Modern myths

by Jokiba

Percy Jackson stories with smut

2. Modern

Modern Myths

InsaneMakaioshin

Summary:

Hades stumbles upon Percy soon after Gabe comes into his life & kills him & takes to helping Percy to the best of his abilities. Percy inspires others to do the same.

Chapter 1: Book 0: Chapter 1: The Dark King appears to save the day & anger his mom.

Notes:

(See the end of the chapter for notes.)

Chapter Text

8/25/97

A fat man with an alcohol problem is currently screaming at & kicking a 4-year-old boy.

The boy's mother tried to protect him but is backhanded away.

"ENOUGH!" An albino lanky man in a business suit cloaked in shadows by the front door screams.

"Who the hell are you? I'm Gabe Ugliano & I'll treat my future wife & stepson how I please." The fat man says.

The lanky man looks over to the mother, who is more scared of him, than her abuser.

"Don't worry. I'm not my brother. I'm not going to hurt your son."

The shadow Man then cuts Gabe's head clean off with a sword made of shadow.

He then looks at the boy & then asks "Are you okay little one?"

The boy relieved but terrified says "My name is Percy Jackson. Who are you?"

"My name is Hades & I'm your uncle."

"My mom doesn't have any siblings."

"I'm your dad's older brother."

"WHY DID HE ABANDON ME & MOM?!"

The mother screamed "PERCY! DO NOT ANGER HIM!"

"Miss?" Hades asks.

"Jackson, Sally Jackson, Lord Hades," the terrified mother replied.

"Ms. Jackson, I'm not my youngest brother. I'm not going to hurt you. I know why you would marry that guy, but I might have a better solution."

"I'm listening." Percy saw hope in his mother's eyes for the first time in a long time.

"First, I need to use the shower to make a call. While I do, please tell your son the truth."

Sally gave him directions, before telling Percy all about Greek Mythology & that he was the son of Poseidon & that he & his brothers promised to stop having children & his life was in danger because Poseidon broken the Oath. Percy learned his scent attracted monsters & Gabe's scent repelled everyone. That's why she wanted to marry him.

"Come to the bathroom, please." Hades called.

They did & saw an image of a throne room filled with seashells & various other items from the sea.

"Sally, Percy, I'm sorry you had to put up with such a disgusting man for your safety." A man with a Hawaiian shirt holding a trident says. "Hades has come up with a solution to your problem. I will start a construction company of Cyclops near where you live & that should keep you safe. Do not worry. I only allow my non-human eating descendants to work for me."

"It's true. Me & Poseidon are very picky about that rule." A woman in an elegant dress that was green with a scale pattern says before winking at Sally.

Sally blushes, remembering the threesome that led to Percy being born. "Thank you so much," she says.

"Good know please step out as me & Poseidon continue our discussion of our plans." Hades says.

The Jacksons stepped out but could still hear the screaming & arguing that unfolded soon after.

Percy started to cry at hearing his family argue so much & Sally hugged him.

Percy, remembering what his mother told him earlier, began to pray to the one person that could make the brothers get along.

"WHAT IS GOING ON HERE?" A woman dressed like a hippie from the 70s screamed.

"AAHHH! MOTHER!" The brothers shrieked.

The woman ignoring them looks down at the crying toddler. "Hello Percy. I'm your grandma Rhea."

She then turns to her sons with anger in her eyes.

Notes:

That's the end of chapter 1 of Book 0. I plan to spend a lot of time on the Pre-Lightning Thief world building before getting into the main story.

I will cover all of the books inside of the canon timeline that follows the Lightning Thief, including the Egypt & Norse stories.

I accept requests, but I already have a 101-point story board for books 0 & 1 alone, so keep that in mind.

What did I do right or wrong? What do you want to see?

Chapter 2: Book 0: Chapter 2: The Sea gets guilt tripped.

Summary:

Exact continuation of chapter 1.

Notes:

(See the end of the chapter for notes.)

Chapter Text

Rhea: "Why are you arguing this time?!"

The brothers explain.

Rhea: "Hades, we're going to Atlantis to not scare Percy with this anymore." she says with frustration & finality.

Hades looks towards his crying nephew. "Sorry for scaring you." he says while wiping his tears away.

Rhea & Hades flashed to Atlantis after hanging up the Iris message.

Poseidon: "So what now? The divine laws forbid us from directly interfering with our children. How can we help Percy?"

Hades: "Hera has regularly exploited a loophole that says that we can't interfere with our own children & legacies, not each other's. I can help out & babysit from time to time."

Amphitrite: "Count me in. He's my son, too."

Rhea: "Me too. Also, I know that there are a lot more loopholes that can be exploited. Let us start with the cyclops construction company."

Poseidon: "What about it?"

Rhea: "Why stop there? Why not open a hotel chain for half-bloods & legacies to use away from Camp? A theme park since most of them can't go to ones due to monsters? Have some Cyclopes teach the Hephaestus kids how to forge better? The possibilities are limitless."

Amphitrite: "That's brilliant! It could create safe havens for Percy after he turns 12 and improve Poseidon/Neptune's children's reputation at both camps."

Rhea: "Also, indirect communication, like letters, are allowed within the laws."

Poseidon: "I wish I had known that sooner. Thanks, mom."

Rhea: "No problem. I especially appreciate that you 2 never cheat on your wives, even though the 4 of you are too fond of orgies."

Poseidon, Amphitrite, Hades & Persephone, who wasn't even there to hear the comment, blushed at the comment.

Rhea: "Know that we have a plan set up. I think it is best for me, Hades & Amphitrite to head back & talking things over with Sally & Percy."

Poseidon: "Safe trip."

Amphitrite kissed her husband goodbye before leaving with the rest.

They returned to the apartment.

Hades: "I could of sworn that I was so angry that I forgot to remove the corpse."

Rhea: "I removed it upon arriving in response to Percy's prayer. Now, where are they?"

Sally: "Right here I just sent him to bed." Sally says walking out of his room.

They catch her up on what they discussed.

Sally: "Thank you so much. I really appreciate it, but I don't want him to go to camp if it can be avoided."

Amphitrite: "That seems unlikely given who his father is, danger will find him. It's best to prepare him for it."

Hades: "Exactly! And the sooner he starts training, the better prepared he'll be. I'm willing to arrange for his training to start here in under a month."

All 3 mothers: "NO!"

Hades: "I'm not saying to give him weapons yet or anything like that. I'm just saying that you're never too young to learn self-defense & how to exercise properly."

Rhea: "It couldn't hurt. What do you have in mind?"

Hades: (turns towards Amphitrite) "Could some of the security Cyclops from the costruction company take turns teaching him boxing, wrestling & Pankration?"

Amphitrite: "It shouldn't be an issue."

Hades: "Good. I was thinking of having the Furies take turns teaching him how to defend against flying opponents & have someone else teach him magic & how to handle his powers."

"What powers?" Percy says, getting out of bed for some water.

Sally: "Why are you awake? You should be sleeping."

Percy: "I got thirsty. What powers?"

Hades: "We'll discuss that later," he says as Sally gets Percy a glass of water.

Amphitrite: "Can I tell him a story before bed, please?"

Sally: "Sure."

Amp. gives her a kiss on the cheek before bed heading to Percy's room.

Amp. tells him about a G rated version of the Titanomachy & about all his divine siblings.

Percy: "Why did dad cast Oceanus & Tethys out when he did nothing wrong & why did you force your daughter out & into a loveless marriage?"

Percy's pained expression formed guilt & compassion in Amphitrite's heart.

Amphitrite: "I will tell you when you're older." She kisses him on the head & tucks him in.

Sally: "Children bring out the best in us," she says noticing the change in her former lover.

Rhea: "I think it is best if we all left & returned tomorrow to talk things over."

They all agreed & left with Sally heading to bed herself.

Atlantis throne room:

Amphitrite flashes in.

Poseidon: "How did it go?"

She told him everything.

Amphitrite: "I think we should give Oceanus & Tethys high ranking seats in our court. We owe them that much at least."

Poseidon: "Yes, and I think we owe Kymopoleia an apology, too."

Notes:

There ends Chapter 2, on the same day as chapter 1. I'm off to a good start on my 1st story. That's 8 out of 58 storyboard points for Book 0 done.

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Chapter 3: Book 0: Chapter 3: Protogenoi appear.

Summary:

The Primordials get involved in the story.

Notes:

(See the end of the chapter for notes.)

Chapter Text

9/1/97

Percy POV:

I'm at the beach with momma Amp, while my mom studies for her college entrance exams when 2 pretty women join us. One looked like momma Amp & wore a 1-piece dark green swimsuit, while the other had light blue skin & black hair & wore a black 2-piece swimsuit.

The former: So, this is the little one that convinced you to reach out to me, mom?

Amphitrite: Yes Kymopoleia, this is your brother, Percy.

Kymopoleia: Hello Percy. I'm your sister. I was planning on coming here alone, but I ran into my friend Styx while she was on vacation.

Me: THE STYX! It is an honor to meet you. As someone who was raised to keep his promises, I respect you a lot!

Styx: (crying) Thank you! I wish everyone was like you in that regard.

We talked for hours, until:

Me: Have you tried talking things out with Briares? It's not his fault.

Kymopoleia: No. I have not.

Me: I'm not asking you to love him. I'm just asking you to be honest with him & try to at least talk things out with him. You could split on ammacable terms.

Kymopoleia: Amicable. I'll think about it.

Me: (turning towards Styx) Why do you seem so upset, Styx?

Styx: Everyone that is too strong for me to punish is breaking their oaths & I am unable to punish them.

Me: Why not pray to someone who could?

Styx: Like who?

Me: (I paused to think, then clasped my hands to pray.) "Lord Pontus & Lady Thalassa please give Styx the strength she needs to punish any breakers of her oaths."

The others looked at me in shock.

????? (A deep masculine voice): Well, I haven't been prayed to in thousands of years. Neither has my wife.

We turned to see a fisherman decked out in his full yellow waterproof gear, including a yellow hat. He had seaweed for hair that was long flowing down his back until it reached his butt & a beard that went down just as far. Next to him stood a woman in a black diving suit with nothing covering her face, head or feet. She had the same hair, minus the facial hair, obviously, & 2 crab claws for horns. If memory serves, he probably has the same underneath his hat.

