Chapter 2: Chaotic Trio {3/4}
"That thing wasn't a normal monster, I'm sure of it."
"But what could have possibly have been, I never seem like that before.
"I have no idea what language he spoke, I don't think it was any known language."
"Enjoy the life you stole while you can, because when he comes to collect you, there will be no escape for you."
"It was definitely talking to you, Zach."
"What does that mean?"
"I have no idea, but I really don't like the implication of it."
"We should focus on the task for now, but once we get back to camp, we gotta talk to Chiron about this."
"Do you think it's that bad?"
"Silena, that thing was stronger than any monster that I faced."
"Was it that difficult for you?"
"I once fought the three Gorgon sisters while blindfolded, butt ass naked and with a hand temporarily turned into stone... That was ten times easier than fighting that thing on the plane."
After arriving at the Terminal. Zachariah Roosevelt, Silena Beauregard and Luke Castellan immediately left the plane and rented a car to travel to their location. Currently they were sitting on top of a boat that Zach found and were goin through some spots of Venice. The trio has been discussing what exactly happened inside the plane since they arrived.
"E-excuse me?" Silena asked while giving him a weirded out look. "Why were you fighting the Gorgon sisters naked?"
"I was kind of swimming naked when they showed up and didn't have time to put my clothes back on." Zach explained while looking away embarrassed.
"Wait a minute, what exactly do you mean with a hand temporarily turned into stone?" Luke asked as he looked around the place, where there were several other boats around them, with people admiring the architecture around them.
"You see, I accidentally looked at Medusa and she turned me into stone-" The conversation seemed to have changed from talking about that blue thing that attacked him to a conversation about his confrontation with the Gorgon sisters.
"What the hell do you mean?!" Luke immediately did not like what he heard. "How did Medusa turn you into stone and you're sitting there right now?!"
"After she turned me into stone, I realized that I wasn't dead, I was simply stuck inside a tight fit statue of myself." Zachariah remembered how weirded out he was and how hilarious was the face that Medusa made when he actually destroyed the statue from inside and emerged from it intact. "But for some reason, my hand didn't come out alright, so I had to fight the three of them with a stone hand and had to put on a blindfold to not look at Medusa again." Eventually, he got his hand free by breaking it on Euryale's face. "Please don't tell Thalia." He pleaded with Luke, because he would get a scolding for it.
"No deal," Luke denied his plea. "Honestly, if we didn't have a task at hand, I would take all of your stuff for a whole month."
"Oh come on!" Zach whined in annoyance. "That happened a year ago!" He told him in deep annoyance.
"Zach, you got turned into stone by Medusa and somehow broke free, but you need to understand that you were unbelievably lucky because no one has ever done that before." Luke pointed out, obviously being a little disturbed by the information.
"Thalia is going to shock me!" That was pretty obvious. "And I really don't see the point of telling her now, I already promised that I wouldn't sneak out anymore."
After Zach said that, Luke made a very confused face. "Come again?"
Then Zach remembered that he only told Annabeth about it. "É mesmo, eu esqueci." He spoke in Portuguese. "Truth is, after this quest, independently of the end result in regards to my mother, I will stop sneaking out to on monster hunts" He really doesn't have a reason to it anymore, he already hunted most of the existent monsters and he already knows that his father simply doesn't remember him, so his attempts of getting his attention were futile. And after that, he will know what happened to his mother, so he will be satisfied after that.
Without any type of warning, Luke grabbed him into a hug, which surprised both Zach and Silena. "Do you mean it?" He asked Zach, who simply returned the hug, realizing how much that information actually meant for him.
"Yes, but come on, don't be so dramatic." Zach spoke in response as he hugged him tightly.
"You're not the one that constantly has to wonder whether you're gonna be back in one piece or not, Zach." That was Luke's response.
"I always come back in one piece." Zach replied, which is the reason why he can't understand why they worry so much. "But, it means a lot that you guys worry about me that much."
"Someone has to, we're all each other got." Luke pointed out to Zach, and it was true. Of all of them, only Annabeth still has her parents but she thinks that she is a burden for them, so she keeps her distance. "At least until we find your mother that is."
"If we find her, and I'm cool with whatever the outcome, you guys will always be my family no matter what." He assured Luke, but he would prefer that his mother is alive and well.
