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After explaining the Argo II to the three of them, they agree to join the Argo II. That makes five members, all royals.
It's almost dawn, so we stay up, enjoying the feel of wind on our faces. Eventually, though, they get hungry and leave for breakfast. I stare at the sea. Poseidon's realm. Poseidon's son. Suddenly it all blurs with tears, which I wipe away furiously. Crying won't help Percy, I tell myself furiously. You have to keep your head to save him. Taking deep breaths, I calm myself and focus on being strong. It's hard, but I do it.
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After a couple of weeks of sea voyage, we've finally arrived at Westia. I leave the boat first, stumbling a little but pushing it down. Leo and Jason almost fall, and Piper sways.
"Come on!" I impatiently beckon them forward.
"OI! READ ALL ABOUT TODAY'S EXECTUTION OF PERSEUS JACKSON, ONE OF OLYPMIA'S CITIZENS!" A newspaper vendor shouts. I approach the stand wearily.
"He's being executed? For what?"
"Crimes. Crimes not told to the public. Paper, miss?" I purchase one and read the front headline. When the three catch up to me, I fill them in.
"Percy is being executed today, in a little while. Along with another prince and princess."
"I thought it was supposed to be four of them?" Piper asks.
"It doesn't say that here. Loover must have been informed wrong."
"When are they being executed?" Leo pants as we run to the execution site.
"Um… at 3 of the clock?" I consult the paper, then ask the time. When I hear it, I run faster.
"What's the matter?" Piper pants.
"It's in three minutes!" We run faster. We finally reach the site.
"…Sentanced to death for causing an uproar, and these two assisted him. Any opposed, speak now…" We're too far away from where they are. I don't see Percy yet.
We're running fast enough to part the crowd. Faster and faster I push myself, until the raised wooden platform for hanging comes into view. Then I stop so suddenly, I almost fall over and Leo runs into me.
"No objections? Then, hang them!"
"WAIT!" It's lucky Piper shouted, because one, my vocal cords didn't work. Two, executioners where just about to open the floorboards to let the figures hang.
"And who are you?"
"I am Princess Piper Aphrodite Mona Reen Lisa, of the royal family Mclean of the Land of Aphrodite, and you are about to kill a prince!"
"What? But—" He's cut short, because Percy's out of his bonds and flying towards me, and I fly to him. We crash and kiss, and I feel like my heart has restarted.
Percy pulls away. "Hi, Annabeth." Without warning, I grab his wrist, fling him to the ground, and crouch over him. He regards me with amusement.
"If you ever—ever—pull a stunt like that again, Seaweed Brain, I'll—" He smirks.
"Missed you too, Annabeth."
Suddenly, my tears, my hurt, and my fear all disappear. Percy's back. Everything will be okay.
"What—how did you get out of your bonds?" The scrawny, blonde man that delivering their executing looks mad.
"You were about to kill a prince," I say calmly, standing up and helping Percy up. He brushes himself off cockily, then regards the man.
"Octavian, I've told you thousands of times, I am a prince. Those two are two of your own royals who sided with me."
"Oh, yes? And who're you're accomplices?"
"This is Princess Annabeth, daughter of Athena."
"Hmph. Well, you still have to die."
"And how will you keep it silent? You'd have to kill everyone in this city, maybe this continent, to silence the word that I was dead. And you since you can't do that, word will eventually reach my father. And my father isn't a very forgiving type. War will reach you. Olympia will stand together, and Olympia is bigger than Westia. We will win and claim your lands. All you have to do is let us go." Octavian hesitates, and the other two people on the platform break free of their bonds and run. I follow, Percy behind me and Piper, Jason, and Leo behind them.
"Who're your friends?" Percy shouts as we run.
"Leo, Jason, and Piper. They're royal, too."
"Great! Did they join the Argo II?"
"Yeah! Hey, who're yours?" I bat away an arrow from a soldier with my sword.
"Hazel and Frank. Royals. A couple."
"Nice!"
"How's Luke?"
"Gone! I haven't seen him for two months!"
Percy almost stops in shock, but I tug him forward.
"Are you serious? I'm the last one?"
"Yep!"
"Sweet!"
We finally make it to the boat and sprint up the gangplank.
"Captian! Go, go, go!" I shout. He looks startled, but he yells instructions. The crew runs around, unfurling sails and pulling in the gangplank.
"Wait!" A girl in purple robes is streaming down the street. "Percy!"
He runs forward and puts out his hand, and she jumps and catches it. He pulls her up and quickly lets go of her hand.
"Annabeth, this is Reyna. She's the reason I got out. Reyna, this is Annabeth."
Reyna gives me a nod. "I've heard a lot about you," She says.
Ugh! Bad ending.
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