Chapter 6! I am excited. I was having a little trouble thinking of a good person/thing to snatch Annabeth away from Percy. But don't worry I thought of a great thing. This is where the whole one to good week kicks in! Please review. Sorry it took me so long! Finals are coming up and, well, study study study! Please review
Chapter 6:
Do you know what it is like when one minute you are in the comforting embrace of your best friend and the next being dragged across the ground by the back of your t-shirt? Well, I do. Ten seconds ago, Percy was telling me everything was okay, nothing is going to happen. Yeah right. A sharp pain flooded my body. Like a hundred daggers were piercing my spine. I yelped in pain then pulled out my dagger.
"Annabeth!" Percy yelled, almost half way down the beach from me.
I acknowledged his call but I didn't have time to respond. Rude you say? I would like you to tell me the same thing when you are being dragged down the beach with something stabbing your back.
I looked up to see Percy running toward me with a furious light in his eyes. Just as I was about to thrust my dagger into my captors side, there was a blow to my skull, the smell of blood and the sound of some one yelling me name. Then darkness enveloped me.
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I hate being captured. Way to put a damper on the week. Everything was so cold and dark. Breathing was hard but when it happened it was ragged and painful. It felt like bees decided to party on it. I didn't have a clue where I was or who/what captured me. But I had every intention to find out. Darkness was all I could see and feel but that wasn't going to stop me. Actually it was.
Since I couldn't move, my mind wandered to Percy. Sigh. Percy. How was he dealing with this. If I could, I would cry but since I can't I won't. Percy. The name just gave me the chills. We were suppose to have a perfect week but of course, being a half-blood, there is always some one out there waiting to kill you. I wanted to hug him, tell him everything was okay. But in reality, nothing was okay. I was stolen and beaten and there was nothing I could do about it. That was the last thought I had before I fell unconscious.
(Percy's POV, it will be this for awhile)
I was frozen. Baffled. Angry. What just happened. One minute I am comforting my best friend, the next she I being dragged down the beach. I tried to run after her but before I reached her, she turned into a bright light and disappeared. If that hell-hound hurt her I swear--calm down Percy. I dent down to pick up a rock then thrust it into the water making it skip thirteen times. I then proceeded to scream out loud. I heard soft footsteps coming up behind me so I instinctively pulled out Riptide. I whirled around to find my father walking down the beach.
"Dad?" I asked recapping my blade.
"Yes son, it is I," he said frowning.
"W-what are you doing here?" I asked confused, capping my sword.
"I am here for you," Poseidon said now standing right in front of me.
"For me?" now I was really confused.
"It seem to me like you need a quest," my dad said.
"Why would I need a q-" I stopped: Annabeth. She needed my help still.
"Do you know where she is?" I asked hopefully.
"Alas I cannot tell you that," Poseidon said hanging his head in shame.
"I-is she alright?" I whispered.
"For now," he said making my head snap up.
"Which means she won't later," I said trying to get him to tell me something helpful.
"Good luck on your quest and I give you my blessing," was all he said before turning into a puddle of water.
That's when I ran. Not to my car(which was a big mistake), to Half-Blood Hill. Camp was a little ways away from Montauk but I didn't care, I was running. Out of breath, I reached Thalia's tree. It was dark now and most campers would be asleep. I started to the Big house. The light was still on in the living room so I knew Chiron was still awake. I burst through the door like there was a fire. Chiron jumped a little and the fire crackled.
"Percy my boy, what brings you here so late?" Chiron smiled.
"I-it's *pant pant pant*" the only thing I could get out was, "Annabeth."
That caught Chiron's attention. He galloped over to the door, where I was standing, and hoisted me on his back. Annabeth was like a daughter to him so if anything happened to her, he would be crushed.
"What happened?" Chiron asked sadly.
I told him about the hell hound and what my dad said about a quest. I also briefly mentioned Annabeth's dream. From Chiron's expression I could tell he was distraught. I couldn't blame him. I was pissed. More than pissed; I was so mad I could punch a hole in the wall. Chiron told me that I shouldn't worry myself but by the way he was thinking I could tell he was going to be up all night. Maybe I would accompany him later. Hades! I forgot to call my mom.
I raced off to my cabin. It looked the same from the last time I left it. My bed was made with the Minotaur horn hanging on the hook by the wall next to the bunk. Tyson, my half-brother, had his bunk clean and it smelled faintly like the ocean and seaweed-Dad's palace. I grabbed a drachma out of the salt water fountain. Making a rainbow was the hard part of this, but when I did manage to conger up the colorful mist I Iris-messaged my mother.
I told her what happened with Annabeth and the hell-hound. She was relived that I was okay but crushed to find out what happened to Annabeth.
"What are you going to do?" she asked me after I told her where I was.
"Well-I have this crazy idea-Dad came to visit me," I started, silently laughing at my mom's face when I mentioned my father, "and he told me that I needed a quest."
She sighed. If I said I didn't feel bad I would be lying. The truth is: I wish this wasn't so hard on my mom. She doesn't need to worry about my saftey, but she chooses to.
"Mom, I'll be fine . . . I alway am," I reassured her.
That made a her smile the tiniest bit but it quickly dissolved in the a mask of concern.
"Okay honey, just," she faltered, "b-be safe."
I felt guilty. I caused my mom to act this way: not knowing whether or not I would make it back. I told her I would do my best and would IM her when ever possible.
"I love you Percy."
"Love you too, mom," was the last thing I said before disconnecting the message.
I took a deep breath, looked around my cabin then headed toward the Big house to get my oracle.
AN: Did you like it? Please review and help me figure out who the person (not thing-person) is that takes Annabeth. Thanks, review
