A New Demigod
Twenty-two year old Matthew Chase stood in his kitchen, staring down at his newborn daughter. He didn't know what to do. Where did she go? She had told him she'd be back soon, she had promised. But a week went by, and she never came back. He had called the police, told them what had happened. They had told him that there was no record of anyone by the name of Demi Thutik. She never existed. And little, two-week old Makenzie Chase would have to grow up without a mother. For some reason, Matthew's mind wondered to his sister, Annabeth. He wondered if this was how the parents of demigods felt after they left. Was this how his dad had felt, after Athena had left him with Annabeth? Matthew frowned, his brain coming to a strange conclusion. Could Demi had been a goddess? He glanced down at his sleeping daughter. Could Makenzie be a demigod? Matthew ran to the phone and called Annabeth.
"Hello?"
"Annabeth?"
"Matt? Is that you? What's up?"
"Um, I'm, er, curious." Over the phone, Annabeth paused.
"About what?"
"Um, gods and goddess', when they leave the demigods mortal parent, do they just dissapear? Or, do they leave a note? Or-"
"Matthew, calm down. You sound like you're hyperventilating. It really depends on what god or goddess it is. Some tell the mortal who they are."
"But what if they don't?"
"Then, usually, they just leave. No explanation, no note. They're just gone." Matthew paused. That's exactly what Demi had done.
"Would they say that they're going to the store? That they'd be back soon, and then just never come back?" Annabeth paused, as if she was trying to extract information from his brain over the phone.
"Yes, there have been cases when they have done that. Matthew, why are you suddenly so curious?" Matthew paused, trying to decide whether he should mention his theory.
"Do you remember how I told you I had a girlfriend? And that she was pregnant? Well, the baby was born, two weeks ago. And-and last week, she just-just dissapeared." Annabeth paused a moment, thinking.
"That does sound like she could of been a goddess." she admitted. "But, to be sure... I'm coming for a visit." She said before hanging up.
Annabeth showed up three hours later.
"The garden looks nice," she told him. He just nodded. Demi had helped him plant that. "Can I see the baby?" Matthew nodded again, before getting up and leading his sister to Makenzies room.
"Her names Makenzie." Annabeth nodded, examining the child, who watched her Aunt with big eyes.
"She's cute." Annabeth pulled out a ruler from somewhere. "What does this look like to you?" she asked.
"A ruler." Annabeth nodded.
"A wooden one? Good, now, I need you to go get me a wooden ruler." Matthew obeyed, ignoring how strange his sisters request was, being she already had a wooden ruler. Annabeth waved the ruler in front of Makenzie. The baby watched it, unamused. Annabeth then showed her a shiny, metal charm braclet. Makenzie giggled as light reflected off of it, and she reached out to grab it. "Good, she likes shiny things," Annabeth said, obviously pleased. Now Annabeth pulled out her ruler. The baby giggled and tryed to reach for it again, but Annabeth quickly pulled it away. "I think that she's a demigod." Annabeth told her brother.
"How could you tell?"
"This isn't a ruler. It's a knife. Makenzie reacted the same way to the knife as she did to my bracelet, so I'm pretty sure she can see through the Mist."
"Isn't there a way to be positive?" Annabeth nodded.
"Two, actually, but there is no way I'm using them. My knife is made of celestial bronze, which can only harm demigods and monsters. But there's no way I'm going to stab her."
"I'm glad. And the other way?"
"Nectar and ambrosia. But if you're mortal, you'll burn up if you eat it, and if you're a demigod and you eat too much, you'll still burn up."
"So, there's no way to know for sure?"
"Actually, there is one way. The gods made a deal that at the end of each month, they'll give us a list of their demigod children. And the month ends tomarrow. After the list shows up, Percy will call and tell whether the name Makenzie Chase is on the list, and, if it is, who her mother is." Matthew nodded.
"Annabeth, what will happen if she is a demigod?" Annabeth played with her ruler/knife.
"Well, if you want, you can stay here and nothing happens."she told him.
"But that's not what you'd suggest?" he guessed.
"No," Annabeth agreed. "If Makenzie turns out to be a demigod, I'd suggest you'd move to New Rome. That's where most demigods and Legacy's go after they finish camp. It's safe there, and the camp surrounds it, so if we're ever under attack, the camp would hold the attackers off, giving everyone in the city time to either prepare for battle or escape. Then, when she's ready for camp, she'll already know others, besides her cousins." Matthew nodded.
"So if she's a demigod, I move to New Rome." Annabeth nodded.
"And you get to explain to Anne." Matthew paled. He did not even want to imagine how his mother would react if she found out her granddaughter was a demigod. "Now, let's get some rest. Night, Matt." Annabeth said, before marching off to her room.
"Morning," Matthew said, taking a seat next to his sister at the kitchen table.
