Disclaimer: I do not own PJO or HOO Series.
A/N So sorry for the delay I'll be honest the reason I haven't updated in a month was because I was playing games, lazy, and unmotivated/writer's block. Don't worry I'll try and make the next chapter come out in not a month lol.
Thank you all so much for the reviews really love the support. I meant to answer this question last chapter but I forgot. This is to all my Zoe lovers out there who are wondering where the fuc is she because shes listed as a character lol. She'll be making an appearance within the next couple chapters I promise, the reason I listed her there was because I was initially going to make it a Percy x Zoe fanfic, but I am reconsidering it. I've reread a couple of my old chapters and while I like how they went and how they are written, in my opinion the flow is kind've off, like it feels a little clunky so I will try to fix that from now on.
Camp Half Blood Arena Noon
"Too slow Annie, move your feet faster next time." Thalia said pointing her wooden sword at Annabeth's feet.
Annabeth nodded her head at Thalia's words as she continued sparring focusing on moving her feet quicker in their next engagement.
Thalia decided that giving Annabeth a wooden sword to play with at first was the best weapon for her, because it was of medium length and wasn't something that required a great amount of skill like a spear, but it required quick reflexes and outthinking your opponent which she felt Annabeth had. They sparred for a couple more hours until Annabeth was completely exhausted with sweat running down the sides of her face while Thalia only looked slightly winded.
"You okay Annabeth? I think we should stop now." Thalia asked concerned for her best friend.
"I'm fine… I just need a small respite, we don't need to spar anymore I think I'll just train by myself for a little bit more." Annabeth responded breathing slowly to try and control her heart rate.
"Annie… don't you think you've been training a bit much the past couple days? You've been here pretty much every day in the arena either sparring or training. I don't want you to hurt yourself."
"Thals you already know why I have to do this, so what is the point of trying to get me to stop?"
"I KNOW YOU WANT TO GET STRONGER." Thalia yelled at Annabeth causing her to flinch at her sudden outburst.
"I know it's for Percy, Annabeth." Thalia said, regaining her composure. "I just don't want you to become too power hungry."
"I know I'm training my ass off Thals, but really you think I would succumb to a desire for power?"
"You of all people know fatal flaws aren't called fatal for nothing." Thalia stated as she returned her wooden sword and crossed her arms toward Annabeth.
"And you of all people should know that I know my flaw very well and it certainly isn't a desire for power." Annabeth replied.
"Hubris might not be your only flaw Annabeth people can change overtime especially us demigods."
"I know that Thals. I won't train too hard okay? Just let me be by myself for a bit."
"Fine, but if you're still here after an hour I'm going to zap you so hard you won't want to train tomorrow."
"Noted." Annabeth responded as she began practicing some slashes as Thalia walked away.
"Sigh that girl…" Thalia muttered to herself as she walked out of the arena.
"Annabeth again huh?" a voice said from Thalia's right.
"Yeah, Annabeth again." Thalia reiterated as Jason came over giving her a wave.
"She's really taking this training seriously huh?"
"She is, she's progressing extremely quickly."
"Is she doing all this just for Percy? It seems really petty if you ask me." Jason asked curious.
"No, I thought at first that she was, but then I saw the determination in her eyes." Thalia started. "She's doing this for herself as much as she's doing it for Percy."
"So basically this is her own preparation for the upcoming war." Jason stated.
"Yeah, she doesn't want to be a damsel like last time on Olympus. She was with Percy when he fought Kronos, but she didn't fight. Especially since it was Luke's body still at the time."
"I see." Jason spoke remembering Thalia's words on Luke, "You said that Percy defeated Kronos on his own?"
"He did, I myself wasn't there to witness it because I was with the hunters defending the Empire state building, but he defeated Kronos at the top. His accomplishment did not go unnoticed by the gods they went as far to offer him godhood Jason." Thalia revealed.
"Godhood?" Jason whispered in astonishment.
"Yes, he turned it down though, and look where he is now missing and probably in Rome." Thalia muttered in anger.
"Hey, Rome isn't as bad as you think." Jason said indignantly.
"I know, I know. But it's not home for him, he belongs here Jason. Here in Camp Half-Blood."
