Chapter Fourteen

Chris had gone from being annoyed to being down right pissed off. The campers refused to stop asking questions and it was starting to drive him insane, by the time his parents got here he might be as crazy as his dad. His eyes widened at that thought, oh Hades no.

That would be a whole new level of fucked up and he still had a lot of living to do before he could even think about going that bat shit crazy. His problem was a certain daughter of Athena, who refused to stop watching him. The questions he could ignore, the taunts he could endure then beat up those who thought he was a newbie demigod but the way she watched him. It reminded him of a vulture circling her prey. It was driving him crazy, making his skin itch and he constantly felt on guard around her.

Annabeth noticed the differences the boy had from Percy. His eyes were darker green, not exactly like the sea, more like green mixed with volcanic ash and they did not show as many emotions. His hair wasn't as unruly, and it was many different shades of black instead of inky black. His skin was more copper than tan, the way he carried himself reminded her of someone, a girl and it was driving her nuts that she couldn't remember who.

Chris sat on the beach next to Julian son of Zeus. Hayden was a son of Hades and the two boys had hated each other. He showed the boys how to get past their parents problems and work together and they made a devastating team.

Julian was better at wind control, while Hayden could use his powers over earth better than any other son of Hades, with the two of them controlling earth and air they packed quiet a punch. Their sisters Anna daughter of Zeus and Sara daughter of Hades were quick and vicious. The daughter of Zeus had better control over electricity while her cousin could do amazing things with the shadows.

He taught them the value of being family. They each honed their skills for the purpose of protecting their new found family. It was more than just surviving that war and more about giving the demigod something to fight for, that was the reason his father had been so powerful because he had something worth fighting for. It had been the first lesson he had been taught.

He saw Reyna watching him and moved to speak with her, "You seem restless." he commented.

She smiled at him, "You remind me of your father but your eyes, they remind me of someone. A girl I met when I first ended up in Rome."

Chris just smirked, "My mothers identity is something many would never believe, a kind of you need to see it to believe it deal. I have never lied to you." Reyna just nodded her head, "I know."

Annabeth watched them together. She felt a sense of deja vu, at first glance it looked like Percy was with Reyna and she felt a stab of jealousy. An unknown woman, had married the one man she could never forget. It broke her heart every day to see him and know that he was Percy's son. The son she had once dreamed of having with him. Fate had been cruel to her, she cursed Aphrodite as she walked away from them unable to stand the sight any longer.

Supper had a light and happy atmosphere for the first time in a long while, no demigods that died in two weeks and everyone felt the need to celebrate. Monster attacks still increased but with the training they were getting from Chris, less died until the numbers they had been sending became too little to cause death, injuries yes, but no deaths.

Poseidon had claimed Chris a few days ago and everyone was curious to why. Chris had no answer and assumed his grandfather had finally found out about him which meant they knew his father was alive. Chris frowned, that wasn't a good thing. His father was not so sure it would be a good idea to let the council know he was alive yet. He wanted to find one more demigod first, it meant his father felt he had no choice which meant that something bad had happened.

He sat at the Poseidon table alone thinking about everything until he realized that the camp was silent which nearly never happened, this place was always alive with activity. He looked up from his plate to see an Iris message open and his father glaring a hole into his head.

He was in his normal form, with sea green eyes and was wearing a black muscle t shirt. It was obvious that his father had been trying to get his attention.

Chris blushed, "Oh errrrrr, sorry dad, was thinking. Whats up?" he said.

Percy just sighed, "Your mother has been poisoned."

Chris felt the blood drain from his face, "Father, are you well?" he asked carefully.

Percy rolled his eyes, "I said poisoned not dead. I warned the Gods not to fuck with me now they will pay. Leave the camp immediately."

The IM disappeared leaving nothing but shocked silence behind and Chris seemed to be worried and nervous all at once. Chris sighed in resignation, he should have known someone would fuck with his dad and push to far and now, he would probably slaughter everyone who stood against his family.

He looked at Reyna and smiled grimly, "Gotta go." and he disappeared in a shadow.

Annabeth watched in shocked as the IM appeared before him. It opened to reveal Percy, her Percy. His hair was shorter and he had more muscle but it was him she knew it. She watched as a frown formed on his sons face and he never looked up from his plate.

The immortal councilors knew him, they stared in silence, too shocked to move. Piper had Jason's hand in a death grip, Nico and Will sat in stunned silence, Hazel buried her head in Franks chest and silently cried, Leo and Calypso just stared, Katie and Travis, Conner, Clarisse and Chris all their friends from different tables stared.

Annabeth breathed out the word that everyone was thinking, "Percy."

The rest of the camp watched in wonder about the legendary demigod, waiting for him to speak. It had taken them all a moment for them to take it in before Percy started to call his sons name, but Chris didn't appear to hear him.

Percy sighed, crossed his arms and glared until the boy looked up, probably feeling his fathers sight on him. His voice had been so cold that it gave Annabeth shivers down her spine. Once Chris left she prayed to her mother to explain what just happened and in a rare moment it seemed like Zeus agreed to inform their children of what was going wrong because even though they knew that Chris's mother had been poisoned from what Percy had said no one knew how or why or when or anything really.

The sky rumbled in answer to her prayers as Athena flashed down to the campers, they bowed as one and then she spoke, "Annabeth the council heard your and everyone else's questions so we will give you a brief overview of what has happened since it is relevant to the war coming."

She gave her daughter a moment to digest everything she said and then continued her explanation, "Percy and his wife, were traveling with other demigods, ones that had not reached camp and chose to stay together. They called themselves a pack and were helping us in the war. To make sure of their loyalties, they were to travel with the hunters of Artemis."

Several jaws dropped when they realized that they tried to put man hating teens with mixed company and Athena agreed, that even though it was part of Artemis's punishment they should have expected something like this to happen. Those girls always ended up causing trouble.

"Unfortunately the girls had less patience for the boys in the pack and ignored Percy's warnings. They attacked a member of the pack and left him near dead. In retaliation, Percy did the same to a hunter, now they went against his warnings and poisoned his wife. He has withdrawn his help from the war. There is still much happening at the hunters camp. We hope that his son will calm his rage." and she flashed out, leaving the camp stunned.

The next morning, Chris had walked into the room like nothing unusual happened last night. "My parents and pack will accompany the hunt to the camp in a few days. He will not withdraw his aid but I was told to tell his old friends this, Percy Jackson died in Tartarus. The person you will meet will be similar to him but he has changed. Many of you will not approve of what he has become and he will not care. Do not expect the person you remember to return because it will only disappoint you." with that said, Chris went back to his grandfathers cabin, intent on getting some sleep.