How can a boy express the incomprehensible joy felt when he hugs his parents for the first time? How is a boy supposed to react the moment after he achieved his life goal? His life, who by all means was now "complete", still had much left to go. He knew he needed to continue on with his life, he just needed to find a new purpose for it...as easy as that sounds.

Artemis was still in a state of shock due to the events that had transpired during the last ten minutes or so. It all happened so quickly, to the point where, if twenty minutes before anybody had asked the moon goddess if she thought she would have her family together, her answer would've definitely been a firm no. But life takes very unexpected twists, resulting in outcomes that nobody could've foreseen. Twenty minutes ago, the goddess of the hunt was walking on a very small college town in upstate New York alongside her husband in hopes of finding their lost child. As much as they looked, the couple could not seem to find their target.

But then, as if the fates had heard the prayers of the gods, the husband and wife pair heard the prayer of the one they were looking for. It was the first time either of them had heard their son call them "mom" and "dad", which made it all the more special. Artemis quickly grabbed Perseus hand and flashed towards another forest, not far away from the town but still far enough so that no person could even eavesdrop the conversation.

"You heard the same thing-" Perseus was telling Artemis before being interrupted

"Are you on your sun chariot right now?" Artemis asked out loud

"Are you talking to Apollo via your mind?" the god of time asked, receiving a nod from Artemis

"Can you put it on autodrive for a little bit?" Artemis asked Apollo, "It's something really important. I'll owe you one"

Apollo seemed to have said something obnoxious because Artemis rolled her eyes, "look, I don't have much time to explain. But please just come"

"Tell him I'll go to a strip club with him" Perseus suggested. Artemis eyes widened in shock as she mouthed a 'What?!'

"Just do it. This is much more important than going to a strip club with your brother" the god of tides said

"Percy says he'll go to a strip club with you if you-" Artemis couldn't finish her sentence, because a flash appeared right before the couple

"Finally you'll come with me to a strip club! I've been waiting for this moment for so long, ever since I found out that my bro is actually kind of cool. I mean, no offense Artemis, but Percy here is clearly the light of your relationship. See what I did there?" Apollo told excitedly

The goddess of the hunt grabbed her twin by the ear, pulling him in the process and earning yells of complains, "listen here you big fiery ball of gas, this is the only chance I have to save my son and finally have a family. So shut up, be serious, and do everything I say no questions asked"

Apollo's eyes widened, "We're going to save my nephew?"

"yes, but we gotta hurry up" Perseus said

"Of course. So what's the plan?" Apollo asked

"I was thinking about just going in there ourselves without much banter. We're three very powerful gods, we gotta use that to our advantage. Plus, we have you Apollo for distance combat and healing, Percy here for close hand-in-hand and sword combat, and me as a mix of the two. So whatever we may encounter, we can do it" Artemis said confidently

"No foreplay, just go in, got it" Apollo smirked

Artemis hit him over the head, "Stop joking, but yes. Now hold my hand"

Both gods held the hands of Artemis as she flashed them over to the New Jersey woods.

"Where is he?" Apollo asked Artemis

"We don't know. He only said that he was going to die in New Jersey" Perseus grunted

"...you guys know New Jersey is a whole state right?" Apollo asked

"He's nearby. I can feel it" Artemis took off running, leaving her two companions behind.

"Wait up!" Perseus said running after her, followed by Apollo.

The goddess of the hunt came to a complete stop once she was around sixty meters from the scene. As her husband and twin brother arrived, she simply pointed at the multitude.

"How did you know so quickly?" Perseus asked

"Call it mother's intuition. Or maybe call it 'He's being attacked by former hunters who still maintain some sort of connection to me and so I immediately knew what was happening'"

The men nodded, "So what's the course of action?"

"Percy, you take on the huntresses, but don't hurt them too much, at least try to. Apollo, you go and free Hector and heal him. I'll distract Athena and then fight her. Do you agree to this plan?"

Both gods had said yes, and soon after the enemy was defeated. Artemis and Perseus had reunited with their child, and Apollo and a daughter of Athena stood fourth and fifth wheeling.

But as soon as the happiness returned to a normal state, a very big problem dawned upon the gods. They had spent all their time trying to find their son but none on what to do with him once found. Hector could not go to Camp Half-Blood, he could not go to any of Perseus residences as they were being heavily monitored, and they could not stay living in the woods until the war was over.

