An: So it's been awhile. I know, I know. I read the reviews and most said to update so I got off of my lazy ass and did it. Sorry about the wait. I was trying to work on my other one but I hit some writers block. Now for what you've all been waiting for(I don't know for how long). The story!
Top of Mt. Orthys
Percy's POV
I looked up to see Atlas standing there in none of his glory. So he was pretty much just standing there.
Walking forward, I stopped right in front of him. I looked him straight in the eye... and I started to dance. Right in front of him. And he can't do anything about it but yell at me to stop and to look at me weird. He forced me to come on this stupid quest, so I'm going to humiliate him. He didn't notice me summon my sword behind my back before it was too late. I swung Hell in a back handed grip and slashed his right leg, dropping him onto his left knee.
"Go! Get Annabeth out of here! I will handle this asshole!" I yelled at them. I turned back just in time to get hit in the stomach, knocking me back a couple of yards. I opened my eyes to see a pair of silver ones above me. My voice got caught in my throat,"Artemis." I whispered.
Getting back up I turned to her. "Let me take the sky." She looked at me like I was crazy and started to argue."I could destroy him easily but that's not how the prophecy is supposed to go. So go out there and beat him." She nodded and I kneeled down and braced my hands and shoulders against the sky.
In one word, pain. It hurt like hell."Holy shit! This was not a good idea." I yelled out. I closed my eyes in pain but I could hear battles waging in front of me. I opened my eyes to see a silver blur slashing and hacking at Atlas as he tried to hit it it.
After getting pissed, Atlas slammed his spear into the ground creating a mini shock wave. artemis tripped and slammed into the ground a ways in front of , looking pleased at what he did, rushed forward and stabbed his spear at Artemis. Rolling barely out of the way, Artemis dodged the spear as it sunk into the ground.
Looking up at the spear that almost impaled her, she grabbed the staff and pulled with all of her might(Which was a lot), launching Atlas over her towards me. Loosening my grip in the sky, I waited for the impact before letting go. When his body impacted mine, I let it hit me out from under the heavy weight off the sky and letting it drop on the titan.
Getting up from where I landed after getting hit, I looked around to see that Luke was gone and Zoe was on the ground, her head in Artemis' lap. Seeing blood on her side and venom dripping from it, I knew what had happened.
"You were bitten, weren't you," I asked her. She nodded weakly at me. I knew there was no way we could save. Apollo wouldn't be able to get here in time. As my head fell, I could feel a slight tingling coming from my left wrist. Looking at my watch I could see the message from before seemed to be shining."Use the powers you were born with, not the ones you were given.' My eyes widened as I knew what I needed to do.
Picking Zoe up and carrying her bridal style I started walking towards the cliff. Artemis stepped in front of me. "What do you think you are going to do?" She spat, looking angrily at me. I looked at her.
"Saving her." I took off towards the edge of the cliff and jumped off. Whipping out my wings, I glided towards the ocean. Landing on the beach, I rushed towards the ocean. Getting to waist height, I lowered her in on her back. Putting one hand on her wound and using the other to hold her still, I pushed the healing properties of being a son of the sea god into her. Pushing more and more power into healing her, I could feel the wound closing as the water got tainted a yellow color.
She gasped as her eyes snapped open and she shot out of the water. She looked around wildly until her eyes landed on me. Standing there with a ripped shirt but no injuries. She looked at me for a moment more before she latched onto me and cried. Cried because she almost just died and he had saved her, and cried too get over her past.
I gently glided us back to shore as I felt my energy start to leave me. Even in the water, my body has its limits. By the time we were by the shore Zoe had stopped crying but hadn't released me yet. I looked down at her and nudged her a bit. She looked up at me and I motioned my head to her left. She looked up to see Artemis staring at her with disbelief in her eyes. Zoe released me from her death grip of a hug and raced towards Artemis, engulfing her in a death grip one where Artemis gave one right back. As I looked on at the touching scene, I could feel myself getting woozy. The ground swayed from under me and I felt my knees buckle, making me fall on my face. The last thing I heard was someone calling my name before I passed out.
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I could feel wind on my face as I started to come back into consciences. I opened my eyes a fraction but even that was hard. I was thoroughly exhausted. That was the first time using my birth powers after discovering them at 8. I guess I probably should've practiced and trained with them so things like this don't happen but I was stubborn and still had this deep hatred for my father. Now don't get me wrong, I still hate him. But I don't want to make him fade anymore.
