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Disclaimer: I do not own Percy Jackson and the Olympians, all rights go to Rick Riodan and the Ancient Greeks.
Artemis POV
The scene changed, mini-Percy held his breath and pushed a splintered wooden door open, "You're late." Mini-Percy continued to stare as the ground as he started trembling. "I told you to come home early! Sally is working overtime and staying at her friend's house. Couldn't be bothered to walk home at night to serve her dear, handsome husband his late night beer, but I let her do as she wished as long as you served me and my friends our beer! Lazy bit*h!"
Percy's head whipped up as he roared "Don't talk about my Mom like that!"
The towering man walked over and knelt down next to Percy and stroked his hair. "But no, ya didn't fulfil your side of the deal, me and ma friends had to stop our poker game and walk to the fridge ourselves!" By now man walrus had a firm grip on Percy's hair and was showering Percy with spittle.
Percy smirked as he swatted Gabe's hand and wiped of the spit "Aww daddy is too drunk to speak proper English! It's my friends and I! Grammar, hello? And he also seems to be too stupid to realize the fridge is within arm's length of the stupid poker table!" The Olympians grinned as Percy got sassy with Gabe, I knew Percy had brains along with courage, loyalty, leaderships, looks and, wait what was I thinking? I shook the thoughts out of my head as I scolded myself, he is a man, he is a man, he is a man, the mantra repeated itself in my head until Apollo shook me out of my thoughts "Percy was awesome even as a kid!" he grinned.
Our attention changed to present Percy when he started sniffling, "Please stop… it hurts" he begged us in his sleep, as tears started rolling down his cheeks, he curled into a tighter ball, he looked so susceptible unlike the hero we all know but we soon found out why as a thud and a cry of pain tumbled through the throne room. Our attention was once again on the screen.
Percy whimpered as crawled away from the huge dent in the wall, he was bleeding profusely from being thrown across the room. "SON OF A BI*CH YOU THINK YOU CAN TALK THAT WAY?! I swear I'll beat you 'till you're too scared to ever open your mouth again!" man walrus slurred as he picked up a bottle of beer. Hera gasped as she saw Gabe's actions, I never thought she'd ever foresee anything related to violence before me but soon I realized why the bottle was raised high above Gabe's head, Mini-Percy seemed to realize at the same time as he rolled to the side sheltering his face with his backpack just as he rolled to the side, the glass bottle shattered against the wall, little Percy was showered in glass shards.
Past Percy was now sobbing his little heart out while present Percy clenched his fist as he choked back a sob; I glanced at Poseidon who was now clutching onto his Trident for dear life. I frowned at Percy's laboured breathing, I leapt from my throne and sat on the floor pulling Percy's head onto my lap and stroking his hair. Annabeth's lips twisted into a cruel frown as she sneered, Athena frowned upon her and looked at me apologetically, I pretended I didn't see the brain duo and turned towards Hestia. Hestia smiled warmly at me so I returned it but our grins didn't last long as mini Percy started coughing out blood as Gabe punched him in the stomach and kicked his already broken ribs and left Percy there, sprawled on the floor bloody and suffering.
"You better not let Sally know or else," He left the threat hanging but you could tell Percy knew exactly what he would do, his eyes darkened, his bottom lip trembled as he cradled his swollen wrist which was bent on a unnatural angle, he looked like he was going to break down but he kept silent. Man Walrus sneered and left the room stepping on the cans and food that was strewn all over the floor.
It was at that time when present Percy started to claw at his chest, Hestia and Hera joined me in whispering soothing words into his ear. The goddesses cooed as Percy calmed down and wrapped his arms around my waist. I was surprised at myself for not retaliating. Instead I drew circles in his back with my fingers, Hestia retreated into her hearth and Hera, her throne as the scene shifted into the future.
The mist suddenly changed colours, it changed into a pinkish pearly sheen as the memories started playing, the image showed Sally Jackson, Poseidon's mortal lover, with Percy in her lap, she was reading the legend of Heracles to him, 7 year old Percy looked absolutely fascinated as Sally read to him the 12 Labours of Heracles. When Sally finished retelling the tale of Heracles slaying the Nemean lion, she wrapped her arms around Percy as he snuggled into her chest, "Percy, I'm working late tomorrow, I'm going to stay over at Sarah's house again" Sally whispered as she rearranged Percy's messing black locks, Mini Percy's eyes lost all its sparkle as he faced his mother and smiled, not looking into her eyes, "Ok!" The mist was now a bland greyish green and it swirled as the scene changed once more.