Standing in the throne room of Lord Uranus's palace, I looked straight ahead, making sure not to look Uranus straight into the eyes. He was fuming, well aware of the fact that I had been distracted and captured. At least I had made it out without blatantly telling them that I was Percy Jackson. That was over two hours ago, nearly three given the time it took to get here. I had changed out of my formal attire and was instead wearing jeans, black combat boots, and a green V-neck.

"Percy…" Lord Uranus started, trying to calm himself down. "It was such a simple mission, given that Artemis had slipped behind you will you were scoping out the area. However, you easily beat her – you could have taken her hostage and walked to the window right then and there. Instead, you let her go and had to fight the power of the fourteen Olympians."

I bit the inside of my cheek, taking even breathes. Of course I let Artemis go, I wasn't going to hurt her. Despite the fact that they didn't help me…

But don't you want to hurt the gods like they hurt you? I thought, but I brushed it away, focusing on my lord once more. Standing from his throne, he began pacing back and forth, walking in front of me every few seconds.

"Why? Why didn't you get in and out?" He sounded desperate and broken now, no longer angry. Taking a deep breath, I prepared myself to answer. My words had to be perfect, with no disrespect, emotion, or any hidden message.

"I didn't want to start hatred between the gods and us." I explained. Lord Uranus nodded understandingly, spinning the ring on his finger. I still held my breath, knowing that I wasn't out of trouble yet. There would be punishment of some kind.

"That is an acceptable response, but is it the truth?" Lord Uranus inquired. Mentally, my mind whirred like that of a child of Athena. I had had two hours after I got back and before this meeting to find the answer, but I didn't have an excuse or answer for that. As I opened my mouth to answer, my arms behind my back, an alarm began ringing. Someone ran into the room, a boy in his teens in the army. He looked frantic, to say the least.

"You won't believe what the sensors are picking up!" He started, looking small and young. I bit my lip, wondering what it could possibly be.

Annabeth POV

I can't believe it – that was Percy. It had to be, what with Riptide, the sea green apparel, Tyson's watch, the fact that he was a servant, the way he didn't harm Nico or Artemis, he could control water…and the way he said my name. My heart raced as I looked back at the Council. They looked just as amazed and shocked as I felt.

Tears stung the back of my eyes but I ignored them, making sure they wouldn't show. Poseidon was frozen in his throne, as if he was mentally debating whether he should be depressed that he lost his son or that he should be overjoyed to have seen his son. Turning towards Zeus, I began a proposal.

"Lord Zeus, I wish to search the skies for Percy!" I declared, looking back at Thalia and Nico. They nodded eagerly. Running a hand through his neatly trimmed beard, he nodded approvingly.

"I shall order all the sky spirits to search. Jason will help, surely. Pegasi are in the stables, you may use them to search. If you find him and need godly reinforcement, I am sure-" He paused to look at each and every Olympian, "that we would be happy to help. Iris message us."

I was shocked at how gracious Zeus was being, but, honestly, I didn't care right now. All I cared about was finding Percy. He could already be miles away and we still hadn't left yet. Screaming my gratitude, I sprinted out of the throne room, Thalia and Nico hot on my heels. Meanwhile, my heart raced, desperately screaming Percy's name. A mix of emotions surged through my mind, but I ignored all the disappointment and doubtfulness, focusing on determination.

"Thalia, call Jason and tell him what happened. We need the Seven, Leo can help with the Argo II and carry all the demigods that can't fly. Get some immortal campers to fly the pegasi we have at camp and the eagles at Camp Jupiter. We are going to find Percy." I declared.

"Nico, get on a pegasus and we will follow Percy's trail. Everyone should be in the sky in about ten minutes." I estimated, slipping onto the back of a tall, winged-horse. She had golden hair and was incredibly friendly. Naturally, Nico chose the pure black pegasus, holding the reins.

Thalia was busy explaining everything to Jason and the Roman campers who were with him. She had to deposit another drachma before the whole situation was passed on to the Romans. Everything seemed to be happening so fast, I could barely process it all.

Nearly three hours later, the Argo II was in the sky, smoothly cruising, carrying Piper and Leo. Jason was flying, controlling the currents. Nico, Thalia, Hazel, and I were on the gods' pegasi. Reyna was on the back of a large eagle, flying above everyone to keep the large bird calm. Frank had changed into a large hawk and was soaring around. Blackjack was ahead of the group, leading us.

He was searching for Percy's presence, thoughts, and smell. No one could understand what he was saying, as only Percy had the ability to speak to horses or Blackjack, for that matter. Suddenly, the black horse veered sharply to the left, halting. There was a suspiciously thick, large patch of clouds in front of us. Sensing something was off, I focused as hard as I could and almost fell off the horse when I saw it.

For only a few seconds, an entire city had jumped out as me, filled with demigods. A strong Mist was distorting what we were seeing. Craning my neck, I screamed, "There is a Mist. We found him! He has to be here!" I shouted, pulling a water bottle from my pack and creating a rainbow. The throne room came into view, Iris accepting my offering.

"We found the city where he is. It's a city in the sky, but it seems as though we may need godly backup." I informed them, looking around at the gods and goddesses. They nodded, agreeing.

Percy POV

Sprinting out of Uranus's palace, I almost choked. The Argo II, pegasi, eagles, and demigods roamed the skies, precariously close to our city. People were running around frantically, trying to get dressed for battle.

"Silence!" I boomed as loud as possible, the noise echoing throughout the city. Everything came to a standstill.

"I want all of you to calmly proceed to your barracks and dress in battle uniform, just in case. I know these people, they will be friendly. Line up in your ranks right here when you're done." I finished, taking a glance at the fleet moving towards us. No one had moved yet.

"Dismissed!" I added, twirling Riptide in my fingers.