Jason was silent for a moment at Thalia's words before nodding his head in agreement. "I guess you're right. Ever since my memories came back I've been missing the Legion more and more every day. I honestly can't wait until Leo is done with the Argo II. But we have to keep in mind that we need to make sure there is a home to come to after this is all over."
"That's obvious sparky." Thalia said rolling her eyes.
"How much longer until Leo is done with the Argo anyways?"
"He said he and the Hephaestus cabin would be done within the week."
"Really that fast?" Jason responded raising an eyebrow.
"Well he does have the whole cabin working on it, and for as annoying as he is repair boy is pretty good at that kind of stuff." Thalia stated. "Was there something you needed Jason? It looked like you were waiting for me earlier."
"Yeah, Chiron said he wanted to talk to you,"
"Chiron?" Thalia started, "Is it urgent?"
Jason nodded his head. "It's about the trip to the legion after the Argo is finished. Something about the hunters."
Thalia furrowed her eyebrows at Jason's words.
"The hunt? What could Chiron possibly want with us?" Thalia thought.
"I'll be sure to visit him later."
Linebreak
Sleeping Quarters
The cabin ship although fast, was still spacious, housing a few cots below the deck in the sleeping quarters where Hazel and Frank were resting overnight.
"Frank how's your arm holding up?"
"It's fine just a little sore." Frank sighed.
"Long day huh?" Hazel asked.
"Yeah, probably the longest I've had in a while." Frank said leaning back on his cot.
"I really hope the legion will be fine until we get back. Terra for sure knows the location of the camp now." Hazel stated in worry as she sat up in her cot looking at Frank.
"Even if she does, you should trust in Reyna, she isn't our praetor for nothing."
"Who knows, maybe she can shapeshift and hasn't told anybody until y'know it's a life or death situation." Hazel teased.
Frank groaned at her words. "Look I'm sorry Hazel okay? And besides that, was more of a spur of the moment kind of thing."
"It's fine Frank, as Sofia said, it's in the past, I won't hold it against you. You did save me after all." Hazel said smiling at Frank.
Frank turned his head to the side embarrassed by Hazel's words. "It was nothing really, that whole ambush itself was chaos to be honest."
"It was. I'm glad the four of us were together, it would have been a much harder fight if we were separated."
Frank nodded his head in agreement as he turned back toward Hazel noticing that she also went to lay down on her cot opposite to him.
"Sofia is surprisingly a better leader than I thought she would be. I don't know why I thought otherwise, she is a centurion after all." Frank stated.
"It's probably because she always seemed so cold ever since we've been in the legion. We've never really gotten to talk to her and be close like this since she is in a different cohort." Hazel replied.
"Her past is still a mystery though..." Hazel trailed off.
A lightbulb seemed to appear over Frank's head as he remembered what he was going to say to Hazel a few minutes ago.
"Hazel what about your past?"
"My past?" Hazel whispered.
This caused Frank to glance over at her tone of voice. "Yeah… your past?"
"I gue-guess I could tell you about it." Hazel said before taking a deep breath.
Over the next couple of hours Hazel explained to Frank as much as she could without breaking, talking about her old friend Sammy and how because she was a daughter of Pluto, Terra forced her to try and raise her oldest son Alcyoneus especially because they lived in Alaska, a land outside of the Gods realm of control. She told him about chasing Arion all those years ago and that surprisingly she had died once, but was resurrected by a means she did not remember. It was a very crude explanation but it was Hazel could remember.
"Wow." Frank said simply shocked by Hazel's past.
"Yeah." Hazel muttered. "I get a lot of flashbacks sometimes, because I don't remember everything sometimes and because of that I don't like thinking about my past too much."
"I'm sorry if it hurt you to think about it." Frank said softly.
"It's fine Frank. I'm glad to have somebody to share it with." Hazel smiling as a tear ran down her cheek as Frank gave her a hug.
On Deck with Percy
Percy sighed as he felt the cool air brush against his face as he leaned against the railing looking out across the horizon. The ship easily pulled itself along the ocean thanks to his powers, as they would reach Alaska within noon the next day. The ocean itself was free of any waves or debris probably thanks to his father watching the sea.
"So who was it that you were talking to back on the docks?" Sofia asked as she came up on Percy's right leaning on the railing and glancing at the sea.
"You saw that scuffle?" Percy responded.
