Alright hey, got quite a few views so I guess my title and blurb (I guess it's a blurb) were quite good. Hope my story is a match.

I know the ending was a bit rushed in the last chapter, tell me if you want it edited but it was supposed to represent shock and confusion as it was only Leo's POV still it may be edited if people like.

Also when you read it may look like a lot of head councillors but seriously the amount of important minor gods out there I was pressed for a realistic number that camp could actually hold without the numbers being too colossal. And I only included minor gods and goddesses that seemed strong enough to have strong children or did have strong kids.

I don't own nothing either.

Jake POV

"Skinned knuckles, broken ribs, arrow through the leg, no wait…poisoned arrow through the leg, heavy bruising down the left arm and a nasty fuck off scar on your left cheek. How are you alive much less able to ride a Pegasus across the US?" Will Solace had never looked more outraged, as if Annabeth's ability to survive such punishment offended him.

All the councillors were gathered around the room, the ping pong table now being unsuitable to gather such a mass of councillors, so Jake could admire just how much camp had grown since the war. There were almost 30 head councillors. Granted most only had a cabin with about 3 or 4 siblings in but it was still huge number.

Then Jake looked at all slumped shoulders, tired faces and red eyes. Maybe less siblings now.

"Well then give me something for the pain so I can tell you what went on," despite the utter exhaustion in Annabeth's voice still managed to give off an air of authority.

Will quickly set to his task and gave her what was probably some kind of local anaesthetic so he could extract the arrow and Annabeth could tell them what happened.

"I went help Percy when the Rhodian giants arrived, there were maybe a dozen who didn't follow the others, and neither he nor the girl Piper hadn't been able to mount a Pegasus." She paused for a breath. "Percy was trying hold them back from Piper but he couldn't keep them all focused just on him."

"So is the girl dead?" Rose, daughter of Bia goddess force and power asked. She wasn't really much for tact.

Annabeth shook her head. "She'd picked up a spear and kept them at bay well enough, that was about when Percy brought down the biggest giant, I think he was hoping the rest would break if," she paused and closed her eyes. Jake realised how tired she had to be, Jake was dead on his feet and he hadn't been out there as long as Annabeth.

"If he killed it," she continued, "and that was when I landed, I'd thrown my final javelin so I went down to help finish them off. But that was when the 3 gods came leading even more Arimaspian mercenaries and Crocotta tracking hounds." She took a breath.

"Can you describe them?" Chiron looked like he was trying to hold his calm façade together as he asked.

"One was female, she was maybe 7 feet and was screaming with anger. She had a great big double bladed axe and swung it around like…like a possessed amazon. It hurt just to be near her."

"Lyssa," when the words left Chiron's mouth the room seemed more oppressive and the night darker. "The goddess of madness and rage."

Jake didn't like the sound of that. He also didn't like that several of the dead demigods he'd found had had wounds from a weapon like the one Annabeth had described.

"Then there were 2 men. One wore full armour that seemed to be falling apart from rust. He carried a sword, a kopis like Jakes. He was a bit taller than the woman and covered in scars. He screamed his name, Alastor, I remember that he was the god of bloody vengeance."

"I thought Nemesis was the revenge goddess?" Connor Stoll asked looking confused.

Butch replied, "Nemesis has more control, she's more easily satisfied basically. Alastor isn't interested in creating a balance. He wouldn't just kill a murderer he'd kill his family, his friends and anyone else that got in his way."

Chiron nodded gravely. "A dangerous foe indeed. Not someone held by rules or Morales not even aware of what he does really just moves on from kill to kill."

"But who was the third?" Katie Gardener asked.

"Phoni, god of murder. Dressed in a suit with a bow in his hand am I right?" Chiron guessed and Annabeth nodded.

"Er sorry to interrupt your cheerful discussion but Chiron what in Hades name do we do about the poisoned arrow? I can't even name it," Will looked just as tired as Jake felt but the anger in his voice was still strong, he held the tip of the arrow out for Chiron.

