Author's Note: Hey guys. First off, I'm so sorry for making you all wait this long for a new chapter. But I had severe writer's block for the past few weeks and didn't get over it until just the other day. Here's the long-awaited tenth chapter of Hearts of the Olympians. Enjoy...

I woke up the next day to see Riku and Sora were already awake. Riku was pouring a cup of coffee and Sora was flipping through the channels on the TV. "Hey guys," I said groggily. I definitely didn't want to wake up, but I also couldn't get back to sleep. "What time is it?"

"Almost noon," Sora said. I was shocked that I slept in so late. "Don't feel bad, the girls, Nico, and Jason are still in bed too."

"You guys have any new information on the gods?" I asked.

"No, but John is looking into it. He sent us a message earlier that said he had their hideout narrowed down to three worlds: Agrabah, Atlantica, or the ruins of The World that Never Was. He thinks that it is the World that Never Was. It was the stronghold of the Organization years ago," Riku said. "It was where Sora, Mickey, Donald, Goofy, Kairi, and I defeated Xemnas, Xigbar, Saix, and Luxord. It was the place we finally put an end to Organization XIII."

"So let's go there now," I said.

"It's not that simple, Percy," Riku said. "We need to make sure they aren't on those other worlds first. First we're checking out Agrabah. I'll go wake the others." Riku walked out of the room and down the hall toward our friends' rooms. I had a bad feeling about this trip to Agrabah, but I didn't tell Sora that.

"So, what's this Agrabah place like?" I asked.

"It's hot, that's pretty much it. The world is a perpetual desert with the city of Agrabah being the only populated area and the Cave of Wonders is about five miles to the south of the town. As far as architecture, the place is similar to ancient Middle-Eastern areas of Earth. My best guess is that the Ancients sent a group of them there thousands of years ago just before they ascended. It's too bad they never got to put Stargates in this galaxy. We'd never have to use Gummi Ships," Sora explained.

Riku arrived back at the room a few minutes later. "Hey guys, we're all ready to leave for Agrabah," he said.

We followed him back out to Merlin's house where Fang, Squall, John, the dark-haired girl with the brown eyes, and the blond guy with blue eyes were waiting for us. John joined our group in the middle of Merlin's ring platform. "Do you guys want us to come along?" Squall asked. "Cloud, Fang, Tifa, and I don't mind coming with you if you need us."

"We're sure we don't need more help than we already have. Thanks anyway," Sora said. They had topped off Namine's ammunition supply, so she was good for now as far as bullets and C4 explosive went. They'd also taken the time to pack extra supplies for us. Squall thought of everything.

Kairi pressed the same button combination on Merlin's wall as she did on the Highwind. Once again, multiple rings appeared from the ground and surrounded us before a bright light took us to our ship.

We appeared on board the Highwind instantly. I didn't know how all that Ring technology worked, but it was awesome. We all walked to the bridge and Kairi set a course for Agrabah. "We'll be there in about ten minutes, so don't get too comfortable Percy," she said as I sat down. Just as she said, we were there before I even knew it. "Ok, we're here."

Kairi pushed a button and we all were beamed to the surface. Ok, I'll say it plainly. Agrabah was hot! I mean, I felt like my brain was melting inside my skull. The sun beat down on my black hair and made it so much worse. It was also so bright that I couldn't see until my eyes adjusted. "Oh my gods, it's hot!" I exclaimed.

"It's a desert planet," John replied. "This is actually a cool day compared to all the other times I've been here." John's face took a dark expression. His eyebrows pulled together and his face twisted into a pained frown.

"Are you ok?" Annabeth asked.

"I'm fine," he replied. "This world is where I first met Xion a few years ago, that's all."

"I'm sorry," she replied.

"It's alright, Annabeth. She had to die so Sora could wake up from the sleep Namine put him under," he said. I could tell in my heart that John still had the same feelings for Xion that he had when they met. It was written all over his face. "Let's just go ahead. Genie and Aladdin should know something if a god is here."

We walked through the streets of Agrabah. Peddlers and merchants were constantly trying to sell things to us. Annabeth almost bought a beautiful, purple outfit, but decided she'd come back later for it if she still wanted it. We eventually made it through the maze of alleys and streets. We found ourselves in front of a large palace. "Here we are," John said as we walked up to the enormous doors. "This is the palace that Aladdin lives in."

The doors slowly opened and two people were standing to greet us. The man had short, shaggy black hair and dark-brown eyes. He was well-built and had dark skin. He was wearing white baggy pants with patches all over them and an unbuttoned purple vest. The girl standing next to him was holding his hand. She was incredibly beautiful. She had long black hair and dark eyes. She was wearing blue baggy pants and a blue top that showed her stomach. There was also something special about her. I felt the same way around her as I did around Kairi. "Sora, John, it's good to see all of you and your friends again," the man said.

