Hi people! So this is the next chapter in The Rescue From Olympus. Thank you for everyone who reviewed the previous chapters :) It means a lot. Now on with the chapter!
Annabeth's POV
I had a terrible dream.
Percy was locked up in a cage, in a huge room. I could hear someone in the room, talking to him, in a sweet, soothing voice. I couldn't see the person talking, nor could I pinpoint where I had heard the voice before. Percy seemed to be looking straight at me, with his desperate green eyes, and his lips were moving like he was trying to tell me something, but I couldn't hear his voice. All I could hear was the mysterious lady talking in the background…
I woke up suddenly. The dim morning light told me it was about 5:30 a.m. All my siblings were still silently sleeping, so I tried to walk quietly as I got ready and headed out the door of my cabin.
The dew on the green grass got my shoes wet as I walked across the courtyard and fire pit to Poseidon's cabin.
Please let him to be in there, I silently pleaded. Please, please…
I hoped to find Percy in his cabin, sleeping like nothing had happened yesterday during capture the flag. Scratch that, I hope nothing had happened during capute the flag. I hoped it was all a dream.
I opened the door to Poseidon's cabin and found…
Nothing.
Nobody was in there. (A/N- Tyson is not in this story. Sorry all you Tyson lovers! I am one, too (: )
I closed the door made my over to the top of Half Blood Hill; by Thalia's tree, one of my favorite spots in camp. My vision was blurry from the tears forming in my eyes.
My worst nightmare was coming true. Percy was gone. I just know he would have come back to camp if he was just lost in the woods. He had to disappear when I started to get feelings for him. There, I said it. I like my seaweed brain best friend. The secret's out.
I sat down under the shady tree. The birds chirped loudly as I watched the sun rise. The camp below me was still and peaceful; Not even the early bird Apollo kids were up yet.
As I sat there, I thought to myself, You know what, nobody in this camp, not even Chiron, is going to be worried about Percy's dissapearance until it's too late. They are going to assume everything is fine for the next few days if he doesn't return. I can just sense that something isn't right here. The dream I had is not something to pass over. I need to be proactive here if I'm going to save my best friend. And with that, I got up from my spot under the pine tree and headed into the woods, determination in my heart.
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I searched for hours.
The only reason I went back to camp was to eat breakfast, so peope didn't think I was missing.
It must have almost been lunch time now, and I wasn't making much progress. All I found was a single owl feather near the place the mysterious light was. It didn't seem like a solid clue or anything, but I kept it because it was all I had.
I decided to go back to camp right before lunch. I made my way down the hill, and I saw Chiron walking over to the sword fighting arena. I ran over to meet up with him. He must have heard me behind him, because he turned around and said, "Annabeth, my dear. Where have you been?"
"Chiron, I've been in the forest looking for Percy. I thought if noone else was going to be proactive about his disappearance, I should take matters into my own hands."
"Annabeth," he began, "don't get me wrong. I am worried about Percy, but he is just lost in the woods! He will be back by tonight."
"And what if he's not." I said, a tiny bit angry. " What if he isn't here by tonight. Chiron, I know this is nothing to set aside! I-I had this dream last night… and… Percy was in this cage…"
"You had a dream about his disappearnce? Are you sure it wasn't an empathy link?"
"Well, I'm not sure. This is the first time it's happened. It seemed like he was trying to speak to me, but I couldn't hear him. All I heard was a woman's voice, that sounded oddly familiar," I said.
Chiron looked at the ground, like he was deep in thought.
"Tell you what Annabeth, if Percy is not back by dinner tonight, we will proceed with a quest. Does that sound alright?"
I nodded my head in agreement and headed off toward lunch.
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After lunch, I went about my normal activities. I went to archery, sword fighting, and then to the deathly rock climbing wall. My clothes got a little burned from the fire, and I smelled horribly of smoke.
