Annabeth for a test drive.
The hellhound was trying to buck me off but I dug my heels into it's hide so I didn't move easily. Then I thought of an idea.
"HEY! Follow me!" Every ran for their life and turned the corner after me. I was taking the lead and looked to see Annabeth striding along side and the rest of the team sprinting away from the spider trying to take nibbles from their feet. I was approaching the wall quickly and the hellhound was bounding along.
I aimed his head towards my door that I entered in and at the last second yelled "SORRY!" and jumped off to the side. I watched the hellhound who was too big for the door crack his skull and crash the door open. Alarms sounded and I ran ushered everyone inside my room. Annabeth jumped over the unconscious hellhound. I stood and helped everyone jump over the dog and when everyone was inside I took one last look at the whining dragon and the angry spider and the beautiful green.
I sprung myself over the dog and watched as the door opened with a few men with tranquilizer guns pointed at me. They were jumped by Jason, Nico and Thalia who were hiding behind the door. They knocked them out very quickly and we scrambled out the door leaving the unconscious bodies lying next to each other.
"This way!" Jason yelled and we ran after him. His was able to break through the door at the end of the hallway and were now back in the room where we started. Running like the wind, the doctors didn't know what hit them. I yanked open the door and we filed through. This was our escape.
"RUN LIKE THE WIND BOYS!" Leo yelled and we picked up speed. I was pumping my arms so fast and Annabeth was running with her long legs making super strides.
I looked behind me to see if anybody was following and four security men were gaining on us, pointing unsteady guns at us. We turned down two more hallways trying to go as fast as I can. Reaching our corridors I pointed out the door with the exit. We were only a few meters from the door where five shots were fired. Annabeth fell down and Nico, Thalia, Piper, and Jason followed. Leo kept going and I shoved the door open. I couldn't leave them so I wasn't going to go but I needed to see the outside if I were going to tell Grover.
I looked around and saw the a long line of trees. It reminded me once again of the forest at camp. I felt a small injection in my thigh and the drugs entered through my body. I twisted and fell over so I was facing the open door.
Someone started pulling me inside but with the last strength I had, I wrapped my fingers around the door in protest.
I pulled back in surprise when my fingers got tangled up in vines. Leo and I were pulled back inside and I could only keep my eyes open for just a second to see the vines I got tangled in quickly grew around the frame. That was really weird. It just kept growing and started reaching down the hallway. I saw Leo's ankle get wrapped in the vines and then little purple ovals started sprouting in bunches around the strings of vines.
Then I blacked out.
A/N: Ok! I got another request to torture Percy. Well… That is coming in the next chapter. I PROMISE! Please read and review. Have a wonderful day and do something nice for someone today!
