Bubbles sits shackled before the council when Tyson enters the great room. All of the Gods are present, as well as Palaemon, Leukothea and Hades. Dionysus is just getting ready to start his opening statement, so Tyson stands back until they ask for him to speak. He gets a warm smile from his father and Lord Hephaestus, but none of the other gods even acknowledge he's in the room. Lady Athena has not yet looked up from her book. Hermes is busy with his phone. Apollo and Artemis are arguing in some sort of twin speak sign language. Zeus is watching his brother Hades suspiciously, Ares and Aphrodite are making goo-goo eyes at each other and Lady Hera is shooting daggers with her eyes at Lady Leukothea.
"I called this emergency meeting because this mermaid has carried out an egregious act against an innocent demigod. We believe she has actually attached Thalatta, daughter of Palaemon twice. The first time there were no witnesses. The girl would have died if the dolphins and hippocampi had not gotten her to Camp Half-Blood when they did. Today, she was attacked again. If it were not for Hades and his son Nico, she would be dead," Dionysus explains.
"What exactly did Hades do?" Zeus asks.
"He was able to bring her back," Dionysus answers not wanting to go into detail.
"So you were defying death?" Zeus accuses.
"I did nothing more than my powers will allow. The rules were not broken. If I were you, I would be wondering who was directing the mermaid in her actions. That is your rule breaker," Hades says looking at his sister Hera, as he says it.
"Are you accusing someone on this council of trying to murder the girl?" Zeus continues.
"I am asking you to listen to the facts then decide," his brother says leaving it at that.
Dionysus continues with his opening, "We believe that the mermaid was involved in this plot because she was trying to win back the affections of General Tyson. She had previously attacked the naiad he began dating this summer at camp."
"You don't think I had anything to do with this?" Aphrodite asks insulted.
"No doll face, Dionysus knows better than to accuse my girl of something like that," Ares says with a wicked grin on his face. Hephaestus shifts in his seat and rolls his eyes.
"No Aphrodite, I do not believe you were involved," Dionysus tells her.
"I prefer Tyson and Shelly anyway. I would never try to put this hateful mermaid with such a gentle Cyclops," Aphrodite explains.
Tyson looks at Aphrodite from across the room thinking get used to Tyson and nobody lady.
"I believe that when Bubbles attacked Shelly, she did that on her own. It was the sort of thing a jealous former girlfriend would do, but I believe that it caught the attention of one who had recently noticed that Palaemon had a daughter who was on her own for long periods of time. Someone who has never gotten over Lady Leukothea, Ino, taking me in as an infant," Dionysus is saying when he is interrupted again.
"How dare you," Hera says loudly.
"Bubbles," Poseidon asks, speaking for the first time, "Why did you attack Thalatta?"
"I wanted Tyson to love me again. I wanted him back," Bubbles answers.
"Did someone, anyone, suggest that by attacking Lord Palaemon's daughter you would win Tyson back?" Poseidon continues.
Bubbles looks at Lady Hera but is afraid of speak.
"I asked you a question," Poseidon snaps at her.
"My Lord, I am afraid," she tells him truthfully.
"You attacked, apparently killed, the innocent daughter of a god. You should be more afraid to not answer my question," the Lord of the Sea tells her.
"Lady Hera came to me after I attacked that hateful naiad. She told me I should be with Tyson and she would help me, if I would do here a little favor. I didn't want to hurt anyone at least no one but Shelly, but Tyson is mine. I know he loves me. He's just a little confused. He doesn't realize that he still loves me. He doesn't know that I have changed," she explains.
"You've changed alright," Tyson says angrily.
"I have changed. I want to do what you want to do. I want to make you happy," Bubbles says now looking over her shoulder at Tyson.
"It's over. I told you that," Tyson says then looks down at the floor.
"Do you have something to say about what the mermaid just told us?" Zeus asks his wife.
"She's obviously lying. Why would I care to help a mermaid?" Hera says disgusted.
"She was just a weapon. Someone you could use to hurt me," Lady Leukothea says speaking for the first time since Tyson entered the room.
"That is such old news, Ino," Hera says.
"Obviously it is not old enough for you to call me by my immortal name. You still think of me as the woman you drove mad," Leukothea replies.
"You have no proof that I was involved in that matter either. You want someone to blame for killing yourself and your son. Maybe you should blame Dionysus. After all he is the god of madness. Since I had nothing to do with your prior situation, I would have no reason to be involved in this matter," Hera defends.
