The Lightning Thief
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Percy jumped and threw on the covers when his door opened, "Who's there?!" Geez, does nobody knock anymore?
Annabeth froze. He was supposed to be in training. She mentally cursed herself. Percy narrowed his eyes. "Annaeth? What are you doing in here?"Annabeth considered her options. A) pull off the hat and confess or B) try to leave without being noticed. She chose the latter.
Percy stood slowly, "Annabeth, I know you're there. Take off the hat!" Annabeth began to slowly back out of the room...
And she tripped on something lying on the floor. Crash! She fell, and off tumbled the hat.
"Annabeth! What are you doing?!?!" Percy was mad, but also scared. What if she'd noticed his secret??
"Percy, I'm sorry, I.." she stumbled for an excuse. "I think I twisted my ankle," she finished lamely.
He frowned, and bent down next to her, "I think I have some ambrosia here somewhere..."
"Percy, I'm okay, really I...." Her eyes focused on his side. "Percy! By the... oh my gosh what have you DONE TO YOURSELF?"She stared in horror at a growing black spot in his side. Percy paled.
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"A-Annabeth it's not what you think!" He covered the spot with his hand.
"A-Annabeth it's not what you think!" He covered the spot with his hand.
"Not what I think? Oh Zeus!" Annabeth looked at the ceiling. "You need some ambrosia!"
"No!" Percy said hurriedly, "I'll be fine! Honest!" Oh no...
"Percy." Her voice turned threatening. "You tell me what's happening RIGHT NOW."
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He bit his lip, "I-I can't. I'm sorry." He looked away from her murderous glare.
He bit his lip, "I-I can't. I'm sorry." He looked away from her murderous glare.
Percy felt terrible. Here he was, lying to his best friend. If she only knew....
"Percy, answer me! What is that thing on your side? What aren't you telling me?" She demanded
"Please, Annabeth." His voice was agonized.
The way he sounded broke her heart, but she couldn't just let... whatever that is continue to grow on him, "Percy you need help. Now tell me right now: what is that?"
"A curse? What'd you do Seaweed Brain?" Annabeth asked. Di immortales, what if the curse... no, she couldn't think like that.
Percy took a deep breath. "It all started when my pants exploded..." he began, remembering.
She arched an eyebrow, "Your what did what?"
Percy blushed deeply. "My pants exploded. It was an accident."
Annabeth took a deep breath. "Okay. Your pants exploded. That was the beginning. Then what?"
"Well, I figured pants exploding= trouble and trouble = gods so I went outside.
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"So, your pants explode, and your solution is to walk outside?" Annabeth asked
"So, your pants explode, and your solution is to walk outside?" Annabeth asked
Percy glowered at her. "Not helping, Annabeth."
"Anyway, continue," Annabeth prompted.
"Hera was standing outside in this really dark dress, so I thought, uh-oh, this must be bad. And then she asked for a favor."
"If Hera was the one who did this to you..." Annabeth grit her teeth in anger
"Annabeth," he whined, meaning "quit interrupting""Sorry," she muttered.
"Anyway..."
"She asked me for a favor." Percy took a deep breath, "She wanted me to..."
...wait."
"Wait? For what?"
"No, I mean... Can't you hear it?"
"Percy?"
"Wait? For what?"
"No, I mean... Can't you hear it?"
"Percy?"
"No seriously, Annabeth. Do you hear that?" Percy asked
He stood up quickly, pulling her to her feet.
"Ouch," Annabeth winced, gingerly testing her foot.
"Annabeth" Percy said distractedly. "You really can't hear it."
"What?"
Percy put his hand to the black tendrils curling from the skin at the base of his ribs. "She's here."
"Ouch," Annabeth winced, gingerly testing her foot.
"Annabeth" Percy said distractedly. "You really can't hear it."
"What?"
Percy put his hand to the black tendrils curling from the skin at the base of his ribs. "She's here."
And then Annabeth heard the voice.
"Percy. You have failed me. You broke the rule. You will pay"
"Percy. PERCY!" Annabeth shouted, shaking him.
As if in a trance, Percy let go of her. She half collapsed and watched him slowly walk towards the cabin door.
"Percy!"
"Percy. You shared the secret that must never be shared. Now two shall bear the curse that was only ever meant for one."
And suddenly Annabeth felt a searing pain in her ribs
"Percy. You have failed me. You broke the rule. You will pay"
"Percy. PERCY!" Annabeth shouted, shaking him.
