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The only thing he could think to do was pick her up and hold her close to his chest. He hadn't realized exactly how tiny she was now. Of course, none of them were twenty foot tall gods, but she was still so small. He was about six two if he guessed correctly.

Athena was about a foot shorter and so slim he could wrap him arms entirely around her. He wasn't sure whether that was just how she looked now, or whether she really needed to eat something.

Poseidon knew he had to take her to the infirmary. He looked for Zeus, hoping he was close by and hadn't run off to find Hera instead. "Gale!" he yelled, when he finally spotted him. "Get Rafael! I'm taking her to the infirmary!"

"Is that necessary?" he asked walking over to them. "You know she hates going there."

The sea god's eye narrowed. "Yeah, because you can sleep off fainting, seriously dude…just go get him." His brother ran off as Poseidon trudged up the hill toward the camp infirmary.

He felt his shoulders tense slightly when Athena shifted in his arms and nestled closer to him. But he also felt a small smile tugging at the corners of his mouth. Maybe she was okay after all.

Poseidon laughed when she wouldn't let go of him when they got there. It took him a good three minutes before he could pry her off of him and lie her down on one of the cots.

He looked out at window and sighed. So far he couldn't see anyone, but he was pretty sure that a parade of people were about to come up the hill.

Athena, no matter what everyone said, was probably one of the most loved Olympians. She was a great mediator, understanding sister, loyal daughter, brilliant strategist, and just all around champion of the people. She had done so much, and he guessed you never really notice until what you have is gone.

He knew that he and Ares were the only ones who really actively didn't like her. But sometimes, Poseidon wasn't really sure whether he disliked her or whether he was just playing to the madness.

Suddenly a long line of demigods came running up the hill. Some of them were more concerned than the others.

Aphrodite and Artemis were sprinting as fast as they could go, which for Aphrodite who had found a pair of high heels wasn't that fast. Apollo was only a fraction of a second behind his sister. It wasn't so much that he was concerned, but that he was going into doctor mode.

If he wasn't already one, people would say that Apollo had a major god complex.

Zeus was worriedly hurrying behind his children with his obviously bored wife barely behind. "Hera is such a…" Poseidon said bitterly.

"A female dog?" a voice suggested lightly.

"Bird Brain," he breathed. "How are you? You fainted."

She smiled wearily at him. "I am aware of that Kelp Breath. It's not a pleasant feeling." Athena shifted and tried to get out of bed.

"Oh no you're not," Apollo called from the doorway. "You are on bed rest until I say differently. Lay back down."

Athena sighed and leaned back against the pillow, much to Poseidon's surprise.

The blonde looked over his half sister curiously. He poked and prodded her with her fingers, but she had no energy to fight back. "What'd you have to eat?"

"Chocolate, chips, Coke, and Ambrosia," Poseidon listed from the windowsill. "But she threw it all back up."

They gave him an odd look especially Demeter who had walked in quietly behind Hera. "How would you know?"

"She overslept as was going to go without dinner. I made her eat."

Athena tried to sit up. "See, he gave me ambrosia. I got sick from it. I'm fine."

Apollo wasn't so easily convinced. "No, we need to take your blood."

She groaned and no one could really blame her. Artemis walked over and crouched by the bed trying to distract her as Apollo readied the needle. "Are you sure you're okay?"

"Yeah, Arty…I feel fine."

Hermes, who had wormed his way into the room somehow, nodded. "She's seemed so lively lately. I'm sure she's fine. In fact she's seemed better in the last few months than she has for a long time."

Artemis didn't quite believe it. "This isn't the first time she's thrown up after eating."

Athena chuckled a bit, "Do you think I'm bulimic? Oh no, I just haven't been able to hold down my food lately."

"You're too skinny," Demeter said.

She sighed. "Its fine," she flinched a bit when the needle entered her skin. "I'm just not a big eater. Tell you what; after this is over we'll go get ice cream from the camp store." She tried to give them a big smile. "I'll eat an entire pint for you guys."

Apollo walked away with about four vials of blood, which everyone else just thought was odd. It shouldn't be blood. They shouldn't be human, this shouldn't have happened.

"How long am I going to be here?" Athena asked. She didn't actually know much about the human medical system, but she was pretty sure you didn't get immediate answers from blood tests.

Her brother smiled and patted the machine in front of him proudly. "This thing is top of the line, made just for demigods. It works in five minutes guaranteed or your money back."

Artemis shot him a glare. "Just hurry up will you."

After what seemed like forever it dinged, "Well let's see, what this bad boy says." He looked it over. "Good, good, excellent…what? That can't be right…" Apollo hurriedly put another sample in the machine.

After five tense minutes, he looked at the results again. "No, that's not right." He looked at Artemis. "Sis can I test your blood? This is probably just a mutation by the transformation process."

She gladly gave up some of her blood, but five minutes later Apollo had his answer. "Oh Styx this isn't good."

He was just staring at the difference in the results. "What's wrong with her?" Artemis demanded.

"Nothing's wrong. It's just. Oh gods, I didn't expect this." He went to show Athena the results. "Thee, do you see this?"

She looked and nodded. "Arty has almost none of that," she pointed out comparing the results."

"And that's normal. Yours is not. May I feel your stomach?"

She nodded.

Apollo put pressure on her stomach and felt. He pulled back. "Can you suck in your stomach at all?"

Athena shook her head. "What is it?"

"You're high in HCG; don't you know what that means?" She looked confused.

Artemis on the other hand understood it perfectly and looked at her sister in shock. Then she ran out feeling like she was going to puke.

Hermes ran after her without a moment of hesitation.

Apollo looked at the door and watched his sister leave. "Thee, you're…I never thought I'd have to say this, you're…you know."

He steeled himself. "You're pregnant."

What happened next was a blur. Everyone's mouths dropped open except for Poseidon's. He fell right down on his knees, head in his hands muttering in Ancient Greek about how stupid he was.

Apollo stepped out to go get his sister and try to calm her down. Aphrodite was about to say something stupid, but Demeter pulled her out.

Hades slipped out before anyone even knew he was there. Hera started laughing and that infuriated Poseidon. But at the moment he was too mad at himself to bother with her.

Zeus just looked at his daughter with a mixture of sadness and was that disgust? He just stood there looking at her until it was just them and an angry god of the sea in the room.

It was so quiet you could have heard the screams coming from the Fields of Punishment.

He stares at her disapprovingly and makes a move to leave. "Daddy," she calls.

He blinks. She never calls him that. Zeus looks her over and walks out the door. That's when the tears find her eyes and it all becomes reality.

A/N:

A depressing chapter, yay? I'm so mean to this couple. Of course I wouldn't have to be if Rick would just hook them up in HOO.

Let's make a petition, get Pothena together so MrsEDarcy stops making them so depressed.

Oh and how's that for a twist, or did you see it coming?