Hello readers! It's been a long time...RL has been crazy and i've found it hard to write. I haven't felt like writing much FF these days, as I am working on my own novel, but my ideas seem to be coming back so hopefully I can crank more chapters out. Please enjoy!

Disclaimer: I do not and will never own PJ and co.

Percy Jackson hunched against the wall trying to catch his breath. Where ever he had been taken was like a maze. He had been running for hours and still hadn't found his way out.

He heard footsteps behind him and quickly whipped around with his sword in his hands.

The empousa merely sneered at him. "Why do you fight it? You belong with us now."

Percy scowled, "I will never belong with you. I am a son of Poseidon."

Cold hands reached around Percy and grabbed his throat causing him to shiver. A voice whispered in his ear, "are you sure about that? Because all I see…is a traitor."

Percy glared at Brandon. "Erebus."

Erebus crossed his arms with a frown, "Percy Jackson. Where is Pontus?"

Percy growled, "what I do with my body is none of your business."

Erebus narrowed his eyes, "believe what you want, but you can only fight it for so long. Sooner or later Pontus will win and in the end, all your fighting will be for naught." Erebus snapped his fingers, "take him to the dungeons."

Two empousa grabbed Percy by the arms while a third one slapped shackles on his hands and feet that seemed to dampen his energy. Before he could do anything, someone hit him from behind and Percy lost to the darkness.

Sometime later, he awoke. Blinking he could barely make out a shimmery blue figure standing in front of him. "Pontus."

Pontus sneered, "Perseus. I am through playing games with you. It is time for you to go to sleep. This body is mine." The moment he finished, Percy stiffened as he felt his insides grow cold. He glared at Pontus, "what are you doing? Don't do this-"

Pontus laughed. "Don't be afraid Perseus. Allow your mind to dwell in the darkness." He was close enough to touch Percy's nose. Placing his hand on Percy's forehead, his eyes glowed a dark icy blue. "κοιμηθείτε για πάντα."

Percy's eyes fluttered once, then closed. What Percy didn't realize was that this conversation had taken place within Percy's mind. Once his eyes closed, Percy's sub-conscious gave a weak struggle but soon stopped moving.

Percy Jackson was so hidden within himself and in such a deep sleep that it would take a miracle for it to awaken.

On the outside, when Percy Jackson opened his eyes, they glowed an unnatural icy blue.

"Aether! I know you are in here."

Aether sighed, "what do you want Father?"

Ereubus snarled, "that bitch of a sister has produced a new breed called a titan. I sense something dark and foreboding."

Aether inwardly counted to ten. He really had no time to deal with his families arguments. Most of them were all pointless anyway. "I don't know why you are even worried about it. I thought Gaia was your favorite sister anyway."

Ereubus scoffed, "you should still be worried." He narrowed his eyes, "if anything, you should be worried for Hemera."

Aether's eyes narrowed. "What does Hermera have to do with anything?"

Ereubus smirked. "Because…she will be the first to go. I am sure of it."

Aether clenched his fists, "I will never let that happen."

Ereubus shrugged his shoulders, "you most likely won't have a choice." He began to meld into the darkness, "Gaia will stop at nothing to ensure that her children rule the world."

Aether bit his lip as his father vanished. If what his father said was true then he needed to figure out how to protect Hemera. She was the most important person to him. He couldn't lose her.

However his attempts were futile. Gaia was everywhere and Kronos was ruthless in his attack. The primordials were finished. Most of Aether's family had been destroyed. He winced and felt his side.

Golden blood dripped from the wound and he cursed the one who had done this. When he knew he couldn't fight, he had run to Hemera's palace intending to protect her to the end. In the chaos of the battle his little slip hadn't gone unnoticed and one of Kronos's brother's had impaled Aether in the side.

A soft voice was calling his name. Hemera. He had to be strong for her. He swallowed back the pain and made his way towards his sister. As she ran past, Aether reached out and grabbed her arm spinning her around to face him.

She buckled with relief. "Aether. You're here."

"Shh..it will be alright." He wrapped his arms around her and held her close. In the distance they could both hear screams and yells. She glanced up at her brother, "Aether? What's going-"

She was cut off when the guards found them, "there they are! King Kronos wants them before his throne. Get them!"

Aether grabbed her arm and began to pull her in the opposite direction. Aether swore as Hemera tripped and knelt down next to her but it was too late, they were soon surrounded. Hemera grabbed Aether's hand and held it, looking straight at her brother, "whatever happens…never forget me."

Aether licked his lips, "what do you mean?"

