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I flashed into the throne room of Olympus to find the Olympians all sat in their seats of power, waiting for me. Even Poseidon was here, although he didn't look too happy about it. I suppose it is because he is only here to win the war so he can find out more about Percy. If only he knew.

I still didn't know weather I would reveal myself to him after the war. After all, I could tell him about my life, then make up a heroic death for me a couple of years before the start of the war. Or I could just tell him the truth, that his son is now the commander and adopted son of Chaos.

Yeah, maybe not. He probably wouldn't believe me anyway.

I was pulled out of my thoughts as Zeus greeted me. "There you are, Thysia. Are you ready for the meeting to begin?" I nodded, and Zeus continued. "Well then, lets get started. Artemis, what have you found out about the monsters that attacked camp?"

"My hunters searched along the shoreline for evidence of where the monsters boarded the boats to attack camp and found their tracks not two miles from camp. We followed the tracks back and found a secondary force of two hundred monsters hiding within easy striking distance of camp."

"Very well. Tomorrow I want you to take your hunters and kill them. Take some of Apollo cabin if you do not have enough people. I want you to make sure that camp is as protected as possible, do you understand?"

"Yes, Father." Artemis replied.

"Athena, have you been able to discover the purpose behind today's attack?" Zeus questioned.

"I have no evidence, father, but I believe that the first monster attack on camp in weeks coincides too well with the arrival of Chaos Army to be coincidence. I think that this attack was meant to test their strengths and weaknesses."

"I agree. This was not chance." I spoke up.

"Does this mean that we have a spy in camp? Who told the enemy of Chaos Army's arrival?" Hermes asked, no doubt thinking of Luke.

"Can't be." Dionysus said. "Much as I hate to admit it, none of the brats knew that Chaos Army was coming. Hades, we didn't even find out until five minutes before they showed up at camp, and that was only because they decided to be nice and notify us instead of just turning up out of the blue."

"Stop using my name as a curse." Hades grumbled, but was widely ignored.

"Dionysus is correct." Hestia joined in. "How could the campers have known that Chaos Army was coming when we did not? Many small things that turn out to be very large indeed can be heard at the hearth, but I heard not a whisper. I do not believe a camper could have known."

"You are, of course, missing the obvious solution. If the spy is not in your ranks, they must be in mine." I stated.

"That would be the logical solution. However, we do not know if this spy has ways of knowing things that we do not. The spy may still be within our ranks. We have no way of knowing for certain." Athena chimed in.

"Let's not jump to conclusions. We all know how that turns out." Apollo glared daggers at most of his fellow immortals and I smiled faintly. Apollo was one of the three Olympians, not counting Hestia and Hades who at the time were not on the council and so had no vote, who said that I was innocent. Being the god of Truth, he knew that I wasn't lying when I said I was innocent. He must still hold it against the council for not listening to him. I saw Poseidon visibly flinch at Apollo's words. A small, petty part of me swelled in spite as I saw that. I mentally squished it. Now was not the time. Even if I did have every right to be a vindictive bastard for what he had done. I broke the awkward silence that ensued Apollo's comment.

"If the spy is in Chaos Army, they'd have to be pretty low-level. Anyone higher would have caught Luke's attention and we would know about them."

Athena frowned at me. "How so?"

"Luke has the ability to sense people's loyalties. If someone who'd betrayed us got too close to him, he'd be able to tell that they'd switched sides." I explained his special gift.

"I wonder if his past loyalties had any bearing on his power?" Athena mused.

"Thysia." Artemis drew my attention away from Athena. "Could you arrange it so Luke is in contact with all of the campers at one time or another to see if there is a spy at camp?"

I nodded. "I'll arrange it. It shouldn't be too difficult. Luke is a good teacher and an even better swordsman. He can be a trainer there."

"Very well then, so now we have done all we can to stop this spy, can someone please tell me what you did," Hades pointed at me. "To convince my brother to help us in this war."

All the gods looked at me and Poseidon, waiting for one of us to speak up. I looked at Poseidon, who appeared to be afraid. I wonder why. I shook off the thought and began to explain.

"The soul of Perseus Jackson went missing, did it not?" I asked, directing my question to Hades.

"Yes." He frowned. "Disappeared without a trace. Charon's memory had been wiped, and so far any attempts to restore it have failed. We have no idea where he has gone, or who took him, since memory is not something that Percy had the power to change."

"Perseus met Chaos on the boat ride to the underworld."

For a heartbeat, there was silence in the room. Then chaos broke loose as all the gods except Poseidon began yelling all at once.

"SILENCE!" Zeus bellowed. "Thysia, would you please expand on that statement? We have been trying to find Percy to atone for our mistakes for five years now. If you know where he is, please tell us."

"Perseus was offered a job in Chaos Army, by Chaos himself. Perseus accepted, so Chaos erased Charon's memory and took Perseus to Chaos Planet, where he has been living in between missions ever since."

"So he's alive?" Apollo asked, hope in his tone.

"Yes. Yes, he's alive." I couldn't help but wonder if I'd given too much away. It would only take one mistake, and Athena would figure out who I am.

"Can we talk to him?" Apollo asked.

