A/N: I'm back! Sorry for not updating in so long. I know I said that I'll update every week and now it's been around 2 weeks since I last updated. I'm really sorry.

But to make up for this, I'm posting a longer chapter. I hope you guys like it.

Oh and I closed the poll for the Percy-pairing for this story and the winner is Artemis! So this will be a Pertemis story but don't expect them to suddenly start dating. It's gonna take time.

Also, I'm asking this again coz I'm desperate for ideas - any and all suggestions are welcome. Please R&R!

On to the chapter! :)

APOLLO POV(Didn't see this one coming)

I was getting my awesome chariot ready to fulfill my morning duties when I felt a tugging sensation in the back of my head. I froze (A/N: Get it? The Sun God froze! :D).

I had been waiting for more than a year for this. It meant Percy was awake.

I immediately summoned one of my immortal children and told him to drive the chariot today. Then I flashed to my temple and ran to the room where Percy had been sleeping.

I burst through the door and saw him wide awake, trying to get up. I could have cried out in joy when I saw that he was really awake.

He saw me and said, "Hey Lord Apollo, can you help me up?"

He was smiling. I rushed forward and laid a hand on his shoulder, pushing him back onto the bed. "Percy, you've been asleep for more than a year. It's gonna take a while before you can move your muscles properly, let alone stand up."

Without waiting for him to reply, I continued, "Thank Zeus you're alright. You had us all worried. I should probably let the others know." In my mind, I sent a mental message to Hermes to come at once.

There was a flash of light and Hermes was standing in front of me with his caduceus in hand. "You called?"

Then he looked around and saw that Percy was awake. The look on his face was priceless. I discreetly snapped a couple of photos with the camera I always keep with me. "Percy! You're awake! When-How did this happen?", he exclaimed.

I just shook my head and said,"He woke up a few minutes ago. As to how, I have no idea. I called you so that you could let the other Gods know that Percy's awake. I'm sure they would like to know."

He was nodding before I finished. He flashed away. In the meantime I checked on Percy while he complained that he was fine.

I applied one of my special solutions on his body and soon he was able to move his muscles.

One by one the Gods started arriving. Almost all of the Olympian Gods came except Artemis, who was apparently on a hunt and Hermes couldn't reach her, Dionysus, who was just lazy, and Ares, who, Hermes told me, said that he didn't feel like it.

The rest of them looked around and there were some shocked faces when they saw Percy which meant that Hermes had neglected to mention the reason for why I had called them here.

Percy just raised his hand and said, "Hi". Their expressions were priceless so I got to click some more pictures as they all looked at the wide-awake Percy. Perfect blackmail material.

Then they all greeted him and Poseidon hugged him and everything. They all started asking questions at the same time and the expression on Percy's face made me laugh. Zeus managed to silence them and said that there would be a council meeting later that Percy would be attending.

Once all the Gods had flashed away, I waved my hand over him once, sending some of my healing energy into his body, and fixed up his muscles as best as I could.

He struggled up even after I warned him to stay put. When it was clear that he wasn't going to listen, I helped him up. He winced when he stood up and then took a few shaky steps.

He spoke up, "Can you take me to camp? I'd like to meet my friends now." I nodded and put a hand on his shoulder. I teleported both of us onto the porch of the Big House and startled both Dionysus and Chiron who were, as usual, playing pinochle.

Chiron's eyes widened and he rushed forward to hug Percy saying, "My boy, you're finally awake." Dionysus just looked at Percy and said, "So, the brat returns." Percy chuckled and said, "It's good to see you too Mr. D".

I said goodbye to Percy and told him that I'll come by later or send Hermes to get him for the council meeting. He nodded and thanked me and then started walking, or rather limping, towards the cabins, no doubt to look for his friends.

I flashed away back to my temple, thinking about writing a haiku describing Percy's recovery.

(POV change!)

PERCY POV

I was having some difficulty walking and wondered whether I should have listened to Apollo and stayed in bed. It was too late for that now.

