Hey Guys, I'm dorry I'm so dam late. So so sorry. So this the first outtake of what happens after Percy collapses. There will be two more. This chapter is dedicated to [Cool Person(Guest), Guest, The Fiction Fan, allen-r, Scarlet-Katniss Jackson, . .27, percabeth endgame, WiseGirlWriter, ronniefranco8. Chronos Father Time, Jean, Avan and Smiles Burn In The Styx] Thank you guys, for your support.
5. Father and Son
Annabeth strolled past Cabin 3 to see a figure sleep there. Well, two figures, actually. When she went inside the cabin, she saw Poseidon was sitting in a chair, his head on Percy's bed, asleep and drooling. Now she knew where Percy's drooling trait came from.
Poseidon stirred and woke. "I'm sorry, my lord. I just came in to see how Percy was doing," Annabeth said, formally. "Oh take your time," Poseidon replied, yawning and stretching his hands over his head.
Poseidon looked so human when he did that, she thought. "May I ask you why you are here, my lord?" Annabeth asked politely. "Annabeth, none of this 'lord' business. It makes feel older than I already am. Besides, you falling in Tartarus, along with him, has granted you a free pass to talk to me however you want," Poseidon replied.
"Thanks, Poseidon?" she sort of asked. Poseidon smiled at her, "Maybe soon you'll be calling me dad," he muttered under his breath. "Is it wrong for me to be there for my son?" Poseidon asked the daughter of Athena.
"Of course not, but why Percy?" she asked. "I loved his mother. She was a queen among mortals . . . still is and Percy . . . he reminds me of how I would've been if I were human and he is not afraid to open up. He is a true son of the sea and I'm so proud of him for going through so much and yet still coming out successful," Poseidon replied as he stroked his son's head fondly.
"Would you like me to leave, daughter of Athena?" he asked. Annabeth shook her head, "He needs you now more than ever. Just tell me when you are done with him. I'll be in the Pavilion, helping out with cleaning or at the Docks." And she turned away and left.
Though it pained her to do so, Annabeth knew that Poseidon would want to talk to Percy and make amends with him and Annabeth wasn't willing to interfere with that. So she walked away from Cabin 3, leaving father and son alone to reunite.
Percy woke up to green orbs that mirrored his own and he would've fallen off his bed if Poseidon hadn't caught him. Percy looked around for a bit and sighed out in relief. "It wasn't a dream," he whispered.
Then he looked up at Poseidon and frowned, "Dad, what are you doing here?" he asked. "Is it wrong of me to take care of my son?" Poseidon asked with a sigh, "Why does everyone keep asking the same thing? Chiron, your girlfriend and, now, you."
"Sorry," Percy said and tried to get up, but promptly fell back on the bed again. "Could I get something to drink? Preferably nectar," Percy asked. Poseidon made a chalice appear out of thin air which had some nectar in it and kept it aside.
Then he helped Percy up and offered the nectar to him, holding him upright by having his hand on his back. Percy smiled gratefully at his father as he drunk the nectar. "Feel better?" Poseidon asked. Percy nodded in reply.
"So what do you want to do?" Poseidon asked Percy. "Can we go for a swim or something? It would totally help rejuvenate me," Percy said. "If only Apollo weren't grounded," Poseidon muttered under his breath, which Percy heard anyways.
"Dad, I'm fine. Just feeling a tiny bit tired, that's all," Percy reassured the sea god. The sea god's smiled, but it didn't really reach his eyes. It pained him deeply to see his son go through all of this.
Poseidon helped Percy up and slowly guided him to the lake. Percy sat down on the edge and let his feet dip into the water and smiled, "That feels so good," Percy moaned. Poseidon smiled and waved his hand.
The father and son were in swimming shorts. Percy smiled at Poseidon and dived in and floated on his back. "I never wanna get out of here," Percy said. Poseidon got in and floated alongside him.
"It is nice isn't it?" Poseidon asked his son. "Yup. So good," Percy replied, looking at the clouds along with Poseidon. He saw something flying towards him. He squinted, but by then the creature, which he now recognised as Blackjack, landed by his side, neighing.