"I am really sorry for interrupting this but," Silena called their attention as the two moved their heads to look at the pretty girl. "We arrived."
The place that they had just arrived was the Ca' d'Oro or Palazzo Santa Sofia, a palace on the Grand Canal in Venice, northern Italy. One of the older palaces in the city, its name means "golden house" due to the gilt and polychrome external decorations which once adorned its walls. Since 1927, it has been used as a museum, as the Galleria Giorgio Franchetti.
"It's beautiful, but why are we here?" Zach asked Luke after the two separated from their hug.
"In the postcard that we used as a reference, Pandora actually mentioned that she and Epimetheus were staying at Ca' d'Oro, but I have no idea if they are still there." Luke explained and Zachariah actually remembered that the image on the postcard was the place that they were in right now.
"But... This is a museum." Silena pointed out. " How were they staying here?" That was an excellent question and Zach would really like to know the answer to that.
"Only one way to find out." Luke grabbed the paddle and started to approach the location.
"Ummm... Zach..." Moving his unnatural blue eyes that were behind his dorky glasses in order to look at Silena. "I was a little distracted with everything to ask but..." The daughter of Aphrodite seemed to be wondering something. "Where did you get this boat?"
Zach was instantaneously nervous with that question. "I borrowed it from a guy in exchange for something that I had on my backpack." The truth was, he actually set the guy's pants on fire and took the boat while he was trying to put it off. "Don't ask what it was." It was flammable fluid that Zach had stolen from the plane.
"Okay..." She clearly didn't buy what he said.
"It doesn't matter, get ready to get off the boat." Luke spoke as he paddle towards the Palazzo Santa Sofia.
"Wait!" Zachariah yelled at Luke, calling his attention. Before he actually reached inside of his backpack and pulled out the digital camera. "Let's take one before going in."
"Yes." Silena clearly agreed with him.
"Fine, but just one." Luke spoke before grabbing the camera and placing it on a spot of the boat that would take all three of them. "And pose."
Luke lifted the paddle in the air.
Silena smiled at the camera and gave a peace sign.
Zach just made a goofy face at the camera.
Then the photo was taken.
Once they got close enough, the trio got off the boat and entered the Ca' d'Oro. On the ground floor, a recessed colonnaded loggia gives access to the entrance hall directly from the canal. Above this colonnade is the enclosed balcony of the principal salon on the piano nobile. The columns and arches of this balcony have capitals which in turn support a row of quatrefoil windows; above the balcony is another enclosed balcony or loggia of a similar yet lighter palace has a small inner courtyard, which was where Zach and Silena were enjoying the architecture while Luke investigated the area to see if he could find any clue. Not that Zachariah minded since it gave him some alone time with Silena.
"Say cheese." Zach spoke as Silena posed in front of a well that was on display.
"Cheese." She said as Zach took a photo of her. How are you so photogenic? Every single photo he took of her so far looked fantastic. "Oh, I can't wait to show this to my sisters." She commented after seeing the photo.
Despite having a wonderful time with the daughter of Aphrodite, there was something bothering him. "Don't you think that there should be... Someone in here?" Zachariah, who moved to stand in front of a staircase, asked in deep confusion, since the place was completely empty, not even a security guard or someone to greet them and he knows that it's not right since that place was one of the older palaces in the city, regarded as the best surviving palazzo in Venetian Gothic architecture.
"Yes, I was about to bring that up myself." Silena, who moved to stand right next to him, agreed with him. "I was thinking that we would find someone inside but we were here for almost twenty minutes and saw no one."
"HELLO?!" Zach decided to check. "IS ANYONE HERE?!" He yelled as loud as he could. "YOU GOT TOURISTS!" Technically. "THIS IS A TERRIBLE SERVICE!" Silena giggled a bit after he said that.
"Why are you yelling?" Luke, who was on the top of the staircase that Zach was standing in front of, asked.
"Find anything?" Silena asked him.
"Nothing." Luke answered in annoyance.
"Well, Silena and I just noticed that there's no one here either." Zach explained to him. "Shouldn't be like, security guards or some stuff like that?"
