NOTE: I do not own the Percy Jackson Series, only my own characters, Steve Gufford and Pelagia Taylor.

Hey guys. Here's the next update! Thanks for all the reviews! : I'm happy to know that the majority of you are enjoying the story. I love the reviews, the more I get the better I am encouraged to update :D.

Midori- oh hell no, I would never pair up Poseidon and Pelagia! BLEH! LOL XD incest stories gross me out. At this point I am developing the characters' personalities so the readers can get a feel of what they are like. Obviously at this point Poseidon is the most human of the big three, as he cares deeply for his children (including Percy, who will be the younger brother of Pelagia) and has a playful personality. Zeus and Hades, well you guys will see what I have in store for their personalities :. Personality wise, Pelagia is older beyond her years because she was never really allowed to have a childhood due to Steve, (which at times is why she can sound so old when she speaks, but there are times where she seems like a normal teen girl). But once she gets to camp a new friend she meets there will balance her out ;).

Btw, hope you guys understand the quick South Park reference in here, if not, search on youtube "cartman maury show" and you'll know exactly what Pelagia was thinking of, LOL!

Enjoy the update! _

Slowly, blurred vision gave way and Pelagia found herself staring up at the ceiling of the extravagant room she had been sleeping in.

So it wasn't a dream… She thought.

Sitting up in her bed, Pelagia scratched her eyes and really got a good look at her room for the first time. The walls were made of sea green clay. There was a bookcase that was made of sea pearls. But what was amazing was the variety of pearls that covered the outer part of the clay bookshelf.

Mesmerized, Pelagia stood from the bed and walked to the shelf.

"There are so many colors of pearls here, it's like a rainbow." Pelagia ran her fingers over the pearls, assuring herself of their authenticity.

The sound of her bare feet slapping the marble floor was the only audible noise as Pelagia continued to explore her new room. She pushed aside a large set of celadon curtains that were covering a window, and to her astonishment she saw only ocean water and various tropical fish outside the glassless window, yet the water was not making its way inside to her room, which was dry. She stuck her hand out the window, fascinated at how her hand would feel wet outside the window, but then it would be dry once she pulled her hand back inside.

"It has to be some sort of magic." She muttered, confused.

Looking back out the window, she saw the tropical fish that had been swimming aimlessly by her window had all stopped and lined up in-front of her window. Then acting like a line of dominoes, each fish bowed.

Hello Princess! She heard mentally from the fish. Pelagia's eyes widened at what she was experiencing.

"Um, Hello.." Pelagia squeaked out, trying to be polite, and then she quickly shoved the curtains back in place, having trouble believing what she just saw.

Can all sea creatures talk to me? She thought.

Looking up she saw the detailed artwork on the ceiling. There was a large wave, and in the center was the image of the trident; the entire thing was made out of various rare sea shells and must have taken months to complete due to its massive size. The shells sparkled in the light of the room like sapphires. It didn't take a genius to figure out what it all meant; it was representative of the power of the sea god, and what came with that power, especially while you were in his domain.

And in the corner of her room was the thing that fascinated Pelagia the most. Leaning next to the chair that her father had used last night was a life sized replica of Poseidon's most powerful weapon; his trident. Pelagia grasped the weapon and was immediately weighed down by its bulk, but the smooth metal that it was made out of was cool to the touch.

"My trident has always been my most powerful weapon. I'm glad that you have taken a special affinity to it." The powerful baritone voice belonging to her father took Pelagia off guard and made her jump.

Looking over her shoulder, Pelagia caught the sea king having a great laugh at her expense in the doorway of her room, but she smiled despite how ridiculous she's sure she looked. She trusted her father's actions to never be malevolent against her, though other immortals that she had yet to meet she wasn't so sure about.

"You scared me! You sneak around really well."

Poseidon's face suddenly took on a serious look, and he inclined his head to her ever so slightly, "My pardon, it was not my intention to scare you" Though the twinkle in his eyes showed otherwise.

"Besides, this is my kingdom, and I have no reason to sneak around, I can do whatever I want."

Pelagia busted out laughing at her father's last sentence, as the image of Cartman from South Park dancing around on the Maury Show screaming "whatever I do what I want!" In a tube-top came to mind.

Poseidon smiled at his child "What are you laughing at."

"Nothing." Pelagia said quickly, and a smirk appeared on her face while she continued to hold in the rest of her laughter.

Dismissing his daughter's behavior, Poseidon stepped into the room and took the trident from Pelagia's hand, as her entire arm was shaking in its effort to hold the heavy weapon. He leaned it back up against the wall and turned to look at her.

"I was wondering when you would wake up, you must have been very tired to have slept for so long."

Pelagia furrowed her brow in confusion. "What time is it? It's probably around 11am, right?"

Poseidon barked out a laugh, as if the entire notion of it still being morning was absolutely absurd.

"I'm afraid not Pelagia, it's nearly 5pm in the evening."

