Hey guys! Thank you all for your support. Can someone betaread this story? I would love to get some tips to make it the best it can be. I made this book part of a new series I made: Gaea's Return. This is Book 1. I changed the name from "The Return of Gaea" to "The Scythe of Kronos". Thank you all for your continued support. Enjoy chapter 8!
VIII
Percy
I stared down at the sea. The waves were rolling angrily. The Argo II seemed depressing to me. It reminded me of our last quest. I remember when Gaea almost killed Annabeth, and how I couldn't help her. "Hey seaweed brain" a voice said from behind me. I spun around thinking it was Annabeth, but it was Thalia. "I told you not to call me that!" I told her. "Sorry, I don't know what else to call you!" Thalia said, with a smirk. "Pinecone face," I muttered. "Do you want to get blasted again?" she asked me. I remembered the first time she did that. It was right after Annabeth was taken by Dr. Thorn. I clenched my fists at the thought. "Percy?" Thalia asked me uncertainly. Suddenly I was back in Tartarus. Annabeth was blind, trying to find me. I screamed as the arai surrounded me. "PERCY!" I heard someone scream at me. The last thing I remembered was Annabeth leaning over me, with a look of pure terror on her face.
I woke up in my room. Annabeth was patting my head with a cool cloth. "Percy!" she exclaimed, before crushing me half to death with a hug. "Good to see you too." I told her. She let go of me, but her smile melted off of her face. "What happened?" she asked. Thalia screamed for me to come, and I saw you just fall… She had tears in her eyes. I knew she was very upset. "Hey. It's okay! I'm here now!" I told her, as I sat up and pulled her into a hug. "Percy what happened?" she asked me. "I had a flashback from in Tartarus, when those arai were cursing us." I admitted. She broke down, and started crying into my chest. "It's going to be okay." I told her. "We are never going to that place again." As soon as I said it, I started thinking. What if Gaea sent us back there? If she is trying to rise again… Annabeth stood up, and rubbed her eyes." I'm going to get some sleep." She said. "Okay. Goodnight wise girl." I told her. She smiled. "Goodnight seaweed brain." She finally said. She left the room, and I couldn't help thinking about what would happen if she died. I would probably not be able to live with myself. With that happy thought, I fell asleep.
I had horrible nightmares. I saw Gaea cackling as me and Annabeth drowned in brown muck. I couldn't breathe. I held on to Annabeth's hand. If we were going to die, it would be together. Just when I couldn't hold my breath any longer, I woke up.
I was horrified. Chiron once told me that demigod dreams ALWAYS come true. I'd like to tell you I laughed about it but the truth was I started crying. Yup, crying. After all me and Annabeth have been through, we were just going to die in a pile of muck? It wasn't fair! 5 minutes later, I was calm, and ready to face the others. I stepped out of my cabin, and heard screaming. The scream was familiar though. Annabeth, I thought. I uncapped Riptide, and went to find her. She was on the deck, with her knife drawn. She looked terrified. When I saw what she was looking at I ran to her side.
Arachne was standing in front of us, looking victorious. "I will finally have my revenge!" she hissed at us. Annabeth looked like she was about to faint. "You'll have to go through me before you can touch her," I snarled, as I stepped in front of Annabeth. Arachne hissed with laughter and lunged. I rolled out of the way, pulling Annabeth with me. Arachne smashed into the engine room door. She got up, and lunged for Annabeth. I pushed Annabeth out of the way, and I found Arachne on top of me, ready to bite my head off. "This will be pleasant," she hissed. "Yeah, for me." I said. Annabeth got my message, and plunged her knife into Arachne's side. She twisted it around. Arachne scrambled off of me, and tried to tend to her wounds. I walked up to her. "This is for terrifying Annabeth twice now!" I said as I plunged my sword through her abdomen. Arachne hissed in pain. "And this, is for everything else!" I roared, as I plunged Riptide through her heart. She stopped moving, and broke down into dust. Annabeth came over to me, squashing me with a hug. I winced in pain, and she immediately let go. My side burned like fire. "She bit you!" Annabeth said in horror. I looked down and saw the teeth marks. "Help! We need some ambrosia!" Annabeth screamed. Then I felt myself falling. I hit the ground, and passed out instantly.
"PERCY! Please wake up!" I heard Annabeth scream. I started to slip into consciousness. I opened my eyes, and saw Annabeth crying in her hands. My side wasn't burning anymore. I saw some ambrosia on the table next to me. "Annabeth, I'm right here." I told her. Annabeth took her face out of her hands, and immediately broke into a grin. She leaned over and kissed me. That pretty much made up for everything. "I thought you were dying, Percy!" she told me, with tears threatening to spill from her eyes. "Hey! I promised never to leave you didn't I? I told her. She grinned in satisfaction. "You should get some rest." She told me. I grabbed her hand, and before I knew it I was asleep.
Duh duh duh cliffhanger! I have another chapter already made so I will post it tomorrow. Again, if you guys wanna beta read this book, go ahead. I would love the help. Comment please! If we reach 30 comments by tomorrow chapter 11 will be jam packed with jasper, and maybe a little more of Percabeth! hurry and comment!