"Blackjack!" Percy smiled, petting his pegasus. The pegasus nudged Percy's cheek. Sup, boss? he asked. "Hey, let me introduce you to my dad, Poseidon," Percy said as Poseidon got up into a standing position like Percy.
Blackjack's eyes widened, I'm sorry, my lord. I didn't know it was you. He bowed curtly. "No problem. You might've mistaken my aura for my son's. These things happen. Besides, my son has told me a lot about you," Poseidon replied.
Thank you, my lord, Blackjack said curtly. Poseidon nodded. "Dad, would like to go on a ride with me?" Percy asked. "Sure, why not. Do you think your pegasus could take both of us?" Poseidon asked.
"Of course he can. Climb on, dad," Percy said, climbing on to Blackjack. They took off into the sky and Poseidon whooped. "This is so cool," he cried like a teenage boy. "This is nothing, wait till you feel this. . . Blackjack, bomb," the boy relayed.
Blackjack neighed triumphantly and reached higher altitude and then swerved to the ground. "WOW, I haven't felt like this since so long," Poseidon said, yelling at top of his lungs like a teenage boy along with Percy.
Percy and Poseidon got off Blackjack as they landed near a river surrounded by lush green grass. Percy patted Blackjack's rear, "That's enough for now, buddy. Why don't you go graze?" The horse galloped and ran off for getting a taste of the emerald fields.
"He's got spirit, that one," Poseidon said, panting. "Yeah, he is kinda awesome," Percy replied, grinning. "He could be my chariot horse when I'm out of the water. Zeus knows I need some," Poseidon said.
"What happened to your other pegasi?"
"They perished in the war."
"Which one?"
"Well after some perished in the second Titan War, I deployed some other pegasi but most of them are in heavy medication as they were severely wounded in the second Giant War."
"Well, you'd have to ask Blackjack, dad. I'm not sure he'll come, though I may be wrong."
"What makes you think so? Who wouldn't want to work with the great God of the seas?"
"I didn't. But I'm not sure, maybe he'd grasp the chance to work under you."
"You were in love. I don't blame you son, though I would've immensely enjoyed it if you had accepted immortality and stayed by my side."
"Thanks, dad. That means a lot to me, but I wouldn't have chosen immortality even if I wasn't in love with Annabeth."
"Why not?"
"Look, my fatal flaw is loyalty. Do you think I could leave in peace by gazing upon friends who are in trouble from the throne I sit upon? Or not feel guilty when I see everyone I knew grow old and pass on in front of my eyes? Or not be jealous when I see the wonderful family they've had? I want all that, Dad. I want to be regular as I can be."
"Very well, my son. You do have a point." Poseidon said.
Percy smiled at his father. "Thanks for understanding, Dad.
Father and son sat near the creek, their legs in the water. "I'm having fun with you, dad," Percy said. "I'm glad for that, Percy," Poseidon replied. Percy looked at his father, observing him. "What?" Poseidon asked.
"You know how you are the god of earthquakes?" Percy asked and Poseidon nodded. "Could you teach me? Properly, I mean. Last time I tried it, I died," Percy asked. Poseidon stroked his son's head.
"Not now, my son. Later, after you've gained back your strength," Poseidon replied. Percy nodded and they sat for a while in comfortable silence. "I would like you to come to my underwater palace for dinner, Percy." Poseidon broke the silence.
"With a hostile son and an angry wife? Do you think that's a good idea? If I die this time, Zeus or Hades won't agree to revive me," Percy replied. "Don't worry about Amphitrite, my son. She does not hold you in regard of any hostility. And as for Triton, I'll take care of him," Poseidon replied.
"Well then, that'd be cool," Percy said smiling at his father. "You know, for a God, you are a really cool father," Percy said. "Of course I'm cool, I'm the god of the seas," Poseidon said, spreading his arms wide.
Percy shook his head, chuckling under his breath. "Oh look, Blackjack's back. You can ask him now," Percy told his father as he saw the pegasus land on the field. Blackjack galloped and Percy ran to him, petting the pegasus. "Did you have a nice graze, buddy?" Percy asked. Yes boss, Blackjack replied.
