Hey there readers! I know, I know, little Lilith here has been awfully lazy, not updating her stories. Then again, the review expectations were not reached. I'm pretty sure the number 16 was pretty clear in an earlier chapter. At any rate, both parties share the blame. Me for being a lazy ass, and y'all for not meeting the mentioned target. I spent awhile on this, so it ought to be quite long. Blame me not if it isn't.

Right, almost forgot. I hadn't known that only one poll is allowed per profile, so I put two up without checking. Sorry 'bout that. The poll should be available now.

Anyhow, review answering time! (Except those who have received replies through PMs)

KitkatMoon : I like your ideas, but Hestia isn't going to be providing fire blessing, hers'll be home or something along that line. I don't really want to pair them up either, so don't ask, please. The only exception is if the poll gets enough votes.

Goddess of the Dark Flame : So do I, and thanks for reviewing.

Randomname3 : THANK YOU! And FYI, the plural for story is stories. No offense intended. But thank you for reviewing!

2airtoon2000 : Thank you so much! And I'm a little blur here, what is 'moar'? Did you mean 'more'?

Colts12broncos18 : Why, thank you!

Guest (16/2; Prologue chapter 3) : Thank you, but Piper isn't my first choice. I'll reconsider if the poll votes add up.

Athena8538 : Uhm, was the review above yours? If it is, it's 'kay. THANK YOU ! I'll make sure I find a way to make everyone happy!

Nerdguy75000 : I'm no dude. As for who he's gonna date, you'll have to vote on my poll on my profile please. Thanks for reviewing.

PercyJacksonfan4life : I know I wrote that you'll find out in this chapter, but I couldn't fit it in. So sorry 'bout that.

Acheiving Elysium : Thank you for being my reviewer. I felt encouraged to post this courtesy of the number of reviews I have read. Yours is the 10th since I posted the last chapter, I think. Anyway, Xin Nian Kuai Le! I ain't married, so no angpows, sorry. Gong Hei Fatt Choi! Ang Bao Gia Lai! (Heh, just kidding)

EpikalStorms : I got a shock when I read your review. Mainly because I was about to post this chapter when it appeared in my inbox. And, no Percy will NOT become a jerk like his double-personality brother. He'll only be powerful where required, unlike the cliched second-most powerful with third-most-powerful and fourth-most-powerful friends who can 'destroy monsters in a blink and kill the gods without breaking a sweat'. His return to CHB will also be twisted, he'll be mysterious, but- oops, spoilers.

Chapter 5: New Powers

"Come in," came the invitation. I entered, careful to keep my face hidden in the shadows. "Lord Hephaestus," I greeted "I am Lord Chaos' apprentice and I have been sent here to receive your blessing to begin my training with him."

"Good, are you an automaton? I am quite sure you are not of my design. Perhaps you are from Earth? You seem familiar. Or are you from somewhere else?" he asked. "I am from Earth, milord. But I have not had the pleasure of meeting you. May I have your blessing?" I answered

"Fine. Zeus, this one's impatient." he grumbled, annoyed at my impertinence, raising his hands, but a ghost of a smile appeared faintly. A shower of light covered me and I felt slightly dizzy and almost blacked out. "There, now you have control over and are immune to fire. Be thankful for my gift!" he reminded me before disappearing in a flash of light.

I returned to the training room, where other agents were grouping to train together. I stopped by the doorway, trying to locate Lord Chaos. Instead, Agent Gamma saw me. She excused herself and came to talk to me. I moved away, trying to avoid talking to her. Too late, she'd learnt how to track a vapourport trail.

"Si-Percy" she said. That got my attention, because I didn't like being called Percy anymore. I turned around and faced her defiant eyes. "What do you want, Agent Gamma?" I asked with a touch, or was it a spoonful, of rudeness.

"Stop being so formal. If you don't like being called Percy, just say so. But then you must call me by my real name, too. I don't know what happened three hundred years ago, but I'm sure it wasn't that bad, even if Annabeth did cheat on you. What could she have done to get you ever so mad?" she had a questioning look in her eye.

"She. Slept. With. My. Brother." I told her with my teeth gritting away. Her face lit up with shock. Then she looked down, probably plotting how to get back at Annabeth. I smirked before saying "Um, Piper, you do know that it's been a hundred Earth years and she's probably dead, right? There's no need for you to plot something like revenge on her. At any rate, I've forgiven her for being a dumb blonde."

