"Aw man." Percy whined, "This is a show for kids, Artemis. And why're you skipping the first season and seven first episodes?"

"Firstly, this isn't a show for kids, Percy. And secondly, I'm skipping it because I've already watched the previous ones. Don't think just because I live in the wilderness, I've never watched any shows." Artemis glared at him.

"Jeez." Percy threw his hands up in the air. "Okay. Okay. Sorry, Arty."

"Besides, you're supposed to be sleeping."

"Fine. Wake me if anything happens, okay? I promised Chiron I'd handle anything that comes up. And don't try to solve the problems yourself, Arty. No offense, but you'll probably end up killing the males that are in the problem to solve it."

Artemis rolled her eyes. "Alright, Percy. Now, rest up."

She kissed Percy's cheek, and with that, the god of heroes drifted into the realm of Hypnos beside his super-gorgeous goddess-girlfriend watching ATLA on Netflix.
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Today was the wedding day of Lord Poseidon, King of the Seas, god of water, storms, seas, oceans, and earthquakes, and Lady Hera, former Queen of Olympus, goddess of marriage.

Hestia, Queen of Olympus would be the marriage officiant. As scheduled, the ceremony was held in the Garden of Olympus. Now Hera was sitting in the preparation room, alongside Artemis, Hebe, Eileithiya, and Persephone. She was having the pre-wedding jitters.

"What if Poseidon doesn't like my wedding dress?" she asked.

Artemis smiled at her step-mother, and said, "Don't worry, mom. He'll like you in any dress. I've seen him drool over you with far worse dresses than this one."

Hera, Artemis, and Apollo got closer after the death of Zeus. Hera started to finally accept them as part of the family, and she was no longer constantly in a bad mood, as she was marrying somebody that she actually loved. Artemis and Apollo have recently started to call her 'mom' rather than 'Hera' or 'Lady Hera'.

"Well yes, I suppose. Thanks, dear." Hera replied.

"Ooh!" Hebe squeaked, "It's time! Go mom!"

"Go Auntie Hera!" Persephone said.

"Walk down that aisle like you own it, mom!" Eileithiya said.

"Thank you, all of you!" Hera said, before walking down the aisle.

When Poseidon saw her in the white, flowing, Greco-modern dress, his jaw dropped. Hera smiled shyly and just kept on walking. When she reached Poseidon and Hestia, she smiled at both of them.

"Join hands, please, Poseidon, Hera." Hestia said.

The pair proceeded to do just that, and stared into each other's eyes. Onyx meeting with sea-green.

Hestia cleared her throat, "Do you, Poseidon, King of the Seas, Lord of Horses, God of Water, Stormbringer, Earthshaker, accept Hera, Goddess of Marriage and Life of Women as your lawfully wedded wife?"

"I do." Poseidon answered, his gaze never wavering from hers.

"And do you, Hera, Goddess of Marriage and the Life of Women, accept Poseidon, King of the Seas, Lord of Horses, Stormbringer, and Earthshaker, as your lawfully wedded husband?"

"I do." Hera said, smiling at Poseidon.

"Then I pronounce you, husband and wife! You may now kiss the bride!" Hestia said.

Poseidon moved his face closer to hers, and captured Hera's lips in a fiery, passionate, kiss. Hera had never experienced anything like this before. To her, Zeus' kisses were dull, empty, and void of all emotion, he had only shown any signs of love for the first five years or so, and after that never shown any sort of affection to her anymore. He rarely kissed her, and was only a bed-warmer for the power-hungry tyrant-king. Hera returned the kiss with the same amount of passion, their lips moving in perfect sync.

"Ehm." Hestia cleared her throat. "I believe five minutes is enough, yes?"

Hera wore a shade of crimson on her cheeks, while Poseidon just looked pleased with himself, grinning stupidly.

"Yes." Hera answered after recollecting herself. "Of course, sister. Sorry."

A round of applause could be heard by the people attending the wedding. But no more so than Hades, King of the Underworld and brother to Poseidon, who was happy for both of his siblings, who had found love in each other. Poseidon glanced at the god of the dead and gave him a smile, which Hades gladly returned. He telepathically spoke, 'Happy wedding, Poseidon. I hope you're happy. I'm genuinely happy for you.'

Poseidon answered sarcastically, 'Lord Hades of the Underworld? Happy? Why, I've never heard of such a thing, brother!' , as he smiled at his brother.

