I'm sorry, Annabeth

Thalia XXI

"Percy? Percy!"

Thalia was trembling. Why did Percy suddenly collapse? Was he dying?

She checked his pulse. It was still beating. 

Why...?

"Thalia." Percy whispered. Thalia let out a sigh of relief. 

“Percy?” Thalia whispered, putting her head on his chest. Kronos seemed to take the act. 

“Thalia, take my mother and get out of here.” Percy whispered. 

“What about you?” she muttered. 

Percy thought for a while. 

“I’ll follow you. You get my mother and run, and when they are distracted, I’ll get out with you.” 

Thalia had a bad feeling about this, but she nodded. 

“Okay.” 

She faked a tear and walked towards Percy’s mother, who was crying and screaming. 

“Percy!” she was yelling. “Percy…”  

“Mrs Jackson.” Thalia hugged Sally, and put her mouth against her ear. “Percy’s alive. He wants us to get out of here.”

Mrs Jackson let out a sigh and was smart enough to follow Thalia’s directions without saying anything.

“I can’t believe you killed my best friend!” Thalia cried in fake desperation. She grabbed Mrs Jackson’s hand and cried “Nice meeting you!” then broke into a run. 

The two demigods looked around, confused. 

“What?” Kronos roared. “Seize them!” 

The two demigods immediately followed them, and was fumbling to get their swords. Seems like they weren’t good fighters. 

Thalia turned around and aimed her dagger to one of the demigod’s stomach. 

The demigod cried in pain and tumbled to the floor. Too easy. The other demigod was closely following them. 

Thalia took out her arrow and bow and tried to shoot the other demigod, but then the demigod has already fell onto the ground. On his back was a dagger. 

Percy. 

He had managed to nip a dagger from Luke’s pocket and set himself free. 

“Run!” he cried. 

Percy plucked out the dagger, ran to his mother’s side (staggering on the way) and supported her, and the three of them ran to the exit as fast as they can.

"Percy, are you okay?" Thalia asked, concerned.

Percy didn't reply. 

Suddenly, a girl appeared right in front of Thalia. Thalia skidded in her tracks. 

“Whoa, whoa! Who…?”

“Thalia!” 

Drew? 

“Drew?”Percy skidded to a halt. “What are you doing here?”

“I was asked to save you, but…then… Kronos took me away and locked me up…” Drew was sobbing. Percy glanced around nervously. 

“Where’s Kronos?” 

“I don’t know, you were with him just now!” Thalia cried back. This is getting really weird and confusing.