Disclaimer: I do not own Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Story: Guardians of Light and Justice
AN: The Chronos that is talked about sitting on one of the stone thrones is the primordial god of time. Whereas the Kronos in Tartarus that is discussed as making plans in Tartarus is the titan of time and the father to the big three and other gods. I just wanted to clear that up, so Chronos is the brother of Erebus and the uncle to Oceanus and Kronos, he is also the great uncle to Zeus, Poseidon and Hades. Oceanus is a titan and the brother of Kronos and the uncle of Zeus, Poseidon and Hades. I just wanted to clear this up because many people get the titan Kronos also spelled Cronus mixed up with the primordial god Chronos also spelled Chronus. It can be confusing I know.
Chapter 13: War Preparations
Percy's POV
After the screen cleared I walked to the statue of Shiva in the corner of the my living room. I sat down and crossed my legs. I began to meditate as I was taught suddenly I was no longer on Olympus I was at the top of a mountain peak in the Himalayas. At the top of the cold and windswept peak was a small stone temple. I floated to the temple and a bronze statue of Shiva sat cross legged, his eyes glowed a beautiful green color almost like a green fire was smoldering within them. I sat down in front of the statue and then the statue's eyes moved and looked right at me. I stared into the eyes of the statue and then its mouth moved. The statue focused on me closely.
"Greetings Perseus." Shiva said.
"Shiva, I'm so glad I found you. I need to speak with you." I said.
"Go on my friend." Shiva said.
"Erebus the primordial god of darkness and shadow is free and he has been ordered by the Hand of Kronos to go to the east and look for allies amongst your enemies." I said. The statue of Shiva focused on me and I could feel the apprehension.
"None of the gods of the east would support such a request, but he may be able to find monsters and demons to assist him." Shiva said.
"How powerful are these creatures?" I asked worriedly.
"They are very powerful most of these creatures could only be defeated by me or one of the other main gods such as Vishnu or Kali." Shiva said.
"Can you help us?" I asked.
"I know Feng and Pin are guarding your camp so you will need other assistance. I will try to send you help where I can find it my friend." Shiva said.
"Thank you Shiva." I said. The statue's eyes began to glow red and then suddenly I was back in my apartment with a very worried Annabeth kneeling next to me.
"Percy, you're OK I was so worried." Annabeth said as she tried to hug the air out of my lungs. She finally pulled away as I tried to breath.
"Thank the gods, I'm alright I need some air." I said as I started to breath loudly making Annabeth smirk at me playfully.
"I'm sorry I saw you and I got worried." Annabeth said. As she stared into my eyes with her beautiful gray ones.
"I was talking to Shiva through my meditation techniques." I said. Then I continued to talk to Annabeth about my dream and my conversation with Athena.
"How can I help?" Annabeth asked.
"We are going to need a demigod army to fight this enemy. We will need to intercept the army headed for the underworld. I will send a few guardians to assist you, but I will have to go to Atlantis to help my father and Nico will go to the underworld to stop the uprising." I said. I could see Annabeth thinking over the situation.
"Whose going with Nico?" Annabeth asked.
"A good question we should go to guardian headquarters and talk this over with the council." I said. Annabeth stared at me in disbelief.
"I can go with you?" Annabeth asked. I smiled back at her in return.
"Sure you can. Let's go." I said as I stood up and grabbed her by the hand. Annabeth and I walked out of my apartment and headed toward the Olympian headquarters building. After about twenty minutes we reached the building and I walked toward the statue of Athena with Annabeth by my side. I placed my hand on the symbol of alpha and the wall opened. Annabeth looked at me in shock.
"That doorway and elevator was not part of my original design." Annabeth said.
"You're mother made some adjustments." I said as Annabeth shook her head in amazement. We walked into the elevator and the doors closed. She held onto my hand tightly as the elevator dropped quickly to the bottom floor. The elevator came to a sudden stop and opened quickly. The familiar symbol of the guardians shown brightly on the wall across from the elevator. I saw Annabeth stare at the symbol and I smiled.
"Its the symbol of the guardians." I said. Annabeth looked at me carefully.
"Scales of justice?" Annabeht questioned.
"Yes" I pointed to the scales and then to the beams of light. "And the light." I held onto her hand and pulled her to the council room. I opened the door and the bright light of the room made it a little hard to see, but I knew that someone was in here. "Hello, Lady Athena." The lights dimmed a little and sitting at the table with Nico across from her was the goddess of wisdom.
"Hello commander and hello my dear." Athena addressed me and then her daughter. Annabeth walked over and hugged her mother then sat down next to her. I walked over and patted Nico on the back as I sat down next to him.
"Good afternoon to both of you. I hope that you don't mind that I invited Annabeth along." I said.
"Not at all I'm glad you did." Athena said.
