Hey guys, I hope you enjoy this chapter. In which Percy is definitely her mothers daughter and also, she takes no bullshit from anyone not even Titans, and she does listen to her girlfriends sometimes, some of their brains had to rub off on her. As always please review!

When Percy woke up she was being shaken gently. "Sephie." Luke's voice was soft, "You need to wake up, it's late afternoon. And be quiet, Annabeth's still asleep."
Percy opened her eyes, blinking up at Luke before groaning softly and pushing herself so that she was sat up, blankets slipping off her. "Luke?" Her voice was pitched low, "What is it?"

"We have visitors?"

"Who?" Percy stifled a yawn, "What's going on?"

"Thalia and Zoe are waiting down there for you. There's a Titan, he's insisting on seeing you in person. He's here under a flag of truce. He has a message from Kronos."

And Percy tensed, grabbing Luke's hand and yanking herself to her feet quickly. "A Titan."

"Yeah. A Titan." Luke's expression was grim as they slipped out of the room, and only the fact that he grabbed her arm stopped Percy from sprinting through the
halls.

Thalia and Zoe were waiting for them in the hotel's lobby, both of them looking grim as Percy and Luke made their way towards them.

"Sleep well Kelp head?"

"Not really, but I'll be fine-"

"That's good because we don't know how this is going to go. We need to be alert."

"Where are they?"

"They are near the Heckscher playground." Zoe spoke up, "Leonidas did an aerial sweep and saw them, when he spotted them he landed and demanded to know what they wanted. He's waiting there-"

"My baby brother is waiting with the enemy?" Percy's eyes widened, "I don't like that."

"He's with Festus." Luke reassured, "He'll be fine, He's Leo after all-"

"You're not wrong." Percy let out a huff, "By the way, I had a demigod dream, I'm not sure when Nico and Uncle Hades will be able to get here."

"What's going on?"

"Bianca." Percy gave Zoe a sidelong glance as the huntress' brows furrowed.

"What is she doing? I know that when Lady Artemis was called away she left, telling me she had things she needed to do. She has been far too distracted lately so I let her go."

"When did it start?" as if Percy didn't already know.

"Around Christmas last year." and Percy glanced at Thalia, who grimaced.

"Melinoe."

"Melinoe." that was when Bianca's obsession with finding out more about their past had started- and Percy felt a surge of pity for the other girl- but still. She wasn't handling things right and she'd left Hades and Nico in a really awkward position- with Kronos' allies in the Underworld it was already going to be risky for Hades to come and help them up here, with Bianca down there- Bianca who, to be honest, wasn't anywhere near Nico's level with her powers because she simply didn't use them that often as a hunter, well, she could definitely understand why neither of them wanted to leave her alone surrounded by potential enemies.

"Melinoe? And what has Bianca had to do with her? And how do thy both know about it?"

"We were there-"

"I remember, you guys went missing for a day or so" Luke's voice was worried, "Lord Hades was testing you right?"

"Yeah, something like that. We ran into her-"

"Percy was the only one of us who didn't have an issue." Thalia remembered, "She saved our butts-"

"The goddess didn't show you your ghosts?" Zoe raised an eyebrow, a curious look on her face, "That's most strange-"

"I don't have any ghosts." Percy flushed, "I'd been having therapy. It helped me handle things."

"I saw my mom." Thalia admitted, "Nico saw Mikey-" that made Luke wince, "And Bianca saw her mom."

"I see." Zoe's brows furrowed, "Bianca has no memories of her life before the casino-"

"She does not. Or at least she knows what happened to her mom. It... wasn't good. I don't know what she's going to do but Nico and Hades feel stuck down there
because if they leave her down there... Kronos has allies in the Underworld... if they're not there... as skilled as Bianca is these days she's not on the same level when it comes to her powers as Nico because he's been using them a lot."

"I see." Zoe nodded, "I assume-"

"I'm not telling you guys what I saw and what I learned, that's their business, not mine I won't invade their privacy like that."

"Of course." Luke slung an arm over Percy's shoulder, "We need to focus on what's happening here and now anyway. We have a Titan wanting to meet us." He nodded
forward and Percy followed his gaze, tensing up slightly.

The white flag was very visible- it was damn near impossible the miss with how big it was- easily as big as a soccer field, carried by a thirty foot tall giant with bright blue skin and icy gray hair.

She could see Festus too, blocking the view of the other's there, and Zoe's eyes narrowed.

"This is bad. A Hyperborean. They are usually peaceful, the fact that they have chosen to side with Kronos is worrying."

"Right. Seems like our usual luck is sticking." Thalia laughed at Percy's words and Luke snorted.

They came to a halt when they reached Festus- he was a fair distance from the enemy, and Leo slid off the dragon's back, giving Percy a tired grin.

"Hey!"

"When this is done you're getting some sleep." Percy ordered- she could see that he was exhausted- and of course he was he'd not slept all night and he probably
hadn't slept all day.

"Ugh, you sound like mom-"

"That's not a bad thing." Luke snickered.

And once they stopped walking the enemy began to approach.

As they got closer Percy could see three human-size envoys with him: a half-blood in armor, an empousa demon with a black dress and flaming hair, and a tall man in a tuxedo. The empousa held the tux dude's arm, so they looked like a couple on their way to a Broadway show or something, except for her flaming hair and fangs.

The group walked leisurely toward the Heckscher Playground. The swings and ball courts were empty. The only sound was the fountain on Umpire Rock.
Percy's eyes flicked over the group, "Tux guy is the Titan, yes?"

"Yes." Zoe nodded, "I believe he is Prometheus."

