Chapter 21

A/N: Strange that I had someone jump off the Empire State Building, only to swear that he'd return in the future huh? Well, he is a mysterious one. I think this will wrap up the story, so enjoy it (:

Percy: Will we ever see him again?

Annabeth: Only at his funeral, if they ever find him

Me: You don't know him as well as I do

Annabeth: Care to enlighten us?

Me: Where's the fun in that?

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Annabeth POV:

Seeing that son of a gun jump off the Empire State Building was the strangest thing I've ever seen, and I'm a demigod daughter of Athena for crying out loud. Percy shook his head, but his face was burning red. I wonder what he told him. Grr, curse my curiosity! Anyway, I get to finally get to see what's in his gym bag, but I hope I don't meet anything funky smelling.

Thalia was chuckling to herself. "I'm not making any promises to you Death Breath," she told Nico.

Nico smiled. "Bring it on, Sparky."

Thalia smirked, and walked back up to Olympus. Percy was chuckling right next to me. "I need to talk to my father about some business," he said. He gave me a quick kiss, and ran up to Olympus. Nico was rubbing the back of his neck like he was embarrassed.

I raised an eyebrow. "What's up Nico?"

He looked at me like I was a police officer, and I caught him stealing some jewels (another story). "Um, I need to ask you something," he said.

I nodded, waiting for the question. "Um, I uh. Let's say that I like this one girl, but I don't know if she really likes me back. Should I take her on a date and get to know her a little bit more?" he asked.

I had a hunch, but I nodded. "Depends, who's the girl?"

Now he was taking an interest in his shoes. "Um, Thalia."

My eyes widened. Thalia? Wait a minute, why did she give up being a lieutenant of Artemis? "Thalia huh? What possesses you to take her out?"

"I um, kinda like her," he said.

I knew it! Sort of, Thalia made me swear not to tell anyone anything about this. "Um, well there is a Green Day reunion concert coming up, and she might like to go there. Why not take her, they will be in New York next week," I told him. Ever since I told her about Green Day breaking up ten years ago, she seemed so upset. Something like this will totally bring her out of it.

Nico seemed a bit confused. "Back when I was young, a date was taking the girl to a restaurant and playing in a park," he complained, "Besides, how am I going to get those tickets?"

I smiled. "Well, before we finished, I heard Green Day was going to reunite. I decided to sneak out and buy two tickets for it. I was going to take her, but you go on ahead," I said.

"What? No, you take her, I'm not ready," Nico complained.

I smiled again. "Take her! If this is a date, you go with her. Who knows, she might enjoy taking you," I said.

He smiled, and thanked me. He shadow traveled away to find Thalia. Lazy much?

I turned around, and saw the breath taking city of New York. Everything looks different, the architecture, the people, even the sky. The stars were more visible, almost like all the smog in the world was suddenly gone. I kind of liked it. I looked up, and the Huntress appeared in the night sky. A tear started to fall down my cheek, if only Zoe could see this now. She'd be proud.

I looked down at the streets, and they seem cleaner. Whatever the war was about, the outcome was amazing. Whatever Cody said about the world being at peace, he was right.

My right ear rose up, and I knew someone was behind me (It's something I found out, that someone was that extra sense, and it's real.) I turned around, and there was old Seaweed Brain. I'd figure if we won the Giant war without the 'trapped-in-Tartarus' thing, we'd be about 36 and married or something.

He walked over to me and gave me a peck on the cheek. "What's up Seaweed Brain?" I asked.

He smiled. "I need to talk to you about something, but here's not the place," he said.

I raised an eyebrow. "I know a great place, but first, you need to eat this."

He handed me a green fish gummy. I remember those candies. I quickly chewed it, and there something familiar about it. It smelled different, like salt water. I quickly spit it out, and Percy laughed.

"Ready picky?" he asked.

"Shut up, Seaweed Brain. So where are we going?"

He smiled, and picked me up bridal style. Ok, he's not telling me jack. I hate that. He climbed up on the edge, and smiled. "Hang on tight," he warned.

He better not try that portal idea that Cody used. I'll break up with him before we hit the bottom. Instead, his eyes glowed green, and I felt the power of the sea build up around us. The clouds started to form, and gathered around Percy's feet. He suddenly flew off of the building, and I got a great view of the Empire State Building. It was outlined in gold. Gold! Wait, gold? Before I could get my thoughts straight, we were slowly approaching the ocean.

"Percy, what the Hades are you thinking?!"

He smiled. "Surprise!"