"Percy called." she told him. "It's Demeter. Makenzies a daughter of Demeter." Matthew nodded. He had been expecting that, to be honest. "I suggest you start packing." Matthew nodded, and went off to gather his things. It didn't take him too long. He lived in a relatively small appartment, and was not a sentimental person. Two hours later, they were packed, Makenzie was strapped safely in the back of the car, and they were off.
"I don't see anything." Matthew said, looking at his sister weirdly. "I mean, there's a strawberry farm over there, but we're staring at an open feild." He looked over to see that Annabeth was smiling.
"Congratulations, Matt. You're about to entire the world of a demigod." Annabeth turned to her brother and but a hand on his forhead. "I, Annabeth Jackson, give you, Matthew Chase, permission to enter Camp Half-Blood. Now, come on. You can get inside now." Annabeth took her brother by the hand to lead him inside the strangest place he had ever seen.
"Woah," was all he could say. Annabeth smiled, amused at her younger brothers reaction. Flying, giant eagles and pegasi soared through the sky. Kids swordfought. Matthew saw a little girl without a nose chasing a boy, who had somehow removed it and was now running aroung screaming 'Got your nose!'
"Annabeth!" a voice called. Matthew turned to see a young womam running over. "Hey, can I borrow some money? I'm short some." A young man who looked like a policeman followed, leading two children, both looking about five or six.
"Hey, Thal. Hey, Dakota. What did they do?" she asked, looking at the little boy and girl.
"Hi, Auntie!" they both chanted.
"We tryed to steal a puppy. Trev's started barking when we were leaving, though, so we only got one." the little girl said. Thalia blinked in surprise.
"Oh, gods. You actually got one?"
"Can we keep it?" the little boy, Trev, asked.
"I'm guessing this dog would be coming home with me?" The kids nodded.
"Mommy would never let me keep it," Trev agreed.
"Please, Mommy!" the little girl begged.
"Yeah, please, Auntie!" Trev joined in.
"Fine, but I'm not taking care of it. And, Trever, tell your dad he owes me bail money."
"Which I still need to legally let Trevor go." Dakota added. Annabeth sighed and gave Thalia some golden coins.
"Thank you, Annabeth."
"Um, wait, how old are they?" Matthew asked.
"Six." Thalia said simply, counting out coins before handing them to Dakota.
"So, two six year olds succsessfully stole a puppy." Thalia shrugged, as if that was normal.
"They both have Hermes blood."
"Hermes. God of theives, right?" Dakota nodded.
"This is Matthew, my brother on the mortal side. His daughter, Makenzie, is a daughter of Demeter." Annabeth explained.
"I'm Gracie," the little girl introduced herself.
"And I'm Trevor!" the boy added. "Hey, Auntie, can we get ice-cream?" he asked Thalia.
"Mabye later. Did anyone else hear that?" she asked, giving her daughter an accusatory glance. Gracie was now pulling something out of her backpack. The little golden retriver puppy barked and licked Gracies face. Thalia sighed, and Matthew figured she was realizing what she had gotten herself into.
"Let's name it Deohgee." Gracie decided.
"Yeah! Dee for short." Trevor agreed.
"D-O-G? As in dog?" Annabeth asked. The kids nodded.
"It's creative, in a totally uncreative way." Dakota reasoned. Thalia nodded.
"Oh, and I'm Thalia Castellan, daughter of Zeus." she said, remembering to introduce herself to Matthew.
"I'm Dakota, son of Bacchus."
"Matthew." He said, shaking their hands.
"Now, come on, Matt. Let's go get you an apartment."
Turns out, there was an available apartment on the same floor as Percy's and Annabeth's. Matthew rented it and put all of his things away. Annabeth gave him a crib for Makenzie (she apparently had an extra one laying around) After that, Annabeth introduced him to everyone, which was easy enough, being they all lived right next door to each other. First, it was Jason and Pipers house. They lived there with their five-year old twins, Tommy and Kennedy. Then, it was Thalia, who lived next door to them with Gracie and her husband, Luke. In the next apartment it was Trevors parents, Travis and Katie Stoll, with their newborn daugter, Leila. Living next to them was Travis' brother, Conner. Then it was Percy, Annabeth, and their daughters Lucy (age six), Sophie (age five), and Mia (one month old). Next to them was Leo and Reyna, and next to them Hazel and Frank, who had a two-year old named Lea. Living next to Hazel and Frank was Nico. Then there was Gwen and Dakota, who had a two-year old son named Mike. Then there was Bobby. Next to Bobby lived Silena and Charles Beckendorf, who had a six-year old named Amy, and a five-year old named Charlie. Then it was Matthew's appartment. His appartment was small, with two bedrooms, but he was happy with it. He would sit out the window, watching all of the strange sights that would become his everyday life go by. And he was happy.
AN: So, you like it? If anyone wants to make an actual story out of any of these, please, PM me.
In this, after the war the two camps combined. Luke, Silena, Beckendorf and others came back thanks to the Doors. And all children are mentioned above.
