Chapter 8

A/N: Thank you so much for reviewing on Operation: Pothena everyone. The reviews were just amazing, including from some of the guests.

Aifos Di Cambri (guest): Thank you for reviewing. I never thought of it as a Romeo and Juliet remake. Thank you for that.

Megaranger: No matter how much you try, you won't get past the 4th wall. Although, you might be able to sneak past to the final, if you are truly blessed by Hades and given Annabeth's Hat. Good luck with that.

Wisegirl71301: They're siblings, that's why. Both have a different way to love Athena.

By the way, I noticed while watching Ariel's Beginning (Long story) that Triton's late wife was named Athena? If anyone else noticed, let me know. That was strange.

Athena: EXCUSE ME?!

Me: Peace treaty, remember?

Poseidon: After this came out, I had to explain to everyone that it's fake and that we weren't getting together.

Aphrodite: Even though it was on Valentine's Day. Real good idea Poseidon.

Percy: Even I know that it's a bad idea to deny dating rumors during Valentine's Day.

Annabeth: When did you start denying rumors of us dating?

Percy: When we first got Nico and Bianca.

Nico and Bianca: Who said my name?

Nico: 0_0

Percy: 0_0

Annabeth: 0_0

Bianca: What?

Me: Um. I don't own PJO or HoO. Someone care to explain what's going on here?

Bianca: I'd love to tell the story, but you have to first.

ON WITH THE SHOW!

3rd POV:

Every time the sea and sky fight, it almost tears apart the very planet. The sea, which covers about 70% of the world, can move entire nations without a problem. The sky, which keeps everything in check, can level entire buildings and destroy mountains. Remember to never get caught between a battle with the Sea King and the King of Olympus.

Poseidon was thrown far into New York City thanks to a surprise lightning bolt from his brother. He crashed into a building, and slid down to the ground. Ichor, the golden blood of the gods, poured from his leg. Already, the wound was beginning to heal, but it would soon leave a scar.

Poseidon picked himself up with his trident, and steadied himself on the building. Off in the distance, the flying form of Lord Zeus approached Poseidon. In his hands was the great Master Bolt. Zeus raised the bolt, and fired an arc at his brother.

Poseidon raised his trident, and absorbed the lightning bolt from his brother. "I've always wanted to do this," he mumbled to himself.

He thrusted his trident out and the arc of lightning flew out towards the owner. Zeus was apparently vulnerable to his own attacks, as the arc crashed into his chest. He was sent flying into satellite on top of a roof. It exploded upon impact.

Poseidon slumped back down, and held on to his side. An erupting pain clouded his thoughts. I need to get out of here before it's too late. I need my son, he thought.

Unfortunately, Percy and Annabeth disappeared about a month ago (See Book 2: Back in time for details), and haven't been seen since. Apollo and Artemis couldn't find them. Luckily, a mortal approached the Olympian Council and told them where they were. They were in New York, but in a different time period. They were fighting in a brand new war.

Poseidon flashed away from the scene just as a lightning bolt touched down to where he was standing. A second later, Zeus appeared with pure rage on his face. "WHERE ARE YOU?!" he shouted into the sky.

Suddenly, Poseidon appeared behind him. "Here"

With a swing of his trident, a wave of sewage water engulfed the Lightning King. He was knocked off of his feet, and sent flying into another building. The Master Bolt fell out of his hands, and fell into by bubble of water. Poseidon willed the bubble toward him. The bubble burst, and the Master Bolt fell to the ground.

Zeus picked himself up, and he jumped from the building to the ground. He willed the Master Bolt to him. He caught it in midair. "There is really no point in fighting in my daughter's name, Poseidon! I suggest you surrender now before you regret it!"

"If I surrender, I will regret it! For the first time in my eternal life, I feel like I'm actually fighting for someone I actually love. You cannot command Athena's life anymore!" Poseidon boomed.

Poseidon raised his trident, and slammed it into the ground. Immediately, the ground shook violently, sending shockwaves toward the King of the Skies. Zeus was no match for the earthquake as he was shaken off of his balance.

With his wounds healed, Poseidon leaped into action.

(Bets are all in! Megaranger, keep track of them)

Poseidon jumped into the air, and raised his trident. Immediately, it turned into a very large sword. He brought it down, only to be met by an electric lance. Zeus knocked away Poseidon's sword as he got to his feet. Zeus raised the lance into the air, and called down a bolt of lightning. It struck the Imperial Gold and Celestial Bronze tip, and towards the Sea King.

Poseidon leaped out of the way as the lightning bolt struck the ground. He raised his sword, and sank it into the ground. Immediately, the ground began to shake again. Instead of the shockwave hitting him, Zeus simply flew into the air, escaping the attack.

"You cannot seriously think that the same attack will have any effect on me, do you?" he asked. But when he looked down, Poseidon was gone. His eyes went wide, and he searched the area. Poseidon wasn't there.

