Lost in the pit

Oh Percy

"Annabeth! Run now! Get out!" I screamed. Annnabeth turned to look at me. Her princess blonde curls were stained copper, and her eyes were misty, but she could never have not looked beautiful to me.

"Percy! No! I'm not leaving you!" I was running out of time. Bob had been lost a while ago, monsters were closing in from every angle and Annabeth wouldn't leave. I ran forward and kissed her.

"I love you, get to Rome and stop Gaea wise girl. Please forgive me." With that i threw her into the elevator and closed the door. I pulled the leaver and the elevator began to assend. Now i just had to survive for twelve minutes. I could do this.

Hydras, telekines, and hellhounds came bounding toward me. I just had to keep this up for twelve minutes then i could let go. I began to fight them. Despite my pain and hunger i fought on.

"For Annabeth." I kept saying to myself. Soon enough i heard a ding and knew she was out. I sighed and relaxed. If i was going to die down here i was going to take as many monsters as i could down with me.

After ten minutes i felt myself start to tire. There were hundreds of bodies at my feet. Black spots clouded my vision, and i collapsed, happy that i got Annabeth out.

ANNABETH POV

"PERCY!" I screamed when i reached the top of the elevator. I looked around and realised i could see again. I ran back to the elevator and pounded on the door.

"PERCY! PERCY! DON'T LEAVE ME!" I screamed. Hazel and Frank ran up to me. I collapsed into their arms, bawling my eyes out.

"What happened? Where's Percy?" Hazel asked. I cried louder.

"He stayed behind. I couldn't get him to come. He just pushed me and closed the doors. Why would he do that? Why would he leave me?" Hazel began to cry with me and Frank struggled to keep his tears in. Frank picked me up and we made our way back to the Argo 2.

"Where is Percy?" Leo asked. Everyone besides Hazel and Frank was looked at me questioningly.

"He-he stayed behind. To close the doors. I-i tried to stop him, i did. He just pushed me out. He didn't even try and save himself. Why did he have to be the hero?" Everyone was crying. No-one wanted to lose Percy and we now only had 6 of the 7.

"What are we going to do without him? He's our leader." Jason said. I knew that took a lot for Jason to say that. This was one question even i couldn't answer.

"...get to rome......forgive me..." Percy's words repeated themselves in my head. I steeled my nearves.

"We get to Rome and stop Gaea. Percy's not lost. He will make it out. If anyone can, Percy can." They all nodded. I made my way back to my room. I passed Percy's room on the way. I stopped in front of the door. I pushed it open and entered. It looked as though he had just been in here.

The bed was screwed up. An SPQR t-shirt lay abandoned next to a camp half-blood one. Three pictures were on his bedside table. The first was of him, his mom, and Paul. That was the year of the battle of Manhattan. The next was of Percy, Nico, Thalia, Jason and Hazel. The cousins, when stood next to each other, actually had a kind of resemblance. The last picture was of me and him.

I was facing the camera smiling, whilst he was kissing my cheek. A small smile gracing his lips. I picked up the picture and lied down on the bed, sobbing. I took in every part of him i could.

"Oh Percy."