We had no choice but to face them. Hazel fought Medea as Piper got out her dagger and charged towards Deimos with tears in her eyes. I got out my sword and charged towards Phobos.
"My immortal half-brothers, why are you aiding this evil maiden?" Piper asked, slashing at Deimos.
Phobos blocked my attack with his sword. "Why would we not?"
"What could you have to gain by joining her?" I asked, throwing my sword at him.
He dodged my attack and tried to strike me with his blade. I don't get it. I thought Percy said Phobos and Deimos were bad with swords. I picked up my sword and continued fighting Phobos.
"I know what you're thinking, Annabeth. 'I thought Percy said we were bad with swords.' News flash, me and Deimos have gotten some training after joining the maiden's faction."
Hazel rolled her eyes. Medea kicked her down. "We know your boss's name. She calls herself Diana."
"So you know the truth?" Medea asked. "Or at least, part of it anyway. You don't know her real name."
"It's not like you know what her real name is!" the daughter of Pluto quipped.
Deimos then got out a cornucopia and started firing various kinds of roasted meats at his half-sister.
"Hey, isn't that the horn of plenty?" I asked, deflecting Phobos attack.
Piper stood there, breathless. She was completely dumbfounded. "You kept it after all these years?"
"Of course. These magical cornucopias are rare!" Deimos claimed.
"I can't believe I sacrificed it to you two backstabbers years ago!"
She stabbed Deimos with her blade and took back the horn of plenty. He was knocked out by Piper, who kicked him right in the groin, and then knocked into the other side of the pillar with a bunch of bananas and other fruits. We clashed swords until Phobos had his back to a cliff. I had the upper hand. Once he fell, he would be weakened. Then we'd capture him and force him to tell us what he knows.
"It's the end of the line, Phobos. So give it up." I said.
"You may be a better fighter, but should you even be fighting us?"
"What are you talking about?"
"Don't lie to me Annabeth. Me and Phobos know you're with child." I gasped. "I also know you fear losing that child."
He grabbed my wrist, his long nails clawing into my skin and soon I saw several visions. The first one was me suffering from a miscarriage (similar to Gwen). I was sobbing uncontrollably, feeling that it was all my fault. The second vision showed me making terrible decisions that caused Calypso to nearly freeze or bleed to death and Piper suffering from the Chimera's venom.
"You fear losing your child. You fear losing yourself or your friends."
The vision showed Gwen drowning in the Sea of Monsters. She was pulled under by a giant crab. She tried to escape with no luck. I saw the look of sadness in her eyes. She had failed. She then ran out of air and suffocated. Then it showed Camp Half-Blood's barriers falling, the whole camp being destroyed in blasts of fire and mist. My siblings as well as the other campers, were overwhelmed by the monster army. Chiron was knocked out. Lamia was shown murdering Lou Ellen with a knife by stabbing her in the back. Next it showed Camp Jupiter's curse spiraling out of control and the entire camp crumbling to pieces. New Rome was being destroyed by a huge earthquake. Terminus was panicking and he couldn't do anything. He was flattened and couldn't be heard under the rubble. Undead roamed the camp and were defeating the demigods and legacies of the camp. Nathan, who's eyes flashed gold, was the praetor. He smiled wickedly. After that, I saw Percy being blasted into the wall by a golden beam of energy. He was dying, fading away. And last of all, it showed the evil maiden known as Diana laughing evilly. She stood alongside Hercules on Olympus.
"Finally, the universe is ours!" she exclaimed.
"You fear that Gwen will fail her quest. You fear the fall of Camp Half-Blood and Camp Jupiter. You fear Camp Jupiter will be cursed forever and crumble to pieces. You fear losing the love of your life. And you fear the evil maiden will succeed in her conquest. All these events will come to pass..." Phobos continued.
I stood, frozen in horror. "No... This can't be..."
"You're powerless to stop us, Annabeth Chase. So why bother trying?"
I felt a blade strike against my skin, and then I was kicked in the chest. I was tumbling, and I found myself clinging to the side of a cliff. For a brief moment, I saw Hazel and Leo battling Medea. Piper was on her knees, softly crying. As far as I could tell, Frank, Jason and Percy were still unconscious and Calypso had yet to be freed from captivity. I looked down below me. That fall would probably kill me. I forced myself back up so I was no longer on the verge of falling. My courage was gone, destroyed by Phobos' words and terrible visions. I felt a bad feeling creep up my spine, almost like a burn, but I wasn't on fire. Why was I feeling this? I then started feeling dizzy again. Oh gods. Why now?
"It's over Annabeth! No one can save you now!" Phobos stated.
"Annabeth!" Percy yelled.
I was kicked in the stomach and knocked off the cliff. I was falling dozens, or maybe even hundreds of feet from the sky. No one could save me now. Khione wouldn't get here fast enough, so I didn't even reach for the medallion. And even if I survived the fall, would my unborn child be alright? My thoughts ran through my mind faster than I was falling, which is saying something considering that I fell pretty fast. I closed my eyes and braced myself for the worst.