One Direction And The Oath

Soon with Zayns shadow traveling, after Zayn reconised the road the garden centre was down.
They were hurrying down that road towards the garden centre.

Phoebe told them desperately "This way!"

Zayn asked her, catching up to her in a few quick strides "Where've you been this year? I thought you were going back to camp but you never showed up"

Phoebe told him quickly, wanting to get the story out of the way "I was going to but I met Nisha sleeping out of the streets, her parents had kicked her out. She never told me why but I soon discovered she was a demigod when a monster attacked us and she was pretty good at defending herself and she could see through the mist. It took her a long time to trust me then longer for her to agree to come to the camp with me. We went this way and..." Phoebe trailed of grimicing.

Zayn nodded, knowing what had happened next.

Phoebe groaned "I was so stupid, I didn't-"

Zayn put his arm on her shoulder, giving her a comforting sqeeze and said lightly "Hey, its not you're fault alll right? If we all blamed ourselves for everything in our lives that went wrong I think this world would collapse"

Phoebe couldn't her a small relieved smile come on to her lips but it left when they stopped walking and looked up. A sign hanging from the wall that said "Auntie Em will welcome you to her garden. Food and Drinks inside"

Niall gulped loudly as he said "So this is Medusa's lair. I always figured it be a little different, you know?"

Percy gave him a look that said shut up! As they, Percy leading, walked into Medusa's awating arms.

Louis asked, his voice low, in a whisper to Percy "So when did you meet Medusa?"

Annabeth answered "We both did, when we were around 12 years old. Percy killed her"

Louis said raising his eyebrows, a little snarkily "Well he didn't exactly do a fantastic job in that department, did he?"

Annabeth glared at him while Percy ignored Louis's comment as she said irritaded "She's resporned back to life, obviorsly. Percy did kill her. She's just come back to live...unfortunately"

Zayn scowled and muttered, dropping in their conversation "I hate things coming back to life"
He remembered the Hellbirds, dam they had been a pain in the ars or maybe back.

The long scar on his back from them hadn't faded. Joanne had told him it was unlikely to fade away any time soon.

They were soon in the middle of the garden centre. Statures surrounded them. Zayns stomach launched as he looked at the statues, all of them had one look in common. Each of them had a look of terror on their faces.

Louis said horrified "This is horrible"

Percy mutttered gruffly "What did you expect? Daisys?"

Louis and Percy glared at each other for a minute but before any one of them could turn away. Lizzie let out a squeak of surprise and Jenny jumped like 10 foot in the air as a smooth female voice inturupted them.

"Well, well, I didn't expect to see you any time soon Percy Jackson"

Frank swore, jumping backwards as everyone stilled, all turning around to face a tall women, wearing sunglasses and and some sort of cloth that covered up her hair, looking oddly like an strange turbin.
Though everyone knew who she was...

Percy growled suddenly holding his sword out in front of him so quickly no one had seen his hands moving "Medusa"

Medusa grinned evilly and said "Why Percy is been such a long time"

She ignored Annabeth, completely focusing on Percy.

Arwa demanded though you could tell she was scared "Where's Emma?"
Medusa looked at Arwa up and down then said her voice sickly sweet "Oh Emma? You're freind who you left? Such a shame, she did give such a fight, so much spirit in her to"
Zayn said through gritted teeth "What do you mean?"
Medusa looked over to him then she looked at all the other new demidods then back at Zayn again and said mockingly "My, my, don't we have a full house. Four children of the big three. Well the gods have been busy"
Percy snapped "Tell us what you mean, where is Emma?"
Medusa giggled, though it had no feeling. She said "You haven't worked it out? Oh you poor dears, though you will be pleased to know I didn't really want to, she had such spirit in her. I could have kept her around longer"
Medusa pretended to look sad and let out a long suffering, dramatic sigh "But orders are orders and who am I to disobey what the gods want?"
Her words spun around the group fast, echoing in their minds. The way Medusa said it seemed like...No...Why would you someone order Medusa to attack Emma?
Annabeth asked skeptically "Wait, are you saying you were ordered to attack Emma? You were sent after her? This wasn't a random attack? Answer me!"
Everyone had their weapons out now, pointing directly at Medusa, who seemed to want to mess around with them by talking to them instead of attacking, half of Percy was glad, the other half was just confused and realing at what Medusa had just said.
Medusa mearly smiled at Annabeth devishly.
Niall asked shrewdly "If you say whats true then who ordered you to do it?"
Medusa sneered "Why don't you ask you're father that question Niall? Or better yet" She looked at Percy "Why don't you ask him instead?"
Niall paled as he stammered "H-how do you know my name?!"
Medusa smiled nastily as she said "He talks about you a lot you know? The son he never knew he had, he didn't know about you in till you entered camp, the wrong camp I may add, quite strange, don't you think?"
Niall paled even more, glancing at Frank who just looked confused with the whole situation...luckily.
Rene decided to step in after a long awakward silence filled the air. And said angrily, thinking of the new and lost demigod, knowing how scared Emma must feel at the moment. They had to do something! "Look enough of these word games! Where is Emma?!"
Louis was suprised at Renes outburst though he was just glad it wasn't him that she was yelling at...again, well not with that scary expression on her face any way.
Medusa tutted and said with creul amusement "You just don't get it do you? You all past her when you ran in here in such a hurry. Even then you were to late. Poor dears. Instead of telling you, I might as well show you. It was such a shame though really"
Medusa moved out of the way, stepping to the right then...Everyone saw her.
Arwa let out a cry of alarm. As she ran to Emma.
Mirander screamed out loud. Rene covered her mouth in shock. Zayn felt like he wanted to throw up while everyone else was horrified.
Because where Emma should be a statue now stood. Though something was different about this girls statue's expression. Instead of terror there was an horrerfying expresion of acceptance but also determination and Emma's stone eyes stared straight ahead into nothing though looking defiant but accepting of her death at the same time. Her body positioned in a fighting stance.
Medusa said with a terrible smile "Though she does make a pretty little statue. Don't you agree?"

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