Annabeth couldn't believe it, even after everything Nico told her, and seeing Jason slam against the face of the mountain, she was looking at Percy again. Just like when she saw him after all the time he was away, her heart seemed to stop and time all but slowed down for her. She wanted to break out in to a huge smile.
Even seeing Percy in the mouth of a huge dragon, she didn't want to believe what Nico had said, she didn't think it was possible. This was Percy Jackson, the same Percy Jackson who would give his life for someone he knew for only five minuets. Annabeth almost didn't believe Nico, until she looked into Percy's eyes.
The eyes that always gave her that weird smile even in the most horrifying dangers. When he was holding up the sky for her, she saw his eyes, when he was sure he was going to be killed fighting Kronos. His eyes always had that lost look in them, like no matter what happened he would always find away on top. Now however, that look was gone. She didn't see his happiness, his determination, or even his trademark goofiness. Now his eyes looked like Luke's did when he was taken over by Kronos. Cold, ruthless, and forgotten.
Annabeth didn't want to admit it, but Nico was right, they should have went back to the ship.
Jason tried to run at a sprint, he ran right past Annabeth, Piper seemed to stretch her arm out like she was trying to stop him. Jason made a lighting bolt appear in his hands like a spear, almost like the one his father caries. He tied to through it at Percy, but instead of a water ball, or a water trident, Percy just through the entire dragon at Jason.
The lightning barley did anything to slow the dragon down, because when it hit Jason, it exploded. Water rushing to every direction like a tsunami. Annabeth and the other were almost knocked back, Jason however was completely thrown back. When the water cleared, Percy was standing in the center of the blast looking at where Jason was, he was breathing heavy like it was hard for him.
It seemed almost quiet for a moment, until the sound of Jason moving in the pile of rubble he was thrown into set Percy off to just charge at him. He seemed to use the water that was left over from the dragon at his feet to push him off, because instead of running he might as well of flew. He got to Jason before anyone else could, and landed a hard punch to his stomach.
He went for another one to his head, but Jason tripped his feet form under him, and used the winds to help push Percy back at least ten feet.
"Listen to me Percy, I am not trying to hurt you." Jason said, he clearly was tired, Annabeth could tell he wasn't using his full power to attack Percy, he was more focused on defending then trying to hurt his friend. "Percy, you need to try and think, think about what is real and what isn't." He said, raising his hands up trying to show that he wasn't trying to attack.
Annabeth had no idea was Jason was doing, and by the look on everyone's faces, neither did they. Jason seemed to be the only one to know what Percy was thinking.
Percy didn't even say anything before he flew himself at Jason again, but instead of making contact with him he was hit from the side by a giant bull. Percy hit a rock so hard that it cracked underneath him, the bull then turned into Frank who looked appalled at what he just did.
"I'm sorry Percy, but Nico told us everything, something happened to you when you were down in Tartarus but Jason is right, we are not trying to hurt you." He said, Frank didn't have time to raise his hands like Jason did, Percy had thrown a rock the size of the minotaur's horn at Frank, hitting him right in the chest.
Frank collapsed holding is chest, and Hazel seemed to scream. This was a nightmare, Annabeth did the only thing she could think of, she ran right for Percy trying to get him to calm down. Before she got within ten feet of him, he used the water on the ground like a whip and sent her, and everyone else flying back.
"Don't you dare come near me, I know exactly what you are." He spat, before he leaped into the air, with another built up water dragon, this one wasn't as big as the last, but Annabeth knew that with as much water that he just pressurized into it, it was going to kill them for sure.
Annabeth wasn't a cowered not by any means and everyone who ever knew her knew that as well. That being said, she could bare to look at the person she cared most for in this world, try to kill her, so all she did was close her eyes and waited for the hit.
The sound of a blast that was identical to that of the last dragon only muffled was all she heard, but she didn't feel anything. She opened her eyes, and looked above her. Annabeth and everyone else besides her seaweed brain were in a dome. A dome made out of bones.
"Sorry that took so long, I have only done that once before, at it was a failure when I did it." Nico said, leaning on his sword so he wouldn't fall face first into the ground.
"Does someone want to explain to me what the hell just happened?" Nico said, holding a flame in his hand so everyone could see in the dark.
"Nico, when you said Percy had snapped I didn't think it would be like that." Hazel said, helping Frank up off the ground, and using her self to support the big guy.
"Sorry about hitting him Annabeth, but I didn't know what he was going to do." Frank said, in between coughs.
"It is okay, Frank, I would have done the same thing myself." Annabeth lied, and she was pretty sure it was obvious to everyone.
"So does anyone know why he is like that?" Leo said again, looking at everyone and pulling out some bandages from his tool belt.
"I know." Jason said, limping in the dark, Piper was holding him up on her shoulder, and trying to help him walk at the same time. "Percy still thinks he is in Tartarus, what ever it was that messed with his head in there, he still thinks it is going on."
No one said, anything for a wile, it was far from silent however, the sound of angry screams could be heard coming from out side the dome, by the sound of it the monsters had found Percy, but regretted it.
"Well what if we wait him out?" Leo said, "I mean, he may be a child of the big three but even they have to sleep, we can just get him when he sleeps."
"That wont work, this dome wont hold for long, and I don't have the strength to make another one." Nico said, sitting down trying to catch his breath.
"That isn't our only problem, Percy is bleeding, badly." Jason said, everyone turned their heads to him, "All of this blood, is his, he got a few cuts on me, but he is mostly using punches. He has been bleeding like this since the beginning of our fight, I doubt he will be able to survive much more of it." Jason said, trying to stand on his own.
"How can that be true, Percy was in water, and water heals him I have seen it for my self." Annabeth said, horrified that the blood that covered Jason's was Percy's all of it.
"Maybe he doesn't want it to heal him." The quiet sound of Frank's voice echoed of the walls of the dome.
"What do you mean by that?" Piper said, letting Jason go now, much to her own disappointment.
"Look all I am saying is, if you were in a torturous pit of hell, and had to face everything you ever feared knowing you would lose every fight, would you really want to prolong your torture?"
"Yah, but Percy isn't in Tartarus anymore." Leo said, trying to keep everyone's hopes up.
"But, he doesn't know that." Annabeth said, trying to hold back tears, she hated crying in front of people, and she seemed to be doing a lot of that lately.
The next sound all of them heard, was the sound of the entire dome shaking and pieces of bone falling form the ceiling, Percy must have finished all of the monsters and was working is way back to his friends inside.
"Well we need to do something quick, or else Percy will break in here, or he will bleed out." Nico said.
"Well I have a plan, but it will need all of us." Annabeth said, "We are going to have to fight Percy, Jason, you however I think should stay out of this one. You have already fought to long, you need to rest." Annabeth said, looking at Jason with the same face she use to give Percy when ever she knew he was going to argue with her.
Jason didn't say anything but simply nodded, his facial expression said he wanted to fight, but fighting his friend was taking his toll on him.
"So what is the plan then, and you need to hurry." Leo said, to Annabeth.
She didn't want to do it, but she couldn't let her Seaweed Brain live his life thinking he was alone, she finally got him back, now she just needs to find away to keep him.
Sorry if it was a little slow, and if you feel like Annabeth didn't get enough "Face Time" in this chapter don't worry that is all coming up. Before that happens though they need to get Percy to calm down. Still don't really know how that is going to work, but hopefully I will figure it out soon. Thanks for reading it guys.