Percy and Annabeth -- After CHB

Chapter 11

"Piper!" Annabeth ran toward her, "I'm having contractions." She flinched as another one came.

"Okay. We need to get help."

Just then the guards rushed in, and took Annabeth and Piper's arms, trying to drag them out of the hospital.

"No! I can't leave!" Annabeth shouted and fought. Piper kept her cool and spoke to the guards in French.

"Elle a les bébés. Nous avons besoin de son aide" (She is having the babies. We need to get her help)

"Mais elle n'est pas due pour 3 semaines" (But she isn't due for 3 weeks) one of the guards said.

"Je sais, mais tu ne veux pas que les bébés soient en bonne santé. Ils ont besoin des meilleurs soins possibles" (I know, but don't you want the babies to be healthy. They need the best care possible) Piper argued

"Bien. Mais nous venons avec vous deux. Garder." (Fine. But we are coming with you two. To guard.)

Annabeth was trying to follow the conversation, but was totally lost. She turned to Piper, tears in her eyes.

"Let's go. They are coming to guard us."

"Piper. I don't think I can do this without Perc-" She doubled over holding her stomach, "Ahhhhhh!"

"Annabeth! We don't have time for this! Something could be really wrong, with you or with your babies. We need to go, NOW!"

"Okay."

They stumbled down the corridor, Piper supporting Annabeth. Her contractions were 3 minutes apart and she could barely walk.

"Piper!" Annabeth whispered, then she collapsed.

"Help! Help!" Piper shouted.

A nurse ran over. "What happened to her?"

"She's 34 weeks pregnant with twins. She started having contractions. They were really close together and she just- she just fainted!"

"Alright, I'm gonna take her upstairs to the maternity wing. You can come, I'm gonna have a doctor check on her. She will be okay. Does she have a husband I can call.?"

"Her boyfriend just went into surgery. He was shot."

"Oh, alright. What' her name?"

"Annabeth Chase."

"Ms. Chase? Can you hear me?" The nurse asked.

Annabeth moaned. She held her stomach and cried out.

"Ms. Chase! Can you hear me?"

"Yeah, yeah I can hear you."

Annabeth was conscious. But Piper wasn't sure that was a good thing. Her friend was moaning and crying out with pain. She was really hurting. And Percy wasn't here. If Percy was here, she would be okay. Piper was worried about both of them.

"Piper!" Annabeth called her over. "I need you to find news on Percy. I can't, no I won't have these babies without him."

"I can do that. Are you sure you don't want me to be there?"

"You won't miss anything. I am not having these babies without him!" Then she was wheeled away on a stretcher.

Piper ran to the front desk and asked for a Mr. Percy Jackson.

"Are you his girlfriend? He was asking about his girlfriend, and his kids." The nurse asked.

"No, no. I'm her friend. She is having their babies, and she wants to know if their okay."

"Oh, um, well he is in surgery. They have removed the bullet, and they are stitching him up. He will be out soon enough."

"How soon? It's really urgent. These are his kids we're talking about!"

"He should be out in, like, 15 minutes, but since it is so urgent, I will have the doctor speed it up a bit."

"Thank you! It will mean a lot to her."

"No problem."

Piper ran to Annabeth's room and delivered the good news. She smiled and relaxed a little. Then the doctor pulled her aside.

"Ma'am, your friend needs to start delivering her babies now. But she refuses to deliver them without their father."

"So? She can just wait."

"Maybe, but if she waits to long, which she already has, she could die, and so could her babies."