Title: Olympus Is Overrated
Fandom: Percy Jackson and the Olympians/Heroes of Olympus
Alternate Universe: Yes
Pairings (may change throughout story): Percy/Artemis, Apollo/OC, Hades/Persephone, Poseidon/?, Zeus/Hera, Hephaestus/Aphrodite, and other pairs.
Rating: T
Genre: Romance/Adventure
Beta: None as of right now. Looking for one, recommendations would be nice. Please and thank you.
Summary: They say that Olympus is the most beautiful place ever. There are no words to describe it really. But… it's all overrated. The true place that is the most beautiful is Heaven. It is ruled by a queen and a king with a council called the Nirvana Council. Leading this kingdom is a certain 'maiden' goddess and a hero.
Author's Note: I know there aren't a lot of reviews, but I just wanted to thank you all who did review. You guys kind of made my day. aLazyButSmartFanPJO is really smart!
It's been a week since Perseus was born and he asked of them to call him Percy. A week since Poseidon saw his lover. A week since Percy saw his mother.
When Percy's parents explained why his mother had to be separated from him, he burst into tears. He begged her to stay. He didn't want his mother to go nor did he want to leave his father.
However, after a few more explanations from his mother, he finally accepted that it must happen. He still wasn't happy though.
Right now he was looking up at the ceiling in his bedroom. He missed his mother. He missed her embraces. He missed her kisses on his foreheads.
As he was staring, he heard his door open. However, he didn't look over. "Hey Dad," he said.
"Perseus," he heard someone whisper. Percy knew that voice. He quickly moved his head to the side and saw his mother in all her glory.
Percy bolted off his bed and into the arms of his mother. She picked his small frame up and held onto him tightly.
Percy nuzzled his nose into her black hair. He missed the warmth of her embraces and now he finally had it. He didn't want to let go, but he knew he had to.
Percy let go and his mother let him down. She bent down to his level and kissed his forehead.
His mother smiled at him with a loving smile. She saw the tears of joy in Percy's eyes and quickly wiped them.
"Hey baby boy," she said. Percy scowled. He hated when someone called him a baby. He was a week old for Zeus's sake!
"Mommy, I is not a baby," he replied. He used 'is' on purpose because he knew how much wrong grammar irritated her.
She now scowled, but quickly smiled. Percy knew that smile. He tried to back away but his mother's hands grabbed him and started to tickle his sides.
Percy was now giggling like a maniac. His mother's laughter joining in with his because of the joy of her son's laughter.
Poseidon watched from the door. He watched his family having a tickle fight. He smiled, enjoying seeing his family as one.
"Dad!" Percy screamed as his mother continued tickling him. "Dad, help me!" Poseidon's smile widens and he walks over, grabbing hold of his lover and starts to tickle her. The two tickle her, forcing her to laugh like a maniac.
"Stop!" she begged. "Please stop!" Tears from laughing too hard form in her eyes.
"If you promise not to retaliate, we will stop," Percy says. His mother was breathing hard and still laughing.
"I-I," she starts, laughing too much, "I promise!" Poseidon and Percy stop tickling her. Percy leans against his father for support, him too was laughing. His mother sits up and laughs with her family.
As the family calms down, there was a bright, red flash in the room. The family turns their head to where the flash was and see two figures.
One of them was Hestia, the goddess of the Hearth. The other was a man with black hair and red eyes, almost as if they were on fire. His skin color was a dark tan.
"Hestia," Poseidon says, smiling at his sister. He then turns his attention to the man, "Draco."
"Draco, Hestia," Percy's mother said, "What are you doing here?"
"The Queen has arrived," Draco says. "Along with the Prince."
Percy watched his mother and father look at Draco with shock. They were very surprised.
However, Percy was confused. Who the heck was the Queen and Prince? He didn't know what Draco was talking about. Who was even Draco and Hestia?
Percy got up and walked up to Draco, him having to look up to see his face. Draco looked down with his intense red eyes.
"Who are you?" Percy asked. Draco looked at his parents and they nod.
"My name is Draco, young man," Draco replies. "I am part of the Nirvana Council."
Percy didn't know what the Nirvana Council was and asked, "What is the Nirvana Council?"
"The Nirvana Council is the highest council in the Heavens. The Heavens consist of many things," Draco answered. "I am Draco, the defender of Dragons." He makes an image of dragons appear in his palm.
Percy was in awe. He was looking at an image of a dragon, a real dragon! Sure, he's seen mermaids and he talks to dolphins, but this was a dragon. He never seen a dragon before.
"How do you know my parents?" Percy asks. Draco looks at his parents again and they come over.
"Perseus," Poseidon says, "your mother and I are part of the Nirvana Council."
Percy's mouth dropped. He was shocked. He knew that his parents were part of the Olympian Council, but he didn't know they were part of a council he never heard of.
"When do we meet the Queen and Prince?" his mother asks.
"Right now and yes, Perseus can come, Athena," Draco says, snapping his fingers. A portal opens and they all step in.
Words couldn't describe how beautiful it was. Artemis, Apollo, and Leto were all mind blown. They were gawking at everything.
While the three were looking around with awe, Aarōn and Aigle were silently laughing with Agenor smiling at them.
"It's beautiful, right?" Agenor asked, looking around as well.
"Beautiful doesn't even describe it," Leto replies.
"Indeed," Aigle tells her. "Let's go meet Alexandra and Draco."
