Chapter 1: Meeting Again
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Chapter 1:
Percy sighed to himself, his eyes focused on the ceiling above his bed in the Poseidon Cabin. The only noise reaching his ears were the loud snoring of Tyson, who would be staying here at the camp for a few weeks, on the other side of the room and the small fountain in the corner of the room which had recently been repaired from when it had broken.
His mind was wandering lately, ever since he and his friends had defeated Gaea. The memories flooded back to him, coming from right after he and Annabeth had dropped into Tartarus.
The two had barely managed to escape from Arachne when she had attacked them soon after they awoke in the depths of the Underworld. After getting away from the mother of all spiders, the two had traveled for quite some time, Percy wished he could have counted the days, however, all time seemed to freeze in Tartarus.
They had eventually reached what seemed like a patrol of monsters blocking the path, they attempted to pass quietly, but were caught. Percy thought that they were dead for sure, but an unlikely ally arrived and helped them escape: Luke Castellan.
The son of Hermes had been sent by Hades, or Pluto, to help them, and that he did. He took them to where the Doors of Death were located and made sure they escaped, meeting Jason and the others on the other side.
Percy had quickly known what Luke had planned, he still remembered the conversation they had.
"Luke!" The past-Percy exclaimed to the older boy. "What about you? How will you get out of there?!" The past-Percy was yelling at him through the opening of the doors, his eyes full of worry for the son of Hermes.
The past-Luke just smiled lightly. "That was the plan all along Percy, I stay here and close the door on this side, and you close it on the other."
Percy's eyes widened. "But, you'll be stuck in Tartarus!"
"I know." Luke assured him with a smile. "Don't you worry about me, just take everyone and go stop Gaea!"
Percy stared in shock at him, but nodded, grabbing one side of the huge door in front of him. Luke smiled and grabbed the other side. "Alright Percy, you push, I pul!" Luke said. Percy nodded back.
The two pushed and shoved respectively, until the door was barely open. Luke smiled at Percy again, seeming happy for one of the very few times in his life. "Take care of everyone, okay?" He said, Percy glanced back up at Luke, then nodded.
The last time Percy saw Luke was as the door closed, smiling gratefully.
Percy again sighed to himself, rolling over onto his side. Remembering what had happened after he and Luke closed the doors.
He had sadly left the chamber where the door was, meeting Jason and Leo outside. They informed him that Hazel and Piper had taken Annabeth back to the ship. He thanked them and the three made their way back to the Argo II.
Percy lightly knocked on Annabeth's door when he arrived, entering when he heard her voice yell. "Come in!"
Percy smiled at her, the blonde giving a small smile back, but she soon frowned when Percy closed the door behind him. She gave him a confused look. "Where's Luke?" She asked.
Percy froze, not expecting the question. He frowned and sighed, looking Annabeth right in the eye. "Annabeth, he chose to stay in Tartarus, to help me close the door from that side."
Annabeth simply stared at him for a moment, but then suddenly glared at him. "What do you mean he chose to stay there?!" She exclaimed. Percy's eyes widened, he knew she would be sad, though this anger was unexpected.
"He told me he would close it from that side." Percy attempted to explain.
"But you could have saved him!" Annabeth yelled. Percy attempted to say something in his defense, but Annabeth stopped him. "No, you chose not to save him!"
"Annabeth I-"
"Get out Percy, just get out!" She yelled, pointing at the door. Percy stared, confused, for a moment, but nodded lightly. He stood and walked back to the door and exited quietly.
"You okay?" Percy glanced up quickly, seeing Nico standing in front of him, a sympathetic look on his face. Percy paused for a moment, but nodded.
"Yeah, fine." Percy said, moving past Nico and towards his room for some well deserved rest.
Nico watched as his best friend walked away, a deep frown forming. He shook his head and went to go join a few of the others in the ship's dining room.
Percy closed his eyes, hoping that sleep would take him, though it never did. So he began to once again look through his memories. The few weeks after that incident flew by very quickly. The group of Demigods had somehow managed to stop the remaining Giant's, create something akin to a peace treaty between the Greeks and Romans, though Octavian complained about it constantly. Even Gaea, the cause of this entire event, fell. Just as the prophecy told: 'To Storm or Fire the World shall fall.'
When it said the world, it meant Gaea, as she was the earth itself that was considered the world, and it fell to the former; the storm. It was a storm that Percy and Jason themselves created, along with help from Poseidon and Jupiter. The storm destroyed the physical form of Gaea that the Earth Goddess had created.
With Gaea back into her sleep, permanently this time, the world had become somewhat peaceful. Of course there were still monsters, and the occasional group of Demigods who didn't support the Greek and Roman peace, but other than that, everything seemed great. Except for Percy, Annabeth had flat out refused to talk to him after that incident, and the son of Poseidon was even more shocked when some boy from the Athena Cabin came up to him and informed him that Annabeth no longer wanted to be with him, Percy's heart practically breaking in two when
Percy's eyes shot open, daylight shining through the window and onto his bed. He felt his bed shaking, and glared up at the figure responsible. "What is it Tyson?" He snapped, though instantly regret it as he saw his brother's eyes widen slightly, a hurt look coming across it.
"Um, Mr. Chiron said someone is here to see you brother." Tyson said sadly. Percy sighed, sitting up and lightly placing his hand on Tyson's shoulder.
"I'm sorry Tyson, I'm just a little tore up about me and Annabeth." Percy said, showing a sad smile. Tyson's eye quickly cleared up, a smile starting to form.
"S'okay, Percy and I are brothers, that's forever, not like you and Anniebeth." Tyson said. Even in a cicumstance like this, Percy couldn't help but chuckle at Tyson still not having his ex-girlfriend's name correct.
"We sure are." Percy said "Now, what did Chiron say?"
Tyson nodded happily. "Pony-man said to meet him at the Big House because someone is here to see you."
"Alright, thanks." Percy said, getting up from his bed. He quickly changed clothes and began to head for the Big House. However, along the way, he was constantly getting sympathetic looks from other campers, which annoyed him greatly.
He continued on his way until he reached the Big House, his attention instantly going to the man wearing a Hawaiin shirt. "Jackson." The man said, not looking up from the book he was reading.
Percy smiled slightly. Ever since Gaea's defeat, Mr. D had started to call him correctly by his last name. "Hey Mr. D." Percy greeted, opening the door and entering the Big House.
Percy glanced around when he stepped in, not seeing his centaur teacher anywhere. "Chiron?" Percy called out "You in here, Tyson said you wanted me to see someone."
"In here Percy!" He heard from down the hall. Percy followed where the voice of his teacher came from, coming to a stop in front of a closed door.
What caught Percy off guard was the fact that just standing outside of the door, he could faintly smell the fragrence of cinnimon in the air. He pushed this thought away and opened the door, seeing Chiron, in his wheelchair, behind a desk. Though who caught his attention was who Chiron appeared to be talking to.
She was beautiful, that was the only way he could describe her. She had long caramel hair braided over one shoulder, almond-shaped eyes and a face that appears to be timeless. She appeared to be 16 or 17. She wore a white sleeveless Greek dress with a low circular neckline trimmed in gold. She had peach-colored complexion.
"Hello, Percy." She said softly, a smile smile gracing her perfectly shaped lips.
"Calypso." Percy whispered.
I hope you liked it, this was just the first chapter. I actually am a pretty big fan of PercyXCalypso, I just really like the pairing. Please Review, I appreciate criticism or praise.