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Warning: Mild swearing
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(Still in Flashback mode from previous chapter!) P.O.V. of Percy Jackson
With my victory over Athena, and the gaining of the new proposal ring, that was meant for Annabeth still in my head, I started to head over to my Mother's apartment.
My mother is Sally Jackson and she is the best person on the planet. She not only put up with me (a dyslexic, ADHD son of Poseidon) but she also put up with a mortal monster called Gabe Ugliano. The only reason she did put up with him was because he managed to cover my scent, and thus prevent monsters from attacking us.
As I walked back to the apartment where she an Paul – her fiancé – lived, I began to think over what I would say to Annabeth. I wanted the proposal to be perfect, and now because August just began, my birthday was fast approaching.
Potentially, three weeks from now, I would be on my knees before her, asking her to marry me. The mere thought of that was enough to get me exited, and have the butterflies in my stomach.
I walked through New York, and eventually I reached my mom's apartment. I entered in the building and went right to where she lived. I approached the door, and rapped my knuckles on it.
From inside the house "Coming!" could be heard as my mom approached the door. The door suddenly swung open, and out stepped Sally Jackson.
A look of shock passed upon her face, as I had not visited for almost 2 years now, she had started to get worried about me.
"Percy, is it really you?" She stammered out, tears threatening to start pouring out of her face any moment now. "Yes mom, it is me."
That did it, the dam broke and she rushed over to hug me and cried a little on my shoulder. Sally then ushered me in to the apartment, to have a talk about what I have been doing over the past few years.
Paul entered in about midway through the conversation, and I was forced to start over.
I recounted the events that over, with all my quests and the final battle with Athena, and how the Hunters and Amazons now liked me.
"My baby boy, how much you have grown" She said to me.
I stayed with my mom and Paul for the next few hours, but I pardoned myself to start trekking on to camp because I did not want to put my family in danger by being there. The scent of the sea is quite powerful.
By the time the sun fell, and darkness settled, I had finally reached the camp borders. Camp itself had not changed and I remembered it exactly like it had been. The camps all surrounded in a U-shape at the center, but now that 'U' was much larger.
The campers had incorporated all of the minor gods, and now they had also gotten cabins for themselves. Following my wish when I first saved the gods, they were forced to recognize their children and have cabins built for the minor gods.
It took a lot of pride-swallowing for Zeus to grant the wish but they had sworn on the River Styx to grant it.
I began to slowly walk down the hill and towards the big-house where I knew Chiron resided. I knocked upon the door and was met by a face I all too well recognized.
"Percy, my boy. You have returned. Come inside we have a lot to talk about." Chiron greeted me and preceded to the center of the cabin where there were chairs.
"Hey Chiron, where is Dionysus?" I asked him, truly puzzled as to why the wine god was not there. "His punishment has been lifted following the attack made by Gaea." Chiron answered me "Now, tell me everything"
So I once again told him the story of what I had been doing over the last year and a half and when I got to the part that I had defeated Athena, thunder boomed overtop. Apparently, Athena was not too happy about her defeat.
Chiron had me show him the ring, which I told was created by Hephaestus himself. Chiron gazed upon it in wonder, and assured that Annabeth would love it.
He told me that he would announce my arrival back to camp tomorrow, as by now almost all of the Campers had gone to sleep. I thanked him and I went to my cabin to unpack.
Once I took all of my supplies off and they were all properly put back in the cabin, I turned and promptly left the cabin to go back to the lake. My hope for seeing Annabeth was low, as Chiron had already told me that most campers were asleep.
Once I got to the lake shore, I found a sight that brought tears to my eyes. Annabeth was there alone, her Golden hair flowing on the wind. Annabeth clutched something close to her chest and tears were spilling freely from her eyes.
"What have I done to offend you so much Fates? Why do you hate me so much that you had to take me away from my Percy" To which she once again broke down.
I went beside her and only when a put an arm on her shoulder did she notice me. "W-Wh-What do you w-w-ant." She stammered out at me. A brief moment passed before the tears stopped and she was left a hiccupping mess. A look of recognition passed her face, before it drew out in anger.
