So here it is! Chapter 11! I hope you like it, I haven't gotten around to editing it yet since I'm in a hurry, but I'll o it later, promise! Please review and follow, since I'd to hear some feedback. Thanks! Enjoy...

Percy V

Time was coming short. The chamber was filling with gas. And Percy knew that this might be the battle that he could not win.

How lovely, thought Percy as he raced down the long narrow tunnel to find Annabeth. So first, you steal our map, kill yourself, and tell me that she has two minutes, you know what? That's cold man, even for a mentally ill king.

Percy's anger soon washed away as he neared the end of the tunnel to where he had left Annabeth. Once he reached the end, he paused for a moment, was this a trap? What if the king deliberately separated him and Annabeth? However he couldn't stop to think this through. Annabeth was in trouble and he was determined to save her AND himself.

He entered the long chamber and gasped. The gas had stopped leaking from the pipes, but right in the middle, lay a motionless body. And surrounded by the body where 2 Cyclops's who appeared to be dead, although Percy couldn't be sure.

Then it dawned on him. When Percy had gone off to find the key and map which he now had in his backpack, the Cyclops's had probably followed him and would have probably snuck up and killed him if it weren't for Annabeth. He found it hard not to choke up. Once again, Annabeth had saved his life without him even knowing it. She had been ready to sacrifice herself and Percy knew that he would have done the same if he were in his position.

And now…it was time to return the favor He rushed beside Annabeth, totally ignoring the other Cyclops's. He was ashamed to even call these monsters "family" ever since they had, well, tried to kill him. But not all Cyclops's where evil, there was Tyson, the only Cyclops Percy could call family.

He tried shaking Annabeth to wake up. He even called her name but she just wouldn't wake up. No! This was not possible, she couldn't be…No, and Percy willed himself to believe that she was okay, even if the gods told him otherwise.

And just when things couldn't get any worse…oh you know what comes next…

Percy was shaken back to reality as he heard a deafening explosion coming from above. The whole chamber shook and rocks began crumbling from the top. And what had Pythos said again? The volcano had exploded only two days ago, or at least something like that.

He didn't have enough time to think. Soon, the room would come down on them and they would be pancakes for monsters. Percy picked up Annabeth, forgetting about the Cyclops's who, in his opinion, didn't deserve it, and ran towards the exit.

He could already see the exit getting covered in debris and he knew he only had a couple of minutes before they were trapped. Is this what the mad king had meant by two minutes?

Percy ran as fast as he could, ignoring all his injuries. He had to get out of here and defeat Gaea.

As he neared the exit, he silently prayed that Pythos would be waiting for them and luckily, he was, looking alarmed…well if dragons could look alarmed.

What is going on boy?! The dragon demanded, but Percy didn't have time to explain.

"Uh, let's just say the king wasn't very happy with our offer, now let's go! Anywhere away from here is better!" said Percy.

The dragon lowered his wings and allowed Percy to climb on with Annabeth and just in time! A couple of seconds after the dragon took off, the volcano went off as if Chuck Norris had kicked it…or maybe that was an over exaggeration.

You have much explaining to do! Said Pythos.

Percy's anger returned. "No" he said, "You have some explaining to do, you're just sending us off to these places and aren't even telling us that we're walking into traps! Whose side are you on Pythos? Ours or theirs?"

The dragon roared but questioned Percy no more. After they had cleared much distance away from the volcano, Pythos cleared in for a landing, and Percy dragged Annabeth off. She was still motionless but Percy could feel her pulse which was a good thing…right?

Pythos lowered his snout as if to smell Annabeth but Percy wasn't sure if smelling a person would cure them.

The girl has been poisoned

"You don't say?" said Percy trying hard not to make a Nicolas cage face.

Only the leaf of a roman crocus will cure her, but she doesn't have time, two hours at most. Trust me…at least on this one. The plant is rare in Tartarus but I can show you where it is located, however I cannot fly. There is too much pollution in the air.

"Ok great, so that means I'll be going solo" said Percy. He couldn't hate this place any more than he did right now, but if it helped save a life, then he was up for it.

"Just tell me where it is, and I'll be on my way, just please, stay away from trouble while I'm gone" said Percy.

