Percy the Wizard: The Rewrite

This is the rewrite of the first chapter, thanks to my awesome beta.

Poseidon POV

All that morning, Amphitrite and Triton, my wife and son, had been glaring at me, obviously angered. If forced to, I would guess that they had found out about my relationship with that queen among women, the mortal Sally Jackson. Perhaps, I thought, as Triton glared further at me, I'll visit Sally and Percy today. There, at least, my lover and son aren't looking fit to murder me. Besides, I needed to talk to her anyway . . .

Nodding decisively, I announced, "I'm going out." I tried to ignore just how much I sounded like my brother, Zeus whenever Hera confronted him about his many lovers.

"Don't stay out too late, dear," Amphitrite smiled. Her voice was cold as the river Styx, and her smile steely. I tried not to think of the Fury, Alecto.

Still, the niceties must be observed. "Of course, darling," I demurred, before snapping my fingers and appearing in my lover's apartment living room. Sally was on the loveseat reading a novel, and Percy was on the floor, playing with wooden blocks.

Sally jumped, startled, and looked up to smile at me. Grinning, she said, "Funny, I thought there was a working doorbell."

"I know you're glad to see me anyway," I chortled, striding forward to kiss her.

Sally just shook her head, her hair cascading around her face beautifully.

"Sweetheart," I said, pausing. How to put this . . .

"Yes, honey?" Sally asked, leaning into me.

"I . . . We need to hide Percy from my family. Zeus already knows about us, and I'm sure that Amphitrite and Triton do, too. It's only a matter of time before they discover Percy, as well. Please, Sally, come with me, under the sea."

"But you're a god," Sally smiled, "You can protect us. Besides, Percy is just a baby. They wouldn't really hurt him."

"You don't know my family," I murmured darkly into her hair, holding her close. "Please, I can't lose you."

Sally looked up at me, watching my face for a moment before pressing two fingers to my lips. "You won't lose me, Poseidon. I'll get some things together. Watch Percy."

I felt something was wrong at that moment. The very moment Sally left the room. There was a certain humidity in the room and I could smell ozone.

"NO!" I shouted. Lightning flashed through the sky. I grabbed Percy as quickly as I could and used my powers to create a shield around him. But I was too late. I was too late to save Sally. Then just the apartment we were in, a apartment in the middle of the building exploded.

I tensed and tried to keep relatively calm. I had to protect what I had left of Sally Jackson. I had to protect our son.

I needed to go see Hecate; she owed me a favour.

Hecate POV

I was having a relatively good day when Poseidon, my cousin, literally stormed into my home. His 'wonderful' little hurricane sent all the papers and things in my office flying. Had he not heard of common courtesy?

Probably not, but that was beside the point!

"Hecate," he rumbled, apparently upset, if my several thousand years practice of reading him were right, "You owe me a favour."

Nope, definitely hadn't heard of proper etiquette before.

Still, it was true that I owed him for saving six of my children this past year, some Roman, some Greek.

"Hello, cousin, nice to see you as well. I'm fine, I see that you're troubled?"

The sea god glowered at me. Hmph. "Hecate. Sally's dead. I need you to take my son, Percy, away from here. To take him somewhere he'll be safe from Zeus. Can you do it?"

"Of course I can. I take it this will relieve me of my debt to you?"

"Yes," the man gritted out.

"Lovely. Now, shoo, shoo. The longer you're here the less likely it is that I can hide your boy."

Poseidon pursed his lips, but left, scattering more of my papers. Rolling my eyes, I put them to rights with my most potent of powers, magic. I conjured a bassinet for the small child and brought it over to me. "Isn't Daddy grumpy, little one?" I asked the toddler. The green-eyed boy just looked up at me innocently. "I don't see why he's so upset, myself. Still, it's not like he's one to fall in love often . . . Poor dears, you two. Now let's see, where to put you? " I frowned at the child, who gurgled at me happily, his green eyes bright.

Green eyes . . .

"Lily!" I exclaimed. "I know just the place for you, child. My daughter Lily can keep you, sweet. Her and her husband's son Harry is dying anyway, they'll be happy to take you in. So sad . . . Still, it's not like it'll matter too much, hmm? As far as anyone but she and I will know, you'll be her precious baby boy, the Potter heir. But you aren't a wizard, are you? That's easil fixed, however. It is my gift, after all. Do stay calm, sweet, this will only take a minute."

I waved my hand over the child, making sure to give him enough magical power that he would be a legend. My adorable little cousin, and perhaps my champion? If nothing else, he'll need my power to stay alive until he went to Camp in a few years.

When the the glow around the newest child of a Big Three faded, a smiled and cooed, "Now come along, sweet. Time to meet your new mummy."

So how did you guys like it? First almost all rights belong to JK Rowling and Rick Riordan but it is my plot. I did fix this chapter because of you guy's complaints. I don't about you guy but I hated the orginal version. I hope all my wonderful readers liked this chapter! Please review!

Beta'd by Tarnished Silver Things.