Piper Mclean

No, no, this can't be happening to me!

"Jason!" I screamed, frantically grabbing for my husband's hand.

But he already disappeared into thin air.

"Give me back my Jason" I screamed.

A evil voice cackled "This is only the beginning, Piper Mclean, if you wish to join your lover, just wait and you eventually will!"

I stumbled back, this is the voice that always haunts in my nightmares ever since August 1rst, the feast of Spes, goddess of Hope.

"Gaea" Annabeth whispered.

"Ah...Annabeth, a lovely mother right now, married to Percy Jackson I see, but no matter how much you love each other, you don't know the darkest secret that might shatter your heart that Mr. Jackson here kept from you" Gaea murmured, sleepily.

"Percy?" Annabeth glanced uncertainly at her husband, who was looking very guilty right now.

"See" Gaea glowered.

"Stop messing with my friends's mind" Frank demanded, looking very menancing.

"Frank Zhang, you do know that Hazel is going to be taken away even in the frail state she is in right now" Gaea purred.

Frank blinked.

Hazel groaned.

"Hazel?" Frank murmured.

"Tell you later" I saw Hazel mouthed.

He nodded.

I noticed Gaea seems to growled with furstration, unable to shake the stable relationship between them.

Then she directed her voice at Leo "Leo Valdez, how do you feel when Calypso didn't tell you about the invasion?"

Leo stared at her blankly. I fought the urge to face-palm.

"Uh...what do you mean Queen Dirt Face?" Leo blinked, completely oblivious.

I saw Calli groaned and rolled her eyes.

Calypso sighed with relief.

Gaea really did growl this time.

I glanced at the gods, they were just watching carefully and I saw Poseidon's hands itching toward his trident.

Then I noticed every god and goddess was twitching unable to stand Gaea's presense without fighting her but sadly they were stopping themselves for their children because once a fight break out most of them-the demigods- I mean will be dead by the sheer power let out by Gaea and the Olympians.

"What do want Gaea?" Zeus demanded.

"Nothing, just chatting with my favorite Great Grandchildren" I could almost imagine Gaea shrugging nochalantly.

"Then leave!" Poseidon roared.

"Fine but let me warn you day by day, times trickle by, each day demigods will be taken and by the end of this year, only a measle hundred will be left! Kin will fight against kin like Caleb, Evelyn, Timothy, Calliope here." I noticed Gaea included Evelyn but discluded Lynna, what in Hades? "They might one day face their parents on the battle-field, be warned demigods" Gaea cackled again and everything felt silent once more.

"Oh no" That two words stated what everyone was feeling right now...

Annabeth Chase

"Gods, no." I kept on muttering under my breath. Percy wrapped his arms around me and murmured in my ear "Don't worry everything will work out in the end."

I twisted out of his grip. "What does Gaea mean when she talked about the secret?" I demanded.

Everyone was staring at us now but I didn't care.

Percy looked away. "Do you trust me?" He asked evenly.

"Yes" I admitted.

"I can't tell you" He said calmly.

I growled and glared at him.

"Daughter" Mother began "I'm pretty sure Perseus has his reason on not telling the secret."

I stared at her "Since when did you and Percy became allies?"

Mother flushed and muttered "I know the secret and that secret is better kept from you don't worry it isn't harmful to anyone just...he don't want you to get hurt."

I nodded and then caught the last sentence "Or anyone else." I hear she murmured as she directed a glance at Evelyn who was staring off into space.

Huh? What did that mean?

Hazel

I frowned thinking about Gaea and subcouncioiusly rubbing my stomach. The frail state she mentioned- that was about me being pregnant-again.

I wasn't exactly thrilled and I wasn't exactly unhappy either, I was kind of surprised, I mean I wasn't planning on getting pregnant since Timmy is fourteen now and I am thirty-seven yeah...even though we were made partial immortal, not dying from age like the Hunter of Artemis. Back in my days, people usually had children young, well, my family did. Especially not bringing the unfortunante soul a life of a half-blood...that is my main reason to not have chidlren and even Timmy was also a mistake and after I got pregnant I haven't got the heart to get rid of him, I'll feel guilty for eternity, leting a barely formed soul wander forever in the underworld...So here I am a partial-goddess with inhenced power to control metal having a daughter at age 37...

"Hazel, are you ready to tell me about the 'frail state'?" Frank frowned at me, startling me into the present.

I fought back a giggle, he still hadn't figure it out yet, even Percy and Jason had, well, that was three days ago and I got pregnant a month ago and almost the whole camp know about it and were excusing me from duties at Camp Jupiter and Camp Half-Blood. Maybe one day we will be together, well, Reyna and Frank were discussing about merging the camps together...Everyone can hope after all...

"Frank..." I began.

"Guess, dude, it's obvious even I figured it out" Percy yelled.

Frank stared at me then his gaze went to my hand which was still on my abdomen and realization appeared on his face.

"You're pregnant?!"

Calypso

I beamed, finally Frank had figured it out...The news made everyone so happy that they momentarily forgot about the situation. Nico came over and hugged Hazel and murmured "Congragulations."

"Girl or boy?" Hestia asked curiously. The other gods had already disappeared long ago, probably having another Council Meeting among themselves only Hestia remained.

"Girl, I am already planning on nameing her Echo, if that's okay with you?" Hazel glanced at Frank.

"Sure but why?" Frank frowned.

"Oh, Leo and I met Echo, the nymph at Salt Lake City remember, she was so determined to save her lover even though he is completely, impossibly, unsavable" Hazel explained. Leo grinned at the mention of the event which must had been funny because even Percy smiled a bit.

"Tell me the story later?" I murmured to Leo, still gripping his hand as tight as a python squeezing life out of its prey.

"Sure" Leo shrugged.

Timothy then went to congraulate his parents too and everyone got in a line after him.

"Congragulations on the baby" I told Hazel.

Hazel smiled and said "I wasn't exactly planning on having another child again, I don't want to condemn the soul to a life of a demigod."

I smiled tiredly at her "I know right but Leo was so determined to keep the baby who turned into Calli" I smiled fondly at the memory.

"Same here" Annabeth poked her head into our conversation.

"Same story" Piper smiled wearily.

"Pipes, are you okay?" Annabeth asked, worriedly.

"Sure I'm completely fine" Piper forced a smile.

"Pipes, we are going to find Jason, no matter what" Hazel said fiercely.

Piper smiled "Thanks guys I think I might go to bed."

"Be careful, if you're disappearing quickly wake up someone or leave a note" Annabeth warned.

We all nodded.

"Especially you Hazel" I commanded.

"Yes, mother" Hazel grinned.

"G'night" Piper gave Hazel one more hug and disappeared out of the door.

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