Jason
Jason still felt numb whenever he thought of Percy and Annabeth. The news that they had fallen all the way to Tartarus still shocked the whole group. He was blaming himself, Maybe, maybe if I was faster I could've reached them and helped to pull them up! He still beat himself up for letting them down, even though Piper told him it wasn't his fault, he still blamed himself.
For some reason, he wasn't sure why, but everyone actually looked up to Leo as the leader. He seemed to be blaming himself, something about breaking a fortune cookie, and dooming Percy and Annabeth. Leo hasn't even made a joke since then, so it's been eighteen hours, everyone was still in the mode of processing what had happened. Coach Hedge was still pulling out his beard, still saying that he should've blown more stuff up.
Frank was constantly crying, he blamed himself as well, thinking that he should've been fast enough, that it was his fault they fell. It seemed all the guys blamed themselves for what had happened. Nico kept saying that he was careless to get to close to Tartarus, that if he didn't, Percy would still be here to yell at him!
Piper kept going around, trying to comfort people with her charmspeak, it helped them relax somewhat. She was busy a lot, going from person to person, telling them that it wasn't there fault. Hazel blamed herself because she couldn't reach them, that she let them down because she couldn't stretch far enough. Gods, we're all going insane because we each believe we let them down! Jason could feel tears welling up in his eyes, even though he had only known them for a short time, he still felt the emptiness on the ship, it was like a large black cloud had covered the ship with it's cold embrace.
Jason decided that they should probably contact Chiron and let him know what happened. He just didn't know if he had it in him to tell Chiron, that not just Percy fell into Tartarus, but Annabeth as well. He slammed his fist into the railing, Come on! Percy and Annabeth wouldn't want you to beat yourself up over this! They'd want you to get to the Doors of Death, and help them close it! Still, it was easier said than done. Jason decided that they would contact Chiron in the morning, so Jason went to his cabin, and went to sleep. He dreamed about Annabeth and Percy…..
Percy was sat up against a wall, his left leg was bent backwards, and his black wet with blood. He was unconscious, and Annabeth was busy trying to feed him nectar, all the while muttering, "No, no, no, no, he's fine, he'll be alright, he'll be okay!" and "Stupid Seaweed Brain, shouldn't have pushed me out of the way, and get smashed by the Minotaur!" He noticed that Percy was coughing, which was a good sign. Annabeth had tears rolling down her face, and she was trying to be strong, probably for Percy's sake. Then the dream began to fade black…..
"Jason!" Leo yelled, and he sat bolt upright, "Gods, I was beginning to wonder if Coach Hedge whacked you in the head!"
"Leo? What time is it?" Jason asked.
"Oh I don't know, maybe… NOON!" Leo yelled, "everyone is waiting for you in the mess!" and Leo waltzed out. Jason got some clean clothes on, and then went down to the mess. They began talking of their plans to get to Epirus so they close the Doors of Death, and get Percy and Annabeth back. Then Jason brought up the sensitive subject, how do they tell Chiron?
"He needs to know, he has every right." Jason stated.
"So your volunteering?" Leo said.
"Sure, since no one else wants to, right?" everyone mumbled in agreement. "Good, so I'll be IM-ing Chiron." And with that, everyone broke up and went in different directions. He went to the bathroom, and prayed to the rainbow goddess. He instantly saw an image of some camper in the reflection.
The camper jumped up and said, "I'll go get Chiron!" Jason waited there for a couple minutes when he heard clippity-clops, and Chiron appeared in the image.
"Hello Jason! Is everything alright?" He said worried.
Jason's throat tightened, and his eyes began to water, "N-No, it's the opposite…." and so Jason delved into his tale, of how they fought Otis and Ephialtes, and stopped before he got to Percy and Annabeth's fall. "Annabeth, sh-she had a web attached to her ankle, and it-it pulled her towards the pit." he took a deep breath, "and Percy, he-he refused to let her fall, so he went down with her, they were holding onto an edge, dangling over Tartarus." he stopped again, and saw Chiron's eyes were glistening, "Percy couldn't hold on any longer, and he refused to let go of Annabeth, so he told Nico to meet them on the other side, and they both fell into Tartarus."
Chiron was silent for a minute, and Jason saw a couple tears slide down the centaurs face. "I guess, I guess their together down in Tartarus." he said, "I thank you Jason, for telling me, I-I had truly hoped that maybe, just maybe, those two would have a happily-ever-after." He said it with such hope, that Jason felt heart-broken for the old centaur. Chiron has trained many heroes, and seen most of the all die painfully. "May Zeus help them, may he protect them." And with that, Chiron cut the connection.
Jason's legs felt like jelly, and he almost collapsed. He exited the room, and walked over to a chair and sat down, with his head in his hands. He was actually crying now, tears falling from his face. It's my fault, it's all my fault!…..
Two Chapters already! Is it Christmas already! No... I just had some extra time so I decided to write, this chapter. Next chapter will be from Annabeth's p.o.v! FINALLY! You can finc out if Percy's OK! So I hope you enjoyed this chapter, and have a good day!
