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Hey, guys. I can't thank you enough for commenting! Now my email is filled with reviews. That's a good thing. Hope you guys liked the date. I put SO much more demigod stuff in here. Well, here's chapter 6!
Annabeth's POV
You wouldn't believe how tired I was. Once I walked in the house I feel asleep. Just on the couch. The next thing I remembered woke up, in my bed.
"Bethy, time for breakfast. Oh, your mother called. She says she'll be in New York by next Friday." Let me explain. My mom needed to stay in San Fransisco for about two more weeks. But we needed to come here for dad's work, so she told us to go ahead and she would be here in New York as soon as she could.
"Kay, I'll be down in a sec." When I was sure my dad was out of hearing range, I reached over to grab my cell phone. I tried calling Jessie, but she wouldn't answer. I tried again, just in case, but still. No answer. Ugh. I closed my cell phone and threw it on my bed, near my feet. I pulled the covers off and swung my feet out of bed. Looking in my mirror, I saw I was still in the shirt and jeans I wore yesterday. I opened my closet and changed into my pajamas. A short-sleeved shirt and flannel pants. I noticed a navy blue jacket hung across my chair. Percy's hoodie. Whoa. I smiled as I remembered. Last night was real. I took it off the chair, smelling the ocean again, and headed downstairs.
"Morning, Annabeth. I'm cooking your favorite. Pancakes and eggs. Wait, is that a new jacket?" I frowned. He can't find out how I really got it. He's always been really paranoid when it came to boys. I remember a year ago. He said if I started dating before college, he would strangle me. Not really. He always sounded like he was joking, so I never really took him seriously. But it was still awkward talking about boys with my dad.
"Uh, yeah. I just bought it." I lied.
"Well, get your brothers. It's time for breakfast." I walked back upstairs to the room my four-year-old twin brothers shared. It was decorated like a jungle, with a huge mural covering all four walls. On the right side, next to the closet, was the bunk bed. They had a huge fight about who would get top or bottom. It lasted since dad announced we were moving to New argued while packing, during the flight, and all the way to the house. They were still fighting, but not in front of dad.
They can be REALLY annoying, but they are so lovable when they wake up. Unless it's too early. "Bobby, wake up. Come on, Matt. They sat up at the same time and it looked so funny!
"What?"
"It's time for breakfast."
"Unnhhh, carry me." Bobby held out his arms.
"Me, too." Matthew said, looking hopefully at me.
"Fine." I carried both of them. Bobby in the front, Matt in the back. Walking downstairs was really easy, compared to camp. All that training made me weary at the end of each day. And I missed that. I like hard work. It takes my mind off things. I always clean or draw blueprints when I'm trying to avoid something. But I never told anyone that. Then they would know when I don't want to think about something and they would try to force it out of me.
Percy's POV
Chiron iris-messaged me last night, after I dropped off Annabeth. He said "You will need to bring Nico, Thalia, Katie, Silena, Charles, Clarisse, Chris, and yourself to camp. That's most of the demigods at Goode."
"Most?" Were there other demigods at Goode?
"Yes. Bring Grover, too. It's important. Hurry." And before I could ask anything else, the message disappeared. Okay. That was weird. I left a note for my mom and Paul.
Mom and Paul,
Chiron sent me a message last night. He said it was important. But don't worry. I'll be with Grover, Thalia, Clarisse, Chris, Nico, Charles, Silena and Katie. Going to camp - took my truck. I'll be back as soon as possible.
~Percy
After picking all the demigods Chiron listed, we headed to camp. Nico, Katie, Charles, Clarisse, and Chris were in the back. I guess they didn't mind all that wind. I was driving with Thalia and Silena both in the passenger's seat. Actually, Thalia was there first but Silena wasn't going to let the wind ruin her hair. Aphrodite girls are so funny. Grover's head was poked through the back window. Must've looked weird from the back.
The whole ride it was like that. Thalia and Silena arguing that the other was taking up too much space. Grover munching loudly on tin cans. Clarisse polishing her sword. All while I drived, the window open, blowing my black messy hair around my face. The radio was on, but something was bugging me. "Most" What did that mean? I thought these were all the demigods at Goode. Then I remembered my conversation with my dad.
"I know you are spending time that Athena girl." So it was a girl. A daughter of Athena. But what girl was I spending time with? The only person I started hanging out with is Annabeth. But she couldn't be a demigod. Could she?
But before I knew it, we were at camp.