Pelagia gasped. "What? How is that possible? That means I slept for like… 15 hours! I've never slept that long before."

"You must be hungry, are you hungry?"

With that question Pelagia's stomach answered for her; it growled angrily.

Poseidon laughed "I'll take that as a yes, come with me."

Pelagia's father stepped out of her room and started walking down the hall.

"Wait!" Pelagia shouted and peeked around the door frame, "I need to change out of my clothes, I'm still wearing the same outfit from last night, and I feel disgusting."

Poseidon rolled his eyes from down the hallway at her statement, "Females, I will never understand their obsession with their appearance…"

Pelagia realized something as she began to open a dresser drawer

"Wait… I don't have any spare clothes with me! Crap!"

However, that concern soon left her as she saw the drawer was full of clothing.

Confused, she looked back at the doorway where her father stood, leaning against the wall.

"I took measures to prepare for your arrival. I couldn't have you come here and then leave for camp without clothes."

Glancing back at her clothes, Pelagia felt grateful for her father's actions

At least now I know I will something to wear when I am at camp.

Poseidon pointed to a door at the back corner of her room, "That is your room's personal bathroom, get cleaned up and meet me downstairs, and then we can all have dinner as a family."

"As a family?" Pelagia replied, uncertain.

He doesn't mean… Dreaded Pelagia

"Amphitrite and Triton, your step-mother and half-brother will be joining us for dinner tonight as well."

Pelagia forced a smile. "Oh. How nice. Well I'll see you on the first floor then." Pelagia turned around quickly and started to speed walk to the bathroom.

"Pelagia." She stopped as she felt a strong hand on her shoulder.

"I know what this is about Pelagia, and so I will ask you this. What did I tell you last night?"

"That Amphitrite will not cause any problems for me, but-"

"That's right," Poseidon interrupted, "and the same goes for Triton as well, so quickly get cleaned up so we can eat dinner and then I can start preparing you for camp half-blood." Poseidon gave her a slight nudge in the direction of the bathroom.

Irritated, Pelagia turned around. "How can you say that everything will be ok? If there was one thing I learned from my Greek mythology class it's that the wives of the Gods always got even when their husband's backs were turned by maiming their demi-god children! And now you say that we're all going to be a happy family? Come on Dad! How stupid do you think I am?" Pelagia narrowed her eyes as she finished her rant.

Stubborn… Poseidon smiled to himself.

"You're right Pelagia, I can't promise you that we're going to be a happy family, because that's not the reality of the situation. My wife is not pleased that I have sired another demi-god child, and I'm sure Triton will be jealous of the attention I will be giving you. But I can promise you will not be harmed, and that they will at least be civil."

Pelagia nodded in understanding.

"So, I will meet you on the first floor. You will need to take the staircase to get there, which is at the end of the hallway. And after dinner I have a gift to give you." Poseidon smiled.

The word gift peaked Pelagia's interest.

"A gift? For me? Why?"

"Why not? You are my daughter after all, and you will need your own special weapon to take with you when you go away to camp half-blood." Poseidon replied as he walked out of her room and down the hallway, giving her a heavy hint of what the surprise actually was.

He has given so much to me, and yet he insists on more. Is he expecting something in return? Or is it because he really wants me to have these nice things? Pelagia mused as she shut her bedroom door and went into the bathroom.

She turned on the water until it was sinfully hot; she noticed it had a salty smell.

Well duh! I am at the bottom of the ocean. She reminded herself as she stripped down and got into the water. Using the soap and shampoo provided, she quickly finished up and picked out a sea foam green sweater and dark blue jeans. On the corner of her dresser she saw that many items from her attic had already been brought to her room, like her photo album and her make-up.

She smirked as she wondered how her father got into Steve's house to bring all these things to the bottom of the ocean, which he somehow prevented from becoming soaked and ruined.

I guess that's another one of his secrets that I'll have to ask about later on. Pelagia thought to herself as she ran her fingers through her long, wet hair, trying to dry it. Figuring that since it wasn't dripping wet anymore, it was dry enough.

I don't want to keep Dad waiting, but I especially don't want to make a bad first impression on Amphitrite and Triton, since they probably already hate me. She thought as she walked out of her room and down the hall to the stair case like her father instructed, but not without slipping on her green sketcher shoes that were so conveniently retrieved from her attic for her.

Arriving on the first floor, Pelagia spotted her father talking to someone on the other side of the palace entrance, where the ocean waters flowed.

Is that…. a dolphin? Pelagia thought to herself.

Indeed it was a dolphin, but it wasn't any normal bottle nosed dolphin, it was Delphin, God of the dolphins.

Slowly approaching her father, who was having a deep conversation with Delphin, Pelagia cleared her voice, which signaled the end of her father's conversation and what sounded like squeaking replies to her father's question from Delphin.

Delphin took one look at Pelagia, and bowed deeply

"Hello, Sea Princess." he squeaked at her, though she mentally heard his greeting, and turned around to swim away.

