Chapter 3

A/N: OK, since everyone wants me to update, I will. Percy and Annabeth are still pointing their weapons at me, so I guess I have no choice. Perhaps I should explain the title of the last title. The last chapter was called Rebirth because the gods and goddesses were brought back to the world by the mortal. No, that character is not a reincarnated Percy Jackson, but you wait a chapter or two for his return.

Annabeth: Don't tell them that! Now we have to send you to the Underworld.

Me: Remember, without me, both of you die as well. Until this story is finished, I will be kept alive. You tell your Seaweed brain that next time he suggests that you keep me hostage.

Percy: It wasn't my idea.

Annabeth: And it wasn't my idea.

Me: Uh oh

Disclaimer: Unfortunately, the only thing I own is Cody James, guardian of Earth. Rick Riordan owns Percy Jackson and the Olympians, and Heroes of Olympus. Lucky guy.

ONWARD WITH THE THIRD INSTALLMENT!

"Percy Jackson?"

Cody was sitting there, comforting Annabeth. The Stoll brothers were the last to walk out of Tartarus, and when they saw Annabeth sobbing, their happiness turned upside down.

They wanted to comfort her as well, but Chiron cleared his throat. "Perhaps Percy made it back to camp already. Let's check there first." He looked in the pit, and frowned.

Cody stood up. "You guys get out of here, let me check."

Chiron only had a moment to process his suggestion before Cody jumped into Tartarus. What is this guy thinking? She thought to herself before he nocked an arrow. He aimed, and fired. The arrow was more of a grappling hook, and it latched on to the man's back.

Chiron pulled the man back to the Underworld, and smacked him upside the head. "What were you thinking? We barely got out last time, and it may take you millennia just to get out!"

Cody rubbed his head. "I was thinking that Percy is still down there," he said.

Annabeth stopped sobbing and looked up at him. "Why would you think that? Even he is smart enough to escape Tartarus once it opened."

"Yes, but someone else is down there. What is that Titan's name? Cranberry?"

"Kronos? You think he is behind this?" Chiron asked.

"It's perfect for revenge. It happened to me once, and I barely got out alive," Cody said.

Annabeth observed the mortal. He looked crazy enough to jump to his death, but he looked like he'd done that plenty of times in the past. The scar he had reminded her of Luke, but there was something that separated his scar from Luke's. His scar didn't look evil at all, it was something else.

"Um, Cody right?" Annabeth asked. He nodded. "Where did you get that scar?"

He put his hand over his right eye. Annabeth could've swore that something glowed under his hand. "Something that I could've avoided if my life continued like a normal hum-I mean person. I uh, had a job to do and I nearly failed."

Annabeth looked away. Looking into the pit, she could swear that something else was down there. "We need to go. I miss Camp Half-blood," Annabeth said.

Chiron smiled. "We all do. Luckily, Hermes will allow us to use his speed to get there."

Cody's eyes lit up. "Excellent! I'll just get my stuff and we'll be off."

Annabeth looked at him like he was stupid. "Are you kidding? Mortals can't see our camp! You were lucky to find us."

"Now Annabeth, we must thank this mortal in the best way possible. We will lift the Mist for him to stay with us for a while," Chiron said.

Annabeth cursed, but she stood up. "I guess until Percy is found, I can handle him." She pointed to the man. "But if something happens, I won't hesitate in taking you down."

Cody threw his hands up as a sign of innocence. "Let me just get my stuff, make a call, and I will meet you at your camp."

"Wait, how do you know where our camp is?" Chiron asked.

Cody smiled. "It's a secret. Just meet me at camp."

Then he ran off. He brushed past some ghouls, who tried to pick up a rock to throw at him. Cerberus barked at him, but the man was brave enough to swing on the middle head, and flew over the River Styx.

Chiron shook his head. Annabeth jumped on his back, and they both flew off. Travis and Conner crouched, and gave each other a wicked smile. "Last one to get there has to give the winner their dessert for a whole week?" Travis asked.

"Bring it," Conner said.

They both ran at supersonic speed out of the Underworld. As they flew out of the mountain, the cave entrance slowly closed with the pieces of the mountain sealing the Underworld. The mountain healed itself completely, leaving no evidence for mortals to find the land of the dead.

At Camp Half-Blood, everything was exactly the same as before. Clarisse and her friends in the Ares cabin were arguing with Will Solace about Rachael being the oracle. Butch was trying to calm Blackjack because he became restless when they went to sleep, and Mr. D was trying to kill Leo after setting his leopard trophy on fire.

"I thought I told you to stay away from him!" He shouted on the front porch of the Big House.

"I can't control fire when I've already shot it!"

Meanwhile, Butch was being dragged by Blackjack by the reins. "Good Blackjack, good Blackjack!" he screamed as he was being dragged on his heels.

Clarisse now had Will in a headlock. Leo was now was bunch of grapes, and Butch was etched in a tree thanks to Blackjack, but that all changed when Chiron and Annabeth galloped into camp. Everyone started cheering, and Leo was back to his human self, well, part of him was. Mr. D was so surprised when Chiron arrived, that he accidentally changed Leo back, but the transformation wasn't complete. Now the camp had a 16-year old Latino with a grape for a head.

