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POV: Percy
I dropped the dog food, no one had ever came to knock on daddy's door. I went up to my room scared. My room in the dark looked completely different from what it looks in the morning. I tripped over something and fell to the floor but I was so scared that I stumbled to my feet and continued to my bed. The light green room was pitch black and the walls gave me a feeling like it was about to close. But, given the current situation I really didn't notice because I saw a shadow creep up on me. I ran out and went to daddy's room. I took up my emergency cell phone and called him. I was lucky and he picked up immediately.
"Percy, what is wrong?" he whispered to avoid others from hearing.
"Daddy, there is someone outside." I whispered, terrified.
"WHAT? I will be there in a few minutes... Percy doesn't leave the house." That was the last thing I heard before I felt a sharp pain in my head and I passed out and the line disconnected.
I woke up groggily. I only remembered the pain in my head before I blacked out. I was in a bright yellow room, it only had a bed in the middle. I tried to get up but found I was bound to the bed by heavy chains. WHAT?! I struggled but a voice called out, looked and saw someone sitting in the corner someone I failed to notice.
"Don't struggle it is a waste of time" the person said. I noticed that it was a young boy about my age maybe a little older. He had dark brown eyes and short brown hair.
"Who are you?" I asked
"My name is Nico Di Angelo, and I was brought here two years ago" Nico replied.
"Do you know what happened? Can you tell me where I am?" I inquired while trying to get a better look at him. He seemed familiar for some reason.
"No, sorry all I know is that they killed my sister Bianca." I looked down, sorry for him.
"I'm sorry" I stammered"I didn't know"
"It's okay. I don't expect you to know." He replied
"Do you know how to get out of here?"
"No" Nico replied.
I slumped down, defeated. "Have they brought anyone else here?" I asked
"Yes, other than my sister, they have brought in a couple more demi-gods. I know that they only capture demigods. They think that by capturing them they can decrease the powers the gods have." He summed it up for me quickly
"So who is your godly parent then?" I whispered when I heard a set of feet coming towards us.
"Hades" he whispered I looked at him in shock, no wonder he seemed very similar, the door then slammed open. The man went over and undid the chains.
"Get out!" the man screamed Geez I thought keep your pants on we're moving, I thought
The man brought me from the cell into another room and he then left with a loud slam of the door. I winced and thumped my head on the table that was in the room. I sighed and then closed my eyes, waiting for someone to come in. I had watched things like this on crime shows. I stared at the mirror, which I was sure was a one way mirror. They were probably watching me right now and laughing. I scowled.
POV: Hades (Before Percy's call)
I was having a good time at the party for once. Persephone was dancing on the floor with someone, I made a mental note to go rescue her from the minor god who was attempting a waltz. I was talking with Poseidon about Percy, when I heard my phone ring. The phone was only supposed to be for emergencies what was Percy doing calling me? At first I thought that he butt dialed me but I realized that he usually kept his phone in his room. I snapped the cover of the phone open and pressed talk.
"Percy, what is wrong?" I whispered trying to avoid Zeus' curious gaze, I guess it was because not many people call me.
"Daddy, there is someone outside" he whispered trying to keep his voice down. I tried to remember did I ask for someone to babysit him. No, that was impossible I had a few guards on the outside just in case though.
"WHAT? I will be there in a few minutes... Percy don't leave the house." I told him then his line disconnected for some reason. I shut the phone closed and excuse myself from the celebration.
"My dear brother, where are you going?" Zeus asked appearing before me "Who where you talking too?"
"Oh, I need to go to the underworld for a while, one of the judges needs help" I told him lamely and he nodded and returned to the party. Zeus may be the King of the gods, but he definitely was not known for being the smartest of the gods.
I summoned a portal and hurried as soon as I could towards my house. But I was too late. Percy was gone, I didn't know how but gone. There was no sign of a forced entry so I knew it must be one of the creatures in my realm. I stormed off to the control center in my house and I pushed the demon out of the office and checked the surveillance videos. I saw the man come and knock the door, he disappeared then reappeared with Percy in his arms. I caught the man on tape and enhanced the video to find the face of my father staring. No, that was impossible Kronos was dead and thrown in Tartarus. If he got out I should have know about this. I watched in despair as he dragged Percy's limp body out and about. A hand gripped my shoulder and I spun around to find Persephone, leaning against the wall behind me.
"There was nothing you could do." She assured me, I slumped into her arms. I was a horrible dad.
POV: Percy
The door slammed open and the thought sourly 'why can't you people just open the door normally'.