Poseidon came forward. "Blackjack, I have an offer to put forth to you," he said. Blackjack tilted his head. "I would like you to be my chariot horse when I'm out of the sea," Poseidon said. Blackjack bowed, with utmost respect sire, I have to decline that offer.
"Percy, what is it with you and your friends declining positions of honor?" Poseidon asked exasperated. I'm sorry, my lord, but I would rather stay with your son. He saved me from capture and has been a very good master. "Blackjack, this is a huge opportunity. Are you sure you wanna give it up for me?" Percy asked, stroking his muzzle.
Anything for you, boss . . . and some donuts, Blackjack replied nudging Percy's cheek. Poseidon smiled at Percy, "Even a horse can't resist your charms! I've passed on my genes well. You even snared Athena's daughters and countless other girls," Poseidon grinned.
Percy blushed, "How about we get back to camp?" he said as he got on top on Blackjack. Poseidon followed close after and they landed next to the strawberry fields of Camp Half Blood. "Well, I had a nice day. What about you?" Percy asked as he dismounted his pegasus and took him to the stables.
"It was refreshing for me as well, my son. We should do this more often," Poseidon replied. "We should go to the movies next time. We can watch Finding Nemo!" Percy exclaimed. Poseidon laughed and ruffled Percy's hair.
"Of course we can, Perseus. But what would you like to do for the time being?" Poseidon asked. Percy grinned cheekily at his father and pulled him into his cabin. "We are going to watch Hercules," Percy said.
Not ten minutes into the movie, Poseidon was already appalled and Percy was laughing his head off at the exclamations his father made. "What is going on here? I look like an idiot! I'm dashing," Poseidon complained.
"And look at that! Hera hated Hercules and the Pegasus was not made like that! From a cloud, really? That is my son, you stupid mortals who made this movie. This is wrong on so many levels," Poseidon continued.
"Relax, dad. It's just a movie," Percy said but Poseidon made him stop it half way through. "Perseus, it's dark already, we should get going. Amphitrite makes great meals," Poseidon said. "I'll have to get my permission from Chiron, dad," Percy replied.
The duo made their way to the pavilion where most of the demigods were already seated. "Percy, Lord Poseidon," Chiron bowed lightly as he spotted the god and his son. "Chiron, I would like to take my son down to my underwater palace for dinner. Do you think he could be excused today?" Poseidon asked.
"Of course, my lord," Chiron replied and smiled at Percy, "Enjoy your time, Percy." Percy grinned. The other demigods surrounding him were giving him the stink eye, except for his friends, of course.
Annabeth made her way over to the Seaweed Brain and kissed him on his cheek and then turned to the god, "Make sure he comes back with his limbs attached and sanity intact, okay?" she said.
Poseidon smiled at his son's girlfriend, "Of course, daughter of Athena. Now may we take your leave?" he humored her. "You aren't as bad as I thought . . . for god. You are actually fun to be with, without having to worry if I'm going to end up dead the next second," Annabeth replied.
"Of course I am, I'm the god of the seas. I'm so cool," Poseidon grinned. "Dad, your Apollo is showing," Percy replied. "Alright, we'll leave now. Goodbye, demigods. I'll return Percy tomorrow," Poseidon said and guided his son towards the water.
"Do you want me to flash us there or shall we swim?" Poseidon asked. "Swim. We could meet Tyson on the way and it would give the time to formulate escape plans if things get too hostile," Percy replied.
Poseidon laughed, "Good choice. Come on, I'll show you something," he said and got into the water. When they were a little deeper, Poseidon's legs were replaced by a tail. "Wow, that's so cool, dad," Percy yelled.
Poseidon smiled and held his hand out. His trident appeared in it. "Would like one too?" he asked. "Hit me," Percy replied, stretching his legs. Poseidon zapped Percy's legs with the trident and gave him tail.
Percy tried out his tail, swimming in circles. "This is so cool," he cried. "Alright, enough fooling around, let's go," Poseidon said and swam forward, his son by his side. After swimming around for a few miles, Poseidon whistled and two hippocampi answered his call.
They mounted the fish-horses and reached the palace. "Alright, to Tyson's place," Poseidon said and guided Percy. When the two reached the Cyclops' forges, they saw Tyson banging away, making a sword.
