Author's Note: Here we are with yet another chapter! Highly anticipated, the wheels keep spinning for that plot! I hope everyone enjoys!

Disclaimer: I don't own anything but plot.


"Hah, finally!" Percy shouted in relief as he sat on a sofa in the living room of the House of Night.

He'd just finished his little talk with Lady Styx and it looked like things went well … a little too well.

"And here I thought she was married or something but noooo … she's just been saving herself for someone special," Percy groaned while crossing his arms. "Last thing I need is another goddess on my plate," he muttered before sighing. "Why me?"

"Maybe it's because you're too nice?" a soft voice said right behind his ear.

"Wow!" Percy started as he fell off the sofa and onto his ass to a chorus of giggles.

He looked at his 'attacker' to see Rhea looking down at him with mirth in her eyes. He pouted at her but that did nothing to stop her amusement. It didn't last though as his pout broke into a faint smile as he stood up and walked around the sofa to hug Rhea close to him. She squeaked a little in surprise but then he just kissed her, being all too happy to see her. She returned the kiss in kind and for a while they just remained like that, locked in a gentle massage of lips. After they finally broke apart Percy kept their foreheads together before whispering, "Told you I'd come back in one piece."

"You did," Rhea replied with a smile.

Percy smiled warmly at her but then recalled what he told Nyx before he left. His face got sober as he knew he had to tell her now. Rhea noted his change in demeanor, giving him a concerned look.

"I need to talk to you about something," Percy said softly as he led her to the sofa and sat them both down while holding her hands.

"What is it Percy?" she asked gently while running her thumb over the back of his hand.

Percy released a sigh as he thought about how to go about this but honestly he sucked with these sort of things. Could he just go outright and say 'Rhea I love you but also possibly another!' That wouldn't work and he might just end up with him getting slapped and Rhea was damn strong. He would know, she once punched him through a wall during training. Deciding to try and be as direct as possible, while also delicate, he faced Rhea.

"Rhea … I love you," he said softly.

At his words Rhea's face lit up with joy as she looked back at him but before she could say anything he continued, "And I have for some time but … there's more." Her face became neutral as he said that, and it honestly worried him. "… You see, before I came down here I was sort off … falling for someone else as well. I didn't really plan on it happening but I'm pretty sure that I like her, maybe even love her too."

"So what are you asking me?" Rhea said in an even tone.

"Well … I don't know," Percy said with a defeated slump of the shoulders. "I want to stay with you and make you happy … but I just couldn't hide this from you." He suddenly turned his head down, letting his midnight hair obscure his eyes. "I'd understand if you don't want to keep seeing me knowing that you aren't the only one in my heart and all bu-mmph!?"

Percy was shot up when Rhea suddenly grabbed his face and pulled him into a searing kiss. He was completely at her mercy as her lips worked around his, nibbling him occasionally. For what felt like an eternity they remained locked together until Rhea finally pulled back, a strand of saliva still connecting them.

"Percy … I love you too," Rhea said in such a warm voice that Percy felt as if his heart could start melting as he looked into her beautiful hazel-gold eyes. "I've already had some time to think about this."

"How?" he asked.

"A little bird told me," she replied with a shrug. "And don't worry who. The point is that they did it for you and I'm proud that you still came up to tell me yourself," she continued on while cupping his face. "And honestly, it doesn't surprise me that your heart is more than big enough to love more than one person. I know your loyalty is important to you but I would never make you fight your own heart and if that means I might have to share, then so be it."

Percy looked at Rhea in shock, his jaw gone slack as she giggled lightly at his expression. "Don't be too surprised. It wasn't too big of a shock if men, especially gods, had more than one significant other back in the times of Greece though your reasons are far more … wholesome. That and I took into consideration our animal natures."

"W-what!?" he asked.

"Well, you're a wolf and wolf alphas do tend to have several mates however …" She then suddenly jumped him, pushing him onto his back as she straddled him and held his hands at the sides of his head. "Remember that I'm a lioness," she said with her fangs suddenly enlarging to become more prominent. He felt his own fangs elongate in response. "And as your first mate, I am the queen and will always be at the top," she growled into his ear before nipping it.