"Scuffle? I didn't see whatever altercation happened on the dock but I did see you exchange a few words with a hobo as he was leaving the docks before I came over."
Percy shrugged in response. "Dunno, he said his name was Nate and he was pretty aggressive for a hobo. He acted like he'd seen me from before, one of the other hobos said he recognized me from a few years back."
"Something that was from before he lost his memories…" Sofia thought to herself.
"But what was really the icing on the cake was what he said to me when he left." Percy said.
Sofia said nothing waiting for Percy to finish.
"He said that he knew everything and it was without the usual arrogance people would have when saying that. It was like he did know everything."
"It definitely sounds like he held a grudge over what you did a few years ago, but without recollection of what happened it's hard to say." Sofia said sighing in defeat as this Nate did seem a little odd, but did not seem important right now.
"What about you Sofia?" Percy asked cautiously not sure if she trusted him enough yet.
"What do you mean?" Sofia asked giving Percy a questioning look.
"What about your past?"
"My past?" Sofia whispered to herself before adopting a hardened look and glancing at Percy. "Why so curious all of a sudden?"
"Well mostly because in the legion I hear a lot of rumors about you I just wanted to see if they were true or not."
"Rumors huh?" Sofia said brushing her hair to the side. "What kind of rumors specifically?"
Percy opened his mouth for a second before closing it and thought about his next words carefully.
"Mostly just people thinking you're really cold and distant and that you're a very private person, only talking to Reyna."
Sofia crossed her arms frowning at his words. "Now that I think about it, it sounds mostly true. I was never aware of such things because I didn't really care. I was taught at an early age to ignore what people thought of me, if I don't care then what they think means nothing to me."
"Is there a reason for that? You said that you didn't have a good relationship with your mother right?" Percy asked curiously remembering her words at camp.
She seemed apprehensive to answer at first before relenting. "Yeah I did say that. I don't hate my mom, but I don't exactly like her much either."
"Unlike Neptune, Minerva has a lot of Greek children with me being the sole daughter of her roman aspect. So it makes sense she would spend far more time in her Greek aspect than her Roman one. Minerva hates the Romans though because she took such a backseat in terms of importance in Rome. Instead of being the wise and strong goddess of wisdom and battle strategy in Greece she became the goddess of arts and crafts in Rome."
"But it doesn't make sense that she would resent you over something that wasn't in your control." Percy stated.
"Yeah it doesn't, but she doesn't resent me. I'm the one that resents her." Sofia said angrily gripping the railing.
"What? Why?" Percy asked in surprise at Sofia's sudden anger.
"I was a brain child like all daughters of Athena are when they are born. My father was a professor in Japan before he came over to the United States. He was incredibly clever and intelligent because he studied physics, and it's probably why my mother was so interested in him in the first place. That's how she is after all."
Sofia noticed Percy's expression which was him waiting for her expectedly. She sighed taking a deep breath before continuing.
"As I said my father was a professor in Japan and became an elementary school teacher when he came to California. I remember being constantly teased and bullied and it only grew worse when he was my teacher in 4th grade. Ever since then I guess I just stopped socializing with people as I couldn't find it in myself to trust others at that age."
"Why would your dad choose to become a schoolteacher when he was a physicist back in Japan?"
"It's because he loved kids. My mom probably knew that because he cared for kids so much that he wouldn't abandon me and be a good dad. He was a great father, but even he can't change the opinions of others." Sofia said softly.
"What happened to him if you don't mind me asking." Percy said still somewhat shocked by Sofia's past. He didn't realize that the cold quiet person that was an enigma at camp was like this for a reason.
"He died a few years ago. I was at the legion so I don't know how he died, all I remember seeing on T.V. is our house being ransacked and his body dead inside the house when the police reported it. I've been at the legion ever since that day." Sofia responded, albeit quietly as she stared at the moon above.
"Wow, I'm sorry for asking." Percy said feeling that he overstepped his boundaries.
"It's fine really. I heard that my mom is the main reason your memories are awry, right?" Sofia asked already knowing the answer.
"Yeah who did you hear it from?"
"Reyna told me before we left to go easier on you because of that." she said offhandedly.
"Right…" Percy said unsure of what to say to that.