Before I could protest, we impacted into the ocean. I was sure that we'd break into a billion pieces, but we were perfectly fine. The water was clean. I remember what Percy told me about cleaning the river with a Sand Dollar. I never thought it'd be that easy, but oh well.

As we made our way down to the bottom, I was starting to lose my breath. Percy was trying to drown me! I wanted to yell at him, but I couldn't. All that air, trying to break out. I couldn't take it anymore, I needed to breath. I gasped for breath, and I got it.

"You alright, Wise Girl?" Percy asked.

"AM I ALRIGHT?! YOU SCARED ME TO DEATH YOU SEAWEED BRAIN!" I yelled. My voice sounded like an echo. Suddenly I understood why Percy told me to eat that gummy. It was a blessing from Poseidon. I grinned because I can go to great depths to get back at Percy whenever he gets on my nerves.

The water felt so cool. Literally. I could feel the water, but I didn't feel wet. My hair was flowing with the currents. Sea horses swam past me, and one brushed up against my shoulder. Another pecked me on the cheek, and Percy grumbled next to me.

"Hey, that's my girlfriend's cheek you pecked," he said.

Sorry sir, it said.

Wait a minute, since when can I understand sea horse? Blessing of Poseidon. Duh. The sea horse bowed, and swam away.

I started to chuckle. "Friend of yours?" I asked.

Percy huffed. "He's Sebastian. He's my father's consultant and court jester. He's pretty funny when he wants to be, but his jokes are not the cleanest in the ocean," he said.

"Oh." I started to blush. I wonder if I can do that underwater.

We continued to travel, and finally I saw it. Poseidon's kingdom of Atlantis. It looks so beautiful. There was Greek temples surrounded a green dome, arches, and mermen swimming around. I wonder if Percy can turn into a merman, being the son of Poseidon. Hmm, probably find out later. I saw one merman look up at us, and I heard him curse at us. I wonder if that's Triton.

I looked around, and schools of fish swam by. They seemed happy to see me, being a daughter of Athena, their master's arch rival. Well, I should say ex, but I don't know what's really happening though.

As we made our way to the bottom, I didn't feel like a crushed soda can. Thank you Poseidon. He set me down on the surface, and the feeling of sand welcomed me. I wasn't wearing sandals, but I wish I was.

Just like he was reading my mind, Percy chuckled. "You can take your shoes off if you want to," he said.

I smiled. Before I could touch them, they turned into sandals. The straps turned green, and were connected by a plastic trident. My socks disappeared, and made me happy. The sand shifted between my toes, and it felt amazing.

I looked around, and the streets were lit up by giant pearls. Mermen and women swam around, in and out of different shops and cafés. Crabs scurried around the ocean floor with sea horses galloping nearby. I looked around, and the huge green dome seemed to be glowing gold. I guess the Olympians are stopping by for something.

Percy grabbed my hand, and we walked through the streets. As we walked, mermen and women stopped and pointed at us like we were aliens. Sea horses galloped right next to me, and bowed. I even saw a giant squid swim by, and nearly crashed into the giant dome.

"Aw, c'mon George!" I heard a merman shout.

I smirked. George the giant squid? Strange. Suddenly, everyone stopped. The mer-people bowed, the crabs stopped, and the sea horses bowed. Even Percy stopped and grinned. A shadow passed over me, and I was hesitant to look up. When I did, I met a familiar face. The sea god himself: Poseidon.

"Well, Percy, I see you weren't kidding," he said.

The trident in his hand glowed green, but stopped suddenly. "Come with me."

Together, we all walked behind him into the giant dome. I figured out that it's his palace. I thought that I'd be something big like a castle or a palace like on Olympus, but a dome is good too. We turned the corner into the great hall, and there were all the Olympians there, including Athena. She didn't look happy for some reason. My money is on being in Poseidon's realm.

I didn't see my friends, so I guess they made their way back to camp. Going back to Camp Jupiter must be awful though. I looked around, and Hermes was giving me a thumb up. Apollo was writing a haiku, I'm guessing for after whatever is going to happen later.

Percy stopped in front of me, and gave me his best serious face ever. "Annabeth, I really need to talk to you about something," he said in a serious tone.

I raised an eyebrow. "What is it, Seaweed Brain?"

He sighed. "This won't be easy. Um, I can't do this anymore," he said.

Wait, did I hear him just right? "Excuse me?"

"I can't do this anymore," he repeated. "I can no longer be your boyfriend."

I went wide eyed and felt tears forming. "What are you saying?"

"Yeah, Sea Spawn!" Athena boomed. "What are you saying?!"

Percy rubbed his neck. "Well—"

"NO, YOU LISTEN PERSEUS!" I yelled, "WHY ARE YOU BREAKING UP WITH ME?!"

