Aiming at the god, I wrapped my vines with the lethal thorns in it around him. The sparkly green rushed through my veins and my green glow began to form around me. I touched the ground eager to show him this. What arose I had no idea I could bring on, but I was so excited. A tree rose and quickly began to grow, a small sapling, and then it grew into being a giant tree. It was extinct; the roots pierced the marble and grew under it wrapping itself around each of the marble columns in the room. Its leaves were so peculiar they were like cups, brown wide cups. But the bark was a fleshy green. If someone were to touch it, would bend and twist but never break. I was enthralled; I added my own twist to the tree. Making it bloom with small white flowers inside the cups. I broke one off and offered it to Zeus. He was still wrapped in my vines so I snapped my fingers then they untangled and slid towards me. They wrapped themselves around me like snakes. They became alive, and moved without my power.

He still seemed not convinced. His arms crossed and I glanced to Demeter she rolled her eyes. She mouthed, try again. He wants to see me try again? Well here we go. I felt Lilivinth moving beneath in the water. I felt my heart join with his. He answered in my mind. I will come malady. I threw myself against the palace doors and opened them unleashing a strong eucalyptus smell. Which made all the gods gasped. It was the scent of Pan. In the water below the cliff, Lilivinth swam. He was becoming impatient. I rose my arms up and Lilivinth jumped, everyone saw that. He was a creature from like 100 gabillion years ago.

Zeus still remained stubborn. I was defiantly going to have to break out my best stuff. But what was my best stuff? That was what I really thought was going to blow their minds away. But it wasn't working. I hummed to myself as I thought. The small olive tree in the corner was growing, but I was to busy to notice. As I hummed the olive tree grew taller and taller. Soon it towered to the ceiling. Athena gasped. Her symbol, the olive tree, which could only grow at her command, was growing from my music.

I looked at what she was staring so wide eyed at. The olive tree was towering almost to the height of the ceiling. I started to smile. Easy as 1, 2, 3. I began to sing, my voice pitching in the places it should have. The tree that I had grown grew taller too, and then it twisted with the olive tree. They formed into something. One tree colliding and became this monster it rose from the ground and moved to the gods, which were tiny little shrimps compared to the massive monster I had made. It leaned down and scooped me up I stood proudly in its hand. Then my light became fierce and shined into the eyes of Zeus.

"Alright! Alright! You convinced me, please stop. Penelope as much as I hated Fortuna it is a serious offense to injure a god. Or to kill one. Only a god can kill another god. By order of the council of the gods I'm entitled to execute the one who does that. I'm terribly sorry for what I'm about to do Demeter." He raised his hand and shot lightening straight at me, but I held my sword and deflected the lightening back at him. He raised an eyebrow at me. "I'm quite curious of who you are, Miss. Rondervin."

"I'm trying to figure that out myself, sir."

"Well if you truly want to become a goddess, you must take your vows, strip yourself of your garments, and kneel before me."

"Strip myself of my garments…?" I swallowed nervously.

"Afraid so Miss. Rondervin."

"Uggggggg, excuse me then!" I walked out of the room and into a dark corridor. I started to take my clothes off, and then once I was totally naked I walked back out. Most of the gods had amused faces. Like seeing a girl naked was a common funny joke to them, Apollo eyed my body and winked. Phoenix just sent me a look of sympathy but he was hiding a smile. I didn't even look at Percy and Pearl's face when I passed Poseidon's chair. I knelt before Zeus on the top of the steps.

"Now Penelope close your eyes and repeat after me:

I Penelope will serve you Lord Zeus at the best of my ability."

"I Penelope will serve you, Lord Zeus at the best of my ability."

"I will serve the world of the humans as best I can, I will make healthy decisions for the world."

"I will serve the world of the humans as best I can, I will make healthy decisions for the world."

"Bring forth my children in the name of my own partner."

"Bring forth my children in the name of my own partner."

"Open my eyes to the unseen, and bring light to the darkness."

"Open my eyes to the unseen, and bring light to the darkness."

"I will do this with honor and bravery."

"I will do this with honor and bravery."

