Well it looks like that last cliffhanger lasted almost a year. I felt bad so I have formally decided to continue on and keep writing my story. Sorry for any typos/oocness

Chapter 5

I looked around me in every direction. It didn't make any sense, I didn't see anyone. I knew I had been basically dead but I didn't think that all four days had already gone by.

I sprinted as fast as my legs could carry me. To my dismay, it wasn't exactly very fast as I had been…well you know, dead. I was running for a little while and it was only while I stopped to catch my breath that I heard it :the faint sound of cheering campers.

It was coming from within the woods somewhere. I don't think I had ever been this confused before in my life. I didn't know what day it was, and I especially didn't understand how Grover screaming and cheering campers were simultaneously happening.

I ran into the woods and continued for what seemed like forever. Finally in the distance, could see a few campers with Grover tied to a chair in the middle of the group. I shouted, " What are you guys doing! Why are you hurting Grover?"

It wasn't until I got closer that I realized something was wrong with Grover. When I finally reached the group of campers all I saw was them torturing Grover with small whips covered with silver from the stables. He looked horrible. His head hung almost limp from the rest of his body. He had blood everywhere. it blanketed him. There was blood trickling down from his nose and mouth. He looked like he was about to be killed.

In horror I shouted, "Stop! What are you guys doing? You are killing him!"

A girl from cabin 3 named Sofia looked over her shoulder, "Percy, where did you come from? You have been gone for 2 days. We all thought you had been taken by Kellie."

I responded quickly, "Yeah no I was dead but I'm all good now. But that's besides the point, what are you doing to Grover!?"

Sofia shouted for everyone to stop whipping and then looked over at me again. In a quiet voice she responded, "Look Percy, we don't want to have to do this. But we have to, Grover tried to kill Chiron. We barely stopped him before he had the chance. He is possessed by something from the underworld. We don't know exactly what. We were trying to keep him knocked out because if he wakes up he will overpower his restraints and then who knows what he will do next.

My heart almost broke. The world around me started getting dizzy. Not only was Annabeth gone, but now my best friend. Everything that I loved had been taken from me. I couldn't bear it. I walked over to Grover's limp body and tried to get him up.

Sofia screamed, "Percy, what are you doing? He is going to kill you and everyone else!"

I didn't tell her, but I did have a plan. I faintly remembered Annabeth and her fighting off the poison. At this point, my only choice was to believe that Grover was strong enough to win against whatever was inside of him. I continued to lightly slap his face. Sofia grabbed my hands away and tried to keep me from touching Grover.

But it was too late. Grover already started stirring in his chair. It seemed like less than a second before Grover was out of the restraints and on top of me. At this point I was a little tired of myself being the target of every demon and monster attack. I knew though what I had to try to do.

I looked straight into the eyes of Grover and said the only thing I could think of, "Grover listen to me buddy, you can fight whatever is inside you. You are better than him. You are stronger. Do it for Annabeth, do it for me. Do it for Juniper and your child.

I could tell the last part got through to him. A tear slid down his cheek. The kindness came back into his face. He looked in horror at his hand that was set in the position to punch me in the face. He started shaking uncontrollably said barely whispered, "Percy, I am so sorry. But you guys have to tie me up. I can't keep fighting whatever this is for long. Percy I am begging you, tie me up, knock me out, do whatever you have to. Percy you have to.

Sofia and I both knew that as strong as Grover was, he wouldn't be able to win this fight forever. Grover let Sofia guide him back to the restraints just as I let a tear of my own slide down my face. This wasn't fair. Everyone that has ever gotten close to me has gotten hurt.

Sofia had just looked over at me and screamed that we had to hurry. I could already tell Grover was once again loosing his internal battle. He was sweating and shaking and staring to push against the restrains. I could see his facial muscles straining against the power inside.

Sofia looked over at me and as much as I didn't want to, I knew we had to knock Grover out. Sofia grabbed a whip and walked over to him. She whispered something in his ear. She placed her and up in the air ready to release.

Crack.

The whip went like lightning through the air. I was prepared to see Grover get knocked out. I wasn't prepared for what did happen.

At the last second, Grover moved the chair so he was able to catch the whip with his bare hands. He yanked it out of Sofia's hand. He looked straight at her and said, "Goodbye".

He turned the whip to her. He hit right so hard she flew through the air and cracked her back right into a tree. Her brown hair was soaked with blood from where the whip had landed on her forehead. Grover slowly walked over to her barely conscious body. While he was walking, a gold sword materialized into his hand.

At that moment it hit me what was about to happen. I screamed and started running over. I was only a few feet away when he plunged the sword right through her chest and then sprinted deeper into the woods.

I ran over to Sofia. She was barely breathing. I grabbed her hand. She looked up at me and whispered, "Percy get back Annabeth."

Her eyes closed. Her grip loosened. She took her last breath.

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