The quest members were once again in the labyrinth, Percy purposefully stayed away from the children of Athena and had an arm wrapped around Zoe's shoulders. They were following Annabeth who claims she knows exactly where Daedalus workshop, Percy had asked and she told him Hephaestus had visited her and had given her a map. Zoe was still extremely aggravated that Annabeth KISSED her boyfriend, though she had a good revenge plan she knew it would have to wait until the quest was over, until then she did everything within her power to keep Annabeth away from Percy.
Luke was talking to the silent group animatedly,"So Percy what's with the flames? I could never ask you because you went and saved our lives."
Percy eyed Luke warily, he didn't completely trust Luke yet but who could blame him? He betrayed everyone, but Percy knew Luke was not the only one at fault. Had Zeus not made such laws, had the gods of been there for their children then maybe this wouldn't be happening.
"My moms Hestia." He replied simply to a now gawking Luke. He sighed and didn't feel like explaining his story for the unmteemth time. Before he could speak the group came across two demigods holding scythes, Percy thought they looked awesome. The girl looked to be his age, she was mixed and had brown hair. Her hair had golden streaks through it and her scythe was made of imperial gold, her eyes were gold and they pulsed with power. The boy had blonde hair that looked almost like gold, his golden eyes were darker then the girls bright ones. He was well built and a head taller then the girl, his skin was tanned but it was noticeable that he was white. He wore golden armor and looked brighter then Apollo, he had a pitch black scythe. The girls armor was black and her hair was pulled back into a pony tail.
"Visitors?" The girl asked as she idly twirled her scythe, she seemed laid back but alert as she assessed the quest members. She seemed calm and Percy noticed both of them surrounded in a powerful, golden aura.
"Percy Jackson, hm...a son of Hades. You were an orphan because your mother Hestia wanted to protect you from Zeus. You picked the last name Jackson because of Sally Jackson who adopted you. You are currently dating Zoe Nightshade who wants to kill Annabeth Chase for kissing you." The girl said and evaluated him but everyone was staring wide eyed at her in surprise. Mischievousness gleamed in her golden eyes as she smirked at all of them. Malcolm was hiding his face from the two and unnoticeably slunk away. Annabeth looked at Zoe in surprise who glared at her in return.
The boy looked at the girl with narrowed eyes,"This is no time for jokes Hailie, you know what would happen to them if dad found out." He snapped.
She shrugged,"Calm down Shade, you worry to much. Besides we're not even with him anymore so it doesn't matter." Percy was amused, Hailie and Shade reminded him of Apollo and Artemis except Hailie represented his awesome laid back brother while Shade represented his serious sister. Annabeth was suspicious of the two and could feel power rolling off them, Zoe was wary of the them and looked at Percy who seemed cautious but found the situation extremely hilarious at the same time.
Percy raised his hand, Hailie pointed at him to speak,"Um first question, we're looking for Daedalus. Second, who's your dad and who are you guys."
Hailie instantly lost her teasing demeanor,"What do you want with Daedalus?" She snapped and leveled her blade at Percy's throat. Zoe looked ready to defend him but Shade had his scythe to her throat as well. Percy was surprised at the hostility the two suddenly showed and glared at Shade. Annabeth's eyes widened and she began to think of a plan to get them out of this mess.
"We just want the string, now get your weapon away from her." Percy snarled and his eyes burst into flames, he didn't like how Shade was threatening Zoe.
Zoe glowered at Hailie,"What do you want! Let us go!" She spat.
Hailie grinned,"Aw common Shade! I like them, Zoe and Percy are like those two people from the titanic!" She frowned,"Hopefully not as stupid though."
Shade glared at her,"Sis can we just finish our job?" He snapped, suddenly a knife was thrown at Hailie and a sword at Shade. Hailie rolled her eyes and Shade snorted, the blades froze in midair inches away from their faces.
"If you want to live then you'll stop trying to resist! Try something stupid like that again and I'll kill you!" Shade snarled and grabbed the sword, Hailie calmly took the dagger that was suspended in the air and tossed it to the shocked Annabeth,"I think you dropped this."
Hailie then took her scythe away from Percy's throat who was looking at the two in awe, she then smacked her brothers blade away from Zoe's neck and smiled,"Well, what an exciting meeting. As you probably know I'm Hailie and Mr. Grumpy over there is Shade. Our father is Kronos, we're twins with me being three seconds older."
Annabeth eyed her warily,"A daughter and son of Kronos? Why should you be trusted?" She asked and looked miffed.
