Our Final Stand (Percy Jackson & Kingdom Keepers)

Chapter One

"When you believe in a thing, believe in it all the way, implicitly and unquestionable." -Walt Disney

This story is dedicated to my friend Jo, and my mother; both of them have made a real difference in my life. I write this for you.

"It's about time." -Wayne Kresky, Kingdom Keepers VII: The Insider

CHAPTER 1

Annabeth's POV

The blinding gold light left our eyes as we landed in a heap onto the ground.

Where were we?

I rubbed my eyes and stood up, taking in my surroundings.

France?

Based off the architectural designing of the buildings, I was positive they were French. The sign I was under read "ARCADE". And was that . . . The Eiffel Tower?

I heard groans and more people stood up beside me.

"Epcot? Why are we in Epcot?" Willa confusingly asked to no one in particular. Ahh, the building would make sense now.

Maybeck groaned, "Beats me. God, anyone else got a bad pain in their back?"

Now that I thought about it, there was this throbbing pain in my mid-back. It also didn't help that a pen was poking me from inside the small grey backpack I had on.

Surprisingly, everyone nodded.

"Well, that's not strange at all." Maybeck said, rolling his eyes.

"Maybeck, strange is the definition of our lives." Amanda scolded.

Nico asked, "What time is it?"

"What the-?" Maybeck stared with wide eyes at his black watch. "It's frozen!"

Sure enough, Maybeck's watch was stuck on 6:49 PM, the exact time we traveled back.

"We need to readjust it." Willa said.

"We need to know what time it is first. Because it sure isn't 6:50 PM if the park is closed and employees would be starting to work 6:50 AM." I said. We all nodded in agreement.

"There's a clock at the front of France. We can set your watch there." Willa told Maybeck.

We all followed Willa towards the front of the "country". From the view, we could see the huge lake with all the buildings and things surrounding it. It was kind of amazing. She took us to the left and towards some bushes made to look like a maze. In front of it was a pole and on top was the clock. We walked to the front and saw the time: 11:52.

"What's blocking the four?" Amanda asked. Long behold, a yellow square was stuck up on the glass, blocking the Roman numerals IIII (which is incorrect, might I add since its supposed to be IV). It was something most people would ignore, but for these teens, every little detail was paid attention to.

Willa walked up and peeled it off the clock. It was folded in fourths. Willa opened it and smoothed it out. We all looked over her shoulder and read it.

Today is June 17.

hey jude, dOn't make it bad

take a sad song and make 2 it better

remember to let her into your heart

then you can start to make it better