I am so,so,so,so,sooooo sorry for the long wait! I was on vacation, where there was NO WIFI and NO COMPUTER... :( Then I was grounded so I couldn't write. I'm really sorry! Please don't hate! Please review and propose ideas! I'm starting to experience writer's block. Ugh. Oh, and disclaimer: I don't own PJO or its characters, only the OCs.

Anyways, hope you enjoy!

Genesis (Percy) POV

I transform into a black wolf and stalk towards the camper's side, ears pricked for any unusual sound. Carefully, I bound over a stream and find myself on the camper's side. Without pausing, I run as hard as I can to Zeus's Fist. I sensed a thicker line of defense there. It's either a trap or the flag. Either way, there's going to be some serious butt-kicking. As I approach my destination, a slight whimper pricks my ears.

I follow the sound to see an enormous black shape. Hell hound. What the Hades is a hell hound doing here? I can tell it's not… my hellhound, Mrs. O'Leary. This one is slightly bigger, and it doesn't have Mrs. O'Leary's clumsy affection. Not at all. It's growling at someone I can't see from this spot, and the hell hound's scent is blocking the other scent.

Before I can do anything, a bright glowing figure flashes in front of me, tumbling into the hell hound. In the space of a blink, the hell hound is replaced by golden dust. I sigh in relief, only to be snapped back to attention. The glowing figure suddenly crumples onto its knees. Confused, I turn back into my normal self and quickly get out one of my daggers, ready to throw it at whoever just hurt Beam's pet. Climbing on the top of a nearby tree to let my wings expand to their full might, I notice that the attacker is wearing an orange t-shirt under his or her armor. A camper, a male camper. I frown. The camper must think that the creature that just saved him was intending to harm him.

Hovering just above him, I open a portal above Spitha (Beam's pet) and it engulfs her, leaving a confused camper, his sword hovering awkwardly where Spitha was standing just a second ago. I recognize his sword, and a sudden rage engulfs me. He looks around, but like most people, he doesn't look up. He doesn't even notice my shadow over his head. Stupid guy. I shoot down, arms outstretched. I tackle him, but I had forgotten one small detail: my hand was still holding my dagger. The blade half-buries itself into his side. Eric cries out in pain.

Slumped on the ground, he glares at me from under his helmet and moves to grab his sword, sprawled a meter next to him. I stomp on his hand with the heel of my boot, hard. He yelps and curls into a ball… or as much as he can with me half standing on him. I don't feel like stabbing him again, so I do the next best thing. I yank my dagger out of his side, ignoring his cries of pain and the blood suddenly flowing out. I don't know what came over me. I ignored my conscience, telling me to stop now and just let him tend to his wound alone.

Growling, I punch his ugly nose, and, for good measure, kick him in the… you know. I'm just about to deliver another kick when I hear something rustle behind me. I whip around to see Allass, Xavier's lieutenant, has a camper pinned on a tree. I recognize her immediately. Annabeth. She has a knife clutched in her hands, and her invisibility cap on the ground. Undoubtedly, she was about to stab me, or at least attack me for hurting her boyfriend. I was too engulfed in my rage I hadn't heard her sneaking up on me. I nod at Allass, thanking him silently. Then I turn back to Eric. He looks half-unconscious. I smile grimly. That's when I sense the presence of the gods. I look up. They all have shocked or angry faces, but the one I see first is Artemis's. She looks quite horrified, and her eyes hold shock. I immediately drop the dagger at the sight of her, mentally hitting myself. The last person I wanted to see me in this state was Artemis. They drop down and shrink to human size so that we're the same height.

"WHAT… EXACTLY DO YOU THINK YOU"RE DOING?" I look at Eric's dad calmly in the eyes.

"I'm preventing your worthless son from crippling my friend's pet. I don't think I'm doing anything. But what do you think you're doing, interrupting the game?" Zeus' face turns red. I roll my eyes. This must be the thousandth time since I came back here his face became a chameleon.

"THE GAME IS POSTPONED! HOW DARE YOU HURT MY SON! PREPARE TO DIE, MORTAL!" I just sigh at his stupidity.

"Really? I told you, he was trying to kill my friend's pet! Plus Spitha had just saved his worthless podex from a hellhound! What could I do?" Thunder pants doesn't seem to notice the hellhound part.

"And where is this Pitho now? I don't see him anywhere!" He smiles smugly at me, thinking he won this round.

"It's Spitha, and I sent her away in a portal. I didn't want her to get hurt while I was taking your son down."

"I don't believe you!"

"Then ask Apollo if I'm lying or not." Zeus turns to Apollo, who shrugs.

"He's telling the truth."

"Either way, the game is postponed. You didn't have to stab him! He's lying in a pool of blood!"

"Oh, that was an accident. Sorry." I knew I didn't sound sorry, but there really was nothing Zeus could do. The King of the Gods growls at me.

