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Anna

I tried opening my eyes but the lighting was too much. The light burned my eyes and sent pain searing through my head.

I stayed there, trying to be still, lying on my back, pain so intense it clouded my memories and my thoughts. What was the last thing I remembered? I had gone to the room to rest.

And then the memories hit me as the cloud of pain started to dissolve. Percy. Somehow, I had seen Percy.

Percy. He was chained. And in pain. And then...there was only darkness. The dark was so thick I thought it would consume me. His voice still rang in my ears.

As I recalled the memory, a feeling of powerlessness and terror made my eyelids fly open in my attempt to get back to reality to escape him.

Instinctively I covered my eyes with my hands to give my eyes time to adjust.

As I finally opened my eyes, I came across to a different scene than the one I remembered before I fell asleep.

I was no longer in Camp Jupiter-now I was in Camp Half-blood? I recognized the roar of Peleus and the voices of the naiads as they splashed each other in the distance.

Why I am here and who transported me? An effort to stand up proved futile since my legs were weak. Could I have been out for some time? It was the only logical explanation I could give to myself.

I looked around and saw an ambrosia cube on the table next to the bed. As I stretched a pain in my shoulder reminded me of what Arianna had done, and though it had happened not long ago it seemed so far in the past.

As I waited for the food to literally work its magic I tried to remember all the details I could. Percy had gone, vanished. He was last seen with Arianna. And that was all I knew.

Well…I knew something else, too. He was captured by Tartarus. I was sure of it.

After ten minutes, and a lot of thinking, I had changed and I left my room. I wanted to clear my head and to find out what was really going on. I had a feeling it was more than anyone would tell me.

As it seemed I was in Artemis' cabin in, and it was breakfast time.

As I walked outside a girl passed by.

"Angela?" I asked. I know her. She was Hecate's daughter, close to Percy's age, who had helped me with potion making sometime in the past. She was a kind girl, always eager to aid a person in need.

"Oh. Hey," she said, sounding amazed. She looked at me, her brown eyes holding an emotion I couldn't decipher. "You're awake." She sounded oddly conflicted about her words. Why is she nervous?

"Yeah, are the rest of the hunters at the pavilion?" I asked. She just nodded. As I headed towards the pavilion, I couldn't shake the feeling that someone was watching me.

The atmosphere surrounding the campers was muted and was really the heart and soul of this camp. But there were also a lot of campers in the infirmary and most of the campers were carrying their weapons. Could there have been an attack?

I was once again lost in my thoughts when I bumped into someone.

"I am sorry," I said without even looking, and tried to back walk away.

"Wait. You're Anna." The boy said in amazement.

I focused on him, confused as to how he knew my name when I had never seen him before. He was a taller than me, with curly-ish brown hair and a lazy expression on his face.

"How do you know my name?" I asked suspiciously.

"Chiron had instructed all of Hypnos cabin to help you." The boy said, as if it was the most logical and natural thing.

"What? Who are you?" I demanded

"Oh. I am Sotiris, Hypnos is my father" he said, a big, almost devilish grin appearing on his face.

"Oh come on, Sotiris. Don't harass beautiful girls. Just go to sleep," a new voice was heard from behind me.

While Sotiris snorted I looked over at the new arrival.

It was a boy a bit taller than me, with dark brown hair and eyes that seemed to calculate things, and analyze everything. From his eyes I could tell he was clever and also that he had a severe form of ADHD since he couldn't stand still.

"I am not you, George." The son of Hypnos said back.

The new boy simply smiled, and I had to admit that he had a nice smile. I mentally slapped myself. A hunter couldn't think like that.

"And who might you be?" I asked.

He extended his arm for a handshake.

"I am George. Son of the Roman god of choices, Janus." He said, but as I shook his hand he grew serious.

"Don't fear the closure of some things. It will be for good. And be careful about the choices you will make. I sense they will have a great impact on you" he said, locking his eyes with me.

I was unprepared for the sudden change of the conversation's mood, and it took me by surprise. But it left just as quickly as it came.

"I am Anna, daughter of Triton," I replied.

Surprise flickered across their faces. What was it with all these people being surprised I was awake? It wasn't like I had been possessed or something.

"What? You're awake?" George exclaimed. "Why isn't she already at Chiron?" he demanded of Sotiris.

"Because of some menace called George," he almost yelled and literally dragged me behind him to where the old centaur was sitting.

I had no idea why my awakening would be such a great event but nevertheless I kept quiet and hoped that I would eventually learn everything.

As we reached the pavilion a massive gasp made me turn my head to search for its source, and of course it was from my cabin's table.

"You're awake!" Thalia shouted as she hugged me.

"Of course I am. Why wouldn't I be?" I asked, more to myself than to her.

As my sisters came to greet me, Chiron had already spotted me and was now heading my way.

"Anna. It's good to have you again with us." He said, with a genuine smile on his face.

"Why wouldn't I be with you? What's happened?" I asked, and all the voices died down instantly.

The old teacher paused for a moment.

"We have a meeting. All head counselors in five." He announced, pounding his hoof so that everyone heard him.

