FINALLY DONE! Chapter 8 is here :D This one is also kind of long, and is just introducing and giving a little hint of what's coming up next, and it only gets better! Please review, follow, favourite (if you want) if you liked it. I hope you did! Enjoy...

Annabeth II

Annabeth felt that she was living the life. Here they were, okay stuck somewhere in Tartarus, but flying on a dragon, with Percy, flying on a dragon, running away from monsters, oh and, flying on a dragon. How had she exactly gotten herself a "dragon" one might ask? It was a long story, but she basically had helped her new friend, Pythos get through a "tooth ache", and had gained the dragons loyalty. That was easy, thought Annabeth, he was almost like a dog…scratch its ear for a bit, and they love you to death. That was kind of the case here.

After Annabeth had tamed the dragon Pythos, he had agreed to take them to the Divination cave, which was supposed to store prophecies for anyone who dared to venture in this place. Annabeth figured that it was the best choice they had.

Annabeth couldn't help feeling awesome. It came naturally. She had tamed a dragon as big as a 50 story building! She imagined herself going to school on a dragon. Oh you have a Rolls-Royce? Well take a look at my dragon, he's a bit hungry.

Annabeth flashed back to reality as she felt cold raindrops splash against her face. They were flying about 100 feet in the air at about 100 miles an hour; warm was definitely not a word to explain this. She shivered and huddled closer to Percy. She had appreciated his help that he had given her. Like attempting to find her a new cast, take charge when she wasn't feeling good, and not being annoying for once. She figured that they would have to work together (including the dragon) to close the doors of death from the underworld, and according to Pythos, was not easy. The ancient dragon seemed to know quite a bit about the doors. Perhaps he had helped other demigods before…

We big storm fast approaches, daughter of Athena, I must land to keep us all safe…but the boy, are you sure he is not food? He smells good.

Annabeth tried not to say: Oh no, he's food, enjoy! Smirking she said, "No he's not food and yes, let's land quickly, we uh, have lots to talk about". She didn't mention it but she also hoped that the dragon could provide them with some sort of knowledge.

Pythos opened his majestic wings and made a soft landing near an opening, a river off to the left and a large mountain off to a distance towards the right. They both unmounted the dragon which was hard because they had to use his wings as a ladder.

After they had settled near a log, both sitting together, Pythos spoke in their minds.

This weather is no match for me, younglings, I shall go hunt as much as I can, as many animals will be seeking shelter and I will be seeking food.

And with that, he was off to his own business. She hoped that Pythos would return quickly as she and Percy didn't exactly get treated as "guests" in Tartarus. She wondered how Pythos could communicate so easily through mental contact, she herself, had no clue and had to respond by speaking out loud, which made her look as if she was having a conversation with the wind. She instantly snapped back to reality as she realized that Percy was talking to her.

"I said, that dragon scares me…I swear he wanted to eat me" said Percy, playing with an apple, which their seemed to be a lot of around here.

"It's okay, he doesn't like to 'eat' water" said Annabeth, giving Percy a nudge.

"I believe that would qualify as a 'burn'" said Percy, with a faint smile on his lips.

Annabeth was grateful that the dragon had given them some time alone, she still felt a little uncomfortable as if Coach Hedge was going to leap out from nowhere and ground Annabeth again. Gods, she had hated that. With a war breaking out, some doors to close, and dirt-face Gaea waking up, Annabeth thought that they both deserved some rest for what they were about to do, and had already did.

"So, what do we do now?" asked Percy.

Annabeth smiled. She enjoyed answering questions like old times again.

"Well Seaweed brain, if Pythos is correct, then we have to go to these rocks and find out our prophecy, and I believe we're going to have another unofficial 'quest' to do" she said.

She remembered when She, Percy, and Grover had sneaked out of Camp Half-Blood in search of the fleece. Percy had always been so mischievous and she loved him for that. It was who he was.

On the other hand, she couldn't stop thinking about their friends on the mortal side. Even if she and Percy managed to close the doors on this side, could Nico lead the rest to close the doors on the mortal world? If Nico didn't succeed, than everything they'd ever done would have been for nothing. Why don't we just call a locksmith? She thought.

Just then, she heard the familiar sound of wings beating and she knew that Pythos had returned.

When he landed, she could see feathers around his snout.

"What took you so long?" She asked.

When a Cyclops tells you to "fetch", one does not simply restrain, said Pythos.

Annabeth was about to laugh when Percy spoke up.

"Uh as far as I know, there aren't supposed to be any Cyclops nearby right?" he asked the dragon.

Oh but there are! There are dozens of them marching at this very moment! Said Pythos. Well maybe he didn't have all brains…

Percy and Annabeth both looked at each other

"Well In that case, I think we should run, wouldn't you agree" said Percy.

"Yeah, for once you're right" said Annabeth as they both began to mount the dragon. Just as they both settled in, she began to hear angry shouts coming behind them, and then a spear flew out of the forest.

"And Pythos…let's get going! Maybe that cave place?" said Annabeth.

This time, the dragon was not slow to react; he quickly jumped up into the air and all Annabeth could do was pray that she would fall off.

They flew and flew and flew, through rain if they had to, but eventually they arrived at a large cliff, and at about 20 feet away from the edge was a cave. It looked like someone had chipped away pieces of a large boulder to make it hollow, and then had glued it to the ground.

The Divination cave, we have arrived. However, I'd be quick…our friends are not far away.

As if right on cue, dozens of Cyclops's tumbled out of the blue and gave them both furious glares. They were all armed with spears or clubs she tried to look away because all she could see was 24 Tysons.

