A/N: Thanks to zappygrl123, freezingpizza14, and myth freak for reviewing! Literally made my day!
zappygrl123 & freezingpizza14: I'll post a new chapter every day :D
myth freak: YES, I am a TOTAL percabeth fan, so there will be lots of percabeth in here, as well as Piper&Jason and Leo&Someone from the Roman Camp... not saying
Enjoy!
Disclaimer: I am not Rick Riordan and do not own anything to do with the series.
Life continued. I worked tirelessly on the Argo II. Leo would have to drag me away at curfew almost everynight, and I was there usually before the Head Councilor himself, at 6 a.m., what Percy used to call the 'butt crack of dawn', and work every spare minute.
1 month into building and we had it all planned and drawn out. All of the materials were in the bunker, and the skeleton of the boat was almost 1/4 finished.
I was working on the ship when my friends came.
Thalia was first. Following some of Percy's advice, she decided to have a grand entrance. Thalia blew her hunting horn, and all the wolves howled simultaneously. She then she fired a firecracker in the shape of a bow into the sky, which went off with a huge BOOM.
"The Hunters have arrived!" Thalia yelled from outside.
Jason and I looked at each other, said "Thalia!" and sprinted outside. I got there first and hugged her tightly.
"Was that badass enough?" She whispered in my ear. I nodded, grinning, and released her.
"Nice entrance," a smirking Jason told Thalia. He hugged her.
"Why thank you, little bro. It was one of ol' Kelp Face's more um… intelligent ideas," Thalia and I both laughed.
"Percy?" Jason asked.
"Yup. He told Thalia to have more badass entrances, ones 'worthy of Apollo himself', as he said," I told him, and we all laughed.
Then Grover came back from scouting new demigods.
"Annabeth!" He bleated happily, and tackled me in one of his goat hugs. I laughed.
"Hey, Grover! How're the enchiladas down in Buffalo?" I asked, smirking. Grover had attended Nardin Academy High School in order to find new half-bloods in Buffalo.
"Blah-ha-hah, Annabeth! They were terrible! And for the love of Pan, don't even get me started on the coffee!" He ranted all this in one breath, shivering. "Plus, I think the lunch lady was a Harpy."
"Oh, poor, poor Grover," I sighed dramatically and then laughed.
"No sign of Percy?" he asked more somberly. I shook my head no. Grover said goodbye, and went to go see Juniper.
Then Tyson came.
I was sitting on the beach with Jason and Thalia, talking and laughing, reminiscing on our many adventures, when a wake line appeared in the water and a one-eyed head followed. Thalia and Jason drew their weapons.
"It's ok. It's just Tyson," I told them. Thalia nodded, and re-collapsed her spear. Jason hesitated, but followed her example and re-sheathed his gladius.
"Annabeth!" Tyson called. I stood up and he hugged me. I remembered what Percy said about Tyson's hugs feeling like you were getting hit with a tractor, and I now knew it was true.
"Careful, Tyson, I'm not as invulnerable as Percy," I winced and laughed.
"Daddy gave me a week off for camp!" He told me happily.
"Cool! Tyson, these are my friends Jason and Thalia. Jason and Thalia, this is Percy's brother Tyson," I introduced. The said their hellos and shook hands.
"No offense, Annabeth, but your boyfriend is weird. I wouldn't even be surprised if he had battled the Minotaur twice," Jason remarked. I looked at Thalia and we exchanged grins, because we knew he actually had.
"Well that's good, 'cuz he actually did," I told him, and Jason did a double take.
"Wait, whaaaaat?" Jason's expression was beyond priceless. Thalia and I laughed at him, and even Tyson broke into a large toothy grin.
"Brother can talk to Pegasi too," Tyson piped in.
"Well, this is getting weirder by the minute," Jason laughed, and checked his watch. "Styx, I'm late for my shift. See you." Jason scampered off with Thalia, who bid us a hasty goodbye. Then I remembered the ship.
"Oh my gods, Tyson! We're building this flying ship called the Argo II, based after the original Jason and Argo. I'll go show you it!" I offered.
"I want to see the flying ship!" he cried happily, and together we ran to the bunker.
Tyson loved the ship, and decided to help while he stayed. I was secretly happy because with Tyson we would make much more progress.
Finally, Nico came.
I was walking to my cabin when he walked in through the forest, his Stygian Iron sword hanging at his belt.
"Nico!" I cried, and hugged him. Surprisingly, he hugged me back briefly. When he pulled back, his face was deadly serious.
"Annabeth, bad things are happening in the Underworld. Spirits are escaping, and monsters cannot be kept in Tartarus. This will be a tough battle to win," He told me somberly.
I nodded. Jason had already told me.
"Any news about Percy?" He asked.
"Unfortunately, yes. He's at a Roman version of Camp Half-Blood, and his memories have been wiped," I told him somberly.
"He will get them back, like Jason did. I was there when you were kidnapped, and Percy was distraught. He'll remember you, I know it," he reassured me.
"Thanks, Nico," I said, and together we walked to the dining pavilion.
While sitting at the campfire, looking at all my friends' and siblings' faces, I realized something. This was my home, and this was my life. All of them cared about Percy. And we'd get through it together. Just like the family that we are.
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