Okay a humungous thank you to Savannah Silverstone for her brilliant advice. So this chapter is an update of the original of the prologue. Enjoy
Thalia
I ran upstairs with only one thing on my mind,
"Why!?" I asked as she sobbed heavily, burying her face on a pillow. "Why did they choose him"?
I continued to cry, tears streaming down my face. I always knew there was a chance he would be picked but I didn't think they would actually choose to sacrifice two of their saviours.
Poor Leo, he made it worse by trying to defend himself with fire. Idiot, why would you do that?. I heard something go whoosh and I felt the sudden and familiar chill. Someone just shadow travelled into the room.
Nico appeared before me. "Why the hades does he have to do that" she thought "He could at least shout and warn me". "You know as well as I do that death needs a sacrifice if the world wants to retain mortality" Nico said. I couldn't believe he just said that! He cared for the both of them as much as I did. It was moments like these that I regretted my choice for boyfriend.
I looked at him and shouted, not trying to hide my emotions "But why my brother, WHY JASON!"
Percy
Percy stared at the screen showing him the route the Sacrificial Men were taking. Somewhere along this route in one of the cages Leo and Jason are being taken Percy thought as he stared at the screen with the plotted out route. How can I do this it won't be like normal and I swoop in to save the day with Grover and … her by my side, I would have to do this with a larger team; I would need the best tactician alive with me on this particular escapade.
I don't think I can do this on my own. I thought as I turned my iPhone on (with special Demi-God protection features installed). "If I want to save the both of them I have to go back to the girl who broke my heart…" he picked up his phone and scrolled through his list of contacts. He finally came to the name he was after.
Do I really have to call her; I can do this without her. Although it might mean that she might reconsider…No she gave you up years ago.
"Time to call my Wise Girl" Percy whispered as he hit the call button
Aphrodite
"I really have to hand it to Eros" I thought as I strolled through the gardens of Olympus "He finally did as his mummy told him to". I smiled at my reflection in the water, every single inch on my face perfect. "Him and his arsenal of arrows, I'm glad there is now a bout of love drama in the world" I thought, "I wonder where the cheating arrow landed". I decided to use my godly powers to reach out and find the couple it landed. "Please be a marriage, please be a marriage" I hoped desperately wanting it to be royalty. I found where and who the arrow landed on just as I reached the pool. The name started to come to me and when it did I closed my eyes and I was horrified at what I had done.
"Shit"
"I see you're amazed by my body as well" said a war hardened voice. I opened my eyes and liked what I saw. Ares had clearly been working out extra hard just for me and to say I was impressed would be an understatement. I felt his chest up and down almost worried I would cut myself on his rock hard abs.
"And just so you know you look amazing too" He said as smooth as a war jockey like him could.
"Aww, so cute, but I have just done something terrible" I said and pouted.
"Don't worry Darling I'm still here" he said clearly thinking about other things but pulled me into a hug still.
"Well you know that son of Poseidon you hate, Percy" I said slowly knowing that this is a painful matter for him.
"Yes" he said gruffly, clearly not liking this subject of conversation
"Well I had Eros shoot a cheating arrow randomly at the planet and it hit Annabeth Chase" I said feeling so, so guilty.
"Well done Darling, I am impressed." He said, clearly loving this. I pulled myself away and ran in the other direction.
"How could he think that?" I thought disgusted. But I knew I would be back to him tomorrow. No one, not even a god could stay away from those abs.