Help us write a scene! (help us write a scene somewhere in the series) Read the previous and continue the scene.

[Sarah]

"Thanks, Blackjack," said Percy.

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Percy hopped onto his back, and they flew up into the sky

[Sarah]

Ya, whatever. Are we stopping for doughnuts?

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Percy sighed, "Not this time, sorry."

[Sarah]

Aw man. I really like doughnuts. They are so yummy and sweet.
"Yeah, well, our adventure now won't be quite as tasty," Percy muttered.

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What d'ya mean?

[Sarah]

"Nothing, Blackjack. Let's get going." Blackjack gave a horse-like shrug and bent down for Percy to climb on. Then, like a clap of thunder, they were gone.
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Annabeth was in Percy's cabin, not even bothering to try and undo the ropes yet. She felt numb.

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Percy sighed sadly. How could he let this happen to Annabeth?

[Sarah]

Way to go, Seaweed Brain, he thought to himself. You finally get a beautiful girl to kiss you,to be your girlfriend for crying out loud, and you curse her.

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Annabeth closed her eyes and leaned her head back Oh Seaweed Brain...

[[deleted user]]

percy flew over arizona then california. they landed in front of the door to DOA studios

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(@Sarah: Thanks! Nice prophecy btw!)

"Okay, Blackjack. It's solo from here," Percy said as he leapt off.

Whaaaaaaaaaat?

Percy rolled his eyes. "Look you can't come with me."

Whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy?

"Look, I'll tell you when I get back."

Boss, I-

"Not now, Blackjack, I have to go!"

But I swore I saw someo-

"Blackjack! I'll see you later! I'm sure..."

[Rhiyaah]

he was suddenly cut off with loud thunder ..

[lara]

oh no this is turning into an actuall book (guys,its really good you should write a book i would definatly buy it)

[Sarah]

an actual book?

[Sarah]

(well anyways) It started pouring rain, complete with lighting. Zeus. Not a good sign. Percy sighed and started running.

[Erica]

(this is my first time, so hope you like it)
While Percy was running, he wondered if he made the right choice. "It's too late to turn back now" he said to himself. He kept on running until he tripped on a bench and fell to the ground. Percy swore, but instead of getting up, he just stayed there ,as if he needed to calm down.
10 minutes passed and he still sat there.. then he heard a rustling sound. Percy's head snapped to the direction of the sound.*snap* Something from behind suddenly knocked him out,and the last thing he saw was the stars in the sky.

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((I like it!!!))

Everything hurt. Percy blinked his eyes open only to be staring into glowing, red eyes

[Sarah]

"Son of Posideon," it hissed. "Come with us. Our mistress wants to see you.

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Percy groaned. "Who are you?"

The red eyed creature growled. "Follow."

"You have Twitter?" asked Percy stupidly.

The creatures eyes flashed scarlet. "I am not a bird!! I am a servant of Mania!!"

"What?"

"Mania!! The mother of ghosts, the undead, and the spirits of the night. The goddess of insanity. The one who cursed you and your friend because you broke the seal of secrecy. You were never supposed to tell anyone about your eternal punishment. Now whoever discovers your secret will share the curse until it is broken, once and for all."

"Huh? Wait, eternal? And what has Hera got to do with-"

"All will be explained. Follow," it hissed, steaming breath into Percy's face.

The creature reared up onto its hind legs and pawed at the rock around them. Percy realised he was trapped - trapped in a cave about 3 metres square with walls made of jagged dark rock that seemed to go up forever.

"Okay," he said. "Otherwise I'm stuck forever right?"

The creature didn't answer. Percy tried to focus on it, but apart from its sharp red eyes it was blurry. Either he had lost his eyesight or the mist was still hiding it, even though Percy knew they were far from the mortal world.

One of the walls started shaking and a huge gap appeared.

