~~CHAPTER FOUR~~

~2005~

For the next three years we would meet everyday and watch my daughter as her life went on. I never really got the chance to ever know her, but I knew one thing, After Sally allowing our daughter to be raped she truly was never the same again.

She became distance to her mother and they wold never be seen in the same room together again. After her rape,when us gods would check up on her via iris-message, she would look at Sally broken and ask, 'Why did you leave me alone' Sally would always just tell her 'it was to protect you'. I think after that she became even more distance.

This year my daughter was 12 and this experience would be the beginning of her life as a demigod.

All of the Gods gathered around on their thrones and prepared for another day of watching the Life of Alexandria Jackson.

It seemed that my daughter would be going on a field trip and she was stuck on the bus with a girl all of us had soon begun to hate and tire of, Nancy Bofit. Nancy and Alexia on the other hand, had been enemies since the first time they'd met. I'm not exactly sure what caused the "little punk" as Ares would say to hate my daughter, but she did.

"Poseidon, Its starting."Hestia informed me as i saw my daughter on the bus with 26 other "bad kids".

"I'm going kill her!" Alexia growled, already halfway out of her seat, ready to punch Nancy into tomorrow morning.

"FIGHT!"ARES CHEERED.

"Oh, sit down you idot."Athena said looking miffled. I snorted at the look on her face.

"Don't Alexia." Grover said, grabbing onto her arm trying to pull her back onto her seat. "You're already in enough trouble with the headmaster as it is. Besides I like peanut butter." He started to pick out pieces of the sandwich from his curly hair, trying to keep as much dignity as he could with peanut butter in his hair. You could tell she didn't like it, but she did what he wanted her to do, and sat as quietly and as calmly as a kid with ADHD could. All the while trying not to attack the red haired girl.

Chiron rolled at a leisurely pace through the museum as they followed him, listening as he talked with enthusiasm about all the artifacts. I found it really boring to listen about all of these things, considering I lived throughout it all and was the main topic.

"There are twelve Olympian Gods. The big three are the brother's Zeus, Poseidon and Hades." Chiron pointed to each statue that was supposedly meant to be the us, "While the gods were known for their incredible power, they were also know for their rivalry. They were said to always be fighting, always threatening war."

Half the gods in the room boosted with pride at Chiron's words. I won't lie and say I didn't get a little smug myself.

The rest of Chiron's speech was drowned out, by the annoying, nasally laugh of Nancy Bobofit and her friends. Alexia looked annoyed and I could tell that Nancy's jabbering was getting on her nerves. I had learned all of my daughter facial expressions over the years.

"Will you shut up?" All eyes turned to Alexia as she shouted at Nancy, something I realized she hadn't really meant to do.

"Miss. Jackson, I'm sure if you have your own opinion, the class will be glad to hear it." Chiron insisted.

"Busted."Hermes grinned. I threw him a glare from my throne.

"Sorry sir. I hadn't meant to shout." He nodded at her before moving away to face an old picture of a man eating babies.

"Well in that case, do you mind telling us what this picture represents?" He indicated to the painting, which I recognized ammidetaly.

"That's Kronos, the king god-"

"GOD!"Everyone shouted. Of course with Zeus being the loudest.

"Cut her some slack, she still learning."I demanded.

"Sorry, Titan, and he's eating his kids because of a prophecy that was told. He would have eaten all his kids, if his wife hadn't caught on to what he was doing and hid baby Zeus, and gave him a rock instead, before hiding Zeus in the hills. When Zeus was old enough he caused his father to barf up his brothers and sisters," Collective groans came from most of the girls in the class while the boys starting whispering to their friends about how 'wicked' or 'cool' it must have been to see something like that.

"See."

"Nobody doubted you, Barnacle Beard."Athena laughed. Gods I hated her.

"Quite everyone, Miss. Jackson please continue." She nodded to Chiron in thanks.

"Then this huge war broke out between the gods and the Titans, which the gods ended up winning and ruled the earth from that moment onwards. That's the story anyway."

"Well done, Miss. Jackson," Chiron was about to continue speaking when Nancy whispered, or tried to anyway, to her friends

"Why do we have to learn this? It's not like when we go for a job interview they'll ask 'Please explain why Kronos eat his children'."

"Excellent question Miss. Bobofit," I watched as my daughter smirked slightly at Nancy's expense, busted. "Miss. Jackson, would you please explain to Miss. Bobofit why you are expected to know this." She shook her head at Chiron, completely clueless of the answer herself.

"I don't know sir" He looked as though he expected this answer and smiled warmly.

