This chapter has songs in it. Karoake night! Back up singers are guys and this is their singing: This is their singing.
Chapter 36
Alex's Pov
"Why don't you just go back to camp?" I asked Jenny.
"Because I'm not allowed to go anywhere without you," She said.
"Great," I said.
Arrows flew out of the forest. I turned and screamed, but they stopped. Literally. One was frozen in place in front of me.
"Run!" I yelled to Jenny.
We ran through the woods and back into camp boundries. We kept running until I accidently ran into Percy.
"Where have you been?" He asked.
"The woods," Jenny said.
"Jenny!" I hissed.
"Alex Garcia!" Percy yelled.
"Look I-" But Percy interuppted me.
"You could have gotten yourself killed!" Percy yelled.
"But I didn't!" I yelled.
"But you could have!" He yelled back.
"Percy," Annabeth said.
"I know," He said, looking out at the lake.
There were waves crashing because of our tempers.
"Ugh!" I yelled and walked away.
I went into my cabin.
"Hey!" I yelped.
I was stuck in a net, dangling fromt the roof. The net was made out of flowery vines.
"Help!" I yelled.
A flower came and tied around my mouth. Another went around my hands, and another around my feet. I meant to yell 'Let me out of here!', but instead came up with...
"Mem me mou mum mere!" I yelled.
Jenny walked in and another cage came around her.
"Alex? Is that you?" Jenny asked.
Flowery vines came around her hands and feet and mouth too. I groaned. Percy would come in here eventually. Right?
Percy's Pov
I watched her storm off to our cabin. Jenny ran off after her.
"So what now, Seaweed Brain?" Annabeth asked.
"Give her ten minutes. She'll come around. It's our turn for dinner. The war can't starve us," I said.
She nodded and we went down to the Dining Pavilion together. I went and sat down at the Poseidon table, but instead of going to their tables, Annabeth, Thalia, and Nico came ans sat with me.
"Percy, we need to talk," Thalia said.
"What's wrong?" I asked.
"There's another spy at camp," Nico said.
"Who?" I asked.
"We don't know," Annabeth said.
"All we know is that they're going to attack soon," Nico said.
I looked at them each in the face. Alex...
"Percy! Where are you going?" Annabeth yelled after me.
I ran into the Posedion cabin to see that it was empty. I went back outside.
"Alex!" I yelled.
Percy, shut the Hades up. I'm in your head. Now come get me out of here.
Alex? Where are you?
In a stupid cage. I'm in the middle of a fire. It's getting hot, so hurry. It's next to the stables. Hurry!
"Percy! What's going on?" Annabeth asked.
"Alex is in trouble. There's a fire by the Horse Stables. Alex is hanging above it. Come on!" I yelled.
I ran all the way to the stables. There was a huge fire, but it hadn't gotten to the stables yet. Sitting in a cage in the middle, was Alex. She was banging on the bars coughing.
"Alex!" I yelled.
She looked at me and kept coughing. I willed the entire creek over here, but for some reason the flames wouldn't go out. I couldn't sit there and do nothing, so I jumped into the flames. I doged them, but the smoke was intoxicating. I started coughing.
"Percy get out of there!" Annabeth yelled.
I pulled out my pen and clicked. The fire reflected off of Riptide. I went to the cage and cut a small hole. It was enough to get Alex out, so she jumped into my arms. I carried her half way and fell over. I started dragiing her. Annabeth came in and her me pul Alex. We ran to the armory. Clarisse was in there hacking heads off some training dummies. She turned and saw me collapse. I saw everything in a blur, and passed out.
Annabeth's Pov
"Chiron, are you sure they'll be alright?" I asked.
"Annabeth, he already said it a thousand times. They are going to be fine," Thalia said.
"When are they going to get up?" I asked.
"In ten minutes. That's what Chiron said about six times already," Nico sighed.
I sat for about five seconds before I got up and started pacing.
"Annabeth, relax! Jeez!" Thalia said.
I sat down again. I couldn't stand it. I stood up and started pacing again. Curse you ADHD.
Amber's Pov (Still in the Underworld)
"So?" Hades asked.
"Rebirth. Two conditions," I said.
"What?" He said.
"I want to be Nico's age, and I want to remember everything," I said.
He looked at me with distaste.
"Fine, but tell Poseidon that he owes me for giving you life again," He grumbled.
I would see my sister. I would see my brother. I would see Nico!
"What will I look like?" I asked.
Hades snapped his fingers and I felt... alive. A mirror appeared in front of me and I saw I had brown hair and brown eyes.
"Will I still be a demigod?" I asked.
"Yes, you will be claimed again by Kelpy. Now be gone," He said and waved his hand.
When I blonked, I was at the base of Camp Half Blood. Here we go.
