Betrayed|A Perthena Story ✓

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ELEOS
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Annabeth
"Let's go downstairs, Bianca should be here soon," Livie suggested. Annabeth, Leo, Frank, and Piper nodded and followed the daughter of Eleos out of the room and down the stairs.

"Some of them know too. The Olympians haven't kept the secret camp a secret very well," someone was saying.

"It's fine. It's just a few. They're on a quest they needed the information," Luke said.

"Okay."

The five of them stood at the bottom of the stairs.

The woman that Luke was talking to had brown hair, kind, chocolate brown eyes, and pale skin.

She turned toward the group, "Hi, I'm Eleos. What are your names?"

Annabeth and Piper looked at each other before looking back at the goddess in front of them.

"I'm Annabeth, this is Piper, Frank, and Leo," Annabeth said. Eleos nodded, "You're on a quest, yes?"

Annabeth nodded.

Eleos smiled, "I can help you with that. Where are you needing to go?"

"Phoenix, Arizona," Annabeth said. Eleos nodded and turned to Livvie, "Would you like to say goodbye to them, honey?"

Livvie smiled softly at the group, "It was lovely meeting you. Please, come back to visit soon." Annabeth nodded. Piper hugged Livvie tightly. Leo and Frank mumbled their goodbyes.

"Are you all ready?" Eleos asked. The four of them nodded.

"Hey," Kari walked out of the kitchen.

Kari smiled, "Annabeth!" She ran forward and crushed the daughter of Athena in a hug.

"Hey, Kari," Annabeth said. Kari frowned, "Please call me Bianca. Kari's a cover name." Annabeth smiled and nodded, "How've you been?"

"Good. I died. I was brought her. I met someone," Bianca smiled. Annabeth smiled, "When I get done with the quest, I'll come visit, and you can tell me all about them." Bianca smiled and nodded.

"Thank you," Bianca said happily and hugged Annabeth. Annabeth turned to Piper, Leo, and Frank, "Guys, this is Bianca, Nico's older sister."

"Nico has a sister?" Leo asked.

"Had," Bianca corrected, "I'm still dead. I just have a few more privileges than the average person here."

Leo nodded.

Eleos smiled softly, "Bianca, not trying to rush you. But, if they don't leave soon," she gestured toward the group of four," then Myla will probably have killed the son of Poseidon that she captures and move." Annabeth wanted to break down and cry.

Stay strong, she reminded herself, you can't break down now.

Piper nodded, "Sorry to cut this short, Bianca. You seem like a really sweet person, but we've got to go before Percy is killed."

Bianca nodded, "Please tell him who I am for me. And if you run into Nico-" Bianca paused, tears swimming in her eyes, "tell him... tell him I love him."

Annabeth nodded, "I'll make sure to tell the both of them." Bianca smiled, "Thank you."

"Thank you," Bianca smiled softly. Annabeth nodded.

"We ready to go?" Eleos asked. Annabeth looked at everyone in the room and nodded.

The room faded to black. When Annabeth opened her eyes, they were in a blank white room.

"Where are we?" Leo asked. Eleos smiled softly, "We're in Myla's... place. It's not a home, she doesn't sleep."

"How?" Frank asked. Eleos shook her head, "I don't know."

Annabeth smiled, "Thank you. For everything."

Eleos smiled, "Of course. I must say, while I think your mother and Perseus are adorable, I've always thought you and Perseus were cuter." Annabeth smiled sadly, "We're over. We're not getting back together. Thank you though."

Eleos nodded, "Just have faith. As the Christians believe, faith can open doors." With that, Eleos disappeared and a door appeared on the wall farthest from them.

"How are we going to trap Myla?" Leo asked.

"I think I have some rope in my backpack. I'm not sure how we'll slow her down enough to tie her up though," Frank said. Annabeth thought for a moment, "That's it!"

"What is?" Piper asked. Annabeth smiled, "Myla can't be slowed down, but there must be a way."

"Yeah," Leo said, "How is that supposed to help?"

"We make it seem like we're not trying to catch her. We can wrap the rope around the floor and fill in the others when we get in there," Annabeth said. Piper nodded.

"Let's go," Leo said excitedly and ran toward the door.

Word Count:708

I'm sorry that it's short. I've had a little bit of writer's block, so it was a little hard to write this. I think I know where I want to go with this now.