Sorry no responses today cause I forgot who said what XD
I don't own the Percy Jackson/Heroes of Olympus series. {Though I wish I was as talented as Rick Riordan, I'm not xD}
Third Person POV-
The entire camp was hectic after that meeting. Though it would take a few days to create, the plan would become flawless.
Oblivion drew out a map of Order's entire palace and all of the exits and weak spots. The Athena kids all closed themselves off in their cabin to create the ultimate battle plan.
The Hephaestus cabin and all cabins alike them began to manufacture weapons of all sorts in preparation for the war. Thousands of swords, arrows, bows, axes and daggers were made every day.
Hermes and Apollo kids worked together to create many traps and diversions around the perimeter of the camp.
While the Hunters had their own special job while at camp...
Thalia barks more orders as the Hunters set out with satyrs, she's paired with Grover. Silena creates a portal for them and walk through, going right to Russia.
All Hunters and satyrs are ordered to find any demigod in the world to bring them back to Camp Half-Blood so that there can be less demigods who are kidnapped and taken into Order's army.
"Grover! Come on man!" Thalia calls as she walks down the streets of Moscow. Many men and women veer away from her due to her very metallic outfit. Pобот they call her, a robot.
Grover pants a little as he rushes to stay by Thalia's side. Her pace was brisk as her electric blue eyes darted all around.
"Right there." Grover points across the cobblestone path to where a boy stands alone, trying to look inconspicuous, but catching the eye of the two.
Thalia snaps her fingers and the Mist shrouds all three of them. The boy looks at them warily as they walk towards him.
"что ты хочешь? кто тебя послал?" {What do you want? Who sent you?} He asks in a thick Russian accent. Thalia sighs, so they aren't the first to have encountered with him.
"Мы здесь, чтобы мы могли принести вам где-то в безопасности. Вы были направлены для таинственных сил, если я стою правильно." {We are here so that we can bring you somewhere safe. You were sent to mysterious forces, if I'm right.} Thalia asks in clear Russian. Being a hunter means you need to know all languages, mostly the peasant forms only. After asking if he's been interrogated before, he nods slowly.
"Последний раз кто-то сказал мне, что я мог видеть в их умах, что они на самом деле имели в магазине." {Last time someone told me that I could see in their minds that they really had in store} The boy says and Grover and Thalia exchange a look.
"He saw what a soldier of Order's army was thinking." Thalia whispers in English and Grover pales. This boy is indeed powerful.
"I heard vhut you are talking." The boy says in terrible English and his accent makes it only worse.
"Well now ain't that something." Thalia says sarcastically. "You can speak English, can't you?" She asks and it takes him a moment before nodding.
"Alright. We need to take you somewhere safe. You can trust us, okay?" She asks and he raises an eyebrow. Thalia snaps her fingers again and says the same thing. This time a glossy sheen covers his eyes for a moment before finally giving in. Perks of being an expert of the Mist.
The boy follows behind the two as they walk through the same portal Silena still had up. The boy gazes at it curiously, but Thalia shoves his shoulder and he goes tumbling through.
"Boys." Thalia mutters before walking through. Grover laughs as he follows behind her.
As the two walk onto the lush green grass, they spot the Russian boy staring at the camp in shock. Thalia smirks a little before walking up beside him.
"Добро пожаловать в ваш новый дом." {Welcome to your new home.} She says and the boy smiles a little.
"I hope." He says after a moment of thinking of the proper translation. When the boy spots James walking by the entrance, the two of them stare for no more than a second. James shakes his head and walks along.
A white flash scatters across the boy's midnight black eyes.
Piper's POV-
Silena and I stand over a intricately designed map of the outer part of Saturn. Oblivion has told us everything she knows, including the underground lair.
"Percy can be claustrophobic if his mind isn't preoccupied. So him having a panic attack can be likely unless Zoë can somehow keep him distracted until we get to them." Silena says, her honey colored hair pulled back in a cute ponytail effortlessly. I nod in understanding, remembering when Percy, Jason and I got stuck in that Nymphaeum and how Percy had a look of sheer panic when he couldn't breathe underwater.
"I think Zoë has a few tricks up her sleeve." I say and the two of us exchange a knowing glance. The two of them were destined to be together, and because of that, Percy will fight to the death to make sure Zoë remains unscathed. That could be both good and bad.
I can't help but think back to the council meeting for when we told them everything that's happened here.
The campers and hunters from Camp Half Blood were all shifting awkwardly on their feet as they looked up at the gods. While Silena and Beckendorf were nervous as well, they kept a soldier like posture as they faced everyone.
Silena was the one to step up first, her brilliant blue eyes catching all the angles of light in the room. "Our Prince, Perseus Jackson, has travelled to Saturn in an attempt to rescue our fellow Counselor, Zoë Nightshade. But those attempts were overruled by Order himself, bounding my two friends in chains and keeping them prisoner." She said emotionlessly. Poseidon cried out in pure anguish as does Artemis, a rare sight of weakness from the goddess of the moon.
"And how did you acquire this information?" Zeus demanded, his arrogance showcased. Silena fought the urge to roll her eyes as she listened.
"Because one of Order's prisoners was freed by Percy and she has come here to help." She sais before gesturing to Oblivion, who had a hood over her head. "Meet Order's wife, Oblivion." She says, smiling.
