Answering reviews:
Poseidon4life18: So, the chapters are nicely paced now, huh? You sent in one review saying their too fast paced and now their good. Good! Glad I could satisfy. Toby Keith, yea, I love him. Have you heard the new song Made in America? It's really good.
Ihatemakingusernames: Nope, they can't leave him alone.
Unknown Lunatic: Yea, the first time was supposed to be Alex telling what he was going to do to the reader. I meant it to be, "I would fly up…." I'll end up changing it at one point. Thanks' for pointing it out.
BTW, when I write the gods I feel like they talk in British accents as to make them sound smarter. Try it, it's fun.
Chapter 14-
Alex POV-
I blinked. This could not be good.
"What? Why would they want to see me?" I asked Annabeth. She shrugged, but I could see she was troubled. "No clue. Come on. Abilene, you better get back to the cabin." Abilene nodded and sent a worry look toward me. She touched my shoulder and then walked off to Cabin eight. Annabeth grabbed my shoulder, shooed Travis off, and led me toward the Big House.
I gulped and stepped up on to the porch. Chiron was 'sitting' in his wheelchair, looking at the floor in a grim expression. "Hey." I said and mentally slapped myself. Seriously! Hey! The gods need to see me, Chiron knows what it, and I say hey? Yea, smart.
Chiron looked up and smiled, but the smile didn't reach his eyes. "Hello Child. It seems you have done something to upset the gods. I-" He paused, unsure of what to say. Before he could say anything Annabeth cut in.
"What do the gods need him for anyway? What'd he do?" She asked the Centaur. Chiron looked at her and shook his head. "I can tell Annabeth. It's not my…..thing to tell." He said and turned toward me.
"Hermes is personally escorting you to Mount Olympus." Chiron said. Both Annabeth and I blinked.
"Hermes is personally escorting him? Why?" Annabeth said. "What did he do?" She stepped up, arms crossed, frowning toward the Centaur. I looked between them. Did they find out that I knew my old life? Or whose old life I knew. Or whose reincarnation I was? Or was it because I was a Son of Zeus and the council voted to kill me? Ugh! I wish I knew! I hate being kept in the dark almost as much as Annabeth did.
"I cannot tell you child. I wish I could though." He sighed. "Come boy, we must go." Chiron said and led me inside the house, leaving Annabeth standing there red faced.
Abilene POV-
I slammed the door of my cabin shut, even though I didn't mean to. I don't really know why I was so mad, or, actually, pissed off. Why the crap would the gods want Alex? What did he do? We've been here for over two months, what could he have done wrong?
I mean, I knew about the Oath and how Zeus broke it. Boom! Broke and there's my beat friend. Okay, weird thoughts. But still, why would they care. Percy Jackson had been sparred, even if the fates killed him.
Man, if the fates would kill Alex I would throttle them. Well, if the gods don't get him first.
….
Oh, gosh. Forget it. Alex is gonna die.
Third Person POV-
Alex stood awkwardly by the ping-pong table. Chiron was next to him, in full. In a flash of light, yes, the did indeed avert their eyes, Hermes stood by them. "Hello." He looked toward Alex as he said that. "Hey," Alex replied and looked down. "Come on. Everyone wants to know how you did it." The god said and stepped forward. He was wearing formal Greek attire, and looked like he stepped out of a book of Greek Mythology.
"Oh. Do you know whose reincarnation I am?" the sullen looking boy asked. Hermes shook his head. "Come on." The grabbed the boys shoulder and they disappeared in a flash of light.
Olympus-
Zeus was not happy. They didn't know who's reincarnation his son was, but he figured it wasn't good.
He was pacing, not sitting down in his throne, quite worried that they would vote to kill his son. Poor Alex.
In a flash of light Hermes stood there with his shoulder on the sullen looking boy. "Alex!" Zeus blurted, which was very unlike him.
The boy stared at him with electric blue eyes, they flickered else-where to the god's left and then back to him.
"Father."
"Hermes, sit down. Alex you may step up."
