pjoandhoo: Interesting chapter. I wonder what is going to happen between Zeus and Percy once the Olympians find out?! Just out of curiosity, what ever happened to Leander and the lion cub (did it have a name? If so, I forgot) Anyways, good luck on your finals, and update when you can but don't put off studying just to update. (Ugh I sound like someone's mother ) Good luck / Leander and the lion cub are still around, they've just not been around any of the characters the last few chapters focused on. I know exactly what will happen when Zeus and the Olympians find out, and how they will find out. And it's gonna be awesome... (hopefully). I have study leave so I have more free-time than I thought I'd have.

kochampsyikotki: I love your story and Percy/Kronos is very sweet :) / Thanks :)

Cupcakeheart2005: please update...btw do you need a beta? / Nah, I've got one. Which is why my chapters are still going during exams.

Guest (chapter 1): Enderpswag
Awsome... (̀_́) / Thanks.

Awsome12123: Back again! Seriously, why do all the good fanfics have the MOST CLIFFHANGERS? You seriously said:
I just wanted to build the tension more :)
Please update! / Cliffhangers are fun for me! Your reactions are awesome!

Guest (chapter 15): storm surge as the name
this is a pritty good story / Thanks.

Jaylene Olebar: that was EPIC! i dont like how we can only reiveiw once on Fanfic, but keep it up man plus... WHERE WAS POSEIDON!?
sorry for yelling was super excited...
DID you see Captain America 3: Ci-val War? / Poseidon's in this chapter. And I wanted to see it, but haven't yet. Is it good?

DaughterOfPoseidon-HorseLover: I like the story but Percy and Kronos, just no, I, no! / My story, my pairing :p.

Travis rosen: Ah, I get the title now. / Yup. Time, as in a person. As in capital 'T'.

Matt: I know it's just with Percy being Kronos' lover I'm super freaked he'll do something incredibly stupid. / Like... stealing from Olympus kind of stupid?

ForeverAngelz: Noooooo this chappy ended too soon ;-;
Also good luck on the exams, tbh I should be studying right now, but reading your chapter was well worth it! / Studying is more important (I say that but I've been up for an hour and haven't started work yet...).

redninjalass19: Omgs! That was an amazing chapter. I really feel that Percy and Kronos are a proper couple now, they are so cute! They sort off reminded me of a couple who have been together ages. And KING Perseus that is brilliant. And Kronos won't feel threatened since he took Rheas spot. It was a fantastic chapter / They've been together for about 4 months... and have known each other for about... 307 years (granted, for the majority of that Kronos was torturing Percy, but still). Yup. I figured Kronos wouldn't like it very much if Percy took his throne, because no matter how I've represented him, he's still Kronos. And he's a paranoid little shit.

KayChildOfHades: Hello! So first of all, sorry for being annoying and all! Your story is really amazing, like I said several times already. I apologize for being a nusiance, but my sense of humor is kind of morbid... So yeah. Also, I like the turn of events and I'm always rooting for the supposedly "evil side" to win as much as I want the good side to win too. I probably sound one-sided, but it just happens when someone else has a chance of winning besides the "good guys." I just love it. You don't have to listen to me... Because I know I can be immature and annoying. Also, I have this really bad sense of patience, so don't worry because it's you story to write at the pace you want to. Truthfully, I have exams also, and get little sleep, so I go through lots of mood swings for some reason... But you get the idea. I wish you luck on your exams and hope you have a great weekend! Keep writing happily! . / Thanks. And you're not a nuisance. Any review is appreciated, even if it's rude and cursing at me. Because at least I know someone's read that far to be able to complain :).

Luminous Crystal: Awesome! You definitely made me more anxious about Kronos. :-) Also, do you plan on killing off Annabeth? I feel bad saying this, but Annabeth has been more annoying to me. You should kill her. Just a suggestion. :-) / Kronos is alive, but that's all I'll say.