Percy looked confused, while Ares looked like he won the lottery. "You have to wait, Annabeth. Please listen—"

"NO PERCY! I'M ASKING YOU AGAIN, WHY ARE YOU—"

Before I could finish, he put his hand into his pocket. "What are you doing?" I asked. "What's in your pocket? Let me see it!"

He slowly pulled it out, and I instantly regretted everything I yelled at him for. It was a red velvet box. I can't believe I thought he was going to break up with me.

"I don't want to be your boyfriend, because I want to be your fiancee," he said.

He kneeled in front of me, and my tears of anger were replaced with tears of happiness. "Annabeth Minerva Chase (Don't know her actual middle name, but it fits, doesn't it?) I've known you since I first found out I was a demigod. That one moment, I was happy to know who I was. I got to meet you."

He sighed. "After we found Zeus' Master Bolt, we instantly became friends, and I instantly hated how our parents were enemies when we got to know each other without complications. Finding the Golden Fleece, that was my favorite quest because I got to know more about you. I saw the architect for the first time, and I tasted your sneaker for the first and, hopefully, last time."

I laughed, and Athena sighed. I wonder if that's from embarrassment, or satisfaction. "When I held up the sky for you, I saw how much I loved you; I even wanted to die for you. The Battle of Manhattan, I so wanted to kill every monster that dared harm you. Everything turned out for the best after that. I even wanted to share New Rome with you when I first arrived. I knew then, that demigods can survive, and I wanted to spend my entire life with you. I love you, Annabeth Chase, so please,"

He opened the box, and I gasped. It was a 20-carot diamond ring with an engraving on it. I couldn't read it, but I knew that 'Wise Girl' and 'love' was in there. "Will you make me the luckiest demigod in the world, and marry me?"

Oh. My. Gods. I dreamed of this when we were older, but it was actually happening. In my dreams, I knew what to say, but I was speechless. Crazy huh? I nodded, and he didn't seem to understand. "Yes," I said. "Yes, yes, YES!"

Percy went wide eyed, and quickly got up. "You will?"

I smirked. "No, I was talking to the crab right behind you," I said.

Being the Seaweed Brain he is, he quickly turned around. "Seaweed Brain! Yes, I accept your proposal. I will marry you," I said with my biggest smile ever.

He turned to me, and laughed. We tackled each other in a great hug, and kissed. I heard all of the gods cheer, even Athena started clapping and smiling at me, Seaweed Brain or not. Percy hugged me, and placed the ring on my finger.

To ruin the moment, my favorite goddess stepped up. "Well, I see that the proposal is made, but you both are too young to marry. And Athena," Hera turned to my mother, "You want your daughter to go to college, right?"

Athena looked at her like she said the stupidest thing in the world. "Of course."

Hera looked victorious. "So, you two will have to wait until after college to marry," she said.

I rolled my eyes. "Of course, you think I haven't considered that?" I asked. "I'll wait until then, but this is to cement this. Being the Seaweed Brain he is he'll probably get himself killed before that happens."

Percy smiled. "If not, I'd still propose. I was even planning to propose after the Giant war, but with the whole Tartarus thing, I had to wait. Besides, I got advice from a mortal named Cody," he said.

I stared at him. "So when you guys disappeared after the Deathball match, that's who you talked to?" I asked.

He nodded. "He told me that he had a hard time proposing to his wife, but he finally did it. That inspired me to take the Minotaur by the horns and propose."

I smirked. Of course he mentions the Minotaur. Poseidon stepped forward. "I talked to Athena, and we have agreed—"

"For once!" she pointed out.

"—that you both have a room reserved in my realm for the honeymoon, and if you choose to live down here, you could."

I smiled. I have a chance to live in Poseidon's realm once I marry the great Perseus Jackson. "We'll think about it," I said.

Poseidon smiled. "Excellent. Well, I do believe that you all must return to the surface. Brother, maybe I'll decide to join the meeting, but I may have a headache them," Poseidon said.

Zeus chuckled. "Shut up, my meetings are amazing!"

"No they aren't" Apollo said under his breath.

"Shut up Apollo, you listen to your iPod half the time, and when you do listen, it's when the Master Bolt is aimed at your heart," Artemis said.

"Your point?"

She smacked him upside the head. "Back to Olympus!" Zeus boomed.

"Ah, there's the headache," Poseidon said.

They all assumed their true forms, and disappeared. "My blessing will wear off when you reach the surface, so you better get going," he warned.

