Percy, Zoe, and Luke were standing inside Hephaestus's forge. Automations were walking around and building things, mechanic parts were scattered everywhere, blue prints decorated the walls. A man was pounding away on a hot piece of metal, he had a peg for a leg and looked hideously deformed. He was extremely muscled and Percy recognized him instantly.

"Hephaestus, my its been a long time." Percy said with a hint of hatred in his voice.

The God of forges turned to him angrily,"Jackson, I suggest you leave now." Luke was surprised at the hostility between the two.

Percy rolled his eyes,"Listen, as much as I would love to reminisce about hocking a loogie on your throne we need your help finding Daedalus." Luke looked at Percy in surprise, he spat on Hephaestus's throne and lived.

The god scowled,"And why should I help you, what's in it for me?" He sneered.

Percy clenched his fist,"What do you want?" He growled as he tried to control his anger. Percy still hated the forge god for what he had done to his sister. Zoe noticed his frustrations and interlaced her fingers with his. He relaxed and kissed her cheek lovingly making her smile at him.

He looked thoughtful,"I'll help you, if you find out who's been using my forge on Mount St. Helens." Percy nodded slowly, what could possibly go wrong? He wondered.

"I will, on one condition. You have to teleport us there, you know just to the entrance." Suddenly they were in a large forge, Percy looked around and saw two familiar blondes hiding in the shadows. With Zoe's hand in his and Luke following them he crept up to them silently, they were peeking around the corner and Percy saw telekhines making something.

"Finally it's complete." One of them hissed and held up a scythe, Percy paled, Kronos's scythe.

"What are you two doing here?" Zoe whispered to the children of Athena. They both turned to them in shock.

"We-Why is that traitor here!" Annabeth growled once she saw the treacherous son of Hermes.

Luke looked down in shame,"I wanted to come home to Thalia and yo-"

"There is no home for you with us,"Annabeth snarled quietly cutting him off,"I don't care what you do to try to make up for it! You lied to us, you hurt us, you left us after everything we've been through. After all the promises you made, that'd we would all be together as a family!" Luke felt guilt eating away at him, betrayal struck a nerve and Percy gave him an 'I told you so' look.

"I knew this Hades spawn was a traitor, just look at the company he keeps." Malcolm spat and Percy felt his hands ignite in flames.

"Oh I can't wait to kill you." He snarled and was about to burn him alive. Zoe whipped out her hunting knives and held one to his throat, Annabeth glared at Luke angrily who looked guilty and shameful, Malcolm had brought out his sword and was ready to defend himself.

"What's this? Demigods for dinner?" A voice cackled, they all froze and looked at the monsters in surprise. They held lava in their hands and Percy smirked knowing it would have no affect on him. He pulled them out of the door way quickly.

"You guys go, I'll finish this." He said to his friends reassuringly.

"Your funny if you think I'm leaving you behind." Zoe spat and Annabeth nodded along with Luke, Malcolm shrugged.

Luke put a hand on his shoulder,"We're not leaving you Perce."

"You guys need to chill, I'm pyro boy remember? The son of Vesta? Just go I'll be fine." He said nonchalantly. Zoe gave him a look that promised pain if he died and he grinned at her. The group began to run but Annabeth did the most unexpected thing, she grabbed Percy by his shirt and kissed him. Zoe's mouth dropped open in shock and Percy was about to die with awkwardness and Zoe's upcoming wrath.

"Don't die on me Seaweed brain." Annabeth demanded and Zoe glared murderously at the two.

Oh this is so bad, Percy thought helplessly and knew she would kick his butt for this. Telekhines that could kill him or an angry Zoe? Telekhines, he decided,"Well I'm gonna go-" He ran towards the monsters with riptide drawn, he saw six of them and they grinned as if they knew something he didn't.

"You are the son of Vesta? Ha, Hecate told us about you." One of them flung the lava and it struck Percy on the chest, a searing pain shot through him he screamed loudly in pain.

The telekhines laughed,"You like it demigod? A special brew from Hecate herself." That's why she wanted him on this quest Percy realized, she was trying to kill him. The lava was enchanted so it could hurt him, she was working for Kronos. They began to mock him as they hit him with the enchanted lava repeatedly. He yelled as fury and pain swept over him, the earth shook violently and he was suddenly flying what felt like thousands of feet in the air. The wind whipped through his hair and felt his stomach drop, being a child of Jupiter must suck. Hey I'm a flying son of Pluto! Eat it Jupiter! He thought triumphantly but was soon engulfed with pain as the enchanted lava took its toll on him. He slammed into the water and blacked out.