She closed her eyes and smiled sadly, "this is it. I can already feel my power vanishing…"

Aether was silent and finally after a few seconds wrapped his arms around her and murmured in her hair, "I promise…I will find you again."

She nodded and in a flash of golden light, the two were gone.

Julian woke with a gasp. He hadn't had a dream like that since he was young. They always unsettled him. He glanced over and saw both Keyx and Sam sleeping next to the fire. Julian wondered if Keyx would mind if he woke him up.

Julian always needed to talk with someone after these dreams. Usually he went to his grandfather but something told him not to call Apollo.

He sighed.

Keyx sat up with a yawn. "What's wrong Jules?"

Julian gave a small smile. So Keyx must have been sleeping lightly. "I had the dream again."

Keyx frowned. "Do you want to talk about it?"

Julian shook his head. Keyx rolled his eyes and moved to sit next to Julian. Julian bit his lip, "do you think that Juliet was taken because of the…the dreams?" It was something that Julian hadn't dared put into words.

Keyx scowled, "possibly…but why would they take her and not you?"

Julian opened his mouth to reply but Keyx suddenly stood up with Riptide out in his hands. He nodded towards Sam, "wake her. We've got company."

Julian swore as red eyes gleamed ominously in the darkness. He quickly shook Sam, "Sam! Wake up!"

She jerked awake, "what-" her yawn was cut off as she spotted the hell hound. She whipped out her sword and stood in the middle of the two boys. "Ideas?"

Keyx smirked, "omega 5."

Both Sam and Julian grinned as Keyx lunged forwards with Riptide arcing in the air. While Keyx came from above, Julian rolled on the ground so that he could strike from the ground. Their swords met as they both met in the middle of the hell hound which burst into golden dust.

Julian stood up with a grin, "that was to easy-" he was cut off as something tackled him to the ground. "Ophh."

"Julian," Keyx yelled. He gripped Riptide harder, "let him go!"

Julian froze at the cold laughter behind him. "I think not little sea prince. He's very important to our cause. Our lord has demanded him alive." His insides shivered as the empousa's cold hands wrapped around his throat.

Keyx narrowed his eyes, "well you can tell Father that I refuse to let him go."

The empousa sneered, "you can try but you will die trying." She snapped her finger's and something landed at Julian's feet.

Both boys gaped in horror. It was Sam. She must have been taken during the hell-hound fight. They should have known that the hell-hound didn't come alone. "She's very weak. Can you disregard her life to save your friends?"

Julian could see that Keyx was struggling. He caught Keyx's eye and shook his head. "Let me go Keyx."

"But," Keyx hesitated.

Julian closed his eyes, "save Sam. I'll fight this with everything I have so…I can wait."

The empousa snorted, "you can try but-"

Julian scowled, "you have no idea what I am capable of." He glanced back at Keyx, "here," he threw his necklace. "Call grandfather. He should be able to help."

Keyx scooped up the necklace, "Jules…are you sure?"

Julian nodded. "Yes. Trust me."

Keyx had no choice but to trust Julian. He closed his eyes, "fine."

The empousa gripped Julian harder. "Goodbye little sea prince. We will see how you act when you are fighting your friends." She laughed as they both vanished into the shadows. By the time Julian could breathe again she had dropped him off in some cell.

He frowned and kicked the bars. "Damn!"

"Julian? Is that you?"

He perked up and spun around, "Juliet? Where are you?"

"Here," his sister's face pressed against the cell next to his. Julian let out a sigh of relief to see that she was unharmed and pressed his forehead into the bars trying to get close. She sniffed, "what are you doing here?"

Julian bit his lip, "um…"

Juliet glanced up at him, "have you been having stranger dreams?"

Julian paused and gasped. "What do you mean," he demanded.

Juliet looked wary, "I've been having weird dreams all of a sudden. About…Hemera and Aether."

Julian didn't know what to say. This was his worst nightmare. He had never wanted Juliet to get caught up in this.

"Well, well, well. You're finally here."

Julian spun around at the voice. "Go away. I won't follow you."

Percy Jackson snorted, "you don't have a choice." He moved in closer, "I've been waiting for you for a long time. It is time to rejoin your family."

Julian spat in his face. "The only family I have is on Olympia. I have no other family."

Percy curled his lip in anger. "You will pay for that, but right now…it is time." He yanked Julian by the arm and from Juliet's scream, Julian was sure that someone had grabbed her as well. Percy yanked Julian down the hallway and didn't stop until they were in some inner chamber.

