Percy ran for the cabins. A million thoughts raced through his head as he ran. Was Meredith ok? Was his friends ok? What would they do if they lost the camp? Where was Chiron? Percy ran faster. Percy reached the cabins and skidded to a stop. Half the cabins were gone or on fire. Crims were running around colliding with cabin and exploding. Some campers were trying to stop them. A group of 8 Crims were heading for his cabin. Percy ran after them. After he closed the distance he threw his sword hilt over blade at the group. It hit two Crims and they exploded taking three more out. Percy pulled a pair of knifes from his boots and ran to meet the last 3. He ducked one blade and slashed across a Crim and he exploded. Percy rolled backwards and came up behind another Crim and stabbed it in the back. It exploded in a red flash. Percy faced the last Crim. This one was larger than the others and looked more sinister. The Crim raised his foot and stomped the ground. A red crack appeared and blew up in front of Percy. It through him up into the air and down onto his back. Percy rolled onto his knees and struggled to stand. He watched as the Crim ran into his cabin. “No!” Percy roared. He got up and stumbled to the Cabin as it exploded in blood red smoke and fire. The explosion through Percy back into a statue of Zeus. Percy fell into a heap on the ground. His ears rung and his visions was fuzzy. He was barely aware of other cabins exploding. Suddenly his vision turned blood red and Tartarus himself was standing in front of Percy. Percy tried to stand but Tartarus pushed him down. His cold and hallow voice spoke, “Don’t worry Percy. Nobody else can see me. I wanted to come tell you that this is all you’re going to know if you keep fighting me. Pain. Suffering. And Loss. All you’re friends will die, including that sister of yours.The gods will be toppled and I’ll reduce this camp to rubble. This is just the beginning. The real battle will come soon.” With that Tartarus stood up and surveyed the camp and laughed and then he was gone. Meredith appeared where he was. “Percy are you ok?” Percy nodded and rolled onto his stomach and pushed himself up. Meredith took his arm and helped him up. Percy looked at the camp. There were maybe 4 cabins left standing including the Apollo, Zeus, and Athena cabin. Percy screamed in anger. “How could we let our defenses slip this easy?” Meredith carried him towards the Apollo cabin, “We didn’t. They came out of nowhere. The barrier couldn’t keep them out. They came from Tartarus, but we will worry about that later. First we are going to get you looked at by the Apollo campers. Then we will get you to the Athena Cabin. Jason and I have set up a command there.” Percy nodded and allowed her to lead him to the Apollo cabin. Once inside he was looked at by a camper and given Ambrosia and nectar. From there he walked to the Athena cabin and went in. It had been transformed into a wartime command post. All the bunks were gone and there was a humongous table in the middle of the room and it had a map on it. It was a map of New York, Camp Jupiter, Camp Half Blood, and Tartarus. Around the table was Meredith, Jason, Thalia, and Chaos. Chaos saw him first, “Ah Percy. I’m glad you are ok. Tartarus has put his plan into motion. He has sent a team to Greece. He is determined to destroy an ancient temple on Mount Olympus hidden deep inside rock. It holds a relic that ties down the Gods power. If the stone is destroyed than the Gods full power will be released on this world. The Gods will be basically useless and Tartarus can march on Olympus freely and slay them.” Percy leaned over the map. Camp Jupiter was tainted in a light red. It was captured by Tartarus and being used as a command post. New York had a blue circle around it but it was fading. The defenses were failing. Percy slammed his hand on the table. “Ok, I’ll lead the team to stop his people from destroying the stone. I also want a team of two to go to Camp Jupiter and spy on Tartarus. We need to know his plan and his army’s movements. Does anybody know who is leading the attack on the stone?” Everybody was silent. “Well come on. Who is it?” Thalia stepped up to him. “Its Annabeth and Zoe. Zoe Nightshade.” Percy locked eyes with Thalia. This was a personal battle for them both. “Ok, Thalia and I will lead the group to the Stone.” Meredith perked up. “I’m coming to!” Percy shook his head, “No Mere. I’m sending you and Jason to Camp Jupiter. You two are sneaky and he can get you both out of there in seconds. Now let’s move! We don’t have much time!”

Notes

Sorry again. life gets tough sometimes.