AN: To clarify something from my AN last chapter, Padme and Percy will both be twenty one during the timeline of the first movie instead of fourteen like they are in cannon. The five year time gap will be explained in a mix of flashbacks, expositions, omakes, and a possible companion piece.

AN2: To the person who asked why Dionysus asked for Percy to live the answer is that Dionysus asked Percy to save his son and Percy did so. Dionysus has a sense of honor and pays his debts.

The Force of Fire 2

Chapter 2

-Percy-

He had only been conscious for a few minutes when the pretty girl in the chair next to him noticed and exclaimed "You're awake!", startling him from his depressing thoughts as he spun towards her, his hand instinctively reaching for his pocket to draw Riptide before remembering that he no longer had his loyal sword, the blade having been taken by Zeus, Poseidon, and Artemis before he was put in his cell.

"Yeah." He said as he forced his beating heart to slow down and tried to suppress the tears that wanted to fall at the knowledge of never being able to see his family again.

"What's wrong?" the girl asked, having apparently noticed the tears he had tried to hide "Are you still injured? I can get the doctor…or…" she trailed off, clearly confused about what she should do.

"it's not that," he said as he stared at her with empty eyes "the wounds are not of the flesh but of the soul, a soul plagued by darkness as the light that led me through trials and suffering has been snuffed out forever more.". As the girl began to process what he had said, and he realized that Apollo's blessing made him more eloquent, he heard the a strange noise causing him to look up to see the door sliding into the wall as a person he assumed was a doctor entered the room.

"My word you're awake!" the doctor exclaimed before scolding the pretty girl "Padme! You should have called for us when he woke up!".

"I've only been awake for a couple minutes sir," he interjected firmly, not liking the girl getting scolded so easily "and she's only known for a few moments.". The doctor blinked in surprise before realizing the source of his irritation and apologized to Padme who accepted it humbly.

"Now, let me check your vitals." The doctor said before going over to a machine and entering in several commands into it while he sighed and turned to the girl, Padme.

"How did I get here?" he asked in confusion "And where IS here?" as she looked at him in confusion.

"I found you on the outskirts of the forest three days ago," she explained "and I brought you here. And as for where, we're on Nabu…where were you before?".

Thinking fast he began to make a story that mostly true but with a few alterations "I was banished from my home planet a few days ago," he explained as the doctor paused to listen "my…my biological father had proposed to the council that ruled my planet that I be killed.".

By the way she mentioned 'the planet Nabu' he figured that wherever he was people went from planet to planet so when Padme and the doctor gasped he knew he hit the right point, "Why would he do that?" Padme asked wide eyed but he could see the Doctor edging over to what he assumed was a panic button.

"I was born of an affair," he explained "my biological was one of the most powerful and influential people on my planet but he slept with my mother, who wasn't his wife, and had me. His actual wife wasn't happy and told him that he'd only be forgiven if he killed me, my mom, and my step father…I'm the only one left.". By the way the doctor froze and stared at a machine that was connected to his vitals he assumed it was some sort of lie detector. Taking in a deep breath he continued "The council that ruled my planet put it to a vote for my execution as I was a well-known figure to them, having spent the past several years of my life fighting to protect the capital from the remnants of the previous government. The vote barely won for my execution but a few of the other council members smuggled me out and into a machine that was designed to take me anywhere else after they did a procedure to remove my biological father's DNA in place of that of another who became my adopted father. I was knocked unconscious during the journey and only woke up today.".

His tale finished he sighed, relieved that he was able to tell the truth without giving away anything before he heard a chocked sob, causing him to turn just in time to see Padme throw herself at him and begin subbing while she clutched his chest. Freezing, he stared at the doctor wide eyed only for the man to simply fall into a chair laughing at his expression.

He spent the next two weeks in the Nabu hospital, going through several tests and operations as they did their medical procedures. He was shocked at first when their medical needles broke through his supposedly 'unbreakable' skin before he realized the gods probably had a way to reverse it and wanted to have it be easier to execute him. He had been less than pleased to learn that he was required to get several dozen vaccination shots for the galaxy he now found himself in and had honestly tried to escape the hospital when he learned about them. Arrows and swords he could deal with but needles were evil.

Along with the constant barrage of tests Padme had been another constant fixture in his life as she visited him whenever she could as he learned more about her. She was an orphan, much like he was now, and was studying politics and actually a low ranking politician at the moment as she wanted to fulfill her parent's dream of dong good things for her home planet, something he honestly found he could respect.

He was eventually let out of his prison, I.E. the hospital, and found, to his amusement, that Padme was waiting for him outside as she had agreed to let him stay with her until he could afford a home of his own.

Stepping inside the small house he took in a deep breath before turning to his new Host "Padme…" he said slowly, trying to avoid another break down as he was still coming to grips with all he had lost "thank you for this…for…for everything. I-".

He would have continued, or at least tried to, but Padme simply stepped forward and hugged him gently, "I know," she said softly as he hesitantly returned the embrace "but you're my friend Percy and I'll do whatever it takes to help you.". As they ended the hug and Padme led him to her kitchen he didn't notice it…but a glimmer of light had returned to his darkened soul.

AN: I know it's short but this is a filler chapter. Next chapter starts the story arc of the first movie so I'll see y'all then.