She punched me in the face … literally. Not expecting her attack I fell down on the sand. She stormed up to where I was, and promptly broke down on me.
"Wh-Where were you? D-d-do you kn-know h-how much I – We all missed you?" She cried out. After a lot of cooing to her, she finally finished her fest.
"Wise-Girl, I have something for you, but I can only present it to you on my Birthday. Think you can wait till then? Then I will explain everything to you, where I have been, what I have been doing and I will tell you everything you want to know." I proposed to her.
"Okay Seaweed Brain, but you owe me a BIG explanation." She stated then promptly took off to go to her cabin.
As I went back to my cabin to crash, I seriously started to think about how I was going to propose to her. A shriek, just off the western border interrupted my train of thought. I dashed over to where I heard the sound to find some kid, battling a Hellhound. I pulled out my sword, Anaklusmos and without a second thought to spare I jumped into action, impaling the mutt on my sword, and sending his essence back to where it came from, To Tartarus!
Just then I heard a sudden whoosh and I felt a horrible pain in my shoulder. Turning my head to inspect what happened I saw the kid I just saved impale a knife into me. I took out the knife and chucked it at the ground beside me. I then faced the kid I just saved and roared "What is wrong with you? Why did you stab me when I saved you from that Hellhound?"
"Percy? What is it? What is wrong? Why are you yelling?" Chiron trotted up to us, being followed by around 150 sleepy campers. "I saved this jerk's life and he could not bear the shame so he attacked me, and I defended myself!" Cried out the new kid, faking in pain.
A sea green mist was seen, and Poseidon flashed in. "David" he gasped. "Who are you?" the now identified David asked my dad. "I am your father David." Poseidon answered.
Not wanting to hear anymore of Poseidon's bullshit –which he could not be his father, because he would have been the prophecy child, seeing as he was a little older than me, or at least he had to be a part of the war- I went back to my cabin.
I must have fallen asleep because the next thing I knew I was being kicked in the ribs by none other than David himself. "Are you awake yet loser?" he taunted, and kicked me again. "What do you want" I asked him, trying to relieve the burning in my stomach.
"Dad said he wanted to talk to you. Have fun explaining why YOU tried to kill me!" He said happily, before plopping himself down on another bunk.
I walked out of my cabin, it was still night time, but most people had now dispersed. I made my way over to the lake where I knew it would be easiest to get in touch with dad.
Before I even got to the lake, I sensed his presence there. The angry aura he was emitting was less than good, but I made my way over to him.
"Dad? You wanted to see me?" I tentatively asked him, as if poking a bear.
"Perseus Jackson, you will tell me why you tried to kill David, who is also your brother?" Poseidon asked, his aura flaring to match his anger.
"I didn't –" I was rudely interrupted by Poseidon flinging me into the sea.
The sea shielded me from most of the damage, and as I made my way back, I saw my dad crossing over to me "Do not lie to me you insolent boy!" He yelled out in a rage "David said you tried to KILL him! He is your BROTHER!" Poseidon continued.
"Go to your cabin, do not bother trying to lie to me, Chiron or anyone else for that matter of fact." Poseidon told me, then left.
I looked around in a stun, and bean to walk back to my cabin. I went to my bunk, and went into a dreamless sleep.
The next two weeks have been living hell. Even Tartarus looked like a wonderful vacation as compared to Camp Half-Blood. Why?
David had been turning all of the campers against me. It first started with the young and new campers, who were too inexperienced to know what was happening. They saw David as a hero, and I really did not mind it, if anything I was grateful for I did not have swarms of campers, milling around me asking me questions.
But all too soon, David realized that as long as I had my friends, I did not pay him two-shits worth of attention.
So then David began with the comments. The snide little remarks that slowly got the whole camp laughing at me. Yet still I did not mind him, for he failed to realize that my friends could not care less about him either.
Then began the underhanded actions. David saw that my friends still did not care for him, so he started to steal their things, it began first with the Stolls. David knew that following the War with Gaea for their efforts in both wars, the Stolls received two very precious swords from their fathers that they could easily conceal. (A.N.: The Stolls got their swords before the ceremony.)
