Disclaimer: I do not own Percy Jackson and the Olympians or the Heroes of Olympus Series.

Story: Immortal Seas

Chapter Quote: "Friendship is a single soul dwelling in two bodies." - Aristotle

Chapter 10: Friendship

Camp Half Blood

Percy was asleep in his bed within the Poseidon cabin. He was sound asleep, but he faintly heard the door to the cabin open. He ignored it as sometimes Tyson would come to visit him early in the morning. Percy's brother knew better than to wake up the son of Poseidon. He could be pretty grumpy in the morning. The whole camp knew that Percy wasn't an early riser.

Suddenly, Percy felt someone jump on his chest and press his arms to the bed. Percy's eyes opened wide, but he didn't see anybody. He could feel the weight on his chest and the grip the person had on his wrists. They were pretty strong, but not stronger than the son of Poseidon and the only child of the big three to have bathed in the Styx. He pushed back quickly with his incredible strength. The person fell off him and onto the floor with a thud.

"Damn, what in Hades?" a voice said. A girl's voice, but no ordinary girl, it was Annabeth. She took off her Yankee's cap and instantly became visible. She was lying on the cabin floor in shorts and a camp shirt. Her golden curls cascaded down to her shoulders. Percy just stared at her in wonder; she was so beautiful. "You didn't have to be so rough, Seaweed Brain."

Percy smiled at the nickname that she had for him. He looked down into her grey eyes, and then he looked at her lips. He blushed at the thought of kissing her. "I'm sorry. I didn't know it was you," Percy said.

Annabeth smiled at him. She knew that he would never intentionally hurt her. "No problem. I would have done the same, if someone woke me up that way," she said. Annabeth stood up and walked toward Percy's bed. She gave him a mischievous grin that made Percy's heart beat faster. "There are always other ways to wake you up." She sat on his lap and wrapped her arms around Percy's neck. Electricity shot up the son of Poseidon's body at her touch. Percy's mind went blank as Annabeth leaned forward and pressed her lips to his. He felt the familiar sensation of his brain melting.

"Get up Perce. Its almost time to go," someone yelled breaking the son of Poseidon away from his dream.

Percy awoke in a familiar bed. He was in his bed in the Poseidon cabin. At first he thought all those terrible things that happened to him were a dream, but then he noticed the two familiar people standing over him, his brothers. Percy sighed as the hurt, pain and anger washed over him again. His dream of Annabeth was real, but it was just a past memory. One from when they first started dating. At first he felt like his old self, but now he was back to being the serious and angry young man. The one that spent the last two hundred years in the underworld training to be the greatest hero he could be. He sat up in his bed as he pulled the familiar pen out from under his pillow. He uncapped it and Riptide extended into his hand. The grip still fit his hand perfectly. Percy stared at the celestial bronze blade. He marveled at the beauty of the blade as it glowed in the early morning light.

"You missed the sword, didn't you?" Orion said as he stood next to Percy's bed.

"Yes," Percy said. He hid his emotions well, but Orion could tell that his younger brother was filled with mixed feelings.

"Are you ready for today?" Orion asked as he studied his brother's reaction.

"Yes," Percy began. "What do you think this boat or ship is? Chiron acted like it was familiar."

"It might be, but I'm sure it's not familiar to me or Theseus. We've been gone too long," Orion answered.

"I'm going to get ready," Percy said. He stood and walked into the bathroom. He closed the door behind him.

Orion and Theseus both began to pack their duffel bags. "I thought that coming to camp might bring him out of his bad attitude," Theseus said.

Orion looked at the bathroom door sadly. "I did too, but now he's back to his angry self," Orion said.

"We need to give him time," Theseus said.

"How much time does he need?" Orion asked.

"It's hard to say, but I'm not ready to give up on him, are you?" Theseus asked.

Orion shook his head. "No, I'm not," Orion said.

Later that morning

Chiron had told them to go to breakfast with the rest of the campers. Percy protested, but finally relented as Chiron gave him a disapproving glare. Percy never wanted to disappoint Chiron. The three brothers walked into the mess hall side by side. As they entered, all eyes were on them. The brothers could hear the kids whispering as the brothers sat at the Poseidon table.

The Aphrodite girls stared at the sons of Poseidon, but most fixed their hungry stares on Percy. He looked closer to their age, so it was natural that they would stare longingly at the youngest son of Poseidon. Percy never met their eyes. The nymphs brought food to the trio. The brothers stood and made their way up to offer food to the gods. The three prayed to their father. They knew it was unlikely that he heard them, but they were all thinking of his wellbeing. The brothers sat at their table and began to eat. Percy stared straight ahead without looking at any of the other campers.

Orion and Theseus watched their brother. They were worried about him. That was clear to anyone that watched them.

Theseus looked at the other tables, but his eyes rested on the Athena table. The curious grey eyed children stared back at him. It was clear that they knew who he was.