I was walking back to my cabin to change when I saw Thalia and Grover sitting on the dock, just simply talking to each other. (A/N- No their not dating. They are just talking cause their friends.)
I went over to sit with them and tell them about my search. As I got closer, Grover said, "Thalia, do you smell smoke?"
"Ya, I do actually," she said while sniffing the air.
"It's just me. Darn that rock wall," I said smiling.
"Hey Annabeth! Come and sit down," Thalia said kindly.
I took a seat next to Thalia and listened as Grover spoke up.
"Annabeth, where have you been all morning?"
"Umm, I was in the woods, looking for Percy. Chiron said he's just lost in there, but he said that if he's not back by tonight a quest will be given to search for him."
"Who do you think will lead that quest?" Thalia asked.
"I'm not sure… Probably one of the older campers," I said as I shrugged.
There was silence for a minute. Then I decided to ask a question that had been bugging me for awhile.
"You guys are worried about him too, right? Am I just overreacting?"
"Of course I am, Annabeth. I mean, I have know Percy forever. If there was a quest to go find him, I would be willing to help." Grover said.
"But, Chiron doesn't even seem very worried. What's up with that?"
"He is worried. I'm almost sure of it. He just doesn't want to show how worried he is because… well… if Chiron's worried, we all should panic," Thalia said while giving a small laugh.
I smiled and looked across the sparkling blue water in front of me. Many campers were canoeing, and the Stoll brothers were filpping most of the boats.
I looked back at Thalia and Grover and said, "Thanks guys. Now, I better get changed. This smoke is not working for me."
Thalia and Grover laughed and said goodbye.
As I walked back to my cabin, with a new sense of hope in my heart.
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I was walking with my cabin to dinner. I looked back at all the cabins as my eyes focused on one. A low, sturdy one, embossed with sea shells. It looked dark and empty. I sighed as I turned forward again. My seaweed brain had not made it home.
Dinner was sad that night, for me at least. Everyone else was chatting and eating like nothing was wrong in the world.
I was releaved when dinner was done, and I could head back to my cabin, but suddnely Chiron came up to me and said, "Get all the head counselors. Meet me in the Big House."
I nodded to show that I understood and headed of to each cabin.
Once I collected all the counselors, we made our way to the Big House. I sat down with Silena on my right, and Katie to my left. Travis, Connor, Beckendorf, Clarisse, and the other counselors were positioned around the ping pong table. (A/N- I know some people like Beckendorf and Silena are suppose to be dead, but I really like them… so they are not dead in this story! Yay! And also, I'm not sure if Travis and Connor are head counselors, but Luke isn't in this story, so I guess they are head counselors.)
Chiron was first to speak up.
"Ok heroes, I am sure you have all heard of Percy's disapearance. Annabeth has brought it to my attention that this is serious. Percy is not merely lost in the woods, he is being help prisoner. For what reason, I am not sure yet.
"But Chiron," I started, "that was just a dream. How do you know that's true?"
"Annabeth's having dreams about Percy? Oh, great…," Clarisse said with a smirk.
I blushed bright pink, but thankfully Chiron ignored the remark and continued his talk.
"Annabeth, I am almost positive it was an empathy link. Now, I feel it is appropriate to start a quest in search for Percy, and I already know who is leading the quest.
Everyone looked around the room and started chatting quietly. Who was Chiron going to pick for the quest?
Chiron looked straight at me and said, "Annabeth, would you be willing to lead this quest?"
I gulped. "Yes, but Chiron why me? There are older and more experienced hereos to lead the quest. Why would you pick me?"
"Because, you know Percy the best out of anybody in this group, and possibly the whole camp."
I sighed because I knew what was coming up.
"So do you accept leading the quest?" Chiron asked.
"Yes," I replied.
Chiron nodded and gestured toward the stairs.
I got up from my seat; all eyes were looking at me. I made my way up the creaky stairs and stopped in front of the attic door.
I gulped, and then pushed opened the door.
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