"Tyson," Percy yelled and Tyson looked up to see his beloved brother. "Brother!" Tyson yelled as he tackled Percy in a giant hug. "Hey buddy, how are ya doing?" he asked. "Good. Brother alive makes Tyson happy," he said, flashing a grin.
"That's great Tyson," Percy smiled. "Did you see Mrs. O'Leary and Ella?" Tyson asked. "Not yet, but I will after I head back to camp," Percy replied. "Percy, you a fishy," Tyson said. "Yea, Ty. Just for now. It's really cool. Alright Tyson, time to leave. Bye," Percy said.
Tyson gave his brother another hug and went back to hammering on his sword with a smile on his face. "Alright, now let's face the firing squad," Percy said, taking a deep breath. Poseidon chuckled and they swum to the castle.
"Hello, Lord Perseus, Lord Poseidon" Delphin said. Percy smiled and stroked the dolphin. "You can call me Percy. None of this lord stuff. Got it?" he asked the dolphin. "Of course my lord," Delphin replied.
Percy shook his head and chuckled. "Let's head in shall we?" Poseidon asked. The guards opened the palace doors and they went in. "Poseidon, you are back. I've set the table. Dinner is almost ready," Amphitrite yelled from the kitchen.
Poseidon pushed Percy forward and they reached the dining hall. Triton was already seated and Amphitrite had laid everything down. Their eyes landed on Percy. Triton's eyes narrowed, "What is the meaning of this, father? Flaunting your infidelity in mother's face," Triton hissed.
"Triton calm down. Perseus is my son, my mortal son and I want him to spend some time with me and my family," Poseidon replied, calmly. Amphitrite smiled tightly and set another plate for Percy at the table.
"Mother, you really aren't thinking of letting him eat with us," Triton said, shell-shocked. "Triton, it's now young Perseus' fault to be born. It was your father's fault for being unable to keep it in his pants. There is no use in spiting his son for what Poseidon did," Amphitrite replied, calmly, "Take your place on the table, Son of Poseidon."
Percy gulped and sat at the instructed place which was unfortunately near Triton. Poseidon sat at the head of the table. Dinner began and Percy could feel Triton boring holes through this head.
"The food you've prepared is exquisite, my darling," Poseidon said, trying to break the awkward silence. "Really? Small talk?" Amphitrite asked. "If I may ask, Lady Amphitrite, why weren't you that angry when you saw me?" Percy asked, hoping not to get turned into ashes.
"How dare you ask my mother that question, you insolent little—" Amphitrite cut Triton off, "Triton, quiet. As for your question, Perseus, I knew what I was getting myself into before I got married to your father,
"He embodies the seas and Zeus knows, the sea cannot be restrained. I knew Poseidon would stray off someday. I agreed to marry Poseidon if he did not confine me or order me and so far, he has not. He's been a good husband, infidelity aside, and I can't really blame him for having you. I would've just liked to have some warning.
"Know this, Perseus, I do not hold you in any hostility or anger so you needn't fear any harm . . . from me. I cannot vouch for my son, though. I am angry at Poseidon, that is a given and it will definitely take a while for me to get over this and accept fact. Delphin assured me freedom with Poseidon, not faithfulness.
"And so far, everything Delphin has told me is correct," Amphitrite finished. "Thank you, Lady Amphitrite," Percy replied curtly and finished his dinner. Poseidon looked at Amphitrite with a brow raised.
Amphitrite just shrugged and collected the plates from everyone and with a snap of her fingers, cleaned them. "Perseus, I would like to see if you are worthy of being a son of the sea. I challenge you to a duel, mortal," Triton smiled cruelly.
"Triton, that is completely uncalled for," Poseidon yelled, getting up. "Why so, father? It's merely a duel. Do you doubt the skills of your precious son?" Triton asked. "I think dad's worried for you than me," Percy replied cheekily.
"Then duel with me, boy," Triton challenged. "Gladly," Percy said, uncapping Riptide. "Triton, Perseus has defeated the war god himself, without proper training. Are you sure you would want to go against a formidable opponent?" Poseidon asked.
