AN: I hope everyone liked the prologue. :) I know it was short, but still about the same length as my normal chapters for FBR. I'm aiming for much longer chapters here, so definitely slower updates. Just be happy I'm writing long chapters. :P
Disclaimer: If I owned PJO, I wouldn't be on FanFiction. I would be writing BOO. But no... That's Rick Riordan's job.
It took a complete month for Olympus's hero to wake. The gods were impatiently waiting for the reward ceremony, excited to see if Percy would accept godhood this time. Zeus was growling quietly, but Hestia noticed. She shook her head sadly. Zeus despised Percy and would do anything for his own son, Jason, to be on the council.
The rests of the demigods were seated by their parent's throne, waiting for Percy. All but one. Piper had stayed by Percy overnight, feeling like it was her fault he got hurt so severely.
She thought in her mind," If only I wasn't so useless. If only my charmspeak was so powerful. You wouldn't have gotten severely injured."
She didn't know why she felt content by Percy. She shouldn't, but this feeling wouldn't disappear. She watched his sleeping figure, ever so peaceful. Piper sighed," I wish Jason loved me as much as Percy loved Annabeth."
She felt a twinge of jealousy, but shrugged it off as a wish for Jason. She noticed Jason have only eyes for Reyna, even if she only had a scratch. The times they had together, was it really nothing?!
She was shaken from her thoughts when she noticed Percy's eyelid twitch. Apollo had said he could wake up any moment. Piper shot up out of her chair by Percy's bed and squeezed his hand.
Percy stirred and blinked a couple times," Ugh... I feel like a got trampled by 50 herds of elephants."
The corner of Piper's lip twitched, amused that Percy could still joke around at this time. Percy's eyes wandered to his hand, which Piper was still holding tightly. He blushed a deep shade of red and removed his hand from Piper's grasp.
"Hey Piper. How's everyone? From the wa—"
Percy faltered, memories of the war quickly returning to his mind. His Wise Girl. Annabeth. His best friend since 12. Girlfriend. Love. Was. Dead. Gone. Forever.
The special glint in his deep, sea green eyes disappeared. It was replaced by a dull green. Percy's eyebrows drooped and his mouth lost its mischievous smirk.
Piper sniffed," You've been out for a week. Come on. We have to get to the throne room."
Percy's jaw dropped. He had been asleep for a week?! He personally thought he should be mourning Annabeth. He had no more plans for his life. He shakily stood up, but his leg gave out from underneath.
Piper caught his arm and Percy leaned heavily on her shoulder. They staggered out the front door of Apollo's palace, then to the throne room.
The door to the throne room swung open and all eyes turned to the two figures standing in the doorway. Piper led Percy to Poseidon's throne and he sat unsteadily. Piper walked over to Aphrodite's throne and took a seat.
Zeus dramatically thundered," Welcome demigods. We have successfully defeated Mother Earth and she shall not rise in this generation! "
Zeus went on about the bravery of the gods, especially himself. Even though his voice was commanding, practically everyone in the throne room tuned him out. Percy wasn't focused, getting flashbacks of Annabeth's death.
Suddenly, Zeus slammed his Master Bolt onto the floor, gathering everyone's attention once more.
"Now, we may have gotten some more severe injuries without these demigods, so we must thank them. I know they should be thanking us for saving their lives, but we might as well give them some gifts."
As these words, practically everyone there was shaking in anger. How dare Zeus take away Percy's heroic sacrifice?! And since he is even alive, he is worthy to even replace Zeus himself!
Zeus shouted," Jason! The most deserving demigod here! He himself helped me defeat Porphyrion and thereafter, Gaea herself!"
Jason was even shaking in anger," Zeus! We all know Percy is the most deserving! In fact, he did more than all of us combined! You need to shut that mouth of yours!"
Zeus's face was turning red at Jason's explosion. He wanted Jason on the council, why wouldn't he accept?!
"Jason. You will regret that choice. But, since you don't accept, no one else is worthy. Don't get me started on that sea spawn, nearly ruining our whole battle plan by rushing in without thinking!"
