Chapter 2: Chaotic Trio {1/4}
"I know, I know, please don't be mad."
Currently, Zachariah Roosevelt was inside the stables with his friend, Grover and his pet, Fantasy. Apologizing to his favorite Pegasus for not bringing her along on the quest that he received from Hermes.
Fantasy made a sound and Zach waited for translation. "She said, "You better take me when you go meet your mother afterwards."" Grover repeated her exact words.
"Hah!" Zach was amused. "Tá brincando comigo?" The plain looking boy said in portuguese. "The first thing that I'm gonna do when I get her location, is mount you and fly as quickly as possible to encounter her." Zachariah announced, which Fantasy seemed happy to hear.
"Speaking of which, what exactly are the details of this quest you're going?" Grover asked him.
"I literally have no idea." Zach revealed to Grover, and he seemed deeply confused by that.
"What do you mean you have no idea?" Grover asked in confusion. "Wasn't the quest given to you specifically?"
Zachariah sighed in deep annoyance before answering Grover's question. "Thalia and Annabeth dragged me out of the room before Hermes could give me the details." He tried to protest, but Thalia just shocked him and dragged him out of the office.
"Why?" Grover asked. But then Fantasy said something to Grover. "Yes, that actually makes sense." He agreed with her.
Zach was confused. "What makes sense?" Grover grinded his teeth as he seemed reluctant to answer him. In response, Zach folded his arms and looked at him with an angry face. "Say it..." He demanded.
Grover sighed before speaking. "They probably predicted that you would sneak out of the camp in the middle of the night to go on the quest by yourself." His Satyr friend explained. "Which is why they didn't give you the details of the quest."
Zach just stared at Grover with a completely blank expression. "Aaaahhhhh..." He grunted in annoyance. "Yeah... I probably would have done that." He admitted in shame. "But it's still annoying, the quest is mine, yet they're the ones handling everything."
"Maybe it's for the best," Grover pointed out. "You're not exactly someone that plans things Zach, and I definitely wouldn't want you to be disappointed over not receiving your mother's location due to failing the quest because of a lack of planning."
Zach looked down for a bit. "Yeah..." He still can't believe that he finally has a clue about his parents. All he had to do was complete this quest and finally meet his mother. But, there was a part of him that is still a bit insecure about actually meeting her. Suddenly, Zach felt Fantasy placing her head on his shoulder and rubbing the she of her head on his cheek.
She said something. "She said, don't be afraid of meeting your mother."
Zach just chuckled in response. "Why would I be afraid?" He asked.
His pet Pegasus's only response was to stare deeply into Zachariah's unnatural blue eyes with her very dark eyes. Because he knows perfectly well why. He then patted Fantasy's head tenderly.
Preparing his things for the Quest, Zachariah filled his backpack with the essentials for the trip. Extra underwear, his CD player, some extra Celestial Bronze bullets for his revolver, loads of snacks that he stole from vending machine before his fight with the Manticore and a Game Gear that he got as a birthday gift from his friend Charles Beckendorf, who Zach usually spends time playing video games with the children of Hephaestus inside Cabin 9.
"Alright," Zach said as he put his usual outfit on, his vintage blue jeans, his gray skateboard shoes and his black and white long sleeved striped T-shirt, sadly, his outfit was incomplete without his hoodie. "All I have to do is complete this Quest." He spoke to himself as he put his fake glasses on to conceal his unnatural blue eyes. "Como eu odeio essa porcaria de óculos." He whined in Portuguese as he checked himself in the mirror, because he looks like a dork with glasses.
The son of... Someone then checked his digital wristwatch. Which was the time that Luke told him to be at the entrance of the camp for them to go on their Quest. So Zach jumped out of the window of the room and made his way there.
His lack of information about the Quest was certainly still a problem, but Zach had another doubt on his mind. Who the hell is going to accompany Luke and I? It was Zach's question. Thalia couldn't go with them because there might be a risk of an attack from Hades, although the coast could be clear, they would rather not risk it. Annabeth couldn't go either because her training wasn't yet complete, even though Zach knew that her brains were her greatest weapon and it would come in handy, he had to agree that she wasn't really ready for a Quest. But that left a big question of who would join them. Mostly because, Zachariah wasn't exactly popular on the Camp, and the vast majority wouldn't want to join on a Quest given to him.
Arriving at the entrance of Camp Half-Blood. Zach could see Annabeth standing there, but no sign of Luke or Thalia.
"One of my favorite girls in the world," Zach spoke as he approached them. "Here to see us off?"
