The unwelcoming cold aura came off of Percy in waves. His wings emerged, glinting darkly in the sunlight. He recapped his trident, putting the silver pen back into his pocket, and flicked the hood of his cloak back over his head, shrouding his face in shadows.

He walked to the wall of the arena, leaning against it and gesturing for Xavier to continue to explain.

"Well okay then", he said, clapping his hands together. "Now that we've all seen how much Percy really doesn't like to talk about his past, let's continue".

"Last night, both Percy and I received a message from our Lady Chaos in our dreams. Through ancient laws she is forbidden from coming here herself, or else she would. She has told us that the primordial of the pit, her son, has already risen. Now, he is just gathering his army. He plans on marching on Olympus sometime within the next three weeks".

His voice had to rise in volume so that he could be heard over the voices of the demigods throughout the amphitheater who had begun to talk in horror at the news.

"Normally, it would just take one of us. But he has already risen, and he is already very powerful. Which leaves us with only one option: to destroy his main source of power", he paused here, as if waiting for a big reaction from his words, but none came.

He turned to Percy still leaning against the wall, "Tough crowd, huh?".

Percy smiled slightly under his cloak and pushed off the wall. "His main source of power is located deep within the depths of the pit, in an area known as the Unruled. Travelling down there will be very difficult, and only a team of the best demigods will be able to complete the quest".

All eyes turned to the remaining crew members of the Argo II: Jason, Piper, Leo, Annabeth, and Nico.

Leo groaned and face palmed dramatically. "Well I guess that would be us, wouldn't it?".

His theatrics made Percy smile as he remembered Leo's jokes from their original time on the Argo II.

Chiron interrupted the meeting from near the entrance where he had been standing and silently watching everything happen.

"Hold on. It is against the rules for us to send a group of demigods on a quest without a prophecy. There has been no prophecy, therefore nobody will be leaving this camp!", his words were sharper than usual, and Percy turned and looked at the old centaur in confusion.

He only stared back, a mixture of fear and reluctance in his eyes. Percy understood.

They had just entered into an age of peace, one they hadn't had the luxury of for a long time. He didn't want to let any more of the campers that he considered his own kids go into danger unless he absolutely had to.

Percy nodded at him slightly before continuing.

"This threat is very real, but Chiron is right, we must wait for a prophecy. We will speak with Lady Chaos, and receive our next orders", as he finished he looked at Apollo, a question in his eyes.

"Sorry, guys. I got nothing. I can't control when the prophecies come to me, they just do!", Apollo said, helpless. He really did look like he wanted to help.

Everybody sighed and looked at Chiron.

"Okay, campers. As long as that's all", he looked at Percy and got a nod in confirmation, "then I need all of you to get back to your normal activities. We will have a campfire tonight to celebrate the return of Percy Jackson and the arrival of his friend Xavier. But until then… come on! Get out of here!".

His eyes twinkled in amusement as all the campers shook themselves awake and rushed out of the arena.

Now the only ones left were Percy, Xavier, the crew from the Argo II and the gods.

His friends immediately rushed over, embracing him in a hug despite Xavier's warnings.

"I wouldn't do that if I were yo—", he was cut off as Piper yelped.

"I told you", Xavier muttered, shaking his head.

Percy mumbled something that sounded like "sorry" as he reached up and pulled down his hood.

"Give me a second to warm up, guys".

"So…", Xavier started, giving Percy a look.

"Oh, right. Xavier, this is Jason, Piper, Leo, Nico, and Annabeth", he pointed at each of them in turn, but his eyes hovered slightly longer over Annabeth.

Xavier gave him a look and he turned bright red.

"Let me guess, son of Zeus, daughter of Aphrodite, son of Hephaestus, son of Hades, and daughter of Athena".

Everybody looked at him in surprise, "Nah, I'm just messing with you. Percy's told me all about you guys", he said, chuckling. "What he didn't tell me about, was you".

His eyes turned to Annabeth who looked confused. "You forgot about me, Seaweed Brain?".

She joked, but there was a small hint of sincerity in her voice as she turned to look at Percy. "Of course not!", he reached out to touch her before remembering that he couldn't.

Xavier just cracked up in delight. "I knew it! Percy's got a girlfriend!".

Percy turned bright red before whacking him over the head. "Warm me up real quick, would you?".

Xavier was still smirking as he reached out and touched Percy's arm. Immediately they were surrounded my steam and completely covered their bodies. But soon they emerged, and Percy went straight to Annabeth.

He brought her lips to his and they kissed while all their friends made disgusted sounds while Piper 'aww'ed.

"Yeah. I do have a girlfriend", Percy tightly reigned in his aura, and made it so that he was warm enough to wrap his arm around Annabeth's waist as they were given the tour of the new and improved Camp Half-Blood.

There were a few new cabins of various minor gods that had been added since he had last seen it. And Annabeth and the others quickly explained how there were so many campers that they now had to rotate meals in shifts in order for everybody to fit in the dining pavilion.

When they reached Poseidon's cabin, Percy stopped. The door opened and the smell of the sea made its way out from inside.

Xavier asked him what was wrong, but Percy ignored him, taking slow steps towards his old cabin.

His friends behind him explained to Xavier what was going on. "This was his old cabin. He stayed here for four years before he disappeared.

He pushed through the door, and found his father sitting on his bed.

"Dad?".

Poseidon turned around, surprised that he had been found.

"Percy".

Percy and his father had been growing closer before he had disappeared. Of all the campers, he and his father's relationship was the closest to what a real father and son relationship should look like.

Poseidon opened his arms and Percy ran into them, feeling like a little kid again for just those few moments.

"I'm sorry, Percy. I'm so sorry", his father kept murmuring that to him until he pulled away.

Piper poked her head through the door, and Percy waved at her, telling her to continue giving Xavier the tour of the camp without him.

Poseidon had never really been the best at knowing when to talk to his son. But now even he knew that he had to say something.

"Listen son-"

Percy interrupted him, "No, dad it's okay. Really".

They shared a long look, and finally Poseidon nodded his head. "Okay… Now why don't you tell me about that trident of yours?".

With that, they moved onto more trivial matters, and the lord of the seas was assured once more that his son was still just that… his son.

A/N: Alright! Thank you guys so much for reading my story. Reviews are much appreciated. If you see any spelling or grammar mistakes, or if there's anything you would like me to add please let me know. This is my first fanfiction, so please no flames. This was just something that I initially wrote for myself on the airplane on my way home from vacation so please review and tell me if you would like me to continue on with this story or not.

Thanks! :)