The Sea and they Sky
Chapter 3
AN/ Okay, so we get to some interesting stuff in this chapter. What will the council say to Percy?
*Sigh* How many times do I have to say that I in no way own PJ or Maximum Ride?
Percy POV-
I was standing in front of the Olympian council. They were all staring at me with a mixture of wonder and amusement in their eyes. As I looked at them, I noticed that their normal glow was slightly diminished. "Why am I here, Lord Zeus?" I asked, trying to be as polite as possible. Zeus looked at me and sighed. "As you, know, we had to use up large stores of our energy to once again place Gaia in a slumber." I nodded, confused as to what this had to do with me. "It has everything to do with you, Percy." Poseidon said, reading my mind. I glanced at him. "Why?" I asked. "Because we no longer have the strength to rule." Zeus said gravely.
My eyes widened at the fact that Zeus had just admitted that he was not fit to rule the Gods. "Then who….." I asked, before I was cut off by Zeus. "You will rule." He boomed. I gaped at him, not believing what I had just heard. "Of course, along with your friends." Hera added in. "Is this a joke?" I said. Ares growled. "Of course it's not a joke, punk. Do you think I would give up my seat easily?"
"Who will become a god?" I asked quietly. Zeus tossed me a roll of parchment. I quickly unrolled it and looked at the names on the list. "What about my girlfriend?" I asked. Athena looked at me sharply. Can't you see Annabeth's name on the list?" she snapped. My eyes darkened as anger rose from within me. The sky outside reacted to me and filled with rainclouds. Poseidon looked at me, worried. "What's wrong?" he asked. "What's wrong," I snapped. "Is that Annabeth lied and cheated on me and Jake." The entire throne room gasped in shock. "You gave immortality for her." Hades mumbled. "I am truly sorry," Zeus said, looking at me with pity. "But Annabeth is the only one that can fill the position of Athena." "I understand." I mumbled.
Aphrodite looked at me. "But what about this girlfriend you were talking about?" she asked slyly. "Max." I said. "Her name is Max." Zeus looked at me. "She shall become a minor goddess." He rumbled. "Thank you, Lord Zeus." Zeus sighed. "I am no longer your lord, Percy." I nodded. "Go." Poseidon said. "Tell the others what is happening." I nodded, and then walked out the door.
Camp Half-Blood
Chiron and Lupa had called all the required demigods into the Big House. They all gathered around the Ping-Pong table, having their own conversations. Max walked over to me and set down, holding my hand. I smiled nervously at her. "What is this about?" she whispered. "You'll see." I whispered back. She looked at me, worry written across her face. "Why are we here, Prissy?" Clarisse growled, glancing at Lupa. Chiron looked at me, and I sighed, knowing I was up. I looked around the room. Jason and Piper were sitting next to each other, holding hands. Grover was bleating nervously, while trying to have a conversation with Thalia. Nico was sulking in a corner, playing with shadows. Leo was talking excitedly to Will, absentmindedly fiddling with some bolts. Travis and Connor were talking about some prank they were going to pull on the Ares cabin, and Clarisse was shooting dirty looks at them. Katie was sitting next to Travis, rolling her eyes at his antics. Rachel and Annabeth were talking quietly about something or another, and Pollux was dozing off in his chair, looking drunk off of Kool-Aid.
I cleared my throat, and they all stopped what they were doing and looked at me. Max squeezed my hand, trying to reassure me. "The Olympians are stepping down." I told them, staring at the floor. This caused an outbreak. Everyone was talking, some were yelling, Pollux looked confused. After a few seconds of this, Chiron stamped his hoof on the floor. "Silence!" he yelled. This quieted down the demigods. "Let Percy finish." He said, before gesturing for me to continue. "We are going to replace them." I whispered. They all looked at me with shock. "This is a joke, right?" Travis asked, his eyes the size of dinner plates. Max just stared at me, confusion flitting across her face.
