Well, I had a lot happen lately then what I had thought, and I know I haven't been able to update sooner like how I wanted and promised. But things are starting to settle down, somewhat. And now I'm gonna try to get back to writing. Sorry for it being so long, and hopefully I don't ever get knocked out of balance like that ever again.

A General's Interrogation

Percy's POV

Hey everyone, you know any of those old movies where the private eye wakes up sometime after he/she was knocked out cold by something or someone? No matter what situation they're in or whatever conflict they're in the middle of, they always say something that falls in the line of being something like "Where am I?", "What happened?", and What's going on?". Well, . . . maybe not exactly stuff like that, and maybe it's not exactly something that would be considered original, but it's true regardless. That's exactly me at this point of time. I awoke sometime after I was knocked out cold from a sneak attack by my own half-brother Antaeus, and I awoke to find that I was strapped onto a platform. I had no idea where I was though. The room was dark, so I couldn't make out anything that lies in the room. I should probably also mention that I don't even have any idea on what room I'm in right now. I couldn't tell if I was in some sort of an operating room, a torture chamber, or some game show. And aside from being held hostage right now, I had no idea what was going on. All I know for sure is that a group of Chimeras were able to get through the camp barrier somehow, which I have no idea how that was possible, since the barrier had the Golden Fleece keeping it alive and all. Clarisse and I busted our asses at the Sea of Monsters to get the Golden Fleece, and while it lasted for a few months, apparently, it can't help us now. Those Chimera must've been touched by the Titans, because not only did they get through the barrier with ease, but they seemed to be a bit stronger to be ordinary Chimeras. At least, to me. I was able to save camp from the Chimera and kill them all, though I unfortunately wasn't able to do so without getting some injuries. And only a short while after that, Antaeus was able to sneak up on me without me catching his presence and knocked me out cold. I tell you, Ares is gonna be pissed when he learns that I let someone easily sneak attack me like that.

"Oh, where am I?" I groaned as I blinked a few times to try and get the dizziness I still had out of my eyes.

Just then, a light came on right in front of me. I looked up to see that it was a lamp that was making the light. And attached to the lamp were some tools. There was a power drill, a saw, a knife, some needles, and a gas mask. You know, that kind of mask that surgeons and dentists use on their patients to give then nitrous oxide, or laughing gas, whichever of the two you prefer, so they can operate on them without the patients feeling extreme pain or to send them to sleep so they're out and prepared for whatever operation is to be performed on them. That was the kind of mask up there. I still couldn't make out anything in the room I was in. But considering the state I was in, being strapped onto a platform and not able to escape at all and with the tools that were hanging up on the lamp, that lead me to believe that this room was a torture chamber. It did qualify for being one at least. The only thing that it was missing was the torturer.

"Hey, get that damn light out of my eyes. Why does that thing have such a bright light?" I complained.

'Man, Ares will crucify me for letting myself get in such deep shit.' I thought to myself.

"When I get out of here, I'm gonna start taking names and killing asses." I threatened.

"Don't bet on it shrimp." Someone said.

I turned to the direction where I heard the voice come from. And from the dark, I saw two figures coming towards me. One of them I recognized right away. It was my half-brother Antaeus. Same eyes, hair, and facial appearance as me, but he's a bit of a Vin Diesel built guy, and he has Greek armor outfit on that was the same color as our eyes. A chest plate armor with the faces of a few monsters on it, grieves on his left arm but none on his right arm, Greek style skirt and sandals, and a trident strapped on his back. It's a bit of a blur still, but I remember the image of him I saw before I lost consciousness. In case some of you are wondering, he's a son of Poseidon like me. His mother however is my dad's grandmother, Gaia. Why did Gaia decide to fuck and have a child with one of her own grandchildren? Don't ask me. I don't know. The only thing I can assume is that there must've been a small and short attraction between the two of them with Poseidon being the Olympian god of the seas and Gaia being the primordial goddess of the earth, and their territories basically being a part of each other. As for the other guy, well, I had no idea who he was. He didn't look familiar or like anyone I've ever seen before. He had a military outfit on, he was muscular built, like Dwayne Johnson built, he had the same skin color as Dwayne Johnson as well, a full-grown beard and mustache, and sky blue eyes.

