AN: So sorry guys for the lateness! I've been sick over the last couple of weeks, and I've had a lot of homework to catch up on. I'm back, and I should be back on schedule. I'm going to push to get out another chapter tomorrow as a reward for patience.

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All rights to Supreme Leader Rick. All hail the Supreme Leader!

Previously...

Poseidon's shouts reverberated through the throne room. "Yeesh," I said, a little surprised by his temper tantrum, "Someone needs to ease up on the Adderall."
Before he could reply, a large boom echoed from the Hudson River. A huge whoomph of water burst out of the river. Large, purple hands smashed the edge of the river bank as a humongous figure rose out of the river.
"Shit, who let the door to Tartarus open?" I asked, looking pointedly at Poseidon. I gave him a "wink wink" and "nudge nudge", which he didn't seem too pleased about. I turned to watch as the figure made its way towards Olympus.
Zeus grimaced and stroked his bristly chin before grimly stating, "It seems he was planning something after all. Prepare for the defense of Olympus. It may be our last."

Now...

I don't think any of the gods actually knew what to do. A few years ago, they tried to defeat Typhon. He had traveled all the way across the country with the gods constantly fighting him, but he'd made it to the Hudson. He would've taken Olympus if Poseidon hadn't dragged him down to Tartarus.
Now it literally was Tartarus, and the gods had minutes before he reached Olympus. Tartarus made Typhon look like a kindergartner. All we could see from Olympus was his torso and lower body. His head was taller than Olympus. He walked five miles every step. His pink finger could destroy the New York skyline.
Our attention turned towards an awful smell coming from inside the throne room. It smelled like a feedlot. Everyone looked over and saw Dionysus, who was red in the face and yellow around the waist if you catch my drift.
I couldn't help but burst into laughter as Dionysus soiled his pants like a pre-schooler. I clutched my stomach as I started to roll on the ground from laughter. Dionysus was desperately trying to cover up the stain, which only made me howl with laughter. As my laughing died down, I couldn't help but notice that none of the other gods found it funny.
Poseidon touched my shoulder and said "Percy, this is serious. Tartarus is going to destroy Olympus if we don't do something."
I casually brushed his hand off my shoulder and laid back like I was on a beach chair. I told him suavely "Relax, pops! It doesn't matter if Olympus is destroyed! It's just a room with a dozen chairs!"
Ares responded by growling "Hey, shithead. We're all going to die if we lose our thrones."
"Oh, I was talking about me. I'll be fine if Olympus gets wrecked. My power isn't tied to something as stupid as an armchair." I said sardonically. However, it didn't seem that anyone was in the mood for sarcasm, as Demeter threw a glare over her shoulder, or as Athena huffed in frustration. Ares was a little more direct.
His right fist swung straight at my face at a hundred miles an hour, aiming to knock my head off. I swiftly shuffled aside as his attack sailed two inches past my nose.
"Hey, punk!" Ares growled, "If you don't help Olympus, you're gonna get it!"
I snorted "Really? That's an empty threat. You aren't going to be here if I don't feel like helping you. I'd watch your tone if I were you."
Ares' flaming orbs were blazing with an anger I hadn't seen from him before. He screamed "Who do you think you are?! I think it's high time someone put you in your place!"
He whipped out his sword as I cracked my neck, hoping that he might put up a good fight. But before anything could happen, Poseidon slammed his trident to the ground with a roaring THUD.
"Enough!" he shouted, "We won't be able to beat Tartarus if we're fighting each other!"
Zeus raised a hand to his mouth to clear his throat. "Ahem. Thank you, Poseidon," he mumbled. Aphrodite had to cover her mouth to keep herself from screaming, and the other gods looked just as shocked. Zeus had never thanked Poseidon for anything.
Zeus quickly regained control of the council. "Enough chatting. Tartarus is on his way. We need to do something in order to try to save Olympus. It doesn't matter that the cards are stacked against us, as the mortals say. We must be willing to give up our own ego in defense of Olympus. I know that I haven't been the perfect brother, father, or king to all of you all the time. But our past can't get in the way of our future right now. We will stand and fight for ourselves, each other, and – "
A giant yawn echoed across the throne room. Everyone turned and looked as I yawned like a bear awakening from hibernation.
"Jeez, King Zappy, you're putting me to sleep. Can't we just start attacking him? I'm bored," I said drowsily.
Athena jumped in saying "Hold it. We need a battle plan. Zeus, Poseidon, Demeter, Apollo, and Artemis will hover around Tartarus' head. Keep him distracted. When he focuses on them, the rest of us will swoop in for his legs and wear him down. Don't get hit, but don't stop attacking. We're going to need all the firepower we can get."
