Here's the next chapter. This is where things get a bit interesting for Magnus and Alex. Thank you to the guest who reviewed in chapter 3. Some of you may be wondering about Annabeth's memories…. You'll just have to wait and find out! Sorry, I've been really busy and I've had a small case of writers block but I'm back! Be sure to R/R, thank you very much and have a wonderful day!
Magus and Alex wake up together as they think about what transpired just a few hours ago. Neither of them could really sleep so both Einherji just took short naps throughout the night. "Good morning, sleepy head." Magnus told his girlfriend sleepily. For that he was punched by said girl. "Ow… what was that for?" he whined. Alex smirked and said very slowly, "For waking me up. Did you forget where we are? What would happen if say… I don't know, a god suddenly wonders why two very powerful (unclaimed) demigods were doing here?" Magus rubs the back of his neck and turns around to let the green and pink haired girl change into normal clothes since she slept in her art clothes. They exited the room and went to the War Room, when the two Norse demigods saw Chiron. "Hello, you two. How did you sleep? I was just about to wake you for some breakfast." They shrug and have the centaur lead the way to the pavilion where they see other Greek and some Roman demigods milling about getting breakfast and talking to their friends.
The others that arrived yesterday saw the centaur and the entire pavilion was silent. They all waited for the old trainer to speak. He didn't speak; all he did was search for sea-green eyes in the crowd of teenage heroes. Before the old centaur could speak the two Norse demigods were gone in a flash of light. The kids present knew that they were summoned to Olympus, the seven of The Second Great Prophecy along with Nico, Will, Rachel, Calypso and Reyna all shadow-traveled to Olympus courtesy of Nico and Hazel. They appeared in the throne room of the Gods. Magnus and Alex were getting heated glares from the gods, but none were more terrifying than Athena's. "Where is my daughter?" She asked the two slowly, almost how you would speak to a toddler. "Who are you?" Zeus asks, summoning his spear. "Are you Athena's, boy?"
What the gods and demigods weren't expecting from the girl was full blown laughter. The pink and green haired girl was laughing like no tomorrow. "Oh gods! You actually just said that, to Magnus of all people. How stupid are you? Man and I thought our lightning god was an idiot!" The other demigods were shocked and took a step back from the two. They knew who the two were but to actually say that to the King of the Gods was outrageous. "Who are you?" Poseidon asked the girl. She stopped laughing once she felt a wave of magic hit her. The daughter of magic held her ground, as did Magnus. "If you think a measly Mist wave will bring me down, you will be sorely disappointed. I don't go down easy. He can attest to that." She poked her thumb toward her companion.
All the son of Frey was doing was looking at Athena. His face was a blank mask until Zeus and Poseidon looked to him for an explanation. No one spoke as the Norse children and the Greek gods were facing off in a starring contest. Magnus smirked as he felt Athena back off. The goddess of wisdom was a stuttering mess, "No, this—that's impossible! You can't…. Annabeth..." The gods looked to the female warrior but she just disappeared in a blinding light. "What did you do, where has Athena gone, boy?" Zeus cried in outrage. "Alex I want to you to activate her rune. At least that way I will know if she's in danger of dying or is injured in any way." The blond half turned to his girlfriend as she nods and holds out her hand. "You know what will happen once I do this, right?" Magnus nods his head anyway and let's Alex activate the Rune of Frey that Annabeth has.
Once the magic from the rune had died down the other gods were seriously questioning these two demigods' sanity. However, they aren't crazy, far from it. All throughout the rune activation she felt Loki inside her head, he told her that time was up. It's been 48 hours, my dear daughter. Alex gasped and disappeared similar to Athena.
"Where has that girl gone? Who are you, ANSWER ME!" Zeus yelled at Magnus. Magnus just walked toward the wall opposite the male gods were at and sat down. He let out the breath he had been holding since he was transported into the throne room. "Please be safe Alex, Annabeth." He whispered to himself. The pressure in the room kept growing ever so slightly as the son of Frey wasn't answering anything until his girlfriend got back from where ever she was.
The daughter of Loki was in a park when her mother appeared in front of her. "Hello Alex, thank you for joining me for my afternoon walk. I assume you're wondering about the fate of Miss Chase." It wasn't a question, he can communicate telepathically with all of his children. Most children of Loki believe that he is trying to possess them but that wasn't true. He wants to help his children not harm them. Alex answers his statement with a calm nod. "Alex, you know I never wanted to hurt Sam or the dwarf. I did that to protect her; you of all people know that." Loki told her. "I know, but kidnapping a Greek godling isn't a good idea in any way. Her mother and the High Olympian Council are searching for her. If you don't release her you will be responsible for an inter-dimensional war. Do you want that?"
Loki sighed and took a good look at his daughter. "You're getting really good at shifting between different humanly forms." Alex had one ear and eye open on her mother. What she was doing was looking at the place he set for the meeting, the park. Why here, what's so special about a park? Then she realized that this was where she had accidentally met him, this is where she found out who her mother was, who Loki was. "Alex, you know I can't do that. She can't control her gifts and I need to know more about her. You understand, don't you?" He asks. His daughter sighs in defeat. "Magnus will try and hunt you down, the Olympian Council will kill us if they find out what we are." This time Loki didn't wear his usual – I'm crazy and I know you can see it – grin but a frown. "Then how about this, a compromise. You be my relay. Magnus can know about her state of health, so the both of you will know at least a little about what's happening. But I will not release her. Not yet anyway."