Jaylene Olebar: YYYYYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSS! Hades yeah! i have been waiting forever and as USUAL YOU DONT UPSET THE READER! or sometimes Matt... ANY WAYS KEEP UP THE AWESOME WORK, MATE, and sorry for yelling i was so excited for this!
lets see more Pernos! / Matt can stop reading if he hates it so much :/. I don't mind you yelling. It lets me know you care enough to put on caps lock. :).

OwlChaser113: Ewww exams. Those are gross. King Perseus, that has some sort of a ring to it doesn't it? Or should I say, Queen Perseus XD. That sounds better XD.
Question: Favourite sport? / Yeah, I hate exams too... Queen/King... what's the difference? :). That I play: Squash. Generally: Archery, even though it's not exactly a sport.

Guest: Soo good my heart actually started beating faster during reading this. It just gets better and better can't wait for the next chapter and good luck with any exams you have xx / Yay! Thanks :)

Underworld Skylar: Wait, so Rhea is still around? And if she has a familiar aura, that means Percy has seen her, hasn't he? I can't wait for that revelation / Hhaha, yup. I was hoping someone would pick up on that :).

Pixyice: Iapetus has like, perfected the art of stating the Obvious so much that it made him endearing haha
I AM NOT IN LOVE WITH OCEANUS'S THINKING. NO, I DON'T LIKE OCEANUS AT ALL LIKE WHY WOULD I LIKE FICTIONAL CHARACTERS PFFT
Whoa whoa whoa whoa I dID NOT sEE THAT coMING LIKE I know Perseus means destruction... But...well goddammit it makes sense.
I suddenly hate the demigods lol like I want to push them off the 12th floor of a building or something just to see if they fly. Am I making any sense?
I totes loved Oceanus' subtle humor. Like Percy will totally call him Oce-Anus at some point haha
Love how the way it turned out. I thought the Rhea-thing would be a little more heavier than depicted but it's awesome anyway :) I love this and I wont have this any other way.
And well, I'd say study hard for your exams! A fic can wait, the finals can't. Best of luck. Waiting for the next chappie / I like Iapetus. I figure he's pretty clever in his own way - not in Kronos' manipulating way, but generally. Oceanus is sort of the one in the council with the biggest grudge against Percy - obviously, because of his father - but even then, he's one of the Titans fanatically loyal to Kronos. I don't think there's anything more destructive than Natural Disasters (maybe war, but let's not go into that). You are definitely making sense. I used one of your Oceanus jokes next chapter :) - not this one, the next one. I sort of wanted the Rhea thing to be subtle and almost unnoticeable. My fic can't wait either... it demands my attention...

BlueFireRunes: AHHHHHHHH! I'm so excited to find out what happening now, there's so much tension! I hope Kronos is ok. / Kronos is... well, he's alive... does that count as ok?

OKIdon'tknowaName: great chapter as always. good luck with your exams. / Thanks


Chapter 50 - Waking Up

The monsters were surprisingly accepting of the change in leadership, though Percy guessed they were just happy to no longer be headless with Kronos' disappearance.

Leander grinned widely at Percy, not knowing what had been happening recently. Percy smiled faintly in response. "Hey, Lee," he greeted.

The demititan had launched himself at Percy as soon as he'd entered the mess hall, clinging to Percy until he picked him up. The lion purred, rubbing against his legs.

Percy frowned at the lioness. "Where've you been recently?" he asked. "You know what? It doesn't matter."

The lioness seemed satisfied with that, trailing after him as he sat down at his usual spot. Percy avoided the stares of the monsters and demigods as he started eating, tired from his lack of sleep during the previous night.

His hand fell to the hilt of Backbiter, the blade seemingly humming contentedly at his touch. Percy clenched his hand around the grip before letting go, Kronos' presence stemming from the ancient weapon.

"Heard you got promoted," Beckendorf said as he sat across from Percy.

"Does this mean we have to call you Queen Perseus now?" Chris asked.

Percy glared at him. "Definitely not."

"Sure? I think it suits you."

Percy's eyes narrowed. "I hate you."

"Everyone does. Don't worry, Percy, you're not the only one," Alabaster said, sitting on the edge of the bench.

