This is a different take on the Olympus scene, not sad just… different. You will be able to tell J Please review and check out my other story: The Father I Dreamed of (It's about Paul and Percy J)
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Once again the elevator creaked softly with the weight of several teenagers packed inside. The annoying tune of a disco song played softly while half of the Children bounced softly, from tension and ADHD battle instincts rattling their body.
Annabeth timidly grabbed Percy's hand as the elevator door opened and revealed all her statues half renovated, only to let go and storm over to Hera's analyzing it's perfection. She decided hers and Athena's would not be as beautiful as the rest- they didn't deserve it. She walked around the garden while Percy sighed and talked to Nico.
Jason and Piper looked around wondrously, only fathoming how one could build this. Leo wondered over and whispered to them.
"I hear Annabeth built them." They turned to glance at him, then over to the blonde analyzing her work.
"Wow," was all Piper could manage. Annabeth was amazing, and she knew that she had built and designed them, but the marbles and granites and other countertop worthy stones etched a perfect reflection of the gods. Or what she assumed. She could see Aphrodite down the line, in her own domain with temples, and she looked as Aphrodite as the woman herself, her mother.
"-Do you?"
"Of course Frank. This is Olympus. Chiron said we were to leave by 'Hermes' message." She was proud that she could onto the Greek forms of the gods so quickly, opposed to Frank and Jason.
"So we will see them."
"I'm pretty sure." A hole opened n her stomach. What if they realize that she was a dead girl?
"Why isn't there a defense mechanism in them? Like if Gaea were to have found a way on Olympus like Luke did…" Nico asked while figuring the half headed Apollo with harp and Ray Bans on display.
"That isn't… well I'm not… They just aren't like that okay," Annabeth blushed and hit his arm. He grunted and pulled away while Percy joined in half- jokingly.
"Yeah Annabeth, they could have had 300 attack and 500 defense." Nico's head snapped up quickly.
"Did you just…. Did you just reference Mythomagic?" His tone was baffled but his voice was angry.
"Yes?" Percy said worriedly.
"That was when I was like 10! Why won't you get over that?!" He huffed and crossed his arms, looking up at his cousin angrily.
"Oh come on Nico! It's my first impression of you, how can I not bring it up? You were so annoying too! But you're cool now, and, like, nice."
"Annoying? Of course I was. I was 10."
"Yeah but oh my gods do you remember what you would ask me?"
"…no. What?"
"You were like: 'Hey Percy is Annabeth your girlfriend? Why do you want to save her? Oooh you like her don't you?! Oh hi Annabeth. Oh wait I'm mad at you all, bye! Hey Percy is that cake? Oh your mom's cool. Hey let's go for a swim! Wait not in a normal pool, the River Styx. Hey man did you know you just almost died? I'm tired, like, bye. Oh hey Dad here is my cousin so you can kill him.' Really I felt the love on that one," Percy interrupted, only to start mocking him more. "'Oh wait he's like so awesome and amazing and the best cousin ever because he is waaaaay nicer than Thalia so I'll help him and-'" Nico punched him in the gut.
"I was not that annoying!" Percy lurched back and laughed while wheezing.
"I know. But I have forgiven you now that you have come to your senses and realized I'm a way better cousin than Thalia." Annabeth was laughing lightly at their bickering while Nico blushed scarlet from being put in the spotlight.
"You are not!"
"What? That's a load of Minotaur dung! I have totally put up with you more than she has. Plus I don't hurt you every time I see you!"
"Yeah but she doesn't tease me." Percy thought for a moment.
"Plus she's my sister so she's automatically better than you," Jason suddenly joined.
"Look here Sparky, I am a thousand times nicer than your sister and therefore, I am the better cousin. I bet you have scars from her," Percy reasoned.
"Why are you all bicker-" Leo stated while laughing. He heard everything, but he sat back and watched with Annabeth.
"Demigods, you are needed in the thrown room," A voice radiated from above. Apparently more above than the 600th floor. Maybe there was a 601 where megaphones were kept, Frank though idly.
"Demigods," Zeus said welcomingly. It wasn't meant to be nice, it was a resonating voice that intimidated all the offspring in the room.
"Lord Zeus," The Greeks stated.
"Lord Jupiter," Frank and Jason stuttered.
"I am Zeus, Frank Zahn, Jason," he nodded. "We should acknowledge that all of us have a headache from the merging of camps and that yes, we switch forms," he said blatantly.
The demigods directed their eyes from Zeus over to the other's as the gods started discussing what had been completed. Shakily they all conversed before Hazel nearly passed out as Zeus spoke to her. With a sideways glance at Hades, he told her congratulations and continued on to speak with Leo. Her knees shook as she looked to Hades. He nodded and did not look at her again.
