Hey, Everyone!

Okay, sorry for the wimpy chapter! (Apologizing in advance!)

But I also am going to have to re-make my updating schedule. With soccer practice (rec, not my school team...I didn't make it) on Thursdays now, I don't really have time to update anymore on Thursdays, and I can't do Wednesdays, so...I think I'm going to update Saturdays.

I'll update on Saturday just to see how I like it and finalize the change.

Enjoy! (If you can...)

Chapter 32

Annabeth

Annabeth and Percy finally made it to the next terrain.

"This is my element, Wise Girl!" Percy said excitedly. "We'll be in and out of here in no time!"

He kicked off his shoes and started pulling off his socks when Annabeth stopped him.

"Percy, what if this isn't actually water? What if it's…I don't know, acid or something? Can we check first?" she pleaded.

He sighed and found a small stick.

He walked over to the water's edge and poked the stick in slowly.

When he pulled the stick out, it was covered in black squirming things.

Percy yelped and chucked the stick in the water.

He ran back over to Annabeth and gasped, "Not…swimming…in there!"

Annabeth laughed a little. "That's why we check first. Because last time I checked, you're 'element' wasn't black worms."

Percy rolled her eyes. "Haha, Wise Girl, let's just go."

"Well where do we go? How do we go?" Annabeth asked. "We have to do something."

Percy crashed down on the sand and sighed really dramatically. "Being a hero is so hard. We should quit and just build a house down here and live forever."

Annabeth laughed. "As much as I'd like that, living with you, I think we should get back to the main world before we do that."

Percy sighed dramatically again and sighed, "If you say so." He smiled at her and then stood beside her.

"Maybe we could build a boat," Annabeth offered. "Do you know where we could find more sticks?"

"Around this entire beach," Percy opened his arms wide to the seemingly normal beach. "For a beach it seems to be more sticks and rocks than sand."

"We'll need wet sand anyway, to hold the sticks together," Annabeth offered. "At least, we can try."

Percy nodded. "Because we always have to try, right Wise Girl?"

"Actually, I said check, Seaweed Brain," she shoved him forward and commanded, "Now let's get started."

Annabeth really didn't know how long it had truly taken for them to put all the sticks together and enough sand to keep it together, along with the help of some rocks and smaller sticks.

"Wait," Annabeth grabbed Percy's arm to stop him from pushing their raft into the water. "We need to check first."

He threw his hands up in the air and stared at the sky. "Of course. Of course. Because this is Wise Girl we're talking about here. She doesn't do anything without checking first."

She stuck her tongue out at him and walked over to a smaller version she'd made (much, much smaller) of the raft, and slid that into the water.

"What are we testing exactly?" Percy's voice behind her scared her out of her skin, but she shook it off.

"The worms," Annabeth explained. "To see if they'll devour the wood or coat the raft or just decorate the bottom."

Percy nodded. "Alright, let's see what happens."

And the raft continued to drift. No damage done.

"Perfect," Annabeth smiled. "Okay, let's go."

After a little while of drifting on the ocean, Annabeth became really drowsy.

"You tired, Annabeth?" Percy asked.

She nodded.

"You can sleep, I'll keep watch."

She closed her eyes and drifted off to sleep on the floor of the raft.

Annabeth Chase.

Oh, gods, Annabeth thought. Am I having another one of those dreams again?

Annabeth was staring into a vast sea of darkness.

Heroes Fight for the Doors of Death

But Have to Fight

Dead Man's Last Breathe.

To Close the Doors,

They Play Both Sides,

And Please the God

Of Truth and Lies.

What? Annabeth thought. Was that the Prophecy?

Annabeth's eyes flew open to Percy violently shaking her.

"Annabeth, I don't think we checked well enough," Percy said anxiously.

Annabeth gave him a questioning look.

"The worms are starting to engulf the ship."

Well, they know the Prophecy now, AND a cliffhanger?

Good thing the next update is only 2 days away, right? ;)

Again, so so so so so so SO sorry this chapter was awful, I was just trying to update on time for you guys!

Thanks for Reading!