HEROES OF OLYMPUS: The House of Hades

Chapter XV

*Runs away screaming as Rainbow ponies start chasing me screaming bloody murder*

Sorry, guys. I had like a million tests, and homework, and concerts, and fangirling, and yeah......(:

I felt bad, so I made it extra long. :P

So, Jellybeans-Here it is!!!

COUNTING STARS-ONE REBUBLIC

CHAPTER XV

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ANNABETH FELT LIKE TEARING HER HAIR OUT. HERE SHE WAS, a prisoner of Gaea, trapped in a tiny cage with an insane Percy and a depressed Luke.

Maybe she should back up a little bit.

So, after Percy managed to defeat Arachne and pass out heroically, Luke had decided they probably should move on before any monsters saw them. Because Arachne's 'Life dust'(As Percy called it) had moved to the west, they decided that the Doors of Death would be as far as possible to the monsters' revival home. So, they turned east, carrying a unconscious Percy(Who is very heavy, by the way) for almost three miles before meeting another monster.

A very scary monster.

*Flashback*

Annabeth stared at the tiny puppy in front of her, still wary. In the demigod world, if something is cute and fluffy, it usually is best to run far, far, away.

The puppy whimpered, its big blue eyes blinking up at her. Luke shifted his grip on Percy's arm, and looked at Annabeth.

Having a boyfriend that was a master at Puppy eyes, Annabeth didn't waver. That didn't stop her from wanting to pet it. Just once wouldn't hurt.......

As soon as she touched its wiry fur, it growled, and Annabeth heard the clanking of swords. Out of nowhere, hundreds of monsters suddenly surrounded them.

The last Annabeth saw was  the curling G gleaming on their shiny metal armour.

*Flashback ends*

So, here she was, stuck in a dirt cage, with a depressed Luke, and an insane Percy. He had woken up just after the capture, to find himself in a tiny earthen cage.

Annabeth didn't know what was wrong with him.

She looked over at the son of Poseidon.

He was shaking like a leaf, and sweat was beading on his brow. He was scratching on the walls, and his eyes were wide with fear.

Scratching turned to pounding, and he sank to the floor, rocking back and forth.

Annabeth had to admit, she was afraid to approach him.

She looked over to Luke, who was observing Percy's weird behavior. Suddenly, his eyes lit up.

"Claustrophobic." He said.

"What?"

Luke looked at her. "He's claustrophobic. Like.....afraid of cramped spaces? Hates to be contained, sort of thing?"