Annabeth wasn't sure how she felt over the fact that the evil side of Gaea had been posing as a Daughter of Athena, who then betrayed Perseus. She now understood why he was so mean and cold towards her in the beginning. He had been betrayed by someone that probably looked a lot like Annabeth, and he didn't know if he could trust her.

"Perseus?" Hearing Gaea's voice come from Perseus' mouth was strange. Why was she saying his name though? Where was Perseus?

The Evil Gaea choked out a laugh. "Perseus is dead, remember? He must have gone to the underworld where mortals go."

"That's because he came to me." A new figure came out of the trees that enclosed the clearing they were in. "Perseus is currently with me."

"Tartarus." The Good and Evil Gaea greeted. One with a small smile and the other with a scowl. Surprisingly, Good Gaea is the one who was smiling.

Tartarus looked a lot like Lord Hades in posture and arua. He had dark black hair, black eyes, and had a black cloak over his obsidian armor. For being the primordial of the pit, he wasn't bad looking. Tartarus looked handsome in a dark way.

"What is happening? Why are there-" Lord Zeus was interrupted by a flash of light.

When the light faded, the dark angel figure of Thanatos stood next to Tartarus. He frowned looking around. "Where did Perseus go? I thought he would have been here by now."

Both Good Gaea and Tartarus turned to him. "Where's Perseus?"

Before Thanatos could reply, the ground trembled. The shaking earth threw every primordial god, god, giant, hunter, and demigod off balance. Annabeth noticed something else. There in between the two sides of Gaea came a door from the ground.

They looked like black elevator doors. Then the doors dinged, a sound similar to an elevator' ding. They opened like an elevator, only black smoke poured out and gliding out of the shadowed box was a ghost figure. Perseus...Annabeth thought with horror. He was see through and floating.

"Sorry I'm late, I was talking to an old friend." Perseus' smiled. A warm smile that didn't show any teeth, but it still gave off a feeling of joy and peace. Annabeth decided that Perseus' smile was a beautiful sight that should be seen more often.

"You mean my son Demeason?" Hearing Gaea say that from Perseus' mouth was even more strange. Perseus smiled sheepishly in reply, it caused Tartarus to start laughing lightly.

"Perseus?" Poseidon's face showed disbelief at what was happening. "What is-"

"What is the meaning of this?!" Zeus was seething. "You killed your own demigod brethren and now you conspire-"

"Conspire?" The one word came out as a harsh, disbelieving whisper from the Good Gaea. "Perseus did not conspire with my husband and I! I was the one who had asked for help! Perseus realized what was happening between the two of us and stepped in! This was not his fault! Perseus is the most loyal and humble hero I have ever met-"

"Gaea, stop embarrassing the boy." Tartarus spoke, sighing at the poor boy who was blushing bright red.

"He's a ghost and still able to blush!" Thanatos laughed, wings fluttering behind him.

Ghost Perseus' pale cheeks were showing red. "Don't you have a primordial to-" He stopped at the two looks he was getting from Good Gaea and Tartarus. "Right. I'm the mortal, I have to fight Gaea's counterpart. I can't do that if I'm a ghost."

The group froze. Nothing moved. Annabeth was starting to get frustrated at the fact nobody was doing anything! "Shouldn't someone be stopping Gaea!" She yelled out. They haven't even been let out of the cage yet. Everyone and everything seemed to be focused on the primordials, Thanatos, and Ghost Perseus.

The aforementioned all turned towards the Daughter of Athena who shouted. Tartarus seemed pleased when he saw her. "This is the girl Perseus fell in love with?" Ghost Perseus' eyes widened, frozen in surprise. Annabeth wasn't any better.

Her eyes went wide, she was still, and Annabeth doesn't think she was breathing at the moment. Perseus...was in love...with her...?

"Annabeth?" Piper asked, her eyes telling Annabeth to come forward with her feelings that she had towards Perseus.

