Destiny Calls (A Percy Jackson Fanfiction)

12: Remember never to get stabbed. It hurts.

"Watch your back, Thea!" Leah shouted as I dodged a hellhound with lunging claws and pushed it into the path of a incoming telkhine. Max was at the front running frantically, occasionally thrusting his spear into monsters. We had been in the Labyrinth for a few days already, and Leah and I had been put on first watch while the others slept. About 2 dozen monsters would be sent by Nyx every once in a while to weaken us, and the first time, it was only Max on watch, and Max had gotten knocked out after waking us all up. 

Which sucked, because we didn't have a guide. We ended us running as fast as we could as Leah carried Max on her shoulder as Dom and Tom held the rear. Now we had been attacked again, with the two boys still groggily running after us, occasionally turning monsters to dust. I shot an arrow in between the eyes of a cyclops, and a few telkhines tried to throw bottles of greek fire at us. Waving out a hand, I shot out a burst of silver energy that vaporized the fire and destroyed a few monsters with it.

Artemis had taught me a bit about my powers the night before, and she taught me how to control how much I use and how not to accidentally use up all my energy. She said that sometimes the abilities I have may weaken because of balance, but that was fine. I was more focused on my physical abilities than supernatural ones.

 Leah and Max were in the lead, and only the apparent 'light' that Max could see as our guide. Max suddenly shouted a word. "Duck!" he yelled, do a roll. We followed him to see an ax swinging from the ceiling, obliterating all the monsters that were following us.

"Holy Hera, that was close." cursed Dom. "Can't wait to send Nyx into eternal slumber." He took a flask of nectar and drank a small sip, and I watched as his breathing evened and his wounds healed. He handed Tom the flask, while I ate a square of ambrosia.

"Where are we?" I said, asking Tom.

"Not... sure.... nearly.... there... should... be.." Max panted. "How... many... days... has.... it... been?"

Dom rolled his eyes. "Why don't you lead us to CIVILIZATION to find out?" he snapped. "Before someone gets hurt." Max glared at him."

"Sure, Death boy. Let's go." he walked off, occasionally muttering about where Dom could put his sword up. He soon led us up into a garden, which read 'Welcome to Eugene, Oregon! The one of the west-most cities in America!'

Leah scowled at the sign. "That means that if we want to find Nyx, she'll be at the very west of America. Thea, do you have Percy's sea-bearings?"

I rolled my eyes. "I do. But we're not in the sea."

"You still have bearings, even if it is on land."

I groaned. "Fine. It's 44.0521° N, 123.0868° W. The west-est state would be. Ozette, Washington, 48.1548° N, 124.6672° W. Happy?"

Leah smiled. "More than happy."

I was about to give her a sarcastic remark when I suddenly felt a pain in my stomach, and the feeling of cold iron in my skin. I looked down to see a dagger in my stomach, and blood streaming down. Dom glanced over when he saw me fall to the ground, and eyes widened when he saw the blood. "Styx." he muttered. "What in Hades is that?"

Tom looked out into the distance. "Alice Blades." he cursed. The daughter of Ares saluted to us before vanishing into the shadows. 

Leah was working on my wound. Slowly, she lifted up the chiton, and Aphrodite seemed to sense what had happened and a pair of leggings appeared on my legs. Leah nodded, and rolled it up to where the knife was embedded in my skin. "This is going to hurt, okay?" she said. I nodded, like 'what else is new?' and she yanked the dagger out. I started to bleed, and the pain became to numb me. "Styx. Styx. Styx."

"What is it? Is it deep?" Dom looked over. "Damn girl, you've got abs."

"Not. The. Time. Dominique." I stated, wincing in pain. Leah hurried and started to clean the wound with some nectar. The wound started to steam, but it had stopped bleeding. Leah started to wrap the wound, and I managed to stand up. Dom grabbed my arm, and I stood up shakily.

"Seriously, you okay?" he asked, eyes full of concern.

"Trust me, I'm fine." I rolled my eyes. "I just got stabbed by a iron dagger, and I'm perfectly fine. Right?"

Leah stiffled a giggle. "So smart, Dom."

Dom looked crestfallen. "I was just showing concern!"

"I don't need your concern." I said, before turning to hide my blush.

Tom and Max looked from each of us like they were watching a 3-way tennis match. "Friend-zoned!" Leah said, smiling.

"Leah, your inner Aphrodite is showing." We all said sync, before laughing. My laughter turned into coughing as a doubled-over and nearly face-planted onto the ground. Dom held me in his grasps. 

"Watch it, Thea." Dom said as I coughed and held my stomach. Max raised his hand.

"Uh, guys? Do you think we should go stop at a hotel? Just so, you know, Thea needs some rest or she'll faint." We all nodded, and Leah took out her phone. We gave her questioning glances.

"What? I haven't used my phone in a few months!" she then looked at the screen and gasped. "No way."

"What?" Tom asked, confused.

"It's the 18th." she said. "We've spent two weeks in the Labyrinth, and we only have a few days to get to Nyx. How is that possible?"

"Time moves slower in the Labyrinth, or faster, I don't know. It's just really messed up." I said. "Like Grover was in the Labyrinth for two weeks instead of two days, and Percy and Annabeth thought it was only for a few minutes when it really was a few hours."

They nodded as Leah took out her phone and called a cab. The driver walked out and smiled. "Where to, Ms Kingsley?"

"Nearest hotel. Can you get Audrey to book two rooms, each with 3 beds? Thanks David." The driver nodded and we got in.

"Ms Kingsley, do you need me to call a doctor? Your friend there looks slightly sick." He pointed at me.

"I'm fine. Just a small scratch." while Dom gave me a look that said clearly 'small scratch my ass. you nearly died.'

"Okay, miss. Tell your boyfriend to take care of you." the driver said respectfully before heading into his space.

"Boyfriend?" me and Dom said at the same time. "We're not in a relationship."

"When my mom's done with you, I'll say you will be."

Chapter 12 is done! This was sort of short though. Question: should I include Hemera in this or nah? Please answer, or I'll feel lonelier than I really am. 😥 Bye!