Hailie glared at her,"Watch it blondie, since Kronos is my dad that makes your mom my niece. I'm your great aunt and Your acting no better then your foolish brother who accused Percy of betraying you all since Percy's father is Hades. Not to mention Zeus is a child of Kronos as well but you don't see anyone accusing him of anything." Annabeth glared at her for speaking of her brother like that.
Percy was surprised by the twins of Kronos,"How can you do that? See into people's past? Can you see what will happen after the great prophecy?" He asked curiously.
Hailie smiled,"Our father is the King of the Titans and titan of time, with one look in your eyes I can see your entire past. My brother can see your future, kind of like Apollo but to a lesser extent. He sees what choices you will make and how your life will turn out but he can't see anything about the great prophecy you must fulfill, no one can. Even our own father does not know for the future is never set, it changes constantly." Suddenly Shade's eyes glowed a bright golden color before they returned back to their original dark color.
"What was that?" Zoe asked, she didn't feel nervous of the two anymore though. Hailie reminded her of Hermes, she had the mischievousness of the thief god. You could see in her eyes that she loved causing trouble. She also had the joking personality of Apollo, she seemed very laid back about the situation and was the reasonable one out of twins. Shade was serious and was always one to get to the point, he didn't like strangers and he reminded her of Artemis. The two were complete opposites, one playful and one serious.
"I saw the future, it's not looking very good." Shade replied grimly.
Hailie put a reassuring hand on her brothers shoulder before looking at the quest members,"Daedalus is straight ahead, we've been hanging around with him for a while."
Shade smiled at his sister before turning to the quest members,"When I try to look at the prophecy in the future I only see fuzzy images I can't recognize. It's strange, we will meet again no matter how much I don't want to see most of you guys ever. Well we must be going now."
"Wait, who's side are you on?" Luke finally spoke up.
The twins rolled their eyes,"Wow, we are clearly on your side since we haven't killed you." Shade snorted.
"Blondes." Hailie grumbled.
Shade looked offended,"Hey!" Hailie smirked at him before ruffling his hair.
He glared at her,"You know I hate it when you do that." He grumbled as he smoothed out his hair.
Hailie laughed,"I don't care, your my little brother so I can do what I want." She taunted and he frowned at her before he chuckled and rested his arm on her shoulder.
"How come your not with your father in the attempts to rule the golden age?" Annabeth asked with a hint of malice in her voice.
Hailie shrugged,"Long story short my brother and I were originally from the golden age, the real one. Kronos used to be an amazing ruler, the golden age was fantastic! No swords, no problems, no worries." Hailie said wistfully,"We were born after the eldest Olympians and luckily we weren't devoured. He taught us how to use our powers and how to fight, he knew change was coming and he wanted us to be prepared. When Zeus made him vomit up our siblings Kronos hid us and Hecate made us immortal with one of her stupid potions, like the hunters of Artemis. We heard he is about to rise and at first we were excited at the thought of him coming back but we've seen what the new age will actually do and we don't want that. This is where we've been hiding with Daedalus, we love our father dearly but...what he's doing is wrong. He has let vengeance and anger cloud his vision for the future. Shade and I are for the gods, we swear on the Styx's." She promised and thunder boomed. Percy bristled at the thought of Hecate and Zoe grabbed his hand in hers making him smile.
Percy was surprised by their old life,"Wait, that makes you my aunt and Shade is my uncle." He looked at Shade and Hailie with awe.
Shade gave him a serious look,"Don't flatter yourself kid." Annabeth was in complete shock, maybe they could tell her what the golden age was like. All that vast knowledge of the golden age sounded amazing.
Percy rolled his eyes and Hailie shot him an apologetic smile,"Ya he's an awful uncle but good thing you've got me, aunt awesome!" She cheered. Zoe and Percy laughed while Luke looked as though someone had just smacked him, he looked perplexed and just stood there with his jaw opened wide.
Hailie smirked and closed his mouth for him,"Don't wanna have you catch flies." He blushed in embarrassment which made Hailie laugh.
Shade spoke up impatiently,"Can we go now? Daedalus needs us to, you know..." He trailed off and her eyes widened.
"Ya well, nice meeting you nephew! Tell that crab I said hi and don't forget to bring that wonderful kiss from Annabeth and that intimate hug from Calypso to Zoe's attention. Don't forget to tell her that her sister is in love with you. Oh oops, what was I thinking? Must of slipped my mind." She feigned an innocent apologetic smile.
