"Percy" Nick yawned in acknowledgment as I took a seat with them round the dead fire

"Looks like someone had a good night's sleep" Flynn said with a smirk looking from me back to my sleeping bag where Arya still lay asleep.

"didn't know you'd be the jealous type" I retorted causally

"haha whatever man good to see your back on your feet" Flynn replied with a smile

"Hey wear these till your eyes adjust" Nick said throwing me a pair of black wayfarer sunglasses

"Where did we get…" I questioned but then I remembered who I was sitting next to, Flynn.

"Hey guilty as charged" Flynn said with a smile putting both hands in the air

"Got them from a store back in columbus, i'll pay the guy back… eventually" he continued

" I don't think you've ever payed for anything" Nick chimed in with chuckle

"I'll take that as a compliment" Flynn stated with a grin

"You're hopeless man" I said with a sigh

"This from the man who's spent the week sleeping" Flynn mocked playfully

"Talking of which should we wake them" I asked, the sky was already alive with reds oranges and yellows and soon the sun would be to.

"not yet there's no rush we should reach camp half blood by midday no problem" Nick stated taking out a map

"still we're sitting ducks until we can get our hands on some celestial bronze" Flynn responded

"He's right, we don't have one sword between us we should get moving" I supported

"Alright let's get them up then" Nick confirmed getting up

I walked over to Arya's empty sleeping bag and rolled it up before shoving it into a black backpack which I guessed was hers then walked over to my sleeping bag where she still lay sound asleep

"Hey beautiful time to get up" I said softly crouching down beside her

"already... i'll get packing" she yawn rubbing the sleep from her eyes

"I've already packed your stuff don't worry go get something to eat" I responded helping her up

"i could have done that myself" she challenged letting out another yawn

"I know but I've done nothing but sleep all week let me feel useful" I replied

"Alright" she conceded giving me a quick kiss on the cheek before heading over to the burnt out fire.

Packing didn't take long, between the seven of is all we owned were the cloths on our body seven sleeping bags a couple of rucksacks and the leftover food from Flynn's last corner store heist back in scranton. Five minutes and a rushed breakfast later and we were back on the move.

Despite Arya protests I carried my'n and her stuff which I'd managed to stuff into her black backpack. Nick was up front with the map then bella and Flynn then the fulcrum brothers and finally me and Arya covering the rear.

"Tell me about camp half blood" Arya asked taking my hand in hers

"what do you want to know" I replied, I knew Ayra had never made it to camp half blood or camp Jupiter. She didn't like to talk about it but I knew it bothered her that she'd never been to camp, that she'd never been claimed by her father whether that be Hermes, Aries, apollo or Hephaestus.

"I don't know… anything just take my mind of this walk" she asked

For the next hour I explained how the camp was and worked and answered most of her questions which were mainly about my personal experiences the forest became thinner and thinner until finally after three hours of walking the skyscraper of Manhattan could be seen through the gaps in the trees.

Seeing the skyscrapers reminded me of my mum,the blue pancakes she used to make me, how she was able to see the bright side in any situation, how she'd didn't care how many schools i was expelled from. A lonely tear rolled down my cheek, she'd be long dead by now, so would Tyson, Rachel and Annabeth and everyone else I knew. I'd had to make peace with their deaths long ago. Although time didn't work the same in tartarus there was still no way they'd be alive.

"Hey you ok" Arya asked giving my hand a gentle squeeze

"im Fine" I replied wiping the tears from my eyes with my free hand, now wasn't the time for me to get all sentimental

"Your mum used to live in Manhattan didn't she" she said sympathetically

"Yeah" I answered taking deep breath trying to hold back the tears

"She'd be proud of you" she stated giving my hand another reassuring squeeze

"i hope so" I said giving her my best smile

There wasn't much I could hide from Arya, after you've known someone for 250 years there's little they don't know about you. Truth be told she was probably the reason id escaped tartarus, she'd never let me give up. She'd given me hope that we could one day escape and live happily back on earth.

Soon the forest had disappeared entirely and were replaced with streets and houses as we worked our way through the outskirts of New York. The city was just as busy as I remembered, the roads were crammed with yellow cabs and cars whilst the pavement were filled with stampeding citizens.