"Yes, it should." Luke agreed with him as he searched around. "There is something off about this place, so you guys stay alert." Now that Luke mentioned, Zach couldn't help but notice a strange smell in the air.
The bland looking boy ended up sniffing the air in an attempt to figure out what the smell was. It smells like... coffee? "Is someone making coffee?" He asked, but he could tell that there was something else.
Silena and Luke also noticed the smell after Zachariah pointed out. "The security guard must be making it or something." Silena suggested.
"If it is, we should ask for information." Luke told them before he moved past them to follow the smell of coffee.
"What information exactly?" Silena asked as she followed behind Luke.
"If he saw a couple that matched the description of Pandora and Epimetheus." Luke replied.
Unknowingly for them, Zach wasn't really following them. He simply kept on observing his surroundings, but this time, he wasn't paying attention to the architecture. Instead, he was searching for the person that was watching him at the moment. Something or someone is nearby, watching me from afar. Zach was very good in identifying when he was being and right now, he was certain that he was being watched. Moving his unnatural blue eyes around, Zach kept his eyes open as he took several small steps towards the middle of the courtyard. Could it be Pandora or Epimetheus? Zach was hoping for that to be the case. Once Luke and Silena were out of sight, Zach decided to just confront it.
"I know you're there, come out." Zach called whoever was watching him out.
Funnily enough, it worked, because Zach started to hear someone clapping. Slow and composite clapping that was coming from the same direction that Luke and Silena went. Moving his head slowly, he caught the sight of someone approaching him. The individual moved slowly while clapping, and Zach simply stood there motionless as he tried to get a good look at the person.
"Strangely, it has been a while since I saw one of your kind." The individual was a man. He was around six feet tall and had extremely messy curly black hair that was matched by an equally messy looking beard, though with bright gray eyes that were very easy to notice. He was wearing a strange looking bathrobe that had a strange and somewhat flamboyant design in the color purple, but he was nothing but orange midway briefs underneath. The robe was open and Zach could see that he had a pot belly that made him look like he was pregnant. "Who sired you, child?" He looks like a hobo version of Prometheus, which is understandable since they are actually twins.
"No idea, according to Hermes, my father forgot that he sired me." Zach decided to answer honestly.
"Then it was probably some unimportant god..." The man, who Zachariah assumes to be Epimetheus, replied in a condescending and particularly deep voice. "But, the Gods have a reputation for being less than stellar parents, so you're probably not missing out on anything." He told Zach as he approached and towered over him.
"My friend Luke probably thinks the same." Zach had to point out. "Are you Epimetheus?"
"Yes." The man confirmed. "But may you call me Epime, if you fancy." Honestly, Zach has a bad feeling about this guy and was already preparing himself for trouble.
"Okay, my name is Zach" He decided to introduce himself as well. "I'm going to be blunt with you since I'm pretty sure that me and my friends are bothering you with this sudden visit." Zach spoke in as he stood in front of the Titan.
"You have no idea." Epimetheus made it clear that they were indeed bothering him with their presence.
"So, I need to ask, did you or Pandora take Pandora's Box?" He bluntly asked.
"Why would I take that cursed thing?" He asked sarcastically. "It's literally nothing but trouble." That was his honest opinion. "And Pandora has an aversion towards that thing since the day she opened." Then he touched his face and asked. "Was that thing stolen once again?
"Once again?" Zach asked him in confusion. "Was it stolen before?"
"More times than you can imagine." Epimetheus explained to the bland looking boy. "And I assume that once again, we are the primary suspects?" By his tone of voice, he can already tell that this isn't the first time that they were considered the primary suspects of the disappearance.
Zach immediately sighed and touched his head in frustration. "You know, for beings that are supposed to be all powerful, the Gods are kind of dumbasses." He spoke out loud before taking a deep breath. "YOU WIN THE PRIZE FOR BIGGEST DUMBASS OF THEM ALL, ZEUS!" Then he yelled into the sky because he wanted him to hear it.
Epimetheus bursted into laughter in response to what he just heard. "You know, it's not everyday that I hear a half-blood insult the King of Olympus so casually." The Titan of Afterthought clearly found Zach amusing.