He growled in response before he turned his head and kissed her with a passion he didn't know he had. She soon released his hand and moved them to his hair, tugging him closer as his hands found her firm rear and gave them an appreciative squeeze. She moaned into his mouth and he took the opening to have his tongue dart into hers, exploring every nock and cranny as her tongue tried to fight back. Soon he sat up before pushing her back so that he was on top, her legs instinctively wrapping around his waist.

"Gods I love you," Percy breathed before assaulting her lips again.

"Me too," Rhea replied between the kisses as her hands traveled over his defined pecks.

His hands soon joined in the exploration, one soon cupping her left breast and giving it a firm squeeze making Rhea moan into his mouth. Soon he willed his coat of darkness to dissipate along with his shirt while he trailed kisses down Rhea's neck, her hands pulling his head closer as she mewled softly with his every kiss. He started to near the swell of her breasts and was preparing to slide her dress straps off her shoulders but then she asked an odd question.

"So who is it anyways?"

"What!?" he shot back as he sat up slightly to look her in the face, loving the golden flushed color she had.

"Who's the other woman you're falling for?" she asked again while her fingers kept trailing his abs and lowering teasingly.

"Ah …" He was running blank right now.

Okay, Rhea was cool with him loving more than one person and that made him so happy that he nearly tried looking for a ring just to propose already … but sexy times first. Now however, he had to tell her who the other girl is and that she is in fact her own daughter … oh boy.

"…hm … tia …" he mumbled too low for her to catch.

"What?" she asked as she brought his head closer. "Percy you're going to have to talk clearly."

"…Hes …" he stopped again as he blushed in embarrassment.

"Percy," Rhea growled, getting a little tired of his hesitance.

"Hestia!" he blurted out making Rhea look at him in surprise.

They remained silent for a few minutes, all the while Percy had a radioactive blush going as Rhea stared at him. After what felt like too damn long Rhea spoke.

"Oh …"

'Oh! That's all!? You are being too calm about this!' Percy shouted mentally as he waited for her to continue. She just stared at him for even longer, her brow furrowing in deep thought for a while before she locked their gazes and muttered, "… Pervert…"

"Ha?" was his intelligent reply as Rhea gave him a frown while crossing her arms and bunching up her bosom. He had to keep his eyes locked with hers otherwise he'd be distracted again.

"Pervert," she repeated with a judging look. "Asking a mother to share her boyfriend with her daughter. Are you sure this isn't a fetish or something?"

Percy started choking on air and spluttering as he tried to think of a defense. He didn't just talk to his own heart and ask, 'hey, mind if we fall for a sweet girl and just so happen add her mother to it?' And now she was possibly (likely) upset about it. However, his growing concerns were soon turned to confusion as Rhea started giggling while giving him a teasing look.

"Y-you're not upset?" he asked timidly, getting more confused by the moment by his girlfriend.

"Not really," Rhea said between her giggles.

"So you approve then?" Percy asked with a spark of hope igniting in his chest while Rhea settled down to speak properly.

"Well … umm … I think we can talk about that later," Rhea said with a shrug. "I can't say I don't approve since she is my only child that hasn't become a monster like the rest … well Hades too but he's too grumpy most of the time and a little vengeful and I'm not really sure what to think about Demeter."

'A little she says,' Percy mused as he sighed before leaning down and capturing her lips again but this time in a tender way, expressing his love for her through it. He could feel her smile into it as her arms wrapped around his neck.

"Have I mentioned how much I love you?" he asked as he broke away for a moment.

"So you keep telling me," Rhea replied before giving him a sultry look, "Now show me how much you love me."

To emphasis her point she started to roll her hips against his, making him suppress a groan at the heat he could feel radiating off her along with the scent of her arousal that his wolf side could instantly recognize.

"My pleasure," he growled into her ear, making her shiver in anticipation before he attacked her lips with renewed vigor.

He was about to start undressing her again but then he caught a surprised choke and stumble making both him and Rhea stop the kiss as they turned their heads to see what it was. Percy's eyes widened in shock as he saw not only his sister … but Jason and Nico standing beside her, all staring at them with equally wide eyes.