Alex's Pov
Ugh. That's the one word that explains how I feel right now. I groaned and opened my eyes. I saw Annabet, Thalia, and Nico sitting on chairs, fidgeting. ADHD. I turned to my side and saw Percy on the next bed over. He was still out cold.
"Alex?" Annabeth asked.
"What happened?" I asked.
"Remember? The fire?" She asked.
"Right," I said.
I started to get up, but I fell back. I suddenly felt a tingly feeling inside me.
Annabeth's Pov
"Right," She said.
She started to get up, but fell back. She froze.
"Amber," She said.
"What?" I asked.
I looked over at Thalia and Nico, but they looked as confused as me.
"Don't you feel it?" Alex asked Nico.
"Feel what?" Nico asked.
Then he froze.
"That's it!" Alex said.
"No, there's someone at the base of Half Blood Hill. A new Half Blood. It's wierd because she seems familiar. Her aura..." Nico trailed off.
Alex jumped off her bed and ran outside. Where did she get the strength?
"Wait!" We all said.
I heard Percy groan so I stayed behind.
Amber's Pov
I reached my hand out and touched Thalia's tree. I remember when I first met Percy, Annabeth, and Nico. I heard something and looked over to see them. Nico and Thalia were following Alex. Alex ran until she saw me. She walked up.
"Hi," She said.
"Hi. I'm Alex. This is-" But I interuppted her.
"Thalia and Nico," I said.
They all took one step back and took out their weapons.
"Hey, hey, hey! You guys don't recognize me? I mean, it's knid of obvious-" But I stopped.
I looked different. I wasn't a black haired sea green eyed daughter of Poseidon. I was a brown haired brown eyed daughter of Poseidon.
"Right. There's no way to prove it," I looked away.
"Prove what?" Alex asked.
"It's me Alex. Remember? Yours was sunset and mine was balloon. thinking back on that, it was a stupid word, but hey it worked," I said.
"Amber?" She practically yelled.
"Hey sis," I smiled.
She tackeled me with a hug. When she pulled away, I looked at Nico. His eyes were blank. My smile faded. Wasn't he happy that I was back? I heard the dinner sound.
"Dinner time," Thalia said.
"Come on Amber. We have to go tell Percy that you're alive!" She said excitedly.
She started dragging me to the infirmary. I looked behind me one more time to see Nico still staring blankly at me. We went into the infirmary.
"Alex! Who's this?" Annabeth asked.
"Are you okay, Alex?" Percy asked Alex.
"I'm super excited, happy, ecstatic, joyful, thrilled, delighted, and cheerful," Alex said, bouncing up and down with her hand on my arm.
"What is up with you?" Percy asked, smiling.
"You don't have the slightest idea who this is?" Alex asked.
Then, Aurora ran in.
"Annabeth, our cabin is waiting on you!" She said.
"Okay. Bye Percy. Bye Alex. Bye..." She said, looking at me.
"Annabeth!" Aurora whined.
"Okay, come on Aurora," Annabeth said.
They walked out of the infirmary. Another girl walked in.
"Alex, I'm hungry, abut I can't go in without you. Zeus' order!" The girl whined.
"Jenny! This is my sister!" Alex said.
"Sister?" Percy said.
Alex smiled and went ouside with Jenny.
"Percy do you recognize me?" I asked, walking to his bedside.
"No," He answered.
"You are such a Seaweed Brain. Alex recognized me at once. I can't beleive you don't know your own sister," I said.
"Amber?" He asked, his eyes wide.
"The one and only," I said, smiling.
"But... how?" He asked.
"Hades," I said.
"Why would he-" Percy started.
"Because he thought his son loved me," I said.
"Thought?" He asked.
"Nico didn't even say anything when he saw me," I said, looking at my feet.
"Well, he loved you, watched you die, then watched you come back. That's kind of a hard process," He said.
"I guess," I said.
"Come on, it's dinner time," He said.
I gave him an Ambrosia square and he felt better. We met Alex at our table. After eating, Percy got up.
"I have a very special announcement to make!" He said.
He looked at me.
"Everyone knew my sister, Amber. For some very wierd reason, he has allowed her to come back from the dead. She has been reincarnated into a new body. Amber," He said.
I stood up and waved to everybody. A lot of people stared. I peeked at the Hades table. Nico wasn't there.
"Wonderful new Percy. Erm, welcome back Amber! Now, tonight is Karoke night! I will be open for anyone. Starting out will be Annabeth Chase!" Chrion said.
Almost everyone cheered.
Later...
