Story of the Week: Good High School for the Performing Arts by HAZEL DAUGHTER OF HADES

I usually don't read stories like this, but this one was a really good story. The action, drama, and romance were all balanced.

Ok, I wasn't planning on updating until Friday or Saturday, but I guess I promised, so here ya go.I decided you needed a little more input on the war. Enjoy or die!

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Zeus PoV

I was planning for the war. There was a lot of stuff that we needed to discuss, such as convincing the other gods that Poseidon was wrong. Although, the situation was not in my favor. This war was tearing the Olympians apart, but I wouldn't give up. I still remember how it started like it was yesterday.

Flashback – Flashback – Flashback –

"Now that Olympus is safe once again, we need to raise our defenses. Another war could happen at any time, and there aren't many demigods left," I said.

"Now Zeus, I think we should rest while we can. They are just mortals, brother, they need more R & R than we do," Poseidon said.

"Well, we can't win a war in our sleep, no matter how great you think your son is," I countered.

"My son has won two battles we could not, so no matter what you do or say, you owe him your immortal life," Poseidon said icily. I hate being in debt.

"He lives to serve us, so I don't owe him jack!" I thundered (no pun intended).

"Boys, don't fight, we're getting nowhere!" Hera yelled.

"No, Poseidon has gone too far this time! I want you out! You and your children are all to be exiled and banished to the deepest pits of Tartarus! Any of you who go against this shall meet the same fate!" I boomed. Poseidon stepped forward.

"I don't care what you say, Zeus. Percy has saved you more times than you can count, and you just can't admit it because you're apparently too great for your own family. I wouldn't be surprised if you denied that your own daughter saved us! You don't deserve that throne, Zeus. I swear to Chaos, Creator of the Universe, that I will live to see you dethroned." Thunder rumbled.

"We will see brother, we will see," I said, trying to keep up my façade. Poseidon turned and disappeared.

"Alright, everybody start hunting him down. We have to find him before he can warn his 'heroes'." I said. I will have him pay for telling me off.

Seth's PoV

Don't think I'm a bad guy, but Clayton went too far. So what, I gave him a wake-up prank, I figured I'd better get him before he gets me. Oh well, I guess my genius is unwanted. I started my day reliving that horrible nightmare. I wish I could forget that, but for some reason no matter how hard I try, I always remember it. It's annoying. So, let's skip that. I went to the Sniper's wing for my initiation. There was a guy who looked to be about eighteen standing there. He had long blonde hair and pale skin.

"Hello, my name is Damon," he said. "I'm guessing you're Seth?"

"Yeah. I'm an archery wizard," I said. Damon looked at me questioningly.

"Oh really? Let's see if you can hit even one of these targets," he said. That made me a bit nervous. We walked out into a large archery range. There were all sorts of people having shooting competitions and stuff like that. He walked over to a table with different arrows and bows, and pointed to a large silver automaton about fifty yards away.

"Try to hit that," he said. I raised my bow and notched an arrow. I pulled back the string and slowed my breathing. Then, I released. The arrow flew straight at it's head, but at the last minute, it moved. A silver automaton that had to weigh like a thousand pounds dodged my arrow. I stood there shocked.

"They have the reflexes of a shadow," he said.

"Do shadows have reflexes?" I asked.

"I don't know, but have you ever hit one?" Damon asked.

"Good point," I said, smiling.

"Why don't we start training you?" He asked. He showed me a more comfortable way of holding the bow, different uses for different the automaton.

"Ok, the automatons analyze your movements, and guess where your going to shoot. This means you have to surprise it." he explained. "If you hold the string like this, and lightly curve the bow whille you shoorve and the automaton will dodge the wrong way." I nodded and tried it. Perfect shot. The arrow went right through it's head and it crumpled to the floor.

"Sorry, I think I broke it," I said quietly.

"It's fine, we have more." I kept practicing until I could hit the target five out of ten times.

"You're a fast learner," Damon said.

"Thanks. You have to learn fast when you have a stepfather like ours. Once I put a smoke bomb in his cigarette pack and he shoved a lit one in my eye. I was blind for a year," I said, reliving the memory.

"Ouch. I've always hated fire, being a son of Demeter and all," he said.

"You're a demigod?" I asked.

"Yeah, most of the people here are. Although, some are just mortals who can see through the mist," he explained. "I think there's even one girl who can do magic or something."

"Magic? Is she a daughter of Hecate?" I asked.

"No, she's Egyptian or something. She always says this nonsense about gnomes and nuts and all sorts of wierd stuff. We asked Chaos and he said not to question it," He said.

"Egyptians and their crazy beliefs," I said. He nodded and we went back to training.

Thalia's PoV

I ran through the woods, branches whipping my arms and face, but I didn't stop. I couldn't stop. I was being chased by the Furies, who were chasing me on Hades' command. Stupid uncles. Why couldn't dad have any good siblings?

"Come out, come out, wherever tou are, sky spawn," I heard one of the Furies say. I hid in the brush next to a fallen oak tree. Then I felt a sting in my leg. I turned and saw a sea snake. Why did these stupid sea creatures keep stalking me? I jumped out of the bush and landed on Alecto. She whipped me in the back and I blacked out. I woke up in a dark chamber; torches along the walls were the only source of light. I was chained to a wall. Uncle Hades walked in.

"Now now, Thalia, don't struggle. Those chains might just burn your flesh," he said.

"You're sick!" I yelled.

"Am I? It was your father who had to get so worked up over nothing, that he started World War Three. It was your father who caused our bravest hero to vanish from the face of the Earth. Am I really the sick one? Is any of this really my fault? I may not like Poseidon, but I know right from wrong, neice," Hades said.

"This wouldn't have happened if Poseidon had remembered his place as King of the SEA, not the gods. It's not Zeus's fault he stepped out of line!" I yelled, refusing to believe any of this.

"Think what you want, but I know some things. Ouranos is rising for revenge on Gaea and everybody on Earth, Percy, our best hero, is missing, and we are destroying ourselves in a civil war. The Age of the Gods will most likely fall if we don't clean up our act soon. Ouranos and his army will wipe us out comepletely, and all of that will fall on Zeus. Even you are sick person. You turned your back on your friends and family, just because Zeus thought he was right," Hades said. I knew he was right, but I wasn't going to let him make me betray my father. Hades left and somebody else cam in. Somebody I never thought I would see again.

"Thalia? How could you?"

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Ok, this chapter took me while to write, and I think I'm getting writer's block. Hope you liked it! Please review, if you don't have anything nice or helpful to say, don't say anything at all! (FYI, "I hate this story, never write again" is not helpful.) - AssassinOfNeptune