I can't describe much of the last three minuets of my life. It's not that I don't want to or its too traumatic to recall, I just can't seem to find the words. 'Oh my Gods' comes to mind, but I don't think that will cut it in this situation.

Black, that's the color. I can see everything and nothing, all around me is closed, but when I shout, the sound doesn't echo back.

Then I wake up.

I feel myself begin to stir when a pressure on my arm rolls closer. I open my eyes and see an angle... I mean Annabeth's grey eyes searching my face. She looks stunning even when she is in near tears and mud is everywhere.

"Percy? Can you hear me?" She says.

I feel her hand stroke my dark hair out of my face.

"Come on sea weed brain, say something." She pleads.

"Your beautiful." I brilliantly say.

She lets out a held in breath and puts her forehead on mine. "Your delusional." She says with a small grin.

I laugh and try to get up from my laying position, but a firm hand stops me.

"Stay down." Annabeth orders, "You hit your head pretty hard."

"What about you?" I say. I wasn't so much worried about myself at the moment, I was more concerned about her. She had taken some blows from the fight with miss spider lady before we fell into the pit, but after we went to the fire of Hades, she seemed to be doing better.

"I'm fine. You just lay down... but don't sleep. I need you not to fall into a coma right now."

"Are we dead?"

Annabeth's eyes took on a barely hidden panic tint, and if I hadn't known this wise girl for years, then I would have missed it.

Ok, so not my most intelligent question. I feel weird though, like I am floating or dreaming. But I am also very tired.

I start to close my eyes, but I listen to Annabeth's voice, so I keep them open. She rambles about her plans for Olympus and what she intends to do for her mother. They are really good ideas, too bad I can't remember them.

My vision starts to get out of the tunnel-like sight. Wow, I didn't even realize that it was like that. Come to think of it, I hadn't really looked anywhere but at Annabeth.

Then it all comes back to me.

"What?" I sit up suddenly. "Where..."

"Follow my finger." Annabeth says. She moves her right index finger back and forth in front of my eyes.

"But..."

"Now."

I obey and follow it with my eyes.

"Who are you?" She asks.

"Percy Jackson, son of Poseidon. Last time I checked anyway." I reply.

She sighs in relief, "Good your back."

I blink, "I was gone?"

"I doesn't matter," She leans forward and kisses my forehead.

I sigh and close my eyes. I wasn't going to get a straight answer out of her right now, but I could enjoy this small pause in Tartarus.

"We should keep moving." I said into her hair.

She nods into my neck, and helps me to my feet.

It takes me a minuet to regain my balance and then we're off, following the fire river toward our exit route.

Hades, I could hear in the back of my mind 'Continue 20.8 miles and get eaten by Huge monsters at the next right' In the women GPS voice. It was so strange I laughed out loud.

Council of the Gods

Shouting and laughing could probably be heard from the ground below.

Zeus stood and stared at his brother with rage.

"How dare you mock me!" He bellowed. "I offered that boy the chance only once, and he instead turns the gift around and makes a fool of all of us." He gestures around the room with snappy motions, getting the other gods in a frenzy as well.

"You did not offer my daughter the chance." Athena points out.

Poseidon sends her an accusing glare. Whose side are you on?

Annabeth's.

Zeus is silenced for a split second, which the Sea God takes to build on.

"You know as well as I what will happen if Percy is not made a god."

This silences the room. Even the wine God himself pays attention.

"You don't mean..."

"Yes. He does." Hades says, surprising most of the Gods.

"Brother..." Zeus says.

"No. Percy Jackson is meant to become a God, it is woven into the stars. I say this is the time we must act, to wait any longer is our own failure."

"And what of Annabeth?" Athena demands.

"Clean up your own mistakes." Ares gruffly says.

"She is to rebuild Olympus, correct?" Poseidon says.

Zeus nods.

"She should probably be given more time. Who knows what she will come up with." The God of the sea concludes, and turns to leave.

Athena catches his eye with a great full look.

Just because your a backstabbing liar, doesn't mean I must be.

Athena's eyes widen at the insult, and Poseidon laughs and takes his leave.

Alright! You have all convinced me. I will continue. And don't worry, the chapters will get longer from here on out, I just had to wait for a bit to take a House of Hades break. (Great book by the way). So stay tuned!