It was a normal day at Camp Half Blood for Percy Jackson, he was a demigod and one with quite amount of power, he was the Son of Poseidon after all, he was just getting up from a good night sleep, he had no idea what was in store for him today, every demigod lived like that, if their lives would end or not, but he had no idea the changes this day would bring for him, at first he wouldn't think no of it.
The Fates had decided it was time for him to be tested and if he survived the oncoming days he would be stronger from it, and he would need it in the years the future would bring to him.
As he walked out of his cabin, he started walking towards the arena for some sword practice, as he walked past the Big House, he noticed Chiron the centaur who was also the camp counselor, he was talking to Grover Underwood about something, he could tell it was fairly serious by the expressions they had on their faces.
A part of him wanted to know what was going on, but he knew it would be disrespectfully to stick his nose in their business, so he settled for letting them tell him what was wrong when it was time.
He finally arrived at the arena to see his hellhound Mrs. O'Leary tearing apart a dummy like it was a chew toy, he chuckled as he watched the dummy get tossed in the air a few times, once Mrs. O'Leary saw him she was instantly excited and came running towards him crazily.
"Hey girl." Percy said as he petted her head.
She was instantly wagging her tail when he was giving her attention, soon Percy had pulled out his pen and uncapped it, revealing his Celestial Bronze sword Riptide shimmering in its bronze glow.
He then went to work on the dummy, practicing his swipes and slashes, soon after 15 minutes of practicing in the arena, he heard a girl's voice behind him.
"Hey Prissy, Chiron wants to see you right away, he says it's important." Clarisse spoke up.
Percy wasn't surprised to see the scowl on Ares's Daughter, they were rivals you could say, not the best of friends, just a mutual understanding of sorts, he shrugged it off and walked off towards the Big House to see what Chiron wanted.
Once he walked in through the doors of the Big House he was met with Chiron in his centaur form, pacing back and forth, instantly Percy knew it was serious, Dionysus was being his normal self, he had a coke on the table and was barely listening to Chiron and Grover who was also in the room.
"Chiron? You asked for me?" Percy asked confused.
"Ah young Perseus, I have some news that you might want to hear." Chiron spoke up.
"What news?" Percy replied curiously.
"It has come to our attention that Lord Zeus has sired another son, he is currently on his way here and should arrive around tomorrow afternoon, I want you on border patrol tomorrow to make sure he gets across safely, no doubt he will be chased." Chiron replied to him.
Percy wasn't expecting this, Zeus has another son? If so when did it happen? All those questions were running through Percy's mind like a bullet speeding towards it target, he had no idea what to expect.
"Very well I will do it." Percy replied regrettably, he had a bad feeling.
"Very good, you can resume your day's activities, oh and one more thing, the Hunters of Artemis will be here for in a few days, we will be playing Capture the Flag." Chiron spoke up.
Percy was surprised once again, the hunters were coming to visit, which meant his good friend Thalia Grace was coming as well, she was the Daughter of Zeus, but she chose the hunters to avoid the Great Prophecy that foretold the rise of Kronos and the Savior of Olympus, he remembered how nervous he was once he heard the prophecy, he could understand why Thalia did what she did.
As he continued onwards for the rest of the day, he knew tomorrow would bring alot of changes into his life, but he had no idea the changes it would cause and how much it would affect him.
He walked to the pavilion and got a plate of food, he sacrificed a good portion of his ham to Poseidon, it was natural to do that for your godly parent, everyone did.
After lunch passed he had archery practice, which he sucked at, he couldn't even hit a single target, eventually he got frustrated and gave up on the archery classes and walked towards the one place he could calm down.
The beach.
As he sat on a nearby rock, watching the waves roll in and out, he hoped Poseidon would sense his distress about all the things that were running through his head, but he got no answer, no visit at all.
Soon the sun was setting and it was time to head to bed, so he got up and walked towards cabin three, he needed a good sleep, to help clear the things that were weighing on his mind.
{Scene Break} {Morning}
As he opened his eyes, he looked around his cabin and regrettably got up and got ready for today, he knew today was the day Zeus's new son was going to arrive, he hoped it wouldn't cause to much change around him.
After he walked out of the cabin he walked towards the pavilion to get some breakfast before going on border patrol.
Once he was sitting down on his table, he could feel eyes on him from all around, he had no idea why either, so he just ignored it.
After eating he got up and walked to the Big House to tell Chiron he was starting his patrol, as he walked up to it, he saw Annabeth, she was currently busy on remodeling Olympus, so they never really had any time to themselves, he missed his girlfriend quite a bit, so naturally he went up to her.