The dragon snorted. That is shocking considering you're the one saying it, but do not worry, now off you go, to the garden of Helius, over here. The dragon brought his snout closer to the map and pointed North East of their location, at a large clearing that read: κήπο του τρόμου

The Garden of Horror…Percy was in for another tough fight. He pulled out Riptide and began his journey. Alone, and in the depths of Tartarus.

He set off on foot, to find some sort of plant that was supposed to cure Annabeth. He hoped that the dragon was right and that Annabeth could be saved, because if not, he would never be able to forgive himself for letting Annabeth get hurt. He hated it when other people put themselves in the line to save him. He was turning 17 in about a month and wanted to protect himself and others. Every other demigod wanted exactly that.

According to the map, the garden wasn't very far from here, and it would only be about a 20 minutes' walk, and then he could just get the darn plant, give it to Annabeth and everything would be okay right? They were going to survive right? Well Percy hoped so.

He set off on a worn dirt trail that appeared to lead straight to the garden. After being through so many quests and missions and even being on a quest with Thalia, Percy knew when a trap was coming, and he knew that this time was no exception.

He silently crept along the trail with his sword held high. He couldn't sense any water nearby so he knew that he would have to rely on his sword skill, even though they were a bit rusty.

He looked around him and saw nothing but a dark forest of red trees and red fog and only a couple of eyes staring back at him. Oh boy! This place was welcoming.

And then, after another 10 minutes, he smelled it. The wonderful and peaceful smell of the crocuses. It seemed to fill the forest and as he walked by, all the plants seemed to be in some sort of peaceful trance. The place could not have gotten any weirder.

And there they were! Right in the middle of a large clearing. There was a whole garden of purple flowers. It was as if they were calling to him. Hey! They said, Come over and kill our branches just to save your girlfriend.

"I'll take it," said Percy.

He silently walked over, half in a trance, and half expecting a trap, and just as he got close to the flowers, something snapped him back to reality. Off to his left, was a boy, about his age, and giving him a gruesome look like Thalia usually does, or even Annabeth whenever he teases her.

"And just what do you think you're doing?" said the boy/man/thing Percy couldn't figure out who this guy was.

"Uh, nice garden you got there, mid if I just take a flower?" said Percy, giving his good boy smile.

However, the boy didn't seem fond of Percy's "big boy" grin and shook his head. Instantly, he reminded Percy of the annoying Terminus. All these two could say was: Nag, nag, nag, nag and nag.

"Absolutely not! You cannot just barge in here and –" began the boy but was wascut short when Percy took the boy by his collar and stared him in the face.

"Listen buddy, someone is going to die unless I get those flowers of yours" said Percy and he brought his sword closer to the boy, "You realy wanna let someone die just so you can keep your flowers?"

Apparently, Percy had been too hard on the guy and soon, tears came down from the boys eyes.

"No!" he pleaded, "I would let you have my flowers but please! My father, he's Hyperion the Titan, my life if grounded to these flowers. If someone were to take them, I would die and father would be angry!"

The boy started to squirm and kick but Percy held strong. For the first time, he realized who this man was.

"You're Helius, son of Hyperion, the minor sun god" said Percy. He had probably heard Annabeth talk about him and had remembered the guy's name, which surprised Percy since he usually dozed off whenever anyone began teaching him.

Then Percy was back to reality and noticed that he was flying straight to a tree, and his shirt scorched. The boy, Helius, blasted him with a wave of heat that sent him straight for a tree. Percy hit his back hard and muttered a few curses.

He pulled his sword out and charged Helius. He didn't care if he was fighting a god. He needed to flowers and he needed to save Annabeth.

The god had probably drained al his energy on the one blast because he looked like an old rag but still put on a good fight as Percy tackled him and their blades met. Let's just say that the god put on a good fight because Percy almost died after the first exchange of swords.

The god had cut his shirt and had probably left a gash on his chest. Percy winced, but still managed to hold off several more blows. He sent a couple of his own cuts and bruises to the god. Then something caught his eye. He noticed that the gods hand where shaking like crazy. Percy figured that it was probably from fear which amused him, and then saddened him because he didn't want to kill the guy. But maybe if he could land his sword on the hilt of Helius's own sword, maybe, just maybe the god would drop the sword.

