Hey guys! hows it going? How we're all your New Year's festivities? I'd love to hear about what crazy things people did to keep themselves awake until midnight! Or even if you just sat and watched TV like I did, occasionally slapping people to keep them awake, then tell me about that, why dont you! I like interaction. I know it's a crazy thing (interaction?! Is that like socializing?! Gasp!) but why not. Anyways, thanks for all the reviews last chapter! On that note, WOAH, this almost has 800 reviews! *mind is blown* That's awesome! :) So thanks to everyone for the almost 800 reviews, along with over 500 favs and over 700 follows. That's more favs and follows than I've ever gotten! xD I'm pretty happy. :) I figured I'd bring attention to it now because I brought attention to the reviews (and I didn't have much else to say). Anyways, I own nothing but please enjoy this chapter! :)

Percy's POV (recap only)

I could vaguely hear voices around me, but they were beginning to fade out. The war in my head was ending, the muddy part of my mind winning. I quickly surrendered and let myself be enveloped by the fog. The voices shouting around me increased in frequency, until they faded out all together.

Zoë's POV (starting at the beginning of last chapter)

Everyone followed Raven back to the ship. I was the last one to enter the room that had somehow become our meeting room. Raven was sitting in the middle of the couch with his hand in his hands and his elbows balanced on his knees. Luke was sitting to his left, while Diamond and Sunny stood against the wall to his right. I was standing against the wall to the right, watching everyone keenly. I knew by the looks on everyone's faces (except Raven's, since he was hiding his) that they had already started talking.

"Well, are you okay? No sarcasm this time!" Diamond suddenly blurted out, causing everyone to jump as she shattered the silence.

"I'm fine," came Raven's slightly muffled voice. I had to use keen skills to hear the lie in that statement, although Raven clearly did not look fine either way.

"That's a lie." Sunny looked at Diamond and nodded gravely. I guess they must be the dynamic duo or something now.

"You lied?! Tell us how you really feel!" Diamond demanded, her face turning red in anger.

Raven tensed. "I'm fine! I feel fine!" He cried out. "Okay?"

"I'm pretty sure he's still lying."

"Calypso! Just shut up, already!"

I was watching the three way verbal tennis match with bated breath. This could not end well. Two stubborn forces against each other... Eventually, someone would either take it too far, manage to step down (which is unlikely), agree, or someone would snap.

Fifty bucks said Raven would overreact to something before any of those other solutions were reached.

Diamond continued the conversation between herself, Suny, and Raven, exclaiming, "She's just worried about you, Percy! We all are! Tell us the truth!"

Diamond clapped a hand over her mouth as soon as she realized what she had said. More specifically, what she had called him. Everyone (bar Raven) was staring at her in horror. We all knew what was coming.

It was like a volcano explosion. He suddenly roared, not lifting his face him his hands, screaming, "Don't call me Percy! I am NOT Percy Jackson! He died when his dad and everyone else he trusted stabbed him in the back and left him to die!"

I guess you owe me fifty bucks. (I'll hold it to you. Better cough it up, buddy. I'm fully immortal now, so no waiting around for me to die.)

Silence followed the outburst. Diamond opened her mouth, as if to say something. I wasn't sure if it would seal the wound or widen it, but I didn't want to take any chances. Sunny obviously agreed, placing her hand on Diamond's shoulder and shaking her head.

Diamond got the hint. Sunny then turned to me and nodded, gesturing towards Raven. I got the hint.

I walked to to the front of the couch and stood in front of Raven, watching as his form shifted rapidly along with his rapid breathing. He was glowing a slight blue color.

I out a hand on his shoulder. "Calm down."

With his head down, I couldn't hear all of what he said. Most of it sounded like listless mutterings, but I caught a few words. "Curse... Battle... Pretty... Pain..." Three of those made sense to me, but the fourth one? Why would he randomly throw the word "pretty" in the mix? It made no sense to me.

I slapped him across the face. "Get a hold of yourself, man! This isn't you!" The muttering fool sitting in front of me on the couch was certainly not the man I almost killed in Tartarus.

The blue glow surrounding him disappeared for a moment, and I let relief flood my senses. He wasn't gone. However, the aura returned quickly, it's glow just as, if not more, intense as it was pre-slap.

I slapped him again. "Don't give in to it!"

"I wanna sleep..." Raven mumbled, his body slowly going limp.

I couldn't let that happen. "Wake up, wake up, wake up!" I chanted, shaking him. I think I shook him too hard, however, because he fell sideways onto the couch.

From om his new position, I could clearly see Raven's green eyes. As I watched, his eyes slipped closed, his blue aura growing. Then, as soon as his eyes were closed, the aura exploded.

Suddenly, we were falling out of the sky.

Hey guys! Next update is Sunday, regular 4 days. After that, it's gonna get crazy. I have midterms starting Friday the 13th (horrible day for midterms to start, I know) and I'm taking next week off to study. I'll give you soon he full details with the next update. :)