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Author's Note: Sup dawgs? I hope that everyone likes the shit so far. Unfortunately, I'm still quite low on reviews on how to improve. XD

IMPORTANT STUFF (DO NOT SKIP SO I WILL NOT HAVE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS/COMPLAINTS):

First, I made a mistake last chapter. Order's pupil's will turn red when he activates his inherited power that negates the metaphysical. This is important and I'll reveal more of his powers in the later chapters.

There will be three different kinds of chapters. First one is the Canon chapters, or the present chapters, which will occur the most frequent. Second is the Origin chapters, featuring Percy and Perry's lives as they gain immortality. Third would be the Genesis chapters, featuring Order, brother of Chaos. The Genesis chapters will usually be mixed in with the Origin and Canon, and all of it will be italicized. HOWEVER, PERCY IS STILL THE MAIN, MAIN CHARACTER, EVEN IF PERRY IS ALSO A MAIN CHARACTER, SO REMEMBER THAT!

Shout out to Joy, guest reviewer: I never said Artemis had feelings for Perry because he liked to hunt. Artemis merely favours Perry more than Percy, and it doesn't mean that you need to have feelings to like someone better than someone else. (This is just to clarify on what I meant by favours more) As for the Orion incident... Well... Heh heh heh... You'll see my own twist on it. ;)

Enjoy the chapter!

Chapter 7:

"The sun chariot is actually in the shape of a bus now." The twins thought as they and Nico approached the bus. "There must be some kind of irony in that."

Apollo was always a little vain. Everyone knew that he was. The situation must be killing him. His "baby" was now a ride for a bunch of tourists.

If Percy could still feel such humor anymore, he would laugh. Perry, however, had to let out a slight giggle as he was probably thinking the same thing as him. Nico gave him a peculiar look.

Percy's face remained neutral as he entered the bus with Nico and Perry right behind him. As he approached an empty seat a few rows back, the other heroes took a quick glance at him before returning their attention back to each other.

Percy did not care for what they were talking about.

The Hunters were grouped in the back. As usual, they were avoiding all contact with people outside their pack. Percy took note that Bianca was sitting with them. She looked happy as she ignored them.

Poor Nico.

Before the boy sat down, Nico glanced over to his sister. He looked sad for a moment, but that quickly disappeared.

In its place, a resolved expression formed. Nico then took a seat beside Percy, which Perry left open on purpose as he sat behind him, and began to speak about his game again.

"The game is a distraction for him. It takes away his stress." Percy observed. "He will soon learn to put his mind in more productive matters. Surviving will take precedence over entertainment."

Percy only half listened to Nico as he talked. His mind was still focused on the change in the mist that has been happening. Before Athena approached him, Percy spent days trying to figure out what it was. No amount of tracking, meditating, or even dreaming provided any results.

There were no trails to track. No amount of thinking brought a solution to a problem that was not yet revealed. His attempted sleep gave no clues either. Instead of having dreams of trials to come, nightmares of the past filled his mind once again. As always.

Whatever had happened, it was a big deal. It could possibly be a strong monster on the loose. A god may have changed sides and was causing havoc. Or...

A titan might have been freed.

That was a terrifying thought. If a titan was released and now on the move, then a great battle was on the horizon. One which the gods would do anything to avoid.

Percy knew better, though. He knew that confronting the situation now would bring the best result. Whether the threat be a monster, god, titan, or something even more terrifying; the sooner that it was stopped the better.

If Percy knew where to go then he wouldn't hesitate to fight. He would not do it for honor, glory, praise, or even love. Fighting brought him no satisfaction.

No, he would do it because it needed to be done. Perry would agree.

The battle would always call out to him. His blade would always hunger for blood. Percy's instincts as a warrior would always take him to danger and death.

This would not change. No matter how much he just wanted it to end.

Thalia was officially freaking out. When she first boarded the sun chariot she knew this might happen. The sun chariot did fly, but she assumed she could just close her eyes and pretend to sleep during the ride.

This was not so.

No, she had to drive the sun chariot. For a child of Zeus, this should have been a cake walk. The sky was her element. And yet it was also her greatest fear.

Yes. She was afraid of heights. Well not really the heights or the falling itself. The sudden stop at the end is what terrified her.

Many would mock her for this. How could she, a daughter of one of the Big Three, be afraid of something that should be her greatest ally.

This was her greatest shame. And it was on display for everyone to see.

She ignored the others as they yelled at her. First, she was too high. Then, she was too low.

"Shut Up!" Thalia mentally screamed. She was stressed enough as it is.

Their words landed on deaf ears. The only thing she could focus on was how high up she was... How far the fall was...

How much pain she would be in before she died.

Nausea consumed her. Cold sweat poured like a river out of her body. Her mouth was dryer than a desert. She would give almost anything just for this to end.

Just as she was about to yell in frustration, the stress suddenly faded. Her muscles relaxed. Calmness took the place of her nausea. Suddenly the thought of dying was the last thing on her mind.

Thalia wondered for a moment what was happening. Was a god interfering? No, why would any god help her?

"Good job! Now just bring the chariot up a bit... There! That's perfect!" Apollo grinned as he instructed her.

Out of the corner of her eye, Thalia saw Apollo's eyes shift. If she was not right beside him, she never would have seen it. But for a moment, the god looked in the mirror.