The quest members looked out at the volcano sadly, none more sad then Zoe.

Percy woke with a start and jolted out of a bed, his body began to ache and he looked around in confusion. The last thing he remembered was flying and Annabeth kissing him...aw Styx! He may be alive for now but Zoe would kill him for being kissed by the daughter of Athena. She saw the whole thing, oh I'm one dead boyfriend. He thought nervously, he felt weak and a dull pain covered his body. How did he get here, why did Hecate side with Kronos? Where was he? Questions raced through his mind as he looked around frantically. He then felt angered that Hecate had done this to him, he may still be alive now but Zoe would kill him once he showed his sorry face to her. He began to stand but felt pain explode in his right leg, he nearly fell to the ground, he hissed at the excruciating pain. He steadied himself and started to limp out of the room.

"Your up?" He froze and turned around, a girl about his age stood there looking at him curiously. She was beautiful with cinnamon colored hair and big hazel eyes, she had a look of innocence and had a natural beauty that put Aphrodite to shame.

"Ya, how long was I out?" He asked and uncomfortably shifted to his left leg, he grasped the wall and leaned heavily on it.

She smiled at him shyly,"I'm not sure, I'd say about a couple of weeks it's hard to tell time on this island. I'm Calypso." She walked towards him and held out her hand, he smiled at her and shook it. Calypso, Artemis had taught him about her telling him how Calypso and Zoe were sisters. He then cracked a joke about Zoe's age who happened to be in the area, things went really bad really fast. He then realized that she said he's been here for a couple of weeks, oh he'd be so dead once he got home.

"Listen Calypso, I've got to get out of here! Why am I here anyway?" Percy questioned and winced once he accidently put pressure on his right leg. Zoe was gonna kill him.

Calypso looked crestfallen,"The fates sent you here, they knew you were someone I couldn't help but fall in love with. You were injured so I healed you, your leg will take the rest of the day to get better. I prayed you would stay." Scratch that, she was going to kill him, resurrect him, slowly torture him, and then throw him into Tartarus. Yes Calypso was beautiful, kind, sweet, and had a cute smile. He wondered what it was like to have a nice girlfriend but then realized that it wouldn't be very fun, he liked Zoe and her abusive ways. Wouldn't that be awkward, he thought, hey Zoe I'm alive! I just hung out with your hot sister on an island for a few weeks but don't worry I was unconscious for the majority of that time. Did I forget to mention she's in love with me? He decided he would never, ever tell her that he thought her sister was pretty. She was pretty but Zoe was beautiful, he loved Zoe and would do anything for her. He began to feel bad about Calypso's punishment, it was unnessersary for all she had done was support her father. Percy hated Zeus, all he did was punish and kill innocents, ya that's Kronos's son. The thing was, Percy didn't want to leave Calypso all alone, she saved his life and he owed her big time.

"I'm sorry, I can't stay but I can get you off this stupid island." He offered.

Calypso looked at him hopelessly,"No you can't, I'm trapped in exile forever." She looked on the verge of tears and Percy felt helpless as he watched Zoe's sister in her state of vulnerability.

He gave her a comforting hug, dear gods he hoped Zoe never found out about this. It wasn't like he was attracted to Calypso, yes she was beautiful but he didn't feel that way about her. As Apollo would say, Zoe had him 'hooked', he thought of Calypso as a friend. He could feel water soak through his sleeve and he felt crushed, how could Zeus do this? She was kind and innocent, she endured this pain because she supported family even though they were wrong. She didn't even take part in the war, she merely stood by her father, you never abandon family.

He patted her back as she cried into his shoulder,"I'll get you out of here, I promise. I saved Zeus's daughter so he owes me one. I don't see the harm in letting an innocent out of a cruel punishment." Percy reassured her and she looked at him in surprise, her eyes were puffy and she had tear stains on her cheeks. Percy's sleeves were wet from her tears it he didn't care, he knew she needed to let it out, she's been alone and experienced heartbreak several times.

She sniffed,"You'd help me out of my prison? Of all the things you could of gotten from saving Zeus's daughter?"

