Weaved with pride

Chapter 12

[PART 2 OF MAZE]

"'Are you okay?'

No, I'm not. Not at all. I'm depressed. I have anxiety. My biggest fear is rejection. I want to tell someone. Maybe I should tell you. I need someone to hug me, tell me it's gonna be okay. I want to tell someone, I want to spill out everything. But what if I tell you and you reject me? What if you think I'm asking for attention?

'I'm fine, just tired. Thanks though'"

-unknown

Percy's POV
"Percy..." Piper muttered as we went off.
"Don't say anything" I said "I need time with my own thoughts"
I can't believe that they know!!!
More attention for me...great...
"Percy, you can't avoid it" Jason said "It's better to talk about it then keep in it"
"Yeah, yeah" I muttered.
"How's your stomach?" Summer asked.
"Sore but I'm fine" I said "I can walk"
"GUYS....we only have 12 hours left" noir said.
I widen my eyes and turned to the others.
"We need to hurry up!" I said "Let's go, the worlds at stake!!"

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We entered another clearing after 3 hours.
"I wonders what's in this-"
Before Summer could finish, Miles, Noir, Peter and I were flung to the left, where 4 large spider webs were. We all stuck to them,backwards and facing the shocked others.
I tried to get off of it but I struggled and didn't move at all.
"This is not spiderweb" I said.
"No kidding original spider man" I looked behind the others to see...goblin?
I looked at Jason who widen his eyes.
"Now thats weird" Jason said.
"Guys!" Alex said, about to run to us.
"One more step and they become fried spiders!" Goblin said.
"Oh hey Harry" I said.
"Don't call me that!" He exclaimed, "I'm-"
"Goblin yeah, I know. Just cut to the chase will you?" I snapped.
"No patience, I like it" Harry said "This little game is that the on the floor have to answer riddles, and if they get it wrong, one persons mind will be read and the spider they hate the most..will get tortured with ice and electricity....Or if they like all of them, the spider which loved the most gets a bit of venom in them"
I freeze.
Venom.
"How do you have the venom?" I asked "They all destroyed when Reyna destroyed them"
"Thats the thing, there was one left which half of it is in me and the other..." Harry brought out a needle which is half empty with black and purple liquid I recognised straight away "...is here"
I flinched.
Jason backed away from the liquid, making Piper stood in front of him.
"Okay, just start it already" Miles said.
"Another impatient spider" Harry said "Okay the first riddle; a man is born in 1946 and dies in 1947, test he was 86 years old. How is that possible?"
"He was born in room 1946 and died in room 1947" Piper fired.
"Good" Harry said, clicking his fingers and Noir dropped "Did I forget to mention for every answer right one leaves from the webs?"
"Noir!" Summer exclaimed and hugged him.
"Please, no hugs" he said,pushing her off.

"Next riddle; A women shoots her husband then holds him under water for five minutes. A little hill later, they both go out and enjoy a wonder dinner together; how can this be?" Harry said.
"No idea" Summer muttered.
"Clueless sorry" Leo said.
"Times up; it was because she shot her husband with a camera and then developed the photo" Harry said.
"I thought it was-" Noir started but then went to the floor in pain.
"I also forgot to mention that the treatment still works even if the spiders are off of the web" Harry said.
"Stop it" I growled.
Harry rolled his eyes.
"Okay fine!" Harry teased and Noir stopped flinching and moaned.
Summer and Jason helped him up.
"That hurt" Noir muttered.

"Next riddle; It cannot be seen, it cannot be felt, cannot be heard, cannot be smelt. It lies behind the stars and under hills. And empty holes it fills. Comes first follows after, ends life kills laughter; what am I?" Harry said.
I widen my eyes.
I know this riddle and I've told Jason!
Jason widen his eyes with recognition.
"Darkness" Jason said.
"Correct" Harry said, dropping Peter.
"How did you know that?" Piper asked.
"Percy told me once when we were hanging out under the...venom" Jason said, making everyone look at me.
I shrugged.