"Maybe," Annabeth folded her arms. "Where's Luke and Thalia?"
"I'm the one that should be asking that," Zachariah replied. "Luke told me to come here at this hour."
"He's probably getting things ready," Annabeth told him. "They'll be here at any minute."
Zachariah adjusted his fake glasses as he looked at the Demi-Goddess. As he observed her with his blue eyes, something came to mind. Something exceptionally important that he needed to tell her before it was time for him to go, because it wouldn't have the same impact once he came back. Taking a very deep breath, the plain looking boy spoke. "I have an announcement to make." Once he spoke, his unnatural blue was met by the gaze of her stormy gray eyes "Once this Quest is done..." He made a dramatic pause that caused Annabeth to look at him apprehensively because she probably thinks that he's going to do something stupid afterwords. "I'm never sneaking out to Monster Hunt again."
That announcement however, caused Annabeth to widen her eyes in surprise. "Seriously?!" She was clearly shocked by what she heard.
"Well, there's no reason for me to keep doing that once I found my mother." Zach started to explain. "You heard Hermes, my dad probably doesn't even remember that he had me." That part still disappointed Zachariah considerably, not that he was delusional to think he'll treat Zach better than the other gods treat their children but he really wanted to know and maybe uncover some special agility.
Without any type of warning, he was hugged by Annabeth. "You're still upset about the fact that your father forgot about you, aren't you?" It wasn't really a question.
"A little." Zach returned the hug immediately. "But, the prospect of finding my mother is good enough for me."
"No offense, but keep your expectations low." She advised her friend.
"They're already as low as they can get to be honest." Zach admitted before they separated from the hug.
"Well, here's something to cheer you up." Annaneth moved towards a tree and grabbed something that was on the ground. "It's a little baggy but..."
"Woah!" It was Zach's instant reaction towards Annabeth's gift. It was a white PU Leather jacket with viscose lining, zipper buffs, a deep-seated zipper closure, two chest zipper flap pockets and two waist zipper flap pockets. But what called the most attention on it, was the image on the back, which was basically an extremely detailed portrait of Fantasy. "Where did you this?!" Zach asked as he put it on, it was indeed a little baggy on him, but it was okay.
"Don't ask." Annabeth was quick to reply with a smile.
Zach wanted to ask, but he was too busy admiring his new awesome jacket. Once he admired for a minute, he moved his head to look at his blond friend. Before he opened his arms widely.
"No..." Annabeth tried to stop it. But it was no use. "Zach! Hahahaha!" Zachariah Roosevelt grabbed Annabeth Chase by the thighs and lifted her off the ground and started to spin around. "No! Stop it! Hahahaha!" Annabeyh yelled and laughed as he did. The boy with light brown hair then stopped the blond girl, wrapping his arms around her torso as he did, and with her wrapping her arms around his neck as her feet reached the ground. "I hate it when you do that." She was trying to sound angry but she was actually smiling as she said that.
"No, you don't." Zach knows that she actually adores when he does that, but she lies in order to not give him the satisfaction. "But seriously though, I really appreciate the gift." He told her with a big smile.
"You're welcome." Annabeth replied with a smile as well.
The two friends stayed like this for a few seconds, until they heard something. "Umm... Hey." Both of them heard a voice coming from their right, only to see Luke and Thalia standing there with amused looks on their faces. Zach and Annabeth looked at each other once again and immediately separated from their embrace awkwardly.
"Hey... What took you so long?" Zach asked Luke as he scratched his head awkwardly.
"I was gathering some things that we might need to use on our quest." Luke explained while approaching them. He was wearing brown jeans, a yellow T-shirt that matched his hair, white running shoes and a brown denim jacket that matched his jeans.
"Where did you get that jacket?" Thalia asked as she approached them as well.
Zach smiled before wrapping his arm around Annabeth's shoulder. "This was an awesome gift from my awesome friend." He announced.
Annabeth just smiled in response.
"I like it, it suits you." Thalia told him before she approached him and stood on the collar of the jacket and closed the zipper halfway. "There, now you look awesome."
"Yup!" Zach then made a heroic pose, which actually made him look really goofy. "So, who's coming with us?" He quickly asked Luke.
"Well..." Luke adjusted his hiking backpack before responding.
"Hey! Wait up!" Suddenly, they heard a really sweet voice calling out for them, it turned out to be Silena Beauregard. She was wearing blue jeans,black low-top shoes, a gray sweater and red cardigan.