Apparently, somehow David snuck into the Hermes cabin when everyone was away, and he took the two swords. Then, he put in my nightstand without any of our knowledge's. The temper tantrum they threw when they realized that the swords were missing and immediately then came to me to demand them back. I had told them that I did not have them, and they asked to search the cabin. They found the swords in my nightstand. They never believed when I said I had no knowledge of how they got there, but we still did pranks together time to time, due to mutual friends.
Next was Kate, who David ruined her plants with a 15 foot wave, and promptly blamed that on me. Kate vowed revenge, and the next few times I went to bed, there was poison ivy growing there.
Again, David targeted the Stoll Brothers, and he ratted out a major prank to Chiron and blamed that on me, and thus another of my friendships ended.
Slowly, all of my friends began to leave me, Will over his Bow, which was snapped and burned, Clarisse over her [insert number here] electric spear broken. At this point I lost count of her spears.
Everyone began to desert and instead go and hang out with David. I admit all of these betrayals stung. But still I persevered. Now I was down to four friends in Camp Half-Blood. Grover, Thalia, Annabeth and Nico. I was desperate not to lose them to the snake as well.
But of course I failed. David killed Juniper, and blamed the fire on my jealousy for their happy relationship. Grover believed him and promptly left me, and ended our mind link and friendship.
Thalia and Nico followed, and by this point all I had left was Annabeth. I thought that perhaps, Annabeth would stay with me, that she would not believe the snake known as David. My hopes were too high. That was the betrayal that hurt the most.
Imagine the pain you get from a breakup? Now imagine the pain you will get when your girlfriend, whom you dated through two wars, Tartarus and spent countless months and efforts proving to her mother you are worthy of her. That is the pain I was feeling.
My heart was left raw, and hurting. Bleeding with tears and anguish. How did her betrayal happen?
It was August 18th, My birthday. It was around the afternoon around 17:00, I had planned and prepared for this moment for the past 2 weeks, despite the constant torture I was sustaining. It was on August 18th, that it all ended. Today was My birthday, my proposition date to Annabeth, and the Awards Ceremony following the defeat of Gaea.
I was walking towards the lake, where I would explain everything to Annabeth, I would tell her where I was, what I was doing and propose to her. The plan had been set, and I had the largest case of butterflies in the stomach on the planet.
I eventually reached the lake, and I saw David making out with someone. At first I paid them no mind, and I started to scour the beach for Annabeth because I had told her earlier to meet me there.
I did not find her.
Once again, I set out to pace around the beach to search for her. I mean she is a Daughter of Athena, she is never late.
Once again, I stumbled upon David and the Aphrodite Child. And I decided to sit within earshot, and just wait for Annabeth while toying around with a water ball.
Then, I realized that the girl David was kissing was not Annabeth.
"David" she gasped "Not there, I'm still with Percy" She told him, although not really protesting.
"Seriously Annabeth? When are you going to DUMP that LOSER? He never did anything, and look at how badly he treats his friends and claims their efforts as his. Why don't you just dump him?" David questioned Annabeth.
"You are right David, he told me today that he will come to tell me something here, so I will wait for him and dump him then. Then we can be together." She plotted out to David.
I began to walk and stopped right behind Annabeth. David suddenly went pale.
"David, what's wrong?" she asked him, paying me completely no mind.
David just pointed a finger at me.
Ever so slowly Annabeth followed her gaze to where the finger was pointed, right at me.
"So," I begun "You wanted to tell me something Annabeth? Or should I just wait after your make-up session with my brother?" I questioned
"P-P-Percy, this isn't what it looks like" She stammered out.
"Not what it looks like" I repeated quietly, barely loud enough for them to hear. "Then pray tell what is it? Because from my point of view it appears you are sucking faces with brother?"
"How dare you? How dare you betray me when I needed you most?" I questioned, furiously batting my eyes to keep the tears from leaking.
"How dare I? How dare YOU? You were gone for over a YEAR!" She exclaimed in pure rage.
"Should I tell you why I was gone? You want to know the answer?" I asked her
"Pah! Probably cheating on me!" She yelled out.
