Home, family reunion, memories, gifts.
We all appeared at Thalia's old home (The Tree), to find it flourishing with life. The Campers were wall staring at them (Or maybe it was the Tree). Chiron galloped up to us with a smile.
"Your parents must be proud of you." He said. "Going to rescue a friend from a horrible encounter." Clarisse sent an Evil eye to Percy. "Helped get the Golden Fleece; from an island in the middle of nowhere."Again the evil eye. "Bring Thalia back to life." Chiron winked as he said that. "Anything else we should know about?"
"Battled the person who poisoned Thalia's Tree, I knocked him out too." Percy said.
There was a ripple of who the Prisoner was exactly, the gods wanted to keep it a secret, the Travelers figured they should tell the Campers who the Traitor was after the Tree incident was over.
"Now I know there have been a lot of rumors about whom the traitor actually is; the traitor's name is Luke."
The campers all gasped. Some of the Athena children were looking at Annabeth with a look that all know it all's with a certain question to ask.
"Isn't that what you said about your dream last year?" an Athena girl asked.
Percy looked at Annabeth expectantly.
"You got into this mess, you can get out." He whispered in her ear.
She sent him a glare. Then she turned back to the audience.
"Yes, Percy and I had a dream; it was of Luke talking to someone in Tartarus." Annabeth said.
There were mummers through the camp. While everyone was getting used to the idea that Annabeth and Percy shared a dream, before they met, and it was of the traitor, Percy saw a light shine from Thalia; upon looking closer it was the medallion that told her that Jason wanted to meet (Jason had one just like it). After a few minutes it got so bright it caught everyone's attention. Thalia grabbed it, pushed the center button once (To tell him she be there as soon as she could), it stopped shinning.
"Go we'll take care of the rest." Annabeth said.
Thalia disappeared in a flash of light. After everyone got over the Shock of what Thalia did, Annabeth told them about Luke. After they finished Luke's Story the couple held hands and teleported to one of Hephaestus's forge.
"Hephaestus!" Percy called out.
"What do you want Percy." A voice said from under a complicated piece of machinery.
Just as Percy was about to answer, Nico pooped in.
"Well, I got The Daedalus's laptop for Annabeth." Nico handed over the computer to Annabeth. "And Hazel is now at the Wolf house getting trained by Lupe, it was good that Hazel wanted to be alive, she shouldn't have died." He said the last part slowly.
"Good she'll meet Frank, he's was joining the pack today as well." Percy said.
"While Jason has been with piper for a week, don't you just love playing match maker?" Annabeth said.
"Percy what do you want?" Hephaestus asked again.
"Oh sorry, do you want us to go get any of your kids, like Leo?" Percy said pointing to a mirror that had an image of Leo.
"He's twelve, but I don't know, I mean he's doing great." Hephaestus said, though it sounded like he was trying to convince himself that.
And that's when they saw it, Leo running away from foster family number three.
"Alright, I should be the one to go, but he's still kind of skittish after Esperanza died, I blame myself for that, if I should have gone to the Funeral, I should… he should have been at camp, he needs a safe place so he can practice his powers."
"Over fire correct?" Annabeth asked.
"Yes." The blacksmith said.
"We have the perfect place for him." Percy said.
It wasn't a total lie. After a while of sneaking out of Olympus they finished building a magical training center for the dimi-gods who had a special power could use if they didn't want to harm anyone.
"You mean the outhouse?" Hephaestus asked as he got out from under the machine he was building.
It was true, it did look like an outhouse from the outside, but with magic it could look like more (The outhouse was just an illusion, so no one would go into it before they got it completed).
"Well, yes but It's much more than that." Annabeth said.
"I know, I know fine craftsmanship when I see it, I also know when two punk Dimi-gods are sneaking out of the house." He said with a pointed look. "Go get him, before he does something to get him into trouble."
"Thank you." Percy said.