"Wait... You're the one coming with us?" Zachariah asked in complete surprise. Not that he minds her coming with them, but he was still surprised.
The beautiful daughter of Aphrodite approached them before speaking. "Are you kidding, I've been waiting for an opportunity to go on a Quest."
"And she was literally the only one we could find that was willing to go on a Quest with you." Annabeth bluntly added.
"Oh," Zachariah was kind of expecting that answer. "Okay." But he honestly didn't care, Silena was the perfect company already. But he had a question. "Who's gonna look after the stables without you around?" He mostly asked because Fantasy was a little fussy with people she doesn't know.
"One of my sisters and Glover will take care of that, don't worry." Silena told him before touching his shoulder, but it seemed that she was actually checking his jacket out. "Nice jacket."
"It's his reward for promising that he would stop smoking." Thalia spoke while folding her arms. "And thanks again for telling me about it."
Zach sighed as he remembered that it was Silena that snitched on him. "Hey, smoking is bad for you and I happen to worry about your well being." Silena told him with a smile as she patted his head.
"Hmm..." Zachariah looked down embarrassed due to Silena's smile. "So... Shall we get going?" He asked Luke.
"Yes, we should." Luke agreed with him before he turned his gaze towards Thalia.
"Be careful, and make sure he doesn't do anything stupid." Thalia requested him before giving him a big hug that Luke gladly returned.
"I don't think even the gods can keep Zachariah Roosevelt from doing something stupid, but I'll do my best." Luke joked to Thalia.
"Hey..." Zach was a little insulted by that.
The two then separated from the hug and Thalia immediately moved towards Zachariah. "I don't need to tell you to be careful do I?" Thalia immediately looked at him apprehensively, already expecting him to not be careful as it wasn't exactly a word in Zach's vocabulary. Zachariah just rolled his eyes and opened his arms widely. Which caused Thalia's apprehensive face to turn into a warm smile. Proceeded by a very, very tight hug between the two. "Please be careful, okay?" She warmly requested him.
"Okay..." It was his reply.
Both the daughter of Zeus and the son of... Someone kept on embracing one another for a whole minute until they finally separated.
"So, are we ready?" The boy with light brown hair asked his blond friend.
"Yes, we should get going." Luke spoke before he gave Annabeth a quick hug.
"Lead the way budd-..." Zach was about to say buddy, but he decided to say something else. "Lead the way big bro."
Saying that caused Luke to smile at him, with the girls joining soon after.
With that, the trio composed of the son of Hermes, the daughter of Aphrodite and the son of... Someone made their way out of the camp, waving goodbye at the daughter of Athena and the daughter of Zeus.
"We should give this a paint job or something." Zachariah commented. "Maybe yellow or red."
"Yellow would work better, and it would actually fit together with Luke's blond hair." Silena agreed with Zachariah on that. "But we could add some details in red."
The trio were currently sitting inside of a pickup truck that belonged to Luke. Luke actually found the car abandoned a year ago and decided to take it, letting it park in a hidden spot away from the camp in case. It had a red color but it clearly needed a paint job. Luke was driving the car, Silena was sitting on the passenger seat with the wind blowing on her beautiful hair and Zachariah was laying on the backseat twirling his unloaded revolver.
"Maybe on our way back, you two can decide the color." Luke spoke as he drove down the road.
"Awesome, so bright or dark yellow?" Zach asked Silena enthusiastically.
"Definitely bright." She immediately responded with the same enthusiasm. "Maybe we could add some details on dark red to highlight it, we could also add a symbol or something."
"No symbols on my car." Luke immediately protested.
"How about drawing or an image then, like the one on my jacket?" Zach suggested.
"Maybe..." Luke seemed to be okay with that suggestion.
Zach then stopped twirling his revolver and rolled over to grab something from the backpack that he was using as an improvised pillow to grab some snacks.
"I meant to ask you two things, Zach." Silena spoke as Zach pulled out a bag of potato chips.
"Go on." Zach replied as he put a chip on his mouth.
"Question number one, how old are you anyway?" She asked him.
"We... not exactly certain to be honest, we kind of assume that he's at least the same age as Annabeth." Luke responded to him. It was true, they never really figured out how old Zach was or his actual birthday, they usually celebrate the day that Luke and Thalia found him as his birthday. Annabeth is the one that theorized that Zach is the same age as hers, though she firmly believes that he's at least a few months older than her.
"Really?" Silena seemed a little upset with the information. Probably assuming that it's a little sad not knowing how old you actually are. But, Zach never really cared about that.
