Chapter Seven

Percy's POV:

The past two weeks have been very fun because Mommy, Daddy, and Auntie Hestia have been teaching me how use my powers an hour ever third day. Then we get to not so fun part and that is learning how to read since I never got the chance to go to school Mommy took it up for herself to teach me everything a young boy should know even if that also includes manners. Yuck! But Mommy said it is important because I am a prince and should know how to behave even though we all mess around and have some fun as a family. It gets even more interesting when my Auntie Hestia comes because when we are done practicing she turns herself into a little girl my age and we play pranks on my parents and on Alecto's sisters.

The last time she came we pranked my parents by turning every single clothing in Daddy's closet bright pink and Mommas clothes black and every time they tried to change their clothes back to normal it only lasted a couple of minutes before turning back. Me and Auntie were hiding behind their door giggling and when I heard Daddy say a naughty word I said, "Ohoh Daddy said a naughty work." Auntie just giggled and Mommy shot my dad glare. "Percy Hun never ever repeat what daddy just said, okay baby? Now Hun do you know why our clothes won't turn back to normal?" I just giggled and nodded, "Auntie said she would show me a magic trick." I just said with my puppy dog eyes that I know they cannot resist.

"Percy that was a very funny prank but do you think that I Hades ruler of the underworld would ever be seen wearing pink not way I would be the laughing stock of all Olympus, but I will give the idea to Apollo and Hermes to do this to Zeus. I would also have to ask them to take pictures and to post it on the Hephaestus TV News Channel." While Dad was talking about his revenge plan mom made Auntie change the clothes back to normal and to promise to never doing that again.

That was fun and everything was nice and calm for the last few months with just a couple of pranks here and there. It wasn't until the summer solstice when we got a new visitor and before the person could see me Mommy got in front of me hiding me from view but also standing protectively just in case this person tried to hurt me. "What are you doing here Hermes?" Daddy asked. "Uncle I just came to let you know that me and Apollo would be pulling the prank on Zeus today at the solstice and that you should be watching the news to see his reaction." Daddy started to crackle evilly at that because he knew that his little brother was going to get humiliated in front of every major and minor god or goddess out there.

"Oh, Daddy can we pretty please watch that! I want to see Uncle Zeus face when he sees that his clothes are pink." I spoke out without thinking. I was just so excited to see how the plan would turn and I also because I heard from Daddy that Uncle's face would turns really red that almost looks purple and that smoke comes out of his ears. Just imagining that sets me off in another fit of giggles.

"Uncle who is that behind Persephone and why does he call you Daddy?"

"Hermes this is mine and Persephone's son Percy."

"Oh, what is he the god of?"

"He is not a god but a demigod."

"But but but that would mean that you broke the vow and Zeus would want to kill the child because he would think that the child is too powerful."

"No Hades did not break the vow he found the child sleeping on a park bench in the middle of the night freezing to death. That basturd Zeus better not come within a hundred feet or harm a single hair on his head because if he does there will be hell to pay." Mom answered this time all while hugging me close to her body as if ready to protect me if Hermes stepped out of line.

"If he is not your son or Persephone's then why is he here and not with his mortal family."

"When I found, him he told me that his mother was dead that his step father killed her and Percy ran away before the man could come back and kill him to. I asked him about his father and he said that his mother told him that his father was lost at sea not dead but lost. That got me thinking that he was a demigod and who is his father since they did look alike but not anymore since me and my wife adopted him and gave him and gave him our blessing but also that he would be the hair of the Underworld."

"Who is his father if I could ask?"

"His father is none other than my brother Poseidon."

"No, that man is not my father my father is Hades that man just created me. He did not help me and my mother when we needed him most so he does not deserve that title."

The three of them looked at me surprisingly. I was still angry at Poseidon for not being there for me and my mom when Smelly Gabe was hitting us. "Hermes I need you to swear on the River of Styx that you will tell Zeus of anyone else about Percy's existence."

"I swear on the River of Styx that I will not tell anybody about Percy unless granted permission from Lord Hades and Lady Persephone and Lord Perseus." And the vow was sealed with a clap of thunder that surprisingly could be heard here in the Underworld.

"Now before I go Uncle I was wondering if I could come and visit Percy sometime I would really want to see my little cousin and it would also be good for you to have and ally to distract Zeus from ever finding out about Percy."

"I am sure there is nothing wrong with that Percy needs to know people who would be willing to save him from my brother's wrath." Yay I'm so happy I would someone new to teach me new things and play games because who better than the god of mischief himself.