Pontus: Thank you for praying to us. We will grant your request.

Thalassa: So long as we get to tell them their punishments & see their reactions.

Styx: Yes, please! Thank you so much my lord & lady! (She runs up & kisses them both on the cheek.) I'm sorry for my outburst.

They laughed.

9/3/97

Nobody' POV:

A giant Greek room filled with 12 giant thrones & a fire in the middle. This was Olympus's council room. Mt. Olympus itself was set on the top of the Empire State building. 12 figures were summoned against their will, but 1 was tending to the fire.

A man in a business suit with black mid back length hair & beard & a blue cylindrical object charged with electricity sat next to a woman with similar hair, except the obvious.

She had a golden ribbon braided into her hair, wore a white gown & golden crown over her head. She also had jewelry & a peacock feathered coat.

The man, Zeus (Angerly): WHO DARES SUMMON US AGAINST OUR WILL!

Pontus & Thalassa appear. both: We do.

All 12 immediately bow.

Pontus: return to your seats this will take a while.

They do.

Thalassa: For too long you've broken your oaths to Styx over and over again, so someone close to her prayed to us to give her the power to punish you, as you all have noticed & why Athena is absent, though she can hear us.

Pontus: We have volunteered to be the ones to tell you your punishments. We will go in order of joining the council:

(Turns toward Zeus)

"1. Your marital oath to stay loyal to Hera was broken 1 year into your marriage, with the conception of Apollo & Artemis 8 years into the Titanomachy. While yes, they were instrumental in winning the war alongside their older siblings Athena, The Moirai & The Horai. It doesn't change the fact that you broke your oath.

2. Your oath to keep Helios & Selene to let them keep their positions on the council if they stayed neutral in the Titanomachy was broken when you cast them into Tartarus to give their seats to Apollo & Artemis centuries later."

A blonde man with shoulder length hair in a gold Doric chiton & a 12-year-old girl with black hair as long as her twin's in a ponytail, wearing black leggings and a silver tunic, both shot glairs at their father for lying to them.

Pontus continues:

"3. " (5 hours later.)

"Lastly, having 2 children despite taking an oath to never have any more children. Your punishment for all of these was to have your testicles removed, your penis shrank to 10% its former size, never be able to have an erection again & to have the sensation of having the worst case of crabs known to man & have a constant burning sensation when you pee."

(Turns to Hera) "Hera, you've broken no oaths."

(Turns toward Poseidon) "We've decided, for the safety of others affected, your broken oaths will be kept secret. However, you will still lose 1% of your dick."

(Turns towards Demeter, a woman with blonde hair that goes down to her ankles in a green dress.) "You made an oath to never interfere in Persephone's love life if she found happiness. As punishment, you will lose your ability to see her & hear anything she says within the time she has to spend with you."

"Hades, Hestia, Helios, Selene & Ares have broken no oaths."

(Turns toward Athena's empty throne) "Athena (1 hour later.) As punishment you will have to feel the maximum amount of Labor pains, 18 & a half hours, for each of the children she has had."

Apollo: 'no wonder she's been in my hospital screaming bloody murder.' he thinks.

(for time sake, Pontus turns to each Olympian as he addresses them.)

Pontus resumes: "Apollo for the semi-breaking of your oath to make Oracle of Cumae immortal, through forcing her to age, & your oath not to bring harm to Artemis hunters by driving Orion insane leading to him massacring his fellow hunters, you are forced to feel all the pain & suffering people have felt because of you."

"Artemis has no broken oaths"

"Hephaestus, you've suffered enough, so you get a slap on the wrist for cheating on your wife."

The heavily deformed man in a red t-shirt & brown blacksmithing gear smiles.

"Everyone take a 1-hour recess as we're halfway through."

(1-hour later.)

"Aphrodite for (6-hours and 15 minutes later.) you are cursed to look bald androgenous & are no longer able to have sex until you meet secret requirements that Styx has kept to herself."

A few days ago, the woman felt as her long blonde hair fell out, her boobs, butt & hips shrank. Her wonderful hourglass & tone legs shrank, with her pink Victorian dress almost falling completely off.

"Hermes, surprisingly enough, no broken oaths. Same for Dionysus."

Thalassa: "We will be leaving now but know that Styx is under our protection."

That following Night in Percy's room. (Percy POV)

'I wish there was some way to get all the innocent people out of Tartarus, but who could get in & out with that many people?'

I look to the night sky looking for answers & saw 2 chariots going through the sky. 'One belonged to Artemis, but who could the other be?'

The Answer hit me. 'Lady Nyx please escort Helios, Selene & any other innocents out of Tartarus.'

I was teleported inside a black bus with dark purple seats.

?????? (a comforting female voice): Why should I?

The woman in question had the skin of tar, hair that went down to her back & dress as dark as her skin, with wings just as dark.

Me: because it is the right thing to do.

Nyx burst out laughing.

Once she caught her breath a few minutes later. "Sure, but I will be keeping the mentally ill until they can be treated for their condition. You're lucky I have a soft spot for children. Now go to bed. You've school tomorrow."

I was back in my room & soon I was fast asleep.

(Hades' POV in his throne room)

Nyx shows up uninvited in the decorated halls with statues of different soldiers over the course of western civilization with Helios, Selene & several others. She tells him what happened.

Me: *laughs* "That boy will be the death of me."

Nyx: "I told Damasen that if he broke his curse by taming the Maeonian Drakon, I would let him out too. Would you be willing to hide them from your brother?"

Me: (shrugs) "Why not?"

Notes:

There ends chapter 3. The Protogenoi can't get involved a lot, so expect them to rarely appear in the story.

Nyx was always portrayed as a good mother in the myths, so that's what I'm going with here.

Note:8/1/23 - I fixed a grammar mistake I made by forgetting the word "see" in Demeter's punishment.

Chapter 4: Book 0 Chapter 4: The huntress's terror & the messenger's anger.

Summary:

Hermes rescues Luke, Thalia & Annabeth from Artemis & has a word with her.

Notes:

(See the end of the chapter for notes.)

Chapter Text

3/1/01

Underworld: Hades POV

I am almost done finishing up the last of my paperwork. Percy was a genius for suggesting that I make the corrupt politicians & businessmen in the fields of punishment help organize and file my paperwork. It makes everything easier.

The fact that me and my wife take turns babysitting him while the other works & Sally is in college makes everything better.

He convinced me to give Hecate some more credit and explain why I cannot afford to give her a raise with how the underworld as a whole is overworked, not just her.

He even convinced her to stop Empousa from eating humans and even befriended the ones that were assigned to teach him magic.

I can't wait to introduce him to my 3 kids in the Lotus Casino. I even told him that Hazel was Roman.

I looked out my window having finished the last of my paperwork ready to join Persephone playing hide and seek with Percy.

I saw what looked like Hermes dangling Artemis over the edge of Tartarus.

I quickly ordered Alecto to investigate.

(A few moments prior) Hermes POV

I am furious. I just caught Artemis & her hunters beating my son unconscious after he just rescued a 7-year-old daughter of Athena & a daughter of Zeus a few years older than him from a horde of monsters. She then tried to strong arm the daughter of Zeus & unconscious daughter of Athena to join them.

I transported the 3 to a nearby Satyr & grabbed Artemis to have a word with my older sister.

I hold her over Tartarus. "WHAT GAVE YOU THE RIGHT TO DO THAT?!"

Artemis: "He deserved it. He was a male." She says while struggling to hold onto his arm that is dangling her over the pit.

Me: "WHAT MAKES YOUR HUNTERS BETTER THAN THE MEN YOU DESPISE?! YOU TORTURE, ABUSE & TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THOSE THAT HAD DONE NOTHING TO YOU! YOU'RE NO BETTER THAN HERCULES, HALIRRHOTHIUS OR ANY OF THE MALES YOU DESPISE! YOU THINK WOMEN ARE SO MUCH BETTER THAN MEN BUT INDULGE IN THE SAME BARBERIC PRACTICES YOU DESPISE THEM FOR! MY SON WAS WEAKENED FROM PROTECTING TWO FEMALES, ONE BEING A CHILD, YET YOU ATTACKED HIM BASED SOLELY ON HIS GENDER!"

Artemis: "NAME ME ONE WOMAN THAT RAPED, TORTURED & EXPLOITED MEN FOR HER OWN PERSONAL GAIN!"

Me: "YOU! FOR THE LAST TWO, YOU! BEYOND THAT YOU ALSO STRONG-ARM WOMEN & CHILDREN INTO JOINING YOU! After we finish this discussion, I'm going to take you to an orphanage that a woman uses as a front to sell children into the sex trade. I'm going to show just how bad women can be but know this: IF YOU EVER PULL A TRICK LIKE THIS AGAIN, REMEMBER: I CAN GRAB YOU & THROW YOU INTO TARTARUS FASTER THAN ANYONE COULD NOTICE WHAT HAPPENED! FATHER & APOLLO WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO PROVE IT WAS ME! I AM THE FASTEST OLYMPIAN!"

I turn to bring her to the orphanage but notice that a fury was watching us. She turns to leave, and I pay her no mind.

(A few minutes later) no POV

Artemis teleports back to her hunters with several children & infants with her.

Artemis: "Change of plans. We are officially letting boys into the hunt."

Zoe: "WHY?! AFTER ALL THEY'VE DONE TO US! WHY SHOULD WE?!"

Many more echoed that sentiment.

Artemis: "IF YOU'D SHUT UP, I WOULD EXPLAIN!"

Notes:

There chapter 4 done. I always found Artemis & her hunters to be hypocrites with how they treat all men, even the ones that have done no wrong, so I had Hermes deliver a "reason you suck" speech to her & put the fear of god into her this chapter.

Hermes is the fastest Olympian & the god of mischief. If anyone can toss people into Tartarus without others noticing, it's him.

Chapter 5: Book 0: Chapter 5: Arrival at Camp

Summary:

Luke, Annabeth, Thalia & Grover reach Camp Half-Blood.