Poseidon stood up, his fingers curled around his trident so tightly his knuckles were turning white.
"This is outrageous! He himself practically defeated Gaea! He deserves to be king of the gods more than you do!"
Zeus waved his hand like it's nothing," Hazel Lesveque. What gift do you want?"
Hades sat in a throne proudly, waiting for his daughter's reply.
"Lord Zeus, could you possibly remove my curse?"
Zeus had a thoughtful look, but it then turned angry," No! I cannot fulfill your request! Think about how much your curse helped you in saving Olympus! Surely Olympus is more important than a few mortal deaths!"
Hazel, usually so nice and kind, was even bursting to the brim in anger. Hades even made his chair explode, the room filling in shadows.
As the shadows cleared, Zeus looked extremely annoyed," Hades, I am king and you shall listen to what I say!"
Hades literally erupted," No! Zeus, I don't care if you're king or not, but it's time you lowered yourself and stopped being so arrogant."
Poseidon stood up," I'm with my older brother."
The children of Zeus looked undecided, but knew if this didn't calm down, his could get ugly.
To everyone's surprise, Hestia did nothing to clam them down. She knew they had to get over this obstacle themselves.
Zeus stood up," I am king and my word in final!"
Poseidon screamed," Then I declare war on you!"
Hades nodded in agreement," Zeus, either step down or fight Poseidon and me. You can't win!"
Zeus boomed in laughter," I have my children, all of whom will help me win this war. Along with my wife."
Athena, Ares, Dionysus, Hera, and Aphrodite all stood in favor of Zeus. But to his utter surprise, Artemis, Apollo, Hermes, and Hephaestus walked to the other side.
Demeter, Hestia, and almost all of the minor gods either didn't care or disliked fighting. There were a couple minor gods, sons or daughters of Zeus, that stayed in the fight with their father.
Shock and tension could be felt around the throne room, and of course, anger.
The demigods looked on in horror. This just might lead to the biggest war in the history of Olympus. World. War. III.
Percy sighed. War was slowly occurring, but the other demigods at Camp Half-Blood weren't even notified yet. How is it even possible for someone to be as arrogant as Zeus?!
He is so afraid of someone, like Percy, to end his reign as king. Therefore he filled the thrones of the Olympians with his children.
Percy was still walking around unsteadily, still weak from his energy loss and the war. Other demigods looked at him with sympathy, but it made him feel even worse.
He felt an arm help steady him, turning around, hoping to see Annabeth. But his face drooped as he saw Piper instead. Piper noticed sadly, but knew she'd never be as important as Annabeth.
Even so, Piper had a warm feeling whenever she was around Percy and internally smiled widely. But Piper was afraid she was feeling this just because she wanted a replacement for Jason. Piper led Percy to the dining pavilion, only to have people whisper.
Rumors went around the camp that after Annabeth's death, Percy and Piper were secretly dating. Both of them had their hearts broken, so they spent a lot of time together. Someone in Aphrodite's cabin even said she saw Piper go into Percy's room!
Percy sat down, eating his blue waffles unhappily. He had planned on proposing to Annabeth after the war... But now... It's not even possible... At least Annabeth is in Elysium.
Piper sat at the Aphrodite table, eating sullenly. Jason and Reyna had decided to stay at Camp Half-Blood for a week before going back to their job as praetor.
Piper mulled over her thoughts. Am I really going to upset myself over Jason? He's not important enough!
As she walked up to the sacrificial flame, she prayed to Zeus, as well as Aphrodite. Please, Lord Zeus. Please let me forget Jason. He left me for Reyna, so I need to forget him!
Meanwhile, Zeus had heard the prayer and thought to himself. Piper is so much more beautiful than Reyna! How come Jason didn't go after the hot ones, like Aphrodite's daughters?! They could probably have more grandchildren. Then Jason could follow in my footsteps!
