The Final Third of the Prophecy Begins

A/N: The title is based on the final part of the prophecy. If you don't know what I mean or don't remember what the prophecy is, here it is and here's chapter 16. Also, if you don't fully get the prophecy, then read chapters 1-15. That will help you see what the prophecy means better. Enjoy chapter 16.

Two shall go for a quest, to find what was stolen,

One should serve to the spirits as a host of the fallen;

A bigger test awaits where you seek,

One shall not return, that will make a heart go meek;

To save who has been turned,

Two enemies must fight he who has returned.

Annabeth's POV

As Rachel and I watch the sea crash onto our beach with tremendous force, as if the sea was angry and sad at the same time, I can't help but to worry about my husband, I don't what is going on exactly, I just wish that Percy is safe and still alive. Rachel seems just as worried as I am, and I have to admit, I felt a little angry about that.

"Does she still have feelings for Percy?" I asked myself mentally.

Rachel and I were about to leave when we saw two bright lights forming near us, we averted our eyes just as the two flashes reached their maximum luminosity. I saw the figure of my mother and my father-in-law.

"This can't be good." I whispered to Rachel, who was even more confused than I was.

"Annabeth, my dear, we need to talk." my mother said to me, sadness in her tone.

"What about mother?" I asked, hoping that this talk wouldn't have to involve my Percy getting killed.

"It's about my son, Perseus." Poseidon answered my question.

I could feel a lump in my throat forming. I can barely say any sound after Poseidon confirmed my fears, luckily Rachel was able to talk.

"My lord and my lady, is Percy... dead?" Rachel asked weakly.

"No." the Sea God answered quickly, but without any trace of happiness in his voice.

"I don't get it." I finally said, overcoming the lump in my throat.

"If he's not dead, then why aren't the two of you happy?" I finished my question.

"Because my child He has gotten a fate worse than death." Lady Athena said with surprisingly, sadness in her voice.

"What could be worse than death?" Rachel asked.

I was working out the scenario in my brain. I suddenly thought of one thing, but I refused to think about it.

"It seems you know the answer already Annabeth." Athena said knowingly.

"It can't be, that's impossible, Percy wouldn't..." I couldn't continue my sentence.

"Yes child, my son has indeed joined the ranks of the titans." Poseidon said.

Fury mixed in with his tone. I was shocked and perplexed, "Why would my Percy join with our enemy?" I kept asking myself over and over again.

"Perhaps, he was tempted to join the titans. He gave in to the luxury that the Titian Lord has offered to him." My mother said.

No emotions can be sensed from her statement.

"No, Percy is NOT like that, he wouldn't think about himself, he would only think about... that's it!" I exclaimed, but the usual joy that washed over me when I solved something was none to be found. My knees gave way and I collapsed on my knees to the sand.

"He... he, sa-sacrificed himself, for us, f-fo-for me." I stuttered. I still couldn't accept the fact that Percy is now with Kronos.

"That makes sense." My mother said, and Poseidon simply nodded.

"I know you want to rescue him, but I will not allow you, we still do not know the extent of his capture is. We need a strategy." My mother said.

I normally would be on my mother's side on these kinds of things, but every single cell in my body wanted to save Percy, to have him in my arms, to kiss his lips again. I so wanted to go right now, even without the presence of a plan. I didn't care what anyone thought or said and I didn't even care how incredibly I sound by wanting to do this. I just wanted my beloved husband back.

"Mother, I want to save my husband! It's my duty as his wife!" I reasoned with her, but her decision was made, she still would not allow my request.

I looked to Poseidon for help, I thought he would allow me to go save his son, but to my surprise he was with my mom.

"I'm sorry Annabeth, I also can not allow you, or you." He pointed at Rachel. Rachel was almost about to plead with Athena and Poseidon, but she just decided to close her mouth, a wise choice, seeing that both the Goddess of Wisdom and the God of the Sea were in terrible moods.

They gave me their commiserations and hugged me, then disappeared with a bright light. Once again Rachel and I were all alone.

"Annabeth, are you alright?" Rachel asked me, concern in her voice.

"OBVIOUSLY NOT! I JUST FOUND OUT THAT MY BELOVED HAS JOINED THE ENEMY, AND I CAN EVEN LIFT MY DAMN FINGER TO HELP HIM!" I snapped.

She just stared at me with sadness and nervousness in her eyes.

"I-I'm sorry Rachel, I didn't mean to snap on you." I apologized.

"Its fine, I completely understand." She said.

"Can I ask you something Rachel?" I blurted out, tears forming in my eyes.

"Sure." She said, sounding worried for me.

"Do you still love Percy?" I asked, letting the tears fall.

"Yes." That was her answer, I can just feel envy for her, she was so strong, I bet if her and Percy got together, he wouldn't be in this mess.

"But, I realized I only love him as a friend." She smiled.

"Why else would I give him away?" She joked, trying to lighten the mood. I smiled a little and wiped the tears from my face.

"Let's go, we need to talk with Calypso." I said.

When we made our way to the Big House, the sadness I had was slowly replaced with pure anger. As we entered the big house, the other campers looked at us with sorrowful faces. I've seen it before, I NEVER want to see it again. When we got to the big house, we found Chiron playing pinochle with Mr. D.

"Where is Calypso?" I demanded angrily.

"I'm afraid she's already gone, she said something about saving a loved one." Chiron said.

I swore with every Greek swear word I can think of. "What is this about?" Chiron asked, we were forced to tell him everything, and he was also in a state of shock, even Mr. D. was shaken up.

"Since it was an order from two Gods, you cannot go." Chiron decided and made us go to our cabins. Dinner came but I don't have an appetite. Evening came and I was just to fall asleep when I heard gentle tapping on my window. I looked out and saw Rachel with a backpack.

"Are you coming or what?" She said to me with enthusiasm.

"What?" That was all I could say.

"Come on Annabeth, were going to save Percy." She said smugly.

"We're not allowed." I retorted.

"Last I checked, you wanted to save your husband no matter what. Now come on. Pack up your stuff and let's go. We don't have all night." She said.

Those were the exact words I needed to help me remember on how I can't possibly live without my Percy. I quickly packed up my things and jumped out the window, and soon, we were near the border, and all I had in my mind was saving my husband. This quest, this particular quest would either make or break me, and all I have for my companion is Rachel. Usually, I would just want to strangle her until she drops dead, but as of this moment, she just became one of my best friends.

That's it for this chapter. Just in case you don't see the picture yet, Percy isn't dead and he won't die at all. For my next chapter, I may end up overestimating Kronos' powers a little bit, but with this being a fanfiction, I don't see too much of a problem with that. Sorry by the way that I'm a little behind schedule with this. I know it's now July and I promised to have this done by the end of June, but I got carries away with reading other writes' fanfiction. I also ended up taking a little longer than what I wanted to think of a few new chapters for my other fanfictions and thinking about starting a new one soon. I don't know if I gonna start a new one any time soon, but since I'm almost done with this one, I would count on expecting me to start a new one. I'll be updating again very soon. Stay in touch with my fanfictions and keep working on your own too. See you.