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Percy's POV:

"Say something." I was practically begging Annabeth. Once we found out about Atlas I immediately took Annabeth home. We changed into comfortable clothes and pack bags quickly. Thalia and Nico shadow traveled to camp to let everyone knew we were on our way. Annabeth was sitting in between James and Claire's carseats in the back. She hadn't said anything since I told her what was going on. She looked up at me.

"Why is it always us?" She whispered.

I sighed. "I don't know sweetheart." She held out her hand so it was in between the two front seats. I took it and gave it a comforting squeeze. "I promise I won't let anything hurt any of you. You're my entire world. I'll protect all of you even if I have to hold the sky up myself."

I looked at Annabeth. She was frowning. Her eyebrows were scrunched together. She was obviously deep in thought. "What are you thinking about?" I asked her.

"The sky." She whispered.

"Oh?"

"Yeah. Who's holding it up?"

I frowned as well. "I don't know. You're the smart one."

I could almost hear her rolling her eyes. She didn't answer, however, because James began crying. Annabeth removed he hand from mine and I heard her whispering to him, trying to calm him down. I checked the time. 12:42. We would be at camp in around one. My phone started ringing. It was in the cup holder and I answered it.

"Hello." I said.

"Percy?" The voice of Hazel Levesque said. She sounded worried.

"Hey Hazel."

"Hey. We just got to Camp Half-Blood."

"Whose we?"

"Me, Frank, Jason, Piper, Leo, and Reyna. Where are you guys?"

"We're about twenty minutes away. Maybe less. The roads are completely empty."

"Okay. Just…. be careful okay?"

I smiled. "You got it Hazel. See you soon." I hung up the phone.

"Hazel's at camp?" Annabeth asked.

"Yeah. Her, Jason, Leo, Piper, Reyna, and Frank just got there."

She nodded. James finally started to settled down. After a few minutes I heard Annabeth gasp. "Percy, drive faster."

"What?"

"Faster. Go."

"Why-"

"Cyclopes. A huge one. And it's gaining on us."

I looked in out rear view mirror and saw she was right. I could just make out the outline of a large Cyclopes running after out car. I gripped the steering wheel tightly. "Hold on tight Wise Girl." I pushed down as hard as I could on the gas pedal. It was a good thing that no one was on the road. I glanced back at Annabeth. She was buckled, but had one hand on each baby. The Cyclopes was gaining on us. Soon enough Half-Blood hill came into view. I just needed to get passed the barrier. Out of nowhere a heard a loud crash. Annabeth screamed. I turned around to see a Hellhound's head poking through the broken window on Claire's side.

"Annabeth!" I called. I unbuckled and pulled Riptide out of my pocket. I tossed it to her. She took her hand off of James and uncapped the pen. It grew into a sword and she slashed the Hellhound. It turned into dust. She capped it and went to hand it back to me. "Hold it." I said. We were so close to the border now. I saw the campers who were on the hill run off. Probably to go and get Chiron. We were about to reach the hill when the car was pushed by the Cyclopes. My head hit the windshield with a crack and I was vaguely aware of Annabeth calling my name. Black dots danced in front of my eyes. But I couldn't blackout yet. I had to get my family to safety first. I pushed the gas pedal all the way to the floor. We went airborne. We literally flew over the borders. The car tumbled down the hill and landed right side up. Both babies were screaming and Annabeth was breathing heavily. My vision went dark. I was vaguely away of Annabeth's hand on my shoulder before the darkness took me.

Annabeth's POV:

"Percy. Percy! Percy this seriously isn't funny. Wake up Seaweed Brain." I was shaking his shoulders violently. He had passed out almost as soon as the car had stopped. I put my hand on his head and it came away bloody. "No. No no no no no no." I spun around and leaned out the smashed up window. "Help! Some one help!" I screamed.

"Annabeth!" I heard Thalia call. I saw her, Jason, Hazel, and Frank running over to us. She opened the door on James's side. "What in the name of Hades happened?" She asked, picking up my screaming son. talking

"A Cyclopes attacked us. A Hellhound as well. That's why Claire's covered in monster dust." I said. I picked up my daughter and held her to me. Frank and Jason pried open Percy's door, which had been completely smashed, and pulled him out of the car. The ran off toward the infirmary.