"I need to speak with my son," Poseidon voiced loudly. Percy cringed and grabbed Annabeth's hand automatically. Aphrodite zoomed in on the action and smiled; Athena glared and raised her nose to the couple. Percy visibly paled as the gods were dismissed and his father walked up to him, slowly shrinking to human size and height.
"Hello Father," Percy said more confidently than he was. He saw Aphrodite and Hephestus walking to their children while Nico and Hazel slowly walked to Hades' designated seat.
"Percy," he smiled. "I'm glad you are home safe, you are very strong." He smiled back at his true father before Poseidon reached out and put a steady arm on his shoulder' Annabeth looked away and released Percy's hand, almost walking away. She didn't, only because she refused to see her mother unless she was approached. Poseidon and Percy hugged strongly, causing some to look over in shock. Percy was reminded of when he was younger and thought nothing of it, only to be reminded now that Poseidon cared for him; he was his favorite son.
Poseidon seemed like the affectionate one out of the parents. Aphrodite may hug everyone, but only because her touch inspired love to all, it wasn't as genuine. Athena and Annabeth had never shared more than a handshake, the others were welcomed with shoulder holds and smiles, but never hugs.
He pulled away and smiled, then turned to Annabeth, who looked over at Piper and Jason's linked hands.
"Annabeth Chase?" She looked up, startled that he chose to acknowledge her by her full name.
"Lord Poseidon," she bowed. He laughed deeply and shook her hand strongly.
"I want to thank you. Thank you for helping Sally and my son when they needed you. I think it would be best for you and my son to stay as you are," he smiled again. Percy looked him and Annabeth as if asking that that was what he meant.
"You… you approve of us together?" Annabeth asked excitedly. She was red in the face. He accepted her, and he wasn't even her godly father but she approved of her emotions and family more than her true mother.
"Yes, ma'm," he laughed. Annabeth bounced as she looked from a grinning Percy to another grinning Poseidon- they looked like carbon copies at the moment.
"Thank you!" She hugged him suddenly. Aphrodite stopped dead in her tracks as Athena begrudged and walked over to the way to happy couple and Poseidon.
"Let's do this!" Ares suddenly yelled. "Whenever you two walk in a family feud starts, I love it you twerps."
Anger surged through the demigods as Frank looked up at his Greek father.
"Why do you enjoy them fighting so much? Their your family."
"Well, son, they are a problem. Twerp and Purse are always stirring drama from Poseidon, Athena, and even my girl," he winked over at Aphrodite. She responded with a wink and altered herself into a blonde bombshell while turning back to pester Jason and Piper. "But it's great to watch. Purse's old man gets super mad, just watch."
"Release him," Athena said at once. Annabeth had already let go of Percy's father, she must have been referring to Percy's hand in hers.
"Why?" She questioned angrily.
"Because I need to speak with both of you without your communication with each other."
"I think that's unnecessary," she said boldly. Percy paled; Annabeth could go all flippy on her goddess mother any second.
"Why have you let passion overrule you? Wisdom has lead you to where you are, but yet you yield it to emotion?"
"Wisdom bows to love always, as long as the wisdom is being used for love," Annabeth quoted Aphrodite. Athena turned furious, being argued with by a quote of love! Then the fighting started. Percy and the others couldn't even register it before they were talking with large words and deep meanings. Percy thought of a way to help but he just wasn't smart enough. He thought about what Paul and his mom had taught him about when he struggled in debate class last semester. "If you have an idea, criticize their debate. If you don't have any idea criticize their grammar and word choice until they become jumbled.'
"Lady Athena I don't understand your argument," he spoke up. She turned to him sharply before laughing.
"I could understand that much Son of Poseidon. You are not my child, with is evidence enough that you are disabled in thinking." He was offended and realized she was no better than the teachers at Yancy and his previous schools that made fun of him along with the students. He was upset that she was attacking Annabeth and him for actually caring for each other.
"Look, I'm confident when I saw that we are both happy that you are not my mother; My mother actually knew how to raise a child." He spoke sharply before Athena grinned.
"Are you saying Annabeth is deprived?" She insisted he had offended Annabeth and not herself.
"Annabeth speaks for herself, she raised herself. She's strong and she would be intelligent whether she was your child or not. I'm saying that you are being completely biased. How can you argue that we are not allowed to be together when you are judging from our thoughts? Being with someone isn't a weakness. "
"You have deranged her from her true course. Your weakness is loyalty Perseus, but I know my daughter. Her job is to be a hero, which she has achieved, but with your hindrance. I am setting her on course, which would be preferred had you turned immortal."
"My job is to be and Architect of Olympus; you have given me the title. My heroism is not for you to decide, I choose to benefit my family. And definitely not for your sake," Annabeth interrupted.
