Hey people, next chapter update! This chapter will probably be adventure
oriented but I will be sure to throw in some romance. This stuff is needed
to advance the plot line.
Percy's POV
We went down the stairs peering into the darkness, when all of a sudden it
lit up. CRASH! We jumped and looked behind us to see the doors close, eliminating
the last drops of sunlight, assuming whatever lit the tunnel was artificial. "Whoa..."I heard Annabeth gasp and looked back ahead to see a giant bull head with
flaming eyes in front of me. Two doors appeared in the darkness ahead of us,
and I turned around before I remembered that the doors were closed.
"Creepy much?" Thalia said and we both nodded in silent agreement.
Further inspection revealed a dove engravement on one door and a skull on the other.
Thalia immediatly moved towards the skull door while Annabeth and I kept our distance.
When she noticed us she rolled her eyes and said "Alright, let's split up. I'll go
through this one and you two take that one okay?" I looked over at Annabeth and
she said "Okay, but... Be careful." "likewise." Thalia said before yanking the door open
and going in.
Annabeth's POV
Percy and I walked through the door carefully. When Percy saw that there was
nothing dangerous - that he could see - he started to walk in. "Wait!" I shouted
and he looked back, "Watch out for traps." He simply nodded and walked, slowly
in. Another ominous light revealed a pedestal with a big dove engraved, just like the
door. A beautiful woman appeared on the pedestal, and Percy and I jumped back
and readied our weapons.
"Relax. It is I, Aphrodite." She said. I still was wary but I sheathed my knife. "Why
are you here?" Percy inquired, looking suspiciously at her. "To help you on your quest."
She said simply. "You know where the helm of darkness is?" I asked. "Alas, I cannot
give you that information, but I will say that you are getting close, and to warn you
of the power of the one who has taken it." so Aphrodite knew who took it? "Who?"
Percy asked and just at that moment, thunder rumbled. "Zeus will not let me aid you
further, and I have interfered enough already. I must go." And with that she disappeared,
leaving nothing behind but the faint smell of roses. And I swear I could hear a voice muttering
'Young love.' "Let's go check on Thalia." Percy said but then my vision went black.
Percy's POV
I raced over to Annabeth as she collapsed and caught her in my arms before she hit
the floor. I felt her forehead and she was burning up. "Thalia!" I screamed and I listened
to her breathing. It was shallow and ragged. Thalia rushed into the room. "What?" She
asked and I looked up at her and said, "It's Annabeth. She-passed-out-after-we-finished
talking-to-Aphrodite-and-she-has-a-fever-and-she's -not-breathing-right-and-" Thalia cut
me off "Slow down. You talked to Aphrodite?" I rolled my eyes. "Yes, but that's not the point.
She needs medical attention now." Thalia nodded and said "Of course. But I doubt we can open
those doors on our own." Ugh. I forgot all about them. "What did you find?" I asked said "I found out what this is. It's a shrine" "To what?" I asked but I was already figuring
it out when she confirmed my suspicions by saying "The Minotaur."
Dun Dun Dunn! Sorry about the lame Aphrodite encounter but I just drew a blank when it
came to what she could say. Annabeth won't be out of commission for long, dont worry!
In fact her POV will be in the next chapter... Muahahaha! Stay tuned by following, favoriting
and reviewing! Check my page for update schedule (Updated today) and as I said before,
a hate rview is better than no review! Long chapter tomorrow! Farewell for now,
~TheGodOfPercabeth