"What was the other question?" Zach decided to ask in order to change the subject.
"Oh, umm... Where did you get your scythe and your revolver?" She asked how Zach got his iconic weapons.
"Hmm... Charles Beckendorf made the revolver for me after I complained about needing a long-range weapon ." After one of his monster hunts, one where he had an epic battle alongside Fantasy against a Drakon. Zach ended up whining that to Charles while they were playing a first-person shooter with some of his half-brothers that he needed a long-range weapon but he hated bows. So Charles had the idea of making him a revolver like the one he used in the game, which Zachariah thanked him a thousand times already for it, especially since he's the one that makes the bullets for Zach. That's the origin of his bronze colored Revolver. Making Zachariah, the only person inside Camp Half-Blood that actually uses a gun. "The Scythe... Ummm... I don't really know, it just appeared inside my backpack the day after we met Annabeth." Zachariah was still recovering from a black eye after getting hit on the face by a hammer that Annabeth was carrying, so the scythe was a pleasant surprise.
"Just appeared?" She asked Luke in confusion about that.
"Yes, honestly, we actually wanted to get rid of it because we thought it could be cursed or something." Luke explained to her. "But Zach refused to part ways with it, and even used to kill a monster later that day, so we just let him keep it."
"A great decision as it is the perfect weapon for me." Zach commented.
"Why is that?" She asked in curiosity.
"To put it bluntly," Luke decided to answer for him. "Zach is possibly the most unskilled warrior in Camp Half-Blood."
"What?!" It was Zach's reaction to that. "I literally wiped the floor with everyone I fought in Camp." He was quick to point out defensively at what Luke just said. "Including you." Which is something important as Luke is regarded as the best swordsman in Camp in the last three-hundred years.
"Yes, you did." Luke admitted gracefully. "But that was because you're way stronger and faster than everyone else in Camp, not because you were more skilled." He also pointed out. "Your attacks are exceptionally sloppy, imprecise and you never take the fight seriously, constantly trying to show off and doing things just because they look cool." Zach looked away embarrassed at what Luke said, because the last part was indeed true. "The only positive thing I can say about your fighting skills is that you're exceptionally unpredictable in a fight, which definitely gives you an advantage." It was also true. "I'm saying that because I care about you and really wish you would improve the other aspects of it because you can't just rely on your superior superhuman abilities forever." Then he looked at Silena for a bit. "To answer your question, the scythe complements his unorthodox fighting style perfectly."
Zach sighed before giving a thumbs up in confirmation of what Luke said. Before he basically devoured all the chips on the bag by basically shoving them on his mouth at once. Once he finished swallowing them, Zachariah finally decided to ask the question that has been bothering him since yesterday. "So," He sat up on the backseat. "What is the Quest about?" The fact that they were already on their way to it and Zach doesn't know anything about it really annoys him, especially since he doesn't know where the hell are they going.
Luke just looked at him for a second before moving his head back towards the road and responding to it. "Basically, we're searching for Pandora's Pithos."
Both Zachariah and Silena, who apparently was unaware of what the quest was about, look at one another in shock. "What do you mean searching?" Zach asked. "Someone stole Pandora's Box?" Though most mortals refer to it as a box or jar of some sort, it was actually a pithos, a storage jar. But Zach prefers box.
"According to my father, the box disappeared from the location where it was being kept." Luke explained to his little brother in all but blood.
"But, who could have possibly stolen it?" Silena asked their driver.
"The main suspects are Pandora herself and her husband Epimetheus." Luke revealed to them, but he genuinely doesn't seem to share this suspicion. "I don't really think it was them, but they are our only clue at the moment."
"Alright, but..." Silena seemed a little curious. "Where exactly are they?"
Luke then pointed at the glove compartment, which Silena opened and pulled something out of it. Both Zach and Silena then stared at it and saw what it was. "A postcard?" Zach asked, with Luke nodding in response.
"Apparently, Pandora has a tendency of sending postcards to Hephaestus." Luke explained.
Silena raised a brow in response to that. "Well, technically, Hephaestus is Pandora's father." She pointed out that Pandora was a creation of both Zeus and Hephaestus. Making the two technically her fathers.
"And your step-father." Zach pointed out, with Silena rolling her eyes in response. "Where is this from anyone?" He asked as he watched the image on the postcard.
"From the information I gathered, it's located in Venice." The son of Hermes pointed out.
"We're going to Venice?" Silena immediately seemed excited with the prospect.
