🐳Percy's POV🐳

I woke up, wanting to cry my eyes out. I looked up. "No more. Please, no more!" I begged.

"I'm so sorry, Percy. If we'd known we wouldn't have put you through that again." Natasha said.

"Leave me alone!" I got up, put my shirt on and left the room. I needed to think.

They died because of you. You failed. You failed everyone. I thought.

"Percy, please! We only nee- wanted to know about your past." Steve said behind me.

"Really? Because it sounded like you were going to say needed. Why did you need to know about my past?" I asked angrily. I really didn't understand. I kept walking, not knowing where I was going.

"Percy, please! We're really sorry!" Natasha said behind me.

Tears went down my cheeks. I turned around. "Stop! You've done enough, ok! I-I" I broke down. I couldn't hide anything anymore. Nothing would be the same. Everything changed since they died.

Everyone hugged me. I would've pushed them away, but I didn't care anymore. I couldn't stop thinking about them.

You failed them. You failed Annabeth. You could have saved them. I thought. They trusted you! You are a failure!

🦉Annabeth's POV🦉

We were waiting outside of Goode high school for Percy to come out.

Finally, we heard the final bell ring.

Yes! Finally! I thought.

I saw kids come out.

After waiting for half an hour. He never came out. I saw Paul come out. "Paul!" I yelled. We ran up to him.

He looked shocked to see us. But then again we died. "A-Annabeth?" He asked unsure.

"Yeah! Where's Percy?" I asked.

"How? But you-"

"Died." I finished.

"Yeah."

"He let us out. We got our lives back." I paused. "Where's Percy?"

He gave me a sad smile. "He isn't here." He said slowly.

"What? Where is he?" We all asked together.

"I...uh...don't know."

"What do you mean you don't know?!" I asked angrily.

"Can we talk about this at home? I'm sure Sally would be happy to see all of you."

I sighed. "Ok."

He led us to his car. I don't know much about cars, so I can't say what kind of car it was. We all got in. It was crowded but we somehow fit.

Unfortunately, Leo had to sit in my lap. He was like a little puppy. And not like the adorable ones, but the ones that won't stop moving. Actually, now that I think about it, all puppies are adorable but are hyperactive.

The whole way to Percy's apartment was filled with awkward silence.

You must be miserable. I thought. You must feel horrible because we died.

"-beth! Annabeth!" Jason said, trying to get my attention. Ever since we died and went to Elysium, Jason and Piper have been the ones who are with me the most.

"Hmm?" I asked, thinking how happy Percy will be when he sees us.

"Annabeth were here!"

I shook my head, snapping out of my little trance. I got out of the car and followed Jason and the others.

Paul unlocked the door and let us go in first.

"Hi, honey! How was work today?" Sally asked, walking into the room.

"Um...I found some people looking for Percy."
She looked at us surprised. "Annabeth? Nico?"

"Yeah," I said a little embarrassed.

"But you guys died!"

"Hades let us out. I'm not sure why, though." I explained.

"Well, I'm so happy you guys are alive!"

"Hey! What about us?" Leo complained.

She smiled. "You guys too!"

"We should probably introduce ourselves, shouldn't we?" Jason asked.

"It would be nice if you guys did," I said.

"Of course," Sally said.

"Well, I'm Jason and this is Piper, Reyna, Leo, Frank, and Hazel."
"Percy talked about you guys all the time. He said you guys were the best friends he could ask for."

"He did?" Leo asked.

"Where is Percy?" I asked.

It looked like she was about to cry when I asked that. "He went to the cemetery about a month ago and never came back."
"What do you mean never came back?" We all asked. Even though it sounded more like an echo.

"He didn't leave a note or anything," Paul explained. "He said he'd be back in about forty-five minutes but never did. It's been a month since we last saw him."

Oh, Percy! What have you gotten yourself into now?! I thought.

I heard the oven timer go off. "Do you guys want cookies?" Sally asked.

"Yes!" Everyone but me yelled. I wasn't in the mood. I wanted to find Percy.

She went into the kitchen and came back with a plate full of blue chocolate chip cookies.

"Uh...I think there's something wrong with your cookies." Leo said.

She laughed. "No. They're just blue. Percy loves them." Everyone grabbed a cookie, except for me. "Annabeth, what's wrong?"

"I know I just got here, but I'm going to go look for Percy." I said.
"I'll go with you!" Hazel said.

