Chapter 9

Nightmare Dream

"Annabeth!" Percy cried out, his voice echoing around the chasm, as the edge that he was on finally crumbled and broke off from the chasm.

Percy screamed, but it was no use, as he fell down towards Tartarus. The wind was whistling in Percy ears. The darkness was closing around Percy, like the shadows was trying to grab him. The smell of sulfur and blood hit Percy in the face, practically making him gag. Percy couldn't see anything, only darkness with a tint of red in it, like the color of blood.

"Sacrifices. Beautiful sacrifices to wake the goddess" the voice laughed in the darkness.

Percy covered his ears with his hands, as the voice laughed louder. "Sacrifices. Beautiful sacrifices to wake the goddess" the voice repeated so loud, that it vibrated through Percy skull.

For the first time, Percy feared the dark, as it looks like it was trying to capture him. Percy couldn't breathe and he thrashed wildly, not wanting the dark to grab him. Percy closed his eyes tightly, gritting his teeth.

"Sacrifices. Beautiful sacrifices to wake the goddess."

"Leave me alone!" Percy shouted to the darkness.

The voice just gave out a loud, cold, deep chuckle that just sent shivers down Percy spine.

"Sacrifices. Beautiful sacrifices to wake the goddess" the voice whispered in Percy ear, like it was right next to him.

Percy landed with a big splash in the River of Lamentation made of pure misery, the freezing, cold water biting Percy skin, as he sunk to the bottom. "Sacrifices. Beautiful sacrifices to wake the goddess" the voice said, quieter than a whisper, as the darkness finally consumed Percy.

End of Nightmare (3rd POV)

Percy shot straight up in his bed, gasped, let out a blood curdling scream, that Percy wouldn't be surprised if he woke up everybody in the house, heck the whole neighborhood probably heard him. The tendons in Percy neck and face stood out, as Percy kept screaming bloody murder. Percy thrashed wildly like a madman, his hands curled into fists, holding tightly onto Nico as he was holding the other boy in his arms. Percy face turned red and has this most haunting, broken, scared, dead look in his eyes that it would makes Hades himself crawl into a ball and cry for the poor teenage boy misery and pain.

Chris and Victoria barged through the door as they both saw Percy thrash violently in his bed, screaming his head off. Nico was trying to calm Percy down, by grabbing his arms to stop his uncontrollable tremor, and managed to stop his thrashing using his enhanced strength.

"NO!" Percy cried out desperately, believing that the darkness has gotten him, but it was actually Nico restraining him. A few seconds later, Percy shoved Nico off of him, and Percy fell off the bed. Percy crawled backwards, until his back hit the wall. Nico quickly went over to Percy and knelt by his side. He ran his hand through Percy tousled hair and rubbing his back soothingly. Percy chest raised up and down, controlling his breathing, trying to stop the panic attack from rising. Tears glistened in Percy eyes, his face looking so broken, that it shattered the adult's heart, to see the teenager like this.

Percy POV

Once I had finally calmed down from my little episode, Nico set me down on one of the couches in the living room, wrapped a navy-blue blanket around my shoulders, and then went off to the kitchen, before returning and handing me a mug of hot chocolate. I rested my elbows on my knees, both of my hands clutching tightly on the mug. My hands shaking, causing ripples to form in the mug of hot chocolate. I closed my eyes tightly, took multiple deep breaths, as my shaking hands stopped. I took a long sip, the warm liquid going down my throat and spreading warmth all over my body. I set the mug on the coffee table in front of me and rubbed my face tiredly.

It's been months since I had that dream and I finally thought it was going away, but it just keep coming back. I remember everything of that memory. The cut of my palm. Falling. Darkness. And the damn voice, that keeps whispering in my head over and over again.

I ran a hand through my hair repeatedly, causing it to stick up in different, wild directions. I sighed deeply, exhausted. My head snap to the side, as I heard small footsteps coming towards me. A tired smile formed on my lips, as Aunt Victoria came up to me, worried and concern in her eyes. It pulls on my heart, on how she reminds me so much of my mom.

"Hey sweetie. How you holding up?" she asks me, as she sat next to me and rub my back soothingly.

"Been better" I told her, my voice hoarse from the amount of screaming I did.

"Do you want to talk about it?" she asked me softly.

I shook my head no. "It was just a nightmare. Nothing to worry about" I told her, with a fake reassuring tone.