"It's not because she told me too if that's what you're thinking." Sofia said as if reading Percy's thoughts.
"I never hated you I just disliked you at first. It's honestly how I treat everybody. But I see we have something in common. The same feelings against my mom."
"What happened between the two of you?"
"She was never there for me when I was a child is the main one. It's such a childish reason but Athena hardly ever goes into her Roman form and I hated her for that. She cares about her petty grudge more than her own daughter it sickens me. Why even have me be born if you're just going to leave? I could be a better parent that she ever was." Sofia spat.
"I'm not a fan of your mother too but is it really necessary to dislike her so much over such a petty reason?" Percy asked.
Sofia looked at Percy narrowing her eyes. "Petty reason? I was without a real mother for seventeen years. And why are you defending her? Do you yield no anger at her for stripping your memories?"
Percy clenched his fists staring into Sofia's eyes. "Of course, I'm angry Minerva did such a thing, what else can I do except bide my time and hope things work out in the end? I can't complain or throw a fit when I'm a gods damned member of the prophecy."
"I see. At least we are on the same page. I'm not too happy since we are just obeying every order from the Gods. But it's necessary because of the ancient laws." Sofia said her eyes softening.
Percy nodded his head relaxing his hands and feeling a little better.
"Get some rest Percy. I have a feeling the journey's just begun." Sofia said as she began heading toward the sleeping quarters.
Linebreak
11:00 Approaching Alaska
"Is that it right there?" Hazel yelled from the stern.
"Yeah, that's Alaska." Percy said as he urged the ship forward some more knots at finally being close to their destination.
It was cold. Not as cold as it would be at night in Alaska, but cold enough to constantly see your breath as you breathed in and out. Frank, Hazel, Percy, and Sofia were thankful they brought warmer gear as they tightened their hoods on their jackets as they quickly approached the landmass. Suddenly their ship halted half a mile from shore and a whirlpool began growing between their ship and the shore.
"What's happening Percy?" Frank yelled as he squinted his eyes looking at the whirlpool.
"I don't know, but I don't think it's anything good either. For some reason I can't force the ship to move, it's like something is pushing us back." Percy said worriedly.
Although the whirlpool was large they weren't close enough to be sucked in by its rapidly collapsing waters. The whirlpool's center suddenly had bubbles erupting from the hole in the middle as a being rose to the water's surface flanked by two sea serpents that arose from the whirlpool waters.
"Oceanus…" Sofia muttered from Percy's right.
The whirlpool suddenly disappeared as Oceanus stood on the water the serpents around him hissing restlessly at their boat. He was a large man with similar build to Neptune but with dark green hair and a dark green beard. He twirled his own trident in his right hand, but his most notable features were the bull-like horns that rested on his head giving him a menacing look as he walked toward the ship with his green eyes staring at the boat sharply.
"Foolish demigods. Were all of you ignorant to the fact that freeing Thanatos by sea would result in your deaths?" Oceanus bellowed.
Percy moved to head toward the stern of the ship before Sofia grabbed his arm and forcing him to look at the three of them.
"What do you think you are doing?" Sofia asked incredulously, "Do you think to match Oceanus in his own domain?"
"Then what should I do Sofia? Let him sink our ship without a fight?" Percy asked in response.
"If he wanted to sink us we would already be at the bottom of the ocean." Frank muttered as he gripped his bow readying it.
"He's clearly here for a reason if he hasn't killed us yet, Perseus." Sofia said angrily.
Percy stiffened as Sofia tightened her grip on his arm before he pulled it away and nodded his head.
"I'll hear what he has to say, in the meantime prepare yourselves in case he has any sneak attacks planned." Percy ordered.
The other three nodded their heads as they began preparing themselves as Percy headed to the stern.
"Ah yes! The son of the sea finally shows himself. However, you would look much better as a servant licking the bottom of the ocean floor." Oceanus taunted as Percy faced him from the stern of the ship.
"Why haven't you killed us yet Oceanus? What is your game here?" Percy yelled back.
"It is simple really. Gaia knew that you would be coming, your first mistake was killing the empousa as you entered the legion. It was so easy to find its location since they just reformed and watched you enter, it will soon be nothing more than corpses on a hill. Gaia doesn't want you dead she has more uses for you alive."