Hermes grinned and shouted "Okay! Avengers assemble!"
Demeter replied by smacking him on the back of the head. "Careful! We don't have the rights for Marvel!" she scolded.
"Actually, because our canon is published under Disney Hyperion and Marvel is also a Disney company, it's not technically copyright infringement." I corrected, "Although, you're walking right up to the line, Hermes." (AN: Not sure that's how copyright law works, but you get the gist.)
Artemis smacked both of us on the back of the head. "Shut up and get moving!" she chided.
As the Olympians boarded their cribs – whoops, I meant carriages, – I just took off into the chilly night sky. My jaws were flapping against my cheek as I raced to meet Tartarus.
When he saw me, his booming laugh reminded me of the echoing of the pit. "Perseus Jackson. Just the man I was looking for. I didn't really want to mess around with those puny Olympians, but I looked forward to our fight. I saw you kill Coeus and absorb his essence. I saw you extract the energy of Chaos. You are powerful. You'll put up a good fight." he told me.
"Well, it hasn't been much use being this powerful. No one can really test me." I admitted.
I could tell by Tartarus' face he was about to start monologuing. "I know the feeling. You've only had this raw strength for a few years. I've had to hold back since the beginning of time! Ever since Father Chaos created me, there hasn't been anything that could escape my grasp! For ages, I watched as Oranous, Gaea, and Kronos had all the fun. Meanwhile, I had to keep a bunch of one-eyed freaks from getting out of a pit. It's not fitting for the most powerful primordial in the universe! And then came the worst insult of all. Y –"
"Hold it." I interrupted, "This is taking too long. Say your final words now so I can kill you."
"Why, you insolent little immortal!" He screeched. As he shouted, his already enormous height seemed to get bigger. "I will crush you like a bug. The Olympians are ants compared to me. They're not worth my consideration! And you started as a wimpy little demigod! I have held the most powerful monsters to walk the earth, and if you're going to interrupt me like I'm some one-bit super-villain, I will wipe you from existence!" he screeched as he backhanded me, and I sailed all the way across New York and landed in the harbor.
Meanwhile, the gods and goddesses were charging for what could be their final battle. Zeus let loose a bolt of lightning, and a loud CRACK broke the still night sky. Tartarus's head was lost in a cloud of dust.
However, he emerged without any sign of being touched or even slowing down. He continued to wade through New York, leaving a trail of destruction in his wake. The mortals didn't know what they were seeing. All they knew was that their homes and offices were destroyed, and their life was in danger. The mortals were fleeing like ants in a rainstorm as Tartarus continued to charge through to Olympus.
The gods were trying everything to slow him down. Apollo and Artemis were arrow machine guns, peppering him with silver and gold. Zeus blasted lightning bolt after lightning bolt, but Tartarus seemed to absorb them, making him stronger. Poseidon, Ares, and Hermes all charged straight towards his
neck with their weapons bristling, but Tartarus let loose a black energy that slammed them backward, spiraling out of control. They regrouped and came around for a second pass with Dionysus and Athena, but Tartarus swatted at them, forcing them to break ranks to avoid it.
Demeter was behind Tartarus, attempting to coil vines around his neck. Green leaves sprouted from the vines as they made their way to his throat. Tartarus noticed the vines and grabbed them with a speed that didn't seem possible for his size. He twirled the vines like a lasso and with Demeter still attached, he slung them northward, and Demeter vanished from view. She crash-landed on the other side of the Canadian border.
The gods pushed on, not ready to give up yet. Poseidon slung his trident at Tartarus and it sailed towards his throat. Tartarus opened his mouth and swallowed the trident whole.
Poseidon yelled "My trident is not a snack! Give it back!"
Tartarus responded with a chuckle "Puny gods and their puny weapons. Do you not know? That trident couldn't stop me, and neither can you. No one can stop me now."
The gods grimaced, hearing the truth in Tartarus's words. Tartarus was two blocks from Olympus. He was reaching out his hand to start grabbing thrones. There was nothing the Olympians could do to stop him.
Knowing defeat was inevitable, the gods huddled into a circle on the floor of the throne room.
Zeus, with the life leaving his eyes already, said "For what it's worth, I'm sorry I was a horrible king. I should've treated my family better. I should've been a better husband, and a better father."
Poseidon put a hand on his brother's shoulder and comforted him. "You did the best you could. You had to rule the entire world. It's not an easy job. I forgive you, brother, and I