Chiron greeted us at the gate, but he looked worried. Restless. Like he hasn't slept in a week. As he led us to the Big House, he kept glancing up at the sky, like he expected something to come flying toward us and attack. Once we were all settled, he told us in a hushed tone.
"Something has escaped the Underworld. Something very dangerous. Typhon, the monster on Mt. St. Helens, created a one of a kind monster many years ago. He took the blood of a Fury and a telekhine and created a monster. Half-fury, half-telekhine. He called it the Crimson Slayer. It obeyed Typhon's every command, but that was the problem. We don't know why, but Typhon had a huge grudge on your father, Poseidon." he said looking at Percy. "He told the Crimson Slayer to tear down Poseidon's kingdom under the sea, but Poseidon knew he was coming. He set up a trap, so Zeus could decide the fate of the dangerous monster. Zeus decided to send the monster to the Underworld, where Hades could keep the Crimson Slayer locked up until the gods could use it to their advantage. But now, Kronos has sent a spy to release the Crimson Slayer from the Underworld. It's first mission-destroy Poseidon. It tried, b--"
"Wait, but I just talked to my dad on Wednesday." I interrupted.
"It attacked yesterday."
"Oh my gods. Is my dad okay? Is Tyson okay?" I couldn't live with myself if Tyson got hurt. Chiron smiled for the first time since we got here.
"Yes, they're both fine. You're dad had an army ready underwater. As I was saying," his voice got quiet again, like he was telling us something top secret. Then again, I guess this is top secret. "It tried to attack his kingdom, but failed. Poseidon almost captured the Crimson Slayer to send it back to Hades. But it escaped. Percy, you have to listen to me very carefully. As it escaped your father's kingdom, it yelled to Poseidon, ' I will get your hero. Percy Jackson will die, if it's the last thing I do. And Olympus will burn to the ground.' " There was a long silence. "Percy, you do know that, despite the feelings of some of the gods, you are very important to everyone. To mortals, Olympians, Titans. . . .everyone. To the entire world. The gods will do their very best to protect you, since their fate is in your hands. But you have to keep in mind. Typhon almost defeated the gods. The Crimson Slayer is much more powerful. That added on to the fact that Kronos is still out there, preparing an army, who will most probably get Typhon and the Crimson Slayer on their side. I still have some doubt, though. Kronos may not want want to kill you yet. He may still be trying to get you on their side to destroy Olympus."
"That makes me feel so much better." I said, my voice dripping with sarcasm.
"My point is just. . .be careful. All of you." he said looking at each one of us. "The Crimson Slayer is out there somewhere. Looking for you, Percy. And it will try, at its very hardest, to kill will have to protect each other and anyone at your school who it will attack."
I looked at Chiron in disbelief. "We're only demigods! The gods almost got defeated by Typhon! The gods! How the Tartarus are we supposed to fight something that's more powerful than Typhon?!"
"I was afraid of that. Please, I can't leave camp to help you. Mr. D left camp to help the gods prepare for war. You will have to just have faith and try. Plus, all of you are most of the demigods at Goode. You can protect yourselves." There it was again! Most! Who else was a demigod at Goode? Before I could ask him, he pushed all of us out the door, like he knew I wanted to ask him something, but he didn't want to answer.
I looked back at the Big House where Chiron just pushed us out. The door was now closed. I looked up at the attic window and sighed. In that room was the Oracle. The same Oracle that said the fate of Olympus and the world rested on my shoulders. The same Oracle that said I would die on my sixteenth birthday, even if I saved Olympus or not. I don't think I would really like the Oracle.
We all piled into my truck. It was night now. I looked at the clock. 9:32 PM. I started the car and drove back to Manhattan. My mom and stepdad would be waiting.
Annabeth's POV
I wasn't even tired one bit. And I hated it. I missed camp so much. I tried making blueprints, but my mind was at camp. I was thinking of going today, but my dad still needed help unpacking.
I grabbed my cell phone and tried to call Jessie. No answer. I dialed Alex's number. No answer. I tried calling Sam. No answer. I was starting to think they forgot me. They haven't been answering any of my calls lately. I have been gone a week. Maybe they got used to me not being there. I suddenly felt alone. I was that way as I went to sleep, trying to finish my blueprint.
There's not that much Percabeth, but like I said. There's SO much demigod stuff in here. By the way, a head's up. I'm having writer's block, so I'm probably going to skip a few days and go straight to the Spring Dance. That's where all the action's going to be! Hehehe. I swear you're going to love the dance scene. Adios! Until next time!