"He hates my guts and I hate his guts." Zach explained his relationship with Zeus. "It's kind of ironic if you think about it, because his daughter absolutely adores me and I adore her." That was the best way to describe his relationship with Thalia, though, he would adore her even more if she didn't shock him so much. "But, going back to the topic, you wouldn't have any clue of who might have taken the box, would you?" There was no harm in asking since they already wasted their time going all the way there.
"No, but Pandora may have." Epimetheus suggested as he signalled Zachariah to follow him.
Zach did it without question. "So... How exactly are you staying here?" He decided to ask because he doesn't understand how they can live in a museum.
"I manipulated the Mist, to everyone else, there has been some type of hazard going on here that prohibits the entrance of any mortal." The Titan explained to the Demi-god. Mist Control, also known as Mist Manipulation, is the ability to control and manipulate the Mist. Those with the power to control the Mist can create Mistforms, illusions, and influence the minds and memories of mortals. In order to successfully control the Mist, the user has to focus on what the target wants to see, not the user.
"I see." Zach knows a bit about it, because Thalia can do it. "But why are you staying here specifically?" The place happened to be one of the older palaces in the city.
"Ask Pandora, she is the one that chose this place." Epimetheus replied.
With that Zachariah and Epimetheus walked through most of the palace, where Zach appreciated the art and architecture of the place. The smell of coffee returned and got stronger as they walked, until they actually arrived at an exhibition hall on the second floor of the building. The hall had a lot of paintings, statues, tapestry but what called the most attention was the wooden table that was in the middle of it. Mostly because his friends were sitting in front of that table.
"Where have you been?" Silena asked Zach.
"Having a conversation," Zach answered before pointing at Epimetheus. "Luke, Silena, this is Epimetheus, the Titan of Afterthought." He introduced the two to him. "Epime, this is my friends," He then introduced them to him. "Luke Castellan, Son of Hermes." Mentioning his father's name visibly annoyed Luke."And Silena Beauregard, Daughter of Aphrodite." She waved at him after being introduced.
"Where is Pandora?" He didn't even bother to greet them, he just asked where Pandora was.
"She's making us some coffee." Silena answered while making a face that indicated that she didn't like how rude he was.
"Cool." Zach moved to join Luke and Silena, sitting right in between the two. "It turns out, they didn't take the box, but Pandora may have an idea of where it is." He told Luke.
"I know," Luke informed him. "We already asked her, but she said that she will only tell us after we had coffee with her and her husband."
Zach made a confused face, before she approached Luke's ear to ask. "Do you think she's gonna put something on the coffee?" That was his suspicion.
"I don't think so." Luke replied, despite not sounding so sure himself. "I think she just really wants us to try her coffee."
"Yes, you are correct and here's a warning." Epimetheus heard the two talking. "No matter how bad it tastes, you're gonna say that you love it, if you don't, we're gonna have some serious problems." There was no doubt about it that he was actually threatening them, which made Zachariah wonder how bad her coffee was going to be.
"Ummm... Does that mean it's going to be bad or..." Silena was confused, despite the clear implication that it would be bad.
"Pandora is very enthusiastic about things, but that doesn't necessarily mean she's going to be good at it, and that's all I'm going to say." Epimetheus explained to her as he sat on the opposite side of the table.
"Is it going to be dangerously bad or just bad?" Zach asked because they would be the ones dealing with the consequences of it.
"Probably, just bad, probably." The Titan didn't sound so sure of that.
Zach was about to open his mouth to continue to speak. The person that they were speaking about entered the room. "Welcome back, Darling." Which was Pandora herself.
"Mas que diabos é isso?" Zach accidentally spoke in Portuguese after seeing Pandora for the first time.
Pandora was drop-dead gorgeous, with dazzlingly long flowing wavy dark hair, blue eyes that were brighter than sapphire, and red lips that were as red as a ruby. She had a body that would put most supermodels to shame. She was wearing a simplistic but gorgeous white greek dress that had small details in gold. But the thing that actually stood out the most about the fabled individual, was the fact that she barely looked any older than Silena. If Zach had to guess her age without knowing who she was, he would say that she was sixteen or seventeen at most. But he knows that she's actually centuries old. "You must be Zach, we were all waiting for you." She spoke to him with a gorgeous smile as she approached the table while carrying a tray with several cups on top of it.
