Here it is! It's a little shorter than what I'm used to writing, but oh well, I hope you find it just as good! Please remember to review, follow, favorite (if you actually think I'm good), the chapter was a little tough to plan and carry through so feedback is very much appreciated! So here it is! Enjoy...
Annabeth III
Right when she woke up, Annabeth wished she could go back to her sleep. What on earth was going on? Annabeth had no clue. All she could remember was that there had been this gas leak, hopeful the king hadn't passed gas, and then there were these two Cyclops's who didn't really put up a fight but she had been so weak, she passed out. Great! Right when she was needed to most, what happens? She falls asleep!
And then she woke with a flower in her mouth. She guessed that Percy had saved her life and she wanted to hug him again except their old satyr friend had decided to pay them a visit, but how he had exactly gotten himself in Tartarus, she didn't know, but it was good to see her other family. When she had first seen Coach Hedge in Tartarus, she blinked and rubbed her eyes and wondered why her dream had turned into a nightmare, but then she realized that this…all of this, was real!
"An army…coming…Hyperion's here" said the coach as he tumbled out of the red forest and then he collapsed. An army? Where and how? Unfortunately Annabeth would have to save her questions for later because apparently, Percy knew what the goat meant.
Percy looked at Annabeth as if to say, I'll tell you later. This was when she first regarded Percy. He was all covered in ashes and grim and his hair was a tumbled mess – as always – and he had a pained expression on his face. He looked cute when he was worried.
He ran over to the coach and dragged him on to Pythos who was also looking alarmed. Whatever had happened was not good. He motioned for Annabeth to get on Pythos and she sat behind him.
And when Pythos took off, she could hear a war horn in the distance and then, about a dozen spears came flying over to her, but luckily, Pythos was able dodged them all. She couldn't help thinking that if they didn't have Pythos on their quest, they would probably be dead or taken prisoners. Well how did she know that the dragon was on her side…?
The dragon dared to turn around and when he did, Annabeth wanted to scream at Pythos to run. Below them, was a huge army of Cyclops's and giants assembled and they looked angry! And right in the middle was, wait…was that Hyperion? Unfortunately it was, and the titan looked even angrier and was shouted some really hateful comments at them.
The dragon let out a breeze of fire that scorched the clearing below them. The Cyclops all split up and shrieked in horror, but it wouldn't be long before they came back for more.
"Pythos! Go now!" yelled Percy over the screams and shouts.
One of the Cyclops's yelled "Murdered!" and threw another spear at them, which just hit Pythos's scales and bounced back to the ground.
Annabeth, at this point was beginning to get frustrated. She hated not knowing things! She was the daughter of Athena. She had to know things…right?
She tugged on Percy's shoulder.
"Percy…what is all of this about?" she said, sounding worried.
Percy just gazed sadly at her, took a long breath, and then just let the words spill out. He told her about how she had been poisoned by some sort of gas, and then how he had to go and find a roman crocus to save her. Then he also told her about a decision he had to make. Between saving her and this guy called Helius, and then she understood why Percy had been so…depressed. She resisted the urge to hug him. Then she also remembered that Helios was the son of Hyperion and well…that explains why he was trying to hunt them down. And what Percy had to face wasn't fair, but she was also happy that he had been able to save her AFTER she had killed those Cyclops of course.
"Listen Percy, what happened there wasn't fair, but…" Began Annabeth, "You know it couldn't have ended well either way right?"
He looked at her again gratefully, "Yeah, I guess you're right, but I have no clue how he got here." Said Percy, pointed at Coach Hedge.
Annabeth had no clue herself, but she had little time to think as a large arrow projectile was fired from the ground and hit Pythos's left wing. He roared in pain as he struggled to keep himself and her friends in the air.
"This is not good." Said Percy.
Coach Hedge began moaning in his sleep and twisting and turning. Gods, he was just like Percy when he was sleeping.
"Uh, maybe he wasn't knocked out hard enough." Said Percy, about to hit the satyr's head.
He was going to knock out the satyr again when another arrow hit Pythos's right wing. The dragon roared once again and threw fire into the air, as if he was frustrated. Blood began spewing out of the dragon's wings and Annabeth knew he couldn't keep them aloft forever. And she was right!
The dragon tried miserably to keep its flight but it was no use. They were falling, and falling hard! Oh no, not again, Thought Annabeth as she remembered when she and Percy were falling down Tartarus for a about a good half hour.
Her hand slipped into Percy's and she didn't even need to say it because they were both thinking the same thing. No matter what, they would stay together.
They were 30 feet from the ground, and then 20, 10, 5, and BAM! They hit the ground hard and Annabeth could see her vision fading away.