"Come on Annie, lets get you guys to the Poseidon cabin." Thalia said as she grabbed my arm and helped me out of the car.

"But Percy-" I began.

"Is going to be fine." Hazel finished. "Let's get you three cleaned up and then we can go check on Percy."

"Yeah, Claire apparently doesn't like being covered in monster dust." Thalia chuckled. I looked down and saw that Claire was wrinkling her nose. She was coated in monster dust and wasn't to thrilled about it.

"Okay." I sighed. "Can you guys take them to the cabin? I want to go see if Percy is okay."

"Annabeth-" Thalia began.

"If it was Nico you would be there already." I pointed out.

She sighed. "Give Claire to Hazel. Go find your husband."

I nodded and handed my daughter off to hazel. Then I ran. I ran as fast as I could the the infirmary. Chiron was standing outside talking to Jason and Frank. I walked up to them.

"Annabeth." Chiron said. "Your arm." He said. I looked down and realized my arm was bleeding.

I shook my head. "Not important. Where's Percy?"

Jason jerked his thumb at the door behind him. "An Apollo camper is in there with him. He's going to be fine."

I nodded and went to enter the room. Both Jason and Frank grabbed me. "Not so fast Annabeth." Frank chuckled. "Let's get your arm checked out first."

I shook my head. "I'm fine. I want to see Percy."

Jason and Frank looked at each other and then at Chiron. Chiron nodded. The next thing I knew I was thrown over Frank's shoulder and he was carrying me away from Chiron and Jason. I started pounding on his back. "Zhang I swear to Zeus, or Jupiter, or whatever, if you don't let me down I will hurt you."

He laughed again and set me down on a bed. I looked around. We were in a room in the infirmary. "Why are we here?"

"We're going to fix up your arm and then, if you behave, we're going to go see your husband." Frank explained. He walked over with a canteen and bandages. I assumed the canteen held nectar.

I took a deep breath. "Okay." He smiled and set to work on my arm. "So what were you, Jason and Chiron talking about?"

"Oh. Well Chiron sent Grover out to go and pick May up from Sally's. He doesn't want monsters to follow her sent and attack them."

:Oh my gods! I completely forgot May wasn't here! Stupid, stupid, stupid." I said hitting my forehead.

Frank laughed again. "Relax Annabeth. You're a new mother. You were concerned for your children's safety." He finished wrapping my arm. "There. Now we can go see Perce." He held out his hand and I took it. We walked back to Percy's room. Chiron was now talking to a girl who was unmistakably an Apollo kid. She nodded and then ran off.

Chiron smiled at us. "Hazel is looking for you Frank. Annabeth, you may go in now. But be quiet. Percy's awake, but he'll have a bit of a headache. You can take him back to the Poseidon cabin if he feels up to it, but he has a pretty nasty concussion. Don't let him go to sleep for a few hours. I'm going to go wait at the hill for May's arrival."

I thanked him and walked into the room. Percy was sitting up in a bed. He had a large gash on his head and he was looking at me through half opened eyes. He smiled when he saw me. "Thank the gods you're okay." He whispered.

I rolled my eyes. "Me? What about you Mr. 'I'm going to unbuckle and then forget to buckle up gain, but still speed like a manic'."

"I didn't forget. I just…. didn't have time to."

I chuckled and sat down on the bed next to him. I leaned down and kissed his lips and touched his cheek gently. "I'm really glad you're okay Seaweed Brain."

He smiled. "So, who has the babies."

"Thals and Hazel. I should probably go get them. May is on her way here as well. I'm sure they'll hold a meeting soon." I stood up. "I'm going to go and find our children. Would you like to come?"