"Well, half credit Miss. Jackson. Yes, Zeus did in fact; feed his father a mixture of mustard and wine which caused him to throw up his children, who, being immortal ended up being fully grown. But enough about that for the time being, I suggest you all make your way back to the entrance to have your lunches. We will continue this in one hour."

Grover and Alexia followed the behind everyone else, making their way out of the museum.

"Miss. Jackson stay behind please." She looked to Grover with an apologetic look but he just shrugged it off.

"Don't worry about me. I'll save you a seat." She thanked him and turned around to face ''Mr. Brunner.'' (Chiron)

"If this is about me shouting when you were speaking, I'm really sorry. Nancy had –" Chiron held up a hand to stop her from talking.

"I forgive you for that. But it wasn't the reason why I had called you back."

"Then what is it?"

He started going on about how she should start trying to improve her grades and concentrate harder in class. He said he would be disappointed to see me leave this year because of how bad her work was, which I think seemed a bit unfair. She was working hard, and was getting help from the teachers, but it was really hard to concentrate during classes when she had ADHD and can't even read what's in front of you. But all the same she said was she promised to try her hardest, even though I knew that her hardest, probably wasn't the best. Chiron looked at the steel that was in the corner of the room with sad eyes, like he had been at the girl's funeral. Probably had, he was old enough to.

"Why don't you head outside and make the most of the hour. I'm sure Grover is waiting for you. Besides, it looks like it's going to rain."

Chiron's prediction about it going to rain looked as though it might come true. Dark clouds rolled over head, blocking out the sun that had been shining down on us for the entire morning. The funny thing was, that it was mostly coming from me and Zeus. I means why would i steal his stupid master bolt?

When she had sat down, Grover had turned to her immediately,

"Detention?"

"From Brunner? Na, I don't think I have ever seen him give detention to anyone, not even Bobofit."

"Lucky. What did he want to talk about then?"

"No much just asked me to work harder and improve my grades. Something about expecting great things from me," Grover looked at her with a strange glint in his eyes as though he didn't expect anything less. Before she could question him about it he pushed his apple in front of her face.

"Do you want this? I'm not really hungry." She thanked him and took the apple away from him, not really bothering to think about the way he had looked at her in that way. They sat in silence for a while and I stared down the busy streets of Manhattan, thinking about how close I was to my daughter. It would be easy enough to poof away from Olympus and be there. But then I realized two things. One, Zeus wouldn't let me and Two, Zeus was an asshole. I was brought out of my thoughts by a red blur.

"Oops." Nancy Bobofit smirked as she tipped the rest of her lunch onto Grover's lap.

She tried to keep calm and do what the school's councilor had told her to do whenever she had gotten got mad, take deep breaths and think of something that made her smile. But she was so mad I guess that all those tips flew right out the window.

All I saw, was that one minute Nancy was in front of them smirking like crazy, then the next she was on her butt in the middle of the fountain screaming her head off, something along the line of, 'Alexia pushed me! She pushed me" But I could barely hear her. I was in shock, how could that have happened so fast? My daughter was really this powerful at such an young age. Zeus would definitely start to suspect her more and want to kill her.

"She already to powerful for her age."Zeus commented. It took all had in me not to take him and smash his head into his throne.

"Stronger than you daughter, Thalia was."I said cheekily. Gotcha, I thought as I saw his face burn red from anger.

"Did you see-"

"The water it just-"

"-Looked like it grabbed her"

Mrs. Dodds went straight to see Nancy, who was practically hysterical, and help her out of the fountain. Promising to get her a new pair of trousers from the museum gift shop, before she turned to Alexia, her eyes narrowing dangerously.

"Alexandria Jackson," She nodded her head slowly before looking towards the ground, expecting the worst. "Follow me." Her sickly sweet voice commanded. Unfortunately for Alexia, when she speaks like that to her like that, It know You're in serious trouble.

"Sometime today would be nice Miss. Jackson." I looked up expecting to see Miss. Dodds a few feet away from me but found she was at the top of the stairs, near the museum entrance.

How had she gotten there so fast? Of course she would be a monster.

"Mrs. Dodds?"

"Did you really think you'd get away with it?" Alexia looked around confused still no seeing her anywhere, I figured it would probably be a good idea if she just ran while she could.

"It was an accident; I don't even remember pus-"

"Don't play dumb with me honey. That act you put on every day may fool everyone else, but it doesn't fool me."

"What act? Mrs. Dodds, I don't know what you're talking about!" She spun around quickly to face Alexia, her mouth turned up into a snarl.

"Its a fury."Athena whispered in shock.