"Penelope Rondervin, you are now Penelope Goddess of the Wild." With that he waved his hand a mixture of wind and light came into me. I felt myself be intertwined with something. Something so dark and hidden that only the gods knew of it. Something I now had knowledge of. I was powerful; I was Penelope goddess of the Wild. I felt so powerful and divineness now flowed through my veins. I was no longer a demi-goddess, but a force of nature. I was no longer small helpless, but strong and godly. Nothing could kill me, I was touched with immortality. I was greatly praised by history books to come. Because from now on. Pan would not be forgotten. He would never be forgotten. Never. I opened my eyes and the god's eyes widened. I looked in the mirror over Aphrodite's chair; my dark green eyes glowed with power. I myself glowed with green.

I smiled slyly. Green smoke twirled around my ankles and I stood with a pretty silk dress on. My hair waved furiously branches of flowers had been placed in it while beautiful rare gold strings of silk wrapped themselves around my arms. A wristlet began to materialize on me, my mother's wristlet. A crown appeared in Zeus's hand. I bowed to him and he placed it on my head. It was made of ivy woven with golden wheat and flowers. Much like Demeter's, but mine had a bird nesting in it. On my neck grew a necklace along with my medallion and my mother's, was another medallion with Pan's head sculpted on it. The sand monster had been wearing it. I stood up straight and looked around the room, awed expressions and warm smiles welcomed me.

"Well come let us celebrate the new welcoming of our goddess." Demeter said she got up from her throne and snapped her fingers a bunch of servants rushed in with food and party decorations. A lyre began to play and musicians played. Gods got up and started to dance. Many of them came up and congratulated me on my godlyship. I would smile and bow to them. Athena came up to me and we started to talk about the construction of a castle to be built in the godly jungle in Peru, next year.

Then I was just starting to feel good. When a shadowy figure stood in a corner of the room, I walked to it. Then saw my own flesh and blood step out of it. Jake.

"Jake what are you doing here?" I said.

"Something I should have done a long time ago he pulled out a sword from his scalpel. Then held it to me neck. "Move and you die."

"Jake what are you doing?" I said in alarm.

"You took her away from me, Penelope. You took her away."

"Who?"

"Fiona the girl in my dreams. You should know."

"But Jake she's evil. Jake, please don't…"

"Shut up! Fiona told everything, she told me how you would try to convince me it was her that brought on her death. When really it was you. She told me to kill you, and she would come back. She told me how I was a god, and I could kill you, she said you tried to keep it from me so I wouldn't take away your precious power."

"Jake, listen to me, I would never kill anyone who I thought wouldn't endanger you. You know I wouldn't."

"I can't trust you anymore Penelope. Expect a simple death from me. Since you're a new goddess, and I'm a god. I can kill you." He advanced and sliced into my neck. I fell to the ground my world spinning. Really? This was happening.

I didn't know what happened, but once more I was lying in a room. A bandage wrapped around my neck. My kid brother had tried to kill me. HE TRIED TO KILL ME! What did she do to him! I would kill her again and again until she let him loose of her hold, I started to get up and then the world went dizzy. I saw Apollo standing the corner studying a book. He looked up then smiled at me.

"Took quite a paper cut their madam." He helped me back down.

"Apollo, Zeus's child is too powerful she's manipulated my little brother."

"I know." He said quietly. "Zeus has sent an army after your little brother; you don't just kill a goddess. You keep coming back. There's no way to kill you."

"But why? Why is she still alive! My monster swallowed her whole, how could she have…"

"I think I have a theory, as Lilivinth digested her she became little tiny pieces right, well then Lilivinth obviously has to go do his "business". So well…"

"EWWWWWWWWW! What in the-EWWWWWWWWW! That's disgusting!"

"It's true however I believe."

"She's going to die, she is going to pay!" I rose again only to be knocked down once more by a dizzy spell.

"You can't kill her dear, she's a goddess. Now come on, walk slowly and I'm sure you can enjoy the rest of your party."

