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Ch 6
JASON
Okay, so I'll admit it. Yeah, I like Piper. Deal with it. I'm pretty sure Will is gonna date Nico, Percy's gonna kiss Annabeth, Piper and I ship Frazel, and Leo is totally head over heels for Calypso. According to Piper.
I kissed Piper on the cheek, then rushed off to prepare the ship for either battle or boarding. Depending on that ship that just floated by.
Annabeth stood watching the approaching ship carefully. As I ran past her, I heard her mutter a word in surprise and fear. "Luke."
I stopped in my tracks. "What?"
She pointed to the ship. "That's Luke's ship! He's here! Now!"
Frank approached us. "What's wrong?"
"Luke," I said grimly.
Frank's eyes widened in fear. "But...will he want them?"
"I don't know," Annabeth replied. She stared off at the ship, for once, not knowing what to do. Frank ran down to Hazel.
"We have to let them go," I said.
"What?"
"The merfolk! Luke can't have them! Piper..I.." I trailed off.
Annabeth thought for a moment, but then nodded. "You're right. Go. NOW!"
I started to go, but a shout cut me off. "Annabeth! And Jason, my man!" It was Luke. "Drop anchor, Annabeth! Let me come aboard! Thalia, give the order!"
Thalia looked at Annabeth, hesitant. Annabeth looked like she was panicking.
"Annabeth? I'm waiting," Luke yelled, getting impatient.
Annabeth bit her lip, then nodded to Thalia. "Drop anchor!" my sister called.
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Luke's crew stepped onto the Argo II. Luke gave Annabeth a hug, in which Annabeth stiffened at first, but then tentatively returned it.
Luke gave a smile that didn't reach his eyes. "Now! Those merfolk! I know you got them!"
"I-" Annabeth tried.
"Good girl!" Luke said. He turned to his first mate, Octavian. "Hasn't failed me once, you know. Always makes quota." He turned to me. "Jason! Take me to them."
"Luke, I-" I started.
Luke glared at me. "Now."
I swallowed hard.
"Never mind," Luke said. He pushed past me and swept towards the tanks. Luke stopped in front of the merfolk and smiled, again with a smile that didn't reach his eyes. "And here they are. I can take them from here, Annabeth. You go on and get a head start on your next quota."
Annabeth looked like she was about to say no, but someone beat her.
"So you're Luke." Percy had spoken up.
"What?"
"You're Luke," Percy repeated.
"Annabeth! Why isn't he wearing a gag? Or chains on his wrists or tail for that matter?" Luke shouted.
"Because-" Annabeth tried again.
"Never mind. I'll deal with your rule-breaking later." Luke waved his hand at his henchmen that came on board with him. "Get them on our ship."
The men grabbed Piper. Big mistake.
"Get your hands off her," I said, low and dangerous. I stormed towards them, and practically threw them off her. I positioned myself in front of her tank. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Frank doing the same for Hazel. Will, Calypso, and Grover ran to join us, each guarding Nico, Leo, and Percy, respectively.
Luke stared. "Mutiny!" he yelled. "Annabeth, this is why I should have chosen your crew! Mutiny!"
"No!" Annabeth yelled back, unable to take it any longer. "It's not mutiny, and you shouldn't have chosen my crew! Because you. Are. Wrong. I've learned a lot lately. Merfolk aren't cargo, and they're not like fish, just waiting to be caught. They're just like us."
And with that, Annabeth marched over and stood by Percy.
ANNABETH
I stood up to Luke. And Luke didn't look happy about that.
"Really, Annabeth?" he snarled. "You think that you and five people can protect against two crews?"
"One crew, Luke." Thalia stood above on the quarter deck. "I've wanted to kick your ass for some time now. Looks like this is my chance."
Luke narrowed his eyes at her. "I'll deal with you soon enough." He turned to Annabeth. "But really, Annabeth? I thought you were smarter than that."
"I am," I said, "smarter than you know." Then I turned around to Percy. And kissed him.
