Hi peps! Sorry I haven't updated any of my storys. My computer died and is still dead. My dad is trying to fix it but it's really hard for me to update without a computer. I hope you like this chapter I think it turned out better than I thought. Annabeth is coming later, like two chapters. I want to build up Luke and Thalia's relationship first. As always please review

'I can't believe I'm doing this,' I thought to myself as I tiptoed down stairs. Mother Sara was no where in sight, which was a first since the time I got here. I was thinking about forgetting about Luke and just leave right now, but I didn't want to leave without hearing what he has to say. Curse my curiosity. I brought my bag just in case though.

The down stairs were dark and empty, just the was I liked it. Luke was standing by the door looking down at the ground.

"Hey, I thought you weren't going to show. I see you had the same idea I did." He held up his backpack.

"Is this why you ask me to come here tonight, to run away with you? I don't need your help,"I felt my angry rise.

"Come down, wild cat, you want the whole house to wake up? I just thought since Mother Sara was after us both, we could help each other."

"I work alone," I said flatly.

"So do I. See we make a great team." He wasn't going to give up easily.

"I work alone," I repeated.

"Fine, at the very least can we get of here together. After that we go are own ways."

"Just to get of here?"

"Yep"

"Then you will leave me alone."

"If that's what you really want."

"It is. You promise that you will let me be," I said seriously.

"I pinkeye promise," he held down out his pinkeye finger towards me.

"What?" I looked at it confused.

"You never heard of a pinkeye promise? Were are really born on Mars? It's an unbreakable promise." He smiled at me as if he thought I was stupid.

"What happens if you break it?" I asked.

"You can't break it, that's why it's unbreakable."

"But what if-"

"I don't know, something bad. It has never happen before. So is it a deal? We get of this damn place together?"

"Then go our own ways."

"After we get out," Luke added. He swung his backpack around and headed back up the stairs. He looked back at me, "You coming Black bird?"

"My name is Thalia," I said stubbornly.

"That's nice, you coming?"

"Where?" I met him on the stairs.

"To the only way out of this joint."

I followed him up and the stair and down of the hallway of children's rooms. At the end of the hallway stood a plain looking around. As quietly as he could, Luke took a thin nail from his pocket and picked the lock on the door. Which I have to admit was pretty impressive.

Once the door was open, Luke motion for to follow him up the stairs that were hidden behind the door. I didn't like where this was going

"Is there some reason why you couldn't have picked the front door's lock?" I whispered to him as we made our way up the stairs.

"You can't pick a bolt lock and besides the gate surrounding the place is impossible to climb over, trust me I have tried."

"Can't we go through a window?" I asked.

"Nope. They are all painted shut. Even if we do get through without waking up the place, there's still the gate."

"So what are we doing?"I asked nervously.

"This stairway leads to the roof. Fire escape is to rusty and broken. I almost killed myself last time. Last time I was on the roof I noticed that the building next door was pretty close. It's abandon building so no one would care if we go through it," Luke answered.

"And how we getting to this other building?" I dread the answer.

Luke opened the door that lead to the roof. The cold night air chilled my lungs.

"It's close enough that we can jump," He answer simply.

Yea, right. We were three stories up. There was no way I was jumping.

I watch Luke made his way to the edge. I could now see the building that was lined up next to it. There was a good eight foot gap between the two.

"See? Easy enough?" Luke turning to me, "What's wrong?"

"I'm not jumping," I said quietly.

"Why not? You scared?"

"No!" I said quickly, "It, just, doesn't look safe. There must be another way."

"I have been trying to escape for a year. Trust me, this is the best way."

"If we miss we could die."

"Nah, a drop from this height will only break a few bones, not kill you."

"That just makes me fell great! No one could jump that far."

Luke raised his eyebrow at me and then leaped onto the ledge. Before I could say anything, he jumped. I closed my eyes until a heard a slight laugh.

"See? Easy," Luke laughed, obviously pleased with himself, "Now you."

Torn between my mind and my stubbornness, I made my way to the ledge. I tried to stand onto the ledge but my lags were shaking so badly I couldn't. My vision went dizzy and I felt as if I was going to throw up.

"I can't do it. Go on without. I will find my own way out," I shout back at him, taking a few steps back.

Luke looked sadly at me and then backed away into the shadows. I took a deep breath and made my way to the door. But before I could open the door a thumping noise distracted me.

I turned around to see Luke placing a long, flat, piece of wood between the two ledges of the buildings. He walking across the board with ease.

"Come on," he held out his hand towards me.

"Why?" I made my way towards him.

"I promised. I told you, you can't break a pinkeye promise. Now I promised that we will escape together and we are, even if that means I going to have to carry you across."

"Don't you dare," I said angrily, folding my arms.

"Well come on, walk across." Luke jumped back onto the ledge. I had no choice but to follow. I climb onto the ledge without looking down, but sickness quickly returned when I step onto the board. The night wind blew, shaking the board.

"It's ok," Luke said taking my hand.

I quick jerked it back, "No one touches to me." My angry focused my vision.

"You mean like this," He poked my shoulder then took a few steps back.

"Stop that!" I took a few steps towards him.

"What? The kitty cat doesn't like being pet?" He smiled annoyingly, making his way down the board.

"Shut up!" I shoved his back, but he just won't quit.

"What kind of raccoon is afraid?" He was laughing at me.

I felt the sparks fly off my fingertips.

"Don't you dare insult me, you stupid annoying fool." I tried to push him back but almost fell down from the drop of the ledge. I had made it to the other building.

"I-I made!" I couldn't help smiling, "See I told you I would be fine!"

"Oh, yea, you did it all by yourself, I didn't help at all," Luke smirked at me.

I push he aside, but I didn't hurt him. The lighting was gone from my fingers.

"Can I help you, dears?" A sickening sweet voice came from the other roof top.

Mother Sara was standing watching us. Luke quickly knock the board off the ledge and I listen to fall to the ground.

Mother Sara growled and took a running start. She flew over the gap with ease and landed next to me.

"Run!" I shout and ran towards the door that I hope lead to stairs.

"No one escapes," she hissed. Mother Sara blocked Luke's path to escape.

I pick up a piece of broken wall and threw it at her head. Mother Sara hissed and before our eyes. She grew five feet and her eyes turn red. Gold fur erupt from her back. Her hands turned to sharp claws. Mother Sara was a sphinx.

"Luke run," I shout at the stupid figure standing still. I brush my hand across my chain bracelet that quickly transform into my shied, Aegis. I expanded my spear and let my angry rise. Luke looked at me with wide eyes but made his way towards the stair.

Mother Sara pounced at me and I block her with my shied. She was too quick for me. The sphinx bounce back at me. Her teeth closed down on my spear and pulled it out of m hands. She threw her tail at me and I fell backwards onto the ground.

"Hey, fart face," Luke shouted from the doorway. He pick up a piece of metal piping and ran towards her. Before he could hit her she knock him down with one of her claws. Luke was pushed back to the wall where he hit his head hard. Mother Sara slowly stalked towards him.

"Hey! You leave him alone!" I grabbed my spear and aimed it to the sky. For the first time the dark cloud seem to listen to me. That crowded and circled above me. A large lightning strike down down just above me and traveled down my spear. I aimed and threw the charged spear towards Mother Sara. It hit her dead center in her chest. She scream and exploded in a dust storm.

The lightning had taken all my energy with it and I feel exhausted. I feel to my knees but soon gave out to my eye lids.