He smiled down at her,"Of course, I have everything I'll ever need! In fact my life's gotten better because I'm dating your sister Zoe...who will probably kill me for being gone so long."

Calypso's eyes widened comically,"Holy Zeus! How did this happen." From what little Calypso had heard from the outside world she knew Zoe was a merciless man killer who hated males more then Hades hated Zeus.

Percy ran a hand through his hair,"Long story, I really need to get out of here. I've got a prophecy to fulfill."

She looked saddened but he tilted her face up to his,"I'll free you, I promise."

She had a look of doubt flash through her eyes,"Don't make promises you can't keep." It wasn't that she doubted Percy it was the fact that Zeus was a stupid jerk who would never let her leave.

He looked at her seriously,"But those are the best kinds." He then started laughing at the cheesiness of it all.

She looked at him curiously and he began to explain,"Sorry it's from a movie," He then turned solemn,"I will save you, I swear to the Styx's."

-LINE BREAK-

Percy walked to the top of the hill in camp Halfblood, man he hoped time just passed really fast on the island and he was only gone for an hour. He could feel the flames destroying...his shroud. Oh he's so dead, he saw campers surrounding his burning shroud and sniffling and crying. He saw the hunters and they all looked devastated, none more then Zoe. Tears were streaming down her face but she looked like she was in limbo, her expression was blank but her eyes held unbearable grief and pain.

Nico was standing at the front and began to speak,"Though no one believes me when I say he's alive, I've come to terms that maybe he is dead." Nico looked broken, he had dark circles under his eyes and looked malnourished. It appeared he hadn't eaten in days, tears fell rapidly from his eyes and Percy's heart clenched at the sight. Nico had lost hope when he didn't see his brother in the underworld, he had looked for him everywhere, he had tried to iris message him but he couldn't find him. He just couldn't believe Percy was gone.

"Percy was the best brother and friend I could of ever had. He protected me, taught me, and was always there for me. He was there for me when our sister died, he was there to teach me my powers, he even took me to Elysium to see our sister. When she died he told me not to think of her as dead, she's only sleeping. And that's what happened to him, my big brother, my best friend, he fell asleep." Nico started to sob and Percy lost all control, he limped to his brother and hugged him tightly.

Nico struggled for he thought it was a random camper but Percy held on,"I'm sorry bro." Percy whispered and Nico stiffened before squeezing the life out of his big brother.

"Your alive! Your awake!" Nico cried and sobbed into his chest. Percy felt awful but it wasn't his fault he was unconscious. He felt another person hug him and saw it was Artemis, then Thalia, then Grace, then Phoebe and pretty soon the rest of the hunt was embracing their lost brother. Zoe just stood there looking at Percy with an emotionless mask, once his family pulled away he was tackled by the twin sons of Hermes. He winced at the pain he felt in his leg but played it off.

"Percy your back!" They yelled and Percy chuckled before hugging his friends. Annabeth ran up to him and crushed him into a hug, he lightly hugged her back and saw tears in her eyes. He had no romantic feelings for Annabeth whatsoever but did consider her a friend...who kissed him in front of his irritable girlfriend. He released her from the hug and walked towards Zoe. Though it hurt to put pressure on his leg he sucked it up so people wouldn't worry about him and he embraced her, once he did so they were engulfed into a shadow. The hunt looked after them curiously but Artemis knew her little brother might die pretty soon.

They reappeared at his cabin and she was glaring at him angrily,"Where have you been!" She screamed with clenched fist, he winced once he saw grief buried beneath betrayal and anger in her black eyes. He didn't want to be the one who caused her pain, he didn't want to be the one who made her cry. He knew she was going to kill him once he explained his whereabouts.

He cleared his throat nervously,"Uh, well after the explosion I washed up on Calypso's island-" He was cut off with a hard punch to the face, he was seeing stars and was hit again. He stumbled back and crashed into the bed, he could taste blood and his head had hit the wood from the bed. His head was throbbing and he barely he pushed himself up only to be punched again. She couldn't believe what she was hearing, she was mourning over an idiot who was hanging around her sister for two weeks. He fell back but his reflexes made it so his right foot caught himself, pain erupted in his leg and he cried out before he buckled and fell to the ground. He clenched his teeth as the pain began to subside, Zoe ran to him and helped him to his feet. He squeezed his eyes shut in an effort to hold in a moan from the impact his leg endured. Zoe felt terrible, she had assumed the worst and didn't hear what he had to say.