"Don't patronize me, father. I will defeat him," Triton replied haughtily. "It would really great if you restored my legs, dad," Percy said. Poseidon pointed his trident at Percy's tail and they transformed back to his legs.
"That's better. Now why don't we take this outside?" Percy asked. Triton nodded and the two sons of the sea swam to the arena inside the palace. Poseidon sat on a throne several feet away from them.
Triton's and Percy's swords clashed as they fought. They struck and parried and Triton swiped Percy's feet with one of his tails. Percy got up quickly and continued to fight, ignoring the pain in his back.
He could feel his movement get slow because of Triton controlling the currents. So Percy tried to counter them and continued battling on. He felt that he'd taken more than he could chew. Triton was god with thousands of years of training while Percy was just an ordinary mortal.
Triton's sword struck Percy's chest and he went flying back, hitting a rock. Percy got back up and ran towards his half brother. Triton maybe thousands of years old, but he wasn't Roman. Percy's Camp Jupiter training kicked in. He dodged and stabbed, his blade sinking into Triton's gut.
Triton roared with pain and Percy pulled out of the way. "What kind of fighting is this?" Triton asked, "Roman, brother," Percy replied, smirking. Triton charged at him with more vigor, attacking the demigod fiercely.
Percy parried and stabbed at every moment he got, but he was in worse shape than Triton, with cuts all over his body, unable to use enough energy to heal them. "Triton, Percy, that's enough," Poseidon commanded from his throne but the duo battled on with Triton yelling "Not yet, father."
Percy thought of creating an earthquake, but he didn't know how it would affect him so he refrained. Percy hit Triton's head with the hilt of his sword and Triton crumbled, but before Percy could even properly see if Triton had passed out a sword went through his gut, this wound bleeding more freely than the others.
But Percy fought on, even through that, using a bit of his energy to minimize the bleeding. Percy mixed his Roman and Greek techniques and rained several blows on Triton, but Triton was just as efficient as a fighter and he continued to attack Percy.
Poseidon was yelling at them with vigor, seeing his younger son bleeding heavily, and moving towards them. Triton dealt a severe blow to Percy's head and Percy crumpled right into the waiting arms of Poseidon.
Percy groaned from the pain, "Don't think this is over, Triton. I've just been back from the dead. Next time I will defeat you," he challenged with good humor. "Next time! You'll lucky if I let you out of my sight! What were you thinking of yourself, battling an immortal?" Poseidon asked.
"Wanted to make you proud?" Percy answer was more like a question and then he promptly went out like a light. Poseidon gathered his son in his arms. "We'll talk about this later," Poseidon glared at his oldest.
Poseidon deposited Percy in the infirmary and came back into the throne room after sending Triton to his room. "Boys will always be boys, husband. Immortal or mortal doesn't matter," Amphitrite her husband.
Percy woke up to his half brother's face. "Woah," he yelled, surprised. "Don't worry. I'm not here to kill you. I'm impressed by you, actually . . . brother," he answered reluctantly. "I didn't expect you to last as long as you did, granted I was using unfair means, so I accept you as a true son of the sea."
"Wow, really? I mean, that's cool, I guess," Percy replied, smiling. Poseidon entered at that moment. "Triton, what are you doing here? I thought I told you to stay in your room," Poseidon said, angrily.
"I hurt my brother, I needed to let him know we were," he looked at Percy, "what is the term you mortals use? Yes, I wanted to let him know that we were cool now." Poseidon's eyebrows scrunched.
"Am I hard of hearing or did you just call my son your brother?" Poseidon asked. "It's not really surprise father, he's your son, I'm your son and therefore by simple science, we are brothers," Triton replied and Percy laughed at his explanation.
"Come on, brother, let me show you my room," Triton said, helping Percy up and leading him out of the infirmary. "I might've warmed up to you a considerable bit, but you're going to have to defeat me next time," Triton replied, showing Percy his room.
Seeing the bed, Percy felt very tired, and flopped on it. He was quickly out. Poseidon came into Percy's room few minutes later after listening to Triton's explanation. He pulled the covers over Percy's body, gave him a kiss on the forehead and went out with a small smile gracing his lips.
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