"Ummm … hi?" Percy asked weakly as he sat up slightly while Rhea let go of his neck.

Before anyone could say anything else he caught a chuckle and everyone in the room turned towards the hall to see Nyx, with Medusa and Lamia right behind her, looking at the scene in amusement … or shock in case of the monster women.

"Well, it looks like everyone has arrived," she said cheerily. "Now onto the impromptu meeting …"


Several Hours Earlier

"Mom are you sure?" Piper asked uncertainly as the pair walked into a club in the streets of San Francisco.

"Piper will you relax?" Aphrodite sighed as they looked around the dance floor, techno music blaring through the speakers as lights flashed.

"But … this is further than what we've done before," Piper returned as she looked at her own dress.

It was a tight, black sleeveless dress that hugged her body to expose every curve and ended just below her ass meaning she couldn't so much as lean to far without showing her panties. Her mom was dressed similar but instead it was red and her hair was done into curls while Piper left hers as free as usual and without the trademark feather she always has. Both walked across the floor and to the bar, catching many eyes that made her mother preen while Piper felt more conflicted about it. She liked the attention, certainly more than anything Jason gave her, but also felt a little out of place with the attention coming from others.

"It's the natural next step," her mom answered as she leaned against the bar, giving the bartender a generous view of cleavage. "Besides, you didn't argue all the times I took you to get 'happy ending' massages," she said with a smirk.

"That's different!" Piper replied with a blush. "Besides, I didn't actually sleep with anyone … I was just …"

"Given a lashing of fingers and tongue," Aphrodite finished for her without a hint of shame.

"Mom!" Piper squealed while looking around to see if anyone had heard her mother.

"It's true," Aphrodite continued while scanning the dance floor. "And besides, what's the point of holding out?"

"But I love Jason and my first time should be special," Piper defended while facing the bar but then looked at her mother when she scoffed.

"And when will that be?" her mom asked. "It's been years and you guys haven't gotten past what? Third base and maybe a little oral? What the Hades is he waiting for!?"

Piper looked at her mother in surprise, wondering where the sudden anger came from. Sure, her mother had been critical of Jason recently, especially after Piper told her, her frustrations but this was new. Aphrodite huffed as she returned to looking at the dance floor.

"Just another repeat of me and Hephaestus in the making," her mother grumbled while eyeing the cute guys that happened to pass by … and the girls.

"What do you mean?" Piper asked with narrowed eyes.

Her mother glanced at her before answering. "Ever wonder why I'm with Ares rather than my actual husband? Well it's simple. He prefers his little toys and trinkets rather than me. I spent decades trying to get his attention but he hardly noticed. Maybe once or twice when he bothered to bed me to scratch my itch but that was it. So then I decided that if he wasn't going to pay attention, then I would simply find love somewhere else."

"But … can being with Ares really be considered love?" Piper asked gently, not knowing how to go about this with an angry mother.

"Better than what it was before, that's for sure," her mom muttered before looking intently at her. "But you're on the same path. Sure, Jason might be more attentive than Hephaestus ever was but in the end he'll choose work over you … so again, why bother waiting?"

"But you don't know that for sure," Piper said in a weak tone, trying to convince herself more than anything.

Aphrodite gave a very unlady-like snort at that before saying, "And yet he already chose remaining mortal and his duty over being happy with eternity with you as a god. Sure, I approved at first just because he included you in his request but look how that turned out. You're here with me, rather than in the arms of your oh-so-loving boyfriend while he's off playing the knight in shining armor. And why bother anyways!? The wars are over, Gaea is gone and with her the Giants could never regain the power they once had and Kronos is spread so thin he won't reform for millennia, not to mention that our forces are larger and stronger than ever so why the hell remain to 'protect' a camp capable of doing that for themselves!? It's not like there's another war coming or anything."

Piper flinched as her mother said that, knowing she was right in part. Jason had chosen duty like a true roman. She remembered when she had asked him what he wanted to do if they won the war and his first answer as continuing to serve New Rome by finding and protecting demigods. Only after he noticed that she hadn't exactly gotten too excited with his idea did he add that he would love it if she joined him. Honestly she just wanted to be done with the whole monsters-prophecies-living-extreme lifestyle but she'd chosen him for love … but had she made the right choice?

