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POV: Percy
We descended into the waves and we appeared at Atlantis a few minutes later. It was beautiful, but the thing that bothered me most was that I felt right at home here. It was almost like the underworld to me. I guess this is where a really belong in the sea I thought.
Poseidon's hand was gripping mine very hard, I realized he was waiting for me to say something.
"Um, nice place" I stuttered utterly lost for words.
Poseidon just nodded
"It took about a few thousand years to construct, it better look great." I rolled my eyes. To a god a few thousand years must be nothing when you could live for eternity if you wanted. I walked passed him and continued to the throne room. There were four thrones. I turned around and raised one eyebrow. Poseidon, father, took one look at me and explained
"Since you are my son I wanted you to have a throne here" He shrugged. I walked toward the throne with my name on it and sat down. I felt the power of the ocean within in me, I quickly got up before I did something rash. I didn't want to be connected to the ocean.
Father was watching me and I hurried to my room. (I knew it was my room because of the colors and the bags that were there.) The room was decorated with many sea items. Seashells, algae, and coral were a few things present in the room. Truthfully I was unimpressed, the queen sized bed was nice but I preferred my king sized shadow bed. Living in the underworld with dad really affected me. I flopped down on the bed, I heard a poof and a card fluttered down.
I caught it and tore it open wanting to know if it was my dad but I groaned when I realised Poseidon wanted to see me. I walked to the closet and changed into a blue suit. I swam the way back to the throne room to find it empty. It was about supper time so I went to the dining hall. The room had no water filling it, a bit surprising considering we were under water. A huge table cared from gold coral was in the middle and servants were exiting and entering with dishes of food.
Poseidon, Triton, and Amphitrite were dining together, waiting for me. Amphitrite glared at me and I glared back she shrunk down and I smirked. My dad was going to be proud that I had mastered his infamous glare.
A shadow appeared out of the blue and my hellhound, Mrs. O'Leary, came bounding out of it. I raised my hand and she came to lick it. Poseidon, who had just recovered from his shock, ordered for a dog bowl to be brought.
I looked down at my plate. There was a steak with mashed potatoes on the side and some vegetables. I motioned for a merman to come forward and whispered in his ear.
"I need about three more steaks, borderline rare"
Everyone, including the guards and servants, stared at me in shock, but the merman did as I said and in around ten minutes three more steaks were brought to me.
I grinned and passed three of the steaks to Mrs. O'Leary. Everyone was in human form so I supposed they only had a human appetite. I dug in, it wasn't that bad but I preferred the meals I had with dad, in the underworld.
I couldn't help but compare everything here to the underworld. It just seemed too peaceful in here, for my liking. In the underworld you had people screaming and daily surprises. There was no point in mopping, I told myself. You are going to be stuck her for a few days might as well enjoy it. Poseidon seemed to think the mood round the table was too heavy so he tried to lighten it.
"So, did any one hear about a joke about a blowfish?" he asked. I knew his actions were in my best interest but I just snapped.
"Poseidon, I appreciate the effort but I don't need your pity right now nor do i want you to lighten the tension in the room. I just want to eat, call my dad, and then turn in for the night." I bowed slightly to them and left, for my room.
I flopped down on my bed and threw a coin.
"Oh Iris, goddess of rainbows please show me my father." My father appeared before me. He obliviously was worried about me. Judging from his lack of hair on his beard, he was very worried.
"Why didn't you message me earlier?" he demanded
"I'm sorry dad, I fell asleep and then I had to eat with Poseidon and his family." I replied calmly
"Well, then just don't do it again. You scared half to death." He protested
"I promise, daddy" I breathed. Now that we got past that part of the conversation I told him about my day. He was very proud of my glare, when I told him about the glaring contest I had. But he seemed angry at Poseidon whenever I mentioned him. At the end I swiped through the message and my father's face disappeared into the gloom. Dad was very angry so I ended it before I learnt a new swear word.
It was very dark now and hardly any sea creatures were out, now. I feel asleep in the smooth bed under the sheets trying to calm myself.
I woke up the next day, it was the afternoon. Poseidon was at the edge of my bed looking at me sadly. I scrambled up trying to regain my balance. A hand shot out and supported me, I flinched away from it and the hand disappeared.
"Sorry, I didn't mean to wake you." The god of the seas said.
"It's okay, I was waking up anyways." I muttered. I walked to the nearest shadow and shadow-travelled towards the throne room. I entered and walked up to my throne before sitting. I felt the power once again and I relaxed letting the power wash through me, filling my muscles with strength.
And for the next few days I relaxed on my throne, only getting up for meals.
POV: Poseidon
I noticed that even though Percy was in Atlantis with me he was still not happy. I didn't understand, him being my son, he should be the most comfortable here. I mean Triton and Amphy weren't the most hospitable, but they tended to ignore him most of the time. Triton learned quickly that Perseus was not one to bully. The black eye Triton was now sporting proved it.
"Perseus" I called. He appeared quickly to the throne room, where I was seated on my throne.
