Annabeth's P.O.V

This was probably just a waste of time. I guess the first problem was that none of us had actually been to or seen this cottage before. Maybe it didn't even exist.

I wished Nico were here, but he was out of camp until October. If there was a ghost there he'd probably know about it. I followed the group in silence.

"So we just keep heading this way." said Percy staring at his map. I sighed. Where were we heading? After what felt like an eternity. I stopped. The group didn't notice me until a few paces up. Percy turned around to smirk at me.

"Annabeth, we just satrted it's no time for a break." he complained in a mocking tone. I rolled my eyes.

"Do you even know where we're going?" I demanded. Percy held up the map he'd drawn and made a face that said 'Duh'. I walked over and snatched the map out of his hand. I studied it for a moment before looking up.

"I know what we did wrong, O' Mighty Leader Perseus. We passed the point where we turn into the woods." I commented. He looked at me then the map.

"Are you sure?" he asked. I grinned.

"Positive." I lead the groupback about 100 yards and I turned to the forest.

"In we go." I said. I'd never seen this part of the woods before. The grass was dead and everything seemed dead and broken. I swallowed as we passed a face that looked disturbingly like a tree. And I don't mean a nymph. More agonized. We finally came across a clearing.

"Up ahead." I said automatically. I took a a sharp breath.

"What's wrong?" asked Thalia.

"Those words...they just came out on their own." I muttered. I kept walking, not wanting to look like a wimpy leader. Then I saw. Hiding among the trees it stood.

There were vines covering it and broken windows. It was pretty big and 3 floors. One of the door was off it's hinges and a window was broken. Under the later evening sun we stood before Rysa Cottage.

"Creepy." muttered Leo.

"Wow." said Piper.

"Oh my gods." I commented. Percy smiled, but he seemed a little nervous. I squinted.

"It looks bad." said Thalia.

"Safe enough." said Percy taking a few paced ahead. He froze. The door that was still attached, swung open. All I saw was darkness. I gulped.

"Look." said Piper, pointing up.

"Huh?" I said. I turned to realize the sky had gotten a dark shade of gray.

"It's going to rain." responded Leo, stating the obvious.

*Crack.*

I gazed up.

"Look!" I cried. I looked in the upper window and saw a dark figure.

"There was someone up there."

"I think we should come back another time." suggested Jason. We turned around.

*Crackle, Rumble*

Thunder rumbled and I saw a flash of lightening.

Before we had a chance to realize what was going on, thick raindrops came down on us.

Fast.

"No choice." said Percy before we all dashed to our doom in Rysa Cottage.

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