Disclaimer: I do not own the Percy Jackson series, books, or characters.
A/N: So just a reminder to vote on the poll.
Just a quick warning. There is a slight mention of child birth.
Yes, I know that in the past chapters I changed the point of view often. I was hoping that maybe it would be easier if you got a chance to view the story from a variety of sides in the beginning since I am thinking of doing the rest of the story in Percy's POV, maybe occasionally changing to others.
Reminder to vote on the poll. I did make a new one because I needed to know something. Just saying that once I get ten votes I will begin to write the new story. The poll will stay on for a few days and if the results change greatly then I will change what I originally wrote, for the chapter. It will be a blind poll so then no one else's vote will influence yours.
Yeah I know Percy is a bit smarter than the average kid but remember he was brought up by Hecate, who wants him to understand as much as he can before he needs to go to Camp Half-Blood.
Yes, my girlfriend did post a Twilight story on my account it is called:
Scars of War
She will be posting the story from my account simply because she wants to. I don't mind, though, She is very persuasive.
I just got a Camp Half-Blood hoodie! :)
-Peter (PerseusJFAN1016) - Next chapter I will just sign off as Peter.
POV: Hecate
A shrill loud crying filled the air around me and I glance up to find a baby boy being handled as he as clean from any excess fluids that might have latched on to him during child birth.
"Welcome to the world, Perseus Jackson." I murmured. Sally Jackson, had fallen unconscious quickly after Perseus' birth due to lack of sleep. After all the mortal did stay up for a good twelve hours before they decided to do a C-Section.
Perseus was everything I wanted him to be and more. His large head rested on bicep before the doctors took him away to run some tests that they needed to do. I was sent to the waiting room as both mother and child recovered.
POV: Hera
Oh my. I saw everything. My child is perfect. Now I really regret giving him away.
POV: Zeus
Gross, I mean watching child birth is not the most comfortable of thing. Hera made me watch. If I had the choice I would have nothing to do with the child, right now I wanted to focus on my other child, Thalia. I had already spoken with her mother and we agreed on the name together. I suppose that now in a few years my cover would be blown and the peace on Olympus would cease.
I sighed heavily.
POV: Poseidon
Sally, no... I did this to her. It was my fault that she had to go through this. I could have ended her suffering but why didn't she want to go with me? But then again it wouldn't have been that great of a life living underwater with nowhere to go. I couldn't really blame her. I would want a life of adventure for myself. But it was hard to let her go like that knowing that I wouldn't be able to see her for the rest of her life probably. Well, I could see her just not contact her in any way as she was raising my son. Although her friend seems like someone I have met already. Weird.
A few hours later
POV: Sally Jackson
My baby boy. He was absolutely perfect. Already you could see little tuffs of hair coming from his head. The best thing is that he is a silent baby, no crying as often as others that I had heard in the hospital. I snuggled closer to him and he cuddled into my embrace and I melted. I knew then that I was a sucker for his cute face.
I would do anything for this child. He was the most important thing in my world right now and I was going to be the best mother possible.
A few years later...
"Percy!" I called worriedly. He had disappeared in the cworded zoo and I wasn't able to find any one who had seen him. Stefanie was currently getting him a snack, I was supposed to keep an eye on him but he is so slippery. I swear that boy will be the death of me. One day he will disappear and I will die.
"Sally, where is Percy?" I turned and Stefanie was walking towards me, her hands full of fries, burgers, and chips.
"Stefanie, thank gods. Percy, disappeared. I was keeping on eye on him as usual and then as per usual he was gone the next moment. Can you help me find him?" I was desperate now. Percy knew he wasn't allowed to wander but he did it anyways.
"Sally, calm down. Don't worry. I think I have an idea where he is." She started to walk away from and I followed in pursuit.
"Percy!" I called every few seconds, maybe he could hear me.
"Sally be quite! He is right over there, look!" I followed her line of sight and Percy was standing a few feet from a zebra.
"Bobby!" He squealed and the zebra bowed low to him. My mouth fell open in shock. The zebra stayed that way for a while before it nickered and Percy giggled, as if the zebra had spoken to him. "Bobby, I need to go now. I am sure my mom is worrying." Percy started to wave goodbye before he came to myside. "Hi, mommy. I am sorry if you worried but Bobby was talking to me and I needed to see him. Did you know that the zoo is actually very kind to Bobby?" I could hear the pride in his voice as he told me about the many thing he talked about with Bobby. Apparently you n
"Percy, I am so glad that you made a new friend but please don't do that to me, again. You know how I worry about you." I was sobbing into his arms and he was holding me gently.