"Oh," Zach got over his surprise and decided to greet her back. "Sorry to keep you all waiting, I was having a conversation with your husband."
"Sorry if he was rude to you, Epimetheus was never someone to have manners." She spoke while giving the Titan an apprehensive look that clearly made him uncomfortable.
"Don't worry," Zach decided to deny. "He wasn't rude or anything, I even got a good laugh out of him."
Pandora widened her blue eyes in surprise. "Really?" She asked him in disbelief while looking at her husband, who just blushed in response. "How?"
Zach stood up and did it again, but this time, he said. "HEY! HERA! WHY DON'T PUT A PAIR OF HORNS ON ZEUS'S HEAD FOR ONCE?! HELL, I'M SURE THAT IT WOULD SUIT HIM, HE ALREADY LOOKS LIKE A HAIRY BISON BECAUSE OF THAT UGLY HAIRCUT AND BEARD OF HIS ANYWAY, ALL HE NEEDS IT'S THE HORNS!" After yelling that from the top of his lung towards the ceiling in hopes that the gods would hear it. Epimetheus bursted into laughter once again as he simply couldn't believe that Zach just yelled that. Pandora made a shocked expression, but Zach could tell that she was holding herself to not laugh at the joke that Zach just made about one of her fathers. Silena let out a soft giggle probably because she agreed with Zach on that one. Luke just made an apprehensive face because he knew that saying that could get Zach into trouble. "Got another laugh." Zach announced proudly before sitting down once again.
"I can't believe you actually said that." Silena commented while giggling.
"That's the light stuff." Zachariah admitted as he placed his head on her shoulder. "So can we have a taste of that coffee?" He decided to get it over with.
Pandora seemed to have composed herself, while her husband kept on laughing out loud in front of them. "Of course." She brought the stray that had the cups of coffee on top of it toward the trio. It looked like normal black coffee, but the appearance can be deceiving. "Would you like to add something to it?" She asked them.
"No, it's fine like this." Luke clearly just wanted to get it over with, since Epimetheus early warning was quite worrisome.
"Actually, I would like some honey." But Zach had other ideas.
"Oh, I have some, hold on." She spoke before she left the room to grab it.
"You put honey on coffee?" Silena asked the bland looking boy.
"Actually, I used to drink coffee every morning when I used to live with Captain Gotts and he used to put on his morning coffee and I would like to try it." Zach remembers that his coffee smelled awful, which was particularly similar to the smell of Pandora's coffee. Soon enough, she came back into the room with a spoon full of honey and she placed it inside of Zach's cup and mixed it up for him. "Obrigado." He thanked her in portuguese. Before he grabbed the cup of coffee and took a sip. After having a taste of it, he came to the conclusion. It's just as bad as the Captain's Coffee. That was his honest opinion. "It tastes weird, but it's not bad" But he can't bring himself to tell her that.
"Really?" Pandora seemed to love his answer.
"Yeah," He swallowed the terrible hot coffee. "I'll just have a little more." Zach grabbed both Luke and Silena's cups and gulped each cup down in front of everyone. "Obrigado."
Despite basically drinking everyone else's drink, both Luke and Silena apparently noticed that Zach did that because they would have probably not handled the taste. Because Luke made an analytical face as he looked at the cup and Silena just held Zach's hand in response, squeezing it as a sign of gratitude. And without Pandora noticing, Epimetheus gave Zach a thumbs up of approval.
"See, I told you I could make some coffee " Pandora told her husband with an amused face.
"I shouldn't have doubted you, honey." Epimetheus replied with a smile.
"Yes, you shouldn't have, you beautiful fool." Pandora then got to her knees and kissed her husband on the lips in front of them.
Although there was nothing wrong with what was happening in front of them. It was kind of disgusting due to the fact that Pandora looked like a teenage girl and watching the two make out seemed like some disgusting case of statutory rape. With Luke, Zach and Silena being justifiably disgusted by the sight. Though, Zach has to admit that he was jealous of Epimetheus, because Pandora was gorgeous. The fact that Epimetheus basically looked like a middle aged hobo with a potbelly didn't really help with his jealousy, because watching a guy that was uglier than him with such a gorgeous wife, really makes him a little upset..
