*Percy PoV*

One minute we were climbing side-by-side refusing to let the other pull ahead, and the next Annabeth was stopped staring at something. I almost didn't notice, but I have never pulled away from her and I couldn't hear her breathing next to me. I glanced down to see her ghostly white face staring intently at something on her arm that I couldn't see. Her eyes turned a pale shade of grey, which I had only seen two other times when she was truly terrified. Once when I was about to be killed and the other when she was surrounded my thousands of mechanical spiders.

"Annabeth! The lava! Come on!" I couldn't be sure if she even heard me. The lava was due to spill any second now and there was absolutely no way she was going to make it to a safe zone. Without thinking twice I climbed down back to where she was, grabbed her waist, and hoisted her up the last five feet to the red line. Only seconds later, the red-hot magma spilled down the wall. I pulled her down the steps back to the safe ground and felt her stumbling behind me.

"Annabeth talk to me. Holy Hades what happened to you! You have never cut it that close! Annabeth look at me. Crap we need to get you to the infirmary. And what is that on your arm?" There were two small pinpricks in her skin and the remaining area around it had turned a sickly shade of green, black, and purple. I am fairly sure I said a few colorful words, but didn't' get to say much before she collapsed. "Annabeth!" By this time a few campers had come over to see what all the commotion was about, but I hardly noticed. Her skin was rapidly turning grey, and I knew somehow she had been poisoned. I could not lose her. I would not lose her. Placing one arm under her shoulders and one under her legs, I was able to lift her with ease. She moaned in pain as her head rolled into my chest.

"Annabeth stay with me! Look at me! Annabeth!" I was almost yelling now, desperate to keep her with me. She was completely unresponsive as I ran to the infirmary.

"Will! Chiron! Anyone! Help! Now!" I laid Annabeth gently onto the bed, slowly starting to panic even more. Annabeth was completely unresponsive, and the veins in her infected arm were almost glowing green. Sweat was pouring off her face even though it was a cool 70 degrees outside. Suddenly I was shoved out of the way by some Apollo kids and Chiron as they leaned over her, force-feeding my Wise Girl Ambrosia and nectar. Part of me wanted to shove back to be close to her, but the other more logical side knew she needed real medical doctors more than she needed me. I ran my hands though my unruly black hair fighting tears that were threatening to spill over. Annabeth, my Annabeth, was lying in a bed fighting for her life and there was absolutely nothing I could do about it. At least two hours past, the sun was starting to set over the horizon when Chiron came to talk to me.

"Percy, I need to talk to you," I head Chiron speak behind me. The worst possible situations were running though my head and I couldn't control my imagination.

"Please tell me she is going to make it. Chiron, please tell me she is going to make it!" I saw Chiron advert his eyes to the ground, nearly making my heart stop.

"I have classified the poison that is running through her veins. It is from the Graetious Arachnid. Also known as the Spider of Hades. It is the most poisonous spider known to mortals, gods, and demigods alike. They are monsters and it is impossible for them to be inside this camp. The borders do not allow it. Yet here it was. The only way for the Spider of Hades to be inside this camp—"

"Was if someone brought it in" realization hit me hard. Someone had brought this spider into my sanctuary and now Annabeth was dying because of it. I felt my hands curl into fist, and my shoulders started shaking with rage.

"Now Percy, we have no idea who did this, but rest assured once we do find out they will have the gravest of consequences," Chiron rested a hand on my shoulder calming me down. "We will do everything in our power to pull Annabeth through this. However, the antidote is not easy to come by. Do you know why this spider is called the Spider of Hades? It is because its natural habitat is in the depths of Tartarus. It is extremely unheard of this spider to ever be on the mortal surface, the antidote is even more unheard of. Ambrosia just doesn't seem to be curing it, more slowing the poison from reaching her heart."

"What can I do. I will do anything," Determination filled me. I would do anything to save her.

"Right now. I just don't know what to do. Hope is all we have right now," with that he slowly walked off. Anger, rage, despair, and fear all boiled up inside of me and I was ready to explode. I stalked down to the beach with practically my own personal hurricane of emotions swirling around me. Campers went out of their way to stay out of my way. I saw the Apollo kids stop their basketball game to stare at me, but I didn't even care anymore. Once I reached the beach, the waves started picking up to hurricane surges. The sky was turning darker and darker and I felt the power of the entire ocean surge through my veins. I couldn't hold in my emotions anymore so I let them all out in a scream that could be heard in Tartarus itself. A wave that had to be 50 feet high crashed onshore filling me with more energy like I had just had ten red bulls. Suddenly the waves calmed, the sky cleared, and a calm rested upon me. I knew my unreasonable calm could only come from one place.

"Son," a calming voice like a smooth sea on a sunny day called out behind me.

"Dad," I responded not turning around. This wasn't fair. Why was this happening to me. Why me.

"I know this has to be hard-"

"Hard? This is impossible! The one girl I have ever loved is dying and there is nothing I can do. I have thought of everything, but that thing that bit her had long since disappeared. What am I supposed to do. What can I do." I finally turned around to see my father with his calming green eyes and relaxed stance.

"I know this has to be hard for you. And don't think I don't. But I wanted to give you some advice. The Spider of Hades is so poisonous it can only be ordered along with the antidote. So find the person who bought the spider—"

"And they will also have antidote. And I think I know just the person."