The Blood of Olympus

Chapter 10: Hazel

Uh..hi. It's been a long time, I guess. I don't think there's much of a point in apologizing, though just do you guys know, I would like to apologize, so let's just skip straight to the chapter that I've been procrastinating on for 2+ months, shall we?

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Chapter 10: Hazel

"I'm coming,"

"No you're not,"

"Yes I am,"

"You're not,"

"Oh really?"

Hazel gritted her teeth. She had been afraid they might run into this particular difficulty. The stubborn look on Percy's face told her clearly that he wasn't going to give in anytime soon, but they were running out of time. It was time to be a bit rougher with him.

"Perseus Jackson," Hazel growled, which considering how frustrated she was with him wasn't too hard, "if you take one step off this ship, I swear to the gods I will make sure you never go anywhere again,"

Percy crossed his arms over his chest defiantly and scowled, "Look, if you think I'm just going to sit here while my girlfried is dying - "

"That's exactly what you have to do," Hazel said, more gently this time, though it took a substantial effort, "Percy, I know it will be hard, but this is no ordinary disease. You don't seem to get the fact that this isn't Annabeth's punishment, this is Akhyls punishing you. If you do anything to try to save her, you can bet that she'll be dead by the time we return,"

Percy snorted, "That was the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard. You just think I'm unstable and will just get myself killed because I'll be busy worrying about Annabeth..."

This was exactly what Hazel thought, but she wasn't about to tell Percy so. Instead, she looked pleadingly at Jason, Leo, and Piper, who were lined up on the deck, staring at Percy and Hazel like they were watching an intriguing soap opera. 

"Look Percy, " said Jason, finally stepping forwards, "I'm sorry to do this, but Hazel is right, you can't come,"

Before Hazel could stop him, Jason moved forward to Percy, who was still scowling fiercely, and, in one fluid motion, drew his sword and conked Percy over the head with the pommel.

Percy collapsed on the deck in a heap.

"Jason!" Piper shrieked, "what did you just do?!"

Jason furrowed his eyebrows, looking mildly confused,

"What are you screaming about? Hazel looked to us for help, so - "

"Yeah, but I didn't mean to knock him out!" Hazel interrupted loudly, running to Percy. There was already a lump the size of an egg forming on his forehead.

Jason squinted at her, "Look, it was the logical thing to do. He wouldn't stay back, so I just made sure that he wouldn't wake up any time soon,"

Hazel opened her mouth to argue, but Frank suddenly interrupted by clambering back up on the deck from the infirmiry where they had relocated Annabeth to,

"Guys," he said, his voice shaky, "I was just putting Annabeth on one of those beds in the infirmiry, when this appeared on the bedside table,"

He showed Hazel, Leo, Piper, and Jason a note,

Tick tock goes the clock,

One more hour to go

Before the light dims