Hehe...Miss me? Ok BEFORE you throw the tomatoes at me know that it wasn't ENTIRELY my fault I haven't updates in forever! I said I wasn't going to update until I had seventy reviews...Care to look at the little number up at th top that says "68" Mmmhmm...That's what I thought. So, can we try for like 85 but I will update by 78 :P k? Good. Also, know that this chapter isn't my TOTAL favorite but it has a lot of important info in it PLUS it is setting up for the next part of the story...Review and read please...actually vice versa...Anyway, on with the story!

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Darkness overflooded Percy and slowly the light began to return. As he looked around he saw that the floor beneath him was white...As well as the walls and ceiling around him. There was nothing in the room, not even a door. Just him and a small black box next to him. It was carved delicately with what seemed to be skilled hands. Pictures of gods, and myths were potrayed on each side like a movie. He reached over to touch it when a voice spoke to him.

"I wouldn't do that if I were you." with a gasp he spun around and stared. There, just a few feet away from him was a girl. She looked no older than fourteen, perhaps fifteen at most. Long black hair cascaded down to her elebows that contrasted against white skin. Pale, pink lips were puled into a small smile as she looked at him with those eyes... Percy remembered asking about them once, what seemed like years ago...

"I don't get it" Percy smiled while tucking a soft strand of her hair away. "You are a child of darkness yet your eyes are golden...Not even that. They're softer looking...Like looking into a halo or something." The girl threw back her head and laughed.

"Don't be silly Perce." she grinned "There is no darkness without light. So therefore lightness is part of darkness." Percy cocked his head and furrowed his eyes together.

"Huh?" he asked skeptically "That doesn't make much sense."

"Well that's because your brain is full of sea water." she laughed "Imagine if there was no light...How would there be darkness? Without darkness how would there be light?"

"Easy, if they don't have the other there is just the one alone" Percy replied shaking his head at the statment.

"No." The girl shook her head. "The opposite of darkness is light without an opposite there is nothing. Like an up without a down, or a wet without a dry. Those things just belong together." Percy nodded understangly and then grinned.

"So you have a bit of light in you?"

"So you have a bit of dry in you?" Percy scowled.

"Shut up" he muttered and smiled again when she turned away.

Her eyes were that way now. A soft yellow color, like a light through the darkest corner. Beautiful.

"Tanya" he whispered. He ran up to her, desperately wanting to feel her skin, her lips, her hair...Anything. But when he went to her image shimmered.

"Percy" she responded sadly, those amazing eyes full of sorrow "It has been awhile." Percy reached again to touch her. But the moment he touched her she rippled her black dress looked like a dark lake.

"Are you-?" he started but stopped. He knew the answer.

"Yes" she whispered "I'm so sorry Percy." She looked at him as if longing to say or do something but didn't.

"What is going on?" he asked and Tanya sighed heavily before speaking again.

"The Underworld has taught me many things... Shown me many things. I want you to see them as well. You can't however. Not like this."

"Wha-" he began but was cut off by Tanya raising her hand.

"Remember the prophecy Percy" she murmmered and he paused.

"You must decide between wrong from right

What you choose will begin the fight

The war will end when the hero finally see's

What you are looking for that is the key

Go to the camp where gods rule

There the task completed will be a tool

The thing you fail will cost more than your life

You will conquer with the scythe." Percy finished before shaking his head again "But...That wasn't real... Was it?" Tanya nodded, looking like she was about to cry.

"Oh Percy! I don't want to do this to you!" she nearly sobbed.

"Do what? Tanya what is going on?"

"You have to make the right decision...I won't let you end up like me!"

"Tanya..." Percy whispered "What is going on?" She reached out as if to touch his cheek but her form only faded some more.

"When you realize what I have done...You may or may not forgive me. The prophecy is already set in action. However, the decison is not made. I will complete part of it myself" her lips trembled. "The thing you fail will cost more than your life...Percy you failed to kill Thalia...I...I don't want to do this but it is for your own good." At this Tanya really did cry and she gently touched Percy's forehead. He tried to back away but it was too late. Everything was gettting blurrier and blurrier. Where was he? What was going on? Slowly different things flooded his mind but were whisked away just as soon. What was going on? Who was that girl? Why was she crying? Steadily things went back into focus.