"You better heal him!" I shrug and make a vague gesture towards the Sun God.

"You've got better healers here. Now, since Capture the game is postponed…" I take my glove off, bring my fingers to my mouth and whistle. In an instant, all of my friends are there, and Xavier is holding the flag, grinning like a madman. Completely discarding the gods, I strike up a conversation with Marc and Alex. From my peripheral vision I can see the campers trickling in, surrounding us and the gods. I choose to ignore them too and continue talking, except I started feeling uncomfortable under all the stares I was getting. So I turn to them.

"What?"

A camper, a son of Hermes and one of Eric's goons, speaks up.

"Why was the damn game postponed? And why's Eric looking like he's dead? And why is that little girl pinning Annabeth to a tree? And why are the gods here? And why-"

"Could you please shut up?" I interrupt him. His mouth closes, but he scowls at me. "Your friend here did this to himself. His girlfriend tried to kill me. The gods are here because they want to. As for why the game is postponed, ask them."

Then I turn to Zeus.

"If you don't mind, we'll be going to our cabin now."

"Now wait just a second! You can't just go back like nothing happened! I expect a full apology for what you did to my son!"

"I have every right to go back like nothing happened. And I rather think I am not the one who owes the apology. We'll be in our cabin if you need us. Let's go, guys." I lumber off towards the camp, followed by my friends. Zeus yells something at me, but I'm too absorbed in my thoughts I don't make out his words.

Zeus POV

This lowly mortal is really starting to get on my nerves. Not only did he humiliate me when he first appeared, but now he's defying me publicly too! I understand he is powerful, but he shouldn't be allowed to be more powerful than I, King of the Gods! He seems to be hiding something, something to do with his identity. Didn't he mention he used to go to this camp? I wonder…

After Genesis leaves with his friends, I approach Athena, who is looking at her daughter, the one who is dating my son. She notices me, and I mutter in her ear.

"Council in twenty minutes. Tell the others." She nods and disappears into the forest without a second glance at me. I sigh in defeat. All of my godly kids seem not to acknowledge me as their father. Or at least, our connection only seems to stretch to titles.

Speaking of godly children, Apollo taps me on the shoulder.

"He'll live, dad. He just has a nasty gash in the side, apart from that; it's just a few bruises and small cuts." I nod at him.

"Why did you have to support that mortal earlier?" He looks surprised at my words.

"Wasn't supporting him. I'm the god of truth; he asked me to assure you he wasn't lying. So I did. My half-brother did start it by attacking a creature that had saved him. Didn't help that his girlfriend then tried to kill the Genesis dude." I nod again and wave him off.

I flash to the cabins, where the campers have gone back. Seeing my daughter, Thalia, I smile. She notices me, looks at my smile, and glares at me. Huh? What did I do wrong? Maybe she does this to all men now, even her own father. Well, that hurt. At least my other child, Eric, seems to like me, or at least respect me.

I look at the sun. Five minutes until the council. I'm going to discuss the matter of these soldiers' identities, especially their leader's. I'm bound to dig up some information, right? Right. I'm the King of everything and I'll get to the bottom of this.

Sheesh, I'm beginning to sound like Athena. Maybe she's rubbing off me.

Artemis POV

I must admit I was shocked when I heard Genesis explaining the story. Although I knew he was a warrior, a soldier, I didn't think he would hurt someone weaker than him. But then again, if what he says is true, and my stupid twin says it is, my half-brother deserved it.

As Athena told me, I flash into the throne room of Olympus and take a seat. I'm the last one here. Even my brother is here.

"Here at last, Artemis. I have gathered you here today because of a very serious matter that concerns us all. As the gods, we must be vigilant, aware of everything, etc, etc." My father keeps droning on and on about the duties of an Olympian. I zone out a little. He's never one to get to the point. Finally, after what seems like hours of talking, he spits out his problem.

"I want to know who this Genesis character is, along with his companions." I immediately sit up at Genesis's name. There's a long silence after my father's statement. Seeming to pity him, Hermes raises his hand like he's at school.

"But dad, how?" Athena rolls her eyes.

"It's quite obvious, really. We could spy on them when they are in their cabin; I'm sure they take their hoods off then. Or we could take a more direct approach and force them to reveal themselves."

"I like it! Let's take a vote! Who wants to spy on them?" Hades (who has always been sneaky), Hermes (he's the god of MISCHIEF), Apollo (he's and idiot), Ares (also an idiot), Aphrodite, Demeter, and Hephaestus raise their hands.

"Spying it is!"

"Wait, father!"

"Yes, Athena?"

"This may not be the best plan. The cabin has a high chance of having security measures. Do we really want to risk it?"

"We are GODS! Nothing can keep us out!"

"I still think taking the direct route is wiser."

My father grumbles. "Fine, let's vote again. Who still wants to spy?"