Pelagia stood there with her mouth agape. Poseidon laughed at her expression.

"Did that dolphin just say hello to me?"

Poseidon smirked, amused by how new everything was to her. "Yes, but his name is Delphin, and he is God of the dolphins. Next time do not be shy and say hello to him too."

Blushing at how rude she probably seemed, Pelagia hastily nodded in agreement with her father.

Noticing that Pelagia's hair was still damp, Poseidon thought this would be a good time to teach her one aspect of her power.

"Pelagia, your hair is still wet, didn't you know that as my child you can control when you want to be dry or wet?"

Blinking back her surprise, Pelagia looked up at her father. "Really? How?"

"Well, let's try something simple. Imagine that your hair is dry, then push forth your energy to make it happen."

Pelagia decided to try it without questioning her father's directions first. She relaxed her body and closed her eyes. Then she brought forth the image in her mind of her long hair shining in the sun, dry and not damp. Suddenly, she felt a tingling sensation on her head, as if the water was evaporating from her head.

Opening her eyes, Pelagia ran her hand through her hair, shocked to find that it had worked, and her hair was no longer damp.

"Wow! I didn't know I could do that! I guess I really am related to you, aren't I?" she laughed, feeling like she was on cloud nine for being able to control water, even if it was in a very minor degree.

Poseidon found himself laughing with her, greatly relieved that she was already able to control her natural element.

It will be that much easier to teach her the basics about controlling her natural element… thought the Sea King.

Deciding to change the topic, Pelagia asked Poseidon a question as they both started walking to the kitchen together.

"What were you guys talking about?"

"Oh, the usual things. He keeps an eye out for me to make sure all the sea communities are in balance. Lately the mer-people have been arguing with the dolphins over coordinating their schedules of training and playing water polo. They can settle it themselves, but I always need to keep an eye on things to make sure the battles don't ever become bloody." Poseidon winked at her as he said this.

Would the battles between the sea communities ever become dangerous? Or is he saying this because he's pulling my leg? I can't always tell with him…

As they closed in to the entrance of the kitchen, Pelagia's ears picked up the hushed conversation between a man and a woman up ahead, and instantly the hair on her neck stood straight up.

The two walked into a sitting room that was at the entrance of the kitchen and saw what Pelagia had been dreading since first arriving in Poseidon's kingdom; Amphitrite and Triton.

Both stopped their conversation immediately as all 4 beings set eyes on each other.

The Queen was beautiful. She had flowing black hair that curled at the ends, and went down to the small of her back. Steel, blue eyes accompanied this look with green, smooth skin. The toga she wore shimmered like blue fish scales in the dimmed light of the palace, making her look stunning. The small horns pointing out of her head, similar to crab claws, did nothing to diminish her beauty. Amphitrite pursed her full lips with her scrutinizing stare of Pelagia.

Glancing over to Triton, Pelagia saw that he had his straight, black hair pulled into a tight, low pony-tail. He still wore his studded, pearl armor over his bare chest from an earlier training session, which she noticed he flexed his chest muscles slightly underneath the armor as he evaluated her. He wore a similar toga like outfit on his lower half, which like Amphitrite shimmered in the low light, but instead of blue scales it was a celadon color. Triton's gaze was cool, but gave nothing away. His intimidating stare was only heightened by his green skin; like his mother's.

Each had a condescending air about each other.

Strange, Thought Pelagia. I thought Amphitrite was a Nereid and that Triton was a merman with 2 tails, but where are both of their tails? Maybe like the other Gods I learned about they can manipulate their appearances, and so while indoors they have legs instead of fins? That must be the case.

Pelagia forced a small smile to come forth, and she bowed her head when she greeted both of them.

"Lady Amphitrite and Prince Triton, it's an honor to meet you both."

I hope I did that right. Pelagia thought, slightly panicked at what the outcome might be if she offended either one of them.

It seemed that Amphitrite's eye twitched slightly at Pelagia's greeting. Pelagia braced herself for her reaction.

"Hello girl. It seems that you have made it to Atlantis in one piece. Well that's a start." Amphitrite turned around and with her nose raised in the air, walked into the kitchen.

Triton said nothing as he turned around and followed his mother.

Pelagia stood straight again and looked at her father, curious if she had done something wrong. He looked down at her; his normally smiling face had drawn into a slightly irritated and stressed expression, which seemingly aged him about 10 years. It seemed that he had hoped his son and wife would be more welcoming.

Is he worried that his wife and son will not follow through with their agreement to not harm me? Wondered Pelagia.

Suddenly, Poseidon's voice invaded her thoughts. Startled, Pelagia jumped.

I promised that they would be civil, but not friendly. Just relax and enjoy the meal that has been prepared, then we can move onto the important issue for this evening.

With his advice, Poseidon walked into the kitchen, and Pelagia followed him, hoping with all her might she wasn't metaphorically entering the snake pit.