"Tell me about the gods" The man said before he even sat down in the other chair. 'Aren't you in a rush'
"I don't know anything" I replied
He slammed his hands on the desk. "I know that you are the child of Hades!" He yelled " I know that the gods have a demi-god army. Give it up and tell me the location of the army."
I rolled my eyes "Like I know"
The man got up and put his hands around my neck. "I swear to the gods I will rip your head off if you don't tell me"
"I plead the fifth" I joked and the man tightened his hands on my neck.
I struggled for breath and tried to get his hands off of my neck. The idiot had not kept my hands in chains and I pushed my finger into his eye. He let go in order to cup his eyes. I got up and quickly ran into a shadow. I appeared next to Nico who jumped up as he saw me appear.
"Come on!" I yelled "Grab my hand and run into the shadow" Nico looked at me like I was crazy. "Just do it!"
He grabbed my hand but we were stopped by a flash of white light.
"You didn't think it was that easy did you?" A man appeared.
I had to act now! "Remember to bow!" I pushed Nico into a shadow before the man could do anything and I asked the shadows to take him to dad's palace. They complied and assured me that he had arrived safely. I breath out a sigh of relief before facing the man before me.
"Who are you?" I asked, actually curious about this man's identity. The man laughed
"Kids are getting dumber" He chortled "I am Kronos. Your grandfather son of Poseidon"
"Hades" I growled "I am a son of Hades!"
The man stopped laughing and he turned deadly serious. He made a step towards me and rose his hand. I realize that correcting him was probably not in my best interest. A the god of time there was not much I could do against him.
I closed my eyes and just prayed that he would give me a quick death.
POV: Nico
I was pushed into the portal of blackness. I was surprised to find I didn't bump into anything. I exited to find a man sobbing to a lady's shoulder. The lady was wearing white clothing and the man was wearing black. The man looked up to me, when the lady tapped him and my eyes met his dark brown ones. His hair was a mess and pulled into a pony tail.
"Dad?" I asked "It's um Nico" I was a very uncomfortable at this point. The lady glared at me with her harsh black ones and she flicked her black hair and stormed out of the room. Weird, how could she hate me so quickly?
The man looked at me and he smiled for once, although I could tell he was still upset.
"Yes, Nico I am your father. But what happened to your brother?" I took a step back, I felt the betrayal and the pain. Then I remembered that Percy told me to bow to all the gods, I bowed before saying "Kronos is back. Percy is with him. They will take him to Tartarus."
POV: Hades
I led Nico to his room, before I shadow-travelled to Olympus. "Kronos is back and he has a demi-god with him. The demi-god of the prophecy." I gasped out. The Olympians were gather and it was then decided that we would all go down to the entrance to Tartarus. I flashed there along with the other gods.
I sensed him here but I didn't know where to go. What caught my eye was the flash of gold, I rushed towards it and found it was a watch. Darn, then I heard a voice ring out.
"BOW TO ME!" I turned and saw Percy with Kronos and he was standing tall with his eyes closed.
I made my way over there but Kronos noticed and shot something at me and I passed into the darkness. I woke up after what seemed a little while later. I sat up quickly and frantically looked for Percy.
"Yo, Uncle Hades I know you are worried about Percy but he is fine. Calm down." Apollo exclaimed "Take it easy you aren't exactly in the best of health right now either." I gave him one of my infamous glares and he shrunk back, I smirked.
"Not funny" he muttered obviously still cautious. I smirk turn into a grin. Zeus and the rest of the Olympians, came to see what all the ruckus was about before, they spotted me awake. My two brothers stretched out their hands. I took it and they helped me up.
"Where is the boy?" I asked or more so demanded to know
"Lower your voice brother you might scare him, he is right here." Poseidon, trying to keep his voice down, said. We were all in human form, except me now. Percy came out from behind Poseidon and he jumped on me.
"My boy, I am so glad you found my son but next time please don't do that you nearly gave me a heart attack." I scolded and he looked down in shame.
All the Olympians where looking at me curiously, no doubt because I have never truthfully cared about anything. Percy looked at everyone like they had lost their minds. Poor boy, he has only known the caring me never the grumpy one.
Poseidon looked at my arms around Percy and his expression turn to one with total fury. I flinched back and Percy noticed this and hung onto me tighter. Zeus' face was calm although I knew better, he eyes were a wild electric blue, and he motioned to go to Olympus and the Olympians flashed away.
I shadow-travelled there, with Percy of course. One because I despise flashing and two I just don't want to. Percy held my hand the entire time, like I was about to leave him forever, and that just made me hold on tighter. I was determined to keep him as my son, no way was Zeus going to tell me otherwise, I would go to war for my son if needed.
