A/N: Hey guys what's up? How are my fans doing. I know you guys are wondering why i didn't update for such a long time. Well before start sending hellhounds after me, let me explain. I took a break from fanfic because it was finals week and i had to study to maintain my grades. Then my computer decided to kill itself on me. So i had to wait till my dad got it fixed. And that's where i have been for the last week. Lol anyway i am back and i have a chapter. It's the long due chapter 9. I hope you guys like it. I had fun writing this chapter. So please enjoy. And if you like this story, then please click the button above ^ and follow and favorite this story. I do update daily, or at least try to. Also please leave your thoughts on this chapter/story in the review section below V. And also i want to give a shot out to my editor, my savior dorylover. Without her my story would suck. So thank you my'lady ;). Also check out her stories guys, she has some pretty good ones. Not as good mine ;) but it's pretty good. Also i would like to tell you that she has been harassing me to update. So if i am late on updating, don't send monsters after me because know that she is already torturing me. Anyway enjoy and until chapter 10, stay well and peace.
Chapter 9
Percy took Thalia and teleported to the place he and Nico agreed to meet; the place that brought good memories as well as bad ones. It was the place he had spent many summers with his mother. It was Montauk. He knew that it would be the last place people would look for him, and that was exactly why he went out of his way to meet there.
Nico Di Angelo was sitting in the little cabin on the beach, waiting for his cousin. Even though he was expecting him, Nico jumped from his seat when he saw someone flash in. He followed old habits and turned his head away, thinking he would be disintegrated if he looked at the gods' true form.
"What am I doing?" He thought to himself as he turned his head to see Percy standing there with his hand on Thalia's shoulder.
He didn't expect Thalia to be here, he assumed Percy only told him about his crazy plan. But he wasn't surprised considering the fact that she was also his best friend.
But her being here only meant one thing, and he didn't like it.
"Wait, don't tell me she's going?" Nico questioned raising a brow.
"What of it Death Breath?" Thalia inquired in return, looking at him curiously.
"But that's so not fair. I want to go too." He whined, slouching down on his seat.
Percy shook his head smiling as he sat down on the bed.
"You know why you can't go Nico. I would take you too but then I'd have no one else here to inform me of what is going on. But now along with keeping me informed, you also have to cover for Thalia." He explained calmly.
Nico turned from Percy to look at Thalia. He noticed that she was looking at him with a triumphant smirk.
He let out a defeated sigh. "Fine." He grumbled.
"Thank you Nico. I owe you a lot. And I promise, once everything is settled I'll come get you." Percy said smiling at his friend.
"Okay, but promise me one thing Percy." Nico said turning dead serious.
"Name it buddy."
"Save me from that accursed hotel, before my father gets to me. And make sure I get proper training. Also please, please save Bianca this time. Please." Nico practically begged.
Sadness washed over Percy as he remembered Nico's fallen sister.
"Don't worry Nico, I will do everything in my power to save you both." Percy said placing a comforting hand on Nico's shoulder.
"Okay, that's all I can ask for now. But when are you leaving." Nico asked slightly smiling.
"We are leaving now. That's why I brought you here, to say goodbye." Percy said smiling sadly. He was going to miss his friend, but he couldn't do anything other than to leave him here. But he promised, once he had things he would come get him.
"What? Really?" Nico said sadly, jumping to his feet.
"Yes, we have to leave. The sooner we leave, the sooner we can get started." Percy explained.
Thalia sat quietly as she watched the conversation between her cousins. She didn't want to admit it but she was also sad that Nico wasn't coming. The group didn't feel complete unless he was there.
"Be careful then, and take care you two." Nico said giving Percy and Thalia a hug.
When they were ready to depart, Percy placed a hand on Thalia's shoulder. They stayed silent as Percy started muttering in ancient Greek. As he continued to chant a blue light started to engulf him and Thalia.
Thalia waved goodbye to Nico once more before the blue aura fully shrouded them and they disappeared, leaving the god of death alone to himself.
"Good luck you two." He muttered and walked into a shadow, leaving the cabin abandoned.
In the year 2005, a blue light appeared in the woods of Camp Half-Blood. After a minute, the light died down to reveal a man and a woman.
The man was wearing a blue varsity hoodie with blue jeans, while the woman was wearing a black sweater with black sweatpants. The man could be described as good looking, with a chiseled face, messy black hair and glowing green eyes. But it was obvious that he has been through a lot, his face alone showed the anger, hatred and sorrow he held back. He towered over the woman with a height of six feet, while the woman held a height of five and a half.
She could also be described as someone who was beautiful, with long wavy dark hair and deep blue eyes. But you could tell that she tried hard to cover up her beauty with dark and heavy facial products.
