Percy

Annabeth covered her mouth and tears welled up in her eyes. Percy grabbed her hand and pulled her away from the stone.

He felt horrible, but he knew it was best if they left the park.

Annabeth was silent as they walked.

"I have been thinking," she said as she but her nails.

"And?"

"After we go to college at New Rome, maybe we can lead normal lives. You know, like do things normal people do."

She stared off into the sunset and thought clouded her face.

"We could get married,"

Annabeth stopped. She looked at Percy and smiled.

"I would love that more than anything in the world Seaweed Brain,"

"Anything that you wish shall be done Wise Girl,"

But what was about to happen next, Percy could have never of guessed. The world around them completely froze.

"What the-" He was suddenly cut off by the wind that pushed them both over. They were both sprawled on the ground trying to regain their balance but the wind just blew harder.

Then Percy realized they were also being sucked toward a whole. Annabeth had managed to grab a pole. Percy clawed at the ground to try and get something to hold onto, but there was nothing.

"Percy!"

He tried to respond, but the wind sucked away his breath.

Annabeth let go of the pole and the wind carried her, just my luck. He thought. Without meaning to Annabeth slammed into him and knocked them both into the dark endless whole in the ground.

It almost felt like they falling into Tartarus all over again. Just this time Percy didn't know where Annabeth was. He heard her screams. But then again those might have been his own.

Blinding light suddenly split the air. Percy opened his eyes, and to his surprise he was falling in sky. A small piece of land came into view. From what it looked like there was a castle.

Annabeth grabbed his hand, apparently she had been falling with him the whole time and was trying to get his attention.

"Percy! There's water!"

But her words only washed over him. His gaze caught the lake that she was frantically trying to point out.

He tried with all of his strength to try and summon it, but nothing happened.

Yup, they were as good as dead. But just like that? Sucked from all of reality, shot up into the sky and was falling to their doom. Percy thought he might die heroically, maybe just after the saving the world.

"Percy!"

"I can't!"

They fell faster and the castle came closer into view. Small figures in black spotted the ground.

Then two of the small black dots kept getting closer and closer, until they were right next to them. They wore black robes and were flying, no riding on… brooms?

"Hold on!" On of them yelled.

One of them grabbed Annabeth and attempted to pull her up onto the broom. The other one reached out to Percy.

"Grab my hand!" He yelled.

Percy reached up and grabbed his outstretched arm. He thought he might make it. But his hand slipped from his rescuers.

"NO!" That was the last thing he heard before hitting the ground with a sickening crack.