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Chapter 1: Wedding Preparations
I can't believe it, I'm getting married. Last night was the greatest night of my life. My name is Theseus, son of Poseidon, former King of Athens, immortal demigod and fiance to Athena goddess of wisdom. Thats a lot to put on a resume, I know. I'm on a flight with my brother Percy and his girlfriend Annabeth. We are coming back from a wonderful trip to Athens. It will be good to get back.
"Theseus, I'm so excited about the wedding." Annabeth said.
"Me too." added Percy.
"You think your excited, I'm pretty freaked out, I have a lot of work to do get this wedding ready." I said.
"Don't worry Theseus we'll all help you and mom." Annabeth said.
"Thank you." I said.
The rest of the trip, the three of us discussed the wedding. By the time we reached the airport in New York, I was extremely tired. Argus was waiting for us at the airport. We boarded the camp van and headed for Camp Half Blood. We reached the boundary of camp and headed passed the dragon that guarded the golden fleece. Chiron galloped toward us followed by Annabeth's half-brother Malcolm.
"Theseus, Percy and Annabeth, we are so happy that you are back safe." Chiron said.
"Its good to see you my old friend." I said as I shook his hand.
"Congratulations are in order." Chiron said.
"I guess the word has gotten out, thanks to Apollo and Hermes I bet." I said.
"You are going to marry my mom?" Malcolm said not believing it.
"Yes he is, whats your problem little brother?" Annabeth said.
"Its just I never thought mom would get married." Malcolm said raising his hands in surrender.
"Annabeth it's alright, Malcolm your mother and I are getting married. I would like it very much if you and your fellow siblings could see me as a friend." I said with my hand extended to the boy.
He looked at my hand and then stared at Annabeth. He then took my hand and shook it.
"I would like that." Malcolm said.
"Good, we have training to do and a wedding to prepare for. I have a feeling this wedding will take all of the children of Poseidon and Athena to prepare for." I said gesturing for us to walk into camp.
We walked back into camp it was late in the evening and everyone went to their respective cabins for the night. Percy and I went to the Poseidon cabin and went to sleep. I dreamed of Athena and our wedding day.
The next morning I awoke and got ready for my first full day of training with the campers. I got Percy up and made him get ready for training. First we would go for breakfast, I had a big day ahead of me. We entered the mess hall and sat at the Poseidon table. The mess hall was loud with discussion of the upcoming wedding. I made my way over to the Athena table and greeted my fiance's children.
"Children of Athena, as I'm sure you are aware by now, your mother and I are engaged to to be married. I want to let you know that I will be here for you as if you were my own blood and I will do all I can to help each one of you within the camp rules that is." I said.
They all stared at me and smiled. "Thank you Theseus." They all said in unison, then I gave a hug to Annabeth and shook Malcolm's hand before I walked back over to the Poseidon table.
"That was really nice of you Theseus." Percy said.
"Well they will soon be my step children and I want to get off on a good foot, especially before I kick their ass in training." I said with a mischievous grin on my face.
Percy laughed and then I stared at him and said, "What makes you think that I'm going to let you slide?" I asked with an ominous tone in my voice.
Percy stopped laughing and concentrated on his pancakes.
After breakfast I made my way to the sword training facility. Where I saw Chiron waiting for me.
"Ready for your first day as an instructor?" Chiron asked.
"Sure am, are you sure the campers are ready?" I asked.
"Probably not." Chiron said laughing to himself.
The first group of campers entered the training facility, they were comprised of the Athena cabin, the Ares cabin and the Hermes cabin. Chiron walked in front of them and introduced me, "This is your new sword and hand-to-hand combat training instructor, Theseus. I'm sure you all know who he is and that you will respect him like you would me. Correct!" Chiron yelled. All of the campers agreed in unison.
"Good, Theseus please take over." Chiron said.
"Thank you, Chiron." I said.
"Line up, side by side by cabin affiliation." I ordered.
"Yes sir." The campers yelled.
"Good" I said as I walked up and down the line looking at these demigods. They were children of course most were very young. As most of the older demigods perished in the titan war.
"I will teach all of you how to fight with a sword and how to fight with your body. First, you must be able to fight with your mind. This is the most important lesson that I can provide you at this beginning stage." I said.
Annabeth was standing with her cabin mates and then from the front of the Ares cabin Clarisse made a snide comment, "He sounds like an Athena kid, no wonder he's going to be Mr. Athena." As she said this Clarisse glared at Annabeth.