Jake saw that the whites of Annabeth's eyes were going green, she was sweating and shivering. She seemed to have used all her strength on the story.

Chiron didn't even take the arrow head. "The tears of a broken man mixed with the blood of a god. Phoni's favourite. It doesn't kill. The god of murder prefers to be more personal in his killing. She will drugs for the pain and to help her sleep. Nectar and Ambrosia must be on hand at all times and she must have 24 hour attention from a medic."

"Wait, I still haven't finished." Annabeth winced as she tried to stand falling back into the chair without rising properly.

"Percy and I fought Alastor and Lyssa. He kept her back, that kopis of Alastor's was so fast," she seemed distracted. Jake wasn't experienced with poison he thought it was a bad sign. "Piper was being driven back and we didn't even notice. I wasn't fast enough to fight them, never been so outmatched. Percy practically fought for both of us."

"They were gods," Jake was surprised by the gentleness in Clarisse's voice. "Ain't no one but Prissy and those like him ever fought powerful deathless ones and won and even then they haven't had a 100 percent win rate, Prissy was thrashed by Atlas." Jake assumed by those like Percy she meant Nico and Thalia, the three big three kids were known to have fought Iapetus with Percy basically just falling into to the Lethe because he was poisoned, but she could have been referring to herself. Clarisse wasn't known for her modesty.

"Percy has bathed in the Styx it is no wonder he would be better facing gods than any demigod at this table." Chiron agreed, he had a very fatherly tone. Jake always had trouble remembering Annabeth was basically raised by Chiron he was her second Dad, looking at the way they talked he might actually be her first dad in terms of who Annabeth cared for most.

"Doesn't matter," Annabeth said suddenly steeling herself, the moment of weakness gone. "What happened, happened the important thing his when we noticed Piper in trouble I tried to help. Percy couldn't fight them both by himself and Alastor got past. He hit me so hard that was when he broke my ribs. The next thing I remember I was waking up on Guido heading towards Long Island."

"So you don't know if Pipers alive?" Jake asked his eyes heavy and his heart heavier, he didn't want to tell his newest brother that his friend was dead. Jake daren't ask about the elephant in the room though, Percy was dead or alive he'd have to hope Percy had made it out with Piper until it was proven different.

"If Percy made Piper made it and Percy did make it." Annabeth said it with such conviction he knew she didn't really believe. Who could beat three gods?

"How did you get struck with an arrow then?" Katie asked frowning.

"I don't know. Phoni must have hit me as Guido took me away, now if you'll excuse me I need medical attention." Annabeth then proceeded to faint there was a lot of that going around. Thankfully Will was on hand to catch her.

"I'll take her to the infirmary," he volunteered. Will needed no help carrying Annabeth he was quite strong and Annabeth was lightly built.

As Will left Chiron continued the meeting. "So, now we know who the perpetrators for these murders are. Now we need to know why."

"What about the rest of the demigods out there, their still in danger?" Rufus son of Heracles asked. Jake liked him, he was about 16 and was one of the minor Demigods to fight for Olympus, and he was damn good at fighting.

"I'm afraid everyone bar Percy and Piper has been recovered or killed." Chiron looked grim and Rufus hurt.

Rufus was the only child of Heracles which surprised Jake, maybe he had a really obsessive wife?

"We have just about 300 campers, that's everyone, every demigod ever?" Jake asked disbelieving.

"The Titan war was vicious and we have lost around 50 demigods to these murders. There may be more we haven't found but we can't about those now." Jake had never seen Chiron look so much like a General rather than a teacher.

"What do we do?" Katie asked. "I mean these are gods we're talking about." There was a general agreement around the table.

"You are correct," Chiron agreed. "I shall travel to Olympus and petition for Zeus to throw them into Tartarus but I suspect it shall not be that easy." Chiron sighed. "I had hoped that Percy would have been here when I needed to do this." He glared around the table. "You all know Mr D has left on Zeus's orders, for what reason I know not why, but I am not blind to your rivalries. While I am gone Percy would have kept the peace. If there is one thing that unites you it is your respect for him." Chiron began to rise from his wheelchair.