"The dude who gave us fire?" Luke raised an eyebrow, "Wasn't he-"

"Chained to a rock with the vultures." Percy finished, "Good to know. Thanks Zoe."

They went quiet, mostly because the group were closer now, and soon they came to a stop maybe six foot away, if that. Percy took them in as Prometheus- at least if Zoe was right he was Prometheus, stepped forward. He was taller than an average human—about seven feet. His black hair was tied in a ponytail. Dark round glasses covered his eyes, the skin on his face was covered in scratches, presumably by the vultures.

"Percy Jackson." the Titan's voice was silky smooth, "It's a great honor

The Emopousa hissed at them- she probably knew that Percy had been involved in taking out two of her sisters a year earlier.

"My dear," Tux Dude said to her. "Why don't you make yourself comfortable over there, eh?"

She released his arm and drifted over to a park bench.

Then Percy's gaze shifted to the demigod stood next to the Titan and her fingers curled into fists automatically.

She hadn't recognised him at first in the new helmet he was wearing, but- her lips twitched slightly into a nasty little smirk, "Well don't you look great Nakamura you dirty little traitor." his face was a mess, lip split, nose looking almost like a squashed tomato."

"Ugh." Leo pulled a face, "I knew there was a stench coming from somewhere. It's the stink of a dirty rotten traitor."

"Couldn't have put it better myself Leo." Percy raised her fist and Leo bumped his against hers, which made Ethan glare at them both.

"Yes, well-" Prometheus held up his hands, "Let's not fight. Let us get down to business. I am Prometheus-" then he held out his hand towards her, and Percy crossed her arms over her chest, raising an eyebrow as she did.

"You want to negotiate."

"Lord Kronos himself sent me here to reason with you-"

"Bad choice of words." Percy cut him off, "I'm not the most reasonable of Demigods. Just ask anyone, they'll tell you, I'm a fight first ask questions later sorta girl-"

"You're the sort of girl who wounds rather than kills. A hero." Prometheus smiled- "I have a soft spot for heroes- some of you can be quite civilised-"

"Can we?" Percy tilted her head, "I might be willing to be civilised if you didn't bring the guy who nearly killed my girlfriend with you."

"I think you got me back for that Jackson." Ethan gestured to his face and Percy gave an innocent smile.

"Hm, I dunno, I don't really think that's enough. You've probably scarred her for life. Maybe I should finish what I started in that are-"

"Percy-" that came from Leo, and he grabbed her arm, "Probably not a good idea." and Ethan had taken a small step back, paling slightly- clearly he hadn't forgotten how it had felt when she'd nearly drowned him from the water in his own body.

"Yes, listen to the son of Hephaestus." Prometheus' smile was slightly strained, "Let us parley- so that we can avoid more senseless deaths and wounds like that which your partner suffered."

"Fine. We'll talk."

Prometheus seemed relieved at that and he waved a hand towards a nearby picnic table, and Percy moved towards it quickly, and when he sat on one side she sat on the other side, eyeing Ethan wearily as he sat next to the Titan, and Luke on her right side and Leo sat on the left, with Thalia and Zoe both stood just behind Percy, shoulder to shoulder.

As they all sat The blue giant propped his white flag against a tree and began absently playing on the playground. He stepped on the monkey bars and crushed them, but he didn't seem angry. He just frowned and said, "Uh-oh." Then he stepped in the fountain and broke the concrete bowl in half. "Uh-oh." The water froze where his foot touched it. A bunch of stuffed animals hung from his belt—the huge kind you get for grand prizes at an arcade. He reminded Percy of Tyson, and the idea of fighting him was almost upsetting.

Prometheus sat forward and laced his fingers. He looked earnest, kindly, and wise. "Percy, your position is weak. You know you can't stop another assault."

"I wouldn't agree." Percy kept her face blank, "We've had a fair number of injuries and we've lost people but I have full confidence in my people."

Prometheus looked genuinely pained at that like he really cared what happened to her. "Percy, I'm the Titan of forethought. I know what's going to happen."

And Percy's mind flashed to that painting in Rachel's room, though she pushed away the thought quickly.

"You know what you think is going to happen. I don't agree."

"You really are as stubborn as I've been told. Please Persephone- listen to me. I just told you, I'm the Titan of forethought-"

"And thy are also the Titan of crafty counsel." Zoe pointed out coolly.

Prometheus shrugged. "True enough, Huntress. But I supported the gods in the last war. I told Kronos: 'You don't have the strength. You'll lose.' And I was right. So
you see, I know how to pick the winning side. This time, I'm backing Kronos."

"Which proves that forethought isn't flawless-" Percy's brows furrowed "Doesn't that mean that you can see what could happen and not what will?"

"Wow." Thalia grinned, "You almost sounded like Annie then."

"What can I say, I've spent far too much time with my girlfriend, I've learned a lot from her." Percy leaned back slightly, eyes narrowed. "Want me to guess why
you're doing this? I think you're still sore that Zeus chained you to a rock and you want revenge."

"Partly, yes. I won't deny I want revenge. But that's not the only reason I'm supporting Kronos. It's the wisest choice. I'm here because I thought you might listen to reason."

He drew a map on the table with his finger. Wherever he touched, golden lines appeared, glowing on the concrete. "This is Manhattan. We have armies here, here, here, and here. We know your numbers. We outnumber you twenty to one."

"No you don't." Percy leaned forward, "Because you don't have your ears in camp anymore, I dealt with that. You're working with the information you had before. You don't know how accurate that information is now."

"We know enough Persephone." Prometheus' voice was firm, "And if you fight us you will lose."