Notes:

(See the end of the chapter for notes.)

Chapter Text

3/20/01

??? POV

Here I am running for my life with a 12-year-old daughter of Zeus, Thalia Grace, a 7 & 2 thirds year old daughter of Athena, Annabeth Chase, & a Satyr that is our guide, Grover. I have not had the chance to ask for his last name.

Why can't all Cyclops be like the ones at the 4 "Sea"-sons inn? They were so nice.

I hear a loud crash & turn around. Two more Cyclops, actually in battle armor unlike the one chasing after us in a loin cloth, & the Furies started attacking it.

"Looks like luck is finally on our side, Luke" Thalia, a goth with black hair & lip stick dressed in a black leather biker jacket with an ACDC shirt underneath & blue jeans. Athena gave her Aegis, a round shield, for protecting Annabeth.

"Aahh." We turn back to see Annabeth had twisted her ankle.

I ran back to pick her up. After my mother was killed by monsters, I vowed to never let people I care about get hurt.

I remember her so well. May Castellan was always kind & loving. She told me all sorts of stories about my dad, Hermes. She even wanted to try & become the next Oracle of Delphi, but the current Oracle told her that Hades cursed her, in a fit of rage, to be unable to find a new host until the great prophecy was fulfilled, but as an apology, once he calmed down & realized his mistake, he made her immortal & unageing, until she could find a successor.

I hear another loud crash. "AAAHHHHHH!" I turn around & see Thalia with her stomach & everything below it crushed underneath a boulder, with the Cyclops chasing after us being hit to the ground by the other 2.

"Oh no" Grover, a satyr with an orange shirt reading "Camp Half-blood", says trying to go back for her.

Thalia: "Grover Underwood, you better forget about me & focus on getting Annabeth safe." She coughs up blood "Luke, you had better protect her."

We cry as we notice a tree blossom from her body & forms a barrier around camp, but it was worthless. I looked over & saw the Furies just finished killing the cyclops as the other 2 held him down.

"Hey! Are you three all right" I turn to notice more campers & Cyclops coming our way.

I collapse, as the last of my energy leaves me.

(Hours later)

I woke up in an unfamiliar place. I look around. I'm in a cabin of some sort with a medical wing.

I search frantically for Grover & Annabeth.

"Hey! Hey! Take it easier. You're still suffering from exhaustion." A guy looking about 16 or 17 says.

"The girl you were with is right over there."

I turn to my left and see Annabeth sleeping 2 beds away. Well, closer to 3. The room is set up with 2 rows of beds. Mine would be an "L" shape away from hers, 2 down & 1 across.

Me: "Where's Grover?"

The medic: "If you mean the Satyr that brought you here, filing his report on what happened to Chiron, the activities director, & Mr. D, the camp director. Don't worry. They're both really nice people."

That puts me at ease greatly.

The medic: "Now, if you could just look into this flashlight for me."

One routine checkup later & noticing I had an IV in my left arm that I didn't notice previously, I asked for a glass of water, then went back to sleep per the doctor's, doubt he has a medical license or PhD at his age, instructions.

(Next morning)

I woke up & we were given a clean bill of health by the doctor. I found that strange, because I could've sworn the Annabeth's right foot was bent left at a 90-degree angle but looks perfectly fine.

We head to the deck of the "Big House", the largest house in the camp. It is set up to function as both the administrative building and the infirmary. It could possibly be more, but I don't know, yet.

I see Grover standing there tired, with eyes that shown he was probably doing nothing but crying over what happened & been unable to sleep, & a Centaur in the upper half of a brown tuxedo with white button down, a brown sweater vest & red tie. He had long brown hair & a triangle beard. He had brown eyes that showed great kindness, but strictness almost as great. His fur was solid white that shined like freshly fallen snow.

Sitting in between them in a white lawn chair was a man with a beer gut in a tiger stripe polo. He had black hair that looked like it had never been combed & a beard that was decently well trimmed. He had tan khakis & brown sandals. He looked kind, but also very bored.

He walked up to me. I instinctively gently pulled Annabeth behind me as I was holding her hand until now.

The Man: "Hahaha! That won't be necessary. I don't bite. I'm the Camp Director around here, Dionysus, but please call me Mr. D."

He offers me a handshake & I accept.

Mr. D: "I bet you have many questions. There's an orientation video for that later & me & Chiron will answer your remaining questions afterwards, but first I received 3 letters from Hades. The first told me the other 2 were addressed to the 2 of you & he wished you two to read them out loud right here, so please take a seat."

He points to the wooden loveseat swing. I sit on the left & Annabeth sits on the right. He hands me the 1st letter that is sealed with a stamp marked 1.

Me: "Dear Luke Castellan & Annabeth Chase,

I tried to have my furies get there in time to rescue the 4 of you, but it seems me & my brother were too slow. I'm sorry. I want you to know that Zeus has turned her into a tree to keep her alive. She can still hear & feel, so you can still talk to her, but she won't be able to respond.

To catch you up on things that the others can't tell you, every mythology that exists is real. We Greeks are the origin of western civilization, but Alexander the Great brought Egypt, Persian & Ancient Arabian mythology into it as well. He faked his death & is still ruling mortals with ties to Egyptian mythology. There's a second camp in Los Angeles called Camp Jupiter that is for our Roman forms. It is where Thalia's brother, Jason Grace, is. The last time Camp Jupiter & Camp Half-Blood learned of each other it started the American Civil War. The Greeks & Romans have bad blood & can't let the past go, even though that those that wronged their ancestors are long gone.

I've been trying to establish peace between them to no avail. The 12 Olympians, Chiron & Lupa are sworn to keep the existence of the camps hidden from each other for everyone's safety. I want you to know, so that one day the 2 camps can finally be united, but please don't tell anybody for the foreseeable future. They are not ready.

The Protogenoi enforce a group of laws called "the Ancient Laws". One of these state that immortals cannot interact with their mortal children outside of locations of worship, like the camps. Zeus recently decreed that Gods cannot interact with their children, even in the camps. Dionysus is the sole exception, as camp director. He used to hate his punishment, but he warmed up to it after I mentioned that he could spend as much time with his children as he wanted now. Hermes & Athena love you both greatly, but the Ancient Laws & Zeus, forbid them from meeting you or helping you directly on your behalf, except in indirect ways, like sending animals & vehicles to help you. They can still send letters though.

Annabeth, you have a mixed heritage. Your father is a descendant of the Kings of Sweden, all of whom were Legacies, descendants, of Frey, the Norse god of the Summer. Furthermore, your cousin, Magnus Chase, is his son. Even further, your maternal half-brother George Washington is the go between Eastern & Western Civilization. He became a god after being worshipped by Hawaiian Shintoism. He is now a Shinto god with ties to Eastern Civilization in Japan. It consists of Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Shintoism, Chinese, Hmong, Ainu & others. It started in India & worked East, like how we started in Greece & went West. Unlike us, where the Western mythologies have a non-aggression pact, but aren't allies, the East regularly help each other out resolve their issues & have one united military, that they regularly rent out to everybody else as mercenaries & assassins.

Luke, fate is not set in stone. It is a vague description on what is most likely to occur. I'm sure you have been told that your fate is grim. The ancient laws forbid me from telling you the vague & confusing words that describe your probably future, but for your sake & others 'remember who your friends are'.

Lastly, I have found a Legacy of Poseidon & decided to help him out. He's the same age as Annabeth. His mother is hiding him for his safety, because our baby brother is a paranoid jerk, so Dionysus, please don't mention him. He is currently being trained by Cyclops in unarmed combat, Furies in fighting air born enemies, Hecate & her Empousa in magic & Styx & Amphitrite in his unique power.

He's the reason Poseidon opened the "4 'Sea'-sons" hotel to give the demigods & legacies a safe place to rest away from camp. He also created the "7 Seas amusement park" for similar reasons. It is the one theme park where no monsters can attack you, because they have a horde of Cyclops as security staff.

Lastly, I am the second to nicest out of my siblings, only Hestia is nicer. If you want to keep in touch with me & PJ, the Legacy. Do not hesitate to write us. Just be sure to address his letters to Atlantis, so Poseidon can fax them to a cyclops construction company near where he lives. He is in hiding after all. His letter is the second one.

Sincerely your loving & benevolent Great-Uncle,

Hades, the King of the Underworld"

"Well, that was interesting." A kind elderly voice said.

I turned & noticed a middle-aged woman with a blonde pixie cut in a green t-shirt & blue jean drinking a glass of lemonade sitting on one of the chairs.

"I arrived shortly before you started reading. I'm the Oracle of Delphi."

She pours me & Annabeth a glass. "Reading out loud must be sore on your throat."

I down the entire glass & ask for another.

Dionysus: "Now, for the second." He hands me a letter with a stamp with the number 2 on it.

Me: "Dear Luke Castellan & Annabeth Chase,

I'm PJ, legacy of Poseidon. I have been babysat by my several greats Uncle, Aunt & grandmother for as long as I can remember. My mom is a descendant of Remus & the Babylonian goddess Tiamat. I asked my family to make up for their past mistakes. That's why Telekhine are currently working in my ancestor's & Hephaestus's forges.

I have meet multiple Protogenoi & asked them for help on certain things. Pontus, Talassa, Nyx, Erebus & their children went into Tartarus above Chaos & restored all the faded being from our mythological circle. Nyx even took me to meet Pan. A group of Satyrs poisoned him with Hydra blood in order to take power for themselves. They're called the "Council of Cloven Elders". Don't trust them. Pan was the one that spread the rumors of his fate, because he wants to fade more than anything to end his suffering. He says that he will bring a Satyr worthy of being the next God of the Wild to him & that they shouldn't look for him & let him fade.

My least favorite Greek Holiday is The Eleusinian Mysteries. They're held from late September to early October, the exact time changing from year to year. They are held "in honor" of how Demeter desperately looked for Persephone. This is terrible, because it ignores how she sheltered Persephone & never allowed her to grow up and find love for herself. She openly told me that she wished her mother would just let her grow up and stop treating her like a child. The irony is that Demeter abandoned her other children, Despoina & Arion, who were born under similar circumstances.

