''well what are you waiting for. Tell us what you need.'' ''wait. How do we know if she is just guessing, or tricking us? If you have known, then why have you waited till now'' Said the girl who I think is Clarisse. '' I promise I would never do for waiting I have never had the chance too. I was looking after Thalia, Pipers, Hazel, and my lives. You try finding the cure and get the stuff done while you don't even have a stable home.'' I said a little irritated. ''it's okay Annabeth you have a home know so can you tell us what we need to get?'' Jason asked. '' alright I need 3 chemicals called zbaer, ulbe, and eregk. (If you unscramble the words its zebra, blue, and Greek) of course I will need an infected body. That's all.'' I said. There is one ingredient they need but they don't need to know only Thalia and I know what it is. ''Okay that's great and all but where do we get these? 'Will asked. ''well there is a science lab that is an hour away, but it's very dangerous because that were the infection broke out.'' I said afraid of what would happen if we go. ''we will take team A to go on the trip. Meeting dismissed. ''
I ran down to Thalias room and ran inside were I spotted her on her bed. ''Thalia I need to talk somewhere in private with you! Like right now!'' she got off her bead and we headed up to the roof where we knew nobody should be up there.
'THALIA I TOLD THEM WHERE THEY CAN GET THE INGREDNTS FOR THE CURE! NOW THEY ARE GOING TO SEND TEAM A AFTER THEM! THAT'S WERE IT ALL I HAVE THE MOST CONNECTION WITH THE DEAD. IM GOING TO GET US ALL KILLED!'' I collapsed on the ground crying. I can't take the stress from all the deaths that I have caused and will cause.'' Annabeth you need to calm down or the infected are going to find you. We can see if Percy will leave you out on this but you have to tell him then.'' I took deep breaths. After a few minutes I was calm again. '' Thalia I don't know if I'm ready to tell yet I mean I'm afraid they are going to make me leave or worse give me to the infected like my family did. I think I can control it I just need to stay calm.'' I told her. She nodded agreeing with me.
After are talk me and Thalia arrived in the cafeteria just as team A got there. ''alright Annabeth here has told us we need to get 3 chemicals from the science base that is an hour away from here. Know we have been told that this building is where it all started so you have to be on alert the whole time. I would like everybody to partner up boy to girl. Meet back here in 15 minutes. Now go pack! 'Percy announced. ''What to be partners?'' I turned around to see Percy. ''I would love to, seaweed brain!''
I got to my room and grabbed my black Paramore string backpack. I packed a pair of white jean shorts, socks, an orange t-shirt, hairbands, my phone, some snacks, and 2 bottles of water. Of course I had my trusty knife and my smaller throwing knifes with me.
Right when I finished packing my small medic supply's in my bag Thalia came in with her Green Day drawstring bad. 'You sure you got this?'' she asked. ''yeah I just need to stay calm. That's all.'' I said to her while we exited my room. When we got back to the cafeteria we said by to Hazel, Piper, and Jason.
I found Percy and we hopped on one of the motorcycles. We lead the rest of the group who were either riding a motorcycle or driving a car. I turned on the radio that was in font of Percy while he drove.
She says she's no good
With words but I'm worse
Barley stuttered out, a joke
Of a romantic stuck to my tongue
Weighed down with words to
Overdramatic
Tonight its 'it can't get much worse.''
Vs. ''no one should ever feel like ''
I'm two quarters and a heart down
And I don't want to forget how your voice sounds
These words are all I have to write so I write them
I just need them to get by
Dance, dance
We're falling apart to half time
Dance, dance
And these are the lives you love to lead
Dance,
This is the way they'd love
If they knew how misery loved me
I noticed the song as 'Dance Dance' by Fall Out Boy. Thalia and I love this song. I crank it up so it's now blaring and Percy grins at me. ''I love this song'' he yelled. ''Me too.'' By now Thalia has figured out which station it's playing on so she cranks the volume up on the motorcycle she is riding on with Nico. We got everybody on the team to barley it and were singing along. This is what I miss. Happy moments like these aren't a regular occurrence now a day.
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We're outside the science building. Every window in the building seems broken. The door is ripped, bloody, broken, and clawed at. The building is 2 stories high by the look of it. ''alright stay by your partners side the whole time. We are going to have 6 people on each floor. Look for the chemicals zbaer, ulbe, and eregk. If you find any helpful supplies take them with okay everybody?'' Percy announced.
We stepped in the building and I felt a wave of dizziness come over me. I latched on to the recipient's desk as my knees gave out. ''Annabeth are you alright!?''Percy asked as he, Thalia, and Nico rushed up to me. I gave Thalia a knowing look ''just back up and give her space.'' She told the boys and they did as they were told. I took a deep breath and closed my eyes tightly. My brain felt like it was being melted. I got up and started walking.