I could feel his surprise at first, then his kiss back. I was elated. Nothing in the world could bring me down, not as long as I had Percy. His arms were wrapped around me, mine around him. We were one.
A shout broke us apart. Somehow, one of Luke's lackeys had overpowered her and Octavian held Thalia with a sword on her neck.
"Give us the merfolk, Annabeth," Luke threatened. "I won't hesitate to have Thalia...punished."
"Luke." I tried to sound threatening, but truthfully, I was terrified for Thalia. "Let. Her. Go."
Luke shrugged. "Thalia walks free when those merfolk are on my ship, Annabeth."
I opened my mouth to protest.
"Deal."
I whipped around. "Percy!"
He looked at me apologetically while Nico spoke up. "Luke, you have a deal. We'll come with you if you let Thalia go."
Luke smirked. "Grab them," he directed his henchmen.
"Wait!" Jason yelled. "Can't I...say goodbye?"
Luke stared Jason down, but Jason didn't back off. "Fine," Luke eventually said. "What's the harm."
Jason immediately turned around and kissed Piper on the mouth. Calypso grabbed Leo and planted a kiss on his mouth, then tried to back away, but Leo held her there, holding her tight. I could see tears running down their cheeks. Will's face was buried in Nico's shoulder while Nico cried and kissed his head. Hazel was sobbing into her hands as Frank wrapped his arms around her.
I turned to Percy. "Percy, you can't."
"I have to, Annabeth."
"NO!"
"Please. For Thalia. She needs me to do this. For us to do this." Percy's normally goofy eyes had a wisdom that I hadn't seen before in them.
"But..but I need you," I said. Because it was true. I loved him.
"For Thalia."
Luke suddenly appeared by us. "Time's up."
"No!" I cried, but Luke's brutes had already shoved me out of the way. I could hear shouts from the others, but all I could understand were Percy's.
"I will come back to you!" he yelled as they bent his arms behind his back and wrapped a length of chain around his forearms. "I will find you! I will always find you! I promise, Annabeth! I-" His words choked as they forced an iron gag over his mouth.
Octavian pushed Thalia free, and she collapsed, gasping for air. A guy with an eye patch tossed Percy over his shoulder like a sack of potatoes. I was vaguely aware of Jason being held back by Grover, Will, and two others as a guy with a broken nose held a dagger to Piper's throat and dragged her away. Calypso was on the ground of the ship, sobbing, as they dragged Leo away. Michael Kahale was holding down Frank, with an apologetic look in his eyes.
I watched as Ethan, the eye patch guy, carried Percy over to the other ship, with Bryce, broken nose guy, carrying Piper, following closely behind. Octavian watched as they carried the last of the merfolk over, then nodded curtly and boarded the ship himself.
Luke faced me. "Follow, and I'll slit your boyfriend's throat faster than you can pull out your knife." He snapped his fingers, and Michael Varus, who I hadn't realized had been holding me back, released my arms
At the mention of Percy being harmed, I woke up from my stunned daydream. In a flash, my knife was out and at his throat. "Don't beat on it."
Luke growled, and shoved my knife away from his throat. He started to walk away.
The wheels in my head started turning. I needed a reason to go to the same place as him. "We're going to have to follow you. You're headed to Jupiter City, the nearest port, right? My ship needs to restock."
Luke considered it. "Then stay far behind us. Get too close for my liking, and suddenly, you haven't filled quota."
Michael Varus followed Luke onto their ship. The entire crew of the Argo II either stood, watching the ship leave with our friends motionlessly, or sobbed, as their other half was torn away from them.
As the Andromeda sailed away, Thalia walked up to me. There was a thin line of red on her throat where Octavian had pressed the sword a little too hard.
"What now, Annabeth?" she asked.
"Isn't it obvious?" I turned and faced her. "We go after them."
Sooooo stuff happened. OUAT anyone? To all you OUAT fans reading this, YOU'RE WELCOME! I 3 Snow and Charming and their promise to find each other! They're sooooo cute! To all you none Once Upon a Time fans, watch OUAT!
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