Back Into The Darkness (Percy Jackson Claustrophobia) (Solangelo)

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🐟 Percy 🐟
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They were all there, and by all I mean all the counsellors, the rest of the seven, Grover, Thalia, and Reyna. My knee was bouncing, I was nervous, Chiron called a meeting for a new quest. Annabeth puts her hand on my knee, "Calm down, it's probably not going to be us."

I nod, that wasn't the reason I was nervous, too many people in a small room, I used to be fine with it, but now…no it's too crowded. My chest feels like it has a stone weighing it down, and my breathing is choppy and heavy.

Will seems to notice this, "Hey, Perce, can I talk to you outside?" I nod my head and follows Will outside. "You alright?"

"Mhmm, I'm fine."

Will frowns, "Percy?"

"Hm?"

"You sure?"

"Yeah, why?"

"You looked tense and nervous."

"I'm fine."

"Ok. Ok. Just tell me if something's bothering you."

"I swear I'm fine."

Will puts his hands up in surrender, "Ok."

"Yeah."

We go back in, immediately everyone looks at us with 'what happened?' faces.

"Something private," Will mentions and sits next to Nico, holding his hand. Nico leans on his shoulder. I sit in my seat next to Annabeth.

Chiron walks in, "Hello, children, I fear there is a new prophecy."

Everything gasps, Annabeth is the first to say something, "What does it say?"

Chiron takes a deep breath:

"Back in the maze they take eleven
She sees the deceased
Sun shall guide them
His fears will be unmasked
Titan will be released
He takes his place to which stripe will appear again
She will be asked
Revisit the final resting place
And retrieve the item that hit him in the face."

"When?" I ask, everyone looks at me confused, I chuckle, "the first line, 'Back in the maze they take the eleven', emphasis on back that means the one who went in before go back, am I right?" I glance at Annabeth, she nods, so I continue, "that would mean at least Annabeth, Grover, Chris, Clarrisse, Rachel, Nico, and me." Everyone looks at me surprised, I shrug, "I've learned."

"Ok," Jason says, "So so far it's: Annabeth, Grover, Chris, Clarrisse, Nico, Rachel,  and you are the ones to go, but that's only seven, we are missing half of the people the prophecy refers to."

"Five," Will states, "Nico goes, I go."

"Nico goes, I go," Hazel says.

"Hazel goes, I go." Frank shrugs.

"Annabeth and Hazel are going, I might as well go too," Piper jumps in.

"Annabeth is family, I'm going, and Percy and Nico are my cousins, I need to protect them," Thalia states.

"Piper and Thalia go, I go," Jason states.

"F**k it," Leo adds in.

"That's foureen," Annabeth counts.

"Go get ready, Hereos, to the labyrinth you go." Chiron says sadly looking at Chris with sympathy, I know exactly why, last he … well let's just say he almost didn't make it. I look at Chris reassuringly. He smiles back, a nervous smile.

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I packed a flashlight, matched, a torch, water, nectar, ambrosia, and two changes of clothes. I sit on my bed looking around me, my eyes land on the fountain my dad gave me as a gift. I make a rainbow and throw in a drachma. I call my mom she seems to be working on her book, I get her attention. "Percy! Oh my gosh! Are you ok?"

"Yes, I just, there's a new prophecy-"

"You're part of it aren't you?"

I nod, "I'll be going back into the labyrinth, don't know how long I'll be gone, just wanted to, you know, warn you."

"It's fine, just… don't die ok? We just barely got you back."

"I promise I'll try to stay out of trouble."

She smiles, "Call me the moment you get back."

I nod, again. Annabeth walks in, "Oh hey, Sally! She waves at my mom.

"Are you going too, Annabeth?" She asks.

"Yep," she answers, popping the p, "I'll keep your baby boy out of trouble for you."

My mom smiles bigger, "Thank you, make sure he comes with his memories intact, can't afford to lose him."

Annabeth puts an arm around my waist, "We can't afford to lose this boy one more time," she looks at me, straight in the eye, "Got it, Seaweed Brain?"

I nod and do a two finger salute, "Yes ma'am."

Annabeth just laughs, "See you when we get back." She runs her hand through the mist and my mom's image disappears, "Come on, they're waiting." I nod.

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We all met up at the old entrance to the old labyrinth. "Everyone look for a way in!" Clarisse commands. We look around for awhile, about three hours in, and still find nothing.

"What are we going to do?" Chris asks frustratedly, "We can't find the stupid entrance!"

"Hey, guys! What's this?" Frank yells.

We head to the direction of Frank, "What'd you find?" I ask.

"Look," he points to a triangle, that looks like Deadalus's symbol, engraved into a rock.

Annabeth puts her hand over it, "Perce, it's just like-"

I realize what she's saying, it looks just like the one we saw the first time. "That's it. That's our way in." Everyone looks at me nervously, "Trust me."

Annabeth presses the symbol. The rock splits open. Here we go, back into the darkness after two years, this time no idea what we need to do.

I am currently editing this chapter so things will change. And I keep forgetting the different people who went into the labyrinth but I think I got everyone.