Looking around, I noticed that I was flying. Looking up I could see the moon, shining the brightest I've ever seen it. Looking to my right, I could see Artemis driving the chariot towards Olympus. She looked towards me. Our eyes connect and hers widen. She made a move towards me before I felt sleep over take me again.
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I opened my eyes to quickly shut them. Everything around me was gold. My sheets, my clothes, even the walls and floors were gold. Why couldn't I have been left with Hestia. Her warm reds and browns are better for my eyes.
After about five minutes I started to get up. As soon as my feet touched the ground, my mother rushed in and started to baby me. Checking me over about five times before hugging me to death and scolding me as soon as she let go. What is wrong with this woman?!
"Don't you ever do that again. You could've died! Do you want to die at such a young age?!" At this she broke down crying while holding onto me for dear life. I looked up to my dad and he held his hands up in surrender. Or in other words, I'm on my own.
Quietly patting my mother on her back, I replied. "But I didn't die did I? So there is no need to cry." I hugged her back for awhile before she calmed down. She stood up and smacked me on the back of my head. I looked up at her but she had already flashed away. Looking over at my dad, he just shook his head quietly said."Women."
I could only grin and nod my head. I looked up to see my on the floor face down with a welt on the back of his head. My mom standing over him with a triumphant smirk on her face. She winked at me before flashing away again.
Laughing, I helped my dad onto his feet and we trekked our way towards the hall. As we got closer, my feelings of wanting to go home grew and grew. As we got to the giant doors, I was a nervous wreck and I didn't even know why. Looking over at my dad, I could see that he understood what I was going through and gave me an encouraging nod. Puffing out my chest, I pushed open the doors and strode in. Instantly everyone's eyes were on me and I felt like an embarrassed little kid who got caught sticking his hand in the cookie jar.
"Umm, hi." I replied lamely, then all of a sudden there was clapping. They were clapping for me. I looked around confused before Aphrodite decided to enlighten me.
"Oh honey, we are clapping for your performance in this quest. You did amazingly and did it looking amazingly if I might add." Aphrodite winked at me. I suddenly felt my cheeks warm and I could hear Aphrodite gushing about how cute I was. I must be blushing then. Looking around my eyes connected with hers and she gave me a nod of acknowledgment and a small smile before it disappeared into a unemotional mask.
Looking over at my dad, I nodded to him and he nodded back. "Okay, Percy needs to get home and sleep." My father excused me having to leave lamely. As I was about to leave I could smell a puff of perform and then something warm against my lips. When my eye sight focused I could see Aphrodite kissing me before my father flashed us away. As we were leaving, I could hear the goddesses in the room scream, 'Aphrodite!'
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FOUR MONTHS LATER
THE VOID
Opening my eyes I could see three naked gi- nope sorry, wrong story. Okay so were was I, yes. I had just woke up. Getting up out of my warm bed, I went over to my dresser. Grabbing out some black cargo shorts and a black Blink-182 shirt, I threw on the shorts while throwing the shirt over my shoulder and walked towards the kitchen. What I did not expect was all of the Olympians being there. Trying to sneak past them and get to the fridge, I crouched down and hid behind the table. The problem came when there was a gap between the table and the entrance into the kitchen.
I started to sink into a shadow when a hand appeared from it and pulled me through. What I was met with was my mom smirking at me while all of the goddesses blushed at me. I noticed they were all looking at my six pack and hard chest. Aphrodite, being the most daring and perverted of them all walked up and touched my abs and chest.
"Damn, if his friend down under is half as good as his abs and chest then I could be in for a fun night," Aphrodite said while licking her lips and looking at my body with lust. I immediately blushed while my mother stepped in front of me.
"I will not let you ruin my innocent, sweet baby boy!" She yelled at them, I continued to blush while all of the gods smirked and snickered at me. But my dad came to the rescue.
"I was talking to Rhea and she said she has pictures of all of the gods when the gods were younger. I'm just a flash away if you want to see them Percy." Erebus smirked at the gods and goddesses. The blood in their face drained and they looked as pale as a ghost.
Smirking back, I looked at them and decided to be merciful. But not that merciful." Nah not today dad. But if I want to see them I will ask you about it." The gods looked less pale but I could see sadness on Poseidon's face.'Serves him right. He made this happen. He is the only one that is to blame.'
Shaking myself out of my thoughts. I continued back on my way towards the kitchen. I took a couple steps before a hand was clasped onto my shoulder. I looked back to see Erebus with his hand on my shoulder."No." The gods looked shocked as they didn't even ask what they wanted. I knew they were here to ask me to bail them out. Well why don't they ask that sea spawn at Camp Mudb-... Half-Blood. That's the name of the place.