He swore he saw a flicker of regret in her eyes, before it switched to surprise, he didn't really think about it that much and continued towards her.
"Hey Annabeth, how are you doing? How's Olympus?" Percy asked.
"Oh it's going great, just normal." Annabeth replied bored.
Percy could tell there was something wrong with her, but he didn't want to push.
"Well I hate to cut our reunion short, but I'm on border patrol, supposedly theirs a new Son of Zeus that will arrive today." Percy spoke up.
He knew he saw Annabeth's eyes widen a bit after hearing that, but once again he decided to push down his thoughts and give her a quick peck on the cheek before walking away.
Shortly after a walk, he arrived at Thalia's Tree, and took a seat down by it for a bit to pass the time.
It was a few hours later when he heard some voices off in the distance, with them growing in volume each passing moment, soon two people were revealed, one was a newly recruited satyr, and the other was a boy about the age of 16, he had long golden blonde hair with golden hazel eyes.
This was Zeus's new son.
"Come on!" Percy shouted waving for them to hurry.
They were being chased by a couple of hellhounds and cyclops.
Instinctively Percy uncapped his sword and prepared to defend the new half blood, but it seemed the Fates had other ideas.
Suddenly the Son of Zeus stopped and turned around to face the monsters who were chasing him and the satyr, he was a mere 5 feet from Thalia's Tree, suddenly he let out an agonized filled roar and 3 lightning bolts came down to kill the hellhounds.
Percy was surprised at the amount of power he had already, quickly the Son of Zeus turned around to see a few campers who were in awe of his power.
One just happened to be Annabeth Chase.
{Scene Break} {Several Days Later}
It has been 4 days since the arrival of Zeus new son, his name was Steve and he started taking the spotlight of the camp, he was becoming more popular as the days went by, and Percy was starting to get sick of all of it, he needed to focus though, today was the day the hunters were coming, which meant it would be the hunters vs the camp in a game of Capture the Flag, and Percy was determined to win this time.
But he didn't know that today was the day everything would change now and forever.
It started off like a normal day, Percy woke up in his cabin and got dressed and ready for the day, walking out of his cabin and heading towards the pavilion, he noticed once again that Steve was gaining alot of attention, he had alot of people crowded around him, acting like he was the top shit, which only aggravated Percy even more, but he say anything and continued walking on.
As he was sitting down, he started to look around to see if anyone was nearby that he could talk to, but sadly there was no one, Grover was busy with being the Lord of The Wild, and Nico was also busy helping his dad out in the underworld.
Suddenly he was brought out of his thoughts when he saw a bright flash, revealing the Hunters of Artemis.
He was excited to see Thalia again, so he did the only thing that was natural and walked up to her to say hello, ignoring the looks he got from the other campers, he didn't care.
"Hi Thals, how are you doing?" Percy asked happily, he was glad to see her since the last time.
"Nothing much, how about you Kelp Head?" Thalia replied back with a grin.
Percy had a big smile on after hearing his nickname from Thalia.
"Ehh, nothing much just a normal day." Percy spoke vaguely.
Thalia could tell something was wrong, but she didn't want to pry, she soon spoke up after that thought.
"You ready to get your ass beaten today in Capture the Flag?" Thalia grinned.
"Bring it Pinecone Face." Percy replied with a grin.
That earned Percy a electrified elbow to his ribs, knocking him to the ground, once Thalia stood above him and looked at him, there was only one thought that went through his head.
"Beautiful." Was all he could think as he stared into the glow of her electric blue eyes that took his breath away.
But he waved it off as soon as it came, he knew he shouldn't be crushing on someone else when he had a girlfriend, he heard some snickers from behind him as Thalia pulled him off the ground.
Thalia had be having a few thoughts about the boy she pulled up, but ultimately they were shoved back down, since he had a girlfriend and she was hunter, and she had sworn an oath.
They were both brought out of their own thoughts as Chiron galloped over and spoke up.
"Campers! Today we will play Capture the Flag! It will be the Hunters Vs Camp, campers Annabeth Chase is your team captain, while Thalia Grace is the hunter's captain." Chiron spoke aloud.
All the campers shouted and roared, then made way towards the woods to begin the game.
Percy decided to go solo on this one, since it was the hunters they were facing, groups of campers would be the first ones they would take out, it was easier for him to avoid mass panic and traps.
As he walked cautiously along the woods, he made sure to cover his tracks and keep himself hidden the best he could, he quickly ducked in the bushes as he heard footsteps coming his way, he heard three voices which were female.
"I thought i saw a boy over here." One said.
Yup definitely a group of hunters.
"Spread out and search the areas, he can't be far." Another spoke up, Percy recognized it as Thalia.