Hades wants me to be the next Strategos & lead Greece into a new era of unity. He wants me to create New Greece, in the same way that Camp Jupiter has New Rome, a city for Greek Half-bloods, legacies & their mortal lovers & families to live & prosper. To prepare me for that he is teaching me politics & by the time you're reading this, I'm on my way to attend a meeting in the United Nations Headquarters where all the Gods of the dead, decide whose soul goes where if they die in the next year. Fuuuuunnnn (Sarcasm). If I behave, I get to go see the World Mythology Combat Tournament.

It's where mortals of various mythologies come together to sharpen their skills against one another. Most that attend don't have formal teachers or safe havens, like Camp Half-Blood, so they go there to train & sharpen their skills. Those that do are usually mercenaries advertising their service. It is held every day in a pocket dimension with portals all over the world. It has universal translation, so everybody can communicate without a language barrier. They have projectile contests & other competitions, but the main attraction is the Tournament where people fight 1 on 1 with no projectiles of any kind, but everything else is allowed. Armor, weapons, magic, anything goes. They also have versions that exclusively use Martial arts, swords, magic, etc. It was founded by a descendant of Arthur Pendragon & Charlemagne. They wanted to create a haven where mortals with ties to Mythology that lacked a safe have, like Camp Half-blood, could sharpen their skills & be capable of defending themselves in the outside world. I can't wait to see all these different fighting styles in person.

Don't take this the wrong way. I hate war & violence with a passion, but combat sports are just that, sports. A leader must never seek war, but they must always be ready for it. I take this to heart as one of the most important lessons I've been taught. It is right up there with "jack of all trades live longer than specialist on the battlefield" which means the more weapons you can use proficiently the more likely you are to survive. Greek Soldiers carried a spear, sword, shield & knife into battle for a reason.

To summarize my personality, I hate bloodshed but appreciate violent sports. I like the color blue. I have a deep love for my family & a slightly less deep love for sea life. I hope that we can all befriends. If you ever want to write me, don't hesitate to do so. I look forward to writing you.

Sincerely,

PJ"

Dionysus: "Sounds like a nice kid."

Grover: "Can we go back to the part about the Council of Cloven Elders poisoning Pan?"

Mr. D: "Not with the kids here. Chiron kindly show Luke & Annabeth to the Orientation video."

Notes:

There chapter 5 is finally done. That was exhausting to do in 1 go. Sorry it took so long. Summer semester at college is hard. Also, the chapters will be getting a lot longer, so expect less often updates. Please join my Discord: https/discord.gg/P7a3YDspn9

Chapter 6: Book 0: Chapter 6: Meeting the Gods of the Dead

Summary:

Percy meets the other gods of the dead.

Notes:

Sorry it took so long. A/C was broken for over a week & was unable to focus. I also had to catch up on college work.

(See the end of the chapter for more notes.)

Chapter Text

3/24/01

United Nations Building, Underground section.

Percy POV

I'm sitting on a bench next to a water cooler waiting for Uncle H & Aunty P to get back, as they told me to wait here.

I get up to grab some water from the cooler that is past a pair of doors, but the doors open & hit me in the face.

????(deep masculine voice that leaked concern): "Are you okay young boy? I'm sorry I hit you, but you shouldn't walk next to doors that open inward."

I look up to see a middle-aged man with a short gray beard cut in a square. His left eye is covered by a black patch, while his right eye is dark blue. He wears a short-sleeve red Hotel Valhalla polo shirt, along with a massive sword hanging at his right side & holds a golden spear in his right hand that he uses as a walking stick. He has 2 ravens sitting on his shoulders & a standard pair of blue jeans & a brown belt.

Me: "Yes, sir. I was heading towards the water cooler. I'm sorry I got in your way."

????: "It's alright. Just be careful. How did you get here anyways?"

Me: "My Uncle Hades invited me, sir." I say while walking towards the cooler & getting my drink.

????: "Ah. You're Greek. Well, I am Odin, head of the Norse Gods & a Norse god of the dead. The stiff behind me is Osiris, Egyptian god of the dead & former head of the Egyptian Gods."

I turned to see a man with blue skin & grayish blue irises dressed in all white robes & gold shoulder & neck armor, with a white crown that resembles a round dunce cap with gold ostrich feathers on 2 sides. He walked in behind Odin.

Me: "Greetings sirs. I am Perseus Jackson, Legacy of Poseidon. Please call me Percy."

Osiris: "Your smell is strong for a legacy."

Me: "Thank you." I reply nervously.

My uncle & aunt walk around the corner.

Hades: "Percy what are you doing up?" He says worried.

I gesture to my cup & the water cooler I was standing next to.

Hades: "I hope he didn't do anything to anger you." He says flexing his divine aura protectively.

Odin: "Nothing of the sort. He just walked in front of the other door as me & Osiris were coming in."

Aunty P was already bending over to look over my face to make sure I wasn't hurt before getting up to give Odin & Osiris the stink eye.

Several hours later

That was horribly boring, but I was on my best behavior.

Odin: "Well that was largely uneventful."

Hades: "Tell me about it almost nobody changed where they were going from last year."

Osiris: "Indeed."

Me: "Why can't people who die bravely but are unarmed be allowed into Valhalla?"

Odin: "I never honestly thought it was possible, but I might need to look over that."

Me: "Why did you imprison Loki's children when they were your allies before?"

Odin: "Because of the prophecy."

Me: "That's stupid. You are punishing people for what they have not done. Not to mention, you're hypocritically torturing Loki for doing things that you yourself have also done. If you want to be a good leader, you need to lead by example & not compromise your morals. If you keep doing bad things for the greater good, soon you will find there's nothing good left by the time you are done. That is the 1st lesson Uncle Hades taught me."

Odin: "You have a good point there."

Me: "Couldn't you cast a spell that prevents Jotnar from entering the mortal realms? You are the greatest master of Rune magic."

Odin: "You are right about that, but that level is too much even for all the gods in Asgard, plus we wouldn't be able to enter either, due to needing to maintain the balance between the forces of Innangard (Order), represented by us Aesir, and Utangard (Chaos) represented by the Jotun."

Me: "I know. I got the idea from Alexander the Great who did something similar under Cleopatra's rule to the Egyptian Gods who balance Ma'at & Isfet."

Osiris: "While that was a result, his motives were that he didn't like how we treated the mortals."

Me: "Gee. I wonder why. It's not like you all treat mortals under your rule terribly, including holding dead Roman's souls in the Duat against their will, instead of sending them to their proper afterlife."

Osiris: "Are you really going to let him talk to me like that, Pluto?" He says irritated.

Uncle P: "I'll let him know when he's gone too far." He says after changing forms.

Me: "It's like I told Odin. Ruling with kindness & benevolence is better in the long run. You make less enemies that way."

Osiris: "I'll think about it." He says before walking off.

Odin: "I better head home too. I have a lot of changes to make."

Me, Uncle & Aunty: "Safe journey."

Osiris POV:

That kid was irritating, but he did have a good point. I guess I could help restore Khnum's memories & ask him to return the piece of Ra's soul he was entrusted with, the Mnevis, to Ra. I could ask one of the supreme creator gods that predate Ra, Atum, to return his piece, the Raet-Tawy, to Ra as well.

I should also try to talk things out with Set, as well. We're both great grandsons of Atum & brother after all.

Notes:

For the record, there are 4 different creation myths in Egyptian Mythology. Ra is the one that ultimately became the first pharaoh, but he is only the creator god in 2 of them. The other 2 are Atem & Ptah, and Neith is his mother in 1 of his. While the Ogdoad predate him, they'ren't creators. Also, the underground section of the UN is the border between all the afterlives, so Osiris didn't need a host since he wasn't entering the living world. Let me know what you think & please join my discord at https/discord.gg/P7a3YDspn9 .

Chapter 7: Book 0: Chapter 7: The Grand Tournament

Summary:

Percy attends the Tournament & meets people from various mythologies all over the world.

Notes:

(See the end of the chapter for notes.)

Chapter Text

3/25/01

World Mythology Combat Tournament's New York City entrance

Percy POV

My mothers, grandma, uncle, aunt & I are about to enter this unassuming abandoned 2 story parking garage, or at least that is what it looks like.

It's actually a stationary portal leading towards the World Mythology Combat Tournament's pocket dimension.

We enter through the side & are teleported into what looks like a giant College Campus.

Each 6-story building is devoted to different mythologies & several stadiums devoted to different sports, from the unarmed Tournament Stadium to only swords to everything that isn't projectiles, the last being the largest. They also had competitive archery stadiums, competitive "projectiles of any kind" stadium, that being the second biggest, and everything in between.

Me: "Where should we go first?"

I turn around & notice that I got lost in the crowd just by looking around. Forget College Campus, this is an airport!

????: "Hello. Little one. Are you lost?" A creepy sinister voice says.

I turn around & see a man with blonde hair. Most of it was in ponytails, but some of it stuck up like wheat. He wore a skull on top of his head & a feather dress that looked like black grass.

To save time describing him, I have a picture I found of him after the Tournament.

????: "Why don't you come with me? I can take you to find your family."

I trusted this creep about as far as I could throw him. His very aura was pure evil.

????: "Leave him alone, Tezcatlipoca!" A kind woman's voice said.

I turned around to see a blonde woman with long flowing hair & blue eyes that showed kindness, but intense hostility.

????: "Hello little one. I am Quetzalcoatl. Guardian deity of humanity." She said with great kindness & protectiveness.

She then points her Mācuahuitl at Tezcatlipoca. "Get lost!" She said coldly with great malice.

He left.

Grandma Rhea: "PERCY! WHERE ARE YOU?!" She screamed with great worry.

Me: "OVER HERE!"

The rest of my family soon showed up.

Mom: "What did I tell you about getting distracted & wandering off?"

Mama Amp.: "We told you what to expect, so you wouldn't get too overwhelmed & amazed."

Me: "I'm sorry moms. This place was so amazing I just got distracted."

Mom: "Be more careful next time."

I looked over to notice my aunt & uncle standing protectively in front of us.

Grandma pushed them aside.: "Easy you two. She's a friend."