Julian was thrown against the wall where his arms were shackled leaving him to hang like a rag doll.

Percy stepped forward and gripped Julian's chin. "Hmm…" Percy turned to glance over his shoulder, "I think you should do the honors."

The shadows shifted to allow a dark haired man step forward. His black icy eyes regarded Julian with intensity. The man slowly moved to replace Percy and Julian glared up at the strange man. "So…you hold the soul of my son. We have been waiting."

Julian narrowed his eyes, "I'm not your son and never will be-"

The man smirked, "but oh contrary…you are my son. I can sense it within you. Your power is just screaming to be used." He waved his hands in front of Julian's face and Julian felt his eyelids grow heavy. "With this Aether will be with us once more."

Keyx clenched his fists in anger as he watched Apollo work his magic on Sam. When Apollo was finished he turned and gazed at Keyx. "Where is Julian?"

Keyx looked away in guilt and shame.

Apollo sighed. "They took him…didn't they?"

Keyx could only nod.

Apollo closed his eyes and rubbed his forehead. He could feel a headache coming. "Have you told Will and Nico?"

Keyx shook his head. "No. I was going to contact them next."

"No," Apollo disagreed. "Don't tell them just yet."

Keyx wasn't sure. "Why?" He bit his lip, "is there something going on that involves Julian?" He could see Apollo shift which told Keyx he was correct. He curled his lip in anger, "then this has to do with those dreams…doesn't it?"

Apollo blinked in surprise. "He told you?"

Keyx snorted, "of course. He's my best friend."

Apollo sighed then placed his hand on Keyx's shoulder, "look Keyx…I'm going to tell you something I've never told anyone."

Keyx was shocked. "Me? Why?"

Apollo shrugged his shoulders, "call it whatever you want but something tells me you will have a bigger piece to play." He looked Keyx straight in the eye, "Julian's fate has always been to awaken as Aether. I've known since Will first showed him to me. Same with Juliet. I don't know how Will and Nico found those two, but something drew them to Julian and Juliet the night they were found." Apollo closed his eyes, "they will be instrumental in the upcoming fight." He tapped Keyx on the chest, "same as you."

Keyx blinked in confusion. "What do you mean?"

Apollo held his finger up to his lip, signaling that the conversation was over. "Remember…don't tell anyone what I've said. Also…I have a feeling that they will return sooner or later. It's time to head back." He snapped his fingers and the next thing Keyx knew was that he was back on Olympia.

He gazed over at Apollo who winked then vanished with a flare of sunlight.

Melody shivered. She'd had the dream again. Now it was even worse that Lady Artemis was gone.

She laid her head on her knees and her mind drifted back to the dream.

Olympia was in flames. No matter where she looked, there was death and destruction. Demi-gods were in lines, shackled together as the monster's looked on with glee. The Gods had all but faded, their powers now nothing more then a mere laugh while they could only look on in dread.

Melody wanted to cry. Everything she loved was gone, everything within her screamed at her to take revenge, to strike down the one person responsible for all of this.

However, she couldn't.

Her hand wavered on her bow. Ice blue eyes mocked her with unhidden glee. He smirked, "well little hunter…I'm waiting. Do it!"

She swallowed but still her hands wouldn't obey her mind.

He sneered, "you don't have what it takes." He crossed his arms, "I killed your family…your friends and still you can't pull the trigger."

A tear leaked from out of the corner of her eye as she dropped her bow. "You're right. I can't," she shrugged with a cry. "I can't…because this…" she stepped forward and placed her hand on his cheek and stroked it with gentle a gentle hand. "This isn't what you really want."

He snarled, "of course it is. I've wanted those Olympian's gone for centuries. I-"

She shook her head, "no it isn't." She gripped his face so that their eyes could meet. "Deep down you only wanted one thing." She leaned forwards so that their lips were almost touching, "the one thing that was taken from you."

He pulled back with a growl. "What do you know? You know not-" before he could finish, she closed the gap and crushed her mouth to his. Having been a hunter since a young age, she had always been taught that men were nothing but dirt and scum. However, here and now she found that she couldn't agree with that anymore.

Automatically his arms came around and pulled her closer, the kiss deepening. Melody's knees went weak but she had never felt safer or more at home.

Here in his arms, she belonged.

"Thalassa," he murmured.

That was always when she woke up. Melody shivered once more. Biting her lip, she was filled with guilt. She should hate all men but in her dreams when…when the man held her closer she couldn't help but be filled with happiness.

She was betraying all that the hunters stood for.