"Follow," the thing said."Mania will see you now." It padded silently through the arch

[Unknown]

but Percy wanted to have nachos.
'I think i'll have some food first' he said
out of nowhere he produced a box the smell of nachos was intoxicating. he bit into one then the other and another

[Sarah]

(nachos? haha random but okay)
And dropped them onto the ground. Standing or actually floating above him was a ghost. Well, she looked like a ghost. She shimmered above him, her dark green eyes feeling like they were penetrating him, and her black locks flowing down like snakes on her shoulders. "Well, well." she said, looking mildly amused. "Perseus Jackson. Haven't you been a naughty naughty boy." And then everything went black.
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Meanwhile, Annabeth was sitting in the cabin, trying to decide what to do. She wanted to go after Percy as soon as she could, but not without a plan. What if she hurt herself or was lured into a trap?
She felt a sharp pain in her chest, and looked down, pulling her shirt up, only to see the black "curse" had grown up the entire side of her abdomen and was spreading to her chest.
When the blartck mark hits the heart, there will be no time to cry
For because of betrayal the one of Athena shall die.

[Sarah]

(whoa I said blartck but I meant black, oops!)

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Annabeth banged her head on the wall, something she had never done before because it looked stupid when other people did it. It felt stupid too. She sighed."Where are you, Percy?" she whispered.

"Percy!"

Annabeth froze. That hadn't been her.

"Percy!?!" the voice called again. Footsteps sounded toward the cabin door."Are you in here? Can I come in Percy? I need to talk about cabin timetables."

Annabeth.tried as gently as she could to quietly lower herself back onto the bed, with her hands tied up.

[Hec]

(first time i dont know if is good or not)

Annabeth tried to think how to get out of the rope from her hands, then she remembered she had a knife in her boot she slid her hand down her leg and into her boot, then she felt something sharp took out the knife and started cutting the rope then after she cut herself loose she found out that she was bleeding from her hands the rope had scratched her wrist badly.....then she started to feel dizzy and could hear her heart pounding and then she heard hooves......."Annabeth wat have you done" said Chiron, and catches her before she falls and gently putting her on the bed and calling some apollo kids to come and help her.....three days has passed....annabeth wakes up feeling relax, at first she thought she just took a nap but then her memories came really fast

[Amy]

(First time writing here...)
Percy's eyes had to adjust to the sudden pitch-black darkness that drowned the last of the moon's sliver light. Red eyes gleamed with such intensity, he had to squint to keep the redness from overwhelming his vision. They served as a guide through the eerie cave, though it was more than once or twice that he felt himself coming close to tripping over stalagmites. Now any doubt of letting Annabeth come had vanished; for once in his life, he was glad to be facing danger alone...

[Emma]

(First time :D)
Now that the memories had returned, Annabeth was worried for Percy's sake. She felt that something was off, but she didn't know what. 'What has Seaweed Brain gotten himself into now,' thought Annabeth. Within the next few hours, she gathered her things and went off to find Percy. She wasn't exactly sure where to go, but she knew a certain horse that would tell her.
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As he continued to walk down the path, he started to feel uneasy again, but he was still glad Annabeth was somewhere safe.
Deep in thought, Percy did not see the small shaft of light coming from around the corner. Walking down the last part of the corridor, he saw a giant door at least three times as big as him. It started to open...

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"Where are we going anyway?" Percy asked.

The creature snarled.

"What?"

"I am taking you to see my mistress," the creature growled.

'Wait - but - wasn't that her, just then?"

"Just then? You've been asleep three days Perseus," it said, an amused tone slipping into its gravelly voice.

"I - wait, what?!"

"Three"

'But, how?"

"Mania can do many many things, Perseus Jackson"

"Yeah, her. Okay, so it was, what three days ago? The, um, ghost lady? That was her?"

"The Ghost Lady? Respect my lady, son of Poseidon or you will be the one that comes out of it worse."

"Wow, thats, um - "

"Silence. My mistress is through those doors. I am not permitted to follow you there. Go."

"I - okay, sure," Percy said slightly nervously, and he walked into the square of light.

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"Blackjack!" Annabeth demanded. "Where did you take Percy?"

Huh?

