I cant believe we are finally at the final part! I hope you enjoy this chapter and please read the an for some important info!
Percy
My heart almost leaped out of my chest. Typhon was ten blocks away. I knew that if he got to Olympus, there was no stopping him.
Annabeth slipped her hand into mine. "We'll stop him."
I nodded, but I wasn't so sure we would be able too. The gods have been pounding at him for days now, and he still hasn't slowed down. How can a small army of demigods defeat him? I had to be strong for everyone. They thought I was there leader, so I couldn't let them down.
I turned to the demigods who were slowly coming out. They all had panicked looks on their faces. I cleared my throat.
"I need Apollo, Ares and the Hunters to hold off the army while me, Annabeth, and the rest of the cabins try to help the gods defeat Typhon."
"You got it!" Thalia said. "Fall to me!" She told the hunters. Apollo and Ares cabin followed them.
I turned to everyone else. "Okay guys, I know we can do this. Just stick together, and we will prevail!"
The crowd cheered, and raised their weapons. Annabeth kissed me on the cheek in the middle of all of it. I blushed fiercely. The campers didn't seem to notice though, thankfully.
I raised my sword, and motioned for everyone to follow. Annabeth stayed beside me as we made our way to Typhon.
Annabeth
I watched Percy as we were about two blocks away from Typhon. He was starting to look worried. I bit my lip before I said something stupid. I looked up just as a bolt of lightning struck the spot right in front of me.
"Annabeth!" Percy yelled. I went flying into a brick wall, and crumpled to the ground. Black spots danced across my vision, but I forbade myself from falling unconscious. Percy raced over to me, clearly worried.
"Curse you Zeus!" Percy yelled.
"I'm okay." I said.
Percy calmed down a bit. "Okay…"
He looked back at the campers were standing there startled. I laughed, and Percy blushed like a tomato.
"You're staying here." He demanded.
"No-" I started, but he wasn't listening.
"Let's..uh…continue." he said, as he left me behind.
I wasn't about to let him die on his own, so I threw on my invisibility cap and followed them.
Percy
"Rooooaaar!" I heard Typhon bellow.
I glanced up, and saw him only three feet away from us. "Holy-" I started.
I drew Riptide and backed up. Then being the seaweed brain I am, I charged.
"PERCY! You can't just charge it!" Clarisse tried to call after me.
I ignored her, and slammed the tip into his foot. Typhon looked down, and swatted me like a fly. I hit a building, and fell on the ground. I tried to stay awake, but the pain was overwhelming.
"PERCY!" Someone screamed.
I lifted my head and looked around. I saw Annabeth's invisibility cap flutter to the ground as she raced toward me. I was right, she was following us.
When Annabeth reached me, I mumbled, "Go…"
She shook her head and started dabbing at my bleeding forehead with her sleeve. Then she shoved ambrosia square into my mouth, and I stood up.
"Feel much better. Thanks." I said.
Annabeth smiled, and handed me my sword. "Let's go!"
I couldn't stay mad at her about disobeying my orders. Annabeth had that effect on me.
We slashed at Typhon. He treated us like mosquitos, trying to swat us away. He almost hit Annabeth, but she rolled away just in time. I saw her look into the horizon, and I could tell she was thinking of a plan.
"Percy! The water towers!"Annabeth yelled over the noise of swords clashing.
I nodded, knowing exactly what she meant, and focused. I called the sea, and felt a wrenching pain in my gut. The water towers around us exploded.
I willed the water to wrap around Typhon like a cocoon. He flailed around, trying to escape, but I tightened the water's grip on him. "NOW ANNABETH!"
She understood and charged. Her knife snuck into his calf, and with that Typhon returned to Mount St. Helens.
The gods landed their chariots. Everyone was patting me and Annabeth on the back for our excellent jobs. I saw Athena glare when I grabbed Annabeth's hand. I gave her a smug look.
Probably not the best thing to do in the goddess of wisdom's presence, because I felt my eyebrows starting to singe off. I turned away so she couldn't burn me to a crisp.
"WE MUST THANK THESE HEROES!" Zeus bellowed, when everyone calmed down.
"They have proven themselves many times over." Poseidon agreed.
"Thalia Grace, please step forward." Artemis said.
Thalia stepped in front of me and bowed.
"Thalia, you have done an amazing job with the hunters. I know there are many lost, so I will help you fill your ranks myself."
"Thank you, Lady Artemis." Thalia said, as she walked back into the crowd.
"Annabeth Chase, please step forward." Athena called.
Annabeth let go of my hand and bowed down to Athena.
"Annabeth, I am very proud of you, Olympus is almost destroyed, so the gods seem fit to name you the official architect of Olympus."
Annabeth looked up, her mouth hung open. "M-Mother?"
"You are an architect are you not?" Athena said.
"Thank you." Annabeth said, as she turned back to me.
She gave me a huge hug right in front of the assembly. I blushed like crazy.
"PERCY JACKSON!" Poseidon bellowed.
I stood forward. I was shaking, and my palms were sweaty. I bowed down, and looked up at him.
"Does anyone deny that my boy is worthy?" Poseidon asked the gods.
Nobody spoke.
"Percy, if you wish, you will be made a god, immortal, undying." Poseidon summed up.
My mouth hung open in absolute shock. I thought about it for a moment, and looked back at Annabeth. She tried to look happy for me, but I could tell she didn't want me to become a god. I knew what to do.
"No." I said.
"No?" Zeus said, "you deny our generous gift?"
"Don't take it the wrong way, but I have my life left to live. I want to participate in my senior year."
The gods thought about this.
"But, I do want a gift." I said.
"What is it?" Zeus asked.
"You need to swear on the River Styx you will honor it." I demanded.
Zeus sighed. "We swear on the River Styx that we will honor your wish if it is within our power."
"You need to claim your children. No more unclaimed. And all of the minor gods, shall be granted a cabin, and a seat in the council."
That caused uproar.
"ENOUGH!" Athena demanded, "I believe the boy is right. This proved a bad strategy to ignore our children and the minor gods."
Zeus looked thoughtful. "Oh all right."
"Thank you." I said, and I turned back to Annabeth.
"Why did you give up immortality?" she whispered in my ear, as the gods bickered a bit more.
"I didn't want to leave you." I said.
She smiled, and kissed me right in front of the gods, including Athena. I felt her burning gaze in the back of my head, but I ignored it.
And that was pretty much the best kiss of all time.
AWWWWWWWWWWWWW that was such a happy ending wasnt it? Read and review!
