I reached out and pushed the two of them forward, out of the reach of the pit. "Go!" I yelled. "We can't all make it, so go!" I threw them the backpack. "Keep that with you."
The last thing I saw was Annabeth's wide eyes, and Grover's terrified look before my feet left the ground.
I heard them yelling my name, but there was nothing I could do now.
I was already falling.
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Percy Jackson fell into Tartarus after rescuing his two best friends, Annabeth Chase and Grover Underwood. They tried to save him, but their efforts were futile.
Will Percy be able to escape Tartarus, when the odds of him escaping, even as a twelve-year-old son of Poseidon, are next to none?
Will Annabeth and Grover be able to complete their quest without Percy?
What will the world become if Percy Jackson dies?
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