AN: So uh, before the panic sets in...

This is just me releasing an unfinished work that's been sitting in my writing folders for years untouched. I believe it used to be mentioned on my Profile page. I have no idea if Have a Goode Year will get any updates, and if it did they'd be aimed at bringing the story to a close quicker than originally planned out. This Fic has a Prologue, 11 finished Chapters and one unfinished Chapter, and I can either release it all in one blob or a chapter a day or something, let me know which you'd rather.

Percy

Twenty Minutes.

Twenty Minutes since the King of the Gods had sentenced me to death in front of the Olympian Council.

Of course, others had been there to witness it. The rest of the Seven, Thalia, Nico, Reyna. And of course Hestia, tending the flames of Olympus quietly.

Now, was I dead? Obviously not. Instead, I was sitting atop a hill alone somewhere in Switzerland, thanks to my clinically insane Cousin Nico. Not that I was complaining. I'd seen the underworld more than once, and the Swiss hillside was just a tad nicer.

After we'd sent Gaea back to sleep, letting her take her annoying Giant offspring with her, we'd made our way back to Camp with hopes of relaxing, getting a little break and seeing our friends. Somehow Reyna and Nico had convinced the Romans to stop their war plans and gotten them together with the Greeks, settling some differences and avoiding a very bloody outcome that had seemed all but certain.

Naturally, being me, peace and quiet was just too much to ask for. We, the Seven, plus Nico and Reyna, were summoned to Olympus by the Gods. We arrived at the same time as Thalia and her hunters, who'd been recalled by Artemis. I was starting to wonder if maybe, Artemis bringing Thalia to Olympus at the same time that we were brought there was not a random coincidence.

When we arrived in the throne room, going through all the formalities and such, before Zeus got right down to the point. I could still remember the whole thing perfectly…

"PERCY JACKSON!" Zeus boomed, his expression was surprisingly hard as he looked down at me. You'd think the guy would look a little more thankful when addressing the Demigod who had saved his bacon twice now.

Regardless, I stepped forward, bowing to him directly, though my gesture went towards the whole council. It was a lot better than trying to bow to all twelve individually, as Leo had hinted he was going to do just to see their reactions.

"You have become powerful," Zeus began in an emotionless tone. I frowned, wondering where exactly he was going with a statement like that. "It has come to the attention of the Council that a Demigod with such power is a significant threat to us and our children." My heart sank, shock written on my face. Obviously, this was not going to end with me getting another offer of immortality to refuse.

I took the chance to look at the faces of the other gods, Athena, as usual, looked down at me with an annoyed expression, I could tell right away that she had no problem with this speech. Heck, she probably helped write it. A few gods, Dionysus, Demeter, Hera and Hades, looked indifferent. I expected as much from them.

The twin Archers were keeping straight faces, but as I met both of their eyes individually, I could see the pity. The fact that Apollo was even paying attention and not listening to music should have set off a few red lights in my head, but it was too late to heed any warning. Hermes was not attempting to hide the discomfort shown on his face over the situation. We'd had a bumpy history, but I liked him, and judging by his expression, he either really had to go to the bathroom, or he didn't want to be here for whatever was coming.

Hephaestus had busied himself by tinkering absentmindedly with some metal, which reminded me a lot of Leo. Fitting, since they were father and son. He kept looking over at our group, but not at me. He was looking at Leo nervously. I couldn't really know what was on his mind, which figured. Of course the god who wasn't good with people would have impossible to read emotions.

I didn't bother looking at Aphrodite, I could feel see out of the corner of my eye that she had her focus on Zeus.

Gee, I thought, Apollo and Aphrodite both paying attention at a meeting. I'm definitely going to die.

I couldn't bring myself to meet my father's gaze, I knew he was looking at me, but I wouldn't be able to stand it seeing his expression, it would just make things worse for me.

Instead, I looked to my favourite God besides Poseidon, Hestia. She gazed at me and gave me a faint smile, it made my anxiety fade slightly, as if she was telling me that this wasn't the end.

But Zeus was still going on, and his speech only had one end result.

"With that," my attention turned back to Zeus. "I have decided that it is best to destroy you, despite the wishes of the Council. This matter is serious and so I'm overruling the decision of the council for our own good"

With that delightful note, my friends pulled themselves out of their stunned silence, the shouts and objections of nine demigods filled the air of the throne room. I could hear the loudest of them from Annabeth behind me, and Thalia at the feet of Artemis.

I almost grinned. The daughter of Zeus was shouting profanities at her father. Artemis seemed to have no urge to stop her, and as our eyes met I could swear she gave me a very small, amused smile before returning her eyes to her Lieutenant.

I decided, that I would do one last favour for Zeus, and save my anger for later. I held up my hands in a gesture to yield and shouted as loudly as I could manage, "QUIET!"

At first I was surprised by the dead silence that followed, but then it dawned on me that I'd probably been pretty loud, with how angry I am. Even Zeus looked a little flustered.

I figured this wasn't going to help my case in being too powerful, but at least I could say I outdid Zeus at being a loudmouth once.

Zeus opened his mouth to speak hesitantly, as if he was contemplating actually thanking me for quieting my friends before he turned me to ashes in front of them.

I took one last glance at Thalia, giving her a crooked grin to reassure her, and then turned my head to see my friends at least once more. Lastly, I looked Annabeth in the eyes.

She was what I was going to miss most. Even seeing her with tears in her eyes right now, I knew she'd never be anything less than perfect to me. I mouthed the words 'I love you' to her, smiling sadly, and turned back to face Zeus.

I hadn't noticed the fact that Nico had not been amongst the others.

Zeus raised his bolt, and I hoped one of the gods would stop him, my father wouldn't let me die, right?

"Let's get this over with, just remember that I'm pretty hard to kill" I muttered, glaring at Zeus. If I was going to die, there was no way I'd be able to forgive myself without throwing out a cheesy one liner. Hopefully one day my friends would look back on their memories of me and be able to smile or get a few laughs out of it.

Percy Jackson, defiantly annoying to his last.

I saw the Master Bolt cackle with electricity as it charged up to fire, and wondered what it would feel like to get hit by the most powerful weapon ever created.

The light from its discharge blinded me, and I felt the impact. My only thoughts were, huh… not so bad.

Then everything went dark.