Eventually, Pandora and Epimetheus separated from their passionate kiss. "But, what should we do?" Pandora asked as she sat on his lap. "Only the ugly boy drank coffee." Then she suddenly had a strange shift of tone. "How are we going to take the other two out?" She spoke in the same sweet voice but now there was something malicious in the way she spoke.
Hearing that surprised the trio. Who looked at each other with confused faces.
"What did you say?" Zach asked to see if he heard right.
"Be quiet, ugly boy, we are having a conversation." She spoke in the exact same condescending tone as her husband was earlier but her sweet voice just made it sound a little disturbing.
"What?!" Luke clearly didn't like what he just heard.
"Hey, that's rude!" Silena immediately jumped to Zach's defense. "And you should really take a good look at who you are kissing before calling anyone ugly." Considering that her husband isn't exactly pleasing on the eye. "AH!" Out of nowhere, however, Pandora responded to what Silena just said about her husband, by grabbing one of the empty and tossing on Silena's head, landing on her forehead.
"Hey!" Zach yelled as Silena fell backwards into the floor after being hit by the cup.
"What the hell are you doing?!" Luke immediately stood up and demanded to know what was happening. But instead of an answer, Epimetheus actually stood up and flipped the table to the side. Causing Zach to stand up and Luke to step back
"You wanna fight, fat bastard?" Zach asked as he prepared to charge. "Bring i-" Before he could invite Epimetheus to bring it on, his head started to hurt and he started to feel dizzy.
"Zach?!" Luke immediately approached him and held him. "She put something in that coffee!" He pointed out the obvious.
"Ah... dammit..." His vision was blurring and his body felt really heavy. Oh no, we're in a room with a Titan and I can't fight.
Silena, who was still on the floor, tried to stand up. But Pandora jumped and mounted her and started to bash her head on the floor several times.
"Piss off!" Despite being under the effect of something, Zach wasted no time in charging towards Pandora and kicking her off Silena with a Soccer kick. The kick sent Pandora flying into the nearby wall and she collided with it, but not as hard as she would if Zach was in top condition.
Luke immediately ran to check on Silena, who was completely knocked out. "Watch out!" He then moved his head to look at him and yelled that. Zach turned around to see, but it was too late, because Epimetheus was right behind Zach, towering over him with a face of pure fury.
Zach knew that he had no chance of winning against a Titan like that, so he decided to go out the right way. "ZEUS AND HEPHAESTUS, I HAVE TO SAY, YOU TWO DID AN EXCELLENT JOB IN MAKING PANDORA!" He yelled out loud for them to hear. "Unfortunately, I don't think her beauty makes it up for her awful personality, which is why I think you two are soulmates, Epime." That was directly towards him.
It literally took less than a second for Epimetheus to respond to what Zach just said. He responded by slapping Zach's face incredibly hard, breaking his dorky glasses upon impact and sending him flying into one of the statues in the room, destroying the statue upon impact, which ended up knocking him out cold due to his already poor state. When... I...Wake...Up... You two are dead meat... That was the last thought that Zachariah had, before he lost consciousness completely.
Sorry everyone for this horrendous delay, as I already said before, I have an considerable amount of difficulty in writing this series because I am not 100% familiar with the series as I am with other like Harry Potter and ASOIAF, so I'm quite insecure about the way that I write each chapter due to being afraid of getting an detail wrong or writing something OCC for a character. So it takes me way longer than other stories because of it.
If this chapter was disappointing, I deeply apologize for it.
As always, Q AND A:
So while the Minotaur is Roosevelt's oldest frenemy I think another fun one could be Medusa could be funny if when Zachariah and the others on a future quest with him end up at her Emporium he's like oh yeah guys Medusa is here and then calls out to her
Instead of trying to kill them or anything due to her last run in with him Medusa is just like take what you want and leave please haha
For one of the many monsters he's killed hope one of them was something akin to a sea dragon on Liberty island and say this fight is what drew the attention of Kymopoleia
Now with Aphrodite wanting to spoil our possible future King I hope one thing she's does is with all the girls who love Roosevelt they find that somehow some additions have been made to their underwear drawers these being the find several sets of some rather revealing and sexy lingerie and garter belts they know for a fact they didn't buy
They also know it's from Aphrodite because she left them all personalised notes saying from Aphrodite xoxo haha
By the way I really hope when she hears the siren song the only thing Annabeth sees is her and Zachariah together
Also during that whole scenario Zachariah is only paying attention to Annabeth keeping an eye on her at all times till they pass the Sirens
With the likely case of him ending up in Tartarus at some point hope it's a case where the denizens of that please realise Zachariah isn't trapped in their with them they are trapped in with him haha and they want him out as soon as possible
Zach already met Medusa.
