AN: There will be a few time jumps in this chapter and the next just to start building momentum for the next few chapters. Again thank you to all those that review!

Four months later

Even with the news that the war would be pushed back by three years, Omega took this as an opportunity to increase the training the troops would be getting to ensure that Tartarus is beaten into submission. All of the forces that were off-planet were brought back to start preparing for the inevitable deployment. Percy ran himself ragged thinking of any contingency plans if something bad were to happen to any of the senior leaders, his family, or to himself should he be out of action for any amount of time but eventually Percy stressed himself too much to the point where he collapsed and was restricted from doing anything strenuous courtesy of Artemis and Thalia. Chaos and Percy agreed to forward deploy two teams to monitor the current activity on Earth as well as prepare for their future arrival. The family was less than impressed with how Zeus was handling this situation by refusing to tell the campers of the upcoming threat, making Percy think of very creative words to describe the Olympian king.

Artemis was concerned about the safety of her hunters and was assured by Chaos that she would get her hunters back and surprised everyone when she gave a quick hug to the creator before pulling back quickly in embarrassment. Thalia, on the other hand, was still worried about her brother who was also assured that he will be safe with the other Romans at Camp Jupiter.

Percy would increase the time he was training as he had more to live for now and was determined to see to the end of that. It got to the point where he could evenly match Aether and Hemera in a 2-on-1 fight and beat Artemis at close-range combat though she was still far superior when it came to more longer-ranged weapons. Thalia herself was evenly matched with Percy after months of training with Percy and Hemera but still lost to Percy when they went all out in a spar.

The entire family all decided that they would have a family dinner twice a month to avoid the stress of the war and to talk about other things not related to the war and by the end of it most of the family would leave with smiles on their face and happier then they were before they arrived.

Chaos made Percy take a break from all the planning and training and told him to take a break so he decided to bring Artemis and Thalia to one of the beach houses on one of the islands that also connected to a forest so the girls could hunt while he went for a swim because even though he was no longer a son of Poseidon he still liked the water. The three weeks at the beach house would probably be the best for all three of them as they grew closer in their relationship. Percy would be dragged out to hunt with them but only if they needed bait but they didn't tell him that and just let him think that the animals just targeted him for no reason.

Percy, true to his word, would end up giving Thalia a massage whenever she asked after a hunt with Artemis asking for one once or twice because she knows Percy can't say no to her.

The final week on their break would see them lounging on the beach soaking in the peace before they were to head back and resume their normal activities.

"Sometimes I wish we could just stay like this," Percy said and explained his thought when Artemis and Thalia looked at him urging him to go on "I mean no war to worry about, not having to worry who's going to try to kill us or having to face any of the Olympians or campers. Just me and the loves of my life," He said and laid back down on the chair with a smile on his face.

"Yeah, you do have a point. I mean it is nice just relaxing like this." Thalia said in agreement with a smile and a light blush on her face.

Artemis stood up from her chair and walked over to where Percy was sitting and plopped herself on his lap making him look up at her in amusement and adoration.

"What?" She asked when she saw Percy looking at her.

"Nothing it's just that you look really hot right now," Percy said with a smile as the position she was in blocked the slowly setting sun in front of him creating an ethereal glow around her and making her look radiant.

Artemis blushed at his words and laid down on him to lay her head on his shoulder. Percy put an arm around her waist to keep her on him and extended his other arm to take hold of Thalia's hand making her turn her head at the feeling and smiled slightly at him.

"Maybe we can do this again after the war?" Artemis asked in a light voice and looked at the other two for a response.

"Definitely have to do this again," Percy said to the both of them with a grin.

"Yep," Thalia said in agreement.

The three fell into a comfortable silence just letting the moment sink in with smiles all on their faces.

Once the three got back from the vacation it was noticeable how much Percy seemed to lighten up more frequently and even more so with his girlfriends and family almost as if a burden was taken off his shoulders.