Seeing her face her mom pressed on, "You don't want to spend your life waiting around for him … and who knows, maybe he'll rescue some cutie that wasn't claimed until later and have his own 'fun' with her."

"Jason wouldn't do that!" Piper snapped at her mother but all it got her was a raised eyebrow.

"I'll leave the track record for the sons of Zeus to point that out, though the original Perseus was the exception to that but I doubt you'll get that lucky with Jason," Aphrodite added bitterly.

"Y-you really t-think so?" Piper asked as she bordered on tears.

Seeing her face Aphrodite leaned closer and cupped her cheek before speaking in a soothing voice, "Hey, hey … none of that now. Don't worry about it okay? You're my favored daughter, one of the heroines of Olympus, you could have any man, god or otherwise, if you wanted. So don't go holding your breath for one cute blonde and live! If Jason shapes up, then great! And if not, no sweat off your back. Now let's turn you into a woman!" she finished with a cheer.

Her mother's suddenly happy attitude was contagious as Piper rubbed the few tears away before smiling. Her mom was right! She'd face some of the worst monsters and evil gods to date, why should she be scared of one guy disappointing her? She didn't need to be waiting around for someone that wasn't even really there for her.

"Time to spread some love, Aphrodite style," her mom said with a wink but suddenly went pale as she held her temple.

"Mom?" Piper asked in concern as she stepped closer.

"Oh I'm fine sweetie … just feeling a little dizzy is all," her mom replied but Piper persisted.

"Are you sure? You've been having those headaches for a few hours already today."

"Maybe I got a bad batch of ambrosia or something," her mother muttered before snapping her fingers.

A little necklace with a tiny heart gem attached appeared in her hand. She put it on Piper before she could say anything about it.

"That's a little something for me to keep track of you. I'm going to my palace and getting something to clear my head… Oh! And here," she said as she tapped Piper on the forehead, making her glow pink for a moment. "Took away those meddlesome inhibitions of yours so get a move on! If I don't come back by the time you have some hunk with you, just crush the gem and you'll flash back home. Make sure to use the mist to cover up the teleportation though, tata~" her mother said before walking off across the dance floor and out of the club.

Piper watched her go before sighing while glancing down at the necklace. 'Well … I'm already here so might as well. It's not like Jason will be back early anyways,' she thought bitterly before looking across the club and seeing a handsome blonde with the deepest set of blue eyes she'd ever seen. He gave her a grin as their eyes locked on each other and she smiled back shyly. He started walking her way and she couldn't help but lick her lips slightly as she noticed his toned body. 'Definitely going after this one …'


A Couple of Hours Later

Andromeda stood shocked at the events unfolding. She'd listened in to Jason and Nico's conversation for a good while and had felt suspicious when he said that Piper had been rather tense with him lately. Now that she was close, Andromeda could feel it … the slowly dying love and growing lust. Piper had loved Jason but it seemed that with the distance and influence of Aphrodite that love had wilted slowly. Her inner rage grew at the love goddess as Andromeda watched helplessly as Jason had his heart broken right in front of him.

She felt as if she herself had been stroke when his heart broke and could already feel tears building in her eyes. He didn't deserve this, no one did. Were the Olympians so lost in their ways that they even tried to destroy their own heroes just to get what they want? It was clear to her from what she'd heard Jason say before that Zeus had enlisted Apollo to help break him up from Piper, seeing as she was probably one of his actual reasons for remaining mortal … the possibility of someday passing and going on to Elysium after his duty as a guardian had been finished.

Like Percy, they didn't want to lose another of their great heroes, again they were insulted because their offered rewards were rejected, and again their pride escaped them to lead to these tragedies. Just watching all this made Andromeda so angry she wanted to find Aphrodite and skin her alive along with the other heartbreakers! With those thoughts she watched in awed surprise as Jason let loose a lightning coated fist.