"We may have won this battle, but the war is still not over" Hector said as he analyzed the look on his mom's face

"You are right my son. As much as I hate to admit it, the plans posterior to your rescue were not thought through" the silver goddess admitted

Apollo clapped his hands, "I got it! He can go with me and Perseus to the strip club and stay hiding there"

"Apollo you are not taking my son to a strip club!" Artemis yelled with her face completely red

"Why not? The Uranüs Lounge and Gentlemen's Club has a great buffet! Plus, the girls and Hector will really connect, you know, cause they both have daddy issues."

"APOLLO PLEASE SHUT UP" Perseus yelled as he rubbed his hand on his forehead

"Just throwing ideas out there" the sun god muttered

"I actually have a place that I think will keep me hidden" Hector said as he sat on the floor

"You do?" Artemis asked

"Yeah, I think I do. It's the same place which kept me hidden for two years after I fled camp" Hector replied nonchalantly

The immortals began to think about where that place could be until it all clicked. They looked at each other at same time, with their eyes full of shock.

"Hera..." Artemis muttered

Perseus face palmed, "of course! Why couldn't we have just asked my parents for help?"

"You never asked your parents for help?!" Hector asked from the ground

"It just never crossed my mind" Perseus tried to defend himself, "Ok, so we ask my mom for help hiding you. Then what?"

"But what are you going to do about Annabeth?" Hector asked much more worried about his friend than his safety.

The three gods turned towards the daughter of Athena, who put her hands up in surrender. She knew that the gods weren't going to kill her, but the power these three deities combined possessed was enough to make even the bravest of demigods want to cry. Sure, Apollo by himself was powerful, but he was also carefree. There was no data about the personality of Perseus, but it was implied that said god was extremely powerful. And then there was Artemis, who was not known as the most lenient or accepting goddess. When the three of them were together, there was no way of telling what actually might be the outcome of an encounter.

Annabeth felt as she was shrinking by the moment under the glare of the three gods. Behind them, Hector was smiling and giving her a thumbs up of support, trying to calm her down. These attempts were failed, as the daughter of Athena stood paralyzed on the spot.

"Daughter of Athena, was this attack a scheme coordinated alongside your mother?" Artemis asked

"What? No! She tried to help me!" Hector said from behind

"She can answer for herself"

Annabeth gulped, feeling as the blood drained from her head. As the glare of the goddess of the hunt intensified, the daughter of Athena felt more and more unable to give the true side of the story.

"Are you going to answer me or do I have to get it out of you?" Artemis said forcefully

Perseus stepped to the side of Artemis, putting a hand on her shoulder, "Artemis, relax. You know this girl is indebted to Hector. She wouldn't dare try to sabotage his safety just for a few moments of feeling important to her mother"

"I hate to break it to you, but that sounds very familiar to the personality of the child of Athena." Apollo said from behind

"I swear on the River Styx that I was trying to bring Hector to a safe space, and that my only goal was to help him survive his persecution" Annabeth swore confidently. Thunder rumbled on the sky, leaving the four other figures dumbstruck. Not only were they surprised by what Annabeth had said, but also because the demigoddess had sworn on the River Styx, one of the most sacred rivers in the Greek World.

"Do not use that type of oath in vain. There is a reason why it is not commonly used. For the future, there are always better alternatives, such as letting me be a lie detector" Apollo explained once he got out of his shock.

The blonde girl bowed her head and nodded, "I understand. Please forgive me"

"You are forgiven." Apollo grinned

"Hector, you asked what would happen to Annabeth right?" Artemis asked her son, who nodded with his head, "what do you think should be done?"

Hector thought about every probability, from the obviously insane killing her idea, to the possibility of letting her come to the secret hideout. In the end, there were only two possibilities that seemed to work: either he let her go with him to Hera's place, or she would have to return to Camp Half-Blood.

Letting her go with him would mean having the person he loved nearby, and living happily during his time of persecution. At the same time, not only would her life become endangered, but she would also lose the great reputation she had made on Camp Half-Blood. All her work and sacrifices would be overshadowed by this one decision to stay by his side. Her name would be forever tainted on the books of the Greek world.

On the other hand, giving her up for her to live on Camp Half-Blood would mean her safety. Her reputation would stay in light, her life would be safer than if she stayed with him, and she would not need to leave all her family behind just for him. Of course he would be miserable if he gave up the love of his life, but at least his conscience would be clean.

