Chapter 9- The War is Upon Us

A/N:Welcome back to another chapter! Thanks to all those who reviewed! Here's another chappie for my beloved readers! Enjoy! :)

(A/N to 'tris10hendrick':That's kinda what I had in mind already… but thanks nonetheless!)

Percy POV

The next morning I woke up with a huge headache, which soon disappeared when I noticed the blonde beauty sprawled across my chest. I smiled as the details of last night came to my mind. After a whole day of partying, Devon and I had proposed to the loves of our lives, and Annabeth and Thalia had come to 'spend the night' with Devon and me, respectively. After a few hours of our, ah, physical encounter, both of us had passed out on my bed. I carefully detached myself from her, not wanting to wake Annabeth up, and made my way to the bathroom. After freshening up, I went down, only to find Devon and Thalia cuddled up on the sofa, holding cereal bowls and watching Tom and Jerry.

I smiled at the two of them, just sitting there, enjoying each other's company without a care in the world. I decided to make my presence known. I cleared my throat, while discreetly pouring milk in my own cereal bowl. I plopped down on the chair next to the sofa. "Have a good night?" I asked while smirking at Devon. "I could ask you the same thing", Devon replied, smirking back. We had a little staring contest, before we all burst into laughter. A few minutes later, a very cheerful Annabeth came into the room. She jumped into my lap, nearly knocking both me and my cereal bowl over.

That's how the four of us spent the rest of our morning like that, catching up, Devon telling us what the camp had been before any of us had come, even before any of us had been born. Lunchtime was when the four of us finally got up from our comfortable positions on the sofa set.

We all got up with a groan, since our backs had all gotten scrunched up from sitting all morning. We reached the mess hall after quite a few cuss words and stretching. When we reached, campers were still strolling in. once everybody was settled, and the four of us were sitting at the Poseidon table. We were the only ones there, since Dad (evidently) hadn't exactly been 'active' after he sired Mark.

After everyone had sacrificed to the gods, and Devon and I to Chaos and Chronos, Chiron made an announcement. He officially welcomed Devon and me back to camp, tearing up a bit when he got to Devon, who had been like a son to him. After everybody profusely apologized to Devon and me, all of us had our lunch. Then it was just a regular day at camp, at least until the war council was held in the evening.

Up until the evening, it was a great day. The four of went everywhere together, trying out all the activities against each other, most of the time mobbed by our old friends. We sparred against each other, couple v couple, in the arena. After a few hours of that, we went back to our cabin. We chilled there for awhile, chatting and catching up on each other's lives. About an hour later, there was a knock on the door. I opened it to find Connor standing there, panting, his hands on his knees, looking like he was about to pass out. I asked," Ummm… you alright? Need anything?"

He held up a finger, too exhausted to even talk. I offered him a glass of water, which he graciously accepted, and again, and again, and a fourth time still. After he recovered his energy, he managed to stutter out," War council… at 7 in evening… had to run around both camps… exhausted… water?"

We gave him a couple of more glasses of water, after which he conveniently passed out on the sofa. It was only 5 o' clock right now, so we decided to catch a few Z's before the meeting. We all went back to our rooms and crashed on the beds.

After a fitful nap, the four of us went to the war council, which was now being held in the Senate House at Camp Jupiter, due to the extra crowd after adding the Romans. After everybody finally arrived, the war council started with all the senior counselors, the Roman senators, the rest of the seven from the prophecy, Reyna and Frank as the praetors, the gods, some in their Greek and some in their Roman forms, Chiron, Tyson and Ella, Argus, Nico, and, of course, Devon and me.

After everybody settled in, Zeus started the meeting. "Well, since everybody important has finally gathered, I would like to announce to everybody that the great heroes have returned!" (A/N:Remember that the Romans weren't there when Devon and Percy revealed their identities.) As we pulled down our hoods, Zeus smiled at us while the Romans cheered so loudly that I almost blew an eardrum. After they quieted down, Zeus continued," Nevertheless, we have much more serious matters to discuss today." His expression turned serious. "As we have feared for a long time, the Elementals have been on the verge of rising and declaring war upon us. Sadly, the time has now come. The Elementals have risen, all of them, and they're not waiting anymore. In fact, their armies are already on their way from Greece. Since we have established new, ah, roots in Manhattan, there is no sense in destroying the original Mount Olympus. They will be here, approximately, by tomorrow morning."

The room broke into pandemonium instantly. All the demigods and heroes started talking simultaneously, making it impossible for anyone to understand anything. Zeus looked pleadingly at Devon, silently asking him to assert control of the situation. Devon laughed at how even the King of the Gods was seeking his assistance in a matter that he himself couldn't control. Devon calmly stood up and brushed off his trousers. Then he took a deep breath and vociferated," SILENCE! EVERYBODY SETTLE DOWN!"

That did the trick. Silence filled the room, everyone astonished, but forced to obey the magisterial voice. Zeus cleared his throat. "Erm... well, thank you, again… I suppose." Devon innocently asked," I beg your pardon, Zeus?" Zeus went red, obviously not well-acquainted with profusely thanking others. He managed to stutter out," I said 'Thank you', Devon." Then he continued in a very carefully controlled tone," On with the meeting… Yes, it's true. The Elementals have indeed risen, and we are at war. However, we also have two of the strongest warriors in the universe to aid us in the war." This evicted another cheer from the campers, and Zeus then said," Nevertheless, we must not be foolhardy just because we have their support. We must remain prepared at all times, should they ever try to launch an early attack. Now, heroes, return to your respective camps and get ready for war. We shall rendezvous tomorrow morning at 4 a.m. sharp right here, on Olympus. Bring all the camps' weapons and armour, they will be much needed. The camps will be guarded by Peleus, Lupa and her pack, Argus, and most of the minor gods in your absence." With that, the war council adjourned, everybody shuffling back to the camps in nervous whispers. The gods flashed out, and the campers dispersed. The four of us went back to camp and helped the campers load the weaponry onto the camp vans, after which the demigods all went to sleep, which was wise, since this was most likely the most peaceful night they would get, at least for another week.

A/N:So much for the peaceful days! Tell me how y'all liked this chappie, and I will be back soon with another one! Review, and I hope you enjoyed!

Peace Out

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