Before I go on I want to thank TheJazzyDolphin for giving me the idea for this chapter. You rock and you will be featured in that tiny award ceremony I do at the end of each of my stories! Anyway, we've passed the first ten chapters, I lost the Spetznaz back in Guam, my bullet wound is healing nicely, so why not

*door is kicked in* Sgt Graunder: Freeze! Did you think you could hide forever?

Me: Been a while, hasn't it…Agent 001.

Transmitting Chapter…

Olympus POV

"They're fighting hard," Zeus commented emotionlessly.

"They'll succeed in repelling the invasion, I have no doubt about this," Athena said.

"Maybe," Zeus said. "But that doesn't solve the problem. The mortals are already planning another invasion against Olympus, not to mention the ones against the Underworld and Poseidon's realm. If they are to succeed, they will need a miracle."

"A miracle you have forbidden us from providing," Hermes grumbled.

"These so called heroes are defying Olympus. I will not have you helping them," Zeus said.

"They're not defying Olympus, they're just defying you and your plan," Hades put in.

Zeus turned his glare on Hades, but the God of the Underworld merely shrugged. "Just saying."

"Be that as it may," Zeus huffed, "the council ruled majority in favor of wiping out mankind. The children are acting out against our final decision."

"If it was a final decision," Athena put in, "a suggestion from the young Perseus would not have stopped you from carrying out your plan. Deep down you know that this is wrong. That is why you gave them a chance to fix this."

Zeus merely turned away. He wasn't about to admit he was wrong, but it was hard to out reason the goddess of wisdom.

"Brother Poseidon, do you have something to say?" Zeus asked.

Poseidon had been staring out at the sea far below the entire time, not really paying attention to the Council or the battle that the demigods were fighting. Poseidon looked up at Zeus.

"My son is down there right now," Poseidon said. "He's risking his life, trying to fix what he sees as a very big mistake. He's fighting a war with only six people to back him up, and his weapons don't even work against his opponents. And I'm sitting here, wondering if I made the right decision. Because if my son falls in battle, it will have been my decision that sent him to that fate."

The gods fell silent, unsure how to respond. So they all simply watched seven brave, young demigods took on the United States' best.

"I haven't had this much fun since the honeymoon!" Annabeth said happily.

Aphrodite giggled at that, and Athena was glaring daggers remembering that awful day. True, she'd come to accept that Percy and Annabeth were in love. Hades, she'd even developed some form of respect for Percy over the years. But that didn't mean she had to be okay with what had happened that night.

The gods turned their attentions away from Percy and Annabeth for a bit to watch as Thalia and Luke fought against the mortal air support.

"That's my boy," Hermes said proudly when Luke stole a Pavelow and then an attack chopper."

"Kleptomaniac," Athena said.

"I'm sure he'd take that as a compliment," Hermes said.

Nobody noticed when Hades winced as Nico collapsed from exhaustion. Nobody saw a single tear roll down the god's cheek as he watched his son die. When Nico took hold of Thalia hands as he lay there dying, even Artemis restrained herself, for the Son of Hades was supposedly on his deathbed, or death seat in this case. Then when Thalia used her necklace to bring Nico back, the other gods failed to see Hades smile for the first time in a long time. They were too busy staring at Aphrodite, who was squealing happily.

Things remained quiet until Percy set foot on the helicopter.

"Oh, he'd better not," Zeus said angrily.

"I think he's gonna," Apollo stated.

The helicopter rose into the sky, with Percy still in it.

"That retched fool!" Zeus shouted. "I'll blast him to Tartarus for daring to enter my domain!"

Zeus rose in his seat, restrained by several of the other gods.

"Let go!" Zeus ordered. "The fool must pay!"

"You have forbidden us from interfering with this quest Zeus," Hera reminded him. "It's only fair you also avoid interference."

Zeus slowly stopped struggling, and eventually sat back in his throne.

"Alright, but I don't like it," he grumbled.

Poseidon left the throne room, looking worse than ever. The gods looked at each other, unsure what to do with the god of the sea.

"I'll talk to him," Athena said.

Athena found Poseidon near the edge of Olympus, leaning on a safety rail and staring out into the sea, his eyes glazed over.

"Are you alright?" she asked.

Poseidon didn't turned to look at her as he answered. "Since when do you care?"

Athena remained silent, and Poseidon sighed in defeat. "No, not really."

Athena leaned against the rail as well. "I suppose I understand."

"Do you really think they can win this fight?" Poseidon asked, still not looking at Athena.

"Yes," Athena said. "I do."

"What are the odds that all of them will survive?" Poseidon asked.

"Not very good," Athena admitted. "They at an all around disadvantage. Perhaps the only thing working in their favor is the mortals' overconfidence. But even that will cease to exist for the most part once the mortals admit defeat in the first battle."

"Isn't this whole thing just one battle?" Poseidon asked, confused.

"No Poseidon," Athena said, walking away. Poseidon turned to watch her leave, and she turned back one last time. "It's a war."

Poseidon turned back to the sea, searching for answers that he knew he wouldn't find. Stay safe Percy. Stay alive.

Percy's POV

Luke suddenly sat up in his seat, more alert.

"Uh, guys," he called, both to us and into the radio so the others could hear.

"What?" Annabeth's voice asked over the radio.

"I got some good news and some bad news," Luke announced.

"Good news?" I asked.

The remaining aircrafts were just ordered to pull out and return to base," Luke informed us.

"Bad news?" Nico asked over the radio.

"They've been ordered to shoot us out of the sky on their way out," Luke said hurriedly.

Thalia's voice came over the radio. "Oh gods I hate flying."

No sooner had she said it when we heard the roar of jet engines. Annabeth pushed her helicopter into a steep dive, and I heard Thalia say something that I cannot repeat.

Missile streaked by, and Luke pulled up to avoid them. As we tried to see where the shots were coming from, a missile hit us, and Clarisse and I were blown out of the helicopter.

"Oooooohhhhhhhh CRAP!" I shouted.

We plummeted straight for…the ocean? This just got easier. I hit the water smoothly, and I used my powers to make sure Clarisse's landing was just as smooth…more or less.

Luke fought with the controls, but the helicopter crashed into the ocean all the same. Annabeth was flying the other helicopter as best as she could, but a helicopter wasn't much in a dogfight if you were up against an F22 fighter. Pretty soon, missiles struck her helicopter out of the sky, but not before her, Thalia, and Nico jumped out.

I used my powers to make sure they didn't go splat on the surface of the water. Once I knew they were okay, I swam toward the burning wreckage of Luke's helicopter. Something floated away from the flaming wreck. Too big to be a person…but I still saw a pale hand. I swam for whatever it was, and dove underwater when it started to sink.

Underwater I saw Luke and Chris both drifting under, neither of them breathing, neither of them moving. I quickly formed and air bubble and resurfaced.

I motioned for the others to follow me, and soon we were all huddled in an air bubble, drifting with the currents. That's when I felt it. The tiniest brush against my being. A voice echoed in my head. Stay safe. Stay alive.

001: Their lost. Adrift at sea. The heroes have lost. You're story is over 003!

Me: Hey what's that?" *smacks 001 when he turns around* Okay well that was easier than I thought it would be. Anyway…*ahem* Where will the demigods drift to? Will Percy be able to see them safely back to the mainland? If this was just the first part of the mortal attack, what's next? Tune in next time to find out! Oh and TheJazzyDolphin, thanks again for this chapter idea.