Again, some of this chapter will be a rewrite as well, I just wanted to get both of these chapters out there so I can begin writing from scratch again. So, here's chapter 2.
As the gods and goddesses began to flash in, Zeus began to get worried. He looked around at each of their faces, and what he saw didn't exactly quell his nerves.
His wife, Hera, along with their sister Demeter just looked annoyed at being summoned. Artemis also looked annoyed at being taken away from her hunt. He looked towards his favorite daughter Athena to see a curious expression on her face.
Aphrodite was just looking at herself in a mirror, Apollo had his earbuds in and was listening to music, Hermes was talking on his cell phone, Dionysus was reading a wine magazine, Hephaestus was tinkering with some spare parts, and Ares just looked excited to see how much his family would bicker during this meeting.
He then looked towards the hearth and finally his brother Poseidon to see matching looks on their faces, as if wishing him good luck. He sighed not looking forward to the conversation in front of him.
Zeus cleared his throat, and when he didn't get everyone's attention, he slammed his master bolt into the floor, effectively garnering everyone's attention. He looked at Poseidon once more, and upon seeing a slight nod, decided to begin.
"So, I am sure you are all wondering why I called you here today, it appears that both Poseidon and myself have broken the oath and have demigod children." He began before the room erupted into chaos.
Hera was furious, while Artemis was just muttering how gods couldn't keep it in their pants. Ares looked excited at the prospect of a fight breaking out, while most of the others didn't look shocked. Zeus had had enough of this, and once again slammed his bolt into the floor, effectively silencing everyone.
"ENOUGH. We will discuss this civilly god dammit" He said fuming.
"Alright, thank you, now we have brought this to your attention because our children are around the same age, and myself, Poseidon, and Hestia have come up with a solution to all of this" Zeus said.
All of a sudden, the hearth flared up and out stepped Hestia. "Yes, we believe that either Zeus' daughter Thalia, or Poseidon's son Perseus is the child of the prophecy, and while we could kill them, we have come up with a better solution." She then quieted down and gave a nod to Zeus.
He gave her a small smile and continued, "exactly, we could send them to camp, but they are too young. They both appear to be around eight years old, and inseparable with each other. How that came to be? I really don't know, but it is clear they can't just wonder around on their own either" he finished looking at each and every one of them.
"We think that we should bring them here to be trained. Athena can teach them battle strategy and battlefield smarts, Artemis and Apollo can teach them archery, Ares can teach them how to fight, and Me and Poseidon can teach them how to use their godly powers." He said, looking around, trying to garner everyone's reactions.
"and when they become of age, we will send them to Camp Half-Blood. We can ensure our safety of the future, by training them, and making sure they are ready for what is to come later, Hestia is already going to bless them, and become their patron as well. They will become an unstoppable duo, under our tutelage." He finally finished out of breath.
Hera immediately stood up in a rage, "You will not bring your spawn to live here on Olympus" she raged furiously, before adding, "just because you couldn't keep it in your pants." She then felt a hand on her shoulder and saw none other than her sister, Hestia.
"I know he has wronged you again sister, but this is not the child's fault, besides, I believe this could be best for us. It will bring us closer as a family. These two children will unite us once again. The children of Olympus, will bring us together. She finished with a smile.
Hera sat down, albeit grudgingly, before nodding her head.
Zeus cleared his throat, "alright we shall vote on this matter, I would just like to add that I am sure none of you would like to incur mine or Poseidon's wrath, so vote wisely"
He continued, "all in favor of mine and Poseidon's children coming to live on Olympus and be trained by us, until they reach the age of twelve?" Ten hands rose in the air, as only Hera and Dionysus kept their hands down.
"so, it is settled, we will train them here, until they are old enough to go to Camp Half-Blood." Zeus thundered. "Hestia, will you please go and gather the demigods, and bring them here at once? Make sure they have everything they want to bring with them, as once they are here, there will be no going back" Hestia nodded before flashing out.
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Hestia reappeared in Central Park and began looking around. They seemed to have just disappeared. She was about to flash out to warn Zeus of this, when out of the corner of her eye she saw a young girl running and laughing. Just a few steps behind her was a young boy, chasing her with a stick.
She smiled at them both. The young boy had dark wavy hair, and beautiful sea green eyes, although he had a scar stretching from above his right eye, almost to the corner of his lip. She looked to the young girl to see she also had dark black hair, but instead had electric blue eyes. She noticed she had a matching scar but over her left eye.
