A/N:

The Assassins have discovered the identity of the rogue Assassin.

Now they must discover his master plan.

Enjoy the chapter!

Third Person POV

Eddie sat on the couch looking at the TV as it showed all possible data on Udnoy. Thalia walked up to him and put her arms around his neck.

"Eddie, come to bed. We'll have plenty of time to go through this together in the morning," Thalia yawned. Eddie looked back at her and caved in. He turned the TV off, picked Thalia up and walked to their room. He placed her down and curled up next to her. Sleep consumed him and he entered a dream state.

Darkness swirled around Eddie and Thalia as they felt themselves falling into the abyss. Eddie reached out and grabbed Thalia and pulled her in tight. He heard her scream as they fell. The time that passed was immeasurable but they continued to fall. Suddenly, Thalia was thrown away from Eddie's grasp. He heard her screams recede into the darkness and he yelled in return, calling for her. Suddenly he hit the ground and all the air escaped his lungs. He slowly staggered to his feet and called out to into the emptiness around him. Slowly Eddie began to see beyond whatever dark veil had encompassed his vision. And he wished that he could go back to seeing nothing. He stood in the pit of Tartarus, on the altar of Nyx and even though he knew that he wasn't conscious, he could still feel the pit pulling him in. And then he saw the most horrible thing of all. His wife lying dead on the ground. For minutes, Eddie didn't even move. He couldn't. His brain couldn't understand what was happening. And then he unfroze. And tears flowed from his eyes. He stumbled over to her body and cradled it in his arms. He cried into her lifeless body and wept tears of utter grief. Words couldn't describe his pain. His mind was lost in grief and his awareness of reality and whether he was dreaming or not. He felt hands on his shoulders. His body convulsed as he sobbed.

"You will share in my pain. You will all suffer," the female voice said into his ear.

He felt the celestial bronze knife scrape across his throat. His body sagged and he laid across his wife's body. He heard footsteps echoing across the cavern. He looked in the direction of the noise but couldn't see anyone. However he did see something. A shadow visible on a large boulder jutting out of the ground.

It was the shadow of a woman with a ... baseball cap? His head lowered and rested on the rocky earth.

Then everything went black.

Thalia's POV

I woke up with tears in my eyes. I remembered the dream with complete clarity. I remember falling, holding Eddie and dying. I know it was a dream, but it had felt so real. In my dying moments I wasn't concerned about my actual death. I was concerned about Eddie. What would this do to him? Then my vision faded and I woke up in my bed. My face was caked in sweat and my eyes felt sore. I looked at Eddie's unconscious body and saw that he was writhing and convulsing. I started to worry, I tried to wake him but he was completely unresponsive. I got out of bed and walked into Percy and Reyna's room. I shook Percy's shoulder and his eyes fluttered open.

"Thals? What's wrong?" He said his tone becoming increasingly worried as he noted how I looked.

"It's Eddie. He won't wake up," I cried.

"I'll be right there," He said. I exited the room and entered my own, noting that Eddie wasn't moving. I moved as fast as I could to his side and what I saw made me sick to my stomach. Eddie's skin looked blacker than the night sky. It was almost as if his skin was sucking all the light in around him. Percy and Reyna entered the room and ran over to Eddie. Percy opened one of Eddie's eyes and almost immediately recoiled. For the second that they were open, I saw that they were completely red.

"Reyna, Chaos, Now," Percy said, his voice rising in intensity with every word. Reyna ran out of the room and disappeared from view. A few minutes later she returned with Chaos behind her. He took a look at Eddie and began chanting. The words were indecipherable and it was impossible to understand what he was saying. As the chant increased in intensity, Chaos' eyes began to glow with blue light. The light spread through the room and began to consume Eddie. He flashed bright blue and then the light faded. Chaos stopped chanting and sat down on the end of the bed.

"What happened Thalia?" Chaos asked. I recounted my experience to all of them, holding Eddie's hand in my own the entire time.

"Do you think Eddie had the same dream," Reyna said.

"I'm almost certain of it," I said, looking at his face. He looked so peaceful, even after the ordeal of the last 30 minutes or so.

"Well we'll discuss it with him later. Meet me in my office just after noon. Keep an eye on him," Chaos said, before leaving the room.

"We should let him rest," Percy said.

"You guys go. I'll stay with him for a while," I said. Percy nodded and exited the room. Reyna proceeded to give me a quick hug before leaving. I laid down next to Eddie and snuggled into his chest.

After a few minutes I started to fall asleep. But before I could, I felt Eddie stir. For a moment I was worried that he was going to have another fit but when I looked at him I saw his eyes beginning to open. His eyes opened and he began looking around the room frantically. His eyes fell on me and I saw them begin to water.

"Tha…Thalia…" He said before pulling me closer and kissing me passionately. I immediately kissed back. When we separated he broke down crying. I just held him in my arms as his tears flowed freely down his face. When he regained his composure we walked hand in hand out into the living room. Percy and Reyna were sitting on the couch playing Mario Kart 3000. When they heard the door they turned and looked at us. Reyna paused the game, got up and hugged Eddie. Percy walked over and gave him a bro hug. We all sat down on the couch and Eddie told us what had happened in his dream. It mirrored mine but had continued on from what happened in my dream. When he talked about the shadow he had seen on the rock, Percy seemed slightly troubled.

"What's wrong Perce?" Reyna asked when Eddie had finished his story.

"Something about the shadow," Percy replied, "it sounds familiar,"

"There is something familiar," I said. I was imagining the scene that Eddie had described. A woman, who could become invisible…

"Oh my god," I said, my hand covering my mouth, "It's her,"

"It's who," Percy asked. But before the words even left my mouth, comprehension was clear on his face.

"It's Annabeth," I replied, the despair dripping off the two words.

OMG Annabeth!

How is she involved in all this.

Well we know, but the Assassins haven't figured it out soon.

Let's hope that they can work it out before anything else happens.

Remember to PM me your suggestions for characters and your answers to the question: Which fictional kingdom is Neulara based on?

Talk to you guys soon

- Dalek