With this in mind, he called Aphrodite over. As Aphrodite sauntered over, Zeus boomed, even though Aphrodite was right next to him," Why did Jason leave Piper for Reyna? Was this your doing?"
Aphrodite laughed," Come on, this is a way to open new love opportunities! Percy and Piper along with Jason and Reyna! It's perfect!"
Zeus scrunched his eyebrows together," Piper and Jason. You broke them up?! They were just right together! Piper was so much more of a listener than Reyna! Reyna would probably force Jason to go against me! Bellona hates me, remember?"
Aphrodite was pretty angry now," Zeus! I am the goddess of love! Not you! I'm not sure if I want to side with you anymore!"
Zeus smirked," Oh really? Well you wouldn't mind if I told Athena what you did..."
Aphrodite froze. "Oh Aphrodite, I am the king of the gods. You wouldn't really think you could hide something from me. Now get Jason and Piper back together."
Aphrodite humphed and turned on her heel. Zeus chuckled. Now let's see if Percy still has something to live for.
A girl, about 18 years old, was running as quickly as possible away from a herd of cyclops. "Someone! Please! Help me! Please! There's monster after me!"
Nearby mortals only saw a girl being chased by a herd of goats and thought. This girl is such of coward. Thinking goats are monsters. Next thing you know, trees will be popping up mysteriously. They shook their heads. (AN: Shoutout to who ever can figure out what I'm talking about)
Now, this incident was occurring very near to the borders of camp, so the demigods all heard the screams of distress.
Percy, as distracted as he was, still shot up out of his seat and ran to the border. There, he saw a girl a bit younger than himself with blonde, wavy hair and stormy, grey eyes.
Right there and then, he froze. Percy couldn't move. There are children of Athena that looked like Annabeth, but this girl looked like her twin. Is this my second chance with Annabeth? Did Annabeth choose rebirth into a person her age? Is that possible?
Instead, other campers ran towards the girl and started fighting the cyclops. Percy was still frozen, and Piper looked on sadly. His feelings for Annabeth are so strong.
Jason ran forward to the girl, helping her up. Reyna looked on with jealousy. Contrary to popular belief, Jason had a slight crush on Annabeth, but that wasn't possible with Percy there.
Jason carried her bridal-style to the infirmary, Reyna running along in case anything happened.
Percy was finally shaken from his frozen state when a cyclops neared chopped his head off. Piper screamed, charmspeak laced through her words, and woke him up.
At the last possible second, Percy ducked and spun away. He uncapped Riptide and twisted to stab the cyclops. The golden dust shimmered in the sun with Percy still in a kneeling position.
To Piper, it was a beautiful sight. Percy looks so handsome. Those lips are so kis—
Piper quickly ended her thoughts. No. Percy is still in love with Annabeth. I wouldn't have a chance. Annabeth has the brains and fighting skill and all I have is stupid charm speaking.
Percy stood up to see the other cyclops killed by the other campers and went back to camp. Piper and the others followed, eager to see the girl who seemed to be a daughter of Athena.
The girl with blonde hair and grey eyes woke to see a bunch of people crowding around her. Her gaze traveled around, not seeing anyone worth mentioning. But, there is this one person who caught her attention.
The untamable raven hair and sea green eyes were on the most handsome boy she had even seen. He kneeled down by her and said," Hey. My name is Percy. You are?"
His voice seemed shaky and uncertain. The girl replied," Elizabeth. My step-parents sent me off to New York, where I was chased by the cyclops, I'm guessing?"
Percy smiled," Yes. So you know Greek Mythology?"
Elizabeth nodded. Secretly, Percy loved the way she seemed shy, but still, it was quite endearing. Unsurprisingly, a grey holographic owl appeared over her head.
Chiron announced," All hail, Elizabeth, daughter of Athena, lady of owls and wisdom."
Percy's eyes had a stormy look, and the campers looked at him, filled with sympathy.
AN: Heehee... I'm evil... So, I hope this chapter was long enough... They're more than likely going to get longer. ;) So anyway, the next update will probably be in a month... But I'm updating FBR next. Thanks for reading!