As if in a trance, Percy let go of her. She half collapsed and watched him slowly walk towards the cabin door.
"Percy!"
"Percy. You shared the secret that must never be shared. Now two shall bear the curse that was only ever meant for one."
And suddenly Annabeth felt a searing pain in her ribs
She glanced down at her side, and saw the black spot on her side just like Percy's, and the pain flooding through her body was almost unbearable.
"Percy!"
He was standing in the doorway of Cabin Three, his silhouette illuminated by the blinding white light coming from outside.
"Percy Jackson. You are runnning out of time. You must go now or the consequences will kill you."
Annabeth squinted towards Percy's figure and she could see hee him shaking his head slightly.
Perseus the voice whispered.
The light seemed to multiply a thousand times, then it fanished, leaving an imprint on the inside of Annabeth's eyes.
"Percy," she whispered. "What was that all about?"
"The curse," Percy said quietly. He turned around a fierce look in his eyes, and saw the mark on Annabeth's side. "No. NO! What did she do to you!?"
"Percy! Explain!"
He looked at her, distraught. "I never saw it coming."
"Percy!"
He was standing in the doorway of Cabin Three, his silhouette illuminated by the blinding white light coming from outside.
"Percy Jackson. You are runnning out of time. You must go now or the consequences will kill you."
Annabeth squinted towards Percy's figure and she could see hee him shaking his head slightly.
Perseus the voice whispered.
The light seemed to multiply a thousand times, then it fanished, leaving an imprint on the inside of Annabeth's eyes.
"Percy," she whispered. "What was that all about?"
"The curse," Percy said quietly. He turned around a fierce look in his eyes, and saw the mark on Annabeth's side. "No. NO! What did she do to you!?"
"Percy! Explain!"
He looked at her, distraught. "I never saw it coming."
His eyes blazed. "Annabeth. I am so sorry that she cursed you. I won't let it kill you. I'd rather die." He came closer. His hand brushed her cheek. "Don't be afraid," he whispered, and pulled her closer, stroking her hair. "I'm not afraid," she whispered back.
"Percy, please. Tell me what happened. What is wrong with us?" she begged. Percy's eyes unfocused and he repeated distantly,
"The curse is brought upon those who have felt the hand of death,
And have suffered their fears in Hades breath
It will spread it's mark of end, black as night,
Until a sacrifice cleanses it white."
Suddenly he dropped her, barely seeming to notice when she screamed from the pain in both her ribs and her foot. "That's it," he breathed."What's it? Percy?"
He looked down at her in half-confusion, like he forgot she was there.
"I have to make a sacrifice if I want the curse to go away."
"What?!?" said Annabeth. "Percy, no! I don't care about the curse! We can do it together, just please don't go running off hurting yourself."
Percy thought for a second. She was a skilled fighter and good backup to have, however, she was his girlfriend and he didn't want anyone hurting her anymore than she was already.
"No," he said.
"NO?!" she repeated.
"No," he said again.
"No!" said Annabeth.
"Annabeth, I'm sorry. I can't risk you getting hurt. And you would only be in danger because of your ankle and your ribs."
"I'd like to see you stop me," she threatened darkly.
He grinned, and before she could react he had her pinned against the bedpost, his hands locked firmly on her wrists. He held up some security rope they used for training and tied her in a tight knot onto the bedpost. "I bet I can," he said.
"Percy, please." she looked at him, her eyes shining.
"Do I need to gag you, too?"
"No." Her voice was quiet. "By the time they hear me, you'll be long gone."
He leaned in and kissed her.
"I will make this right," he whispered.
Annabeth closed her eyes as his lips quickly brushed her forehead, and when she opened them again, he was gone.
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percy fled camp traveling to the place hera told him to go
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"The Underworld, first." Percy said under his breath as he walked out of the cabin, "To meet up with them to get my next assignment."
Little did he know, someone was in the shadows, watching and following him.
Percy whistled, and Blackjack swooped down.
Yo boss! Whatcha up to?
"I need you to take me to DOA Studios," Percy said, "Fast. It's important."
Yo boss! Whatcha up to?
"I need you to take me to DOA Studios," Percy said, "Fast. It's important."
Okay, boss. Whatever you say.
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Annabeth sighed and pulled her cap tighter over her head. Of course, she knew it wasn't going to make her any more invisible, but she was nervous. Something was wrong with Percy, really wrong And she was determined to find out what it was. She sighed again and pushed open the door to his room.