Ch.21
After the celebration, the seven went into their house, they sat down at the round table.
"Well that was fun" Frank said, as they sat back
"you kidding, I thought they were gonna kill us" Leo said
Annabeth look at Percy "Nice job convincing them"
he smile "thanks"
"Oh I almost forgot" Piper ran upstairs to her room.
"What was that about" Hazel ask, everyone shrugged
Piper came down the stairs holding T shirts with the color of gold, she hand them out to everyone, the shirts have the same design as the silver ones except for the color
Leo hold out the shirt in front of him "Woah this is so cool"
everyone thank Piper, then fold the shirt and get down to business. Everyday for the last week they have been holding meetings at the round table at the end of the day and report what happened in their jobs. They discuss they'r issues and think of a way to solve them.
Leo made some modification at the table, it is now a marble and in the middle is the new symbol of the demigods. The chairs are now kind of like a thrones, carve in them is their parents symbols.
The order of the chairs are, Jason, Percy, Annabeth, Piper, Leo, Hazel, Frank each of them have goblets that fill any drinks they want
"I guess I'll start first, Our problem in transportation across Greece" Jason said, he look around "Who has any ideas how to do that?"
Leo raise his hand, and Jason nodded at him "Could we just fly with the Pegasus?"
Jason shook his head "I consider that but we don't have enough for each of us." Leo nodded, then look around "Anyone else?"
Frank raise his hand "Can't we just build another flying ship?"
Jason have a thoughtful expression "That might be a good idea"
"No it's not, it take too much time to build them" Annabeth said
"Anything else?" he ask
"How about cars" Hazel suggested
Jason nodded "I thought of that, if we can't find any faster transportation, that's what we're gonna use"
Piper put both of her elbow at the table and made a bridge with her fingers, she put her chin at the bridge "Why don't we use the portal?"
Everyone look at her confuse
"Why don't we use the portal to transport us to any location in Greece instead of the base of the mountain" she said
"That might be a good idea" Percy reply, he look at Hazel "you've been setting up the barrier with Lou Ellen for the past few days, could you ask her if she could do it?"
Hazel nodded "yeah I could"
"Great" Jason said
Annabeth look around "Who's next?"
"I am" Frank answered
he past around some papers for them to read, it's the training menu he have been organizing for the past few days
Everyone read his papers "what do you guys think?" he ask them
"I think it's great" Annabeth said
"did you already made the obstacle course for training?" Jason ask
Frank nodded "Yeah, I had Leo help me, it would be located at the forest we went through to get to the portal. I design it to establish teamwork and I also made sure that Romans and Greeks team up"
Piper look up the paper and at Frank "It's great Frank nice job", the big guy smiled proudly.
"you use the coliseum for sword and archery class" Percy said as he read the paper
"yeah, I was gonna use it for the obstacle course but, I thought it was pretty small"
Percy nodded
"Is that all?" Jason ask him
Frank smile "yeah", everyone put down the papers
"What's next?" Hazel ask
"the construction are pretty much done, and the only thing that need to be build is watch tower" Annabeth said As she explain her plans
Percy drank some wine on his goblet, he's been drinking wine often, it calm his mind and distract him from the issues of his relationship with Piper. Everytime Jason kiss her, he wants to kill his friend no matter the consequences, he came close when he catch them having a picnic on one of the gardens full of flowers the nymph restored, so he been drinking wine to keep himself from thinking about it.
Piper look at him and hate herself for making him hide their relationship, just like him, she wants everyone to know especially Annabeth that she loves him and he's hers, but through determination she keep herself from shouting it at the world. Women are more emotional than men, and so when she sees Annabeth touching Percy or even look at him with those eyes full of love, she wants to throw her off Olympus, she know if this kind of situation keep up she won't last long.
while thinking of way to have Percy all to herself Piper notice, Annabeth have been spending some time with a boy other than Percy for the past week of working to restore Olympus, if Percy broke up with her, she will have some ill feeling which will affect their team, but if she broke up with him there won't be any problem. She already plant the seed of doubt in her mind, the only thing left to do is to water it. Piper thought of things she could do and a small smile appear on her beautiful face, on the outside the smile would make any men swoon but if they see inside her head and hear her thoughts they would have cower in fear.