He nodded and stood up. He wobbled slightly, but steadied himself. I wrapped one arm around him and he leaned on me a bit. We walked through camp towards the cabins. It was really late, so no one was actually out and about. When we got back to the cabin and opened the door, we were bombarded by people. Everyone was there. And but everyone I mean Jason, Piper, Reyna, Leo, Frank, Hazel, Thalia, Nico, and May. The mixture of noise and light must have been horrible for Percy because he groaned and buried his head in my hair. I pressed my finger to my lips in the universal shhhhh sign. Everyone got quiet. Sort of. They still muttered and talk amongst themselves. I led Percy over to the bed we slept on. We sat down and he put his arm around me.

"Were are my kids?" I asked.

"In their cribs. They're wide awake though." Thalia replied. She was sitting on one of the top bunks with Nico. May occupied a bottom bunk. Jason and Piper had another bottom bunk. Frank and Hazel were on the floor near the bunk may was on and Reyna and Leo were on the other top bunk.

"Percy can I hold a baby?" May asked.

He smiled. "Sure."

He went to stand up, but I forced him to remain seated. "I've got it Seaweed Brain." I said. I walked over to the cribs.

"Annabeth can I hold one as well? I never really got the opportunity to meet your children." Reyna asked.

"Of course." I said. Reyna jumped off of the top bunk and walked over to the cribs. She waited. I laughed. "You can pick one up."

She nodded and picked up James, who was closer to her. I picked up Claire and carried her over to May. I sat on the bunk next to her and placed Claire in her arms. While May was a very resourceful and intelligent six year old, she was still only six. It was for this reason alone that I helped her support Claire's head while she held her. Reyna had walked over to the bed and sat down next to Percy. Percy smiled and stroked James's cheek with his thumb. Then he yawned and lay down on the bed.

"Don't go to sleep Percy." I said in a very stern voice. "You have to wait a few hours."

Percy groaned, causing a few people to laugh. Then he got up and walked into the bathroom and closed the door. A few minutes later we all heard running water. May yawned. I looked at her. "Maybe you should go to bed now May. It's pretty late" I said sweetly as I took Claire from her arms. She nodded and climbed into the bunk. I tucked her in and then went to sit next the Reyna. She was looking back and forth between me and James. She smiled. I guess everyone has a soft spot for infants.

"He looks a lot like you." She said.

I shook my head. "He's a combination of Percy and I. But this little one," I said, gesturing to Claire. "Looks just like her father."

"What about her father?" Percy asked walking out of the bathroom. His hair was wet. He had obviously just gotten our of the shower. He sat down behind me on the bed.

"I was just showing Reyna how much Claire looks like you." I explained.

"Ahh." He said. He wrapped his arms around me. "So guys, what's the deal with Atlas?"

Leo shook his head. "All we know is the dude is supposed to be holding the sky, and now he's not. I think he's just being lazy. I mean how heavy can the sky be?"

I winced and I felt Percy shudder. "Pretty heavy." I said.

Thalia nodded. "Both Percy and Annabeth have been under the burden of the sky." She explained.

"What?" Jason asked at the same time Hazel said "When!"

"Yeah." Percy said. "When we were thirteen."

"We've know you for seven years and you never thought to mention this?" Frank said.

I shrugged. "It never came up."

"It's sort of big deal!" Piper exclaimed.

I felt Percy shrug.

"Wow. What was it like?" Frank asked.

"Excruciatingly painful." Percy said. He touched the grey streak in my hair. I nodded in agreement. "Anyway," He said. "Back to discussing Atlas."

Nico shook his head. "Nothing really to discuss. Chiron said we would hold a meeting in the morning and talk about what we're going to do next."

I nodded. "Okay, just one question for the Romans."

"Shoot." Jason replied.

"Who's watching Camp Jupiter?"

"Reyna's sister. We asked her to come and watch camp for a while. She agreed…. sort of." Jason explained, laughing a bit at the end.

Reyna rolled her eyes and passed James to Percy. "We should all go try to get some sleep. Well all of us exempt for you Percy, sorry." She smirked and stood up. One by one our friends filed out of the cabin. Once they were gone I turned to Percy.

"Seriously Seaweed Brain. No sleeping. Want me to go and get you some soda or some coffee or something?" I asked.

