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A/N: So I had a few people review on the last chapter and thank you to those who did.
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So how the poll works is the story that is vote for the most will be updated quicker, in theory. But sometimes I might update other stories because this story takes a but more planning than the other ones that I write.
I am also sorry for this being a shorter chapter than the one that I had planned for you guys but I was really busy and I also apologise if some of the story doesn't exactly make sense.
-Peter
POV: Percy
"Percy, you know that I told you that you are my child but you know that you are also a child of Zeus, correct?" I nodded "Well then you must be wondering why you aren't a godly child."
"Not so much that" I paused, how was I going to word this? "I don't really mind about that part but I want to know why you left me." Hera flinched
"You will never know how sorry I am for leaving you. I never should have listened to Zeus. Zeus is the one who wanted to leave you with Sally." She explained. I quickly stood up. My own father didn't want me? Why would he even bother now? "wait, Percy before you do anything you need to know the reason why he did it." She begged
"I know" I shook my head this was hard to comprehend. "You got pregnant and you were to lazy to raise me yourself." I could see the pain on her face but I continued "That is what happened, right?" She nodded
"Yes, that is what happened but you need to know that he really does care about you."
"I don't want to hear about this." I was frantic for evidence to prove that this was not what actually happened.
"Percy, please. Listen to all that I had to say or at least let Zeus explain."
"So what? So you can just say to everyone that finally one of your children came out right?" I didn't mean to hurt her that deeply. She started to move towards me "No, right now I just want to go and not have to hear about this ever again."
"If that is what you want." I nodded and she left.
What had I done?
I walked towards the gardens of Olympus. The gardens always seemed to calm me. Weird, don't tell Demeter that I like plants though.
"I have been waiting for the gods to leave you alone." A flash of golden light and a man with golden eyes appeared
"Who are you?" I questioned but he didn't say anything and just pushed me
I stumbled into a black portal and I fell downwards. The air was rushing past me, I had been falling for a while now. When was this sensation going to end?
"Dad?" I yelled out but no response. "Dad?" I wasn't feeling to good now.
"Percy?" It was a soft female voice and I was brought suddenly out of my dream. I blinked and the darkness ws gone. I was in a light room with Apollo looking over me.
"Where am I?" I turned and Hera was standing next to me
"Percy, you are in the hospital on Olympus. Do you remember what happened?" She sounded sincere
"No, what happened?" I groaned
"Percy, you were in an accident. Apollo pushed you out of the his car and a bird flew by hitting your head dragging you unconcious for about three days."
"A bird?" She nodded trying to keep a smile off of her face "A bird of all things?" I complained
"Sorry, I truly am Percy." Apollo apologised "I didn't know that the bird was going to knock you out." I took in his appearance. He seemed slightly off for some reason.
"Sunny, what happened to you?" He gulped
"Nothing, Dad just was slightly angry at me." He whinced
"Really, I wonder why." I teased
"Don't remind me please." Apollo groaned "I am never taking you in my car again."
"You should never throw me out of your car again."
"Yeah, I definately learnt my lesson."
"I hope so."
"Percy" He groaned
"Sunny" I whined "My head hurts and it is because of you."
"Percy, just please don't say that again or else dad will..." He gulped and looked around frantically, as if dad was going to come at any moment.
"Or dad will do what?" I challenged
"Or, dad will not be happy, lets just say."
"I know dad won't be happy." I smiled and he frowned "That is what makes it so much better."
"Not funny man" He grumbled and got up to leave
"Oh, Sunny?" Apollo turned around
"Yeah?"
"I will talk with dad about your punishment." He tilted his head, probably confused
"How did you know that I got a punishment?"
"Sunny, please do you honestly think that dad would let something like that go unpunished?"
"True" He stated and left the room in a hurry. At first I was confused but when I saw my next visitor everything made sense.
"Percy?" Dad questioned "Are you okay?"
"I am fine dad, seriously. I am not that weak." I groaned, great now he was going to be overprotective again.
"I am not sure about you not being weak. Getting knocked out by a bird, seriously?" He joked
"You are never going to let me live it down are you?"
"Nope" He popped the p. "So, what do you feel like doing?" I tried to sit up and talk with him but he pushed me back on the bed. I gave up on sitting with a gasp of pain, I was still sore, and settled myself back in the soft pillows.
"I don't think that I can do much from here." I reminded him
"True, but you can order around your siblings." He pointed out
"Seriously?" My eyebrows shot up in surprise
"Yes, but don't tell them I said that." He winked and made to get up.
