AN: Set after the war with Gaea and during THBP. Percy and Annabeth are already really close and really romantic. Percy still has the Achilles Curse even though he got rid of it during SoN. Lets just say that he got it again, so that I have more room to make sleeping jokes (creepy look). Percy and Nico actually like each other like brothers and Thalia is like a sister. Neville was there during the battle of Manhattan then left shortly after, but he witnessed all the new cabins going up and such. He was also there for the battle against Gaea and knows the Romans. This is how he knows how to wield a sword. His weapon is a sword disguised as a remembral. Alison (Allásso̱n)- daughter of Phylira (Chiron's Sister)
Percy P.O.V
Four weeks. That was all the time I got off. I figured that after we defeated Gaea I would have a normal life. I was about to leave for school back home in New York; Annabeth was coming as well so she could supervise the finishing touches on Olympus, when I got the news. Chiron had called me to the big house. I got there and noticed that Annabeth was already there along with Nico and Thalia.
"Hey guys what's up?" I asked
"We don't know," Thalia said
"Yeah Chiron just told us to be here" Nico shrugged. I went over to Annabeth and sat next to her grabbing her hand. She squeezed it then looked into my eyes. Gods did I love her. We were about to kiss when Chiron rolled in.
"Hello children I bet you are all wondering why I summoned you all here?" we all nodded. "I have just received a letter from a distant cousin of mine…"
"A Party Pony?" Nico asked hopefully
"No, Nico, not those cousins. His name is Firenze and where he teaches is preparing for a war and they need help," Chiron explained Percy groaned
"Another war?"
"Yes Percy, another. I have chosen you four to go and help them. Now these people are…special. Even more so then normal; they are all decedents of Hecate directly or of her children. They call themselves witches and wizards. They study at schools to harness their powers, much like this camp." Chiron paused. I bet he was waiting for a reaction out of us, but after seeing what we all saw it was hard to impress us. "There are three people there who have faced a lot, like you four. Their names are Harry Potter, Ron Weasly and Hermione Granger."
"What are we supposed to do?" Thalia asked
"You will be sent there under the cover of an American Wizarding school. Your quest is to help protect the people at this school, called Hogwarts; especially those three wizards and their families. They need your skills in combat to help them. Now you should probably not tell them that you are demigods. It may send them into frenzy; just try to blend in. Usually you start at eleven but seeing as you are "exchange students" they have made an exception. Their headmasters name is Albus Dumbledore, who is a direct descendent of Hecate. I have already talked with him. They are expecting you on the first day of school Now go pack you leave today" he dismissed us "Oh and Percy" I turned "Try not to blow up this school?" I smiled.
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I grabbed a backpack from under my bed and started throwing clothes into it. I ran to the bathroom, changed into jeans and a green shirt, grabbed my toiletries and went back to my bed. I packed some Ambrosia and Nectar, wishing that I had my mom's cookies with me. I threw them into the duffel then picked up my watch. Tyson had fixed it after we got back from Greece and I was glad, I was harder to lug around a shield then a watch. He mixed Imperial Gold and Celestial Bronze together and now it was nearly un-breakable. I put it on my wrist and put Riptide into my pocket. I left my cabin with one fleeting look then walked over to Annabeth's. She came out before I got there and came to meet me.
"Ready Seaweed Brain?" she asked
"As I'll ever be Wise Girl," I said as I grabbed her waist and pulled her to me. After being gone for eight months, then being sent on a quest right away it was difficult for us to find some alone time. We found some here and there. Most of the time it was at the bottom of the canoe lake. We kissed briefly and then made our way to Thalia's pine tree. Everyone was already there.
"Right now I forgot to mention something earlier. Someone else will be joining you in your quest." Chiron said.
"Who?"
"Another demigod. You have never met her. In fact no one has. She lives in the underworld with her mother," Chiron looked over at Nico, who was smiling. "I stand corrected Nico knows her." We all looked at Nico.
"Are we talking about Alison?" he asked. Chiron nodded his head. Nico whistled. "Man this is going to be interesting." Just then we heard the leaves of the nearby bush rustle. We all looked at the bush. After a second a black panther stalked out.
"Really? A panther? You couldn't of thought of something less scary, like a bunny perhaps?" Chiron asked the panther. The panther huffed, and then started changing. Soon there was a girl standing where the panther had been. She was wearing a black outfit with tall black boots. Her hair was as black as a raven's wing. It was pulled up and held together with a strange stick. She crossed her arms over her chest and glared at Chiron.
"Just because you can't change shape doesn't mean that you have to be jealous." She told him.
"I like the shape that I am in, thank-you very much" Chiron huffed. The new comer turned and spotted Nico.
"Hello Nico," she said smiling. Nico went up and gave her a hug.
"How are you Aunty Alison?" he asked her.
"I'm fine although I do miss having you in the underworld. It's nice to have somebody to talk to. Seeing as someone" she glared at Chiron "Doesn't visit anymore."
"You know mother and I are in the middle of an argument," Chiron said.
"Yes and argument that has been going on for decades. You and mother may be in a argument, but do I look like mother?"
"Yes you do," Chiron said. "A spitting image, if I do say so myself." Alison glared at Chiron.
"Take that back," she told him. Chiron laughed.
"Oh little sister you were always the easiest to tease."
"Little sister?" Annabeth asked. Alison and Chiron turned toward us.
