Percy's POV
As we headed for Olympus I put Annabeth on Blackjack in front of me and I held her waist. The people going were: Jason, Piper, Leo, Reyna, Hazel, Frank, Nico, Grover, Annabeth, Bay, Joel, Rex, Alexis, Adam, Bianca, and me. Bay and Joel rode Pegasus, Alexis and Rex rode Porkpie (A/N: I'm making up some of the names for the Pegasus.), Adam and Bianca rode on Jackie, Jason and Piper rode on Beauty, Leo and Reyna rode on Blaze, Frank and Hazel rode Arion, and Nico shadow traveled with Grover who wasn't too pleased.
"To the Empire State Building!" I told all the Pegasus. They whinnied in response and took off.
"Percy? Where are we?" Annabeth asked.
"We are flying to the Empire State Building Wise Girl." I told her.
"Why?" she asked.
"You said it was under attack." I told her. As if on cue, she winced. The reason I never ever questioned Olympus is because Annabeth's life line was tied to the building. As long as it stood she would be in top condition.
"I'm worried." She said.
"I am too, but everything will be alright." I told her.
"I don't know Percy. Dionysus' temple has already been destroyed and they are working on Aphrodite's and Hermes'." She told me concern in her voice.
"I won't let anything happen to you. I promise." I told her. She nodded her head and leaned back into my chest for the rest of the ride. We landed on the roof and we used the sky entrance. I picked the six hundredth floor and the elevator flew upward. Thank the gods Annabeth had made the elevator bigger because otherwise not all of us would fit. Ding! What I saw was horrifying.
Monsters, old and new, were fighting the weakening gods.
"We don't need your help!" Zeus yelled.
"Yes we do! Be logical!" Athena yelled. She was even able to glare at me. I smiled back in response.
"Let's go!" I yelled. We began our fight.
Bay's POV
We started to fight. We charged in to help the gods. After a while I heard a hideous screech.
"Now, after my three girls have failed to kill you I will seek revenge!" a woman yelled. The woman was half-woman, half-sea monster and she had pinned dad down.
"What?" he yelled.
"I am Ceto! You killed my favorite child, Medusa! Tricked by another Perseus! Unbelievable! I shall avenge her death!" the monster, Ceto, yelled.
"No!" I yelled. With all my might I used the water around me and hit Ceto with as much force as I could manage. Ceto flew into the wall. She was enraged.
"Who dares- oh, I see. Percy Jackson has a daughter. A daughter for a daughter, eh?" she asked grabbing my neck and hoisting me up.
"Leave her alone! She is just a kid!" dad yelled.
"Like I actually care? This will be more fun than killing you! But let's make this even better." She said as she grabbed mom by her neck as well and slammed mom into the wall. Dad was angry I could see it in his eyes.
"Your family shall be dead and as soon as I am done with these two I'll go find your mother and father-in-law." She challenged him. He growled and I felt the water shift bellow our feet.
"I'm not ever going to let that happen!" he yelled and with that the room burst into water. I wriggled free, but Ceto knocked me back into the wall. She released mom, who fell to the floor unconscious, and leaped at me. All of the sudden Joel was there defending me. He raised his hand above his head.
"Water and lightning is a deadly combo!" he yelled as a lightning bolt shot down from the sky and electrocuted Ceto.
"You shall pay for this Joel Grace! Pay!" she shrieked as she turned into a pile of gold dust.
"Are you okay?" Joel asked me.
"I'm not the one that was just told that I would 'Pay'!" I said mocking Ceto. I took a look around as all the monsters disappeared. Joel's face suddenly twisted in pain. He sank to his knees revealing a large man.
"You killed my wife and some of my kids! Now I have killed you! I am Phorcys!" he bellowed. I caught Joel and let tears slip from my eyes.
"Please stop!" I urged the god. I wept harder holding Joel's head in my lap.
"Never! I shall finish my wife's biding." He told me. I knew he meant he would kill me, but I just cried even harder as Joel's face grew paler and he closed his eyes. Now I was pissed.
"You shall finish nothing! I am Bay Jackson! Daughter of Percy and Annabeth, grandchild of Poseidon and Athena! I don't care who you are! I will kill you!" I screamed. The water bent with my every word and soon the primordial sea god was engulfed in water. He screamed several times.