"What did you say daughter of Ares?" I said.
"Nothing sir." Clarisse said.
"Don't insult my hearing or my intelligence. You may have killed a Drakon during the titan war but you are nothing in my eyes until you prove yourself to me." I said.
I could tell this pissed off Clarisse, she clutched her electric spear tightly.
"I see by that look in your eyes that you would like to test me." I said.
"No sir." Clarisse yelled.
"Another lie, step forward Clarisse is it?" I said.
Clarisse stepped forward and said, "Yes sir!"
"Good, then defend your self daughter of Ares." I said with no weapon in my hand.
The campers all looked on dumbfounded as Clarisse stepped forward with her spear in her hand and prepared to strike me. I stood my ground with my hands to my sides. I made no movements. I cleared my mind and concentrated on my center, my power my senses. Clarisse ran at me with her spear, it was arching electricity as she came forward. As she was a fraction of an inch from striking I moved at an incredible speed. She missed me with the spear and I caught her left leg with my left foot and I sent her flying into the wall about twenty feet away. Her spear lodged in the wall and would not budge. Clarisse turned around and looked at me she had a cut on her fore head, but she looked unharmed for the most part. She clenched her fists in anger and charged at me. As she was about to hit me I moved again in a split second and barely touched her on the left temple. As I pressed the special spot I knew so well, Clarisse collapsed on the floor unconscious. The campers all gasped in surprise and Annabeth ran forward to check on Clarisse.
"Is she dead?" Annabeth asked completely stunned.
"No my dear she is merely unconscious. She will wake up in a hour or so with a terrible headache." I said.
I picked up Clarisse and set her on a cot in the corner of the training area for the rest of the day. I went back to class and began the training of the mind.
"Please kneel and cross your arms in front of your chest. Close your eyes and concentrate. I will teach you how to control your ADHD and use it to harness your inner strength." I said.
I trained the class for the next two hours and then sent them to their next class on archery. Clarisse was awake by the end of the class and I walked up to her.
"Clarisse, how are you?" I asked already knowing the answer.
"My head hurts!" She said sounding like a little girl half her age.
"You'll feel better in an hour or so." I said.
"How did you do that?" Clarisse asked.
"The power of the mind has control of the body and as such can be used to disrupt the mind and body of others." I said.
"I don't understand." Clarisse said.
"You will, but you must open your mind and your spirit. Can you do that?" I asked.
"Yes sir." Clarisse said.
"Good, now go to your next training class, Chiron will be waiting for you." I said.
I trained several more classes until it was late in the day. There were no more outbursts from campers. I guess the word went out about Clarisse. I met Percy and Annabeth at the archery range, they were talking with a certain young black haired girl. As I approached, I saw the girl's electric blue eyes and recognized her as Thalia, lieutenant of Artemis.
"Percy and Annabeth, good to see both of you. Thalia, it is good to see you as well." I said.
"Theseus, I heard about Clarisse, classic!" Percy said.
"There is no joy from reveling in someone else's pain my brother." I said.
At that Percy lowered his head and said, "No sir, there isn't."
"Theseus that fight with Clarisse was incredible." Annabeth said.
"That wasn't a fight, that was a lesson my dear." I said.
Annabeth eyes froze as a said that and she said, "Yes sir."
Thalia just looked at me and then at Percy and Annabeth. "Good to see you again Theseus." She said.
"Where is Artemis and the rest of the huntresses?" I asked.
Before Thalia could speak a voice rang out from the doorway, "The huntresses are in my cabin and I am here." Artemis said standing in the doorway.
"Good to see you Lady Artemis." I said bowing.
"Theseus it is good to see that you are using your talents to help demigods and congratulations with the engagement to my sister." Artemis said with a smile.
"Thank you, I have fun teaching young heroes." I said.
"Thalia and I were about to practice some archery, would you like to join us?" Artermis asked.
"I would love to, how about a contest. You and Thalia, against Percy and I." I said.
"You can't win, Percy can't hit the side of a barn." Annabeth said.
"Well things always change and it is never too late to learn and improve." I said.
"I accept your challenge Theseus, prepare yourself." Artemis said.
"Prepare yourself, kelp face." Thalia said to Percy.
Percy walked over to me and whispered, "Are you sure about this they are the best archers in the world."
"Maybe, but remember how I trained you and what you did to kill the Caucasian Eagle, remember?" I asked.