Piper PoV'

"She. Slept. With. My. Brother." Percy seemed to snarl when he said that. Maybe remembering that 'event' isn't helping his anger management sessions with Lady Nyx. I stared at him in shock for a moment before I decided to stare at my shoes for a bit. I wondered whether to tell him about what happened during the two years he was gone before I left Earth. "Um, Piper, you do know that it's been a hundred Earth years and she's probably dead, right? There's no need for you to plot something like revenge on her. At any rate, I've forgiven her for being a dumb blonde." I looked up at his, surprisingly, smirking face.

At this, I felt entirely guilty and decided that he should know the truth. "Agent Sigma..." His face lightened when I used his title instead. "You should know that Annabeth still lives to this day and is married." His grin slid off to be replaced by a shocked, angry expression. "What do you mean, she's alive? She maybe a demigod, but she is still mortal. How can she be alive?" I couldn't be sure as to whether he was trying to reason with me or himself.

"A week after your 'death' was made public, to the campers at least, Zeus decided that each Olympian needed a personal hero to manage their battles or stuff like that. This was after they reinducted Hestia and inducted Hades into the Council to even out the numbers. The pairs are Zeus-Jason, Hera-Hazel, I truthfully do not know why she picked Hazel, for that matter, anyway, Poseidon refused flat out, but in the end was forced to take Tyson.

Athena-Annabeth, Ares-Clarisse, Apollo-Will Solace, Artemis-Thalia, Hermes-Travis and Connor Stoll, yeah they're kinda inseparable, even now. Hestia-Frank, simply because Ares chose Clarisse and he was the last of the seven heroes. Demeter-Katie Gardner, Hades-Nico, but now, I have no idea, Dionysus-Pollux, Aphrodite chose me, but I quit, so now it's probably Lucy, and lastly Hephaestus. I'm sure you can guess who he took." "Yeah, Leo, one of the Heroes of Olympus" he answered.

"And therefore...? She ought to be living on Olympus assisting her mother" Percy said nonchalantly. "Gods, you're dense. Didn't Nico tell you that Annabeth was tearing herself up when you left camp? Well now, she's brooding in Camp Half-Blood whenever she's not needed for some assignment or quest. Don't you feel any pity whatsoever for her anymore? She has been cursed by her mother to never have children the mortal way, meaning she can only have children of thought. Though in her eyes it may have been a blessing. I doubt anyone wants kids with that jerk."

"And, therefore ...?" he asked again. "I mentioned her being married, right? She's married to Timothy, who instead, was made her immortal husband or he loses his immortality. She was forced into it since you told Athena of her 'affair'. She has yet to have any children with her husband because of her curse, and that's because she does not love her husband." I informed him slowly, like I was talking to a three year old kid.

"Serves her right. What happened to her is her own stupid fault." Percy said. Then, he walked away, leaving me to my thoughts. I admit, I'm surprised at how cold he'd become since then. I wondered if I should tell him that my words had a loophole in them. Perhaps now isn't a good time. I think it's best I let him find out on his own accord. Maybe then, he'll forget about it, and by a milestone, forgive her.

Percy PoV

So Annabeth is married, but can't have kids. Why am I angry, yet relieved at the same time? Hmph, I'll have to ask Lady Nyx later. I looked up at the clock. Hell, I'm gonna be dead meat if Lord Chaos has returned to the arena. I ran for a moment, then stopped and vapourported there.

Lucky me, he's nowhere to be seen. Either that or I'm in really deep trouble because Lord Chaos had waited for too long here. Either way, it's almost 1800 hours. Bedtime and curfew is at 2000 hours. I was sure nothing could happen with dinner at 1630 hours. After all, what could happen?

-ten seconds later-

Know what? I blame my rotten luck. I've just been called by Lord Chaos to his quarters, meaning, the top floor of the mansion. And also, the one who called me was Pi, his personal assistant, and the one who nursed me to health. The only times I see her is for medical purposes and when Lord Chaos is upset and can't call me himself. Oh well, better get going then. the nearest I can vapourport to his room is the third floor from the top, which means a long walk.

Woah, 1240 words... This has got to be the longest chapter I've ever written. Anyway, I'm sorry about my major absence. I have several new duties, among which involves daily attention. The last chapter got, what, 10 reviews? I'm sure I requested 16. At any rate, please don't hate me. The stress levels on my brain are high enough as it is.

Hell, over 600 words in the AN alone. Better get to it then. PLEASE, OH PLEASE REVIEW ! I beg of you. I wanna brag to my friends that I get double-digit number of reviews per chapter I post. OH PLEASE REVIEW ! Oh, almost forgot. Do YOU want the next chapter setting in the Void or at CHB? Answer in a review please.

Till next we meet (except tomorrow and the day after, coz I'm going to my school camp), ta taa, LJ signing off.