Hello Peeps! I'm back! I'm so sorry for the late update, I had a play going on (My first performance was last night) and I had rehearsal all week. I'm really sorry, I feel so bad for making you wait!
Oh my gods! We have 101 reviews! THANK YOU SO MUCH! I never thought anyone would like my crap! And you guys have given me so much confidence, that I am now writing my own book series, and I want to get it published this year! It's about a time-traveling soldier. And he falls in love with the girl he's on a mission to kill. Think I should write it?
Anyway, I put an A/N in the last chapter, for some of my reviewers to Chapter 13, because I didn't get to post it earlier. So if you reviewed to chapter 13, check that out. There was a guest who gave me a story idea, and one who gave me cookies, and Ultra Happy Peep was just as epic as ever.
A reviewer requested that I do a song of the chapter, so here's that:
Song of the Chapter: A thousand Years by Christina Perri.
Dedicated to: THOSE OF YOU WHO REVIEW!
Now to my Loyal Reviewers (IT MAKES ME SO HAPPY THAT THIS LIST IS SO LONG!):
7NationArmy:b There's your song! Thank you so much for your review! Omg! You gave me cookies! THANK YOU! If you want, I'll make an OC for you! Give me a name, eye color and hair color, and I'll see what I can do! Have a virtual donut! OOOOOO
Guest: THANK YOU! You are so sweet! And no, there wasn't any pressure! I'm totally cool with being awesome!
Guest: Thank you! The Annabeth's stepsister thing is cool! I like everything on your music list except for Justin Beiber. I don't hate him, but I can't get past the baby thing. I checked out her stories, yeah they're epic! And yes, I am evil. But not as evil as kazoquel4. She wrote Masking the Pain (which, BTW, you should totally check out) she wrote a cliffhanger, where Percy got shot. Thank you for the reviews! Here's your virtual cookie! (::) Anyway, I have not read Divergent… I started it, but got bored, and confused. It started by talking about a haircut! But, I'll try it again for you!
ULTRA happy peep: Hey, I'm back! I love your wonderful reviews! Unfortunantly, the Luke-Butt-Kicking will not happen for a long time. I have to give Percy a little time to recover!
May: Oh my gods! You are so sweet! You actually helped me with the author dream! Thank you! And may the gods be ever in your favor!
Wolf Girl: that's epic! I used to do that, before I discovered fanfiction, and now I hate Percy sibling OCs. But, I still do it!
Awesomeness: Thank you! You are really sweet! And no, I have a new plan for Percy… But first he has to recover! AND THAT MEENS PERCABETH!
fantasy girl loves fantasy: I am happy to honor you! Yeah, he's gonna need some help… but, there will be PERCABETH! And that makes everything better!
PercyandAnnabeth4eva: Glad you're back! ATTENTION! Hahaha! Your review made me laugh!
Sam99: Yeah. The cuteness will decrease in about 3 chapters… But for now, enjoy the fluff!
Random Question of The chapter:
Please raise your hand if your favorite color is sea green.
Now keep it up, if it's because of Percy's eyes.
Thank you to all who participated.
Song I'm listening to right now: See song of the chapter.
TO EVERYONE: there has been some confusion over what Luke was doing with Percy. Originally, Kronos wanted him as a host (the ironic reason is explained in this chapter) but, when Annabeth rescued him, he got a better idea. He wanted to break the Hero of Olympus beyond recognition, so that he could never rise up against Kronos again. And, right now, he's trying to hurt the camp, with Percy's lost memory and injuries. And so far, he's succeeding. Anyway, he tried to get info from Percy, but it didn't work, cuz Percy's stubbornly amazing :D so, he went ahead with the memory loss. Speaking of memory loss, I'm gonna murder hook with my bare hands. How freaking dare he do that to Belle! Rant over! Enjoy the chapter!
Warning: Drew flirts with Percy.
Annabeth's POV
I spent the rest of the night with Percy's head on my lap. He looked exactly the way he did four years ago, when I first met him. For some reason, he always looks like a child when he sleeps. His inky-black hair feels soft and natural under my palm, his mouth lays half-open, and a steady stream of drool leaks out, onto my knee. His eyelashes curl gently onto his cheek, and they haven't fluttered for a long time.
But when he turns his head, I see that a deep cut runs across his check. It and all of the others are reminders. He might have to live with them for the rest of his life. I look over at his chest. They had been starving him. I could see and count his ribs. The very thought made me want to cry. The scars there were many, and all of them were deep enough to kill a mortal. Will said that if we had gotten to him 10 minutes later, he would have been dead. My seaweed brain would have been dead.
I'm pulled out of my thoughts by Percy's gentle moan.
"Percy?" I ask. "Percy? Please open your eyes. You're safe, I promise." I speak gently, so as not to scare him. His eyelashes flutter, and green meets grey.
A smile breaks out across his face, and hope fills me. "Hey, Wise Girl!" He says, and I freeze. He remembers that?
