Hi everyone! This is my first FanFiction, so please review with any comments you have. I hope you enjoy it!

Annabeth was tired of running. She had just escaped the manticore and was terribly worried about Percy, Grover, Thalia, and the 2 little kids that they had gone to save. She stumbled out of the forest near a small town called Storybrooke. She started to walk down the road when a car came up behind her. When she turned around, she saw a familiar looking yellow Volkswagen Bug. The car came to a stop at the side of the road and a young woman with blonde hair rolled down the window.

"Are you okay?" the woman asked.

"I think so," Annabeth replied as she brought her head up to look at her.

"Hey, do I know you?" she asked.

"I don't know. You look really familiar," Annabeth said.

"Well, my name's Emma."

"Annabeth"

They talked for a few more minutes and, eventually, Annabeth got a ride from Emma until they found a hotel to stay in. They didn't find just any hotel, though. They found Granny's. The two walked in and asked for 2 rooms, even though Annabeth didn't have any money. Emma was going to pay for her. Granny brought out a hamburger for Annabeth while Emma walked outside to get the last passenger out of the car, a young boy named Henry. She decided to walk him home and left Annabeth where she was.

Later that night, Annabeth dug in her pocket until she found a golden drachma. She took a flashlight and shone it through the old fashioned glass door handle to the bathroom. The tried to send an Iris message to Percy, but no connection could be made. Feeling dejected, she went and layed on her bed. Soon, sleep overcame her and she slipped into a dream.

Annabeth found herself in a courtyard. She looked around and saw three things: an olive tree, a lovely woman, and a large marble temple. The woman stepped forward.

"Annabeth," she said, "Do not fear. The others are safe."

"Mother? Where are we?" she asked.

"Don't you recognize it?" Athena replied, spreading her arms.

"An olive tree . . . a marble temple . . . It's not just any temple is it? The Parthenon? We're in Athens, aren't we?"

"Yes. We are. I'm glad you recognize it."

"Me too."

Annabeth was ripped from her dream by someone shaking her awake. It was Emma.

"Someone downstairs is asking for you. At least, I think he is. He never actually said your name." Percy, she thought. Annabeth quickly got dressed and ran down the stairs into the diner. She stopped in shock as she noticed that it was in fact Dr. Thorn, not Percy. He smiled and lunged at her. His hands encircled her arms as she struggled to escape, but could not find her knife.

"Hello my pretty," he said.

"Hey!" Emma yelled, "Get away from her!" A shot echoed through the room as the manticore turned around angrily.

"Emma, watch out!" Annabeth screamed as she located her dagger and threw it at the monster. It impaled in his throat, injuring him greatly, but not killing him. He fled from the diner with a promise to return.

"Are you okay?" Annabeth ran to Emma, who had a gash on her side. His spikes, Annabeth thought. Granny ran over and began to patch Emma up while Annabeth went outside to see if anyone else was hurt by the manticore. In the middle of the street she spotted a silver wolf and ran to the forest with a quick goodbye to the others. She followed the wolf until she came to a silver tent.

"My lady," she said, kneeling outside of the tent.

"Hello darling," Artemis replied, exiting the sleeping structure. "I heard a manticore attacked you again this morning."

"Yes."

"You know, the other don't believe you are dead, only missing. And that Percy boy, he is very worried about you."

"Really?" Annabeth replied, blushing. I thought he'd be glad I'm gone. Good thing he doesn't know I've had a crush on him since we got stuck on that truck with the zoo animals going to Vegas. Kindness International. Yeah, right. There was nothing kind about it.

"Yes," the goddess said, just as the manticore came running through the clearing, grabbing Artemis. Annabeth noticed that he also had Emma slung over his shoulder.

"The master will be very pleased," he said to himself. "The goddess and the girl he cares about."

Annabeth realized that he thought Emma was her and that gave her strength to overcome her exhaustion. "Come back here!" she yelled, but without a weapon, that was all she could do as her ran away cackling. Defeated, she walked back toward the town. When she reached the road, Ruby ran up to her.

"Are you okay?" she asked.

"Yeah, but Emma isn't."

"Yeah. I saw her get carried away by that weird man."

He's not a man. "Ruby, I have to leave. I'll only put you guys in more danger if I stay any longer."

"Annabeth, you can't leave. That guy's after you."

"I don't have any choice." Annabeth packed her things and left, starting in the forest where she came into Storybrooke from.

That night, she received another dream from her mom. "Annabeth, darling. Where are you going?" Athena asked.

"To help Emma and Artemis, of course."