Chapter 15: I Teach Zeus a Lesson

Percy sighed and leaned against his desk. Annabeth smirked at him as she discussed battle plans.

He looked over his own and shook his head. "I'm getting restless. Keep going without me." They nodded. He left his den and headed to the kitchens.

He found his brother sitting there, munching an ambrosia pancake. He smiled. "Hey Triton."

"Percy…" Triton looked at him. "You don't look very good. Is Kronos bothering you? That wound?"

"No…well, not the wound. Kronos…he constantly whispers, constantly tempts me to give in, to surrender."

Triton shrugged. "So, no different from that pithos jar with Hope in it."

Percy stared at him and then cracked a smile. "Yeah, no difference really. Same temptation. I almost fell for that one too."

"But you didn't."

"No…because of my friends."

He smirked. "I have a feeling they'd say something different."

Percy looked at his hands and then quickly grabbed a glass of water. "I hate this. Zeus is attacking us everywhere, but he's not fighting us. He's throwing bolts at the demigods, harassing the mortals, spreading us thin, because we're trying to protect everyone."

"We can't though."

Percy nodded. "We can't and so we're going to have to bring the fight to him."

Triton looked up sharply. "How?"

Smiling, Percy lifted a butter knife. "By hitting Zeus where it hurts."

Triton smiled. "Stripping him of all his support." I smiled back at him and nodded.

POV Change

There was a huge commotion outside. Everyone rushed to where it was. Hephaestus was smirking. Ares was screaming up a storm. He was caught in a net, a golden one.

I smiled. Hephaestus had a wicked sense of humor. "Good job. Hermes?"

"On it." Hermes grabbed the net and vanished. I smirked.

"Ares will be going on a nice little trip to Alaska. Okay. Now, who's next?"

Athena smiled. "I'm getting Aphrodite right about…now." There was an outraged scream. Athena smirked at my look. "Paralyzing facial cream. It soaks into her skin and paralyzes her from the neck down. It also cripples her power. Excuse me, I need to collect my prize." She vanished.

I chuckled. "And…Hades?"

"Hmm? What? Oh! Yes, Persephone is already in the Underworld."

I nodded. I looked at my father. He smiled. "Hera is going to be mine soon enough, Percy, don't worry."

Nodding, I smiled. "I don't worry, Dad."

Hestia scowled. "I'll be right back." She was gone. I felt a strong pull to see what she was going to do. I followed her quickly to the throne room. She was there. So was Demeter.

"Sister."

Demeter stared at her and then saw me. "Well…looks like Jackson's come to play."

I sighed and shook my head. "Nope. Just wanted to give Hestia some cover." I froze Zeus, Hera, and the few minor gods that were present. I nodded to Hestia.

Hestia smiled darkly. "Come now, sister…don't be shy." She opened her hand and white fire poured out. "Come closer to me."

Demeter stared at the fire and suddenly tears started streaming down her face. She screamed in mourning, quaking with terror. I couldn't bring myself to look at the flames. White…death. She was taking everything she symbolized away from Demeter. She reduced her sister to a sobbing mess. I smiled and then tensed. The door was being pounded on. The other gods were wanting in.

"Hurry!"

Hestia nodded and struck. Demeter's eyes rolled to the back of her head and she collapsed into Hestia's arms. With a small smile, she teleported to my villa. I vanished too.

Hades quickly took Demeter from Hestia and took her to the Underworld. He nodded to me.

I smiled. "That takes care of another one. All that's left is Hera." I looked at Poseidon and Amphitrite. "Well?"

They grinned. Triton, Apollo, and Hermes smirked. They went with them to combat the minor gods.

Moving up to my roof, I yawned slightly and waited. There were quite a few explosions, shouting, roaring, yelling, and cursing. Once Hermes was thrown into the sky. He rushed back into the fight. The whole of Olympus jumped from the thunder that Zeus gave off.

I sighed and leaned against the wall that lined my roof. Athena was filing her nails, humming an old Greek tune.

Suddenly, the noise was over. With a smile, I moved back downstairs and opened the front door. Hera appeared in front of us, chained by both hands. Amphitrite held her left arm, and Poseidon held her right. I smiled and moved over.

"Zeus wanted to rape me over and over, again and again, taking the power that he doesn't deserve." I slid a finger down her cheek. "You…Queen Hera will now realize that what you've done, what you agreed to do, was foolish." I leaned closer and kissed her cheek. A single thread of power eased into her. Tantalizing, teasing, torture.

"Take her away, Hermes." He nodded and teleported her to Alaska too.

I sighed. "Now, for Zeus."

I turned to Apollo. "Did you deliver my message?"

He nodded. "Yeah. He's agreed to meet with you. He's called off all his attacks."

I nodded. "Okay then."