"You are both obtuse about my points. Your intentions aren't correct, but I will let you two decide among them from now. As a reminder, Perseus, you are no better than your brother Polythemus whom you have seen before."
"That's one brother. I am also related to Orion. He had the pleasure of hunting among Lady Artemis and resides in the stars right now," he said smugly. He was only put in a worst mood as she smiled slowly.
"I see you actually decided to educate yourself among your histories," she smiled. I will enjoy seeing you pray to me when you need to go back to the education system. I am surprised to say you are slowly becoming smarter, but at my daughters sake of course. You two are to decide what you want with your life, out of wisdom. The strategy you are contemplating now isn't the best for knowledge." She turned to her daughter.
"I am proud of you for rescuing my statue. You are the best of your previous siblings."
"I saw their bones," Annabeth spoke up to her. "I saw my dead siblings that failed."
"But you did not. I sent the strongest of each generation thinking they would be great. You had a spark in you that assured me the job would be complete, even as a Roman."
"Minerva, your counterpart, do you remember becoming her?"
"Yes," she started. "I will say that her point was well put but to an extreme. I have observed Perseus and although you were in a moments of weakness, I should not have insisted death to the Romans and him."
"Are you apologizing?"
"Are you?" She said wit-fully. They looked at each other, calculating, as if an understanding was taking place.
"Goodbye Mother." Athena turned and walked out of the room before everyone turned to Percy and Annabeth; Poseidon had walked away moments ago.
"I love parents," Percy said sarcastically. He glanced and saw Jason walk up to him.
Jason didn't really like Percy from what he first heard. He was the center of attention, a son of Poseidon with awesome powers, and had a loving girlfriend. Jason was angered that he knew of his powers, whereas he himself was just discovering what he could do. But now looking at the crap Percy and Annabeth had to go through kind of made him mad; Percy was his friend now. Not to mention family member. He excused himself from Lady Aphrodite's vast speech on how much she approved of their relationship to his cousin's vast non-approved relationship.
"Are you guys okay?" Annabeth looked up, still visibly upset.
"It's not the first time Jason, I'm fine." He turned to Percy.
"And you?"
"Can't say I've ever disrespected a goddess that much. I think I'll live," he half shrugged. Unbelievable.
"Dude how many hate you?" Percy laughed and looked among the gods. He shrugged and started to explain.
"Well," he said while getting ready to point them all out. "I got on Ares' bad side when I was 12, just starting out. He said my weapon will fail me when I must need it' hence deep fall into hell. Lady Aphrodite I' not sure about. She made good on her promise for a difficult love life. Lady Athena… you saw it, I'm the 'Spawn of Poseidon' so she naturally hates me, regardless if I was dating her daughter." He pointed over to Hephestus. "I think he's okay with me, he helped Annabeth and I when I was 15. Mr. D and I have a special bond like no other," he laughed. "Lady Artemis says she's cool with me, she was with your sister and I when Annabeth was…"
"I was captured by Luke, a son of Hermes. He was possessed by Kronos at the time. He and Atlas trapped me. Lady Artemis gave Thalia the oath afterwards." Jason thought over that. What would it have been like to see his sister become a maiden?
"Yeah," Percy said awkwardly. "Um, Lord Hermes… well we're cool. Lord Hades tried to kill me once so Nico could be the child of the prophecy and he also captured my mother when I was 12. He's not fond of me. "Your dad… well he didn't vote to kill me when he had the chance. The rest… give or take," he concluded.
"Any on you?" Jason smiled.
"Ceres assisted me on a quest when I was 14. Venus, er Lady Aphrodite, seems to enjoy Piper and I well enough. Bacchus and I… you know. I have never met Pluto, Neptune, Minerva, or Mars I have never met. Mercury has visited camp before, along with Apollo. They don't seem to have a problem with me."
Percy laughed and walked over Leo.
"Want to go back to Camp with us?" He turned and thought about it.
"Sure, want me to ask Leo?" Annabeth looked over to Hazel and Nico talking with their father.
"I think he is fine," they said together. Leo laughed halfheartedly and nodded.
"Sure, Festus is having a hard time staying on the ship."
"What do you mean they left?"
"They told me they were leaving an hour ago," Piper said. Nico and Hazel looked at each other.
"Dude how are we getting back to Camp? Percy's the only one who can drive." Apollo grinned and walked up to them.
"Come on kids," he said. "I got this." He handed keys to Jason and laughed.
"Let's see if you're a better driver than your sister," he grinned.
HOLY CRAP THAT WAS MORE DIFFICULT TO WRITE THAN ANYTHING. Athena wasn't in character so many times, I Googled her character and read through quotes, I think she's finally half in character. J Tell me what you thought! Review and check out my other stories :3 Sorry for any mistakes XD
