Hi! I'm so sorry it took me so long to update! I was busy with the end of school, then I had some writers block. I hope you think that the wait was worth it and I will definitely update more now that it's summer! Happy reading!

Will

When I come out of Annabeth's surgery I'm feeling good. She did as well as someone getting brain surgery could be expected to do. My dad is already back on Olympus, but I have to take the small victories. My feeling of relief doesn't last long. I come out of the OR and go to check on Percy. I expect him to be sitting up in his bed, fidgeting with something or talking to someone.

I'm not prepared for what I see. He's lying on his back, completely still. This worries me because his ADHD is worse than most demigods, and he can't go five minutes without having something to fidget with. I walk closer to his bed and see that he looks horrible.

He's deathly pale (paler than Nico usually is) and there is sweat beaded on his forehead. His breath is coming out in short, shallow gasps and his forehead is creased in pain. Before I can ask what's wrong, he goes limp. If he was in so much pain that he passed out, I have a serious problem.

I press my fingers against his neck feeling his pulse. It's fast and thready, not good. His breathing is still shallow, so I slip an oxygen mask over his face. I'm trying to figure out what to do next, since I have no idea why he's in so much pain. I decide to give him some nectar and wait for him to wake up.

After 10 minutes Percy still isn't awake and his face is still tight with pain. I can't give him any more nectar or ambrosia without burning him up, so I decide to use mortal medicine. I grab an IV bag with morphine and walk over to put the IV line into Percy's hand.

I realize that I'm going to have to take off his bandages to be able to put the IV in. I was going to change the bandages in an hour, but I mine as well do it now. Slowly, I start unwrapping the bandages and what I see makes my jaw drop. Percy's skin is peeling away with the bandages and what isn't pulled away is red and puffy. Somehow Percy's burns got badly infected.

I have absolutely no idea how it happened. I made sure that I cleaned them really well before I bandages them, but somehow Percy's burns are infected and he's in agony.

I feel myself starting to have a panic attack. My breath is coming out in short gasps and my mind is jumping from one thought to another. I need to treat Percy fast, but I can't help him if I'm having a panic attack. I look around hoping that Nico might be in the infirmary for some reason, but I have no such luck.

So, I do what I always do when I'm having a panic attack and I'm alone. I grab a blanket from the nearest bed and wrap it tightly around myself. I sit on the floor, shaking and gasping for breath. Soon the pressure of the blanket calms me down and my head is clearing. Shrugging the blanket off my shoulders, I stand up, ready to help Percy. Instead of an empty room, I see a man wrapping bandages around Percy's arms.

I stare at him, my eyes wide with suprise. I'm still a little out of sorts from my panic attack, so all I can manage is to sputter, "Wh-who?" But the man cuts me off before I can finish asking who he is. "What was that?" No one other than Nico has ever seen me when I'm anxious and now this stranger just saw me have a panic attack.

And suddenly I'm having another panic attack. Since I'm having another panic attack so soon after my last one, this one is even worse. The stranger looks surprised and walks toward me. I stumble backward, trying to get away, but I bump into a table and fall to the floor. Now I'm sitting on my butt, gasping for breath, and scooting away from the man. Darkness starts to move into the edges of my vision and in the doctor part of my mind, I know that I need to take deep breaths to soothe my burning lungs, but I'm so panicked I just keep hyperventilating faster and faster.

I feel a hand on my shoulder and spin around to see Nico. I can hear him telling me to calm down, but I'm so far into my panic attack that his voice sounds like it's a million miles away. I'm still trying to move away from the strange man and I'm knocking over everything in my path. When I'm almost to the door, I feel something sharp plunge into my arm and the world goes dark.

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