Sorry it took so long to update but I have finals. The next chapter might not be up for a while, but that's okay. You want me to do good on my finals, right? That's what I thought. Just to recap: Annabeth as been taken, Percy has a quest to find her. That's pretty much it. Please enjoy this chapter and review thanks!

Chapter 8:

My nightmare went something like this:

I was standing in a dimly lit corridor with the husky smell of pine swimming in my nostrils. A boy-about thirteen- was siting in front of me but I could only see his back. He was hunched over something that looked like a workshop desk or an architecture drawing table. I couldn't decided. I wanted to move forward but every time I tried it felt like hundreds of Clarisse's electric spears were stabbing me at the same time. I chose to stand still. I couldn't see what the boy was doing or why he was rushing through it but I could see glimpse of him striking blue eyes. Then something else caught my eye: he had blonde hair.

I quickly turned my head. I searched, with my eyes, around the poorly like room. There was a bed under the highest window, so I couldn't see where I was. A dresser was bizarrely placed in the middle of the room--which makes me wonder who put the furniture in here. I florescent lamp hung for a nail next to a worn couch. The only thing that confused me--more than the dresser placement--was the giant lever in front of the couch. I once again attempted to move forward but ended up with the same results--shocked.

The boy by the desk moved stood up from his stool and said," I see you finally made it."

I stiffened. Was he talking to me? I was about to say something but the boy with the blonde hair spoke up first.

"Get in here!"

Through the door came a cyclops. Not a happy sweet Tyson cyclops, no, a big gnarled looking giant. His deep blue eye was surrounded by cuts and scars. He had pale green skin covered in bumps as big as oranges. In his gnarled fingers he held a person. A girl. With tangled blonde hair and a bruised face. She weakly lifted her tanned head to reveal a deep cut about her eye brow. Her eyes fluttered open I gasped. She had startling grey eyes. Annabeth! I was about to scream out her name but once again the blonde boy spoke instead.

"Bring her here," he commanded.

The giant obeyed and brought Annabeth to the blonde. Then he said, "Master, girl is feisty."

"Just like father said she was," the boy nodded.

Annabeth's screams here muffled by a gag that was tied around her mouth. The boy with the blonde hear walked over to Annabeth. When he was about an inch away from her he knelt down. They were now at eye level and Annabeth was sending him daggers. Then he did something only Thalia is allow to do, he slapped her. I wanted to jump at this guy but everytime I tried it was like electric. Annabeth didn't even scream. She was tuff. I appreciated that. Because there always has to be a strong one and in this case it isn't me.

"I wouldn't have to hurt you if you would just COOPERATE!" He said raising his hand as if he were to slap her. She flinched.

She spit the gag out of her mouth and croaked, "Your nothing like your dad."

"My dad--" he paused, "put the gag back in her mouth. I can't stand it anymore."

The giant gag Annabeth, not with out a right. She kicked and scream. But she couldn't hold him off. The cyclops grabbed her by the waist and pulled her out of the room. The blonde haired boy was rubbing his temples like he had a migraine. I wanted to know who this guy was and why he kidnapped my best friend.

Another boy walked in just as Annabeth left. He didn't really look like the blonde boy but they had similarities. Maybe cousins.

"Brother," he said. Or they could be brothers.

"What do you want, Kade?" Blonde said obviously annoyed.

The boy named Kade was tall with dusty brown hair. Instead of blue eyes he had brown eyes. And instead of a hard face he had a relaxed, laid back face. He looked like a fun guy. Some one that everyone wants to hang out with. Unlike his brother who looked like a very serious guy.

"Matt, come on, let the girl go." Yeah, I liked this guy.

"Don't you remember what she did to our father?" Snapped Matt.

"We weren't even alive!" yelled Kade.

"But mother told us what she did."

"She didn't do anything. Dad did it to himself," Kade defended Annabeth.

"But that boy did. That stupid good for nothing Son of--" Before he could finished I was being shaken awake.

"Percy! Wake up!"

"Son of who!" I scared, sitting straight up in my bed.

Grover was sitting over me with a worried expression. I faked a smile and sat up.

"What are you talking about. Who is Kade and what do you mean 'Son of who?'" Grover was shooting questions at me like there was no tomorrow.

I told him everything I remembered about my dream. Annabeth, the giant, the jerk that slapped her and the jerks brother that defended her. Most importantly I mentioned the part about the two boys arguing about their father. Grover was as confused as I was.

"Chiron?" I asked.

"Chiron," he agreed.

AN: Thanks for reading and I hope you enjoyed. Sorry that this chapter was shorter but I just wanted you to listen to his dream. Which was . . . weird. But please please please review thanks