It was so sudden Apollo didn't have time to react as the fist met his nose, a satisfying crunching sound following but Jason wasn't anywhere near done. He let fist after fist fly in an angry rage, Nico standing by silently as he watched while Piper screamed for him to stop. After the fifteenth blow Jason kicked Apollo in the gut, knocking him back into the villa before he turned around, tears still streaming down his face.

They stood in silence, looking between the groaning form of Apollo and Jason. Then, in a voice so broken that Andromeda wanted to run up and hug him, Jason spoke.

"Get out … I don't want to see you again … Piper Mclean."

"Jason … why?" Piper had the gall to ask as she looked at him with red-rimmed eyes.

"I shouldn't have to even explain my reasoning spawn of love," Jason retorted harshly without looking back at her.

"But I need you and … y-you need … me," she choked out while looking at his back.

"I won't miss one. Typical. Love. Spawn," Jason replied with clenched fists but Andromeda could see the pain in his eyes as he said every word, more for himself than anything.

"N-Nico?" Piper begged as she looked to the silent Ghost King.

He didn't deem her worthy of words as he simply shook his head and turned away. Piper started to cry again but Andromeda wasn't paying attention to her. What she was paying attention to was the recovering Apollo as he wiped some ichor off his lips while glaring at his half-brother's back. Then, in seconds Apollo summoned a golden dagger and rushed for Jason. Andromeda's eyes widened as she watched, knowing that Jason wouldn't react in time … so she made a choice.

Dashing forward she all but materialized between the two as her mist illusion dropped and Jason turned around in surprise along with Nico. Andromeda ignored their looks as she slapped Apollo's wrist making the dagger veer off as he looked at her in shock. She didn't wait as she used her other hand to smash a fist into Apollo's temple while griping his outstretched wrist so he wouldn't get out of reach. With the sun god stunned Andromeda let a little vindictiveness slip through as she grabbed ahold of Apollo's shirt.

At the same time her knee shut up … right into his groin hard enough to lift him several inches off the ground. She caught Jason and Nico hissing in empathetic pain but she focused more on Apollo's stuck pig squeal. She followed up with a fist to his gut making him double over before another knee met his face, breaking his nose further. With one last sucker punch she knocked his ass out, making him drop like a string-less puppet.

Silence reigned as the three demigods looked at her in shock but she didn't have time to answer questions now so she rushed to Piper, gave her a sharp blow to the head to knock her out as well and sent a quick prayer to Mnemosyne to clear both their memories to the point she came in. With that she spun around and grabbed both Jason and Nico's shoulders before they could react and shadow traveled with them out of New Rome.

They landed in a sprawling mess of limbs in a park centered in San Francisco but luckily it was empty at the moment. She quickly detangled herself from them and took a step back as they got up and looked at her wearily. After a few seconds of silence Nico broke the silence.

"Who are you?" he asked as he eyed her up and down while Jason looked for possible escape routes should things go south.

She knew both were unarmed so they were right to be cautious but she tried to give them a disarming smile while showing she didn't have any weapons in her hands … the bracelet on her wrist though was another matter.

"Easy there … I was just trying to help," she said softy.

"Why?" Jason asked with narrowed eyes. "And how did you do that to Apollo? I threw some serious juice into my punches and all I got out of it was a broken nose and some bruising."

"Well I'm a lot stronger so it wasn't that hard," she replied honestly but it didn't seem to make them feel any more secure. "Look, I don't mean either of you harm. In fact I might even have an offer you might like if you're interested?"

"An offer?" Nico asked with a quirked eyebrow. "What kind of offer?"

"And why do you think we'd do anything for you? How do we even know if you aren't someone who's after Olympus?" Jason added while his fingers crackled with electricity.

"Because I am against Olympus and after what you just saw, are you really willing to fight on the side of the gods?" Andromeda countered before sighing. "Look, you can come with me and hear me out if you want or not at all, it's up to you. If not … I'll be going," she said as she half turned to get ready to shadow travel back to the House of Night.

"Wait!" Nico said before she could leave. "… Who are you?"