"And Sotiris, please inform my successor, will you?"

Nico

The last battle had gone well.

We didn't have too many casualties and the battle itself didn't last long. And the best of all was that Will had finished his work early and after a long day the best thing was to be with the one person that was in your heart.

But all good things end quickly. We had woken up for an hour or two and were just lying in my bed, cuddling, talking about stuff and occasionally making out (okay, not so occasionally, but what can we say? We're teenagers.)

And we were in the middle of an kiss when someone knocked on the door.

I pulled away and stared at him, so tempted to forget the knock had ever occurred.

"Can I not?" I almost pleaded him.

"Come on, DiAngelo. Move it" he said teasingly, running his hand across my cheek.

I stood up and headed through the door when I heard a wolf whistle. I turned to him and he nodded his head towards me, eyes glinting.

It took me one extra second to understand what he was implying, and then I turned my attention to myself.

Right…I needed to wear some pants before opening the door.

"Coming" I yelled as I pulled on some trousers I found lying around. And I didn't fear if they weren't mine, as they were black.

As I opened the door I saw a back looking at me.

I cleared my throat.

The boy turned, Sotiris. Why would Chiron always make him call for me?

"Anna woke. Meeting in five," he said and run off.

What? Anna was awake? I turned around and some of my shock must have shown on my face."Hey. Hey. Calm down. What happened?" Will asked me, concerned.

"Anna is awake. We have meeting." I announced , already at the door.

"I'll meet you there" I barely heard my boyfriend shout at me as I had already left.

The fact that the spell on Anna had ended could possibly be connected to Percy's actions. Did that mean he was alright?

My heart was racing. Not only from running but from the possibility that one of the closest people to me was actually alive and soon would be with us.

I appeared in the room, which was half empty.

"My dear boy, catch your breath first." Chiron instructed me as I approached him and Anna and rudely interrupted their conversation with my unsuccessful try to ask Anna for any new information.

But before I was ready to ask her anything, Apollo appeared in a flash.

"There you are. Great." He said and teleported himself and Anna to, most likely, Olympus.

I looked at Chiron, looking for an explanation.

"Something took him too long," he said, a bit concerned.

"Could Percy be related to this somehow?" I asked as I looked into his eyes, trying to read him. In them, I saw something well hidden. Hope.

I did the first thing that came to my mind. I tried teleporting to Olympus, only to be blocked.

Great. Now at least I know something is really going on up there. But what?

Jason

The last days, I have seen most of the warriors living in new Rome, trying to find a way to help Percy. It was good to know that everyone had changed for the best and even better to know that one of my closest friends had had a huge role in this change.

I was standing in my balcony lost in memories, of the wars and all that had happened after the fall of Gaia, when I felt two hands hugging me from the back. Instinctively, I tensed until I recognized the figure against mine.

I turned around and hugged Piper back. For a moment we just stood there, enjoying the feeling of being close.

After a while she broke the silence.

"What are we going do you? First we lost Percy, only to get him back, and during the process we lost Annabeth and now we've lost him again."

I really didn't know what to say. We had to find a way to go to rescue him, even if we had direct orders not to.

"Guys, there is something go-wait, wait! It's just me," said Nico, who appeared behind me and now was standing with my sword in his throat. He had his hands up in the air, the shocked look on his face quickly turning to disbelief.

"For crying out loud, Nico. Stop appearing like that, you might get yourself killed or give one of us a heart attack," Piper scolded him, while gently lowering my hand and using the right amount of charm speak.

"Whatever. Now, as I was about to say, you should probably come with me," he said, still holding his neck, where my sword was just a moment ago.

I pointed to inside the house, at a table and some chairs. After we settled down, Nico told us the whole story.

"Could he be back?" I asked after he was finished, hoping I was right.

"That was my first thought, actually," Nico answered. "But wouldn't the gods tell us if he was?"

I turned to Piper, who hadn't said a thing.

I raised my eyebrow, waiting for her instead of replying, she suddenly stood up and went out the door. As I gazed outside I saw black smoke coming for the directions of the Fields.

Immediately, I was on my feet-we were under attack.

We had been expecting one but not this soon, especially since Camp Half Blood was just attacked the day before, and our side had been victorious.

An IM appeared before me and I saw a good friend of mine from the Fifth cohort, Apostolos, a son of the Roman Apollo. He was almost 24 years old, but still fit and very good warrior that I trusted.

"Jason. We are under attack. We need you." He told me and I nodded, dissolving the message.

Piper was already ready, with her dagger on hand, while Nico had his hand on the hilt of his sword.

"Here we go again," he said dully, and I couldn't help but agree.

Hestia

Sadness had been lingering on Olympus since the moment that we learned that Perseus might be dead, again and this time having been tortured and manipulated before his death.

But I had been believing and hoping that he was alive, and I could see that Poseidon and some other gods felt the same way. And the irony was that the Lord of the Dead actually gave that hope to us.

After the meeting ended, Poseidon just wandered off. I watched him go, concerned; he hadn't been this sad in a long time.

