After Jason and I put the kids to sleep, we left to go get a snack. Jason had his chef Gwen to make bread and porridge. I was dying to see the library.

Okay, that's not normal for me.

But after Annabeth told me about Rose's.....ability, I wanted to do research on it. I know what Father told me. He said that one person out of every 20 descendants of the Oceanus Tribe with get a special power. He never said what though.

That's why I needed to do research. Which is new, because I never do research.

I asked Jason where the library. He looked at me funny. Then again, he's been my nest friend for years and he's never seen me walk into a library. Then answered.

"Down the hall and take a left. There's this door the says 'library'."
"Thank you Jason."

I rushed down the hall. Made that left. And almost smacked into the library door. Almost. Thankfully, I didn't. Annabeth or Rose would not like to see me with a broken nose. I opened the door.

There were millions of shelves. Maybe I'm over exaggerating, but there were a lot of shelves. Each one filled with books. Hopefully they had a history of Oceania section.

After hours of searching, I found it. In a little corner in the back. Seriously? Are we that unimportant? I skimmed the books. Wars. States. Government. Plant life. Tribes. Ah ha. That's it.

Skip the introduction. Here we go.

The Oceanus Tribe was a tribe of the ancient people of Oceania. Each tribe had their own power. The Oceanus Tribe had power over water. They were able to talk to fish, control the water (and other liquids) and make massive sea storms. They were also able to see through magic spells and coverings. This power was one of the most dangerous. Only, 1 out of 20 descendants would get this magic.

Many people sought the power of the tribe. If captured, the kidnapper could take their powers, causing extreme pain, then rendered the user powerless. The Oceanus Tribe was a power to be feared.

I closed the book. That means Rose is in danger. Luke wanted her power. He knows she has it and wants it to win the war. I sat there in silence for a few minutes. Rose was in danger. And if Rose is in danger, Annabeth's in danger. I shouldn't have let her go to Venus for their girls night out.

Then Jason accidentally hit me in the face with a book. I rubbed my jaw.

"Thank you Jason."
"I'm so sorry Percy. I-"

He was cutting off by one of the guards speaking.

"Queen Piper and Annabeth are back. You might want to see them."

We looked at each other, thinking the same thing. They're back already? Then, we nodded and rushed to the entrance. Piper was on the floor cradling someone. I could tell it was a girl. She was blond and seemed extra pale. I gasped. It was Annabeth.

I rushed to her Piper. Then shouted.

"Piper! What happened?!"

She looked down guiltily.

"Percy. I don't know. She just took a sip of her drink and then collapsed." she looked back down at Annabeth.

I took her form Piper and she laid in my arms. Just then, the children came in.

"Father, I- what happened to Mother?"

Rose came running towards me. She hugged Annabeth. I studied my wife. Her chest was moving up and down. Meaning she was still breathing. Her eyes were closed. She was breathing, alright. Her blond hair was messed up. Her lips weren't blue. She was fine. She was just.... asleep.

Piper was crying. Jason knelt down next to her and put his arms around her. Giselle and Gabriel sat down next to their parents. Meanwhile, Rose and I were holding Annabeth.

"Father? Is Mother....dead?"
"No. No. Rose. She's sleeping."

She seemed to in a deep sleep. I held Annabeth and laid her head against my chest. Piper looked at me.

"Percy. Take her to the guest room. I said that you could stay the night here."

I nodded and walked off to the guest room with her in my arms. I placed her gently on the bed. Then kissed her forehead and pulled the covers over her. When I got back, Piper was still kneeling on the floor. I knew she felt bad about Annabeth. None of us knew what to do.

Lee, the medic of the castle, examined Annabeth. He told us she was poisoned with sleeping poison. He didn't say how to cure it. All of us were depressed. Rose most. She was only picking at her food. Not laughing or chatting with Giselle or Gabriel.

I sighed. Piper had said we were going to stay in the guest room. I was going to go back to the library. To do more research. Piper offered to come. The children were going to back to bed.

Piper and I ran into the library. And I hit the books. No, literally. I tripped on a book and fell face first into a pile of them. Apparently I was in the potions, poisons and curses sections, because Piper came by, picked up a book and said,

"Thank you Percy. This was the one I was looking for."
"Ouch." I groaned from the floor.

Then she began reading through the one she picked up. Almost as fast as Annabeth. A thought struck my heart.

What if we couldn't wake her up? What if we couldn't bring her back? Was this curse going to make her die from starvation and thirst in her sleep? That would be a dumb way to die. Also depressing. Then Piper screamed.

"Yes! I found something!"

I got up, brushed the little dust bunnies off, and walked to her.

There were so many cures, it made my mind go nuts. But each cure had a specific dose. We had no idea how much poison was in the drink, or how much she drank.

"Pipes, you said a sip, right?"
"Yes."
"So we can use the smallest dose of a cure."
"Alright. Here it is."
"Read it out loud."
"One rose petal.
Two thorns.
A piece of coral.
An olive tree leaf.
And a dragon's tooth."

My heart stopped. Do dragons even exist anymore? How are we going to cure her now?

I'm back. Sorry this took a while. I had no idea who's POV to do and I haven't got many comments. Thanks to ThePhoenixPrincess and speedycheetah55555 for commenting. I also need ideas for the next chapter. Got anything? See ya.
-Abby