Andy bit her lip as she thought about the reply. She wasn't supposed to reveal herself yet but maybe it could get Nico and Jason's trust. But, didn't the gods say she died? Then they would think she is a liar and they would attack which would mean knocking them out and having Mnemosyne clear their memories as well. Taking a leap of faith she exhaled before facing them fully.

"My name is Andromeda Jackson, younger sister of Percy Jackson," she said in a grave voice while Jason and Nico gapped at her.

To add some validity to her statement she willed the disguise she had on to change, revealing her natural hair and eye color to them.

"B-but … they said you died," Jason said in a small voice.

"She didn't," Nico cut in as he looked at her closely while Jason's gave him a questioning look. Nico glanced at him before explaining, "The gods lied. The Jackson family was murdered by your sister's mistress and Andromeda was kidnapped … however, a few years ago, Andromeda disappeared along with a wolf and girl that had infiltrated the hunt. But that doesn't explain how you're this old now," Nico finished.

"I can explain it all somewhere safer. It will only be a matter of time before Apollo comes to and looks for us or worse, gets help from other Olympians," she said as she noted how the night had only a few hours left and with the day Apollo would be significantly stronger. "Look, you'll just have to trust me and I'll bring you to him."

"Him?" both demigods asked at the same time making Andy smirk.

"Why, my brother of course …"


Present Time

"And that's how we got here," Andromeda finished while glancing around the large table.

They all sat together in the dining room table, having discussed everything that's happened in the last several years (decades in case of Percy and his sister) to their newest guests. Nyx and Tartarus (his arrival caused near heart attacks for several) sat at the head of the table. Percy, Rhea, and Andromeda sat to their right side in that order with Medusa, Lamia, Nico, and Jason sat on the opposite side. Eros, Phanes, and Mnemosyne, a rather short woman with dirty blonde hair and light brown eyes, sat near the other end. It took a while to settle down the demigods and monster women to the point they wouldn't shoot dirty glares at each other.

Percy sighed in slight annoyance as he looked at his sister, wondering why she would take such a risk but in the end it might have tuned out to their advantage. Now Jason knew the full truth since Nico had apparently known but chose to remain silent rather than risk the danger of the gods trying to silence him. Jason had been shocked to the core when they told him and tried to deny it several times but after Percy, Nyx, and Andromeda taking oaths of honesty, he was forced to believe them.

Percy was feeling for him though, especially when he heard about what happened with Piper and he couldn't help but compare it to what happened with Hercules. It seemed that even the sons of Zeus weren't safe from the scheming and manipulations of the gods. Now he had to ask the question that was on his and Nyx's mind, but would Jason, the ever loyal roman, do it?

"Jason … Nico," Percy started, getting their attention. "You have a choice to make now. You can either side with Olympus and we'll wipe your memories before sending you back, you can stay neutral and even seek shelter from us when the time comes … or you can fight with us. Choice is yours."

They remained silent for some time, the air tense, before Jason slowly looked at Percy dead in the eyes and ask, "So you really did all that? Disowning your father, running away with next to nothing and all before coming down here, without even knowing if you weren't being used?"

Percy looked back at him intently, seeing the unrest within his brother in arms, before speaking, "Sometimes you need to take a leap of faith. I might not have had anything to guarantee there weren't ulterior motives, which there were in a way, but at the end of the day, I followed my instincts and what my heart said was right. My true family was murdered or taken from me by those I fought for and I can't let that fate be repeated to countless more demigods and mortals alike. Someone needed to take a stand … so I did."

Jason scrunched his eyebrows in thought while Nico looked down at his own hands, the atmosphere getting oppressively quiet as several sets of eyes watched them intently. After what felt like an eternity Jason shot up in his chair, making several started and Medusa reached for her shades by reflex, however what Jason did next shocked them.

"I, Jason Grace, renounce all blood ties Zeus, King of the Gods," he intoned and with it a loud thunder crack sealed the oath as he suddenly slumped, looking incredibly tired as he sat back down.

Everyone watched silently as the former son of Zeus took a moment to catch his breath before looking directly into Percy's eyes.

"I fight for family and the Olympians are no family of mine," he said with his now pale blue eyes.