"So what can you all tell me about the war planning?" I asked.
"I have contacted my dad and he is getting his army together to battle the uprising." Nico said.
"I addressed the situation to the Olympian Council this morning and they have contacted Chiron and the hunters. They will be ready to intercept the Hand's army in Caifornia before they reach Los Angeles most likely within the San Joaquin Valley as far away from mortals as possible." Athena said.
"Nico what about you?" I asked.
"I've spoken to my dad and I will go to the underworld to help him. I will take Mrs. O'Leary with me if thats OK?" Nico asked.
"Sure, but do we need to send you any additional help?" I asked.
"My dad and I with his army should be sufficient, if not we'll let you know." Nico said.
"Good, make sure you keep us informed." I said.
"I want to help Thalia and Chiron." Annabeth stated. Athena and I both looked at her worriedly. "I can do this I'm immortal they can't kill me."
"If its OK with the commander." Athena said as she gave me a wry smile. I just rolled my eyes at her.
"Alright, but you're not going alone. I'm sending with you the rest of the guardians except for small force that will stay here to help Athena and the council." I said as I hit my watch.
"Brandon here sir." The young man said.
"Brandon, I need you to contact the following guardians and have them come to the council room ASAP. Will Solace, Connor Stoll, Travis Stoll, Michael Yew, Jake Mason, and Pollux got that?" I ordered.
"Yes, sir Brandon out." Brandon said. Annabeth looked at me curiously.
"I didn't know they all became guardians and how did you find Michael?" Annabeth asked curiously. I smiled while Nico and Athena both laughed.
"Let's just say its a long story." I said. Annabeth gave me her unamused face, but I just ignored it.
"So commander, I take it that you will be going to Atlantis alone?" Athena asked curiously.
"Yes, the guardians aren't any help underwater besides my dad will have the Cyclops and Atlantean armies to help him as well." I said, but I could tell that Athena knew something was wrong.
"You're worried about something?" Athena said. I could tell that Annabeth found her mother's ability to read me a little disconcerting.
"You know me well Athena. Yes, I spoke to Shiva in a meditation trance. He said that he has made peace with all the deities, but there are monsters and demons who would like nothing better than to attack his allies." I said. I could see the three of them processing this information.
"Is he going to send help?" Nico asked.
"Yes, but I have no idea when it will arrive. He will send help to our two main armies, the one on land and the one at sea." I said as I first motioned toward Annabeth and then to myself. "Chiron will be able to communicate with them." Everyone nodded in approval.
"Percy you know that your guardian powers and the power of Shiva is limited underwater." Nico reminded me. Athena nodded in agreement while Annabeth looked at me worriedly.
"I know but he's my dad and I have to help him besides when Shiva sends help I will be the only one who can communicate with it." I said. They all had concern etched into their expressions, but they finally relented.
"I understand, when will you leave?" Athena asked.
"Nico you should go when you're ready." I said. Nico already had on his armor and a duffel bag was on the floor by his leg.
"I'm ready Perce." He said as he stood up to leave. I walked him out the door and he put out his hand to me. Instead I hugged him tightly and when I let go I looked into his eyes.
"Take care little bro and say hello to uncle for me." I said with a smile. Nico looked taken aback for a moment then he gave me his best smile, which is saying a lot for a child of Hades.
"I will and you do the same." Nico said as he ran into a shadow and disappeared. I walked back to the council room door, but I stopped when I heard yelling.
"Mom I can't help, but see how you look at Percy and the way the two of you banter back and forth. You like him don't you?" Annabeth asked. I froze Annabeth thinks that her mother 'likes' me.
"I have no idea what you're referring to." Athena said defensively. Annabeth sighed loudly.
"Mom, you use to hate Percy when he and I were just friends. Now you read him as well as I do plus I can't get over how the two of you banter back and forth just like he and I use to do." Annabeth said. Is she jealous of her mother?
"Annabeth there is no need to be jealous. I don't think of Percy in any way besides a friend." Athena said.
"So what kind of friend are we talking about, a brain child friend or something else because I seem to remember you telling me that the only male 'friends' that you ever had were ones that you ended up have brain children with like my dad?" Annabeth said. Now I was really shocked. I could only imagine the look that Athena was giving her.
"How dare you speak to me in this way, I do not have to answer to you about who I consider a friend." Athena yelled.
"Mom I love Percy and I don't want you getting in the way of that." Annabeth said. I heard Athena sigh loudly.
" I don't think of Percy in the same way as your father. He is the first man that I have ever befriended that I didn't want to have a child with. I befriended him at first because he needed a friend because of the loss of his mortal family. I always thought it odd that I became his best friend out of all the gods. I wanted the two of you to get back together thats why I told you to go to camp and thats why Perseus was the one the council sent to camp. I wanted the two of you to be happy because I do care about both of you very much. I would never come between the two of you I swear on the River Styx." Athena said. I heard Annabeth gasp and I heard thunder explode over head sealing the oath.