"Yes," Luke told her, causing her to cheer in excitement. "But remember, this isn't a vacation."
"No, but we can have some fun while we're there." Zach thought in amusement. "Especialmente se isso vai me dar a oportunidade de passar um tempo com você." Zach told Silena something in Portuguese.
"That language you speak is very interesting, it sounds like Spanish but different." Silena commented.
"Spanish is an interesting language." He commented. "It's a little more... Caliente."
"Do you even know what caliente means?" Silena asked with a giggle that Zachariah noted.
"No, is it something weird or offensive?" He asked the girl he has a crush on.
"No..." Silena replied while looking away with a funny face.
"Oh come on, tell me what it means." Zachariah pleaded as he touched her shoulders from the backseat.
She giggled a bit. "It means hot in Spanish, you just say that Spanish is hot."
That caused both Zachariah and Luke to burst into laughter as a result of that. "You really need to figure out the meaning of certain words before speaking them, Zach." Luke immediately told Zach while trying to control his laughter.
Zach laughed a bit before he said something. "Okay, now that I do..." He wrapped his arms around Silena's neck. "You're a very caliente lady, Silena Beauregard." He told the daughter of Aphrodite in an exceptionally comical sounding Spanish accent.
Both Silena and Luke laughed out loud after he said that, probably because of the horrendous accent that he tried to do. "Thank you very much, Zachariah Roosevelt." She did sound flattered by what the bland looking boy said.
They all laughed together a little more, before Zach asked a question. "But seriously, what exactly are we supposed to do if you're suspicion is correct?" He asked Luke while still hugging Silena from the backseat, which she clearly didn't mind.
"Then I'll have to ask my father for the location where the box was being kept to investigate further, but let's focus on this lead first." Luke answered Zach while he accelerates the car due to the road being empty.
"Hmmm..." Zach then let go of Silena and laid down on the backseat once again. Then he reached inside to pull out his CD player to listen to some music.
But before he could, he was interrupted by Silena. "Put on the car player instead." She asked him.
"You sure?" His taste in music may not be the same as hers.
"It's probably going to be a long ride, so we could use the distraction." Silena pointed out.
"Alright," Zach then opened the CD player and picked up his personal CD which had ZR's favorites on it. "Here we go." He handed the CD to her and she placed it on the car player.
Then one of his favorite songs started to play. "Oh, I like this one." Silena commented as she leaned back on her seat to appreciate the song.
I feel so extraordinary
Something's got a hold on me
I get this feeling I'm in motion
A sudden sense of liberty
I don't care 'cause I'm not there
And I don't care if I'm here tomorrow
Again and again I've taken too much
Of the things that cost you too much
I used to think that the day would never come
I'd see delight in the shade of the morning sun
My morning sun is the drug that brings me near
To the childhood I lost, replaced by fear
I used to think that the day would never come
That my life would depend on the morning sun...
As the three of them listened to the song , a few thoughts invaded Zachariah's mind. Thoughts in the form of images of how his mother could look and be like. He imagines a beautiful woman, because for some reason, he assumes that his completely unremarkable appearance comes from his father. He doesn't know why though.
When I was a very small boy,
Very small boys talked to me
Now that we've grown up together
They're afraid of what they see
That's the price that we all pay
Our valued destiny comes to nothing
I can't tell you where we're going
I guess there was just no way of knowing
I used to think that the day would never come
I'd see delight in the shade of the morning sun
My morning sun is the drug that brings me near
To the childhood I lost, replaced by fear
I used to think that the day would never come
That my life would depend on the morning sun...
He also imagines her being cool and having an interesting lifestyle, because he can't really imagine her being some type of uptight woman. If she was, he's perfectly okay with that too. Though, he would be a certain disappointment to her if that was the case.
I feel so extraordinary
Something's got a hold on me
I get this feeling I'm in motion
A sudden sense of liberty
The chances are we've gone too far
You took my time and you took my money
Now I fear you've left me standing
In a world that's so demanding
I used to think that the day would never come
But the scenario that scared him the most to even think about was her reaction when he shows up. Zach was actually deeply afraid that she's just going to shoo him away or not even remember having a son. Which was a insecurity caused by the fact that his father doesn't even remember having him.
I'd see delight in the shade of the morning sun
My morning sun is the drug that brings me near
To the childhood I lost, replaced by fear
I used to think that the day would never come
That my life would depend on the morning sun...
Whatever it was, he'll accept the outcome independent of whether it's good or bad. That was a promise.