She smiled to herself sadly before approaching them both. The children, upon seeing this mysterious child-like being approaching, both got a bit nervous, and Perseus pushed Thalia behind him. She searched their memories to see how they ended up all alone, and was shocked to see that they shared the same mother. She had no idea how Zeus and Poseidon had both seduced this woman, seemingly one right after the other. This is unheard of. She pushed that to the back of her mind though, and focused at the task at hand.
Hestia smiled warmly, "relax child, I mean you no harm. I just wanted to talk to the both of you." They relaxed slightly, but didn't fully let their guard down.
She continued, "you are both very special. Your fathers sent me to come down here and rescue you both, and bring you somewhere safely." She began before being cut off by Perseus. "That can't be true, both our fathers are dead." He said with a scowl, while Thalia nodded her head in agreement.
Hestia gave them another warm smile, "They are not dead children, trust me, they just couldn't be around, but they can now. I am your Aunt Hestia, and I would like to bring you both to them."
Perseus looked unsure at first before looking at Thalia. She shrugged her shoulders and said, "why not, it certainly beats living on the street."
Perseus turned back to her, "alright auntie Hestia, we'll go with you." This brought a smile to her face. She gestured them over to a bench before sitting down. Where they quickly followed suit.
"I would rather explain things to you here so you're prepared for what you will face when we go to meet your fathers." She explained in a motherly tone.
"Alright, it would be best if you let me explain everything first before asking any questions, is that alright?" she began looking at them questioningly.
When both nodded their heads, she smiled to herself, just thinking how perfect her two champions would be.
"Okay, so do you know about the Greek Gods, and Goddesses?" she began. When both nodded, she continued, "they existed many years ago, and they would have children with mortals. These children were half god, and half mortal, known as demigods." Again, both nodded already knowing this.
"Well, the Gods and Goddesses are still around, and so are demigods. They move with western civilization, so now Mount Olympus is located on the top of what you guys call the Empire State Building." When she said this both their eyes got wide.
"I am telling you all of this because the both of you are demigods. Perseus, you are a son of Poseidon, and Thalia, you are a daughter of Zeus. You are both children of the big three, but that puts you in grave danger." This is where Thalia rose her hand.
Hestia smiled warmly at her, "Yes darling?" she asked. Thalia looked thoughtful for a second before asking, "so does that mean you're the goddess Hestia, from ancient Greece?" This once again made her smile.
"So young, but you're already so wise." This made Thalia blush. "Yes, I am the goddess Hestia, I choose to be in my eight-year-old form to make you guys more comfortable." She explained.
"Back to it though, many years ago, the big three all took a pact to never sire another demigod child. Zeus and Poseidon both broke that oath, and if Hades were to find out, then he would send monster after monster after you, until you both were killed." Both their eyes widened at this, thinking about the monster attacks, and what had happened to their mother.
She smiled at them once more, "don't worry, I won't ever let that happen again, and don't judge your uncle too harshly. He has lived a long life of sorrow, isolated from his family. Now then, do either of you have any questions?" she asked.
Both their hands shot up. She nodded to Perseus to go on, "So if I'm the son of Poseidon, will I have a bunch of cool water powers?" he asked. She smiled and nodded at him and said, "yes, but they will take many years to master and control them. That is why we are going to see your parents. They are going to train you both."
She then nodded to Thalia, "so if our fathers are the ones who broke the oath, why would he come after us?" she asked sadly, Perseus nodding his head in agreement.
She sighed, "you have to understand, Zeus has killed many of Hades children and lovers for no reason other than they were his." She began sadly. "He is not a bad man, there have just been too many injustices against him, for him to let something like this go."
They both nodded solemnly. She noticed this and tried to cheer them up. "It's alright children, I will never let anything happen to you." This brought a smile to both their faces.
"Alright any more questions?" she asked.
They both shook their heads. She looked to be in an internal debate, but decided now was as good a time as any to ask them.
"Would you both like to become my champions?" she asked smiling. "With this, I would become your patron god, and I would give you both my blessing." She explained. They both nodded happily, excited at the fact that they were going to be blessed by their aunt Hestia.
She walked over to Thalia and touched her shoulder before her whole body glowed orange before disappearing. She did the same to Perseus, before retaking a seat on the bench with them.