[Amy]

Blackjack perked up at the word 'Percy.' Neither could fully understand each other. Blackjack whinnied.
"Percy." Annabeth repeated, though feeling a bit odd talking to a horse. "You took him somewhere. I need to find him."
Blackjack stomped a hoof. He nodded, his ink-black mane fluttering. A mutual agreement passed through them: Percy needed to be found.
Annabeth slipped onto Blackjack's back. His dark, feathery wings unfolded beneath him, and he reared, preparing to take flight...

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(@Amy: Thank god I completely forgot only Percy can talk to horses I had this whole dialougo thing planned out which would have only realy embarrassed me)

[Hec]

Blackjack flew up into the sky and annabeth hugging his neck tightly so she wont fall they flew through woods and flew up a mountain and then blackjack landed and annabeth got off his back and thanked him and gave him a donut since she knew he was always bugging percy about it and the horse ate it fast
"blackjack go back to camp and i'll be there soon" but she didnt know if she was going to make it back
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percy walked and stop in front of a big gold door and before he was going to knock it opened by itself and he went into a big room and by his suprise he saw.......

[Amy]

Percy saw a shade, a single ghostly figure that illuminated the surrounding darkness. Percy felt his world collapse on him, as a sense of vertigo made everything spin. Fear shot through him to the point of madness. He tried desperately to steady himself on his feet.
'This is what it feels like to be in the presence of the goddess of insanity,' Percy thought.
"Mania!" he shouted with a confidence he didn't know he had.
A harrowing chuckle turned his insides to ice, echoing and permenantly searing itself into Percy's mind...

[Sarah]

(wow that was epic!)
Percy had never known pain like this, not even when he was almost dying from a drakon. Ice spread through his veins and chilled him to the bone, making him feel like he was being burned. He screamed, but it was too late......

[Amy]

What seemed like snapshots of his greatest fears burned themselves into Percy's mind. Fears so deep within him, he felt himself screaming to escape this madness, his vocal cords searing with pain.
Camp half-blood in ruins, a great fire burning and sending soot in the air with such clarity that his eyes stung.
All his loved ones, empty shells of bodies littering the ground.
His mother, Annabeth, Grover.
And deep in his mind, he knew it was all his fault...

[Emma]

Annabeth followed a path that was barely visible.

As she walked, she thought about what she might do when she found Percy. Hug him and kiss him because she missed him so much? Slap him because he left her? She had no idea. Either way, Percy was back with her and that's all that mattered.

As she went around the last bend in the path, the mountainside started to shake...

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Percy could barely stand it anymore. He heard someone scream and had hunch that it was him.

As quickly as it had begun, the pain ceased. Percy stood up from kneeling on the ground and uncovered his ears. He stared at Mania.

She stood there with a permanent glare on her face. Red hair that went down to her waist and a classic Greek dress in black. White wings were coming out of her back which was completely uncharacteristic.

Percy slowly moved his hand down to his pocket to grab Riptide. He had a feeling he might need it.

Slightly stepping forward, the goddess of insanity said, "Come forward, Perseus Jackson..."

[Sarah]

"Who are you....." Percy stuttered. Her image shimmered.
"I am Mania, godess of the dead and wife of Phobos."
Percy said, "But... but.... no you aren't!"
She smiled, a look that was alluring and deadly. "It is not in recorded history, no, but I was once his wife, and he gave me the power to produce images of fear. It comes in handy, as you may have noticed."
She lifted her hand, and a new image came to Percy's mind. Percy, staring in shock as his blade sliced through Annabeth's abdomen, causing her to gasp and breathe. "Percy," she gasped, and then fell into his arms.

[Sarah]

His greatest fear was Annabeth dying. Of course. He sobbed in horror as he held her bloody, unmoving body. Then, he heard a voice; Annabeth's.
Percy? Are you here?

END OF CHAPTER ONE

[Sarah]

ive gotno time to add this till tomorrow but i have a great idea! Someone set the scene for me so Annabeth is trying to baragain for Percy's release and leave it there, please?

