Percy Jackson-A Journey Through Time

Chapter 16 - The one who left...

(Guys! The first book of this series is almost combing to an end. Another 5-6 chapters.

Thank you for sticking with me all these months. I am extremely grateful. Thank you!)

Annabeth POV.- (A few days ago in camp)

I wiped away my tears as the children left camp. I waved one last time at the van that had already disappeared. A soft hand on my shoulder brought me back to reality.

"Hey," I warned to find Hazel smiling softly. "They are going to do just fine. Remember how we were?"

I took a deep breath and sighed. "Thank you, Hazel. I needed that."

I left the crowd and walked over to the big house. I spent the day helping Chiron design the 'new cabins'. Around sunset, a thought hit my head.

"Percy..."

It was weird...

Percy never left me alone. Even during normal days, he would always come by, steal a kiss or at least check up on me. I usually found that annoying. But now that he hadn't come by, I missed that sneaky, annoying, one-sided grin of his. With Alex gone away on a quest, Percy would have stayed by my side. Not... left me alone.

"Chiron, I will be back in a few minuites," I informed him and walked over to the Poseidon's cabin. Even now, Percy was the only demigod with Poseidon as dad. Soon, I was outside the cabin. Opening the door slowly, I went inside.

"Percy!!!" I said in a sing-along voice. "Perseus Achilles Jackson!! Come out this instinct or I will kill you!" I warned him.

"SEAWEED BRAIN!" I shouted but got no reply.

Then, I noticed it. The room was messy as always. Chocolate wrappers lying around. But something was odd. Percy's things were missing.

Dread settled in my heart as the pieces started to get together. "Percy..." My voice trailed away.

And one shall leave without any trace, The prophecy was talking about Percy.

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*meanwhile in heaven*

Nobody POV.-

Chuck and Melody stared at the sass master for a long time. Finally, persassy broke the silence.

"Woah! Don't look at me like that! It's not like I have committed a crime or something..."

"Percy, what are you doing here!?!" Chuck asked angrily.

"Hey!" Percy defended himself. "I was worried about you kids... And when I heard the prophecy, I was sure what to do. Determined even."

"Wait," Melody said. "So, that was you! You left with out any trace... This makes total sense now."

"Yeah, I didn't like it when you guys blamed it on Lexxy though," He scolded. "She is innocent and someone you can trust." Percy sighed.

"Forget all this..." Chuck shook his head. "How do we save them?" 

"Uh... I didn't think I'd get this far," Percy frowned. He bent down and had a first, good look inside the pit.

The smoke is poison, Percy thought and raised his hands. He closed his eyes and concentrated. "You guys should use your powers, you know," Percy commented and continued to focus.

Chuck and Melody stared in awe as water burst in through the pipes. The water moved and waves and slid into the pit hole. The smoke and the water both cleared out.

"Woah, that was certainly a thrill ride," Percy made a sarcastic gesture of wiping sweat off his head.

"Do we- Is it safe now?"

"Must be," Percy got ready to jump in when Chuck stopped him. "What?"

"Don't you see that barrier?" Chuck asked.

Percy kneeled down and hesitantly put his hand in. Chuck was right. There was a barrier that stopped them from entering. "We will have to wait for them to get up and fight." He said with a broken voice and turned towards Chuck.

"Take care of my boy, okay? And Mel," He turned to towards Melody. "Take care of your sister and Lexxy too. I need to get out of here. Don't worry, I will be near you. They will wake up."

"What if they don't?" Melody asked as she confirmed their worst fears.

"They must."

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Morgan POV.-

I stared in shock at the figure in front of me. I would have recognized him anywhere. Especially with him being so famous. But I never thought that I would see him alive. He was dead. My breaths started to shake.

"Muguna?" Tony said and I shut my eyes, that were stinging a lot.

"How can you be here? No. No. You aren't alive," I turned to find myself staring at him, again.

"It is me," Dad smiled a bit.

"I missed you," I said finally allowing myself to cry. "I missed you so much."

"I missed you too," He deadpaned. "I still miss you, princess. I miss the old you."

"Dad..." I request my voice breaking.

"Stop, Morgan," He spited the word in such a way that made clear he hated me. It broke me. The last straw.

"You have changed SO MUCH," Dad shouted at me and I flinched. "You disappointed me."

Tears start falling at a supernatural (I had to do it... SUPERNATURAL!!!!) speed. This is what I was so scared of happening. Me disappointing my dad. I forgot how to breathe.

My worst fear...

Wait... My worst fear. I jerked back to reality.

"No. No. No," I chanted continuously. "You are not real... You can't be real. Yo- you died."

"I am very real, honeypun," Dad frowned. "And I don't like this version of you... I like the 5 year old Morgan Stark. Muguna..."

"SHUT UP!" I shouted. Suddenly, the surroundings brighten. I scanned my environment to find Alex and Lexxy still in the stance. Probably facing their worst fear...

"Hey, wake up!" I reached out to Alex first. As soon as I touched him, he groaned and woke up taking deep breaths. In the midst of his gasps, I heard him murmur to himself, "I'm sorry."

"It's okay. It was not real," I tried to comfort him but deep down I knew it would not work.

The wounds that these hallucinations inflicted, they couldn't be cured. The least we could do was apply a bandage to it and pretend it never happened.

I head to Lexxy and woke her up too.

Her eyes opened and she let tears falling out. She closed them again and started hyperventilating. No longer angry at her for yesterday, I hugged her. She hugged me back and we stayed that way for a while.

"I got the karsyn..." Alex's voice came from behind and we let go. Just like the red one, the blue Karsyn has a bright shade to it. I formed a smile. "Where'd you find that?"

"It was over there," He said pointing at the ground. "The poison must have been some sort of protection against the intruders."

"No shit sherlock."

"Alright then," Lexxy glanced at the dangling rope and happy faces of their allies, their friends and gathered the courage to finally speak. "Let's go."

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(That's it for today. I have so much planned for this duology! *evil smirk* that's right. There's gonna be a second book and now, I officially announced it. Take care. Stay safe. Bai!!!)

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