The gods all quiet down, shocked. That is until Zeus pulled out his lightning bolt and directed it right at the woman.
"How do we know we can trust you?" He growled and Oblivion lowers her hood and raises an eyebrow.
"There is one very good reason." She said. She holds out the palm of her hand and Zeus flew backwards, toppling into a wall. "I could have destroyed you all with a blink of an eye. But I haven't. I am here because I swore to help you train for this war and to bring him home. Though I warn you, Order will try his best to break Percy." She said solemnly.
"What will he do to my boy?" Poseidon asked quietly. Oblivion looks at him sadly.
"He will cause more damage mentally and physically than any of us can imagine. So we must get the two of them out of there soon before Percy cannot bear it any longer." She said. "I have a mental link with him, but it will only work when he goes to sleep."
Beckendorf mumbled something under his breath and Silena nodded to whatever Benckendorf had said. Catching the attention of Oblivion, she turned to them.
"What was that you said?" She asked and Beckendorf looks at her in shock for a moment.
Once he finally managed to collect himself, he spoke gruffly. "I said that Percy almost never sleeps. No one knows why, but he's always up whenever we wake up and he is always the last to retire to his room at nights. I could even hear him training outside if it was quiet enough. Every time we questioned it, he claimed that he had too much energy at nights. But that isn't true either." He said and everyone visibly deflated.
"He'll have to sleep at some point. The abuse of Order will become too energy sapping that he will pass out involuntarily." Oblivion says and though it was a horrible thought, it did bring hope.
"A team will be sent to Saturn this week to rescue the two. I expect all plans to be created. Athena, will you and Oblivion please create battle strategies?" Zeus asked and it took a moment before Athena nodded. "Meeting dismissed." Zeus ordered before flashing away.
I still have my faint suspicions about Oblivion, but those will have to wait until we get Percy and Zoë back.
"Piper." Silena snaps her fingers right under my nose, causing me to look up at her. She remains silent for a moment before looking down at the map again.
"Percy would have most certainly made some sort of damage to get inside, so that's one thing we will have to look for. Otherwise, we will need to be quick and efficient with finding the door." She says and I nod slowly.
"I'll start getting everyone ready." I say and she nods, continuing to look at the map as if it will spell out all the answers to the situation. I place my hand on her shoulder and I smile a little. She's my sister and I care for her.
"We will get them out. And they will be fine." I promise her and she smiles a little gratefully. I remove my hand and I walk out of the Chaos cabin.
Zoë's POV-
Percy and I have been keeping count for how many days we've been here, using a rock to scratch out tally marks for every time we think 24 hours have gone by. There are now 5 tally marks on the wall.
Percy has refused to sleep anymore after passing out the first day. I think it has to do with nightmares, because he never likes to talk about those.
Frankly, we don't talk that often. We sometimes just sit there, holding each other until Percy is taken away by the twins. He always returns covered in blood and can barely lift his head. If Order can hurt him so badly like this, how are young, inexperienced kids suppose to win a war?
Today Percy was taken earlier than usual. As always, he struggled against their grasps as another held me against the wall forcefully. Percy is pretty strong guy, almost nothing is too heavy for him... Except these guys' grips.
When Percy's demanding shouts fade into the distance, that's when the Aml-Law finally lets go of me. I go to hit him, but he kicks me away without a second thought. He walks out of the cell and locks it behind him.
And now I wait. I sit down on the floor, leaning against the wall and I silently count how long it takes before I can hug Percy again.
{Few hours later}
I must have fallen asleep at some point of my counting because the screeching sound of rusted metal snaps me awake immediately. I jump to my feet and I see Lilith and Lucifer holding Percy by his arms.
But he doesn't have any new cuts or bruises or scars on his skin. His skin has taken an even whiter pallor to the point where his skin is nearly transparent. The twins throw him in and Percy makes no attempt to soften the fall as he lands on his face.
"Percy!" I exclaim, hurrying to his side. I hear Lucifer chuckle on the other side of the cell.
"Good luck getting him to talk." He says before him and Lilith walk down the hall.
I ignore him as best as possible as I gently turn him on his back. His sea green eyes focus on me after a moment and I can see the sparkle of tears forming in his eyes. I pick up his head and I lay it on my lap, he continues to look up at me.
I brush away his black hair from his face as he just watches me. I continue to run my fingers through his soft hair, trying to put him at ease. A single tear runs out from the corner of his eye, whatever happened today has hurt him badly.
"It's okay." I whisper softly, wiping away the tear with my thumb. He closes his eyes, causing more sparkling tears to fall down his face.
I continue to whisper softly to him as he continues to cry silently. His eyes are shut tightly as he soon clutches onto my hand as if it is a lifeline.
"I saw the future, Zoë." He whispers finally, his voice quiet and lost. I've never heard him like this, even in the last few days he's always tried to instill hope in me, that we will find a way to break out. But this... This is not Percy.
Regardless of my ever slowly breaking heart, I manage to croak out a simple question. "What did you see, Percy?"
He opens his eyes once more and looks directly at me. His sea green eyes slowly fading into black.
"I saw myself. And I was killing you."
Tee hee. I like my black heart XD Bye bye for now!