"Camp Half-Blood" Hector muttered

"What was that?" Perseus asked, not having heard what his son said

Hector stood up from his sitting position, "Annabeth should go to Camp Half-Blood" he said looking straight into the stormy grey eyes of the daughter of Athena

"What?! I told you I would stand by your side whatever it may be" Annabeth complained in outrage

"Don't be. Go to Camp Half-Blood and be with you siblings. I'll be safe in Hera's place"

Thunder rumbled and the twin gods looked at each other with worried faces. The goddess of the hunt turned towards her husband, "there's an emergency meeting on Olympus. Bring the daughter of Athena to Camp Half-Blood and then accompany Hector to Hera's place. And don't let it take too long, they'll probably check on this place really soon"

"Alright" Perseus nodded his head.

"Close your eyes" Apollo commanded the teens. When they complied, both gods flashed out of the New Jersey forest.

"Now let's bring you to Camp Half-Blood" Perseus said as he turned around to face Annabeth

"I'm not going. Hector needs my help" the grey-eyed demigod persisted

Hector stepped forward, "Annabeth, look at me"

"What"

"I don't want to part with you either, even less now that we have reunited after basically three years. But this is for your own good, you know that. If there is a possibility of keeping you safe, of course I'll take it"

Annabeth looked at her best friend, her eyes filled with tears. "I don't want to lose you"

Hector closed the distance between them and hugged her tightly. "Survive this war. That is the only thing I ask of you"

"Of course"

"Beware of the Aphrodite cabin. There is a spy for the Titan army situated there"

Annabeths eyes widened as she stepped back from the hug, "are you serious?"

"I'm not in the mood for jokes Annabeth, so this is all true. Be careful with the information you tell them"

The daughter of Athena nodded her head, "I'll miss you"

Hector hugged her one more time, this time less tightly than the previous one, with more care and soul. "Please forget me. It'll be easier to move on that way"

Annabeth shook her head, "no, it's not over. Our story cannot end before it even started"

"We had so many years together Annabeth. During all those years, our love grew and matured. Now, we must sacrifice it for the well-being of at least one of us"

"But-But it's not fair. At least let me have some more minutes with you"

Hector pushed away the hug and held Annabeth by the shoulders, "look around, do you see anything else moving?"

The daughter of Athena looked around, and noticed for the first time how there was no sound, no leaves falling, and no wind. Even Perseus, Hector's father, stood frozen.

"What-"

"Out time already passed. I gave us a few more moments together before we returned to our reality. As much as I want to stay in this time capsule, it cannot hold on for much longer, so this will quite literally be one of our last moments together. A moment that lasts forever"

Annabeth's tears could not hold on falling any longer, as a cascade fell down her cheeks.

Before she could reply, the time resumed all around them. The leaves began to fall again, the sound of squirrels running around the trees was heard, and the wind blowed in their faces.

"I'm sorry to say this, but time's over. And you can't make another time capsule so close to another, so don't even think about it" Perseus said coming close to the pair of teens.

"So, this is it. Remember what I told you" Hector had a very small smile on his face; a smile that told everyone that he was trying not to break down.

"Ok we seriously need to leave now or you're both going to die by a lightning bolt. So hop on" Perseus said, getting down and motioning Annabeth to be on his back.

"I don't want to go"' Annabeth said full-on crying

"Oh for gods sake. Look, I'm very sorry for this, but we have to go! You already said goodbye, so we're going to leave now" Perseus grabbed Annabeth, carrying her on one side. "I'll be back in two minutes"

The god of tides ran as quickly as he could, slowing down time in the process. Annabeth was not paying attention to this, instead she was completely overwhelmed by the fact that she had just lost Hector, possibly forever. After helping him, offering her own life for him, he simply cared more about her safety, such a selfless son of a-

"Ok we're here. And it only took us a minute and thirty five seconds." Perseus put the daughter of Athena on the ground.

As he was about to leave, he saw the blonde haired teen staring at nothing.

"I know how it feels," Perseus began to say with no sign of being heard from part of Annabeth, "like, being away from the one you love for a long time. I know how it feels. I can't tell you that it will work out, because even thought I'm the god of time, I cannot see the future clearly. Love was on my side, and I was very lucky for that. On your case, I'm honestly not sure. But know this," Perseus paused, "there's always a second chance at love"

The god of tides ran off after saying his last words to the daughter of Athena.

