Annabeth and Percy were walking down Main street. It was a month after their honeymoon. They were on their way to Sally Jackson's apartment, Percy's Mom, they were a block away from Sally's when Percy doubled over in a vicious coughing fit. Annabeth checked if he was OK. This was a frequent thing lately ever since they came back Percy started coughing and it kept getting worse and worse. Ambrosia and nectar helped to a degree but not enough to have and impact. Percy refused to go to Apollo saying
" I defeated worse things than a cold!"
And left no more room to argue. She silently promised herself that she would call Apollo as soon as possible when the next episode starts. She was broken out of her thoughts by Percy knocking on his mother's door. The reason we were here was because it was August 18 Percy's 23 birthday. Sally answered the door, after all of the hugs and kisses they walked into the living room, Percy promptly collapsed while he was making way to his chair. He coughed and thrashed. His chest heaving like he couldn't breathe. I hurriedly grabbed a drachma and IMed the cocky God of Medicine, Apollo's shining face appeared in the mist,
"Heyyyyyy, how is my favorite niece!" Apollo said,
I scowled and frantically said
" Apollo get your godly ass over here Percy is, well there is something wrong with him and I don't know what!"
Apollo's cocky grin changed into a seriously grim expression at the thought of his cousin ill.
" Be there in a few,"
Annabeth swiped her hand through the mist. She turned to see Sally cradling Percy in her lap. She motioned for Sally to cover her eyes while covering Percy's also. They saw a light underneath their eyelids. When the light died down, we opened our eyes. Standing In front of us was Apollo. He dashed to Percy's side and knelt down, hovering his glowing hands over the young Son of Poseidon. Apollo paled,
"What happened!?" Annabeth practically screeched in Apollo's ear.
"H-he h-has c-c-cancer," Apollo whispered in between sobs looking Sally and Annabeth in the eyes Sky blue meeting Gray and Sea Blue,
"WELL THEN DO SOMETHING YOU ARE THE GOD OF MEDICINE FOR OLYMPUS SAKES!" Annabeth yelled sobbing already,
But, nobody noticed Percy stop thrashing and lay still on the carpet, Sally was up standing with Annabeth hugging her.
"It was all of the blue food coloring intakes, I can't do anymore he is too far-gone " Apollo whispered,
Sally gasped, and fell to her knees sobbing, thinking she killed her baby. She looked at Percy once more and noticed a blue tinge to his lips. She screamed tears pouring down her face. His breaths were nonexistent. Annabeth stopped in shock she stood there staring at the dying corpse of her beloved, thoughts racing through her mind a mile a minute, but one stabbed her in the heart the most was, she was pregnant and was going to tell Percy at dinner, but now she never will get that chance again. Sally was sobbing and holding her swelling stomach, she was six months pregnant with twins. Apollo sat in the corner of the room his usually cheerful expression blank with grief. Through the sobs Annabeth managed to IM Chiron, who was in the middle of a head counselor meeting, they gasped at the sight of their leader, her usual perfect hair in a rats nest, her face streaked with tears clutching a person close to her chest.
She spoke in between sobs she said "W-we n-n-ne-need a-a-a s-sh-shroud f-f-or an S-s-son o-of P-p-po-Poseidon."
Chiron looked at the IM tears pouring down the centaur's face, just as Annabeth disconnected the message.
She looked back at her beloved, a peaceful smile rested on his face.
They all grieved together. The camps where solemn at the loss of their leader. Annabeth and Sally were constantly comforting each other Paul grieved with them as well. The Gods sat on Olympus all with solemn expressions, they discussed the death of the hero, Poseidon did not say anything not even to Athena. Tears silently glided down the old fisherman's face, at the loss of his only Half-Blood son.
It was the night of the shroud burning, the shroud was a beautiful combination of blues, greens, and grays, embroidered in gold, with a silver owl holding a bronze trident in its grasp. They had all attended including the Gods, vowing to spend more time with their children, Athena was holding Annabeth while she sobbed, that was until.