After looking to see where he was, the trio teleported to his location. Once they arrived they saw a visibly shocked Latino Santa's elf; with his curly black hair, dark brown eyes, pointy ears, a cheerful, babyish face, normally with a mischievous, but sad smile on his face. They looked around and saw the lake.
"Who are you three?" Leo asked.
"We're here to give you a home." Percy said.
"I'm not going back into the system." Leo said firmly.
"Technically you don't have to." Annabeth said.
Percy spotted a cop car in the distance.
"Annabeth, I'm not telling you what to do, but I think you might want to let Leo borrow your hat." Percy said.
Annabeth looked behind Leo and saw the car closing the distance between them. She got the hat of her pocket.
"Here Leo, put this on and you'll become invisible." Annabeth said. "Just stay still and you will be able to go someplace much better than any other home you've been to."
Leo hesitated, he turned around and saw the car coming closer, and he turned back to the trio.
"Promise I'll like it?" He asked, trying not to get his hopes up.
"You will, put this on and after the cop goes away, we'll tell you about where we're going." Seth said.
Leo grabbed the hat and put it on, and vanished from sight.
"We'll start walking, just walk with us, don't get to far ahead, or behind, sorry, we have to make it look like there's only three. If you need to respond to anything, do it by writing on our backs."
Hopefully everyone started walking towards the cop car. When the two sides met the car stopped, and an officer rolled down his window.
"Have you seen this boy?" He asked as he handed out a picture.
Looking down the group saw Leo's picture.
"Sorry Officer, we've seen no one that looks like that." Percy lied.
"That's strange I thought I saw the boy." The officer said. "Sorry about that."
The cop took the picture. He rolled up the window and pulled away.
"Don't take off the cap; the cop is still watching us."
Leo who trusted them more than he thought he should turned around. He saw the Officer driving down the dirt road; they were on, very slowly. He traced a "Y" on the back of the sea green eyed boy, showing he understood.
"Nico can you make a horse look alive?"
Nico glared at Percy.
"Fine can you make a skeleton look like Leo?"
Again another glare was given to Percy. Nico turned to the big bush near the lake. He closed his eyes and concentrated. All of a sudden a horse and boy came out of the ground; the thing is they were skeletal. In a blink of an eye, the horse looked liked a regular black stallion, while the person looked like Leo. The fake Leo and the Horse ran into the desert, the car suddenly jerked to the right, and followed the skeletons into the desert. Leo almost ran away himself.
"You can take off the hat now Leo." Annabeth said, and reached out her hand.
Leo took off the hat, and then gave it to the brown haired girl.
"Who are you people?"
"We're your family, on your father's side." Percy said.
"My father?" Leo said in a shocked voice. "You mean the one who ran away from my mother."
"He had too there was a rule in his family, a rule that has been broken for god only recently, but the gods have been trying to get used to it, being broken, I mean." Annabeth said.
"Wait gods?" Leo muttered confused.
"Your father loves you; he's been watching over you." Percy said. "He sent us to get you to safety. Sure you can do things on your own, but get to excited, to nervous, to frightened, your mother all over again, Gaea would want you to run away from your destiny, but the one thing is; its Gaea's fault your mothers dead, Gaea tricked you, and your mother, the old dirt women is nothing but a horrible hag. Fire isn't just destruction, its life, its energy, and it's yours to control not the other way around."
Leo was now down right, well he didn't know, there were so many emotions running around him. Did his father send them? Was he watching? If so was he watching now? How did they know about his mom? About his Fire? About anything? The dirt women who haunted his dreams, the one who made him kill his mother, the one who told him he was useless, they knew her and insulted her? His mother's death wasn't his fault? There were so many questions.
"How do you know all of that?"Leo asked.
"You're father has been watching you, he's been impressed by everything." Annabeth said.
"Who is my dad?" Leo asked.
"Hephaestus." Nico said.
"Who?"
"UH-oh." Nico said, pointing towards the dessert.
