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Chapter 31: After the Fight

Camp Half Blood

Annabeth's POV

I sat down at the Poseidon table and it just didn't feel right with Percy not there. I tried talking to Luke, but he seemed preoccupied by his thoughts. Chris and Terra tried to make small talk with me, but even they gave up after a few minutes.

"Luke, when you get done Chiron wants to see you at the big house, he said it was important." I said. Luke stared me in the eyes trying to read my expression for any clues, but I held firm and didn't give away anything. I stood up and looked at Luke and my other friends. "I'm going to take some food to Percy." I walked to the food line and grabbed a plate of food and made an offering to the gods for Percy. I left the mess hall proceeded to the Poseidon cabin. When I walked in I couldn't get over how clean it was just like their dorm room. Percy and Chris were incredibly clean and they had already aced one inspection already. Percy being a clean freak was weird, but he's grown up a lot over the past several years. I walked to his door and it was only closed half way. I opened it the rest of the way and there on his bed sound asleep was Percy. He was dressed in a white t-shirt with dark green boxers on. He wasn't under the blankets, he must have fallen asleep trying to read, a book on ocean currents was lying on the floor next to his bed partly opened. Other than the book on the floor his room was immaculate and on his drafting board was a partially finished drawing of a submersible. "Percy, Percy!" I said. Percy started to move and he opened his eyes. He turned toward me and smiled when he saw me. His eyes glowed with that beautiful sea green color and I almost forgot why I was there. "I brought you some dinner." Percy sat up on his bed and I handed him the tray. He motioned for me to sit in the desk chair next to his drafting table.

"Thanks, wise girl." Percy said as he took a bite of food. "I'm starved, that fight took a lot out of me." He brought it up so I felt obliged to ask him about it.

"Do you remember what happened?" I asked curiously. Percy stopped eating and I could see his brow furrow in thought.

"It's very hazy, but yes I remember. I knew I didn't have time to engage my armor or pull out my dagger, but something inside me knew what to do. I suddenly felt like I was dissolving and then the next thing I knew I felt myself inside of that giant hell dog. I willed myself to turn into water and to cover the beast. After that I froze myself solid and then I broke through the creature's body and the next thing I know I'm staring at you and Luke with surprised expressions on your faces." Percy stated as he remembered the details.

"How does it feel to be able to do that?" I asked. I couldn't help but be curious, daughter of Athena here.

"Well again I feel like some kinda freak, but actually it feels freeing to not be confined to a body. It reminds me of astral projection, except I can feel things and manipulate things in the real world. It's really amazing." Percy answered and as he concluded he was smiling as if remembering the greatest event in his life. I was happy for him, but I was concerned, his powers have grown so fast. I was worried for him. "Hey, don't worry I'm still your seaweed brain." I smiled no matter the changes he's still seaweed brain.

"Finish eating Chiron wants to see us at the big house when you're done." I said. Percy continued to eat his food and I looked around his room. Percy now had an entire bookshelf of books. Now they were mostly on geology, marine biology, oceanography, drafting, computers, ship design and engineering all subjects that he had taken in school the past year. I was very proud of him, he had almost a four point zero except for the B in math, but that would have been worse without Chris's help. I looked at the drawings that Percy had hanging on two bulletin boards that he had hung on the wall of his room. There was a drawing of beautiful catamaran, a research ship, a submarine that looked like an airplane and then the almost completed submersible. They were all beautifully designed.

"Do you like them?" Percy said as he came up behind me and put his arms around my waist.

"They're beautiful!" I said and of course it was the truth.

"Well that submersible design is going to be used as the basis for school's new research submarine." Percy said proudly. I turned around and looked into his eyes, he was smiling his patented crooked smile.

"That's great, congratulations." I said. Then I reached forward and kissed him. He lifted me off the ground and spun me around. As we broke apart from the kiss I was smiling, probably like an idiot. "We need to get to the big house Chiron is expecting us."

"It's about Luke and the traitor?" Percy asked, but he already knew the answer.

