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Chapter 15- Trapped
Suddenly I see Zeus, staring right at me, a sneer forming on his face, and his finger came up, pointing straight at me.
Percy POV
I duck below the window and crawl to the side, hearing the calls of disbelief from the Roman gods. I crawl towards the windowless bathroom, and make my way to the shower. I then run the shower, and use force magic to freeze the water, then I force the ice to smash away the tiles. I create a small hole in the ground beneath me. I jump down into the hole and remake the tiles using force magic. I curl up and make myself as small as possible, hoping the gods wouldn't find me.
I could hear their voices as they came into the cabin in small form, all 24 gods, Roman and Greek.
"Split up and search the entire cabin" whispered what I guessed was the voice of Jupiter.
I then hear shuffling sounds above me, and try not to breath.
"I believe this would be the ideal hiding spot" came the voice of Artemis. A few mutters of agreement followed this. I hear the shuffling sound again, and the bathroom curtains being drawn. I hear a sink smash, and I hear the brief sound of water spraying all over the floor. I immediately feel outwards for the water, and shape it into something that I assumed looked like a dragon. I have it fly around the ceiling, roaring and thrashing. Ares yells and I hear heavy footsteps as he runs over my hiding spot.
I make the dragon swirl, or I at least hoped it was swirling, around in a circle. Then I send it flying in a random direction, and feel it slam into a wall.
"He must have gone that way" said what I assume was Apollo's voice.
I hear their footsteps fading as I believe they had run from the bathroom. Suddenly many more footsteps come from above. I stop breathing.
"It seems hollow here" comes from a voice that seemed like Diana's.
My eyes widen as the god's mutter in agreement. I dig to the side, knowing that it was my only hope. I patch up the tunnel behind me, and it becomes completely black. I continue forcing the hole in the tunnel, always patching up behind me and turning in different directions. My legs felt like lead now, and sweat dripped from my forehead. My mind was on the verge of shutting down, and tiredness was overcoming me.
I sit down and rest against the side of the tunnel. I slowly shut my eyes, and before I knew it I was asleep.
When I woke up I could hear voices. Gods voices. I stand up, fully alert, listening to the direction. I couldn't believe they had managed to follow me all this way. I immediately begin forcing holes in the wall, patching up behind me. I knew they were just a couple of sections behind me. I keep going as fast as I could. I am trapped.
I continue going, but I knew the gods would be catching me, because it was most likely they were getting used to the pattern. I change direction and keep going. I continue like this for hours, sweat dripping from my forehead. The heat was making its way to my mind, and I could hardly think, my only thought was to make holes, and patch up behind me. My only hope of survival was to go up I suppose.
I had no idea where I was, but I needed to get out of here before it was too late. I need food and water, or I shall die. I slowly force a hole in the ceiling, guiding the dirt around me, so I didn't crush myself. I make my way upwards a few meters. Then I break to the surface. I look around and spot Artemis, Ares, and Apollo. Of course, they would be following from above. I had been trapped the entire time, with no hope of escape. My weary and tired mind senses all the trees around me. I was in a forest.
My mind made the decision to run before my legs could respond. Before I knew it, I was sprinting through the forest, forgetting at the time that Artemis was goddess of the hunt. My mind continued to hope that I could escape, until four arrows came out of the trees and pinned me to a tree.
"Foolish boy, believing you could escape me in a forest!" sneered Artemis as she walked out of the trees.
I roll my eyes as I was strung up in between trees. "You will remain here until the gods find us, and then you will die. I watch her walk away, and two hunters were posted guard. One of them was Thalia.
"Thalia?" I whisper.
"What?" she asks, she looked very sad.
"Can you help me?" I ask, knowing I had to chance it.
"I can't help a traitor" Thalia whispers, tears rolling down her cheeks.
"Thalia, I didn't betray anyone, I can explain." I say desperately.
"Explain then" Thalia says, I bit of hope seemed to come to her eyes.
"As you know, Annabeth betrayed me for Craig. I ran away to New York, and found my Mum dead. Then, I ran to the outskirts of New York, where a Deity found me. The uncle of Chaos. He is the lord of the universes. So, he found me, and told me to go to the forest of death, where there was a house I could live in. So, I did. Eventually, he came to me and said there was a war coming. A war in which Gaia, Ouranos, Tartarus and possibly Pontus are rising, as well as 75,000 monsters. -"
Thalia groans in disbelief at the thought of all those monsters and primordials.