Percy cracked him a grin while nodding gratefully before he looked to Nico. The son of Hades looked back at him before speaking evenly, "You're against Olympus, not the demigods, right?"

"Yeah," Percy answered while glancing at Nyx. "We may want some allies but we won't force any demigod to pick a side. If they remain neutral, great. If they try to join, we'll allow it under some conditions. And if they oppose us on the battlefield, then they've made their choice and we will face them as any other opponents."

Nico looked at him critically as he said that, judging him and his cause. Then, with a faint smile, he nodded.

"Then I'm in too but …" he said while looking around the table. "… Let's try to get some of our friends here too. My father and Lady Hestia aren't like the rest of the Olympians and deserve a chance to join or remain neutral in all this."

"Already in the works," Nyx said in her smooth but commanding voice. "But with your help, convincing your father will be far easier. As for Hestia, we'll have to wait until Percy and Andromeda are closer to being full Primordial beings but that shouldn't take long."

"Can we also try to bring others like Thalia, Frank, Hazel, Leo, and Calypso?" Jason asked.

"I can try and sneak into the Hunt to visit Thalia. She deserves to know the full truth now," Nico added. "… and Will, got to tell him too."

"This will help," Tartarus said in his deep voice as Jason and Nico glowed a dark light for a second. At their questioning looks Tartarus explained. "Just a minor blessing. The poisonous air of the Pit won't harm you and you're free to use any means of travel in and out of the Pit."

"How does that work with lightning teleportation?" Jason asked with a raised eyebrow.

Tartarus just shrugged but Percy could tell he was amused by the idea of it.

"I can help Jason reach Frank and Hazel undetected," Andromeda offered, making Percy raise an eyebrow at her … but she didn't catch his look.

"Okay then, there is another I want to try and visit to see if they'll come along," Percy said as he got up. "Now let's move on to removing some curses."

Medusa and Lamia perked up at that, both eagerly standing along with just about everyone at the table.

"Huh, well look at that," Nico muttered while eyeing Percy, "the commander's up and everyone follows. Jeez Percy, ever not in the spot light?" he jabbed making Percy grin.

"Hey, when you got it, you got it," he replied with a lazy shrug before wrapping an arm around Rhea's waist.

"I can't wait to see the Olympians' faces when they find out Lady Rhea is dating the Hero of Olympus," Medusa snickered while Lamia giggled beside her.

"And I wouldn't have it any other way," Rhea said easily before giving Percy a kiss on the cheek.

"Well," Jason coughed awkwardly as he glanced at the couple. "As much fun as it is seeing the lovebirds flirt, I do believe we have some things to do now, yes?"

"Yeah," Percy agreed, realizing that the couple stuff was probably a sour point for Jason at the moment. "So let's head out to—"

He never got to finish as two bright flashes illuminated the room, making just about everyone have to cover their eyes for a moment, even Medusa with her shades. Once the light died down they looked to see two new guests standing before them.

One was a tall man dressed in a pure white suite and equally white hair cut short, with fair skin and light build. His face was clean shaved, with high cheek bones and intense, sky blue eyes with glowing white pupils. Next to him stood a woman with platinum blonde hair radiating warmth with glowing white eyes, irises and all, dressed in a sky blue pencil skirt, tight, white buttoned shirt with a button or two undone, thigh-high white socks leading to high heels. Together they pulled a very 'hot CEO and his secretary' look as their skin literally glowed softly.

It took Percy a moment to recognize the deities but when he did, he couldn't help but be curious as to why they suddenly decided to come. They were usually in the Palace of the Sky with Ouranus rather than grace the House of Night with their presence. However, it was Nyx who broke the silence as she greeted the arrivals with hugs.

"Hemera … Aether, how are you?"

"Hello mother," Aether started as he returned a brief hug which Hemera followed suite.

"We've come because we thought it was time," Hemera said next while standing beside Aether's side.

"And that would be?" Andromeda asked curiously as she looked at the two protogenoi.

Both turned their heads to look at Jason before answering together, "To find our heir …"


Author's Rant: Yes! More Protogenoi! I swear each chapter just gets me that more excited and I hope all of you are too!

Let me know what you think!