Chris came up to me and pursed his lips. "Nothing to worry about?! You screamed like one of those horror movies."

"I'm fine" I told them, looking at the ground so I won't have to look at their concern eyes.

"Percy, have you been taking your medication?" she asked me.

The meds that put my ADHD, panic attacks, and sleep exhaustion in control. I stopped taking them when I was 12, when I found out I was a demigod. I really didn't need them, as those pills can't help me. It was pointless to take them. All of those symptoms are part of me being a demigod.

I looked at my Aunt and Uncle and saw the tiredness and concern in her eyes. Exhaustion written all over her face. Guilt wash over me, as I knew that I woke her up from her sleep, and that she has taken care of pathetic old me.

I motion my head to the stairs to my Aunt. "Get some sleep. I know you're tired, so go to bed. I'll be alright" I told her.

She sighed knowing that she can't win with me. "Try to get some sleep Percy. If you need anything, just wake me up alright?" she told me.

I nodded my head to her and giving her a fake reassuring smile. She kissed the top of my head, before getting up and heading upstairs with Chris to their room. I sighed, like the hundredth time today, as I place my hands on my face, and leaning back. My ears perked up, as I heard a heartbeat at the entrance of the living room, and someone eyes burning at the back of my head.

"I know you're there Scott" I said, not moving from my position. Nico at this point was sitting next to me on the couch, holding me close.

I heard Scott's footsteps come towards me and sat the couch in front of me. I removed my hands from my face and faced Scott. I clenched my jaw, at the pitied and concerned look he gave me. It makes me feel weak, pathetic, and worthless, and I hate it.

"I'm fine Scott! Why are you here? Because it wasn't just to check up on me?" I pleaded at him, just want to forget all about this night.

Scott nodded. We sat there for a few minutes, in a slightly awkward silence. "There's another person. It's the same person that interrupted my fight with Derek, last night. H-He kept saying all of these riddles, like "You know me, but yet, you don't know me at all. That doesn't make any sense" Scott growled in frustration, as he curled his hands into fists.

Guilt burned in me and Nico, as we couldn't tell Scott anything. We can't tell him the truth and its killing me not to tell him or Stiles anything. Every time I want to say something, I get an image of a Dracaena stabbing Scott in the stomach with a spear, Stiles being chased by a pack of Hellhounds in the woods, Allison being smashed by a Cyclops, or Aunt Victoria being strangled to death by the Minotaur. I immediately bite my tongue and clamp my mouth shut. It's for the best, I keep repeating over and over in my head.

Before I could say anything, in the distance, there was a faint sound of a gunshot, followed by a long howl. Scott ears perked up, and he looked at the window.

"Scott?" I asked him.

He stared at me wide eye. "I don't know. I think the Argents found the Alpha. I have to go. I have to check it out" Scott rushed, as he ran out to the front door, grabbing his jacket, and sprinting towards the noise. Nico looked at me before we nodded agreeing to follow Scott.

We quickly shifted and sprinted behind Scott. As we were sprinting after Scott, my tribal tattoo started to expand larger, spreading all over my body. My black flannel pants changed into pitch black jeans, my feet with black combat boots, a black sleeveless Under Armor muscle shirt, a black assassin jacket hood already up, and my armor which have all of my weapons. I placed my mask on. We followed the gun shots and quickly found ourselves in an abandoned industrial area.

We flame traveled to the top of a building. I walked towards the edge, crouched down, as my eyes scanned the scene below me. There was a woman that I haven't seen in long time, walking casually, leaving her car behind. She has shoulder length dirty blond hair, tan skin, slim figure, mid-twenties, and light-green eyes. She wore all black and to my shock, carrying a black rifle gun and a flashlight. Fuck! Kate, why is she here? I thought to myself. My head snapped to the other side, as I heard a deep growl. It was the Alpha. The alpha growled again, but at something or someone else. I follow the line of vision and saw the one and only, Derek Hale.

So Derek was shot? Well, that's gotta suck.

I looked back up, the Alpha was a couple buildings away from me. I grabbed a throwing knife from my belt, arched my arm back, and threw it towards the Alpha. The knife sank deep at the back of its right leg, the Alpha howled out in pain. It's red glowing eyes looked at Nico and I, growling, before taking out the knife from its leg with it's claws, and running. We ran after it, jumping from building to building.

