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Im back! I'M ALIVE!

I know I haven't updated in FOREVER, but I've been grounded. Yes, grounded. I literally just got off.

I know a lot of you are probably pissed off at me, and you have every right to be. But instead of me just apologizing over and over again, how about we just hit the next chapter :) (I've been writing the chapters on pieces of paper, and got up to chapter 20...)


Percy's POV (right after Payne left in the last chapter)

"Whoa..." Leo said after the Iris Message disappeared. We all nodded in agreement.
"I wonder who 'Tera' is." Jason said aloud.
"Whoever she is, I don't think she's on our side." Thalia told her brother. I sighed.
"It's getting late, we should probably put an end to this meeting." I told everyone. We all got up and went our separate ways.

I was just about to shut my door when a chill went up my spine. Like something bad was going to happen really soon.
I saw someone walking towards my door. At first it just looked like a shapeless shadow in the dark, but I reached for Riptide. Though as it got closer I saw it was a girl.
Annabeth to be exact.
I opened the door a bit wider so she could slip past, then shut it all the way and turned to her grinning. I walked over to Wise Girl and plopped onto the bed. I then wrapped my arms around her and pulled her into my lap, while she shrieked a quiet yet surprised noise.
"Miss me already?" I whispered into her ear, and Annie shivered slightly.

"Stop it." she said seriously, and I raised an eyebrow. I scooted over and lied her gently in the bed beside me.
"What's wrong?" I asked her.
"Aside from the fact that Nico is missing, and being held captive in a Vampire's layer, and I am freezing..." she started, and I gave her a sarcastic smile.

"Yes, aside from all of that." I said. Annabeth gave me a weak grin, but it faded soon after.

"I just can't shake this feeling that something bad is going to happen." she told me. I remembered the chill I got before she came.

"Same." I said. Annabeth took a deep breath before speaking again.

"I was wondering if I could sleep with you tonight..." Annabeth said softly. I smirked and pulled her close, so she was right up against me.
"Of course you can, Wise Girl." I said, buring my face into her hair, arms still wrapped around her waist. She chuckled and snuggled closer to me, then I heard her gasp in surprise.

"Holy crap, you are hot." Annie said. I took my face out of her hair and raised an eyebrow, and she blushed, realizing what she just said.

"You know, you're body heat. Not... You know." she finished lamely. I decided to mess with her.
"So you're saying I'm not hot?" I asked teasingly, fake-pouting.

"N-no. Of course y-you are," Annie stuttered, "Ugh. Seaweed Brain."

I laughed at her and kissed her cheek, pulling the covers up. Annabeth closed her eyes and I smiled as she started to snore lightly.

Next Morning

Not much happened the next day. Piper and Jason were off doing something together, Leo was running around like a maniac (hair on fire), while Reyna and Annabeth chased after him, trying to calm him down and help with the ship. Thalia was in her room doing whatever a Thalia does, and Frank was turning into different animals to cheer Hazel up.

A smoking Latino boy zipped past me, and Reyna followed close behing.

"Leo, calm down!" Reyna shouted, but Leo didn't seem to hear her. (That or he was just being stupid and not listening).
A black and white husky ran to the center of the deck and started to chase his tail, while Hazel watched and Reyna passed me again, this time Annabeth with them. They disappeared into a doore to the engine room.
Below me, I heard Green Day's "Do You Know You're Enemy?" started to play. I smirked. That'd be Thalia.

Suddenly a large black cloud appeared out of know where above us. Hazel and Frank (now a boar) froze and stared up at it. That's when I realized it was a large black shadow.
Then I smelled dogs (and now it wasn't me; I smell like a wet dog). Without warning, a dozen men and women dropped from it, turning into menacing wolves. Hazel yelled for our friends while fFrank turned back human and clumsily drew his bow. I don't think me shifting would help much against all of these other werewolves, so I drew my sword.

A second later my friends were outside on the deck with us. But before they all had their weapons out, the enemy pounced.

I hope y'all liked it. I feel like I lost my touch over the past month. Have I lost my touch?

Tell me in you're reviews.

Hazel's Theme Song: Who You Are by Jessi J.