Chapter 7

A/N: Hello again. I see the results still stand, so I will keep the polls open until Halloween. Here are the choices again for those who have not seen it.

Choice 1: Percy and Annabeth traveling back in time to the dark times of 2019 in the middle of a world war.

Choice 2: Aphrodite is up to her tricks, and her next target is Poseidon and Athena. Will she get what she wants, or will things go absolutely crazy?

Choice 3: Reyna has been kidnapped, and Frank and Hazel must find her by escaping from Octavian's control.

Remember that your vote will determine what is in store for the future. If you have no idea what I'm talking about, check out Return of the Olympians on my profile. It will explain the sequel a little bit more. The gang isn't here right now, so I will do the disclaimer alone.

I don't own PJO or HoO

Percy POV:

Last night was horrible for the camp. After the figure disappeared, everyone around the camp had nightmares. I didn't get any sleep last night because I was helping out around the camp. The Stolls had the worst luck of all. A giant serpent appeared from under their bed and nearly ate them. Luckily, they had loose pants on, but I didn't need to see that.

Annabeth wasn't having the best night as well. She said that she was haunted by her past father. She told me that she had a vision of her father turning into a monster in the middle of the night and killing her. I didn't leave her side until morning.

When she finally went to sleep, I kissed her forehead and headed out. I entered the pavilion and made my sacrifice to my father. I scrapped off my juiciest piece of bacon in his name. "I need help stopping this. Is there anything I can do?" I asked him.

I was suddenly hit with the smell of salt water. I smiled, but then I was hit with something else. The smell of tuna. Not just the fish, but the snack you made from the can. I didn't think about it because I was tired and hungry, and I sat back down at my table.

As I started eating, my vision started to blur. I felt dizzy and faint, but awake at the same time. I looked around, and I saw something in the distance. A glowing image was standing outside my cabin. It had a hydra head and a buff core. It had dragon legs that made the figure look about ten feet tall. I thought it was just a ghost that Nico accidentally summoned, but that changed when I saw his weapon.

I squinted my eyes, and my blood chilled. It was a scythe. A weapon I faintly remember from the Titan war. It can't be.

The figure laughed from a distance. "Revenge will not be only mine, but it will be hers as well!"

I shook my head, and tripped over my bench. The figure boomed, and slowly walked to me. Kronos was right there, alive and huge. His form alone should've disintegrated me, but since it was a ghostly form, I guess I'm safe. "You will beg me for death, son of Poseidon, and I will gladly oblige! Surrender or you will suffer a fate worse than death," he said.

I pulled out Riptide, and raised it in defense. Kronos laughed and waved his hand over the sky. It turned to night, then to day, and finally to night. "Only one day left, demigod. You have until midnight tomorrow, or I will have the pleasure of killing you myself!"

I shook my head. Percy! I heard in my head. Percy, wake up! Wake up, Seaweed Brain!

Kronos boomed with laughter, and his form shimmered. My eyes shot open, and the first thing that greeted me was bacon. If you never woke up with bacon in your eye, then I envy you. It hurts like the River Styx!

I looked up, and there was Annabeth and Nico surrounding me. Annabeth had bags over her eyes, and Nico was ash grey with fatigue. "Perce, you alright?" Nico asked.

I looked around, and there was everyone staring at me. Clarisse was pretty banged up after last night's encounter, and concern was in her eyes. Everyone was concerned.

Chiron trotted up to me with worry in his ageless face. "My boy, are you alright?" he asked me.

I looked around, and nothing changed. It was still morning, October 28th, three days until Halloween. "Um, yeah," I lied. "How long have I been out?"

"A few hours," Annabeth said. "I woke up and you were gone, so I came here, and I saw you buried in your plate. I heard you screaming and cursing, like Travis shoved your face into the bacon," she said.

I raised an eyebrow, and Travis sheepishly smiled. A truly innocent smile, I think. "Anyway, you kept mentioning 'Kronos is going to kill me', and that's when we had to wake you up."

Chiron looked at me with more worry. "We'll meet in your cabin in an hour. Everyone eat up and get started with your activities!" he said.