"Why are all of you joining me?" Percy complained, even as Leander cheerfully greeted Alabaster – the son of Hecate – with his arms open in an obvious attempt at being picked up.

"We wanted to greet the new Queen properly," Silena said smoothly.

"Stop calling me that!" Percy exclaimed.

"But it's what you are," Chris mused.

"Hey, give him some space," Luke said as he slipped in next to Percy, happily taking Leander from Al.

"Thank you," Percy sighed.

"The Queen needs to have some room," Luke continued.

"Stop it!" Percy shouted. "By Chaos, Luke!"

Luke just smiled. "To be fair, Oceanus did introduce you as Queen Perseus to all of us."

Percy muttered several curses under his breath. "I'll get him back later," he decided, handing the lioness some meat off his meal – he wasn't really that hungry. Percy stood up, relieving Luke of Leander. "Send me an Arke Message if something happens?"

Luke nodded. "Sure. Where are you going?"

Percy shrugged. "I'll go see my dad. He probably wants to know what's happened."

"Figure out if he knows anything," a voice murmured in Percy's ear, and Percy jumped as he turned, coming face-to-face with Iapetus.

"Great Chaos, Iapetus," Percy growled. "Do you have to do that all the time?" he demanded.

Iapetus smiled faintly. "My apologies, Percy. But in all seriousness, Poseidon likely knows something about what happened to Kronos. See if you can't get anything out of him."

Percy frowned. "Even though he's been here for like three months now?"

Iapetus shrugged. "It's worth a shot."

Percy nodded. "Yeah. Sure, I'll ask him."

Iapetus nodded and clapped Percy on the shoulder. "Good."

Percy vapour travelled to his dad's room, finding Poseidon playing with a sphere of water above him. "You look like you're having fun," Percy said sarcastically.

Poseidon sighed. "Would you like to tell me why several of the Titans have been running around outside like headless chickens?"

Percy's mouth twitched up. "I think for a while we were at the point where a Hydra's waiting for its heads to regrow. Now we've got twice as many heads."

"Right," Poseidon nodded. "Mind explaining to me?"

Percy's settled down on the bed, letting Leander crawl to his half-brother. "Kronos has gotten himself captured," the demigod-turned-Titan said.

Percy ignored Poseidon's obvious relief. "How?"

"He was talking to Pontus," Percy explained. "On his way back he got intercepted. He seemed to have been shot twice by arrows."

Poseidon studied Percy for several long moments, Leander momentarily forgotten beside him. "I know nothing about this, Percy. I've been here for over four months now."

Percy grimaced. "It was worth a shot," he murmured.

Poseidon frowned lightly. "Percy, I know you're probably tired of hearing this from me, but do you love him?"

Percy clenched his jaw. "What kind of stupid question is that?" he demanded. "I've already told you so much that I do! Are you hoping I'll change my mind? Because I won't. Ever. I love Kronos, dad," Percy choked out. "By Chaos, I love him. I love him, and the blasted demigods have taken him!" he yelled, spinning and slamming his fist down on the closest breakable object which happened to be a small bed-side table. His shoulders shook as he tried to calm himself.

Percy felt Poseidon move, the god's arms wrapping around him. His father pulled Percy towards him, settling down behind him. Percy shut his eyes, letting himself relax back and turned to face Poseidon. His hands fisted in his father's shirt as Percy shook.

"Kronos is powerful, son," Poseidon murmured, his chin resting on top of Percy's head. "He'll manage to… I can't believe I'm saying this." Percy smiled faintly as his father continued. "I'm certain Kronos will find a way to get away, Percy. And then he'll come charging back to you. If there's one thing I've learnt staying here it's that Kronos – despite the odds stacked against the two of you – loves you immensely, even if he wouldn't say it out loud. And even though I don't exactly like him, I can see that he makes you happy. And so I am happy. I just think I should have told you sooner."

Percy was aware that the god would probably have to change his shirt after this. "I just miss him already," Percy breathed. "His presence. I've gotten so used to it that it's become comforting. Now… it feels like someone's torn out half of my heart."

"Everything will get better, Percy," Poseidon murmured. "I promise you."