"Aladdin," Sora greeted, "how have you been?"

"I've been alright. Life in the palace with Jasmine is great," he said.

"Sorry I didn't make it to your wedding, you two," Sora said apologetically. Apparently the two of them were married.

"It's ok Sora," the girl, who I assumed was Jasmine, said, chuckling. "Please, come in, all of you." She motioned the guards that were behind them to let us through.

The palace was amazing on the inside, and the temperature was surprisingly cooler. The décor was all the best of Middle-Eastern architecture and I could tell that Annabeth was in paradise. She wasn't just a fan of Greek architecture. She loved all of it. I grabbed her hand and looked into her eyes so she'd calm down. I laughed because she seemed like she was about to explode. We made it to the main throne room. There was a short, pudgy man sitting on the throne with an enormous turban on his head. His clothes were tan in color and he had an extremely long, white beard. He was too busy tinkering with a little toy to notice us, so Aladdin led us to a secret door to the right of the room. We entered into a dark spiral staircase. It was considerably colder due to lack of light. We descended for what felt like hours until we finally reached the bottom. "This is where Genie's been monitoring the mysterious, magical presence that landed here a few days ago," Aladdin said as he opened another secret door.

"Magical presence…a god must be here," I said. "Do you have any idea what kind of magic it is?"

"It seems to have something to do with the sun. The temperature has been colder and the sun is shrinking," he replied. "I don't know what could be doing this. You said something about a god?"

"Yeah, the gods from my universe have been turned into Nobodies and are trying to take over the universe. We've been chasing them across two galaxies for a long time. The god that is here must be Apollo. He has power over the sun. We'll take care of him and get your world back to normal," I said.

"Thank you," he said. "What's your name again?"

"Percy Jackson," I replied. "Do you have any idea where Apollo might be?"

"The strongest source of magic on this world is at the heart of the Cave of Wonders. It's just a few miles outside the city walls. My magic carpet can take a few of you there, but not all of you. Who's going to fight Apollo?"

"I'll go," John said. "And Sora, Roxas, Percy, and Annabeth can come with me."

"Ok," Aladdin said. A large, blue man appeared next to us. "Genie, can you teleport them to the city walls so Carpet can take them to the Cave of Wonders?"

"You got it, Al," Genie answered. He snapped his fingers and I was instantly standing in front of the gate to the city. Annabeth, John, Sora, and Roxas were standing next to me in the blistering heat. A purple carpet with very intricate gold designs flew down and landed at our feet. I took that as a cue to sit down on it, and everyone else took a seat next to me.

The carpet suddenly took flight and I nearly fell off once or twice. The wind in my face cooled me off somewhat, but it was still hot. I held Annabeth's hand tightly as we darted across the blazing desert toward a large valley with clouds of Darkness surrounding it.

The carpet set down in the middle of the crater right in front of a large, dog-like head made of sand. Its mouth was opened and an orange glow was softly radiating from its throat. John stepped forward first, followed by Sora and Roxas. Annabeth looked at me, her iron-colored eyes showing me that she had a bad feeling about all of this. She knew that the Nobody of Apollo would have to be extremely powerful. "Percy, I love you," she said, and I could tell that she was saying it like it would be her last chance to. "I love you so much more than you'll ever know."

"I love you too Annabeth," I said gently as I gave her a quick kiss on her soft lips. "We'd better get going before they run off without us."

She nodded in agreement and grabbed my hand. Our fingers laced as we stepped through the open mouth of the monster. It closed its mouth behind us, cutting off our only exit. It looked like there was no turning back, so we pressed forward. Both of us caught up with John, Roxas, and Sora. I decided to ask a question that had been on my mind, but I never thought to ask. "Hey, Roxas, if you didn't have a Keyblade Inheritance Ceremony performed on you, how do you use a Keyblade?" I asked.

"My right-handed Keyblade is Sora's Keyblade," he replied.

"What do you mean?" I asked. I was seriously confused.

"It's his Keyblade existing in two places at once. Don't ask me how that's possible, but it is. Maybe it's because, in every sense, Sora and I are really the same person. And by that logic, Namine should be able to use Kairi's Keyblade if she wanted to. My other Keyblade is the one Xion used while she was alive and passed on to me when she died. It's Ventus' Keyblade."

"Oh," I said. That did absolutely nothing to make me less confused. But hey, some things just can't be explained I guess. After walking through endless corridors and mazes, we finally came to a dead end. There was a large wall in front of us with a keyhole. "Hey, I'll take care of this one," I said as I raised Riptide to the lock. A beam of light shot from the tip into the blackness of the keyhole, and then I heard a distinct clicking sound. The door suddenly opened, revealing a large, empty room. It was lighted by three crystals hanging from the ceiling.