All of the gods seemed sad about this new event. Not only for the death of Percy, but because we might have lost the only way we could win this war. Even Zeus and Ares seemed affected.

I wondered how I looked. I tried staying calm for the sake of the others.

I was sitting at my hearth, trying to locate Percy using the connection we shared, when all of the sudden I felt a big wave of energy regarding my domains.

But it wasn't coming from me. And the only person who somehow had a small portion of them was Percy.

I immediately called the attention all the other Olympians, changing into my armor in order to emphasize the importance of my words.

It had the intended impact on every Olympian since I only wore it in very special occasions. Some of them must have sensed something too, since they flashed into their battle armor.

"What's happening?" Zeus said.

At that moment I felt a gift I had given to Percy being used. The power of returning to the Hearth.

The momentary hope I felt was overshadowed by the realization that it contained more power than Percy had inside him from my blessings. I drew my weapon and all the gods followed my example.

It wasn't dramatic, or even flashy. One moment the room was empty and the next, Percy and Tartarus appeared in the Throne Room. I was too stunned to move.

Tartarus was here. We had to move before he could adjust to the change in surroundings.

"NO!" he yelled as he tried to leap at Percy but Artemis was quicker than all of us, sending a volley of arrows at him.

"DESTROY HIM!" Poseidon yelled and I sent a beam of power through my weapon at the primordial.

"Go to the void!" Percy yelled as he used a power I feared, having seen Poseidon use it in the past. He boiled Tartarus' ichor and delivered the final blow.

The fall of the primordial was accompanied by an earthquake.

We all held our breath, waiting for something worse to happen. But moments passed, and nothing did.

Tartarus was defeated and Percy was here, down on a knee from exhaustion. Poseidon moved towards his son slowly,Artemis right behind him, and me on the other side of them. He reached out to his son as if afraid that Percy would disappear at any given moment.

"Percy?" asked the Lord of the Seas, with doubt in his voice.

The young hero stood up shakily and turned towards his father. Then he did something that surprised us.

He started walking, past his father and stopped in front of Artemis.

"Is Anna?" he asked.

"She's alright," Artemis assured him, a puzzled look on her face.

He smiled in relief and made to turn again. But before he could do anything more his face paled and he began to fall. Artemis caught him midair.

Apollo was already by his and touched the side of Percy's temple and looked at the rest of us, he will be good in five minutes. That was his diagnosis as he flashed them away.

I looked around at the gods, as Zeus ordered us to start an emergency meeting. Poseidon and Hades looked relieved as most of the gods did, although some for their own particular reasons. Ares because he wouldn't die, Athena for finding out what had happened with her daughter's soul, Artemis for saving the hunt. And because her guardian was back and well. I could also see Zeus was happy with the outcome.

Five minutes later Apollo flashed into his throne, while Percy appeared before us.

He kneeled in front of Zeus then he turned to bow to his father, who had already flashed in front of his son.

"No, son. Today it should be us who must kneel before you. You did something beyond even our power," He said, pride evident in his voice as he hugged his son.

"No father. We should also honor Bob. He is the reason I am here." Percy told him. His father returned to his throne after Zeus cleared his throat.

I looked at him pointedly, advising him not to do such a thing when I greeted my champion.

Then Percy bowed to Artemis, Hades, who took us by surprise and hugged him. Then he came in front of my throne.

"Lady Hestia, thank you for your gifts," he said under his breath, so that I could only hear it. I stood up and embraced him.

"I thank you Percy. For knowing where the Hearth is" I whispered.

"You taught me that," he pointed out, modest as always.

"Wait. Something feels different. Like an old wound closed," I realized, narrowing my eyes.. Instead of an answer he took a step back and smiled sadly.

He had closed the chapter Annabeth. At last, he had begun to move on.

I then turned to Zeus, "Anything to say brother?" I almost mocked him.

"There are some matters that need closing." He said, not letting it be seen that he was taken aback by my comment.

"First of all my Lord. Where is Anna? She must be better now that the primordial is gone." Perseus said, with almost no fear and full of confidence. Zeus turned to Apollo, who nodded. After two minutes the God of Messengers was back with Anna. The little girl looked around the throne room and then she noticed Percy.

"Oh my gods, you're alive! I thought-" Her voice broke off and she rushed forward to embrace him. They were hugging for almost five minutes, the girl crying on Percy's shoulders while he consoled her. I even saw a tear roll down his face.

After they parted Artemis hugged her hunter, after the girl had bowed to the council. Even Triton came to see his daughter.

It was nice to see the Olympians as a family again. The hearth leaped up before I managed to control it.

And then it was explanation time.

After we were done, Anna hugged Percy once more, and thanked him repeatedly for saving her and all of the world. Again. And I could see Percy was finally happy.

But then Artemis stood up.

"The last forces of Tartarus have attacked Camp Jupiter," she announced, and turned to Percy. At once the smile melted off his face and his eyes darkened.

"No one hurts my family or my home," he replied, Riptide on his hand. "Take me to them. Now."

He was truly different from all of us, and it was something I would forever respect.

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