The same hands go up, not including Demeter's and Hephaestus's.

"Alright then, it is decided. When shall we talk to them?"

"We could do it now. No good in waiting." There are nods of agreement, but I'm not one of them. I know Athena is the goddess of wisdom, but I wonder if her judgment is being clouded by her strive to dig up everything. I personally think they should be allowed to keep their identity secret, and let them come in their own time. But the council has decided and I can't do anything about it. So I flash to the camp along with my fellow Olympians.

Annabeth POV

Eric finally wakes up. After Genesis almost killed him, we've fed him nectar and ambrosia. He's been out for almost three hours now. I sit by his bedside, in the infirmary. He rubs his beautiful dark eyes (yeech) and sits up. Noticing me, he smirks and leans forward. I do the same and we share a kiss, abruptly ended by my friend Piper coming in. Oh, did I say friend? Scratch that. After… Percy ran away five years ago, all of my friends turned away from me. Some, like Jason, Piper, Hazel, or Leo, just avoid and ignore me, but Percy's oldest friends, like Thalia, Nico, Grover, Clarisse, or even the Stoll twins growl and push at me. I gotta admit my friends turning away from me hurt a lot, but at least I had Eric. And it's not like it's my fault Percy decided to overreact and take it personally. Gods, I cheat on him with someone and he runs away? It's not my fault he was always off on some quest and that he was wimpy! Plus, Eric's more powerful and good looking. Anyways, I'm getting off track. The point is, it's not my fault Percy left. And that's final.

Piper just looks at me in disgust. I really can't believe they haven't gotten over it. It's been FIVE years!

"Chiron wanted me to tell you that there's a meeting in the amphitheater in five minutes." Then she turns around and leaves, shooting me a wicked glare. I shiver a little, and Eric rubs my arm.

"Let's go, we don't want to be late." I say, and help him up. Outside the infirmary, Eric's friends are there. As soon as we get close, they flank us and we get to the amphitheater, already packed with campers and soldiers alike. Of course, there's a visible separation. The campers and satyrs are seated in the east and north seats, whilst the soldiers occupy the west and south. The gods are in the middle, looking impatient. I smile at my mom, but she doesn't return it. She's apparently 'disappointed' in me because I left Percy. Everyone holds too much of a grudge.

When finally everyone's here, Zeus starts his booming.

"The council agrees that to trust someone, we must know them. But if you don't know someone, you can't trust them. So how are we supposed to trust someone if you don't even know what they look like? It's like they know everything about us and we-" My mother interrupts him, fortunately.

"What he means is, we must at least know what our allies look like to trust them. And we have… allies here who have kept their identities secret."

I can tell where she's going with this. I lean forwards subconsciously, excited. I really want to know who these soldiers are, these soldiers who hurt my boyfriend by ambushing him. I mean, come on, he's too powerful and skilled to be beaten. Plus, Genesis feels familiar.

My mother turns to where Genesis and his friends are seated.

"Soldiers, we would like for you to reveal your identities."

Thalia POV (I don't know… felt like doing something random.)

Every single gaze, including mine, is riveted on the Genesis guy. He looks bored and doesn't even bother standing up. His answer rings clearly in everyone's ear.

"No."

Gasps of surprise. I just feel like bursting out laughing at my dad's expression. I barely contain myself. Athena stays calm, although I detect annoyance in her words.

"Let me rephrase that. As the gods, we order you to reveal yourselves."

Genesis does something really unexpected. He laughs. Not just a short laugh. A long, uncontainable, hysterical laugh. When he finally calms down, he faces Athena. I can tell that under his hood, he's trying really hard not to laugh again.

"Order us? Sorry, but I answer to no one but Chaos."

"And we answer to no one but Genesis." The fire guy, Flame, says. Anybody can tell they're all extremely loyal to their leader. But those Guardian guys? They're like 1 mind in 5 bodies (including Gene dude here).

Athena snaps.

"And why, may I ask, are you so intent on keeping your identities secret?"

"No, you may not ask." I can't help it. I snort. Athena glares at me and turns back to the sassy commander. (Persasassy!)

"We are the gods and you WILL reveal who you are! Or I'll rip the hoods off of you myself!" There's a shocked silence. Athena doesn't lose her temper very often. Even less than Lady Artemis. Speaking of Lady Artemis, she's been acting strangely lately, especially when Genesis is mentioned. I may be a maiden forever and all that styx, but I can tell when someone's got a crush. Even if that crush is some mysterious guy who doesn't show his face.

Back to the present. Genesis just cocks his head and replies with the same bored tone.

"You can try. But I must warn you that-" A piercing sound interrupts him. Everyone snaps to attention. I keep my attention on Genesis. He seems to concentrate for a moment, and then quickly expands his wings.

"Looks like we have visitors."

So... how was it? I hope it wasn't too bad. Please review! ;)