POV: Annabeth
I've seen Percy do some scary things. Like slaughter a whole army by himself, that was scary. And when he made a goddess choke on her own poison. That was horrifying.
But I've never seen him prophesise our death, and that was scarier than all of them put together. After the attack of the dragon, Alduin, Leo called an emergency meeting in the mess hall.
We didn't even have time to sit before Leo asked, "Am I the only one that heard the dragon talk." "I heard it." said the rest of us nervously. I looked around the room and saw that everyone was shaking. I glanced at my hands and saw that they were shaking as well. I asked,
"Are we still on course?" "Yes," Leo replied. "Festus put all our power into keeping us going straight." We all sighed with relief. Leo continued. "However, that means we are going to have to make our own food.
I laughed at his joke, but then realized he was serious. "Really?" Hazel asked. Leo nodded. I looked around again. Everyone seemed embarrassed. But I didn't see Percy this time. Odd.
"Does no one here know how to cook?" I asked, because I didn't. Slowly, Frank shook his head. Then Leo, Piper, Hazel, and Jason did the same. "I do." Said a voice behind me. I turned and saw Percy, holding two silver with 4 plates, and the other with three. He was wearing a chefs hat and an apron.
He passed out the meals, giving me mine last. As he laid mine down, he whispered in my ear, "I need to speak with you after dinner. Meet me in my room." He looked worried. I didn't blame him. He sat down, smiled, and began to eat.
We took that as a sign to begin. I had mashed potatoes (my favorite) and a medium rare steak. Piper had a peanut butter and jam sandwich, and she looked really happy about it. Hazel had shrimp gumbo, and Frank had a poached egg with bacon on toast. (I guess he likes breakfast for dinner) Jason and Percy both had cheeseburgers, and Leo had beef tacos, chips, and salsa.
The dinner was amazing. Last I checked, Percy couldn't make toast without burning it. I stared at him, but he wouldn't meet my eyes. He pushed his half-eaten burger forwards and walked out to the rooms. I saw a small end of a horn poking through the top of his hat, probably how he made dinner.
I stood up and followed Percy, deciding to tell Piper about the cornucopia tomorrow. When I reached the rooms, Percy was standing by his door. He pushed it open and held one arm out, gesturing me to go inside. I stepped in. They had done really good decorating his room.
Percy and Tyson, his cyclops half-brother, had tried to make the room look as much like his cabin at camp as possible. To the left was a fountain, and to the right was a statue of Poseidon, carved out of marble. The ceiling looked like the roof to an indoor pool, with water reflected on it, and on his dresser was a photo of him, his mom, and me. I smiled. I remembered that day, his last birthday before he disappeared.
"Annabeth?" Percy asked. "I'm sorry, what did you say?" "Do you want to sit down?" I sat next to him on his bed. "I had a dream last night. I was looking at Ella and Tyson, and she recited The Great Prophecy. Well, sort of."
He looked down at his hands. "She said, 'Seven half-bloods shall answer the call. To storm or fire the world must fall. An oath to keep with a final breath, and foes bear arms to the doors of death. But one of Black shall help the earth, by travelling to the gods place of birth. The seven half-bloods shall be beat, and all life on earth buried beneath."
I frowned. That didn't sound very good. "Did she-" "Prophesise our death, yes, I think so." I didn't like it when he finished my sentences. "So do you think that dragon, Alduin, is the 'One of Black?'" He looked at me fearfully. "Yes."
He slumped down, lying on his bed. I felt his pulse, making sure he was alive. You never know anymore. He was. I thought about what he just told me. The others probably didn't know about the prophecy, and I'm not sure I should tell them, that might cause them to panic more. Then again, they do have a right to know.
I wondered if Chiron had heard this part of the prophecy yet. He hadn't tried to contact us yet, so I'm going to be mad if he does. I laid down as close to Percy as I could get and fell asleep.
Sorry it took me so long to update! I'll try to keep it at every week, but school is kinda getting in the way! Hope you enjoyed!