Chapter 25
Annabeth's Pov
"Are we ready?" I asked.
"Yeah, I think so," Nico said.
It was me, Nico, Amber, Thalia, Travis, and Connor going to find Alex.
"We need one more person," Travis said, counting us.
"We'll meet him there," I said, starting the car engine.
"Annabeth…" Thalia trailed off.
I ignored her and drove.
Alex's Pov
When I woke up, I smelled the scent of cookies. I looked at the little coffee table in front of me. There was a plate of blue cookies.
"Good! You're awake," The woman, Sally, said.
"Who are you?" I asked.
"Sally Jackson," She said, kneeling down by me.
"Where am I?" I asked.
"My apartment. The monsters can't get you here," She said.
"What do you know about the monsters?" I asked suspiciously.
"I've dealt with them before," She said.
"What do they want from me?" I asked.
"They want to kill you," She said, seriously.
Then, she went into this whole story about the ancient Greek Gods. She said that they were real and that they would come down to the earth every once in a while and have kids with mortals. They were called demigods.
"Alex, you are special," She said.
"What about my sister?" I asked.
"You have a sister?" She asked.
"Yes, she was taken by some other guy," I said.
"Did he by chance say his name?" She asked.
"Uh… I think it was something like Grover," I said.
"Good. I know where your sister is, and I know how to get to her," She said.
"Really?" I asked.
"Yes, I just need to make a call," She said, opening her cell phone.
Annabeth's Pov
I was listening to the Stoll brothers bickering with Thalia. Then, my phone rang. I saw it was Sally's caller ID number, so I put it on speaker.
"Hello?" I asked.
"Annabeth? It's Sally. I have a-you-know-what-over-here," She said.
Everyone in the car froze.
"Do you know her name?" I asked.
"Alex Garcia," Sally said.
The car went silent.
"We'll be there in a minute," I said.
We drove in silence until Connor spoke.
"Oh crap," He said.
I turned around to see two Hydras chasing our car. Great, just totally freaking great!
"HEY!" I heard a familiar voice yell at the Hydra.
"Clarisse?" Thalia asked, bewildered.
"Rachel went all bad on us," Clarisse said.
She was riding a motor bike right next to us.
"I guess giving a prophecy changed her to good for a while. Then, she changed back," Thalia said.
"Uh, guys?" Conner asked.
"There are two fire breathing Hydras coming at us!" Travis reminded us.
"Look at my awesome new power!" Clarisse said.
She pointed her hands out at one of the hydras. Fire flew out of her hand and killed the first Hydra.
"Oh crap!" Travis muttered.
"Yeah, I know! It's totally wicked," She said.
Then another monster joined the second Hydra. Percy would call him 'Old Beef Head'.
"I got them. You guys go!" Clarisse said.
She turned sideways. Then she got off her bike and pushed it to the ground. She cracked her knuckles.
"Bring it on," She said.
We drove away. We finally arrived at Sally's apartment. Travis and Connor were going to keep watch. The rest of us ran up to the front door. I knocked.
"Who's there?" Sally asked.
"Sally? It's me! It's Annabeth," I said.
"Prove it," She said, through the door.
"Blue food," I said.
She opened the door and pulled us all in.
"Where is she?" Amber asked immediately.
"In the living room," She pointed through a different doorway.
Amber pushed through immediately.
"Alex?" She called out.
"Amber?" Came a different voice.
Amber's Pov
"Alex?" I called out.
I really hoped it was really her.
"Amber?" The unmistakable voice of my sister asked.
"Alex!" I yelled.
I ran into the room and saw my sister sitting on the couch, getting ready to jump up and hug me. We hugged for about a minute.
"I missed you so much!" I cried into her shoulder.
"Me too!" She cried.
"Alex… we're demi-" But Alex interrupted me.
"-gods. Yeah, I know. Sally explained it all to me. Anyways, who's our dad?" She asked all excited.
"We are daughters of Poseidon," I said proudly.
"That explains the wave…" She trailed off.
Annabeth and the gang came in.
"Alex, we have a half brother named Percy. Sally is his mother. Annabeth is his girlfriend. Guys? You want to introduce yourselves?" I asked.
Alex's Pov
I was just reunited with my sister. I was so happy.
"Alex, we have a half brother named Percy. Sally is his mother. Annabeth is his girlfriend. Guys? You want to introduce yourselves?" She asked.
A girl older than me stepped forward. She had blond hair and startling grey eyes. I would certainly not mess with this girl.
"My name is Annabeth Chase. I'm a daughter of Athena, Goddess of Battle and Wisdom," She said.
Then, a cute boy my age stepped forward. He was dressed in all black and looked pale.
"My name is Nico Di Angelo. I'm a son of Hades, God of the Underworld," He said.
Amber, he is C-U-T-E!
Taken.
By who?
Me.
Then, a girl older than me, but younger than Annabeth, stepped forward. She was wearing punk clothes. I wouldn't mess with her either.
"My name is Thalia. My dad is Zeus, God of the Sky," She said.
"Uh, Amber? Where is the other one? Our brother?" I asked.
Annabeth looked at her feet. Thalia and Nico looked away. Amber looked at me sadly. That's when she explained everything. The war and what had happened with Percy. Two more boys came flying in the front door.
"Travis? Connor? What happened?" Annabeth asked.
"It's Malcolm. He's downstairs with an army," Travis said.
"But Athena sent back up," Connor added.
"What kind of back up?" Annabeth asked, raising an eyebrow.
"The Hunters," Travis said.
"All of them?" Thalia asked.
"Yeah," Connor said.
"Artemis has, like, forty Huntresses now," Thalia said.
Nico raised an eyebrow.
"Since I last saw them, okay?" Thalia snapped.
Annabeth's Pov
I heard it as a faint whisper at first.
"Annabeth," He called.
"Percy?" I whispered.
Nico and Thalia were bickering, so I snuck out. I closed the front door behind me as I walked out.
"Annabeth," It was louder now.
"Percy?" I asked.
I ran to where his voice had come from. I ran and ran for what seemed like forever. It was dark now. I heard a twig snap. I took out my dagger. I forgot all about the war. Crap. I swear that Seaweed Brain has an influence on me.
"Annabeth," A different voice said, as he came out of the shadows.
"Malcolm," I snarled.
"Hello little sister. How have you been?" He asked.
"What do you want from us?" I asked.
"I'm here to make a deal," He said.
Percy had told me not to make the deal.
"What," I said.
"If you are willing to substitute for him, you can. You just have to come with me," He said.
A plan formed in my mind. This plan was definitely going to work.
Amber's Pov
Thalia and Nico were yelling at each other now.
"You have no idea what you're doing, Pinecone Face!" Nico yelled.
"You are so going down, Dead Boy," She screamed.
"STOP!" I yelled.
They both went silent.
"Where's Annabeth?" I asked.
"She was right here," Thalia said, looking around.
That's when we heard the explosion.
Oh no! I will update as soon as I can! Anyway, you people need to give me new characters! New campers! One of you can save a certain so of Poseidon… C'mon people! REVIEW! Please and thank-you!