"You…your mother is…how?" I stammered. Chiron grimaced.
"Are you really?" Thalia asked.
"Yes I am really a daughter of Phylira" Alison said. We all gasped.
"I thought that she only had one kid. Chiron right?" Percy asked.
"That's just what we wanted you all to know. Some people claim that your grandfather turned mother into a tree. That is not the case. Well actually she was a tree for a while, then she came back to being a goddess. Then she had me. My father was a king, not a very powerful one, but a king nonetheless. I grew up with him for only two years then he died. Mother took me in. I went to live in the Underworld with her. She had moved there after I was born. She taught me how to shift."
"Shift?" Thalia asked. Alison raised her eyebrows. Then she turned back into a black panther. As quickly as it happened she was back to herself.
"Mother is the shape shifting goddess is she not? Anyways, when Chiron was granted immortality, mother was furious. She liked having me around. Chiron was always so busy, rarely came to visit us any more." Alison glared at Chiron who looked guilty. "And he still doesn't. Anyways, she demanded that I become immortal as well"
"Are you?" Annabeth asked.
"Yes. But my immortality is more like Thalia's, I can be killed in battle. I am not a goddess by any standards. I guess you could say I am a lady-in-waiting."
"To who?" I asked.
"Any goddess who would need me. Usually I am helping Mother, Lady Hecate or Kore...Persephone, which is how I met Nico. Sometimes the other goddess need my help and I go to them."
"What could they need help with?" Thalia wondered.
"Sometimes they would need a third party to give a different view on an argument. Or they need me to do an errand for them when Hermes is busy"
"So you are basically a girl Hermes?" Nico asked. Alison glared at him then started laughing.
"Yeah basically."
"How come Chiron never mentioned you?" Thalia asked. Alison scowled.
"As I said before there has been some…tension…between Mother and Chiron. I sometimes am able to visit him and we agreed that he wouldn't tell anyone about me unless he absolutely had too. I told Nico this story after the battle of Manhattan and made him swear not to tell anyone."
"Well this is really unexpected, Chiron you have a sister!" I exclaimed.
"Yes I do." He said, "An annoying little sister," he muttered under his breath. "Right, back to the quest. Alison will meet you all where you are going"
"Where are we going Chiron?" Annabeth asked
"Oh well you see the school is in umm…England so you will have to fly"
"WHAT!?" Nico and I yelled
"Chiron are you sure that is a good idea?" Annabeth asked
"You will have Thalia with you the whole time so Zeus won't blast you out of the sky without risking her as well" he paused "I am sorry. I asked Zeus if he would give you a pass but he said no. Something about "'upstart Jackson…telling gods what to do…make spectacles of us two years running'" Chiron looked at me and I grinned. "Anyways remember: you are American wizards who want to learn the English way. I am your Headmaster Brunner. Off you go children, don't forget to IM me from time to time" Chiron and Helen waved to us until while we got in the car. They waved until we couldn't see them on the hill anymore. I sighed. What would my mom think? She was expecting me home.
"It's okay Percy, Chiron will contact her soon and explain. She understands what you are and what you have to de even if she doesn't like it" Annabeth whispered to me. She always knew what I was thinking. Sometimes even before Grover.
"Thank you wise girl" I said and leaned over to kiss her.
"Get a room!" Nico said then laughed "Never mind, before you guys got to Pinecone face's tree" he pointed at Thalia "Chiron was telling us that when we landed in London we would be picked up by a family by the name of Weasley. They will help us get to the school. Oh and he said that Hecate was going to give us wands that would be able to preform magic on their own so that we don't have to worry about it." Nico finished and looked at me "Are you nervous?" he asked shyly.
"Beyond." I said "The flight is really long, but we are flying over the ocean so that may help" I said brightly Nico groaned again. "Calm down death breath if anything happens I will pray to my dad to save you as well as Thalia"
"What about me?" Annabeth huffed
"I will save you myself," I said. Annabeth snuggled into me more "Okay guys lets take this one step at a time. First step: don't die on the way to England" I joked. We all started laughing then we arrived at the airport.
Alison P.O.V
After the van left I turned to Chiron.
"Nice kids"
"They certainly are. You will help them won't you?"
"Of course I will. Lady Hecate asked me to do the same thing. And seeing as I am a lady-in-waiting I can't really argue with her" I stopped. "Mother really does miss you" I admitted. Chiron looked over at me.
"I miss her too sometimes. What she did to me…" he trailed off.
"She was angry. Her temperament can sometimes be worse the Poseidon's. Because she changes so often her mood follows. Right after she did it she was so sorry. Locked herself in her room for days, she did" I told him. "Iris-message her. Talk to her try and sort things out" I pleaded.
"Maybe I will." He said.
"Yeah thank you brother" I said.
"Anytime little sister" he said back. "Shouldn't you be off?"
"I guess I should. I'll IM you as soon as I can." With that I turned in to a black panther and stalked off. I would turn into a bird once I got to the ocean and fly across. The panther was my favourite animal. It was handsome and deadly. I could change into other animals as well, but panther was my favourite. I arrived at the ocean and changed into a seagull. I started flying and I let my mind wander.
AN: hope you all enjoyed the first chapter. now I understand that I am altering Greek Mythology by having Chiron have a sister, but she will barely be in it. The next chapter will be up soon.
