Betrayed|A Perthena Story ✓

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LUKE?
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Annabeth
"Where are they?" Leo asked.

"I'm not sure," Annabeth said, "Maybe someone at Camp Thunder will know."

They all nodded and packed up.

A few minutes of walking later, the four of them arrived at Camp Thunder. Annabeth sighed and rapped on the gates.

The same boy from before-John-opened the gate cautiously.

"Oh," his face lit up, "Hi, Annabeth. Hi, Leo. Where's Percy? And who are these two?"

"I'm Piper, and this is Frank," Piper said, "Who are you?"

"I'm John, nice to meet you."

Annabeth smiled, "Is it okay if we talk to Lucas?"

"Uh, yeah," John said, "Dad shouldn't be too busy."

"Dad?" Piper asked. John nodded, "You can follow me. He's in a good mood today, so he probably won't kill you."

"Probably?" Leo squeaked.

"Yeah," John shrugged.

They walked in silence until they got to a small home.

The house was made of brick. The door was painted a cheery yellow and the windows were covered in yellow curtains.

John opened the door and walked in, motioning for the four following him to come in.

"Take your shoes off at the door. Mom's very picky about that," John said as he slipped off his white tennis shoes. The four of them silently slipped off their shoes.

A woman with long brown hair and chocolate-brown eyes walked into the room. She smiled, "Hi, John. Who are these young... living... people."

"They're here to talk to Dad," John said. The woman nodded, "Well, if you need anything just let me know."

"Come on," John said. He walked up a staircase and the four of who were left from the seven followed.

John stopped in front of a wooden door, "Wait here." They nodded, and stood in the hallway.

Annabeth looked around and noticed that the walls were white. There were pictures of Lucas, the woman they saw downstairs, and John.

They stood there for a few minutes before John stepped out of the room.

"Dad says you can come in," John said. Annabeth nodded, "Thank you." With that, the four walked into the room, and John walked downstairs.

The room was a light brown. There were no windows, and a desk was placed in the middle of the room.

"Well, come on in," Lucas snapped. Annabeth, Leo, Piper, and Frank stepped closer to the desk.

"Hello, I'm Annabeth, this is Leo, Piper, and Frank," Annabeth said, "We came to see if you have any information about the Olympians that are missing. Lucas stepped closer to them, "Annabeth, huh?"

Annabeth nodded.

Lucas laughed, "Yes, I've heard all about you. Fling of Apollo. Cheated on Perseus Jackson. Yes, yes. And Frank, Piper, Leo I've heard about you all as well. Saved Olympus after the second Titan War. Not like your parents-to an extent. Yes, I can help you, but there will be a price."

"What is it?" Annabeth asked.

"When you see Myla, capture her, bring her to me. She's caused a lot of problems for me," Lucas said.

"Who's Myla?" Piper asked. Lucas looked at her, "You know. I believe you've had dreams, have you not?"

"I-I have."

"It's never smart to ignore your dreams. They teach you about your enemy... or your friends," Lucas looked at Annabeth.

"We'll do it," Frank said. Lucas nodded, "Good. She's in Pheonix, Arizona right now. I don't think she'll be leaving anytime soon. The Son of Poseidon and Jupiter put up a good fight."

Annabeth nodded, "Thank you."

"You're welcome. Now, Bianca will be here soon. I thought you might wanna say hi."

"Bianca?" Annabeth asked. Lucas nodded and smirked.

Annabeth's eyebrows furrowed together in thought, "Luke?"

"What?"

"I knew it!"

"Yep. I knew you'd figure it out," Lucas said.

Annabeth nodded and whispered, "Thank you." Luke nodded.

Someone knocked on the door.

"It's open," Luke said. The brown-haired girl from earlier walked in, "Honey, Mom's here. She wants to speak to you."

Luke nodded, "Would you mind keeping them company until Bianca gets here?" The woman nodded.

Luke kissed her quickly and walked out of the room.

"So, what are your names?" the woman asked.

"I'm Piper, this is Annabeth, Leo, and Frank," Piper said. The woman nodded, "It's nice to meet you. I'm Livvie. Luke's wife."

"Sorry if it's too nosey, who's your mom?" Leo asked.

"The goddess, Eleos," Livvie said.

"Who?"

"The goddess of mercy, clemency, compassion, and pity."

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