Pythos roared his dreadful roar and she thought she saw a Cyclops's faint, but the rest remained where they were. Then a yell rang out and spears flew towards Pythos who easily dodged them off. Then he let on a little show of his own. A wave of fire washed over the Cyclops but they only seemed more angrier than ever. Oh yeah, they were all fire proof after working in the forges.

Great! Now what were they going to do? Luckily, the Cyclops were not very big so that would make them easier to fight off, but her cursed ankle still hadn't healed!

Percy pulled out Riptide and Annabeth unsheathed her dagger. They both stood, back to back, just like old times, ready to face the world. If they couldn't trust each other, then they couldn't trust anyone. As if one, they jumped into the air, and everything seemed to go into slow motion. She could see Pythos is the distant fighting about 6 Cyclops himself. The rest 18 surrounded Annabeth and Percy. Percy yelled and began to slice away at the Cyclops, and Annabeth did the same. But the monsters where hardened fighters and were not giving up easily.

No matter how hard she cut or stabbed, the Cyclops's seemed to anticipate her every move. Percy seemed to be having a similar problem as he gained an angry look on his face, but the monsters just laughed. She jumped, kicked, dodged but it was no use, they needed something else…they needed help.

Then she heard more yelling and war horns sounding around her and then everything seemed to go back to normal. She wasn't in slow motion anymore, but fighting as fast as the speed of light. She didn't have time to look around her as she faced off several opponents but she thought she could make out more tall giants surrounding the less short Cyclops's. Annabeth was just hoping that she didn't have more enemies to face. She saw one of the new giants and what she saw stunned her so much that she might have gotten knocked out as a Cyclops tried to hit he head. The taller giants had several arms around them. They looked like slender man. 20 Slendermans to be exact, but they didn't look as fancy.

It was the Hundred-Handers! They had come to their rescue! But why? Annabeth didn't have time to think as she gained more confidence. After more fighting, the Cyclops army had been wiped out and Percy and Annabeth lay on the ground, both too tired to move. She was also too tired to notice that she and Percy had their arms around each other, and she pulled away.

Percy was the first to speak at the Hundred-Handers looking at her and Percy cautiously, and Pythos just licked his paws.

"Uh, gee, thanks so much for saving us, really" said Percy, "Uh we just need to take a look at this prophecy thing and we'll be on our way"

One of the giants came forward. His face was awestruck as he regarded Percy. C'mon, thought Annabeth, he isn't that good-looking after a while. However her heart told her otherwise.

"It….It cannot be! It is him! And her!" said one of the giants at Annabeth.

"The prophecy has come true!" said another giant.

"Yeah, uh, about that, you guys have, like a picture or book on that or something?" asked Percy, looking just as confused she was.

The prophecy had come true? Oh gods no, another prophecy was the last thing Annabeth wanted right now.

Then, the tallest of the group, one who wore a silver robe, came forward. His voice sounding as ancient as Pythos, said: "My name is Hekatoncheires the hundred hander. Come godlings, follow me" and stepped into the Divination cave or whatever it was called.

Annabeth was really confused at this point, which enraged her even more. She hated not knowing things!

But once they entered the cave, everything was forgotten as she actually took a look at the place inside. There were oil painted pictures everywhere! Literally Everywhere! Several pictures or prophecies, as Annabeth figured, were hung up around the cave walls, and in the center of them all, was…well Seaweed Brain and Wise girl. Both on a dragon. Both looking epic, and both holding some sort of key or staff in their hands. And, at the very top of the cave where stalagmites almost as sharp as Pythos's teeth. The cave was small for even humans so they were all crouching or bending over to get a view, especially the hundred hander who looked like a grump.

"They got my nose wrong" was all Percy could say about the picture which seemed to hurt the giant as if he had painted these himself. Could he have? He wasn't that old…

"This, is the great prophecy of Tartarus…it depicts two demigods, who travel through the underworld to locate the 7 missing parts of the key to the doors of death" said the giant. He stared at Annabeth and then over at Percy, "and I believe that would be you" he said pointed at their picture.

"We are only the protectors of this place and can offer you no more help…you must venture to each location and find the piece of the key" said the giant, "that is all we can say"

Annabeth was not feeling the love anymore. Another prophecy was the last thing she wanted in this cured place. She wanted this all to end. She wanted to curse Arachne for bringing her and Percy here. She also wanted to just have peace for once. To start something permanent…

Well this was just great. So they had to travel all through this place to find the 7 missing parts of some key that would close the doors of death? With no supplies, no ambrosia, no help, Annabeth figured that they were in for a tough fight.

"Do you have like a map or something? I prefer not using apple maps" said Percy, annoyingly. She kicked him in the shin which was kind of hard considering they were all in a small cave.

The giant just sighed and handed Annabeth an ancient scroll. She didn't want to open it just yet, but she thought she could feel the map growing cold in her hand.

"Alright..thats cool, we can do this, but I think we should go" said Percy. Then he whispered to Annabeth,

"Do I shake his hand or something? He's got a lot of those" he said and she punched his guts.

Oh yeah…they were in for a very tough fight.

Well there's chapter 8! I hope you like it, and if you did, please follow, review, etc. So our friends in Tartarus have another quest to complete :D its kinda like their first quest all over… BUT IN TARTARUS! So I hope you liked it. If you have any preferences, please let me know, or if there are any mistakes. Chapter 9 will be on Pipers POV and will be just as awesome! SO UNTIL NEXT TIME

GOOODBYE AND REMEMBER TO FOLLOW :D