Hey guys! Thanks for all the reviews last chapter. Just to clear something up: Both Jason and Percy lost their memories. Not just Jason. Just a friendly reminder! (BTW: if you're on tumblr or something and it says "friendly PJO/HOO reminder", it IS NOT FRIENDLY. Just a warning guys. It comes with some intense feels, for those of you that are innocent in that department.) Also, I have some bad news. This chapter will be a little shorter than usual. I had my first football game of the season (I'm in the marching band this year) and i got home really late and was too exhausted to write. And then the next night, I had to stay up late for other reasons and I was supposed to go to sleep early so I could get up for church at 8 am. So, I am both exhausted and really sorry right now. Anyways, that's about it. I own nothing but please enjoy this chapter!
Percy's POV
My stomach rumbled, yelling at me for chating with everyone instead of stuffing my face. Politely, I excused myself.
"I'm hungry, so I'm going to go eat. For any other questions, you know who I am."
It took me a moment, but as soon as I shouted for her name, I found Zoë sitting in the back. She observed me keenly as I approached, peering at me from over a humongous cheeseburger.
"You going to eat all that?" I asked her, taking a seat across from her. Her only response was to hug the burger closer to her hody, away from me. She kept boring holes into my face with her eyes.
"What?" I finally snapped. "Something on my face?"
Smirking slightly, Zoë shook her head. "No."
"Then what?"
She shrugged slightly. "I was trying to see how that conversation you had in front of everyone changed you." She causally took a bite of her burger.
"Changed me?" I repeated, frowning at her cryptic words.
She nodded, savoring the bite of burger in her mouth, chewing and then swallowing oh so slowly. Probably just to spite me.
"How would that have changed me?" I asked, scowling at her.
She opened her mouth to speak when a new voice cut her off. "Hey Percy."
I growled to myself in frustration as Luke sat down next to me. He had unknowingly just caused me a minor headache, trying to figure out what the hell Zoë was talking about.
I forced myself to appear calm and casual. "Hey Luke. You remember Zoë, right?" I gestured towards said ex-huntress. Both her eyes and Luke's grew comically large. In unison, they both asked each other, "What are you doing here?"
"Chaos brought me here."
"No, Chaos brought me here."
"You're not supposed to be here."
"Neither are you!"
They kept speaking in unison, creeping me out and frustrating each other.
"Stop that!"
"No, you stop first!"
I finally had enough of being weirded out.
"Luke, Zoë, both of you shut up."
"But...!" They protested simultaneously. I glared at them, and any other protests died.
"Now, why don't you take turns, like they taught you in preschool?"
Zoë raised her hand slightly. "I did not attend a mortal preschool. Therefore, I do not know what you speak of."
I stared at her. "Then why are you raising your hand? That's something else they teach in preschool."
Zoë quickly retracted her hand.
I rolled my eyes. "Zoë already spoke, so you can share first, Luke. Try to keep it short and sweet."
Luke nodded and quickly told Zoë how Zeus banished him Elysium and he ended up in the Fields of Asphodel, where Chaos found him.
Zoë had a better reaction than I had anticipated: sympathy. She asked questions when necessary, and didn't poke the bear when Luke didn't want to share certain facts.
When it was her turn, Luke treated Zoë the same way. He was sympathetic while listening to her tell him how Zeus banished her from the stars, casting her into Tartarus, where after several years, she found both Chaos and me.
After both of them were finished, they looked at me, as if I was orchestrating the entire thing. Which, I guess I kinda was, but still.
I cleared my throat. "So... Let's eat some dinner?"
They nodded and started eating their food, Zoë with her burger, and Luke with a pepperoni pizza. I ordered a steak and a blue cherry coke before digging in too.
We were almost done with dinner when Chaos appeared at the door. He was dressed in a neat gray suit with a sapphire blue shirt beneath it. He clasped his hands together and waited for the crowd to settle and recognize his presence.
It only took a moment. Once one person realized Chaos was here, the news spread like wildfire, until everyone was silent.
"Hello everyone," Chaos greeted. "You all know me. But today, I have brought four guests to join our assorted family."
Everyone cheered. "I found all four in the pits of Tartarus. Two half bloods and two powerful primordials."
Everyone gasped.
"Which two primordials did you find in Tartarus?" A girl with purple skin asked.
Several people started to shout out possibilities. Most suggested Erebus and Tartarus. A few shouted out for Nyx or Hemera. No one mentioned Aether or Pontus.
Chaos raised his his hand and silence immediately returned. "No, it was none of the deities who you mentioned. The primordials that are now our guests here are Asther and Pontus!"
After a a brief moment, everyone cheered for the two. Chaos raised his hand for quiet again.
"Now, I also mentioned two half bloods. One a demigod, the other a demi-Titan. Would they like to come up and introduce themselves?"
Zoë and I reluctantly stood up. I kinda already introduced myself... Guess j was doing it again.
Chaos grinned at us once we were closer. "Everyone, I introduce to you your two new warriors! Perseus Jackson and Zoë Nightshade!"