hope you can forgive me for my sins."
Hera embraced him and said soothingly "I forgive you, Zeus. I'm sorry I couldn't be a better mother to our children, and for treating your children so horribly. All I saw was the child of another woman, but I didn't see that they were yours too. I love you."
Hera then turned to Hephaestus and Ares and said "I'm sorry I couldn't love you for who you are. I was such a horrible mother to the only children I actually had and was so busy being angry at Zeus. I love you, Hephaestus and Ares."
Ares wiped the first tear he had ever cried and turned to Hephaestus. "I'm sorry for banging wife. I shouldn't' have been a dick, bro." he mumbled.
Hephaestus gave him a sad smile, and said: "I forgive you, bro."
Apollo and Artemis turned towards each other. "I'm sorry I was so annoying all the time. I never felt like you wanted to talk to me, and so I annoyed you just to spend time with you. I should've told you that a long time ago. I love you, big sis."
Artemis replied "I know, I closed myself off to you. I'm sorry too."
They all continued to hold hands and watched as their life flashed before their eyes. It felt like an eternity as they were waiting for their world to end.
"Ahem."
The gods looked over and saw me, and they were shocked.
I was sitting on the severed head of Tartarus.
Their jaws were unhinged like an anaconda's. No one moved a muscle as they tried to process what they were seeing.
"Hh-how..." Athena stuttered, for once at a loss for words.
I chortled "Oh come on! It was easy! One quick slice, and he was dead! I've been sitting here for 20 minutes watching you guys have your kumbaya moment. Did you really think that if Taurus was a hundred feet away from killing you that you'd have times to say your last goodbyes? I can't figure out what was the best part. Ares actually crying, or Apollo admitting that Artemis was his big sister and he annoys for attention. If this gets out, neither of them will see any "action" for the next millennium!" I burst into laughter at Apollo unable to seduce any deities.
Poseidon shouted "Hey! We were as close to dying as the Olympians had ever seen!"
Zeus added, "How dare you make fun of our near-death experience!"
As my laughter died away, I sighed and shook my head. "Oh, you gods, thinking that Tartarus is the worst of the worst," I chided.
"What do you mean? Is there something stronger than Tartarus?" Aphrodite asked slowly.
I couldn't help but chuckle at the question. "Well, of course, there is! I kill 20 beings stronger than Tartarus every week! Do you really think you're at the center of everything? You're not even the only pantheon on Earth!" I told them.
Dionysus asked, "Does that mean that all the human's gods are real?"
I rubbed my temples, trying not to let their ignorance give me a headache. I sighed in frustration and said "Yes, booze dude. As long as they have influence, they have power."
The gods were slack-jawed. I rolled my eyes as their narrow-minded brains tried to comprehend all the other gods that exist. It was almost funny how unbearably naive they were. The Olympians thought they were the only immortals in the universe, but they weren't even the only gods on Earth. I was starting to remember why I left three years ago.
"Well, as much fun as this was not, I have to get going. I have to do literally anything else. I won't see you later! Bye!" I waved cheekily as I opened a portal that opened into darkness. As I turned to leave, Poseidon shouted for me.
"Wait!" he exclaimed, "Don't go! We need you!"
I turned around and sighed "Sorry, but I don't need you." With that, I walked through the portal.

AN: Post in review how y'all would feel about another POV. Or post anything in the reviews. Either will be fine.