Chapter Four

A.N- alright guys new chapter. thanks to everyone who's been following, reviewing and reading. hope you enjoy it.

Previously:

"What exactly did Percy mean about what you did before he left? Were you the cause for him leaving?" she demanded. Poseidon looked down to the ground, ashamed.

"Yes. At least partially" he whispered.

"What did you do?" Thalia growled, sparks flying off her.

"I disowned him"

"YOU DID WHAT?" she yelled at him. The others looked at Poseidon in shook.

"I disowned him" Poseidon repeated looking heartbroken.

"Why Poseidon?" Athena asked him quietly,

"I did it through anger. He accused me for being at fault for his mother's death. I couldn't handle that. I loved Sally. I told him it was his fault for being born. That it was his fault for being too weak to protect her. I said everything I could to relieve the guilt that was already festering in me" SLAP. Poseidon recoiled as he was slapped by Artemis.

"You disowned your own son because of your pride!?" she shouted. "You got angry because your son told you the truth?"

"Yes" he whispered, tears strolling down his face.

"How was it your fault?" Thalia asked, tears in her eyes as she realized she didn't even know Sally was dead.

"Percy came to me during the Giants war." Poseidon started, "He asked me, no begged me to protect his mom and Paul. He rightfully felt that they would be targeted by Gaia to get to him. I blew him off, telling him that monsters would have no interest in mortals" Poseidon bowed his head in shame, "I didn't know how wrong I was until he informed me of their deaths"

There was silence in the room as they all took in what he had just said.

"No wonder he hates you" Phoebe muttered. Everyone turned to look at her.

"What? If he was a girl, he would be the perfect recruit for the Hunters, hell his life story is worse than the majority already in the hunt" she explained to them. Artemis nodded her head in agreement.

"So what do we do know?" Thalia asked.

"We leave." Athena replied simply.

"What? We can't give up that easily!" she protested.

"What else can we do Thalia? Be reasonable" Artemis argued softly,

"I don't know! Appeal to his good side?" she snapped angrily. They all looked at her weirdly,

"His good side?" Poseidon asked doubtfully

"Yes his good side. You know? The side that's all gooey and cheesy." She reiterated,

"Somehow I don't think his 'gooey and cheesy' side exists any more Thals" Phoebe told her.

"Well do you have a better idea?" she snapped,

"Blackmail" she replied simply, "We just need to find something around here that he treasures and hold it hostage" she said smugly. Artemis looked kind of approving of this idea. Athena was thoughtful, trying to come up with a list of pros and cons to follow such a plan. Poseidon looked horrified. So did Thalia.

"Are you insane? We want him to help us, not destroy us!" Thalia hissed at her. Phoebe just shrugged.

"What else can we do to ensure he helps?" she returned. Thalias' shoulders slumped, she hated the idea of betraying her cousin even more than he already was but hated the face that everyone could die if she didn't.

"Fine" she agreed reluctantly. Phoebe nodded her head and jumped up,

"Good right then, me, Thalia and Artemis will go look upstairs whilst Athena and Poseidon take the rest of this floor?" everyone nodded in agreement and they all split up.

"Are we right to do this Athena?" Poseidon asked as the exited the room and went into the kitchen. Athena remained silent for a moment as she began looking in a couple of cupboards,

"Probably not Poseidon however this is the only plan we have right now that has even a chance of succeeding" she responded. Poseidon sighed as he joined her in the search, only to find the cupboards filled with various foods.

"I regret it you know. I should never have said what I did or disowned him, not after everything he had done for us" Athena remained silent as she listened to her uncle talk.

"I only realized my mistake two years after I disowned him. As soon as I realized the full extent of my actions I gave him back his connection to the sea" he shuddered,

"I don't know how he survived so long with his mentality intact without the connection; I literally took fifty percent of his life force away." Athena froze when she heard that.

"You could of killed him Poseidon" she whispered, horrified at the very thought that kind of life.

"I know" he muttered miserably, "I'm surprised he hasn't attacked me yet" he added ruefully.

"Be careful around him uncle" Athena warned, "He may just do that" she added before striding out the room and entering the study.

"Oh my" she whispered to herself as she took in the numerous books shelves running around the entirety of the large room. She estimated there were at least a thousand books in the room. Slowly she walked forwards and ran her hand lightly over the spines as she made her way round the room. When she got to the wall behind the desk, her eyes widened in disbelief as she saw the degrees and PhD certificate hanging proudly in the center.

"Poseidon!" she called over her shoulder.

