"Mother what do you know about Darkness?" Larissa asked as she got into the car. Making sure the seat belt was secure the car took off down the road towards their home. As they were driving though the two women sat in utter silence. Her mother was worried that she was asking about that ancient being that only a few people in the world know about.

"Do you mean the Darkness from Legend?" she asked while Larissa nodded. However a part of Larissa wasn't listening to her mother instead she was wondering what her friend really was.

"No reason really, it's just that I had a dream about Percy. From what we both know he is a child of Poseidon but in my dream he wasn't using water. Instead when he extended his arm out a wave of pure darkness shot out o—" the car stopped suddenly and pulled off to the side of the street. Suddenly Larissa's mother grabbed her by her shoulders and started shaking her wildly.

"Larissa did I just hear what I think you said. Did you just say Percy was using the powers of Darkness in your dream?" she demanded while Larissa looked at her mother slightly shocked. Never had her mother grabbed onto her forcefully nor has she ever been shaken like this. Nodding Larissa watched as her mother took her hands back and had her head lowered.

"Mother what's wrong?"

"Your friend Percy is a monster my dear. If he has the powers of darkness inside of him he shall become a demon and destroy everything in his path."

"No your wrong Percy is no monster," Larissa cried. "If he was a monster he would have attacked me a dozen times over. Besides he doesn't have it in him to destroy. He is just a goofball that is also lazy but at the same time caring, he would never do the things you say he will do."

"Larissa, according to Legend the very first Primordial Chaos split Darkness in half. The body was sealed into a planet that was then thrown out of our galaxy, while the powers were sealed into the body of a human. Every human that had power would then go on to become monsters in there own right."

"Mom your wrong Percy will never become a monster like those before him." Larissa shouted at her mother who was looking at her with sadness in her eyes.

"You need to understand Larissa, every human that has been given that power cause destruction on a planetary scale. The Fall of Troy, World War 2 you name it each and everyone has caused those wars for one reason or another."

"No… no your wrong all of those were wrong. World War 2 was because of Hitler who was a son of Hades while the Fall of Troy was because of the Trojan horse the Greeks sent."

"And do you know who came up with those ideas," the mother said. "All of them were because of a person that controlled the powers of Darkness." As that thought began to run through Larissa's head a part of her was beginning to believe her mother somewhat. What if Percy really was going to be some monster and cause destruction on a planetary scale?

"What are you going to do?"

"Now that I know Percy is a monster I have no choice but to kill him before it become—l" before the mom could say anymore a sword was placed at her neck. Looking at her daughter she saw that her eyes were filled with anger and that if she said anything she wouldn't thing about running the blade through her neck.

"Larissa what are y—" the tip of Larissa's blade was pressed lightly into her mother's neck silencing her. No matter what angle she looked at there was no way to get out of the current predicament that she now found herself in? Raising her hands slowly in surrender the blade lowered slightly until it was now aimed at her Adam's apple.

"Mother you may have raised me into who I am now but if you ever say that you are going to kill Percy I wont hesitate to kill you myself." Her voice was truly honest and her mom was beginning to sweat slightly since she knew how powerful her daughter was and when she was angry she was near unstoppable. Unless Percy happened to be visiting then somehow her anger would vanish almost instantly.

Slowly the blade was pulled back and with a tap on the handle the sword changed until it was a flower hairpin that Percy had gotten her for her 11th birthday. Placing it back into her hair she turned to face her mother and glared at her awaiting her answer. Even though she was grateful for everything her mother had done for her she wouldn't allow her to kill her best friend.

"Larissa are you going to choose him over the world?" her mother asked and she just looked out the front window while one hand grabbed her hairclip and she examined it remembering the day he got it for her.

o-O-o-O-o

"Larissa happy birthday." Percy called while running up to her. Extending his hands out was a small little box in his hands wrapped in green wrapping paper. A red ribbon was sitting on top. Turning around Larissa couldn't help but smile at her best friend. Despite getting her a gift it was poorly wrapped and she could see a part of the box that sitting inside.

"Percy I told you already you didn't have to get me anything for my birthday. Just hanging out with you would have been good enough." She said grinning while Percy had to regain his breath. Before she could say anything more Percy shoved the gift into her face.

