Disclaimer: I don't own Percy Jackson and the Olympians or Heroes of Olympus, that honour belongs to the genius that is Rick Riordan. Lana= fem!Percy. Lyrics by Taylor Swift.

Long Live

I said remember this moment in the back of my mind
The time we stood with our shaking hands
The crowds in stands went wild
We were the Kings and the Queens
And they read off our names
The night you danced like you knew our lives
Would never be the same
You held your head like a hero
On a history book page
It was the end of a decade
But the start of an age

They'd done it. Finally after almost four years Kronos was ashes in the wind. After as the Gods gave out awards to Thalia, and Katie and Grover and Luke and Nico, Lana stood hands shaking from the adrenaline crash. She refused to become an Olympian, instead choosing to ensure that all demigods would be claimed, and that no halfblood would a reason to defect from Olympus again like Annabeth Chase and Ethan Nakamura and all the other demigods on Kronos' army.

Long live the walls we crashed through
How the kingdom lights shined just for me and you
I was screaming long live all the magic we made
And bring on all the pretenders
One day, we will be remembered

The funerals, or memorials really, were the worst part. She kept a stoic mask on as she gave a speech, staring at the faces in front of her. Everyone was drawn and pale and most were either sobbing outright or had red eyes from crying in privacy. She ended her speech with the words, "Their bravery and sacrifice will never be forgotten, whether a child of Aphrodite or a son of Ares, they and all of those who fought in the war will never be forgotten, so long as one person remains to spread the story of their deaths."

I said remember this feeling
I pass the pictures around
Of all the years that we stood there
On the side-lines wishing for right now

Lana was sitting in her cabin carefully arranging the memorial poster with all the pictures taken since her second year at Camp, when the war had (unofficially) begun. She'd gotten a hold of photos of Zoe Nightshade, Bianca Di'Angelo and Silena, she'd even managed to get photographs of the security cameras from the hotel lobby where they'd set up headquarters. It wasn't enough, it didn't change anything, it didn't bring any of them back. They had wished for the Titans' defeat for so long, but the wish had come true with far to high a cost.

We are the Kings and the Queens
You traded your baseball cap for a crown
When they gave us our trophies
And we held them up for our town
And the cynics were outraged
Screaming, "This is absurd!"
Cause for a moment a band of thieves
In ripped up jeans got to rule the world

The Gods stared at her in outrage as she made her demands, "Lana," her father said, "You ask to much." "Say what you will my Lords and Ladies," she replied, stony faced, "But your children are lying dead or injured on the streets because you couldn't be bothered to take a second out of your immortal lives to claim them and that gave Kronos the tools he needed to rise, then you refused to believe it until it was to late! Everything that happened in this war is entirely your fault!" Zeus agreed to her orders.

Long live the walls we crashed through
How the kingdom lights shined just for me and you
I was screaming long live all the magic we made
And bring on all the pretenders
I'm not afraid
Long live all the mountains we moved
I had the time of my life fighting dragons with you
I was screaming long live that look on your face
And bring on all the pretenders
One day, we will be remembered

Lana had spent the last four years fighting for a cause she didn't think she believed in, she'd had only a few months of peace, before Juno/Hera had tossed her head first without memories into another. As she raised her sword to block Porphyrion Lana wondered grimly if it would ever end, somehow she doubted it, she would spend the rest of her, (most likely short) life a pawn of the Olympians.

Hold on to spinning around
Confetti falls to the ground
May these memories break our fall

She her first night on Argo II wrapped in Luke's arms as they slow danced and reminisced about their time together and everything (everyone) they'd lost.

Will you take a moment, promise me this
That you'll stand by me forever
But if God forbid fate should step in
And force us into a goodbye
If you have children some day
When they point to the pictures
Please tell them my name
Tell them how the crowds went wild
Tell them how I hope they shine

In Tartarus facing worse odds than ever before, she was injured. They were surrounded on all sides with no supplies, she made Luke swear that if worst came to worst, he'd leave her and get to the Doors himself. She ignored his refusals and pressed him til he agreed, Atalanta Jackson had never been one to shy away from Thanatos' gaze after all.

Long live the walls we crashed through
I had the time of my life, with you
Long, long live the walls we crashed through
How the kingdom lights shined just for me and you
And I was screaming long live all the magic we made
And bring on all the pretenders
I'm not afraid
Singing, long live all the mountains we moved
I had the time of my life fighting dragons with you
And long, long live the look on your face
And bring on all the pretenders
One day, we will be remembered

They'd survivedand sent Gaia back to sleep, they'd forced a peace between the two Camps and once again stood victorious, and standing on Half-Blood Hill, Lana swore to never forget, she swore that she'd make sure these wars would always be remembered so that the mistakes made would never be repeated. It will be remembered.