"No, I was proving myself to Athena, so that I would be worthy enough to date you. So that she would BLESS our relationship. You know what I had to do?" I asked her, the lake now beginning to swirl around me, the clouds gathering together and booming with lighting. Who knew I could control lighting! WOW!
Annabeth gasped. "N-n-no. You were cheating on me." She said.
"I swear on the Styx everything I just said was true" Thunder boomed overhead, sealing the oath. Annabeth looked at me, and when I wasn't vaporised started to sniffle, but I was not done yet.
"Do you know why I did those quests? Why I WILLINGLY JUMPED into TARTARUS with you?" I asked, my voice unable to keep the betrayal from seeping into it "That is because YOU were worth it. All of my quest I did, were because I loved you and did them for YOU!" I said to her, my voice getting steadily louder.
"When I took my bath in the River Styx, do you know who my mortal anchor was?" I asked her. Tears were already freely flowing through her eyes.
She put her hands to her mouth
"You"
That one word was all it took for her to start bawling her eyes out.
David stood trying to look as buff as possible. Picture a scarecrow trying to puff his chest out, you have David.
"Hey Jerk, why don't you just leave? "He began "I took your support, Dad's favour, your friends, Hades, I even took you girlfriend!" He mocked me.
I calmly replied "Oh fucking really sunshine?" Annabeth realized what was happening. The calm before the storm. Just like any storm, when Poseidon or a child of his is angry, for around 1 minute, they remain calm, and then? Disaster.
"David, RUN!" She screamed at him. "Percy, please don't do this." She started sobbing again. For the next minute David boasted his accomplishments (0) and tried to boost his ego, while Annabeth pleaded with him to run and begged me not to attack.
I finally had it when David said "Annabeth, please I can handle this weak little pathetic looser." The dam then burst. Without meaning to I destroyed half of Camp Half-Blood with my powerful storm, not even Zeus and Poseidon could stop it. The only reason New York was not destroyed was because of the barrier.
I stalked off to my cabin, grabbed a drachma and called upon the Grey Sisters. I did not bother telling Chiron, as even he now hates me with a passion.
I quickly arrived to my mother's apartment building and walked inside. I sought a little happiness and comfort on my birthday. Unfortunately my parents were in no shape to give it to me.
The Apartment looked like a blood bath. It was all painted in red, and at the center, there were too corpses. A note attached to them.
Dear Percy,
Happy Birthday, loser. I hope you have a wonderful time cleaning up their remains. You should know how pathetic they sounded when they begged for their lives.
From your best brother,
David.
I read out loud, my anger growing by the minute.
For the next hour, I laboriously cleaned the apartment, and vapour traveled to Montauk. There I dug two graves and buried my parents there, by the sea, at the happiest spot we had ever known.
After I was done I sat down and cried my eyes out about the proceedings of today.
Hermes then came and told it was time for the Awards Ceremony.
I quickly cleaned up and went with him to Olympus.
Everyone was there. Centaurs, Minor Gods, the Olympians, The Amazons, The Romans, The Greeks.
The awards were amazing and I went first in the awards choosing. Zeus boomed "Perseus, for your efforts in the war we have decided to grant you a wish"
I was mildly surprised though relieved I would not have to reject godhood twice. It was a pain in the arse to do so.
My wish was simple. Release all peaceful titans, and put Hades and Hestia back upon the Council. Easily enough it was granted and then something weird happened. Athena and Ares looked at each other, then Ares clicked his fingers and I was teleported.
Looking around, I realized I was in the dungeons of Olympus. Ares and Athena stalked up to me.
"How DARE you cheat on my daughter with some low-life Aphrodite child?" Athena screeched at me.
"Meh, I'm just here to kick the punk's ass. When can I do that Athena?" Ares asked her nonchalantly.
I looked around in a daze, and Ares to the time to plant an upper cut into me. "I never cheated on Annabeth, I swear on the –"
I was rudely interrupted by Athena screeching that her daughter never lied and was always right.
Ares and Athena then brutally beat me up, while above my friend were all becoming gods. Ares flashed a look over to Athena suddenly, and I was brought back to Olympus. Chained, gagged and blindfolded. "Ahh, and here is the trial I was referring to earlier." Zeus announced to the assembled crowd.
