A/N: Ok so as I've said before I'm going to be gone next week. I was originally going to try, and get ahead so you wouldn't even know I was gone, but that didn't really work. I am going to take a break to figure out a better plot for this story. I've decided my original plot isn't good enough. So you can expect me to start updating again after next week. I would like to say that I am NOT abandoning this story, just taking a break. Anyway I'm sorry this is so short, but when I'm not sure what I want to happen writing is sort of hard for me.
Percy POV:
I tossed, and turned in my bed. Once again my dreams had gone to the beautiful city. Then they changed. I saw half blood-hill. I was leaning against Thalia's pine. There was a beautiful woman standing part way in the earth like it was watter. Because of that I could only see her from her waist up.
"Hello Perseus" She said. I noticed that her eyes were closed.
"Umm... hi. How did you get into my dream?" I asked
She laughed a strange laugh, like the wind blowing through tree leaves. "I am a goddess Perseus. I can do these things, and when I want to communicate with a half-blood this is my preferred method."
"Who are you?" I asked
"I am Gaea, the earth." she replied.
I backed up a few steps, and said "What do you want?"
She sighed, and said "I see even with demigods, my reputation is tainted."
I said "Well you did have your son kill his father, and you had your next set of children try, and overthrow the gods."
She winced, and said "I am not happy that Kronos had to kill Uranus, but I am not ashamed that I had him do it." She looked at me defiantly, as if daring me to criticize her. "He threw my first children into Tartarus. I couldn't risk him doing that to my other children. As for Porphyrion, and his brothers, they made their choice, and I didn't stop them, as they were my children."
"but I thought you created them to take down specific gods?" I asked confused. She had sounded as if she wasn't particularly happy with their decision.
"Patterns in history repeat themselves. Chiron could have told you this. There have always been sea gods for example. At least after I created the sea. Plus once they decided to go for world domination they made themselves even more like the gods so as to be able to defeat them easier." She explained.
"So you never actually supported the giants against the gods?" I asked
"No that was a story made by Zeus. He fears me. Most of the gods are actually my friends. Athena in particular, but Zeus refuses to listen to her on anything involving me. He has it set in his mind that I am trying to overthrow him. He has noticed that I am stirring, but he has it set in his mind that I will try to awaken, and destroy the gods. That is why you have had no contact with any gods before now. He thinks that he can simply reduce the amount of godly magic in the mortal world and I will return fully to my slumbers. Athena, and the other gods try to convince him otherwise, but he won't listen. Especially since Athena is trying to tell him. He knows of our close relationship, and he fears that Athena will enlist my help to overthrow him."
"Why would Athena betray him?" I asked getting more, and more confused.
"She wouldn't. She really does love her family, even if it's hard to tell. But there was a prophecy that a child of Metis, who was Athena's mother, would be more powerful than his or her sire. After Athena's birth Zeus told everyone that the prophecy was specifically a son, so as to make Athena think she didn't have the power in hope she would never try. But that was a lie, and Athena is the child of that prophecy. You see when the prophecy was issued by the oracle of Delphi it was still my oracle."
"What do you mean your oracle? It's Apollo's."
"It is now, but I created the Oracle, then past it, and the powers of prophecy to Apollo."
By this time my head was spinning. "So you're not evil? Zeus is just a moron? But then why did you want to talk to me? And what's all this about being asleep?"
She laughed, and then said "You could put it that way. As for why I spoke to you there is a new threat rising, and you will be called upon to lead your brethren, but if you are to succeed there is something I must return to you, at least partially. You will have to discover it for yourself though."
She grabbed my head before I could reply. I tried to pull away, but her grip was too strong. She brought my head up to her's, and then opened her eyes. I started into terrifying, blazing green irises. Suddenly I saw myself from above. Gaea released my head, and I saw myself falling back. Suddenly I saw miles of landscape rolling beneath me. It was like when I used my wind powers to fly, but a zillion times faster. Then I saw the sea. Then I was under the sea. Before I knew it I was back watching myself falling. I glanced at Gaea, and saw that she had closed her eyes. She grinned at me with straight, white teeth, and I saw my body hit the ground. As soon as it did I sat up hard in my bed, and hit the bunk above mine. I thought back through the dream, and knew without any doubt it was no ordinary dream. I had quite the imagination, but I could never have imagined those eyes. Plus the dream didn't fade like most dreams do. At breakfast that morning I thought I could remember every little detail, but as I thought about it some more it seemed that I was missing something, just beyond my reach.
A/N: Not what you were expecting? I hope your answer was a yes. Well please go and review. I always love you input.