I do not own PJO. Aw...I MESSED UP THE NAME! *facepalm* It was supposed to be ANDREW, not AUSTIN. I don't think I even have a character named that in THIS STORY! (Thanks to those of you who POINTED IT OUT!)

Thanks a lot to those who reviewed!

Arabella x Jrek

Anabella (maybe a magician?)

Andrew x Saffron?

Erin (Whoever...)

Xavier x Ammy?

Silver?

ANDREW'S POV (I think I mixed up Andrew with Austin from my OTHER SYOC story! ...weird. So, it's ANDREW, not AUSTIN. Sorry about that!)
Gods! I was being such an idiot around Saffron. Personally, I'd blame my mother. Unfortunately, we can't always blame other people. Therefore, I must take some of the blame. I can tell you that it sucks. I mean, I was just...out of it! I guess I still wasn't "in it" when we met up with Janie because, I don't know somehow I got separated. I don't think that was just...it, though. I saw a golden light up ahead and a couple kids. I couldn't tell if they were in trouble or not, but, the forest is unpredictable. One minute it could be sweltering hot, and the next, you're suffering from hypothermia. Yeah, it's weird that way.

I took a few steps, and then I felt a vine curl around my leg. I slashed it in half with my sword and made a promise to be more careful. Sidestepping and jumping over vicious vines that will strangle you to death or take you captive isn't easy, but I managed...

It was dark, but in the dim golden light, I could make out the forms of the two kids. One was a girl I knew, Lia. She's always said she could handle herself. Still, I was a bit concerned, the vines could sneak up on people and, she's blind. I have to stop being so stereotypical.

"Hey," I called, "Hey, Lia! What are you doing here? I thought you were going to wait for Saffron!"

"I heard something, no – I heard someone. They were talking to someone. It sounded like a student I know, but when I got there, I didn't hear anyone."

"Then, who's this?"

"Oh. This is Demetri. He's blind too." When Demetri turned to face me, I tried to hide my surprise. Lia wasn't kidding. Demetri's eyes were a clouded midnight blue color, with a scar across his right eye.

"Err..." yeah, a real intelligent word, I know. *mentally slaps self* Shaking myself out of my thoughts I wonder where exactly we were in the forest. It certainly didn't look like anywhere I'd been. It was, well, dark, but it had a creepy glow to it. Before, I thought it was Demetri or Lia with a flashlight or something, but it occurred to me that they're blind, would they really need a flashlight? I turned to see where the source of the light was coming from and saw a huge building. On it, there was a sign. It was an insignia that had a sword in place of an 'I' the bottom of the drawing was painted red, with drops along the wall. It was supposed to look like the sword had just been pulled out of a body.

My eye twitched I could recognize that sign...the eerie structure...the bit that looked like human blood spattered all over the walls. We were deeper into the forest than we were allowed to go into. Only an Instructor would put us here. A shiver ran through me and I turned to face where Demetri and Lia were. They were there, not moving a muscle, for a minute I thought that they were statues, but soon, they were on the ground writhing in pain, frantically pawing their ears and crying for mercy.

Suddenly, a sinister voice filled the air, chilling every person, every student within the school grounds to the bone. The voice sounded – no, was ready to strip us apart, molecule, by molecule. It said:

Students, come to me...make true your destiny...pave your path to glory! Join me...I'm practically your family...better than those gods and mere mortals...all the power can be yours...all your loved ones safe from harm...come to me...make an alliance...any one who disobeys...your loss. Just. Like. Alex.

Jacob's POV

"Let me out!" I screamed for the millionth time as I pounded hard on the door. There was no response, as usual. "Stupid Instructor." I muttered under my breath. Turning my attention away from the door, I went to go see how Alex was faring. He came back who-knows-how-long ago and well, pardon the pun, looked like death. He was bloody and bruised and his shirt was in shreds. He had many puncture wounds all over his body and, from what I could tell, it sounded like he cracked a few ribs. I almost escaped, when they moved us from the old building, which they call their "storage warehouse". I asked about a trillion times why they'd need a storage house, but the instructors remain impassive.

I look at Alex, and try, again, to work the best medical skill I have on him, but I'm not the best medic. I'm more of an archer or a more creative guy. I don't really...get medicine. Shana Rose tried the best she could, too, but she's studying under Thoth, not Sekhemet. I'm worried, and nervous that, we're not going to get out alive. The building is immune to shadow travel. Both Arabella and Darcy tried, but to no avail. We've all been tortured, and...I don't really want to talk about it. Some things...are better left unsaid.

I think about Kaleigh, if she was here, she could've gotten out by changing her appearance to look like one of the Instructors. Then again, this place is immune to actually most powers and magic. Nothing will work, and if it does, it won't be very strong or powerful. We've tried everything. Shadow travel, Jrek taking shadows around himself to sneak past our old guard outside our door, skeletons breaking the door down, etc...etc... Nothing worked, we're still here, aren't we? I can only hope, that our fellow students at the school aren't looking for us with Janie, Erin, and Silver.

If they are, they'll fall right into the Instructors clutches. If they do that – we're all doomed a horrible death.

Oo! Mysterious! Did you like it? Y/N? So – So? I'm sorry if it wasn't my best, but:

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