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Now this is the last chapter for "The lighting thief" and the next chapter we will start the second book, "Sea of monsters!"

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Chapter: Take care, Seaweed Brain

Time: The last pages of 'LT',when Luke betrays camp, Percy is injured and when Annabeth and Percy say goodbye for the summer!

I lie on my cabin bed, staring up blankly at the ceiling… which was unusual for a child of Athena, considering we were always doing something productive.

But I just needed to take everything in that had happened this summer…

I met Percy, who I thought was a total idiot, but he actually proved to have a brain under all that kelp. Hey!- I'm not admitting that he's smart or anything…

I guess I'm saying that...well, He's alright. For a child of Poseidon, anyway.

I looked at my nightstand. The Scarf of Aphrodite rest on the tables surface wistfully.

I found myself thinking of how we had gotten this souvenir.

And I smiled as I decided to put it in the attic next to Luke's souvenirs.

Luke would be proud of me.

Okay well I did owe Percy some of the credit for finding this scarf… okay I owed him most of the credit…

I looked at my waterland backpack and my other luggage that was packed and ready to go.

I wonder if Percy knew that I took his advice.

I couldn't help but shake the feeling that Percy had somehow… changed me. I mean, he was the one who gave me courage to take to my father… I mean if it weren't for him- I would have never done that.

My eyes drifted off to a corner of my cabin, and the bleaching sun suddenly cast a dim shade on the wall. I sat up- Something just didn't feel right, about that shadow on the wall. Suddenly butterflies erupted in my stomach and my heart sank. I jolted out of my bed.

There was only one person I could think of who was in trouble, which could have made me, feel this way… Luke.

I ran across the camp, when I saw to naiads in the distance, dragging someone behind them.

Thoughts raced in my mind, and I clenched my necklace… if anything happened to Luke… I already lost Thalia… no- please, just ... not, Luke. He was the only person I had left that truly cared.

I sprinted towards the naiads who were struggling and out of breath. But I stopped short when I saw who was lying half dead on the ground being dragged.

It wasn't Luke, but… Percy.

The blood in my veins turned to ice… why I hadn't even considered him. I gathered myself, and took a shaky step towards Percy, the naiads pleading with me to help, but I froze.

Percy's hand had a huge icky hole through it, his skin a shade of green, slowly turning darker before my eyes. That's when I snapped out of it.

"Percy!" I shouted, loud enough for the whole camp to hear me, a few more campers appeared by my side, and together we carried Percy toward the big house, his body light.

Chiron found us halfway; a phase of worry crossed him. He dismissed us, as he quickly took Percy's lifeless body from our hands and galloped into the big house, laying his body on the bed. I followed.

Chiron observed Percy for a moment, before his eyes grew wide. Like he had figured out the cause of this.

Chiron mumbled prayers, as he held his hands over Percy chest. A green smoke evaporated out of Chiron's hands and cut through Percy's clothes straight into his chest.

Nothing happened…

Chiron cursed. He shut his eyes tight and chanted louder as more mist erupted from his hands. I had heard legends about Chiron's healing, and now that I think back on it- it was amazing to see. But at the moment, I wasn't thinking straight. My heart was thumping wildly, and all I could do was stare helplessly at Percy.

As I was watching Percy's motionless body, which looked like a stone, suddenly the mist coming out of Chiron's hands disappeared and Percy suddenly took in a huge breath of air, and his skin gradually turned back to its normal shade.

Chiron sighed with obvious relief. And resided his hands and breathed deeply, the healing took massive energy out of him.

I snapped out of my trance and ran, returning with a glass of cold Nectar.

I sat by Percy's side on the edge of the bed, he was unconscious, but still gasping desperately to air. I positioned the straw from the glass in his mouth, and as he inhaled, he took in a huge sip.

Just by the small amount of Nectar in his body, his breathing calmed down, and by time he relaxed.

Chiron knelt beside me, and brushed a tear away. Had I been crying?

"He will be alright, child." Chiron told me.

"What could have happened?" I asked, I didn't realize it but my voice was weak and shaky.

"I'm not sure how… but it appears to be poison from scorpions. The naiads found his body outside of camp boundaries."

It made sense- Percy was probably being the stupid Seaweed Brain that he is- and he probably took off outside, and the scorpions must have found him.

Chiron left me by Percy's side as he exited to observe the camp, for any more information. I dabbed a washcloth on his forehead.

And I couldn't help but feel… guilty.

The moment I felt something was wrong, all I could think about was Luke. I still felt like Luke was the only one that cared, and I hadn't considered that Grover cared too, and now Percy.

More time passed, Percy slowly and unconsciously sipped Nectar. Chiron came back as he stood near the end of the bed.

I dabbed Percy's forehead again, watching him closely as my heart skipped a beat. His eyes slowly opened.

And I stared at his face.