"Such as?" Percy asked hoping he would slip up some information.
Oceanus's response was to laugh as he pointed his trident at Percy.
"Don't think me a fool son of the sea. She never said anything about ripping your mouth off first as long as it doesn't kill you."
"I will give you two options Jackson. Either face me right now one on one and get crippled like a man, and then I kill your friends. Or I just kill all your friends first and then cripple you." Oceanus offered grinning evilly.
"The answer is easy." Percy said as he stood on the railings of the ship.
"Percy don't do it!" Hazel yelled from behind him.
"Percy we can take him on together, don't fight him on your own!" Frank yelled.
"Let him go. This is the best course of action, we would only be burdens in a sea fight." Sofia said reluctantly, drawing her gladius. "Besides we have our own problems to worry about." she said eyeing the sea serpents.
Percy jumped down from the stern of the ship onto the water landing on it effortlessly. He stepped forward twisting his ring as his gladius appeared in his right hand and walked until he was a couple feet from Oceanus who was grinning like he'd just won the lottery.
"Kill." Oceanus said lazily as his sea serpents dove underwater the ship their clear goal.
"What? You said you would leave my friends alone!" Percy yelled angrily charging Oceanus and slashing which he caught with one of the prongs of his trident.
"I said I would leave your friends alone. It's too bad my friends weren't included in the proposal." Oceanus said wickedly.
With Frank, Hazel, and Sofia
"Shit! Serpents coming in at 3 and 9 o'clock." Sofia yelled out.
"I see them, I see them." Frank said loudly as he raised his bow and fired upon the serpent on the port side and watched as his arrows bounced off its scales.
"Aim for its eyes Frank." Sofia ordered after noticing that his arrows had no effect on the serpent's scales. "Hazel!"
"Yeah?"
"Back up Frank on the Port side at close range, distract it until Frank hits it in its eyes."
"Are you sure? Can you take the other one on by yourself?" Hazel asked quickly.
"Just trust me on this okay? Go now!" Sofia yelled.
Hazel quickly nodded her head and ran to defend Frank as both of the serpents inched closer and closer to the ship.
"Frank keep shooting, we need to hit its eyes so it won't be able to see." Hazel said quickly as the serpent came in for a bite on Frank, but Hazel repelled it with her spatha. She spun it quickly readying it, just in case it went for multiple bites at once.
"Hazel try and keep it still, it's quick when it's in the water." Frank said frustratingly as the serpent easily maneuvered around his arrows when it wasn't engaged with them.
"Ok got it." Hazel said taking a deep breath as the serpent eyed her menacingly showing its rows of razor sharp teeth.
This time the serpent attacked much quicker aiming to take out Hazel who it deemed more of a threat. Hazel jumped backwards quickly, making the serpent bite into a chunk of the ship as it viciously ripped it out and readied for another bite. The ship rocked toward their side as the serpent this time aimed to tear Hazel from above craning its neck so its descent was straight down. Hazel was prepared for this as she waited for the serpent to open its mouth fully before sticking her Spatha into its mouth and embedding it in its tongue as it screamed in agony. This moment of hesitation was all Frank needed to quickly shoot two arrows into the serpent's mouth blinding it as it continued its thrashing making the ship shake even more.
"At this rate, we won't even be afloat anymore, and I don't think being in the water with another one of those is wise." Hazel murmured as she withdrew her Spatha and plunged it into the serpent's mouth again being careful to not get hit by its teeth.
"How's Sofia doing?" Frank asked as he cut the serpent by its soft flesh on its belly that wasn't protected by its scales beheading it, and stopping the screaming as it exploded into dust.
"Stalemate right now, let's help her quickly so we can get to Percy." Hazel said as she and Frank rushed to the starboard side of the ship.
Sofia was initially doing well against her serpent giving it a few cuts on its belly as she dodged its bite directed at her. However, because of the imbalance of the cabin ship due to the battering from the other serpent it was hard for her to keep her footing.
"Tch." Sofia grunted as she gripped her gladius tightly and prepared for another pass from the serpent.
"Sofia try and get it to stand still!" Frank yelled as he readied his bow and notched an arrow.
Sofia turned around at Frank's voice seeing Hazel run to assist her before an ear piercing screech was heard from behind her. She watched in horror as the serpent which had circled its tail around the underside of the ship constrict as it cut the ship in half tilting both sides as both pieces of the ship began to sink.