Everyone broke away from my cabin murmuring about something. Rachael walked up, and sat down on my table. "This isn't good. Apollo sent me a vision about something rising from the mountains. Something stronger than Kronos," she said.

Chiron's eyes widened, and crossed his heart with his three-finger gesture. "I will ask for an audience with Lord Zeus. I have a feeling I know what you are talking about," he said.

He trotted off, and Annabeth sat down next to me as I buried my head in my hands.

3rd POV:

After an hour of an uneasy eating, the head councilors met in the Poseidon cabin. Katie had some bandages applied earlier that morning, but the cut was already healing. Travis excused himself for an odd reason, leaving his brother to represent the Hermes cabin. Phoebe was still shaken up after that encounter the previous night, but she still attended the meeting. Nico was busy going through Percy's stuff along with Thalia.

Jake Mason was busy configuring a suspicious device to even care about the meeting. Annabeth was rubbing Percy's back while his head was buried in his hands. Chiron shifted in his wheelchair. "Without Clarisse, we will get started with the meeting," he said.

Before they could, Clarisse walked in with a sword in her hand. "Runt's don't know how to handle a sword," she muttered. She sat down with a sword tip embedded in her armor. She looked around, and everyone was staring at her like she was crazy. "Well, are we going to stare at me, or are we going to discuss Prissy's problem?"

Everyone shook their head, and she sighed loudly. "Anyway, the Pure Fear spell is taking a toll on all of us. Percy's fear has been exposed as his fear that Kronos will rise again, and succeed in his mission," Chiron said.

Percy groaned loudly. "We have three days until the spell becomes permanent, and the Hecate cabin is close to a cure. We need to figure out a plan to act if things get worse," he said.

Clarisse raised her hand. "I have an idea. How about we all stop being pansies and face this fear?!" she boomed. "They're just visions, they can't harm us."

Chiron shook his head. "Visions that could turn real if not treated, but you have a good point," he said, irritated. "We should face our fears, but it won't be easy."

Percy suddenly shot up. "Pure Fear doesn't just show us our greatest fears, it intensifies them. Add two cups of worm fat and goblin teeth for a cleaner pigment. Two gallons of lava and a Drakon eye," he said. "Apples are delicious."

His head fell on the table with a loud thud! "What was Prissy talking about?" Clarisse asked.

Chiron's eyes widened. "Cien Sols. I can't believe I forgot that," he said. "Percy, how did you know about that?"

He looked up with bloodshot eyes. "Know about what?"

Clarisse chuckled. "I agree with Annabeth. He really is a Seaweed Brain," she said.

Percy glared at her, and she shrugged it off. "Cien Sols is something that Hecate found when the Pure Fear spell was first introduced into the world. She expanded her resources and found the spell in an old Mexican spell book. She jotted down the spell and it brought the situation into light," he said. "That's why I forgot it. Greeks getting ahold of a Mexican spell, it's unheard of."

Annabeth smiled. "How did you know about that?" she asked.

He shrugged, and then snapped his fingers. "My offering to my father. I got salt water in return, and the smell of canned tuna," he said.

Annabeth looked impressed. "Tuna is brain food. Athena probably responded as well," she said. "Still, she responded with tuna?"

Chiron chuckled. "Probably trying to work together for a change. Lord Zeus must've forced them to cooperate a little bit more," he said.

Nico cheered. "Perce, you have Finding Nemo boxers?" he said as he held up a pair of boxers.

Percy turned around, and glared at the Ghost King. "I'm going to kill you!" he yelled.

Nico's face dropped, and he bolted out of the cabin. Percy flew out of his cabin, cursing at the son of Hades. "GET BACK HERE, DI ANGELO!"

Nico screamed, and they disappeared past the Big House. Chiron sighed and shook his head. "That's enough for today. I will inform Lou Ellen about the Cien Sols spell at once, and pray that it works. Meeting adjourned."

A/N: How was it? I'd say there are two more chapters left until I end it, and it may end a little after Halloween. I got a busy schedule, so I am sorry for updating so late. Review your thoughts about the story, and don't remember to vote in the poll. I'm closing it on Friday, so act fast.

Until next time,

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