Annabeth's POV

It was early morning by the time we reached Camp Half-Blood. Stacy wasn't doing well. Her face was pale and her stomach, where the fireball hit started turning green. I didn't know why it was doing that but I had a feeling that that ball didn't just hold fire. The Apollo kids took her the wing while Chiron came over to talk to us.

"Well, I didn't expect to see you all this early. Is your quest over?"

"No we just came for a pit stop and…help" Percy said.

My heart sank. I hadn't heard Percy's voice the night we fought. He hasn't looked at me or tried to communicate with me at all. I missed him.

"I think you should get settled down first," Chiron said "Dinner will start in a few minutes. I'll have some of the camper take care of Stacy but after dinner we will call a meeting and you will tell me what happened on your quest"

He walked away but stopped and turned around to face us again. "Nancy, I almost forgot. I have something to tell you. Come with to the Big House"

Nancy looked shocked for a moment then stared forward and followed Chiron.

It was silent for a moment then Thalia spoke up.

"Do you know what Chiron needed to tell Nancy?" she asked.

"I don't know" I said.

"Thalia?" someone said from behind Grover. We all turned to see the Stoll brothers walking towards us.

"Wow long time no see" Travis laughed.

"Yea how've you been?"

"Good, just pulling pranks on people" Conner said with a mischievous smile.

"Want in?"

"Totally!" she said and ran off with the two campers.

Then before we could comment Juniper came running up to Grover and tackled him into a hug.

"Grover! I missed you. You came back" she said and kissed him. Grover's cheeks flushed and he replied "of course I came back"

"But that prophecy! Ugh! I was scared that you would…would…"
she faltered. "I'm just glad your back"

Both of them walked of toward the forest together holding hands. I don't why but I felt annoyed by Junipers presences and was glad both of them were gone. But I thought to soon because now it was just me and Percy standing together in the middle of Half-Blood Hill.

It was silent and awkward. No one said a thing and I couldn't bring myself to look at him so I just stood there staring at my shoes. I didn't know if I should say something I mean, what would I say. I wanted so much for him to say something, anything, but nothing happened. After awhile he shifted and spoke "I'm going to the Arena". And with that he left me there standing on that hill…alone.

At dinner I was quite and didn't eat much. Everyone kept asking me what was wrong but I just said I was tired. I left dinner early and stayed in my cabin until Grover was sent to get me for the meeting. Everyone was centered around a ping-pong table with Chiron in the middle. I sat next Nancy because it was the only seat not taken. She sat next to Grover who was next Percy. I noticed he looked at me when I walked in. His green eyes shinned bright…and looked hurt. I looked away scared of any communicated that happened between us, if there was any.

"Okay now we need to discuss what happened on the Quest. Nancy?" He turned toward her and nodded.

She told them how she had a dream to go and look in Miami and how they fought Procrustes. Then how we went into the Labyrinth to search for Nike and how we found her and her studio then it exploding into flames and Nike escaping then about us fighting the Hydra and Rachel Dare coming to tell Percy something.

"That's where Miss. Dare went" Chiron said looking at Rachel who laughed nervously.

"What did she tell you Percy?"

Percy looked up and around like he wasn't part of the conversation and was thinking about something else.

"Huh?" he said. Chiron repeated his question.

"Oh umm…she showed me another umm well not really a prophecy more like a…vision" He paused. Chiron continued to look at him.

"And" he pushed on.

"And… it told me where to find the chariot: Olympus. So we checked Olympus but we didn't find the chariot but Nike and…" he stopped. Everyone was quite but Percy didn't go on. I knew why too. Next came mine and Stacy's plan. I looked at Percy. He faced diagonally looking down. He looked at if he was shutting his mouth tight in anger but his eyes looked like he were about to cry as if he were hurt. Chiron knew he wasn't going to say anymore so he turned to Grover. Grover continued the story.

"And Stacy and Annabeth came up with a plan to get the chariot"

I wanted to strangle Grover. Why did he mention my name? Now everyone was staring at me waiting for an answer. I opened my mouth but nothing came out. It felt dry and a lump was starting to form in my throat. I choked it down and took a deep breath.

"Stacy and I figured out that the chariot had a spell on it so something had to happen in order for you to see it." I paused, my heart beating fast and face turning red.

"Anyway um we got the chariot and was about to take off with it when Nike caught us" Nancy said, saving me from embarrassment. I was grateful because I didn't feel like talking anymore. I didn't want to be there.

"She attacked us and that's why Stacy got hurt. The chariot wouldn't fly anymore so we began to fall but Percy saved us using his powers to slow the fall but it was too late, the chariot was broken. Then we met up with the hunters and we came here hoping the Hephaestus cabin could repair the chariot."

I looked up my cheeks turning back to its normal color but that was a mistake. The other campers were giving me and Percy skeptical looks back and forth. I looked back down at my lap.

"Stacy isn't doing well" said Dan from the Apollo cabin. "Her condition is server and I don't think we could help her for long"

The news hung over us like the weight of the sky.

"My Prophecy" Nancy whispered. Everyone was quite, thinking. Could Stacy be the one that dies in Nancy's prophecy?

"I could try and repair the chariot. I will have the whole cabin help and anyone who wants to help can come too" Abel from the Hephaestus cabin said giving hope to everyone.

"Good. The chariot will be transported to your forges" Chiron said "Now I think everyone should rest and Nancy will talk to the others about what to do next tomorrow. But for now everyone to you cabins" Chiron and everyone got up and left the room.

What will happen to Stacy and the Chariot? But more importantly what will happen to Percy and Annabeth? Read and REVIEW!