Still running, I threw Riptide like a Frisbee as I slid under the Alpha legs, causing it to trip, roll down the roof, and hang on by it's claws on the edge of a building. The Alpha growled at me, snapping it's fangs at me. I stopped running, walking slowly down the roof towards the Alpha. I grabbed my bow and aimed an arrow at the Alpha, right between its eyes. Right when I was about to release the arrow, BAM! The sound of a gunshot echo in the air. I look to the side and saw Derek roll down from a roof of a building not far from us onto the ground, Kate holding her gun below us. Once the Alpha saw I was distracted, he quickly jumped over me and ran away, until I couldn't see it in anymore.

I cursed myself, knowing that I couldn't chase after the Alpha and go check on Derek at the same time. I turned to Nico and told him to follow the Alpha at a distance. Once my feet hit the ground, I kept my armor and mask on as I ran to where Derek fell. I soon found him sitting up, leaning against a wooden pillar, and grimacing painfully. I knelt next to him and saw that there was a bullet wound on his arm, which gave out a wisp of blue smoke, glowing in the dark.

Derek snapped up when he heard me, his eyes flashing electric blue. They quickly went back to normal, once he saw me. He stopped struggling once he knew that i was there to help. I grabbed his arm and analyzed the wound. The bullet is still in the arm and didn't went through the limb. Derek chest rise up and down, his breath coming out in labor breaths, and sweat glisten his face.

"What are you doing here?" Derek growled at me, through the pain.

"I heard gunshots and came to check it out" I told him.

Derek leaned his head back on the pillar, his eyes drooping down. I carefully shook his shoulders, so he won't pass out. "Derek, keep your eyes open. I'm going to have to take the bullet out, alright?" he nodded his head. "After I take the bullet out, I'm going to give out a distraction while you make a run for it" he nodded.

I grabbed two of my throwing knives from my belt. I gave one of my knives to Derek, who put the hilt in his teeth. I grabbed his arm and position the knife on the wound. I took a deep breath, before I dig my knife in the bullet wound. Derek growled through the knife in his mouth, his eyes flashing electric blue and his fangs coming out. My face scrunched up in concentration, my hold on Derek arm tightening as he squirmed in pain.

Dark red blood, stained my hands and the knife, as I dig through his flesh for the bullet. After a few sounds of squishing flesh and growls from Derek, I finally manage to take out the bullet from his arm. I grabbed the crumpled bullet in my hand and threw it as far away from us. Derek sighed in relief, leaning back against the pillar. I cleaned the blood from my knife and my hands on my jacket. I sheathed both of my knives and help Derek up on his feet. He wobble on his feet and leaned on the pillar. The wound still hasn't healed and purple veins started to form around the wound.

"Crap, wolfs bane. Well on the bright side, I can get you what you need to heal considering where I live. But I won't be able to get it until after school. You should go. I'll distract the hunters, while you make a run for it" I told him, already walking away.

"Thank you" I heard him say to my back. The corner of my lips moved up slightly, knowing he doesn't say that to many people. "Like I told you Derek, I am an ally, not your enemy."

With that, I sprinted to where Kate was at. I hid in the shadows, as I saw her and heard a car pulling up. To my surprise, it was Uncle Chris, double crap. Chris stormed out of his car, grabbing the woman arm anxiously.

"Get in" he demanded her.

"Not even 'Hello,' Nice to see you" Kate shot back.

"All I've got at the moment is 'please put the assault rifle away before someone notices." Chris, hissed at her angrily, checking around for any people.

She just scoff. "That's the brother I love."

I heard a faint gasp and I turn around. Behind a red crate, was the head of Scott? I sighed, before I walked stealthily behind him. He didn't notice my presence yet, his eyes train at the hunters. I quietly walked next to him, placing my hand on his shoulder. He jumped a foot in the air in surprise and fright. I place my right index finger to my lips, signaling him to be quiet. He relaxed once he realized it was the man in armor and nodded his head. We both peeked over the red crate, listening to the conversation.

"Chris, there were two of them" the woman told him.

"The Alpha?" Chris asked.

"I don't know, but one of them tried to kill me."

"One of them was going to lead us to the others. He can't do that, if he's dead" Chris argued.

Kate gave him a look. "Well, I can't help kill either of them if one of them kill's me first."

