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A/N: OOCness from Annabeth's dad, or Frederic Chase.

Chapter 16

"Where the hell is Annabeth!" Frederic Chase shouted angrily.

Whoa, Thalia thought, language buddy. Although that's a bit hypocritical...

"Who?" Apollo pretended to cock his head to one side, acting as if he was clueless.

"You! Who are you?"

"I'm Apollo, the doctor who is currently trying to heal this poor young soul who got hit by a truck."

Thalia had to hide a snort as Apollo said 'poor young soul.' But if Mr. Chase knew that she was here, then maybe he would find Annabeth. Maybe she should have hidden as well along with Nico. And on the other hand, they had to keep talking, to prevent Mr. Chase to hear her friend's breathing.

"I think you got the wrong room," Nico said coldly.

"Yes Mr. Chase-" Apollo got cut off by the man himself.

That was all Mr. Chase needed to have his evidence. He recognized Nico, Thalia, and Percy, though barely. He knew Annabeth was in here. And that was when he saw the trolley. It was hidden beside the bed, and he could just see a tuck of blonde curls. It was her.

"Annabeth!" Mr. Chase yelled angrily as he stormed over behind the bed, and pulled the trolley out.

But Annabeth was already gone. She had snipped off a piece of her hair and taped it to the side of the trolley. Then she crawled underneath the bed, nudged Thalia who gave her space, and ran off in the opposite direction with almost no sound. Apollo had slid an object when she was underneath, and she mouthed thanks even though he couldn't see her.

"Where did you hide her?" Mr. Chase inquired as he saw that it was a decoy.

"Who?"

"Annabeth! My daughter!"

"Blonde hair, blue eyes?"

"Grey eyes!"

"Then no, I only know someone with blue eye and blonde curls."

Apollo had given Annabeth blue contact lenses. The rest was up to her to try and blend in with the crowd.

Mr. Chase still looked suspicious, but went out the room, only popping his head in once again to see if they slipped and Annabeth was there after all. They hadn't. When he was off to look for her, they all sighed in relief.

"Ok, Annabeth you can come out now," Nico whispered, not knowing that she was already gone.

"She's gone Nico, she escaped," Thalia said as if he was an idiot, which to her, he actually was.

"Oh... So what do we do now?"

"We wait for him to wake up, there's nothing I can do about it."

"Yes you can! Remember that thing that you said to me once. Something about strong medicine...?"

Apollo frowned as Nico asked that question. To tell the truth, he hadn't thought about it, he didn't want to. Using that medicine would be like killing Percy. Only the strongest survive, and looking at him right now, he didn't look like it. But he looked as if he was going to die anyway, even though he didn't mention it to the two cousins. He would be the one needing the hospital bed then. So making a split second decision, he made up his mind.

Apollo rummaged around one of the cabinets, and got out a small bag, and a bottle. The medicine in the bag was called Ambrosia. It had no certain taste but the people strong enough to survive its treatment said it was heaven. The medicine in the bottle was called Nectar. It was said to be made from the gods. Which was proved to be true when there was a video showing him getting an award for the best medicine. He sighed as he took out a very small cup and poured a tiny amount on it. He took out 1 square of Ambrosia and prepared it.

"Are you sure you want to do this?" Apollo felt a bit idiotic asking the cousins the question. He should be asking Percy if he wanted this.

The cousins both nodded, but when Apollo grabbed the small cup and square, they looked a bit unsure.

"You have to hold him," Apollo warned them.

The cousins nodded again, a little fearful this time though. Thalia had an expression on her face, hoping that he could make it through. And Nico was having second thoughts about this.

"Now you know what this does-" Apollo started, but Thalia glared at him, and he got the message immediately.

Just when Apollo was about to trickle the Nectar down Percy's throat, Annabeth barged in and tried to catch her breath.

"I've lost him," was all Annabeth said, before she fell down on a chair and relaxed at the comfort.

"Where is he?" Nico asked Annabeth, glad to have a distraction.

"Home, he knows it's a lost cause. He knows that if I want to hide, I'll hide. So now that I'm here, what are you guys doing?"

Apollo might have gulped a little when she turned her gaze on him. He didn't think that she knew about the thing they were about to do. But they had to tell her, and Thalia decided that she would.

"We're going to give him Nectar and Ambrosia," Thalia spoke, and seeing as her best friend was probably to stubborn to ask 'what's that,' she told her. "It's this really strong medicine that goes through your blood system. It's supposed to be painful but it tastes like heaven."

"And this will help Percy because...?" Annabeth asked in a questioning tone.

"I don't know!" Thalia threw her hands up in the air, clearly exasperated.

"Do it then."

"Hold him still."

While Apollo trickled down the medicine, the cousins and Annabeth all held Percy: Thalia held one arm, Annabeth the other, and Nico had the white blanket which underneath held the legs. They gripped him tightly as Apollo first started with the Nectar.

"He might die," Nico whispered very softly, and shut his eyes tightly.

Nico knew they had no other option left, but somehow he had little hope for his cousin. He just hoped Percy would make it through. He always made it through, so he hoped he would make it through this. He hoped...

Annabeth heard Nico's whisper and her eyes widened. Why didn't Thalia tell her this? But the process had already begun quarterly. Percy was jerking and writhing, but she kept a firm grip on his arms. This was supposed to taste like heaven? She made a very un-lady-like snort and continued holding on.

It was hard, Thalia knew, holding on to a desperate cling of hope. And also hard keeping a tight grip. Percy kept on squirming around, and she growled under her breath. If you ever make it through Kelp Head, she thought sadly, I'm going to kick your ass. So you better make it through...

Apollo's hands were shaking as he did the last dose of Nectar. He hastily rubbed his eyes and yelped as the medicine got a bit in his eyes. Oh hell... He thought. And he still had the Ambrosia to do. With more steady hands, he took out 1 square and placed it in Percy's mouth. He didn't dare look at the heart monitor, but he had to. With a quick glance, he banged his balled up fists on the table next to him. The heart monitor had gone in a straight line. And it didn't look as if it would go up or down soon. A long beep was heard and it was confirmed.

The residents in the room jumped as they heard a bang. They looked at Apollo's crestfallen face and looked at the heart monitor.

"Damn it!" Thalia yelled angrily.

"Come on Percy... Seaweed Brain," Annabeth added the last part hopefully, but got no response.

Nico had his head in his hands, as he sat down cross-legged on the floor. His last hope was gone. His big brother, older cousin, and best friend. Simply, just... Gone.

"Shit, goddammit Perce, wake up!" Thalia yelled, shaking him roughly, but Annabeth placed a hand on her shoulder and shook her head sadly.

Thalia could see Annabeth's face had dry tear stains. How could her best friend be so strong while she was so weak? Nico kicked the wall several times and regretted it when a searing pain washed all over his foot.

"Nicky don't do that..." A weak and hoarse voice that sounded a bit amused spoke.

And just like that, Percy's heart monitor went up and down again. He was alive. He survived it after all.

A/N: Hope you enjoyed that chapter. And for the question about the driving license and how old they are, well next chapter you'll find out how they got their driving license. Almost up to 100 reviews, and thanks for the support!