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Story Title: Percy Jackson: Too Powerful

Chapter 4

It was a cloudless day in the forests of Canada. A faint breeze blew through the trees. Suddenly, a burst of lightning struck the ground; a blinding light that would have temporarily blinded anyone that saw it. When the light faded, two people dressed in strange robes stood in a clearing in the center of the forest. The taller person wore a golden robe that glinted as if it truly was made out of metal. The shorter of the two wore a blue robe, as blue as a clear sky at noon.

"Alpha, you sure this is the correct location," the one in the blue robe said.

Alpha paused, looked around at the clearing, and then at the cabin. "Lady Hemera said he'd be here."

The guy in the blue robe sighed. "Well, I better find out," he walked up to the cabin door and knocked three times. No one answered. "As I thought, he's not here."

"Omega, maybe he went for a walk," Alpha declared. Omega shook his head as he looked up at the sky, his hood hiding his face. "It's awful late for a demigod to be walking in these woods."

Alpha walked to the door and pushed; the door opened, revealing an empty room. The room was completely bare and it appeared that whoever lived there was now gone, and would not be back anytime soon. "Damn, we're too late. He left and he's not coming back by the look of things."

"You think, I told you we should have left this morning," Omega said, making it clear that he thought it was Omega's fault. "Don't blame me; you're the one that had to stop at the Monster Donut." I was hungry, so sue me." "Lady Hemera and Lord Aether will do more than that." Omega turned around nervously, anticipating that the two primordials might show up at any moment. He paced around for a few minutes, before he stopped at the edge of the forest, just behind the cabin. "Alpha," he yelled.

Alpha looked up, rushing to join his partner. "What?" "I found something," Omega replied. "Footprints!" Alpha looked down at his partner's feet, indeed there was a set of footprints leading off into the forest. Alpha followed them, Omega on his heels. The two moved through the forest quietly until they reached a small clearing. The sun reflected off the grass in the clearing, making it harder to see the trail. "Here," Omega said, pointing to not one pair, but three sets of footprints. It was clear that men made two sets of the footprints, but a female could have made the last set; however, the claw marks showed that it was really a monster.

"They were attacked," Alpha stated worriedly. Omega shook his head. "No, this one here was attacked, but Jackson wasn't; he must have stumbled upon this battle."

"So, what happened?" Omega asked excitedly.

Alpha shook his head. "I don't know; the monster's footprints just stop."

"Could the monster have been vaporized?"

Alpha gave Omega a strange look. "I don't know, do you think they had a ray gun or something?"

"Ha Ha, so what happened then smart ass."

Alpha frowned as he looked down at the footprints. "I don't know, but it appears that Jackson and the other guy walked off together before their footprints disappeared."

"A portal," Omega said. Alpha nodded in understanding. "They left together in a portal." Alpha walked toward his partner. "So, this other guy is a child of Hecate." "It makes sense." "One problem though." Omega looked at his partner curiously. "Where did they go?"

Camp Half Blood

Annabeth cut the head off another dummy, her Drakon bone sword slicing through the air. She stopped the blade, looping the strap over her shoulder. The sound of clapping echoed through the arena. Annabeth turned to find Piper smiling at her; the daughter of Aphrodite wore a simple pair of khaki shorts and a camp shirt. "Nice job Owl Head, that dummy won't be coming back for more." Annabeth rolled her eyes. "Good to see you too, Beauty Queen." Piper stepped forward and hugged her friend. "How've you been?" Annabeth's smile faltered. "Okay!" Piper's mouth set in a line. "Care to try that again." Annabeth sighed; Piper knew her too well. "I've been thinking of Percy lately." Piper's eyes softened. "I thought you finally got over him. What set that off?" "Athena, she visited me, told me that a new war is coming, that I should go back to camp and wait for a new prophecy." Piper cursed. "We can't catch a break can we?" "It's been two years, a lot longer than the last one." "Yeah, but I thought I'd never have to deal with one again."

"Piper," a male voice yelled outside of the arena entrance. "Jason," Piper replied. The son of Jupiter entered the arena. He wore an orange camp shirt and light blue jeans, his hair was cut short, but he had some stubble on his chin. "There you are… Annabeth," Jason smiled when he saw his friend. He walked up to the daughter of Athena and gave her a hug. He broke the hug before he noticed the serious looks on both of the demigoddess's faces. "What happened?" Piper cleared her throat. "It looks like we got another prophecy on its way."

Annabeth went through her explanation of the meeting with Athena. She talked about her conversation with Chiron and the brief discussion with Rachel. When she finished her two friends were just as serious and sad as she was. "We better go see Rachel. I think I waited long enough. I need to ask my question and get this prophecy started. The sooner I do, the sooner we'll get it over with."

"We're coming with you," Piper said. Jason nodded in agreement. The three demigods left the arena, walking toward Rachel's cave. They stopped in front of the entrance, only a red cloth blocked their view into the cave.

"Rachel, it's Annabeth, Piper, and Jason; can we come in?" Annabeth asked.

"I knew you were coming."