"I know but I wouldn't be able to live with myself if I didn't get you a gift." Sighing she took the gift from him and looked at him who was waiting patiently for her to open the box. Pulling the top of the ribbon loosened it and it fell to the ground. Then she slowly peeled away the wrapping paper revealing a small little lavender box.

Holding it in her hands she examined it and one thing was going through her head and it was jewelry, looking at Percy one last time she took the top off and inside sat the most beautiful hairpin. It wasn't just any hairpin it was a Bloom of Romance hairpin form Glitzy Secrets. Taking it out of the box and looking at it closely she saw it was the real thing. The adornment Width: 6.5cm x Length: 4.5cm, the hairpin length was 9cm.

Unsure of what to say she just placed a hand on her mouth while she looked at Percy. He was rubbing the back of his head while he looked at the ground. Suddenly he felt her hug him and he instantly knew that she was grateful.

Wiping some tears out of her eyes she couldn't help but ask. "Percy how did you get this for me? Why did you get this for me?"

"Larissa remember that summer when I was busy well I was doing some odd jobs and secretly saving up money so that I could get you that gift." He replied before taking the pin out of her hand. Realizing what he was doing she couldn't help but look at him wide eyed as he moved a strand of her long black hair behind her left ear before placing it on and holding that hair in place. Stepping back he looked at her and was happy to see that it fit her perfectly.

"It looks good on you."

o-O-o-O-o

After that day she kept the hairpin in her hair most of the time. However she did change it a little over the last summer and thanks to her mother the hairpin could become her sword. Looking at the hairpin currently she felt butterflies in her stomach since it was proof that he cared for her a lot since he was willing to get her something she could have gotten herself. Placing it back into her hair she turned to her mother.

"If I had to choose either the world or Percy I would choose him anytime. I don't care what you say he cares for me and I care for him just as much. No matter what happens Percy will never become a monster and I will stand beside him to make sure it never happens."

Hearing her daughter's declaration she couldn't help but smile at her daughter, since it reminded her in her youth. When she first met Oceanus her friends told her to stay away from him but no matter how much they wanted her to she could never leave his side. Then she was given her daughter who was almost an exact replication of her.

"Larissa you better keep that promise. When the time comes you will have to face him." She then started the car and they drove down the street heading towards Sally's house. Larissa meanwhile looked out the window and she could have sworn she saw Percy standing on the road facing three people in black cloaks while a dragon flew above them. Shaking her head she looked out the window again and saw nothing, however suddenly she felt a strange urge to close her eyes and before she could stop herself she fell asleep.

"Larissa the only way to stop the Darkness is for someone to care for that person greatly that is neither family nor friend. I hope you know what you're getting yourself into since Percy will walk a path that no one else is willing to." She said in a whisper while her daughter slept peacefully. Looking at her neck she saw a trickle of blood coming down, placing a hand on her neck she muttered a few words in ancient Greek and the cut was gone while the blood vanished.

o-O-o-O-o

Despite being asked to wait by his best friend he couldn't anymore and he just wanted to be re-united with his mom again. Even though he did feel bad about abandoning Grover his urge to eat his mother's homemade cooking was worthy leaving him behind. Hailing a cab he placed his suitcase in the back before getting in the seat.

"Where you going young man?"

"East One-hundred-and-forth." The taxi then drove down the street while he waited in silence. While they were waiting though Percy looked at his hands and he wished that the black diamonds were gone but there was no such luck.

"What's happening to me?" but it was a murmur so that the driver wouldn't be able to hear him. Honestly he didn't want to tell anyone but something inside him was telling him to tell both his mom and Larissa since they would probably be able to understand. After waiting for half an hour the taxi finally arrived at its destination.

Grabbing his stuff and paying for the ride he got out and found several suitcases sitting on the doorsteps. Looking too his left he saw his mother Sally driving out of the garage with Uncle Gabe's Camaro. Wondering what to do Percy just dropped his suitcase before taking a seat next to the other suitcases, deciding to open one Percy found that one was filled with some of his clothes.

"Percy sweetheart your already home." Sally called as she opened the door to the Camaro and ran to her son with her arms open. Grabbing him into a hug Sally felt the urge to cry suddenly since she had heard that he had been expelled and that he might be sad since from the letters she received. From what she remembered he enjoyed his time in Yancy despite all the bullies he had to deal with.