"With my blessing, you will both be able to conjure up food whenever you please, as long as it is a home cooked meal. The hearth also has the ability to harm as well as heal, and I thought it would be perfect if you each got one aspect of this, so as to balance you out perfectly." She explained before their eyes widened.
"Perseus, you now have the ability to control fire, and Thalia, you now have the ability of healing someone, as long as the injury isn't too fatal" She explained.
Upon seeing Thalia's look of jealousy, she put a hand on her shoulder and began, "Thalia, don't be disappointed, trust me, the ability to heal, will be just as good, if not better than the ability to harm." Making Thalia smile, before adding as an afterthought, "plus you will have the ability to call down lightning, just like your father."
She saw Thalia had a wicked smile on her face. She chuckled to herself, just thinking how perfect her champions are. She knew they would bicker and fight, but when it counted they would have each other's backs without a second thought.
"Alright children, come here. I will transport us to Olympus, I believe the Olympian Council is waiting on us, and don't worry, I will teach you both how to master your powers in the coming years." She said before putting a hand on each of their shoulders before flashing them to the throne room on Mount Olympus.
Percy's POV
We reappeared in a room with twelve thrones in a U shape around a central hearth. Only The thrones were huge and the people sitting in them were fifteen or sixteen feet tall. I couldn't help the smile that came to my face when I thought of the recent events. I'm a demigod, and I'm going to be able to use water powers as well as fire, I thought happily.
I heard someone clear their throat in front of me as my eyes widened. In front of me was now a normal sized man, about six feet tall, that looked strikingly like myself, only more tan and with a beard.
I realized this must be my father. I immediately went into a bow, remembering the stories I had read as a child but he waved me off before pulling me into a godly sized hug, making me wince.
"Uh…dad, I can't really breathe." I said. He looked at me sheepishly before apologizing.
I looked over and noticed Thalia was in the same position I was, and looking a bit uncomfortable as well. It's going to take some getting used to, knowing we had godly parents that we haven't met until today.
I noticed Zeus stepped back before returning to his godly height, as my father did the same. I looked at Thalia, and I could tell we both agreed that it was insanely awkward just standing in the middle of this throne room right now.
I didn't really know where to go, so I walked over to the hearth, before Thalia followed suit. This brought a huge smile to our patron as she conjured us chairs to sit in for this meeting.
Zeus cleared his throat, "yes, well, we all can become reacquainted after this meeting." He announced upon seeing Hera's glare.
"Anyway, back to business. I assume Hestia filled you in on everything?" he thundered.
I gulped, "Yes, Lord Zeus, she told us we would be staying here for a while, and you all would be training us, along with herself." I finished.
He smiled, "you have nothing to fear child, and call me Uncle Zeus." He began. "Yes though, we have decided that it is everyone's best interest if you stay here for the next four years. Once you reach the age of twelve, we will send you to Camp Half-Blood. Where the rest of the demigod children are being trained."
We both nodded, excited at the prospect of meeting other demigods.
"That is all." Zeus thundered before most gods and goddesses flashed out. The only ones remaining were Zeus, Hestia and my father.
I turned towards Thalia and we both had the same thought, "this is going to be so cool."
(A Couple Months Later)
Still Percy's POV
It took a little while, but we eventually got the hang of things. In the mornings, we would have archery training with Artemis. We both found her to be a much better teacher than Apollo, who goofed off too much.
She was cold to me at first, but she has started to warm up to me since then.
After that we go to class with Athena. She can be incredibly boring at times, but I knew what she was teaching us was just as important as what our fathers were teaching us.
After that we got an hour break for lunch before we would learn how to be stealthy and quick in battle with Hermes.
After that we would have combat training with Ares. It varied from being like a military boot camp, to sparing with Ares. Thalia with a spear, and me with a sword.
We would have a break until dinner, then right after dinner we would work with Hestia on our powers, before going our separate ways to train with our fathers. Afterwards we would retire to the palace that they built for us to share.
Most days went like that. It was exhausting. Zeus and Poseidon eventually found out that me and Thalia had the same mother, and they were both shocked at first, then became angered. They didn't know how that could have happened, but they almost raged war on each other until Hestia stepped in. Everything's fine now, they talked it out, or whatever gods do to settle feuds.