"The son of Poseidon, general." Antaeus said.

I had no idea who this general guy was, but I didn't care. I just wanted to get out of here and get back with everyone else. I needed a way out. taking in all the surroundings that I could see, I thought I saw a possible chance of getting out of here. A plan started to form in my head. It was gonna be risky though. It was most likely gonna get me killed, but I had no other option. So, to make sure this plan was gonna work, I needed to play my cards very carefully and not make any wrong moves. The main key to this plan was my hope that they both were brawn over brain. Or, as I like to say it as, more balls than brains.

"This is a nice sword you got here shrimp." The general said as he brought his hand up and in it was my sword Riptide.

If he was trying to irritate me with any of this, it was working. I could handle the shrimp naming deal, though him having my sword was pushing it. But I kept that to myself. If my plan was gonna work, I needed to stay calm.

"How about telling me who gave this to you." The general said.

'Showtime baby.' I thought to myself.

"Your mama." I answered, which resulted in the general throwing my sword only an inch away from my head and burying the blade in the platform.

"I'm sorry, I didn't quite hear you." The general said as he pulled Riptide out and sat it on a table next to him.

"Your mama." I repeated.

Antaeus just rolled his eyes. The general here just picked up a piece of silver from that table and brought it right in front of my face.

"You know, I get a little clumsy when people don't answer my questions." The general said as he smashed the piece of silver with just his index finger and thumb and then just threw whatever chunks that didn't land on the floor on the table.

'Guess I need to kick things up a notch.' I thought to myself.

"Nice outfit you got there. You dress yourself, or does your mom dress you instead, and/or even pick out your clothes for you?" I intimidated.

The general just grabbed a tight hold of my head and brought that lamp closer to my face.

"Let's start by finding out why Lord Kronos is so interested in you anyhow." The general said.

'This was gonna be a long day.' I thought to myself.

Clarisse's POV

This bus ride felt like an eternity to me. I've done nothing so far but listen to my music, lean my head against the window, stare at random things outside, and sulk over recent events. Silena has been trying to snap me out of it. She's been trying to cheer me up in any way she thought she could. While I do appreciate her concern and her attempts to try to make me feel at least a little better, I wished that she'd just stop. There was only one person that could possibly relieve me of this pain, and that was the man that I love. The only way I was gonna be able to snap out of this was Percy coming back. Silena was a great friend, and I was grateful for her. But Percy getting captured and being taken away from me was just too much for me to bear. It was something that she couldn't heal me from. Maybe I'm overthinking about this a bit and maybe I getting a little ahead of myself with my relationship, but I didn't care. I just wanted Percy back. I needed him. I wanted him here to hold me, to rub my pregnant belly, to comb his fingers in my hair and on my back, to kiss me, and to love me. That's another thing that hurts me. I didn't get the chance to tell him that I love him. I was about to, but then the Chimera came and now Percy's gone. I never got to tell him how much he means to me for everything that he's done for me, how thankful I was for him, and how much I appreciated how special and important he makes me feel since the start of our relationship.

-Flashback-

"Percy, where are we going?" I tiredly asked, still not believing that he woke me up so early and confused as to where this was coming from, considering the nightmare he had last night of Kronos torturing him.

"Trust me, you'll love it." Percy said.

"I don't doubt that, but couldn't it have waited until later?" I yawned.

"If we waited until later, we may never be able to head out." Percy said, which woke me up a little more.

"Out?" I asked.

"Yeah, we're heading out of camp." Percy answered.

"Are you crazy Percy, we'll get in trouble." I said shocked.

"What's life without a little risk?" Percy countered.