Annabeth glanced at Piper with a panicked expression. She was not going to tell Perseus of her feelings. Like never, ever.

"The Son of Poseidon fell for an actual Daughter of Athena. Ha! This is perfect. I won't be needing the lieutenant after all." Evil Gaea sent an evil grin at Annabeth. "I will be needing only your blood now."

Perseus' eyes widened. "No!" He shouted, his ghost form disappearing and reappearing before Evil Gaea, blocking her from Annabeth. "I may have taken an oath not to fall in love again, but I have another oath that I kept with my final breath." His calm voice echoed through the clearing.

Annabeth's mind froze, her thoughts going blank. An oath to keep with a final breath...

Perseus was the one who died because of an oath he had made. There was only two lines left of the great prophecy. Annabeth mentally went through the prophecy.

Eight half-bloods shall answer the call. Check.

To storm or fire the world must fall. Hasn't happened yet.

An oath to keep with a final breath. Annabeth would say check.

And foes bear arms at the doors of death. She didn't know what to make of that line, maybe something to do with Tartarus and/or Good Gaea?

Then Annabeth's previous prophecy came to mind.

Child of Wisdom shall journey alone. She left on her own.

Reaching the land beyond the gods. She had found herself riding Shadow into Alaska.

In search of the one who helped in the first war. Perseus, she was in search of Perseus.

The lost legend shall be found. Perseus was found and his secret was out.

Beware Child of Wisdom, Beware what?

For he shall be your downfall. How? How was he her downfall? What was going to happen for that line? Or did it already happen? If so, what did it mean?

A sudden scream, shouts, sounds of struggling, and the sensation of falling hit Annabeth all at once.

"You can't stop me!" Evil Gaea was saying.

"Perseus!" Zöe's cries were in the background.

Annabeth blinked, now aware that she was laying with her back on the ground. She could hear the outcries of the gods, other demigods, and even the primordials. What was happening? Why did everything seem hazy.

Her eyes focused on the sky. Storms clouds had gathered in the sky, the trees were swaying in the slight wind, and ashes were floating towards the grey that seemed to stretch on forever.

Then she saw a giant stepped into her view, his head pointed down at her and her right. "Looks like we have the blood of Olympus for Mother Earth!" He proclaimed.

Annabeth moved her head to her right, in the same position as her was Perseus. His face was pale, and she noticed it seemed to be Perseus instead of the good Gaea. His eyes were closed, he would have looked peaceful if it wasn't for his escalated breathing and scrunched up features.

"Perseus?" The outside world didn't matter to them once Annabeth whispered his name.

His eyes opened and he turned his head slightly towards her. Theirs eyes stared into one another. The world went silent as grey and sea-green with some blue stared into each other. The sounds of incoming monsters, the shouts of the gods and demigods, Evil Gaea's laughter, and the silence from both Tartarus and the good Gaea.

None of it mattered in that moment.

It that moment, Annabeth realized what the prophecy meant. It was his love that was her downfall. She was going to die because of his love for her. And she came to an understanding with the situation. She didn't care, she found herself glad she gets to die next to him. It felt right.

Yes, she was sad that she didn't make it to her eighteenth birthday or the fact she couldn't say a proper goodbye to her family and friends. She was mostly sad that she hadn't spent a lot of time with Perseus. She wanted more time.

Perseus smiled at her, a knowing glint in his eyes as if he knew what she was thinking. 'I'm sorry...' He mouthed to her.

"NO!"

"PERSEUS!"

"ANNABETH!"

"SON!"

"GAEA!"

The outside world came crashing back to her ears. With all the chaos and noise, all she felt was peace. She was ready to die.

She gave Perseus a smile, silently telling him she was at peace with dying next to him. He grabbed her right hand, sending her his own smile.

They were at peace with dying hand in hand next to each other. Then two swords came down on them.

In the end, Perseus and Annabeth were happy.

~MsPenguingirl1234.

Published: February 9, 2018.