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Author's Note: Hey, guys! I didn't realize how much of a cliff-hanger the last chapter was since I immediately started working on this one. Sorry about that - not really, but it's the thought that counts, right?. :)

ptl4ever419: I hope the whole treason thing makes more sense now.

Hans50: First of all, I absolutely love your PJO fanfics. Secondly, you practically read my mind - with a few differences, of course.

Fan: Percy has the same amount of power as any other Olympian. She was thrown around by Hercules because she was taken by surprise.

Hailey Potter-Jackson: There might be a teeny bit of Chaos, but he won't give her powers or anything.

Charlee56: First of all, thanks for all the constructive criticism. Second, I absolutely adore For We Once So Loved the World. It is written so beautifully. Third, I'm definitely making an effort at longer chapters. For this story, my minimum word count will be 1,500 words, instead of 1,000 like last time. (Not counting A/Ns, this chapter is roughly 1,600 words.) I know you're saying to make it even longer than that, though, and I will definitely try. Unfortunately, with school and everything... I'm barely getting this much ready in time for the weekend. We'll see, though. I'll keep your advice in mind!

Everyone else who reviewed: Thank you so much! I got 22 reviews for chapter 1 (along with 103 faves and 113 follows). I think that's my record. I'm hoping for even more reviews this chapter.

Anyways, here's the next chapter. Please enjoy.

Chapter II: The Sentencing

Percy stepped out of the Poseidon Cabin in Camp Half-Blood, a small smirk playing on her face.

A young boy came running up to her. "Milady, the quests that were sent out to kill the pack of hellhounds have returned."

Percy's smirk widened and she ran past the boy without another word. She reached the crest of Half-Blood Hill in time to greet the two questing groups.

"Hey, Percy!" exclaimed Thalia. She had been been called in from the Hunters to lead one of the two groups that had been sent on the dangerous quest.

Her quest mates were, predictably, girls. One was Nyssa, daughter of Hephaestus. The other was Lacy, daughter of Aphrodite.

The second group's leader was Travis Stoll, son of Hermes. He'd been accompanied by Malcolm, son of Athena and Clarisse la Rue, daughter of Ares.

Percy strode up to the daughter of Zeus, smirk still playing on her face. One lightning fast motion on her part, and the lieutenant of Artemis suddenly had a dagger sticking out of her chest. Thalia fell to her knees with a strangled cry, betrayal flashing in her eyes. Percy pulled her dagger out of its bloody sheath, and Thalia was dead before she hit the ground.

The other questers stared at the scene in front of them in shock - until Percy slit Lacy's throat with Riptide. The other four immediately leapt into action, calling for help and trying to reason with the rampaging goddess.

Nyssa, who was closest to Percy pulled out a Celestial Bronze hammer and swung it at the goddess. Percy easily deflected the strike with Riptide, before using her dagger to stab the girl through the stomach.

Percy was an arc of destruction as she utterly decimated Travis and Malcolm - neither of whom were strong fighters. The only one left standing was Clarisse.

"Why are you doing this, Percy? We haven't done anything wrong!" The daughter of the war god charged forward with her spear.

"Why I'm doing this is none of your business," hissed Percy. "Just know that your pretty little camp will be nothing smoldering ashes, soon!"

Clarisse blanched. "I can't believe you'd do this, punk - not after everything you did to save us!"

"Then you will die not seeing the truth right in front of you!" With those words, Percy drove Riptide through Clarisse's abdomen.

The mist went blank and cleared away.

"What sort of sick trick is this, father?" asked Ares, unable to believe his girlfriend would kill his daughter.

"This isn't a trick, Ares," replied Zeus. "It happened earlier today. I already checked with Chiron."

Ares growled angrily and looked away from Percy, emotions whirling.

"I swear I didn't do it! Please, you have to believe me!" exclaimed the sea goddess, looking around desperately.

Most of the council had already turned away from her, refusing to look her in the eye. They were unable to believe that the Iris Message could be a lie - it was a well known fact that IMs couldn't be forged or altered, even using the Mist. Only Zeus and Hera still looked at her and that too, to send her disappointed and angry glares.

Percy threw herself at Ares, hoping that at the very least her boyfriend would believe her. "Ares, you know I could never do something like that! You have to convince them." The sharp sound of flesh hitting flesh echoed through the room, and Percy looked up disbelievingly from where she had been flung onto the floor. She clutched her cheek. "Ares?" she whispered.

The war god looked completely unrepentant for having just slapped her and Percy could practically hear her heart shattering. "Stay away from me," he hissed. "You killed my daughter!"

