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Chapter 12 ~ Tainted Crimson

*Disclaimer: I do not own the Kane Chronicles, Percy Jackson and the Olympians and The Heroes of Olympus series and its fictional settings, characters and story line. This is merely a Fan fiction written for my and the readers enjoyment. Due to changes made, this story now covers the timeline from The Lightning Thief to The Crown of Ptolemy. Magnus Chase and The Trials of Apollo are not included.*  

Chapter 12 ~ Tainted Crimson

Percy Jackson

After I passed out in my mom's apartment, I fell into a pit of blackness along with the pain that was nearly killing me. The blood loss was also making my heart rate rise and my chest pained, but I didn't have the strength to wake up.

After long hours of agony, it finally stopped. And when I meant stopped it shut down like it never existed which brought me to the question, Was I dead? No, I can't be...

My brain fell into a trance and I recalled all the memories with Annabeth during the past few weeks of summer. The memories were enough to make me smile even during my unconsciousness. Rage and Determination burned inside me, I don't know what happened before I reached Empire State Building and it doesn't matter anymore, I will burn down the whole world to find her.

The rage caused my eyes to open to a stark white ceiling. Black spots danced in my eyes at the sudden amount of light and I blinked to get them out. The stiffness and ache in my body returned as I slowly looked around at my surroundings.

I was lying down on a bed in the middle of a white room with several machines surrounding me, making steady beeps as the screens displayed stuff I didn't even know. I held my hands up, with surprising difficulty and gazed at my arms which were filled with tubes and several wires connected onto them.

I tried to sit up but ended up falling back onto the bed as the door opened and mom entered. I took shallow breaths at the little effort I gave as my mom approached me with worried eyes "Percy?"

I replied in a hoarse voice "Mom? Where am I?"

She tried to put a brave face on "I had no choice, you were bleeding so much... You almost died."

The blood loss from the stupid stab on my shoulder because I let myself get distracted. Now, I was stuck in a mortal hospital. I told her using every ounce of strength I had to say the words "Mom, I can't stay here. I need to find Annabeth."

She ran her hand through my hair "I know dear... I contacted Chiron and they have a general idea of what happened but, not now, rest for a few days. Trust the mortal doctors for once."

I tried to sit up and yelped at the pain from the pressure I put on my left shoulder "I need to go! Annabeth needs me."

My mom's eyes were pleading "Percy please... I can't send you back to Camp Half Blood like this."

I felt guilty but I was determined already "I'll be fine. Just let me go!"

Suddenly the machines went haywire and began to beep alarmingly as some screens turned to a shade of red. Something blocked my throat and I struggled to breath. Several people wearing white laboratory gowns immediately filled into the room and pushed mom away.

The only thought inside my head was that I need to get out of here, I can't waste time here...

I fought and trashed against them, shouting until my voice broke. The pain intensified but my head felt like it was going to explode. I managed to tear one of the tubes away, spilling blood on the bed and floor but the people grabbed me and held me onto the bed, preventing me from moving.