The boy walked over to the hearth and stood in front of it, not looking at the king of the gods. He had his hands behind his back and was staring, in thought, at the floor. "How is your mother?" Zeus asked. Hera stiffened beside him and glared at the boy. Alex looked up, surprised. "I don't know, she might've been killed in the place crash when the furies attacked." He replied. Zeus too stiffened and he shook his head. "Pretend I never asked that." He grumbled. "Now, you are a reincarnation and you know whose reincarnation you are. Who is it?"
Alex shifted in his stance. He seemed to be contemplating telling them. All the gods stared at his expectedly.
"Frankly," Poseidon said. "I think we should just kill the boy. You broke the oath brother." He said. Alex winced at this and looked toward the sea god. Zeus's anger flared and he looked over. "And I should have killed Percy Jackson-" another wince. "-but I did not. Give me a reason as to why we should kill my son." He said, defending the boy.
Before Poseidon could speak, Alex spoke up.
"I don't know, father, you might want to kill me if you learn whose reincarnation I am." He said and added, considering you wanted to kill Percy, as an after thought in his mind. Zeus's eyebrow shot up. "And why would I want to kill my own son?"
Alex hesitated and then spoke up.
"Because I'm Percy Jackson's reincarnation."
Everyone stared at him like he was crazy. "Excuse me?" Poseidon said and looked at the boy. "I can prove it!" Alex rushed and stepped forward. "On my fifteenth birthday you came to my apartment and gave me a sand dollar!" He yelled toward the sea god. Poseidon blinked and then he looked at Alex. "Yes." He turned toward Zeus. "It's true. I did indeed do such a thing. But…." Poseidon looked at the son of Zeus.
He mentally groaned.
Athena, then, spoke up. "He's a son of Zeus now, quite ironic, don't you think?" She looked toward her father, one eyebrow raised. Alex, Percy, whatever, looked down glumly. Zeus looked toward his son. He had wanted to kill Percy and now his own son was Percy's reincarnation. "Very. Now, how did you remember?" He asked, pushing his previous thought away.
Alex hesitated. "I moved the River Lethe with my water powers. I…I wanted to remember. But now I realize it was a mistake." He said.
"Why do you think that?" Athena asked, her voice conveying honest curiosity.
"Because…." he paused. "because I remember things, like all my old friends who aren't my friends anymore. Before my thirteenth b-day I just had flashbacks that I didn't understand…but…but now I can't stand it anymore. Remembering and knowing things I shouldn't." He looked down.
They realized the boy was grieving.
Hard.
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"Chiron," Annabeth said. "What did Alex do? Please answer me." She begged. He sighed and just as he was about to reply with No, the phone rang.
Walking over, the centaur picked it up.
"Hello? Lord Hermes? Yes. Yes. I can. Are you sure- Alright, I will." He hung up and looked toward Annabeth. "I have been given permission to tell you, and everybody at camp. It's seems something is going to happen. Gather everyone. I have news."
Once Annabeth had gathered every single person in the camp, Chiron had appeared. They were at the pavilion and everyone was curious as to what was happening. Thalia, who was looking for Alex, seemed anxious.
"All of you know Alex Haynes, correct?" He asked. Everyone nodded. How could you NOT know the son of Zeus, besides, he was Thalia's brother. "Well, he is in an audience with the gods-" "WHAT!" Thalia screamed. Nico, too, looked equally worried. Abilene jumped up, frightened. Chiron cleared his throat and continued, holding Thalia off with a look. "Yes, it seems that he is a reincarnation and he remembers his past life." Thalia and Nico exchanged looks while everyone, including Abilene, gasped. "Yes…-" Chiron cleared his throat.
"He is the reincarnation of Percy Jackson. And he remembers."
May have bee a little to fast paced this chapter, but I'm happy with it. The next chapter will be what the god's decide to do with Alex/Percy and what people's (Annabeth, Abilene, Clarisse, Travis, Connor and a few others) reactions to this will be.
Enjoy! Review to heart's content please!
-Fighter1357
