p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"strongChapter 18 /strong/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"strongAt Camp Half-Blood /strong/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Piper sat there with tears in her eyes as she stroked Annabeth's cheek. She didn't notice the others come up to her until Jason pulled her into a hug./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Hazel dropped down on her knees next to Annabeth, with Frank right behind her. Leo came up behind them hesitantly./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;""Who would have thought the daughter of Athena was stupid enough to get herself killed, am I right?" Leo joked half-heartedly./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"His lame attempt of cheerfulness was met with glares from the rest of the five. "So not the time dude." Jason said./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Leo sighed. "Should I go get an Apollo camper or..."/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;""Not yet." Piper mumbled as she dumped the last of her Nectar on Annabeth's shoulder wound, healing the Hell Hound's bite./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"The five sat there listening to each other's breathing, holding onto each other as if afraid one might just empoof/em, disappear./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;""Who would have thought Percy would be the one to give the kill signal for Annabeth, and you know what else?" Frank asked./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;""Hmm?" asked Hazel looking up./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;""Who do we know that's on their side that is most likely pretty high up, and uses a bow and arrow?"/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Everyone was quiet for a second before Jason's eyes widened in realization. "You're blaming Thalia for this?!" he asked standing up./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;""I'm just saying-" Frank started./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;""No!" Jason cut him off. "Thals wouldn't do that." By now Jason was pacing back and forth. "Thalia and Annabeth were like sisters. She wouldn't do that!" he screamed./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Piper stood up. "Jason, calm down." She said, using a tint of charm speak./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Jason slowly calmed down as he sat back down. Tears were in his eyes as he shook his head numbly, "She wouldn't. No she wouldn't do that. She wouldn't" he kept repeating./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Nico finally walked up with Will Solace. "I'm telling you, her life force is still there I can feel it!" Nico was saying./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Immediately the five looked up from Annabeth. "What?" asked Hazel./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Nico looked down and kneeled next to Annabeth. "She isn't dead."/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Piper glared at Nico. "If this is some twisted joke, Nico, I swear on the River Styx-"/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;""It's not a joke." Nico cut her off./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Will looked down sadly before nodding. "Alright let me take a look." He said./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Hazel, Frank and Leo got up and moved to the other side of Annabeth by Piper, Nico and Jason. Will sat down and gently pulled the arrow out of Annabeth's chest. He then pulled out some nectar from his pocket, and poured it on the wound./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Slowly but surely the gaping hole in Annabeth's chest closed up. "Should Nectar be working this quickly?" asked Leo./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Will shook his head shocked. "Must be Apollo helping."/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Speaking of the Sun god. Apollo walked up and said, "Will! Reviving the dead I see."/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Nico rolled his eyes as the rest of the demi-gods bowed. "She isn't dead."/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Apollo walked up to Annabeth, hovering his hand over her chest. After a few moments his eyebrows shot up and his mouth formed an 'o' as he slowly moved his hand away./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;""Well…" he said awkwardly. "She's alive. Lost a lot of blood from that shoulder wound, but alive."/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;""Well duh she's alive. You think I'd kill my own best friend? No, the arrow entered in an angle, missing her heart. She's fine." A voice said from behind./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Everyone jumped and spun around facing Thalia, whom was wearing one of the cloaks./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;""You- you shot Annabeth?" asked Jason./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Thalia smirked. "Aw little brother. Don't you trust me?"/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Thalia stepped forward towards Annabeth but Nico got in the way. "Don't you dare go near her." He growled./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Thalia rolled her eyes. "Someone's a little protective of Annabeth."/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Nico growled. "Perce isn't in his right mind that's all, he would never have done this. He would protect her so that's what I'm doing. Protecting."/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Thalia sighed. "I know Nico, I know. Now, do you want me to cure her or not?"/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Apollo coughed and cleared his throat causing all attention to go to him. "Oh don't mind me. I'm just the God of Healing. Carry on." He said casually./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Thalia rolled her eyes again. "Boys…" she muttered. "At least the girls here have sense to keep quiet. At least let me explain."/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;""Fine." Nico said, eyes narrowed. "Explain."/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Thalia huffed. "The battle was a test for Percy, Me, and someone else to see if we were loyal enough to Kronos. He and Gaea were watching the whole battle through a one-way Iris message. Percy and I planned the whole thing, from the hell hound, to the perfect timing of him yelling stop, and to me 'killing' Annabeth with the arrow."/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Thalia waited for somebody to say something. Finally Hazel said, "How did you plan the hell hound? They don't take orders unless you're child of Hades."