Only one thought was haunting him;If someone had tried to kill her,that means they're still on the move. It could be anyone;Many have grudges over her. It's the flaw of being an immortal. There are millions who want to see you dead.

"Uh..dad? Apollo?" A voice asked. He turned to see his son,Will Solace peeking in "Sorry to disturb you but uh...there's something I need to tell you."

He nodded firmly and turned towards Penny "I'll be back,okay?"

She smiled and he kissed her forehead before following Will outside. Chiron was in wheelchair form,looking nervously grave,and Will took his place next to him.

"My friend," Chiron started "you do understand how this process takes place?"

"I-I'm sorry?"

"There was some serious poison on the wound. Centaur blood,to be exact." He said sourly. His eyes widened.

"What? But-but that's-"

"Yes Apollo,I understand your concern. Even for an immortal,that's extremely fatal." He sighed "there's only way to cure it,and that's with the centaurs alone,and old secret that we have stubbornly refused to share."

"Can-can you heal her?"

"Certainly,but there's one thing we require from you."

"Name it."

"You need to remove her immortality."

His eyebrows arched and he stiffened. He could hear thunder outside;it had started to rain. When he spoke,his voice sounded unusually quiet "Remove her immortality?"

"That's the only way to heal her,my friend. But rest assure she will get it back once she's healed. The more we push this aside,the more the poison takes place,effectively killing her."

He hesitated. Her immortality was the one thing that kept her same,the one thing that kept Apollo's mind at steady pace. With her immortality,he was sure that no harm would come to her,but remove it? But Centaur blood is extremely fatal,and he wouldn't stand it if...

He straightened. "Okay. But.."

"Rest assure,she will not be allowed to leave her bed,and nobody will see her in."

"Right. Well,I'll just do it then."

Heart sinking,he walked back inside,looking at the expected looking Penny. When she saw his expression,she frowned. "Is...is everything okay?"

"Hmm? Oh,perfect Sweetheart,everything's fine." He lied,forcing a smile. Taking away one's immortality was extremely difficult,and if one thing goes wrong she could die. He took a deep breath.

"Penny,do you trust me?"

She blinked "Of-of course I do! Why?"

"Just-just close your eyes. I promise it'll be alright." He had seen Zeus take away several immortal souls (he too,had been a victim once) and had seen our their souls had gone useless,cast into Tartarus. Eyes stinging,his kissed her.

"I love you."

"I-Apollo,you're scaring me now. What's wrong?"

"Nothing Penny,nothing...just keep closing your eyes."

Taking a deep breath,he gently put his finger to her forehead and began humming a mantra. He could feel something tingling inside of him and at the tip of his finger. He felt himself getting weaker...but also stronger. The air around them was growing cold. Suddenly he heard a gasp,and his eyes shot open to see Penny's eyes opened wide,her jaw hanging,and then suddenly she collapsed back on her pillow,her face peaceful.

It had worked. He felt her power tingling inside of him. He felt like he was about to burst,and if he did,several things would happen. Bad things. Images of that swarmed in his mind. Gods,if this was how Penny felt like all the time...how could she even bear it. The power was too much he felt..

But his eyes were targeted on his girlfriend. He had never realised that there had always been some kind of powerful aura around her,and now that it was taken away from her he'd noticed. She seemed peaceful,a mortal. Breathing heavily,he gently put his his hand on her heart. It took a few few heartwrenching seconds,but then he could feel a beat. He gasped in relief.

"Thank the Fates." He whispered. He gently leaned down and kissed her. It didn't feel any different. Then he got up and walked towards Will and Chiron.

"It's done." He said firmly. He could feel the power fusing up inside of her,ready for action. It was as if he had drunken a hundred cups of ambrosia with sugar. Now he understood why she was always up and about on the move. Keeping her sill for one moment seemed impossible. Will nodded and walked inside.

"How does she stand it?" He blurted out to Chiron,staring at his fingers. They were quivering and shaking "Gods,if this is how she normally is..."

"She can cause massive damage whenever she what's,wherever she wants."Chiron said gravely. He made a mental note to never let Penny get angry. He felt both weak and strong,and that he was about to collapse any moment.

"You should get some rest Apollo. If Zeus find out you hold her power.."

He nodded,refusing to think about what Zeus would do just to receive Penny's immortality. As much as he wanted to stay with her,he felt extremely weak,so he nodded.

Her eyes fluttered open slowly. She felt..weak. Raw,exposed,and the pain in her abdomen hurt more than ever. Groaning,she tried to wipe the sweat off of her forehead,but even that hurt. Her vision was clouded so she shut her eyes. She hadn't felt this way before.

"You good Penny?" A voice asked. She opened her eyes,her vision fixed on someone with curly blond hair. For a moment she thought it was Apollo,judging by the hair colour,but then she realised that it was Will.

"No..I feel..weak." She mumbled. Her lips were dry and parched. She felt a hand hold hers.

"You're gunna be fine. Just..just relax,okay?" He said in a tone that didn't make her relax,but her eyes already hurt so she closed them again. Then she heard familiar voices.

"We heard the news. Is it true?" Percy's voice asked.

"Yeah,yeah it is." Will replied.

"Wow,she actually looks kind of different." Leo piped in.

"What-what are you guys talking about?" She asked,confused. She tried to sit up,but hissed and fell back on her pillow. Pain flowed through her,tightening her muscles.

"Lay down Penny,you're gunna be okay." Will soothed. She was starting to get a bit nervous;what had happened? "Do you need water?"

"No..I can hardly even breath." She muttered. That was true,she felt like the was trying to breath through a plastic straw. She felt a hand lay on her forehead.

"A fever. Look guys,she's gunna need some treatment so.."

"You got it Will," Percy said "Get better,Kay sis?"

"Easier said than done." She grumbled. She heard footsteps fade off in the distance. Her head seriously hurt,and she felt like she'd lost control of her entire body.

"You're gunna be fine Penny." Will said,but his voice was fading. Soon,she fell into a deep sleep.