"While I am gone I expect all of you to step up and learn some responsibility you will have to work together with no clear leader you will be equals. The Hunters shall be housing here for duration it takes to catch the renegade gods," there were general protests and shouts.

Chiron stomped his hoof. "You will all need to get along Thalia will be treated as an equal councillor and Grover Underwood will sit on these councils as well."

"What about Rachel?" Travis asked.

"She should be here by tomorrow." Katie replied. "Me, her and Annabeth were talking a few days ago we managed to get her to come here for tomorrow and we'll use the mist to make sure she can stay until this all blows over."

Chiron nodded. "What about Nico?" Jake asked and all eyes were suddenly on him, the newest councillors who hadn't been long enough to meet him looked around confused but the others seemed just as curious.

"Is he still out there?" Lou Ellen asked.

"I'll go out to get him," Rufus volunteered.

"I'll help," Clarisse said standing.

Jake was about to volunteer as well when they heard.

"I'm touched but seriously that won't be necessary," they all turned to see a muddy and battered Nico DiAngelo. "Chiron I have information about Phoni, Alastor and-"

"We know Nico," Chiron said smiling as Nico frowned, swayed and then managed to steady himself.

"You're fucking kidding right? Do you know what it took to get here?" He looked furious.

"Well I suppose that is enough for tonight," Chiron said. "I shall set off tomorrow at dawn. Remember what I told you."

"Wait what? I need filling in and where's Percy?" He then blinked and very hastily said, "and Annabeth?"

Chiron laid his hand on Nico's shoulder, a wise look on his face. "I shall explain. The rest of you may go."

Everyone began to file out and head towards their cabins, every single person in that room was running on empty, they all needed a rest. A long rest.

~(#)~

On the way to his cabin Jake began to look back over the past week. He had been involved in 5 rescues. Because he was a year rounder he was one of the first sent out when the murders began. He'd spent most of his time working with the Stoll's as they headed east rescuing demigods and then bundling them onto a plane to be arrive at an airport where another group of either demigods or satyrs would pick them up and take them to camp.

Over that time he'd slept in the saddle of his Pegasus, eaten whatever the Stoll's could steal (which was actually quite a variety) and fought dozens of monsters. The groups of different Demigods that had set off were either heading back to camp their own missions completed or began to unify so they could fight off the increasing hordes of giants and monster tribes. The most common they had faced were Arimaspians, some flew Griffons and others worked with hyena like monster's the crocotta which acted like hounds.

Jake hadn't used his Kopis so much since the Titan war.

He stepped into his cabin to find Leo Valdez now recovered from his faint and looking as curious as any of his bunk mates. Jake was glad to see none of the young kids were awake, all their beds were in the position that meant they were in their own private rooms.

"What's the news?" Nyssa asked.

Jake explained to them what had happened at the meeting. Leo regularly interjected to ask questions but by the end he just sat and listened.

"So no one's going after to Piper?" He did not look happy and Jake resisted the urge to put his hand on his sword hilt.

"Leo, she'll be fine. Percy will keep her safe until we can get the renegade gods imprisoned." Jake tried to sound reassuring.

"That's your plan? You're gonna wait for someone else to solve your problems?"

"We can't fight gods."

"Then their dead." He swallowed. "What if I left to go after them, would you stop me?"

Jake wondered what Beckendorf would do in this situation. When Jake had arrived it was Beckendorf who'd looked after him and Beckendorf that had taught him metal work, Jake had always been awed at how Beckendorf had built such amazing things. He was glad Percy had donated his Chameleon armour to be taken apart so that Jake could work out how to make it but he'd kept Beckendorf's intact. Nyssa had urged him to refit it to himself so it didn't go to waste but that felt like betrayal to Jake.

Jake sighed. "You'll die. Wait, train." Jake urged Leo. "Give it some time I'm sure-"

"You're Percy Jackson will save her? Does have to do everything for you?"

