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Title: The Prince of Pluto – A Journey to the Stars
Fandom: Percy Jackson and the Olympians / Heroes of Olympus
Disclaimer: All rights reserved to Rick Riordan for he created the awesomeness that is Nico di Angelo. And everything else related to Percy Jackson and the Olympians / Heroes of Olympus. Aside from the Gods, they belong to the old Greeks. This fanfiction and its OCs on the other hand are entirely mine. No money is made with this, though reviews are more than welcomed.
Warnings: m/m, scifi AU, aliens, alpha/beta/omega dynamics, hurt/comfort, fluff, pining, explicit intercourse, oral, anal, knotting, f/f, m/f, polyamory (m/m/f)
Main Pairing: Nico/Percy
Side Pairings: Reyna/Annabeth, Nyssa/Piper, Octavian/Luke, Ethan/Alabaster, Jake/Will, Frank/Hazel/Leo, Jason/Calypso, Grover/Juniper, Charles/Silena, Chris/Clarisse, Malcolm/Katie, Bryce/Drew, Paul/Sally, Tristan/Beryl, Maria/Marie, Hades/Persephone, Poseidon/Amphitrite, Thanatos/Triton
Percy Jackson Characters: (by planet/asteroid of origin)
Sun: Will Solace, Octavian Simmons, Austin Lake, Kayla Knowles
Mercury: Luke Castellan, Chris Rodriguez, Travis Stoll, Connor Stoll, Cecil Markowitz
Venus: Piper McLean, Silena Beauregard, Michael Kahale, Drew Tanaka, Mitchell, Lacy
Earth: Perseus Jackson, Rachel Elizabeth Dare, Ella, Ethan Nakamura, Tyson, Sally Jackson, Paul Blofis, Tristan McLean, Beryl Grace, Maria di Angelo, Marie Levesque
Moon: Calypso Nightshade, Zoe Nightshade, Phoebe
Mars: Clarisse la Rue, Frank Zhang
Vesta: Charles Beckendorf, Leo Valdez, Jake Mason, Nyssa Barrera
Pallas: Annabeth Chase, Malcolm Pace
Bellona: Reyna Avila Ramírez-Arellano, Hylla Ramírez-Arellano
Ceres: Katie Gardner, Miranda Gardner, Juniper
Jupiter: Jason Grace, Thalia Grace
Saturn: Kronos (King)
Chiron: Chiron, Grover Underwood, Gleeson Hedge
Uranus: Gaia (Queen), the Giants
Neptune: Poseidon (King), Amphitrite (Queen), Triton, Proteus, Kymopoleia, Benthesikyme, Rhode
Orcus: Bryce Lawrence
Pluto: Nico di Angelo, Bianca di Angelo, Hazel Levesque, Mrs. O'Leary, Small Bob, Hades (King), Persephone (Queen), Thanatos, Olethros, Makaria, Melinoe
Eris: Alabaster C. Torrington, Lou Ellen Blackstone
Summary: The moon-landing had changed the course of history when human made first contact. It opened Earth up to space-travel, exploring the solar system and their now allied planets. Chiron Academy is the leading high school training future space explorers.
Percy Jackson grew up dreaming of one day traveling the stars. When he gets into the academy, he makes a lot of new friends, among them his new crush the half-Plutonian Nico.
Things change when Nico confides in his friends that he is actually the prince of Pluto – and that Pluto is in the middle of a horrible war. Together, the group of their close friends, they decide to ditch school, steal a space-ship and go out into space alone and unsupervised to help.
The Prince of Pluto
A Journey to the Stars
Chapter 18: One Last Stop Before the War Zone
Annabeth stood in the doorway, watching Reyna quietly. Her girlfriend was beautiful when she was deep in thought. Juniper was currently out on her shift, so it was just Reyna and Annabeth in their room. The alpha sat on the bed, facing the window and staring out of it with a thoughtful expression on her face. The view was breathtaking. Well, for many it probably wasn't. Just a rock, flying in space. Not shiny and colorful like planets. Formerly labeled an asteroid, Bellona had been reclassified as a dwarf planet after the confirmation of life and civilization on it. Reyna's home.
"I don't even want to land there", whispered Reyna softly.
Frowning, Annabeth approached her and sat down next to Reyna on the bed. "You don't?"
"I don't have... I don't have good memories of it. Only memories of my... father and... My sister and I fled from here when we were small, I don't want to return. But... I still... I was born here."