From the reports that were sent by the teams on Earth, it seems like monster activity was still the same but nothing too serious to the point where they would have to intervene earlier than expected but Percy and Chaos still kept a close eye on the situation. From the reports, it seemed like Tartarus needed to form his own body as any other host would die after a certain amount of time had passed rendering him incapable.

On Olympus (winter solstice)

The gods were less than pleased when Zeus still hadn't made a move to address the situation with Tartarus rising. The council was still divided over what happened to their two-time saviour with some still trying to feebly defend their actions and the others just simply accepting that Percy was gone. Apollo gave up on trying to find Artemis after weeks of searching for his twin and any trail that leads him to her would simply disappear making him depressed at how he and his twin last interacted.

"I am telling you brother that all the evidence suggests that Tartarus is rising again! We even saw him at the camp before he vanished!" Poseidon angrily said at the ignorant King.

"What we saw was simply an illusion! There is no need to alert the demigods about another war!" Zeus bellowed out in anger.

"They saw seven of their fellow campers cut down by Tartarus! Do you not think that maybe they are already thinking that there is another war? If we can just tell them what we know then maybe we can get them prepared in time or send the hunt! They are more useful hunting with their patron than sitting at camp." Poseidon retorted back in anger at how stupid his brother is.

"I will not lower myself to go hunt monsters when there is no need for it. It is my hunt now and I will do what I want with it." Athena said with disdain lacing her voice. Her attitude worsened ever since it was proven the gods were wrong about Percy's banishment. The hunt was ordered to stay at camp all those years ago and haven't left the camp since.

The camp has drastically changed ever since Percy's banishment and the campers rejected the idea of Annabeth leading the camp as they said that they weren't worthy of the position that the son of Poseidon held before her.

"Apollo! I assume that the search for Artemis has proved unfruitful?" Zeus said in complete ignorance at not knowing that Apollo gave up on searching for her.

"No father as you would know if you ever focused on issues pertaining to Olympus instead of stroking your ego every time," He snapped at his father making Zeus go red in the face at the disrespect.

"YOU LITTLE IGNORANT SH-" Before the fates appeared in the throne room and interrupted his oncoming rant and received grateful glances from Hades, Hermes, Demeter, Dionysus, Poseidon, Hephaestus, Hera, and Hestia. Hades took the lead in talking to the three fates as he knew that Zeus would find some way to insult them with his lack of tact.

"Lady Fates, welcome back to Olympus. What can we help you with?" Hades asked in a calm and collected manner which is the opposite of what Zeus would have done.

"A war is coming and with it shall bring new and familiar faces," Atropos said with an echo in her voice.

"You shall have 3 years. No more and no less" Lachesis said with the same echo.

"For when he has a body then it shall not be you determining his fate," Clotho ended before the Morai vanished.

"Well, what do you know? Even the fates said we got a problem," Hades said while looking at Zeus.

"Fine! We have a problem! Are you happy now?" Zeus said angrily.

"Very much so," Hades said with a smirk at his little brother being proven wrong.

"Zeus it is time for us to tell the demigods the truth," Hestia said from her throne and stared at her brother.

Zeus grumbled and agreed before flashing to Camp Half-Blood, to tell the truth.

What happened at Camp Half-Blood could only be described as a freakout of epic proportions.

Six months later

Origin

Chaos walked into where Percy was sparring with Artemis, Thalia, Aether, and Hemera with Nyx, Erebus, and Ouranos watching from the sideline. The five training noticed Chaos walking in the room and stopped what they were doing.

"Oh continue on. I'm just here to watch," And summoned a plate of blue cookies to eat and passed the plate down to the other primordials sitting down next to him with a smirk.

"Oh, that's so not fair. Stop trying to get me to lose!" Percy said when he noticed Chaos and the others smirk when they ate the blue cookies whenever they appeared in his line of sight.

Everyone in the room just laughed at his reaction to his favorite colored food.