"Curse you Hades!"I yelled in frustration.

"Where is it?" she shook her head confused,

"Wh-what are you talking about?"

"Tell me where it is and I'll make your death go by quicker. But if you don't," She looked at Alexia with hunger. I had faith in my child. I knew she could hold her own and she would survive this, well at least I hope she could.

"Death? Is this some kind of joke?" Alexia questioned.

"Where is it?"

"I don't know what you are talking about!" Mrs. Dodds crouched low into a predatory stance before jumping high into the air and exploded into this huge leathery looking bird.

"Oh my," Alexia turned around and started to run towards the exit, only to find her way blocked by the thing that used to be Mrs. Dodds.

"Just leave me alone!" she turned around and started to make her way back towards a fire escape that was luckily enough, close by. But once again, her way was blocked.

"Alexandria!" Both Alexia and the fury looked behind her, surprised to see Chiron wheeling himself into the room, when he saw that he had their attention he threw something into the air, and it was only as it got closer to me I realized it was a pen. Riptide,I thought. It would serve my daughter well. By instinct, she raised her hands to catch it. But when she caught the pen, it changed into a three foot long bronze sword.

A loud growl came from behind her and she turned around fast enough to see that the fury, had decided that enough was enough and charged at her.

Something in her obviously knew what to do, she just swung the sword in front of her and watched as a huge gash appeared at her side. The fury burst into dust.

"That's what I'm talkin about"Ares cheered.

."This is too weird to real. It must be a dream," she said nodding her head, believing what she had just said to herself. "Yeah, it was a dream. Just a dream."

"She's trying to convince herself that it wasn't real."Athena pointed out the obvious.

"What do mortals say these days?"Dionysus questioned, "Well duh."

Everyone laughed at her face expression.

"We will resume watching tomorrow, but for now council dismissed."Zeus said before disappearing in a flash of lightning. Once a drama queen always a drama queen, I thought before going to my palace underwater.

~The Next Day~

A portal like shape opened in the middle of the throne room, for all Olympian's to see. A Camaro was hurling down a slippery street, discouraged by the rain and howling winds. My eyebrows creased. What in the Hades was going on?

Ares leaned forward, his elbows coming to rest on his knees. "A chase," he said excitement plain in his voice. "I love a good classic scene like that."

"Grover," she asked, staring at the satyr's furry legs with a funny expression. "I don't mean to be rude or anything, but since when have you been part donkey?!"

The throne room laughed at Grover the satyr's reaction.

"I am half goat thank you very much," he said offended. "I expected better of you Alexia!" He spat out her name like it was burning a hole through his tongue, which I frowned upon. How would Alexia know?

"You mean a satyr,"Alexia asked, her eyes going wide. "Is this all from mythology, is that thing" she jammed her finger toward the back window "a monster?"

"Well, you can't say she doesn't catch on fast," Hera chuckled. I was surprised; Alexia definitely didn't get her brains from me, that's for sure.

The view from inside the car switched to the road. A hairy, huge mass that could be known as the Minotaur was chasing the Camaro. My eyebrows furrowed. They were close to the camp, but close usually wasn't good enough by demigod standards.

"Jeez," Hermes breathed. "Poor kid, I hope she'll get there safely." It was one of those unique moments when Hermes transformed from a prankster to a man. I knew that he could relate, since it was only a couple years ago that his son, Luke, and his friends were being hounded by monsters.

"Grover," I turned to see Alexia put her brave face on, her voice void of all emotion. "Does this have to do with those three ladies with the yarn? You said that something bad happened when they appeared."

"She saw the fates."gasped Demeter. I prayed my daughter made it to camp safely.

Grover opened his mouth to answer, but no sound came out. He must have figured out what danger Alexia was in. The Fates never meddle in mortal lives, unless they're about to give you a sign that your human expiration date was close.

"One more mile," Sally whispered, but her voice rang throughout the throne room in a way that only happened when the gods were being prayed to. "Please. Please." We looked toward Zeus, but he shook his head, no sympathy on his face.

The thunder shook the floor, and I saw where he had cast the lightning at. The Camaro flipped upside down, skidding like a turtle on its back.

"If the child thinks it funny to steal my lightning, she can have some more." Zeus had a look of vindictive pleasure in his eyes. I stood to fight, my trident appearing in my hand. The ground shook again, but not from thunder. I was causing an earthquake to rumble across the room. I might've attacked Zeus, but I felt a warm hand on my arm.

Hestia.

"Brothers," she whispered "do not fight. For violence only causes sadness and anger." Hestia looked at me and pointed to the portal. "Poseidon, your daughter is unhurt."

