I bounded into the palace de Athena, (Don't tell Athena I call it that) with the complete set of golden apples from the garden of Hesperides. "Lady Athena." I said bowing as Athena, goddess of wisdom, entered the room and saw the apples in my hands. "Rise Perseus." She said, a faint smile playing on her lips. I stood and she took the apples from me and gave me the ring I had requested. "Thank you lady Athena." I said, barely able to withhold my tears of joy and relief. I had passed the test. Athena smiled and the next thing I knew I was by Zeus's Fist. I saw annabeth and immediately tapped her on the shoulder. She whirled around and i got on knee. "Annabeth Chase. Will you marry me?" Annabeth glared at me. "You disappear for 6 months and then you ask me to marry you?! Heck no! You've probably been cheating!" I stood up in rage. "I was doing duties for your MOTHER to prove my worth. I had to walk through TARTARUS ALONE to prove to her I was worthy. But I guess that doesn't matter, does it CHASE? You are right. Athena and Poseidon never should get along." I said, tears pricking my eyes at the end, my tone changing to heartbroken and angry. I stormed off as Annabeth called my name desperately. suddenly a bright flashed surrounded me and I was transported to Olympus and found myself in front of Athena. "What HAPPENED?" She demanded.
"Everybody felt the earth shake." I glared at her in renewed rage. "YOUR daughter DUMPED ME and said I'd been CHEATING on her." Athena glared at me "You're lying. My daughter would NEVER." Suddenly Poseidon flashed in. "HOW DARE YOU!" He thundered. Athena paled the slightest bit before she retorted. "What?" He snarled. "Don't WHAT me. Your daughter just DUMPED MY SON." She paled more. "She wouldn't." I glared at her. "SHE DID." Athena looked at me in a look that slightly resembled sadness. Poseidon looked at me and suddenly I was crushed in a hug. "I'm so sorry son." He said. "I know what it's like to love someone but feel as though they don't love you." He stepped away. "Perseus Jackson I give you my blessing." I felt sea breeze on my face and then it was gone. I looked at my dad in wonder. "What..what did you just do?" He smiled. "I transferred some of my abilities to you. You can now teleport wherever you want, and your water powers have been enhanced immensely." I smiled. Athena stepped forward. "I to, would like to give you my blessing." She stated. I noticed a bit of her cold edge was gone. She chanted something in ancient greek, and I suddenly was surrounded in an aura of gray. It faded and I felt smarter, more aware than ever before. And that's saying something. About the awareness of course. She smiled at me for the first time. 'What the heck?' I thought. 'Dude you just got the goddess of wisdom to smile at you. She hates Poseidon.' I smiled back in spite of myself. "Thank you father." I turned to Athena. I smiled even wider for some reason. "Thank you Lady Athena." suddenly, Annabeth flashed in. "Mother! I just got made goddess of Architecture!" she proclaimed proudly. She then spotted me and her demeanor became cold yet proud. "Shouldn't you be bowing, MORTAL?" She hissed. I glared. "I bow to those that deserve my respect. People I would go through Tartarus for. Which you are NOT." She glared harder. "Careful demigod. I can easily banish you from Olympus and Camp Halfblood. Zeus said I could do that to ONE person." I held back tears of pain and anger. "Banish me then. This isn't my home anymore." I said. I flashed myself out before I hurt someone.