I tightened my grip slightly round arya's hand to ensure she wasn't whisked away in the crowds of rushing people.

We passed through New York without incident and were soon on the road that lead to camp. As we got further from the city centre the roads became less busy and the houses either sides of were replaced again with pine trees until eventually the roads edges were lined with forests and we were the only people to be seen in either direction.

"Nick your a lier its midday and we're not there" Isabella complained looking up at the sun which now hung directly overhead.

"We're only about 10 minutes away" Nick shouted back

By now we were all tired of walking, my feet hurt and I'd only been walking less than a day I could only imagine how it was for the others who had been walking all day everyday for a week.

"you said that like 10 minutes ago" Arya sighed

"Everyone be thankful at least were not carrying Percies lazy ass" Flynn joked

"You never even carried him" Nick shouted back

"Yeah I had to deal with the worry struck Arya, trust me I had the heavier burden" Flynn retorted making Arya cheeks go red

"Bella your boyfriend is quite the gentleman" I said sarcastically

"He's not my boyfriend" Isabella mocked with a mischievous smirk

"Ouch that's gotta hurt" Nick laughed

"Shut up Nick" Flynn retorted but before he time for a comeback an unearthly ear piercing shriek filled the air behind us. In synchrony we all turned back around. It was to far away to make out fully but it was definitely flying towards us and it was definitely angry.

"it could just be a Harpy" Arya whispered hopefully

"Or a Fury" Isabella said cynically

"Run" I shouted pulling Arya into motion

"Into the tree's" Nick shouted running into the tree line

Leaves, twigs and branches started to fall to the ground around us as the monster fought against the tree canopy. High pitch Shrieks continued to rain down above us but Luckily the larger more sturdy branches kept it at bay as we weaved our way through the trees.

I could hear my pulse pounding loudly in my ears and my breath was ragged, all I could concentrate on was putting one foot in front of the other. Suddenly I could feel Nick holding me back, we'd reached the edge of the woods. There standing before us was a grassy hill about 50 meters long.

"Half blood hill" I managed between breaths, there at the top was the boundary of camp half blood.

All at once the shrieking above us stopped and the trees grew still. All that could be heard was the panting of breath and the wind whistling as it made its way through the tree's.

"It's a trap" Nick stated looking up at the half blood hill

"Obviously" Arya replied looking up trying to spot our flying pursuers

"So what do we do" Isabella asked looking at me and I suddenly realised so where all the others too. I'd of liked to have said some great elaborate plan in which all of us would have been safe at all times, but I couldn't. I only had one plan and it sucked.

"run for it and hope for the best" I said grimly

"i'm glad you not our tactician" Flynn responded sarcastically

"well if anyone has a better plan don't be shy" I offered really hoping someone would say something clever, but no one did.

"I guess we go on the count of three then" Nick concluded

We lined up on the very edge of the forest as if we were about to compete in a 100m race which I guess we sort of were, only the stakes of being slow was probably death.

"Together" Arya whispered taking my hand in her own

"Together" I replied a small smile tugging at my mouth, no matter how bad the odds seemed Arya always had a way of making it seem possible

A quick glance to my beside me and i noticed Flynn and bella holding hands too.

"See you at the top everyone" Nick stated, as butterflies filled my stomach

"three"

"two"

"one"

"GO" shouted Nick

We all burst into the clearing sprinting as fast as our bodies would physically allow, adrenaline coursing through every vein. From behind us came a cracking of branches then a deafening shriek.

We were halfway up the hill, I was still hand in hand with Arya but she was beginning to slow. Everyone else was ahead, the Falkrum brothers were only ten or so meters from the top along with Nick close behind.

"Arya look out" Nick yelled daring a look behind

"ARGHHH" came a scream from beside me and suddenly I no longer had Arya's hand in my'n which sent dread running through my every cell.

I glanced round and there it was less than a couple of meters away from me. A fully grown Fury with its talons buried in Arya shoulders. It had already begun to lifted her off the ground and was putting more distance between itself and the ground, In a split second decision I jumped for Arya, I missed her hand but my hands closed around her ankle.

"ARGHH" Arya screamed as the added strain of carrying me when through her body causing the fury's talons to dig further into her shoulders

The ground was getting further away I had to do something fast.