One day, Zeus summoned us both to the council room. It was a shock really, this didn't usually happen.
Once we got there he explained to us how the winter solstice was coming up, and how they were finally going to reveal to Hades that me and Thalia existed.
This shocked me at first, because Hades would just want to kill us, but I shook that thought off considering most of the council would never let that happen.
It came the day for the council meeting, and after finishing up with my father, I went to our house we shared and washed up, before getting dressed appropriately and meeting Thalia downstairs to wait to be summoned.
Me and Thalia have grown even closer. We're nearly inseparable and are almost impossible to beat in battle as a duo.
I was broken out of my thoughts by Hestia appearing in front of us. This brought a smile to my face. She quickly embraced both of us before flashing us to the throne room.
We looked around at everyone, and most were smiling at us, as we would return the smile. When I looked towards the end of the thrones, I saw a makeshift throne, with a man that looked everything the part of God of the Underworld.
We both went to sit with Hestia, bringing a smile to her face.
"Zeus, who are these demigods that Hestia just flashed in here?" Hades asked questioningly. Hestia pushed us behind her just in case.
Zeus took a deep breath and began, "just hear us out first, that is Thalia Grace, my daughter, and the boy is Perseus Jackson, Poseidon's son." Hades looked enraged but bit his tongue for the moment.
Zeus continued, "we found them in the park together one day, all alone, their mother having been killed by a monster. We decided we couldn't just leave them, as you would find them and certainly kill them, and we couldn't send them to Camp Half-Blood, as they were too young and wouldn't get the right training. So we brought them to Olympus, where we would all train them, so as to ensure, whichever one of them the great prophecy is referring to, they will make the right decision."
There it is again, that great prophecy. We have heard about it many times, although we still don't know what it is. Athena once told us, "knowledge isn't always power" but that just made me want to hear it more.
Hades looked like he was about to say something, when Zeus cut him off, "heed my warning Hades, they are not to be touched. They each are under the protection of Poseidon and I, as well as Hestia, as she is both of their patrons." He said seriously.
Hades looked shocked. He just looked towards Hestia who had a smile on her face and nodded towards him. He looked happy for her, which looked kind of odd on someone like himself.
He nodded, "very well, it will be as you wish, but I expect the same treatment towards a child of mine, should it ever arise, they don't have to be raised on Olympus, but I expect them to be spared." He said thoughtfully, obviously deep in thought.
I saw Hestia nod with a smile, it seems she too knew something we didn't. "Of course, brother, He would be welcomed, isn't that right Zeus?" She asked with a pointed glare towards him.
I knew what he was going through, I have been on the wrong side of one of Hestia's glares before and it is not somewhere I ever want to be again.
He gulped and nodded, "Fine it will be as you wish brother, let this be the end of our feud, and the beginning of something anew." He then did something that shocked us all.
"I believe it is time that our eldest brother and sister rejoin the council, don't you all?" everyone just looked at him shocked. It was unanimous. Hades and Hestia would become the thirteenth and fourteenth Olympians.
Hestia got up and hugged Zeus before a throne rose up on the one end where she took her seat. Me and Thalia quickly followed suit, over to her new throne.
Hades looked shocked at first, then reluctant, but eventually shook his brothers hand, and took a seat in the completely obsidian throne at the other end of the thrones.
Everyone was in a shocked silence. This is the last thing anyone expected to happen.
Zeus cleared his throat, "Yes, I believe a united front is what is needed, for what we will come to face. I also apologize to you both, this has been a long time coming." He said.
They both nodded towards him smiling. Zeus dismissed the meeting as most of the gods flashed out. Me and Thalia were told to go get some sleep before our training the next day. Zeus said he had been going too easy on us so far, and they were going to take it up a notch on us.
I dreaded to think what that would be like.
As we were leaving, the last thing I saw was Hestia give me a wink before flashing out, and all of the big three approaching each other.
A.N. So a little bit of a twist there. Let me know what you think about this, and about the chapter as a whole. Next chapter there will be a bigger time skip, and it might even start into the third book. I said this was originally going to be a PercyxThalia, but I decided to change that, what I have in mind for the story is them having more of a brother sister bond, which would just make it weird. I haven't decided who either would end up with, if anyone so I set up a poll for that. So go vote on that. Keep in mind the more reviews I get, the more inclined I am to update sooner.