/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Thalia nodded. "Or if you're the commander of the army. Percy told the monsters exactly what to do."/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"By now the campers who were able to walk were surrounding the little group, listening to Thalia. Some random camper shouted out, "So what, Percy told the army to kill us?"/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"There were shouts of "Yeah! Did he?" and "Why wouldn't he? He's on their side!" all around the crowed./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;""Quiet!" Piper charm spoke./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Thalia nodded towards Piper in thanks and continued her explanation. "If you had paid attention during the battle you would have noticed the monsters targeting the older campers, and camp counselors. The ones lost in battle today where the ones brave enough to try and distract the monsters from the older campers."/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"It was quiet for a few moments before a child of Athena called out. "Why would the monsters listen to Percy if he told them to do damage control?"/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Thalia shook her head slightly. "He worded it as 'taking out the stronger defense before the big battle.' Kelp head isn't as stupid as we all play him out to be."/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Suddenly there was a blinding flash as the rest of the gods appeared. "So what, Percy is on our side?" asked Hephaestus./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Thalia grinned. "When was he ever not?"/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"There was silence. Then there was Chaos./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;""My son's innocent?!" screamed Poseidon./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;""Dam Sea spawn. I thought I had a reason to get rid of him." Muttered Athena. strong(A/N: SEA what I did there? Ha I did another PJ Joke :D!) /strong/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;""Nice war strategy." Ares admitted shocked./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;""I still want to kill him!" boomed Zeus./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"The campers took this as their cue to share their own opinions./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Thalia rubbed her temples. "Quiet!" she yelled./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Immediately everyone hushed. "Thank you." She said./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Thalia then walked over to Annabeth and took a little bottle containing a purplish liquid inside. She opened the bottle a drizzled some into Annabeth's half open mouth and slowly she started breathing again./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Thalia capped the bottle and handed it to Will Solace. "Drizzle a little in everyday until she wakes up. Don't do too much, the stuff's stronger than Nectar and will burn her up."/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Will was too stunned to speak. Apollo came over and took the bottle peering at the liquid it contained. "What is this stuff?"/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Thalia shrugged. "How am I supposed to know?"/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Apollo looked at her with a raised eyebrow before shrugging and handing it back to Will./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Suddenly Percy appeared behind Thalia and everyone froze./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;""What?" she asked. "Did I do something?"/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;""Yep. You're late." Percy said causing Thalia to scream and turn around./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Percy smirked slightly as he looked around at the gaping crowed before him./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Crossing his arms and lifting an eyebrow he said, "What? You actually think my fatal flaw would allow me to betray you guys?"/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"The crowed still stayed silent. Percy sighed, shaking his head. "Well are you gonna tell them Uncle or should I?"/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Everyone looked at Zeus who was looking at Hades. Hades was glaring at Percy who was smiling sweetly back at him./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;""Tell us what?" Asked Poseidon./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Hades sighed. "I'm the one who suggested Percy 'switching sides' in the first place."/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Percy laughed at the god's gobsma- well emgod/emsmacked expressions./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;""Well this has been a wonderful chit-chat but-" Percy suddenly choked on his words as he bent over coughing./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Hades took a hesitant step forward as Thalia grabbed onto Percy's arm./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;""Fight it Percy…" Hades urged. "You can do it."/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Percy looked up still coughing as his eyes swirled sea-green and gold. The campers and gods gasped./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;""Can't- Fight- Need- To go- emNow/em." Percy said, jumping onto the nearby Mrs. O'Leary and shadow travelling away. /p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"The gods and campers stood in a shocked silence waiting for Hades or Thalia to explain what just happened./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Thalia turned to Hades. "Was that..?" she asked./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Hades nodded. "Kronos. He's taking over Percy. Unless he can fight back… No. He'll have to fight back." He said more to himself than anyone else./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;""Are you saying Percy is hosting Kronos?" asked Athena./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;""No... not hosting. More like Kronos is controlling his thoughts and actions." Thalia explained./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;""So what happens now?" asked Poseidon./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;""Pretend nothing happened today. As far as Kronos is concerned, Annabeth is dead and Percy and I are on his side. Use this new information to your advantage, but don't count on Percy." Thalia said./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;""Why not?" asked Artemis./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;""Because as of right now, Percy is the main enemy." Hades said grimly./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"strong***/strong/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"strongAt Camp Half-Blood /strong/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Piper sat there with tears in her eyes as she stroked Annabeth's cheek. She didn't notice the others come up to her until Jason pulled her into a hug./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Hazel dropped down on her knees next to Annabeth, with Frank right behind her. Leo came up behind them hesitantly./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;""Who would have thought the daughter of Athena was stupid enough to get herself killed, am I right?" Leo joked half-heartedly./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"His lame attempt of cheerfulness was met with glares from the rest of the five. "So not the time dude." Jason said./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Leo sighed. "Should I go get an Apollo camper or..."