"I will be there as soon as I can Annie" Thalia said over the Iris message. Annabeth had no idea what to do for the first time in her life, she didn't know how to take care of a situation. The only person she really knew to call was Thalia.
"Thanks Thalia I knew I could count on you." Annabeth said, the daughter of Zeus just gave a sad smile in return and waved a hand through the mist, her image disappearing. Annabeth looked at Percy laying on the couch, he still had a fever and no amount of godly food was making it any better. Even Chiron was at a loss for what was happening to him, even though he had the other campers to worry about. Still, something seemed entirely off with what was happening almost like their luck was being worse then normal.
Then Annabeth heard a soft whimper coming from the porch of the Big House. She knew it was Piper worrying about Jason. It had been twelve hours since that diamond arena had been set up. At first the sounds of swords clashing and thunder booming on the inside made it seem like Zeus and Hades were battling for the throne of Olympus in it.
Now however, it was almost silent, except for the occasional cry of pain, with the voice that sounded a lot like Xerxes. When it first got quiet Piper almost had a panic attack wanting to have Hazel throw her in the arena just to help Jason. It was Nico that calmed her down, only a small bit however. He told her that from what he felt, Jason was in no threat that Xerxes was closer to death than anyone in the next five miles.
Nico said that almost ten hours ago, and the dome was still up. It made Annabeth wonder what was going on in there. The immortal army was still standing outside the camp barrier, they haven't moved an inch once. It almost made, the romans look undisciplined, almost.
"Are you okay Piper?" Annabeth said, siting on the porch steps next to her friend. " You know if anything happened Nico would be the first to tell us." She said trying to help her friend.
"I know, but the fact that I don't know what is going on in there. Its probably how you felt when Percy was in Tartarus." She said, not looking away from the dome. That was true, when Percy was gone, Annabeth had broken down to almost a nervous wreck. To cheer her up, Nico would tell her that he couldn't feel Percy dead, only that didn't really make her feel any better. The way he often described it, it made it seem like death was an easier fate. However Annabeth was selfish, no one was going to take Percy away from her.
"I know what you mea, but come on this is Jason. The 'Praetor of the Twelfth Legion." Annabeth said in a mocking tone. She was rewarded with a small chuckle from Piper.
"He does say that a lot." Piper said, the smile still on her lips. Any response Annabeth had however died in her throat when she heard a sound from inside the Big House. She ran almost through the screen door to get to the couch.
Percy was awake, and clearly in a lot of pain. "Percy are you okay?" Annabeth said kneeling next to him. She put her hand on his head, and almost flinched from how hot it was.
"Percy do you need me to get anything for you?" Piper said, from behind Annabeth. She must have followed her inside the house. However all Percy did was ignore her, as he ran his hand through Annabeth's hair, playing with the ends of it with his fingers.
"You are cute when you are worried. Your eyebrows get all scrunched up." He said then passed out instant.
The sound of the door the to the house didn't get Annabeth attention, but Jason's voice did.
"Umm, we kind of have a problem." He said, when both girls looked at him, he was covered in blood, and sweat.
"Oh my gods Jason are you okay?" Piper said, slamming into him with a huge hug. Covering herself in blood as well.
"What is the problem, is Xerxes invading?" Annabeth was already reaching for her dagger.
"No, they are gone, the problem is who sent them. Because it wasn't Gaia." He said, looking a little scared himself.
"Then who sent them?" Annabeth asked already wanting to hunt down who ever wanted to hurt Percy.
"The Olympians did. They have decided that Percy needs to be killed." He said, not looking away from Annabeth, but she felt more then just his stare. She felt betrayal. She felt, that everything she ever knew was wrong.
"That is not all Annabeth." He said, this time he dropped his gaze form her. She didn't have to say anything to make him continue, although she wished he had just stopped right there. "They are demanding that you kill him." He said. Now that made her whole world turn to black.
This chapter was suppose to be way longer, but I decided that what I didn't have in this one, was going in the next one. So I hope you guys enjoyed it, as always your input is much appreciated.