We appeared right before the golden doors to Olympus and I opened them to reveal the throne rooms. All the Olympians were seated and majority were glaring, perhaps they thought I had broken my promise. Poseidon was glaring because I was holding hands with Percy, his son, but I didn't care he was never a father to Percy I was. Zeus cleared his throat and everyone looked to him, even I.
"Well, it is clear that Hades broke the rules so I believ-"he was cut off by Poseidon
"No, brother I broke the rules" Zeus looked in shock, of all people I was the only one who kept my promise, even though I was supposed to be the untrustworthy one.
I rolled my eyes, that was so like my brothers. Zeus fell off his throne and struggled to regain his equilibrium, I fought back a small smile at the sight. Hera helped him back up and I conjured up a seat for Percy and I.
Percy sent a look at me and I knew the pain behind his kind eyes. He had nightmares about his old life. His eyes were literally begging not to let him go back to the mortal world. At first it made me sad, to see the pain he was in, but strangely it gave me something to fight for. If anything his pain gave me determination. Sat up straighter and cleared my throat. Zeus gave me a long hard glare which I returned, he shrunk back like the coward he is.
"Well, brother I hate to say this to you but you may not keep him. You are to return him to his parents and you are not going to contact him in anyway. Understand?" he snapped, trying to look big and powerful again.
"I certainly do not understand your orders brother, Percy is staying with me and that is final."
"No, you are goin-"he was cut off by Athena, this time.
"Father, I see Hades has grown attached to the child and it would be a shame to see him sulk back to the way he was before." Athena commented. "He is also the child of the Prophecy and it is in our best interest to see to it that he remains loyal to Olympus."
Sulking? I don't remember sulking, I was simply unhappy. Zeus looked horrified, oh now I remember instead of giving a demi-god elysium I sent him to Tartarus because he had upset me. Obviously everyone feared me when I was in a bad mood which was often, but less now because of a certain boy of mine.
"Fine" Zeus grumbled quite unhappy thing didn't go his way.
"Uncle if you don't mind couldn't Hades become an Olympian and have a cabin made for him?" Percy asked unleashing his puppy-dog eyes on everyone in the counsel. If his smirk wasn't enough I could have swore I heard him chuckle as everyone was momentarily charmed. How on earth was Percy a son of Poseidon? He had the powers of a son of Aphrodite.
"Err... well yes then" muttered Zeus still a bit dizzy. The rest of the counsel nodded in agreement and a huge black throne appeared for me.
It was outlined with pictures of furies, hell hounds, and skeletons.
Athena gave her father a glare before nodding to me. I took that as a cue to leave but Poseidon came up to Percy.
POV: Poseidon
I walked up to Percy, he was my son he couldn't hate me could he? I saw Hades about to leave with Percy but I grabbed Percy and dragged him over to a corner in the throne room. I filled the corner with water. Percy's eyes widened, I guess he forgot that he could breathe under water.
"Percy, since you are my son I would like it if you spent some time with me if that is alright with you." I tried to explain
His eyes flashed with anger but it vanished the next second "Lord Poseidon" I flinched at Lord Poseidon. I risked a glance at Hades, he was boiling mad, literally. Skeletons rose and furies entered from the shadows. Zeus was arguing angrily about something but I didn't pay attention. "I will not go under the sea with you" He said stiffly.
I sighed in annoyance but quickly let him out of the water bubble. He bowed and returned to my brother, Hades' side. For once in my entirely long life I felt jealous of Hades.
POV: Hades
I didn't know what they were talking about all I know is that Poseidon was asking something looking guilty. I wonder what. Percy look slightly aware but confused, but that changed as his eyes flashed with anger for a second. I summoned skeletons and furies, ready to burst Poseidon's bubble and take back my son, but Zeus yelled at me and soon we were having a full blown argument.
Poseidon and Percy exited the bubble and Percy hurried to my side. I gave Poseidon one long glare and a slight smirk as I saw jealousy in his eyes, then I shadow-travelled Percy and I out of Olympus. I shadow-travelled back to Olympus, after leaving Percy in his room, to find Poseidon waiting for me outside the throne room.
"A few words if I may brother" Poseidon said. I nodded and gestured to a little room off to the corner. "If I may I would like permission to have Percy over to spend some time with me for a few days." My eyes narrowed. Why all of a sudden he wanted to spend time with Percy? Percy never meant anything to him, all of a sudden he is so interesting. Percy is my son, I wasn't going to allow Poseidon to take him away.
"No" I said firmly
"But brother you can't deny him the right." My brother pleaded. "Ask him and if he wants to go please let him and if he doesn't then I won't bother him." I considered that for a while but it was too risky. He hit a weak part in my armour and he knew it. Percy, I would do anything for his happiness and I mean anything. Silently, I glared as he smirked, realizing his advantage over me.