I smiled, and we left the palace. Once we left into the courtyard, mermen and women cheered and threw flowers at us. Ah, everything felt great. I got a wedding ring that I will fully enjoy in the future, a world at peace, and Atlantis to return to after I marry Seaweed Brain.

He grabbed me bridal style, and we shot up. I looked down, and the hidden realm of Atlantis disappeared beneath the green glow of Poseidon. We passed a shark, which looked at us like we weren't supposed to be there. I guess its right. Sorry, it's a she. We stopped before we reached the surface, and he looked at me.

"Ready to tell everyone the good news?" he asked.

I smiled. "I said, bring it on," I said.

He smiled and gave me a quick kiss. Together, he walked out of the water, and found Camp Half-Blood. I smiled as everyone noticed us and ran to us.

Percy put me down, and waved to everyone. "Dude, where've you been?"

"Trying to drown your girlfriend?"

"Shiny rock," Tyson said.

Everyone stopped, and looked at my finger. I smiled and held up my hand. Everyone gasped as they saw my engagement ring. "You're all looking at the future Mrs. Jackson," I said.

Everyone cheered. Chiron smiled and trotted up to us. "Well, we won't be expecting the wedding for another 8 years, correct?" he asked.

We both blushed. "Well, try not to have the honeymoon here, ok?"

I turned even redder. "Ok then. Everyone back to your activities!" Chiron announced.

Everyone broke away. I saw the Stoll brothers eyeing my ring, so I gave them my classic 'I'll-kill-you-if-you-steal-this-ring' look. Yeah, I have that look.

They quickly ran off to their cabin. Wait a minute; Cody said that he left a gift for them. I wonder what it is. Before I could ask them, they disappeared in their cabin. "Um, Percy. Didn't Cody say something about a gift for them?" I asked.

He went wide eyed. "Uh oh."

Right on cue, the cabin exploded in purple goo. I saw the Stoll brothers flying into the Demeter cabin. Well, Conner did. Travis slammed into a tree. I cracked a smile.

Percy and I walked hand in hand toward the arena when I stopped. "Wait, I want to see what's in the gym bag," I said.

He smiled, and ran to his cabin. Right when he did, Clarisse walked up to me. "So Prissy decided to propose to you, huh?" she asked.

I nodded. "Huh, and I thought he'd forget about it until the moment before you die," she said.

"Thank you for making my day," I said.

She smirked, and walked away. Immediately, Jake and Lucas walked by hand in hand. "Hey guys," I called out.

They looked at me, and waved. I waved back, and looked around. Chiron was trying to pry Travis out of the tree, Apollo campers were tending to Conner, and a few others were cleaning up the cabin. I looked at the beach, and there was Jace asleep under the shade of the tree. No one was walking up to him, but a kid from the Ares cabin walked up to him and challenged him to an arm wrestling match.

Percy came back with the gym bag with him. He walked over to me, and handed it to me. It seemed lighter than before. "Well, open it," he said.

I smirked at him, and unzipped the zipper. Immediately, I went wide eyed. I reached into the bag, and pulled out a green book. There were 9 others in the bag, and Percy quickly shuffled through it. The book I had in hand had a picture of a kid with messy hair and a black horn in his hand. In the other hand was a familiar bronze sword. He seemed to be staring at the Empire State Building. The title said it all. Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief.

"What the Hades?"

They were all there. Sea of Monsters, Titan's Curse, Battle of the Labyrinth, Last Olympian, Lost Hero, Son of Neptune, Mark of Athena, Doors of Death, and Final Stand. Strange. It looked like they followed our lives. I opened the first book, and a note fell out.

"What's that?" Percy asked.

I shrugged and read the note.

Dear Percy and Annabeth,

I understand that you are confused, but these books are real. From Percy's first quest to find the Master Bolt to his sacrifice at the end of the Giant War, a mortal has written them all. He never realized that he did create a world in ours, and he'd be proud to write your new life. The world has changed in the last 20 years. This man told us how our world changed, and well, this isn't new to us mortals. I hope you enjoy reading them.

-Cody.

I looked at Percy, and he looked just as confused. "Well, I better get cracking," I said.

I packed up the books and put them in the bag. I gave him a quick peck on the cheek, and ran off to my cabin. Well, except for the books, everything turned out well. Oh if I only knew what was going to happen, I'd change my mind completely.

The end

A/N: Well, that's that. I doubt I can write the books, so I'll end it at that. What'd you think of the titles? I'd be surprised if they were actually made in the future. Well, that's the end of Return of the Olympians. I'll write my sequel soon, but until then, I'll give you some fillers. Thank you all, and thank you IamKatieDaughterofDemeter, Jace and Lucas were great. Until next time:

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