But then a problem emerged. "I have to pee." The brown haired boy announced.
IMPORTANT WARNING: Okay, after I revealed the possibility of a Female Percy Jackson in the story, I have been receiving a lot of messages from people in favor and against it. Like I said, Percy's dynamic with Zach and his/her presence will be important for the overall plot. So I decided to put a pool in order to decide. So, in my profile, you'll all find a poll to vote for, that poll will remain there until it's time for Zach to meet Percy.
Please Vote and don't be angry if it didn't got the result you wanted.
Sorry everyone for this delay also, I was actually having problems with the writing due to my knowledge of the lore being a little rusty since I haven't read the books in a while.
As always, Questions and Answers:
Chance for a hot preview that has Annabeth and Thalia or Silena and Aphrodite or maybe one with Calypso.,
No.
Go for a female percy just give her a different name
Check the preview in the end to see the name that she'll have if the votes are in her favor.
I vote nay on changing Percy's gender.
Vote in the poll.
I love how you wrote Thalia in this and her dynamic with Zachariah.
Like, super controlling and overbearing due to his reckless behavior but a big softie and loving when she sees him sad and upset. I found the sleeping bag part to be super sweet and I'm honestly looking forward to more of that between the two.
I wanted her to see Zach as a little brother figure like Jason, which is why she's so overbearing as she never got over his "death" and since she did survive her arrival at the camp, she had much more time to bond with Zach, Annabeth and Luke. Viewing them as her family, which is something that also kept Luke from his betrayal.
nice story, looking forward to the next chapters!
I'm glad
The story of Zechariah became more and more interesting. I want to know where will I go from now on? If the deity knew who his father was, what would happen? I voted for Percy not to change gender.
Good to know, it's up to the polls I'm afraid.
Firstly female Percy go for it just give her a different name instead of still just calling her Percy so yeah I'm voting in favour of female Percy
Onto the chapter I really enjoyed it
Okay the voice in Zachs head has my scratching mine
Anyway the scene of him climbing into Thalia's sleeping bag was rather sweet… jump to a few years later where the two are in bed fucking haha but another thing I know Thalia only ever set up a sleeping bag in the cabin and it was described has having no furniture but you'd think after living their a while Thalia would start to fill it with furniture and get a proper bed
Oh and as for the fucking in the future probably should do that in where Zachs sets himself up
Actually have some thoughts on that can Zach either get a special cabin his father makes appear at camp or could he move into the cave that would be where Rachel stays and he furthur expands the tunnel network
The quest being for Zachariah was a great reveal and I understand completely why Zach would be pretty annoyed at the other three trying to reject the quest on his behalf as for the info about his mother oh boy it's going to be a kick in the gut for him when the gods say yeah your mothers dead sorry
Still at least it confirmed something that would make sense Zachariah being the most active and prolific hunter/Slayer of monsters and being just overall the strongest "Demigod" in camp was bound to get the attention of the Gods and if one of them was his parent they'd instantly claim him the fact no one has despite Zachariahs feats would obviously leave the Gods themselves pondering who the hell is this kids father haha
Now did a reread and went over this version of the big prophecy what with the children of the big three so hopefully
Thalia
Fem Percy
Bianca
Helping the focus of the prophecy ie Zach either conquer or destroy the world and personally I'm hoping for Conquer anyway I hope Zachariah is the lucky final attempt at the being who will replace Zeus as King of the Cosmos etc etc
One being Typhoon who was meant to replace Zeus he failed and the other being the son Zeus was suppose to have with Metis the one who was suppose to be more powerful and splendid than him hence why he ate Metis and only Athena emerged
So yeah I hope Zachariah ends up as the final King of the Gods and unlike the previous rulers he doesn't get a prophecy about one of his kids killing and replacing him
As part of Zachariah's rise to ruler of the universe I also hope it's revealed his true name is Zagrues no not for the game haha but in the brief mention of Zagrues in the actual myths he's called something like the one above all the gods or something similar seems like a fitting name for Zach who again I hope rises up to become the final king of the gods and ruler of everything etc
Also as part of this I do hope we see Zachariah become a immensely powerful being greater than any of the other primordials but having the fine control of the Gods as for what kinda deity he turns into ie his domains head scratcher their to haha
Creation and Destruction for two perhaps Chaos itself to and all that entails
Another thing I find my self wondering more is why the hellhounds that confronted Zachariah when he and the others first got to camp didn't attack him and turned on the other monsters
Oh and female Percy isn't the only daughter of Poseidon I hope Z ends up with as these are some more ladies I hope are in the pairing
Kymopoleia, Hera, Khione, Medea, Nike, Leto, Hecate, Circe, Hylla, Hemera
It will be up to the votes, but I hope you won't be dissapointed in case of it not being decided. (The name she'll have is on the preview in the end of the chapter.)
