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Silent Running

Chapter 17

Percy's POV

"And what of the satyr?"

Lycaon bared his teeth in a smirk. "We'll eat them both when we're done."


I felt the blood rushing to my head, my heart pounding as my anger rose. I remembered the words that several people had told me throughout this quest to find this disturbed werewolf king. Don't get angry. It's not like I'm the Incredible Hulk; I don't become a raging green monster when I get mad. (My mind proved unhelpful by reminding me that I do become a lethal angry wolf when I become enraged.)

I had to take a deep breath to stop myself from slaughtering all the monsters in the room prematurely. I still had to gather the ingredients for my cure. I needed the blood of the one who turned me and a tooth from Lycaon. I couldn't leave unless I had those two things. And these beasts vanish into gold dust as soon as they're killed, so I would have to be fast.

Through the red haze that had come over my eyes with my rage, I saw Annabeth's eyes boring into me. While highly uncharacteristic of the stubborn daughter of Athena, her gray eyes were pleading me to save her. That was when I knew that she was just as terrified as Grover, if not more. Grover himself was obviously horrified with what was about to occur, as he was literally shaking in his hooves.

It was up to me to save them.

Wow, I did not expect things to go like that. First the Hero of Olympus, then a cursed hero, then a suicidal maniac before becoming a lost man trying to save himself, to finally a lost man that two people were depending on. And let's not forget the time I became a stupid bastard when I broke Annabeth's heart.

This has been a roller coaster of emotion.

Apparently, I had been taking too long to respond, for Lycaon growled impatiently. "So, Perseus? Will you join us? My boys have waited a long time for this, and they're extremely impatient to begin."

Knowing that my next words would determine how Annabeth spends the rest of her life, I hesitated before responding. When I spoke, it was in a calm, collected voice. "Let me have my way with her first, then your boys will be able to have their turns."

The werewolves surrounding me howled with delight. Lycaon smirked at me, saying, "That can be arranged, Perseus Jackson. Take the daughter of Athena and do with her what you will, as long as she remains alive and conscious until all my boys are satisfied."

I nodded my head and stalked towards Annabeth, who stared at me with barely concealed horror. It broke my heart even more to see her gaze at me like that, but I had to deceive everyone in order to save her.

Hopefully she would understand that.

The monster holding onto her binds handed the ropes over to me as Lycaon instructed, "You may exit into that room to your left, Perseus. It only has the one entrance, so if she proves too feisty for you, my boys can easily stop her from escaping."

I forced a dark chuckle from my lips, making Annabeth shudder in disgust at the sound.
"Don't worry, she won't be escaping from me any time soon."

With no further words spoken, I dragged Annabeth with me into the room Lycaon had pointed out. As we disappeared through the entrance way, I could feel dozens of pairs of eyes boring into the back of my skull.

Once I knew none of the monsters could see us anymore, I immediately let go of Annabeth's binds. As soon as I did, she spun around and tried to head-butt me in the face. Letting out a low growl, I effortlessly stopped her, hissing, "Knock it off, Annabeth! I'm trying to stop them from killing you!"

Realizing she was trying to speak through her gag, I ripped it off her so I could hear what she was saying. "You monster!" She spat once she could speak freely. "You're just like them, a disgusting pervert!"

I resisted the animalistic urge to teach her her place by smacking her across the face. I had to force it down; that was the wolf's thinking, not mine. I couldn't give into it if I wanted to get out of this cave with my life intact. "Annabeth, I'm not going to hurt you!" I said, gripping her shoulders as if to force the truth into her.

"Sure you're not!" She snarled. "I heard what you said to your new buddy, Lycaon. You're going to rape me and then leave me for those beasts! Then afterwards, they're going to eat me and Grover! Don't play stupid with me, Seaweed Brain."

The use of my old nickname made me flinch so badly that I let go of her. Taking that to her advantage, she pushed away from me and ran to the other end of the cave, farthest from the entrance.

Knowing I was too shocked to come up with a quick comeback, Annabeth continued, saying, "You came here to join Lycaon, so don't tell me that now you're going to just betray him! I know what you're doing, and it's betraying me!"

"Annabeth, be quiet!" I hissed, turning around to look through the entrance. They hadn't heard her yet. "If they hear you, we're both dead!"

