3rd Person's POV:

Everyone watched as Percy and Achilles writhed in agony on the arena. No one knew what to do and they were all desperately curious as to what the outcome was.

"Well they both lost. Back to the Underworld, boys" Hades grinned. He had been nervous that the winner would make him look like a "good" guy for giving him another chance to live. But now he no longer had to worry about that; or so he thought.

"Not so fast, Hades. You said that the winner is the one who hits the other person in their Achilles Spot. They both did just that. So they are both winners." Poseidon grinned. During the fight he had been reasoning through different outcomes, so he had already planned how to deal with this one.

"I also said that the loser is the one who gets hit in the Achilles Spot. Which they both did," Hades grumbled. He would not let his brother ruin his reputation.

"Alright everyone in the throne room. We are putting this to a vote," Athena yelled over the commotion. She had been watching her daughter's expression and her eyes never ventured away from the boy in the arena; Athena was heartbroken by her daughter's despair and she knew she had to help.

The atmosphere seemed to shift as the 12 Olympian Gods flashed to the throne room. The boys relaxed on the floor, Apollo had been kind enough to heal their wounds.

To Achilles he was hoping to use that as a sort of apology for killing him, but the warrior still continued to glare at Apollo anyways.

There were debates and arguments flying across the room in every direction. The bickering was getting on Percy's nerves as he struggled to fight through the headache he was getting.

"That's enough! We came here to vote, not argue." Zeus thundered. All conversations halted as the rest of the Gods cowered down in fear of Zeus.

Except for Poseidon, he was the one known for his temper so Zeus did not intimidate him in the least.

"That's better. Hades and Poseidon don't get to vote because they are biased, and we already know their answers. Now, raise your hands if you believe that both boys deserve a second shot at life." Zeus commanded.

Athena was surprisingly the first Goddess to raise her hand, followed by Aphrodite, Artemis Demeter, and Hera. The Goddess of Marriage convinced herself that she only voted for them to live was for the sake of the humans, but a small part of her knew that she admired Percy.

Apollo was the first God to raise his hand, hoping for forgiveness from Achilles. Ares rose his hand after receiving a nudge from Aphrodite, and after him Hermes, Hephaestus, Dionysus, and Zeus.

Over the years Dionysus had started to grow fond of Percy, though he would never admit it.

"That settles it, the boys live." Zeus concluded.

Percy stumbled to his feet, shocked that the Gods voted in his favor. He thanked each one profusely, even the ones that hated his guts.

"Where would you like to go, son?" Poseidon questioned.

Percy glanced back at Achilles after he answered his father. He couldn't help but feel pity for the warrior since he probably wouldn't know where to go.

After all, he is from a different time period and all of his friends and family are dead. Percy gave him a nod as he was transported away from Mt. Olympus.

Annabeth's POV

It was agonizing waiting for their final decision. My mind kept playing out all the different scenarios, lingering on the most terrifying ones.

I stayed on the beach to feel closer to him, I refused to leave until I had answers. Malcolm attempted to make me go to dinner, but I just ignored him and rested my head on my knees.

"Annabeth?" I jumped up and turned around. Percy stood before me with his adorable lop-sided grin, his arms in the air in a welcoming gesture.

I wasted no time jumping into his arms, apparently I put more force into it than I thought. Whoosh. I was on top of him as we made contact with the sand.

I was thankful he cushioned my fall, but I also felt bad that he got the worse end of it. I smiled sheepishly down at him and he just rolled his eyes.

"Trust me, sand is the least of my worries." he mumbled as he pulled me in for a kiss. I guess happy endings do exist.

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