Actually, Zach had a very unpleasant battle with her and her "sisters"
It was a Sea Dragon that attacked the boat he used to live in, which led to him meeting Luke and Thalia.
Hahaha...
That would actually be funny, because some would definitely not react well to it.
Yup...
She would like that.
That is kind of what is going to happen.
No need for a reply to this just saying good work on the chapter. The one piece story you got in your possible one day writing section could work as a multi pairing I think.
What?
Starting off on a good note with Silena saying she'd be happy to share a bed haha
Feels like Zachariah likely insulted Zeus on Thalia's behalf hence some of the dislike also maybe Zeus can't help but feel a tad uneasy around our demi primordial for a reason that not even Zeus himself can quite pinpoint
Linking to my hope thay Zachariah's true name is Zagrues and the intended final King of the Universe and all that the destined replacement that Zeus can't side step or eat haha
Also Zachariah is fairly familiar with how the Gods can work at times if he's already prepared himself for the possibility of Hermes just taking him to a grave that is definitely the kind of dick move the Gods could pull and Luke seemed pissed when he realised that possibility to quite fittingly
Fuck the burglars for interrupting cuddle time
So plenty of questions about the thing on the plane haha
Preview wise
Okay the Aphrodite get the slight nit picks out the way the whole dancing thing was a bit… strange as was Zachariah wearing briefs for one but something that doesn't make sense is his build being unimpressive sorry but that's another thing I call crap on I get him having average looks and all that because Chaos doesn't really have a form per say but come on he should have some muscle giving all the training and fighting there isn't any good reason for his build to be unimpressive
Upside Pipers presence and her reaction haha hopefully followed up by her doing what her mom did haha and speaking of Aphrodite's presence itself was nice as was the fact she gave him a french kiss also think Aphrodite might give Thalia a warning for shocking Zachariah
Second preview wise
Nice to see that the Hera cabin will get some use who knows maybe Hera refurbishes it for Zachariah when she realises he takes a shine to it haha
Also waking up in the same bed as Calypso and Rachel is pretty awesome to haha
With Calypso thrilled and over the goddam moon that Zachariah won't be leaving her on the island and that he'll be taking her with him as Zachariah taking her with him when he leaves I can definitely see her when she realises that he has in fact taken her from the island then swearing on the Styx to love him forever
One thing I'll say about the easy mode fights is even easy mode fights give experience and help progression and I still hope by the end of the quest Luke realises that while acknowledging how powerful Zachariah is he's also underestimated his skill to and that the chaotic fighting style isn't from a lack of skill but a skill in itself if that makes sense
Still also not the biggest fan of the concept that he'll go essentially gaga over Persephone Jackson while seemingly almost ignoring other girls actual feelings for him due to low self esteem until he's friend zoned
Personal preference would be he's still attracted to Persephone Jackson and is still friend zoned by her for the time being but Zachariah isn't all overly dramatic about it or so intense just like a I'm attracted to her for her personality and looks like I am the other girls what's that I've been friendzoned by her well that does suck but hey I'm already in some loving relationships so it's all good
But yeah no dramatic declaration of love while she's under the water instead something like he quietly says or thinks to himself while she's underwater ah it's a dam pity you don't like me like how I like you but me being your friend still ensures that this powerful individual will be fucked up by me if they try anything with you or Thalia, Bianca or Nico
Just temporarily, unfortunately.
That is one of the reasons, actually.
Ummmm...
Exactly, but minor spoiler: (Zach's mother is actually just enjoying some pretty addictive games inside of a certain casino.)
Zach's exact thought.
It was a Messenger of Zach's father and he will keep appearing.
