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Kaleb

He couldn't believe that he'd done that to her but he'd had no choice. The night before, Kronos had strengthened his hypnotism and then told him to go and get Amelia to trust him using any means possible. He'd woken up this morning with that syringe in his pocket, Kronos' last words echoing through his mind. Use my gift if necessary.

He hadn't lied to her at all but instead he'd twisted the truth to suit Kronos' need and hated himself for it. He wished so hard that he could warn her but he just couldn't. They'd probably found her by now and they'd be on their way to wherever they were going. Probably Camp Half-Blood. He knew of the place but the glory of being safe would never be open to him again. He stopped walking as he found his cave which he'd lived in for 3 years. Being a son of Athena had given him strategic methods of getting around. He knows all of the shortcuts to every where and he knows how to get past danger spots. He stumbled into the cave and sat down. After a while his eyes closed and he fell into sleep's embrace.

He was standing at the side of the gaping pit, more commonly known as Tarturus. He looked down and struggled to stand as the spirits that lingered here rushed around me, trying to pull me in all directions.

'Leave him be!' A voice boomed from the pit and the spirits immediately fled to the edges of the room. Kaleb took a deep breath and waited for him to speak to me.

'Did you do it?' it asked. Kaleb nodded, unable to speak yet. That power only came when Kronos wanted it to.

'Did she believe you?' Kaleb hesitated then bravely shrugged,

'You don't know?' he opened his mouth to reply but still couldn't. 'SPEAK!' his vocal chords freed themselves and then he said.

'Only time will tell. I did what you asked, used the serum and now she's thinking it over. I'll return to her and seek her answer in three days.'

Kronos was silent and he was scared he'd done the wrong thing, scared that he'd be made to do yet another thing he'd regret, but Kronos simply laughed.

'Good idea Kaleb Douglas. There is still hope for you yet,' he went to speak but he couldn't yet again.

'So you pleaded with her and now she is debating whether or not she will help you. I take it you mentioned her brother?' Kaleb nodded, 'Then she will be mine to puppeteer soon. She is a major part of my plan. She will help me rise and she will lead a rebellion as I showed you all those years ago. Now I will leave you to your dreams. Good job Kaleb, you are helping me but then again, you don't have a choice, do you?' he laughed and pit dissolved into nothing.

Amelia

As I sat there, I had lots of time to think about things. If what he said was supposedly true then he knew where Alex was but he was also a pawn in Kronos' plan to rise from Tarturus. Her mind was spinning with a thousand thoughts, what if this was a trick but what if it wasn't? What if he was lying, but what if he wasn't? The questions were competing in her mind so much that at first she didn't notice her left middle finger twitching, but when she did her mind became quiet. The serum was wearing off. She focused all her energy into moving that one finger. It took a few minutes but at last she could raise it. She could vaguely feel her toes too. Her other fingers were all starting to twitch and her breathing quickened in anticipation. She could hear Nico shouting, closer than before so tried to speak. It came out as small nasal sounds but she blew out her cheeks, forcing her mouth to open.

"Nico…here…" she mumbled, she was too quiet for anybody to be able to hear her so instead worked on freeing the paralysis from the rest of her body. Her shoulders twitched and now she could feel her hands, the feeling growing up her arms along with the feeling of pins and needles. She moved her feet from side to side in an effort to restore circulation. Suddenly a shooting pain rose up her body starting from her toes and ending with her neck. Once it had passed she whimpered slightly, now her whole body had feeling but it felt as if she were lying in a pool of fire. Everything burned and the worst thing was that she couldn't do much more than whimper. Her gasps of breath proved inefficient when trying to be loud. After what felt like hours (although she knew it was only mere minutes) the feeling passed and she sighed in relief, smiling weakly to herself. She lifted her arm and pulled up her leg then she felt her vocal chords release and was about to shout when bile rose up her throat. She leant to the side and threw up everything that had been inside of her. When there was nothing left she laid back down on the ground. She heard somebody running but then the world went blurry. She wasn't blacking out but she might as well have been. She couldn't hear anything past the blood pumping in her ears and she couldn't see more than vague colours which all blended into each other. She started gasping as a pain started pumping in her head, making it agonising to move. She heard her name and an unidentifiable person leant over her.

"Nico?" she whispered. The person above her went from view for a few seconds then came back with a black object in his hand.

"No, it's Percy. Drink this, it'll make you feel better." He replied before she felt something being gently pushed between her lips. She gulped thirstily, needing to be rid of the pain that had befallen her. The teat of the bottle was taken out of her mouth quickly.

"Whoa! Slow down! You're going to end up killing yourself!" he joked as he helped her sit up. A warm feeling spread from her stomach as the nectar did its work. Her energy levels were replenished and the pain in her head disappeared thankfully. The dizziness she had felt before passed and she smiled. Some of the taste had remained in her mouth and it was luxurious. It brought memories rushing back and she had to force herself not to cry in front of Percy.

"Amelia?" he asked, bringing her back to reality. Her eyes focused on him and she didn't know why but she found herself suddenly embracing him in a hug. He laughed softly then put his arms around her carefully. When she finally let go they could both hear Nico who was still calling her.

"Found her!" Percy yelled and moments later he came careering through the bushes on their left. He took in Amelia's dishevelled look and Percy serious one then offered her hand to Amelia. She took it and he pulled her up. Once she was on her feet she swayed slightly but managed to find her balance. Percy put the nectar away then also clambered to his feet.

"What happened to you?" he asked, "one moment you was behind me then the next you're running away. I ran after you but I couldn't find you. Then I heard you scream and I called Nico."

Amelia ran her hand through her hair and debated whether she should tell them but eventually truth won. She'd had enough of lying anyway.

"Kaleb found me first," she started, "I was running when he sprang out at me. I screamed but he covered my mouth and dragged me behind that bush," she said whilst pointing to the right bush.

"Bit of a creep if you ask me." Nico muttered. Amelia ignored him and carried on telling them how he had explained that Kronos had hypnotised him so had no choice but to do whatever Kronos wished him to do. She also told them how he had used the paralysing serum on her when she started struggling. When she finished there was a silence and Amelia started worrying that she'd done the wrong thing telling them.

"He could be lying. If Kronos is sending these new and improved monsters after you then he could just as easily be trying to manipulate your movements." Percy said thoughtfully.

"Don't trust him," Nico said simply. Amelia stayed silent. There were parts of his story that didn't make sense. How can all of this be just a plan, he didn't know which page she'd read, he'd saved her from the Karpoi and he wouldn't have been able to tell what she'd do next. But what about if it was, Percy and Nico didn't seem to trust him but he loved her. He'd told her himself. Surely he wouldn't be as deceitful as to lie about that. Surely he could be trusted.

Not the best chapter but I've rewritten this 3 times now and I needed to upload it. The next update will be in a week. I will be updating every Sunday at the latest unless I can update during the week but school starts again tomorrow so all I can do is try my best. Please tell me what you thought by doing a review! I will be eternally grateful to any who do!