Movement from the door to the mess hall broke Theseus away from his stare contest with the children of the goddess he once loved. Theseus looked towards the door to see twenty young girls dressed in silver hunter's outfits walk into the mess hall. They were led by a tall dark haired girl with electric blue eyes. She wore a silver circlet on her head and a black Green Day shirt under her hunter's garb. She sat down at the Artemis table with the other hunters. She looked over to the Poseidon table. Her eyes widened in shock. Theseus watched her stand up and walk towards the brothers.

Theseus looked at Percy. "We're about to have company," Theseus said. Orion's eyes widened, he knew a hunter when he saw one. Percy looked towards the table and a huge smile crossed his face at the sight of Thalia. Thalia smiled at him in return. Percy stood and walked towards his friend. Thalia stopped only a few feet from him. She just stared at him as if he was a puff of smoke that might blow away at any moment.

"Pinecone Face, It's really me," Percy said. Thalia closed the distance between them and hugged her lost cousin tightly. Percy felt something wet on his shoulder. He pulled Thalia away a little to look at her. Her blue eyes were watery with tears. The tears streaked down her cheeks. Percy just looked at her in shock. Thalia Grace didn't cry. He pulled her back into a hug and let her cry. He held her for another minute before she pulled away.

"I missed you so much," Thalia said before she punched him in the shoulder, hard.

Percy winced in pain. "What was that for? I thought you missed me," Percy said.

Thalia laughed. "That's for getting yourself killed Kelp Head," Thalia said. A smile stretched across her face, but it turned into a frown as memories flooded through her mind. "We were the ones that found your body." Thalia wiped another tear away at the memory.

"I'm sorry," Percy said. Two coughs erupted from the table behind him. Percy turned to see his brothers looking at him expectantly. Theseus and Orion stood and walked toward their brother. Percy turned to look at his brothers with Thalia at his side. "Thals, these are my brothers, Theseus and Orion." At the name Orion, her face paled.

"Orion as in…" she started, but Orion cut her off.

"Just Orion," Orion said. He knew that she was about to say Artemis's Orion.

"Nice to meet you," Thalia said. She could take a hint.

"So, you're the daughter of Zeus. Nice to finally meet you, cousin," Theseus said.

Thalia smiled at the eldest son of Poseidon, and then she looked at Percy. "Yeah, I talked about you," Percy explained.

Thalia smiled mischievously. "You really missed me then?" Thalia asked.

Percy shook his head in mock annoyance, but then he looked at her seriously. "Of course I did," he said.

"How did you come back? What are you all doing here?" Thalia began to ask question after question, until Percy raised his hand to silence her.

"Hold on Thals, let me explain," Percy said before he told her the entire story. At the end Thalia looked at her cousins sadly.

"Sorry about your dad," Thalia said.

"No worries; we're going to save him," Orion said. Percy and Theseus nodded.

Thalia looked back over toward the hunters. They all glared at her for talking to boys or men in this case. "I better get going," Thalia said. She began to walk over to her table, but she turned and said, "Good luck and Percy, stay in touch." Percy smiled as she walked back to her table. The brothers sat at their table and finished breakfast.

"She seems pretty nice," Theseus said. Percy nodded, but Orion frowned. "For a hunter that is."

After breakfast the three brothers left the mess hall. The campers and hunters all stared at them, but Percy felt a pair of eyes looking at him angrily. He turned and looked into the blue eyes of a hunter with dark brown hair. The girl looked to be fourteen and she glared at the son of Poseidon with barely controlled rage. Percy didn't know the girl, so why did she hate him so much. He knew hunters hated boys or men, but this girl seemed to hate him personally. He shook that feeling off as he followed his brothers to the beach.

After several minutes of walking, the sons of Poseidon reached the ocean. The three children of the sea stared at the rough ocean waves and frowned. Their father really was in trouble. They walked down the beach until they stood in front of a long wooden pier. Percy didn't remember the camp having a pier here before. They walked onto the pier, but Percy stopped in his tracks as he stared at the familiar boat at the end of the wooden dock. It was a Greek trireme covered in celestial bronze. On the side of the ship carved into the bronze was the name, Argo II.

Theseus and Orion both looked at their brother. They knew this ship. It was the one Percy spoke of often when he told the stories of the giant war. This was the ship of the seven; the one that helped save the world.

Percy led his brothers toward the ship. Percy stood in front of it as he traced his hands down the side of the ship. He marveled at how well the ship was preserved. It looked like it did two hundred years ago.

"You can thank the Hephaestus cabin for taking such good care of it," Chiron said.

The brothers turned to see the old centaur standing behind them. "This is our transportation?" Theseus asked.

Chiron smiled. "I hope it meets your expectations," Chiron said.

Orion and Theseus smiled. "I think it will work," Orion said.

Percy nodded. "Does it still fly?" Percy asked. He watched as his brothers shivered at the thought.

"I'm afraid not, but I think it's better this way," Chiron said.

Percy laughed. It was a genuine one. "You're right of course," Percy said.

Theseus looked at his brothers, and then at Chiron. "We'll take it," Theseus said. "We need to prepare to leave, now." Theseus looked at the ocean and his green eyes seemed to turn two shades darker than normal. "Our father is in worse danger than we thought."

AN: The Argo is their transportation. Next chapter the search for the lost phalanx of Atlantis, so stay tuned.