Right at Percy and Perry.

Thalia herself looked at the twins through the mirror. They were looking at her. No, they were staring directly into her.

Were they the ones who calmed her? How? What could they do to change what she was feeling?..

The Mist?

Could they be using the Mist to keep her calm? It would be possible, but she was a demigod. The Mist should not affect her in such a way. Not to mention that they didn't even say anything or move a muscle at all.

And yet... Right now, she should be grinding her teeth in frustration and yet she was completely calm.

However, if it was true... If Percy and Perry could use the Mist in such way, then she needed to have a conversation with the mysterious warriors.

Apollo was putting up a happy mask. Even though he felt terrible he still kept up his sunny personality.

Pun intended.

Usually, he did not have to fake it. Apollo saw the good in nearly every situation.

Many would say that he was vain (Gods, all gods were vain). They would say that he was a little self-centered (But come on, he drove the freaking sun). Some would even say that he was uncaring of others feelings (...he is a dude, after all...).

But no one could say that his presence was depressing.

So, he faked a smile. He waved to his passengers as they exited the bus unto the camp. He even made jokes and poems.

The Campers didn't notice. The Hunters didn't notice. But the twins noticed, though.

They should. They were the one causing Apollo's distress.

Especially Perry. If he ever had his memories back...

"You've lost Orion!" A young man with dual coloured eyes snarled as his hand held up a older man by the neck. "And now you will pay for what you've done! Rot in Tartarus!"

"No!" An auburn haired girl ran into the clearing. She screamed as she saw her best friend impaling her first love with a sword whose blade was made of pure red energy. "Stop! Why?"

The Olympians watched in shock as the goddess of the moon suddenly draw back her bow and fired an arrow into the warrior, impaling him through the chest. Her cheeks were stained with tears.

"Ar-Arty." The young man looked shocked and betrayed as he collapsed to the ground beside the deceased Orion. Silver blood pooled around him. "Y-You..."

Traitor.

Shaking the horrid memory out of his head, Apollo knew that the brothers would be at the campsite. Calculating the future was their thing. After all, Perry and Percy had incredible intuition.

So, he spent many hours thinking about how to approach them. Should he be direct or indirect? Should he be friendly or distant? Apollo knew that they would not react to any kindness, so he just smiled and waved. He said a few good words and off they were.

Some might say that he was avoiding conflict. He was.

Apollo knew what the twins were really like as individuals. Apollo knew what their life was like before they made them suffer. Apollo knew what they would say to him.

So he just stayed silent.

Until they were alone that is.

"Lord Apollo." Percy addressed the god first, his voice monotonous. Their faces were unreadable, as always, since they did not wish others to know their thoughts.

"Percy, Perry... How have you two been?" Apollo already knew the answer to that question.

"The same as we have always been." Perry remarked. "And you?"

"Great! Like just the other day... Why am I telling you two this? You're not concerned with my affairs?" Apollo was disappointed. He did enjoy talking about his life.

Apollo knew that the twins did not care. They were merely being polite.

"You asked first." Percy simply stated.

"Yeah, but... " Apollo actually did care about Percy, since her sister favoured Perry more. Percy was more like him when he was still... Alive. They had gotten along well. "We were friends once, right? You were even my wingman. Those were good times."

"Yes, you abandoning me to go impregnate a girl with a child that you will ignore for most of his or her life was totally a precious part of my life." Apollo could usually tell if someone was being sarcastic or not. Percy spoke with a very serious voice.

"Uhh... Who are we talking about?" Apollo tried to exit the current conversation.

"We are talking about your children, who are at this camp and would jump for joy to see their father for the first time." Percy's look made guilt crawl up Apollo stomach.

"Oh... Yes, but the sun chariot needs driving and..." Apollo was cut off.

"We all know that the sun chariot has autopilot." Perry interrupted the sun god.

"But it needs to be guarded..." Again he did not get to finish.

"You know the future to some extent. Will ten minutes cause the end of the world?" Perry's cold dual-coloured eyes pierced Apollo's baby blues.

"No... You're right. I just worry how they will react." Apollo finally voiced his concerns to them.

"Then imagine how they will feel if you don't go see them." Percy remarked.

Apollo was silent.

"I know that out of all the gods you pay the most attention to your children in a way. They, however, don't." Perry admitted.

Yes, Apollo spent many of hours keeping watch over his children. While he drove the sun chariot, Apollo made sure that his children would almost always succeed.

He did give them privacy when they needed it, but if they were fighting or even just showing off, he made sure that they always hit the mark. Usually.

Not that he had to intervene a lot, his children were all skilled and talented. But even then, mistakes are still inevitable.

"Go and see them. It will mean the world to them. Goodbye, Apollo." Percy said to his old friend.

With that they both turned around and walked to the Big House.

"Goodbye, Percy, Perry. I hope you two find the peace you deserve." The sun god whispered as they both disappeared from view.

Author's Note: A little shorter and late today, but it was technically supposed to be my day off so... =P

Thanks to the reviewers who reviewed. Most notably would be Guardian'sDragonOfDeath who has been the most loyal so far. You get a virtual cookie. =)

Thanks to jrrocks1 for giving the suggestion of more on their pasts as Phantom Soldiers. When I upload more Origin chapters, we're bound to get there eventually. ;)

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