Backing away from the seething war god, Percy found herself at her father's feet. "Dad? You believe me, at least - right?"

Poseidon, saying nothing, only glared into the distance, fists clenching. Anger and betrayal were plain on his face.

Completely betrayed by those whom she thought cared for her, Percy got to her feet and stumbled away from the council and into the wall. "Please," she begged, breathing heavily, "I could never do that. I could never kill them. Tell me what I must do to prove that!"

"Swear on the Styx," ordered Zeus. "Swear on the Styx that you didn't kill those six demigods."

Percy found herself suddenly hopeful - she could do that. "Fine. I swear on the Styx that-" She was cut off when she found herself choking on air, unable to get enough oxygen into her body.

Zeus shook his head in disappointment. "The Styx will not let us immortals complete an untrue oath. You have clearly killed them all and are guilty!"

Percy sank to her knees, hope leaving her in a whirlwind and tears streaming down her cheeks. "I didn't," she pleaded brokenly over gasping breaths. "I didn't."

"There is but one sentence for a god who has committed a crime such as this with no provocation," declared Zeus. "You must be banished to Tartarus for a hundred years."

The air was still for a moment after the proclamation, before Percy let out a cry. "No! Please! Anything - anything - but Tartarus. I'm begging you. I can't go back there. I can't!"

Some of the other gods looked slightly disgruntled at the sentencing.

"Come now, brother," said Hestia, "is such a harsh punishment truly necessary?"

"Whether it is necessary or not isn't the the point," explained the king. "The law is the law and this has long since been the punishment for the crime Percy has committed."

"The law is designed to punish all the gods equally," argued Hestia. "We all know that sending Percy to Tartarus will be more of a punishment to her than any of us, if we were in her place."

Zeus shook his head. "It doesn't matter. If I change the law for her, I'll have to for everyone. Besides," he added, "she deserves to suffer. She killed my daughter!"

"I could never kill Thalia!" protested Percy. "She's like a sister to me."

"My lieutenant is dead because of you," hissed Artemis. "Do not soil her memory by denying that you, a goddess, murdered her when she was innocent and had been guilty of no crime!"

"Please," whispered Percy, whimpering, "don't do this."

"We must," said Zeus, the vaguest semblance of regret on his face. "There is no choice."

Percy moved forwards again for one last attempt at pleading her innocence. "Ares-"

"Don't speak to me," hissed the war god, nose flaring. His eyes were blazing infernos of hate and betrayal. "I trusted you. I loved you. I thought you loved me. I was wrong."

Percy let out a sob. "You weren't wrong." She shook her head wildly. "I do love you. I-"

Zeus cut her off. "Enough. You have been judged guilty by the entire council. You are hereby sentenced to Tartarus for a period of a hundred years. You shall be stripped of your abilities as a goddess and you will no longer be part of the Olympian council. You will, however, retain your immortality so that you don't die during your banishment. You will also be allowed to keep your demigod powers - but that is all."

As the king spoke, Percy felt her strength seeping out of her. She felt... mortal, almost. It wasn't a feeling she was used to anymore, but she forced herself to take solace in the fact that she was far from powerless. She could still control water and she had her skills with the sword. She would be able to defend herself in Tartarus. She muffled a sob.

"Do you have any last requests?" asked Hera.

"Please, don't tell my mother anything. I'd rather she think I've forgotten her than have her know I'm in Tartarus for a crime I didn't commit. And- tell the Seven that I swear I'm innocent. Let Nico know that I'll be fine," said Percy, eyes closed.

"Hecate!" called Zeus. "Open the portal to Tartarus."

The goddess of magic stepped up next to Iris and incanted a spell under her breath, before stating, "This will take you to the same place as the last time you entered the pit."

Immediately, a swirling purple hole appeared behind Percy.

"I hope," said Percy, as she turned to the portal, glancing regretfully at the ones she had trusted the most - Ares and Poseidon - one last time, "that you one day find out that I am innocent." Without another word, she willingly took a running leap into Tartarus.

A/N: So, how was it? Did it make sense? If it didn't, let me know what parts didn't and I'll try to clear them up. This chapter is a little convoluted, I'll admit, but I did a better job than I expected, so there's that...

I'm back on the weekly update schedule. For those of you who are just starting to read my work, that means I will regularly update once a weekend - usually Friday night. On occasion, if I am completely lacking inspiration, I will post and A/N to let you all know I need help and not to expect a chapter that week, but I haven't ever done that, yet.

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