Everyone looked towards the dessert and saw the cop coming at full speed.
"Let me guess, either the Bones ran out of fuel, or they out ran the car?" Percy asked.
"The latter."
"Leo this time we're all running." Annabeth said. "Grab hold of Percy's arm."
Leo grabbed Percy's arm. Percy and Annabeth grabbed Nico's arm. Shadows started to surround the quartet, as soon as the shadows covered them all they retreated. Leo was some place different, there were cabins everywhere, some were being made (And to Leo's eyes a lot of the kids were surprised as well).
"Good they are starting to do what we asked." Percy mumbled to himself, and then he smiled as soon as he spotted two people, and a centaur. "Leo come here I want you to meet someone." Percy pulled Leo over to the trio. "Leo meet Chiron, he's our tutor, or friend, and the legendary Trainer of all Greek Dimi-gods."
"That's a bit too much Percy, we don't want to over load him on his first day here." The Centaur said.
"Sure." Percy said. "This is Charles Becandorf; he's a councilor of your cabin and your half Brother." Charles shook Leo's hand. "And this, my young mischievous son of Hephaestus elf, is your dad Hephaestus."
"Hello son good to see you in person." He said as he clapped his hand on Leo's shoulder. "Come on, we'll give you a tour." Hephaestus lead his two son's away towards the forges
"Hey, Forge master." Percy called out.
Hephaestus stopped and looked around.
"You should show them Bunker nine, and Give Leo that certain Tool belt." Percy called. "Leo, we'll show you where you can train with your talent without fear." He took a breath. "Leo if you want to talk my door is always open." (He had an alarm which sounded if anyone knocked on the Poseidon cabin's door.)
The three walked off.
"Manipulating the future are we?" Chiron said.
"Maybe just a bit." Annabeth said.
"Well the new Oracle has been asking a lot of questions about why the future is changing a lot." Chiron said.
"Wow, she's more in tune with it, than the other her." Percy whispered (there was a hint of resentment in his voice).
Annabeth slapped his shoulder.
"What was that for?" Percy complained.
"You sound like your forgetting something…. Something important." Annabeth said.
"Let's see, not my mom's birthday, not dad's either, not Paul's, nor Nico or Thalia, not yours either, um no important anniversary's coming up." Percy continued listing things that weren't, with each item Annabeth got angrier and angrier.
Annabeth slapped him again, and started heading for the beach.
"I guess I should go apologize to her shouldn't I?" Percy said with a grin.
"What do you have planned?"
"Something for this time period." Percy said. "I mean we've been on dates, dad actually approves of her, Athena actually approves of me, surprisingly, so I asked Athena something two nights ago and she said yes, her dad said yes four days ago."
"So should I be there?" Chiron asked.
"Nah everyone that needs to be there, is there already."
Chiron realized that Nico was absent.
"Is that where Nico went." He asked.
"Actually yes, or he's asking his half sister something." Percy said. "Since the curse is broken."
Percy left Chiron looking confused. He ran to the beach to catch up with Annabeth, he found her a few feet from the rock, which was hiding the cabin.
"Look Annabeth I know I am a total Seaweed brain, more than half the time." Percy started. "Sure I know what today is it's our second anniversary together." Percy said pushing open the knick in a crevasse of the rock opening the door to their cabin. "And I also know that this is the anniversary of the war, a war might I point out hasn't happened yet."
Annabeth couldn't make up her mind; she wanted to be angry at Percy, but since they've been back in time, he's had more pressure on him than any of the others, but at the same time she wanted to be annoyed, Percy was kidding around back there, acting like he didn't forget anything, except the dates that were most important. Percy grabbed her arm and guided her into the cabin, which was decorated with some of the decorations after after the battle of Manhattan, for the; "we're alive and Kronos is defeated party". Nico and Thalia were snuggled up to the couch together both looking happy, Thalia wore a ring on her finger, and it was a sapphire with black stones surrounding it. When Percy and Annabeth saw this they couldn't help thinking of that one night they found out they were made for each other.