" You didn't even know what we were going to ask!" screamed Athena, throwing her hands up in frustration. The others nodded their heads in agreement.
"Let me guess. Kronos is rising and you want be to be the hero of fate and save all of your asses so you guys don't fade and the titans rule once again?" I said with my back turned to them so they couldn't see I was smirking. Turning back I saw all of them gaping at me like fish."Careful, flies fly around a lot around here." That made them close their mouths with a snap.
Going to the fridge I pulled out the milk and set on the counter next to me. Moving to my pantry I pulled out the 'Frosted Flakes' and set it next to the milk before pulling out a bowl from the cabinet. Pouring in the cereal followed by the milk I put away the milk and walked towards the table. As I was sitting down to eat, I noticed that I was missing a spoon. Turning on my heel, I turned to see that the Olympians had crowded around me and were two feet away from me. Invading my personal bubble.
"Okay can you guys like back up for a second?" They all took a couple steps back and I took my chance. I quickly shadow traveled to a drawer and pulled out a spoon. Shadow traveling back to my seat, I started to eat my cereal. I could feel the eyes of the Olympians on my back. I sat at the table eating three bowls of cereal for 15 minutes before they really got on my nerves.
"Okay, so what did you want to talk to me about?" I asked as I turned around in my chair. The gods looked at each other before Athena stepped forward.
"There's been a prophecy about a child of the big three." My fist clench in my hand but no one noticed." We, by we I mean me, have a theory that this person is you but there is another. Thalia Grace, daughter of Zeus is the other option. You remember her right? You went on a quest with her." I nodded my head. She continued on,"Alex is another option. He is a son of Poseidon. This brings us into my next point. He has recently found an entrance to the Labyrinth." I cut her off.
"Wait, do you mean the same Labyrinth that Daedalus created way back before I was born?" Athena nodded her head but glared at me. I met her glare with a cheeky grin.
"We are setting up a quest for a group of demigods to explore the Labyrinth and find Daedalus." Athena continued, well i guess ended since she stopped talking and is now looking at me. I thought about it for a second before replying.
"So you're asking if I want to go to Earth with you and help on this quest?" I asked and Athena nodded. "So why didn't you just say that instead of getting into that long winded explanation that I didn't really care about one bit?" She gaped like a fish trying to reply while the other gods and goddesses smirked at her but I waved off her reply cause I didn't want to wait there for another five minutes. "Yeah sure I will go. I don't have anything better to do around here. I will go get my stuff."
I walked towards Artemis before I was right in front of her. I leaned forward before I dropped into her shadow and disappeared into my room. I laughed to my self as I imagined the other immortals faces. Packing my bag with some clothes. I put on my black watch and put on a black and white wrist band. I slapped my wrist band and my new armor appeared on my body. A black and white swirled chest plate, arm guards, and shine guards with two sword sheaths crossing on my back. I twisted my watch to see the black sword I had collected last year from Hephaestus' junk yard. Putting away my armor and sword, I walked out to see the Olympians waiting right outside my door for me.
"Why are you guys standing there. Did you think that I would have blown you off?" There faces showed that that was exactly what they had thought. "Are we going to go or what?" They all nodded their heads before Aphrodite latched onto my arm and flashed us to Camp Half-Blood. I felt a kiss on my cheek and heard a giggle before I noticed I was alone next to a tree with a dragon below it. I looked to a low hanging branch to see the Golden Fleece hanging there. I was impressed. They had collected the Golden Fleece.
I started my trek down the hill. I couldn't see anyone but I could hear chatter from the dining pavilion. I started walking there. When I walked in everyone stopped talking and looked at me confused. I face palmed. I hadn't changed into my Peter Johnson disguise. I snapped my fingers and I changed into Peter before changing back into Percy. Everyone had an expression of surprise except for the daughters of Aphrodite. What is with them and sex and the like? Can't they just want to like, I don't now, shake hands and just be friends?
I walked up to Chiron and he nodded. Apparently he had been informed of what I was there to do. He turned in his wheel chair and led the way into the big house and to the ladder leading to the attic. I nodded to him before starting my climb into the attic.
AN: Well there you go. I have more time but I'm still busy. Sorry for the super long wait in between this update and the last. Um, this wasn't beta'd so all of the mistakes are mine so yeah. Have a nice day and be happy. See you next time.