Before her sight went black, Annabeth could see a huge army approaching them with their spears held out, and a chariot racing with them. Annabeth tried to look around her. She could hear Pythos crying in pain but could not see him, then she saw Percy on the ground with a large gash on his head. She tried to call his name, but no words would come out.
And then she blacked out, and the last thing she could remember was a man saying: "I have a special surprise for them."
But this time was worse. It was probably the worst dream Annabeth probably had in her life. She was somewhere deep in Tartarus – she could tell because everything was red – and there was a huge castle in front of her, and surrounded by the castle was a huge army, even bigger than the one she had seen chasing them, and it seemed as if they were preparing for a battle.
She could see Cyclops's sharpening their swords, fighting each other, giving each other wedgies, and ok she didn't need to see that.
And then she was standing in front of a man whose face was a bit of a blur and she heard him say
"Twenty days...no more, and then we strike." Then she woke up with a start.
She would have probably jumped up with a fright except, she was tied back to a chair and was facing a whole bunch of computer screens, each hooked up to a camera. One of the cameras displayed her face, but she had a hard time recognizing herself first. She was beaded with sweat and had cuts on her face. Then on the other screen, lay Percy who was also awake, and trying to get himself free of his own bonds. And the rest of the screens showed an aerial view of a small tunnel like maze that was twisting and turning off to different locations, and in the center of it all, was the key and the magical map they had found! How Hyperion had gotten hold of these mortal supplies, she had no idea.
She began yelling, muttering curses, and tried to get out but it was no use. She was trapped in this large room with only one light flickering above her.
At that moment she heard a loud screeching sound and a microphone turned on. First, no other sound came, but then she could make out a maniacal laugh filling the room with a dreadful taste.
At this point, she was terrified. She just wanted to go home, back to camp half-blood, her real home, not the Camp Jupiter, but she knew that she had to be strong to survive this. Think Annabeth, you've killed off a whole bunch of these guys, She told herself.
"Annabeth Chase, the daughter of wisdom" said the man, "I want…to play a game" and he began laughing again.
What was all of this? She had no clue, but she had to help Percy AND herself get out of here. And this guy wasn't exactly all "nice."
"Wow, you must be great at parties" she said, trying to sound confident.
Then his voice picked up a more dreadful tone. "You friend Percy is imprisoned in a maze full of traps and a laser system meant to shoot the first body it can find" he said, "You have no way of escaping. No way of running…not this time…not after my son's death!"
"Each time HE steps on a trap, YOU must detonate it, and if you don't, see the spikes around you? I'm afraid that they will move closer to you each time, until there is nothing in you but spikes!"
Then his voice turned back to normal. Well if maniacally evil was "normal" for this guy.
"You must lead your friend through the maze of death, and secure the key, and then, perhaps you may be free" said the man,
"You have 30 minutes, and if he can't complete the maze, this place will be in fire, and remember…one wrong move and your friend dies, let's see if you can lead him to his death"
Annabeth looked at the maze and realized that only she could see the lasers and traps hidden in the maze. Percy had no clue what was going on.
Evil laughter once again filled the room. Only then, did Annabeth comprehend what was going on. She would have to guide Percy through the maze and hope he would be killed. But could she trust the man that he would let them go after Percy had gotten the key? And there was no way out of here. Annabeth would have to use everything she had ever learnt to get herself out of this.
And what made things worse was that the man wanted Annabeth to set off the traps! He was practically asking for her to kill Percy. She could never do that. She would rather let herself get killed than kill Percy. She figured that this was the man's way to get back at Percy after he had killed Helios. She was now trapped, with no way to go, no way to weave herself out of this trap. She would either kill herself, or the person she loved.
The man roared with laughter.
"TIME IS TICKING, ANNABETH CHASE" he yelled, "AND THE LIGHT IS FADING"
"YOU MUST DECIDE." He said.
And then he whispered: "WHO DIES"
WHOA is that a cliff hanger or what? :P I hope you liked it (the plot was kind of like saw...well kinda), if you did please review, follow, and favorite Thank you so so much for all the views. Although I hate to say this, I'm still deciding whether to continue writing or well... but don't worry! I won't just abandon a story, I'll just...finish it and move on to something else... xD. Anyways, so who do you think the man is? How will Annabeth escape? Will Percy die? I'm a cruel person so you never know... Kidding...maybe. Next POV is Percy! But I want to get back to the other side, so after that, it will be Leo's POV.
Also, answering chapter 10 question, I got the idea from a show I watched called Flashpoint. It's really good :D If you want to watch it. Anyway, thanks a lot guys! Now let's right Lucky chapter 13 :D
SO UNTIL NEXT TIME GOOODBYE! AND REMEMBER TO FOLLOW, IT ONLY GETS BETTER :P