Madison's POV

We were all set to leave for Greece. I seemed to be in charge of the voyage because they all kept looking at me for answers. I sighed. I am the Phoenix and I am expected to lead.

"Leo, man the wheel. Jason, get a good wind current going against the sails. Percy, help me get a good current in the water to pull the boat. Bobby and Reyna, you two will place the sails and steer them in the direction we need them to be. Piper, go to the watch tower and keep a look out for anything that might stand in our way."

They all nodded and went to their positions. Percy and I moved in sync and created a good current to start us off. Jason pushed the currents in the air to make the boat start moving. Reyna and Bobby pulled at the sails. Piper looked out into the horizon and kept a sharp eye looking out. Leo steered us away from SPQR and we sailed off towards Greece.

We sailed for hours and all sat down for dinner. Jason sat next to Piper and Leo was next to Jason. Reyna tried to sit next to Jason, but was beat by Piper. I knew she liked Jason, but they just weren't meant to be. Reyna sat next to Piper and Bobby sat next to Reyna. Percy sat down next to Leo seeing as he still doesn't like Bobby that much. I was about to sit in-between Bobby and Percy, when Percy grabbed me by the arm and pulled me onto his lap. I started to laugh and he joined in. Everyone stared at us and then Jason and Piper joined in on the laughter. Bobby and Reyna stared at us in disbelief and Leo just looked the other direction. They all ate except for Percy and me. We weren't all that hungry. Instead, we went to a room and decided rest. It had a window in the room and we looked out at the stars as we laid in a bed. He put his arm around me and I snuggled closer. We laid there for a while awake.

We heard the door open. "Are they in there?" I heard Jason ask.

"Yeah… Awe!" Piper cooed. "Jason, look how cute they are!"

"What are you t…"

"I guess they were tired." Apparently they didn't know that I was still awake. I wasn't sure about Percy.

They say on a bed on the opposite side of the room.

"Piper…" Jason started.

"Yeah Jason…" Piper asked. There was silence after that. I felt Percy lean up from under me. He spoke.

"Do you two really have to do that in here?"

I looked up and over at Jason and Piper and they were blushing like crazy.

Percy and I laughed.

"Sorry…" Piper said.

"Maybe you two should go somewhere else…"I told Piper as she looked at me and I gave her a wink. She blushed again. Jason grabbed her hand and whispered something in her ear that made her laugh. I raised an eyebrow and they both darted out of the room. Finally Jason and Piper are together.

I looked up at Percy and we kissed. It seemed like forever and when we broke apart, we stared into each other's eyes for a long while.

"I am going to get some water. Do you want some?"

I nodded my head. He got up and left for the kitchen. I laid there for a second then felt myself being drawn outside.

I got up and came to the deck. I walked to the front of the Argo II and stood above Festus's head. I looked up at the full moon and then over at Zoë's constellation. I felt the moon watching me and knew Artemis was there. I smiled at the moon and it looked like it smiled back.

I felt a pair of hands wrap around my waste. "I've been looking for you. You weren't in the room when I came back."

I turned around towards Percy and wrapped my arms around his neck. "Sorry… it's just such a beautiful night."

He smiled his crooked grin and placed his forehead to mine.

I saw Jason and Piper come around the corner hand in hand, but they saw us and turned around. Percy touched the spot on my neck where the Phoenix claimed me and left its mark. I felt electricity run through me. I touched the small of his back and I saw him shiver. I looked into his eyes for a while.

All of a sudden, something wrapped around me and I was suspended in the air. I knew there was a reason to why I was drawn out here and now I know. It was the monster Ceto who the original Perseus defeated. Mortals call it the Kraken.

"MADISON!" Percy yelled. Everyone else ran to the deck and was fighting off tentacles. I was being slung back and forth by Ceto. I screamed as his tentacle wrapped around me tighter. I squirmed my hand trying to reach for my necklace so I could get my sword. I reached it and yanked it off releasing my full length sword. It pierced through the tentacle and I flew, plummeting to sea. I heard Percy yell my name before I submerged below the depths of the sea.

Percy's POV

I watched as Madison fell into the sea. I was about to jump in after her, when I saw the sea glowing below. Madison emerged from the water on a giant tidal wave. Her eyes were glowing sea green instead of the usual glow of orange. Also, her hair was usually on fire, but this time it is covered in water and the water is circling around. This was definitely new. I guess she just used the power of Hestia more since she was always at camp near the hearth and it did look more threatening with fiery hair than watery.

She stared to glow a bright blue-green color and was engulfed in a light. This was a different part of the phoenix that I have never seen. I looked at Madison and instead of a fiery orange bird-like flame surrounding her; it was a watery sea green bird.

The sea seemed to react to her emotions and she surrounded the creature in a giant typhoon. I decided to help her out. I stepped up onto the rail and willed more water to be added to the typhoon Madison created. I created a tidal wave of my own and willed it to carry me out to sea with Madison.

She was in a column of water spinning around her. The monster was backing up while trying to get out of Madison grasp. Madison sent a final blow of powerful water. The monster fell back and descended into the sea once again.

I willed my tidal wave to come up next to Madison. I came up to her and went inside the Phoenix. She hasn't died down yet. I put my arm against her and felt a strong tug at the small of my back. She looked at me and her eyes stopped glowing. She slowly turned back to normal sending the Phoenix back inside her.

We came back to the deck and everyone was staring at us. Madison spoke up.

"That was Ceto, or as the mortals call it, the Kraken. It was the monster the original Perseus defeated."

