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Will Percy Jackson Be Able to Sing Again?

Yesterday at 8:17 Percy Jackson, one of the worlds most famous singers, was the victim of a school fire. Everyone got out safely except for Jackson and a girl who won't be identified until her family allows her to be. Jackson was somehow able to find a door and open it to get the girl to safety, but he was locked in the burning school.

Firefighters Ares Warheart and Hephaestus Cook were able to get Jackson out before it was too late, but he was badly burned and his vocal chord was affected. Does that mean that he won't live? That he won't be able to sing again? Ever? Or will he make a miraculous recovery and continue doing what he was meant to do? Only time will tell us.

BEEP BEEP BEEP

The sound reminded Annabeth of her alarm clock. Only the sound she was hearing now was quieter. There was the faint whisper of voices and sounds among the beeping of the alarm clock. Barely cracking an eye open, Annabeth saw a too-bright light and her instincts made her snap the eye shut again. Squirming a little, all the details of the night before entered Annabeth's brain like an amnesiac remembering everything.

Oh Percy...

Thinking of the famous singer made Annabeth start to hyperventilate. He could be dead, he might be dead, he must be dead, he is dead, Percy is dead, Percy is dead, Percy Percy Percy Percy Percy...

"Annabeth!" Piper's voice was the loudest of all of the voices. It was the most clear and it made Annabeth slow down. "Annabeth, listen to me. Focus on my voice. Dr. Apollo, what do I do?"

A man's voice was answering Piper's plea. "Just get her to focus on your voice. It'll help. She knows you."

"Annabeth, focus. Focus on my voice. Can you open your eyes? Good, Annabeth. Focus on my face. On my voice. No, don't look around. Focus on me. Are you calm?"

Annabeth could barely nod as a small weight was added to the left side of her bed. Gasping, Annabeth sat up a little and focused a little more on her surroundings.

Piper was humming. Piper, who made it out of the building in time. Who hadn't realized that she and Percy were stuck inside. It wasn't Piper's fault. Who had gotten Annabeth out again? Percy. Percy Percy Percy...

"Don't think about Percy." Piper seemed to be able to read her mind as her beautiful eyes turn sympathetic. "He made it out, Annabeth. He's alive. Don't worry."

Annabeth tried speaking but her throat ached. Gasping, Annabeth closed her mouth and swallowed shakily. Piper automatically brought a glass of water up to her lips and Annabeth drank thankfully.

"Thanks." She managed to say as her hand instinctively started reaching for her throat. Her eyebrows furrowed when she realized that she couldn't move it.

"Burn marks." Piper said sadly. "You won't be able to use your hand for a while. Sorry."

"S'not your fault." Annabeth coughed.

"It kind of is. I should've helped you get out."

"No's not." Her voice was scratchy, making it hard for Annabeth to act strong for her friend. "Percy?"

"Percy's in surgery. It's terrible. He has these burn marks all over his body and had a broken arm from throwing you out of the building. He's having trouble talking, too. Doctors don't know if he'll be able to sing again." Tears made Piper's eyes appear glassy. "Oh, I'm sorry, Annabeth. This is all my fault!"

"No's not." Annabeth repeated. "No' sing again? Bu' he's Percy Jackson!"

"I know, Annabeth. I'm sorry."

"Ms. McLean? Can you please go and tell Ms. Grace and Mr. Di Angelo that Annabeth's awake? I'll stay here with her." The doctor from earlier (what was his name?) told Piper. Piper nodded and turned back to Annabeth.

"It'll only take a second. Hold on." She hurried out of the room. A faint "Nico! Thalia!" was heard before her voice was too faint to be understood.

About a minute later, three figures ran back into the room.

"You're okay!" Thalia had to refrain from jumping on Annabeth and hugging her. "You're okay!"

Nice was smiling, though it wasn't a full smile. "Good." He said, tapping his fingers on his jeans. "Let's hope the same happens to Percy."

"Sorry 'bout that." Annabeth looked solemn. She was sorry but didn't know what for.

"Sorry for what?" Thalia asked, not caring that the words were directed towards Nico. "It's Percy's fault for being a Kelp Head and putting others before himself."

"How can you say that?" Nico's quiet voice shushed everybody. Nico was looking at Thalia. "How can you say his name like that, no pain or anything showing. He's you cousin, Thalia. Your cousin, just like Bianca was. How can you do that?" Unshed tears were shining in his dark eyes and his resolve was crumbling. "I'm going back to Percy. Congrats for surviving, Annabeth." He left the room in a rush, not giving Thalia enough time to say something back to him.

"What did I do?" She asked no one in particular. "Sorry about the way he's acting, Annabeth. He's happy for you. Really."

She shuffled out after Nico, obviously hurt. Bianca... Wasn't that Nico's sister? The one who... oh. That explained it. Her heart clenched for the younger boy.

"Wha's wrong?" Annabeth asked Piper, the only one in the room again.

Piper sighed. "Nothing, really. I'm so happy that you're okay, but Percy... there's a really small chance of him surviving. He just... he's a good guy, you know. So many people right now must be sad because Percy Jackson's in the hospital, but we're sad because Percy's in the hospital. Not Percy Jackson."

"I know wha' you mean." Annabeth agreed. "Wa'er?"

Piper silently gave her another few sips of water.

"Thanks."

"It's nothing. Sorry for not holding the door. It's what Percy would've done."

"No' your fault." Were Annabeth's last few words as she fell into a deep slumber. Piper sighed and left to go and see Percy out of surgery.

Percy Jackson Survived?

Percy Jackson, one of the worlds most known singers, was recently caught in a fire at Goode High School with an unidentified girl. Jackson was taken to the hospital (the hospital's name will not be provided) and has been through many surgeries, but will he make it?

He has many burns on many parts of his body (see photograph below) and his vocal chord has been affected by the tragic accident (thermal damage can affect vocal chords for life if exposed to a fire for too long. Breathing in smoke is also bad for vocal chords and lungs).

Jackson has survived the fire, but it is not proven that his vocal chord will survive. Will he be able to continue the amazing work that he's been doing for a while now, or will he be forced to turn to something else to make a living? Answers will be provided as soon as questions are answered, but for now we must wait. See tomorrow's paper for more.

Meanwhile, Michael Phelps is saying that 2016 will be his last Olympics...

Sorry about the long wait! I don't really have any excuse except for laziness, but...

Who else is watching the Olympics? I really hope I'm not the only one. Are you satisfied with the results so far? I am!

I don't really have much to say except that I hope this helped with the cliffhanger. Although I've got to admit, this cliffhanger isn't much better... Sorry!

Um... Please go and read -Mist's Back to the Marauders. While it is a Harry Potter FanFiction, it's really interesting as is about Hermione traveling back to the marauders era and all of the unexpected things that happen while she's there. Even though the idea isn't original, the story itself is like no other. Please go read that (Harry Potter fans) once your done with this (Percy Jackson fans)! Thanks!

See you in the next chapter! If you want to, you can comment what you want to happen next chapter and I'll either pick one of those or an idea of my own. I haven't exactly planned ahead, so... yay! Idea time!

See you soon (although I doubt that it'll actually be soon with my current updating habits)!

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