Pulling back she grabbed Percy's face in her hands and looked at him making sure nothing was wrong. Once the check was completed she pulled him into another hug before kissing his forehead.

"Mom stop your embarrassing me." Percy whined while some of the neighborhood boys were watching and laughing at him.

"Percy Jackson I'm your mother so don't you dare start talking back to me young man!" Sally replied while Percy stood there with an annoyed expression. The boys behind him were laughing like hyenas and it was starting to get on his nerves. Squeezing his hands together the boys sudden went deathly pale, behind Percy was the shadow of a giant black dragon that was barring its teeth towards. Before Percy's could turn around and tell them off they ran for into the house scared out of their wits.

"Mom where are you going with Gabe's Camaro?" he asked while he placed his hands into his pockets ignoring the stinging pain that was in his hands.

"Percy it's not where I'm going it's where we're going." It took a second for the words to process through his head but he then understood. Instead of staying with Gabe for the beginning of summer he would instead be going with his mom somewhere else.

"Where are we going?"

"Once your friend Larissa gets here we will we going to our favorite place. You know the shack that we always go to every summer and the place where your father and I met." Percy blushed instantly because he started to think about when his mom and father met at his favorite place, however secretly behind him Larissa and her mom pulled up in their car.

"Wait mom did you just say that Larissa was coming with us?" feeling a tap on his shoulder he tensed slightly before turning around slowly. Facing him was none other than Larissa Knifong and she was wearing the hairpin that he had gotten her for her 11th birthday. On her face was nothing but a sweet smile while her mother Sarah was standing behind her glaring at him before turning to Sally.

"Sally I must thank you for doing this. I know it is your favorite place and I know this must be hard for you to take someone else there."

"No Sarah it is no problem at all. Honestly I was hoping she would be able to come with us this time since Percy is getting bored and having a friend to talk to might do some good."

Percy and Larissa were looking at one another and he was beginning to sweat a little. The smile on her face meant trouble and now he was trying to figure out what she was angry at. Suddenly her left arm shot out like a snake striking and it grabbed the neck of his t-shirt and she pulled him with strength that he didn't expect her to have. Once they were nose to nose she then placed her mouth next to his ear.

"Percy I know you heard me calling you before you got on that bus, but we will talk later about it later." It was a whisper so that their mothers couldn't hear her threat. While she whispered that threat into his ear he was looking at Sarah and he could have sworn that she was giving him the evil eye but it was hard to tell since she was busy talking to his mother who seemed to be in a deep conversation.

"Larissa why don't you get it the car you'll find everything you'll need in the trunk." Nodding Larissa grabbed Percy's arm and pulled him into the back of the Camaro. As she pushed him in her mother shouted, "Don't forget what I told you sweetheart." She stopped to look at her mother one last time before getting in and moving next to Percy so that she could she how much it could take to embarrass him. He tried to move as far away as possible but he was then pinned to the door while his eyes drifted until they landed on her hairpin. Feeling a sudden urge to touch her hair he placed his fingers into her nice black hair and was surprised by how soft her hair was.

"Like my hair Percy?" she asked while Percy realized what he was doing and he instantly pulled his hand back and held it in his other hand. Looking down at his hand he could almost imagine his hand going through her long black hair again while looking into her beautiful dark blue eyes. Looking at her again he was happy that the hairpin still matched her hair perfectly but he shook his head from that thought because he remembered that he was going to find a way to get away from her. It may have been the best thing at the time but he would be proven wrong.

Outside of the car Sally and Sarah were looking at the display of affection their children were showing one another. Neither of them was against the two of them being together but the women were worried what there godly parents would think about it. Since they knew them best it was not going to best of times once they found out, however Sally's eyes were looking at the hairclip in Larissa's hair.

"Sarah where did your daughter get such a beautiful hairclip? Only now have I noticed that how come I haven't seen it in any pictures it would fit best for her."

"That hairclip was something young Percy got her for her 11th birthday. Apparently while he was working over the summer he saved up enough money so that she could buy it for her." Sally looked at Percy and saw that his hands were moving her through her long black hair. Realization then dawned on her remembering those extra jobs Percy took now she realized why he was doing it.

"Sally before you go I must tell you something."