"Yes sir I remember." Percy said.
"Good, I have faith in you brother." I said.
"One shot at the target each and then additional ones if we tie." Artemis said smugly.
Thalia shot first, as expected a bullseye. Percy went next he approached the target area and took out the bow that our father gave him. He positioned the arrow and aimed. I could tell he was wavering in his stance so I concentrated and used our twin link. Percy remember your training. Concentrate your power and focus on your ADHD. Enclose the ADHD in your mind and then use thepower to aim and focus on the target. I could sense Percy following my instructions to the letter. I felt his intense focus and then he loosed the arrow and it struck home, bullseye.
I could see Thalia's and Annabeth's jaws drop and I saw the look of surprise on Artemis's face.
"Lucky shot." Thalia said after collecting herself.
Then Artermis aimed and shot her arrow, bullseye.
"I guess the best you can do Theseus is tie me." Artemis said proudly.
"Well how about and additional contest?" I said.
"What would that be?" Artemis said.
"Well if I aim at your target and slit your arrow evenly then you and Thalia will concede defeat." I said.
"Your not Robin Hood, you can't do that, its impossible. If you miss what do we get? Artemis asked.
"If I do not split your arrow then Percy and I concede defeat." I said.
"Agreed." Artemis said.
I walked in front of Artemis's target and aimed. I used all of the techniques that I knew, my concentration, my instincts and senses became so precise I could feel everything. I felt any small air currents, the tug of gravity, everything that could impact the trajectory of my arrow. I aimed and compensated for these issues then I loosed the arrow. The arrow flew straight and true and split Artemis's arrow neatly and perfectly in half.
There was stunned silence in the archery range until I heard, "Yes!" Percy said pumping his fist in the air.
"We concede Theseus you have won but I can't help but think that you had something to do with Percy's archery abilities." Artemis said clearly impressed by my skill but still questioning Percy's.
"Well as the ancient saying goes, 'Theseus had a hand in it'." A voice from the back of the room said. We all turned and there standing before us was Athena, smiling broadly.
I ran to her and gave her a hug and then Annabeth and Percy ran to greet her.
"Hello sister." Artemis said.
"Artemis I was looking for you then I heard you were at camp." Athena said.
"You have found me, what is it that you need?" Artemis said.
"Well I see the three women who I need to speak with, here goes. Annabeth I want you to be the maid of honor. Artemis and Thalia, I would like both of you to be bridesmaids. Do you accept?" Athena asked.
"Mom, I would be greatly honored." Annabeth said as she hugged her mom.
"Lady Athena I accept, I would be honored as well." Thalia said.
"Sister, I accept this honor." Artemis said.
"Good, I thank all three of you."
"Speaking of this, Percy would you be my best man?" I asked.
"Yes, I'm honored." Percy said.
"Good, thank you brother." I said.
"Well, it looks like all of us are in the wedding then." Percy said.
"It looks that way, excuse us" I said as I directed Athena out of the archery range.
As we walked out I gave Athena a big hug and then I kissed her.
"I missed you." I said.
"As I you." Athena said.
"How are the plans for the wedding?" I asked.
"Going well so far, Aphrodite and Demeter have both agreed to be bridesmaids. So I have all of mine set. Zeus also agreed to allow us to have the wedding on Olympus." Athena said.
"That's great, Herakles, Chiron, Apollo and Hermes have all agreed to be groomsmen, so with Percy's addition mine are set as well." I said.
"Zeus said that he would prepare all of the festivities for the wedding and the reception afterwards." Athena said.
"Well one thing your dad knows how to do well is throw a party." I said.
"We do need to send invitations." Athena said.
"I've got that covered, Hermes said he would do it for me as long a we gave him the list and the event details." I said.
"Thats great, count on old Hermes to come through on deliveries." Athena said trying not to laugh.
"How much of the archery contest, did you see?" I asked.
"Enough to know that you just pool sharked my sisters." Athena said smiling.
"He did what?" I heard Artemis say from the doorway.
"Well, you should know better than to accept a challenge from Theseus." Athena said.
"You forgot the other ancient saying about him." Athena said.
"What's that mom?" Annabeth said standing next to Artemis with Percy and Thalia behind her.
"No matter how long it might take, Theseus always wins in the end." Athena said laughing. She reached over and took my hand as the dinner bell rang. We walked to the mess hall hand in hand with our friends and family behind us. A great start to my first day as a camp instructor.