"I never got to say I love you" Annabeth silently said, beginning to cry and letting all her emotions flow.

Meanwhile, Perseus flashed to the place where his son was at. The New Jersey woods, not so far away from Jersey Shore, but two completely different worlds. As he arrived, the god of childhood noticed his son crying in agony, grabbing his left part of the shirt in pain.

"Hey...don't worry. You're only fifteen, there'll be other girls for you" Perseus tried to comfort his son, patting him awkwardly on the back

"No there won't be. She was the only one for me. I love her dad" Hector cried

Perseus looked down at his son with pity and guilt. While it was not completely his fault, the god could not help but feel as if he had caused the separation between the two teens.

"Come on, you didn't make that sacrifice just to die in New Jersey. We gotta move now" Perseus picked Hector up

Wiping his tears from his eyes and sniffling loudly, the teenager nodded his head, "you're right. There is no way I did that just to die in New Jersey. I mean, it wouldn't be as bad as dying in Florida, but it's not ideal either"

"Don't badmouth Florida, after all, your old man used to live there"

"And did you like it?"

Perseus didn't answer, instead he just started to walk, "let's just go to my moms place. Where is it?"

"Who are the enemies of the Yankees?"

Perseus eyes widened, "We're going to Boston?! Where they make clam chowder?"

"Positive. Well, not quite Boston, just a town nearby. Now let's go, I did not make that sacrifice in vain" Hector picked up the pace, leaving his father behind.

Meanwhile on Olympus, the tension grew between the two sectors of Olympians. On one hand there were the gods who believed that Artemis and Perseus should've been greatly punished and that their child, a result of 'treachery' deserved to be destroyed. On the other side were the less radical Olympians, who believed that there was no reason for such an extreme punishment and that the child of Perseus and Artemis did not deserve to die.

Zeus glared at his daughter with every inch of fury and disappointment in the look. Nevertheless, the goddess of the hunt seemed unfazed by such a look. She just glared right back at the King of Gods, daring him to make a move.

Hermes was the last god to flash at the meeting, arriving around a minute after the twin gods.

"Now that we are all here, I call this emergency council meeting to order" Zeus declared as thunder rumbled. The Olympians all looked at each other, confused as to why there had been an emergency council meeting in April, one of the months when nothing happens. "Athena, you have the floor"

Athena stood up, glaring at Apollo and then sideways to Artemis, "Olympians, I have come here to tell you all that two of our own have betrayed us"

The Olympians gasped at the severity of the situation. This was not a normal accusation, and much less with an ongoing war against the titans.

"Silence" The King of Gods ordered

"Lord Zeus, this is a very serious accusation. What proof does Athena have of this?" Poseidon asked

Athena smirked and looked directly at the sun god, "Just ask Apollo what he was doing ten minutes ago"

All gods looked at the aforementioned god, who seemed ready to kill his half-sister.

"Well, Apollo, what were you doing ten minutes ago?" Zeus asked with a slight edge

Apollo looked around the room for support, but only found it on the eyes of his sister. He was panicked, there was no way he could lie his way out of this, after all, he was a terrible liar. Well, overstatement, Apollo couldn't lie even if it meant saving his life.

"I-i d-don't know about t-ten minutes ago, but f-fifteen minutes ago I was d-driving the sun chariot"

"You were not asked about fifteen minutes ago, you were asked about ten minutes ago" Athena intervened

"Father, this is ridiculous. There are more important things to worry about, like the titan uprising" Artemis tried to save her brother

Zeus glared at Artemis, "Be quiet and let Apollo answer"

Apollo once again felt all the eyes of the throne room looking directly at him. He knew what he was doing ten minutes ago; he was saving his nephew Hector, which would mean conspiring against Olympus. Even if it didn't make sense, Hector was deemed a sign of "treachery" by his father Zeus, and saving him from Olympian capture was sure enough a sign of betraying Olympus.

At that moment, Apollo remembered what he had told Artemis long before. 'If anyone asks where you've been, always answer with a half truth. That's the most effective of lies because you aren't actually lying'. Now, Apollo only had to come up with any half truth that also served as an attack to Athena.

"I was with Artemis in a forest"

Athena smirked thinking that she had trapped the sun god, "and what were you doing in a forest when you were supposed to be driving you sun chariot?"