I heard Alexia cough and sputter, and it was enough to make me sit down and watch again.

"Mom?" she moaned. We were all so surprised she even called out for Sally. It was no secret that she detested her mother even after 3 years.

"Alexia!" The relief in Sally's voice was mixed with urgency. The deafening footsteps of the Minotaur became more ear-shattering by the moment. "Get out of the car, quickly!"

Just as she turned to kick the door open, Alexia seemed to remember the satyr. She shook him desperately.

"Grover!" she yelled. "Grover Underwood, come on!"

He remained still.

Artemis closed her eyes briefly. "It is not his time. He shall live."

"Food!" Grover moaned.

Relief flooded Alexia's face as she dragged the satyr out of the car with her. With Sally's aid, they dragged him uphill.

"Oh no," I whispered, panicked. The Minotaur had reached the car, and even though my lover and daughter were away from there, I thought of how Sally wouldn't be able to pass the pine tree, with her mortal blood. There was a determination in her eyes, and when I thought of her promise to protect Anna, and her old, reckless ways, I couldn't help but be scared out of my mind. If only she had done as she had promised three years ago, I thought sadly.

"Come one, Mom," Alexia tugged on Sally's sleeve. "We need to go!" She began heaving Grover up the hill, only to look back and see her mother planted firmly where she was.

Sally opened her mouth, probably to tell Alexia that she couldn't come, that it was too late, but the Minotaur had found them.

And he grabbed Sally.

"NO!" Alexia and I screamed in unison.

"Run!" Sally croaked before the wretched monster gave her a big squeeze, and she exploded into dust.

The throne room was in silence. Ares was grinning stupidly at all the action, but I was too depressed to even kill him for it. All the gods lowered their heads in honor of Sally Jackson, and Apollo made a movement to pat my shoulder, but seemed to withdraw at the last moment. I was shaking with grief, not letting a shout escape me. With my last bit of energy, I remembered how Alexia might die if she curled up like I did, and I gave her my blessings. I loved Sally even if she failed to protect our child.

The shock in her eyes turned to anger, and when the Minotaur charged, she didn't roll out of the way. With raw, hidden talent, Alexia used her strength to bounce onto the monster's head. The Minotaur roared in fury. The gods were awed as a scrawny little twelve year old grabbed the horn, and in one big pull, snapped it off.

"She shouldn't be able to do that," Athena muttered to herself, with a face that said 'I'm thinking hard, but don't ask what about.'

"Yes," Zeus narrowed his eyes at me, and I glared back. "All the more dangerous, if she is the child of the prophecy."

With a great buck, the Minotaur threw Alexia off his back. I thought Ares might explode with glee from all the fighting. Even though Alexia must've hit her head extremely hard on the ground, she managed to stand back up.

"Gods, is this girl invincible?" Demeter's face was drawn in awe.

"She would be a nice Hunter…" Artemis trailed off in thought.

Hmm...

The Minotaur charged yet again, but Alexia was ready. She quickly drove the sharp horn between the beast's ribs, and with one last screech, the Minotaur dissolved into dust.

"Whoa…" Ares said. It had been a long time since any of the gods had witnessed a hero that young defeat a monster that big. "Now that's what a real girl should be like! A sexy warrior woman!" I growled low in my throat, and Ares shut up.

Alexia stood up and shuffled over to Grover. She was shaking from trauma and terror. I breathed out a sigh of relief when she walked past Thalia's tree, safe at last. Alexandria Jackson limped to the Big House, where Chiron hurried out to check out the noises. Alexia collapsed at his feet.

"Help…monster…my mom…Grover." And she passed out cold.

Chiron hurriedly checked her pulse and then looked relieved. "William! Travis!" he shouted as he placed Grover on his back.

"Travis/Will?" Hermes/Apollo whispered. They had always had a soft spot for them boys.

A blond camper with blue eyes and another camper with brown hair, blue eyes rushed out of the Big House. "Grover!" they exclaimed worriedly.

"The satyr is fine,"Chiron explained quickly. "But we need to get the girl to the infirmary."

Aphrodite squealed as the boys looked down at Alexandria, nodded, and scooped her up as if she weighed nothing. But at that moment, it didn't matter that Alexia curled to the blond's chest in her sleep, or that the brunette was staring at her like a piece of meat, or that Grover Underwood was getting a pony ride from Chiron (something that I would have normally given up my godly ship for), or even that Zeus cursed the fact that Alexia had survived. All that mattered was that Alexandria Jackson, had once again lived another day and had wowed the gods.

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