"You called?" He looked annoyed
"Yes" I replied "Great. I need you to do something for me." He rolled his eyes but I chose to ignore it. I had been trying to get him more involved in the ocean's workings. "Can you check on the cyclops forge for me?" He grunted in response but did not say anything. I sighed, I tried.
POV: Hades
I was giddy today. Persephone noticed and that made her in a good mood as well. Mrs. O'Leary, Percy's dog, had returned after the one night. Mrs.O'Leary was bounding up and down the stairs because she was happy because of Percy's return. But I knew it would be short lived. After a few days with me he would have to return to Olympus, to spend some time with Zeus. I pushed the negative thoughts away, today I was going to try to be positive. Yes, the god of the underworld would try to be positive.
Percy walked in and cuddled up to my side.
"I had a nightmare." He stated. Well, that explains this.
"It was only a dream." I chanted. This was weird, being about ten years old cuddling up to me was not something he did often. I fell asleep with Percy cuddled up against my side.
The next day:
I woke up and Percy was gone. I groaned and rubbed my eyes, I felt so refreshed. Last night was one of the nights I had actually slept, well. I walked into the kitchen, intent on getting breakfast as soon as I could then see if I can find Percy, before he leaves. Luck was with me and Percy was waiting on the steps. I took a bite from my granola bar, I chew nervously before swallowing.
"Percy, I want you to take Mrs.O'Leary with you." I choked out "Please" I begged him. He nodded and surprisingly he hugged me and I stepped back.
POV: Percy
"Bye dad, I will be back soon I promise." I said
I shadow-travelled to Olympus and Zeus was waiting for me.
"What do you want to do today?" he asked. I gapped at him. Here was the King of the gods asking me what I wanted to do. I bowed and quickly replied
"Wha-t-t ever you want to do" Zeus grinned and I sunk lower into my bow.
"Well, there is going to be a meeting on Olympus. After that we can practice with your powers." I followed Zeus quickly to the throne room and sat quietly as he called the meeting into order.
At the end of the meeting the gods all looked bored probably due to Zeus' long speech at the end. I am surprised that he didn't realize that quite a few of the Olympians had fallen asleep. I guess the good thing is that I find out where I get the drooling thing from. Poseidon's face was in his hands as he slept and drool slowly came out of his mouth. I looked away in disgust but in the end I gave in. I knew I was like that as well, my mother always teased me about it.
Zeus took one look around and he stomped his foot and the ground trembled, because Poseidon jumped up and landed rather hardly on the ground.
"Why is everyone SLEEPING?" he thunder and turned to me for an answer. I shrunk back and looked towards my dad, he was sleeping, I thumped his foot so hard he winched and woke up.
"Ouch!" he complained but I glared at him and gestured to Zeus. "Oh..." he mumbled as he finally understood the situation. "Zeus, I had a rough night I didn't sleep well" he explained although I knew he was lying, he slept like the dead yesterday.
"That doesn't excuse sleeping during my speech, you have all the time in the world to sleep. Now I will say my speech again." He told us. No, please, I can't listen to that again. I face-palmed as he started, again, pretended to find his speech interesting.
At the end to the speech only dad, Poseidon, Apollo, Athena, and I were awake. Even though Zeus was very unhappy he didn't feel like saying it again.
"Alright, now as a favor to a previous Olympian Hestia would like to say something" Everyone turned in surprise to Hestia, who had not said a word the entire meeting.
Hestia smiled warmly and stood up form stoking the flames. "Percy is no doubt the child of the Prophecy and in order to give him the best chance for survival I've decided to make him my Champion." She walked up to my frozen form. She put her hand on my shoulder and a warm red light pulsed before dimming. "Never give up hope" She smiled before making her way back to the fire.
It was night and we had wasted a whole day with his speech, so he let us head in for the night. But not after promising I would work on my new powers tomorrow.
I was woken up by a bucket of cold water being poured on my head. I wasn't wet but it was still unpleasant especially since it was three thirty.
"What was that for?" I complained as Zeus stepped out of the shadows along with Poseidon, Hades, and Athena. They were all snickering. I willed the water towards them and suddenly they were the ones wet. I cracked up and Poseidon flicked the water away but it was too funny. I doubled over laughing my head off. Zeus looked like a drenched cat!
Dad wasn't pleased to be wet but shrugged, he knew I would splash them back and he brought hand –me down clothes. Typical, he cared about his nice suit. Unfortunately for Zeus, well it looked like he wore his finest suit. And though Poseidon made the water disappear the salt still stained it. But nothing a god can't fix. Just a wave from Zeus' hand and the suit was as good as new.
"Let's work on your air powers now shall we." He said irritated.
"Why, might I ask, do we need to work now? My, Lord?"I hesitantly said not wanting to provoke his temper tantrums.
"Because unfortunately I must call an Olympian meeting later on and don't have the time to teach you, so suck it up."
"Yes, my lord."I replied and disappeared into my closet.
I changed into a pair of jeans and a plain t-shirt.
Zeus of course was in a suit but this time less fancy.
"The first thing you need it concentration and which is another reason why I chose this time. The silence will help you and when you are comfortable we will try lightning and thunder." He explained bored.