"What is it?" but her eyes were still on her son and his obvious signs of affection he was showing Larissa. Despite being together for well forever he has shown more feelings towards her than he did to his own mother. Sometime she envied Larissa because she could make her son show more emotions than she could despite the fact that she raised him.

"Sally remember the legend about the 'Great Darkness' one of the very first Originals." Trying to figure out where her friend was going with this she realized her eyes were turning to face her son without her knowing it.

"Indeed Sally your son is the host of his ancient powers."

"No you must be lying he can't be he just can't." Sally broke down as tears began to pour out of her eyes.

"Sally I don't for sure but Larissa said that she had a dream about Percy, and instead of using the normal powers of a child of Poseidon. He was apparently using some type of attack that darkened the skies and the only powers that could do that is darkness."

"If it was just a dream then couldn't it be changed?"

"I don't know but my daughter refuses to let him become a monster. Instead she will stand against anyone and anything she even held a sword to my neck when I believed that he would have to die." Hearing that her best friend wanted to kill her son was horrifying but at the same time she secretly agreed. Looking at Percy she began to realize that maybe it was best that he died because she had to do what was best for the world.

"I'm not telling you to kill your son but if it comes down to it you know what you have to do. I only hope that it never comes because Larissa has stated that she will kill anyone that threatens him." Sarah said farewell and got into her car and drove off to a photo shoot that she was needed at. Looking at the car leave Sally wiped the tears out of her eyes and turned around to get the bags that were supposed to sit on the porch. Noticing that they were gone she realized that the kids had taken them and put them in the back for her, putting a grin on her face she got into the car and put her seatbelt on.

"Okay kids ready to go?" Sally then adjusted the mirror so that it was facing her son who was looking out of the window and had a obvious blush on his face. She was about to pull out but Larissa got out suddenly and got into the passenger seat. Feeling her hand to start to get cold Sally looked at her hand and saw a thin line of ice start to go up her hand until it stopped and reached her ear.

"I know what my mother told you and I will tell you the same thing I told her. If you even think about the thought of killing and or injuring Percy I will dispose of you myself." Looking at her Sally saw that her lips weren't moving at all and that it was being said through the ice.

"Mom are we going to go or are we just going to sit here?" Percy asked suddenly while Larissa moved the seat back so that she could get a better view of Percy. Laying back she placed a hand on his arm and he instantly pulled his arm back. Smiling she knew how to mess with Percy in the most embarrassing way before stretching her arms out and looking at Sally who was beginning to sweat slightly.

After a few seconds of waiting Sally pulled out of the drive way and they headed to the shack. As she was driving though she couldn't help but think of the warning that Larissa gave her.

"If what she said is true then does that mean she loves my son? No wait they are too young to love does she have a major crush on him?" it was a murmur but the ice on her ear transferred everything to her mentally who only nodded at the last question. It wasn't love but at the same time it was a crush but at the same time it wasn't instead it was somewhere between.

o-O-o-O-o

Once they arrived at the shack Larissa was to say the least surprised by how simple the shack was but at the same time envious. Ever since Percy was young he had been going here and having a time of his life because of everything around him. He was interested by the most simple of things and it made her wonder what it would have been like had she grown up in a household similar to his own.

"Larissa I haven't told anyone this but sometimes when I'm by the water I sometimes see girls in the water wave at me. Also when crabs come onto the beach they always ask me of interesting stories on the land since they are usually in the water and don't want to become food for humans."

Hearing that Percy was sharing something like this with her was sweet but at the same time dumb. Since he was obviously a child of Poseidon the various sea creatures saw him as the prince of the sea. Even though she was a daughter of Oceanus she wasn't given nearly as much respect instead it only happened when she was near fresh water and there creatures.

"Percy those are some interesting stories, how about next time a crab comes by you can introduce me to him one day." She joked but Percy was currently crouched next to waves and a medium sized crab was climbing onto his hands.

"Hi there little buddy how are you it's been a long time since we last saw one another?" he asked while Larissa's eyes went wide eyed. She honestly didn't think a crab would have show up so soon. Looking at the crab she saw that it was about the same size as both of Percy's hands but it was careful not to pinch his human friend's hands. The crabs mouth started to foam and it began to discuss with Percy who seemed to be able to understand him like it was no problem.