"Shit!" Sofia yelled as she watched the serpent and saw two arrows embed themselves in its eyes as it screeched in pain.
"Sofia you have to kill it now! We won't be able to fight it in the water." Frank yelled from the other side of the ship wreckage.
She didn't need to be told twice as with a quick burst of speed she sliced the serpent's neck as it was flailing around dissolving it into dust.
With Oceanus and Percy
Oceanus parried another one of Percy's slashes and quickly forced him back with a wave of water which sent him skidding on the surface.
"Tch. Looks like your friends are much tougher than I thought. Looks like I'll have to kill them myself." Oceanus said, all forms of his mockery earlier having faded as he raised his left hand in a closed fist and concentrated.
"No!" Percy yelled as he conjured his own wave of water and sent it toward Oceanus who was forced to dismiss it cancelling his concentration.
Percy saw his friends were alright, although the ship was a wreck. He raised his own hand and conjured a giant wave behind the wreckage and sweeped it forward toward the shore diagonally carrying his friends along with it.
Suddenly Percy felt a sting of pain as Oceanus appeared behind him and kicked him in the back forcing him to double over on his knees.
Percy widened his eyes as he instinctively raised his gladius to parry Oceanus' trident that was aimed at his neck.
"Foolish boy. You think keeping your friends out of the water will stop me from going after them?" Oceanus said.
"No. But now I don't have to worry about them getting hurt."
Oceanus laughed at Percy's words. "This is why you will never defeat Gaia boy. You care too much about your allies, you would rather save them then kill the threat standing right in front of you."
Oceanus retreated slightly raising both his arms as the water around him began to rise and rotate quickly. Percy took a deep breath and did the same, remembering his father's words.
"Do not fight Oceanus in his domain Percy. It would be foolish to challenge a titan in his domain."
"I'm sorry father. But I can't let my friends die here." Percy thought.
Both hurricanes suddenly began increasing in volume as the clouds began blocking out the sky and lightning began raining down as the waters around the two hurricanes were now restless.
"Holy shit." Frank yelled as he saw the two hurricanes from the shore of Alaska.
The three of them could only watch as they shivered from the chilly water and cold air as they spectated their friend duel a titan.
Percy rushed forward clashing with Oceanus as their hurricanes mixed with them meeting in the middle. Percy stabbed toward Oceanus, but this time used his weapons superior speed to batter Oceanus with blows forcing him to defend constantly.
Both let their hurricanes sputter once they realized they did little against those of the same domain. Oceanus spun manipulating the water below him to give him some space as he pointed his trident at Percy sending a green blast of godly energy at him which Percy sidestepped but was then knocked off his feet as the water which was hit by it suddenly exploded as water rose high into the air.
"You see how futile it is to fight against me? Only a fool would duel me in my domain. If I wanted you dead, you'd already be at the bottom of the ocean." Oceanus stated.
Percy in turn used the water around him to bring him to his feet as he pointed his gladius at Oceanus his eyes glowing slightly.
"I don't care if you're the titan of the sea, Oceanus. Every opponent has a weakness you're not invincible in the water." Percy said as he rushed forward.
"So be it then son of Poseidon." Oceanus said waiting for Percy's reaction.
Percy faltered in his step slightly, not sure if he heard Oceanus correctly. This moment of hesitation allowed Oceanus to send another blast of green energy at Percy with his trident this time aiming for his chest. Percy saw this and felt his sword vibrate slightly. He raised his blade and used it to deflect Oceanus' blast reflecting it straight back at him blasting him off his feet.
Water rained down as mist covered Oceanus' form for a few moments as Percy approached it slowly. Oceanus came out of the mist and wildly slashed with his trident at Percy's head which he managed to deflect and locked his blade against one of the prongs of his trident.
"Enough games." Oceanus said powerfully his clothes somewhat singed from taking his own attack in the chest.
He began raining blow after blow on Percy spinning his trident menacingly between attacks to try and intimidate Percy. Percy was forced to deflect all of Oceanus' strikes as they were much more accurate than before, however unlike Oceanus Percy was slowly tiring from the prolonged fight even while being on top of the water.