"Yeah?" he called back as he hurried into the room. One glance and he let out a low whistle,

"My son has become a bookworm" he muttered under his breath as he took into account the sheer number of books in the room. He drew his gaze onto his companion as made his way to her side,

"I didn't know that Perseus was this smart" Athena commented as she studied the PhD certificate.

"What?" Poseidon asked puzzled before looking more closely. His eyes widened and mouth opened when he took in his son's achievements.

"I didn't either" he murmured truthfully.

"Three degrees, including a PhD, that's better than many of my children ever achieve" Athena informed him, impressed, despite the fact that Perseus was a spawn of her rival.
"Anyway shouldn't we be looking?" Poseidon asked a few minutes later.

"I suppose" Athena agreed.

"Anything in his room?" Thalia called out from where she was searching in one of the guest bedrooms.
"Nothing." Artemis replied. "He has a bed. A walk in wardrobe. And Two bedside tables. That's everything in his room" she continued as she walked back out the room.

"Damn Fish man has fewer possessions than even the huntresses" Thalia commented.

"Fish man? Thalia, really?" Phoebe asked as she joined them. Thalia shrugged,

"What? He's not a boy anymore so I can't call him Aqua boy anymore" Artemis rolled her eyes,

"Any luck Phoebe?" Phoebe shook her head,

"Nothing than could be considered of sentimental value " she replied.

"Let's meet with the others then, hopefully they have had more luck than us" Artemis informed them, before walking down the stairs.

They all met in the hallway,

"Anything?" Athena asked. She received three shakes of their heads in response,

"Nothing. How about you?" Artemis asked.

"Nothing that can't be easily replaced. Did you know that Perseus is actually incredibly smart?" She couldn't help but add. The three hunters looked at her shocked,

"Kelp head smart?" Thalia questioned. Athena nodded seriously,

"Yes, it appears that Perseus has gained three degrees as well as a PhD" there was a pause,

"Are you serious!?" Thalia exploded. "Percy, Kelp head actually has a brain?"

"He does indeed"

"Anyway" phoebe spoke, drawing conversation from questioning Perseus' intelligence, "What are we going to do now seeing that blackmail is out of the question?"

"Blackmail? So that's was your response?" a cold voice came from behind them, they all spun round and came face to face with Perseus leaning against the open doorway. They all winced at his voice before spinning round. Seeing the pure fury on his face made them all flinch.

"You know when I told you to be gone before I got back, I wasn't just saying that for fun" he growled at them as he stalked forward until he was only a few feet away from them.

"Did you really think I could be blackmailed into helping you!?" he growled at them, venom dripping from his words.

"Percy-" Poseidon started,

"Don't you dare speak to me sea God" Perseus snarled at him, "Get out." He stated coldly. None of them moved, they were all in a state of shun.

"I said GET. OUT!" he screamed at them. They all hurried out of the door, Perseus following them. Poseidon hesitated a moment, wanting to apologize before leaving. He never got the chance as Perseus let loose a wave of fire at their backs. Poseidon jumped back in horror before quickly dropping to the floor as another wave followed the first.

"I told you all to leave" he spoke through gritted teeth. A storm began to blow; lightening began to strike the ground, mere feet from them. Thalia's eyes widened in horror as she realized she couldn't control the storm.

"PERSEUS STOP PLEASE!" Artemis shouted as they desperately tried to escape the wrath of the ex- hero. Large pieces of hail met her in response. The three godly deities and huntresses fled. Perseus followed along with his hellhounds, the storm never abating. As soon as they got to the edge of the forests they stopped as the storm began to slow down. Looking back they saw Perseus standing a meter behind them.

" Any of you dare come back here again, you won't leave alive" he threatened them. "Go die and leave me in peace" he told them bluntly. And with that last word, he retreated back within the trees. The five companions watched him go in shock.

"I'm guessing attempting to blackmail him made every worse?" Phoebe asked, terrified.

"Yep" came four simultaneous responses.

"Lets go before he decides to come back" Athena told them. They all shuddered at that before beginning their long trek back home."

Perseus was pacing. He was angry. No, screw that he was furious. 'How dare they come here, barge into my life and try to blackmail me into serving the Gods once more. The new enemy' he sneered at the thought. 'The new enemy is welcome to them'. He suddenly stopped pacing as he realized that they knew where he lived now. He knew they would probably come back within a month with reinforcements.

'What to do? What to do?' he thought to himself before inspiration struck him. Looking up to the ceiling he suddenly shouted,

"CHAOS, I NEED YOU!"

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