I pulled out the scroll. "That's what I thought, but no." I cleared my throat again, and then started to read the scroll. "Jason, you'll replace Zeus as King of the Gods." A few people patted him on the back, and Piper beamed at him. "I'll be replacing Poseidon, and Nico, you'll replace Hades." I said, glancing up at him. He smiled slightly, the shadows condensing before dispersing. "Grover, you'll be the new Lord of the Wild." I said, smiling at him. "Congrats man." He started bleating in disbelief, as people congratulated him. "Rachel, you'll replace Hera, since she doesn't have any demigod kids." She looked at me and nodded. "Does this mean I'll lose the Oracle?" she whispered. I nodded. "Yeah." I said. "Sorry." She smiled weakly.
"Travis and Connor." I said, stopping them from pick-pocketing Clarisse. "You two will share the duties of Hermes." They grinned and high-fived each other. Shaking my head, I continued. "Clarisse, you're going to replace Ares." She grinned wickedly at me. "Great. I can beat you up every day for eternity." I shivered, before hurriedly continuing. "Leo, you'll replace Hephaestus." "Sweet." He grinned, his fingers fidgeting with some bolts. "Pollux, you'll replace Dionysus." He grunted, before shooting straight up and shouting "Dinosaurs!" and flopping back down. "Ookaayy…." I said. "Piper, you'll replace Aphrodite." I grinned at her. "Get used to pink." She looked at me with horror and groaned. Jason tried to console her. "Thalia, you will replace Artemis, and Will, you'll replace Apollo." They both grinned. "Katie, you'll replace Demeter." I looked at the girl that had torn out my heart. "Annabeth," I said tripping over her name. "You will replace Athena."
"What about me?" Max said nervously. I pulled her in closer. "I asked the Gods to make you a minor Goddess." She sighed, relieved. Everyone looked from me to Annabeth, confusion clear on their faces. "Annabeth and I broke up." I said, not telling them about what she did. Some people nodded, and Annabeth looked everywhere but my face. "What will I be the Goddess of?" Max asked me. I shrugged. "That's for the Gods to decide."
(AN/ I thought about ending it here….but I'm not that evil …..maybe)
Suddenly, golden light filled the room. Everyone was forced to close their eyes, and when we opened them, the Gods were standing in the room with us. Everyone looked surprised at their diminished glow. "I assume Percy has told all of you what is going to happen?" Zeus said. All the demigods nodded. "Then we will start the ceremony." He said, gesturing to Poseidon. "Come forward son." He said. I stepped up until I was right in front of him. He looked at me and smiled. "I'm sorry I haven't been able to talk to you much. It has been very busy in Atlantis preparing for this, and I haven't gotten much free time." I nodded, relieved to know that he hadn't been avoiding me. He placed his hand on my shoulder and looked into my eyes, suddenly serious. "I hereby give my son, Perseus Jackson, my full power and responsibility as Lord of the Sea." As soon as he said those words, I felt a rush of power. I started to glow with a golden light and everyone but the gods had to avert their eyes. When the light finally calmed down, I felt like I could take on Kronos all over again.
Everyone looked at me and gasped. "What?" I asked, worried that something was wrong. Aphrodite took a break from staring at me to summon a mirror with a wave of her hand. What I saw shocked me. It looked like I had put on a lot more muscle. My black hair had grown down to my shoulders, and my bangs covered one of my eyes. The bangs in question were colored blue, the color of the ocean. My eyes were so bright they almost seemed to be glowing. I noticed that I had a tattoo of a trident on the inside of my right arm. My clothes had transformed too. I was now wearing a tight-fitting blue shirt with a surfboard on it. My pants had turned into well-fitting blue jeans, and I had a pair of Converse on.
A few minutes of silence passed by, then Nico blurted out, "But we don't even know if you know how to surf!" Everyone burst out laughing, even the gods. After we had all calmed down, I went to sit back down with Max, who beamed at me. Zeus looked at Jason with pride. "You will be next, my son."
AN/ Did you like my description of Percy? I'm going to try to do a description of everyone as gods, but I don't know what to do on some of them. If you have ideas on Travis, Connor, Clarisse, Pollux, Rachel, or anyone else, don't hesitate to review about it. Till next time-