Chapter 13

Chapter 13

Disclaimer: I do not own any familiar characters, only Derek, Rob, and Julie

Percy's POV

We walked over to where we had left the horses hoping no one had found them. We quickly arrived at the corner near where the horses had been, and slinked around the corner. We saw the horses, and luckily nothing had happened to them.

I climbed on top of Blackjack and had Rob and Derek also get on.

I turned towards Annabeth, who had taken Julie aboard Porkpie with her.

Can we go now? This place is givin' me the creeps boss. Blackjack telepathically whined to me.

Alight then, go!

Thanks boss! Oh, and when we get back, remember to give me those sugarcubes you promised, and an apple for waitin' ever so patiently!

Ok, but only if you hurry up with the 'getting back' part.

Got 'cha!

I turned to look back at Annabeth to see if she was doing all right when and arrow nearly slammed into my face. I had quickly dodged it after seeing it only a millisecond before.

I was still looking back when she pointed forward. I twisted around, just in time to see another arrow flying by me, and apparently the shooter of the arrow, has REALLY bad aim.

I saw who the shooter was, and to my luck I just knew something bad was going to happen.

It was Luke.

Of all the freaking people on that gods-forbidden boat, it just had to be the guy I hate the most.

Derek's POV

I looked at what Percy was staring at.

I saw another pegasus and a guy sitting on it holding a bow and arrow with a sword slung across his waistline in it's sheath.

I looked at his face, trying to see if I could recognize who it belonged to.

The guy had short sandy hair, and the details of a kid of Hermes, but one thing threw me off.

He had a long jagged white scar across the left (AN: was it left or right side?) on his face, with glowing yellow eyes.

"Oh crap."

"What do you mean by 'oh crap'?" Rob asked trying to look out in front of Blackjack.

"It's Luke," Percy said with disgust.

"No. It's not Luke." I said, with some astonishment.

"Then who is it!? Huh? He sure does look like Luke!" Percy yelled, the wind suddenly rushing in our direction nearly deafening us. As though it were a sign from Zeus saying, "Get the hel out of there!!"

"It's Kronos. He took over Luke's body." I yelled back, trying to make my voice be heard over the wind.

Annabeth and Julie then came closer, Julie also wielding a bow.

"It's Luke…" Annabeth said.

"No, It's Kronos. He recently took over Luke's body so that he may be able to wreck havoc in any way he wanted to," Julie said over the howling of the wind.

Percy's POV

I looked up at Luke or Kronos or whatever his name is.

I saw what Julie meant.

He had these eerie Golden eyes that seemed to notice everything because it looked like that they twitched uncontrollably.

"What should we do?" I asked Annabeth.

"I have a plan." She replied.

"Oh, and what's that?"

"Run as if you were being chased by a hellhound. Or in this case, fly."

"Sounds good to me." Derek said.

Alright you heard what she said, right? I asked Blackjack, hoping that he had been paying attention to us, because if he wasn't I had a gut knot that said,

"WE'RE GONNA DIE!!"

Yeah of course, now give me a recapWhat!? Why weren't you paying attention to us!!

Just joking, I know what to do.

This is no time to be messing around! And if you know what to do, then tell me.

Run, eer, actually Fly!

Alright then, get ready, get set GO!! I said to both of the horses.

He started to lightly flap his wings, waiting for a current of wind.

Within a second he swerved and jetted off, Porkpie following.

I twisted to see if Kronos was chasing us, and he was, along with five other horses.

Blackjack get closer to the water! I shouted inside my head.

Alright, but tell what you're gonna do while we're on our way to the Underworld

We're not gonna die, I promise

Well ya better keep that promise!

Then we descended through the air, Porkpie luckily got the message and followed.

"What are you doing!?" Annabeth yelled.

I quickly explained to her my plan, and said, "A plan worthy of Athena!" while nodding her head.

As we neared the water I started to stand, and Annabeth and Julie did the same.

We all leaped off of the horses, none of us drowning because I willed the water to keep the afloat.

I told them to dive under, as Kronos passed by overhead.

Once under, I formed a bubble big enough for all of us to fit in.

I then willed the currents to take us back to Long Island Sound.

Derek's POV

Once Percy, Annabeth, and Julie were off of the horses, we quickly gained speed and altitude.

I looked back, seeing that Kronos was nearing.

Suddenly a few words just appeared out of nowhere in my head.

After a sudden realization of what came to me, I repeated the words:

ΆλογοΠνιγεί στο σκοτάδι, γιατί τόσο η εντολή (Horses Drown in the Darkness, for I so command)

Then the Kronos's pegasi started to falter in their flying.

Kronos looked down and saw his pegasus choke. He turned back in my direction, and his golden eyes glowed with hatred.

I turned back and urged Blackjack to go faster, so that I wouldn't have to watch.

-A Few Hours (and a nap) Later-

Blackjack started to slow, and I could feel it.

I opened my eyes, and was blinded by the daylight.

Once my eyes adjusted to the light, I lifted my head up, and saw Camp Half-Blood laid out before me.

"Home, Sweet Home," I murmured to myself