"Saving your daughter from the troopers. Artemis sensed that they were in a mission but there were no monsters nearby. She called me as backup and we saw the troopers assaulting you daughter, launching arrows to the general area where she was at. She isn't a Titan spy either. I know that because she was on a mission from Camp Half-Blood not a week ago" it was Apollo's time to smirk.

The King of Gods looked over at Artemis, "is this true?"

The moon goddess nodded, "Yes. We all know Apollo cannot lie, meaning that all his words are the truth"

"Wait, if I may, I propose we put a vision for all the council to see" the goddess of wisdom declared

"What would this vision be of?" Zeus asked

"Let us see my daughter. If what the Letoids are saying is true, then they should have no problem with us seeing my daughter and check if she is with someone right now. You have my parental consent"

"That sounds creepy. What if she's with a special someone doing a special thing?" Aphrodite asked appalled

"Yeah, let the kid have some privacy and end this meeting" Hermes groaned

"No way! I am not going back to that blasted camp so quickly" Dionysus yelled in outrage

The Olympians each began to fight over whether or not they should see the daughter of Athena. Some argued that they should see her and check if the gods were indeed telling the truth, while other simply said that it was not necessary. Zeus, after looking at the commotion caused, made the sky rumble which effectively shut up the gods ruckus.

"We are going to watch Athena's daughter, and if she's with anyone that can either pose as a threat to us or is not trusted, then we will believe Athena. However, if she is not with anyone, or is with someone trusted, then this council meeting will be dismissed." Zeus proclaimed, earning the scared nods of many of the gods and goddesses. "Poseidon, conjure water to make a rainbow"

The god of the seas did as he was ordered, conjuring some water and making a rainbow with the light that shone inside the throne room. It was a majestic rainbow, made so big so that all Olympians could see the image.

"Iris, show us Annabeth Chase, whereabouts unknown" Athena ordered the rainbow goddess.

The Iris message featured the image of a blonde teenager crying her heart out.

"Why is she crying?" Athena asked with concern

"I have no idea" the twins said unison

The gods sat awkwardly looking at the demigod cry her heart out for reasons unknown to them. Finally, after much silence, Athena swiped her hand on the Iris message, effectively cutting the connection.

Zeus cleared his throat, grabbing the attention of every being in the throne room. "If any of you notice any unusual activity, report it to me immediately. Council Dismissed"

One by one, the gods flashed away to their respective jobs or activities. After some time, only two goddesses stayed in the throne room, the goddess of love and the goddess of the hunt.

Aphrodite walked towards Artemis in her human height. The moon goddess, as to not appear disrespectful, shrunk to a human size and walked towards Aphrodite.

"What is it?" Artemis asked, knowing full well that the goddess of love never talked to her unless she wanted to bug.

"She's crying because of your son" Aphrodite said

Artemis furrowed her eyebrows, "What do you mean"

"The daughter of Athena, she's crying because of your son. He broke her heart"

Artemis shook her head, "No, that can't be true. My son is not a heartbreaker"

"He may not have gotten it from you, but Perseus is a heartbreaker in steroids. I do not know the reason why he broke her heart, but it will be very hard for her to love that much again" after saying that, the goddess of love flashed away, leaving the goddess of the hunt both confused and angry. Confused as to why her son had broken a maiden's heart, and angry because her son seemed to have turned out like the males she despised.

Another chapter done! Not much to say I think, but I hope you all enjoyed it. I know I actually liked writting this particular chapter, no reason why. I saw someone commented that his name was Hector, and I just want to say that's so awesome. Like, I actually named the character like my cousin and grandfather, but of course they would never read this story. But knowing that someone reading this can actually feel identified (literally) is so awesome.

Another comment said that this was his or her favorite story, and honestly, 3. Like wowwwwww, I never believed my story could become such a hit. Considering how bad my other ones are, this is really great news.

If any of you want to tell me something, my DM's are always open, and if you're reading without an account, review. I'll always read them, always always.

Hope you're all safe from the corona, and as long as quarantine keeps going on, then there will be many updates.

Finally, RIP Class 2020 who will not have a graduation or prom. Everybody can say we're spoiled, but the people saying that will get their graduations and proms. So let us cry in peace.

Thanks for reading! Gracias por leer este libro tan bipolar!

-MCD