"Percy?" the strange girl asked. Huh, was that his name? Percy? The girl, he noted, was very pretty. There was something about her though... Her eyes...

"Who are you?" he asked cautiously but her form was disappearing as well as the room around him.

"Good luck" he heard her whispered and darkness began to enclose around him. Then everything was gone.

"Thalia this is a bad idea."

"Hey, the girl said his memory was wiped this could be a good chance to have him switched sides."

"Yes, but the girl also said his memory would come back in a couple days so therefore this will do nothing. Just kill him and get it over with. How can we trust the girl anyway? She worked for the titans!"

"Nico. Listen to me. Percy lost his memory right? We can show him things from our point of view without him being brainwashed and when he gets his memory back then he will understand that our side is right. Correct? Then he can give us information about our enemy and Annabeth. See?"

"I guess Thals. But still this kid almost killed you. If I hadn't been there-"

"Then I would be dead. I know Nico, quit reminding me else I'll zap you."

Percy didn't move as he listened to the converstation. None of this made sense. What were they talking about? who were they talking about? Before he could voice this though another voice, the girl's spoke again.

"How did you know?" she asked

"Know what?"

"Which girl to bring back from the dead to talk to. How did you know about Tanya?" The boy snorted.

"Percy talks in his sleep" he snickered "I heard him say her name at least twenty times. Then I just summoned all the Tanyas and asked them if they knew him. Simple." Finally Percy just couldn't take it anymore.

"Who's Tanya?" he asked sitting up. Now that his eyes were opened he had a clear assessment of the room and people before him. The room was white. Much like that strange dream he had with the crying girl... Except this room had a large window that showed there was life outside the room. Yellow daisies bloomed on top of a grassy hill as the sun set over behind. A bed was also in this room. Unlike the rest of the room it was a sickening gray color which was warm and comfy. Very optimum for anyone really. At the edge was a boy and girl. The girl he felt he had seen a million times before. Spiky hair and blue eyes. he couldn't help but notice she was unbelievably gorgeous dispite the look of shock she wore when she looked at him. The boy next to her was about her age maybe a little younger by the looks of his face but still taller than the girl. Black eyes bore into his own and his face morphed into half dislike and hald pity.

"P-Percy!" the girl said her tone surprised and guilty "We uh...What are you doing up?" Percy furrowed his eyebrows and stared at her.

"Where am I?" he asked finally. The girl smiled slightly and spoke again.

"Camp Half-Blood." she said "It is a place for people like you and me." she told him and Percy stared.

"You and me?" he repeated unsure. "What do you mean?" he asked. Who was this strange girl?

"Demigods." she said flicking a peice of hair from her face. "You are a son of Poseidon." for some reason this didn't come as news to Percy. On the contary he nodded slowly agreeing with her words. He knew that...Somehow.

"And...who are you?" he asked looking at the pair of them. The boy bit his lip before holding out a hand.

"The name is Di Angelo." he said with a small smile "Nico Di Angelo" the girl rolled her eyes and shook her head.

"The idiot's name is Nico and he is a son of Hades." she told him a Percy laughed.

"What is so funny?" Nico asked with a frown.

"Doesn't Di Angelo mean Angel in spanish?" he asked and Nico nodded with a confused look. "And your a child of Hades?" he asked and Nico's face cleared up.

"Haha. It's hilarious isn't it?" he scowled and Percy grinned.

"The name is Grace" the girl said mimicking the boy "Thalia Grace" the boy scowled and she laughed and gave Percy a knowing look. "Daughter of Zeus." she added and Percy nodded.

"So..." he said and looked around "Am I allowed to explore?" he asked and they nodded

"We would have someone show you around camp but we don't have as many campers now." Thalia sighed.