The six walk through the kingdom of the Heavens, all of them admiring the town even though three been here many times.
They approach a big door. The door was half golden and half silver. They represented the colors of the Sun and the Moon.
Aarōn opened the door and the six walk in. When they walk in, the three new comers were in awe.
They entered the throne room and it was quite beautiful. In the sky was the constellations, the Sun, and the Moon. There were eleven thrones.
At the head of the thrones was a silver throne. Above it was the Moon with a crown. Next to the throne was a staff. The staff was silver with a Moon design attached.
The throne to her left was another silver throne. Above it was a shield with the Moon on it. There was no staff due to the owner holding it.
To the right of the first throne was a golden throne. Above it was the Sun. It had a golden staff with a Sun design attached to it.
Next to the golden throne was another golden throne. Like the silver throne, above it was a shield with the Sun on it. Also, there was no staff.
On the opposite side of this throne was a light yellow throne. Above the throne was misty images of figures. The staff next to this throne was a light yellow with no design.
Next to the second golden throne was a dark red throne. Above it was an image of a dragon. There was a staff with a dragon head design on top.
Across from the dragon throne was a throne of a mixture of colors. These colors consisted of red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, white, and pink. There was a colorful staff with no design.
Next to this throne was an orange, yellow, and red throne, like it was made of fire. There was a throne that matched the throne with a fire design.
Across from this throne was a blue and green throne, like the sea. There was a blue and green trident next to the throne.
Next to this throne was a gray throne. The staff was a gray throne with an owl design.
Across from the gray throne was a white throne. Above it was the stars. There was no staff nor trident next to it.
Artemis was looking at the head throne. She felt an attraction to the throne. She felt as if it were hers.
"Well, go ahead. Sit in it child," a voice said. Artemis's head whipped to the right. She saw a woman in her twenties, but her eyes told a different story.
Artemis hesitated. She didn't want to sit in the throne, fearing that she would be in trouble. "Well go on," the woman said, motioning for Artemis to go to the throne and sit in it. "It is your throne after all, child."
"It's mine?" Artemis asked the woman. She nods and motions her to sit in the throne. Artemis walks over to the throne hesitantly, then sits on it.
When Artemis sits on her throne, a bright, silvery light burst up into the air. The newcomers were shocked, but the old comers were smiling.
"What is that light?" Leto asks Agenor. Agenor doesn't look at her, but he answers.
"It's the throne claiming her."
"The throne claiming her?" Leto asked, confused. How could a throne claim someone?
"Yes, it is proof that she is the Moon Goddess and the Queen of the Heavens," the woman from before replies.
"Who are you?" Apollo asks. The woman smiles and walks over to Apollo.
"I am Alexandra," she says, "defender of-" She was cut off by a portal appearing next to her.
Five figures came out of the portal. Everyone looked and saw Draco, Hestia, Athena, Poseidon, and Percy.
"Leto?" Poseidon asks, confused. Last time he checked, she was on the island with her twins. Then he sees the two twins. One of them on the head throne and the other next to Alexandra.
He was shocked. He didn't expect his brother's twins to be the rulers of the Heavens. He wondered if he was going to have troubles with them.
Athena was also shocked. She took a guess that the two young children were her new siblings. She knew her father had twins, twins with Leto.
Percy was looking at Artemis. He admired her beautiful form with a smile. She was pretty.
Draco looked at Artemis and Apollo, studying the two. He hoped they were great rulers. He especially hoped that Artemis was an amazing ruler.
Hestia looked at Leto and then to the twins. She connected the dots and realized that the two children were her niece and nephew. She then was shocked to see her niece in the throne of the Queen or King. However, she smiled. She was happy that her niece was the Queen even though she only just met her.
"Poseidon," Leto says, "it's so great to see you."
"What are you doing here Leto?" Poseidon needed to be confirmed.
"Poseidon, Leto and her children are the new members of the Nirvana Council," Alexandra answered. "Meet your Queen Artemis and Prince Apollo, the goddess of the Moon and the god of the Sun."
"The Moon is the Queen, huh?" Poseidon asks with a teasing smile on his face. He was looking at Aarōn and Aigle. "Poor Aarōn."
"I know!" Aarōn shouts. "It's unfair! The Sun should totally be the King." Aigle rolls her eyes and playfully punches her twin.
"Nah, the Moon Queen is perfect," Aigle replies.
"The Sun would have been better," Aarōn whispers. The two leave the room, arguing all the way out.
"So, you must be the Queen and you the Prince," Draco says, pointing at the twins. Artemis and Apollo nod their heads. "Welcome, milady." Draco bows to Artemis and smiles. "And welcome milord." He then bows to Apollo.
"Hi!" Artemis shouts, excitedly and jumps out of her throne, bounding over to Draco. She then drags him up from his bow and shakes his hand with both of her own.
Draco looks at her with shock, but starts to laugh. "You are rather happy, aren't you?" Draco asked.
"Yes, Mommy says that when you are happy, you should share that happiness," Artemis replied.
"Is that true?" Draco asked, looking at Leto with a smile.
"Yup!" Apollo shouts with glee.
"Hi," Percy says for the first time. He walks over. "My name is Percy."
Author's Note: Okay, I left it at this. I thought this was a good place to leave you guys hanging. I say it was rushed.. it sort of was because I didn't want you guys to think I was ditching the story. I'll probably rewrite this chapter some point later.