"I promise, dad. They will not hear of this." A wicked grin stretched across my face. I was going to have tons of fun with my siblings.
"Oh Hermes!" I yelled
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POV:Unknown
I didn't feel that this was right but I had to do this. I assured myself. The world was depending on me stealing this.
I heard a voice cry out in the middle of the night and I knew that the person had found out the item was gone. I grinned into the darkness and shuffled away.
POV: Zeus
It was gone! My precious lightning bolt was gone. I sniffed and attempted to search for it, as if I misplaced it. I knew though that I didn't because it was right next to me. Well... it was right next to me. Rest assured the person who did this would pay the price heavily. I jumped up and stormed out of the room. This was unacceptable. Stealing the king of the god's lightning bolt. You would think that it would be near impossible to do so but no, it was only too easy.
"Where were you?" I yelled at the guards out side my palace.
"My king, I swear that we were here all night and only your wife entered." I stopped dead. Hera? Why did she enter my palace?
"At what time did my wife come and leave?" I asked slightly calmer but somehow even more furious.
"She left just a few minutes ago." The guard stampered "My lord might I ask what is this about?"
"No you may not ask." I replied and stomped off towards the palace of my "dear" queen. "Hera!" I yelled enraged. I probably just woken up the entire population of Olympus but I didn't care. I rused past th guards to her palace glaring a them the entire time before whipping my head forward. Hera was in the sitting room and she was calmly reading a book. She looked up as I burst into her room, still in my nightclothing.
"Dear, I hope that you did not get mud on my floors." I swelled and she looked at me confused as if she didn't know that she was guilty.
"Where is it?" I spoke each word slowly as if speaking to a child that just learnt to speak.
"Where is what?" I swear a vein popped in my head
"Where is my lightning bolt?" I cursed at her and stuck my middle finger up.
"Zeus, I don't hve you lightning bolt!" She yelled at me, at me!
"As if you didn't. Then why did my guards tell me that you entered my palace just a few minutes before I found out that it was stolen.?" I demanded
"I had to return a vase that I took and Hermes needed me to take a pair of shoes that you had." She explained calmly
"How do I know that you aren't lying?"
"I swear on the Styx that I had no idea that you lightning bolt was stolen and that I had no hand in the theift." Thunder rumbled in the background
"I am sorry for acusing you then." I calmed down slightly
"Don't worry, I would be angry as well if my godly power was stolen but you should know better." I raised my eyebrows "You should have known that gods can't steal each others powers." I face palmed, how could I be so stupid? I wasn't sure.
"You are right" I admitted "But that doesn't mean someone didn't steal it."
"I agree, someone stole your lightning bolt. Now all we need to do is find out who."
A few hours later
POV: Unknown (Different)
The streets of Olympus were hustling with news. Apparently the great lightning bolt of Zeus was stolen. I rolled my eyes when I heard the news. Zeus often misplaced his bolt and I bet that he probably did the same, last time. I walked down the streets, passing by the many palaces that resided on Olympus. I stopped at the grandest one of all, the Palace of Zeus.
"I don't mean to disturb but do you have the package ready?" I whispered the one of the guards
"Yes, sire. The package is all set and ready to go." The guard responded and I smiled. My plan was going wonderfully, all I needed to do was get rid of him.
POV: Percy
"No!" I yelled as soon as I heard the news. It was not possible for the Godly Weapon of my father to just disappear.
"I am sorry Percy but the news is only to true." Apollo's presence didn't feel so sunny and happy now.
"No, please say that you are lying." I looked around thinking that people were going to come out of hiding places and start laughing.
"Percy, the lightning bolt is gone. Father told me to tell you." Apollo helped me out of my bed. I sighed. Why did everything bad have to happen when I was around?
"Okay, did father tell you anything else?"
"Yes, indeed. Father told me that you are to going to Camp Half-Blood soon. In fact as soon as you are ready to go then you are to be taken by someone to go into the mortal world." Apollo explained
"Why do I need to go to the mortal world?" I pouted. Going into the mortal world was not going to be a pleasant experience for me.
"Because, we can't have anyone knowing that you are favored here on Olympus. In case some of our enemies find out." I couldn't argue with that logic, even if I wanted to.
"But can I have someone with me?" I didn't want to be left alone to fend for myself. As if Apollo could read my mind he answered my unasked questions.
"Someone can't go with you because Satyrs can sense godly powers. You will never be alone because someone will be watching over you at all times and finally Zeus will be the one to claim you."
