Hey everyone!

I know this chapter is shorter than usual, but I needed to stop it at this certain part. I will update a new chapter tomorrow, so your pain will be shortlived. I know I'm evil. Anyway, enjoy Part 3!

Percy

Annabeth was still alive. I was relieved, but also worried. What were they doing to her? Then Thalia came up to me, and patted me on the shoulder.

"We'll get her back." She assured me.

I looked at her. "You really believe that?"

Thalia nodded. "Why don't you go get some sleep, you look like you're about to pass out."

She was right, I was. I handed her the jar. "Can you go lock that up? I think I'm allergic to pithos."

"You got it." She smiled, as she left the room.

I crashed into the nearest bed. I knew I would have nightmares about Kronos, and possibly Annabeth, but I needed to sleep. Maybe I would find out some new information. I closed my eyes, and before I knew it, I was asleep.

I was standing in a dark room. There was nothing in there except for a table. My heart almost leapt out of my chest when I saw Annabeth on the floor, shivering. I wanted to run over and comfort her, but in my dream state, I couldn't move. I watched helplessly as Kronos strolled into the room, swinging his scythe around. He got a cruel look on his face, and scraped the scythe against the wall. Annabeth jumped up, and landed in a fighting stance, without her knife. Kronos smiled crookedly.

"What do you want now?" she demanded.

"To see you, why else?" Kronos said.

He stepped toward her. Annabeth looked around trying to find a way out.

"Stay away from me!" she screamed.

He smiled victoriously and advanced.

Kronos pressed her up against the wall again, and whispered in her ear.

I couldn't hear what he had said, but it made her shiver.

"What secret?" Annabeth asked innocently.

"That you had a crush on Castellan, and now Jackson." He replied, smiling cruelly.

"Gee is it that obvious?" she smirked.

Kronos pushed me up against the wall further and leaned in. Annabeth tried to slap him, but her hands were glued to her sides, and he KISSED her!

She tried to push him away, but he wouldn't let her. I tried to run toward her, but I couldn't move.

She eventually pushed him away from her, taking her knife that was on his belt with her. Kronos spun around and laughed.

"Really girl?" he chuckled. "A knife against the lord of time?"

"It's Annabeth," She sneered at him.

"Annabeth, then. Your life has been cruel hasn't it?" He chuckled some more.

While Kronos was in his fit of giggling, she raced out of the open door. Kronos realized she had escaped, and screamed at the guards to get her. He raced out of the room. I finally could move, so I followed Annabeth down the hall, desperately wishing I could help her. She ran past some statues, knocking them over in the process. The stupid guards just jumped over them, and she was surrounded into a corner. Then I woke up.

"Annabeth!" I screamed.

Thalia was staring down at me, with a panicked look on her face. "Percy! Are you okay? I heard you screaming and thrashing around, so I came to wake you."

"Annabeth, she was trying to escape, I woke up when she was surrounded into a corner." I panted. I didn't tell her about Kronos kissing her. I thought I should keep that to myself.

"Are you sure that's all you saw?" Thalia frowned at me.

"Yeah, I'm sure." I said. She looked at me some more and finally decided to leave me alone about it. "You better get up. We have a wave of monsters approaching."

Annabeth

The guards had me surrounded. I couldn't do anything, so I dropped my knife on the ground, and raised my hands. Kronos stepped in front of them, and looked at me with distaste.

"You are very foolish, girl." He spat at me.

I stood up straighter, dropping my hands to my sides. "You were the one trying to kiss me."

The guards lowered their weapons, and looked at their master in disgust. "Is this true?" One of them hissed at him.

Kronos looked angry. "NO!" He roared. The guards stepped back in fear. "Get back to your posts! I'll take care of the girl!"

The guards scurried away. Then Kronos looked back at me. "You shouldn't have done that."

"What are you going to do about it?"

Kronos stared at me, and stepped forward. He pressed his scythe against my throat. "I would shut up from now on, or I will kill you." He hissed.

I gulped, and nodded. He lowered his scythe, and I huffed in relief.

He got another cruel look in his eyes. "Let's go see Jackson."

Percy

I strapped on my breastplate, and looked in the mirror on the wall. I looked like I just went through a hurricane, but I couldn't let that stop me. Annabeth was in trouble. I uncapped Riptide, and raced out of the room to face the monsters.

Everyone was waiting for me. When I exited the hotel, I was looked at expectantly. "Let's go." I ordered.

I led the group into downtown Manhattan. I could see the army in the distance. I felt a surge of anger, and started to jog. We reached the first wave of monsters. I took Riptide, and ran one through. The rest hissed, and backed up. They were smarter than I thought. I yelled a battle cry, and whirled with Riptide, killing every monster in sight. By the time I was done, my breastplate was just about ripped apart, and I felt like a train had run over me.

"STOP!" I heard a voice order. All of the monsters froze, and slowly turned around. I looked up at the speaker and froze.

Kronos was standing a few feet away from me, with his scythe at Annabeth's throat. I wanted to surge forward, and kill Kronos, but I couldn't move.

"Let her go!" I ordered.

Kronos laughed, and dug the scythe deeper into her neck. Annabeth's eyes were full of fear. She was sending me one message. Let him kill her if it meant saving Olympus. I shook my head, and capped Riptide.

"Take me instead. Let her go." I demanded.

Kronos looked at me curiously. "I can't let her go. What if you decide not to cooperate? I need her to keep you in line."

I looked at Annabeth desperately. Even if I was captured, she would still be in his clutches, but I could help her. "If you swear to not kill anymore demigods, I will go with you."

Annabeth tried to wrestle her way out of Kronos's grasp, but he dug the scythe so deep, it drew blood. She stopped struggling and looked like she was about to cry.

I resisted the urge to uncap Riptide, and swing it at Kronos, but with Annabeth there, I couldn't risk it. I bit my tongue, and put out my arms to be tied. Kronos smiled triumphantly, and threw Annabeth to the ground. She let out a cry of pain, and turned her head to me.

"Run!" she screamed.

I shook my head. "I can't let him kill you. I can't let anyone else die because of me."

Next Kronos did something unexpected. He swung his scythe, and it hit my neck. I fell to the ground. The force was so brutal, but my head didn't pop off. There wasn't any blood either.

Kronos's eyes turned murderous. "Took a dip in the Styx did you?"

I smiled, and stood up. "I thought your spy already told you?"

Kronos growled, and turned to Annabeth, who was still sprawled on the ground. "I might as well kill your little girlfriend then, since I can't kill you."

With that, Kronos froze time, and stepped toward Annabeth. I stared in horror as he raised the scythe. Annabeth moaned on the ground. "Percy…" I thought I heard her say. Then the scythe came down, entering her stomach.

Mwwwhhhhhahaahhaha Cliffhanger! I am so sorry for doing this to you, but I needed to have a painful cliffhanger sometime! But this one isnt as horrible as the end of the mark of athena at least! Comment if you read this please!