"Fine." Betrayal shall rule. Jake why him? I got up ever so slowly and walked by the hand of Apollo. He's so young and innocent…I walked down the corridor when I felt my neck again it was fully healed and the bandages were gone I let go of Apollo's hand and then walked down the corridor briskly. I reached the throne room where everyone stood nervously. I waved and a small smile played on my lips. They all smiled back and then continued on. I walked out onto the balcony that overlooked the ocean. I stood there and watched the waves lap against the rocks. My mind some where else, I'd gone on an AMAZING adventure, almost gotten killed more times then I can count. Made some pretty good friends, even made one that made my heart break over and over… Became a goddess and yet I wasn't happy. My little brother was out there, confused, brainwashed, manipulated, and lost. The worst thing was though I couldn't do anything to help him. I didn't have a clue where he was…and even if I did what would I do? I loved him so much. I couldn't help but feel for him. Fiona was still in my thoughts when someone took my hand from behind me.

I spun around and saw Phoenix standing there. His eyes warm and friendly. I wished that he would always be like that.

"Hey." He said.

"Hi…" I trailed off.

"Listen I'm sorry about your little brother, I don't like Fiona myself. She wasn't always that way…"

"You knew Fiona?"

"Yeah uh…we used to date. Like twenty years ago."

"Wait," I let go of his hand, "You used to go out with…Fiona!"

"Yeah I uh, I actually used to love her…"

"Phoenix! How could you date that!"

"She wasn't evil, then, well maybe a little… The point is I feel the same way about her too. I want her dead as much as you. But you can't dwell on that right now. You have to look at what's right in front of you. Or you may never move on. Believe me I know…"

"How?"

"I guess I fell in love with a girl and she broke my heart, tearing it to pieces. Then she brutally left for another guy, I never got over her. To this day I still can't get over her. She's standing in the room over there, but she never ever looks at me the way I look at her."

"Who is she?" I glance at the women standing in the throne room.

"She's your best friend."

"Pearl… But she's crazy about you…"

"No she's not." He smiles, "She's crazy about pleasing her father, she thinks having a godly boyfriend will make Poseidon look fondly of her. But as you can see, she's moved on." I look at Pearl she laughs with Janus. Her green eyes twinkling with laughter.

"Phoenix I'm sorry… Pearl didn't seem to be that kind of girl."

"She's not, she wasn't always like that. She actually used to love me."

"What six hundred years ago?"

"Maybe…" He looks off into the dark ocean. In some parts its calm over parts it's rocky and tidal waves build and fall. As strange as it is, there is no end or beginning to the ocean.

"The Sea of Life, it is said that if one falls in, they can go back to any time of their life, or go further on into their future. But one would have to be idiotic to do that."

"Really?" I asked a idea forming in my head."

"Penelope your not actually considering it, are you?" I snapped myself out of it.

"No of course not." I shook my head, but also myself for ever thinking going back in time was a smart move. Phoenix took my hand once more. He looked into my eyes. His eyes were once lost and that moment when I saved him from the cage and when they focused it seemed that everything made sense to him. That same look came into them. I myself was lost in his eyes, feeling my heart beat like a hammer. I had never felt a boy's lips against mine. Never. His blue eyes so dark they were like an ocean that I drowned in. I couldn't find my way out, never able to surface. His face so close to mine, his highly defined cheek bones became visible.

"Phoenix…" He reached down and his lips were against mine. Warm and soft, gentle and firm, so irresistible. I closed my eyes and leaned against him. I wrapped my arms around him. He leaned his forehead against mine; his soft hair touched my forehead. There was nothing in the world besides him and me. Nothing. When we finished we held each other. My eyes caught in his. We said nothing for our words were in our motions. I leaned my head against his chest and he tightly held me, he was my life line.

"Penelope can I just say something." He said his voice making my heart flutter.

"Of course." I said.

"I vow to never hurt you, and I also want to promise that I will never let you fall." A friend will make a vow. I didn't even hear Percy walk out on the balcony. When I looked I saw him standing there. Hurt filling his eyes.

I let go of Phoenix and ran after Percy. Who fled the room. There I went again chasing him once more; I left Phoenix standing there hurt and broken. Never to glance back again. I was stupid, but wasn't I always?