Chris looked away from her, thinking. "How long will it take?" he asked her.

She shrugged. "I'll give him 48 hours. If that."

"You think he is still out here?"

The woman scoffed again. "With a shot like that, he should be barely walking."

Chris nodded, taking out a gun from the inside of his coat, and the both of them started walking in our direction. I shoved Scott away. "Get out of here. I'll distract them." I hissed at him.

Scott stumbled and hesitated for a moment, before sprinting away. I then flame traveled to the road, next to Chris's car. I grabbed a trash can, raised it over my head with ease, and threw it behind them. They whirled around, guns ready, and aim at me. I roared at them before taking off down the road shifting into a wolf, as they started firing at me. I smirked as I saw both get into their own cars, chasing me and driving way over the speed limit. I quicken my pace, going fast as possible. Gunshots were fired behind me by Kate but never hit me, as I easily dodged them. I turned to an alley, they're still hot on my trail. I knock down multiple trash cans on the way, but they easily swerved around them. I hopped on a dumpster and front flipped over a metal fence, crouching at the other side in my armored human form.

Chris stopped, but Kate kept on going, running the fence down. I kept on running. I took off my mask, pocketing it, so I could breathe better. I jumped on the side of a wall, use that as a springboard, launching myself at the other wall, and grabbed the fire escape with my hands above me. Using my entire torso strength, I lifted myself up, and climbed to the top of the building like rock climbing with the metal bars of the stairs. The other car screeched to a halt, and Kate stepped out of her car. She aims her gun at me and pulled the trigger. Click, click. I smirked under my mask, as Kate screamed in frustration when she realized she ran out of bullets. I gave her a two finger salute, before running off. I jumped over numerous vents easily, flipping from building to building until I finally reached home.

When I reached my house, I looked down at my watch and saw that it was 5:00 AM. I sighed in exhaustion, the lack of sleep just now hitting me. I just sat on the bed with Nico gazing at the stars and moon while he explained the Alpha's movements after he left the area. That's the thing that I like about Beacon Hills. In New York, you couldn't see the stars nor the moon, because of the amount of pollution in the air. But here, you can see the night sky perfectly clear.

When we got to school I was drinking a cup of coffee, with a mixture of nectar, during class. The caffeine is waking me up, from the lack of sleep. I sat next to Scott, Stiles behind us, as we waited for the teacher to give back our graded tests. Like Scott, I fidget nervously for my paper. Stiles tapped both Scott's and I backs impatiently, as he was a bit angry that he was the last person to know of the Alpha info.

"If Derek isn't the Alpha, if he's not the one who bit Scott, then who did?" Stiles asked us.

I shrugged my shoulders, not giving away the fact that I know who it is.

"I don't know" Scott shook his head.

I twisted my head back, watching Stiles sit back again, annoyed, before he got up, close to us again. "Did the Alpha kill the bus driver?"

I didn't respond, neither did Nico. Scott did by nodding his head.

Stiles sat back again, tapping his pencil on his desk annoyed, before turning around again. "Do you know the mysterious person that interfered with your fight with Derek?"

"I don't know" Scott said, his anger rising a bit.

Stiles sat back again, pouting his lips and huffing out a sigh. Then he turned to us again. "Does Alison's dad know about the Alpha? Or the mysterious person?"

Scott and I both whirled around and faced Stiles. "I don't know!" Scott yelled, the same time I yelled, "Stiles!"

The whole class stared at us and I turn back to the front, taking a long sip of my coffee. The teacher came down Scott and Stiles isle, passing Stiles his paper, which had an A- circled on the top. I look at Scott's test and wince at the large D- marked at the top. I waited for mine and pumped my fist by my side, seeing the B+ on the top of the paper.

"Dude, you need to study more" Stiles told Scott.

Scott angrily slam his paper on the desk.

"Relax Scott" I told him.

"Scott, don't worry about it. You're going to make it up. Do you want help studying?" Stiles offered.

Scott sighed. "No. I'm studying with Allison after school today."

"That's my boy" Stiles told him, an impressed and proud look on his face.

"We're just studying" Scott told him.

"Uh, no, you aren't" Stiles shook his head.

