A New Life

by anonymous8998

They won the war. But things change. They forgot about him, so he left. He was heartbroken, he needed to fix himself. He was Perseus Jackson, the son of Poseidon. He has achieved things most people would dream of. He has experienced horrific things. He lived through those. He would live through this. He owes it to everyone to get a better life. He owes it to them to rise again.

4. Chapter 4

Disclaimer: Percy Jackson and the Olympians is not mine

(Percy's POV) (Time skip to Thursday)

I was sleeping, wrapped in a cocoon of soft and warm comforters when suddenly, I heard a, "Weeeeeeeee."

"Oomph." I felt a sudden pressure on my stomach and my eyes flew open to see a mass of black hair. I heard giggling and an angelic voice said, "Daddy, you're awake."

I groaned and I said, "Stellllla."

She started jumping up and down on me and said, "Dadddyyy, stop being lazy. Get up Daddy."

I have a child with an endless amount of energy. If I did not make her sleep early, she would be up until 12:00. And she wakes up so early. What child wakes up before sunrise? My arms sprang from my sides and I wrapped Stella in the comforter I was using. I flipped us so that she was beneath me, and I laid down on her. I rested most of my weight on my arms and knees yet I heard Stella whine, "Daddy, you're heavyyy."

I chuckled, "But Stella, I'm so comfortable."

She started trying to wiggle her way out and said, "Daddy, you're killing me. I thought you loved me."

I placed more weight on her so that she wouldn't escape and I said, "I do love you, little star. That's why we'll stay like this forever."

She let out a whine and gave up, "But Daddy, I'm hungry."

"Well I guess we have to eat, what do you want?"

"To breathe, Daddy. I want to breathe."

I laughed and got off of her, she quickly sat up, crossed her arms over her chest, pouted and glared at me. I laughed and she pouted even more. I got off of the bed and I opened my arms to her. She jumped at me and I wrapped an arm around her while she wrapped her arms around my neck. I started walking to the kitchen and I asked, "Do you want some bacon, eggs, and toast?"

"Okay, daddy."

We got to the kitchen and I set her down, I went to go get the pan and start the fire on the oven top. As I tested if the pan was hot enough, I glanced over my shoulder to see Stella getting eggs from the refrigerator, and held one in each hand, and walked over to me and gave it to me, "Thank you."

"You're welcome, Daddy."

She then went back to the fridge and got the bacon, she gave it to me and I said, "Thank you, little star."

I began cooking and Stella turned on the radio to blast music all over the condo. Thriller came one. We began to dance. Five songs later and breakfast was finally cooked. I placed the food on the island top and sat Stella and myself down on the high chairs. I began mashing the eggs on my plate with a fork and proceeded to do the same for Stella while she took a piece of bread, tore it in half and placed one half on my plate and the other half one hers. We began eating and I asked, "So what do you want to do today?"

"Beach!"

I smiled, "You know what, that's a good idea, it's almost winter so soon the water will be too cold, so one last swim before winter?"

She nodded enthusiastically and we finished our breakfast. As I began to clean up, I said, "Go get ready, we'll leave in forty five minutes."

"Okay daddy, hurry up okay? Don't be slow cleaning."

"Yes mam."

I started doing the dishes as she ran to her room to get ready.

(Third Person Pov)

The beach was marvellous, the sun has just risen, giving a warm, nice glow, and there was a slight breeze, making the smell of salt more prominent. Montauk beach was almost empty except for a few joggers, a few surfers, and a father-daughter pair. Percy and Stella were both wearing Speedo tees, except Percy had one that was black and ocean blue in the arms and shoulders, and Stella had one that was black and whitish-grey in the arms and shoulders. Percy wore blue shorts with wave designs on it, and Stella wore a plain white board shorts. Percy carried a surfboard in one arm, held Stella's hand in the other, and carried a backpack on his back.

They came to a spot near the ocean, before Percy dropped off his bag on the sand, and he and Stella ran to the waters. Percy placed Stella on the surfboard as pushed the surfboard deeper into the ocean. Once they were far enough from the shore, Percy got on the board with Stella, and began creating a huge wave. He felt the familiar tug in his gut, before he motioned the water to his will. He and Stella stood on the board and placed the arms out in order to keep balance as they began to ride the wave. Both father and daughter had a huge grin on their faces, and when they both fell off the board, they rose from the water laughing. They hung on the board Stella said, "Again, again!"

