Hello! First of all I want to thank "JustLucky05", "Son of the pit" and "Shigure Toshiro" for reviewing and all the others who followed or favorited the story, even from the first chapter !
Second, I want to apologize since we will not see the battle itself.
Also I want to say that I do not know how often will I be able to update, but if the views/reviews keep coming , I will try to do my best.
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*This is the updated version of the chapter, thanks to Johanna Nightshade. Please review anything you may not like. Thank you *
*Small changes*
Annabeth
The next time I regained consciousness I knew that I would have to look things in the eyes and find out what had happened. So I waited there for 5 minutes, with my eyes closed trying to find confidence before dealing with the things that awaited me. After that time I opened my eyes and took in my surroundings. I was in the same room as before except this time, no one was around. I couldn't tell where I really was, maybe on Olympus, and I didn't know what time it was, or what day.
So I got up, headed straight to the shower and after that I put on some fresh clothes I found in a wardrobe. Somehow, being out of the hospital gown and into actual clothing made me feel better.
As I exited the room I found myself in a big corridor with photos hanging in the walls. As I saw them, I knew I was in my mother's palace in Olympus since all the faces I saw were my siblings. At the end of the hallway and after some stairs I found a large living room.
As I was about to knock, the main door opened and Hazel stepped in.
"Hey, I see you are feeling little better," she said, giving me a hug. The redness around her eyes had faded somewhat, and there was a bruise forming around a cut on her cheek. Overall, though, she looked good-at least, better than I would imagine I did. "Thank you for everything" I whispered, and she smiled back.
"What happened after I was... killed?" I asked nervously as memories came back. "All in their time" she said, avoiding my question. "We have to go;"
"Wait a moment," I protested . "Go where?" I asked, but I already knew the answer.
"There is a council" I nodded.
"The camps?" I asked once again.
"All are good and in their place." She reassured me.
"Oh, thank the Gods," I said following her.
Hazel nodded, biting her lip. "Come on, Annabeth," she told me. "We should go."
Jason
While we are all recovering from injuries, physical or emotional we stayed to our parents places.
Dad's palace on Olympus was beautiful, made of white marble decorated with gold swirls. It was the biggest temple here, and it should be. It was also right next to Lord Poseidon's, my uncle.
The sea god's palace, once a beautiful shade of sea foam, was now a dull grey. Lord Poseidon hadn't exited since we had returned. Percy Jackson, his favorite son was dead. He wasn't coming back. All Olympus was mourning. The weather, always sunny was now clouded. The muses haven't sang anything for 2 days. Till the end of the war. Everyone was mourning for Perseus Jackson.
He was one of the best guys I had ever met. I was lucky to know him and call him my friend. Not only he did he lead the Battle of Manhattan during the second Titan war, but he was also the leader of both camps. And in the case of the Romans, he managed it in so little time, which was a huge accomplishment considering how strict they were. After that he had survived Tartarus. Alongside with Annabeth, he had done something no one ever had ever done.
From what I could tell, that was the thing that made these two so close. Now that he was gone and Annabeth was back from the dead, she was going through very hard time. I didn't believe that I would ever get through it if something like that with Piper.
But now is not the time for the past.
We, the Heroes of Olympus, had to be present in the Council meeting for the report of the battle. As I left the palace I was in for the last 2 days, I saw Leo and Piper already waiting outside the throne room and Frank alongside Hazel and Annabeth coming towards us.
Annabeth seemed lost and devastated, and there was no reason she shouldn't-she had just lost her best friend and her boyfriend, all while knowing that he'd died so that she could live. But she was tough and I was sure she could get through it, even though it would take time. Nico appeared from a shadow and Reyna with her Pegasus arrived. Even the Pegasus seemed to be grieving; he had been close with Percy, who would chat with him occasionally and was his companion in many battles.
In silence we stepped into the Throne room together.
The Gods were waiting for us.
I looked before the assembled Council and I could sense a general bad mood. One of the greatest heroes of Olympus was dead. I noticed that Hades was also present, since it was a special situation; even he looked was just sitting on his throne without noticing anything around him.
"Heroes," said Zeus making all of the Gods focus on us, even Poseidon. "You were summoned here today so that we may review all that occurred and reward you accordingly."
"So, Athena, how about you give us a recap of the battle after the…death… of your daughter, Annabeth" Zeus continued, while glaring at Athena, a little annoyed that her daughter had cheated death.
"I will, my Lord. Well, while Enceladus died, so did the other Giants from the hands of the Heroes. But the battle was far from over. As we all understood when Percy died, Gaea awakened." Athena started before a sob was heard from Annabeth as his name was mentioned. Hazel and Piper also tried to conceal a tear or two, for the sake of their friend.
"After the last giant Porphyrion fell, the earth shook violently while Gaea formed a body destroying half the Acropolis. Then out of nowhere Festus appeared, grabbing hold of Gaea while Leo was on the dragon's back, which he rebuilt under the board of Agro II. Then Jason grabbed Piper and took off where they defeated the ancient goddess in rather an intelligent way. Care to explain Jason?" finished Athena as all of the attention turned to me.
"Thank you, Lady Athena." I said, bowing. "As we were trying to find a way for defeating Gaea, I remembered the history, in which Uranus was defeated in the earth, away from his domain . So we reversed the whole thing, taking Gaea to the sky where she was weak and using fire from Festus and Leo and the charm speak of Piper we defeated her." I said as I earned some admire glances.
"Percy did it too" broke in Annabeth just as she started to cry from a memory as Piper and Hazel ran to her side.
"Very well then." Said Zeus. "Time for the rewards."
That"s it for now. Today I made 2 chapters, but I do not think I will be able to do that again for some time. From now on it will be 1 chapter at a time. I did it as a reward to you because I saw the first chapter was a success, in my eye!
Anyway, I want to thank you one more and ask for reviews about the gifts, as well as some recommendations!
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