I couldn't really say I had a counter for that. Because he was right. Life can be boring without risks. Especially if you're a demigod like us.

"I made a deal with your father. Told him I'd accept his offer to allow him to train me, if I can take you out on a date in the mortal world for a day and he covers for us here." Percy said.

"Oh my gods! You actually talked Ares into this? He actually allows this? Us?" I asked now fully awake and shocked.

"Well, he still doesn't approve of this relationship really, and he still hates me a little for impregnating his favorite daughter. But he sees that you're happy and thinks that we might be able to persuade him into accepting us. It'll take time, of course, but I think he'll come around." Percy explained.

As he finished explaining that, we arrived at the camp entrance, where my father was along with his motorcycle. Ares had his arms crossed over his chest. When we got closer, he tossed to Percy his keys to his motorcycle.

"Try not to scratch it. I'll keep you two covered with Chiron. And remember that you're in for some serious training because of this." Ares said as he then walked into camp.

Just when I thought Percy couldn't shock me more than what he already has, he proved me wrong.

"We're driving Ares' motorcycle?" I asked shocked.

"Well, I couldn't risk anything else frankly, so this was the only option. It should be fun." Percy answered as he got on.

I got on right after him, sat behind him and wrapped my arms around his abdomen. Percy started the engine and drove us out.

-Line Break-

The whole day was just amazing. Most likely the best day of my life. Percy first took me out for breakfast. Then we went out to Central Park, walking around and greeting other people, who were very nice and who were very excited for us about us having a baby. Then when noon came, Percy had a picnic set up for us. After the picnic, Percy took us to for a trip to the beach. It was a little weird, being in a two-piece swimsuit while I was carrying a baby. It was weird to me at least. Percy thought it was nice though. He thought I look sexy. Even pointed out that a few guys were eyeballing me with desire. I didn't really feel sexy, but Percy didn't seem to care. He just kept complimenting me. I didn't really know how many I agreed and disagreed on, but he was sweet about it. He always knew exactly what to say somehow, but I had nothing to complain about. It just made my feelings for him stronger. Then when evening came, Percy showed me this small club there was in the city. It was sorta a teen hangout. A place for teenagers to hang at. A place for teens to eat meals, play games, and dance to music. Most of that the time there, we spent dancing. I had never danced before, so not only was I a little nervous, but I had no idea what to do. But as Percy helped along with it, I ended up having trouble not smiling or laughing at all. And we didn't stop until it was already night time, when Percy took me to the roof for us to just look at the stars.

"Thank you so much Percy. Today was amazing." I said leaning on him.

"Anytime." Percy said leaning onto me as well.

"I still can't believe that you arranged all of this, especially after your nightmare last night." I said.

"Yeah, well, it was only a while after that dream that I've been thinking a lot lately. And well I just think that since we're expecting a child, we need to accomplish some things first." Percy explained.

"Oh?" I asked.

"Yeah." Percy started as he dug something out of his pocket.

He got it out and offered it to me. It was a seashell necklace. And it was beautiful. It was as shiny as pearl and silver. I lightly gasped at the sight of such a gift.

"I made it myself." Percy started as he placed it around my neck.

I wrapped my arms around him really tightly, thanking him over and over again.

"What I mean to say is if we're gonna love our child as much as we say we will, we should learn to love each other as well. Learn how a man loves his girlfriend and how a woman loves her boyfriend." Percy said wrapping his arms around me.

"Oh, so we're boyfriend and girlfriend now, huh?" I playfully teased.

"You tell me." Percy playfully teased back and brought his lips on mine.

It wasn't as desperate or as heated as our kiss last night, but I didn't mind. I liked the feeling of his lips on mine, and I was craving for more. I moved my arms around his neck to bring him closer.

