Percy stirs in his bed letting out a moan of pain. Opened his eyes to see a smirking Apollo sitting a the side of his bed. Not his referenced face to see after waking up, but it was far better that being near that wretched queen of gods, so he'd take it.
"Hey buddy, your looking well." Teased a still smirking Apollo. At a time he would have been genuine in calling him a 'friend' but that time was long since past.
"Why aren't I dead?" Percy asked with genuine curiosity.
"The council want a word with you." Answers Apollo getting to his feet. Percy was further surprised that, that stopped the damned goddess of marriage from smothering him in his sleep. Maybe she wanted to humiliate him in front of all of Olympus first? "Now get up. Your wanted in five minutes and Dad hates people being late." Percy dragged himself out of the bed. He was relieved to find himself still dressed, but he wasn't to find himself in celestial bronze shackles. He gave them a little jingle.
"Yeah, your history screams 'Do not trust!" Apollo answered his unanswered question with a chuckle.
"Fair enough." Replied Percy with a nonchalant shrug.
They walked down the streets of Olympics getting stares from the citizens. Each wondering what he had done to deserve a personal escort from one of the Olympian council, in shackles.
Honestly Percy had no idea how to act right now. When the two of them were friends they would have a great time; joking, picking up girls, shooting arrows, racing and generally just screwing around. But after the Orion incident, he didn't have the right to call himself a friend. He took a glance at the sun god who gave him a warm smirk.
"I'm not mad any more." Percy was a little taken back.
"Seriously?" he asked a little hopefully.
"Yeah," replied the sun god, as he scratched the back of his head a little uncomfortably. "well it was a long time ago. And I miss my friend, you know?" Percy nearly gave his old friend a big old hug. But then he remembered what he did exactly.
"I still don't deserve forgiveness. I've done a lot of bad things to a lot of people." Reminded Percy.
"Hey, all wounds heal in time. This is no different." Percy scoffed at his words.
"Says you."
"Says the God of healing? Yes." The two of them aloud themselves some laughs. Getting looks of surprise looks from the passers by.
"Doesn't matter either way. I'm about to be blasted straight to Tartarus."
"Hey, look on the bright side." Comforted Apollo.
"There's a bright side to going to hell?" Percy asked raising an eyebrow.
"Persephone." He answered slyly. Percy went a little red.
"Di Immortals. I thought you forgot about that." Apollo's smirk grew.
"What? That you screwed Hades wife for about three years? Nah, I forgot all about that." Percy glared at his friend only to get laughed at.
They stopped outside the Council room. Percy paled a little at his inevitable doom. Apollo gave him a comforting squeeze on the shoulder and they walked into the council room. All of the Olympians were already sitting in their thrones as Apollo took his. Percy wasn't so much pressured by the glares he was getting from a few of the council members, but far more by the triumphant smirk on Hera's dumb face.
"Explain to me again why we are holding a meeting over one little demi-god?" A slightly peeved Zeus asked his wife. Hera's smirk only grew.
"Because this little demi-god has been a thorn in our side for too long." She replied, never taking her eyes off of Percy.
"And how long is that pray tell? I have never seen this demi-god before and judging by his appearance he isn't even thirteen yet. So how can he be a 'thorn' exactly." Asked Athena matching her fathers irritation.
"Because this little 'monster' has the gift of immortality and has been causing mischief for longer than many of our minor gods have been alive." The Olympians that did not already know him wore a look of shock.
"And as an example of him being a 'thorn.' He was the one who made Artemis fall in love with Orion!" Hera pointed at him accusingly. The whole room erupted into shouting death threats and questions as to how it was possible. This continued until Zeus struck his master bolt against the flood causing silence. He gave Percy a threatening look.
"How do you plea?" Great, now it's a trial. Thought Percy.
"Not guilty my lord." Artemis leaped from her throne.
"You rat faced bastard!" But before she could shred him to pieces Zeus razed his hand stopping her. After a quick staring contest Artemis grudgingly sat back down into her throne. Zeus then returned his attention to Percy.
"Explain."
"I did not make Lady Artemis fall in love with Orion. I simple used my powers to make her aware of him as a man. She fell in love with all on her own." Artemis gritted her teeth and went a dark shade of red (out of anger or embarrassment, it was hard to tell). Zeus looked towards Aphrodite.