They all paled. They all looked tired except for Madison and me. I especially felt great! I felt immense energy. Madison kept giving me a glance. I couldn't tell what exactly she was thinking.

Everyone went back inside to get some sleep. Madison and I stayed outside.

"Percy…How do you feel?"

"I feel great!"

She eyed me curiously. "No one has ever consumed themselves inside the Phoenix besides me and I am the host."

I shrugged. "I feel fine. Actually, I feel better than fine. I feel great! I have so much energy."

She was thinking hard now. "Turn around…"

"Huh?"

She turned me around and lifted up my shirt to reveal the small of my back. She gasped.

"What?" I asked.

"The protection of the Phoenix…"

"Huh?"

"The symbol of the Phoenix is tattoo on the small of your back like it is on my neck except it is sea green. You were the bravest of them all and were the first to take on and help the power of the Phoenix. It has given you full protection and it seems that you are completely invulnerably which is kind of impossible, but not anymore it seems."

I stared at her with a shocked expression. I couldn't believe what just happened. I am completely invulnerable now. The next thing I did was kiss her and it became a full out make-up session.

When we pulled away, Madison was beaming with happiness.

"I love you," I told Madison.

"I love you too," She said and wrapped her arms around my chest and hugged me tight.

I practically carried her to our room and when I set her on the bed she fell asleep.

Madison's POV

'You believe you can stop me, Phoenix. My children have already risen. Enceladus may be dead because of that son of Jupiter, but I have 11 others ready to destroy the original home of the gods! I will rise and the gods will FALL!'

'We will be ready!' I retorted.

'You have to have a gods help to defeat MY children and they are too arrogant to help. They don't believe they need help from lesser beings!'

'LESSER BEING! I am far more powerful than them and even YOU! They WILL help and we have the Romans and Greeks working together NOW!'

'No matter, you will soon be defeated Phoenix!'

I woke with a start and it also woke up Percy.

"Wha… You okay?" He asked.

"Yeah, just… Bad dream."

He nodded saying he understood.

"Let's go get breakfast." I grabbed his hand and when I did, we both were glowing. I pulled away and it stopped. We both were looking at each other in shock.

Reyna knocked on the door and peeked in. She saw our expressions.

"What happened?"

I came back to reality. "Nothing… Just… Strange."

Percy nodded his head in agreement. I grabbed his hand again and this time there was no glowing. We both sighed with relief. It was too weird. Reyna saw this and eyed us suspiciously. We both tried to look as innocent as possible.

We both decided to forget the glowing thing and acted like it never happened. Reyna went back to her room and it was mine and Percy's turn to make breakfast. He changed into jeans and I put on a sea green tank top and some blue jean shorts. Percy forgot to put on a shirt.

"Seaweed Brain… Shirt."

"Wha… oh yeah, my bad."

"We wouldn't want them to see the mark on your back. It is too risky right now."

"Right… Sorry."

We made our way to the kitchen and decided to cook pancakes. Blue of course!

Percy and I made so many for all of us to eat 10 pieces. Percy was making another one when he flipped it and it landed on the ceiling and stuck there. We both busted out laughing.

I flipped on and I went really high. When Percy wasn't looking, it landed on his head. I fell to the floor with laughter. He threw the pancake on the floor and held me on the floor where I was laying.

He had a devious grin on his face. "It's payback time."

"What are you gonna do?" I said while batting my eyelashes. He groaned.

"Not fair! I can't be serious when you do that!"

I smirked. "So what are you going to do?"

He leaned in and kissed me. We stayed that way for a long time until we pulled apart by the sound of someone clearing their throat. We looked up and everyone else was standing at the door. We were both blushing like crazy.

"Breakfast ready yet lovebirds?" Jason smirked.

"Oh shut it Fly Boy and grab some pancakes. We made enough for 30 people."

"Blue?" Piper asked.

Percy and I looked at each other and grinned. "Long story," We both said.

Percy then picked me up and threw me over his shoulders. "You still need to pay!" He said with a devious grin.

"PERCY…" I whined and slammed my fists against his back.

"Everyone, enjoy your pancakes."

"Percy… Put me down!" I whined.

"Not yet…"

"What are you thinking?" I gave him a curious glance.

"You'll see… And this time, no more distractions!" He grinned and I rolled my eyes.

Everyone was staring at us. He carried me off as I begged for him to let me go. I could get away, but I was truthfully having too much fun.

He pulled me to the front of him and still had me upside down. He held me over the rail of the ship which wouldn't do much since I am a mermaid.

"Percy… Pull me back over!"

"Not until you admit defeat and say that you love me!"

"Uh… nah, I don't think so." I said playfully. "I don't admit defeat to anyone."

He let me slide a little.

"Alright, alright, you win!"

"And…" He said pulling me up and up against him. I looked into his eyes.

"I love you Seaweed Brain."

"That's better Hothead."

We kissed. I was pushed up against the railing as he pushed closer to me. We pulled away and I smiled up at him.

"If all of your paybacks are like that, then I should humiliate you more often."

He just laughed. We have been separated for almost 6 months, but by the way we act, it seems as if we have never been apart. I just got him back though and I will never lose him again, especially in Greece. We have to watch each other's backs. I don't want to think about Greece right now though.

We only had a little time before we get to Greece and I wanted to enjoy as much time as I have with Percy before we have to face the giants.

Some fans have suggested some ideas for stories and I think I will go through with them! I like the idea of an Artemis/Percy story! If anymore have ideas for stories, then let me know!