Madison's POV

I saw Greece off in the horizon. It's a good thing I knew my way around, but we couldn't go on land without being attacked by earthborns.

"LEO man the wheel, Jason, get a good wind current on the sails! EVERYONE to your positions! We have to get this boat in the air!"

Everyone scrambled into their positions.

"MADISON," Jason yelled. "I need help! It's almost off the water, but it needs a little more power!"

"I'M ON IT!" I yelled back. "Percy, help me create a tidal wave to push the boat up."

He nodded his head. We began our formation. I could feel the boat rise up little by little.

"Jason, hold it steady! We are going to release the wave now!" Jason nodded his head and prepared.

We slowly released the wave as we approached the shore. I didn't know if Jason could get it in the air in time. It looked like we were going to hit the shore.

Reyna yelled, "BRACE YOURSELVES!"

We all held the rails and I save Jason concentrating and using all his strength to lift the boat.

I prayed to Zeus. Please Lord Zeus, help your son! For Olympus!

I suddenly felt lighter and I opened my eyes to see us barely miss the land and fly over into the sky. I sighed with relief. I looked at Jason and saw him trying to catch his breath. I saw Piper giving Jason nectar and ambrosia.

"Where to now?" Bobby asked as everyone was looking at me.

"Nico, where are the giants located?" I asked.

"Just a few miles away from Mt. Olympus. They plan on striking tomorrow at midday from what I overheard. If we camp out around Mt. Olympus, then we can wait and be prepared for their strike and they also won't be able to see us."

"Sounds like a plan. We will sail to Mt. Olympus and wait out there. That way I can come up with a plan in time."

"Where to Madison?" Percy asked.

"Keep heading that way," I pointed over the horizon. "You see the Parthenon? It's just a few miles beyond."

Everyone went back to get everything and to prepare to see Mt. Olympus. I stayed up front and took in my surroundings. I saw the Parthenon and it reminded me of my vacation with my family.

Flashback- 7 year old Madison, few months before 'died'

'You can't catch me ha-ha!' I ran around the corner of the Parthenon, my sister slowly on my trail.

'Madison… Slow down!' My sister yelled. She just turned 5 and my birthday was coming up soon.

'No way! You have to catch me!' I ran down stairs that led to the Parthenon and headed towards the temple of Athena. I admired its beauty as I ran by it. This caused me to not watch where I was going and I ran right into someone. I fell backwards onto my butt. I looked up at a woman with piercing gray eyes studying me. I got up off the ground and rubbed my head. 'Sorry ma'am'. I said to the lady. She gave me a warm smile in return.

The woman looked oddly familiar to my younger self, but I was just a mere 7 year old.

'Are you alright little one?' I rubbed my head and winced at the pain. 'Here this will help.' She touched my forehead and I instantly felt better.

'Thank you.'

'No problem little one, do you like Athens, Greece?'

I nodded my head and smiled. She gave me a warm smile in return.

'Good, good…'

Then I heard people calling my name faintly. I looked back and saw my mom, dad, and sister standing at the top of the steps looking around and calling my name. I turned back around to tell the lady bye, but she was gone. I took one last glance at the temple of Athena and saw the statue in the middle. It was smiling at me and I swear it looked just like the woman I just encountered. I ran back up to my parents not realizing that I just had my first talk with a goddess, specifically, the goddess of wisdom and battle strategies, Athena.

End of Flashback

I felt a tear run down my cheek as I remembered the good times with my family. I also remembered the time I first met Athena. She always had a soft spot for me. She had the idea to give me blessings from each god/goddess and I could also tell that she was furious with Ares after the little… incident. I was snapped out of my thoughts by someone.

"Everything okay?" Percy asked as he wrapped his arms around my waist. He put his chin on my shoulder. I kept my eyes closed and took a deep breath.

"Everything's fine. I was just… remembering the times before…"

"You don't have to say it." He removed a piece of hair out from in front of my face and tucked it behind my ear. I smiled at him and he kissed my cheek.

I could feel myself start to be drawn to something. I couldn't explain it, but it was like the Phoenix was trying to direct me somewhere from within me. Percy noticed my uneasiness.

"Madison, you okay?"

"I'm not sure…"

I could see a faint gold glow coming from the distance. Then my heart started to glow a gold color. I then understood.

"Madison… Why are you glowing? What is going on?" Percy asked. Everyone was staring at me. As we got closer to the light in the distance, the glow of my heart grew brighter.

"Percy… everyone, I have been keeping something from you all…" I looked at them all then continued. "I told you all that the Phoenix was created and merged with the hearth. When it merged, it became the heart of Olympus. So now that I hold the heart of Olympus in me, I am connected to the original home for Olympus. It is the heart of the gods and me as well… Mt. Olympus."

"So you are connected to the original home of Olympus?" Reyna asked.

I nodded. "But that's not all… If the original home of the gods falls, then… so do I…"

Percy's POV

I had a look of horror on my face.

"WHAT! So if we lose to the giants and they destroy Mt. Olympus, then… The gods fall, Gaea and the giants take over, and you…" I didn't want to say it, "…die."

"Yes…" She murmured a soft reply. I couldn't reply. I felt a lump in my throat. I couldn't possibly believe that Madison could possibly DIE through all of this! 'And foes bear arms to the Doors of Death.' That line kept relaying in my head. She couldn't be the foe. NO SHE CAN'T! I WON'T lose her!

"Percy, Percy…"

I came back to reality. "No, I won't let you go, it can't happen! You will NOT die!"

"Percy… I'm just as scared but you need to relax. I'm not going to die. We WILL defeat the giants. We have our secret…" She looked me dead in the eye and I understood. I quickly embraced her tightly, like it was the last time I would see her.

"What secret?" Nico looked confused as well as everyone else.

"You'll see…" Madison stated with a grin. I just rolled my eyes.

Madison's whole body was shining a bright gold color then it subsided. She gasped for breath after the moment.

"We're here…" We all turned and gasped at the sight before us.