Grandma introduced everybody to Quetz & Quetz then told everyone what happened.

They all looked petrified, though my mom didn't until seeing everyone else's reaction.

Me: "I'm assuming his evil aura wasn't me just feeling things."

Quetz: "You do know that we Mezo-American gods need to possess humans in order to exist on the mortal plane, like Egyptians right?"

Me: "Yes."

Quetz: "Every one of his hosts are either Serial Killers, Rapists, involved with the slave trade, or something to that affect."

Me: "I understand now." I said with great fear in my voice.

Quetz: "Exactly! He is the second most evil being in my pantheon after Tlaltecuhtli."

I remembered that name. I had to study other pantheons for diplomacy reasons. She was the counterpart of both Ouranos & Gaia.

My stomach grumbled, snapping me out of my fear.

Quetz: "How about I treat you to lunch at my food stand? It's about time for me to dig up that pig anyways."

We made our way to the outdoor dining pavilion. It looked like the inside of a mall's dining area, with all the food stands around it.

We each got some Mayan barbecued pork, with an Amaranth salad & bread.

We learned that she had just won the first block of the Tournament & was killing time before the second block started, so she could observe the competition before she faced the winner in the finals.

Quetz: "It looks like you're about to hit another growth spurt."

I looked up from finishing my second plate of barbecue & salad, each, 4 in total.

Me: "You really think so!" I said excitedly.

We continued to talk, even after we gave our tickets & got seats in the main stadium. The seats were made of wood. They looked more like dining chairs built into the concrete than normal stadium chairs.

Quetz: "The Pendragon family invested a lot of money into comfort to attract more customers." She says after seeing me staring at the chairs in surprise.

We watched the Tournament. Surprising no one the mercenary factions with proper training camps outside of here are dominating.

The Celts & Eastern Civilization especially are dominating especially well.

The only ones giving them trouble are the Mongol empire, the Abrahamic faction that mostly deals with answering directly to the Angels, via their leaders, the Gargoyles & Ascended Demons, demons who gained redemption & forgiveness for their sins. The reason they do that is due to how corrupt the churches & Mosques have gotten in the world. A good chunk of their efforts go towards assassinating corrupt priests, popes & other religious figures that have turned their back on their teaching in favor of power, control and greed.

They're not mercenaries & have their own training facilities. The only reason they come here is to scare off any invaders, and the fact that the owner of this place is a descendant of 2 of the greatest kings in Abrahamic history, King Arthur was actually Celtic but had several encounters with Christian monsters, and she asked for them to help toughen the others up.

Speaking of which, I looked up to see a statue of Artoria Pendragon, the descendant of Arthur & Charlemagne and the current owner of this place. She has long blonde hair & a gold crown. She wears a black tie over a dark gray shirt & a black suit coat, pants, socks & shoes.

Her statue is in one of the ends of this stadium, with the son of an Arch-Incubus & a Celtic Fairy and Royal advisor, Merlin, on the other end.

????: "YYYEEAAAH! THAT'S MY STUDENT!" A woman screams.

I turn to look at her.

I looked down and noticed that a Celt just won. They all use aliases here, so I don't know their name.

That must make this woman Scathach, the immortal teacher of Celtic heroes.

????: "Yeah. Yeah. We get it. You're proud. Sit down already." A man next to her said.

He has the face of a human, except with a crow's beak & eyes. He has a foot long nose coming out over the beak. He has a white hair on his head that grows down to his mid back, eyebrows that grow down to the sides of his eyes and a mustache that grows around the beak into a full on beard over his entire cheeks and chin that goes down to his chest. His face and skin is bright stop sign red. He has the eyes of a crow.

He wears a simple Kimono that is solid white.

He is the king of Tengus & trainer of Eastern Civilization Heroes, Sōjōbō, also known as Kiichi Hōgen.

I had heard that Sun Wukong was an occasional guest teacher and several Rishi, like Agnivesha, worked under Hōgen to help train the next generation of Eastern heroes, as do Xian.

The Announcer: "And for the final round of the second block. On the left, give it up for the son of the Dagda, John Doe."

That is so lazy. Couldn't he come up with a better alias than that?!

The Announcer: "And on the right, Great Grandson of both a pratyekabuddha & someone who was both a Śrāvakabuddha & Samyaksaṃbuddha, give it up for Shousha."

Due to the magic that permeates this entire dimension & translates all languages, I know that is just Japanese for "winner", and I thought the other guy was lazy!

The first guy was dressed in chainmail & crested helmet.

He had an axe that was a sparth axe on the front & a Dane axe on the back. He held this weapon in his left hand.

He had a round shield on his right hand, meaning he's left-handed or ambidextrous.

He has a short & long sword on his right hip and a claymore on his back with the hilt coming out of his left shoulder.

He has a 1 handed axe & 2 dirks on his left hip.

On his back, coming out his right shoulder is a spear, like the 2 Scathach had. It was solid red metal from tip to bottom. 5-ft long staff & 8 in blade. This is a spear that never misses & opens into 30 barbs upon entering its target. This is a Gáe Bolg.

The other fighter is just as decked out.

He wore Hon kozane dou covering his body & a Kabuto helmet covering his face.

He had a double-edged polearm that was a Yari on 1 end & a Naginata on the other in his right hand.

He had a Nodachi, Taichi & Katana on his left hip, a Kodachi, Wakizashi & Tanto on his right.

He has a 6-ft metal Kanabō, Ōtsuchi & Ono on his back.

Announcer: "Begin"

They charged at each other.

The Celt swung his axe with both hands, despite having a shield in his right, with the Spath blade pointed forward.

The Samurai, I assume, redirected it with his Naginata, before getting in close, drawing his Tanto in his left hand & trying to stab him.

The Celt jumped back.

The Samurai turned his standard Naginata into a Bisento, and the Yari end into a Jūmonji Yari.

I immediately wrote that down, so I can consider a shapeshifting weapon after I reach Camp when I'm older.

His armor then changed into a Hotoke dō gusoku.

I wrote that down too. Shapeshifting armor would be really useful.

The fight was clearly more of an ad for customers, because they both abandoned their spears for no reason.

The Celt drew his long sword, as the Samurai drew his Taichi, then they clashed.

The Celt tried to hit him with the shield, but the Samurai disconnected.

The Samurai sheathed his Taichi & drew his Kodachi, as the Celt switched to his short sword.

The same thing happened, but with the Samurai dodging the shield & kicking the Celt away.

The Celt abandoned his shield in favor of putting his short sword in his right hand & drawing his longsword with his left.

The Samurai sheathed his Kodaichi & drew his Katana in his right & his Wakizashi in his left.

The fight continued on for the longest at this stage.

The Samurai was finally cut & injured during this, while the Celt was largely dodging most of the Samurai's attacks.

I'm guessing this is his preferred style of combat.

After several minutes, they disengaged & sheathed their swords.

The Samurai drew his Nodachi, and the Celt drew his Claymore. They charged at each other.

They swung their swords at each other before passing each other by.

The stadium was silent waiting for one to move.

Several seconds later, that felt like hours, the Samurai sheathed his sword, while the Celt collapsed.

We were shown a slow-motion replay that showed he hit the Celt on the back of the head with the back of the blade before crossing blades with him.

Quetz: "How about we go meet him before he needs to start preparing for his match with me? Percy looks about ready to burst."

I was. The chance to meet someone from Eastern Civilization was not something I wanted to miss. Especially one so skilled.

Sōjōbō: "I'd be happy to introduce you. I just made a lot of money & am in a good mood." He says chipperly, while Scathach looks like her puppy died.

We followed him to the locker. "Zhao Yamato, you have guests, including your next opponent."

Yamato: "Come in." He says calmly.

We did. He was dressed in a gray tank top & black short shorts.

Yamato: "Greetings, I am Zhao Yamato, descendant of the first emperor of China. I am a Chunin level ninja & Samurai, despite being just 15. I have mastered the use of my Chakra, Aura & Ki. I have mastered Tengu Arts, Shugendō, Senjutsu, Hōjutsu, Onmyoudou, Kido, the precursor to modern Shinto practices, 2 of the 6 Abhijñā & more." He says excitedly.

"If you need a mercenary, spy or assassin, despite having Camp Half-Blood & Jupiter, give me a call," he says giving Uncle H & Mama Amp. his business cards.

We talked for a while about how our civilizations differed. The west used Iris messages by throwing money into rainbows as means of paying the goddess Iris to create a type of video message that is used by gods and demigods to communicate with others. The east uses fire & pay Agni to do the same. This is called Yajna. The east also uses magic kites to send letters & packages to one another.

We talked about our gods. The gods of Eastern Civilization are Hindu, Buddhist, Daoist, Chinese, Hmong, Shinto & Ainu. The Hindu gods tend to remove parts of their soul & send them to do certain things. Most of the time they strip them of their memories and send them to live as mortals, like Shiva did with Hanuman, then they reabsorb them with the new outlooks they obtained & re-release them to fulfill a certain task. Hanuman is currently blessing a temple by sleeping there, though this Haruman is basically just an exact copy of Shiva due to having all the memories of Shiva & all of his incarnations.

Hanuman apparently wrote the original Ramayana but destroyed it. The Hanumad Ramayana reformed with Eastern Civilization in Japan & is now required reading for their demigods & legacies. This piqued my curiosity, because the current one that is known to the world was written by a person that wasn't there during the events of the Ramayana but was told it by a guy that heard it from another guy, while the Hanumad Ramayana was mostly autobiographical. Oral tradition is never reliable. I remember that game in school where we got in a line & whispered a phrase from one person to the next & the phrase the guy at the end of the line said was completely different from what our teacher told the guy at the front.

I learned that he is a deep follower of Bushido but is willing to deceive his targets & enemies.

He told me that he was considering using Bruce Lee as an alias, as he was the greatest martial artist of modern time.

I told him that even Bruce Lee was a follower of the Great Gama, who was a wrestler, a sport invented by Greece. Gama was undefeated in his 50-year career & his diet plan was something Bruce based his on.