"Percy I'm so-"

"Don't worry about it,"He waved her off,"when I was on your sisters island she healed me and I was unconscious most of the time. I had just woken up today and left her island, Hecate is working for Kronos." He told her everything from meeting the goddess in the coliseum to the telekhines almost killing him. Zoe was nodding and listening attentively, another thing he liked about her.

"And you didn't tell me this when we were on the beach because?" She questioned testily.

He smiled sheepishly,"I wanted to spend time with you. Then the crab told me I had to kiss de girl."

She narrowed her eyes at him,"What does that even mean! Kiss de girl?" He just smiled before wrapping his arms around her and giving her a long kiss. He held her close and she had her hands in his hair, best reunion kiss ever! He thought happily as she pulled him closer, Zoe had missed Percy immensely and was extremely happy he was alive and back in her arms. He wrapped his arms around her waist and deepened the kiss.

"MY EYES!" Someone screamed, they broke apart blushing and saw Nico covering his eyes with his hands.

"It burns!" He yelled and the hunt was behind him staring at the two in shock.

Percy groaned,"Man I hate brothers! First Apollo now Nico interrupts our moment-"

"Of religion!" Zoe jumped in and Percy nodded.

"It's the um...religion of kids of Hades to kiss daughters of Atlas because...erm...it shows they can accept being outcast!" Percy said quickly while everyone stared at them, Zoe face palmed. There was a long awkward silence, Percy began to hum because of his ADHD. Zoe knew that was the worst excuse they had ever made in their entire lives.

The hunters looked at Artemis expecting her to blow up but she was just shaking her head,"You guys just had to kiss in an open place."

Percy smile sheepishly,"Guess the cats out of the bag know."

Thalia frowned,"What does that mean?"

Phoebe rolled her eyes,"It means the secrets out stupid, not that it was a well guarded secret."

"You knew about this?" Thalia asked Artemis.

She nodded,"They have my blessing since their in...love." Zoe snickered at how hard it was for Artemis to say that word.

Percy rocked back on his heels,"So...how was your guys weekend?" He asked.

Thalia shrugged,"Pretty good, what about yours?"

He shrugged as well,"Just flying in your dads domain, nothing unusual."

She nodded before Phoebe spoke up,"For the record we all knew you two had something going on, I'm just...never going to be able to un see that."

Zoe raised an eyebrow,"Was it that noticeable?"

Phoebe and Thalia rolled their eyes and Grace yelled,"I knew he had a girlfriend! I told you guys! He told me he was kinda dating Zoe!" Percy was so relieved that Annabeth's kiss wasn't mentioned and Zoe didn't seem to remember and he started to thank the gods for his good luck.

Zoe glared at him and he threw his hands up in defeat,"I was trying to be sweet!" He defended.

All of a sudden Luke ran into the cabin and crushed Percy into a hug, Percy awkwardly patted his back. Luke pulled away and smiled,"Look I know we're not friends yet but I'm just glad your alive." Percy smiled back before Luke smirked at him,"So you and Annabeth huh? Congrats man, seemed like a nice kiss. Wait! No you have a girlfriend, that's right. My bad bro, at least someone kissed you before you went AWOL." Percy's eyes widened, oh how the fates hated him. He glared at Luke before looking at a murderous Zoe.

She pulled out one of her daggers,"Yes Percy, that did seem like a nice kiss."

He groaned,"Okay you can't even blame me for that! Not my fault she wanted to kiss a god." He joked and Luke laughed beside him before high fiving the son of Pluto. Thalia snickered while Phoebe face palmed at his stupidity, Nico laughed like Luke and Artemis knew he was dead this time.

"Give me a reason I shouldn't slice you into ribbons." She growled and became angrier that Percy was joking around about this.

Percy gulped,"Well it wasn't my fault she kissed me, and you love me so those seem like good reasons."

Zoe seemed to be debating before she grinned,"Your right, I should go after that dumb blonde."

"Oh gods." Percy groaned while Nico and Luke laughed.

"Did you guys find the string?" He asked hoping to change the subject.

Luke shook his head,"Were going back in tomorrow."

Percy nodded before his eyes popped open,"Same people?" He prayed not to have the children of Athena there, Zoe would kill Annabeth while he would torture Malcolm.

"Same people."

"Dang."

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