Besides, I really wanted to see my friends, especially Annabeth. It seemed like I just couldn't spend time with her. First, there was the Titan war, then I was kidnapped by Hera, then she had to follow the Mark of Athena, then we fell into Tartarus where, although we were together, we were always trying to survive and then this.

I had been unconscious for over a year. I could only imagine how Annabeth was feeling.

As I walked, campers stared at me, some more openly than others. I met many of my friends along the way.

Connor and Travis Stoll saw me and ran over to greet me. I met Katie Gardner, Frank, Hazel and many others. Even Clarisse stopped by to say hi. I stopped to talk to each of them and they told me what had been going on at camp in the last year.

I found out that my dreams about my friends becoming immortal were true. They told me that Thalia was away with the hunters, Nico was now the Prince of the Underworld and Jason and Leo were living back at Camp Jupiter as immortal trainers along with Frank and Hazel as immortal trainers at Camp Half-Blood.

I asked about Annabeth and Katie told me that she had accepted her mother's offer and was now Athena's lieutenant and usually lived on Olympus. Luckily, she was visiting right camp right now but they didn't know where to find her.

I thanked all of them and promised to hang out later. I walked on thinking about Annabeth.

I was happy for her. It was her dream to be able to work side by side with her mother.

I reached the Athena cabin and knocked. Malcolm answered. He was probably the head counselor for the Athena cabin now. He was surprised to see me and greeted me happily.

I asked where Annabeth was. He shrugged and said he didn't know. I nodded at him and continued looking for her.

I checked the beach, the stables, the Amphitheater but I couldn't find her. Then I smacked myself on the forehead, I hadn't checked the arena. It should have been the first place for me to check, knowing Annabeth.

I was right. I walked into the arena and saw her hacking away at the straw dummies with her knife. I decided to have some fun since her back was turned towards me and she couldn't see me. I crept up to her and stood right behind her. She was still attacking the dummies.

I shouted loudly, "The camp is under attack!" She whirled around and the knife was pointed straight at my chest. Our eyes met and she gasped. Her blade clattered to the ground and she rushed forward, engulfing me in a bear hug.

I gladly returned the favor. I don't know how long we stood like that but when we separated, I could see tears on her cheeks. I held her face in my hands and wiped away the tears with my thumbs.

I looked into her eyes and slowly leaned in. Our lips touched and a feeling of calm and happiness spread through my body. But at the same time something felt wrong, she seemed hesitant. I shrugged it off as we broke apart.

Somebody cleared their throat noisily behind me and I turned around to see Nico standing there, grinning. He walked forward and hugged me, "I came as soon as Dad told me that you were awake". I grinned at him and looked back to see Annabeth smiling at us.

Then all three of us started towards the pavilion as the conch sounded signaling lunch. We talked about everything that happened in the past year. Or rather they talked and I listened.

They asked me about the Giant War and what really happened but I told them that I didn't remember. They didn't push it. they told me about their time as the lieutenants of their respective parents. They both seemed really happy.

As we walked, more and more campers stopped to stare at us, or rather at me. I thought I was used to this but they seemed to be staring more than usual. I shrugged it off and continued to the pavilion.

We got our food, made our sacrifices and sat down at our respective tables to eat. I was as usual, alone at my table, as was Nico. Then I noticed that there were two more tables and that Nico was sitting at one of them. I remembered my dream where Hestia and Hades were sitting on their own thrones on Olympus and I realized that they must have been made Olympians.

I smiled, I had always wanted them to be a part of the Olympian Council. After dinner, I walked out of the pavilion with Annabeth and Nico.

Nico was about to leave to return to the Underworld since he still had duties to complete when there was a bright flash of light and there was a large group of girls in silver outfits standing in front of us. The Hunters of Artemis.

I looked around but Artemis didn't seem to be around. I looked at the Hunters more closely and realized that they were all barely standing. They all were covered in cuts and bruises and most of them seemed to be crying. A few of them collapsed on the ground as campers rushed forward to help them.

We also ran forward. I saw Thalia and ran towards her. She collapsed just as I reached her and I caught her before she fell. I helped her sit on a nearby log and handed her some nectar and ambrosia which I had just grabbed from a camper.

