YAY! Next installment. There's about…well…the entire chapter is a chapter of surprises and fitting pieces of the puzzle together. XD So enjoy! And I'm terribly sorry for the wait, people, I deserved to be hanged, revived, and hanged again. DDx my apologize. Now! Onward with the story! About 4 different points of view in this chapter so be careful to read it well.
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Percy's Point of View:
"Percy!" Annabeth ran up to me. We were on the shore of the beach, and I had just come out of the water. I found the guys shivering by the sand.
I put on a huge grin and hugged her tight.
"You escaped, Seaweed brain?" Thalia smiled.
"No," I winked and twisted Annabeth's hand. She turned and screamed in pain as I brought Riptide to her neck.
Thalia's face turned blue as she gasped for air. Grover covered his mouth in an attempt to hide his surprise.
"Let it be a warning," I said, my voice drawling. "To you. And to the gods,"
"PERCY WHAT ARE YOU DOING?" Thalia regained her normal posture and screamed at me.
"I asked Kronos to let me see you guys first. Just to get my message across," I slid Riptide's blade on Annabeth's neck, producing a small cut. She whimpered. "Oh, and Thalia. Luke is in Tartarus. Turns out, he had the same deal that I had with my years on earth! Go figure! He was under some sort of enchantment!"
"What?" she whispered hoarsely.
"Yep. I'M not under any enchantment though. Kronos just rocks," I shrugged. "My grandpa is bomb,"
"He's my grandpa too and I hate his guts!" Thalia grit her teeth.
"Well I guess your stupid then," I released Annabeth who sprawled to the floor.
"PERSEUS!"
I stepped back into the sea, the water twirling around my feet, swallowing me to the underworld. The last I saw was Thalia's enraged expression and Annabeth's saddened face.
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Annabeth's Point of View:
I sat on the sand, stunned. My mouth was dry, fear clouding my thoughts.
"That godforsaken"-
"Thalia…remember what he said about Luke?" I cocked my head.
"Yes," Thalia looked at me suspiciously.
"Well…Percy is under the same enchantment," I stood up, brushing the sand from my pants.
"He just said"-
"You really believe him?" I cocked an eyebrow. Thalia bit her lip.
"Annabeth, remember the necklace of Harmonia?" Grover bleated, his eyes clouding with worry.
"I do," I sighed. "I think the first step is to actually find Harmonia, then confront Eris,"
"This is going to take FOREVER!" Thalia groaned.
"We don't have forever," the thought clicked to my mind softly.
"What do you mean?" Thalia cocked an eyebrow.
"How old is Percy?"
"Around fourteen, fifteen," Grover estimated.
"He's supposed to be serving Kronos for two years," I cleared my throat, waiting for them to click with it.
"Oh my gods!" Thalia's mouth fell agape. "The prophecy! Kronos knew! He timed it!"
"Everything is starting to piece together," I shook my head from side to side.
"It's like…" Grover faltered, tearing up.
"The end of the world," Thalia finished quietly. "It's like the end of the world as we know it,"
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Harmonia's Point of View:
I swallowed. I panted. I ran. But the spirits of the four children followed me. I clutched my necklace, running and running. No avail. They followed like the wretched beasts of yonder. Finally, I stopped and screamed at them.
"What do you want from me?"
One materialized. She looked like what modern day people would call a…punk.
"I'm the daughter of Zeus. Your opposite is starting to wreck chaos! Help us! We need you necklace!" she wailed.
"I am under the enchantment of Kronos," a boy materialized in front of her. "I am also the son of Poseidon. We desperately need you and your necklace! Come out of your hiding place, Harmonia!"
"No!" I screamed. The wouldn't take anything away from me!
"Please," the last two appeared in front of me. "I am daughter of Athena. If you do not help, the world will be over run by the titans! If that happens…even your hiding place will not find mercy,"
"What do you want from me?" I whispered again.
"Defeat Eris. And give us your necklace," the daughter of Athena nodded.
A satyr by her nodded, his eyes sad. "And if you can…do you know where Pan is?"
I shot awake, my body wrecked by shivers. My toga slipped off my shoulders, revealing my tan skin and my red lips were filled with my pool of tears. He shifted by me, startling awake.
"Harmonia, love?" his voice was hoarse from sleep. "What is the matter?"
"N-nothing," I stammered.
Pan cocked an eyebrow. Even in the dark, I could see his amused face.
"What?" I hissed.
"Please," he snorted. "What happened? I know you too well,"
"…" I bit my lip, trying to figure out if I should tell him. He sat up and adjusted my toga so it was on properly. He cradled my face and stared into my eyes.
"Wow," he whistled. "Emotionless, are we?"
"I'm thinking things over…" I muttered.
"Hmm?" he hummed.
"Listen. Do you think we should help some demigods defeat the titans so we can live forever in hiding?"
"You had a dream, did you?" Pan let me go.
I nodded.
"Ah…did they say our place might be revealed?"
"Not might. WILL. Kronos is making a rise. The son of Poseidon, Daughter of Athena, Daughter of Zeus, and a satyr visited me. They need my necklace,"
My hand went up to my neck unconsciously.
"Well…I haven't fought in an era or two," Pan yawned. "Let's do it. But can we wait till morning? I'm not a good fighter when I'm grouchy,"
I smiled and laughed. He always knew how to make me laugh. I find it strange that the gods never made a connection with my disappearance and Pan's. We fell in an untimely love and decided hiding would be the best, to keep from the gossip of those rotten immortals.
"'Night," Pan laid his head on the pillow.
I snuggled next to him and replied, "'Night,"
Tomorrow I'd help the demigods. For sure.
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Third Person Narrative:
And up above the sleeping immortal lovers, Hypnos grinned. He had brought the dream to Harmonia, that tricky little devil! On purpose of course. He felt sorry for the demigods and thought Kronos was a meanie. Hypnos was a bit of a drama king, no doubt about that. He totally took a bad side to Kronos when Kronos asked for a bubble bath— and a massage.
Hypnos shivered at the thought and grinned again at the sleeping couple. Pan put a protective arm around Harmonia's waist and she smiled slightly as he kissed the top of her nose.
Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwww. Cute. He was the only one who had figured out anything, and he wasn't telling. Oh no, it's the biggest secret he ever had. And now for the poor Percy kid…
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