It was easy to tell these two were powerful beings because power was rolling off their bodies, especially the man.
The two glanced around taking in the sight. Their expressions said that they knew where they stood. A frown fell upon the face of the man.
"Did you want to start out at camp?" The woman asked turning to face the frowning man.
"No, but I don't have control over where we end up. My mind automatically picks a place, or one I was adjusted to." He explained still frowning.
"So what now?" The woman asked looking at the way that led out of the woods.
"I wanted to first head to the school I was attending and come in with myself. But seeing as we are here, might as well go and introduce ourselves." The man explained letting out a deep sigh.
"Okay. What are our aliases?" The woman said ready to follow up on the plan.
"I am going to be known as Ace, and you will be Talitha, it means damsel, or maiden." The man said the last part whispering into the woman's ear, a smirk falling on his face as he said this.
A little shade of red crept up the girls cheeks but it left as soon as it came.
"Are you hitting on me, Ace?" Talitha said smirking, emphasizing the man's alias.
"Hey it's just me and you. Won't hurt if we got to know each other." Ace replied with a mischievous smile.
"Please, you are so not my type." Talitha said punching his arm as she tried the hide back the shade of red that crept on her cheeks, again.
She couldn't help it, but in that week that they spent together, she got to know him better, and he started to appear as more than one of her best friends. She couldn't deny the fact that she noticed his handsome features that she didn't notice before.
He feigned being hurt by her retort. "Shall we go my dear maiden?" He said bowing slightly.
"Jerk." She said walking ahead towards the clearing.
Ace quickly followed and matched her pace.
"What year are we in?" Talitha asked leaving their flirtatious banter behind them.
"It's 2005, four years before the Titan war." Ace replied as they got closer to the clearing.
"So who are we? Who are our parents?" Talitha asked wondering about what lie he will form this time. Even though he wasn't a son of Hermes, she was impressed that he was able to lie so perfectly on the go.
"For now we are unclaimed. But you will hear as to how we became to know of what we are when I explain it to Chiron." Ace said giving her a sly smile.
"I hate it when you do that." She grumbled in reply.
"I know you do. But anyways before we leave to meet our past, let me change the way we look." Ace said still smiling.
"Why?"
"Well, we need to look like a twelve year old and we can't be looking like our old selves. Especially considering the fact that they think you're still dead."
"Oh." Was all Talitha said in reply.
"And I get called kelp for brains." He said shaking his head in disappointment.
She, again, punched his arm lightly.
"Those hurt you know." He said rubbing his the part of the arm that was the victim.
"Whatever, just do what you need to do so we can get on with it." She said with mock irritation.
Without another word Ace placed his hand on Talitha's shoulder and snapped his fingers.
And the same blue light that brought them here, wrapped around them again.
After a minute the light dissipated into the air to reveal two teenagers.
The once handsome man stood there as a handsome twelve year old. He stood at height of five feet with a black V-neck and black jeans. His once messy black hair was cropped short and became a dirty blonde color.
The woman was replaced with a makeup free, pretty twelve year old girl. She stood at a height of five feet and nine inches with a black full sleeve blouse and dark jeans that were ripped at the knees. Her once black hair now hung from her head with a light brown color, still maintaining its length.
"I can't go out in public like this. I need the dark shadow on my face." She complained.
"Trust me. You look more beautiful this way." Ace replied looking into her still deep blue eyes.
She looked up at his still light green eyes, expecting him to try and hide in his laughter.
But the expression of his seriousness shocked her.
"Am I going crazy, or did he just call me beautiful." She thought to herself.
And before she could reply to him, he left walking into the clearing. She quickly rushed to his side as both of them entered the clearing.
They saw that the sun was up in the sky, but could tell that it was still morning.
"It's 8 o'clock sharp. They must be having breakfast." He said heading for the Mess Hall.
She was going to ask how he knew the exact time before realizing that he was the god of time now. She thanked every god in existence, aside from the one standing next to her, for allowing her to stop and not making a fool out of herself in front of him, again.
As she continued with her silent appreciation a sudden thought entered her head.
"Hey, aren't you a god?" She asked him as they walked slowly towards their destination.
"Yea." He replied turning to look at her. He was confused as to what she was getting at.
"So don't like the Ancient Laws forbid you from interfering with demigod lives?"
"I don't care." Ace said as if that answered everything.
"Well I really hope you know what you are doing." Talitha said letting out a sigh.
"Never have I been surer of anything else." He said turning to look at the entrance of the Mess Hall.
"Now are you ready?"
"Ready as I'll ever be." She said releasing a deep breath.
Ace pushed the doors opened as the due walked in, seeing people that they thought they would never see again.