"Daddy," Leander's voice said from behind Percy. "Why are you sad, daddy?" Percy knew that the little demititan would have that confused look on his face that he'd picked up from Kronos – the one the Titan used in the very few instances that he was confused. "What's happened to father?" Leander asked innocently.

Percy turned, his back resting against his father's chest. "Come here, Lee," he muttered.

The demititan happily joined the hug, even though he wasn't able to hug Percy because he was too small. "Father's gone, isn't he?" he asked, surprising Percy with his perceptiveness.

Percy nodded slightly. "Yes," he breathed. "Kronos is gone."

"He'll come back though… right?" Leander asked hesitantly.

Percy smiled slightly. "Yes," he said firmly. "He'll come back. He always will."


When the doors shut the demigods all let out sighs of relief, feeling the van start up around them. Thalia flicked on the light in the back of the van as Zoe went to relieve Will from driving. Jason was sitting on one of the benches along the side, looking completely worn out. And Kronos was lying unconscious on the floor still wrapped in the net, the gag in his mouth, and the arrow wounds on his legs.

"Annabeth, you want to help me here?" Thalia asked, taking out a hunting knife.

Annabeth nodded, taking out her own dagger and starting to cut away at the net.

Will joined them soon, and he whistled when he saw Kronos. "Damn, you actually did it. Awesome."

Thalia smiled and nodded in agreement. "Do you think you can help Jason before him?" she asked, gesturing at Kronos.

Will glanced at the arrow wounds on Kronos before frowning slightly, noting the quickly forming pool of ichor. "If we want to get him to Olympus alive-"

"He's a Titan," Annabeth said, "he won't bleed out from two little arrow wounds. Help Jason."

Will nodded slightly and stepped over Kronos to get to Jason as Thalia and Annabeth continued hacking away at the net. "Bind his arms though," the son of Apollo said, "I'm not doing anything to keep him alive if he wakes up and can move freely."

Thalia rolled her eyes. "Please, Will. He's still got the poison in his system. He won't be doing anything until it's all gone."

"I mean it, Thalia," Will pressed as he handed Jason several squares of ambrosia to get his energy back up, crouching to study the tears in the demigod's Camp Jupiter shirt. "Kronos got in a hit," Will murmured, lifting the shirt to reveal the four claw marks across Jason's chest.

Thalia's head snapped up, her eyes narrowing as she saw the injury. "Now I really want to kill him," she growled, her hand tightening around the hilt of her hunting knife. "Kronos doesn't deserve to live," she hissed.

"Calm down, Thals," Jason said with a faint grin. "I'm fine."

"Now you are," Will said as the scratches healed to scars as Jason ate the ambrosia. "Right," Will sighed, turning to look at Kronos. "He's not tied up."

Thalia scowled but grabbed some celestial bronze rope from one of the corners of the van. She gestured for Annabeth to hold the Titan's arms behind his back before swiftly and tightly tying his wrists together, making sure he wouldn't be able to move them if he woke up.

Will nodded. "Thank you," he said, settling down and grabbing some basic first aid gear from his bag – very little ambrosia and nectar.

The demigods watched as Will quickly sorted out the first arrow wound Kronos had received, taking little more than five minutes to completely stop the blood flow. It was when he was about to move onto the second and final injury that he paused.

Will cleared his throat. "Thalia, would you mind holding him down?"

Thalia blinked. "He's awake?"

Will glanced back down to Kronos. "Nearly. Very nearly."

"Can't you feel it?" Annabeth asked as she moved to hold Kronos down.

Thalia shook her head. "Feel what?"

"His presence," Annabeth explained. "It feels… like you're being dunked in ice water. This icy chill that grabs your heart and makes you freeze up and want to run."

Thalia raised an eyebrow. "Now that you've made me aware of it… yes, I can feel it."

The presence rapidly increased over the next few seconds, causing Thalia to move until she was helping Annabeth hold him down. Abiron promptly sat on Kronos' back, grinning slightly at the expressions of the girls.

"Is this good enough?" Thalia asked, putting all her weight on one of Kronos' arms so he couldn't shift his body.