"Don't worry mommy, I will be fine." He patted my back. This was embarassing, a child comforting his mother in front of the entire zoo. I pulled back and grabbed his hand and walked towards the exit. I could hear him whinning behind me but the zoo was going to close soon. I didn't even realise, until now, that it was almost night. The sunset's colors of yellow, orange, purple, and red hanging above in the distance. It was so breath taking.
Time skip Percy is now six
POV: Percy
I was running away from mommy. We were playing hide and seek! I ran into the bushes as I heard her count to ten and I giggled but stayed where I was.
"Eight, nine, ten! Ready or not here I come! I am going to find you little Percy." I laughed as she lifted rocks and other object when looking for me, she still didn't find me. I was to busy laughing I didn't notice that Auntie Steffie had come from behind me.
"Boo!" I jumped from my hidding spot and Mommy ran towards me.
"I found you!" She exclaimed
"But mommy, Auntie Steffie ruined it." I pouted and mommy grinned.
"Oh baby, don't blame your Auntie for ruining the game. Anyways if she didn't do that I wouldn't have found you now would I? I am sure you don't want to stay here for the rest of your life." She said gesturing to the park, in front of us.
"No, but" She
"No, buts Percy." I gave her my very best pout and she reached down and pulled me into her arms. "That is not fair, you know I can't resist that pout." She groaned and I grinned widely.
"That is not my fault." I climbed onto her back and she carried me all the way back to the car, where we drove away. Stefanie of course came along. We dropped her at the usual street and went back to the apartment.
A few months later (Percy is still six)
"Mommy!" I squealed and mommy came running back.
"Percy? What is wrong?" I could hear the distress in her voice. Mommy ran towards me to scoop me into her arms.
"My popsicle fell." I siad pointed to the melted popsicle on the floor.
"Oh baby, mommy will get you another, okay?" I nodded my head furiously
"Blue" I demanded
"Sure, baby. I promise, okay, a blue one." Mommy left and disappeared into the kitchen and reappeared a few mintues later with a blue popsicle.
"Thank you mommy." I gave her quick smile.
"Your welcome, sweetheart." I ran away from mommy and started to lick my blue popsicle. It tasted like blueberries, I love it.
I ran outside. It was a beautiful day. The sun was shinning and the wind was blowing softly. I was currently in the meadow near the apartment. Only I knew about this, I had never shown mommy, but I would never get in trouble because I would also go with Auntie Steffie. Today, however I was alone. It felt right some how. The wilderness was completely breathe taking and I lay down in the middle.
I was looking in the sky when an eagle came into view. What was an eagle doing here? I didn't know that they lived her as well, as far as I knew eagles where hunted and very few remained in places like these.
"Hello!" I shouted into the wind, hoping that maybe it would hear me. I watched in awe as it dived down towards me. It landed on a tree branch close to me and I hesitantly walked towards it. I didn't want to scare it so I just stood there gazing at it. It tilted its head to the side and gazed back. 'Hello" I waved my hand, feeling very self-conscious. It was like it understood me because it seemed to nod its head. I swear I even heard a faint Hello back. "Do you want my popsicle?" I held it out and the eagle grabbed it in its talons and flew away. I went back into the house shortly after to get another popsicle.
A few years later (Percy's tenth birthday)
"Happy Birthday, Percy!" Mommy and Auntie Steffie yelled. I was still in bed. I opened my eyes to glare into the sunlight.
"Mommy and Auntie Steffie, why did you wake me up?"
"Percy it is your birthday and you are going to wake up and eat some of the blue cake that your Auntie brought for you." My attention was now captured. Mmmm, blue cake. That sounded really good. I jumped out of the bed.
"Okay I am up, now where is the cake?" I demanded
" I knew you would only get up for food." Mommy grumbled but brought out a large birthday cake.
"Sorry but food always comes first. I am a growing boy." I complained
"Yeah you are growing wider by the minute." She teased
"Mommy!" I whinned and then made an extremely sad face.
"Percy, you know that I didn't mean it."
"Mommy, I know. I am kidding. DId you actually think that I was hurt?" I started to laugh
"Percy, you know that it isn't nice to tease me." She complained. I started to full blown laugh and was on the floor but I was interupted by a knock on the door.
"Who could that be?" Auntie Steffie's face got really pale and she started to mutter under her breathe but I couldn't hear anything.
"Auntie Steffie, what is wrong?" I hugged Auntie Steffie and she wrapped her arms around me as if I would disappear.
