A/N: Here's the next chapter. I wrote this at 2 AM when I couldn't sleep because I had a fever.
December 21st
The Winter Solstice
Four Months After Percy Annabeth's Wedding (Luke and Thalia have begun dating and are in a serious relationship!)
Luke, Percy, Annabeth, Clarisse, and Chris walked along the snowy street towards the Starbucks Thalia said she was stopping at. Annabeth turned to her right and saw a battered and bleeding body in the alley. "Thalia!" Annabeth gasped and ran into the alley.
"Oh Gods is she all right?" Luke asked kneeling next to her pale body.
"Well it's obvious that she's been raped," Percy said. Thalia's parka was ripped and her jeans torn and blood stained.
"We have to get her to Apollo and fast," Clarisse said looking to Chris for help.
"I can't do anything its too much damage," Chris said.
"Luke, I lost it I know I did," Thalia said and passed out. Luke picked her body up and the six ran into the Empire State Building. The doorman handed Percy the key card to Olympus and he ran into the elevator with the others.
"Hold in there Thalia we are almost there," Annabeth said tapping her foot in anticipation. After what seemed like an eternity the doors opened. The group ran across the pathway and everyone in their way moved out of the way. They burst into the throne room right in the middle of the Winter Solstice Council meeting.
"Thalia," Zeus said standing up.
"Apollo, she needs help!" Clarisse yelled. Apollo and the others ran over to where Luke had set Thalia in the middle of the floor.
"What happened?" Artemis demanded of the group.
"We were on our way over here when Thalia said she wanted to stop in Starbucks, we had been in that little bookstore and we said we'd meet her in there. We had left the bookstore and were right by the alley before the Starbucks when Annabeth saw her," Chris said. Thalia began to stir.
"My head feels like it's going to explode," she muttered.
"I'm almost finished," Apollo said. "Done you should feel a lot better now."
Thalia looked at him knowing he knew the answer to her silent question.
"I'm sorry Thalia, he did to much damage," he said.
"Oh I knew it," Thalia said clinging to Luke.
"Wait what happened?" Zeus asked. Artemis looked at Apollo and instantly knew what happened. Hera being the Goddess that she was hung her head in sorrow.
"I'm so sorry," Artemis, said tears pricking at the corners of her eyes.
"We were on our way to tell you," Luke said letting go of Thalia.
"Tell me what?" Zeus asked.
"You were going to be a grandpa but I lost the baby," Thalia said tears falling down her cheeks. Zeus pulled Thalia into his arms and let her cry on his shoulder. "Its not right an innocent soul was lost and is now probably in the Underworld," Thalia said.
"Not necessarily," Hades said.
"What do you mean?" Athena asked.
"Granted Thalia and Luke still want a baby I can give you the same soul for your baby," Hades said.
"I'd like that," Thalia said wiping her tears away.
"We should probably head home," Chris said.
"No," Ares said.
"Not without us," Aphrodite added. The Olympians gathered their coats and walked with the six outside of the throne room. They all disappeared in a flash of light. They appeared in front of Percy and Annabeth's house.
"I suppose you all are going to insist on staying the night just to make sure we're all right," Annabeth said.
"Yeah basically," Poseidon said.
"I'm not making dinner!" Annabeth yelled from inside the house.