What really caught my eye, though, was the person standing in the middle of the room. The blond-haired, blue-eyed sun god was facing us. The look on his face was the most twisted, hateful glare I'd ever seen. And I was on the receiving end of it. He had his fire bow pointed toward my heart. Flames danced across the bow and the arrow he was going to use to kill and incinerate me. I slowly raised Anaklusmos to be ready to defend myself. John drew his energy swords, Annabeth raised her dagger, and Sora and Roxas drew their Keyblades. Sora was using his blue Ultima Weapon and Roxas was using the usual Oathkeeper and Oblivion. "Apollo, you know you don't have to fight us. I thought we were friends," I called out.

"Things change, Percy," he said dryly. "I was hoping Thalia would be here. You know, since she is the direct cause of my sister's death after all. I wanted to make her pay for that."

"Thalia isn't responsible for Artemis' death. Artemis sacrificed herself to bring Thalia back to life. It isn't her fault," Annabeth pleaded. "Please, you can change just like she did. Come back to the Light, Apollo. Do it for Artemis!"

"Shut up, Wise Girl," he said, pointing his bow toward her. I motioned in front of her, prepared to defend her. Riptide could deflect his arrows, but Annabeth's dagger wouldn't. "My sister is dead because of Zeus' daughter! I'll kill all of you, and then I'll find the rest and kill them."

"You guys are the most unorganized group of Nobodies I've ever seen," Roxas said mockingly. "Organization XIII was so much better than you. You're spread to thinly across the galaxy. I was never alone when I was a part of them. I always had backup. You guys, you're pathetic, really."

Apollo couldn't take any more of Roxas' berating. He tugged back on his arrow and launched it toward Roxas' head. He quickly raised Oblivion and deflected it, but Apollo darted toward us at light speed. He took his bow and slammed it across Roxas' stomach. Sora's Nobody collapsed to the ground and almost threw up. I ran over to Roxas and deflected Apollo's sword before he could take Roxas' head off. I took Apollo on the front, Sora took his left, Annabeth took the right, and John went after him from behind. He was lightning fast, so he could keep up with all four of us. Roxas was still recovering from the million-mile-an-hour blow to the gut. He more than likely had ruptured something. John cast a Cura spell his way. Roxas tried to catch his breath as the spell repaired whatever was injured. He'd probably be out for the rest of the battle, though.

Suddenly, Apollo pulled a trick I'd never seen before. He caused a blinding light to envelop us. When I opened my eyes, I was alone with him on a stained-glass platform in the middle of a black abyss. It was just me and him, one on one. He coated his blade with fire and charged me. Our swords clashed violently and the sound rang out throughout the Darkness. The only light was coming from his sword and the platform. He was fast, but I could keep up with him now. Transporting us to this place must have taken a lot of power. He was getting weak. I took the opportunity to step inside his guard. I slashed his stomach with Riptide and he froze right where he stood. "No," he struggled to say. "This isn't the way I thought I'd go. I'm sorry, Percy. I realize now…that…nevermind. Tell Will that I'm proud of him after this is all said and done. And if anyone should take my place…ahh…I wanted it to…be him. Tell everyone I'm sorry. And I hope Nobodies have an afterlife. I want to see Artemis again…goodbye." Darkness enveloped Apollo as he faded from existence like Hades had, but he was more peaceful. I wondered what he meant when he told me that little bit about Will Solace. Did he want Will to be the new sun god? That thought was cut off when I was transported back to Agrabah.

"Percy," Annabeth said. "Where did you go? You disappeared for a few seconds." She wrapped her arms around me tightly. "And where's Apollo?"

"I destroyed him," I said. "Taking me away like that really drained him. But he should have known that's what would happen."

"Maybe he wanted to die," John said. "Nobodies aren't inherently evil. We choose our path just as anyone else. Maybe he realized that he was fighting on the wrong side and wanted to help us end all of this insanity."

"Maybe," I said soberly. I didn't tell them about what he said concerning Will. I'd save that for when we got back to our own universe. I wanted to go back home so badly. We had a long and hard road ahead of us, and I had a feeling that the other gods wouldn't give in as easily as Apollo had.

Author's Note: So, what do you think? Was it worth the wait? Once again, I apologize for making you guys wait soooo long. I'll try to get these quicker. Next update may be Her Scars. If not, then it will be Regrets. Both chapters are at the same level of completion, which is about 9%. lol. Remember to check out my friends' stories. Truthlieslovestars, formerly known as Master'sEnd, is currently working on the last chapter of "Of Sea-Salt Icecream, Love, and College." I really recommend that story. And eolhcsullivan452 is working on the final arc of her story "Stand There and Watch Me Burn." Two amazing stories are coming to an end. I really recommend them if you haven't read them already. Also, if you like this, check out my story "Light and Dark." It takes place 16 years after "A Heart Divided" and follows my OC's, Yami, Hikari, and John. It might be the last appearance of John, but probably won't be the last story in the "Hearts" series. Until next time, friends...