Disclaimer: The great and powerful Rick Riordan owns all. Any character you do not recognize are mine.

I know it's not that much this time story wise, but something felt off when I was trying to write the whole meeting sequence (which was supposed to be the second half of this chapter). Something's not entirely right with the way it was unfolding so hopefully i'll get that figured out soon. I'm sure if Mr. D were here he would slap me with a magazine and shout NO! So I stopped this chapter early. Thanks for reading/reviewing and hanging in there. The ending of this chapter may be redone but you've been waiting patiently so I wanted to share it with you.

If you have any thoughts or ideas let me know. Anything may spark me back on the right track.

Last time on Only Time Will Tell:
"Come on, let's go." Jacob grabbed Kora's arm and led her to the exit of Bunker 9.
"Where are we going?" She asked.
"To Camp Half-Blood." Nico said.
"To our doom is more like it." Countered Emmett, Nico glared at him.

Chapter 9: Inbetween

Percy sat on the back deck of his cabin staring at the ripples in the lake. The moon was bright and prominent in the sky. Dancing moonbeams joined the ripples of the water in an endless dance, which reminded him of how peaceful life could be where the only thing that mattered was the tide. Rushing in and out, currents streaming through the ocean, an endless dance between peace and chaos. Sighing he looked into the sky, a certain constellation caught his eye and a smile played on his lips. His life was anything but peaceful as long as Annabeth was by his side he wouldn't have it any way. He felt her walk up behind him, and soon she sat next to him her legs dangling off the edge of the deck her left leg intertwined with his and they swung their legs in sync. He could feel Annabeth's chest rise and fall they were sitting so close.

"It's kind of overwhelming…" Annabeth Started. "Do you think she's really from the future?"
Percy sighed again, it seems he'd been doing a lot of sighing tonight. Rubbing his left hand on the back of the neck he shrugged. "I mean she could, but it could also be some big joke."
"But who would play a joke like this?"
"I'm sure some god up there was board."

Annabeth shook her head, "It's not all that funny."

"No-p-e" Percy replied. Popping his 'p'.

"If she's from the future." Annabeth whispered. Percy could only shrug again. He had no clue what it meant, especially with Rachel's prophecy and she had recognized the stranger.

"I'm sure we'll find out soon enough." He finally said.
"But she… she called us mom and dad." Annabeth said. Percy could barely hear her, but a smile tugged on his lips.
"It means we're together in the future." He said holding her left hand with his right. "And that makes me happy because I couldn't imagine a life with out you." He brought her hand to his mouth and brushed his lips over it. Annabeth smiled, tears threatening to fall. Ever since Tartarus and the war with Gaea they had been more vocal with their emotions, but she never would get over how romantic Percy Jackson was. They sat in silence for a couple of minutes. Annabeth watched Percy watch the sky.

"What's on your mind Seaweed Brain?" She asked quietly.

Percy smiled. "You." It was the truth. Annabeth rolled her eyes anyway and bumped his shoulder with hers. Percy could only smile at her and turned his head so that he could brush a kiss on her cheek. "Always you." He whispered in her ear.

Annabeth ducked her head trying to hide the blush that crept up her cheeks. She felt Percy's thumb and index finger lovingly grasp her chin. Slowly she let him drag her face to his. Their lips barely touched but the electricity between them was intense causing her to gasp. When her lips parted Percy gently ran his tongue over her lips and deepened the kiss. Noting else mattered in that moment but them. Annabeth's heart raced the feeling of his hand on her back and his other on the back of her head holding her to him was the most perfect feeling in the world, one she wanted to last forever.

Someone clearing their throat behind them caused them both to jump. "As disgustingly cute as this is, Chiron wants you inside." Leo gagged out and turned on his heel to go back inside muttering something about crazy people, Percy let out a laugh Annabeth only blushed more.
"How come Leo always catches us, I swear!" Annabeth blew out a frustrated sigh.
"Calm down Wise Girl." Percy stood and held his hand out to Annabeth. Accepting it she was pulled into his arms, it's a good thing too because she wasn't sure her legs were working at the moment. "Let's go see what Chiron wants." They walked back into the cabin hand in hand.

"They have returned!" Leo shouted throwing his arms up.
"SHHHHHH." Rachel, Piper, and Jason all said at the same time. Leo dropped his arms.
"Oops, sorry." He sat back down on the floor. The strange girl was still out cold on the couch, ambrosia nor smelling salts waking her up. Chiron maneuvered his chair so he was facing everyone siting in the living room. "She's in a deep sleep state, hopefully she should wake soon. Now let's go over this again, Rachel. Exactly what do you remember?"

Rachel groaned they'd gone over this and over this. "She was with a group of people, standing in a circle holding hands." She mechanically stated. "Then a bright flash of light and screaming then nada. Zip, zero zilch, nothing."

"If she's here then maybe the others of her group are too." Offered Piper.

"But, they didn't end up on the beach. So with out going out to find them, we've no way of knowing." Jason said from his spot leaning against the wall.

"Whatever is happening…" Percy started, all eyes moved away from the sleeping girl and to him. "We'll take it as it comes. Right now she's sleeping so she poses no threat. Until she wakes up we'll learn noting new."

Chiron sat nodding his head. "Yes, you are quite right." He turned his wheel chair towards the door. "I must go tell Mr. D of tonight's events, send for me when she wakes." The group nodded their heads as Chiron headed out.

On the edge of camp, in the shadows, popped out two giant hellhounds and four demi-gods, two of them slightly dizzier than the others.
"I'll never get used to that." Muttered Jacob, he shook his head to clear the cobwebs.
"You're just being a baby." Countered Emmett. Jacob brought his arm around to swing at Emmett.

"Can it boys." Said Kora. She glanced from Nico standing beside her to the camp. "This is so cool." She paused. "The camp is so different." Emmett and Jacob joined her. She was right. There was less of everything, less cabins, less training areas and the school was completely missing.

"My house is gone!" Kora exclaimed. "And you're guys' cabins are just…whoa." Emmett WAS stunned for lack of a better term, his cabin was missing a whole floor and an outside deck. Jacob's faired better though he was pretty sure his cabin wasn't as wide as it should have been, but he guessed if his dad was the only one living there.

"We should go." Nico motioned towards the camp. "Where is the other one?" he asked the older Mrs. O'Leary. She sniffed the air.
"This way." She replied and took off towards the lake.
-WOOF BARK- vocalized the younger hellhound and took off after her.

Jason went to the front porch; he could have sworn he heard a bark.

"I heard it too." Said Percy. Jason's eyes zeroed in on two large moving black masses.

"There!" He pointed. "Two of 'em." Jason reached into his pocket for his coin.

"Two hellhounds in camp?" Percy wondered "How?"

"Who knows but…" The hellhounds bounded into view. Jason's jaw dropped. "Mrs. O'Leary?" He questioned out loud. Percy was silent, how in Hades were there too. Both hellhounds barked their hello.

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