"Percy, it isn't something that you would understand. I will tell you when I am older."
"Is it a grown up thing?"
"Yes, Percy this is a very important grown up thing."
"Hello?" I heard mommy say
"Hello, Sally. I need to speak with Perseus. I believe he lives here." A deep voice was heard from the direction of the door and I peered around Aunite Steffie's arms to try and get a better look.
"Who are you?" Mommy was slightly surprise but she seemed tense.
" If you were not a mortal I would shoot you down with lightning for the insult." I heard him mutter something else but I didn't quite catch that. I heard my mother gasp and kneel down. She muttered something but Auntie Steffie pulled me into another room.
"Percy, Auntie Steffie needs to go. Please tell your mother that I had to leave." I nodded and she went out the fire escape. Why didn't she just use the front door?
"Percy!" I heard my mom call and I came out of the room. "Percy, this is your uncle Zeus."
"Zeus? As in the King of the gods, Zeus?" I wasn't sure what was happening here. Auntie always told me that the Greek gods would be important to know. Why was this man named after the god of lightning?
"Yes, he says he needs to speak with you." I looked towards the stranger. Why was my mom so calm about me talking with a stranger? Mommy, usually didn't allow me to talk with anyone and the kids in my school often bullied me because I was different. The man walked towars an empty room. I shot my mommy a last glance, she looked really worried.
The stranger had a stripped suit on but what shocked me most was the fact that he had the same electric blue eyes I had int he early morning. Speaking of my eyes, currently they were the bright electric blue.
"Who are you really? Why are you name after the King of the greek gods?" I demanded
"Perseus, I am your father."
"No, my father left me a long time ago, he left my mother when she was pregnant with me." I refused to believe that he would
"Perseus, I know that it is hard to believe but I am your father. I am watching you even when you don't know. I am extremely proud of your son."
"No..." I couldn't think of anything that would be proof I wasn't related to him. "You still didn't answer my question. Why is your name Zeus? Only the King of the gods is supposed to have that name."
" Perseus, I know that it is all so much for you to understand but I am the King of the gods."
" So you are telling me that I am technically a prince?" I folded my arms across my chest. This was hard to believe. No wonder Auntie Steffie wanted me to know my greek mythology.
" You could put it that way, yes."
" Wow, this is a lot to take in but how do I know that you aren't lying."
"I knew we were going to come to this. Do you remember the eagle that you saw when you were six?" I nodded and he continued. "Well the eagle is my sacred animal. I sent it there so it could look over you." My mouth fell open in shock.
"Why? I only saw it once anyways."
"The eagle was always watching you, but it wanted to show itself that day and I let him."
"What about the lightning bolt you have!" I was eager to see it. Zeus waved his hand and a three foot lightning bolt appeared in his hand.
"Here, it is. I usually don't show this to many people." He warned and it disappeared.
"Thank you for trusting me to see it." I grabbed my surprised father into a tight hug.
"Ouch, you got some strength, Perseus." He grunted
"Maybe I will be as strong as Hercules!" I joked, but knew that I would never be.
"Maybe" He ruffled my hair and got up and walked towards my mother, who was still in the position we left her in. "Thank you for letting me talk with Perseus." Mommy just nodded and he went out the door.
POV: Zeus
I knew that I wasn't supposed to contact my son but I needed to. I was watching over him the past few years via the eagle. I took me a while but after realising my mistake I went started to slowly fix it. My first clue was that Hera seemed slightly depressed when ever she saw a child. It took me around five years before I sent out the eagle, after that I continued to look over him. I had a few good laughs over the many things that he had done to his mother. But I was suspicious about his so called, Auntie Stefanie. I sense a slight power radiating from her, something that only the gods should have. It also seemed to me that Stefanie also had a special dedication to the Greek gods, especially the goddess Hecate. That was it.
"Hermes" I called out "Get Hecate over here now." I saw Hermes give me a confused look but he flashed out and returned with Hecate.
"What may I do for you my lord?" Hecate bowed low to me. I gritted my teeth. Why hadn't she told me about this?
" Swear on the River Styx that you will answer me question."
"I swear on the River Styx that I will answer you question my lord." I inwardly grinned
" Good"
"What is your question my Lord?"
"Are you the mortal Stefanie?" I blurted out
A/N: Just a reminder to vote on the poll if you haven't already. I did make a new one, please vote on this one as it will affect the plot. I need to know what you want to happen.
(Yes I do know that I kind of used a Star Wars line.)
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Peter (PerseusJFAN1016)