Percy grinned and said, "Sure little star, whatever you want."

They were surfing for a long time and soon the beach began to fill out. People had the same thing on their minds, to use the warm weather as much as they can before it began to get cold. The father-daughter pair decided to rest from surfing and were just playing with the water near the shore. Stella suddenly stopped and said, "Daddy, let me bury you in the sand."

Percy splashed Stella one more time before going to the shore and saying, "Okay!"

Stella followed Percy and soon began using a bucket Percy carried in his backpack to bury Percy. Soon enough, everything but Percy's head was buried under the sand and Stella was sitting on top of him with her legs crossed beneath her. A booming laugh was heard and both father and daughter turned their heads to the source. They saw a handsome man with black hair, strong build, facial hair covering his upper lip, tracing to his chin and covering his chin. The man was in his mid 50's and had a pair of sea green eyes. He wore a pair of khaki bermuda shorts, and a hawaiian shirt. Stella waved enthusiastically, "Hi gwanpa, Poseidon!"

Poseidon smiled and said, "Hi Stella, hello son."

"Hi dad."

Stella motioned Poseidon to her and said, "Gwandpa, come sit with me."

Percy had a panicked look on his face and said, "No, no no no."

Poseidon laughed and sat next to Stella. And Percy let out an "Oomph" as the wind was knocked off of him. Poseidon looked at Stella and asked, "So how is my favorite granddaughter today?"

"Me and daddy surfed, and played in the water!"

"I can't breathe!"

Poseidon ignored Percy and said, "Really now? How was it?"

"It was fun!"

"Dad, get your λίπος(fat) behind off of me."

Poseidon asked, "Do you hear anything Stella?"

Stella looked around her and said, "Gwandpa the waves are loud."

Poseidon nodded thoughtfully and said, "That might be it."

Stella and Poseidon grinned at each other as Percy whined, "Stellla, Daad."

Poseidon smiled and said, "Stella, why don't you build me a sand castle over there."

"Okay."

"Bye daddy, bye gwandpa."

As she ran off, Poseidon looked at Percy and said, "Son, you're melodramatic. And next time you call me fat, I'll blow the sewage system in your workplace."

"Come on Dad, you don't exactly weigh like Stella."

"Mhhm, so how is my favorite son and granddaughter?"

"Good, except you can get off of me."

"I don't know son, you;re a rather comfortable chair."

Poseidon got up and Percy quickly got up. Both father and son pair began dusting off the sand off of them, before they settled on a blanket Percy set up awhile ago. They watched as Stella built the castle and Percy asked, "How's everything?"

Poseidon shrugged and said, "Everything normal. The seas have calmed down, the gods argue all the time while Hestia tries to calm everyone down, the camps are more populated than ever, except they're worse than ever."

Percy raised an eyebrow, "The campers are still not listening to the immortal campers, Chiron, and Lupa?"

"Last I heard, no. The people you mentioned have given up, because no matter what they do, the new campers won't listen. Zeus' son keeps boasting about himself and everyone listens to him because he somehow managed to make himself immortal by getting a golden apple."

Percy shook his head, "Thirty demigods died so that he could get his immortality. That task itself was a failure. The only reason he got that apple was because he used those demigods as a distraction and as soon as he got his apple, he ran. He used those demigods, Dad, he went on that quest even when Chiron and Lupa forbade it!"

Poseidon sighed and said, "I know son, but Zeus refuses to do anything about it. Even when the whole council protested it."

Percy ran his fingers through his hair and said, "That was almost seven years ago, Dad. Those demigods, no matter how stupid they were for following that idiot, they deserve justice for their death. That idiot led them into a death trap."

"I know son. But Zeus and his flaw. He believes that admitting that one of his own sons is stupid will lower his power over everyone, that he created an offspring like that. Even his own children do not like their brother, but there's nothing much they can do. Anyway, enough of these unappealing thoughts, how's work?"

"Athena came on Monday."

Poseidon's eyes looks like they popped out of their sockets and Poseidon said, "WHAT!?"

Percy looked at his father and said, "Dad, it's no big deal. She's the goddess of wisdom and I teach. It was only a matter of time before she eventually ran into me."

Poseidon's eyes have darkened and the weather had suddenly changed into an incoming storm. Poseidon said, "It better be."