"My Prince you have finally returned everyone here has gotten lonely as the year passed by." The crab said with a masculine voice that Larissa was currently having problems trying to understand.

"How many times have I told you not to call me Prince it just doesn't work? Besides were friends aren't we?" he asked while the crab placed one of his claws on Percy arm before raising it and slamming it down on his arm. Feeling the sudden pain Percy dropped him and the craw scuttled back to the sea and a wave took the crab and pulled him under.

Turning around to the sound of laughing he saw that it was none other than Larissa who was chuckling. For a second Percy almost lost himself in the sound of her laughing but he placed his hands on his hips and glared at her.

"This isn't funny L—a" he was then silenced by a finger on his mouth.

"Percy please you the nickname you gave me?" she asked sweetly and Percy just licked her finger and suddenly she pulled her finger back and wiped it on her shirt. Looking at her finger before looking at Percy she saw him do a mock bow.

"I am sorry my Ice Queen for licking your finger but you should have expected It." she gritted her teeth and jumped towards him causing the both of them to fall back into the sand. At first nothing happened but soon the sound of laughter echoed. Hearing the sound of the two laughing Sally walked over to see what had happened and saw the two kids laying in the sand together looking at the sky.

Looking at the sea she saw that it was nice meaning that Poseidon must have been watching them, and was giving them a nice moment. "Poseidon if you can hear me thank you." She murmured before turning around and heading to the shack so that she could give the kids some alone time.

Meanwhile underneath the sea Poseidon was watching his son and was amazed by how happy he was. One thing was bothering him though at it was the girl he was with, she reminded him a lot of his predecessor Oceanus but there was no way she could be his daughter since he vanished from the world.

Poseidon was wrong though Oceanus was looking at his daughter as well but at the same time staying away from the watchful eyes of Poseidon. Secretly he wanted to meet his daughter but he knew the ancient laws wouldn't allow it and the only way for him to meet her is for her to come to him. Watching closely he felt happy that his daughter had found someone in her life that he could never be in. Turning to look one last time he almost swore that he saw her heart was glowing but he shook his head of that thought and vanished into the sea again.

o-O-o-O-o

"Mom what were our fathers like?" Percy asked suddenly while Sally and Larissa were eating there marshmallows and sitting next to the camp fire that they had started half an hour ago. Looking to the sky Sally remembered the day Sarah and her first met Poseidon and Oceanus. Even though the relationship was strenuous to say the least it was still nice to know that both of them had attracted a godly being to them.

"Your fathers were both strong, passionate, but at the same time caring. Neither of them wanted to leave you but they had to." Silence followed and Percy was beginning to think of what his and Larissa's father could have been like. Would they be like she described or would they be the dead beats that he thought his was?

"Did our fathers ever know about us?" Larissa asked suddenly intrigued at the prospect of learning a little about her father. She only knew legends about Oceanus and her mother wouldn't share anything but from the looks of it Sally would be more than welcome.

"If you're asking if they knew about the both of you then no. It was decided for the best that they didn't know we were both pregnant. Percy's father though knew I was probably lying but he never asked and for that I was grateful."

"Mom they must have seen the both of us, I remember a warm but at the same powerful glow standing above me while I was a baby." What he didn't know was that the glow he felt back then was none other than Chaos and Aether. Poseidon and Oceanus never saw the children together so that they wouldn't become suspicious, but somehow the two of them always found one another.

o-O-o-O-o

Larissa opened her eyes and the first thing she saw was that a storm was raging above the ocean. Small hurricanes were sitting on top of the water while lightning flashed in the sky blanketing it in a bright light. On top of the water sat a fleet of ships that were all sitting there like the storm wasn't affecting them in anyway, however the lead ship drew her attention. Unlike the others with white sails the flagship had black sails and it was moving towards the beach.

As a hurricane was about to swallow the ship it suddenly vanished shocking her a little. There was no way for a hurricane to just vanish and that type that was bearing down on the ship should have been almost impossible to stop unless a god stood on the ship. Watching closely the ship did something she didn't expect, something shot into the sky tearing a hole through the storm clouds and revealing a clear sky.

Meanwhile Percy was having a dream just like her but the difference was that he was standing on the ship and he couldn't see Larissa at all. Looking all around him he saw dozens of people wearing black armor and hoods were up covering their face. All of them shared one thing in common though; they were all rowing to the island that was sitting in front of them.

