(Anastasia finishes cutting off all the spider webs covering Dr.Martin Finley with the old knife)
(Dr.Martin Finley gets free from the spider webs)
(Anastasia helps Dr.Martin Finley stand up)
Dr.Martin Finley:(weakened/being helped to stand up by Anastasia)Thanks you so much...Anastasia...
Anastasia:(helping Dr.Martin Finley stand up)You are so very welcome,Mr.Finley.
(Ariana and Aaron Finley Look at their father)
Martin Finley:(weakened/being helped to stand up by Anastasia)Ariana...Aaron...Is has been years since I last saw you...you both have grown up so much...ever since you 2 went missing...I never stopped blaming myself...for not defending you enough...for not being the father you all deserved...but even after what happened...even after all the awful things that Arachne did to me...I always hoped that 1 day...I longed for the day I...
(Ariana and Aaron Finley give a huge hug to their father)
Ariana Finley:(hugging her father)We missed you too,dad.
Aaron Finley:(hugging his father)And we also longed for the day that we saw you again.
(Martin Finley gives his twin children a huge hug)
Anastasia:(helping Martin Finley stand up)🙂Aw
(Annabeth Chase stands up from the ground)
(Annabeth Chase grabs her DrakonBone Sword back and uses it as a crutch)
(Annabeth Chase looks at Parker Peters)
Annabeth Chase:(using the DrakonBone Sword as a crutch)Parker...I...
Parker Peters:😤
(Parker Peters puts back his glasses)
(Parker Peters hides his spider eyes)
Parker:(pointing at a wall with a hole)See that wall with stalactites over there,there is an underground tunnel that leads outside of the Carlsbad Caverns,that is your only way back to the surface.
Annabeth:(using the DrakonBone Sword as a crutch)Thank you...
(Annabeth Chase goes towards Ariana Finley,Aaron Finley,Anastasia and Martin)
Annabeth Chase:Is time to go back,guys.
(Annabeth leads Ariana Finley,Aaron Finley, Anastasia and Martin to the hole on the wall)
(Ariana Finley,Aaron Finley,Annabeth,Anastasia and Martin go inside the hole on the wall)
(Ariana Finley,Aaron Finley,Annabeth,Anastasia and Martin climb up through the hole on the wall)
(Ariana Finley,Aaron Finley,Annabeth,Anastasia and Martin get to the surface out of the hole)
Aaron:Man,I still cannot believe that we single handed defeated Arachne and Medusa.
Anastasia:Yeah,just wait until we rub it directly on the face of Bailey.
(Martin makes a weakened laugh)
Martin:(weakened)It really looks like you have been in a lot of amazing adventures...I cannot wait to go home and hear more about the world of the gods.
Ariana: ...
Martin:(weakened)Anything wrong,sweetie.
Annabeth:(using her DrakonBone Sword as a crutch)Is time you tell them the truth,Ariana.
Aaron:(confused)The truth?The truth about what?
Ariana:(taking out the memory potion bottle) Athena came to me on a mission,she said that after the quest is over,that we needed to erase the recent memories of dad using this.
Aaron:So we came all this way only for dad to forget we reunited with him!And didn't tell me?!
Annabeth:(using her DrakonBone Sword as a crutch)It is dangerous for mortals to know about the gods.
Anastasia:There has to be another way!
Annabeth:(using her DrakonBone Sword as a crutch)There's no other way!We don't have a choice!
Ariana:(holding the memory potion)...💡
Ariana:(holding the memory potion)Yes,we have.
Aaron,Annabeth and Anastasia:???
Ariana:(holding the memory potion)Remember what the prophecy said.Wisdom's children, you're on your own,meaning the quest could only be done by us,children of Athena. Facing enemies of webs and eyes of stone,referred to Arachne and Medusa teaming up.The father that hopes to amend his mistake.A 3rd choice you will choose to make,I think it refers to dad making that choice.
Ariana:(giving the memory potion to her dad)I know it was hard to choose between people you cared about and I really want to go back home.But before that,we must know,if you really can handle being part of our world.So I want you to swear on the River Styx that if the demigod stuff becomes too much,you will drink this potion and forget everything.
(Martin grabs the memory potion)
Martin:(weakened/holding the memory potion)I...I swear it on the River Styx...
(Ariana and Aaron smile)
Annabeth:(using her DrakonBone Sword as a crutch)So I guess this is goodbye,but before you go,I want to give you something.
(Annabeth takes out her invisible gap from her backpack)
Ariana and Aaron:🤩
Ariana and Aaron:(excited)Is that your invisible gap?!
Annabeth:(holding her invisible gap/using the DrakonBone Sword as a crutch)Yep,it doesn't fit me anymore,but it'll fit you, eventually.
(Annabeth gives Ariana the invisible gap)
(Ariana grabs the invisible gap and places it on her backpack)
Anastasia:By the way,what are we exactly going to do with Medusa's head?Can we used it on Bailey?
Ariana:Let's not go on the extreme,yet.
Martin:I know a safe place to keep it
Aaron:You sure,dad?
Aaron:War spoils are not something to toy
Martin:I think I can handle it
Annabeth:(using her DrakonBone Sword as a crutch)Alright,just remember not looking at it or you'll be stoned forever.
(Anastasia gives Martin her backpack containing Medusa's head)
(Martin grabs Anastasia's backpack containing Medusa's head)
Annabeth:(To Ariana and Aaron/using her DrakonBone Sword as a crutch)I'll make sure to take your father home.
Aaron:Are you sure?With your broken foot?
Annabeth:(using her DrakonBone Sword as a crutch)A broken ankle didn't stop me from finding the Athena Parthenos.
(Everyone laughs)
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Percy Jackson:Half Blood Heroes (Book #4-Athena's Quest)
AdventureAthena,Goddess of Wisdom,give her children,Ariana and Aaron,an opportunity of a lifetime For any child of Athena...lead a quest! Their father has been captured by Athena's enemies,so in order to rescue him,Ariana and Aaron will have to make amends w...
