He awoke to a smell, a familiar one. A very potent stench that hasn't assulted his senses since he was 12. It was a smell that brought back many memories and none of them were good.

His eyes snapped open and he was greeted with an all too familiar place, a place that lived in his worst memories.

His room.

Empty and crushed beer cans litter the brown carpet that was once white, and mold was visibly growing on the walls. Confusedly he rolled off of his creaky bed, his right hand going to his pocket, but finding nothing there.

He froze.

Then panicked.

His hands flew to his pockets searching for Riptide, but it was to no avail. It just wasn't there. This can only mean two things. Either someone has it and is preventing it from returning with some form of magic, or he lost it forever. He is really hoping for the former.

Once again he returns his eyes to his dirty surroundings. The walls and floor are dirty like they were when he was around. That's definitely not a good thing. His eyes finally reach the door and he froze. Attached to the back of the door is a mirror and whoever is staring back at him is definitely not his reflection. He hopes.

Very slowly and carefully he walks towards the mirror and the reflection gets larger, along with the feeling building in his stomach.

Staring back at him was a boy about 12 years old. But there was no denying it that the boy was him. He looks almost exactly like Percy did when he was that age with only a few differences.

Gone were his sea green eyes and in their place were two piercing amethyst orbs that shone with intelligence that wasn't previously found in his eyes. His black hair isn't wild and untamed as it was before, now it is straight and silky going down to his eyebrows and the nape of his neck.

But the rest of his features were undoubtedly the same. The same scraggly body, albeit a little more filled out. The same strong jawline and thick eyebrows.

As a last check he waved his hand and his reflection did the same, confirming that it is him.

His eyes narrowed, something is definitely going on here. Not only was he in his old but new body but he was back in his old room. When Gabe was still alive. Anger swelled up in his chest as he thought about Gabe and all of the times he would beat his mom and disrespect her.

As his anger built he heard a loud slapping noise followed by the sound of glass shattering.

He opened the door in a rush and dashed down the hall, reaching the living room in only a couple seconds. As he made it into the living room he noticed shards of a broken plate and spilled food on the floor. Sprawled on the floor next to it was his mother in all her beauty. She was cradling her already bruising face with tears streaming down her face. The anger in his chest instantly soared to new heights.

His head snapped up and standing there was Gabe in all his disgusting glory. His face was contorted into a disgusting snarl that somehow made him look uglier than usual. He was the same as Percy remembered. Same dirty clothes, same balding head, and the same disgusting stench that made him want to vomit.

When Percy saw his face all his anger exploded.

He flew at Gabe with fury in his eyes, ready to kill him.

Only to get smacked away by Gabe's disgusting hands.

He flew backwards, the power of the slap enough to carry his little body a few feet. His body was sent rolling across the dirt covered floor. Pain racked his body. He lay groaning as Gabe angrily moved his mouth forming words that Percy couldn't hear over the ringing in his ears.

Gabe turned his attention back to Sally saying words that Percy could actually hear this time. The words made his heart stop, his world freeze, and all his anger turned into panic.

"Your little bastard tried to hit me, and I think as punishment I'm going to kill you in front of him"

Percy doesn't remember much of what happened after that.

Just a splatter of warm red, a fiery hot fury, then everything faded to black.

AN: I am probably going to extend the chapters length after this. And before anyone asks, yes, Percy will habe a sacred gear. I know I want to give him a water based sacred gear, but I haven't thought it out all the way. Feel free to suggest anything for his sacred gear.