Me: The epic… battle of the ages.

Finn: Ugh. Please don't.

Me: Between Kat.

Finn: She is.

Me: And zucchini. I WILL SLASH AND HACK HER "HEAD" OFF!

–jumps on Finn's back- -starts spinning around-

Finn: You're. So. Fat. –drops-

Me: You're just overweight.

Kat POV

It'd be awfully embarrassing if I told you I was getting beat up by a cucumber. Fortunately, I seemed to be winning. She had nail marks on her "head" and a bite mark in her side. I had a couple of scratches and a bruise on my knee. I had grabbed a tree branch and whacked my knee on accident. I used the tree branch to slam it upside her "head". Cucumbers/zucchinis don't have heads. They're vegetables.

"You'll never beat me," Candice snarled, punching my side.

"Trying to discourage me because you're afraid of losing?" I taunted. She shifted into a human form, and I broke the tree branch over her head, then grabbed her swinging fist and twisted it.

"That's it!" Candice snapped, grabbing a sword that magically appeared. I pulled out my sword that also magically appeared and we fought. I would stab her side, and then block her jab.

"Kat!" a voice said. Finn.

"I told you to leave," I grunted, blocking another jab.

"You need help," he protested, starting towards us.

"Stay back, boy!" Candice snapped at him.

"It's fight thing, between enemies." I slammed into her, pushing her into the ground, her sword grazing my hand on the way down. I threw my sword onto her shoulder and I backed up, breathing heavily.

"ARGH! Let me up, you stupid cheese ball!"

"Stupid. I'm going to kill you," I sighed. I went to go retrieve the Bracelet where I'd thrown it, and put it on. I aimed it at her, preparing to send her to the Inner Sanctum.

"Any last words?" I asked smugly. She smiled.

"I poisoned my sword," she replied. I stared at her for a moment before zapping her up.

"Who knew it would be that easy?" I said to Finn.

"What did she mean by 'I poisoned my sword'?" Finn asked warily.

"Probably thought she stabbed me," I shrugged. "Missed." I raised my arms up and spun in a circle to show him.

"You… your hand!" he exclaimed, pointing at my hand. I looked at it and saw the cut. I cursed loudly.

"Apollo!" I called. He didn't show up. I could feel my legs weakening and the poison coursing through my veins.

"You're not going to die," Finn said shortly before I fell to the ground, too weak to move.

"Ugh. I hate Candice," I muttered.

"You're not going to die," Finn said quickly, sounding like he was reassuring himself more than me.

"Oh gods, what if I die, Finn? I've never… died before. I guess I'll go to the Underworld…"

"You're not going to die," Finn repeated.

"Let it go, Finn. I'm going to die. Right now. Before I go…"

"You're not 'going' anywhere!"

"IF I go… take the Bracelet. You'll need it. Also, Hermione needs a new scarf because a hippogriff tore hers. And… there's so much. I think the list is on my desk. Look there, you'll find it," I said. My eyes shut and I couldn't pull them open.

"Finn…?"

"Don't go anywhere, I'll get help," he said. I couldn't see him, but I heard him as he got up.

"Idiot! I'm dying and you go to get help? You want me to die alone? Literally?" I snapped weakly.

"I'm going to prevent you from dying," he protested. I heard the crunching of leaves for a while until I couldn't hear anything anymore. I lay there, immobile and blind.

"Finn?" I whispered, feeling my systems shutting down. For starters, I couldn't feel my legs. Or my hands for that matter.

"Finn, please come back." No one replied.

"H-help…" I coughed weakly. I remember hearing someone shouting in the distance, "KAT!" before I couldn't hear anything anymore.

Finn POV

I knew what was going to happen; I just didn't think it would happen. I stumbled through the woods, trying to find help, anybody. I went through the clearing and found that the war was over, Candice's evil people were gone and everyone was fixing up wounds. I found Arianna Fitzpatrick, Theseus, and Percy standing by, uninjured.

"Kat's in trouble!" I told them breathlessly, pointing to the woods behind me. I knew she was gone, but maybe, just maybe we could save her. Percy glanced at Theseus, and Theseus glanced at Percy, and Arianna was already running to the woods. The two guys ran after her and I followed.

"KAT!" Percy yelled, hoping for a response. We came to the clearing and her body was lying off to the side. I could see the cut in her hand, the one that killed her. They dashed to her. Arianna pressed her ear to Kat's chest and checked her pulse. She glanced up at us and shook her head.

"Oh gods…" Percy whispered and I sat down hard on the tree stump, facing the other way. I knew she was going to die, and I didn't do anything about it. You might be saying, "Run free! She's gone! She kidnapped you, remember?" but I had a job to do. Rosie told me, and I was going to stick by it. I stood up and looked at them.

"We have to go to the Underworld," I told them, then repeated the prophecy.

"The water's obviously me," Percy said.

"Yeah, but do you want to go?"

"Of course. Kat gave me a home away from away from home." I gave him a weird look but shook my head.

"Theseus?" I asked, hopefully.

"I am staying. I will bury her within five days," he replied, not looking up from Kat's lifeless body. I couldn't help but feel sad for him. She practically saved him from the war-like place he used to live and gave him a new life with plenty of friends.

"The dead one awake…" I mumbled.

"I died. A long time ago. But I woke up," Arianna told me. I looked at her.

"That's not what-

"Look, do you want me to come, or not?" I sighed.

"Yeah, let's go," I finally said.

"So… the Underworld?" Percy asked.

"Yep."
"Yay."

Me: So… DRAMATIC!

Finn: I personally would've run away. This 'Finn' here would? Not me. At all. ESCAPE.

Me: You couldn't even escape me if I fictionally died.

Finn: And why is that?

Me: Because my students will rescue me, or I'll fail them and they have to take the grade again. AND THEY CAN'T GO ANYWHERE.

Finn: -shakes head- Evil.

Read and Review? What was your favorite part? –stares at you awkwardly for a while- I liked that part too. And I don't own Arianna Fitzpatrick. Let's see if I get this right… G-L-I-M-M-E-R-ESSENCE. Did I get it? DID I WIN?