A lot of people had come up and said hi to me. It was kind of akward saying welcome back from the dead and nice new hair and eyes. I still haven't talked to Nico. He's avoiding me. It was karaoke time. Annabeth was first, but it hadn't started yet. Finally, the lights went out. One spotlight came out and Annabeth stepped into it. More lights appeared behind it and I saw two Apollo kids with Guitars and one with a drum set.
They started playing.
"I don't think the passenger seat
Has ever looked this good to me
He tells me about his night
I count the colors in his eyes
He'll never fall in love he swears
As he runs his finger in his hair
I'm laughing 'cause I hope he's wrong
And I don't think it ever crossed his mind
He tells a joke
I fake a smile
But I know all his favorite songs
And I could tell you his favorties colors green
He likes to argue
Born on the eighteenth
His sisters' beautiful
He has his fathers eyes
And if you ask me if I love him
I'd lie
He looks around the room
Innocently overlooks the truth
Shouldn't a light go on
Doesn't he know that I've had him memorized for so long
And he sees everything in black and white
Never let nobody see him cry
I don't let nobody see me wishin he was mine
I could tell you
His favorite colors green
He likes to argue
Born on the eighteenth
His sisters' beautiful
He has his fathers eyes
If you ask me if I love him
I'd lie
He stands there
Then walks away
My gods, if I could only say
I'm holding every breath for you
He'd never tell you
But he can play guitar
I think he can see through
Everything but my heart
First thought when I wake up
Is my gods he's beautiful
So I put on my make up
And pray for a miracle
Yes I could tell you
His favorite colors green
He likes to argue
Oh and it kills me
His sisters' beautiful
He has his fathers eyes
And if you asked me if I love him
If you ask me if I love him
I'd lie," She sang
The whole camp erupted into cheers. Annabeth went over to Percy and kissed him
"So who's that song about?" He asked.
"Guess, Seaweed Brain," She laughed.
"Amber!" Alex yelled.
She grabbed my hand and dragged me on the stage.
The lights went dark and white lights flashed around me. I recognized the sound of the piano, so I sang.
"How can you see into my eyes
Like open doors," I sang.
I could hear the guitar come in.
"Leading you down into my core
Where I've become so numb
Without a soul
My spirits sleeping somewhere cold
Until you find it there
And lead it back home," I sang.
The back up singers came in.
Wake me up
"Wake me up inside."
I can't wake up
"Wake me up inside."
Save me!
"Call my name and save me from the dark."
Wake me up
"Bid my blood to run."
I can't wake up
"Before I come undone."
Save me
"Save me from the nothing I've become
Now that I know that I'm without
You can't just leave me
Breathe into me and make me real
Bring me to life," I sang.
Wake me up
"Wake me up inside."
I can't wake up
"Wake me up inside."
Save me!
"Call my name and save me from the dark."
Wake me up
"Bid my blood to run."
I can't wake up
"Before I come undone."
Save me
"Save me from the nothing I've become!
Bring me to life."
I've been living a lie
There's nothing left inside
"Bring me to life!
Frozen inside without your touch
Without your love darling
Only you are the life among the dead!" I sang
One of the back up singers started his big part.
All this time I can't beleive I couldn't see
Kept in the dark but you were there in front of me
"I've been sleeping a thousand years it seems
Got to open my eyes to everything!" I sang.
Without a thought
Without a voice
Without a soul
Don't let me die here
There must be something more
"Bring me to life!" I sang.
Wake me up
"Wake me up inside."
I can't wake up
"Wake me up inside."
Save me!
"Call my name and save me from the dark."
Wake me up
"Bid my blood to run."
I can't wake up
"Before I come undone."
Save me
"Save me from the nothing I've become!
Bring me back to life!"
I've been living a lie, there's nothing left inside
"Bring me to life!" I sang.
The lights went out completely. I was breathing heavily and smiling. Suddenly, the lghts came back on and vines curled up around my legs. I wasn't going anywhere for a while. Everybody had vines around them. Even the Demeter and Dionysus cabins. None of the gods were anywhere to be seen. They must have gone back up to Olympus. Even Chiron was stuck in the vines. Katie stepped up next to me.
"I'm so sorry about this guys, but you all had a chance to join Kronos the first time. This time, the gods won't be able to have demigods to save their butts. You will all be destroyed. Except one. Jenny will be coming with me," Katie said.
"No," I said.
"Amber, Amber, Amber. Do you even know who's arrow it was that killed you? Do you know who got the poison. Do you know who gave those half bloods orders to give their lives to take your life? They gave their lives to kill you, but you came back. You made their lives worthless," Katie said.
She took out a dagger and put it to my throat.
"They made their lives worthless by joining Kronos. You made your life worthless by joining him," I said.
She growled.
"How dare you!" She yelled.
I spit in her eye so she stumbled back.
"Curse you, Katie!" I yelled.