She ate it and some color returned to her face. She looked at me and her eyes widened slightly before her shoulders sagged and she held her head in her hands. She looked close to sobbing. Annabeth, who was on her other side, gently placed a hand on Thalia's shoulder and asked, "Thalia, what happened? Who did this to you and the other Hunters? And where's Artemis?" At the last question, Thalia flinched.

She shuddered and said, "We were hunting a group of monsters when we were ambushed by an army of monsters led by Iapetus." I did a double-take when I heard his name. Bob?(A/N: Read the Demigod Files) "Wait, you're telling me he got his memories back?", I asked.

Thalia nodded sadly, "He told us that Gaea found him and gave him his memory back in return for his allegiance before the war. He said that he had been building his army ever since the war. He was Gaea's backup plan. He apparently has a plan to revive Gaea which included attacking and capturing us, or rather Artemis. We refused to give in and fought the army, but there were just too many monsters. We were eventually surrounded and they were about to capture us when Artemis turned towards us and said that she was sorry. We were all confused when she suddenly snapped her fingers and we were transported here. She sacrificed herself to save us. She probably doesn't have any energy left after transporting all of us. I should have done something. I should have been stronger. I'm the worst lieutenant ever."

Then she started crying. I stared at her. Artemis had been captured and was going to be used to somehow awaken Gaea again. Chaos' words came back to me - 'you put Gaea into a deep sleep from which I don't think she will ever wake up.'

I didn't know if awakening her was possible or not but I wasn't going to stand around waiting. By this time the other Hunters had been moved to the infirmary. We helped Thalia to the infirmary and then I ran to find Chiron.

I told him everything Thalia had told us and he seemed worried. I was going to demand a quest to rescue Artemis when there was a flash and Apollo appeared beside me. "Ready to go for the meeting?", he asked me.

He noticed the worried look on my face and asked, "What's wrong?" Again I told him everything Thalia had told me. By the time I finished, his face was grim, more grim than I have ever seen him. I knew he was worried about Artemis. "We need a quest", I said.

He looked at me and said, "I'm sorry Percy but this matter is too big for me to decide alone. Come with me, we'll inform the Council."

I nodded and he flashed us to the throne room on Olympus. Everyone quieted down when we arrived and looked at us. Apollo grew to his full size and sat on his throne.

The others looked worried seeing the grim look on his face. They knew it was bad if Apollo was serious. Apollo motioned for me to talk and once again I told everyone about what had happened and what Thalia told me.

When I was done, they all looked pale. I knew they were not ready to fight another war. They were still weak from the previous two wars. If Gaea came back now, then we stood no chance against her. I again demanded a quest and Zeus nodded, "Yes yes, a quest will be issued. But first, back to the matter for which this meeting was called. What can you tell us about the time when you were possessed by Gaea."

I shook my head. I couldn't believe they wanted to discuss this right now. But I couldn't just say no to the King of the Gods. But still, I didn't remember anything about that time and that's what I told them.

I didn't tell them anything about what Chaos told me. Technically I hadn't met her and couldn't exactly tell them that she visited me in a dream.

many on the council had disbelieving looks on their faces. Zeus glared at me. "How can you not remember?", he all but yelled. I just shrugged and said, " The whole war is a bit hazy but the last thing I remember is helping Artemis kill Gration. After that I just woke up in Apollo's temple."

Zeus looked like he was gonna yell again but my father cut in, "Very well. We shall talk more about this later. if you remember something, tell one of us immediately."

I nodded and my father continued, "Now on to the other reason for this meeting." His tone was excited and hopeful. I looked at Zeus. He was frowning and grumbling under his breath. My father cleared his throat and he straightened up.

Zeus looked like there was something stuck in his throat. He cleared his throat and spoke up, "Perseus Jackson, for your services to Olympus during the Giant war, the council has decided to grant you full immortality and a chance to become your father's lieutenant and live either on Olympus or in Atlantis. Do you accept this generous offer?"

