Hope you enjoy! Took me days and nights to finish this... Explanation at end of chapter… sorry for any errors or mistakes that may or may not be in here.

"Are you sure you're feeling alright man?" Apollo asked Percy in his doctor tone.

After Percy and Artemis assured Poseidon that he was not dreaming, Artemis flashed Percy to her brother to get him checked. Percy asked for the "appointment" to be between his brother-in-law and himself, so Artemis was left to play with their twins.

Percy nodded and pulled his shirt back on. "Nothing I haven't been through before. Anyway, my physical health isn't what concerns me. It is my mental health. Tartarus has been playing mind games with me, trying to strengthen me to make me a stronger host. My sanity is what I am concerned of."

"Dude, chillax. You sound like some politician."

Percy shrugged, "Practiced habit, I guess."

"Well hopefully a full dosage of my sis and a day in the sun, you'll be good as new."

"Thanks."

"No prob. Now scram!"

. . .

"DADDY!/DAD!" Jake and Sally both yelled, dropping their Legos and running into the arms of their father.

Smiling, Percy stood up with both his kids on either side of his hip, and looked to see Artemis on the stove, making his favorite meal. Steak, mashed potatoes, green beans and white rice. He walked behind her and—setting the kids on the ground—hugged her from behind. His hands met over her toned stomach. He peered over her shoulder and after giving her a few kisses on the neck, he took in a deep breath, smelling and sniffing the food.

Today, we enjoy and rejoice for my homecoming. Enjoy it, because after today, the real fight begins.

(Two weeks later)

Percy's armor was clinging onto his body for dear life as he sliced a monster in half. He closed his eyes as he stepped over a limp demigod body.

He looked as if he had taken a bath in monster dust, and unlike the last battle, the lines of defense were faltering. The demigods were tiring, and the gods were still not allowed to interfere unless they wanted to be stripped of their immortality. Perseus, Apollo and Artemis were exceptions because they were natural hunters, born to fight alongside the offspring of the Greek gods. Percy roared as he smacked the flat of his shield against the forehead of a cyclops and thrusted his sword straight through the monster's chest. When he pulled Riptide back out, you could no longer see the celestial bronze, only monster dust, blood, and dirt.

Percy did not want to acknowledge the cold grip death seemed to have on his heart.

Angrily, Percy brought his sword down on yet his thousandth enemy today. He was right when he thought that the day he returned was the only day he would receive peace. The next morning, Hermes flashed in on Percy and Artemis informing them that the monsters were attacking once again. For countless amount of days Percy, Apollo and Artemis were stuck in the mortal world, hacking and aiming at enough monsters to overlap the city of Manhattan twice.

He started to retreat back to the resting tent to regain his energy when five monsters circled him. He grinned, monster dust and ichor trickling down the side of his mouth.

"Alright," he said, wielding his sword expertly, "so you think you can defeat your prince, eh? Let's find out," instead of moving from his place, he just flicked his wrist, slitting the throat of a telekhine, and cutting open the shoulder of an empousa. The remaining three monsters, fueled by their anger and pride, charged forward. Percy pulled his left arm up, sparks flying as a sword collided with his shield. He kicked the monster in the chest to push Monster 1 back. As Monster 1 is in a daze, Percy kneeled down on one knee and waved his sword in a deadly arc, cutting off the legs of Monster 3 and having golden dust splatter onto his face. Quickly, Percy stood up and reached to block a blow from between his shoulder blades as he—with his right arm/hand—pulled his sword down over Monster 1's head, effectively cutting the monster in half and sending him back to the Underworld. Turning while transforming into a large black, Alpha wolf, Percy jumped up and snapped the neck of Monster 2, a cyclops. Before the monster can be finished off though, Monster 2 "hugged" Percy around the middle of his body, crushing three of his ribs. Percy whimpered, but fully turned the head of the monster all the way, killing it for hopefully a decade. Limping, Percy reached back to the resting tent, where he was faced with a worried Thalia.

Taking back his human form, he opened up his cloak and looked for an inner pocket to reveal a secret stash of ambrosia. He popped a square into his mouth. "Which line of defense is it now?" He asked, leaning on one of the beams and sighing loudly.

Thalia shook her head.

Percy raised an eyebrow. "No line of defense? So what?"

"Percy, its Artemis. She's having a baby, and soon."

Percy, shocked, sat down. "W-what? That's great!" Coming to his senses he jumped up sky-high, his fist coming into contact with the ceiling of the tent. He felt a small tingle spread through his fingertips and he realized Thalia was trying to electrify him. "Owie. What's the problem with her being pregnant?"

"The problem is that she's going to give birth in a freakin' cell if we don't find her!"

Percy lowered his arm. "What are you talking about? Artemis is—"

"Taken," Thalia cut in. "Artemis has been taken, and the baby? She's due in four days."

Noticing the gravity of the situation, Percy grabbed Thalia's shoulder and flashed them to the "basement" of Percy's palace, a place that was surprisingly neat. Rows upon rows of weapons neatly placed on walls, one area dedicated to planning, another for training, and another for more training. On one wall, there was an exception to the "weapons rule." There were mannequins with clothing on them, each with a different design with a different situation in mind. All the way to the left was a black suit that seemed flexible and had hexagons engraved all over it, indicating it held some secret power. The situation/mission in mind: Stealth.

To the right of the previous suit was a cloak just like Percy's, so was the under-armor, the boots, and the vambraces. Mission: heavy combat.

Thalia didn't have any time to look at the other four suits when Percy pulled her forward, slapped three of the chambers, and causing a reaction. The three chambers rolled forward, showing the shelves of the clothing that they represented in different color and size. The shelves worked like a chart, making the searching process even easier.

"What are we doing here?"

Percy pulled on an even heavier cloak that would hold more weapons. He started to fill it out, and as he stabbed a machete through his belt loop, he turned to face Thalia and passed her two sets of clothing.

"We're ending this fight, once and for all."

Please don't hate me! I am soooooo sorry, I've been absolutely dying these past two weeks. I've been really sick, and pretty much slept everyday. As soon as I woke up feeling better today, I sucked it up and finished this chapter. I'm again sorry I haven't updated anything, as I said I got really sick and still am not feeling well, so I guess I'll post one chapter for every open story and then head back to bed. Sorry!