Chapter 2

"If Alpha is not afraid to reveal his identity neither am I," the girl also announced and pulled down her hood. Long, curly blonde hair tumbled out as her grey eyes flashed defiantly. Athena gasped at the sight of her daughter.

"My daughter," Athena gaped. Annabeth's eyes turned to face her mother.

"I see no mother here," Annabeth said, her stormy eyes void of all recognition and emotion. She took a deep, slow breath. "Hello Lady Athena."

"B-But I am your mother, Annabeth. Then you disappeared," Athena replied, shocked that her own favorite daughter practically disowned her. "You cannot disown me, girl!" Athena burst out in what sounded like desperation. Annabeth tensed up, ready to spring into action. Percy put a hand on her shoulder.

"Beth," Percy said, quietly. Annabeth seemed to quiet down but her wolf glare was still on her ex-mother. "We come in peace," he added to the gods. "We have avoided this meeting for long enough."

"You are supposed to be dead. You died centuries ago," Zeus replied, glancing at Hades.

The death god shrugged, nonchalantly. "I never specifically said that Percy Jackson had died…" Hades said. Percy smirked and nodded.

"Thank you my Lord," Percy said, bowing to Hades. The death god looked pleased with Jackson's actions.

"Are you his patron?" Zeus demanded.

"No, Lord Zeus. He may have known about us but he is not one of our patrons," Percy answered, calmly. Zeus looked troubled.

"You have…more than one?" he questioned.

"Three to be more precise but I do not believe they would like to be acknowledged at the moment. I suggest we continue this conversation later. Do you mind?" Percy asked. Zeus twitched but waved the cloaked demigods away. Half an hour later, the Pack of demigods had set up camp near the Hunters in which Thalia raced through. No one tried to stop her but no other Hunters were allowed in the Camp which confused the daughter of Zeus.

"Perseus Jackson," Thalia hissed as she stormed to the non-hooded demigod. Percy turned and glanced at her. He smiled, slightly.

"Hello Pinecone Face," he greeted.

"What was that? What is all this? What is going on?" Thalia blasted questions at the son of the sea god, angrily. "Who is here? I should kick your butt right now." Some of the camp turned to look at her, tensed up and ready to strike.

"I don't believe that would be a good idea, Thals. The Pack is very protective of their leader and besides, you are a guest in my camp," Percy said, calmly, petting the head of the wolf at his side. "Come in, I believe we have a lot to talk about." Hesitantly, Thalia followed her cousin into the tent and sat down.

"First. Who is here?" Thalia demanded.

"Everyone," Percy replied, bluntly. "Everyone who followed me, who revoked the way of the gods," he shrugged. "Yes, your brother is here as well."

"Revoked? Big word for you Kelp Head," Thalia snorted.

"Maybe. Nico is here, as those who followed me from Camp Half-Blood. We also have a few other…newer members as well," Percy shrugged again.

"What is this Percy?" Thalia asked, quieter this time.

"We are a pack, Thalia. Much like your Hunters."

"You're the leader. Annabeth called you…Alpha?"

"Yeah, that is what the others thought of when we called ourselves a pack. I'm the Alpha, the Captain. My second in commands are Nico and Annabeth," he added.

"Nico and Annabeth?"

"Yes. Nico is my also my second in command. I trust him very much. He's like my little brother. Annabeth is my…mate per say," Percy added, his green eyes driving into her blue ones.

"Wait. Mate? Like….like…."

"Husband and wife? Mates for life? Yeah, all that stuff," Percy waved it off as if it was nothing. Thalia couldn't help but just gape at him. "The group, as a whole, thought it would be best to lean toward pack or herd customs. There is an Alpha male and female and the Beta, that being Nico. But there are no Omegas. Everyone is equal here and no one is turned down due to parentage."

"Mates for life?" Thalia asked, slowly. Percy nodded.

"Meaning if she died I would never have another girlfriend again and I would most likely fall into depression and die myself but that doesn't matter. Then Nico would take over and pick a new Beta. That being most likely Jason," Percy explained.