"Hi Seaweed Brain." I say cautiously. He stares at me, eyes examining my face. I gaze back down at him, thinking of how much I missed those beautiful green eyes, the quirky grin that used to annoy me so much.
"Were you here all night?" he asks, eyeing the bags under my eyes. Before I can start talking, he keeps going "Because I didn't have nightmares last night!" he exclaims excitedly. I'm sure that in the short amount of time that he remembers, he's never had a dreamless night. He frowns in thought. "Why'd you call me Seaweed Brain?" He asks, looking at me with seemingly innocent green eyes.
He doesn't remember his nickname, but mine? In that moment, I want to cry, because I can see that he loves me, and I feel like screaming, and I want to hold Percy, the real Percy, and never ever let him go.
"Annabeth?" He asks, waving a bandaged and plaster-covered hand in front of my face. "You there?"
"Yeah, sorry." His brow furrows at those words. I don't understand, but he gives a small frown. "It's fine. You don't need to apologize for that." He tells me solemnly.
"I know. But I'm gonna do it anyway." His brow furrows further, before his face breaks out into a grin.
"I'm at Camp." He says, and the words are filled with hope and longing. But it's also pained. He's so close to the memories, but he can't get at them.
"Yeah." I grin too, and Percy stares at me intently.
"You know, you look really pretty when you smile?" He bursts out, and my eyes widen in shock. He said that exact same thing to me, on the night we got Kronos out of Manhattan.
Flashback
It was right after I had taken the dagger for him. We were on the top of Olympus, and we were alone.
"You're…Cute…You're…Worried…" I struggled out. His face contorts in surprise, and I'm worried I've said the wrong thing, now things will be awkward. I give him a smile, to let him know that I really meant it, or that I was kidding. He can take it either way, as long as it doesn't drive us apart. He surprises me by saying:
"You're cute when you smile." My face stretches into a bigger grin, but it quickly turns into a grimace.
Then we hear Kronos's voice. "Percy. Annabeth. How are you, how is Olympus doing.
Percy whips around, scowling. "Don't touch her."
Kronos replies, grinning "Maybe I will, maybe I won't. But you, Percy Jackson, I have a plan for you." At this, Percy flinched violently, but he took a step to put himself between me and Kronos.
"This form is weak, but, if a had you, a son of the big three, I could feed off your power forever!"
"Unlikely, but if that's what you're going with..." Percy said, and I could hear the smirk in his voice as he trailed off.
"Come at me, bro!" he shouted, charging at Kronos. Then, the most deadly fight I've ever seen ensues.
-end flashback-
The boy's POV
Annabeth had fallen forward. I didn't think, I just lunged forward, off my bed, catching her. She was now shaking violently in my arms, which burned like Hades.
"ANNABETH!" I screamed, shaking her, even though it sent pain lacing up my arms.
"Annabeth?" My voice was quieter as her eyelids fluttered.
"Percy? Why are you crying?" Then she noticed where she was. Immediately, she got off my arms.
"Oh my gods, Percy! I'm so sorry! I blacked out, didn't I?" She's talking very fast, guiding me back onto the bed.
I fall back onto the pillows, letting out a sigh of relief. She's okay. She's gonna be okay.
Annabeth's POV
Gods. I cannot believe I just did that. I was careless enough to let myself pass out, and Percy, being loyal and idiotic had to catch me. He was crying! For me! He stared up at me, with innocent, tear filled eyes.
Without thinking (what's wrong with me? I'm a freaking daughter of the wisdom goddess!) I wrapped my arms around him. At first he stiffened, but then he leaned into my embrace, sobbing into my shoulder.
"I-I thought you got hurt." He whispers, voice breaking.
"It's okay, I'm fine, Percy. I'm okay. You're gonna be okay." I tell him, but even as I say it, I feel the scars on his back, through the bandages. He stiffens, flinching when my fingers brush against the bandages. I move my hand, and hold him tighter. He clutches at me, broken fingers wrapping around me. Eventually, his sobs quiet, and he doesn't speak. I realize that he's fallen asleep. So I pry his fingers off of me, and lay him back down.
I'm starting to lay down next to him when I remember: We have to go to Olympus today.
EPIC NINJA LINE BREAK TO THALIA! IT ALSO HAS A DOUBLE IDENTITY AS A UNICORN!
Thalia's POV
I found Percy and Annabeth curled up together in the infirmary the next morning. I decided not to wake them, Percy looked more peaceful then I've seen him since we got him back. Again, I'm overcome with the grief of what those monsters did to my cousin. He's terrified of everything now, shadows, and the dark, even me.
Jason and I were getting rides from Tempest, his nightmare horse, and I was going to try desperately not to fall off. Annabeth was gonna ride on Blackjack with Percy, and the other campers coming to the WSC (Winter Solstice Council) were going in the camp van with Argus.
"Hey, Jas. Called Tempest yet?" I shouted. Jason was over by the stables.
"Yeah. He and Blackjack are fighting over a sugar cube!" He tells me excitedly, not taking his eyes off the fight before him.