One person caught his eye though and it was the one who was standing at the helm of the ship. Like everyone else he was wearing a cloak but unlike the others it looked like a trench coat. It reached almost all way to the deck while the top of it stopped above the neck. Like the others though he had a hood on and his face was covered in darkness.

While Percy was trying to understand whom the person might be he watched as the said person raised a hand towards the sky. Realizing he was doing the same thing Percy watched in horror and amazement as a huge torrent of darkness shot out of his hand and the others.

"That is me." He said amazed by the sudden rush of power that was leaving his body at a tremendous rate, watching as it ripped the storm clouds apart Percy suddenly felt himself get pulled into the sky as if it was a ride. Looking around in amazement he saw how beautiful the stars looked at night before his eyes looked at the person who now obviously himself.

All he could do was watch as both his body and his others got surrounded in shadows. At first he was scared but at the same time it felt so right, it was almost as if the powers were made for him. Feeling a sudden urge to fall he watched as he shot back down making another hole in the sky and looking at where he was going it was none other than the beach.

The ship meanwhile was still continuing on its present course and would probably reach it in a matter of minutes. Hurricanes were no longer raging instead it was the sea, it was out of control trying to flip the ships but none would allow itself the humiliation of being flipped.

Waiting to slam into the beach and become a pancake Percy watched as instead of landing face first he flipped in the air and he was slowing down. Now instead of falling like a rock he was instead floating until his feet touched the ground. As if it was instinct he extended his arm and the black blade he saw earlier was in his hand.

Twirling it in his hands Percy watched as his other self threw it into the air before the sword suddenly split and there were now two. Catching both he swung his swords to the right and suddenly a gust of wind blew that was warm but the breeze was calm unlike the storm that was raging.

Amazed at his other self's skill Percy looked up and saw that people were standing against him in armor. Looking closely he realized that they were all wearing the same Greek armor that Mr. Brunner brought to class the only difference was that some had blue and others had red on there armor.

Wondering what was to happen Percy watched as the crowd split and a person was walking forward but wearing a black outfit like him but instead of a black hood it was a white one with gold trim. Feeling that something bad was about to happen Percy watched as the new person drew a sword that was white just like her hood.

Feeling sweat drip down his face Percy watched as his future self suddenly charged the new person and right when both blades hit one another sparks flew. As both warriors were about to slam blades with one another Percy suddenly turned to the sound of someone crying? Looking at who was the cause of it he saw that Larissa was sitting on the beach crying.

Running towards her and ignoring the fight behind Percy grabbed her and pulled her into a hug. Even though he believed it was a dream at the moment and that she was probably a hallucination he wouldn't let her cry. What he didn't know was that both of their dreams were synching with one another and showing them both the same thing.

"Percy?" she asked as she realized that her Percy was hugging her and the other one was fighting her future self.

"Larissa I know you are a figment of my imagination but I refuse to let you cry." He said sure of himself that it was a dream. Larissa then realized that the only reason they were in each others dream was that somehow they had been synched with one another. Looking at the battle raging behind Percy she couldn't help but feel tears form in her eyes since the one wearing a white hood was she. The sword was exactly the same one as her current one and the way she was fighting was how she preferred to battle.

Pulling Percy closer to her she realized that the best way to have him at the moment was to just play along with his mindset. Crying into his chest she felt as his arms wrapped around her and he placed a head on her shoulder.

"Shhh its alright you don't need to cry anymore I'm right here." He said softly while he ran a hand through her hair. As his hand ran through her hair though he couldn't help but think that it felt so real but it couldn't be since it was just a dream.

"Percy promise me that you will never me." She asked as she began to wipe her tears away. Even though he refused to say yes in the real world she might be able to convince him to say it in the dream world. A reason she was doing this was because she didn't want this day to come. If there were even a small chance of stopping this fight she would try to reach for it.

Percy pulled away and looked into the dark blue eyes that he card for so much. "What's the worst that can happen if I promise her she is nothing but a dream." He thought and her plan was beginning to come to fruition.

"I promise Larissa I will never leave you." He replied while she smiled and pulled him into a tight hug. As she was about to have him swear on the River Styx both of them woke up to the sound of someone screaming.

"HURRICANE!"