Annabeth hummed, unsure what words would be appropriate here. Pallas was right next to Bellona and Pallas was where Annabeth's mother was from. She herself had no connection to it at all, she had grown up on Earth. There was a certain kind of curiosity that she felt about it, but they knew they shouldn't. Couldn't. They were going to stop after Pallas, on Ceres, to gather more supplies – while Vesta had been a good stop to get tools and even medical supply, when it came to food, Ceres would have a lot of fruit and vegetables with longevity, that would last them a while. Not to mention, Ceres was the last dwarf planet before they entered the war zone. The next inhabited celestial object would be Jupiter. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto. The five planets involved in the war, in that order. Ceres was going to be their last stop before they entered the war zone.
"I'm worried about what comes next", whispered Reyna. "We're coming closer and closer to the active war zone, Annie. So far, this was a... road-trip. And I don't know just how ready our crew is for what is yet to come for us. It's not even a given that we'll make it to Pluto."
Biting her lips, Annabeth reached out to take Reyna's hand, leaning in to place a gentle kiss beneath Reyna's earlobe. "I know, Rey. I know it's going to be dangerous."
"And do you think we will be fine?", wondered Reyna, giving Annabeth's hand a squeeze.
"I... hope so", whispered Annabeth. "I really hope so."
/break\
Percy smiled as he sat in the common room, watching Ella, Hazel, Leo, Lou Ellen, Tyson and Frank play one of the board-games that Silena had bought on Vesta. That had been a very good investment. It didn't even matter when, what time of the day, walking into the common room usually found someone playing a game here. It brought the people together and it lightened the mood. With how fast they were approaching an active war zone, that was a good thing. The distraction, the lightness. They needed to distract themselves, because he'd seen them pace. He couldn't afford the entire crew just pacing tensely, counting the seconds.
"You notice the way Leo and Hazel reach out for each other with their wings?"
Percy startled a little and turned toward Luke. Luke was grinning mischievously as he leaned against the back of the couch, his arms crossed on top of it and his chin nearly on Percy's shoulder.
"Mh? Oh. Now that you say it", whispered Percy curiously. "What about it?"
"It's instinct. People with wings tend to reach out for the ones they like with their wings. You gotta watch out for that with Nico; I've seen him subtly touch you with his all the time. It's a sign of affection. And, in this case, it means that Leo and Hazel like each other."
That new information made Percy hum curiously. He turned back to watch Leo and Hazel. Tilting his head, Percy noticed the way Leo's other wing was gently gracing Frank's arm. Interesting. Hopefully not some love-triangle that was going to cause problems for the crew.
"How are you holding up, kiddo?", whispered Luke softly, leaning his head against Percy's.
"I don't know. I've not been sleeping last night, at all. I've been thinking about our next stop. Tonight, we're going to land on Ceres. It's going to be the last stop before..."
Luke made a little noise to confirm that he knew where Percy was going with it. "So, what did our very clever little captain come up with? What's bugging you and what's the solution?"
"What's bugging me are these guys, among others", replied Percy, keeping his voice low. "They're kids. I know that's a bit hypocritical from me, I'm just a year older than them. But they barely have a couple months of training in. I don't want them out there. And many of my crew members are not the least bit prepared for this either. In theory, Ceres is still safe. In theory."
"But theory and reality don't always line up", concluded Luke, causing Percy to nod. "You're right. How much the situation has escalated or deescalated since Earth last got news, Ceres might as well have soldiers on it already. It might very well not be safe at all."
"Exactly", confirmed Percy, nodding sharply. "I want to reduce the number of people who go off board. I know some may be pouty about this, because getting off the ship is a chance to walk around, see something else – see another planet. I've been thinking in my head who to put on the team to go to Ceres, who will be the best fit. I've been rearranging it all day long."
The smile on Luke's lips was filled with pride and it made Percy duck his head a little. Maybe he was doing better than he suspected at being a captain. Sighing, he leaned back on his couch.
"How's your better half doing?", asked Luke next. "I know from Thalia that Bia's been more... punchy the closer we get. She is growing more aggressive, dragging Thalia and Clarisse to the gym every moment she can to spar. Hazel over there, she... she's doing good. She keeps herself busy with distractions, with her friends. She also has the least baggage. She was too small when they left Pluto, she doesn't have memories of it the way Nico and Bianca do. So. How's your di Angelo?"