"That's great Annabeth. Anything else?" Jason said, breaking her train of thoughts
"That's it" she reply, he nodded at her
"I guess it's my turn" Hazel said, Just like Frank she hand out some papers
"Those are the list of things we put to defend the mountain and the things we plan to make" she said
Annabeth read the paper "since I have free time, I could help with designing the automans" she said reading the future plans
"and since I'm busy making weapons, I'll send some help to make them" Leo said, Hazel smile at him gratefully
Jason rub his chin "How much attack will the barrier hold?" he ask
"We're about to test that tomorrow and I also kept the explosives we set up at the side of the mountain just in case" she reply
he nodded "keep up the great job"
everyone put down the papers and Leo came up next
"We're short on people of making the armors and weapons we need, that's the only problem I have" he said
Percy smile "Problem solve, I could send a word for my brother Tyson to come and help"
"where did he go anyway?"Annabeth ask
Percy look at her and his smile widened "He took Ella to meet my dad"
Everyone laugh
"really?" she reply smiling
he nodded
"Are they gonna get married?" ask Frank
Percy shrugged "I don't know yet, I haven't talking to him since I was on my way here"
"Well, if they do I hope we're invited" Piper said
he nodded "definitely"
Jason clear his throat "on the final issue, what's the new about the whereabouts of the Giants?" he ask him
Percy got serious "Thalia said she could't find them yet, but she pick up Khione's track, it seems that she's up to something. Thalia thought by following her, she could lead them to the Giants but she' heading to the Sea Of Monsters with a small army of monsters"
"That can't be good" Annabeth said
"Did my sister find out why?" Jason ask
"She told me, they were looking for something"
Leo frowned "That doesn't sound great"
Frank nodded "Whatever they're looking for must have something to do with the winter solstice"
"Gaea must have a plan to wake up early" Piper said, thinking all about Greek and Roman myth she know that Gaea could use to wake up but nothing came up
Hazel sigh "I guess it was too much to hope, she'll wait for three years" she said in a weak voice
"I asked Thalia to keep me update in their progress" Percy said
Jason nodded "Good"
Annabeth rub her eyes "That's it we're done"
Leo yawn "Council Dismiss"
everyone stood up went into their room.
After everybody was asleep Percy open his door and went outside of the house, he whistle for Blackjack, and waited for him. It was past the curfew they set up, just like always Percy couldn't see the Pegasus because of his color
The Pegasus landed in front of him, Percy put a finger over his lips
"Quiet, we don't want to wake up everybody"
he got on Blackjacks back "You know the way" he said to the horse.
They flew up in the sky, Olympus below them, it looks much better now, the place doesn't looks like a ruin but ancient Greek city, some houses are still abandoned but many have lights in them.
They flew to the edge of Olympus and the city of Thessaloniki bright lights spread to them.
They flew at toward the base of the mountain, a couples of miles away from the portal there was a small meadow full of all kinds of flowers, they flew over head then landed at the side. Percy patted the horse's head
"Thanks, and don't ever mention this to anyone okay?"
"you got it boss" Blackjack said, then he flew up leaving him, he turned toward a woman standing at the middle of the meadow, she wore a plain white dress, and a green scarf over her body like a blanket, her luscious chocolate brown hair was drop on her shoulders, and the choppy in it is almost gone. Piper smile at him and as always he caught his breath at her beauty, just like the Hunters of Artemis she look as if she's bathing in the moonlight. Percy walk toward her and smile
"Hey" he said
she nodded "Hey"
Percy just stare at her silently then
"you're beautiful" Percy said, he saw her blush in the moonlight
"you always say that everytime" she reply
Percy reach with his right and caressed her cheek with the back of his hand
"If it would please you, I would't mind saying it for all eternity"
Piper laugh "Oh Percy, that's so cheesy"
"It's working ain't it?"
Piper smile and nodded "yes", she cup his head with both of his hand and pull him for a passionate kiss, they're tongue wrestled for dominance and Percy put his hand on her waist. After a few minutes they separated both out of breath, and Piper look at him with eyes full of lust.
She step back, and took off the scarf.
Percy watch what she's about to do, his heart thumping as if it want to burst.
her eyes never leaving his, Piper reach for the strap of her dress and let it fall to the ground.
Percy forgot to breath just like always at the sight of her bare body, and smile at the knowledge of Piper is his. she smile at him and step out of the dress into his arms, Percy buried his right hand on her hair at the side of her head and put his left arms around her waist.
"Don't ever let anyone see you like this" He commaned as he look at her eyes
Piper smiled "If it would please you, I would't mind saying it for all eternity" she lean in at his right ear and whispered "I'm all yours"
Jason woke up, took a shower, he remind himself to thank Annabeth for putting bathroom on each room and got dress into the golden shirt Piper made for them, he wore his jeans and his electric blue sneakers. He went downstairs to get some food and found Piper and Percy eating cereals in the dining room. Piper wore a plain white sun dresses and a green scarf over her shoulders, she looks very pretty, and Percy wore his blue v neck shirt, a faded jeans and sea green sneakers
Jason walk to the cabinet to get a bowl and a spoon, then sat next to Percy across Piper. He poured the cereal and the milk, he look at Piper
"Did you go Outside?" he ask, then ate his cereal
Percy froze at the question, the spoon half way to his mouth, he glance at Piper, then start eating again
"What?" she ask, with an innocent face
"I ask if you went outside" he reach toward her head and held out a leaf that was tangled in her hair .
"Oh yeah I did" she smile and nodded "I woke up early, so I took a stroll"
Jason frowned "Why I didn't you wake me up, I would have come with you"
Piper shrugged "I didn't want to disturb you from your sleep"
Jason smile at her
"If you guys are gonna go gooey and romantic please don't, I don't want to puke out my breakfast" Percy said
both of them laugh
Hazel came in with her golden shirt
"Morning" she greeted
"morning" they reply
she look and frowned at Percy "Why aren't you wearing you shirt, you know Piper work hard on them"
"I'll wear it after breakfast"
soon enough all of them sat at the dining table eating they're breakfast.