"Is Blackjack winning?" I hear Percy call. I whirl around to see him in an orange T-shirt and jeans, walking toward me with Annabeth's arm around his waist for support. In an instant, Jason's at Percy's side.
Jason's POV
"Are you sure you should be walking? Aren't you supposed to have bandages on that arm? Are you gonna be safe up in the sky? I thought you broke one of your legs? Annabeth, are you sure it's a good idea for him to come?" I ask, and Percy looks dizzy. Maybe I spoke a little too fast. Without warning, Thalia smacked me on the back of the head.
"You're scaring him, idiot." She told me, eyes darting from me, to Percy who was now clutching Annabeth's waist.
"And I wouldn't let him come if he was that injured." Annabeth said, and her eyes dart to his right arm, which was covered in bandages earlier.
I turn back to the fight, when Percy calls after me. "Hey, Jas. You were kinda right, the ankle's sprained, but Chiron said I could still go." It surprises me that he still calls me Jas. And even more that he admitted I was right. If Percy's right, or even thinks he's right, he won't budge. He used to be the stubbornest person I knew. Now he's been reduced to as shell of his former self.
I hear him come up behind me, and I put a comforting arm around his shoulder. "Go Blackjack!" He calls to his horse, and I offer support to the losing Tempest.
"You're the one who can dissolve into shadows! Take advantage of it!" I shout out. Me and Percy continue shouting encouragement to our horses. We watch the horses for a little longer, before Percy whistles, bringing Blackjack to his side. He offers Annabeth a hand, and I stare up at them. Percy smiles apologetically, saying:
"I'd love to watch the fight, but the Gods…" He trails off, looking at Annabeth.
"Don't like it when we're late." She finishes for him. I watch as their chariot fades into a speck. Maybe we really can get Percy back.
Annabeth's POV
Percy spent most of the trip silent. I had my arms wrapped around his waist. I wasn't planning on letting go anytime soon.
UBER AWSOME DEMIGOD LINE BREAK WHO HAS A SECRET DESIRE TO BE A LIBRARIAN! (THIS LINE BREAK SAYS THAT IT'S TO OLYMPUS AND IT'S STILL ANNABETH'S POV)
Percy clutched my hand as we entered the throne room of the gods. I had done most of the architecture, and it was satisfying to watch Percy stare, openmouthed, at my work. He's pulled out of his stupor by his father's voice.
Poseidon's POV
"Percy?" I ask. My son looks at me, with wide green eyes identical to mine. They are filled with awe, fear, innocence…
"Percy?" I ask again. The boy clutching Annabeth's hand looks exactly like my son, is damaged to the point where a mortal would not live…Is it Percy?
The boy in front of me slowly nods. Right now, I don't care about Zeus's stupid laws. I leap from my throne, and pull my son into my embrace. It's the first time I've ever done this, and it should feel wonderful, but Percy stiffens, flinching away.
"Percy? What…" I trail off when I see his eyes. They are filled with tears, and fear.
"What did they do?" I ask Annabeth, my voice steely with anger that she knows is not directed at her. "What did they do to my son?"
"Lord Poseidon," she says, kneeling. Percy follows her example. My son, kneeling at my feet. "Luke was…Cruel." And her voice tells me that she wants to hurt Luke to the point where he's crying blood. "He took Percy's memories. All that he can remember is Luke, and what he did to him. And of course, what's happened the past day since we got him back."
My eyes widen in pain and surprise. I collapse back onto my throne, and Percy shakily gets up, walking to my side. He doesn't say anything, just takes my hand it what I know is meant to be a comforting gesture. But it only hurts more when I see the burn marks on his arm. I don't really pay attention to the council meeting. When it's over, and Percy's gone, I go to my quarters, and scream.
Zeus's POV
They went too far.
Hades's POV
That's even more horrible than the worst punishment in Tartarus.
Hestia's POV
That poor boy.
Hera's POV
Really? That was the one Greek demigod for my plan? I don't care about the boy himself, but my plan is ruined!
Demeter's POV
If he had eaten more cereal this wouldn't have happened.
Athena's POV
Annabeth… She'll be heartbroken…
Hephaestus's POV
You can't fix people like you can machines.
Aphrodite's POV
I love tragic love stories!
Ares's POV
Even the punk himself doesn't deserve that.
Artemis's POV
The only male I have ever respected is gone. Now I can turn all males into Jackalopes!
Apollo's POV
I don't think my healing powers could make a dent in those scars. Gods those must be hell for him.
Annabeth's POV
Percy fell asleep on Blackjack. It was a long day. I still can't believe that he doesn't remember anything about us. At all. Those are the word running around in my head when he jerks awake.
"I remember."
And done! I'm so sorry this took so long! Next one'll be up this weekend! Good day to you and if you complain about the cliffhanger there'll be another one next chapter. Did you really think I would leave Percy like that? And did you enjoy the Percabeth and the Percy and Jason Bromance, and who thought it was hilarious when Demeter found a way to relate it to cereal? GOODBYE! and review!