"Jason probably doesn't like not being a leader huh?" Thalia raised an eyebrow.

"It is his fatal flaw. But Reyna keeps him in check," Percy added.

"What happened to Piper?"

"Nothing. They are still together but Reyna is the one that makes sure that he doesn't do something overly stupid when it comes to the power problem," Percy nodded. Thalia paced around, trying to wrap her head around the concept.

"So you are telling me, you have been alive for…centuries and you never told me?!"

"Um… yeah. We had to keep our identities a secret, our whole existence," Percy shrugged.

"Well, who is your patron…s… then?" Thalia asked. "It isn't Zeus or Athena cause Annabeth practically disowned her-"

"She did," Percy corrected.

"It isn't Hades, that I know and it isn't Artemis, obviously," Thalia added. "Is it your dad?"

"Poseidon is one, yes, Thalia. The others are Hestia and Apollo," Percy said.

"Wait a minute. Could you repeat that? For a moment I thought you said Apollo," Thalia chuckled. Percy blinked for a moment.

"I did."

"What?!"

"I said Apollo is one of my patrons. Get with the program Pinecone Face," Percy chuckled and walked to the other side of the tent. Thalia still had her mouth wide open.

"Close your mouth Thalia, you'll catch flies," Nico said, nonchalantly as he walked into the tent. He didn't even glance at her but just looked at Percy. "Adrian and Thea are coming back," he informed. Percy nodded and smiled.

"You know the drill," Percy grinned. Nico smirked and flashed a quick, barely noticeable glance at Thalia, with a mischievous tint.

"Rock till the clock strikes two," Nico snickered. "Got it Alpha. See you later Thalia," Nico gave Thalia another glance and walked out just as quick as he came.

"Who is Adrian and Thea?" Thalia asked.

"Demi-angels. Technically the pack grew so big we split into two. Mine and Thea's," Percy explained. "Thea is the Alpha of her pack and her twin brother Castor is the second in command but her best friend, Adrian is the other second in command. She doesn't have a mate," he shrugged.

"Demi-angels," Thalia said slowly.

"Yes, they live in a world similar to our own. You should see Theos and the Cat Isles Thals, it…it's…." Percy couldn't find the right word.

"Indescribable," Annabeth's voice said as she came into the tent. "Hello Thalia. Hey Seaweed Brain," Annabeth gave Percy a quick peck on the cheek and stood beside him, slipping her hand into his.

"This is crazy," Thalia muttered. "I thought you have been dead for centuries and you have been…doing….this?" Thalia squeaked out. Annabeth shrugged.

"More will be explained in good time, Thalia. Come back tomorrow. It is getting late," Annabeth said with a smile. "It's good to see you Thalia." Thalia took that as a cue to leave and obeyed, still completely shocked.

Later that night Thalia felt a bass drum beat. The other girls had already, cautiously, got out of their tents and glanced at one another. The ground thumped with beats of a drum. Thalia jogged towards the sound-toward Percy's own camp. She was completely baffled at what she saw.

Honestly, it looked like a rock concert. There was a hastily built stage with lights, stereos, speakers and complete with not only a band but a crowd as well, some of them looked completely different to Thalia. She had never seen most of these people before. But mixed in with the crowd of unknowns was people she did know. Nico, Piper, Travis. She saw many of them. On stage with a guitar was Will Solace but otherwise she didn't recognize any of the other kids. There was a blonde boy singing with an amazing voice and a dark haired boy about his age playing piano with incredible speed and skill. A Hispanic boy was playing the drums, flipping the sticks between his fingers.

"What is this?" one of the girls, Phoebe hissed to Thalia.

"I don't know but I fully intend to find out," Thalia eyebrows furrowed as her hunters gave her uneasy glances.

"My guess? Looks like a rock concert," another girl suggested.

"Rock till the clock strikes two!" the blonde boy sang, grinning wildly.

"Oh yeah. Definitely a rock concert," Thalia mumbled.