Annabeth looked at her two friends worriedly. She walked past the cloth. Jason and Piper following her.

Rachel stood in the middle of the cave; she wore old, faded jeans with a pink top. Both the jeans and the top were splattered with paint. However, it wasn't what she wore that shocked the three demigods; it was the easel with a painting resting on it. A painting of a very familiar young man. A man with disheveled black hair with a beard to match, but the man's sea green eyes glowed in the painting. It was Percy Jackson and he had his hand raised in the air. Annabeth stepped back at the sight, her eyes fixated on Percy's face.

"Annabeth," Piper said. "Annabeth!"

The daughter of Athena snapped out of her daze. "Yes!"

"What happened to you?" Rachel inquired.

Annabeth tried to avoid looking at the painting. "The look in his eyes, it was like…" She tried to answer.

"Tartarus," Jason finished for her. Annabeth stared at the son of Jupiter. "Percy told me what happened."

"When?"

"When we fought Kymopoleia and Polybotes. They attacked him with poison. He was too scared to use his power, afraid that he would lose control… like in Tartarus."

Annabeth looked down at the floor of the cave. Her gray eyes sad as she remembered what she made Percy promise. She made him promise to stop using that power. Was that the reason he was gone?

"I take it that you all came for more than to look at my painting," Rachel said, trying to ease the tension in the room.

Annabeth sighed, forcing a smile toward her friend, the Oracle. "We came for a prophecy."

Rachel smiled. "Well, I figured as much, so who's going to ask?" She looked around at the three demigods.

Annabeth stepped toward her friend. "What is the next great prophecy?"

Rachel's eyes widened. She had never had someone ask for a great prophecy. She was about to retort that the question was a little presumptuous, but before she could green smoke poured from her mouth and her emerald green eyes glowed with power. Rachel opened her mouth and spoke in the eerie voice of the Spirit of Delphi;

The night and shadow arise

Empowered by the pit's drive

The day and the light descend

To destroy or defend

Three of the seven shall seek

For the Olympians are weak

The exiled savior must return

He must forgive or the world shall burn

The green smoke in the room ceased; Rachel fell forward; Jason and Piper caught her before setting her down on the couch that sat against the wall of the cave.

After they were certain that Rachel was safe and comfortable the three demigods left the cave, they walked straight to the Big House. Chiron needed to know the prophecy. Jason and Piper walked ahead, leaving Annabeth to her thoughts. Percy was exiled by the gods; the prophecy confirmed what she had hoped was the case. He hadn't left on his own accord. She was mad, especially at her Mother. How could the gods exile Percy? He was a hero. He saved them repeatedly. Annabeth's mind raced until she stopped, realizing that she stood at the steps to the porch of the Big House. Piper and Jason had already entered. She took a few deep breaths, trying to clear her mind and force down her emotions. They had a quest now, one to find Percy and bring him home.

Annabeth raced up the steps, rushing into the house, startling Chiron and her two friends in the process. Annabeth tried to smile, but everyone could tell it was forced. She cleared her throat. "They told you."

Chiron nodded. "Yes, it appears that a quest is in order." He looked at the three demigods. "Any idea where you would start to look for Percy?"

The three demigods deflated at the question; they had no clue where he could be. "He was exiled, from the lands of the gods," Annabeth stated.

"So, he can't be in the United State," Piper said.

"Unless he's in Alaska," Jason added.

"Yes, but he could be in Canada or Mexico," Chiron clarified. "However, that's a lot of places to search."

Annabeth shook her head. "I don't believe the gods would send him to Mexico,"

"I agree, it's most likely Canada, the closest place to Olympus," Jason said.

Piper smiled at her boyfriend. "That's still a pretty big place." Jason blushed at the comment.

"I think the answer is clear," Chiron said, earning the interest of the three demigods. "You three need to go to Olympus, see the gods; they may have information."

Annabeth frowned; she didn't want to talk to the gods. She wanted to kill them for taking Percy away from her, away from his mother. Piper could see the anger in her friend's eyes. "Annabeth you should stay; Jason and I can go." Chiron nodded. "Piper is right; I don't believe you should go." Annabeth glared at her mentor. "No, I'm going; they need to understand what they did." Jason shook his head. "Annabeth, please listen to reason. We don't want you to get hurt." Annabeth stepped toward Jason, a murderous look in her stormy gray eyes. "You listen, Jason Grace; I am going to Olympus with or without you. They are going to explain what they did, and then they are going to help us find him." Jason raised his hands in surrender. He knew it was never a good idea to argue with an angry and determined Annabeth Chase. "Okay, we'll all go," he relented.

Chiron sighed. "I don't think it's a good idea. Annabeth, please do not anger them too much. Remember why you are going; to find Percy." Annabeth's glare turned to Chiron, but when she saw the sad and scared look in his eyes, her anger melted away. She took a deep breath and set her emotions. "Okay, I'll be rational, but I'm not going to pretend I'm happy with them."

Piper smiled at her friend. "None of us are going to pretend that."

AN: Here is an update, been a busy week, so enjoy.