"Melody."

Her head snapped up and wept tears of relief at her father. "Father," she sniffed.

Apollo sighed and sat down next to her. He didn't ask but just opened his arms and held her close. Apollo gazed at her sadly, "I had hoped it wouldn't have come to this."

She blinked, "…Father?"

Apollo leaned forward and kissed her forehead. "Save him."

Melody swallowed then bit her lip, "but…I'm not sure that I can."

Apollo gripped her chin forcing her eyes to meet his. "You are stronger then you think. I know the dreams you are having…" he closed his eyes as if he didn't want to relive this memory but had to anyway. "When you were born…the fates came to me and told me something that I did not agree with."

She didn't understand. "I don't understand. What did the fates tell you?"

Apollo sighed, leaned forward and whispered in her ear. Her eyes grew wide with shock at the words and when Apollo pulled away, she didn't know what to say.

Thunder rumbled in the background. Apollo stood up, "I have to go. Goodbye Melody."

Melody was to stunned to even react to his departure. As soon as he was gone, she ran.

Zeus was angry. He glared at his brother. "This is all your fault. Your son has been a thorn in my side since he came to camp."

Poseidon scowled, "you're just mad because he showed you up after both the titan war and the war with Gaia."

Zeus narrowed his eyes, "Percy Jackson should have been killed a long time ago, but because of your soft-"

Poseidon grabbed his trident. "Say that again."

Athena rolled her eyes and stepped in between the two. "Stop." She turned to Poseidon, "why are you having second thoughts? I thought you agreed that Perseus was a danger to society."

Poseidon hesitated before he sighed, "I did but something is telling me that he can still be saved. I am not sure how though-"

A bright flash cut him off. Apollo was the first person to react. "Artemis!" He leaped off his throne and ran towards his sister.

Most of Olympus was in shock. Zeus stepped forward, "how are you still alive?"

Artemis shook her head, "I no not what they used but all it did was put me to sleep." She wavered but one look at Poseidon gave her the strength. "Percy saved me."

That sent the Gods into an uproar.

Hermes shut them all up with a very loud whistle. He glanced at Artemis, "what do you mean Percy saved you? I thought he was under Pontus's control."

She shrugged her shoulders, "he must be fighting it. He let me go."

Poseidon glared at Zeus, "see! Percy can still be saved. We just need to-"

"And just how do you suggest we do that," Hera spoke up. "Even if we wanted to save Percy," she said with unhidden disgust, "we would still need a way to get close and who would want to head into that monster infested camp?"

Poseidon drooped.

Apollo bit his lip, "I may have an idea."

"What are you hiding boy," Ares snarled. "Your very shifty. Are you hiding something?"

Everyone turned to glance at Apollo. The sun god gave a sad smile, "just leave it to me." He bent down to whisper in Artemis's ear. Whatever he said had the auburn haired girl frown in displeasure. A few more whispered heated conversations between the two had the auburn haired girl sigh then reluctantly nod. Apollo smiled then vanished in a flare of sunlight.

Aphrodite gazed at Artemis, "what did Apollo want?"

Artemis closed her eyes, "the freedom of one of my hunter's. His daughter…Melody."

"Why would he do that," asked Hermes.

Artemis turned her gaze to Hades, who had stayed quiet throughout the whole process. She scowled, "what does Thalassa have to do with all of this?"

If possible Hades grew even paler. So did Zeus and most of the older Gods, Poseidon included. Hades stood up abruptly from his throne, "excuse me. I have to go." He vanished without another word.

Athena pursed her lips, "Thalassa vanished eons ago. Why bring her name up now of all times?" She glanced to Poseidon, "Poseidon? Do you know-"

Poseidon shook his head. "I think Hades has the right idea. I have to go." He vanished in a sea of water.

Athena frowned.

Zeus coughed, "anyway…this discussion is over. Prepare for war." He bolted out leaving more confusion behind.

Aphrodite only shook her head with a sigh, "those poor love-birds. What a tragic story."

Artemis scowled, "what do you mean?"

Aphrodite shrugged her shoulders, "it's not my story to tell. I would suggest asking Hades but it appears he doesn't want to talk." She waved Artemis over, "come and let's do something about your hair. Don't you know that-"

Artemis glowered and Aphrodite pouted but got the message. She grabbed Ares and the two vanished as well.

The other gods began to filter out and even though Artemis was brimming with curiosity, she knew she had to get to her hunters. Perhaps she could ask Chiron. With that idea in her mind, she flashed out to camp.

That's that...stay tuned!

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