"Close your eyes!" Apollo screamed,
The campers hurriedly closed their eyes, when the light died, the fates stood there in all of their glory.
"WHAT DO YOU WANT YOU ALREADY RUINED MY LIFE HERE TO RUIN SOMEONE ELSE?!" Annabeth yelled,
"Hush child, we are not here to ruin anything, we are here to fix a mistake, Young Perseus died too soon, he was supposed to live a long happy life with you and your child,"
Annabeth's face blushed red. The campers went "Ooooooooooooooooooo!" and the Aphrodite and Venus campers squealed. Athena scowled. Poseidon grinned.
"And now we shall fix our mistake,'
Annabeth started glowing.
"ALL HAIL, ANNABETH SOFIA JACKSON, DAUGHTER OF ATHENA, SLAYER OF MANY MONSTERS, KRONOS, AND GAEA (INSERT OTHER TITLES HERE), GODDESS OF ARCHITECTURE, HEROINES, AND THE EARTH, And 15th OLYMPIAN!"
The glow around Annabeth dissipated, she was transformed into a formal chiton, her hair in an intricate bun and a crown resting on her head, her eyes, adopted streaks of brown and green in them. But, the glow stayed around her stomach region.
"ALL HAIL SELINA,"
Clarisse started crying,
" ZOE, "
Artemis and her hunters started sobbing,
"BIANCA",
Nico started crying,
"FLEUR JACKSON, GODDESS OF HOPE, PEACE, PURITY, TRAGIC DEATHS, AND PROSPERITY !"
The glows dissipated completely, the Fates turned towards the shroud, The shroud began to glow, it rose in the air the shroud fell away leaving Percy in the air, he gave off an ethereal light, "
ALL HAIL PERSEUS ACHILLES JACKSON, SON OF POSEIDON, BANE OF ALL EVIL, (INSERT TITLES), GOD OF LOYALTY, SWORDSMANSHIP, TIME, HEROES, WARRIORS, TRUE LOVE, SARCASM, BLUE, AND INCURABLE CURSES, AND 17th OLYMPIAN!"
With every word Percy glowed brighter until the mortals had to cover their eyes, then in a flash, it was gone and standing in its place was, Percy. He was decked out in ancient Greek battle armor, with the exception of a helmet, which was under his arm, tears in his eyes her ran to Annabeth and gave her a giant hug, and a very passionate kiss. When he set her back down he got a hard smack on the side of his face.
"HOW DARE YOU NOT TELL ME YOU WEREN'T OK! HOW LONG WERE YOUR LUNGS HURTING?!"
Percy just stared at her with a dumbfounded expression on his face,
"WHEN?!" Annabeth screeched,
"When we got out of Tartarus.." Annabeth's expression softened, she hugged Percy.
"Just don't do anything that stupid again, OK?" burying her head in his shoulder.
"I make no promises!"
"ALRIGHT, LOVEBIRDS ENOUGH OF THIS LOVEY DOVEY STUFF, TO TH-" Clarisse yelled only to be cut off by a kiss from her husband Chris,
"THE LAKE!" he finished,
They all screamed and picked up the happy couple, ignoring their complaints, and threw them into the clear waters of the canoe lake. Percabeth swam to the bottom, a bubble surrounded them, and it was The Second Best Underwater Kiss Of All Time! They broke apart, but Annabeth looked kinda angry and crestfallen.
"Hey, Annabeth what's wrong?"
"You could've given me a heart attack, or hurt the baby or.."
"Wait, baby?"
"Yeah... you're gonna be a dad!"
Percy jumped up in the bubble yelling "IMMA BE A DAD IMMA BE A DAD!"
Credits
Narrator- Bella Okeanos Daughter Of Poseidon Legacy Of Vulcan And Pluto, head of the Percabeth And Couples Watch club.
Info- Rick "Troll" Riordan, senior scribe at CHB
