Happy New Year!
Starting off the New Year with two new stories and two unfinished ones.
I started this a year ago… Lol
Just so you know, Percabeth didn't encounter Nyx in Tartarus. They died and came back to life with the Phlegethon River. Tartarus was much more dangerous and deadly. This story is set after the Giant war, I might add in Magnus Chase. A lot of things were done differently, you'll just have to read and find out what they were.
Summary: They say "One man's trash is another man's treasure" In this case, the men are gods and the "trash" are Percy and Annabeth. Gods can make mistakes too, they can underestimate and misjudge. It just so happens that Percabeth falls victim to some paranoia from the King of Olympus himself. What they don't realize is there are other threats rising, some old and some new.
Poseidon's POV:
"Tartarus has made them capable of overthrowing us. They have gotten too strong. They must be executed." Thundered Zeus from his high and mighty throne that I would very much like to spit on at the moment.
I can feel the sea reacting to my outrage and I'm sure there's a huge tsunami happening at the very moment. My son saved Olympus not once but twice and Zeus wants to execute him!?
Athena beat me to the chase, "That would be the worst mistake ever father. Not only would you be killing the Saviors of Olympus – that have proven their loyalties to us not once, but twice – you'd also be killing my daughter! The same daughter that retrieved my Parthenon! If you haven't realized, she's also the same person that rebuilt this place. She also designed the throne you're sitting on at this very moment!"
"I do not care, they have the potential of dethroning us-"
"You mean dethroning you!" I exclaim while slamming my trident against the floor, "Percy and Annabeth are heroes. Percy is an even greater hero than Hercules himself. Together, they're unstoppable. But don't you see? Their loyalties are for Olympus. If they were going to dethrone us, they would've done it already!"
"As much as it pains me to say this, Barnacle Beard is right; Perseus's fatal flaw is loyalty. After all, he turned down being a god for my daughter." Athena states, backing me up for the first time in a really long time.
Zeus scowls at us, "Why are you two suddenly pairing up?" His loud voice held a deep resentment built up over the centuries we've lived. I wouldn't be surprised if he hates his own kids. Honestly, I think he does hate them unless they are beautiful girls that he can bed easily and pleasurably.
"Because you've gone insane, father. You're turning into grandfather. Kronos was power hungry and so are you. You're both willing to do anything and everything to rule over Olympus." Athena looks like she wants to say more but Zeus interrupts her before she got the chance.
"You dare compare me to him?" Zeus booms, his electric blue eyes shining with ferocity. "Anyone that compares me to Kronos is a disgrace to the Olympians."
You're the disgrace to the Olympians, I want to say but someone speaks before I get the chance.
"She speaks the truth, little brother. Perseus and Annabeth's times aren't up yet. There is danger stirring, we will need them again." Says – surprisingly – my older brother, Hades. He is sitting straighter from his spot in the shadows and staring at our youngest brother with a dull yet alarmed expression.
"Make Peter and Anniebell have miserable lives, I don't really care." Dionysus shrugs while taking a long sip of Diet Coke.
"I don't think executing the Heroes of Olympus is a good idea, they eat cereal." Demeter chimes as she nods proudly, "And they're good to my children." She adds as an afterthought with a smile.
"There is no way you're killing off my OTP!" Aphrodite exclaims loudly as she stares at Zeus, horrified, with an expression that looked like how Sally would look when she finds out about this execution. Aphrodite's eyes turn blue and her hair turn brown. Sally's beautiful face is whom I see Aphrodite as in this moment and it only makes me feel guilty. I can't bear the thought of explaining to her why our son is no longer among the living.
"Brother, this is a terrible idea." Hestia said in her child form. The flames in her eyes are burning intensely. She may be the oldest of all of us but she certainly never looks the part. Except right now, her eyes are aged of many centuries and her face is gravely serious. One would be a fool not to take her seriously. As he is.
"Kill the only man I have any bit of respect for, what a great idea." Artemis mutters with a coat of sarcasm so thick, it could keep her entire group or huntress maidens warm an entire year in Antarctica.
Hephaestus shrugs nonchalantly without facing anyone, his eyes on an invention of his, "Neither is on my blacklist, there is no reason to kill them off."
The red flames in Ares's eyes are glinting dangerously as he fingers his spear, "Can I be the one to kill them?" His maniac smile is seconds away from turning into a maniac grin.
Apollo's narrows his bright blue eyes at my brother and says, "No way, I'm with Uncle P on this one. Percy helped me when I was Lester Papadopulos, the least I could do is deny is execution."
Hera grins creepily at Ares and Zeus, "Finally husband, you're making some sense!"
"There is no way! Would you stop being such a greedy, selfish, paranoid, melodramatic, princess, for once in your life father?" Hermes stares at Zeus in great disdain and disgust. "You're bringing upon the destruction of Olympus with your paranoia!"
"I am the king and my queen agrees with what I said. That is all I need, Ares; you shall kill Perseus Jackson and Annabeth Chase."
Athena and I share a look and I know we were both thinking the same thing; warn the kids.
Ω
Athena and I are on the beach of Camp Half-Blood looking for Percy and Annabeth. We find them sitting on the sand with Percy's arm wrapped around Annabeth's waist and Annabeth's head leaning against Percy's shoulder. The sight almost made me want to leave them in peace and let them live out their final moments in love. Almost.
Athena cleared her throat causing the couple to look up.