"My di Angelo is...", Percy paused, drawing his eyebrows together. "Not good. He has nightmares and he's trying to deal with it all on his own. I... let him do that, for now. But I'm watching him. If anything happens, if he... I'll be there. I'll step in."
"You're a good kid, but you're a kid too. Don't try to shoulder it all on your own. If you feel like it's getting too much and you can't help him yourself, you... call me, okay?"
Smiling softly, Percy leaned back against him. "Will do, I promise. Thanks. For being there."
"That's what a good vice-captain does, Percy", chuckled Luke.
/break\
Nico glared, arms crossed as he watched the team leave. Percy leaned in to kiss him soothingly.
"Don't pout. We're too close to Pluto now. You and your siblings need to keep your heads down."
"I know that. Doesn't mean I have to like it", grunted Nico, before he softened. "Be careful."
"I will. We are going in a small team, only getting the necessary things. No dates, no sight-seeing this time. Nothing. Promise. You, stay here. Watch the ship", instructed Percy.
He gave Nico's hand a last squeeze before he left, together with Grover and Annabeth. Three people. Percy had picked that team. Grover knew what they needed, Annabeth could make herself invisible and she was a damn good fighter. There were others, stronger fighters, fighters from the third years, but Percy needed to go, Percy needed to have Grover's back. He wanted the third years to stay behind and watch over the ship, just in case they drew attention.
"Spar with me", prompted Will. "You don't need to stare out the window the whole time."
Quirking his lips, Nico nodded and followed the blonde omega toward their gym. They warmed up and started going through the motions. Slowly at first, Nico knew Will wasn't a big fighter. Nico also knew his friend was currently just entertaining him.
"I don't like Percy being out there. Without me", growled Nico frustrated.
"That's the instincts talking", chuckled Will, blocking Nico's hit. "Alpha, omega, you're close. You're kind of courting, aren't you? I saw the rock-collection you got going on."
Nico grunted in confirmation at that, making a bit of a face. "Yes. Yes, we are. And you're right. This is what makes this so hard. But it's not all about Percy, you know."
"Gee. It isn't?", asked Will in a nearly teasing tone. "Talk to me. If you want to."
"My grandmother is the queen of Ceres", whispered Nico. "I know that. Factually. I know my mother was the princess of Ceres. This feels... so abstract. I just... This is so hard to digest. I don't get... I can't... I have such a hard time grasping that. We're actually... so close to Pluto..."
Will bit his lips, watching Nico closely. There was nothing Will could say. Nico didn't expect him to say anything. The two of them went hard for about half an hour before Will tapped out, panting even harder. That was barely a good warm-up for Nico, but it sure had been a good distraction.
"Nico", called Will out, stopping Nico just as the Plutonian was about to leave. "Talk to Percy. I see the way he looks at you. He worries about you. You only crap out half-sentences. Don't get me wrong, it's a start. But talk to the guy who's currently courting you. Tell him how you actually feel."
For a moment, Nico paused. It wasn't that he hadn't considered this yet, but he just didn't have the words. He would just stare at Percy, opening his mouth and not saying anything.
"That's... harder than you make it sound", muttered Nico frustrated.
"Well. Try harder", grunted Will pointedly. "Now go get showered."
/break\
Percy was filled with adrenaline when he came rushing back onto the ship. He was bleeding from about three different locations. Potentially four. As expected, there were patrols. Though Cerelian soldiers, which made sense. They were at the verge of war, they had to be careful. Any strangers landing on Ceres at this point were potential Uranian or Saturnian soldiers. So the trio had to fight and run and escape, because they had no time to explain themselves and they also didn't know if explaining themselves would be a safe option or if it was going to endanger them.
"You're bleeding. Why are you bleeding?", asked Nico frantically, turning toward Annabeth. "Why is my Percy bleeding? Your job was to make sure he does not do that. The blood is supposed to be inside of my Percy, not on the outside."
"Why is he talking to me?", wanted Annabeth to know, looking around. "Seriously, it's not like 'his Percy' isn't a semi-fully grown teenager and our captain. He can watch out for himself."
Percy and Grover looked at her and shrugged helplessly, though any further banter was interrupted by Luke clearing his throat. "I am assuming the blood means we need to hurry?"
"Right. Yeah. Thanks for having priorities. Get us out of here ASAP", agreed Percy. "Get the med-bay ready for Annabeth, because she actually took the brunt-force. Someone, help Grover put away the groceries. Everyone, stay alert. We need someone watching whether we're being followed. Tell Chris to bring his A Game on escaping and to remember that Jupiter lays ahead."