I was expecting the memories to rush back in his head. I was expecting for him to maybe go through a phase of pain. Maybe a phase of worry, fear, or maybe confusion.

But he simply looked at me.

"Here we are again" he said.

And that's when I knew he was alright.

A huge smile slowly crept up my face. "You idiot!" I said which is how he knew I was overjoyed to see him conscious. "You were green and turning gray when we found you. If it weren't for Chiron's healing…" My voice faltered.

"Now, now" Chiron said. "Percy's constitution deserves some of the credit."

He looked at Percy. "How are you feelings?"

"Like my insides have been frozen, then micro-waved."

"Apt, considering that was pit scorpion venom. Now you must tell me, exactly what happened."

I held the nectar glass to his mouth, and between sips of nectar he told us the story.

He told us, what Luke had done.

By the time he finished, my heart was numb.

The room was silent for a long time.

And at that moment, if someone stepped inside my mind, they would be screaming to get out.

"I can't believe that Luke…" My voice broke, and memories rushed through me like a wave of electricity. "Yes. Yes, I can believe. May the gods curse him… He was never the same after his quest."

"This must be reported to Olympus," Chiron murmured "I will go at once"

"Luke is out there right now," Percy spoke. "I have to go after him."

Chiron beat me to it as he shook his head. "No, Percy. The gods—"

"Won't talk about Kronos" he snapped. "Zeus declared the matter closed!"

"Percy, I know this is hard. But you must not rush out for vengeance. You aren't ready."

(A/N: I'm skipping a few paragraphs, in which Percy and Chiron continue to talk about Kronos and the prophecy. So after their discussion…)

"I'll be back as soon as I can," Chiron promised. "Argus will watch over you."

Then Chiron met eyes with me. "Oh, and, my dear…whenever you're ready, they're here."

Butterflies twisted in a knot deep inside me.

"Who's here?" Percy asked.

Nobody answered.

Chiron exited the room, and headed to report matters to the gods.

I focused on little things like the ice in Percy's nectar, to take my mind off of ...them.

Percy was studying me. And he finally asked. "What's wrong?"

"Nothing" I set the glass on the table. "I… just took your advice about something. You… um… need anything?"

"Yeah. Help me up. I want to go outside."

"Percy," I said. "That isn't a good idea."

But being the stubborn Seaweed Brain he is, he slid his legs out of bed and I caught his weak body before he collapsed to the floor.

"I told you…" I started

"I'm fine" he insisted. Only Percy could do this… he just came back to life, after literally dying, he could barley manage to blink, and yet he took a shaky step forward. And another step. He leaned heavily on me, but I was glad to at least be some help to him.

I managed to help him outside, as we stood in the fields. "What are you going to do?" I asked him.

"I don't know." He told me he might head home, and he felt extremely bad for leaving me all alone at camp, with not many people for company.

I pursed my lip. "I'm going home for the year, Percy." I said quietly. It felt strange saying… 'home'.

He stared at me. "You mean, to your dads?"

I pointed down to the crest of Half-Blood hill. My family stood there in the distance.

"I wrote him a letter when we got back" I told Percy. "Just like you suggested. I told him… I was sorry. I'd come home for the school year if he still wanted me. He wrote back immediately. We decided…we'd give it another try."

"That took guts." Percy said.

And that meant a lot to me. Because I did have to find a lot of courage to do that, and no one else thought it was a big deal. Percy was the only one that understood me at the moment, and I was grateful.

I studied him carefully.

"You won't try anything stupid during the school year, will you? At least… not without sending me and Iris-message?" I said.

He managed a smile. "I won't go looking for trouble. I usually don't have to."

I took in a breath… this was just a good bye for the summer. A huge feeling told me that I'd be seeing Percy again.

"When we get back next summer," I said, "We'll hunt down Luke. We'll ask for a quest, but if we don't get approval, we'll sneak off and do it anyway. Agreed?"

"Sound like a plan worthy of Athena"

I held out my hand, and he shook it. I could help but feel like that hand shake was the sign of a reunion, of peace, of the friendship between me and Percy.

"Take care, Seaweed Brain" I said. "Keep your eyes open."

"You too Wise girl."

I walked down the hill, and my father smiled. It was strange seeing him again… I gave him an awkward hug. And touched Thalia's tree one last time. Gathering every last memory of this summer.

We loaded the car and I found myself tuning back and gazing out of the back window. We drove away from camp, and I looked at Percy's figure standing alone in the fields.

He watched our car slowly disappear from view, and I smiled at him. Not that he could see me.

But my smile didn't last long, as I remembered what had just happened… Luke.

And at that exact moment, right then and there, I made an oath to myself. That I would get Luke back, no matter what it took.

We drove farther into the city, and camp was completely out of view.

I was only sure of one thing; I would get Luke back, and with Percy's help- I wouldn't fail.

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Next chapter: The first few pages from 'The Sea of Monsters' When Annabeth sneaks around, following percy through his morning.