Honestly, I was shocked. I did not think that Zeus would actually offer me immortality again after I first refused it after the Titan war. I thought about all the reasons why I had refused earlier. The main reason then was Annabeth but now that she was immortal too, I didn't see anything wrong with it. Most of my friends too were immortal. The only other thing I could have asked for would have been for Hestia and Hades to be added to the council but since that was already done, i didn't have anything else to ask for.

I raised my eyes and looked around the throne room at all the Gods. My father looked really happy and hopeful. Both Apollo and Hermes gave me a thumbs up and grinned. Ares and Athena were both glaring at me. Hestia was smiling warmly at me and Aphrodite was squealing. The rest of them looked had looks of indifference except Hera who looked slightly angry. I looked at the empty throne of Artemis.

I squared my shoulders and looked straight at Zeus, who was staring at me warily. I spoke up, " Lord Zeus, I accept your generous offer of immortality but can I have some time before deciding about becoming my father's lieutenant?"

My father looked a bit confused but Zeus just looked relieved that I didn't refuse the gift again. He nodded and said, "You will be made immortal and you may live at Camp Half-Blood for the time being and decide in one month's time if you want to be your father's lieutenant or an immortal trainer."

After that, the whole council stood up and raised their arms towards me. All I saw was a blinding flash of light and then I felt unimaginable pain. It felt like I was in the river Styx again. It felt like my blood was boiling. I tried to scream but no sound came.

Then suddenly, the pain stopped and I was standing in the middle of the throne room. All the gods sat down on their thrones again. Everything looked the same, yet everything was different. I felt stronger. All the weakness that I had felt in my muscles ever since I woke up, was now gone. I could also see a lot clearer now.

I looked up at Zeus. I bowed and said, "Thank you Lord Zeus for this generous gift."

He nodded. I continued, "Now what of the quest to rescue Artemis. When can I leave?"

He looked at me as if I had grown a second head. "What do you mean leave? The quest will be issued later tonight at the campfire but you cannot go on the quest. You are an immortal now. This is a quest for demigods. The Ancient Laws forbid you from interfering. You will stay at camp and train demigods, not go on quests."

I stared at him. I had completely forgotten that now I was one of them. I had to obey the Ancient Laws.

But then my rebellious side kicked in. Artemis was captured and he wanted to follow rules?

I was about to shout at him but thought better of it. I knew that there was no changing his mind so I simply glared at him, bowed, turned around and left. I could see the surprised looks on some of the Gods' faces as if they expected me to argue, which they probably did.

I quickly got to the elevator and went down to the Empire State Building. I took a cab to camp and quickly found Annabeth sitting next to Thalia in the infirmary. Thalia still looked pretty banged up. An Apollo camper was bandaging her leg which had a long gash on it.

I pulled Annabeth aside and told her all that had happened in hushed whispers so that Thalia wouldn't hear because I didn't want her to know what I was gonna do next. I told her that I was gonna sneak out of camp and go to look for Artemis and asked if she wanted to come.

She looked at me sadly and said, "Percy I can't come with you. I'm immortal and according to Ancient Laws, I cannot interfere." I hadn't told her that they made me immortal too. I knew she would try to stop me if i told her that.

I didn't want to tell Thalia because I knew she would insist on going even though she was in no shape to go on a quest. She was probably the only immortal who could have gone since she was a Hunter of Artemis. I didn't know what to do. I could ask Grover but I didn't know where he was. He was away fulfilling his duties as Lord of the Wild somewhere.

Then I decided I would go alone. I couldn't ask any of the other campers and put them in danger. Also, I couldn't let Artemis remain captured. I don't know why but it pained me that Artemis had been captured. I wanted to rescue her at any cost.

I suddenly realized that I was still in the infirmary and Annabeth was looking at me sadly. I nodded at her, letting her know that it was fine and then told her not to tell Thalia yet. She nodded in understanding and I left then, thinking about when and how I would leave camp.

Alright so how was it? This chapter took so long to write. This is the longest chapter yet. Don't expect all chapters to be this long.

Please review and know that I'm desperately in need of suggestions for how to continue this story. Also, could you guys suggest some monsters for Percy to fight on this quest to save Artemis.

See you guys in a week! :)