"He's much stronger now I can't just deflect all of his attacks." Percy thought.
Percy after deflecting another stab toward his chest used the water to quickly bolster him around Oceanus effectively circling him quicker and quicker. Percy quickly began making slashes and cuts using his rotation as momentum finally making Oceanus bleed ichor as he was unable to defend all of Percy's attacks.
Oceanus roared in anger, "Stay still boy! And I'll make cutting off your arms quick!" He launched his trident like a javelin in front of where Percy would be next embedding it into his left arm as Percy was knocked back a few feet.
He hissed in pain as he pulled out the trident and grunted as Oceanus grabbed him by his jacket and lifted him in the air and re-grasped his trident. Percy's response was to stab Oceanus through his chest with his gladius which with a squelch it pierced through his side. He screamed in pain as he tossed Percy aside to rip the sword out of his chest as the ichor started to flow out of the wound.
Percy quickly stood on top of the water again thinking about his sword coming back as it appeared as the ring on his hand and he twisted it ready to finish Oceanus off.
"Your strong I will admit that. Don't think I will be defeated so easily with this wound." Oceanus stated. He raised his left hand and cause a gigantic wave to be formed behind Percy and forced it to carry him and Percy toward the east as Percy struggled to push back against his control over the water.
After a few minutes, the wave was dispersed as Oceanus glanced at Percy who was a few feet away from him breathing heavily. Percy looked around and noticed they were closer toward shore, almost at British Columbia with mountains surfacing on the surrounding islands to the east.
"You are a fool son of Poseidon. You can't even control the waves against me what hope do you have of defeating me?" Oceanus asked.
"Your one to talk with a hole in your chest." Percy replied.
Oceanus was not amused at Percy's response. "I should kill you here. Gaia did not inform me you would be this strong, but I suppose she has her own plans."
"Farewell, son of the sea." Oceanus said as he aimed another blast of energy at Percy.
Percy readied his sword to deflect it again like he did before, but was surprised when right as it was about to hit him it headed straight down knocking him off his feet and back against the mountains that were on the closest islands. He groaned as he shifted slightly, but felt panic rise in him as he felt the Earth enclose around his body leaving only his head visible.
"Even the earth shaker would not be able to free himself of Gaia's constrictions." Oceanus lectured as he approached Percy watching him struggle.
"Shit, why does he keep saying Gaia wants me alive? What could she possibly want with me?" Percy thought angrily as he stopped struggling and looked at Oceanus.
"It's a shame really. Such a strong demigod would win the war for us easily if you were on our side. Looks like I have to go kill your friends now." Oceanus said grinning as he saw Percy's eyes widen.
"Perseus!" a voice behind Oceanus yelled as he whirled around and gripped his trident.
"Who could have followed us out this far? Impossible! Unless…" Oceanus said as he turned around parrying Neptune's trident with his own.
"You…!" Oceanus gritted out as he struggled against Neptune.
"It is too late sea scum." Oceanus said as he watched Percy sink into the mountain.
"NO!" Neptune yelled as he wildly slashed at Oceanus who parried it again and retreated a few feet.
"He's ours now. You were too late like you always are." Oceanus taunted as he summoned the water around him to rise and stood on his wave that reached the peak of the nearby mountains.
"Shit this is not good." Neptune thought as he summoned his own tidal wave.
Hours Later with Sofia, Frank, and Hazel
It was falling close to night as the final three members of the quest managed to find a secluded spot where they set up a fire for the night as they rested after the day's events.
"Percy's still not back yet…" Hazel trailed off toward the others.
Nobody said anything as they nodded their heads pressing their hands together toward the fire trying to warm themselves from the cold air.
"You think he's still alive Sofia?" Frank asked sitting slightly farther back from the campfire as he hugged his knees to his chest.
"I don't know." Sofia said honestly. "We are lucky to be alive right now thanks to Percy. I'm not sure if we should continue forward or search for him."
"I think I can answer that question for you." a voice stated from behind them.
The three quickly rose to their feet as they snapped their heads toward the voice watching as the cold air materialized into Neptune with a grim look on his face.
"Perseus has been captured by Terra." Neptune said grimly his face looking distraught.
Hazel and Frank gasped in response while Sofia slammed her fist into the ground, angry that as the leader she already lost one of her quest members.