I'm glad
It's Zach's father calling out for him. (Let's just say that, unlike the other gods, Zach's father is very possessive.)
Thalia admits later that she actually hates her cabin and prefers the times when they camped before arriving at the camp.
Once his heritage is revealed, Zach will basically be allowed to sleep wherever he likes it, because the gods are too afraid of his father to deny. (Which is why he was sleeping with Nico and Bianca on the preview.)
Nah... His mother is actually alive and Zach will immediately adore her.
Zach doesn't have any special abilities (Yet) but he's stronger, faster and more durable than everyone in the camp.
Include Nico on that.
Sadly, the conquering part may have drastic consequences for him overall.
Well... Let's just say that... Nyx didn't want her children attacking their uncle.
Perhaps his father is Tartarus? Considering hell hounds didn't attack him that sounds like a pretty good fit
Tartarus is actually Zach's older brother and the hellhounds answer to Nyx.
Thanks for the chapter keep up the great work
Thanks.
I see no one arguing about Male or Female Percy on reviews. There are only fans who like Fem Percy to appear on the fic, then there are heartbroken percabeth shippers and stuff.
They accuse you of destroying Percabeth but I think you can reverse this by using Fem Percy. Not Percy's twin stuff, those are for people who are too close minded for genderbending. There is a 50% probability of baby being born a boy or a girl, so half of the percy verse has born a girl! Percy. Yes, I think you should use born a girl! Percy and that would do the trick. Poseidon would care more for his daughter's soultmate rather than the friend of his son, don't you think?
And please people, don't insult the writer. They are doing a good job so far.
It was actually between my Beta readers and I on PM.
If the votes do come down to Fem Percy, their dynamic will basically be Zach hopelessly in love with her, but her not interested at first.
I'm used to getting insulted, so don't worry.
Fem Percy joining in harem? Sign me up!
Then please leave a vote.
You keep mentioning and referring percy as a male, not ethereal 'Percy' and that means it's not going to be Fem Percy. And that's why fans (include me) giving up on the fic. What? Percabeth could have survived (or it is an acceptable pairing) if its indeed Percy is a girl and joined harem, but this is not leading to it. Percy as the male best friend is going to suck and he is doomed to be the fifth wheel or something.
I don't know how else to refer it, and Percy's presence will be important independent if it's a he or a she.
Back again:
I'm having conflicted feelings about the Fem Percy change. I think it could work but I really don't know how it would play out.
Could you, maybe, put on a preview of it. Maybe her and Zach having a moment together?
Fair, It will be up to the readers whether Percy will be a boy or a girl but this is what Fem Percy and Zachariah will be like if that's what happens:
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All he could do was wait. Falling asleep was not an option, mainly because of Clarisse's snoring. At least, the cheap motel that they were staying had a TV, which he was using to watch an old western film while eating some Pepper Pizza, unsure of what to do next.
Once the movie was over and he ate all the pizza. He decided to go check on the Daughter of Poseidon, who was still in the pool swimming. This whole place is a dump, but at least the pool is clean. Zachariah thought as he left the room that they were staying and approached the pool with a towel at hand. Standing at the edge of the pool, he could see her underwater wearing her blue swimsuit. She's so... Zachariah didn't have the words to describe her, beautiful just wasn't enough.
It didn't take long for her to notice his presence, he waved at her as soon as she did, and she emerged from underwater slowly. "Can't sleep?" She asked him.
"No," She swims towards him and comes out of the pool to sit on the edge with her feet still on the water. "Clarisse's snoring isn't exactly a good lullaby." Zach removed his shoes and rolled his jeans towards his knees before he sat next to Percy and placed his feet on the water as well.
Percy gave him a sarcastic smile as a response. "Why did you invite her to come with us on this quest?" She asked before Zach handed her the towel for her to dry herself. "Why not Annabeth or Grover?"
"I... Owned her a favor and... Well... This is the payment for it." Zach clarified, though, Clarisse was tough and she was actually better suited for this type of quest.