"It's the only way! Do you have a better idea?" Percy said. "We NEED to destroy that stupid boat! My father has already located it near Florida, and that's the best shot we have on stopping Kronos. I heard he used that foolish son of Hermes, Luke or something, as his mortal host. He has bathed in the Styx. So, I'm telling you, for the last time, Theseus, you need to dip in the Styx, I've talked to Uncle H, and he's okay with it. Son of Hephaestus, Charles, right? Yes. You and another must destroy that blasted boat! Does anyone have another idea on how to defeat Kronos before the actual war starts?"

Annabeth rose, "I think this is our best shot at taking down a huge portion of Kronos' forces before the war. I'm in with the idea."

"Less bloodshed. I'll risk dipping in the Styx, then, Percy." Theseus said.

Beckendorf nodded, "I can think of a few ways to destroy the Princess Andromeda. Count me in."

"All in for the idea?" Chiron asked the counselors.

All hands went up, so the plan was set into motion.

"Alright. Chiron, if you don't mind, I'd like to discuss some things with my brother, and Charles, with you, of course." Percy whispered to him.

The centaur nodded, "Counselors, return to your cabins. Theo, Beck, stay here. Percy wants to talk to you."

The cabin counselors exited the Big House, until the only ones left were Chiron, Percy, Theo, and Beck.

"So, Theo. I'm sure you're gonna be scared of taking a dip in the Styx, and don't worry. Heck, I'd probably pee my pants if I was to swim in it, so you gotta bring a companion. The son of Hades, I'd suggest."

"Alright. I'll get Nico after the meeting. He's probably hanging out in the Underworld somewhere." Theo replied.

Percy nodded, and turned to Beckendorf. "So, Charles. Who's your partner gonna be? I'd recommend taking one partner only. Less people, the stealthier you'll be."

Beck pondered for a moment, "I think I'll be taking Annabeth with me, Percy. She's a good fighter, and smart, just in case we end up in an emergency situation, I've got brains ready."

"Hmm, the daughter of Athena? Good choice. I trust you agree with these choices, Chiron?"

Chiron said, "Of course, Percy. Nico di Angelo is a good companion for Theo. As is Annabeth to Beckendorf. I will be praying you will succeed, heroes."

"Alright, now get some rest, guys. You need to be at full strength tomorrow." Percy said.

The group nodded, and returned to their respective cabins.
_

"This is it, Theo. No turning back now." Nico warned the son of Poseidon as they reached the River Styx.

"I don't want to turn back, Nico. If Luke has the curse, I'm gonna have to get it to match him. I need to do this." Theo replied.

Nico nodded, "I understand. Go for it, champ. Remember, focus on your mortal point, and anchor yourself to the world. If not, you would dissolve in the water."

"Thanks, Neeks. I got it." Theo said, before glancing at the waters of the Styx, and taking off his clothes.

"Best if you don't do that, young hero." A voice came from behind.

Nico and Theo turned, to see Achilles, son of Thetis with a bloody heel.

"Achilles." Both half-bloods bowed.

Achilles snorted, "Please, I'm not Zeus. And talking about him, I heard Perseus returned? And he kicked his ass?"

"Yup. Sent him to the dark pit down under." Nico said.

"Well, good riddance. He had it coming after all those centuries." Achilles growled. "But, that's beside the point. Now, I'm here to usually warn and persuade heroes not to bathe in the Styx, as I did with the son of Hermes. Alas, I can do nothing but persuade. But, I know that your reasons are pure, son of Poseidon. I wish you luck to bathe in the Styx, and plea to Lady Styx to bestow upon you mercy. And as for the clothes, don't take them off. You'll just experience more pain. Keep them on, and maybe put on some armor too. It's good to ease the pain down there."

Theo nodded, and kept his clothes on. He took Nico's armor as well, and breathed in.

"Good luck, young hero." Achilles said, before disappearing back to Elysium.

Theo took one last deep breath, before attempting to enter the Styx, but ending up stepping over a pebble, and falling face-first into the river. Nico stifled a laugh, that quickly turned to a prayer, after realizing the last thing he may have done to his friend is laugh at him, as he fell to his death.

Meanwhile, Theo was struggling inside the river. He had fallen in face first, and prayed to every god imaginable, yes even Dionysus, to ease the pain. Either way, as soon as he entered the river, the pain was unimaginable. Theo felt as if a thousand spikes were being pushed against him, but no blood came out. He focused on his mortal point, the small of his back, which would be well protected by his armor. He tried to anchor himself to the mortal world, but saw his life flash before his eyes. He tried to think about anyone, anyone, Poseidon, Percy, Sally, Paul, every happy memory, but none did it. The only memory that brought him back to reality was when Annabeth kissed him, inside Mount. St. Helens. He returned to the river Styx, and faced a beautiful woman, wearing a glowing Ancient Greek silver dress.