/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;""Not yet." Piper mumbled as she dumped the last of her Nectar on Annabeth's shoulder wound, healing the Hell Hound's bite./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"The five sat there listening to each other's breathing, holding onto each other as if afraid one might just empoof/em, disappear./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;""Who would have thought Percy would be the one to give the kill signal for Annabeth, and you know what else?" Frank asked./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;""Hmm?" asked Hazel looking up./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;""Who do we know that's on their side that is most likely pretty high up, and uses a bow and arrow?"/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Everyone was quiet for a second before Jason's eyes widened in realization. "You're blaming Thalia for this?!" he asked standing up./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;""I'm just saying-" Frank started./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;""No!" Jason cut him off. "Thals wouldn't do that." By now Jason was pacing back and forth. "Thalia and Annabeth were like sisters. She wouldn't do that!" he screamed./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Piper stood up. "Jason, calm down." She said, using a tint of charm speak./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Jason slowly calmed down as he sat back down. Tears were in his eyes as he shook his head numbly, "She wouldn't. No she wouldn't do that. She wouldn't" he kept repeating./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Nico finally walked up with Will Solace. "I'm telling you, her life force is still there I can feel it!" Nico was saying./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Immediately the five looked up from Annabeth. "What?" asked Hazel./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Nico looked down and kneeled next to Annabeth. "She isn't dead."/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Piper glared at Nico. "If this is some twisted joke, Nico, I swear on the River Styx-"/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;""It's not a joke." Nico cut her off./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Will looked down sadly before nodding. "Alright let me take a look." He said./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Hazel, Frank and Leo got up and moved to the other side of Annabeth by Piper, Nico and Jason. Will sat down and gently pulled the arrow out of Annabeth's chest. He then pulled out some nectar from his pocket, and poured it on the wound./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Slowly but surely the gaping hole in Annabeth's chest closed up. "Should Nectar be working this quickly?" asked Leo./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Will shook his head shocked. "Must be Apollo helping."/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Speaking of the Sun god. Apollo walked up and said, "Will! Reviving the dead I see."/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Nico rolled his eyes as the rest of the demi-gods bowed. "She isn't dead."/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Apollo walked up to Annabeth, hovering his hand over her chest. After a few moments his eyebrows shot up and his mouth formed an 'o' as he slowly moved his hand away./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;""Well…" he said awkwardly. "She's alive. Lost a lot of blood from that shoulder wound, but alive."/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;""Well duh she's alive. You think I'd kill my own best friend? No, the arrow entered in an angle, missing her heart. She's fine." A voice said from behind./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Everyone jumped and spun around facing Thalia, whom was wearing one of the cloaks./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;""You- you shot Annabeth?" asked Jason./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Thalia smirked. "Aw little brother. Don't you trust me?"/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Thalia stepped forward towards Annabeth but Nico got in the way. "Don't you dare go near her." He growled./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Thalia rolled her eyes. "Someone's a little protective of Annabeth."/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Nico growled. "Perce isn't in his right mind that's all, he would never have done this. He would protect her so that's what I'm doing. Protecting."/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Thalia sighed. "I know Nico, I know. Now, do you want me to cure her or not?"/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Apollo coughed and cleared his throat causing all attention to go to him. "Oh don't mind me. I'm just the God of Healing. Carry on." He said casually./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Thalia rolled her eyes again. "Boys…" she muttered. "At least the girls here have sense to keep quiet. At least let me explain."/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;""Fine." Nico said, eyes narrowed. "Explain."/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Thalia huffed. "The battle was a test for Percy, Me, and someone else to see if we were loyal enough to Kronos. He and Gaea were watching the whole battle through a one-way Iris message. Percy and I planned the whole thing, from the hell hound, to the perfect timing of him yelling stop, and to me 'killing' Annabeth with the arrow."/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Thalia waited for somebody to say something. Finally Hazel said, "How did you plan the hell hound? They don't take orders unless you're child of Hades."