It Should Have Been Me

by Don't touch my Seaweed Brain

Percy Jackson has a plan. One that will allow CHB to get info from the enemy. But Percy will have to make a sacrifice, one Annabeth can't let him make alone. Percy will need to be kidnapped. The plan works intil Kronos changes the game. Percy is forced to face his worst fear and his fatal flaw, alone. The battle for Manhattan was won. But the war is far from over.

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CHAPTER 4: I forgot to dedicate the last chapter so this one goes to Ultra Happy Peep cuz she/he writes really long reviews that cheer me up. ch. 3 was a really suckish chapter that I have no excuse for. I wanted to show CHB's reaction and reveal Kronos's plan for Percy. I also need help. I don't want to torture Percy cuz I hate seeing him in pain but I kinda have to. So if you could give me some things to do to him that won't damage him permanently… please PM or review. Any characters you wanna see? Again, review. They help me write faster so this benefits people all around. Thank you and enjoy the chapter! Also Annie's POV is kinda short but eventful. Disclaimer:

Me: I own nothing, same as always.

Percy: wow, no additional comments about how we're literally dying right now.

Me: sorry, what I was thinking about how you were literally dying right now.

Percy:ung!

Percy's POV

When I woke up I was strapped to a table. I felt like I hadn't moved in days. I tried to stretch, but couldn't for two reasons. One, I was strapped to a table, and the restraints got tighter every time I moved. And two, when I moved I got an electric-ow!-shock. I hear a door creak open and Luke comes in. his eyes are still blue. I check for that every time I see him. I blink rapidly as Luke taps the machines I didn't notice I was hooked into. "Luk-"I start but can't finish, because suddenly I can feel a shock that feels like umm, a lot of electricity, travel up my spine "Ahh!" I say but it's like screaming because it hurts so much. Luke grins and stands over me, as another wave of electricity crawls up my spine. I jerk, crying out, and Luke starts to laugh. By the third shock I'm crying, sobbing, gasping and Luke is laughing manically.

"Please?" I ask him. "please, Luke." He stops laughing enough to listen to my attempts at help. "Alright we're done with this." He says, and taps a few things into the machines. They release their hold on me and I relax onto the bed, muscles untightening until Luke grabs the collar of my shirt. "Hey, I didn't say you were done." He says and I'm forced to my feet. He disappears from view and I look around, seeing no one, then I run out the door.

Something stops me. My hands fly to my neck. An iron collar. I am not Mrs. O'Leary. What the heck? I head back to the bed, sitting down and burying my head in my hands. Luke comes back in, carrying a whip. My eyes widen at the tool. "Stand up, Percy. I have some questions for you. And you're gonna answer em'." I slowly stood up and Luke grabs my shoulders, steering me to an open area. My hands are chained so that they're hanging above my head. "Would you ever be willing to join Kronos?" Luke asks. "Ha. When hell freezes over." There's a searing agony in my back and I would be on the floor if the chains weren't holding me up. I scream, a real scream this time, and this time I hear Kronos laughing in my head. Luke is laughing too. How can they do this and just laugh?

"Next question Percy. You love Annabeth Chase and would do anything for her, correct?" I look at him and roll my eyes. "You think I don't? I love her! I love her the way you never did! I was there for her while you hurt her, over and over!" I yell the words at him. And it feels really good to tell him off. Until the whip slammed into my back. Over and over again. I scream really loudly for a long time as the whip slams into my back. I'm crying, gasping, sobbing. And Luke's not laughing anymore. He's really angry now. He wants to kill me. Because I told him the truth. He hurt her. And there's no changing that.

Annabeth's POV

I can't believe he did that. I had just woken up from a dream-nightmare. I corrected myself. They're always nightmares. He stood up to Luke, told him that Luke had hurt me. He did that for me. And he paid my price. Luke had whipped him. Over and over. And I watched him scream. My eyes started to water. No. I can't cry. I told myself. Percy wouldn't want me to cry. So I don't.

I go over to the others. "We'll stay by their base, right? In case he needs us?" I ask Chiron. "Of course, child. If Percy needs us, we'll be there." "Can we go now? I-I had a dream." His eyes soften with those words. "Sure, Annabeth. If it would make you feel better." "It would." I assure him and run off to get Piper and Jason. "Guys I need your help." I tell them as soon as I find them at the beach. "Chiron's taking us back to the Titan base and I need your help getting Percy back. I need to get him out of there." They look at each other in surprise. Then Jason's mouth hardens. "What did you dream about?" he asks. "He was chained up, hanging from them. Luke had a whip. And he asked Percy questions. And then…" I stop. Jason's eyes burn with uncontained fury at Luke. Piper opens her mouth but I interrupt her before she starts. "I'll need Nico, and Thalia, and Leo. Can you help me with that?" this question's for Piper. "Yeah." No one hurts Percy and gets away with it. It's OK Percy. We're coming.