Percy Jackson Annabeth Chase meet the Fallen C8
"Are we there yet?" Arianna asked
"No." Sam replied, they kept on walking. It was well into the evening when the path was so narrow it only fit one person on it they were basically hugging the cliff side... Sam stopped.
"Are we here?" Arianna asked again.
"No."
"Then why have you stopped?" Daniel asked
"Now we start the climb." Sam stated grabbing some things from her bag she moved over to Annabeth passing her a rope. "If I asked you to wait here would you?" She asked when Annabeth shook her head Sam sighed. "Figured, then tie this around you." Sam stated "climb where I climb." Sam added Annabeth nodded she craned her neck back to see if she could see the top, she could not.
"Tell us where it is, we will go on ahead. You do not have to come." Daniel states Sam turned to look at him.
"You go on ahead you will miss it." Sam stated when it looked like Daniel was about to protest Sam gave him a specific look. She started the climb, Annabeth following her movements.
"It would be so much easier if we had wings." Annabeth mumbled to Sam who laughed lightly. They climbed until they could no longer see the ledge the came up on. Annabeth did the not so smart thing and looked down they were really high up.
"It is best not to look down." Gabbe stated who was under her.
"Too late."
"Annabeth." Sam added making Annabeth look up she was getting higher so she started moving again. Sam had made it to a very narrow ledge it would only fit one person on it. "What you do next is keep walking straight." Sam stated as Annabeth gripped the ledge she began to pull herself up in time to see Sam walk into the rock face.
Annabeth passed the message on before following her. She was surrounded by darkness and it felt like it went on forever but she felt a tug on the rope and what could only be a minute later she came out through some vines into the evening air. They were in a very small clearing it was lit from a wedge in the cliff face above them. She saw Sam staring ahead of her making Annabeth look at what she was staring at. Up ahead was an entrance into the cliff, it was Greek style with pilasters holding up the roof she noted that the pediments were depicting some kind of story but they were worn out it was hard to decipher. The same went with the freize although she could tell it had something to do with Athena. She recognised Aegis in the center of the pediment. Standing before the temple though was a statue of a man and woman holding each other, in the woman's hand was a flower, the same flower that was on the pedestal back at Sam's home. This statue was the supposed lovers from Will's story. Sam looked really uncomfortable she shuffled on her feet before meeting Annabeth's gaze. The others had made it out and were looking around the clearing.
"You were right we would have missed that." Daniel stated
"That is a temple to Athena?" Gabbe stated
"Hm." Sam replied "what you seek is inside. I will wait here." Sam stated she saw the look shared amongst the others in the group.
"You know where inside?" Daniel asked
"Yes. You will need this." Sam stated pulling out the rock she had collected on the way up. She handed it to Daniel.
"Can you guys enter it?" Luce asked Daniel who shook his head.
"I will go get it." Luce stated taking the rock only to stumble under the weight of it.
"Why can't you go in?" Arianna asked
"Why can't you?" Sam shot back.
"It would be bad if we went in." Arianna stated
"Same here." Sam replied
"Ok, looks like it is me and Luce." Annabeth stated sharing a look with Sam she could tell Sam was keeping something. Sam grabbed her arm stopping her.
"What you find in there, don't think too much into it." Sam stated
"You have been in there before?" Roland asked
"Just don't touch anything...be careful."
"Is it dangerous?" Daniel asked
"Not if your intentions are pure." Sam replied she watched as Annabeth and Luce went inside. She waited by the exit not wanting to get too close when they felt the ground rumble and a loud bang echoed from within the temple.
"Luce!" Daniel shouted both Arianna and Gabbe grabbed him
"You can't enter Daniel." Arianna stated both of them were holding him back stopping him from entering.
"What the hell was that?" Daniel spat turning to look at Sam who looked really uncomfortable. She was rubbing her arm looking towards the entrance.
"They are being tested." Sam whispered and by her posture it was clear she did not think it was good.
"Tested? What do you mean tested?" Gabbe asked
"Not again, not again, not again." Sam repeated she looked as though she wanted to cry. "Damn it, I really should not get attached." She mumbled to herself "besides she is smart, she might pass..." Sam stated just as a rumble came from inside. Sam seemed to go pale at this noise. "Shit." Sam stated Daniel had her by the neck and slammed her into the cavern wall.
"What the hell is going on?" He stated his tone going deadly.
"They are failing." Sam replied punching his arm with one arm then with the other punched his chest so he stepped back trying to regain his balance. He looked bewildered as did the others. Sam landed in a crouch rubbing her neck looking at the others.
"What can we do?" Gabbe asked
"We can't do anything we can't enter." Arianna stated it being clear the others were getting upset.
"Forgive me." Sam stated making the others stop their arguing to look at her before she ran into the temple.