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Story: Brothers United: Reimagined

Chapter 25: Split person-alities

Third Person's POV

Theo eyed the teenage boy like he was crazy for a moment, but the strange expression on Percy's face snapped Theo out of his daze.

"Theo, are you okay?" the teenage Percy questioned.

"Your brother?" Theo questioned.

The teenage Percy eyed his older brother suspiciously. "What's going on? You know that Perseus is my little brother. He was separated from my mom and me when he was born and lived in Atlantis with our father until he was six years old. He came to camp at that time and he has gone on every quest with me."

Theo couldn't believe it. Was this some kind of alternate universe? Were these two Percys from a different universe? Theo reached forward and touched the boy's arm. The blue aura of the dioscuri spread around the two demigods. Percy flinched at the sight before Theo pulled his hand away. "I just wanted to make sure that your memories are intact," Theo lied convincingly.

Percy nodded. "Okay, but why are we at camp? I thought we'd be in Atlantis."

"Triton thought it would be better if you and… your brother were here," Theo explained.

Percy frowned at the answer. "Triton still hates me, doesn't he?" Percy asked sadly.

Theo shook his head vehemently. "Of course not, he cares about both of you. He thought it would be better if you were here with your friends."

"Whatever," Percy said sarcastically. "He always liked Perseus better."

"Percy, you need to get over that," a voice said from the next bed over. Theo looked at the ten year old boy; he looked more like eight, but the look in the boy's light green eyes made him seem much older than even ten. "So the little Water Boy woke up," Percy said incredulously.

"Very funny, you're just jealous that I can control water and you can't," Perseus said. Theo's eyes widened slightly at that news.

"Well, I can control earthquakes and… you suck at sword fighting," Percy replied childishly.

Perseus rolled his eyes at how childish Percy could be. "When can we get out of bed?" Perseus questioned.

Theo's brow furrowed in thought. "I'll go talk to Chiron. You both behave," he said. The two boys raised their hands in surrender. Theo stood and walked out of the infirmary. He looked back at the closed door and shook his head in disbelief. "What a mess."

Theo walked toward the Big House and stopped when he saw Chiron playing solitaire on the porch in his magical wheelchair. Chiron looked up and smiled at the sight of Theseus, but his smiled wavered when he saw the concerned look on the boy's face. "What happened?"

"They're awake," Theo replied. Chiron didn't even ask for a clarification. He knew exactly what Theseus meant.

"What happened?" Chiron questioned. Theseus went into the story of what happened when the boys woke up. When he was finished Chiron sat in the wheelchair with a pale complexion. "We need to explain things to the camp before we let them out."

Theo nodded. "What do we say to Percy's friends?"

Chiron didn't really know what to do. "They need to know; maybe they can help figure things out."

"We should call a counselors meeting in the Big House," Theo suggested.

"A good idea," Chiron replied. "I'll go get the counselors, but you need to contact Triton. As the oldest he will need to be notified and he has the final decision when it comes to his brother."

"What about Sally?" Theo asked.

Chiron's ancient eyes looked even older. "We need to keep her out of it until we know more."

Theo nodded. He never met Sally, but from his brother's descriptions she was an incredible mother. He didn't like to keep her in the dark, but he knew that Chiron was right. The news would only hurt Sally, so why upset her when the problem might correct itself before the end of the summer. "I'll go to my cabin and IM Triton," Theo said. Chiron nodded as he watched the son of Poseidon run toward his cabin. Chiron slowly moved out of the wheelchair until he stood at his full centaur height. He walked into the circle of cabins to inform the counselors, but he knew that this was only the start of a very bad summer.

Two hours later – Big House – recreation room

Demigods sat around the four ping-pong tables that were haphazardly arranged in the middle of the room. Malcolm frowned at the sight. "Chiron, we really need a conference table," he said.