"Is this true?" He asked. She gave him a nod for some reason avoiding looking at Percy. Then something clicked. It was her voice that he heard along with Apollo and Artemis. If she was so willing to defend him so strongly did that mean she had forgiven him for the incident In Troy?
"It appears that he is innocent of that accusation." Noted Zeus earning a glare and a snarl from his wife and red headed daughter. "Which brings us to the question; how did you earn immortality?" Percy stiffened a little, they might not believe him if he told the truth but he didn't have any good lies to defend himself with, so what the hell.
"The reason I am still alive is because I made a bet with the Primordial God Eros. This bet stated that it was possible for 'a man to live as long as he was loved.' So the more I am loved the more I look like my true self and more of my true power comes out, but if I am not loved then the power fades over time and I regress in age. And if all of my energy is used up I die." The Olympians were speechless even among the ones that knew of his immortality only Aphrodite and Apollo knew of the conditions. When Athena snapped out of her shock her mind was plagued by one very big question.
"How did you meet with Eros? We have long since lost means of communication with the Primordial's. Why would Eros be willing to make a bet with you?"
"He's my dad." He answered bluntly. Once again all the Olympians except Aphrodite and Apollo (who as fighting back a laugh at their reaction) were shocked to the point their jaws nearly hit the ground.
"That would explain the Orion incident better." Muttered Hephaestus breaking the silence. There were a few nods as Artemis aimed her death glare at her brother.
"Prove it!" Snapped Hera. She knew nothing of this! She couldn't allow him to gain any ground otherwise this would have all been for nothing!
"I can't." He answered a little sadly.
"Aha! You are a liar and you will die for it!" Hera bellowed triumphantly.
"I am not! I'm Just too weak to use any of my abilities!" Percy snapped back. Athena raised an eyebrow.
"How much affection would it take for you to prove your claim?" Percy was taken back a bit.
"Umm, a really nice hug I guess. Why?" Without a word Aphrodite got down from her throne and changed into the size of a normal woman. Everyone stared at her as the walked up to Percy and wrapped her arms around him (earning glares from Hephaestus and Ares). Percy wondered if she realized that she was suffocating him with her breasts, as he felt himself begin to change. They stood there for w while as Percy changed. Then Aphrodite let go.
"That should be enough." She muttered still not meeting his eyes. He had to stop himself from clinging onto her and begging her to never let him go. He forgot that she had that effect on him. Zeus let out cough, growing increasingly impatient. Percy looked up at him. He was no longer in the form of a eight year old, He now appeared in the form of a seventeen year old. He was tall, lean and had a perfect tan, but most of all his eyes. His eyes had gone from being beautiful to something that put every jewel in existence to shame. Hermes decided never to go picking up girls with this guy, or he would end up looking like a dateless wonder for the first time in his life. And the goddesses, even the ones that hated his guts couldn't help but feel their hearts skip a beat.
"So, this proof?" asked Poseidon in hope of waking up the rest of the council. Percy nodded and two wings sprung from his back. They seemed to go through his cloths without damaging them. They were a shade of darker purple than his eyes were, and nearly matched their beauty.
"That will do." Said Zeus waving his hand as Percy retracted his wings. Zeus looked thoughtful for a moment.
"What is your name?"
"Perseus." He answers with a little confusion. They dragged him here and they didn't even know his name? Now that is just rude!
"Well Perseus. How would you like to become an Olympian god?"
"WHAT?!" Shouted everyone else including Percy.
"You are the half child of a Primordial God which means at your best you could fight on par with most of us here. Plus you are practically already immortal. Meaning what we would be doing is giving you a job along with some of the benefits of being a God." Percy frowned.
"What benefits?" He asked.
"A place on our council, your own palace, endless supplies of money in any currency and by the look of you a good goddess as your wife." He was up to something anyone could see that. But if he refused he would defiantly get blasted into oblivion so what choice did he have.
"I accept, your generous offer." He said giving a small bow. I am so fucked!
Hope you like it. I was planning on answering a lot more questions but I just ran out of time.
p.s. thanks for all the ideas for goddesses, but i'm not sure I will put all of them in. I'm trying to keep this story from spiraling out of conrole.
But if you really want to see those goddesses with Percy then you should post you ideas on my other stories "Percy Jackson's love life" and "the souls of goddesses"
Remember to post your ideas on the new chapter. till next time :)