"Why are you saying these things like you're not going to come to the cockpit?", asked Luke.
"Adrenaline, Lucas. Adrenaline", called Percy out with a manic grin.
"Oh. Gotcha. I'll take charge. Annabeth, stop glaring, you go to the infirmary", ordered Luke.
"What? What is going on?", asked Grover, sounding as confused as Nico felt.
"Nico's gonna figure it out in a bit and you don't want to know, Grover", supplied Luke.
Nico kept frowning confused as he was being dragged along by Percy. "No, wait where are you going? You... You need to get checked out. You are bleeding."
"You can... check me out", suggested Percy with a cheeky grin.
"What?", asked Nico, looking completely lost.
They reached the captain's cabin and Percy's grin grew sharper. He pinned Nico against the closed door, making him grunt in surprise. Licking his lips, Percy leaned in to kiss Nico. The kiss was slow and long and deep, hungry. Percy's hands roamed Nico's body, before he remembered to open the door and let them in. Nico stumbled backward, nearly falling to the ground, but thankfully Percy had a very firm grip on his ass. Slowly, Nico was getting an idea where this was going.
"Stop", grunted Nico, grasping Percy by his upper arms.
Percy immediately did, though he looked very confused. Letting go of Percy, Nico went ahead to close the door and then returned to Percy to guide him toward the bed, which made the omega look very hopeful. He smelt good, smelt sweet, smelt horny. Blinking, Nico tried to shake it off.
"Percy", Nico's voice was a whisper. "You are hurt. You are bleeding. And you are... I don't know what you are acting on, some kind of adrenaline rush from fighting, I am guessing?"
Blinking slowly, Percy watched how Nico went to get a bowl of warm water from the bathroom, as well as a towel, before he knelt down in front of Percy. After peeling Percy's shirt off, Nico began to clean up the wounds with a gentle touch. All Percy could do was watch him baffled.
"Don't... do that, Nico", sighed Percy amused. "Don't act like I'm a fragile little omega. I'm not. These are scraps. I got worse on the playground. I know my body, I know myself. I know these aren't deep injuries. I don't need you to growl at Annabeth for not protecting me. I protect myself. I protected Grover out there. I don't need you to assume why I do something. You can talk to me. Ask me. Because I want to have... I want to have sex with you. And sure, adrenaline. But don't think this hasn't been building up for a while. We have been sleeping in the same bed for weeks now. We've been dating for months now. This isn't a surprise thing. I just... I just actually did something, I just actually fought. And won. And escaped. And I have adrenaline running through my veins and I want to get rid of it. It's... fine if you are not ready for sex yet, or just don't want to right now. I... can go and spar with someone. But don't try to make it about what I want, because I know what I want."
Nico nodded sharply as he listened to Percy's word. "I... worry about you. I can't help that. I'm not there and you're out there and return to me injured? I worry. Would you not?"
That gave Percy pause and made him sigh a little. "Okay, yes, I would worry too. But there's a difference between worrying and being overbearing. Don't be overbearing, okay?"
"Okay. I can... try that. No promises on how well I will do with that", muttered Nico.
Laughing softly, Percy leaned in and kissed Nico's cheek. "That's a good start."
After Percy's wounds were all cleaned, Nico had good visual on the fact that Percy was right, they were just superficial. Relieved, Nico put the bowl aside and got up. For a few moments, he just remained standing there, in front of the bed, staring at Percy.
"...So... are you still in the mood or did I ruin it by being overbearing?", asked Nico awkwardly.
He flushed, his wings fluttering a little. Nervous, awkward Nico looked cute. Grinning, Percy grabbed him and pulled him in for another kiss, as hungry as the first. He pulled Nico closer and closer while also leaning back himself, until the Plutonian stumbled onto the bed, landing on top of Percy. Which seemed to suit Percy just fine. His grin grew more daring as he tugged on Nico's shirt until he could pull it off his boyfriend's body. They had made out a lot, often without shirts too. They had even jerked each other off sometimes, very awkwardly in the beginning. But they'd never had sex before. Both had wanted it for a while now, however neither knew how to voice it.
"You do realize that if we are being followed, the two of us will be interrupted, right?", whispered Nico slowly as he started taking off his own pants. "I'm just-"
"Eh. There is a possibility, but... there is always the possibility of being interrupted", shrugged Percy, slowly trailing his hands over Nico's torso. "For now, you are mine."
