Omega | Percy Jackson Fanfiction✔️

Chapter Twenty

No family is perfect... we argue, we fight.
We even stop talking to each other at times.
But in the end, family is family...
The love will always be there.

-Unknown

Annabeth's POV

"Because, because, because, because, because.... Because of the wonderful things he does!" Luke tone-deaf voice rang out.

Parker groaned as Luke started the next verse of We're Off To See The Wizard. "And I thought Leo and I were annoying."

"You are." I replied coolly, checking the paper map Chiron had given for our lack of an electronic one. Shortly after the groups left and split up, Luke started singing anything he could remember; anywhere from One Direction to The Sound of Music playlist. Parker and I encouraged the off-beat singing at first, even joined in sometimes, but when he started singing Single Ladies... Let's just say he received some pretty nasty bruises. Nevertheless, he kept singing.

It's been about two hours.

"Annabeth?" Parker said randomly. I looked up at him in response, but his attention was on something else. "Can you describe what we're lookin' for again?"

"Some kind of weird, abandoned warehouse." The Hephaestus kids developed a software where we could pull up an address for quests, however it couldn't be used for too long.

He pointed at something. "Like that one?"

I looked up to find a warehouse fitting my description. Weird didn't seem to cover the building, however. Everything matched the ashy gray smoke emitted in the area: the walls, the roof. It was so devoid of color, someone could have mistaken it as the Earth in the movie Wall-E.

"Yeah." I breathed out.

"Are you sure this is what we're looking for?" Luke questioned, looking at the building in distaste. "I doubt anyone would even go in there."

Parker shook his head. "That's what makes it a perfect spot. Look at the smoke, someone— something— is in there."

Taking notice of Luke's sudden nervousness, I said, "if you need to stay back, we can go on ahead while you get a getaway vehicle."

"No. Omega's cleaned up my messes before, now I have return the favor. Even if that means seeing Kronos."

"Right," I said before tossing a golden drachma to Parker. "Send them an Iris-message to show them we're here, Luke stay with him. Then come find me when they get here."

"You're going in?" Parker exclaimed. "Alone? Are you crazy? We don't know who or what is in there!"

"Exactly," I replied, pulling my dagger out. "Omega could be dying right now and we cannot just wait around for backup while that happens."

"So you're gonna go in alone? What kind of dumb logic is that?!"

"Someone needs to go in, and another needs to go in. I'm not leaving you alone, but I'm also not going to force Luke into something he's not mentally prepared for. This is the best option, don't argue with me."

Parker huffed in response, but didn't object. Instead he watched as I made my way into the warehouse, where I was immediately hit with the smell of torture and blades. I nearly gagged at the stench, but still managed to keep my head in the game.