A wave of water flowed in and I saw Alex and Percy using it to slice the vines off themselves and others. I tried it and it worked. I saw a familiar trident appear above my head. I smiled and tackled Katie.
"Get off me!" She yelled.
Some vines flew around me and held me to the ground. They attacked my arms, legs, and neck. I was tied down. The vines started to mummify me. It almost completely covered me when a familiar black stygian sword cut threw them. A hand helped me up, and I was looking in the face of Nico Di Angelo.
"Hey," I said.
"Sorry about earlier. I... I just didn't understand. I was confused, upset, and happy all at the same time," He said.
"And now you're..." I said.
"Happy," He smiled.
I smiled. Katie looked at me with hate in her eyes. She looked at the ceiling and it exploded. A ladder fell down and riding it was Rachel. She took out her machine gun. Crap. She fired it at the ceiling which made little holes everywhere. Katie climbed on the ladder, so I lunged. I was holding onto her boot.
"Let go!" She wailed.
We were going higher and higher. We flew out into the ocean when Rachel pointed her gun at me.
"Crap," I muttered.
I let go of Katie's boot and dove for the sea. I ws flying threw the air until I finally hit the water. I was full of energy. I came back to the surface to see them flying off in the distance.
"Amber?" I heard people call my name.
I went under the water and shot myslef straight to the surface. I flew into the air.
"Whoa," I mumbled.
I saw the crowd of camp going walking around and to their cabins. I landed in the water and swam back to shore. Percy and Nico helped me out of it.
"That was kind of stupid Amber..." Percy said.
"I was just trying to catch her," I said.
"But it was brave," Percy finished.
"Thanks oh great hero," I said.
Alex ran up and hugged me.
"Don't do anything stupid anymore," She said.
"I just grabbed a ladder. Why is everyone acting so wierd? It was a small mission," I said.
"But we just got you back. That's why," Nico said.
I turned and smiled. I looked around at everyone.
"I have an idea," I smiled wickedly.
Percy looked scared, so for more effect, I laughed evilly and ran off to my cabin.
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I had persuaded Percy, Annabeth, Alex, Nico, Jenny, Thalia, and Clarisse (She was bored) to play hide and seek in the woods. I know it sounds lame, but playing it in the middle of the night means:
A. It's harder to get tagged.
B. You can't get caught by the Harpies.
Especially B.
"Team Captains are me and Percy. I go first. I choose Annabeth," I said.
Percy glared at me, but I just smirked. Annabeth was the best strategist.
"I choose... Nico," Percy said.
"Why did you choose him?" I asked.
"Uh..." Percy said.
My eyes widened.
"You think boys are stronger, don't you?" I asked.
The others realized it too.
"Sexist pig," Thalia muttered.
Alex and I shared a look. We smiled.
"Boys vs. girls!" We yelled together.
"Not fair! You guys have way more people!" Nico whined.
"But you strong guys wouldn't have a problem with that would you?" Alex asked.
"We should at least have one person," Percy said.
"You guys get Clarisse okay?" I said.
"As long as I get to kick some butt," Clarisse said.
"You have to find us and then take us to the prison. That's the Poseidon cabin. Ready?" I asked.
Everybody nodded.
"Okay, Percy, Nico, and Clarisse, you have to close your eyes and county to twenty. Then try to find us," I said.
They nodded.
"Go!" I said.
Thalia, Annabeth, Alex, Jenny, and I ran throught the forest and stopped.
"Okay, we're going to hide in the trees. Take them down one by one," Annabeth said.
We nodded and climbed into the trees. I was the closest so when I saw someone, I would signal Alex who would signal the others. I sat in the tree for what seemed like forever before I saw a figre coming my way. I looked down and saw... a dummy? I turned suddenly and found Nico with his sword. We fought in the trees, but I forgot to signal so I did the best thing I can think of. I screamed. Nico covered his ears and fell to the ground. I jumped. He quickly rolled out of the way before i landed on him.
"You okay Nico?" I asked.
He turned to me and scrambled up. We circled each other for quite some time. I saw Alex in a tree behind Nico so I dropped my weapon so he would be caught off guard. Nico looked at me suspiciously and lowered his sword.
"Why'd you give up?" He asked, still suspicious.
I smiled and got up. I lifted my hnds and ran. I saw the beach in the distance, so I ran even faster. I was so close when Nico shadow traveled in front of me. Crap. I closed my eyes and a five foot wave hit us both, but it only made me stornger. the water gave me a boost so I flipped over Nico. I was behind him so I hit a place on his shoulder. He fell over, knocked out. I caught him and started dragging him to where Alex had been. That was until I heard a screech.
"Oh no," I mumbled.
The Harpies landed and circles us. This is going to be difficult.
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