Percy just dried her hair with the towel, with Zachariah staring at her as she did. Well, not really staring, he was actually admiring her, like some people do with a painting. The plain looking boy didn't know why, but... Persephone Jackson had a strange glow. I know this is just my imagination but... Unfortunately, his admiration didn't go unnoticed as her sea-green eyes met with his unnatural blue ones. "What?" She asked in confusion.
"Oh, ah..." Zachariah awkwardly looked away from her. "No-nothing." Dammit, I got to stop doing that! "I... Umm... Was just wondering if you were hungry, that's all..." Speak normally, you dumbass. "If you want, I could go... Go get something to eat for you."
"No, that's okay, I'm not hungry." She denied his proposition before she looked at the water again. But Zachariah noticed that she looked upset.
"Percy," He touched her shoulder. "Is there something bothering you?"
The Daughter of Poseidon didn't reply to him, she just stared at her reflection in the water for a bit, before facing the Son of... Someone. "Do you think... Thalia, Nico or Bianca... Ever felt concerned?"
"About the prophecy?" She just nodded in response to what he asked. "Yes, they're just good at pretending that they aren't." But Zachariah always saw through their façade. "So don't be ashamed of being concerned as well."
Percy didn't reply right away, she just stared at him for a bit. Something that Zachariah didn't mind at all, because the sight of her eyes was something that Zachariah always loved to see. But it ended once she looked back to the water and sighed. "I can tell that a lot of people are on the edge since I got claimed by my father." She explained to him. "With me, it was complete, the three children of the big three that are destined to help someone in either destroying or conquering the whole world." Zachariah had to admit that he was actually a little scared as well, since the prophecy was a possibility now. But he was nowhere near as scared as Thalia, Nico and Bianca were. "At the start, I didn't understand, but now..." She looked at the sky. "I feel like everyone, including me, are... Just... Waiting for this "powerful individual" to appear."
"To be honest," Zachariah called her attention. "Prophecies are nothing but a gigantic and contradictory mess that usually means something else entirely." He told her.
Suddenly, the sea-green eyes moved to him once again. "What do you mean?"
"I'm not a specialist in prophecies but I heard about them enough to know that it's never really what people think it is," He did consult a few people on that regard. "Hell, the "whole world" could be a restaurant called the World, for all we know."
"Hah!" Thankfully, she thought it was funny. "The menu must be a sight to be seen."
"Well... Maybe the two of us could go there someday, and try every single thing on the menu just to be certain." Zachariah only realized after he said that, that he was basically inviting her on a date.
"Okay, but don't expect me to dress up for it." Luckily, she took it as a joke. Like you need to dress up to be beautiful.
"Of course, a nice pair of blue jeans, some sneakers and a T-shirt is all you need." But then he decided to get serious again. "But seriously though," He touched her shoulder. "I don't know who this "powerful individual ``is, but I know who you are, and I know that you would never do anything that could ever harm the people you care about." Which would be the end result of destroying the world.
"No... But I wouldn't hesitate in choosing the people I care about over the whole world." She admitted to him.
Am I included? He wanted to ask her, but he was afraid of the answer. Which was hilarious, the boy who had a fist fight with the God of War, was afraid of that. "Which makes the people you care about... Very lucky to have someone like you in their lives." Please, please, please say that it includes me too. He practically begged internally for her to say it.
Unfortunately, she didn't say it. Instead, the Daughter of Poseidon took a deep breath and reentered the water again. Leaving the unclaimed Demi-God by himself at the edge of the pool. "I guess that's a...no...?" Zach spoke sadly as she was underwater.
Percy then came out from underwater. "I'm gonna swim a little more." She informed him.
"Ummm... Okay..." Zach took that as a sign that she wanted to be left alone. So he removed his feet from the water and stood up.
"Zach." She called out for him.
"Y-yes?"
"Try to get some sleep, tomorrow is going to be dangerous." She advised him, before she went underwater once again.
The light brown haired boy could only stare at her while she was underwater. With a sad expression on his face. I'm really tired of things going wrong all the time, everything just keeps finding new ways of going bad. "I..." There was something that he wanted to say to her, but she could not hear. "I... I love you, Persephone Jackson." He said it out loud, but she couldn't hear it from underwater. Which was good for him. "I've been in love with you since the day we met." He admitted to no one. "And I know you obviously don't feel the same way but..." Zach stopped mid-sentence. "If this powerful individual ever tries to do anything to you, or Thalia or Nico and Bianca... He will pray to any God who listens to put him out of his misery once I get my hands on him." He paused for a bit "I'm just assuming that it's a guy, if it's a woman, just replace him with her." He clarified for some reason.
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