CHAPTER 24: SAY WHAT NOW?

PREVIOUSLY:

Before the duo could speed off, the voice of Pallas Athena –whom had been quiet all this while—stopped them in their tracks.

"Who are you?" the wisdom goddess asked curiously.

Percy turned around to face them with a raised eyebrow before shrugging, "Perseus Jackson, but feel free to call me Percy" he stated casually.

Poseidon's eyes flew open in shock at the name and in the blink of an eye (literally) he was in front of the hybrid (whom yelped at the suddenness but would not admit it) and began to examine him with a critical eye.

The sea god almost face palmed at his slowness.

Sea green eyes…check

Mediterranean tanned skin tone….check

Scent of the sea…check

Jet black untamed hair….check

Last name of his lover…check

The king of the seas embraced the boy with all his might while said boy hung his arms by the side limply with a confused expression on his face.

Before the other deities could question what the Tartarus was going on, Annabeth gasped and they all followed her line of sight to a holographic Trident spin around above the head of the boy who had just whooped their divine asses.

Perseus Jackson had been claimed.

NOW:

Silence…

Utter silence fell among the congregation (?) of deities, immortals and genetically modified killing machines.

Athena was the first to come out of her stunned state, "You're a son of Poseidon?" she asked Percy dubiously making the aforementioned character turn to face her (despite him being crushed in a hug by a very emotional sea god) and fixed her with a deadpan stare, "Are you seeing the look on my face at all?" he shot back.

That statement pretty much summed up the fact that he was unaware of that fact up till now.

Zeus on the other hand was an entirely different story entirely…

"You have to come back to Olympus with us, a son of Poseidon with abilities such as yours cannot be left running around without supervision!" the sky god thundered (AN: This joke is getting old…). Eric rolled his eyes, "Of course he is" he muttered under his breath.

Zeus' eyes flashed dangerously at the statement but before he could do anything drastic –as he was well known for—the sounds of sobbing reached his ears. Apparently he wasn't alone in that aspect as everyone turned to Poseidon who was still clutching onto his son as if he were a lifeline while sobbing wholeheartedly.

Sadie had to bite insides of her cheeks to avoid bursting into laughter at the uncomfortable look on Percy's face.

Everyone else looked on in stunned silence as the proud king of Atlantis cried like a baby while clutching onto his son.

The silence dragged on until the sea god finally managed to get his tear ducts under control before –reluctantly—pulling away and wiping his face clean of tear streaks before smiling warmly at his son, "You have no idea how long I've searched for you ever since you disappeared" he said with the same large smile on his face which quite honestly freaked Percy out.

Percy clicked his teeth together and tensed his leg muscles before leaping a good eighty five feet backwards before realizing the overkill in the situation and reduced the distance between them to a reasonable distance.

Percy tried to smoothen out the wrinkles on his Kevlar reinforced clothing (godly strength and all) before quickly abandoning the idea as it would lead him nowhere and facing the deity, "hold up, hold up, hold up, SAY WHAT NOW!" he yelled making the deities wince once more while the immortal heroes yelled in indignation as their eardrums burst once more.

Poseidon gave him a confused and fearful look, "You are my son" he replied while his stomach churned as the thought of his own flesh and blood rejecting him crossed his mind.

Percy blinked at the statement and swore loudly in Latin as he began to pace about the area while pulling on his hair as words that would make even the most foul mouthed of sailors blush spewed out of his mouth at an alarming rate.

The assembled immortals took a few steps back in caution as they began to doubt the mental stability of the boy in front of them.

Just as soon as he began to pace, he suddenly came to a halt and spun on his heel to face the king of Atlantis, "Weren't there curses or something that were imposed on sons who attack their old men in ancient Greece or something" Percy asked.

It was Poseidon's turn to blink, "Err, not unless their father's cursed them" he answered slowly, Percy maintained his stare, "Are you going to curse me or something?" he asked in an unidentifiable tone.

"Why would I want to do that?"

A shit eating grin appeared on Percy's face at that comment, "Thanks old man" he chirped and the sea god's anxiety was instantly alleviated.

Athena cleared her throat to notify the father and son of her presence, "This is all heartwarming and all but I have to agree with father on this, the amount of power he holds is devastating and the fact that he is a son of Poseidon making him an unpredictable character does not help matters" she stated flatly though one could practically feel the venom in her voice as she mentioned the fact that he was the offspring of her rival.

The sea god's eyes flashed dangerously, "So because he has more power than us, that automatically makes him a threat to us?!" he exclaimed as his Trident materialized in his hand.

Athena cast him an uninterested look, "I am saying that the fact that we don't know his allegiances makes him a threat to us and to western civilization as a whole" she replied.

Zeus smiled smugly as he knew that Athena's testimony would sway the opinions of the other Olympians that were present, Poseidon grit his teeth at the wisdom goddess' tact as he knew that her argument was valid.

Before Poseidon could begin clutching on straws to prevent his son from being dragged into servitude to Olympus at best and Death at the worst, Percy spoke up, "You guys realize that you aren't the most relevant pantheon in existence right? I mean, if I really wanted to usurp a…" suddenly he stopped and tilted his head to the side before an embarrassed expression appeared on his face, before this action could be questioned, he snapped his fingers and reality warped.

FIVE MINUTES IN THE PAST

Before Poseidon could begin clutching on straws to prevent his son from being dragged into servitude to Olympus at best and Death at the worst, Percy spoke up, "Don't sweat it old man, I'll go" he replied simply.

Poseidon opened his mouth to dissuade him from such a thought but Percy gave him a look and the sea god promptly shut up as he understood exactly what the look meant.

I know what I'm doing

Grinning –inwardly of course—at a chance to maintain his position as king of Olympus, Zeus personally grabbed the boy by the shoulder and flashed away while the others rolled their eyes and followed suit.

LINEBREAK

LOCATION: BOTTOM OF THE BERMUDA TRIANGLE

"Cecilia's dead body has been located"

"…I see, and Subject A?"

"Her chip went offline…as well as her limiters"

"…When did all this happen?"

"Approximately two weeks ago"

"And why am I being informed of this now?"

"I was unaware of this until an hour ago"

"…any intel on the other four?"

"Numbers 3, 4 and 5 have been spotted by our security cams around the Manhattan area while number 2 remains undetected"

"As of now, pursuit of the four is no longer a priority, all our resources should be focused on the termination and harvesting of Subjects X and A"

"Understood"

"Oh, and resume work on Subject X beta and with whatever DNA samples we have, begin experimentation on a termination unit for Subject A"

"Sir…!"

"Are you questioning my order?"

"…no sir, your instructions will be carried out with immediate effect, Sabre Out"

"Let's see who wins this tussle Jackson"

AN: Shortest chapter in a while but at least it's something right? I might be busy but I always have time (somewhat) for my readers so please drop a review, it'll prevent me from regretting doing this while I should be studying.