Alex nods and gets sent back to the Greek throne room.
Alex swayed once she touched the marble floor. After an hour of speaking to Loki she didn't really know what to do with the information she had just gained. "Alex, are you alright?" Magnus came up to her slowly as to not spook her. She quickly glanced toward the blond and looked to the gods, to Athena who had just returned. She was waiting to see what they would do. What I would do. Athena doesn't know how I'll react. Alex took a deep breath and started to speak. "My name is Alex, this is Magnus. That is all we will tell you about us. But now is not the time to question us. I know of Annabeth Chase. Who has her and of her condition." The assembled gods and demigods gasped. "Where is she? Where is my daughter?" Athena strained. "Annabeth Chase is alive, for the time being she will not be harmed on behalf of who her captor is. But if she resists him and attempts to escape her situation then it's off. Her captor will hurt her, but make note that he will not kill her. He doesn't want it to come to that."
Aphrodite was the first on to break the silence. She wanted to charm speak Alex to get her to tell them the truth, especially Athena. She felt that Athena was hurting about her missing daughter and those demigods knew something more. "Who has Annabeth Chase? She is one of the Heroine's of Olympus. Where is she and how can we trust you?" The heroes of Olympus felt as the magical voice of Aphrodite washed over them, the only ones not as affected were Piper and Alex, but the goddess didn't know that, yet.
The pink and green haired girl was staring at the goddess that had tried to use the same power her Mother possessed. Her mouth was a thin line, it seemed that she didn't have a mouth. "Well?" Aphrodite put a bit of persuasion on the word. Alex could see Magnus fall to the ground, covering his ears. His eyes were watering from the effort it took to not tell them who he was and his past with the missing child. She took two fingers and touched Magnus' forehead, to protect him from the voice's power. He let the breath he had go as the pressure dissipated around him, he looked at the girl at his side gratefully. "You think that that power has any effect on me? You have no idea who or what I am. If you ever use your voice to compel me or Magnus I will destroy you with your own power." Alex eyes were wide with rage and hate.
The demigod stalked forward to the goddess of Love, she could see her son come behind her but she just kept going. Her hand shot forward and pulled the god of Love and put him a choke hold. He was too surprised to do anything but struggle against the girl. "Unhand my son, now!" She yelled. "Stop fighting me." Alex told the Love god, he did as she said. That got the room silent and on edge even more now, Magnus was getting up to his feet, as this is one of the first times he'd ever seen a child of Loki use their snake-charmer ability. "You will not attack me, for I can and will kill this god." She summoned an angel blade held it aloft to his throat.
Before the situation could get even more out of hand Magnus appeared behind the angel god and Norse godling and clamped a hand on her shoulder. "Let the god go, Alex. You don't want to do anything you're going to regret, right?" He squeezed harder than necessary on the girl. The gods and their children alike could see the two Viking demigods battling for dominance. They could all see the power and auras around them. If these two demigods can have their aura manifest around themselves then they were extremely powerful. For the next few minutes it was just a starring contest between them, and then Magnus spoke. "You forget that nothing could save you from my blade. Not even your Mother. You will unhand the minor god or else, boy." He put so much raw energy into that word alone that the tension between the two exploded. Alex threw the minor god of Love down and flew at the son of Frey with mad rage. Magnus pulled Jack off of his necklace and thrust it forward to meet the oncoming demigod. She pinned him to the wall, Jack just out of reach. "Who do you think you are? I can kill you and throw you into the Void. I could give your dismembered body to Fredrick, bring you to dear Annabeth if I really wanted to, or better yet—leave you as a present for Samirah."
All the color left his face once he saw how dead serious she really was about carrying out her threats. He couldn't and didn't let that stop him. He took a breath and screamed. Alex was flung back against the opposite wall of the throne room, dazed as she looked up at the advancing demigod. "Shit." She muttered. Magnus squatted down to her level and brought his sword to her throat. "Tell me what this is." His eyes were hard as they starred into the dark eyes across from him. "The strongest sword in the known realms." Magnus inched forward and small line of blood appeared on her cheek where he cut her. Alex's rage was draining quickly and if she couldn't get Magnus to stop or to not kill her then he will die and Annabeth Chase will be left without a family.
"Magnus, please stop. I was wrong, I never meant to go overboard, I just wanted to show her I can't be controlled." He pulled the sword back and stood up, then he helped Alex up but still had Jack in hand. "We're done here. Alex and I have given you the information you seek about the missing child of Athena. Leave us in peace to find her ourselves." He turned around nods slightly to the other demigods in the room and walks out. Or at least that was the plan. Alex grabbed his arm and kissed him. "Never do that again, got it Maggie." "Yeah, yeah I get it." She turns to the others and vanishes, taking the son of Frey with her.
The demigods left soon after and went to the Big House where the four were waiting. Chiron and Fredrick were grilling the two but they wouldn't say anything.
I am super sorry about how long this chapter took. I kept on not being satisfied with it and re wrote it so many times it was getting ridiculous and I just couldn't think of how to do the god part, but I hope it's not too bad. So an extra-long one today. Thanks for all your patience.