He lunged and dodged a fatal hit and then swung as hard as he could and hit the hilt of Helius's sword straight on. And luckily, he dropped it! The sword went off to the ground and Percy kicked it away.

Once again, Helius began crying and pleaded Percy to let him go.

For the first time in his life, Percy felt like he was the bad guy. He was once again stuck at the fork of the road. He was stuck between two decisions that would decide that fate of two lives. If he took the plant, Helius would probably die, however Percy knew that gods were immortal, so he would probably fade away, but if he let Helius live then Annabeth would die.

The god had more tears falling down like rain and he began yelling.

"Why is it fair that your friend lives and I die?! Why are you so cruel? I have never done anything against you! Do you only wish to save your friend because she means something to you? How about when I care for the world and the sun? No one cares unless they are wanted!" He shouted, "You are cruel ,Percy Jackson, but the Fates are crueler!"

No one cares about you until you are wanted. The words rung his Percy's mind and he felt himself considering his options. He realized what the god said was true. He was stuck between one of the biggest decisions of his life. Of course he couldn't let Annabeth die, but this boy didn't deserve to die either. Why did he have to choose? Why did this all have to happen anyway? Then he knew what to do.

He walked over to the garden and looked at the flowers.

"Please! Why must I go? Is it because I'm not important? Is it because I am not cared for?" then the gods face turned grim as If he understood Percy, "My boy, we all know we can't stay forever, but while we do live, we can make the decisions that impact on how others live, you have that decision. You will choose to save your friend right? She must be lucky to be cared for, but my boy, many others die as we speak. When the time comes when you must choose to save the world or your friend, then what? What will you do then?"

Percy closed his eyes and restrained the tears falling.

"I-I'm…sorry" he said and he cut off a flower, a beautiful purple flower.

He looked back as he heard the horrible sounds of screaming and then a large yellow explosion. When he looked back, there was nothing left but a crippled body. It had probably been the gods host. And when Percy walked closer to the body, he noticed that in the god's hands was a locket opened to reveal a family that had once been. He noticed Hyperion, a woman he had not seen before, and Helius in the middle, looking as happy he had ever been.

Percy realized that when the god had discovered that Percy was going to kill him or "fade him" he pulled out his only happy memory that the god had left, and had kept it with him to his last second.

Percy fell to his knees and regarded the gruesome crime he had committed. But he didn't have much time.

He quickly rushed back to the spot where he had left Annabeth and Pythos. He knew he didn't have much time left when he saw the condition Annabeth was in.

Her forehead was beaded with sweat and she was hardly breathing. The dragon had his wings over her as if to shield her.

Percy ran to her and dropped the leaf into her mouth.

Nothing happened.

"No, no NO!" shouted Percy as he lost his will, but Annabeth still lay motionless on the ground.

But Percy held her hand tighter. He believed that she couldn't be dead. And just then, her eyes fluttered open and she began coughing as if she had choked!

"Annabeth!" said Percy as he hugged her.

She gave him a weak smile, "So we saved each other's lives. What else is new?"

Then they heard a rustling of leaves behind them and out came and a few curses and out came:

Coach

Gleeson

Hedge.

But how? Percy had no clue and no time to react as the satyr fell to the ground, panting.

"An army…coming…Hyperion's here" was all the Satyr could say before passing out.

Yay! So he's back and well not exactly in satyr form but we'll learn more about that next chapter. This chapter was basically about good people doing wrong things I guess, and Percy had to make some hard choices :( You guys might also have some questions so let me answer them.

1. Helius was a real titan and the son of Hyperion but I made up the part about the flowers :P

2. Tartarus, according to Greek mythology has a spirit of its own, and when Gaea takes over, I figured that she can control who goes to Tartarus and who is sent through judgement so that's how coach Hedge got here :)

So I hope you liked the chapter, if you did, then please please review, follow, favorite etc. Next POV is Annabeth.

SO UNTIL NEXT TIME GOOODBYE AND REMEMBER TO FOLLOW! :P