"No, I'm not?" Scott asked him confused. I rolled my eyes and snorted at Scott. "How are you so innocent? C'mon Scotty. Now Stiles is going to go on a speech all about it. Plus that's my cousin you're 'studying' with. Remember that her mom is always home, and we have family over today. Plus Kate will probably hit on you regardless if Allison is sitting next to you or not."

"If you go to her house today and squander that colossal opportunity, I swear, I'll have you de-balled" Stiles told Scott shamelessly.

"Don't you think that's a bit over the top?" I asked Stiles.

"No." He replied shrugging.

"Okay. Just, stop with the questions man" Scott said quietly.

"Done. No more questions" Stiles agreed easily. "No more talk about the Alpha, or the mystery person, or Derek. Especially Derek-who still scares me." Nico heard that last part and laughed at Stiles's expression.

School finished smoothly well. I casually walk towards my locker, putting my books in and grabbing my skateboard. As I dig through my backpack, a pencil in my teeth, Alison came to her locker next to mine with Lydia next to her. I shot them both a smile, which they both return. (Lydia later apologized for her outburst against Nico. So we were back on better terms)

"So, how was your day been ladies?" I asked them, the pencil still in my mouth.

Allison gave me her dimple smile and Lydia flipped her hair, leaning on the lockers.

"Great" Allison said, all giddy. I raised my eyebrows at her, still digging through my backpack. "Looks like someone excited about their study session with little Scotty" I told her, wiggling my eyebrows at her

Allison blushed and Lydia said "See Allison, even Percy knows that you two won't be studying at all."

Allison quickly changed the subject. "Why are you in a happy mood?" she asked me.

"Um, it's after school. Who isn't happy to leave this torture place they call a school?" I told them like it was obvious.

"Is that all?" Allison pushed on.

My brows furrowed together in confusion. "Well, I am going to the skate park with Nico to try some new tricks."

"And?"

"And what?" I asked really confused now.

"And that you have a girlfriend now, duh. I swear, boy's intelligence are slipping down the drain by the second" Lydia told me.

I dropped my backpack to the floor, the pencil in my mouth clattering to the ground, as did my board. I completely ignored Lydia last comment.

"I have a what now?!" I exclaimed to them.

They both took a step back at my sudden outburst. "Didn't you ask Ashley Jones to be your girlfriend?" Allison asked me.

I shook my head no, looking at both of them wide-eyed. "I have Nico as my boyfriend, and don't need anyone else! Where did you hear that?!"

"Well, that's not what she's been telling the whole school" Lydia said, twirling a strand of hair in her finger.

"What?!" I shouted, causing people in the hallway to look at me but I didn't care at the moment. I groaned and ran a hand through my hair.

"I'm going to take a guess here and say that you didn't ask her out" Allison told me, with sympathy in her eyes.

"Di Immortals" I cursed under my breath, before I slammed my locker hard and grabbing my backpack and board. "See you later" I told them, running off, searching for a certain person.

How did I not hear about this?

Well, I was asleep most of the school day, but that's not the point. I pushed people out of my way, my eyes scanning wildly around the hallway. I finally found the she-devil leaning against some lockers, I angrily marched towards her.

"Ashley, we need to talk" I seethed.

Ashley turned around to face me, her eyes brightening up when she saw me. "Hey baby!" she said in a chirpy tone, her arms wrapping around my neck as she step in her tiptoes, smashing her lips on mine.

Okay so she caught me by surprise. But I responded quickly with throwing her off me, sending her a glare so harsh, Hades would've flinched. It got deadly silent around us as the temperature heated up fast because of me. I walked up to her and pushed her against the wall and said loudly and angrily "Listen here bitch, we are not together! I don't know how that came to your mind, but I am already with someone so much better than a ditzy little girl like you!"

A quiet whisper answer came out "w-who?"

"I am with Nico Di Angelo, who has been my best friend for the past 5 years. He and I are together. If I hear more rumors about you and I being together, I humiliate you harsher than I am doing right now. Am I understood?"

Silence.

"AM I UNDERSTOOD?!" She nodded vigorously.

"Good. Move along everyone" I responded. I turned to find Nico at the end of the hall with a small smile on his face. I pulled him into a deep kiss before leading us out of the school to the parking lot.

A/N: Let me know if my writing is good. Let me know if there is a twist that I should put in. As far as updates and new chapters go, I try to post new chapters as I can. It just depends on homework and studying for classes I have each day.

Updated: 12/26/2017