Will frowned. "Jason, think you could blindfold him too?"

"Isn't that a bit excessive?" Thalia asked, rolling her eyes.

"It's best to overestimate than to underestimate, wouldn't you agree?" Annabeth said pointedly.

Jason grabbed the closest piece of fabric and reached out to tie it around Kronos' head, but the Titan suddenly jerked away. Thalia clenched her jaw, trying to keep him still as he thrashed. "Annabeth, helping would be nice!"

"I am!" Annabeth exclaimed, struggling to keep Kronos still. "How's he still so strong?" she demanded.

"I don't know," Abiron said. "Thalia, you used all the poison, right?"

"Yes!"

Annabeth concentrated on the Titan, tapping into her domain of weaknesses. There were two glaring weaknesses on Kronos – one where Luke's mortal point had been, but that was on Thalia's side. Annabeth punched Kronos' back. Thalia gave her a look like 'what was that supposed to achieve?' so she obviously wasn't expecting Kronos to make a small groan of pain, momentarily stopping his movements.

Jason took the moment to fit the blindfold around Kronos, making sure it covered Kronos' eyes. The Titan tried to shake the demigods off him, but the combined weight of Abiron, Annabeth and Thalia along with his bound hands was enough to make it difficult. Add on the poison still sapping his strength and he clenched his jaw as much as he could with the gag in place.

Will leaned back as Kronos nearly kicked him in the face. A direct hit would easily knock him out. The demigod sighed before grabbing a piece of rope and quickly – but cautiously – tying Kronos' ankles, tugging the rope until it wouldn't shift even the tiniest bit.

"Jason," Thalia said without breaking her concentration, "could you grab some more ropes please?"

Jason raised an eyebrow. "Sure, but I don't think there's another place to put them."

"Quickly, please," Thalia urged as Kronos bucked trying to get himself out of their holds.

"Does it matter which ones?" Jason asked as he searched through Thalia's corner for more rope.

"As long as you can find," Thalia grumbled.

Jason grabbed the longest pieces he could find, bringing them over to Thalia. "These?"

"They'll do," Thalia nodded. "Take my place," she said, letting go of Kronos and causing Jason to scramble over. The daughter of Zeus tied one end of the rope to the bindings around Kronos' wrists, looped it around his arms, and tied it to one of the bars along the wall of the van making sure it was as tight as possible. Thalia grabbed three other pieces of rope, tying one as she'd done the other (but to Kronos' opposite side), looping the second one around the rope tying his feet together and attaching it to a steel ring in the floor of the van. The last one she tied around the back of his gag and blindfold, looping it around the handles of the back door.

"Then no one will be able to get in," Abiron protested.

Thalia nodded. "That's the point." She gestured to the mesh separating them from the drivers, and the door inlaid into it. "We get in through there. Anyone else wanting to free him doesn't even get in." She stood back and admired her work. "All right. Annabeth, Will and Jason help me lever him up. Abiron, see if you can't lift him a bit to help."

"Then we'll have to let go of him," Jason argued. "That's not a good idea."

Thalia rolled her eyes. "If I've done this right then he won't be able to move."

"If," Abiron echoed under his breath. Kronos tilted his head to the side slightly, obviously catching his muttered word.

Abiron took a breath before scrambling off Kronos, Jason and Annabeth letting go of him. For a moment Kronos was still, then he gave an experimental tug on his various restraints. Thalia smiled widely as he tugged harder, a low growl making it past the gag.

Thalia grabbed the closest rope to her. "If we get him to his knees Will can look at him better," she explained. "And I honestly don't like how much ichor is coming from that injury."

Will nodded in agreement, wiping his hands off on his jeans and leaving golden stains.

Thalia waited until the other demigods had taken their places before pulling. As she'd hoped, she'd tied the ropes at where she'd guessed Kronos' shoulder height would be when he was on his knees. Abiron grabbed the rope tying Kronos' wrists and put his strength into hauling the King to his knees. When he was kneeling the demigods stopped pulling and tied their ropes tighter, pulling them all taut.