"There was no decision made on the prior matter," Zeus says defending his wife, like he always does. "That leaves no proof that Hera was involved. In any case, Ino and Melicertes were given immortality. As for today, Thalatta's death was righted by Hades. We only need to address the mermaid. Palaemon what would you like to see happen?"
"Even though Thalatta was saved by Lord Hades, she did kill my daughter. She cannot ever be allowed free in the oceans again," Palaemon says.
"Does anyone else have a comment?" Zeus asks.
"I would like to speak," Hades says then stands. "My son Nico and Thalatta are in love with one another. Thalatta is a gentle and loving person and she loves my son. I believe you can all appreciate how special that is for my son to have found someone he loves who truly loves him. If you allow this creature anywhere near open water, I fear my son will take offense with that and try to handle the matter himself. Nico has proven himself to Olympus. He has done his part in the fight against both Kronos and Gaea. He deserves to have all of you do the right thing by him now and punish the mermaid in such a way that she can never hurt anyone again."
Poseidon stands and walks over to the aquarium that holds the Ophiotaurus. "Hello Bessie," he says with a chuckle.
"You know how much I hate that my Lord," Bessie imparts on him. Of course everyone else just hears moo.
"How would you like some company, maybe a little female companionship?" Poseidon asks.
"Moo," he says with a nod.
Poseidon returns to his throne and takes a seat then he looks at his brother Hades and asks, "She can live out her days with the Ophiotaurus. She will have no contact with anyone else ever again. Is that acceptable my brother?"
"Be girlfriend to that cow," Bubbles yells in disgust.
"Well we could put you to death for three attacks on the innocent," Athena says acknowledging for the first time that she was even paying attention.
"Please no," Bubbles says lowering her eyes.
"A vote," Zeus says.
"Wait my brother," Hades says, "Before we vote on the mermaid, I want Hera to swear on the River Styx that she will never attempt in any way to hurt any more demigods."
"How dare you continue to imply that I…"
"Just shut up and swear," her husband tells her.
Hera glares at her husband, then her brother, but it's clear she isn't going to get out of this. She crosses her arms then says, "Fine, I swear on the River Styx."
"That I will never attempt to hurt another demigod," Hades continues.
"That I will never attempt to hurt another demigod, like I ever have," she finishes.
"Now we may vote brother," Hades says turning the floor back over to Zeus.
"All those in favor of holding Bubbles here in the Ophiotaurus' tank for the rest of her life," he says.
"Aye."
"It is unanimous," Zeus says then has the guards enter and drag Bubbles to the tank.
"Tyson I love you. I'm sorry," Bubbles yells back across the room then she is thrown into the tank.
"Moo," Bessie says then pulls Bubbles away with him.
"Are we done?" Hermes asks impatiently.
"It's good to see you too little brother," Apollo says with a laugh.
"Unlike some of you, I have work to do," Hermes says.
"Meeting adjourned," Zeus says. Tyson turns away, as several of the gods are preparing to leave. When he looks back up, his father is standing in front of him.
"I understand that you have broken off your relationship with the naiad because of all of this," his dad says.
"It is my fault all of this happened," Tyson says sadly.
"No, this is not your fault. I do not want to see you alone for your whole life. If you love this girl and she loves you, I want you to be with her," his dad continues.
"My heart feels responsible," Tyson says, as tears stream from his big brown eye.
"Your heart would my sweet, gentle Tyson. That just shows how caring you are and how much you have to offer a wife and children. I want that for you. You have more time at camp. I want you to think about what I am telling you."
"Yes father," Tyson says then hugs his dad.
"Give Sophia a kiss from grandpa," his dad says with a smile.
"I will," Tyson agrees then heads back to camp.
"Should I get involved," Aphrodite now asks since she was eavesdropping.
"No, they are already in love. He just needs to get his head straight," Poseidon tells her.
"I could charmspeak him into reason," she offers.
"Why don't we give him a little more time to fix this on his own," he says.
"Just a little," she says with a smile then heads back to Ares.
"Lord Palaemon, Lady Leukothea it is good to see both of you again. Please wish your daughter my best," Poseidon tells Thalatta's parents.
"Thank you my Lord," Leukothea says.
"Your boys have become close to my daughter. They have taken her in and protected her. Without Tyson being with her today, we would no longer have her. I cannot tell you how much that means," Palaemon says with a bow.
"All of our children are very special and should be cherished," Poseidon says, "I trust I'll see you at your daughter's wedding to Nico di Angelo someday soon."
"Just not too soon," Palaemon says then shakes his hand in good-bye.