Percy's eyes snapped open. He was no longer in the throne room... He wasn't even on Olympus, he was pretty sure. He was in the back seat of his mom's car, and he was shorter. He looked around himself, Thalia and Annabeth were soundly asleep, on either side of him, and his mom was focused on the snow covered road. The weird thing was, all of them looked younger. [Perzoe/Thalianca]

They turned their backs on him. They threw their hero into the deepest pits of hell. Unfortunately for those who betrayed him; their attempt to turn him helpless failed utterly. He learned to survive, he adapted to Tartarus. Now, the Hero of Olympus has returned. But is Percy the same? Or something else entirely?