"Zeus decided to be the brave one 'Because-!"

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMM!

I stood up as Piper's voice was cut off from said girl being thrown against the wall behind her. I ran toward her, slowly helping her up through the rubble. I noticed my friend's faces pale as they realized who they had thrown Piper against the wall, and I did also. There stood every single one of our parents. Every. Single. One. All of their faces looked mad, but Aphrodite had steam rising out of her ears. The gods knew to back away from the goddess.

She rushed forward, grasping Piper like she could turn to ashes. "Oh Piper! Honey, I'm so sorry! I didn't want you to get hurt, but Jupiter wouldn't listen to me! I'm sorry!" The love goddess said, tears forming in the corners of her eyes. She glared at the Roman sky god, who glared back.

I blinked. Jupiter? Now that I looked more closely, I realized that some Roman gods were here, and the rest were Greek. My friends looked like they would give anything to be somewhere else. Piper especially. She was currently being squeezed to death by her mom, and her arms were stuck against her sides. I had to hold back a laugh before helping her get out of her mother's death grip. Piper glared at me, but thanked me right after.

Everyone exchanges an awkward 'Hi' with their parent before I ask the question everyone wants to ask. "So, uh, why are you guys here?" The gods looked surprised, but they quickly recovered and returned to their loyalty-like position.

"Well Son, we mainly came here to stop you from learning the story of this child here." Jupiter motioned to Calypso, who glared at him, not bothering to cover up how pissed she was. The god pulled his hand away, afraid she would bite him. The immortal girl looked proud of herself, and Leo snickered quietly to himself.

"And why is it so important that we don't know why she was trapped here?"

"Well, you'll probably look at the story the wrong way, and see us as the villains. Either way, we would have had to come down here." Everyone looked surprised at that. How would they know what Piper was going to say if she hadn't even finished the story? Could they have seen the future? We all wondered how they knew that, but no one dared to question it.

"Then, how about you tell us instead? I mean, that way you can clarify on things." Hazel suddenly threw out, but she looked embarrassed, like she hadn't meant to share the idea. The divine entities looked surprised, but Zeus stroked his beard thoughtfully, considering the idea. He nodded, attempting to smile, but failing. The sky god cleared his throat, and everyone quickly sank back into their seat, standing (sitting?) at attention.

"Okay, you had everything right before I stopped you, so I'll start there..." The god clarified before starting. "Because-"

"WAIT! I just remembered another reason we came here." Pluto slowly turned into Hades, freaking everyone out, with the exception of the mighty gods. My father glared at the god of death, but the latter just shrugged it off, making his glare deepen.

"Just what," He growled, a disgusted face plastered to his face. "is so important that you had to interrupt me while I was telling the story?" Hades sighed, already used to his brother's nastiness.

"Well, what about my son? Are you not worried about his at all?!" Hades snapped, and my eyes noticed something move in a nearby shadow. I felt my eyes narrow, but I dismissed the thought. There were more important matters at hand.

"Well Brother, are you doubting your own son? Calling him weak? Don't worry, he can take care of himself. You've seen him fight, correct?" Poseidon butted in, leaning on his elbow. The death god glared, but Percy's father just smiled back, lighting up the dark cavern.

"Anyways," Zeus called, pulling the attention to himself, "may I get on with the story? Or will we just sit here and quarrel all day?" His brothers hung their head slightly, and Zeus smirked. "Good. Now, let us get on with it then."

~~~~~POV Change~~~~~

I swept my eyes over my cousins. I frowned as I saw Leo tightly grasping Calypso's hand in his. I sank deeper in the shadows as I felt someone glaring daggers in my direction. Using my dark clothes, I had the ability to watch from the cramped space, keeping my figure small. My smirk grew as I watched the gods childish playing. At one point, I was forced to clamp my hand over my mouth to keep the small laughter from escaping my lips. When I recovered, I realized Zeus was about to start the story, so I closed out my other senses and listened carefully.

DAAAAAMNNNNNNNNN. That took me FOREVER! So sorry about the delay, but I wanted this to be perfect, but alas, writer's block came to me. Anyways, who knew the gods could be so childish? Especially the Big Three? I wanted to show their more childish and protective side, so I did in this chap. Also, can anyone guess who is the mystery person at the end? Hmmmmmm? Sorry for this, but please check out my new story 'Betrayal'. It's a Minecraft fanfic, so I understand if you only come here for PJO. I'll see my clanmates later! KK, so, BYE!