PA Flashback NT
It was just after the defeat of the Giants and everyone was home safe and sound, Percy Annabeth, Nico, and Thalia (Who was on loan from Artemis) were heading to a Dimi-god to help get to camp when they were ambushed by the Manticore on a parking structure. It was during a fight with a certain Manticore, the Manticore blew off part of the roof, then a spike hit Thalia's shield with so much force that she was knocked off her feet, Nico saw what was happening and ran forward and caught her just as she went over the building, not in the position of summoning Skeletons he was holding the edge of the building, both were dangling more than they wanted.
"Don't Worry Thal's I got you." Nico had said. "And I won't let go
"Yes but who has you." Thalia had said.
"I was just trying to help." Nico had said. Then he mumbled something under his breath.
Thalia heard what he said, but wasn't sure she heard correctly.
"What did you say Nic?" Thalia had said.
"Nothing." Nico said a bit too fast. "Percy, Annabeth a little help over here?" he screamed
"They can't help us; they too busy fighting your old English teacher." Thalia teased.
"Why is that monsters who look human thanks to the Mist always hides themselves as teachers?" Nico asked.
"No idea." Thalia said. "But those are the smart ones. I guess that helps discovers some Half-bloods. Now what did you say before you called for help?"
"Nothing." Again it was too quick. "If we make out… I mean get out of this together… I mean we get out of this alive then I might tell you." Nico said.
Thalia was looking at her savior. 'Was he trying to suggest something?' She thought then the feelings that felt brotherly towards Nico came to light. 'Not like a brother, sure a brother would save sister like this, or the other way around, but this feels different.' Then it hit her. "Nico do you like Ahh."
Nico's hand slipped off the bar he was holding, from the eighth story floor pipe. There they were plummeting to their death, when Nico pulled Thalia up to his level (Which was harder than it always seemed), and kissed her. All of a sudden they stopped falling, they stopped kissing and looked down, it was a mix between bones and a whirlwind, they looked at each other again and they took in a long deep passionate kiss.
"Hey Thalia, what about the oath." Someone yelled above them.
They broke out of the kiss, and looked up and saw Percy and Annabeth looking at them with smiles on their faces.
"Well, I guess I should tell Lady Artemis that I resign from my post." Thalia said looking at Nico.
"You'd do that?" Nico asked in shock. "For me?"
"The truth is I always did like you, my feelings at the time, I thought was just sibling love, like how I fell with Jason, and Percy. But now I know that it isn't, we belong together, you and I." Thalia said.
"Thal's, Nic do you think you can come up here or should we meet you at the bottom?" Percy asked. "So you can make out on the way down." Lightning hit Percy. "Thalia, I did not deserve that, that was payback for you two teasing Annabeth and I. You're lucky I'm used to getting hit by lighting or I would so jump down and pulverize you."
The new couple thought for a minute and whatever they were standing on whether it is of Bone or wind, they started getting lower.
"Guess it's the make out…" Lightning hit again. "Hey!" Percy hissed. "Ouch… Annabeth why'd you hit me?"
The new couple laughed then they started kissing, they broke for a second.
"Artemis, I resign." Thalia said to the moon over head.
The moon shined bright, the tiara on Thalia's head vanished.
As everyone reached the bottom Percy told the two outcasts that his mom, and favorite Step dad, since both Thalia, and Nico were under eighteen at the time would love to legally adopt them, saying that if they didn't want to stay it was fine, but Sally wanted them to know they had a family somewhere on the mortal side (They excepted the offer, along with Jason).
NT Flashback ends PA
"Did you ask?" Percy asked, pointing to the ring on Thalia's finger.
"Of course I did." Nico said.
"And I said yes." Thalia said showing off her new engagement ring.
Nico quickly and slyly threw a small black box at Percy, who caught it (Annabeth didn't see it since she was admiring Thalia's ring. Percy got behind Annabeth and coughed. Annabeth turned around and looked at Percy in confusion.
