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Thalia's birthday came and went. The three Olympian Royalty increased their training, trying their very hardest to push themselves to their breaking points. They just had to get to their ultimate power- then maybe their parents would let them go.
It wasn't that Nico didn't appreciate his life. He knew he could be a lot worse off. Instead, his father, who a usually very cruel and cold hearted, had taken up full responsibility for him. Most demigods were lucky to even meet their god parents; he lived with his father. Even better, Hades immortal wife, Persephone had welcomed him (eventually) with open arms and loved him as her own. His parents had both raised him in a loving, caring environment- quite ironic, considering his primary home was the Underworld.
It could be so much worse- he'd even been lucky enough to get on his Uncles' good sides. Zeus and Poseidon cared for him like the nephew was; he knew good and well, in any other scenarios, they could very well be his bitter enemies bent on destroying him- the same with his cousins. But he'd grown up comfortably with Percy and Thalia, who'd always take care of him like a lite brother. He couldn't count how many times they had come to visit him when he was sick, or snuck in when he was grounded, or just simply been there for him to lean on when he needed help. It was like that with all of them- whenever one called for help, or needed someone, they were the first to come running, the first to assist in any situation, the first to arrive and the last to leave.
All in all, his life was pretty good. He had a family, a nice home, the title of a Prince- it could be worse. However, that didn't man there wasn't room for improvement either.
While he loved his parents, they were just a bit too smothering. Everyone in the family was very, very protective of the demigod trio- they were fragile. They were no secret in the monster world- the few small missions they had been allowed on, only as training exercises to see how they did in the field, always monitored closely by at least three gods. Of course, they excelled every time, but even the smallest scrape, it seemed, caused for mass panic among their godly family and suddenly Olympus went into lockdown, and very single soul was devoted to helping them 'recover'. Only when a parent gave the ok did things cool down. And sickness… in the name of Tartarus, did that get ugly! He remembered the last time he'd had a cold, not even bad enough to provoke a fever, and suddenly his parents shut down the Underworld and every single soul was suddenly waiting on his every whim.
"Ugh, I'm booored." Whined the son of Hades, flopping onto his back. They sitting in a circle on one of the many green hills on Olympus, completely and utterly bored.
"You wanna go to the beach?" Percy suggested juicelessly.
"Nah" Thalia shook her head. "Even if dad would let us, we did that yesterday."
"Oh… you guys wanna go spit in Tartarus?"
"Last time we did that, we got grounded. Remember?"
"Oh right…"
"Yes, and you'll certainly be grounded even longer if you do it again."
They all glanced up, fining, with only slight surprise, Artemis standing there, her arms crossed and smirking, bow slung across her back.
They all smiled at her. "Hey Aunt Arty."
Her grinned tightened just slightly- they knew her nickname tended to irk her. "Hello children" she smirked as they all tensed- being called children tended to irk them. "I was wondering- do you care to visit my Huntresses?"
They all leapt up, summoning their bows as they did. "Lets do it!"
Their aunt laughed and didn't hesitate to teleport them. "Now, kids-"
"ZO ZO!" they paid her no attention as they suddenly flew across the field, promptly tackling their favorite Huntress in a hug-pile.
For a moment she didn't comprehend the situation and snarled "WHO DARES-"
"Zoë its so good to see you!"
"We missed ya Zo Zo!"
"Zo you hafta see this new trick I learned with my spear!"
"Oh! Perseus, Nicholas! Thalia!" the daughter of Atlas attempted to hug them all at once, pinned by her demigod fiends. "I have missed thou!"
Thalia giggled, rolling off of her. "Zo, no one says that anymore!"
Zoë's expression soured minimally. "I hate this language! It changes too often!"
The boys laughed and rose off of her, Percy offering a hand to help her up. She obliged, letting the eleven hear old pull her to her feet.
"What, I don't get a hug?" the proceeded to greet the others Hunters, gladly hugging everyone and, in a move to embarrass them, the boys made sure to kiss each and every one on the cheek, laughing and relishing as they all turned various shades of red and pink, while a few made a show of wiping of their faces jokingly, laughing.
"Hey" Nico tapped Katrina on the shoulder. She turned to him- it amazed the little Huntress, who had been nine for almost twelve years now, how much they had grown. She remembered back when they came to visit as toddlers and she'd pick them up and swung them around…
"I can't believe you're taller than me now!"
"And older!"
"No way!" she exclaimed.
"Yep!" Percy slid up beside the son of Hades and messed up his hair, kicking away the skeletal hands that grabbed at his feet. "Death Breath here just had his birthday. We're all officially than you! Ha!"
He found a bow aimed at his, but he merely laughed and took off his own bow, Nico copying. "Who's up for an archery contest?"
"ME!"
Ok, admittedly, I needed some filler. Next chappie, I'm thinking, the campers will shows up; maybe the one after that, not entirely sure! but make sure to review!