The New Chaos Army

Strength

She began with how she grew up. How she lived on the run with Luke and Thalia. She gave detail, but explained it quickly as if she knew this part wasn't that important. She then got to the part where she met me, or Percy rather. She went into detail about how she helped me with my quest to find he lightning bolt. And how Luke betrayed her. Then she talked about how the next summer she saw me at school looking at a picture of her. (I really wish I could travel back in time and slap myself) And how we went through the sea of monsters. Then she went through all the way until when we went through Tartarus. She made it seem less horrible. Although my memory was tampered with so maybe what she was saying the truth and I thought of it as worse. She explained how Gaea we defeated. And how afterwards our small adventures. Hearing her point of view was definitely different. She used detail but she didn't drag it on very long. Then she explained after I left.

"After he left I....I just remeber going to the the Empire states building about an hour after he went up. And the Hermes was in the elevator with me, although I don't think he knew I was there. I was invisible. And when I got to the top they said....they said Percy was gone. In Tartarus..." She said. She choked back a sob.

"Practically the whole camp dedicated all their time to help me build the Argo III. It was able to with stand Tartarus as well as getting in and out. Then when we went to find him he left me a note." She said. She reached into her pocket and pulled out the old napkin I wrote the note on. I didn't bother reading it. But I acted like it did.

She went into detail about how for the next fifteen years she looked for me. She searched and searched. And eventually she was attacked by a monster she couldn't beat. But lucky for her, Nico had been following her, keeping a close eye on her. For Hazel and the others. He told her she needed to rest. He promised to keep looking for me. But he made Annabeth promise to take at least a whole year off.

"I didn't want to agree but he was right. But Ever since he left I got very sick. It started to affect me after awhile." Annabeth said. She pulled the neck of her shirt aside and showed me a spot on her left (my right) shoulder, above her heart about the size of an apple, where her skin was green. A dark black-green color. It seemed to be moving slightly.

"What is it?" I asked.

"I don't know?" Every doctor including Apollo couldn't tell me. He suggested I go to Aphrodite but I don't really feel like that's smart. I want a cure, not a cute blouse." Annabeth said.

I really had no idea what it was. I had never seen anything like it. It was truly out of my knowledge.

"It eventually affected me so much I had to stop using my left at all." She said. I did noticed that she had avoided using it at most times.

I went to touch it, then hesitated. When she nodded, I ran my thumb along it lightly. Her skin was rough, like it was burnt. But as I touched it seemed to...disappear. Her skin went normal where ever my finger went.

"How!?" She said amazed.

"I don't know. I've never had healing powers except for minor cuts and when I touch water." I admitted. She was amazed. The burn was gone.

"Does that mean you can still some of your powers. Even after the...lightning?" She asked.

"I think so." I said, "I...wait minute." I realized this whole time I had been wasting some of my power. I focused and the shadow bended around my wings disappeared. And my wings were visible over my hoodie.

Annabeth was lost for words. She was awestruck by them.

"May I?" She asked. She gestured towards them. I nodded. She lightly touched my feathers. She examined how they folded perfectly to my back.

"They're amazing. Where you born with them?" She asked.

"No, it's was a gift. Chaos believed they would make me more stealthy so I could sneak upon my enemies from the sky." I said.

After marveling over my wings she at in front of me.

"What other powers do you have that you can use?" She asked.

"Well, aside from my incredible fashion sense then I got nothing." I said. She laughed. I smiled. I tried to recall some of my real memories. Memories before they were changed by End.

The thought of End made me shutter.

"What? What is it?" Annabeth asked.

"I was just thinking about....thank you, for what you did. When we came back from...you...you helped me. I...I saw things....heard things. He...he altered some of my memories. I relived my worst memories but they were worse. What I'm trying to say is without you, I probably would have...gone completely mad." I said.

"I was just doing what anyone would do. You were clearly traumatized. You were shaking and you...you reminded me of...well, me after losing Percy. Thalia...she helped me more than anyone. She...well...i just wanted to...help." She said in a whisper. She leaned in close and she kissed me again. This time before I could stop it I felt a twinge of pain in my head and passed out.

I woke up before Annabeth, which was no surprise. She always woke up after me. She was curled up her head rested on my chest. I got up and paced the room. Trying to think of a way to escape.