I learned the Hierarchy of the East's secret society.:

The Emperor of Japan

Daimyo

Kuge - the Congress of Eastern Civilization:

Dojo - The Elite Politicians with the most power:

Sekke

Seigake

Daijinke

Urinke

Meika

Hanke

Jige - Jigeke - The lowest ranking politicians

These ranks & higher are by election only.

Bushi

Samurai - male

Onna-Musha - female

Possible to become one through hard work & effort in various fields both in & out of the military.

This is the only rank one can run for political office.

Shizoku - Working Class

Heimin - Where new recruits from the outside world start out.

Eventually, we left Yamato & Quetz to prepare for the finals.

Announcer: "Welcome to the final battle for today's tournament."

"In the left corner, we have the Aztec, Mayan, Olmec, Purépecha, Ute, Navajo, Hopi, Zuni & Incan god of humanity, Kukulkan, in his human host, Olivia Isabella Perez."

Her actual name is Maria Garcia. See that's how you're supposed to do aliases.

The announcer says the same thing he did about Yamato last time.

"Begin."

Yamato did some Buddhist hand signs before gathering his chakra & spitting fire at her.

This is his chakra manipulation at play. It takes the form of fire, water, air, wind or void. Jonin can combine the elements to create new techniques, but for a Chunin this is impressive.

The smoke clears & she is uninjured.

He switches to Aura & creates a material he calls Bungie gum with the properties of both rubber & gum to try to trap her. Aura can be either Enhancing aspects of someone or something, emitting projectiles, transmuting Aura into materials, manipulating objects, conjuring something out of nothing or something weird that defies logic. Bungie gum is a transmuter ability.

She dodged it completely.

He uses his Ki to fly up into the air & turn invisible. Ki can be used as either fire, water, earth, wood or steel in one category, and either yin, yang, Wuji & Taiji. Jonin can combine the elements to create new techniques, like with Taijitu (Yin-Yang). Flight is steel, because magnetism & gravity, & yang, while invisibility is invisibility is yin & fire, because light.

She immediately heard his heartbeat & Luchador jump kicked him into a wall.

He coughed up blood & tapped out.

I was hoping to see him climb walls with his elbows, shapeshift, teleport & clone himself, since kuchiyose, summoning animals, is against the rules.

We all made up & hung out after the fight, with Yamato then showing me all of those things, including his yokai familiars, 1 of which is one of his girlfriends.

A Nekoshou-Kitsune hybrid named Naruka. She has long black hair that turned blonde after it passed her neck & went down to her back & black cat ears, plus 2 blonde fox ears between them. She was 5ft, 8in tall & 2 black cat tails & 4 blonde fox tails. She wore a solid black Kimono with red at the edges & had G-cups despite being a teenager.

We eventually went our separate ways after eating at an Eastern stand served by one of the first Japanese competitors eliminated. We had Sushi, Indian-Thai Curry & Fried Rice. I was hungry & it was free, as we were Yamato's guests.

As we headed home Uncle said he planned to ask my dad & Mama Amp to take Hazel, Bianca & Nico out of the Lotus Casino & prepare them to go to a military school in August to catch them up with the time & explain the truths of the world.

I hope I get to see Bianca & Nico at Camp. Both Bianca & Hazel were 7 going into the casino, meaning the 3 of us are the same age.

Notes:

Fuck that behemoth of a chapter. I knocked out 16 notes on my storyboard with that.

Okay to summarize the background information:

Mayan Barbecue is seasoning a pig, putting it into a container filled with seasoning, then putting the container over burning charcoals & burying it. Want more detail, watch this:

https//watch?v=l7rUhM5u9JE =PLPYCa4CMwi6s2qKTvepafVybwNYCczknK =38

Pratyekabuddha is someone who became a buddha without any help, including written text. Samyaksaṃbuddha is a traditional Buddha that went through Bodhisattva training, and Śrāvakabuddha is someone who completed their Arhat training under a Samyak.

The pictures come from Fate Grand Order.

Hon kozane dou is a type of Samurai armor.

Let me know what you think & please join my discord at https/discord.gg/P7a3YDspn9

Chapter 8: Book 0: Chapter 8: Egyptian Events & Time Skip

Summary:

We skip ahead over 2 years to sometime in '03 after Ruby Kane's passing to see how the Egyptians are holding up.

Notes:

(See the end of the chapter for notes.)

Chapter Text

2003

Unknown Location

??? POV

Ruby Kane had just died.

She became the host of both Bast & Isis to keep Apophis sealed, but it killed her & was temporary.

Bast is free, but Isis is still trapped in the Duat by the Rosetta Stone, along with her 4 siblings.

Ruby told me that Apophis would eventually return & that I would need to return to the Path of Gods if we are to stop them.

The gods are cruel. That's why I banished them back during the era of Cleopatra.

I had to put up with their cruelty since I became the Pharaoh back during my conquests of the world, long before I faked my death to retire to the position of Chief Lector.

If Apophis is rising, there may be no other way, unfortunately.

"Hehehe. HAHAHAHAHA! Why am I so scared?"

"I! AM! ALEXANDER THE GREAT! LEGACY OF ZEUS, POSEIDON & THETIS! THE MORTAL THAT DEFEATED A PROTOGENOI ONE ON ONE! THAT WAS LONG BEFORE I EVEN GOT EGYPTIAN MAGIC! I HAVE BEEN AS STRONG AS A PROTOGENOI FOR SEVERAL MILLENNIA, YET I NOW FEAR GODS MUCH WEAKER THAN THAT?! HAHAHA! I AM THE KING OF CONQUERORS! I DO NOT LET FEAR DEFEAT ME!"

I used my magic to establish a connection to the god I once allowed to possess me, Horus.

Horus: "Hello my former friend. What do you want?"

I told him about the return of Apophis & Ruby's warning.

Horus: "Well. You're in luck, because my dad/brother has been trying to get us to treat mortals better & grow past our old mistakes, on top of other things, after an interesting conversation he had with a Greek legacy at the location the gods of the dead go to divvy up souls."

Me: "That's great, but I think I should wait for taking down the seal entirely & risk hastening Apophis's return."

Horus: "Agreed. The universe needs to maintain the balance of Ma'at & Isfet. That many embodiments of Ma'at would tip the scales & hasten Apophis's return, but remember apocalyptic events tend to function like dominos. One generally triggers several more & rarely from the same mythology."

Me: "So, I should keep an eye out for signs of other mythologies doing something that could accidentally cause Apophis's release."

Horus: "Exactly! Anything from the Gods of your homeland starting another war to Ragnarök, could trigger Apophis's release. Are your sensory abilities as good as I remember?"

Me: "Better! I can see, hear, etc. everything on the planet all at once all the time, except when major divine figures, like the 14 Olympians from my old home, are present or are hiding a location, like Camp Half-blood, but I can see all the demigods come & go from there & hear them talk about where it is."

Horus: "Excellent! What about the House?"

Me: "Over 1 million strong. I also have my own Shabti army that is over 7 billion strong."

Horus: "You were always good at making them."

Me: "I started making 10 per day after faking my death several millennia ago & eventually had an entire group of them devoted to making more. The world's first production line."

Horus: "I know. I was there. Times have changed. Just a few Eons ago, it was just Ptah & Neith in the endless void. Then, Ptah created Atum. Then the unborn Tatenen's developing form's power accidentally created the Ogdoad before being born as Benben & rising from the Primordial waters of the Ogdoad."

Me: "Then Khnum is born from Nun of the Ogdoad & impregnates Neith with Ra & Apophis on top of Benben, while Atum started creation. Then, Ptah & Ra help Atum create reality as we know it. Lastly, Ra becomes the first Pharaoh."

Horus: "You didn't want to continue to where I created & became the first Pharaoh of Lower Egypt after Set conquered what is now Upper Egypt but was just Egypt until I came around."

Me: "We'd be here all day & your head is big enough already. I also have work to do to convince the House of Life to return to the Path of the Gods & help out the Kane family."

Telling the Faust family, the truth, convincing them to let Julius keep custody & convincing Julius to send the kids to Heliopolis & possibly reach some sort of compromise with him. This is going to be a long day. I wish I could fuse with another person to increase all my powers & abilities like my gods can. It would greatly improve my stamina, though since this is going to be more tedious & boring than physically exhausting, it really wouldn't help.

Notes:

For the record this is what Alexander skipped over:

1. Ra kills Apophis.

2. Serket & Sobek are born to Khnum & Neith.

3. Atum created Shu & Tefnut via a female clone, Iusaaset/Nebethetepet.

4. Ra created Hathor/Sekhmet/Bast, Satet, Anhur & Mut.

5. Shu & Tefnut have Geb & Nut.

6. Amun & Mut have Khonshu.

7. Ra orders Shu to prevent Geb & Nut from mating.

8. Thoth is born.

9. Thoth gambles with Khonshu to create 5 days for Geb & Nut to mate.

10. They have Osiris, Set, Isis, Nephthys & Horus.

11. Osiris becomes the Pharaoh.

12. Set kills Osiris & becomes the Pharaoh.

13. Isis & Nephthys reanimate Osiris, so Osiris can impregnate Isis with Horus.

14. Horus is reborn to Isis & Osiris.

15. Horus creates & becomes the Pharaoh of Lower Egypt.

16. Horus defeats Set & becomes the Pharaoh of the united Egypt.

Also, the fusion thing is how I explain Atum-Ra, Khnum-Ra, Ra-Horakhty, Ptah-Tatenen, etc. Let me know what you think & please join my discord at https/discord.gg/P7a3YDspn9 .

Chapter 9: Book 0: Chapter 9: A Botanist's work

Summary:

Persephone helps out one of her mother's Exes escape a Roman Illuminati.

Notes:

Note: The fact that I got 2 chapters out this week was a one-time thing. Don't expect this going forward.

(See the end of the chapter for more notes.)

Chapter Text

2004

Aeithales

??? POV

I'm Dr. Phillip McCaffrey. I'm a former lover of Demeter & father of her child, Meg McCaffrey.

I'm currently living in my botanist research facility, Aeithales in Palm Springs, California, though not for long.

Triumvirate holdings is on the verge of pushing me to bankruptcy.