Shade snickered before looking at Percy with a serious expression,"Good luck," he eyed the now livid Zoe,"Your gonna need it." And with that they vanished. Zoe was glaring at Percy and Annabeth who were both taking interest in the floor.
"Man those guys were awesome! And Hailie is hilarious! I swear she could be a child of Hermes!" Luke said while laughing.
"Intimate hug? Kiss?" She hissed and Percy's eyes widened, he paled and snuck a glance at Annabeth to see her looking at Zoe apologetically. He had thought Zoe had forgotten about the kiss and his aunt had brought it back up, great.
"Look I didn't know you guys were dating or anything...maybe a heads up next time?" She asked but Percy was thinking about Calypso and wondered what would of happened if he stayed on her island. He could escape the prophecy, escape the life of a demigod, he let his selfish side come over him for a minute. He could of been happy, carefree, but he would never let Nico take his place. Could he have fallen for Calypso? Possibly, but he knew that he could never leave the hunt, Artemis, Apollo, Nico, his friends from both camps, and especially Zoe. He could never leave Zoe behind, his best friend, the person who was there for him all the time, the girl that made him laugh and smile, the girl that terrified him and was adorable when she was angry, the girl he loved. No, he could never leave her, though he was far from perfect and felt bad for even thinking about staying with Calypso.
"So, my sisters in love with huh? This information wasn't brought up when we talked last." She growled and Percy groaned, he was tired of her doubting him, he was tired of not being able to actually be with her. Well everyone one knows, he thought and shrugged. He ignored her glares and kissed her, she froze but then wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him back. He felt bliss and excitement go through him as he wrapped his arms around her waist.
Zoe's heart was beating rapidly and her face was probably red, both of them ignored the gawking demigods and Percy pulled away blushing like a fool. He didn't like PDA but it did two important things for him, he got his chatty and angry girlfriend to shut up and he got to kiss her. A win win.
"Ew." Luke whispered and Percy released Zoe. She felt flustered and tongue tied, she didn't trust herself to speak at the moment so she stayed quiet. Annabeth felt incredibly awkward and instantly knew she and Percy weren't meant to be, she could tell by how much Percy adored Zoe that he never had feelings for her. Yes she had a small crush on him when they were kids but it escalated when she saw him again. She was glad he was happy and knew she could never compare to what he and Zoe had. Suddenly there was yelling and they were attacked by six demigods, one had Malcolm with a blade at his throat while the others put weapons to his friends throats. He looked at Zoe helplessly and wished Hailie and Shade were here, they could freeze time and probably stop this mess.
A boy stepped out, he had an eyepatch on and a sword sheathed at his waist,"Sup buccaneer? I take it you want to take us to your Captain?" Percy asked sarcastically and the boy looked furious. Though Percy made light of the situation he felt on edge.
"I am Ethan Nakamura son of Nemesis, if you don't want your friends to die you will come with us." He growled and Percy clenched his jaw, this is what he got for kissing Zoe, it totally took his mind off the quest.
He gave him a one finger salute,"Aye ye sir, don't want to have to swab the poop deck." Despite the situation Luke began laughing, one of the demigods smacked him on the back of the head. Though Percy had a cool demeanor he was very worried about his friends, especially Zoe.
Ethan's face turned red,"Your lucky your needed alive." He spat.
Percy rolled his eyes,"Yes because I'm quaking in fear, do me a favor BlackBeard, skip the theatrics and take me to your Captain. I would really like to finish this quest before Christmas." Percy sneered and Ethan was trembling in rage. Percy would of decimated the demigods with fire had his friends not be in peril, he didn't want to try anything incase Zoe or his friends got injured. Of course if they wanted to kill Malcolm he had no objections to that, that stupid blonde could be tortured for all he cared, he started grinning at the thought of throwing the son of Athena into the fields of punishment along with Jacob. Ethan led them back from where they came and someone had a sword to Percy's back, he swatted it away and kept walking.
"Look BlackBeard, if you wanna kill Malcolm then you can, I won't stop you." Ethan ignored him while Malcolm glared at him, in response to Malcolm's glare Percy stuck his tongue out at him. After walking for a few minutes suddenly they were in a large arena, skulls and mounted walls and were on spears. In the middle of it all there was a shrine and a large banner that said Poseidon, candles decorated the shrine and a large man sat on a throne of human bones.