Aphrodite asked him to do that after she told him a story of Adonis doing that for her. Bro, that's one of the major reasons why Zach is so bothered by his appearance, because he believes the same thing, but his physique just looks average independently of what he does and it's a major reason for his frustration in regards to his physical appearance. (He really wouldn't mind his bland face, if he could get a physique like Hercules.)
Piper and Zach are close and watching her mother French kiss him was incredibly awkward for her. Actually, she just compares her to Zeus in that regard, which really angers Thalia.
Since Zach basically can do whatever he wants after his heritage is revealed, he decides to take Hera's Cabin for himself since he's tired of sleeping in a crowded cabin when there's a perfectly empty and spacious one to take for no good reason.
Yup.
Actually, he will be forced to leave her behind because he can only escape alone. But the moment he's out, he immediately goes to find a way to free her and when he does, she literally swears that she will love him forever because he was literally the only one that actually came back for her. (Calypso is the first girl that Zach gets close to after getting rejected by Percy, which is why he was extra determined to get her out of that island.)
In a way, he does.
Bro, you need to understand that no other girl is interested in him during the time that he falls for Percy. (Not literally, Annabeth does have feelings for him but she doesn't show it. Bianca does like him, but she doesn't pursue anything because of her brother. Nico is kind of complicated for obvious reasons. Thalia only sees him as a little brother. Silena actually likes someone else.) So, yeah, you have to understand that he goes Gaga over Percy because he lacks any other options of girl's he actually likes (Which is usually the main explanation to why a guy would ever insist so much on a single girl.)
After he gets rejected by Percy, is when he meets Calypso, Rachel and Piper, and then after he gets close to them is when his relationship with the others will progress.
After I read this chapter, many questions arose in my mind. The story in this chapter is still a fun and interesting chapter. along with leaving many puzzles as usual.
-What kind of monster attacked him on the plane?
-I wonder what happened between him and Zeus, or because Zeus thought he was the child in the prophecy that would destroy the gods? Or maybe he doesn't like Zack messing with his daughter because Zeus is a womanizer god. Let him know that Zack is a womanizer too.
-I wonder if you've watched the Blood of Zeus animation because I think the design of the giants (Titans) in the story would be a good fit for it. What is your opinion?
-I just watched the movie thor love and thunder. It made me wonder if Zack's father might live in the Shadow Realm. hahahaha
-At some point in time, zachariah could become the god butcher (sorry I'm a bit too into the movies).
i don't see you good after noon, good evening, and good night
I'm glad to hear that.
It was a Messenger, sent by Zach's father.
Zeus and Zach detest each other. No, he has no idea that Zach is the child of the prophecy. Yes, he doesn't like Zach messing with his daughter but it kind of stands over the fact that Thalia does more for Zach than she does for Zeus.
I like it.
Hahahaha...
Not exactly.
Good morning, evening and night, my friend.
Is Zach Bisexual, I wouldn't mind that. There's very few good stories were Percy or the main OC is bi and have a relationship with Nico or another lgbtq character and I wish there was more.
The only guy he has an intimate relationship with will be Nico and that's all I'm going to say.
Nice book, what's your update schedule?
It's all over the place, unfortunately. I only write when I'm feeling creative.
Thanks for the chapter keep up the great work hope you update this fanfic more often
I apologize.
Way to go! Fem Percy for me.
Alright
A new chapter from a long time! I will put on my vote for Fem percy as well.
Good to know.
1 for Fem percy. No need to make her the only Poseidon's daughter in history, but make her a powerful demigod as well.
I don't know how that's going to work.
Amazing man, can't wait for the next update. Also did u get a computer becoz i think I read it in one of ur stories that u would be able to update faster if u had it?
Also 1 for fempercy. So what about luke? who is his love intrest? And well I hope that zachy boy is not the rebound guy for fempercy Or any other of his love intrest because that is just sad. Also I hope u make her(Persephone) work for mc's attention when she finally comes around. Haa and I can imagine her kicking herself for the opportunity she lost. It would be good to see that
I'm using someone else's computer.
I have no idea, Luke's had feelings for Thalia originally, and her "death" was one of his major motivations to go to Kronos's side.
Not really, I highly doubt Zach would be okay with it.
When she comes around, Zach already got over her and has a bunch of girls interested in him, so yeah.
