Percabeth and the Olympians
Chapter 4: How could you?
R&R
A/N: So, remember last chapter where I wrote that only a demigod could have stolen it? Scratch that. Change of plans. Anyone who wasn't mortal, or a god could have stolen it. Now on with the show!
Percy POV
We opened it up and gasped.
"Oh. My. Gods." exclaimed Annabeth. "How could he?" I patted Annabeth's back.
"Maybe he was possessed or something," I told her. I really hoped so, because if he wasn't…
"I guess we could go question him," Annabeth said weakly. We walked to the nearest body of water and jumped in. I formed a bubble around us, and I directed the bubble to my dad's underwater forges. When we got there, I saw my brother hard at work, turning out sword after sword. He looked up and saw me. Tyson dropped what he was doing and ran toward us.
"Brother, Annabeth!" he yelled as he hugged both of us.
"Ribs," I managed to squander from the little air left in my lungs.
"Sorry brother," Tyson mumbled apologetically. I felt really bad about what we were about to do to him, but we had to.
"Tyson," Annabeth started carefully, "do you know anything about the Horn of Plenty."
"Oh yes Annabeth," Tyson said proudly, "I have it down here. Pretty goddess asked me to get it for her. So I did. It's in my room."
"Can you… show… us this Horn please?" I asked cautiously.
"Oh yes brother. Follow me," Tyson said. I was relieved. This task was going to be a lot easier than I thought. When we arrived at Tyson's room, he opened a trunk. "It's gone!" Tyson cried out, and then broke down in tears. I sighed. I had spoken too soon.
"It's okay Tyson," I said patting his back. "We'll find it." It was time for Annabeth and I to leave. We said our goodbyes then formed another bubble around ourselves. We slowly floated to the surface. Annabeth sitting on my lap.
"Do you think Aphrodite has it?" I asked Annabeth. "He said pretty goddess asked him to get it."
"Maybe," she started in that tone that meant she was thinking of something, "I don't know if she could have stolen it directly or not. It's not in the Demeter's temple, but it's still her object of power."
"Well, we could go to Olympus and see," I said. Annabeth rolled her eyes. I was obviously stating the obvious.
"Yes Seaweed Brain," she started, "of course we're going to go to Olympus. That's where Aphrodite's temple is, so we have to search it."
"Is that where it would be kept," I asked. The only response I got was Annabeth rolling her eyes. I sat there stroking her hair.
"I love you Wise Girl," I told her.
"I know," she said, "and I love you too. Nothing can change that." We just sat in the bubble, waiting to get to the surface. "Percy," she started again, "you're the sun of Poseidon, can't you make this bubble move any faster?"
"Sorry," I mumbled, "I just like the water." I quickly sped the bubble up, and we were at the surface in seconds. Luckily, we were both dry, so we didn't get any weird looks. We were close enough to the Empire State Building that we could walk, so we didn't was money on a taxi. As we walked through the doors, the attendant smiled.
"Back so soon?" he asked. I wondered if he knew why we were here.
"Yes, we need to go to Olympus," I started, "may we have the key?"
"Of course," the attendant exclaimed, "anything for Mr. Jackson." He handed us the key card and we got in the elevator. We swiped it, and another button appeared with the number 600. We pressed it, and the elevator started it's slow climb to Mount Olympus. We stood there in silence, listening to the elevator music, for the first 300 floors. Then I spoke up.
"The really need to get some better music," as I said that, Annabeth Laughed. "What?"
"It's taken you all these years to figure out the need better elevator music?" she said, still laughing.
"No," I said trying to defend myself, "I'm just… reinforcing that fact." Annabeth just rolled her eyes. Gosh, she rolls her eyes a lot.
"Ding," chimed the elevator as it stopped at the 600th floor. We slowly walked out of it, not wanting to be noticed.
"So where's Aphrodite's Temple?" I asked Annabeth. She was redesigning Olympus, so I figured she ought to know where it was.
"It's just over to the left, it's the one with the cupids outside," she said like I should have known. Note to self: use eyes before you ask. We slowly crept forward, and made our way inside the temple.
"Okay," I began, "Annabeth, you search on the right, and I'll search on the left." I thought it was a decent plans. Apparently though, Annabeth didn't.
"Is that the best plan you can come up with Seaweed Brain?" Annabeth asked, rolling her eyes. Again. "Most of the stuff is spread out along the center in the back, so we should both look there." Just as we had started rummaging through the stuff, I heard the door open, and a person speak.
"What are you doing in my Girlfriend's temple, punk?" Ares yelled.
"Now now, Ares," Aphrodite giggled coming up behind him. "I'm sure there is a perfectly reasonable explanation for this. You can wait outside." Aphrodite shooed him out the door, and then resealed the door.
"I see the little lovebirds are looking for something," Aphrodite giggled. Does she ever stop giggling? "What is it?"
"Aphrodite," Annabeth stated coldly. She did not like the love goddess at all. "Do you know anything about the Horn of Plenty?"
"Maybe I do, maybe I don't," said Aphrodite playfully, "but I want to have a private word with Percy. Annabeth, dear, do you mind waiting out side"
"I'd be glad to," Annabeth said, obviously relieved to get away from Aphrodite. She quickly exited the temple, closing the door behind her.
"Now Percy," Aphrodite started, "let's discuss my favor. I have Demeter's little Horn of Plenty. I wanted a picture of it. I'll give it back to you, and you can consider my favor fulfilled if you make me one little promise."
"What," I asked reluctantly, wondering what Aphrodite wanted.
"I want you to propose to Annabeth as soon as your are made gods," she squealed.
"That's it?" I asked, relieved that it was so easy.
"But you can't tell her what the promise was. Ever. Swear on the River Styx?"
"I swear on the River Styx," said Percy tiredly.
"Good," Aphrodite squealed. Again. "You can tell her you completed Aphrodite's favor though." I looked away as Aphrodite disappeared, and went to tell Annabeth the good news.
A/N: Okay, I don't think this is the best chapter I've written but hey, no cliffhangers this chapter, and they've nearly completed 2 favors. I've decided to let YOU help write the story. Each chapter I will write a question about content for later chapters, you answer them, and I write about the idea I like best. You don't have to be super elaborate, just tell me what it is, and I'll come up with the details. This chapter's question: What should Zeus ask of Percy and Annabeth when it comes his turn to get a favor? And, this is a question that I'm going to ask every chapter. What should Percy and Annabeth become God or Goddess of? Remember, I need at least 8 reviews to move on to the next chapter. Happy reading!
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