"You're just going to help them kill me later, so I don't see why I have to wait! I'd rather die now."

"I'm not going to kill you," I growled lowly, stalking towards her. Her stubbornness against listening to me was starting to make the wolf angry, and it was taking all my effort to control it.

"You're here to join Lycaon pack, Percy," she stated, more quietly than before. As if she was defeated. "Then you're going to kill me and Grover. That's how this story ends. I won't fight you if this is what you really want to do."

I threw my hands up in the air and spun around in exasperation, missing the look of confusion Annabeth shot at me. "This isn't what I want to do! If you would just listen to me, then you would realize that!"

Looking confused, Annabeth asked slowly, "Why else would you be here other than to join Lycaon's pack?"

It was my turn to give her a look of bemusement. "To get the cure?" I said, but it came out as more of a question. Didn't she know about the cure?

"What cure?" I guess not.

"The cure to this curse," I said, still puzzled. "I thought you knew about it and were trying to stop me from getting the cure. I thought that was what our argument in Kansas was about."

"I didn't know about any cure!" Annabeth replied, frowning at me. "If I knew you were trying to get a cure for this curse, why would I have tried to stop you?"

"I-I don't know! All I knew was that you and Grover were trying to stop me from going to California and I thought it was because you knew about the cure but didn't want me around anymore." The last part ended in a whisper, but I have the feeling that Annabeth heard it nonetheless.

"Oh Percy..." She murmured, walking towards me. "You're such a Seaweed Brain."

I smiled softly at her as she approached. "Yeah, but I'm your Seaweed Brain."

Suddenly, Annabeth took a step back. "So all that stuff you said in Kansas..."

I winced, remembering those harsh words I told her. "I didn't mean any of it, Annabeth, I swear. I love you, so much it hurts. But I didn't want you to get hurt on my account. It broke my heart to say those words to you, Annabeth, but if I said them I thought you would turn around and go back to camp." I snorted dryly. "I guess my master plan didn't work out so well."

Annabeth smiled at me, taking a step closer. "You should know I'm too stubborn to just turn tail and run, Percy."

I smiled back. "I know."

"Love you, Percy."

"Love you too, Annabeth." We were both leaning in for a kiss, but then I remembered the monsters waiting for us in the other room. Right before our lips would touch, I pulled away.

"Annabeth, we need to figure out how to get you and Grover out of here."

"Percy, I'm not going to leave you," she said, as if stating the obvious. Though it made my heart soar to hear those words, especially after I thought I lost her, I had to protest.

"Yes, you are, Annabeth."

"No, I'm not!"

"Yes, you are!"

"No, Percy!"

"Annabeth," I said, deadly calm and serious, "you're leaving here without me. I still need to gather the cure, and I don't want you to get in the middle of the battle I know will ensue. I can't have you killed or worse, turned into a werewolf as well."

"Percy, I'm not a little girl. I can handle myself! You don't need to worry about me," Annabeth protested.

"I do have to worry about you," I corrected, "because I love you, Annabeth Chase. I know that you can handle yourself, which is why you need to leave. You might be adept in battle strategies and fighting, but Grover isn't. If there are werewolves that chase him, he won't be able to fight all of them. You have to protect him."

Her gray eyes stared into my green ones for what felt like an eternity but was probably only a few seconds. Finally, she looked away, muttering, "Fine." I smiled down at her, pleased that she would away from the fight.

"How long do you have to get the cure into your body before the effects are irreversible?" Annabeth asked suddenly.

A bit taken aback, it took me a second to answer and calculate the days. "About a week, give or take a take."

She nodded in understanding. "I'll leave with Grover on one condition."

"What?"

Our eyes met in another staring contest. "You come back to camp before giving yourself the antidote. Please, I don't know what that will do to you and I don't want you to be alone."

"...Okay."

Annabeth smiled at me and all my worries melted away for the moment. I felt like I was on cloud nine, that nothing could bring me down and away from the girl that I would gladly give up my life for.

Growls from the main chamber brought me back down to earth. "Hurry up, Perseus!" Lycaon growled. "The rest of us want a turn too!"

Annabeth's eyes widened as I hugged her closer to me. "What are we going to do, Percy?" She whispered.

Thoughts ran through my head before I settled on one. Smirking down at her, I replied with a simple, expected answer. "Something stupid."

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