"If this is about Zeus being paranoid, Hestia already told us." Annabeth states in a bored tone. She mindlessly plays with my son's hand and I would've grinned if this was any other time but in this moment I could only see flashes of Ares murdering my son and future daughter-in-law.
"Annabeth, you don't understand. You must flee, Zeus wants you two dead." Annabeth's mother states in a firm tone as she tugs on her long black hair.
"Wouldn't be the first time." My son mumbles in an impassive tone while rolling his eyes.
"He wants to execute you because he thinks you want to dethrone him and take over Olympus." I say, also rolling my eyes. "You guys are powerful enough to, but he's too blind to see that your loyalty is with us."
"Wait, take over Olympus?" Percy looks up at me, his eyes shining with amusement but his tone laced with disbelief, "We stopped them from taking over Olympus. If we wanted to take over, we would've done it by now. I could've just allied up with Kronos or something if I wanted but I didn't! I could be sitting on his damn throne this very minute but I'm not because I don't want to."
"Wow, Seaweed Brain said something smart for once." Annabeth mutters, her eyes shining with playfulness.
"If you don't flee, Zeus will stop at nothing to kill you guys. Ares will be here in a few hours, he volunteered to execute you guys. I can promise you, if he gets his hands on you two, it will be nothing short of excruciating pain." I say, looking down ashamedly with a wince of sympathy.
"You must go beyond the gods." Athena says, her voice low in case of spies and eavesdroppers.
"Not there again!" My favorite son whines while glaring at the sky.
"You can take Blackjack and Mrs. O'Leary with you." I say, trying to cheer him up even though I know my attempts are futile.
Annabeth nods, "When do we leave?" She asks, her eyes focusing on the sunset.
"Tonight," replies her mother mournfully with sad eyes as she grabs ahold of her daughter's hand.
Annabeth hummed, "We better start packing."
"Pack everything, like you were never even there." I say, my powerful voice cracking at the end.
"Should we leave a note or tell Chiron? What about mom?" Percy asks while glancing back at the camp.
I shake my head, "We'll tell Chiron and the campers. And Sally. And Fredrick."
They nod. "Well, we better get going," Annabeth says, "Let's go Seaweed Brain."
"Yeah, bye dad." He gave me a tight hug. "I hope we meet again, Perseus." I whisper in his ear as we embrace.
I look up and see Annabeth doing the same with Athena.
"Be safe, my son. You too Annabeth." I say, turning to her and offering her a sad smile.
Athena nods, agreeing with me once again.
"We'll try but I can't guarantee anything." Percy says, giving me the same lopsided grin I see whenever I look in a mirror. "Take care of mom for me."
I nod. I still love Sally but now she has Paul Blowfish – I mean Blofis – and she's happy with him. If I could, I'd make her my queen, but Amphitrite would surely have my head for that. "I will, I promise." And I don't plan on breaking this promise, I add silently.
"Thank you, mom. You too, Lord Poseidon; for warning us of the execution." Annabeth gratefully nod her head, her curls bouncing every time she her head tips..
"Enough with the 'lord' nonsense, Annabeth. It's just Poseidon." I correct with a small smile.
Annabeth nods before turning to Percy and saying, "We better get packing, let's go."
Athena and I watch Annabeth drag Percy back to the cabins until they disappear from our line of sight. We then flash back to Olympus, trying to delay the execution for as long as we can.
Percy's POV:
Today was supposed to be my break. Annabeth and I were supposed to have the day off from teaching the kids swordplay. We were supposed to go on a date and forget about all of our problems for the day. We were supposed to watch the sunset on the beach.
None of that happened.
Annabeth had to teach history and tell stories of past heroes to kids in the Amphitheater. Our date was ruined when a bunch of Hellhounds showed up. When we were going to the beach, Lady Hestia gave us some disturbing news about Zeus trying to kill us… Again! Then, dad and Lady Athena showed up with the same warning but explaining more than Lady Hestia did – since she only stayed for a few minutes.
Now, Annabeth and I are packing for Alaska. Well, Annabeth's packing while I'm keeping watch.
"You ready for Alaska?" I ask quietly, glancing back to see her face.
Annabeth sighs uncertainly, "I don't know Seaweed Brain, and I hate not knowing things. How was Alaska the first time you went there?"
"Umm, it was really cold and there was a lot of snow and quicksand. I almost drowned one time. I suggest we buy some heavy jackets 'cuz it's gonna get freezing." I say, remembering my last visit with Frank and Hazel.
"Drown?" Annabeth raises a blonde eyebrow.
"Long story that involves falling off a glacier." I say casually while shrugging.
She let the topic drop sensing I wasn't going to tell her the story.
She packs in silence for a while as I watch for the harpies.
"Let's go." She says once she is done making it look as if we were never in the Poseidon and Athena cabins.
Together, we run down the hill past the border. Once we get to the bottom, we looked at camp one last time.
"Goodbye." We whisper at once.
After that, we run. We don't look back once.
We don't know what lies ahead of us; I just hope it's not too bad.
EDITED.
Personally, I love Chaos stories. I don't know if this one's gonna be any good, but oh well.
Should I continue?
So, Cas and I are having a contest on who gets the most reviews on this new story, help me? Please and thank you.
Review, spread the word, do whatever, flames will be laughed at.
Ω Yours in demigodishness and all that, peace out Ω
-Mal