Darkness Falling

by darkflowerprincess

Gaea has been subdued, but Percy is horrified at the deaths he has caused, and guilt wrecks him. He turns away from Camp Half-Blood, believing to be a danger to the people there. But when Annabeth finds him and tries to convince him to return, what will he do? (DISCONTINUED)

5. Chapter 5

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Annabeth quickly walked to her cabin and snatched up a few supplies.

Dagger? Check.

Invisibility Cap? Check.

Ambrosia? Check.

Nectar? Check.

Various types of protein bars? Check.

Pictures of Percy and I? Check.

I was set.

Except for one thing . . .

"Annabeth?" came a small voice from behind me, "Where are you going?"

Right. Rosa. (A/N: One of my O.C.s. Don't judge.) A cute little 8-year-old daughter of Demeter. Rosa completely idolized Annabeth.

"Just on a . . . t-trip" Annabeth's voice faltered on the last word.

"Can I come?" Rosa asked sweetly, her eyes shining.

"Uh, no, I'm sorry" Annabeth quickly strode towards the forest.

Something was seriously wrong.

P-E-R-C-A-B-E-T-H (A/N: It's my page break thing)

Percy sprinted through the forest, slashing at anything that stood in his way.

The dryads would be after his blood for sure.

Yeah. Like he needed more enemies.

Percy stumbled into a clearing.

In it stood a huge, like, GINORMOUS spider, which, upon seeing Percy, ran towards him at full speed.

Percy slashed and stabbed, but couldn't find the spider's weak point. Every jab skidded off the spider, every swipe sparked. The spider was impenetrable, and it loomed ever closer.

"N-nice spider . . . good spider . . ." he said, his voice cracking on the last word.

Those very well may have been his last words, for the spider lost it's fear and leapt at him, it's razor sharp legs slashing at his chest.

Percy fell back; sure he was going to die.

Then a blonde and orange streak flashed through the air and a white, gleaming dagger sank into the spider's mouth, exploding it into monster dust.

Annabeth yanked out a cube of ambrosia and shoved it into Percy's mouth.

"What . . . were . . . you . . . thinking?!"

A/N: And that was chapter 5! Sorry it took so long for me to update, so a (sort of) long chapter for you all! I love reviews! So . . . please review!