"Lady Styx." He bowed, despite the pain, though it was easing.

"You do not need to bow, son of Poseidon. I am here to bestow upon you my full blessing. Something even I did not do to Achilles. You shall not have your mortal point outside, but rather inside your body. Your mortal point shall be your heart. Yes, your actual heart, inside your body. The only way to kill you is to stick a spear through your throat, and somehow stab your heart. Use it well, young hero."

"Thank you, Lady Styx. I am honored beyond belief. But, if I may, why me? What did I do to deserve your blessing, my Lady?" Theo replied.

"I despised the Olympians, well, mostly Zeus. When I heard that Kronos would rise, I was all about helping him, so I bestowed that son of Hermes the average blessing of the river. But, when I heard Perseus returned, Zeus was overthrown, and Hestia was raised as Queen of Olympus, as should be, I decided to help Olympus. Hestia and Perseus came here to persuade me into giving you the blessing of the river, as well as my own personal blessing, which allows you to place your mortal point inside your body. But, I didn't need much persuasion. I am giving you this on my own free will, hero." Styx said.

Theo smiled at the goddess, "Thank you again, Lady Styx. I am honored."

Styx nodded, and disappeared in a flash of white. Theo closed his eyes, and reappeared on the shore, looking at Nico di Angelo with slightly watery eyes, waiting for him.

"THEO!" Nico rushed to hug his friend. "You were making me worried, damnit!"

Theseus laughed, "Yeah, sorry bro."

"So, you've got the curse?"

"Yup. And I met Lady Styx too. She said she wanted to give me her blessing, as well as the river's." Theo said.

"What? Damn, Theo, what'd you do to her, you seduced her or something?" Nico laughed.

"Nico! How old are you?"

"Shut up. Let's go back to camp." Nico replied, grinning slightly.

"Fine."
_

"Shh. Do you want Kronos' army to hear us, Beth?" Beck whispered.

Annabeth rolled her eyes. The two were currently just off the hippocampi. Percy had informed Poseidon to lend the two hippocampus, so they rode them until the Princess Andromeda was in sight. Beckendorf and Annabeth would ride them till the boat, and the two hippocampus would hide underneath it. The two dismounted the hippocampi, and Annabeth had hit a metal part of the ship. She groaned slightly, but was quite audible.

"C'mon, Beck. Let's do this, and get back to Manhattan."

Beck nodded, and the two proceeded to sneak into the Princess Andromeda. Annabeth quickly unlocked a door, which led to a room.

"Woah." Beck said. "The control room. You know, for an army of mostly stupid monsters, the wireworks are pretty good. All of these circuits are stable and running correctly, and they're organized pretty well." (A/N: I don't know what I'm talking about lol. So for those who actually understand, you'll probably find me talking gibberish and putting words with words.)

"Alright. Enough complementing them, Beck. Plant the bombs, and let's go." Annabeth said.

Beck nodded, and planted six bombs around the control center of the ship, which was also in the heart of it. Six bombs would be more than enough to destroy it when detonated.

"Planted. Let's get the fuck out of here." Beck said.

Annabeth nodded, and the two slowly crept out of the Princess Andromeda. The pair encountered the manticore, Dr. Thorn, talking to Luke. It took Annabeth's utmost willpower not to see her former best friend, and father figure.

Beck and Annabeth approached the end of the boat, and gestured for the hippocampi to come out of hiding. They mounted their respective hippocampi, and rode of to the distance.

After a safe amount from the Princess Andromeda, Beck pulled out a remote control. The two demigods risked looking at the boat, as Beck pressed the detonation button, and the Princess Andromeda exploded into a million pieces. The main base of operations of Kronos' forces was no more.

The two demigods cheered, though not so loudly, as they couldn't risk forces of Kronos hearing them. They rode the hippocampus back to Long Island.

REVIEWS

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A/N

This is probably the longest genuine chapter I've made. About 2480 words, without the A/N and review replies. Though, it is just kind of a filler.

The Battle of Manhattan's gonna be next, but I'll be taking a quick break, for Christmas and New Year. So, expect the next chapter about a week into 2021.

Other than that, I've nothing to say, except, thanks to all of your review, follows, and favorites. I appreciate every single one of them.

Thanks again, and bye!

-theseusjackson998