"Annie… Annabeth." Percy began. "I know I asked you this once, many years into the future, just like the dream we shared that night before camp, the one where we were talking, and I pulled out this box right here." Annabeth noticed some other people there that didn't know the big secret, mostly her mom, and Poseidon, then she saw Hades and Zeus talking about something in Greek, watching, Jason was taking a sip of power aid (he was recently let in on the big secret, which he was pleased about [Mostly it was getting to know Piper sooner]). "Annabeth Chase I know that we are only thirteen, since today is my thirteenth birthday; but it feels like I've known you for much longer, I also feel that we could have a happy life, after this war is done I can see us doing whatever you want, I would go along willingly for I know that you are the one that I want to spend the whole of my life with, so I ask you again, outside of space and Time, Annabeth Chase Will you marry me when the time is right." Opening the box it was a ring; a gold ban with ancient Greek symbol for love, around it the jewel was a mix between a dolphin and an Owl.
"Of course I'll marry you." Annabeth said. "When the time; is right of course. I feel the same way you do."
They hugged like there was no tomorrow.
"Well how about tomorrow." Athena asked.
Annabeth turned around in shock.
"Poseidon and I have talked it over since young Jackson here has asked us two days ago." Annabeth looked at Percy, who shrugged. "Did you know he was trying very hard to please me this past year? Everything, he did just so I'd say yes." The goddess took a breath. "Even getting better at name calling." Annabeth sent a "why" look to Percy, again he shrugged. "The point is when he asked us the other day, Hera had just happened to listen; she seems interested in you two, so do Aphrodite, along with half the other gods and goddess, mostly Hera though, as well as the daughter of Zeus and the son of Hades over there. Hera has made this out to a peace offering between the two of us, and also made it an Arranged Marriage between the two of you, as well as the couple on your couch." The Travelers looked shocked. "And she will preside of the ceremonies, both of them."
"What does this have to do with tomorrow?" Annabeth asked politely.
"She seems to think you two are older than we all think." Athena said. Again the four travelers looked at each other and a silent agreement fell upon them "Soon". "She wants to do it tomorrow at around four o'clock. Zeus, Hades Barnacle… I mean Poseidon, are on our way to talk to Chiron and Dionysus to see if we can hold it at the campfire pit, Hera wants to talk to you all soon. Remember no Grand children yet."
The four flashed out of the room leaving them alone.
"What do you think Hera wants to talk to us about?"
"Nothing bad I assure you." A voice coming from the door said.
Everyone turned around and saw Hera standing in the Door way not even showing off an ounce of power she had.
"Hello Hera, What can we do for you today?" Annabeth said,
"Nothing, I am only helping you get back to where we were before this mess even started." Hera said.
The four dimi-gods looked shocked.
"You mean Luke betraying us?" Percy asked nervously.
"No more like the Defeating Kronos and his army, defeating Gaea, and the giants, and still be alive to travel back in time." Hera said.
"You traveled back in time too?" Annabeth asked.
"I thought it would be obvious, since I haven't been the strict goddess of family, as everyone knows me by."
"Why didn't you tell us?" Nico asked.