"What happened?" Sofia demanded pretty much asking the question everybody had on their mind.
Neptune sighed as he dug his trident into the snow clearly exhausted and worry etched on his face.
"I was overseeing your trek toward Alaska within my palace as it seemed everything was going well until you reached Alaskan waters. Oceanus knew you were coming, with what means I have no idea. He waited until you were near shore, where the waters were out of my control as he confronted your ship. I'm sure all of you remember your fight with the sea serpents, while my son dueled Oceanus on the water against my orders which I should have foreseen." Neptune said sighing.
"From what I saw Percy was able to stop Oceanus from killing you all once the ship was torn apart, since he was able to get you all to shore safely. However, Oceanus was ordered not to kill Percy and did not do so even when Percy was able to push Oceanus to his limit. He directed Percy toward the mountains on the islands in the East near British Columbia as it was his plan all along to send Percy within Terra's grasp. I realized too late that he was near United States' waters and arrived shortly to watch as Percy sunk into the mountain becoming captured by Terra. I dueled Oceanus shortly, but he escaped and nothing was accomplished between our conflict."
There was silence for a few moments as Neptune finished his tale. The three demigods wondering what this would mean for the future.
"What now, Lord Neptune?" Frank asked worriedly. "Is there any way to rescue Percy?"
Neptune shook his head slowly. "I'm afraid I don't think anything can be done. Terra is strong, I don't think she will relinquish grasp of Percy through normal means."
"What about the quest? Do we continue on… or head back and help defend the legion?" Hazel asked.
"The answer is simple." Neptune started.
"War, Wisdom, and Wealth will face death." Sofia stated in realization.
"That is correct, daughter of Minerva. I don't like it, but it is as how the prophecy was foretold. You must continue on, without Percy and free Thanatos."
"We understand." Sofia said with determination glancing at Frank and Hazel who nodded their heads in unison.
"All hope is not lost yet Romans. I will report to the Olympians on what has happened here today, in the meantime the Hubbard Glacier will be your goal. Pluto has felt Death from the glacier and it is most likely where he is being held captive." Neptune explained.
"How will we get there? On foot to reach a glacier?" Hazel said concerned.
"By horse." Neptune said smiling at Hazel.
He waved his hand and in front of them appeared a normal brown stallion with a black mane. To others he would look like a normal horse, but to Hazel it rang a bell in her memories.
"Arion?" Hazel asked timidly summoning a gold bar and offering it to the horse.
The horse quickly munched it up and nuzzled Hazel's hand who giggled in response. Hazel eyed Sofia who gave her a questioning look and mouthed "I'll explain later" to her.
"I found him wandering the lands after your encounter with him and felt this would be an appropriate time to reunite the two of you." Neptune spoke to Hazel.
"Thank you, Lord Neptune." Hazel said graciously.
"Good luck demigods, the quest is now in your hands. We are counting on you to succeed." Neptune said flashing away.
There was a silence for a few moments before Sofia turned to Frank and Hazel giving them a small smile. "I'll take first watch, get some sleep tomorrow is a big day for us."
The other two nodded as Hazel let Arion roam knowing he would come back overnight.
With Percy
Percy awoke with a start gasping in surprise as he instinctively moved his hands cursing as he realized he was tied and bound.
"Where in the world am I." Percy thought to himself as he looked down noticing that he was handcuffed behind his back and that a strange glowing rope was tied around his legs restricting his movement.
"I believe I can answer that for you." a voice said coming from the shadows in front of Percy.
Greek fire suddenly bursts into life as the braziers along the wall ignited the black marble of the mausoleum they were currently in. Percy watched as the light slowly revealed the figure. A man with black hair placed into a ponytail along with scars running down his face walked into view peculiarly wearing a white tuxedo and his gray eyes dancing with amusement as he gazed at Percy.
"Welcome to Mount Orthys, I am Prometheus, bringer of mankind, titan of forethought. However, that's something that you should already know or something that you have forgotten. Son of Poseidon." Prometheus announced, grinning dangerously.
A/N Damn, again I'm sorry for taking a long time but look guys the plot thickens! O_O. Thanks for reading and don't forget to R & R if you have the time for it. Also don't worry Zoe next chapter or the chapter after that.