Hazel
Hazel hadn't believed a single word Octavian had said about Percy. That guy was always lying, and besides he hated Percy. Also it didn't add up one bit. Why would Reyna be walking away from a battle? She was their leader, she would never fail to help the other campers whenever she could. And besides the Greeks had come in peace, they even sent a scroll to make sure they wouldn't be attacked. They were just looking for their missing leader. Why would they kill him? Even though these facts ran through her mind, Hazel couldn't help but think of reasons as to why the barrier had collapsed like that.
Percy was strong. Hazel knew that from going on the quest with him and Frank. She didn't know exactly how strong he was, it seemed he got wild bursts of raw power whenever a strong emotion was in play. So far she had seen him form a hurricane around himself, control a boat, form giant watery hands that mimicked his own movements, and create a giant barrier of unbreakable water. The barrier had held itself together for ten minutes, why had it stopped so quickly? Hazel couldn't help but thinking that something horribly unthinkable must of happened to its creator. These thoughts swirled through her mind as Hazel and Frank burst through the clearing, into the field, where the Greeks awaited.
Frank
"ZHANG, WHAT IN THE NAME OF HADES WERE YOU TRYING TO DO?" shouted a voice Frank thought he would never hear again.
'What?' though Frank wildly 'that isn't right. He's supposed to be dead! They killed him didn't they' yet there he was. Bronze sword uncapped and all. Frank almost ran over to his best friend until he noticed the fact that Percy looked like he was contemplating on every possible way he could kill him. This didn't make any sense to Frank. After all he had been attempting to avenge Percy in the first place, which is hard to do if he didn't even die…..
"WHY THE HECK WERE YOU SHOOTING AT THEM?" yelled Percy again, advancing towards Frank, riptide raised menacingly.
"I was just- YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO BE DEAD! I was just trying to avenge you!" said Frank cowering as his friend approached.
"YOU WHAT! - wait…huh? What do you mean I'm 'supposed to be dead?' why would I be dead?" questioned Percy stopping his advance, and lowering his weapon, confused.
Taking advantage of the situation, Frank quickly recounted what had happened since Percy had run into the bath house.
"….and then we got here. I didn't see you, I thought you were dead, otherwise I would have never shot the arrow at that girl. I was just trying to avenge you death." finished Frank gasping for breath. (He had retold the entire story without inhaling)
Percy still looked extremely pissed, he was about to say something before the beeping started.
Percy
The beeping had started so low no one could hear it, then slowly the pitch grew higher and higher, and the volume got louder and louder until everyone was covering their ears, and running all over the place looking for the source of the beeping. Percy, like everyone else had been searching, when he felt something crunch under his feet. He looked down and saw a jet black crushed arrow sticking out from under his beat up sneaker. Percy was no archer, and had no idea what this kind of arrow did, but he was certain of one thing. This was the arrow that was shot at Annabeth, and this was the source of the beeping.
Flash backs of the battle in Manhattan flooded Percy's mind. Demi-gods and demons alike had many casualties. Annabeth and Percy fought back to back warding of a large group of demons trying to kill them. Suddenly a just black arrow flew over Percy's head and hit a street light. The light exploded on impact, leaving behind a small pile of twisted blackened metal, and a few melted wires.
Percy's eyes widened as he looked down at the arrow in horror. He took off running a millisecond to late as the ground underneath him blew up, surrounding the son of Poseidon in a cloud of dirt.