"Arya give me your hand" I yelled at the top of my lungs however most of my voice was lost to the wind

"I… I can't" she cried struggling against the furies vice like grip

"you've got to" I pleaded my grip around her ankle was failing and the fall by now would almost certainly be fatal

"Arghh" she wailed reaching down towards me, the Furies talons boring larger gashes in her shoulder as she did.

"You need to swing me towards the furies talons" I shouted as a plan began to materialize in my head

Arya nodded through teary eyes in acknowledgment and in one smooth movement I took Arya hand and she swung me up.

I almost lost my grip on the furies slimy skin but somehow I hung on. I closed my eyes and took a deep breath trying to calm myself before reaching out with my senses, I could feel the blood pumping round the fury, that was our ticket to freedom. I concentrated in on halting the flow of blood, I wasn't sure I could do it as technically poseidon's realm was the sea not liquids but it was all I had.

The fury began shrieking and thrashing around harder and harder until it was no longer able to maintain stable flight. My hands snapped shut and my eyes snapped open only to be showered in grey dust.

We were no longer flying but falling.

"Tell me there's a second part to this plan percy" Arya wailed as she plummeted down next to me

"Grab hold of me" I shouted wrapping my arms around her waist

"Close your eyes this might hurt" I ordered, luckily the fury had taken us out over the bay which meant maybe I could catch us in the ocean

"I love you" I yelled, holding her tight as I watch the ocean getting closer and closer

"I love you too" she said into my chest hugging me so tight I thought I might crumple under her grip.

Then the cold ocean depths came crashing into contact with us. Using all my power I was able to soften the blow but it still felt like we'd just jumped off a cliff.

As we sunk into the ocean depth my body seemed to recharge like I'd suddenly been connected to the mains. My vision was fuzzy at first but soon swam into focus.

Ayra was still in my arms but her eyes were closed and her body was limp. Panic ripped through me and threatened to paralyse me. Blood was free flowing from her shoulders turning her shirt a crimson red. That fall coupled with the blood loss must have been too much.

I put all my energy into creating a current that would take us to the shores of camp half blood and stopping the bleeding. She needed nectar and fast.

I could feel my ability to stop the bleeding fade as we came closer to shore and the ocean got shallower. Usually this would be way beyond my power, I was creating a current strong than any other on the planet whilst holding back a life threatening injury.

Finally I could feel sand beneath my feet, carrying Arya in my arms I bolted onto the beach. As soon as I was out of the tide line I carefully placed her on the ground. I could hear shouts in the distance but I ignored them and ran for the infirmary.

Shouts started sounding all around me, I didn't know what they were saying but I didn't care. The wooden hut of the infirmary came into view with an armed guard standing at the door. The guard was no older than myself and was dressed in leather armour with a sword at his hip.

"Sorry you can't…" he started stepping forward but a quick jab to the face sore him out cold

Beds lined each side of the room most empty but a few were occupied although none of their injuries seemed serious.

Next to each bed was a bedside stocked with a wide array of bottles. I ran to the closest bedside and started rummaging through the bottles, my hands were shaking so bad I could barely read the labels. Finally my hands came across a little red bottle which in small print round the cap read nectar.

"You can't be in here" came a deep voice from behind me

I quickly slipped the bottle in my pocket and swung around delivering a quick punch to the ribs then a hard kick to the chest sending the guard flying backwards.

I didn't waist anytime and began my return journey to the beach, the camp seemed to be alive now with people running everywhere. Most yelling and pointing at me but I didn't stop.

After what seemed like a lifetime I finally got back to Arya. A small pool of blood had started to gather around her and the colour had faded from her cheeks.

"Hang on Arya" I whispered taking out the nectar, my hands were so jittery that it was difficult to remove the cap but I did and carefully poured its contents into her mouth. Her breath was shallow and her pulse faint but she was still alive.

The talon puncher holes round her shoulders instantly began to close, but she still lay there pale and limp it would be a good couple of hours before she came back round. I took a seat beside her and let out a heavy sigh, my body still trembled slightly and tears threatened my eyes. That had been way too close.

A small group of camper dressed in battle armour were making there way towards me cautiously, each member brandishing their weapon. No doubt I'd have some explaining to do.

Ps. Not sure I like this chapter please let me know what you think because i may redo it