I concentrated and willed the air to rise. The air rose and I rose as well, until I was a hundred feet from where I started.
"Well done, I have never seen someone more natural. That is it for today then." He chuckled and left.
I hurried to the throne room, just in time to make it for the meeting. Zeus was in the middle to speaking but I ignored the looks he was giving me and sat down at the feet of my dad.
"Good job earlier today Percy, I have never seen Zeus so irritated by a demi-god." He whispered as Zeus started another one of his long speeches on bravery.
"Thank you dad" I whispered back.
Zeus continued as if he didn't hear that, but I am sure he did. After hours of listening to his speech he stopped and dismissed us.
"Percy, I will quickly teach you lightning and then you may return to your father."He boomed and I hurried after him. "Just in vision someone being struck with lightning, someone you don't like."
I pictured my step father being electrocuted. It worked and the tree in front of me was struck with a lightning bolt. Zeus smiled and continued whatever he wanted to do.
"Dad, I am back" I said after quickly travelling back to the underworld.
I stopped in shock. The place was a mess. Skeletons were running around without head, literally. My daddy was in the middle of the Chaos. He was screaming for order but the screaming only added to the noise. I decided to help and I caused an earthquake to tremble to ground beneath our feet.
"SILENCE, everyone please" I thundered, putting all my power into the yell and thumped the ground my my fist. All the skeletons stopped and looked at me. "Now, what is the problem?" I tried to gather the facts.
"My Helm of Darkness is missing!" Daddy exclaimed and the room erupted into chaos, again. The skeletons franticly searched for the helm, while bumping into one another.
I tried, without success, to calm everyone down. Mrs.O'Leary, my hell hound bounded up to me at one point and whimpered. I noticed she had got a scratch on her side. I asked her about this and she told me that she had gotten the scratch from one of the skeletons, who were searching for the helm.
I healed her, using some of my powers and she stood by my side as I continued to attempt to calm down the situation.
I summoned a crack in the earth and willed the skeletons to fall. They did so grudgingly. Once the skeletons were out of the way it was easily to communicate with my dad. I did a quickly glance around the house.
Tables where over turned, carpets destroyed, and glass shattered.
"Dad, when was the last time you saw the helm?" I began to question him.
"At the beginning of the meeting, I left the helm at my throne and when I returned it was gone."He stated grimly. I did not want to be the person who stole his helm. Judging from my father's expression the person was going to go to the fields of punishment for a long time. I was going to question dad further but Hermes appeared, in a flash of light.
"Lord Hades, you are requested on Olympus." He told my dad. Dad nodded and we both shadow-travelled to Olympus. I waited outside of the throne room while my father entered.
Nico joined me outside and we talked for a while before I couldn't anymore. I stood up.
I paced outside of the throne room for about ten minutes before the doors were opened. I looked up and say Athena, goddess of wisdom, coming towards me.
"Perseus, you are requested to join us in the throne room "She muttered, but loud enough so I could hear. I walked into the throne room warily. Nico followed me, even though he wasn't invited.
"Nephew, as you know your father's helm of darkness is missing. But, what you do not know is that my lightning bolt is also missing." Zeus began "I need you to choose two people to go on a quest with you to find my lightning bolt and your father's helm. Do you accept?"
"I accept the quest, Lord Zeus."I replied.
Zeus cracked a smile and added
"For the sake of you safety you may also take your pets with you." Pets... he said pets I only have one pet, and that is Mrs.O'Leary. Speaking of her, she decided to burst in and went up to me and licked my hand.
"Correct me if I am wrong, Lord Zeus, but did you say pets?" I asked
"You are correct I said pets. My pet, shall arrive in the underworld for you, in a few minutes."He mused
"Yes, Lord Zeus thanks for my present." I bowed deeply earning myself a smile from Zeus.
"You know since we finished the training I was wondering if you would like to stay with Hades, your father, when I say that I mean for the entire year. I would not mind." He disappeared in a clap of thunder and I was left there with the rest of the gods. They soon disappeared to carry on with their tasks.
Dad was talking with Poseidon, very unhappily. In the end I went over there because it looked like it was about to turn physical.
"Dad, can you take me back?" I asked trying to save Poseidon from my dad's wraith.
"Sure "He replied glaring at Poseidon. He grabbed Nico and I and we reappeared in the underworld. But right before we left I saw a gold light. I tried to see what it was but failed, because dad transported us.
As promised Zeus' gift for me was there waiting. A huge bald eagle, larger than a minivan was waiting for me. My mouth dropped open and I walked towards the creature, who was now my pet.
After I named the creature, Talon, and I walked it to my room. It settled down next to my bed and fell asleep quickly.
I walked back to the throne room, Dad and Nico where having a conversation.
"Dad what were you and father talking about?" I asked beyond curious.
"Your step father, Poseidon failed to be your father. Now he is trying to get you back. He demanded that I send you back with him and I told him no. That is all Perseus don't worry." Dad replied
"Dad, before we left I saw a golden light what was that?"
"Percy I won't lie to you. Kronos is rising. My father and your grand father is rising and is trying to overthrow the gods."