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Percy
I couldn't move. I couldn't think. I don't really know if I was even breathing. I saw black. Pitch black. It crowded around me like a hole. There was no light, and I couldn't move. I must be dead. I must be.
I heard a faint voice, but then this means I'm not dead. Right?
"Percy!" The voice came ringing.
I couldn't move.I couldn't respond.
"Oh, Percy." The voice sounded like it was crying.
I must be dead. I can't be alive.
But I couldn't, could not, leave Annabeth. I couldn't. IT wasn't an option.
I felt water though, I felt it consume my whole body, and suddenly Annabeth's cries weren't heard anymore. And then I could open my eyes, I wasn't dead! What a relief, but I was still underwater, but my energy came back. My whole body tingled in anticipation and energy. I looked up, and I saw Annabeth. Her eyes looked at me wildly, and couldn't breath. I swam over to her, and blew her an air bubble, and gave it to her. She took it from me and put it over her mouth and nose, and breathed deeply.
I looked again, not knowing how this water got here, and saw... my father? He was in that water with his trident looking none to pleased, but still had a mischievious smile on his face.
"Dad?" I yelled though the water, and he looked at me and nodded.
"Wha- What are you doing here?" I asked him.
"I saving your evil magneting butt!" He yelled, and just then two sirens came at him, and with one flick of his trident, they both turned to dust. Annabeth and I looked at him in awe, and he smiled. But soon his smile became a stern glare, "Come now, we must leave. More will come."
We followed him obeidiantly, as he led us through the tunnel he came through, and we were soon met by three other unlikely people. Athena, Apollo, and Artemis. Athena was as reserved as usual, and was glaring dissapprovingly towards Annabeth and I, while Apollo welcomed us with high fives.
"Hey Percy! Hey Annabeth! Some cool stuff we got here, am I right?" Apollo laughed. Annabeth nodded and blushes, stupid girls.
"Yeah, if almost getting killed is what you call cool..." I mumbled.
"Well, I am glad you two are alright. I would have brought my Hunters, but I thought they should have participated in some, well let's call it recreactional time for a while," Artemis said peacefully.
"Are they staying at camp?" Annabeth asked excitedly.
"Why yes, of course." Artemis replied.
"And Thalia is there?" Annabeth questioned once again.
"Yes, she should be back by now..." Artemis said.
"Where-" Annabeth started to say, but Athena cut her off.
"Enough with the questions daughter. We all must leave, NOW. There are more on the way," Athena cut. We all boarded Apollo's bus, and he flew us back to Camp Half Blood. Home Sweet Home. Or at Least I thought.
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We arrived back at Camp Half Blood soon enough. Annabeth and I slept most of the way back to camp. Heights made me nervous enough, and we were both exhausted from our encounter with Luke. And let's just say, that our welcoming home wasn't that great.
We walked though the camp, recieving glares and very few smiles. Selena even seemed in a damper mood, and with out Grover here, Juniper wasn't happy at all. I heard her wailing, and my heart felt heavier.
I looked over at Annabeth, "Do you have any idea what happened?"
"Not a clue, Seaweed Brain. I have been here as long as you have... well, at least for this summer." She sighed.
I looked over at my father. His face was grim, and he was standing tall, while many other demi-gods looked at him wondrously. Apollo looked happy, he was smiling and greeting people. Athena was well, herself. Reserved. Quiet. Grim. And that left Artemis, I hadn't known that she had left until now. She must have gone to visit her hunters.
We arrived at the big hall and my father looked at me, "I think this is where we leave you. You are not allowed here until we have come to some... options. I will call for you," He said to me, and I nodded.
Annabeth took off right away, towards the cabins. Artemis' cabin. I ran right behind here, and right away we saw Thalia. She was smiling, and looked happier then ever. She had a few bruises and was scathed a bit but besides that, she looked great.
"Thalia!" Annabeth and I both yelled to her, and she opened her arms.
But some how, something was different, very different. I wanted to ask Thalia about what had happened when we had left, but not now. Not with all the other campers around, including Annabeth. I also wanted to ask her about where she had been, Athena had cut Annabeth off before she got a chance to ask Artemis. There were so many questions that had to be answered, and as quick as possible.
Annabeth and I both gave Thalia a hug, and we talked about her life as a Hunter. She asked how we were going, and we both mentioned Luke. She froze, but her eyes were filled with regret and understanding.
"So how did you two love birds get into that mess with Luke?" She asked.
"Hey, we are not love birds!" Annabeth pointed out.
"Okay, if that's what you think. But just answer my question."
Before Annabeth could say anything, I cut her off, "Well, Grover, he... went with Luke. We went to look for him. Ask him why, you'know?"
Thalia nodded understandingly, her head was bent down in depression though, "That is very unfortunate, poor Grover. I wonder why he would do such a horrid thing..."
"That's why we went to look for him, but we only got in a mess of complicated things." Annabeth finished.
We didn't really say much after that, all of us were a tad disturbed about the Grover issue. And still, I could hear Juniper wailing for her lost love. Stupid, stupid, Grover. Why would he do such a thing. And yet still, I felt uneasy about everything. I needed to talk to Thalia. Alone. She could answer my questions. Either her or the oracle, but I really didn't want to see that decriped thing any more then I needed too.