"Perseus Jackson, you have been accused of attempting to Murder David Holstein, your brother. You other charges include but are not limited to conspiring with Gaea, killing allied forces, and cowering." Zeus bellowed at me "How do you plead" He removed my gag and blindfold.
"Who is accusing me of this?" I asked, my head spinning with information.
"The HERO of OLYMPUS, David Holstein. He has pointed out the Greatest traitor, the Traitor of Olympus, Perseus Jackson. How do you plead against these charges?" Zeus bellowed.
"Not guilty" I responded
Zeus looked almost pleased "Very well, we will put it up to a vote."
"All those who believe Perseus Jackson to be not guilty of accused crimes, raise your hands." Zeus commanded "Only Twenty may vote, the 14 Olympians and the 6 of the 7. Perseus cannot vote, seeing as he is bonded in chains and cannot raise his hand" Zeus laughed at his 'joke'
Poseidon P.O.V.
I cannot believe the nerve of this scumbag that wishes to call himself my son. In fact, before any punishment I NEED to disown him. Of course he is guilty, David SURELY will not lie to ME.
P.O.V. of Jason Grace
Wow, I never suspected Percy to do such awful acts. Well, the gods MUST be right, thus he must be guilty.
P.O.V. of Zeus
I accessed the mind link between me and Athena. "Athena, it is almost done. I will speak to Hephaestus, Hermes and Aphrodite for they may tip the balance into a draw, where Perseus will be allowed to vote."
I broke off our mind link, and connected to Hephaestus "Vote for the boy's exile, or else I will throw you off of Olympus once again and I will blow up your forges." I threatened, if Hephaestus heard me he made no note, though he flinched, pleased with myself I continued on to Hermes and eventually Aphrodite.
P.O.V. of Hazel Levesque, Leo Valdez and Frank Zhang (A.N.: They pretty much thought the same thing…)
No way! Percy would never do that. Annabeth will probably vote against his banishment. Wait, why is she holding hands with that David kid?
P.O.V. of Piper
The gods have to be right! Still it is Percy. I will wait and see how Jason votes.
P.O.V. of Artemis, Apollo, Hades and Hestia (A.N.: Again same as above.)
This is bullshit in its purest form. There is no way a soul as pure as Perseus would do such heinous acts.
Percy P.O.V.
I looked around and to my shock; I only saw 7 hands go up. Hazel, Leo, Frank, Artemis, Apollo, Hades and Hestia were the only people to put their hands up. I silently thanked all of them. 13 hands stayed down.
Zeus looked pleased with himself, and Athena was grinning widely.
Of course she fabricated these claims, and had David say them.
I accepted my fate and closed my eyes.
"Have you any last words, traitor?" Zeus questioned.
Poseidon interrupted "Before you do anything Zeus, I would like to do something." Poseidon hten turned to me "Perseus Jackson, no other son had ever brought this amount of shame upon my name, and my family. As of now, I am disowning you." He boomed at me.
I looked at him with broken eyes, knowing for a fact, that I never did anything I was accused of. All assembled glared at me, as if I was a disease about to die. I slowly looked at Poseidon and Annabeth, and asked "Why?"
Zeus, taking that as a procedure to continue, took out his Master bolt, hoisted it to shoulder height, and fired it at me.
The pain was unbearable, worse than the Styx and holding the Sky.
Suddenly my left pocket grew heavy.
And then? I died.
Annabeth P.O.V.
I put my hands to my mouth. That is why he wanted me to come to the beach earlier today. I slowly crossed over to where he vanished, and looked at the little Grey Box. I gingerly took in my hand, and looked at it, studying the amazing design on it.
I then opened it and saw the most beautiful piece of jewelry, even Hephaestus, who was now tinkering with something struggled to make something remotely close to this beauty.
"He was going to …" I never got to finish the sentence.
Author's Note: What is up everyone! This chapter was quite interesting to write. Honestly, at first I planned to have David killed, but I thought to keep him so that he can experience some fun. Next chapter, will be arriving at max 2 weeks from now, and in the next chapter Chaos will be pissed off. By pissed off, I mean very Pissed off. Hope you enjoy!
Responses to Reviews:
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