"Anything else I should know?"
"Not much, but you will be leading a quest shortly after your arrival at Camp Half-Blood. I advise you to choose your friends wisely." Apollo winked.
"Percy?" Hera peaked her head through the door way.
"My Lady, how may I help you?"
"Percy, I know that you know about me being your mother but I want you to know that you can come to me with anything and I will do my best to help you." Hera had explained that my dream, while unconscious, was actually true.
"I know, my Lady" I still wasn't to sure about what she told me and I hadn't go a chance to speak with my dad about this.
"Percy, I actually mean it." She sounded sincere.
"I know, my Lady" I told her and she relaxed
"I know that it is uncomfortable and that you aren't used to me but please don't be afraid to ask for anything." She assured me
"I promise that if I need something from you I will come my Lady."
"Thank you Percy" She smiled
POV: Hecate
I was in Tartarus., it didn't seem as bad as it sounded. Then again, things aren't always what they seem. I glanced around, sure there were volcanoes erupting, earthquakes shaking, and hurricanes whipping the air around. Actually, scratch that. Tartarus was as bad as it sounded. I don't even know how on earth monsters could live here, even if they were only reforming.
"Come on Hecate, don't lose hope already." I muttered to myself trying to keep my spirits up. I took one step forward before a strong force knocked me out from behind and I blacked out. "Percy" I whispered before I blacked out. My baby boy, I hope that he was having a better life with the gods.
A few hours later...
I didn't know where I was in Tartarus but it was warm and I was cozy. I snuggled into the blanket that was wrapped around me and I sighed, it was comfortable, too comfortable.
"Where I am?" I said groggily
"You are here with me." An amused voice said
"Who are you?" I asked clearing my voice so that I could speak clearly
"No one of importance. Please just call me Bob."
"What happened?" I asked Bob, opening my eyes.
"You were knocked out by Kampe but I saved you and brought you here." He joked. Kampe? Oh right, I forgot that Percy killed her and she was in Tartarus reforming. I knew that Percy killed her because of my people on Olympus. I wasn't going to let Percy continue his life with out me following him, in some way.
"Thank you" I said gratefully, I am not sure how long I would last here, unconscious.
"What are you doing here?" Bob was curious and I suppose it couldn't hurt to tell him what happened
"I was thrown in Tartarus because I joined Kronos, but I did something that displeased him." I admitted, it felt good to get this off of my chest. Even if it was to some random person in Tartarus. In fact why was someone like Bob in Tartarus? "Why are you in Tartarus?"
"I can't tell you that" He looked down embarrassed, by something.
"Why not?" I wanted to know. Someone as nice as Bob shouldn't be here. I had done something wrong so it made sense for me to be here but not him.
"I have a bad history I guess you could say, but I don't want to tell you anymore than that." At least he was opening a bit more to me. That was all I could ask for.
"Do you know a way to get out of here?" I needed to get out so that I could warn the gods and apologise to Percy. Hopefully, it wasn't too late already.
"Yes, but it is not easily reached from here and it might take a while to get there. We will need more help than this." He looked around and I finally took my gaze off of him and realised my surroundings. It seemed that we were in some kind of cave but it had a bed and the normal kitchen utensils, which included a stove, microwave, and stove. Don't even ask how all that stuff got down here but I wasn't complaining, if it kept me from fading then I was happy.
"I know that this place seems different from what you are used to up there." He gestured towards the ceiling of the cave. "But down here it is one of the best places that you can have."
"I understand." I truly did, I wasn't expecting for lollipops and candy canes. I knew that Tartarus was going to be like this.
"In fact we are lucky to even have a place. Many monsters that come down here just reform in the many different places that Tartarus has." I didn't even want to think about the different places. I was sure that majority of them were not pleasant at all. In fact I was sure that all of them were not pleasant. If what we had now was one of the better places then the worse ones. I shuddered thinking about it and Bob nodded as if he knew what I was thinking about.
"Yes, Tartarus is not the nicest place. That is why only the bad guys are sent down here." He paused "Well, some good guys as well."
"Good guys?" I was almost sure that no good guys would be sent here. It was like a live hell, in fact it was a live hell.
"Yes, some of the good guys were sent here but only for short amounts of time. The gods are able to get in and out but they prefer not to do so because they might get stuck in here."
"Really? I can get out?"
"Yes, but only if you came down here willingly." My spirits dropped
"Why can't it work?" I muttered stubbornly, I tried to get out of here again. Of course, though no such luck.