I can only hope that I am able to plant the seeds of the seven primordial dryads, the Meliai, before it's too late.

???: "Dr. McCaffrey, may I be of assistance?" A kind woman said.

I turned around in shock & saw a woman that looked just like Demeter but with black hair.

???: "I am Persephone, and I am here to help you preserve your research before it's too late."

Me: "Too late for what?" I wondered why my ex's favorite child cares.

Persephone: "There are people out there that would rather see all this be burned to the ground & all the secrets that have been uncovered over the centuries of research done here by you & your predecessors to be lost forever. I would rather than not happen. I'm not sure who they are, but Triumvirate holdings caught my intention when they were trying to target one of my siblings' homes & did some further research. From what I can tell, they could give the Illuminati a run for their money."

Me: "What do we do?" I ask desperately.

Persephone: "Relocate everything. You may be unable to continue your research, but you can send it to people who are outside of that company's grasp."

Me: "Who, & more importantly, how are we going to move it so fast?"

Persephone: "Camp Jupiter, the second camp, for Olympus's Roman children. It's in San Francisco. As for how, Poseidon is sending several of his Cyclops & Telekhine to help with the moving."

The Meliai would definitely be safe there, as would my research, but…

Me: "Do they've any botanists there?" I said, worried that no one would be able to continue my research.

Persephone: "Yup. Inside Camp is New Rome, a fully functional city with jobs & careers of all kinds." She says popping the p.

Me: "Okay. Let us do it your way."

Persephone: "The Underworld is going through rough times, but I will also try to get you & Meg into a good apartment."

Me: "Thank you." I said crying tears of both pain at losing my life's work & home, and relief at no longer being at risk of being homeless.

Notes:

Remember: Poseidon has had his Cyclops helping out at BOTH camps for about 7 years now. Neptune is nowhere near as hated in Camp Jupiter as he was before.

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Chapter 10: Book 0: Chapter 10: The Big Birthday

Summary:

Percy's 12th birthday party.

Notes:

(See the end of the chapter for notes.)

Chapter Text

8/18/05

Percy's Apartment, Manhattan, New York City, New York

Percy POV

It's my 12th birthday! A bittersweet day for all half-bloods.

Monsters are more likely to attack me now, the further I get from the Cyclops' company.

My scent is now stronger than it ever was before. It was already potent, due to knowing who I am & my training, but all the Cyclops that lived nearby could hide it. I could stay in school dorms for months & nobody would be able to smell me over the cyclops.

That is no longer the case. My scent is now too strong.

Mom, my new stepdad, Mama Amp., Triton, Kymopoleia, Styx, Grandma, Pontus, Thalassa, Nyx, Erebus & a few of their children, my Cyclops combat instructors, my Emposa magic instructors, Uncle Hades & even Aunty Persephone are all here.

Since Styx took away Demeter's ability to see or hear Persephone during the time, she's forced to be with her, she's been able to sneak off & visit me & my cousins more.

My mom met her new husband, Paul Blofis, at one of my previous schools.

I had been expelled from every school I ever attended after 1 year.

A few months ago, I was expelled for firing a war cannon, which hit the school bus when he was on a field trip at the Saratoga Battlefield.

For the record, New York City schools are different from most other states. They go from 9/8 to 6/28 for the school year.

He said that it was the supervising teachers' fault for not watching me.

The rest of the school board did not listen, but my mom was really grateful & started to date him.

After they sang Happy Birthday, I made my wish, then it was time for my presents.

The number of presents I got was lower than expected, but that was because almost everyone pooled their resources into 3 super gifts, that was basically 1.

Dad, Mama Amphitrite, Triton, Kymopoleia, Styx, Uncle Hades & Aunty Persephone got me a suit of armor that took the form of a hoodie but could change into any style of armor of cultures that worshiped them, Greek, Roman & more.

They got me boots that functioned the same way but as greaves & a toboggan that worked the same for helmets, while also making me invisible & unhearable if I so choose.

They were made of Imperial Gold, the Roman divine metal, Celestial Bronze, the Greek divine metal, & Stygian Iron, the divine metal of the underworld.

It was originally thought only children of Hades, or other Di inferi, underworld gods, could wield Stygian Iron, but since it is made in a river, sea gods & their children can too.

That was recently discovered. By that I mean that I returned one of my uncle's rings after he forgot it in the bathroom after washing his hands.

Since my mind didn't collapse in on itself, it led to the discovery that sea divinity can use them as well.

Both of my mothers & Aunt Persephone were very vocal about how lucky I was that that was the case & that Hades should be more careful, as I was 4 at the time.

The rest of the gifts were very straightforward.

Serephone & Kelli, my empousa instructors, got me books in Ancient Greek for me to read, since, like all demigods, I have Dyslexia for all languages outside of the language of my faction of gods, Greek. We also all have ADHD to help keep us from getting killed by monsters.

The Cyclops bought me movies & DvDs to watch, though the fact that I could only watch them at home & not at the dorms, since the radio waves would attract monsters, was brought up by others, I was still grateful.

Paul & mom got me a .50 pistol with a 20-count magazine & flashlight attached for human criminals, because bullets made out of divine metals are cost prohibitive.

The fact that he convinced her to allow me to learn how to shoot is a miracle.

Pontus: "Now, it's our turn. Me, my wife & all protogenoi present pulled our powers & studied the ancient laws to find loopholes & made this." He says holding a giant book in his hands.

Thalassa: "It is an encyclopedia containing all the items & locations of our collective mythology, Greek, Roman & more."

Nyx: "The locations are the Longitude & Latitude of the item/location in question. That is 1 square mile of where it could be. It will also tell you whether it is buried, floating or on the ground. Sadly, we cannot go any more specific than that."

Erebus: "The exception to that are the things that are already inside Camp Half-Blood or Camp Jupiter. We also managed to make the location of the Oracles an exception too. Giving exact directions to find them."

Akhlys: "It is also constantly updating itself, so if an object moves, it will be mentioned in the book."

Hemera: "As for your second to last gift, we will tell you what Triumvirate Holdings really is."

Aither: "Several Roman Emperors were made into gods after death. 3 of the most evil & cruel, Nero, Caligula & Commodus formed Triumvirate holdings to control & manipulate the Greco-Roman world from the shadows."

Hemera: "Their goals are to take over Olympus after someone else weakens it for them."

We were all shocked to say the least. It brought the mood in the room down considerably.

Nyx: "We are sorry to spring this on you, but we needed a special occasion to use as an excuse to tell you." She says somberly.

I could tell they all wished they didn't have to tell us today.

My dad appeared in an Iris message.

Dad: "Hello everybody! Why the long faces?!"

We told him.

Dad, looking at the protogenoi: "Was there really no other time that could've worked?"

Erebus: "Sadly, no."

This is what he wore as I suck at describing an outfit as complex as that.

For the record, Hemera wore a solid gold sundress & Aither wore a solid gold shirt & short.

Dad: "Any ways, me & Hades were arguing on which of us would be giving this gift to you. Do you remember what we taught you about Oracles?"

Me: "Yes. The original Oracle is the Grove of Dodona, the first Oak trees to ever exist. They were planted by Grandma & are her oracle. It's the only oracle with no connection to Apollo at all.

The second was the Oracle of Delphi that was created by Gaea. Apollo later took it for himself & became the god of prophecy.

All others after were created by Apollo, though some were created as gifts for other gods.

The third is the first oracle he created, the Oracle of Ikaros, the Sacred oracle of Artemis, was created as a gift for his sister.

Other important gift oracles were the oracles that he created for the big 3 upon becoming an Olympian. These are:

The Oracle of Zeus at Olympia for Zeus.

The Oracle of Acheron for Hades.

The Oracle of Taenaron for you, dad.

The last one was created for Heracles by order of Zeus against Apollo's will, The Oracle of Heraclea.

All of Apollo's oracles, except 4, have died without a chosen successor & are no longer active, and 3 of the 4 are missing & might have faded or died, but given what Erebus said, that is unlikely.

After that, the other gods refused to choose anyone as their oracle out of respect for Apollo."

Dad: "Correct, but we decided to change that."

I was confused by that & wondered what he meant.

Uncle H: "Me & your father were discussing which of the oracles should you & hazel become. Given that we spend our time looking after each other's kids due to the Ancient Laws, it was hard to decide if you would be better off as the Oracle of Acheron or Taenaron."

Dad: "It was decided that I would make you the Oracle of Taenaron. If you want to, of course. Your prophecies would be sketches, drawings or paintings regardless of which oracle you became, as it was the theme Apollo assigned to the big 3's oracles."

Me: "Would I still be able to help out by going on quests? I need to build my reputation if I'm going to lead the Greek military into battle."

Dad: "Of course. There's no rule against an oracle being a fighter after all."

Me: turned to my mom "What do you think I should do?"

Mom: "Follow your heart."

I thought about it for a few minutes.

Me: "I accept. With an organization like Triumvirate Holdings around, we need all the information we can get."

Uncle H: "Remember: Prophecies are only predictions. They have been wrong in the past."

Me: "Yes, I remember the prophecy of the man who was fated to be killed by his grandson, instead ended up dying of old age with his grandson mourning like everyone else. He ignored the prophecy & refused to imprison his own daughter, which would've been the catalyst of the prophecy."

Dad: "Good. Let us begin."

I felt something enter my body.

Me: "I accept this role. I pledge myself to Poseidon, God of this Oracle. I open my eyes to the future and embrace the past. I accept the spirit of Taenaron, Voice of the Gods, Drawer of Riddles, Seer of Fate." I said autonomically, not really understanding what I was saying.

Me: "At least I now know why you encouraged me to draw so much."

Dad: "Art is good for the soul Percy. Art, poetry & music are what people live for & define the culture the people are a part of."

Uncle H: "Also a steady hand is important for weapons & art helps train that up."

We continued to talk for a few more minutes before dad had to hang up.

Persephone POV

I started talking to Paul with Sally & Amphitrite since the Oracle dilemma has been resolved.

Paul: "So, you're part of one of the Triads in Rome?"