"Yes, when I told Chiron about the attack he was convinced of the traitors existence and the danger for Luke. Luke should already be there." I said. Percy grabbed my hand as we walked out of his cabin and toward the big house. We walked into the big house and proceeded to the kitchen. I always wondered why the kitchen seemed to be the one place where most of our meetings occurred. As we entered I saw Mr. D at the one end of the table and Chiron sitting next to him. Across from Chiron sat Luke and at the end of the table opposite Mr. D was Theseus. I sat on Theseus's left and Percy sat on his right side.

"All right now that everyone is here let's begin shall we?" Theseus said as he looked around the table. Everyone nodded in agreement. I have spoken to the council and they agree that the freed titans are targeting Luke because they feel that his connection to their minds may prove harmful to their plans, whatever those plans may be. Luke. I'm afraid they will continue to try to kill you like they did earlier today. So you will be staying in the big house until the end of the summer, then you will live with your father for the rest of the year on Olympus." Theseus said. Luke looked stunned, I bet he never thought he would get to live on Olympus.

"There has to be a traitor in camp to have summoned those hellhounds?" Luke asked.

"Yes, we know there is a traitor. We are sorry to use you in this way, but the reason you're staying this summer is to help us identify the traitor." Chiron said. Luke nodded as if he expected that would be the case. "Besides, your friends will be around to protect you." Luke looked at Annabeth and I he smiled gratefully at both of us.

"One problem, the rest of camp hates me." Luke said sadly.

"We know that son and I hear that Percy is working on a plan to help with that." Theseus stated as he looked at Percy fondly.

"Yes, we have assembled a band that hopefully will increase Luke's visibility and popularity in camp. It won't persuade everyone, but it can only help." Percy said carefully.

"Who can we trust to help protect Luke?" I asked worriedly.

"Well, he certainly can trust you and Percy. I would normally say Thalia, but they had that falling out on the ship." Theseus said.

"What about Chris and Terra?" I asked.

"Possibly, however they are new campers and as such do not have sufficient combat training." Chiron said.

"I'll help." A voice said from the kitchen entrance. We all turned around to see Nico standing in the doorway smiling.

"Nico, good of you to join us, I'm glad that you are willing to help." Theseus said as he pointed to the chair next to Percy. Nico nodded and walked over and sat in the chair giving me a confident smile and nodding to Luke.

"What about Will Solace, he's our last band member?" Percy asked. As if on queue, Will and Chris walked into the kitchen.

"What about me?" Will asked.

"Luke is being targeted by the escaped titans because he has been having dreams related to their currents activities. Would you be willing to help protect him?" Chiron asked.

"Yes sir, I will help." Will said confidently.

"What about me, I'd like to help?" Chris asked.

"Chris, you need more combat training." Theseus said. Chris gave a sad look and stared at Percy.

"I can help train him to be ready." Percy offered.

"You would do that?" Chris asked.

"Sure, no problem." Percy acknowledged. Chris smiled from ear to ear.

"Good, that's settled. Luke's participation in the band will be a good cover for his protection. Annabeth that leaves you to try to out the traitor." Chiron said.

"I might need some help, what about Rachel and Calypso, no one would expect them to be helping me and they wouldn't have to fight?" Annabeth asked.

"I'm sure we can trust Rachel, but what about Calypso?" Theseus said.

"I would trust her with my life, she is my friend and besides she is very close to Triton." Percy said with a smile. Theseus smiled back in return.

"OK, Annabeth I authorize you to work with Calypso and Rachel. Find that traitor." Theseus said. Everyone around the table nodded in agreement. "Meeting adjourned, good luck everyone." Everyone left the big house. Percy and his band mates left to go to the large boathouse to practice. I on the other hand left to go talk to Rachel and Calypso. My reason for asking them to participate in my investigation had nothing to do with what I said. Something was going on with those two and I was going to find out what it was and having them around would give me that chance.

AN: I hope you enjoyed this short chapter this is just a filler chapter that will tie into future chapters.