"Why not?" he asked and Thalia gave hima sad, tragic look.

"We are at war with the Titans Perc. They want to overthrow the gods and rule themselves. Cold, vicous things. They convinced our campers to join their cause. Then they killed off the weaker ones claiming that they wouldn't be useful in war." Pery frowned.

"That isn't good" he said and bit his lip. "Is there anything I can do to help?" Nico seemed to be fighting a smile answered

"I don't know. When the Titans ruled Chiron, the camp director, said it was a time of coldness. You see Kronos, the Titan leader is good at deception. He will tell you that is fine an dandy and then stab you in the back. He chopped up his own father and threw him into Tarteruous and terrizied mortals daily. He had servants bring them to him so he could watch them be tortured for his amusment. Satyrs and other creatures were used in the same way." Percy frowned not really liking this Kronos charator. Why would he do that?

"He mainly just sat up on his thrown though" Nico continued "Barking orders and playing with people. His favorite game was to gain peoples trust and make them do stupid reckless things. Like hurt each other or kill themselves. He would sit there and laugh about it afterwards. Again, and again, and again. He-"

"Stop!" Percy said frowning. "He wasn't a nice guy I get it." Nico seemed please with this response and leaned back in his chair.

"He's rising again though. And he is playing his games again. The gods want to stop him but Kronos is good...Too good. There is only one person who can sto him" Thalia told him her eyes not leaving his face.

"Who?" Percy asked dreading the answer.

"You" she said quietly but Percy didn't respond. He just stared out the window and said nothing.

"Perhaps..." Thalia said thoughtfully "It would be a good idea for you to meet some of the gods." Nico arched an eyebrow at her.

"Really? And how would we do that?" he asked desicively. Thalia thought for a moment before a smirk appeared on her face.

"I think there is one goddess willing to help and I know where to find her and who can take us there." Nico frowned at her and then a look of horror appeared on his face.

"Oh you don't mean...You can't mean..." At Thalia's laugh he groaned and turned to Percy. "Come on... and bring som Tylenol. You're going to need it."

(***)

"Hmm...I believe that I want the green one...Yes that would look good with my eyes don't you think?" Aphrodite asked as she held up a sea green dress.

"I...Uhh...Yeah." Percy asked with wide eyes.

When Thalia had told him that Nico was shadow traveling them to the Olympain mall to meet the goddess of love he wasn't sure what he expected. Probably a super old woman trying desperately to look young and kept gloating on and on about random things about love.

Instead he found the most gorgeous person in the known universe. There wasn't a thing about her that wasn't beautiful. Her laugh was like a bell and her voice was music. She wore a pale blue dress that fell down to her knee's and brought out her curves.

However her face is what interested him most. It was round and pale with freckles around her nose and he couldn't help but think she looked a little bit like Thalia. Pale pink lips that seemes somewhat famaliar smiled warmly at him along with her eyes. Her eyes. They were the most amazing things he had ever seen. Orginally he had thought they were a soft yellow color but he then noticed that, that was only around the edges. Inside it was a stormy grat with flickers of blue around it. Thick, black, curly hair tumbled a little past her chin as leaned down to pick out a pair of shoes.

"What about these?" she asked pulling out a pair of yellow heels "Yes?" Percy nodded

"You'd look amazing in anything" he said staring at her in awe.

"You're too sweet!" she giggled and then studied herself in the mirror. "Hmm..." she commented "A little confused aren't we Percy?" she asked and then laughed at his face.

"Don't worry darling I will make sure you pick the right one in the end." she said with a wink and Thalia chocked on the glass of water she had been drinking.

"Huh?" Percy asked. What was she talking about?

"Oh, aren't you so adorable!" Aphrodite squealed. "I wish all my daughter could break hearts of boys as nice as you!" Percy frowned, slightly perplexed but shrugged it away and kept on staring at Aphrodite.

"My Lady." Thalia said her voice cold "What do you think of Kronos?" Aphrodite put in a pouting face.

