This is a oneshot about how Paul found out about Percy being a demigod. I'm going to make this into a collection of one and two-shots that take place during and after the books, maybe even some AU so I can have non-canon pairings. Feel free to request pairings and prompts, I'll try my best.
Disclaimer: As much as I wish otherwise, I don't own PJO. Rick Riordan does.
Paul Blofis was having a normal day.
He was sitting in a diner with his beautiful fiancé, Sally Jackson. They were talking and eating at a booth by a window. Paul glanced outside and saw a beautiful, peaceful day.
That is, until he saw a giant wave demolish an abandoned building a few blocks down from them and three figures emerge from the ruins. No one else seemed to notice this.
There was a blonde haired girl and two boys with dark hair, one slightly taller than the other. The taller one looked like he was injured and was being supported by the other two. Their clothes were tattered and…smoking? They seemed familiar, like he should recognize them.
The closer they drew to the diner, the more positive Paul was sure he knew them. When the injured boy looked up, Paul saw his eyes. They were an unmistakable sea green Suddenly, he went cold. He knew this boy.
"Sally, do you see those kids over there? By the ruined building? Is that… Percy?" Paul asked worriedly.
Sally looked up from her shake, alarmed. Looking over to where Paul described, she saw none other than her son, Percy. And is that Nico and Annabeth? Styx, they look hurt, I've got to go help. She thought.
"It is, and Nico and Annabeth, too. Let's go." Sally said. She plopped a twenty on the counter and walked out the door, motioning for Paul to follow. Very confused and rather worried, he followed. They ran to where the kids were.
On closer inspection, Paul identified them as Percy's friend, Annabeth Chase, and the boy who showed up at Percy's birthday party, Nico di Angelo. They were all bruised, bleeding, and pale, but Percy seemed worst off. He looked like he was about to lose consciousness, and a sickly green cut on his ankle was gushing blood. Paul was freaked out, but he couldn't seem to talk.
"What happened?" Sally asked.
"Ms. Jackson, there was a Chimera, Percy killed it and flooded the building, but the snake-tail got him in the ankle. Poison. Help us get him to the sea. Nico doesn't have enough energy to shadow-travel us there." explained Annabeth, who was quickest to respond. Paul was even more confused, wondering what she meant by a "Chimera". Chimeras didn't exist, but then why was his soon-to-be-stepson dying on the sidewalk?
"Wait a minute, what's going on?" said Paul, recovering his voice. Sally flashed him an I'll-explain-later-look, but everyone else ignored him. His fiancé and Annabeth promptly grabbed Percy and pulled him the last few meters to the pier, and pushed him over the dock.
"Holy crap! Why did you just push him over the dock? He's hurt; he could drown. Get help!" yelled Paul, about to go running for help. Nico pulled him back.
"No, Mr. Blofis. It's fine, I can feel him getting better." he said. Sure enough Percy's head popped out of the water. He climbed out of the water and lay panting on the dock. Paul noticed that he was healed of all cuts and his ankle wound was gone.
"What were you thinking, Seaweed Brain? You could've died!" yelled Annabeth, as she checked him over. Percy assured her that he was okay, and even through the panic haze, Paul thought ah, young love.
Annabeth and Nico drank from a canteen that Nico pulled from his pack, and their wounds healed up a little, revitalizing them. Woah. Freakythought Paul
He started to back away, slowly. "I-I need an explanation here."
Sally and Percy shared a look. "It's time to tell him." they said.
"Tell me what?" Paul asked nervously.
Percy took a deep breath. "You know the Greek myths about demigods and monsters? Well they're true. Annabeth, Nico, and I are demigods. We just fought a Chimera."
"No way, it can't be true." Paul's mind was spinning. As improbable as it is, it would explain a lot of events.
"It is. Annabeth's mother is Athena. Nico's dad is Hades, and mine is Poseidon." Percy went on to explain his adventures and the upcoming war with Kronos, occasionally aided by Nico and Annabeth. Dazed, Paul listened, marveling at these kids' supposed deeds.
"I-I think I believe you. But could you prove it?" asked Paul timidly.
"Of course." Percy said, obviously relieved that Paul wasn't running away and screaming. "That man at my birthday, my dad, is the Greek god Poseidon. I can manipulate water, like I did with that wave you saw. The water also heals me, which is why they threw me in." he said. Percy proceeded to levitate some water, shaping it, swirling it, and then releasing it back to the ocean. Paul's eyes widened.
"Sally?" Paul asked weakly. He realized it must be true.
"He's telling the truth. It's real." she said.
Children of the gods. Real heroes. Oh God –gods, he corrected.
"Alright then." he said shakily, and the five of them went to Sally's apartment for cookies.
One thing was for sure, Paul would never look at his stepson the same way again. Son of the sea god. He thought. There goes my normal day.
Like it? Hate it? Hope it's not too OOC. By the way, this is sometime between TBotL and TLO. More reviews = faster updates and more chapters. You can check out some of my other oneshots, too.
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