Annabeth jumped off Chiron, and tried to hide her laughing. Clarisse was also laughing, and let go of Will so he could try to turn his head back to normal. Chiron spread out his hands, and the whole camp huddled around him. "Campers! As all of you know, a mortal set us all free from the deepest pit of Tartarus! He will be staying with us for a while."

"Hey, where's Percy?" someone in the crowd asked.

"Yeah. Shouldn't he be back by now?" another agreed.

Annabeth choked back a sob. "He didn't come out of Tartarus when it opened. We don't know where he is."

"He could be at Camp Jupiter! Last time he went missing, he was there!" came a new voice.

Annabeth pushed through the crowd, and spotted a new girl. She had light brown hair and amethyst eyes. She had some fair skin; even Annabeth had to agree that she was pretty. She'd never seen this girl before.

"Um, who are you?" she asked.

"Sorry, I'm new. I'm Lucas Night, daughter of Styx," she said.

"Wait, Styx? Like the River Styx?"

She sighed. "Yes, daughter of Athena. Nice to know that you use your head," she said.

Annabeth was about to grab her knife, but something stopped her. A kid dropped out of nowhere, and put himself between Annabeth and Lucas. He had black hair and black eyes. The scar on his eye said it all. On his belt was a scabbard that held a sword the Annabeth wasn't familiar with. The blade was silver and embedded in it were two crystals. The hand guard snaked around the blade like a dragon. Its 'mouth' was open and the blade seemed to replace the fire. It wasn't Greek or Roman.

"Cody?"

"Yeah, why do you ask?" he asked.

"Um, you don't look like a 30 year old anymore," she said.

His expression turned from serious to fear. "What?"

Piper emerged from the crowd, and handed him a mirror. When he saw his young face, he cursed in that Latin-like language. "Impossible! I'm 16 again!"

He dropped the mirror, and most of the Aphrodite cabin shrieked. "You getting her a new mirror!"

His hands were shaking. "I wonder if something like this happens to mortals when they arrive at camp," he said.

Chiron shrugged. "For the time being, would you like to stay in the Poseidon cabin until we work things out?"

Cody nodded. Chiron led him to the Poseidon cabin while Annabeth marched toward Lucas. She was happily watching the waves pound the shore. "Listen you! Percy talked about you while we dated, and I'm willing to not kill you for his sake."

Lucas smiled, and skipped toward the Hermes cabin. Annabeth muttered a curse, and walked over to the Athena cabin.

As Hades patrolled the Underworld, he decided to walk to Tartarus for the last time. He was accompanied by his son. He had black hair, and black eyes. He wore an aviator jacket and goggles. On his waist was a pure black sword. They both were wearing their tunics like they expected someone to challenge them.

"Whenever you take my place as God of the Underworld, you must always make sure that the Titans and Giants don't escape. If they do, you know what to do," Hades said.

Before the boy could say anything, there was a low growl coming from the pit. They both peeked inside, and several golden blurs flew past them. Hades seemed unfazed, but the boy wasn't. He shielded himself from being possessed by whatever escaped.

"What was that?" the boy exclaimed.

He was answered by another growl. All of a sudden, a pair of golden eyes cut through the darkness, and a person jumped out from Tartarus. The boy was in shock because the person who jumped out was the Savior of Olympus, Percy Jackson.

Everything about him was the same as before. Sea-blown hair, muscles, and his orange Camp Half-Blood t-shirt. His sea green eyes were replaced by gold. His smile wasn't the same as the Percy Jackson everyone knew. In his hand was a familiar sight. His double-edged sword was a mixture of Celestial Bronze and iron. The boy gasped. It couldn't be.

"Hello, son," he said.

Hades' eyes widened. "No, this isn't happening," he muttered.

Percy's laugh shook the Underworld. Behind him, a transparent being appeared. He had the body of a human bodybuilder, and the head of a hydra. His lower half sported dragon legs. In his hands were a scythe.

"Kronos."

Kronos laughed. "With the Savior of Olympus in my command, I will get revenge!"

He knocked the boy aside, and punched Hades out of the way. Hades flew into his castle, and it nearly crumbled. Kronos marched out of the Underworld. One thing was absolutely certain:

Kronos was alive, and living in Percy Jackson.

A/N: Well, another chapter complete, and this one took longer than expected. Don't forget to rate and review! Here is a small spoiler: Kronos isn't the only threat now. Take a pretty good guess.

Annabeth: At least I will get my Seaweed brain back, right?

Me: Well, just wait and see. Try not to kill Lucas before I update

Annabeth: Whose idea was it to have Lucas in this?

Me: Lucas Night was brought to you by 'I am Katie Daughter of Demeter' Thank you Katie!

Percy: Wait, Lucas Night? Oh my gods, I get to see her again!

Annabeth: Percy!

Percy: What? She's a really good friend.

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