"You have not seen the last of me and my children Bay Jackson! You have made a true enemy today!" Phorcys yelled. When I released the water he was gone. I sank to me knees. I felt weak and broken.
'This is my entire fault, you're hurt.' Pegasus said in my mind.
"No, I used too much energy." I told him.
'Stay awake Bay.' He urged me, but I didn't listened. I tried to stand back up, but fell backwards and passed out. I felt a pair of arms catch me and then the world went dark.
**Line Break**
"Bay? Bay?" a voice called me.
"I don't think she is awake." Another voice came. I groaned in response.
"Bay, come on, open your eyes." The first voice said again. I found my eyelids sliding open against my will. My vision was slowly clearing and I could make out several figures.
"She's alive." The second voice exclaimed. After a second I realized it was Alexis.
"Wh-what happened?" I asked them.
"You used up too much of your power." The first voice answered me. I looked over to find Joel standing there.
"Joel? But I thought… I thought you were-" I couldn't bring myself to say it. He shushed me. I sat up with a little help from Joel and Alexis.
"It's okay, I should really thank you." He said.
"For what?" I asked. I saw Bianca and Adam at the bottom of my bed and Rex was next to Alexis.
"You saved my life. No explanation needed." He insisted. I was in no mood to fight with him so I just let it go, even though I know he is hiding something.
"Where are my parents?" I asked them. Rex and Alexis moved to show my dad asleep next to my mom who was also asleep.
"They will be fine." Joel reassured me.
"Okay, what about the other adults?" I asked them.
"Here they come now." Adam said as Mr. and Mrs. Grace walked in followed by Mr. and Mrs. Valdez, Mr. and Mrs. Zhang, Mr. DiAngelo, and Uncle Grover.
"Hey sweetie, how are you feeling?" Mrs. Grace asked me. She winked at me. I still didn't know why she was thanking me. I figured I'd ask her later.
"Better, I don't know why Joel keeps thanking me though?" I told her. Joel blushed, I didn't know why.
"You shall know soon enough." She said grinning ear to ear.
"Percy…" Uncle Grover said shaking my dad awake.
"What, oh, sorry Grover." Dad said rubbing his head. His head snapped towards mom and he slumped a little.
"Dad?" I asked trying to get his attention. His head snapped back in my direction and he brightened up a little. He got up and walked over to me. Rex and Alexis made room for him.
"Hey kiddo, how are you doing?" dad asked me.
"I'm okay." I told him. I noticed he looked up at Joel. I hadn't even noticed, but Joel was holding my hand. He and I both pulled away at the same time. I felt myself blush and Joel did the same.
"That's good." He responded.
"How is mom?" I asked. He looked over his shoulder.
"She'll be alright. She was slammed pretty hard into that wall." He told me. I nodded.
"Percy?" mom mumbled. Dad turned around right away and I jumped out of bed the opposite way only to walk straight into Joel. He caught me and I felt butterflies fill my stomach. I looked into his ever changing eyes.
"Sorry…" I trailed off looking down at my feet. I pushed past him and walked over to mom.
"Hey." Dad said to her.
"Where is Bay?" mom asked.
"I'm right here." I told her. She smiled and looked between dad and me.
"Anything happen?" she asked as she examined me curiously. At first I thought she was talking about Joel and I and I felt myself blushing.
"What do you mean?" I asked nervously. She raised an eyebrow and gave dad a funny look. They exchanged a silent conversation and mom was satisfied with whatever dad 'said'.
"I meant during the fight." She said.
"I passed out after using too much power." I told her. She nodded letting me know she understood. Dad grabbed her hand and whispered something in her ear. She looked at me and then at someone, but I couldn't tell who. After she did that, she began to laugh.
"Just like us!" she exclaimed. They were both laughing now. I didn't bother asking because I knew they wouldn't tell me. Dad helped mom up and she leaned into him.
"Let's go get some food." Dad said. No one argued and we began to file out.
"Mrs. Grace, can I ask you something?" I asked her.
"Sure sweetie, what is it?" she asked.
"Why do you always say thank you to me? Like when Joel woke up after I touched him, you said thank you." I asked. She smiled.
"That's for the two of you to figure out." She said before walking out the door leaving me there to think for a while. I began to follow them still thinking about it.
A/N: sorry for not updating really fast! Let me know what you all think!