"Me too!" Everyone else other than Paul and Sally echoed.
"Okay just be careful." We left the room.

*15 minutes later*

We were walking by the Empire State Building when I had the weirdest idea. "Guys. Do you think our parents might know where Percy is?" I asked.

"That is one of the worst ideas you've had!" Leo said.

"It's worth a try," I said.

Everyone nodded. I went to the guy at a desk reading a book. "600th floor please."

He looked at me. "There is no such thing."

I grabbed him by his shirt. "Look here mister! I saved the world, died, came back to life, and now my boyfriend is missing! If you're saying there is no such thing, then I'm going to have to take the keycard myself!"

Apparently, I scared him. Which means I proved my point. He hurriedly grabbed the keycard and gave it to me. "Thank you."

We went inside got in the elevator. "What was that all about?" Jason asked.

"Oh, he said there was no such thing," I said casually.

"Oh." We went the rest of the way in silence. Which meant we had to listen to the horrible elevator music.

A few minutes later, we were finally there. We got out of the elevator and headed straight to the throne room.

"Where is he?" I asked. They were all talking but stopped when I asked.

"Uh...Annabeth! H-he is being held captive until he tells all his secrets." Zeus said.

"Well, can't you get him out of there? Just zap into where he is, then zap him out!"

"It is not that simple. They have really great security. And there is always this guy who is with him."

"Over the past month, you guys haven't been able to do anything?"

"I'm sorry Annabeth," Athena said.

"Can you at least tell us where he is?"
"Stark Towers," Poseidon said.

I nodded and walked out of the room with the others following me.

*5 minutes later*

We're walking and I see a Baskin Robbins. I remembered a date we went on before he went missing. The first time.

We were at Baskin Robbins, and Percy kept complaining that they didn't have blue chocolate flavored ice cream, so they made it and every time we go we both ask for it. They called it the special blue.

"Do you guys wanna get some ice cream?" I asked.

"We don't have any money, though," Hazel said.

"I have the extra money Hades gave us," Piper said.

"Let's go then," Jason said.

We went into the store. It was mostly empty, except for a group of grown-ups. One woman and four guys.

"How may I help you?" An employee asked.

"Can I have the special blue, please," I asked.

"Triple chocolate," Leo said.

"Strawberry," Hazel said.

"Lemon custard," Reyna said.

"Black walnut," Nico said.

"Gold medal ribbon," Jason said.

"Love potion," Piper asked. Which I could see everyone trying not to laugh.

Frank didn't get anything because he was lactose intolerance.
"Adult scoop or kids scoop?"

"Adult." Everyone said together.

"What kind of cone?"

"Chocolate covered waffle cone."

"Same." Everyone else said.

A few minutes later we had our ice creams and we were sitting down.

"Hey, Pipes. You enjoying your love potion." Leo asked.

"Shut up, Valdez!" Piper said, blushing.

We all laughed.

"I was going to ask what the special blue was, but I'm guessing it has something to do with Percy," Leo said.

"You guessed it," I said.

"What happened?" Reyna asked.

"Well we were on a date and Percy was complaining there wasn't a blue chocolate flavored ice cream. They made him an ice cream and called it the special blue. Anyway, we need a plan to get Percy back."

🏹Clint's POV🏹

We were having ice cream at Baskin Robbins when a group of teenagers came in. They ordered their ice cream and sat down. I counted them. Eight teenagers.

"Hey, Pipes. You enjoying your love potion." A boy with caramel colored skin said.

"Shut up, Valdez." A pretty girl with choppy brown hair and tan skin said, blushing.

The teenagers laughed.

"I was going to ask what the special blue was, but I'm guessing it has something to do with Percy." The boy said.

"You guessed it." A girl with blonde hair said. Wait, Percy! Like, Percy Jackson?

"What happened?" A girl with glossy black hair and a purple cape asked.

"Well we were on a date and Percy was complaining there wasn't a blue chocolate flavored ice cream. They made him an ice cream and called it the special blue. Anyway, we need a plan to get Percy back."

"We can you use Leo as bait...or a distraction." A Chinese looking guy said.

"Hey!" The boy with caramel colored skin, which I'm guessing is Leo, complained.

The girl with blonde hair sighed. "I miss those sea green eyes, his black hair, his smile, his ocean breeze smell."

Are they looking for Percy? They'll never get through the security. I thought.