"Weather or not you talk to him depends on weather or not he wants to talk to you. I will, however be making a full report on the war when we get home, which usually includes not only details on the war, but on who fought and how they have changed, including your newfound closeness with your demigod children and your regret over the murder of your saviour. For some reason, I am almost certain that this report will find it's way to Perseus, even if it isn't supposed to, strictly speaking."

"Thank you." Zeus said. His eyes shone with sincerity. He really had changed.

"I didn't do it for you, I did it for Percy. A part of him broke when you betrayed him, and no matter how many people he saves, it won't heal until he has forgiven you. I hope, for your sake, that you are worth forgiving."

"So do we." Athena said. I glanced at her. She was staring down at her lap, tears brimming in her eyes. I looked away quickly. She wanted you dead, she wanted you dead. I chanted to myself. You can't forgive them all so quickly. They've only dealt with this for five years, you've dealt with it for thousands.

So you should be over it by now. A small part of my mind told me.

Shut up, I told it.

"In order to get Poseidon's aid in the coming war, I promised him information on Percy, once we've won. He agreed, as long as I answered three of his questions about Percy. I did that. Poseidon can tell you what I told him." I finished, and gestured for Poseidon to start talking.

I tuned out as Poseidon informed the council of everything he knew, including the questions he asked, my answers to them and the piece of information I'd let slip about chaos time moving faster. I took the time to look around the room properly. It was redesigned after the second titan war when most of Olympus was destroyed. I recognised the pieces of it that were designed by Annabeth. It made he familiar pang in my heart come back, but I ignored it.

I walked over to the hearth in the room. Hestia was in her throne at the moment but I knew that usually she would be here, or at Camp Half-Blood, tending the flames. I couldn't help but remember my sixteenth birthday. emHope survives best at the hearth./em Those words had served me well in the darkest of times, not only during the great prophecy but also in Chaos Army, when we were facing a particularly difficult enemy.

"Thysia?" Zeus interrupted my reverie, which was good, because thinking about that would not end well. "May I ask you a question?"

"You may ask. I may not answer." My voice was cold. I saw Zeus visibly flinch. Oops. I reigned in my anger. I shouldn't take it out on the Olympians. For once, the bad memories weren't their fault.

"When you first arrived on Olympus to offer your aid, Chaos said that you bore a grudge against us. Is that because of Percy?"

"Yes. Percy and I are friends on Chaos. He told me his story, his quests, his whole life, and in turn I told him mine. That's why all of the people in the Elite team are from this world. They are Percy's friends."

"So that's it. I never completely bought the whole 'I watched Percy's quests' thing." Athena commented. "It just didn't fit for some reason."

"I imagine not." I went back to staring into the fire.

"Well." Zeus started. "I think that about wraps it up for this meeting. Council dismissed!"

The room was filled with flashes of light as the gods and goddesses travelled away. I heard small, light footsteps approach me, but I did not look up as I greeted her.

"Hello, Hestia."

"Hello, Thysia. How are you?" She stood next to me now.

"Fine." I waited for a few moments, then spoke again, considerably kinder and softer than I had in the meeting. "Is there something I can help you with?"

"Just one thing." She paused, and I sensed that she was trying to decide how to say what was on her mind. I chuckled softly. "It's okay, Hestia. I don't bite. Not to you, anyway."

She remained silent for a moment before deciding to speak. "Is the reason you don't mind me because I never did anything to harm you, Percy?"

"Yes, I-" I stopped suddenly and tensed as I realized what I'd admitted to. It was Hestia's turn to chuckle softly.

"It's okay, Percy. If you haven't told anyone yet, it's because you're not ready."

"You won't tell?" I asked.

"No, I won't tell." I looked at her, and she smiled reassuringly at me. I relaxed again.

We sat in silence for a while. I would have left, but I could tell that she still had something on her mind. "You are still troubled about something. What is it?" I gently asked her.

"Will you forgive Poseidon and the others?" She blurted out. "I mean, I'm not saying that you should after what happened to you, but I was just curious."

"I honestly don't know. I've been alive ten thousand years now, but I still have no idea whether I can forgive or not. For a long time, I hated them. My friends still do, on my behalf. I want to forgive them. It's just hard to forget."

"I'm glad." Hestia said softly. "Percy, I just wanted to say, I'm sorry. I should have done something, I shouldn't've let them-"

I glanced at her sharply. Her face was turned away from me, so I carefully held her chin and turned her head towards me. Tears were streaming down her face. I carefully wiped them away. "Hestia, you did all you could. Besides, you did help me, remember? And anyway, I'm fine now. Chaos healed me." I gently pulled her into a hug and she cried. "I don't blame you, Hestia. It wasn't your fault."

After a while, she pulled away. "You should go. You have to look after your team."

I nodded. "Will you be all right?"

Hestia smiled at me. "I'll be fine. I just needed to get that off my chest. I didn't like seeing you hurt, I was afraid you might blame me."

"I've never blame you for that, Hestia. It wasn't your fault." I looked into Hestia's eyes and tried to convey my sincerity.

A light blush covered her cheeks. She nodded.

"I'll see you around, Hestia." I said, and flashed out.

Pairing will be Percy/Hestia. It's unusual, but that's why I chose it. They aren't just going to look at each other and fall in love, though. Those stories never make sense to me.

Enjoy, Shib.