Chapter 3
Percy's POV
We shadow travelled to a safe distance from the school. I looked at Annabeth, she clicked her fingers and both of our clothes changed to ball outfits. I tried not to stare at her perfectly done makeup and her outfit. She looked great. I took her arm playfully and said "After you."
She smiled and little did I know, she blushed a little. As we entered the room we saw the typical high school ball taking place. A few couples were in the middle dancing and the rest of the social groups were littered around the outside. A few guys looked at Annabeth and then me enviously. A few girls did the same to Annabeth. It did help my self-esteem a little. I was so caught up in that, that I failed to check for the children of Hades. Annabeth nudged me.
"I cannot see them anywhere" she whispered.
I glanced around quickly. "Me neither. However I do believe that they are demigods over there." I gestured to a girl with pointy black hair, a guy with blond, a guy with black hair and a satyr. Annabeth nodded to say that she had seen them. We slowly made our way to them.
"Hey Thalia, do you want to dance?" the guy with black hair asked.
She looked at him with disgust, "No Theseus I do not."
"Ah, common." He said.
The guy with blond hair said, "Leave her alone Theseus, we are here for a different reason than for you to flirt with Thalia."
The satyr said, "Luke, I smell a powerful monster, there are two other very powerful beings in the area. However I do not know what they are."
"We will just have to be alert then," Luke said.
I heard a crash from the sports hall. Both us, and the demigods made our way to it. We got their first and hurried in. We saw a whole in the wall and started to run to catch up with whatever it was. After running for about five minutes we came to a sight that was pretty much our worst nightmare. The twins of Hades, (They are twins for this fanfic) were pushed up against the edge of a cliff, with a Manticore and a Hydra blocking their escape. The demigods caught up with us and gasped at the sight. I drew my two swords and Annabeth pulled out her bow. We circled towards the two powerful monsters. I shadow travelled to right behind the Hydra and beheaded it. I then cauterised it with a fire ball. I continued this until I heard a scream. I grunted and enveloped the Hydra in flame and then called down a lightning bolt. It dissolved into dust. I turned to see Annabeth held by the Manticore but the twins safe. Just then arrows started to pour out of the trees. The Manticore was hit and I chopped a few in half. I grunted in pain when one went through my arm. The Manticore then fell off the cliff.
A roar of anger tore itself from my throat. "Annabeth" I yelled. With that I charged off the cliff after her. I caught up with them and beheaded the Manticore. I grabbed Annabeth. I could was starting to feel faint. I vaguely remembered that there was a slight green tinge to the arrows. Damn hunt I thought to myself. I was about to slip out of consciousness and with the last of my energy I propelled Annabeth up with the winds.
Annabeth's POV
When I grabbed the ledge I was crying. I was brought into a hug by Artemis but I pushed her away.
"This is your fault." I shouted. "You and your poisoned arrows. You did not stop your hunters shooting at him. Heck, you did not consider that the Manticore would fall off. You were just so occupied with what your father told you to do, that the girl you had helped to train for the past fourteen years was just a person in the way." She looked at me with guilt in her eyes. "Do you know why we were sent?" I asked. She shook her head. "Because your father and your uncle were worried at how you would treat the son. I did not believe that the kind person that became a big sister to me would be capable of it. I was wrong, the one boy, who went out of his way to please you just so you would start to like him has been killed by you. What will the council say?" I said finishing in a whisper.
Artemis looked at me in shock and then looked worried. We both knew that the hunters could well be blamed. That would bring the wrath of the whole council on them.
"I am so sorry Annabeth." She said. I just laughed bitterly, trying to hold back more tears. I stormed off. The demigods and the Hunters stared at me in shock. Some of the hunters tried to stop me but Artemis raised her hand. "Let my niece go, she is right." The hunters stared in shock.
I eventually found a place to cry and I let it all out. My friend, my only real friend that I had grown up with was gone. He could not have survived that. I saw him loose his consciousness. My bow reappeared in my hands and I threw it to the floor. This reminded me of him. We trained in archery together every day. No longer. I felt a hand touch my shoulder. "What is wrong dear?"
I looked up to see Hera. "Percy is dead."
She looked in shock. She had tears in her eyes. She said one word, "How?"
I recalled what had happened. She looked in anger and I could tell that she was absolutely furious. When I finished she said, "We need to find the body." I nodded.
"What will happen with the prophecy now?"
"I do not know Annabeth. But you never know with Percy, there is always the possibility that he is still alive. If that is the case then we need to find him."