'We're staying together,' he promised. 'You're not getting away from me. Never again.' Only then did she understand what would happen. A one way trip. A very hard fall. 'As long as we're together,' she said. She heard Nico and Hazel still screaming for help. She saw the sunlight far, far above - maybe the last sunlight she would ever see. Then Percy let go of his tiny ledge, and together, holding hands, he and Annabeth fell into endless darkness.