Oh shit.
She was gazing directly at him, she knew where he was, he could tell by the shit eating grin she had on her face.
"Yes ma'am!" The two spoke up and left.
She spoke up a few seconds later with a mocking tone.
"You can come out now Kelp Head." Thalia snickered.
Percy came out of the bushes and stood face to face with the Daughter of Zeus, suddenly those thoughts he had about her had come back now that it was just them, alone in the woods.
"I'm surprised someone like you thought of that on the spot." Thalia spoke up.
"Ah can't have any faith in me huh Pinecone Face?" Percy replied while giving a bright smile.
He could of sworn he saw her blushing, but she couldn't have... she was a hunter after all, brushing away those thoughts, he spoke up.
"So what are you here for? You want a fight?" Percy asked intrigued.
"Not this time." Thalia replied with a smirk.
That unsettled Percy quite a bit, if Thalia was smirking, she was up to something, that's when a thought came to him.. Did they find the flag? Was this a distraction? All those thoughts rushed through his head as he weighed the possibilities.
His eyes narrowed as he didn't hear the hunters coming back to report, he knew it now.
"Think you can fool me Pinecone Face?" Percy chuckled.
"What?" Thalia spoke confused.
"You ain't getting the flag, not with a simple distraction." Percy spoke up.
She cursed under her breath and went to attack, but he was already running towards the flag to defend it, so she took off after him.
The flag was by the creek, he knew it would only be a matter of time before someone found it and took it, he was close to it, it was only a few more yards until he would be there.
Breaking through all the brush he saw something he thought he would never see.
Annabeth cheating on him with Steve, suddenly Thalia gasped as she saw it aswell, she started to summon electricity on her arms, but something stopped her.
Their was an eerie silence coming from Percy, his eyes were shadowed by his hair, Thalia knew he was pushed past his limit and he would blow any minute.
"P-P-Percy it's not what it looks like." Annabeth tried to reason.
No response from him.
That's when the creek started to respond with fury and wrath of nothing they've ever seen, he was still silent.
"Well are you gonna just stand there acting stupid or do something?" Steve mocked Percy.
Bad mistake.
"Shut the hell up. You idiotic piece of dog shit." Percy muttered angrily.
Thalia took a step back, she knew that something was about to give and she wouldn't be able to stop it from happening.
"Percy please I'm sorry!" Annabeth screeched.
"BULLSHIT! MORE THAN 4 YEARS WE'VE BEEN TOGETHER! I FELL INTO TARTARUS FOR YOU AND THIS IS HOW YOU REPAY ME? BITCH YOU NEED A REALITY CHECK!." Percy screeched in fury.
All of them could now feel the power rising in Percy every second he continued.
"AND YOU, YOU AREN'T THE CENTER OF THE UNIVERSE, WHAT DID YOU DO TO MAKE YOU SO POPULAR? DID YOU DEFEAT KRONOS? NO I DID.. YOU DIDN'T DO SHIT BESIDES FRYING A COUPLE OF HELLHOUNDS." Percy roared at the Son of Zeus.
"Bring it you loser." Steve challenged.
That's when all hell broke loose, the creek erupted into a hurricane surrounding Percy, with every step he took it made an earthquake that made all of them have trouble standing up.
They were seeing the wrath of the sea.
Before Percy could land a blow, a flash happened and the 12 Olympian Gods appeared.
"PERSEUS JACKSON!" Zeus roared.
"What?" Percy snapped back.
"You dare try to kill my son?" Zeus roared in fury.
"Perseus Jackson, this is not the son I knew, you have changed." Poseidon said sadly.
"Father ple-" Thalia spoke, before being cut off by Zeus.
"SILENCE! Perseus Jackson for attempted to harm my son, you shall be sentenced to Tartarus! All in favor?" Zeus spoke aloud.
It was a 8 to 4 vote with yes being the winner, the only gods who voted no were Hades, Artemis, Apollo and Hestia.
"NO!" Thalia screeched with tears in her eyes.
Percy sent a sad smile towards her, telling her it would be alright, he then turned towards the gods.
"If you think Tartarus will hold me you are wrong, I've been through it once and can make it again, for those who voted against my sentence, I hold no resentment, but the rest of you will not receive my help whatsoever when I get back out." Percy spat.
"Perseus Jackson, I hereby strip you of all your titles and powers, the Curse of Achilles is no longer with you, and the domain of sea is no longer yours!" Zeus spoke up, with thunder sealing the deal all the way.
That's when the pit opened open behind him, taking one last look towards the one girl that still had a place in his heart, giving her a smile he fell backwards into the pit for the second time in his life.