The daughter of Zeus laughed, crouching slightly to get level with Kronos. "You're not getting out of this, bastard. You'll be taken to Olympus, and we'll get Poseidon and Percy back."

Her eyes narrowed when she realised that Kronos was laughing, his head tilted towards the floor as if he could see an interesting pattern in the metal. "What?" she demanded. "I don't see what's so funny. Unless you're laughing at yourself, because you got beaten by a group of demigods."

Kronos' jaw twitched – the only sign of his irritation – but he shook his head slightly even as Will started sorting out his second arrow wound. Thalia glowered and didn't hesitate to pull his gag down, leaving him able to speak. "Answer me," she ordered. "What's so funny?"

Kronos' laughter echoed around the van. "Perseus won't re-join you. Ever. He's mine now. He has been for several months now."

Thalia's eyes narrowed. "What do you mean?"

He smirked, an infuriating smirk which made Thalia want to punch him, and turned his head to look straight at her, despite the blindfold. "I mean he's been lying to you. And you've all fallen for it."

Thalia snorted. "His Fatal Flaw's Personal Loyalty. He's always going to be loyal to Olympus because of Poseidon and us – his friends. What are you to him?" she demanded. "Nothing. Why would he want anything to do with you? He's Percy Jackson, Hero of Olympus. You're his, or one of his, arch-enemies."

Kronos just chuckled. "Oh, you don't realise how completely, utterly wrong you are," he said gleefully. "You'll find out soon though, I expect," he mused. "And I'll be gone."

Thalia just rolled her eyes. "I don't think there's any way out of this for you."

Kronos tilted his head to the side. "I'd be rather pleased to prove you wrong," he said simply.

Thalia slipped the gag back into his mouth and stood. "You're welcome to try to escape. It would give me an excellent reason to kill you."

She could feel his amusement as she settled down on the bench. Unfortunately, there wasn't any more room in the front of the van as Will had already labelled the seat as his and left.

Abiron shifted as Annabeth and Jason settled down on their seats, avoiding the ropes keeping Kronos restrained. Something was drawing him to the Titan. It was one thing for Kronos to be family as he was with the demigods, but another thing for the King to be Abiron's uncle. It made the relation between them a lot harder to ignore.

And Abiron could feel Kronos' eyes on him, despite the Titan being blindfolded. As he watched, the Titan gave an experimental jerk on the ropes, but they didn't move an inch.

The demititan couldn't help but stare. If Krios had told any of the other Titans about Abiron and Zoe then things would have turned out completely different for them. They'd have been part of Othrys, and Kronos would be their King. They'd have gotten to know their father, their aunts and uncles – all of their direct family. It was hard to forget that they were different when they lived in a Camp full of demigods.

Abiron had a growing urge to help Kronos. After all, he was their uncle. And didn't Hermes say several times to them that you never give up on family – or maybe that was Hestia. It was probably both of the immortals. Both of the demititans had agreed that they wanted to know their father more, but they didn't have a chance before. This might be their chance.


Yay! A Kronos chapter!

What do you think's going to happen to Kronos?

Next week I have no exams because it's half-term, so I might be able to get a chapter up then.

I see several of you have been asking me to kill off the demigods. You have to remember that they know nothing about Percy and Kronos. Kronos has always been - and will always be - an evil psychopath in this fanfic. It's just you've been seeing a different side of him - the slightly more caring side, the side that cares for his subjects. But he is still very much the evil Titan Lord trying to overthrow Olympus. Percy is currently blind to that side because of his feelings (and because he originally got together with Kronos and liked him because of Stockholm Syndrome). The demigods, however, and Olympians are not. Percy got a glimpse at Kronos ' evil side in chapter 'Immortality Rising', and we'll be seeing more of that side in the next couple of chapters.

Next chapter we have a time skip of three days (because three's an important number in Greek mythology).

EDIT (because I forgot to put this in): I've had some requests to do a fanfiction based on Kronos, and his backstory. This new story would cover Kronos' past for Confused by Time, and for Rehabilitation. The prologue is finished, so if you'd like for me to post the first chapter please say.