Percy got up and yelled, "STELLA, let's go! It looks like it's going to rain soon."

Poseidon got up and Percy began packing up his stuff. Once Stella got there, Percy has put away most of the stuff and Percy asked, "Dad, me and Stella are getting some food, want to come?"

"Ye-"

A lightning flashed from the sky and a loud thunder was heard. Poseidon sighed and said, "Not today. Some other time maybe."

He ruffled Stella's hair and said, "Bye Stella, be a good girl to your father, okay? I'll see you soon."

Stella hugged Poseidon's leg and said, "Bye gwandpa."

Poseidon clapped Percy's back and said, "See you soon, Son. Take care of yourself and my granddaughter."

"Bye dad, have fun."

Poseidon playfully glared at Percy and Percy smirked.

(3rd Person POV) (Mt. Olympus)

Poseidon was the last one to flash in, by the time he got there, everyone was doing their regular activities. Zeus was arguing with Hera about Zeus' bastard son. Demeter was arguing with Hades about feeding Nico more cereal and letting Persephone stay an extra month with her. Hermes was on his phone, Apollo and Artemis argued about who was older, Dionysus was drinking wine, Ares and Aphrodite flirted while each other while they attempted to taunt Hephaestus, who was tinkering with something, Athena was reading a book, and Hestia was off of her throne, tending the hearth. She sent Poseidon a smile, and he returned it. Zeus finally noticed Poseidon and said, "Poseidon finally decided to grace us with his presence, let us start the meeting."

Poseidon and Hestia sat on their thrones and Zeus said, "Give me a report on all of your domains, Hermes, you begin."

Hermes was about to speak, when suddenly, the room got darker and colder. Apollo fell off of his throne, his eyes rolled to the back of his head, and green smoke was coming out of his mouth and ears. A feminine, ancient, and powerful voice came out of Apollo:

An ancient evil will return

With this, strings shall burn

His heart filled with hate

Darkness greater, only blood will sate

The hero must come back

He and others must prepare for the attacks

Driven by love he will save the world

With his choice, Olympus' fate will be furled

The smoke disappeared and Apollo regained consciousness. He rubbed his eyes and got back on his throne quietly. The throne room was silent as everyone tried to process what just happened. Suddenly, the throne room was in chaos. Everyone was yelling about what happened, some were complaining about how the last great prophecy just ended ten years ago, Ares was yelling for blood. Zeus threw his bolt on the ground and yelled, "EVERYONE BE QUIET!"

Everyone fell silent as Zeus said, "We will calmly discuss what the prophecy is about, then we will decide what our next action will be. Athena."

"It's quite simple really. The titan lord will come back and he will face Perseus again. It seems Perseus' choice will decide our fate again."

Poseidon's jaw was clenched, so Hades spoke for him, "That's impossible, the last we checked he was spread so thin he wouldn't be able to reform for at least a couple million years."

Athena looked at him, "Is anything really impossible in our world?"

Hades stayed silent and Athena said, "Bring Perseus back to the camp. He and the other immortals must prepare the campers for the incoming back."

Everyone looked at Zeus and he said, "All in favor of bringing Perseus back to Camp Olympus?"

Everyone but Poseidon and Hestia raised their hands and Zeus said, "It is decided, bring him back."

Everyone looked expectantly at Poseidon, yet he glared at them and said, "I am not giving my son to any of you."

Zeus had a look of rage on his face and he said, "You dare defy the council and my decision?"

Poseidon looked at him coldly and said, "No, I just refuse to take act in it."

Zeus stood up, enraged, and said, "You will bring your son to Camp Olympus and that is final."

Poseidon stood up with his trident in his hand and said, "I will not."

As Zeus was about to retort, Athena said, "I know where Perseus is."

Everyone looked at Athena, and Poseidon looked ready to murder her, Zeus sat down and said, "Where is he?"

Without taking her eyes off of the enraged sea god, she said, "He works in New York University, I will get him if you want."

Zeus looked smugly at Poseidon and said, "All of us will retrieve Perseus."

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Author's Note: Hey guys, sorry for the slow update. Thank you for your patience, but it might be awhile til I update again. I hope you guys liked this chapter, thank you for following, favoriting, and commenting. Ask me any questions.

Also Percy can vapor travel, that's what he used to go to Alaska on the first chapter.

Til next time then. Comment, favorite and follow. Have a nice day.