-Flashback ends-

We eventually headed back to camp late that night. And as Ares promised, he took care of everything. And of course when the day came for Percy to begin his training with Ares, he truly did have a lot planned for Percy. But Percy did it for me, so despite how tough it got at times for him, he never stopped saying it was worth it. And with every trip he took me to the mortal world, Ares seemed to keep on pushing Percy to higher limits. But Percy kept going, no matter what. And he wouldn't stop saying that this was for me and the baby.

I took out the necklace that I still had on, hidden under my shirt. I never took it off, and I never will. I felt a few tears forming in my eyes, because as much as I loved it, it made me miss Percy more than ever. Taking a quick glance in the corner of my eye, I saw that Silena was talking with Charles. It seemed that all of her focus was on him. So I placed a kiss on each pearl on my necklace, praying and hoping that Percy would come back. It was the only thing I had of him right now, and I was not gonna stop until I had Percy back.

Percy's POV

So after about 25 to 30 minutes, it was just me and the general. Antaeus left because he got a report on a few demigods being nearby and that they were preparing a special trap for them. I had a feeling that was about Thalia, Annabeth, Zoe, and Grover, which kinda worried me. I just hoped they'd be okay. And so far, the general tried everything he could to try and scare me and get the answers he wanted. But I didn't break. I just continued playing dumb with him. So far, the plan I had, it was somewhat working, though not quite as fast as I was hoping for. And though I knew I'd be able to make it work, it was starting to bite my ass, since every time I pissed him off with a comment, that got a punch on me from him. I was definitely gonna be black and blue with some bruises for a while. I could also feel my nose bleeding, and I was seeing black spots in my vision. And my body was aching from all of the punches. I was gonna have a hard time getting out of here, probably more than what I had originally thought.

"We've been over this again and again, shrimp." The general said.

"Really? How many times? I lost count." I commented.

"*growls* I'm only gonna ask you this one last time. Why does Lord Kronos want you? How long have you lived as a demigod? Why do you resist Lord Kronos' generous offer? What is the level of your power?" The general asked.

"Power level? Generous offer? Boy are you bitching at the wrong bitch." I commented.

"Answer me!" The general demanded, punching the platform just above my head, which got me swinging and rocking a bit.

"Hm, you know, come to think of it, how'd Kronos talk you into serving him? I mean, it must not have been too hard for him to do so, since you look like the kind of guy that has shit for a brain. Is it okay that I call you that, shit for brains, or would you prefer shit head?" I commented.

He began to twitch at that. And as I'd hoped, I was able to loosen one of the straps on my wrist. Not completely, but enough that I was able to move it a little easier now. The general didn't seem to take notice of this. He was still twitching and growling. That is until he turned that into evilly smirking and getting that power saw.

"Your choice shrimp." The general started as he powered on the saw.

"You can cooperate and talk, or you can die and personally meet Lord Kronos in Tartarus. Now is there something you want to tell me?" The general said as the saw was only going at like an inch away from my face.

'Here we go.' I thought to myself as I got my right arm free from my straps.

"Just this!" I said, punching him in the nuts.

He let out a surprised and pain filled yell. Good thing he had a tight grip on that saw, otherwise, my face would've been scarred by that thing. Totally catching him off guard, I reached for the gas mask, turned it on, and shoved it into his face.

"Sweet dreams, shit eater." I said, filling him up with nitrous oxide, or whatever was powering through this thing.

He began to cough and turned away and knelt to the floor. He let go of the power saw as well. That was when I let go of the gas mask and took the saw to cut off all of my straps and free myself. I got up and got my sword and went for the door that Antaeus exited from before. But before I left, I turned around really quick because I had some well choice words for my host.

"Hakuna Matata, mother fucker!" I said and then ran off to get out of here, if I could, that is; because it wasn't long until I overheard the general's voice.

"GET HIM!" The general shouted.

Let's see how well this deck of cards gets dealt out.

Sorry for the long wait. It's been getting hard to write nowadays. But I'm still around, and I'm still writing. I'll update again whenever I can. I hope you all liked the chapter. I had to improvise here and there with how long it's been since I updated for this story.