Percy rolled them over and came to straddle Nico's waist before opening his own pants. That definitely made Nico lose any arguments he had, because Percy was right there and nearly naked and gorgeous. Licking his lips, Nico leaned up, trying to touch and kiss. Laughing softly, Percy met him half-way, kissing him gently and trying to get rid of his own pants in the process, though it was a bit harder than he had imagined, so he rolled off Nico for a moment and stripped down fully.
Now that they were both naked, they paused. For one, to drink in the sight. For another, to pause and figure out what came next. They started with more kissing, hands wandering, exploring each other's bodies. Finger-pads pressing against skin, tracing muscles. The scent of arousal started thickening the air as Nico's fingers found their way to Percy's ass, tracing the rim. He pushed between it, finding Percy's hole. The omega was already wet, hole twitching beneath Nico's finger.
"Tell... Tell me if it hurts or is too much or I don't know", requested Nico.
Percy smiled into their kiss, nodding. "I will. Don't worry so much. I'm not like... untouched. I've fingered myself before, you know. Just... uh... get in there. Condom's in the nightstand."
Get in there? Percy blushed embarrassed at that, why had he said that? He was so nervous. At least Nico looked as nervous as he was when he reached for the nightstand, surprised to find it.
"Why... do you... I mean, I'm glad, but also...", drawled Nico awkwardly.
"It's unrealistic to expect all of the couples on this ship not to have sex. So Silena made sure we have... condoms", supplied Percy. "Okay. Let me lay down, this is getting uncomfortable."
While Nico got the condom on, Percy got comfortable on the bed, spreading his legs a little. He felt exposed, heart racing as he watched Nico. And then, finally, after such a long wait, Nico sat down between Percy's legs. He took his time, knowing he was too eager right now. Taking a deep breath, Nico simply admired the sight of Percy spread out beneath him like that. Slowly, Percy spread his legs more, allowing Nico better access. Nico was biting his lips hard as he pushed a finger into Percy. He leaned in for another kiss, fingers in Nico's curls while Nico opened him up.
"Okay. Okay, I'm ready. Stop it before I finish before we even started", grunted Percy.
He tugged on Nico's hair a little, making the alpha gasp as he pulled away. His pupils were blown as he stared at Percy, beautiful black wings wide-spread on either side of him. Seeing him like that made Percy pull him in again, kissing him once more. Finally, Nico eased into him. It sure was more than fingers, more than Percy could have expected. He gasped, surprised. It felt like a jolt went through his body. He had been craving this for weeks now, had thought about it, fantasized, but oh, it felt so much better than he could have anticipated. He wrapped his legs around Nico, pulling him in closer, his hands clawing into the sheets.
Nico took a moment, trying to gather himself, because he didn't want to be done too early either. And Percy was tight and felt good, so good, as he squeezed down around Nico. Slowly, Nico started moving, pulling out just a bit before moving back in. He grunted, one hand next to Percy's head, the other grasping Percy's thigh, lifting it up a little to adjust his angle. They moved slow, drawing it out to enjoy it as long as possible. Percy was so distracted, so overwhelmed by the sensation of having Nico inside of him, spreading him like that, he nearly forgot himself. It took him some to remove one arm from frantically clinging onto Nico, moving the hand down to his own dick.
"O—okay, holy shit I think you're close", gasped Percy out. "Knot."
"What?", asked Nico confused, too enthralled by his own feelings.
"Knot. With a k ,not 'not'. I can feel you knotting me", grunted Percy with an eye-roll.
"Oh. Oh, yeah. Yeah, I am", grunted Nico, nodding hard. "Ye—eah."
Percy grinned a bit at that, though he was quickly distracted by Nico hitting his prostate. He gasped, a strangled sound that soon turned into a loud moan as Nico's knot grew inside of him, stretching Percy even more than Percy could have ever imagined. In theory, he knew about knots, but nothing had prepared him for the actual feeling, quite literally. With a moan on his lips did Percy come in a high arc as the knot fully formed. The sensation of Percy coming and clamping rhythmically down on Nico's dick was enough to make the alpha come too, buried deep inside Percy. They were both panting, staring at each other with wide, stunned eyes, before they kissed. Nico was careful to adjust himself without hurting Percy. Once laying behind Percy, he wrapped his arms around his omega.
Author's note: Now that Nico and Percy had so much fun *wiggles eyebrows*, we're about to arrive on Neptune next chapter!