"Percy is not going stay with you brother, I am his father now." I stated coldly
"But I am his true father and whether he likes it or not the sea is part of him and he is part of the sea. The sea will never be complete without him and vice versa." I shook my head
"Same with the underworld now brother." I snapped, tired now. "The best thing you can do is leave him alone!" I yelled at him and he flinched back.
"I can't leave him alone. He is my son, I care for him." Poseidon said sadly. "Zeus will help me."
"As if Zeus would help you." I chuckled
"Actually, dear brother, I will help him this once. Poseidon deserves to spend some time with his son." I gapped and tried to insist on Percy staying with me but Zeus shook his head and said "Athena believes it is best if Percy is able to use both his powers to the fullest. Spending time with Poseidon is the best way to achieve this.
"I AM NOT GOING TO HAVE MY SON IN THAT KIND OF SITUATION." For once in my life shrieked. "He does not deserve to be forced to spend time with Poseidon."
"Don't yell brother, he will visit Poseidon. Don't even think of arguing you will not win this battle." Zeus thundered. I had no words, Percy was going to be cursed and there was nothing I could do about it. I shadow-traveled out of there, before they said anything and found Percy waiting for me.
POV: Percy
I took one look at my father and saw in his eyes ancient sadness. I guess he had lost the battle with Poseidon. I looked up and asked, even though I knew the answer.
"So, do I need to pack then?" he stared at me and his expression was enough for me to answer the question myself. I got up from the couch I was sitting on and held his hand.
"No matter how much time I spend with Poseidon, you will forever be my favorite and true dad." I promised. It gave him some happiness but I saw his eyes dull again and I knew something else was up.
"Dad, don't lie to me, is there something else I should know?" I asked hurt
"Poseidon wants you
"Yes, I had one made for you a few months ago by Hephaestus." He sobbed into my shirt.
"I don't dad." I whispered "Don't worry, I will be fine and I will come back to you, I promise on the River Styx" Daddy looked up at me in shock and handed me the crown.
"Get changed and when you get back there is going to be an official ceremony." He told me quickly before summoning skeletons to start decorating his palace. I hurried to my room and put on my best clothes and hurried down to find daddy waiting for me. Many skeletons, demons, hell hounds, and other creatures were there to see my coronation.
"I, Hades, King of the Underworld dictate that Perseus Jackson is now officially my son. He will be treated as such" He towards the judges, who usually were rude to me. "Protect him, watch over him, and make sure that Poseidon stays far away from him" he boomed and everyone clapped, although some of them screeched (the furies). He repeated the same for Nico and after the ceremony he hugged me and shadow-traveled me to the Oceanside. Poseidon and Zeus were waiting for me there.
"I didn't think you would show up brother" Zeus said "I was hoping I would have to drag you out"
POV: Poseidon
I was waiting for Percy when he appeared out of a shadow.
Zeus was talking about something but I didn't care. I looked at Percy pleading for forgiveness with my eyes. He gave me a cold hard stare that looked so much like my brother's I flinched back. Hades looked down at Percy, when he saw what had scared me well he let out a chuckle. I felt a twinge of guilt it was my fault, Percy was more like Hades then I. I took Percy's hand, earning a hard cold glare from Hades, and transported him to Olympus.
Zeus came was there waiting and Hades appeared seconds after, by shadow-travel. All the Olympians were sitting on their respective thrones. I let go of Percy's hand, more like he whipped his hand out of mine. I hurried to my throne and sat down. Zeus stood up and said "Let us party. We must celebrate Perseus being the child of the prophecy."
I hated parties and it was obvious that Percy also hated parties. Every time a loud noise went off he flinched. I made my way to him and put my hand on his shoulder and flashed him to the sea.
He nodded thankfully at me before diving into the water. I felt his familiar presence and I relaxed knowing he was safe as I watched over him. I flashed back to Olympus.
POV: Percy
Today I had to go with Poseidon down to Atlantis. Zeus said that I had no choice but to go because i needed to learn more about my water abilities. I sighed and mentally prepared myself for this journey.
Dad was crying, leaning on mom and she patted his shoulder.
"Dad, don't worry" I said and gave him a quick hug "I will be fine" He nodded and stopped sobbing. I patted his back and he flashed me to the seaside.
Poseidon and Zeus were waiting and he held out his hand. I didn't want to take it, but I didn't want to offend him in front of Zeus. Together we walked into the water. I gave my dad one last glance before making my way deeper into the sea.