"Ok, we need to get Percy back. Annabeth is broken." A guy with blonde hair said.

Annabeth punched the guy. "I am not broken! Ok, Grace!"

The guy nodded. "Go easy on her, Jason. It's the second time she's lost her boyfriend."

They laughed. "You see, Percy is like a pet fish. You have to constantly feed him and worry he's going die every few seconds." Annabeth said.

"That is somehow very true," Leo said.

"Clint. Listen." Natasha snapped.

I looked at her. "What?"

"Are you ok? You look nervous."

"Yeah, I was just...thinking."

"Anyway, we have to go and figure out what's wrong with Percy. He's coughing up blood." Steve said.

The kids stopped talking. I saw Annabeth get up and start walking towards us.

A kid with black hair and olive colored skin pulled her arm.

"Annabeth, stop!" He said.

"What did you just say?" She asked.

"Why do you need to know?" Nat asked.

She glared at us. "Percy is my boyfriend. Full name, Perseus Jackson, age, eighteen. He has black hair and sea green eyes. He has dyslexia and ADHD. He's funny, kind, and dumb. He has had flashbacks since we got back from- you know what, just tell me where he is and I'll go."

Natasha smirked. "In the Helicarrier."

"The what-i-what," Leo asked.

"Where is that?" Annabeth asked.

"Up in the air. And he's coughing up blood. So I don't think you want to go." Steve said.

"Coughing up blood?"

"Yeah and he has new scratches on his chest."

"Oh gods! He's being attacked."

"No one is there with him, so he couldn't be attacked."

"No, not in real life, but it's affecting him in real life. He could be killed." Leo said.

"How do you know that?" Annabeth asked.

"I had a...um...dream with a person who could've killed me."

She looked worried. "Gods, Percy. Everyone honestly wants to kill you."

"You say, gods. That's plural. Why?"

"Are you going to take us to Percy or not?

Nat thought for a little. "Fine."

🐳Percy's POV🐳

I was back in my corner (I sound like a little kid, who got in trouble). The weird thing was my side started hurting.
I fell asleep and I wasn't even tired. Which unfortunately meant dreams.

*beginning of dream*

I was in a room and everything was black.

I was in there for awhile. Until I finally asked. "Where am I?" I asked.

I heard someone laughing. The laugh was cold and evil. I knew that laugh anywhere. It was Gaea.

"Hello, Perseus." She scratched my side.

I screamed in pain. She laughed. "It's so wonderful to see you again. You know, my son is rising. And this time he will. You are weak. And without your friends, you are weaker. " she scratched my face.

"Is that all you got dirt face?" I asked. I know dumb.

She smirked. Then kicked me in the ribs. Crack was all you heard.

I started coughing up blood. "Was that enough?" She asked innocently. "You know, you can't keep this up forever. I'll stop. But on one condition."

"What's that?" I croaked.

"You join us."

"No!" I managed to yell.

"Ok. Your choice."

She dug her nails into my skin. I screamed in pain again. She stopped grabbed my other arm and wrote something on it, with her nails. I screamed in pain. "You are no hero. So give up."

The scene changed. But Gaea was still there.

I was hanging on to a ledge and onto Annabeth.

"We're staying together," I promised. "You're not getting away from me. Never again."

"As long as we're together," Annabeth said.

I let go and we fell into darkness.

I was back in the black room. Without Annabeth. "How wonderful!" Gaea said. She kicked me in the ribs again. Crack, crack.

I started coughing up blood again. "You are even weaker than I thought, son of Poseidon." She kicked my Achilles spot. I screamed (I'm surprised it didn't kill me).

"Come on, Perseus. Where is the hero everyone is talking about? The hero and savior of Olympus."

"He's gone. He died with his friends. The ones you killed." I said.

I blinked and I no longer saw Gaea, but I did see Hazel. "I trusted you!"

She changed into Frank. "You are no friend!"

I saw Jason. "You could've saved us!"

Piper. "You are nothing to me."

Leo. "You started the war! You! This is all your fault!"

And finally Annabeth. "You failed us! What did you say? You're never getting away from me! I trusted you, but you failed!"

She changed back into Gaea. "I'm sorry guys. I failed you. I could've saved you, but I didn't." I said.

Gaea kicked my ribs for the third time. I kept coughing up more blood. "Think about my offer. I could bring your friends back." And with that, the dream ended.