Thalia's POV:

No...no...

"There's still time to decide..."

Percy looked at me and smiled sadly.

"When I was a little four yea. Old, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I said I want to be in the Navy, I want to fight for my country. Flur years later, my father died. He was in the Navy, and I need to make him proud. It's not I want to be in the Navy anymore, it's I need to be." he said with tears streaming down his cheeks, but his voice was even.

I ran up to him and hugged him tightly.

"Come on. I want to show you a room." Percy said, and he led merooms room at te end of the hall.

This door looked just like Percy's, but it was locked. Percy took out a key and opened the room. Percy led me to a wall covered in pictures. One of them was a man that looked exactly like Percy, dressed in uniform holding a little boy in his arms.

"That was when I was six years old, and my dad just came home." Percy whispered.

I looked at all the pictures on the wall. There was one of them with my dad and Percy's dad, dressed in uniform, smiling proudly and saluting. My dad had the same picture in his office. The other pictures all had Percy, Tyson, their father, and a woman with brown hair and kind brown eyes who Isuspected to be their mother. Lots of the pictures were at the beach. There was one picture of Percy dressed in a little uniform just like his father's, saluting at an American flag. Tears were streamin. Down my cheeks now.

"Percy?" I asked, still facing the pictures.

There were slow footsteps coming towards me.

"Look at me, please." he said quietly.

I turned to face him. He was wearing his Father's uniform, but it looked like it was custom made for him.

"I need to make him proud. And I can only do that by wearing this uniform, rising through the ranks until I'm Fleet Admiral, and fighting for what I believe in." Percy said evenly, notwears now, only pride and determination.

And I couldn't deny it. Seeing him in that uniform, it looked like he was born to fight, born to be a hero. I ran up to him and kissed him.

"I need to go. I'm going to leave right now do that I can et back here as soon as possible." Percy said between kisses.

I nodded, and Percy kissed me deeply once more before running to Bessie, still in his father's uniform, and drove away. I smiled and put my hand to my lips. They were tingly, and I still tasted the fgronin Percy's lips. I smiled.

"Good luck, Percy." I whispered and went back inside.

Percy's POV:

"You are too much for me Hero!" my dad said as he fell in the water.

"Daddy!" A seven year old me yelled and jumped on him.

A four year old was laughing and clapping, and he jumped on me too.

"A hero and a friendly cyclops are too much for me! I must...tickle them to death!" he said dramatically.

He attacked me and Tyson with tickles and we were both laughing nonstop.

"Daddy! Daddy stop i-it tickles!" I said between giggles.

The scene shifted, and I was looking through all the people were just came home to their families. I was dressed in the uniform of the Fleet Admiral and waving a small American flag. Some of the people who were in the Navy with my dWeededeee shooting me sorrowful glances, but why? My daddy was coming home! I saw a familiar face walking towarda my mom, Ty, and I, and I ran forward togive them a hug.

"Zeus!" I yelled and he caught me in his arms.

"Percy!" he said with a shaky smile.

I noticed tears were rolling down his cheeks.

"Zeus, where's daddy?" I asked.

Tyson, who was wearing an American Flag shOrr and holding tightly onto my mother's hand, nodded.

"Yes, where is Poseidon?" my mommy said.

Zeus walked closer to mommy, me still in his arms. He put me down and put his hand on mommy's shoulder.

"He's not coming home. Hes not coming home Sally, not alive." Zeus whispered.

"What? Daddy has to come home! He always comes home!" I yelled and ran away.

"NOOO!" my mommy wailed, and everybody looked towards her.

Tears were rolling down her cheeks. No, my mommy couldn't believe it. Daddy was coming home, Daddy had to come home. I ran through the people.

"Daddy! Daddy where are you! You have to cOme out, Daddy! I missed you, we all missed you! We need to see you!" I called, looking around frantically.

Everybody was watching me, some with teara rolling down their cheeks. I walked over to the ship.

"Daddy, come out!" I called.

My voice echoed throughout the ship. I saw Zeus' plane and ran towards it. My daddy must be in there. I ran to the ane and looked I side. The only thing I could see was a big wooden box. I walked closer to it. There was a picture next to it of my Daddy. I walked closer to the box and opened it. My daddy was inside. I shook his shoulder.

"Come on Daddy! Wake up! You need to wake up!" I wailed.

"Wake up, Daddy." I whispered.

I opened my eyes and looked around. I was in a plane.

"A dream. It was just a dream." I whispered.

"Good that you're awake Mr. Jackson, we've just arrived." the flight attendant said.

"Thank you." I said with a shaky smile.

The flight attendant nodded and I got off the plane. I looked at the address on the slip of paper and hailed a cab. Half an hour later I was in front of my mother's new house.

"Thank you." I told the cab driver as I payed.

"You want me to wait for you?" the driver offered.

I shook my head.

"Might take a while." I said.

He shrugged.

"I'll wait fifteen minutes." the driver stated.

I nodded my thanks and walked up to the door. I knocked and a woman with brown hair and blue eyes answered.

"Mom."