[Sarah]

no like she wales up and tries harder

[Sarah]

ive already been doing that, sorry u guys i am a stupid writer :)

[Amy]

(Your guy s's conversation is a bit confusing, but I took the liberty of writing the next part of the scene)
Annabeth's head throbbed with pain, the world around her a haze. Her heart skipped a beat as she opened her eyes.
Percy, an unconscious heap, lay chained to the wall next to her.
Everything came flooding back to Annabeth: Percy, gone and missing; the curse, a still-swirling hole glued to her side; Mania, the physchotic goddess of doom; and the visions, oh gods the visions. She shuddered at the thought, her shackles clanging on her wrists.
Her greatest fears flashed through her mind once again.
"Percy!" She said in a whisper. A groan escaped his lips.
"Seaweed brain, wake up!" Percy's eyes fluttered open, and as if on cue, the wicked goddess melted into sight...

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Mania chuckled, "Foolish demigods, thinking you could bargain." She scoffed.
"Please, let him go!" Annabeth begged, "I'll stay. Just let Percy go!"
"Annabeth no!" Percy yelled.
"Hush Percy!" She said, tears starting to bud in her eyes, "I'll be your most valuable recruit. Just don't make Percy suffer too!"

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"Take me!" Percy yelled.
"No, let him go!" Annabeth yelled.
"If you stay then I'll just come back for you!" Percy argued

[Clarastein21]

(Wow you guys are good writers. Rick Riordan would approve :). Sorry to interrupt)

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((No problemo, and thank you :D ))

[Isabella (All Da Ladies Luv Leo)]

"No bargaining shall be done." Mania said and with that she disapeared as if into thin air.
"Anabeth, I can't leave becouse I had.... I had made a deal with her before. I had thought it was no big deal at the moment but.."
"What had the deal?"
"How could I have been so stupid? I should've known.."
"Percy! What was the deal?!"

[Sarah]

Percy fell asleep after that, and Annabeth found herself in a room with Mania again, ungagged. "Mania," she said, "If you don't let Percy go, I will never do what you want. I am quite useful in a fight, too. If you will let Percy go, allow me to just save him, I will fight for you and be your slave," she took a deep breath. "Forever."
Mania looked thoughtful at that. "I see your point, Miss Annabelle-"
"Annabeth," Annabeth muttered.
"Let us see what our friend Percy can offer."
"No, please-" but Mania snapped her fingers and he was awake.
"What's wrong?" he gasped, still waking up. "Annabeth, are you okay?"

[Sarah]

"Your friend is fine. She has made me a promising offer for your life, and I was wondering if you could top it." Mania hissed.
Percy looked at Annabeth. Her eyes pleaded with him. He turned back to Mania. "Anything," he said. "I will do anything."
Annabeth made a strangled sound. He turned back to her. "Before, that wasn't just a noble comment, Annabeth. I won't loose you ever again. I love you."
Annabeth looked at him. He had never said that to her before.

[Sarah]

And the walls started falling. Annabeth screamed as the wall behind her jolted. Percy tried to hurriedly yank his arm out of the chain. "COME ON!" he shouted, and gave a final pull as it yanked out. As if in slow motion, the wall fell on Annabeth, who was still chained to the wall. Percy leaped on top of her, his body forming a protective covering for her. Annabeth listened in horror as the wall fell and crushed him.

[Isabella (All Da Ladies Luv Leo)]

"Percy?" Annabeth whispered. "Please talk" Percy did not speak. Annabeth yanked her hands out of the chain and checked for a pulse. There was none. Percy turned to dust and reapeared besides Mania, without any of the former bruises but he didn't seem quite... solid.
"Percy has topped your offer. You are free to go and rever return" Mania said and waved her hand.
"Wait! No! I'll make yo a better deal! No!...." Eveything went black. Annabeth woke up in her bed in her Cabin.
"Annabeth you're back!" Cried a voice. "What happened?" Annabeth recognized the voice as Thalia.
"We've serched for months! Where's Per-"
"MONTHS!?!?"
"Yes. My hunters are still loking for you and Percy. What happened?"
"Well...."