He shook his head slowly. "Nah. I'll be okay. If you want to get some sleep you can Wise Girl. It's been a long night."

"No, I'll stay up and make sure you don't go to sleep." I said. I got up and put Claire back into her crib. I walked back over and took James from Percy's arms and put him in his crib. Then I sat back down next to him. He wrapped his arms around my waist and bent down to kiss my cheek. His hair was still damp. I threw my arms around his neck and kissed him. "You will never pull a stunt like that again. Got that Seaweed Brain."

He chuckled and rolled his eyes. "Yes Wise Girl."

The next morning Chiron called fro a meeting right after breakfast. May ran off to find some of her friends from the Hermes cabin while we headed to the meeting. James and Claire were in the double stroller my dad had gotten us for Christmas. Pushing the stroller was difficult because I was practically dragging Percy. He had convinced me to go the sleep last night, but not before I made him swear f the Styx he wouldn't go to sleep until two hours had passed. He was still alive so I assume he didn't. I told him he could have slept in, but he insisted on being at the meeting. When we got there Rachel, Thalia, Nico, Reyna, Leo, Hazel, and Frank were already there. We sat down and Percy immediately dropped his head into his hands and groaned when his head hit the table hard.

Nico started laughing. "Wow and I thought I was miserable in the morning."

"Go to Hades." He mumbled.

Nico frowned. "You know I've been there before right?"

"Shut up." Percy mumbled.

"At least we know he's feeling better." Rachel laughed. She pointed to the stroller. "Is that them?"

I nodded. "Come say hello."

She stood up and walked over to the stroller. She knelt down and looked at them, a smile on her face. Claire reached forward and made a had baby noise. Rachel chuckled and took Claire's small hand in hers. What happened next made my heart sink. She froze and spoke in the voice of the oracle. Percy's head snapped up as soon as she began.

"A brother and sister must venture away

To save something dear on their fifth birthday,

Children with the strength of the ocean and brains of the wise,

Will prevent or cause their fathers demise.

Siblings aided by the power of love,

They must prevail to save Olympus above."

With that Rachel fainted. Percy was the closest, so he caught her. Reyna, Frank, and Hazel, who had never seen a prophecy recited this way, had wide eyes and open mouths. The room was quiet as Rachel came too. She looked around at all of our faces and grimaced. "Oh no. What did I say?" Before we could answer, Chiron came galloping into the room. He looked around and frowned.

"What is it Children?" He asked.

"Rachel just recited a prophecy." Leo said.

The realization of what she had just said hit me. Rachel just recited a prophecy about my son and daughter. "No. That's not fair. Their three months old." My voice broke. "My babies." I whispered. Thalia stood up and walked over to me. She hugged me.

"What did the Prophecy say?" Chiron asked. Nico recited it for him. He wrote it down on a small piece of paper as Nico said it. He read it through and then turned back to us. "The second line ends saying it's their fifth birthday. That gives us almost five years. While this Prophecy is unnerving, it does not apply to the problem at hand."

Thalia gave my shoulders another small squeeze and then she returned to her seat. Percy helped Rachel stand up and she walked back to her seat. Percy grabbed my hand under the table and held it tightly. Chiron addressed us. "Now I have called you all here to discuss the situation with Atlas. I chose you because you have all proven yourselves time and time again. The first step in this problem is finding out who now holds up the sky." He turned to Rachel. "Miss Dare. We need a quest. Mr. Jackson would you like to lead the quest?"

Percy glanced at me and then at Chiron. He took a deep breath and nodded. Rachel looked at him and then the all to familiar voice of the Oracle come from her mouth.

"To Find the bearer of the Titan's Curse three must go west

They have been before and know the way best.

Heading towards an ominous glow

And All too soon they face an old foe.

A helping hand will guide the way

As they struggle to live another day." Rachel fainted again. Jason caught her this time.

"Well at least we know who's going." Percy said.

Thalia nodded. "Yep. You, me, and Annie."

I shook my head. "I'm not going." Everyone turned to look at me.

