Okay guys, get this, i was doing some research and found that there is a goddess known as Thalia (Grace) are you serious? Seriously, look it up. She is on record as being one of the three graces, and a daughter of Zeus, who is in charge of banquets and a few other things. Mind blowing. And Kronos is Titan of the harvest. Does that mean he is an evil Demeter? Kind of like, have some poisoned cereal? Just something to ponder. Song I'm listening to "It's a great day to be alive" by Travis Tritt
What to do. That seemed to be the main question that was being posed to the Olympians. Not only what Gaea rising, but she now had the most powerful demigod in existence on her side, and several gods on the council would most likely refuse to fight him. Poseidon because he was Percy's father. Hermes because he owed Percy for making his son a hero. Hestia because... well, just because. She didn't like fighting anyway, and she also owed Percy for her throne. Ditto for Hades. Apollo seemed to have taken a shine to the son of Poseidon. Athena... Was kind of a wildcard. She disagreed with Hera and Zeus' actions, considering it killed her favorite daughter. She had just come back, and it was unlikely she would move against her pride and joy. Though she did hate Perseus, and usually did what was necessary for Olympus to survive. Artemis was still stuck in her "All men are evil" ranting, so that is one. Ares and Zeus make three. Hephaestus and Aphrodite could swing either way. He didn't really have anything against him, and Aphrodite was already preparing the "OTP of the century!" article for the Olympus times. All this added up to extremely awkward and uncomfortable silence in the throne room. Finally it was broken by Hermes. "That went well."
Poseidon was the first to respond. "Yes, it did didn't it?" He asked, giving Zeus the gimlet eye. This ignited a firestorm of controversy and debate, as voices rose from around the room. Sides were drawn relatively quickly. Poseidon, Hades, Hestia, Hermes, and Apollo on one side, and Zeus, Hera, Hephaestus and Aphrodite (Albeit under protest) Artemis, Dionysus, and Ares on the other. Athena and Demeter elected to stay out of it and effectively stayed neutral. Hermes got into a argument with Dionysus over the morality of the actions previously taken. Poseidon quickly grew tired of this and smacked the useless god of wine into a wall across the room with his trident. This caused Zeus to stand up in a rage.
"How dare you strike my son!" Instantly a sword and trident were under his chin.
"I advise you not to finish that sentence." Hades growled coldly. "You have done whatever you wanted and distributed punishments as you please for too long Zeus. He had it coming, and i would have done it myself if my brother hadn't beaten me to it. Get over it drama queen."
"How dare you call me that!"
"It is funny. And it makes the reader think of how useless you are." He muttered the last bit under his breath.
"What was that?"
"Oh, nothing. Never mind. Anyway, too bad for you. You actually start making the right moves immediately, and maybe I reconsider helping you in this war. If this does not happen, well... Let us just say that I am sure Gaea has room in her army for a few more."
"You wouldn't dare."
"Try me. And if you try to stop him, I hope you think you can take the two of us, because I will be going with him." Poseidon stated, glaring at him. "Now drop the subject, and lets get on with worrying how to survive this war."
"I want a preemptive strike." Ares called from his throne. "It would be best to get rid of Jackson as soon as we can, otherwise, he will only get stronger."
Poseidon's stare switched to the incumbent god of war. "We are not going to launch an attack on my son."
"And why not? He may have saved us before, but you can always father another demigod. They are expendable, that is the whole purpose of them. Now let us discuss how to kill him before we have to deal with those annoying demigods."
Hestia tentatively raised her hand. "Would now be a good time to mention that all the half bloods are present and listening?" The effect of whiplash on over a dozen super powerful beings was a bit amusing to watch.
"How much did you hear?" Aphrodite quietly asked.
Katie Gardener and the Stolls stepped forward at the same time, and chorused together. "Enough."
Demeter face palmed. "Of course. Could we have had worse timing? How much do you know about what has happened?"
Nico advanced a few steps, deciding to answer. "Very little. And I highly suggest you give us what we need to know before you find yourselves without any tools to work with." He growled, distaste clear in his voice.
Poseidon leaned forward. "Okay. Here is what happened. It all started when Queen Bitch over there decided to strike off on her own..." The faces of the demigods grew graver with every revealed tidbit. When he had finished with recapping the days events, Nico elected himself spokesman.
"Well. Way to go guys." He started clapping sarcastically. "You managed to piss off Gaea, and killed our leading strategist, and got rid of our leader and the most powerful demigod on the face of the earth." He shook his head, stunned at the incompetence. "We are so screwed. Nicely done. I for one will not be helping with the war effort."
"Why not?" Ares said in a dangerous tone of voice.
"Why not? Why not!" Travis Stoll exclaimed. "Why not? Because why should we? Do you even hear yourselves? The only reason Percy fought for you was because you were the best of two horrible choices, not because you were the good guys. Percy was the one who cared for us, trained us, and protected us when you weren't there. When I was young, I was ridiculed. "Oh, another lousy Hermes kid." I was never great at sword fighting, or cooking, or singing, or forging. I was only good at stealing things. Then he helped me. And look at me now, head counselor. Sometimes, a kind deed can become very great indeed." He grew quiet. "I refuse to help with this. I will not act against him, I don't care what you say." Other campers came forward and stood by his side, including Malcolm, Nyssa, Clarisse, Chris, Clovis, his brother, half the Demeter cabin, a few Apollo kids, and a smattering of other campers as well.
"We stand with Travis. This is not right."
Zeus growled from his throne. "You dare defy Olympus? You will pay!" He hurled the master bolt at the group of brave demigods who stood their ground., There was an explosion, a flash of light, and then there was nothing left of them but a scorch mark on the floor. Zeus was instantly set upon by several angry gods, and that was the last thing the unseen watcher saw as he took his leave.
He shook his head, "I guess that was helpful. I get some of my friends back now. But I swear." Here his sea green eyes glowed with an inner flame. "Olympus will pay for this atrocity. I will tear it down, brick by brick."
Okay people. Here are my demands. I need a Greek trireme full of diet soda (pepsi, not coke) and four million in gold and jewels. Plus 53 or more reviews on MHC for me to update that story sooner. I REALLY want to tie or break my record. I will still update it, just slower. Yes, this is blackmail. Suck it up.