Chapter 3: Damn it All to Hades
"Your father is Hephaestus god of fire and blacksmiths," Chiron said with a smile.
"Well does that mean I can like create fire?" Marcus asked curiously.
"That is a gift very few of Hephaestus's children get," Chiron answered.
"Yeah Leo is the first kid to have fire attributes since the Great London Fire," Annabeth said trying not to sound discouraging.
"Speaking of Leo how about we call him over and tell him that his new brother arrived," Chiron looked at Annabeth like he wanted some time alone.
"Sure I will call him," Annabeth answered before disappearing out of the house leaving Marcus alone with the centeur, who was now in a wheelchair.
"Is it a bad thing being a son of Hephaestus?" Marcus asked staring at the spot where Annabeth disappeared to.
"Not at all," Chiron said before asking Marcus to take a seat.
"Well then what?" Marcus asked uncomfortably.
*WHAM *
Nico hated and loved Percy's ability to ease the mood. It made his moodiness turn from a raging wind to a slight breeze. Which was why he ran away from the docks leaving a confused Percy behind. Nico has enough experience with good fortune to know that it won't last long. Now he was sitting with Leo in the Argo lazily helping him with the ship.
"What did Percy steal your tongue?" Leo teased giving him a knowing look.
"How..."
"Lets just say unrequited love is my thing," Leo shrugged.
"That is both sad and funny all at the same time," Nico chuckle a bit as he bent down to help Leo with something.
"Well I think I have been hitting on the wrong gender all this time," Leo winked making Nico blush.
"Stop it," Nico shoved making Leo drop the loose needle.
"Really, man?" Leo said glaring holes at the now embarrassed son of Hades.
"I meant it playfully nothing more," Nico said trying to reach for the screw.
"Don't try your too big let me do it," Leo grumbled pulling Nico from under the machine.
"Humph," Nico said watching Leo bend down and stretch in a way that made Nico uncomfortable, "just because you know I am gay doesn't mean you can make fun of me."
"What! It worked?" Leo said standing up holding a new screw in his hand.
"You mean..." Nico growled jumping the firebug to the ground jokingly.
The two began to mock fight while twisting around on the ground throwing ridiculous curses at each other. Both were trying hard not to laugh. Nico realized Leo helped clear his head of the constant stress withing a minute of being around him. It was weird how presence of people he knew changed his attitude pretty quickly.
"Sorry to disturb the fun," A female voice broke through the loud yelling of both the boys making them both freeze mid shove.
"Hey Annabeth," Leo smiled as Nico climbed off the smaller boy.
"Well your needed at the big house guess you have a new brother," Annabeth smiled sweetly eying Nico suspiciously. Nico gave her confused look as her stare turned into a glare. Weird...
* SPLASH *
Percy's mind was running a hundred miles an hour and he didn't have any means of slowing it down. When his mind races like this he always ends up doing something weird like now...he had no idea how he got on Blackjack and was soring away from camp towards well only the gods know because talking to his horse hurt his brain just as much as the water hurt his skin. Maybe he should risk it? No.
He flew over cities just watching as the lights flew by like they were star sprinkles on a rocky sky. Then out of no where Blackjack took a dive into a city he barely recognized. It was disorienting making Percy a little dizzy as his horse landed in an alley way. Climbing off his horse he took one look at the creature's face to realize...it wasn't Blackjack. Shit.
"Hello there Perseus Jackson," a female voice spoke in the darkness. He couldn't tell who it was but he just stood there waiting for more information, "I see you aren't quite talkative today."
"Who are you?" Percy demanded.
"Why don't you know the goddess of love?" Aphrodite spoke as she stepped from the shadows. There was something wrong with her but Percy could not tell what.
"What do you want?" Percy growled pulling out Riptide.
"No need for the dramatics," Aphrodite giggled trying to reach for Percy's sword.
"Don't you dare," Percy said pushing his sword toward the throat of the goddess.
"Dear boy you never fail to surprise me! I mean how many gods are going to take on?" Aphrodite continued to speak in a weird voice.
"You are not Aphrodite," Percy said.
"Thank you for noticing," she answered.
"Then who are you?" Percy asked.
"Well if I told you it would soil the whole plan," she giggled.
*BURN *
Nico watched as Leo pulled Marcus along around the camp talking excitedly and nonstop. He had a bad feeling in the pit of his stomach but he couldn't tell what. It was driving his stress up making his powers act up causing him unbearable pain. People just seem to scatter from him as his face began to look more and more angry and hurt. This was not going to end well at all.
"Well that is the end of tour," Leo said happily as they two boys came to a halt in front of Nico.
"Isn't it like time to go back I mean my mom is going to be quite worried," Marcus said warily.
"Don't worry about it tomorrow I will get you and Nico back to the middle of no where in a blink of an eye," Leo spoke happily putting an arm around Marcus as he lead him to the Hephaestus Cabin. Leaving Nico alone to wonder slowly back to his own cabin.
He got there and noticed that there was someone inside. Nico pushed the door open and demanded to know who was inside.
"Well isn't this place as dark as your soul di Angelo," a dreanged voice spoke in the darkness.
"And you are?" Nico asked.
"Why I am Anti-Apollo," the man said, "I mean literally I am his...third half if you might say?"
"Well third-part of Apollo what are you doing in the Hades Cabin," Nico grumbled.
"I don't want anything it is Tartarus that calls for you," the god said his eyes shine darkly at Nico making him shiver.
"Where is real Apollo," Nico asked looking around.
"Don't worry he is on Mount Olympus oblivious to my existance," the god spoke happily.
"How can a god not know of his other self?" Nico asked.
"Well that is a secret and a magician never gives a way his cards," he said before Nico blacked out
*KAPOW *
AN: I PROMISE NEXT CHAPTER THERE WILL BE THE GREEK CHRISTIAN WAR...so please don't kill me...I have a reason for all this and the Christian family are going to be a BIG part of it :)