They waited for both Piper and Percy at the round table while they took shower
after fifteen minutes Percy come down of from upstairs with the golden shirt
"Sorry for the wait" he said
"couldn't you take a shower before breakfast" Leo reply
Percy raise his hand "Sue me for being hungry"
"you're always hungry" Annabeth said jokingly
After fifteen more minutes of waiting Piper came downstairs
Leo sigh in relieved "finally"
They stood up and walk to the door, Leo fall behind
"Hey I always wanted to ask this, what do girls do in shower to take too much time?" Leo ask Piper
everyone stop on their track and look at him
they shook their head and walk out of the door
"What? what did I do?" Percy turn around and put a hand on his shoulder, he look at him with a sad face and shook his head "Don't, you're making it worse"
Leo frowned confuse of what he did wrong
When they walk out of the door and found Hermes standing before them with his usual get up and his caduceus.
everyone bowed
"Lord Hermes, what do we owe the pleasure" Percy said
the god smiled at them "you're needed at the throne room"
All the seven stand in line in front of the gods
Zeus look down on them "We are here to discuss a quest"
Percy thought of what will they say on the way and so in order to get there faster "Is it about the thing Khione is looking for at the sea of monster?"
Athena raise her eyebrow at him
"uhh, yes that" his father said
"What are they after anyway?" Annabeth ask
Hera look at her "They're looking for a book"
The demigods threw her a confuse look
"Haven't they heard a mythical place called library?" Leo said chuckling at his joke
Piper frown at him "Leo shut up" she said with charmspeak, he tried to make a retort but his mouth wouldn't open
Jason ask the gods "What so special about this one?"
"That is why Hecate is here to explain" Athena said
a woman step out behind the throne of Hera, she was wearing a dark robe, she has red hair, and cloudy eyes as if she's blind. a dog and pole cat at her side
she smiled at them "I'm Hecate goddess of witchcraft, magic, crossroads etc..."
They bow to her
"so these are the seven heroes of Olympus" the goddess said, she examine each of them. They felt uncomfortable from her stare.
"So about this book" Percy said
Hecate nodded "yes yes the book"
she thought what to say "nobody know how it comes to existence, it is said to be contain unimaginable power, I tried looking for it myself but it is too well hidden"
"So Gaea knows where it is" Jason said
"it appear so"
Percy frowned "How much powerful is this book?"
Hecate shrugged "I do not know I have not seen the book myself, but according to the rumors it has enough power to change the phace of the moon"
realization hit everyone
"Wait could't she just use the power to awaken herself instead of using it to change the phase of the moon?" Annabeth ask
Hecate shrugged "just like I said before, I never seen the book. I do not know its capability"
"Then how did you know it exist" Jason ask suspiciously
Hecate glared at him
Jason eyes widened and it made the hair on the back of his neck stand
"be careful what you say boy, or I will make you wish that you were never born" she said in a threatening and dangerous tone.
Percy decided to interfere "Anyway, back to the question how did you know about it?"
Hecate look at him, she tilted her head with a confuse face
"There is something wrong with you"
Percy smile "Really?"
"yes you are hiding something"
Hecate dive through his mind to the depth his soul.
She found herself standing in front of a cell surrounded by darkness. Inside of the cell is a sitting half naked man, his hands raise and both chained on either side of the wall by the wrist, his head looking down, the only way she could see him is from the light shining down on him, he had long messy black hair, and wearing a black leather pants.
Hecate examine him trying to see his face
"a visitor, how nice" the man said
Hecate frowned "Who are you?"
The man raise his head, she could see his eyes glowing with green light behind the curtain of hair, she still couldn't recognize him because of the hair.
"I will ask you again who are you?"
The man smile "I am the darkness in his soul"
Both chained snap and the cell in front of her open, a wicked smile appear on his face, he dash toward her, a hand reaching out and a roared like a monsters coming from his throat, his eyes glowing and the usual white in the eyes is dark. Hecate's eyes widened and disappear from his mind.
Everyone stare at them, they have been staring at each other for few minutes, Leo was about slap Percy in the face, when Hecate jump back in surprise.
Everyone look at her, glaring at Percy
"You" she said growling
Percy had a innocent face and he look around "What? what did I do?"
"Hecate?" Athena ask, she's still glaring at Percy full of rage
"I have told you everything I know" she said, then disappear with flash of light, everyone averted their eyes to avoid disintegrating
"Well who's gonna do the quest?" Zeus ask
They look at each other
"could we talk about first?" Jason ask
Zeus nodded his head "We will give you until tomorrow morning" then they all disappear in flash of like
Be Warn This Story Is Gonna Take Long, It might Go Up to 50 Chapter
And If you guys have a good website where I can do research about Giants please PM me, I'm having trouble finding one. If you see a movie reference it's probably from the movie TROY, Great movie
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