''you alright?'' Percy asked. ''yeah I'm fine just a tad dizzy, but I'm good now.'' I assured him. We were looking in a room with Thalia and Nico. I was about to give up in looking in one of the cabinets when I found 2 bottles of eregk. I put 1 on the counter and grabbed the other and turned around ''hey guys I found 2 bottles of eregk.'' I was putting the bottle down when I dropped it and it shattered. They know I'm here. ''Percy hand me the shot container.'' He grabbed it and gave it to me. I stuck it into my skin and filled 2 vials of it with my blood. ''Thalia you know what to do we these. Start on the cure right away. I have to go but I promise I will be back.'' She grabbed the vials with shaky hands with tears streaming down her face. 'A-a-nnabeth w-we can f-fight them.d-don't go!'' she cried out. I gave her a hug. ''Percy I need the keys for the motorcycle, now.'' '' where are you going?'' he asked worry written all over his face.'' Just give her the keys, she needs to go.'' Thalia said after composing herself. He gave me the keys and I smiled and hugged all 3 of them. ''you guys need to get out of here soon. I love you Thalia, get started on the cure when you get back. I promise I will be back okay.'' With that I ran out of the building leaving them behind. I jumped on the motorcycle grabbed my knife and cut my arm open so they will follow the stronger sent instead of my friend. I cranked the radio on full blast and drove away at speeds that would give my mother a heart attack.
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I pulled over at an abandon gas station and put some gas in the tank. I opened my drawstring bag and grabbed out my small medical supplies and stitched up my arm. Right when I finished up my arm. I felt an unbearable pain shot up my shoulder. I turned around and stabbed the infected multiple times.
I looked at my shoulder and saw a bite mark. FREAKEN RUBBER DUCKIES! I pulled myself on my bike and speed away as fast as I could to get home.
I parked my bike outside of the mansion. I made sure to put my sweater on over the bite mark. I knocked on the door and after a minute Leo came running at me with a hug. I laughed at him and hugged him back. '' THOUGHT YOU DIED. WERE DID YOU G-. hey are you feeling all right your face is really pale, your frozen, and your eyes are a tad darker like when I annoy you.'' He asked with concern.'' Oh, yeah I'm fine really tired though because it's like 11 at night.'' ''then go to bed sister!''
When I got into the hallway I shook Thalia awake ''Annie your back I mis- ''Thalia I need you to help me get to the roof… I've been bitten.'' When she heard those words she got a sudden burst in strength and gave me a piggy back ride to the elevator. When we got in the elevator I started seeing black blotches. The elevator door dinged open and I walked onto the roof and collapsed. ''Annabeth. 'I heard someone scream behind me but it was muffled. The last thing I remember before blanking out were a pair of sea green eyes.
THALIAS POINT OF VIEW
This can't be happening again. When we reached the ruff she collapsed. That's when I saw a figure running towards her ''Annabeth.'' I yelled at her but she couldn't hear. I ran towards the figure tackling it and flipping it over. I almost punched it when I noticed him. 'Percy what are you doing up here!?'' '' I couldn't sleep. What wrong with Annabeth!?''I ran towards her body. Should I tell him? He does need to know. ''you have to keep this a secret. Don't you dare freak out…she was bitten.'' ''what!? Why do those stupid zombies kill everyone I love!'' ''Percy calm down she's going to be fine... it's happened before. I need you to get ready to kill some infected because in her state she is in, she summons them by accident.'' I looked over to him he looked calm but I know he was freaked out because I was when she came home bitten. We looked at her body. She was shaking terribly. Soon her ears, nose, eyes, and mouth started oozing a black substance.'' Percy get ready this is when they come. 'Right after I said that, one appeared and I cut its head off. I looked at Percy and he just stabbed one in the head. More and more undead started coming and I found myself back to back with Percy. We kept killing them but we were soon going to be over whelmed.
That's when it happened. I called it the inner chase. I grabbed Percy's arm and sat down against the ledge and watched. Percy looked at me like I was crazy but I pointed to Annabeth. Her body started to glow with a red and black aurora. Her body snapped upward and in a matter of seconds she was in a fighting stance. She was but wasn't Annabeth anymore. Her eyes glowed pure white, while her hair turned black as night. This is why I call her the inner chase. She becomes a fighting demon.
She grabbed the nearest infected and ripped its arm of hitting another with the arms. She flipped in to the air landing on a dead ripping its head off. She grabbed her knife and hacked, stabbed, flipped, kicked, and broke any living dead in her way. Within seconds every single infected was dead on the ground. She snapped her fingers all the bodies' disappeared. Her knees buckled out from underneath of her and I ran forward catching her before she could hit the ground.
Percy looked amazed as her haired turned back to blonde and her gray eyes fluttered open.'' Hey inner chase.'' I said she looked at me then at Percy who still looked amazed. 'It happened again didn't it?'' I just laughed and helped her up. ''I believe I owe you both an explanation don't I?'' I looked over to Percy and we came to a silent agreement ''tomorrow. You go get some sleep.'' I said as we all went down to bed.