Captured

You might think this chapter is random and pointless, but it actually is important. It is the reason that Percy, Annabeth, Thalia, Theodore, Nico, and Aura didn't encounter too many monsters.

Disclaimer: I don't own PJO

Hannah's POV (Hannah Blofis)

What. The. Hades. I step outside for one second, one second, and I get ambushed by monsters. I'm not even a demigod! This is pointless, and stupid, and random, and did I mention, uh, pointless? Oh, and to add up to all the pointlessness of this whole abduction, they abducted a sixteen-year-old mortal girl too! What the Hades?! Has their mental capacity finally reached its limit? Have they all finally cracked? I have no idea.

There is a little detail they didn't know about Percy Jackson's little sister. She (being me) stole one of her sister-in-laws spare knives for protection two years ago, when she was nineteen. (I'm going to stop talking in third person now). I could try to use the knife without training if I had the chance, but right now it's in my back pocket, and my hands are tied up behind me (close enough to my back pocket to reach it). I'm also tied to the teenager, and we are back to back in the back of a van, making it a little difficult to subtly reach for the knife. I feel bad for the kid; she is freaking out. She can't see through the Mist (lucky duck), so she thinks that two mean pretty women have taken her away from her home.

Right now, I'm trying to calm her down, "It's going to be okay, don't worry. Hey, what's your name?"

"Ashley Watson," the girl choked.

"My name is Hannah Blofis," I told her. I glared at the empousa watching us, "What do you want with her? I mean, I can sort of see why you want me, with my brother and all, but her? I don't even know her!" I demanded.

"She is important," was all that the monster said.

I turned my attention back to Ashley, "Do you have any clue why they would capture you?" I asked softly.

"No. I don't even know what's going on! Please, explain it to me! You said you know something! Please, I'm begging you!" Ashley pleaded with me.

"Have you learned about Greek mythology at school?" I asked her. The empousa made no move to stop me; she looked particularly bored. I felt Ashley nod, so I continued, "All of that is real. The women who captured us are both Greek empousai. My mom and I can both see through something called the Mist that prevents mortals like us from seeing anything we don't understand. My half-brother is a demigod, or half Greek god, half mortal. His dad is Poseidon, god of the sea. He married a daughter of Athena, goddess of wisdom. He defeated Kronos," the empousa hissed angrily, "and now Typhon is rising. No matter what these demons tell you, the titans are bad news, and the gods are the good guys."

"O-Okay," Ashley said, "That's a lot to understand."

"I'm going to talk to our friend the empousa for a while; if you need me, just speak up," I told her. I felt her nod, and glared at the monster, "Let me guess; you are taking us to your lair so you can lure my brother there and trap him. But why Ashley?"

"She is important," the empousa repeated, "There is nothing you can do to stop Perseus, so don't waste your hope. You'll need it."

I laughed, "If I even could contact him and ask him to not save me, he wouldn't listen. He is such a Seaweed Brain!"

"Your brother is the Perseus?! But I thought he was a son of Zeus?!" Ashley exclaimed.

"No, he's a different Perseus. He's more modern, he's got a different personality, and has different friends and family. He goes by Percy," I explained.

"Oh," Ashley said, a twinge of disappointment in her voice, "Is he going to save us?"

"I think that's the whole point of this," I admitted, "At least, they want to lure him to wherever and capture him, getting rid of the biggest mortal threat."

"I hope he doesn't get captured," Ashley whispered.

"I hope too," I agreed. I spoke to the guard, "Where are you taking us, anyway?"

"Mt. Olympus," she answered.

I scoffed, "As if they're going to let you get up there!"

"In Washington," she grumbled.

"Funny," I mumbled. Ha-ha! Grumbled, mumbled!

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When we got to Washington, they pushed us through a hole in the side of this Mt. Olympus. It was dark for most of the journey through the cave, but I saw a faint light ahead about a half-hour later. I don't know the exact time, because I wasn't keeping time through that creepy tunnel. We were shoved in a cell built into the side of the cave wall.

They didn't place any guards outside the cell, so this was my chance. I tried to reach my stolen knife, but stopped when I heard shouting and battle noises outside the mountain. We hadn't been here more than an hour at least and someone was already fighting to get in here!

"What's going on?" Ashley asked in a whisper.

"They're fighting someone," I whispered back, "Shh." Ashley didn't talk after that. A few minutes later, figures were pushed through the tunnel. I counted five new people. They were pushed in the cell with us as well, and the monsters left us alone. I didn't take the time to look at their faces. I also didn't expect them to see us; we were pushed into a far, dark corner of the cell. I wasn't going to make any pleading noises either, because I didn't want the monsters to think I was weak.

I once again reached for my knife, finally getting a good grip on the hilt. I awkwardly turned it in my hand, and began to saw at the ropes. Ashley had enough sense to realize what I was doing and sit still. I finally managed to get through the rope that tied Ashley and I together. I did the same with the ropes around my wrists, and then I turned around to cut Ashley's.