"Why no Wise Girl?" Percy asked.

I glanced at James and Claire and then back at the others. "I can't leave my children alone. I-I just can't."

"Come on Annabeth." Thalia said. "There are so many people at camp who would be more then happy to-"

"It's not the same Thalia!." I interrupted her. "A Titan is on the loose and a prophecy was just made about my three month old children. I can't leave them. Not now. Maybe when you're a mother you'll understand. Besides, I'll probably be more helpful here. I'll be able to help strategize and help to find out where Atlas is."

Percy wrapped his arms around me. "Okay Wise Girl. You don't have to go."

"But who else has been there?" Thalia asked.

Percy, his arms still around me, turned to look at Nico. Nico sighed and raised his hand.

Thalia turned to Nico and screamed. "What? When in Hades did you go there!"

Claire started crying. I picked her up out of the stroller. "Thalia!" I exclaimed.

"Sorry Annie." She turned back to Nico. "I'm going to murder you death boy."

Nico glared at Percy. "Thanks Perce. Really needed that." His voice was thick with sarcasm.

"Seriously Nico, when were you there?" Hazel asked crossing her arms.

"Guys calm down and let him talk." Jason said.

Nico sighed. "During the war with Kronos. I went to Mount Othrys alone to spy on the Titans."

"Then how did Percy know you were there?" Reyna asked.

"I saw him in a dream. He did it to try to convince me to bathe in the River Styx." Percy explained. I shuddered. He had told me about his and Nico's plan years ago, but I still hated hearing about it. Percy shook his head. "Anyway, the point is he's been there before."

"So we have our three for the quest." Chiron said. "You will all leave tomorrow morning." He dismissed the meeting. Percy whispered something to Nico and then sat back down. I waited until everyone left. Only Percy, the babies, and I were left. We sat there staring at each other.

"So." I said.

"So." He replied.

I took his hand. "You'll be careful right?" I asked.

He smiled. "Stop worrying about me Wise Girl."

"Never Seaweed Brain."

He stood up quickly. "Come on. Let's take James and Claire down to the beach." I nodded and stood up as well. He pushed the stroller and I linked my arm with his. I wasn't to worried about Percy's quest. He would have two other children of the big three, and the quest was mainly for information. I was worried about the Prophecy my babies would have to face in five years. It seemed like a long time from now, but I was their mother. I had the right to worry.

Nico's POV:

"I still can't believe you never told me that you were spying on the Titans!" Thalia exclaimed. She was pacing back and forth in the arena. Percy had asked me and Thalia to take over his sword class for him. It started in about thirty minutes and Thalia had been yelling at me every since we got here. I was sitting on the ground, fiddling with a knife while she did.

"Thals, I'm sorry. It never came up. And at the time it happened….well….we were barley friends. I didn't know you would become the most important person in my life!" I said.

She paused in front of me. "Really?"

"Really what?" I asked.

"Am I really the most important person in your life?" She sat down in front of me. She gathered her hair and started plaiting her hair to the side. She had this little habit of playing with her hair when she was nervous.

"Of course Thalia. I haven't really found anything on my mother and my father is the god of the underworld. Bianca is …. well you know. I love you so much Thalia. I don't know what I would do if anything happened to you." She tied her hair off with a hair tie, but kept her eyes locked with mine.

"I'm sorry." She whispered. "I just don't like the fact that you were so close to so many Titians by yourself."

"And I hate the fact that you were so close to my dads door step that Zeus turned you into a tree. But thats all in the past now. It doesn't matter. All that matters is this moment. Here and now. And our future. Together." Then I kissed her. And she kissed back. and everything seemed perfect. Then I remembered the Prophecies. The one that would involve me and begin tomorrow, as well as the one that was five years away and included my niece and nephew. I hugged Thalia and then stood up. I offered her my hand. "Come on. We have a class to teach."

Hey guys! I had a moment so I decided to update again. I might be able to update one more time before I leave. Key word being Might. I can't make any promises. Please let me know what you think about the chapter :). Until next update -LunarWhispers.