Chiron smiled in return. "I will speak to Mr. D," he replied. Malcolm sighed; he knew that Mr. D wouldn't do anything. Chiron looked around the room at the group of demigods. Some were new counselors after the war and others were new because their parents had only received a cabin after Percy made the gods promise to do so. Chiron smiled at the thought of the son of Poseidon, but a frown stretched across his face as he remembered the recent developments involving the boy. Chiron's gaze stopped at the empty space between Jake Mason and Katie Gardner; it was the chair for the Poseidon cabins counselor. He also noticed that the chairs for Nico and Thalia were empty as well. Nico was still in the underworld with his father, while Thalia was with the hunt. Suddenly, the door to the room opened to reveal the eldest demigod son of Poseidon.

Theseus stepped inside to find all eyes glued to his position by the door. He forced a smile before he walked toward the table and took the seat that Chiron had told him was the normal one for the counselor of the Poseidon cabin. "Sorry I'm late Chiron. I was unable to get a hold of Triton," he said. Malcolm and a few others both gave Chiron curious looks at the name of the eldest son of Poseidon. "I understand," Chiron replied, but Theo could tell that the old centaur was worried.

Chiron cleared his throat. All of the demigods gave their attention to him. "We are here to discuss Perseus Jackson," he said.

Suddenly, the door to the recreation room opened to reveal a very tired looking daughter of Athena. Annabeth grabbed a chair and pulled it up to the table next to her brother. "Sorry, I'm late, I just got back from Olympus," she said. Malcolm stood to leave. "Don't leave Malcolm. I'd like you to stay," Theo said. Malcolm stared at Theseus suspiciously before he turned his gaze to the old centaur. Chiron nodded. Malcolm took his seat once again.

Chiron cleared his throat again. "We are here to talk about some recent events that involved Percy Jackson," Annabeth's eyes broadened at the name and Chiron could see the pain in her stormy grey eyes. "Theseus, would you explain?"

Theo sighed before he nodded. "Percy and I have just returned from the fight to free Atlantis and our father," he said.

"Where is Percy?" Drew asked as she directed a smirk toward the daughter of Athena. Annabeth glared at the daughter of Aphrodite.

"I'm getting to that," Theo said with a slightly irritated tone. "Atlantis is free and Triton is working to repair the damage. Poseidon was injured and he will be incapacitated for a few weeks. Triton will be the acting Lord of the seas until our father returns." Theo could tell that the demigods were getting more concerned now that they heard about Poseidon. He guessed that they were concerned even more about Percy now. "Percy was injured in the fight."

"Where is he?" Annabeth asked worriedly.

Theo sighed. He no longer hated the daughter of Athena, in fact, he felt sorry for her now. "His injuries are healed, but he was poisoned and to remove the poison required the use of an ancient Atlantean device. Unfortunately, the device caused a rather unique side effect." Theo could see the concern in the eyes of everyone around the table, especially Annabeth. "Percy was split into two people."

"What in Hades name?" Clarisse yelled. Everyone was taken aback by her concern. Annabeth was frozen in shock. Malcolm looked at his sister with concern evident in his grey eyes.

"What do you mean by two people?" Malcolm questioned.

Theo forced a smile. "It appears that Percy was split into two people; one is a teenage boy about sixteen, while the other is about ten years old."

"How can something like that happen?" Jake Mason questioned.

"I'm afraid that is the million drachma question," Chiron said. Chiron looked around the room at the demigods; he knew they all cared for Percy in one way or the other. Even the Ares kids had a grudging respect for the son of Poseidon. Clarisse cared more for the boy than she would ever admit.

"What can we do to help?" Katie Gardner asked. Travis and Connor Stoll both smiled fiendishly at the daughter of Demeter. They loved to prank her cabin.

"At first I thought this might be some trick from another god, but they're not some imposters or doppelgangers from another dimension or something," Theo explained. Everyone kept their eyes on the former King of Athens. "You see… Percy and I share the power of the Dioscur."

"The dio-what?" Travis asked.

Malcolm rolled his eyes at the son of Hermes. "The Dioscuri… the Gemini twins."

Theo nodded. "We're not twins, but we're brothers and Ananke herself gave us the power," Theo explained. He took a deep breath and continued, "When I touch Percy, the power of the Dioscuri is displayed through a blue aura. I touched this Percy and the blue aura moved around us, but the kid looked at it in shock. He hadn't seen it before. I think that these two Percys are parts of the whole. They share the real Percy's memories, or at least part of them, and… they only have pieces of his personality and powers."