Apparently, this turn was noticeable, because someone from inside the cell asked, "Who's that?" I recognized that voice. I didn't answer until I got through Ashley's ropes. Once I got through the ropes, Ashley rubbed her wrists and I turned around to face my cellmates.

My eyes widened in shock as I realized who one of them was, "Percy?" I asked in disbelief, running over to my half-brother and pulling him into a hug, "You're early!"

"What are you talking about?" he asked.

"They abducted me and this random teenage girl to get you over here, but you were a step ahead of them," I answered.

"That's why only a few monsters attacked us!" Percy realized, "They wanted us to get here

"Uh, Percy? Care to explain?" asked another person. He was blonde with brown eyes and a tan, and he had his arm wrapped around a woman with short black hair and electric blue eyes. I recognized her, but the darkness was affecting my vision, making it harder to make out her face.

I was an independent young woman, so I explained myself, "My name is Hannah Blofis, and I am Percy's half-sister." I studied the faces and recognized two, remembering who the woman was, "Nico! Thalia!" I never met their spouses, so I didn't know what they looked like until now.

"Hey, Hannah! This is my husband, Theodore," Thalia introduced. He waved.

"This is my wife, Aura," Nico added. I shook her hand.

I was tapped on the shoulder from behind. I turned, expecting to see Annabeth, but I saw Ashley instead. I forgot about her! All the adults turned to look at her, and Percy's eyes widened with shock, "Ashley?!"

"Dr. Jackson?!" she exclaimed, just as confused. Now I was confused.

"Uh, Ashley, this is my brother Percy, the one I was telling you about," I explained.

"So Sophia's dad is the guy who defeated Kronos?!" she exclaimed in awe.

"You know Sophia?" I asked.

"She's my best friend," Ashley replied.

"That is why you are here," I moaned.

"What does Sophia have to do with this?" she asked.

"She is becoming a powerful demigod, along with Hallie, Stella di Angelo, Tanya Fisher, and Greg Smith," Percy answered.

"Greg too?!" Ashley cried, "This is so confusing."

"Percy, would you please explain why you are here so early and where is Annabeth?" I asked. And he did; the prophecy, where Annabeth was (on her way back to New York), and a play-by-play description of his journey here. I rolled my eyes as he did so; that's my brother for you. Ashley listened with her eyes wide.

When Percy finished his story, we sat in silence for a while. Thalia broke the silence, "So who do you think the next five will be?"

"I don't know. Who would we not expect?" Theodore responded.

"Our kids," Aura muttered glumly.

"You don't think…?" I asked.

"It's possible," Nico agreed fairly, "I hope it's not true, though."

"It looks like they wanted the kids here since they brought Ashley," Percy added, "So that wouldn't be very good."

"I just hope that, if the kids do come, Annabeth remembers the caps. Sophia, Hallie, and her should wear them just in case," Aura hoped.

"That's a good idea, little sis," Thalia smiled.

Aura groaned, "I hate it when you call me that."

"Too bad; you'll get used to it," Thalia teased.

"I got used to Seaweed Brain," Percy added.

"What about Kelp Face? Maybe Kelp Head?" Thalia pushed.

"Those don't bother me either, Pinecone Face," Percy grinned.

"I told you not to call me that!" Thalia frowned.

"'Too bad; you'll get used it'," Aura mocked. Thalia rolled her eyes.

"You guys are one big, twisted family," Ashley muttered. She was probably thinking about their family tree.

"Thank you," Nico said, "I make it worse; I enjoy talking to the dead." Ashley shuddered as the son of Hades smirked. Aura elbowed him in the ribs, and he winced, "Ow," he grumbled. Aura smiled innocently at her husband.

The group laughed, and I found it astounding that they could find something to laugh about when they were trapped in a cell in the center of a hollow mountain that wasn't a volcano. I guess they're used to it, which is kind of depressing if you think about it. Ugh, I can't wait to get out of here.

This was just a chapter about being captured, Typhon's ignorance about prophecies, and Hannah Blofis. I mean, I can't just forget the girl when I create her, can I? No, no, no; that would be rude of me.

I decided to put Ashley in this mess too because the reason that Hannah was captured in the first place was to bring Percy over there; Typhon didn't know about his prophecy. Typhon would want the kids too, so the only way Typhon could get them over there without the prophecy would be through Sophia's best friend. Hallie and Greg wouldn't let Sophia go without them, and Stella and Tanya wouldn't let Hallie go without them. See what would have happened if there were no prophecy?

I think things like this through…

I also thought you would like to know what happened to Percy and co. once they were captured.

I'm going to try and update everyday, and if I don't, don't be disappointed. I know some of you (maybe most of you) aren't in the same country, let alone time zone, as me, so a day might be different for you and I. So…I'll try to update in one of my days (all twenty-four hours). As I type this, it is 11:19 PM, so I'm cutting it close.