"Mom, I'm sorry, I can't lose him again thats all." Annabeth said. I could tell that they were probably hugging so I walked back into the council room.
"Sorry I didn't mean to interrupt." I said. Athena and Annabeth both separated, I could see the tears in their eyes. "Is everything OK?" I already knew the answer was yes.
"Yes, no problems commander." Athena said. Annabeth nodded in agreement.
"Annabeth you need to go to camp and help Chiron. I will stay here and wait for the guardians. I will send them to camp first as well. Then I will be off to Atlantis. I have a feeling Oceanus may not wait until the other attack occurs." I said.
"I'll take her to camp." Athena said. Annabeth walked over to me and gave me a hug.
"Don't get yourself killed seaweed brain." Annabeth said. I smiled at the old nickname. Annabeth then walked over to her mother.
"I have to agree with my daughter come back alive commander." Athena said, then they both disappeared into a golden light. I waited for an hour until the other guardians arrived and then I ordered them to camp. They all seemed excited about going back, but I could also tell that they were more excited about taking on the Hand. Before they left I pulled Connor and Travis to the side.
"Are you two up for this." I asked.
"Come on sir we're itching for some payback." Connor said.
"Good because I have a feeling that you'll get your chance. Good luck to both of you now get out of here." I said.
"Yes sir." They both said as they saluted then left the council room. I still can't get over those two being on the side of justice. I walked back to my office and took the duffel bag that I usually keep in my office for emergencies I walked out to see Brandon sitting at his desk typing away. He looked up at me as I walked by.
"Brandon, you've done some good work these past few days." I said. Brandon looked at me with confusion in his eyes. The old Percy never gave compliments this easy.
Th-thank y-you s-sir." He stuttered.
"Keep up the good work I said as I walked out of the office and to the elevator. I rode the elevator up to the main hall of the throne room and then I exited the building quickly. I reached the familiar pond in the main garden next to the throne room. I stepped into the water and thought of the Atlantic and the outskirts of Atlantis then I did something I hadn't done in years I water traveled from the pond on Olympus to the Atlantic ocean. It felt good to use my powers from the sea. I had a feeling I would be using them a lot more during this mission. I swam to Atlantis and I must admit that it felt good to be in the open ocean. I felt the power of the ocean around me and within me. I reached a large outcrop on the outskirts of the city to see two very familiar people. One was Tyson my half brother and the other was Triton my other half brother who hated me.
Suddenly, out of the shadows a huge squid attacked my brothers. They were completed caught off guard. They were both caught in the giant tentacles of the beast. I could feel both of my brothers struggling under the vice like grip of the squid. I extended my shield and uncapped Riptide. The creature turned away from me so I attacked as fast as I could go. I cut off one of its massive whips and before the other one could skewer me I cut that one off as well. By now the squid was complete incensed. It pulled Triton towards its massive beak. I had to do something and all I could think about was Riptide. I aimed as best I could underwater with the ocean currents then I let Riptide fly from my hand the sword shot through the water like a torpedo it entered the open mouth of the squid. I could see the beach ball size eyes of the squid grow wide as I saw Riptide tear through the back of the creatures mantle. The creature wasn't dead, but seemed to be in shock. This was my opportunity to free my brothers. I swam forward quickly and used my shield to pry my brothers free from the tentacles of the squid. Tyson and Triton both sank to the ocean floor exhausted and in pain. The squid was about to charge me until I remembered my ability to create ice weapons from the water. I created four massive ice harpoons and sent them flying toward the creature. One spear went through one of the creatures eyes, two more went into its already injured mantle and the last one pinned a tentacle to the sea floor. Riptide suddenly reappeared in my hand. I swam to the creature it was still alive, but I knew exactly where its brain was and I forcefully shoved Riptide into the creatures brain ending its life. I swam back down to the sea floor I was tired, but the water energized me. I reached my brothers Tyson charged me and hugged me tightly.
"T-Tyson n-nice to s-see y-you t-t-too." I tried to say as my brother hugged the life out of me.
"Sorry big brother its so good to see you." Tyson said. Triton swam up to me and I braced myself for an icy reception.
"This is hard for me to say Perseus, but thank you for saving me." Triton said as he extended his hand. I took it gratefully.
"We're brothers if we don't look out for each other who will." I said, Triton smiled and nodded in agreement.
"We need to see dad, Oceanus must be close by the attack will occur at any time." I said. The three of us swam to the city quickly. I knew this battle would be hard, I just didn't know how hard.
AN: I know a little action toward the end, I'm sorry but the next few chapters I promise on the Styx will have much more action.