ANNABETH POV
"We need to hurry" I grab Percy hand and run fast and Damian follow us.
I call for a taxi and push Percy and Damian in and jump in, i tell the driver the address to camp half blood. At first the driver confuse, but i manage to convince him.
"How do you learn sword technique?" I ask curiously, because his skill is extraordinary better than Percy perhaps (but of course i didn't say that to Percy).
He shrug "I think i has born talent with martial arts, i learn about several martial arts and excel at it. I try to apply the sword with my Kendo style" he explain.
It can't be help, i am impress when i heard that. I ask several question, based on his answer, recently his father showing some dream that gave a hint about him, and base on him his father is lean and muscular, with a regal face, honey gold eyes, and black hair flowing down his shoulders. His skin is the color of teakwood.
I try to think a god that has that appearance but i can't think any of them.
Hades? Nah, he doesn't have honey gold eyes and his skin is pale
Apollo? He got sandy hair
Ares? Definitely a no-no
Zeus? I definitely know if it was him
Poseidon? Percy even didn't have a flinch when he describe his father
So,who? suddenly i notice that Damian look at both of us continuously "what?" i ask
"Although we have save each others life, but i didn't know your guys name yet" Damian smile, when he smile suddenly i feel little bit weird inside me. When i look into him again his face is beautiful, yeah beautiful not handsome. His slightly tanned skin blended with his grey blonde hair. Loose strands of hair perfectly framed his oval shaped head. Wide green eyes brought out his natural beauty, and i couldn't help but stare. His thick light eyebrows showed content, but friendly at the same time.
"Oh yeah sorry, my name is Annabeth Chase, daughter of Athena" i shook my head to distract my attention
"And i am Percy Jackson, son of Poseidon"
When Percy finish his introduction suddenly Damian's shoulder tense "Get out of here NOW!" Damian open the door and the driver hit the break due to the shock and spin almost two times before it stops "Hey watch it" the driver shout to the passenger sit
Damian didn't response he only pushing us out. I try to apologize but we have no time i look up to the sky i saw something in the sky.
"What is that" Percy gasp uncap his riptide and sprung out the sword, Damian took out two rubber band ball and throw it to sky and changed into to the double swords from back then
The driver seems notice it too, and suddenly he drive away without asking us a fare, it look like he was being trance.
The flying thing in sky suddenly hover in one place and dove in blinding split
"Duck" i yelled and jump to my right taking out my dagger. Percy jump forward try to slice the creature but failed The creature has body, tail, and back legs of a lion; the head and wings of an eagle; and an eagle's talons as its front feet.
"What is that?" Damian approach to me quietly.
"It's a Gryphon, he is the one that pull Apollo chariot, but why?"
"I has enough with that puny sun god, he never appreciate me. I am now work with my new master" Gryphon shriek striking towards me, but Damian roll to beside the gryphon and land a really hard kick that make Gryphon swept away.
At the certain distance we heard a terrible roar, new creature has appear. Great, we even didn't have any chance defeating Gryphon, now if we add him it will be impossible. The newcomer is a Chimera, Children of Echidna.
When we though Chimera will jump towards us and eat us like tasty meals, but he do an unbelievable act. Rather he attack us he attack the Gryphon.
Far back from the Chimera a extremely fat woman in a denim dress with a fearsome reptilian tongue,and slitted eyes like a snake emerge from nowhere
I ready to attack but suddenly she talks "Come now my dear i am here to help"
"Echidna, why are you here?" I growl, i hate her due the fact that she almost kill my boyfriends in his first mission. I try to look my back, Damian is busy with Gryphon with chimera help and Percy was unconsciousness
"Like i said i am here to help" she hiss with annoyance, it's look like she hate to repeat things "I have my own circumstances to help you guys. But, if you don't want to just be it"
"We have the situation under control"
She shrug and whistle "Sonny, come here, it seems that they decline our offer" Chimera run toward Echidna and Echidna suddenly gone with the Chimera.
"Percy hang on" I run toward Percy to help him but the gryphon breath fire make a barrier between me and Damian with Percy
"If i can't be satisfied,i'll take him as a hostage" Gryphon roar
"DON'T DARE TO THINK-" before i could finish my word, he snatch Percy and fled
"PERCYYYYYYY" I cry and fell down losing all my energy. This feeling is different from when Percy took as a captive by Hera for Camp exchange program.
Percy has been snatch in front of me, and i am powerless to help, and i realize how useless i am in battle. Beside my brain i don't have any other talent like Percy could control water or Nico could raise an army of undead.
Damian try to comfort me, but it'll be a hard time for him.
"We need to hurry up, or Percy sacrifice will be vain" Damian offer his hand
"Don't talk if he already died" I snap and without i realize it i yell at Damian
"Good you have energy to yell. Get up and stands straight."
"You don't feel nothing because you don't know him" I continue my yelling with tears flowing through my cheeks
It Damian turn to be snap "YEAH I DON'T KNOW NOTHING, BUT ONE THING THAT I KNOW IS THAT ALTHOUGH WE ONLY MET RECENTLY BUT I COUNT HIM AS FRIENDS. AND I HATE LOSING MY FRIENDS" he let out a dark aura and make me flinch
"I'm sorry" i look down and apologize. Damian officially ignore me for a while. I think i trigger a bad past memories of his.