"Welcome brother! I am Antaeus favorite son of Poseidon! Will the host of the Titan king step forward." Styx, Kronos has found a host already? Percy thought nervously, in the stands were thousands of monsters cheering and yelling loudly. Malcolm stepped forward and Annabeth frowned at him.
"Malcolm what are you doing?" She asked as she was led to a cage.
Malcolm smirked,"Why, I'm the host for Kronos of course." Percy was surprised at this revelation, that's why he was accusing me of being a traitor, Percy realized, so he could cover his tracks and look innocent. His friends were thrown into the cage and locked up while Percy stood there with a sword at his back.
Zoe glared at him,"Are you sure your a child of Athena? Well you are blonde so that explains a lot." She hissed and Annabeth glared at her.
"Must you always make a crack at blondes?" The daughter of Athena growled.
Zoe snorted,"Cool it, it was suppose to be an insult you insufferable girl."
Annabeth turned her attention to her brother and her livid grey eyes filled with pain and sorrow,"Why would you do this? I looked up to you, I loved you, you were supposed to be my big brother. You were supposed to be my mentor." Her voice cracked and tears fell down her cheeks but she brushed them away.
Malcolm looked at her in disgust,"I'm sick of you always getting the glory, Athena always visited you! She never even looked at the rest of us, she would always speak of how proud she's been of you and I'm sick of you thinking your better and smarter then the rest of us Athena kids because your not! Your nothing but a foolish brat who gets whatever she wants, you got all the glory at camp and now it's my turn. Once Kronos wins I will get glory, power, and respect!" He roared Annabeth sunk to her knees and Percy felt anger flare through him as her grey eyes turned dull.
"You'll also be dead so have fun with that." Luke muttered.
Malcolm glared at the son of Hermes,"I'll do anything to take down Athena, the gods. Your just a weakling Luke, couldn't handle the next golden age." He spat and marched away from them, Percy was surprised that the blonde had said nothing to him.
"Jackson, to gain your friends freedom you must fight your way out. Release the first fighter!" Antaeus roared, a beautiful woman stepped out of the caged doors. She had long brown hair cascading down her back and green eyes that resembled the color of moss, she sauntered over to him and he had his guard up. He knew looks could be deceiving and he tensed his muscles ready to spring. He watched her movements as she walked and found she was relaxed and didn't seem to be here for a fight.
She grasped his shoulder and flashed him a smile that left him slightly dazed, he felt her muscles tense and he awoke from his stupor. He noticed fangs protruding from her mouth and realized she was an empousai. He grabbed her face and head butted her, her head snapped back and he then kicked her stomach. She flew back but regained her balance and landed on her feet. Suddenly her skin turned a sickly white and her eyes morphed from green to red. Her fangs became longer and her hair set on fire, her left leg became a bronze leg and her right turned into a donkey leg.
She stood at the ready to fight before Percy asked,"So your like a vampire right?" She frowned and then nodded.
He kept a straight face,"Do you...sparkle?" He asked before he started laughing.
"I will kill you!" She hissed and charged at him, he side stepped and grabbed her throat. He then snapped her neck and she dissolved into golden dust.
"No to fast! I say when they die!" Anteaus growled while Malcolm stood by his throne, Percy shrugged. The next challenger was a demigod, a certain son of Poseidon. Percy was surprised Jacob could even walk after what Zoe had done to him.
"You will die like your pathetic sister!" Jacob bellowed and Percy shook with rage. He took out his golden guitar and blasted it loudly. Jacob screamed and covered his ears, Percy then held the instrument like a baseball bat and smashed it into his face. Jacob flew back and hit the ground. He slowly got to his feet and his face was decorated with blood and it poured form his mouth and nose. Percy was seething in rage and put his guitar away, he pulled out his bow and shot Jacob again where the Apollo don't shine. Jacob let out a girly squeal and fell to the ground shaking, tears fell rapidly from his face and Percy laughed but it wasn't full of mirth, it was full of hatred and anger. He slowly approached the wounded son of Poseidon and took out his imperial gold knife, he slowly carved a giant B onto his cheek and Jacob screamed in agony.
"This is for Bianca, my strong, brave, and wonderful sister." Percy snarled and brought out Anaklumos, he looked at Antaeus who put a thumb down.
And what do you think? The Kronos demigod twins are oc and I thought it would be creative and different. They won't be seen a lot but sprinkled into a few chapters here and there, did you like them? Okay and if you guys got my twilight vampire joke earlier then your awesome. And should Percy kill Jacob? Tell me what you thought of the twins and what should happen to Jacob.