The Shark and The Bats

One

I couldn't believe it. No. No. No. It was... it was only Annabeth and me. How, how could this happen? How could I let this happen? The bodies of dead demigods surrounded us. My friends surrounded me. Not happily, not full of life and joy, but cold, lifeless.

Tears ran down my face. Leo was the first to go. His mouth was still pouring out water from when he was drowned, even after an hour. I'm sorry, Calypso. Then came Pipes, shot by a rogue demigod with wax in his ears. My best friend. Murdered by one of our own. After that was Jason, a sword through his heart. My blonde superman. My bro. The one who taught me how to pick up a guy, terribly. While distraught, Hazel was stepped on by a cyclops and killed. My cousin and my bestie. My Hazelnut. Frank was on a rampage after Hazel's death, he took out a pretty impressive chunk of the enemy army on his own. He had a red glow around him; the blessing of Mars, until he was speared by an Earthborn. Frank, the shapeshifter. Whenever I was sad or scared, he would turn himself into a golden retriever and lay in my lap. I retrieved his stick, a memory of my dear friend.

Gaia laughed behind me. It was a cold, wicked chuckle. I spun around on my heels. She held my father in one hand, and Annie in the other. "Choose, the life of your father, or your own." "Choose?" I asked, my voice turning to a whimper, small and bleak. Dad's trident clattered on the ground in front of me. "Please don't make me do this, don't make me do this." She released both of them as my tears fell. "I knew she was a liability," Zeus whispered behind me. I felt anger, nothing but anger, at the Gods, Gaia, and myself, for letting them go. I walked forward slowly. Annabeth kissed me. She then looked at me and nodded. WHAT THE FUCK DOES THAT MEAN???

Every muscle in my body was screaming, but I glanced at Dad, heartbreak clear in his eyes, and walked forward a bit more. I picked up the Trident in my hands, feeling frustration. I aimed it at Annabeth, saw Gaia chuckle out of the side of my eye, and fired.

A second before firing, I swung the Trident so that the blast would hit Gaia. I poured all my power into it, and felt white hot pain rushing through my body. She screamed in rage, stumbling backwards.

We charged forward while she was distracted, Annabeth tried to stab her through her chest, but failed. She was crushed in Gaia's palm and tossed to the ground. My wise girl. She was the love of my life, how could I live without her?

I saw red. I made a hurricane, and I went up higher and higher and higher. I slashed, stabbed, sliced, dodged and cried all at once. Finally, I let myself lose control. I could feel the blood in her veins and I liked it. I managed to stab her in a fatal spot in her stomach, and twisted Riptide in. "Please, have mercy on me!" She yelled in pain. I let out a cold laugh. "Mercy? Mercy? Tell me one good reason why I should have mercy on you. You killed my family, my best friends, and the love of my life. Don't you even dare ask me for mercy." I angrily replied, twisting the sword deeper in her stomach with every word. Her breathing soon slowed to a stop, and I fell 150 feet to the ground.

I ran as fast as my exhausted legs could take me to my Annabeth. "No, no, no no no." I sat next to her and watched as blood poured out of her numerous wounds. "Hey, hey, it's ok, it's ok. I love you. Remember, we all love you, it's not your fault." She said to me. I shook my head, "No, no, we'll get you to Will. He'll fix you up. You'll be perfectly good as new." She touched my wet face. "Oh Seaweed Brain, we both know that's not gonna happen. I love you. It's not your fault. I'll wait for you in Elysium, ok?" More tears ran down my face as she leaned forward, kissing me for the last time, before those grey eyes of hers lost that unique spark.

"No! No!" I shrieked as loud as I could, attracting the attention of all those left on the battlefield. All the Olympians, along with Clarisse, Reyna, Grover and Nico came over to me. I sobbed as I held her corpse in my hands, Athena gasping as she saw the body of her daughter. Nico placed his hand on my shoulder. "It's not your fault, Percy, it's not your fault." He pulled me into a hug as Athena held Annabeth and cried. WHY DOES EVERYONE KEEP SAYING THAT?!? I sobbed into his shoulder, as Reyna and Clarisse held me as well. Dad came to me and kissed my forehead. I screamed. "She needs to be with her family." I left his embrace and kneel sat on the ground next to Annabeth's body.

Hades paled even more than normal as he swiped on a screen. "Her mom, is gone." My eyes widened as I screamed again, doubling over. I shrieked, multiple times, over and over and over again, more than I can count, until it went black.

Poseidon POV:

No, it can't be. Sally and Paul, and Estelle, they can't be gone. I held Percy as she collapsed in my arms.

I didn't listen to a word anyone had to say, they can't tell me how to take care of my daughter. I gave Athena a look, and she nodded, still crying over the body of her dead daughter.

Almost my daughter in law.

The realisation hit me hard after I noticed a ring box in Percy's pocket. I picked her up in my arms and nodded at Nico, placing an arm on his and Grover's shoulder. He seemed to understand, and both of them closed their eyes.

With a flash, we were in the Manhattan Police Station. I placed her in a chair, Nico and Grover sitting on either side of her. With a simple snap of my fingers, she was wearing a blue T-Shirt, jeans, and her long hair was tied back neatly.

"Take care of her," I told them, kissed her on her forehead, then left. The others wouldn't take kindly to the fact I got her this far, but I was gonna make her live in Atlantis. Then, I decided against it, she was already on thin ice with my brother.