/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Thalia nodded. "Or if you're the commander of the army. Percy told the monsters exactly what to do."/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"By now the campers who were able to walk were surrounding the little group, listening to Thalia. Some random camper shouted out, "So what, Percy told the army to kill us?"/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"There were shouts of "Yeah! Did he?" and "Why wouldn't he? He's on their side!" all around the crowed./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;""Quiet!" Piper charm spoke./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Thalia nodded towards Piper in thanks and continued her explanation. "If you had paid attention during the battle you would have noticed the monsters targeting the older campers, and camp counselors. The ones lost in battle today where the ones brave enough to try and distract the monsters from the older campers."/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"It was quiet for a few moments before a child of Athena called out. "Why would the monsters listen to Percy if he told them to do damage control?"/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Thalia shook her head slightly. "He worded it as 'taking out the stronger defense before the big battle.' Kelp head isn't as stupid as we all play him out to be."/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Suddenly there was a blinding flash as the rest of the gods appeared. "So what, Percy is on our side?" asked Hephaestus./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Thalia grinned. "When was he ever not?"/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"There was silence. Then there was Chaos./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;""My son's innocent?!" screamed Poseidon./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;""Dam Sea spawn. I thought I had a reason to get rid of him." Muttered Athena. strong(A/N: SEA what I did there? Ha I did another PJ Joke :D!) /strong/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;""Nice war strategy." Ares admitted shocked./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;""I still want to kill him!" boomed Zeus./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"The campers took this as their cue to share their own opinions./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Thalia rubbed her temples. "Quiet!" she yelled./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Immediately everyone hushed. "Thank you." She said./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Thalia then walked over to Annabeth and took a little bottle containing a purplish liquid inside. She opened the bottle a drizzled some into Annabeth's half open mouth and slowly she started breathing again./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Thalia capped the bottle and handed it to Will Solace. "Drizzle a little in everyday until she wakes up. Don't do too much, the stuff's stronger than Nectar and will burn her up."/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Will was too stunned to speak. Apollo came over and took the bottle peering at the liquid it contained. "What is this stuff?"/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Thalia shrugged. "How am I supposed to know?"/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Apollo looked at her with a raised eyebrow before shrugging and handing it back to Will./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Suddenly Percy appeared behind Thalia and everyone froze./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;""What?" she asked. "Did I do something?"/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;""Yep. You're late." Percy said causing Thalia to scream and turn around./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Percy smirked slightly as he looked around at the gaping crowed before him./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Crossing his arms and lifting an eyebrow he said, "What? You actually think my fatal flaw would allow me to betray you guys?"/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"The crowed still stayed silent. Percy sighed, shaking his head. "Well are you gonna tell them Uncle or should I?"/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Everyone looked at Zeus who was looking at Hades. Hades was glaring at Percy who was smiling sweetly back at him./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;""Tell us what?" Asked Poseidon./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Hades sighed. "I'm the one who suggested Percy 'switching sides' in the first place."/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Percy laughed at the god's gobsma- well emgod/emsmacked expressions./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;""Well this has been a wonderful chit-chat but-" Percy suddenly choked on his words as he bent over coughing./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Hades took a hesitant step forward as Thalia grabbed onto Percy's arm./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;""Fight it Percy…" Hades urged. "You can do it."/p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Percy looked up still coughing as his eyes swirled sea-green and gold. The campers and gods gasped./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;""Can't- Fight- Need- To go- emNow/em." Percy said, jumping onto the nearby Mrs. O'Leary and shadow travelling away. /p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"The gods and campers stood in a shocked silence waiting for Hades or Thalia to explain what just happened./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Thalia turned to Hades. "Was that..?" she asked./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"Hades nodded. "Kronos. He's taking over Percy. Unless he can fight back… No. He'll have to fight back." He said more to himself than anyone else./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;""Are you saying Percy is hosting Kronos?" asked Athena./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;""No... not hosting. More like Kronos is controlling his thoughts and actions." Thalia explained./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;""So what happens now?" asked Poseidon./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;""Pretend nothing happened today. As far as Kronos is concerned, Annabeth is dead and Percy and I are on his side. Use this new information to your advantage, but don't count on Percy." Thalia said./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;""Why not?" asked Artemis./p
p style="margin: 20px 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;""Because as of right now, Percy is the main enemy." Hades said grimly./p
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