The only think that was there was a very large hole in the ground. Before Zeus could do anything, a large rumble came from the ground. In an instant, Poseidon shot out of the hole with his trident high, and went for an upper jab at his brother. Even though he was in Zeus' domain, Poseidon still had the upper hand.

The trident prongs came in contact with Zeus's core, and he flew up higher into the air. Poseidon landed on top of an abandoned car with his guard up.

Zeus stopped flying, and raised his lance. He turned it back into his Master Bolt as he boomed. "NOW YOU'VE MADE ME ANGRY, POSEIDON! PREPARE FOR THE END!"

Zeus summoned all of his power, and brought it all down on Poseidon. Because he was so close to the water, Poseidon summoned all the water, and shot it up to meet Zeus. The two powers collided, turning the dark night into a bright day. The bright light was even seen from Camp Half-Blood, but no one noticed.

Zeus roared as his lightning grew stronger. The roaring water and the great lightning bolt split the sky in half. Zeus's power was starting to overcome Poseidon's. The wave of water began to weaken as the lightning continued to strike the opposing element. Suddenly, the light dimmed as the wave was split in half.

Poseidon's eyes flashed for a second before the lightning bolt struck the ground. The shockwave woke up the campers at Camp Half-Blood. Chiron was the first out of the boundary lines, and he saw the lightning bolt touch down. The next to the boundary line was Jason, who was kind enough to stay at camp until Percy and Annabeth returned.

"That was Jupi- I mean Zeus, wasn't it?" he asked Chiron.

Chiron nodded. "Then who is he fighting?"

"I cannot say. Whoever he was fighting surely perished already."

In fact, Poseidon did not perish. Weak, Poseidon crawled out of the crater covered with Ichor. He groaned in pain as he set himself onto the ground. Before he could relax, Zeus touched down, and picked up Poseidon.

"I didn't want this, brother. I didn't want to use my powers against you, but you gave me no choice. Revoke your last statement before you really perish," he said.

Poseidon gripped his trident. "I-I lo-love A-Athena," he struggled to say. "No-not even death can cha-change my mind."

Zeus sighed. "So be it, brother. You asked for this."

Zeus dropped his brother, and raised his Master Bolt. Poseidon spoke a Greek incantation, saying that in his death, Percy Jackson would become the new Sea King. His wife would be his lost love's daughter.

Before Zeus brought down the Bolt, a body knocked Zeus out of the way, sending a lightning bolt at his attacker. Poseidon's eyes widened.

"Athena! NO!"

Athena's electrocuted body laid down on a nearby car. Zeus picked himself up to see what he had done. Anger filled Poseidon with new strength as he raised his trident. "You forced her into this! If she dies, I will send you to Tartarus! You can deal with father yourself! The great and mighty Zeus against the Time Lord!"

Before Zeus could say anything, Poseidon lunged in with his trident. Poseidon swung at his brother, beating Zeus with every single hit. Poseidon jabbed at him with the prongs and send strike after strike with the metal pole. Zeus didn't even try to protect himself as his brother continued to hammer away at him.

Poseidon summoned a wave of water, and drenched Zeus with it. The water was so powerful, it nearly cracked the Master Bolt, sending the escaping arcs at the drenched body of Zeus. He felt every single arc on his body before he fell to the ground, defeated. Already, Ichor leaked from his wounds and onto the ground.

Once Poseidon calmed down, he fell to the ground, weeping. His beaten form was still scarred, but Athena needed the proper treatment. Apollo, take Athena to Olympus and give her proper treatment, he thought out loud.

A ray of sunshine appeared, and Apollo in his Sun Chariot approached the city. Poseidon clenched his fists, and teleported to the beach.

He gripped his trident as he approached the water. Immediately, all of his wounds began to heal. He raised his trident, and threw it into the water. The trident acted like a spear as it cut through the water. Once it impacted the surface, a large crack appeared. The water from the hurricane drained into the Earth immediately, and without the water to guide it, the hurricane turned into just a very large wind storm.

Poseidon willed his trident to return to him, and he lifted his weapon at the clouds. "I am Poseidon! God of the Sea, and Stormbringer to the world! Hurricane Romana, obey me and cease your advancement to the shore!" he boomed.

A roar of thunder erupted from the clouds, but they did as he commanded. The winds immediately died down, calming the raging sea. The hurricane was suddenly split in two, and its power dispersed throughout the world. The hurricane was over.

Poseidon sighed heavily, and dropped his trident into the water. He looked back, and the Sun Chariot was just flying off toward Olympus. A single tear streaked down Poseidon's face. "I'm sorry Athena," he said. "I wish this didn't happen."

Instead of meeting Athena on Olympus, Poseidon walked toward the sea, and shut his entire realm off. Even though the gods can't enter the realm of others, Poseidon shut down everything connecting him to Olympus. His temple disappeared as well as his throne. Even though he won the battle, he still lost Athena. Zeus would never let him on Olympus again.

A/N: I hope you liked it. Send me a review on what you thought as the battle commenced. I'll try to update as soon as possible. Farewell.