Jake wiped his face. "Please Leo just go to sleep we can talk about this in the morning."

Leo looked like he wanted to argue but in the end went into his bed and flipped it into his own room.

Jake locked him in from the outside and then locked the cabin door and all its windows. Even a child of Hephaestus would struggle to break any of these.

"You don't trust him?" Nyssa was the only one in the cabin proper absently building and dismembering a small machine.

"Would you?"

She shrugged. "I think he'll have calmed down by morning we just have to make him feel as if he's doing something useful, something that's bringing him closer to Piper."

Jake sat down in his bed heavily. "I don't have the time or skill to train him." Jake told her.

"Beckendorf would." Nyssa replied quietly.

"Damn it I'm not Beckendorf," Jake shouted all his anger and frustration coming out. "I can't do what he did! I'm not him, you're all gonna have to accept that!"

Nyssa didn't shrink away but she was quiet for a long time. "He thought you were," then she went into her own room.

~(#)~

Following her example Jake went into his room and began to work on figuring out how the flying chariot worked. He assumed it was magic but the focus always calmed him down and gave him room to relax and think.

He finally gave up leaving for his bedroom. Each of the underground private rooms were three large separate rooms, 1 bedroom and the other 2 were whatever the camper wanted. Jake had a clean spacious lounge and design workshop. His bedroom and lounge were tidy and clean he didn't like clutter in his own rooms perhaps because he had so much of it through the day.

Jake was asleep before his head hit the pillow but seemed to have to wake up twice as fast.

He had a quick shower in the small en-suite and gathered his cabin for breakfast. Preparing himself for Leo's onslaught he unlocked his rooms. Leo was still asleep.

Jake didn't really want to bother with him right now but also knew he couldn't leave him to some other camper so he sent the others along with Nyssa and woke Leo.

"Come on lad time for breakfast."

"Uhhhhh," was the only reply he got.

Jake grabbed a day old glass of water and splashed it on him.

"Agh, what the fuck man?" He was now sat bolt upright and Jake laughed at his expression. His mouth hurt at the unfamiliar expression, when had he last laughed like that? A proper laugh not driven by and adrenalin high you got off fighting monsters to the death.

"Breakfast," he said slowly.

"Oh, sorry, not a morning person." He said sheepishly.

"Bah who is?" Jake asked still smiling. "I'll take you to the pavilion when you're ready."

Leo was quick to get ready the promise of food clearly driving him on.

As they walked to the pavilion Leo apologised.

"I just want help Piper," he explained.

"No sweat," Jake told him trying to think of what to say. "Look I can't let you go but I can help you get ready. If you go outside now you'll die you've no training, no knowledge and no clue what you're up against." Leo, understandably, didn't look encouraged by his words.

"But I'll take off certain camper duties from you so you get extra sword training time, I'll even make you your own sword." Jake was hoping this peace offering would be enough to stop any mad thoughts Leo had about running off.

"Okay, but who's going to teach me?" He looked suddenly afraid. "Not the big girl?"

Jake laughed again. "Nah, I know just who to send you to, at 1 today go to 21 and ask for training from Jenson, he's the head councillor and he refuses say you're going to cabin 22 that'll make him squirm."

"Why?" Leo asked.

"You need to see him talk to their councillor to understand but trust me it's even funnier than when Percy and Annabeth weren't together," he suddenly paused but Leo didn't seem to disturbed by Percy's name being mentioned but he did seem a little disappointed.

"So they're a couple," Lea stated more than asked.

Jake looked at him with a wry smile. "I'd put those thoughts out of your head unless you get damn good with a sword. Go to the Aphrodite or Eros cabin that should cure you of those thoughts."

"So Percy's the jealous type, huh?"

"Who said anything about Percy?" Jake asked, and they arrived at the pavilion surrounded by 300 teenage demigods.

Don't fight, that was Chiron's last command. He heard some shouting to the left and a fist fight broke out.

He headed over to go and help break it up.

Zeus help them all.

So this chapter ok?