"Oh, he's horrible!" she said "When he ruled there was like no shopping centers...At all!"

"Oh no!" Percy said. Honestly, that Kronos man would be so cruel to someone like her?

"Of course that's what I heard" Aphrodite said putting on mascara. "He also had the odasity to eat my uncles and aunts! Isn't that terribly rude?" Percy nodded.

"Very" Nico snorted behind him but Percy didn't really care.

"I just can not get over how sweet you are!" Aphrodite said beaming at him. Thalia made an irratated noise.

"Kronos?" she prompted.

"What-? Oh yes! My grandfather wasn't very kind. On the contrary I remember my father telling me the other day how he would ruin almost all the mortals relationships! There was like no love. At all!" she sighed "The thought of him coming back and taking the love out of the world makes me want to cry!"

"Oh don't do that!" Percy told her. She gave him another smile and then sighed again.

"The thing is dear that the gods have made mistakes. Everyone does. It doesn't matter if you are a god, mortal, Centaur or whatever. We all do. However we all bring in some good in the world as well. I brought in love and I guess that is what I am afriad the Titans will take away." Percy frowned. A dim memory was resurfacing. A girl with curly blonde hair was looking at him with pleading eyes.

"At least they brought love into the world." she whispered.

"And where has love gotton anyone?" He had asked.

As if Aphrodite read his mind she turned and grinned at him.

"Oh Percy if only you knew how far it has gotten you" she said and placed something in his hand before she disappeared.

"Alright" Thalia said as she dragged him away from the store. "I think they're are some other gods around here you can talk to" Percy though didn't answer. He was thinking about Aphrodite have given him. It was the box. He wasn't for sure but he remembered this box from a dream or something. Why had she given it to him? He had a feeling though, now wasn't the time to open it. As Thalia and Nico led him down into a library Percy wondered vaguely who this god would be.

"Perseus Jackson" a woman greeted them without looking up from the book she was reading. He strained to get a glimpse at the title and saw it read Greek and Roman Civilizations: A Myth or A reality? Percy frowned slightly and the woman smiled slightly when she saw him look.

"I find it interesting to read a mortal's point of view of our orgin" she laughed and Percy nodded understangly. Thw woman was pretty. Nothing like Aphrodite but she was still beautiful. Black hair that curled into ringlets and pericing stormy gray eyes. She reminded her someone but he couldn't pinpoint who. The woman looked them over her face filled with intelligence.

"This is Lady Athena" Nico finally said to fill the silence that had begun. Then he turned to address Athena.

"My Lady-"

"I know why you are here" she said abrubtly "I know who he is, I know why he is here, I know what he has done, I know what you are doing."

"You know a lot of things." Percy commented, ignoring the looks on Thalia's and Nico's face "Perhaps you can share some?" Athena looked at him coldly but there was a twinge of sympathy in her eyes.

"You have done many things in your life hero. Things you may regret." Percy didn't respond so she continued "I do not want to influence the choice you will make in the future Perseus. That you must do yourself. However as the wisdom goddess I feel as if I need to be of some assitance. The choice you will make is a hard one, no denying that. You have seen both sides of the story which is rare. As one of my children, Theodor Adorno once said "Freedom would be not to choose between black and white but to abjure such prescribed choices". I know you will be in pain but just remember this for me. People all have good in them. They all have evil. That is what made us all equal at birth. The thing that changes us is power. You have power Perseus. Now decide what to do with it." Without another word she was gone leaving him so much more confused than he ever was before.

"I don't know how Athena knew about everything" Nico muttered as the walked over to Percy's cabin.

"She's the wisdom goddess corpse breath" Thalia scowled "It is her bussiness to know things." Nico shrugged but didn't comment. Percy on the other hand just wanted to go to bed. Why did everyone speak in riddles to him. With a sigh he sat down on his bed and for a moment the three demigods just sat in silence.

"Percy?" Thalia finally asked, breaking the silence.

"Yeah?" she hesistated before sitting down next to him.

"Why does this stuff happen?" Nobody answered. Nobody could.