"That's why we need to act like we know both of them. We cannot let them find out what happened. If they realize that they are only parts of the true Percy… well… things will get out of control," Chiron said, but everyone could tell that the old centaur was lost in his own thoughts and worries.

"Can I see them?" Annabeth asked.

Chiron and Theo shared a look. "I don't know if that's a good idea, my dear," Chiron said.

"Yeah, you broke up with him. Who knows what they'd do when they saw you," Clarisse added harshly. Annabeth grimaced before she sent a glare toward the daughter of Ares.

"Chiron, we will do what we can to help Percy and to keep his secret. You want us to inform our cabins and explain what they need to do?" Malcolm asked.

"Yes, everyone needs to understand what to do," Chiron replied.

"We'll all do what we need to," Annabeth said. She looked down at the table sadly when she finished talking.

"Good," Chiron said. He looked at Theo and he could tell that he wanted to speak with Chiron further. "You all may go back to your activities and cabins. Please inform them of what we discussed. You're all dismissed."

The demigods rose from their seats and began to walk out of the recreation room. "Annabeth, could you stay?" Theo asked. Malcolm looked at his sister with a concerned expression on his face. "Malcolm, go ahead… I'll be fine," Annabeth said as she looked at Theseus. Malcolm nodded before he followed the last demigod out the door.

Chiron looked between Theo and Annabeth. "Theseus, what would you like to discuss?" Chiron asked.

"Okay," Theo said. He looked at Annabeth and smiled sincerely. "I'm sorry about the way I acted the last time I was here."

Annabeth was stunned. "I should apologize for hurting your brother," she replied.

Theo nodded. "We're both sorry, so we need to move on. My anger was directed toward your mother more than you or Malcolm." Theo said. Annabeth gave him a curious look. "Many years ago, your mother and I were… in a relationship." Annabeth's grey eyes enlarged. "We had a bad breakup and I blamed Athena. It led to my downfall." Annabeth nodded as she tried to understand all he was saying and implying. "Your mother helped us to free Atlantis and I forgave her." Theo looked at Chiron; the old centaur smiled at his old student. "Athena and I are friends again… maybe more than that."

"What?" Annabeth asked in surprise.

"We want to start out relationship again… at least at a slow pace," Theo replied.

Annabeth didn't know what to say. "How does that relate to Percy and me?"

Theo smiled. "Before my little brother was… separated. He told Athena that he forgave you and her. He wanted to be your friend again… maybe more."

Annabeth let out a breath that she didn't know she was holding. "Really?" Theo nodded. "I thought he'd hate me forever."

"It is hard for a son of Poseidon to ever hate someone they love. They can be angry with them, but in the end… the love will always be there," Theo explained.

"Why are you telling me this?" Annabeth asked. Theo's grin widened. "Everyone needs hope… I can see it in your eyes that you need some," Theo replied.

Chiron cleared his throat. He smiled at Theseus. He had never been more proud of one of his former students. "Annabeth go back to your cabin," Chiron said. Annabeth nodded before she stood to leave. "Annabeth," Theo said. She turned to look at the son of Poseidon. "These two Percys… be careful… we don't know how they feel about you."

"I understand," Annabeth said, but her grey eyes were dark. Theo gave her a reassuring smile; he knew that look, it was the same one that Athena got when she was worried. Annabeth nodded before she walked out of the recreation room.

Chiron looked over at Theseus. The son of Poseidon sat in the chair as he stared at the table. "You should go and let them out of the infirmary," Chiron said. Theo jumped slightly at his mentor's voice because he was so deep in thought. Theo smiled sheepishly at the old centaur. "I know it's not right to keep them in the infirmary, but I don't know what they might do outside," Theo admitted. "We'll all keep an eye on them. We can only be there for them. We can only hope that a remedy can be found," Chiron reassured. Theo nodded before he stood and walked out of the room. Chiron sighed. "I pray to the gods that we find one soon."

AN: Next chapter will show in more detail the differences between the two brothers. Stay tuned more to come.