Here's chapter four. I'm not very good at writing fighting scenes, but please let me know how I did :)
"Are you sure about this Percy?"
"Yes, Nico, I'm sure."
"What if they kill us? What if they take us hostage? What if they-"
"Nico, calm down. Now hurry up, guys." Percy practically dragged his cousins through the streets of Manhattan. They bumped into a few people, earning them some very unkind words, but they didn't stop. They reached the Empire State Building and the doorman was as stubborn as ever.
Thalia said to him, "We need to get to the 600th floor, please."
"There isn't a 600th floor, kid. Get lost."
"No, I will not get lost. We need to talk to the Olympians."
"What are you talking about? What Olympians?"
"I want an audience with Zeus. My father." Thalia knew the gods would probably attempt to blast them on sight, but she doubted the doorman knew that. Telling him her father was Zeus would most likely get them in.
"Daughter of Zeus? I'm so sorry ma'am. I didn't know. Are they with you?" He motioned to Nico and Percy. Thalia nodded. The man gave them the card for the special slot in the elevator and sent them on their way. Thalia actually had a lot of fun getting to the throne room. The three had to sneak through Olympus, so no one saw them, and Thalia felt like a ninja. Or maybe it just reminded her of when she would sneak through the woods as a Hunter.
Once they arrived at the big bronze doors leading to where the Olympians were having a council meeting, they walked right in. It was, after all, the Winter Solstice. Percy was in the lead, holding his head up high. Nico went next, looking slightly scared for his life. Bringing up the rear was Thalia. Her eyes were glowing in determination and maybe a little hate.
Zeus saw them first. His jaw dropped and his eyes bugged. It would have looked hilarious, if the children of the Big Three knew for sure they weren't going to die.
"W-what? How? You should be dead!" Zeus shouted. The Master Bolt appearing in his hand.
Percy glared at the King of the Gods. "You haven't heard what happened? Well, let me enlighten you. The campers, my friends, were about to kill me, when Annabeth Chase showed up to save me. Do you know what happened next?" He turned his stone cold gaze onto Athena. "Take a guess, goddess of wisdom, as to what happened to you're daughter." Percy spat the word wisdom out like it was poison.
"Child, I already know what happened to her."
"Please tell me. I want to hear you say that you let your own daughter die." Thalia was surprised Percy wasn't dead yet. Maybe the gods wanted to pull a surprise attack or something.
"Perseus Jackson, you will not tell me what to do!"
"I just did."
Athena snapped. She launched herself out of her throne. Nico and Thalia jumped in front of Percy and tried to protect. Percy had pulled Riptide out by then and was standing in a defensive position. Athena pushed through the children of Zeus and Hades. She made her way toward the son of the sea with a spear ready.
"I don't want to fight you." Percy said.
"That's a shame, because I want to kill you." She moved in closer.
"You are a coward, Athena. Afraid to face the truth. The truth that Annabeth is dead and it's all because of you. If you hadn't voted to have me killed, she wouldn't have had to protect me, and she wouldn't be dead."
Athena struck Percy in the shoulder. He winced. She hit him again, in the arm, but he made no move to attack.
"Fight me! Or are you to scared? Is the brave Perseus Jackson afraid to lose?" Athena taunted.
"I did not come to fight. Kill me, though, if you must. But first, as a dying wish, I would like to know where my father is."
Athena froze up for a second, but snapped out of it and hit Percy in the arm once more.
"Well? Come on, it's the least you can do before I die."
Thalia and Nico were standing to the side looking very worried. None of the gods answered Percy's question, because only Zeus knew what happened to Poseidon, and he wouldn't tell. At least not yet.
"If you won't tell me, then I won't die." Percy charged Athena. She blocked his strike and he whirled around, aiming at her back. Athena anticipated this and spun around to face him. Sword met spear and Percy attempted to disarm Athena, but in vain. Athena parried strike after strike, before Percy went on defense. Athena searched for an opening. They circled each other. Athena went for the legs and Percy blocked. His sword hit her weapon with such force that she stumbled back. While she was dazed Percy attacked. Riptide left a large gash, which was dripping Ichor, in her stomach.
Percy was breathing heavily. "Can we be done now?" Thalia and Nico ran forward in case Athena kept fighting, but she just stomped back to her throne. Thalia glared at Athena, then her father.
"Zeus," she said. "Where is Poseidon? What did you do to him?"
"Daughter, he is unharmed. I merely, what would you call it... grounded him. Yes, he is grounded. Now, leave daughter so I may dispose of Perseus."
Nico glanced desperately at his father. "You are okay with this?"
The god of the Underworld sighed, "Son it is for you're own safety that he must die. I will explain later." he said this, though he sent Nico a look that clearly said not now. Nico, not understanding what his father was trying to say, grabbed Percy, who was tired out from his fight with Athena, by the arm and dragged him towards the door.
Thalia growled, "You will not touch my cousin."
Apollo frowned. "Thalia, you need to understand why we are doing this."
"Oh, I understand all right. You don't want Nyx to hurt you, so you told the campers to kill Percy, but Annabeth was killed instead and Zeus locked Poseidon up for something. You are all cowards!" Nico was waiting at the door with Percy, but Thalia kept talking.
"Why are you all so weak? Do you really think that if you kill Percy, Nyx will spare you? No, she will destroy you all. I won't let you kill Percy anyway. Oh, and Zeus, don't expect us to come save you when you are being thrown into Tartarus. We might be there, but to watch you fall." Thalia turned and ran out after her friends. Strangely enough, Zeus let them go.