"Because until recently I didn't know, that you traveled along with me, now I'm not saying I caused this experience, no far from it." Hera said. "Now getting back to the story at hand I came too around Percy came to camp, I was utterly confused with the Master bolt missing, I thought a dimi-god was playing pranks, again, but the more I saw of it, it was the same thing that happened when Luke stole the bolt, Ares was different, Zeus blaming Poseidon, and in connection you. I knew not to arouse suspicion so to wrap my head around it I went walking around New York, and I saw the date, and I knew that I could change a few things here and there we could win even if Percy's luck runs out, no offence Percy, but if Kronos is involved and knows he did, he will try Chaos knows how much harder. Before I started changing things I noticed it was already done, Thalia, which I could have healed, after all Apollo isn't the only one who can heal in this family, wasn't in her tree, but the Golden Fleece wasn't there. Then I saw the trap of Hephaestus and I saw all four of you alive and well, with Annabeth throwing fire balls, I was wondering if she was sent back, since I knew she could teleport but doesn't do it that often, but when you, Nico, shadow traveled the group with Hades along with it that night as the quest ended I knew he had to be as well, then when Thalia was getting along with her brother, and not even blaming me, well Juno, for loosing taking him, that's when I knew she was back too. As for Percy I noticed that grey streak of course but he could have dyed it to show your crush on Annabeth, and I can over look the sword techniques since Poseidon is one of the greatest swordsmen, don't tell Ares that, every singular excuse for why you're so powerful. Then as I was watching the fight between you and Luke aboard the ship, and the way you pulled out Tsunami that's when I knew."
"So can you help us more now, I mean if we work together?" Thalia asked.
"I will see, but I can't do much considering everyone still thinks of me as harsh." Hara said.
"Which is why you made the double Wedding plans?" Annabeth asked.
"Exactly, though, everyone will have to think these are arranged marriages. So heroes do any one know the secret?" Hera asked.
"My mom, Annabeth's dad, Bianca, Jason, and Grover." Percy said.
"And Chiron, he followed us in here the first night we all got together." Annabeth said. "So Family, but we have considered to tell the gods soon."
"I will help make sure they don't vaporize you." Hera said. "When were you planing on telling them?"
"After the fight with Granddad, I mean the lord of time." Percy said.
"It's alright to call him that, so what other changes have you made?" Hera asked.
"Well; the Labyrinth is gone, our year of training with the gods, Nico and Bianca are headed up to school for winter term in a day well Wednesday, since we are apparently getting married tomorrow." Annabeth said. "You know to officially reappear."
"Trying not to deviate?" Hera asked.
"Yes, we managed to get into Luke's mind and erase the meeting in the throne room, and made it look like he revealed to me in the forest, and again on the ship." Percy said. "We shortened the length of the two quests; we won't lose people in the Battle of the Labyrinth, like Annabeth said it's gone. Annabeth even though I don't like it will be captured again, as soon as I see the dream about her being released Annabeth will teleport to me, then we will teleport back with the Thalia, Bianca, Nico, maybe Jason; but that will be so he can get Mount Tamalpais/Mount Othrys in his head before he goes there. We I have rescued Briares is at my dad's under water forges right now hanging out with Tyson and helping in the forges, and he is working alongside my half brother." He took a breath. "I asked my dad to make a treaty with Oceanus… but… Dad thinks he will attack if he gets a chance to rid the waters of Poseidon. So I am going to search for him after our honeymoon, if we get off training, that is."
"What about Typhon?" Hera asked.
"Sadly I'll have to wake him." Percy said.
"Why?" Hera asked.
"Telekhines, they will be forging a new blade for Grandfather." Percy said. "I've run every situation, it's the only way to throw those demons off schedule, to wake up the over grown storm."
"That is very interesting. So when do you plan on releasing him?" Hera asked.
"No idea."
"Well, send me a signal when you do, I have a few ways to slow him down, but they have to be in place before he wakes."
"Yes mam." Percy said.
Hera gave her classic smirk and flashed out.
"Well we better get some sleep tonight." Annabeth said. "Oh remember since everyone will think this is an arranged marriage, we have to look like…
Another flash of light. Mr. D appeared.
"You will not use the fire place as a wedding place, there for, you four will get married in Mt. Olympus." Then he flashed out.
"Honestly, good thing too, I mean they barely see me, then I get married, then I disappear again, then show up with supposedly no knowledge of this place, no." Nico said. Then he grabbed Thalia shadow traveled to bed.
"Shall we go to bed as well?" Annabeth asked.
"Why not." Percy said. He grabbed Annabeth's arm and mist ported them to their room.