"He told me to go to Tartarus, and try and get Nyx on our side. He took me there, and left me to converse with Nyx. I was successful, but while I was talking to Nyx, the gods scanned Tartarus, and just happened to scan the mansion of night when I was there. I had to run away, and here I am, caught." I finish.
Thalia's eyes widen, and I could tell she believed me.
"So, what do I have to do?" she asks.
"You have to make sure the other guard does not see me escape." I say.
"I will do it if you allow me to come with you" she says stubbornly.
I nod. I knew it was my only chance of escape, even if I had to take Thalia.
I slowly force the bonds loose, and nod to Thalia. She walks over and starts talking to the other guard, a good 12 meters away. Which was a good thing, else we would have been caught. I slip down from the tree, and dash into a nearby bush. I watch Thalia spin around and spot my empty bonds. She then waves goodbye to the huntress guard, and runs into the bush, I leap from the bushes and run up beside her.
I hear the alarm go up from the camp, meaning they were on the chase. I lead Thalia to the side, and we keep running through the forest. Then I saw a familiar tree, and dash towards it. I lead Thalia through the small bush and onto a very familiar path. We were in the forest of Death! This was the path to Zarcrix's hut. I dash down the path, Thalia barely keeping up behind me, and I run through the bush and into Zarcrix's backyard. Then I realise Thalia wasn't through, she didn't have permission.
"Zarcrix can you give Thalia Grace permission please!" I yell.
Suddenly Thalia tumbles through the bushes and face plants on the ground. She gets up and brushes herself off.
"Thanks, Zarcrix" I say.
"Where are we?" asks Thalia, looking up at the small hut.
"We are at the hut I have been living at recently." I say with a smile.
"Wow" she says, looking at the training grounds.
I grin, home sweet home.
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Third person POV
Craig sat down on his bed in camp Half-blood. He knew now that he had the proof, the entire camp would be under his rule. He walked outside clutching the little pod. He made his way to the centre of camp and through the pod down, watching it form a mist which formed a screen. The screen showed the proof.
The members who believed in Percy gasped in disbelief at the undeniable proof sitting in front of them. Many of them cried as they realised the true antics of their saviour. Only two campers still believed in Percy; Katie Gardner and Clarisse La 'Rue.
They stood tall and said;
"You may have proof that Percy is against us, but I still believe in him! He would never be on the evil side, because it is against his nature! His fatal floor is loyalty! He would never leave us, I am sure he had important reasons to be in Tartarus!" yelled Katie.
"I know Prissy, and even if he is a pussy cat, I know he would never leave us! He is a fighter, a fighter for our side! Who's with me!?" yelled Clarisse.
"I am!" yelled Isabella.
"Me too!" yelled the Travis and Connor Stoll.
Soon, all the older campers who knew Percy were yelling and cheering, having been roused by Katie and Clarisse's speeches.
The camp was in turmoil, and Craig was fuming.
He summoned a bolt of lightning and struck the centre of camp. There was silence as the weak bolt exploded above the ground.
"You all are traitors! Flee now before I call on my father to deal with all of you!" Craig yelled.
The older campers all began looking at each other, then they grinned. They ran at Craig smashing him to the ground. They rained punches down upon him, and left him there, whimpering.
They then rushed towards the Zeus cabin. They smashed it to pieces, an ultimate dishonour to Zeus.
They then grabbed their stuff and marched out of camp, their heads held high. The group of demigods made their way towards New York, in a search for Percy.
Meanwhile, back at camp half-blood, Craig slowly got to his feet. "That's right! You better run!" he yelled. All of camp cheered and lifted Craig onto their shoulders.
Craig couldn't help but think he had done it. He had taken over Camp Half-blood.
With Chiron
Chiron gaped in disbelief at the backs of the demigods, walking away towards New York. He slowly got up and walked towards Craig, who was sitting down, an evil grin on his face, despite all his bruises.
Chiron walked up to him and WHAM! Craig flew to the ground, his hand on his face, a gigantic purple bruise spreading across his face.
Chiron turned his head away, and marched after the leaving demigods.
Camp Half-Blood was in a very bad state.
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