Me: "Yes, there are 3 triads in Rome. The Ancient Triad, Jupiter, Mars & Quirinus, & the Capitoline Triad, Jupiter, Juno & Minerva, were worshiped at Capitoline Hill & were the Main Triads worshiped in Rome, but the Aventine Triad, aka the plebeian/agricultural Triad, was the most worshiped Triad as it represented the majority of Rome, the lower class. It is made up of me, my mother & Bacchus/Liber Pater."

Paul: "Then that must be your preferred form, because you were largely unworshipped in Greece."

Me: "Yup. My Roman form is my strongest, & preferred, form."

Percy POV

Hades: "As an extra precaution, I'm having Alecto get a job as your teacher in your new school. It will allow you to train with her after classes more often than you do. One of your dad's cyclops from Blue Constructions got a job as a security guard, as well."

Blue Constructions is the name of the construction company near my apartment that is a front for a group of cyclops to be my bodyguards.

Percy: "I hope they & the armor are enough to keep me safe from monsters."

Kelli: "With all the training we've put you through, you should be fine." She says exuding proud big sister energy, as she, Serephone & Kymopoleia, who exuded the same, approached.

Serephone: "I also got a job as a security guard."

My worries about my upcoming school year at Yancy disappeared.

What could possibly go wrong with this much protection?

Unknown Location

Fates POV

????: "Did he just think that?" One of the 3 of them said, though not even she remembered which of the 3 spoke.

All 3: "HAHAHAHAHA!"

Notes:

I'm approaching the end of the world's longest prologue. Only 1 or 2 chapters left, then Book 1: The Lightning Thief begins.

My break before I start my summer final later tonight is almost over. Wish me luck!

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Note:8/1/23 - I fixed my misspelling of Ikaros as Ikeros.

Chapter 11: Book 0: Chapter 11: 1st Day of School

Summary:

Percy goes to orientation and moves into his dorm room.

Notes:

(See the end of the chapter for notes.)

Chapter Text

9/8/05, Thursday

Yancy Academy, New York City, New York

Percy POV

Orientation seems to be going well.

They're introducing all the teachers at the school before we start our actual classes tomorrow, so we can move into the dorms today.

Alecto is Mrs. Dobbs, the Pre-algebra teacher.

Wait a minute, is that Chiron?! I've only seen pictures of him.

Chiron: "Greetings! I am Mr. Chino Ronald Brunner. I will be teaching Latin this year."

CHIno RONald, ugh! Couldn't he be a little more creative?!

Alecto seems to agree with me, with how she looks at him.

At least her given name is Samantha.

He is in a wheelchair. Probably magic to hide his 4 legs.

Nothing major happened for the rest of orientation, so I'm currently moving my stuff in, with mom & Paul's help.

As we walk in, we meet someone. He is roughly the same age as me, curly brown hair, brown eyes & a wispy beard. He wore a blue short sleeve t-shirt & Khakis.

????: Hello. You must be my new roommate. I'm Grover Underwood.

Me: "It's nice to finally meet you. I'm Percy Jackson, but you already know me as PJ. I'm a son of Poseidon, legacy of Mars & the Babylonian Goddess, Tiamat, favorite nephew of Hades & pen pal of Annabeth & Luke."

He was speechless & shocked for a while before composing himself.

Grover: "I thought you said you were a legacy in your letters."

Me: "Do I need to explain why I had to hide myself?"

Grover: "Good point. Ever since the big 3 took an oath not to have any kids since WWII was caused by their kids, Zeus has been paranoid."

Me: "Because of the prophecy that 1 would decide whether to keep or destroy Olympus, that caused WWII."

Grover: "That's why Chiron's here. I told him I detected the scent of a strong half-blood that probably came from the Big 3."

Grover helped me get moved in since Satyrs live a very spartan lifestyle, with nothing but clothes, basic furniture & instruments. As such, he was already done before I returned.

After I got situated, the 4 of us talked before mom & Paul had to leave.

Grover: "You have a nice family. Most half-bloods aren't lucky enough to have 1 parent that cares about them, much less 2. Most mortal parents are either dead or abusive."

Me: "Thank you. You want to watch my training with Alecto. You might get to see a surprised Chiron if we don't tell him."

Grover busted out laughing. "Sounds like fun," he says.

The training took place in a gymnasium after hours, so nobody would stumble upon us.

It started with Alecto charging me & grabbing me with her feet & dragging me up in the air.

I flipped up & wrapped my shoes around her throat & tried to make her crash.

????: "WHAT IS GOING ON IN HERE?!" A stern voice yelled.

We turned to see Chiron, before we crashed into the ground & were separated.

Chiron: "Here! Percy catch & remove the cap!"

I catch the blue disposable Bic-like pen & do so.

It turned into a Celestial Bronze xiphos about 3 feet long, including the hilt, and weighs about 5 pounds with a perfect balance. The hilt curves, like Count Dooku's lightsaber from Star Wars, making it feel better in the hand.

I looked at as Alecto was getting up.

I put the cap back on & read "Anaklusmos," which is Greek for riptide.

Me: "How did you get your hands on Riptide, Chiron?"

He looked at me with shock, then at Alecto with fear, then relief as she was just standing there, then at Grover with confusion.

I explained everything, again.

Me: "Now it's your turn. How did you get this?"

Chiron: "The family of the last wielder gave it to me."

Me: "Can I keep it upon arriving at camp? Mom doesn't want me training with weapons before then. Paul barely managed to convince her to teach me to shoot, and even then, if they're over 20 feet away, I can't hit the broadside of a barn." I ask, returning it to him.

Chiron: "Sure."

Notes:

Only 1 chapter left.

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Chapter 12: Book 0: Chapter 12: The World's Longest Prologue Ends

Summary:

Percy learns something was stolen.

Notes:

(See the end of the chapter for notes.)

Chapter Text

12/23/05

Percy's Apartment, Manhattan, New York City, New York

Percy POV

It's the day after the Winter Solstice. We exchanged presents and are still enjoying the holiday week.

Everyone that was there for my birthday, except the protogenoi, are here again, with Grover joining.

We had to push it back, because Hades had to attend the biyearly meeting. My dad won rock-paper-scissors, so most of the people here will be with my cousins tomorrow, with my dad replacing Hades for obvious reasons.

After the party calmed down, Oceanus called us together to make an announcement.

Oceanus: "I bring somber news. Cronus is rising and preparing for a second Titanomachy."

All of us are shocked and most of us seem to be scared.

Oceanus: "He told me he convinced a son of Hermes into stealing Zeus's Master Bolt & Hades's helm. Ares found him, so he possessed Ares & now has possession of both. With the promise of war coming, his possessed mind has forgotten all loyalty he once had."

He pauses to let what he said sink in before continuing: "Cronus tried to convince me to join him. If Percy didn't convince Poseidon to make restitution from kicking me out of my own home, I would have. He refused to tell me which son of Hermes did it unless I joined him, but he did say Triumvirate holding is financially backing him & consists of God Emperors Nero, Caligula & Commodus."

Percy: "That explains what I drew last night."

I showed him my drawing of a biker riding a motorcycle wearing Darth Vader's mask & helmet & holding an ignited blue lightsaber in his right hand.

Grover: "No! It can't be!"

Hades: "We must assume that this could be a coincidence. Remember: Innocent until proven guilty."

Persephone: "Exactly! Just because the helm & master bolt are a Star Wars reference doesn't mean Luke was the one that stole them. It just means he's our number 1 suspect for now."

Percy: "Annabeth also said that he hasn't been the same since going on his last quest."

Kelli: "While the bad news is going, I might as well confess to something."

We all looked at her in shock & betrayal.

Kelli: "Back in 1941, Gaea tried to start the second Gigantomachy by sacrificing a mortal to revive Alcyoneus but couldn't as the only children of Hades/Pluto capable of speeding up the process were hidden in the Lotus Casino, the island of the Lotus Eaters. She reached out to me as the lowest ranking fully trained Empousa. She told me I was the most underpaid & overworked out of all of my peers, but If I helped her revive the Gigante, she would give me riches beyond my imagination and destroy Hades and Hecate for overworking me so much."

She pauses to let what she said sink in before continuing: "I entered the Casino & killed Marie Levesque while trying to capture the 3 kids, but the guards destroyed me, forcing me to reform in Tartarus."

Percy: "Why are you telling us this?! I love you! You're a sister to me!" I said hurt.

Kelli: "Because you've given me something to care about besides myself. Noone before you ever cared about me. I was an employee at most to the people closest to me. I love you too, little brother." She says hugging me & kissing my forehead.

Percy: "You're apologizing to my cousins." I said while crying.

Kelli: "If their parents don't smite me now." She says letting me go & walking towards Uncle & Aunty before kneeling. "I accept any punishment you deem appropriate."

Hades: "I SHOULD HAVE MY FURIES TORTURE YOU FOR ETERNITY!" He yelled, before taking a breath & continuing, "but I understand why you would do what you did. I am demoting you to cleaning duty. You will be assigned to the sewers of the underworld & cleaning & performing maintenance on the pipes."

Persephone: "Won't she be getting paid more for that?" She says, agitated at the murderer of her former lover getting off easy.

Hades: "Yes, but she did warn us of Grandma's plan & did agree to make amends for her wrongdoing."

Grover's POV

That was intense & scary.

Amphitrite?: "That was intense to see, wasn't it?"

Me: "Yeah! I was concerned Annabeth would be heartbroken after Percy said, 'I love you', before he continued, Lady Amphitrite."

Amphitrite?: "WHAT DID YOU JUST CALL ME?!" She snaps at me.

Everybody laughs as I heard thunder mixing with the snow turning hail as it started to storm outside.

Percy runs up to hug her: "Did you get mistaken for Mama Amp. again Kym.?" He says snuggling into her shoulder.

Oh! That explains the storm.

Me: "I'm sorry, Lady Kymopoleia."

Percy: "It's okay. She's used to it." He says from her shoulder before she smacks him upside the head & lets him go.

Kymopoleia: "It's okay. That being said, me & Kelli need to speak with you." She says.

Styx shivers scared about something before calming down, as Lady Kymopoleia drags me away.

I met her & Kelli away from everyone else at the party.

Kymopoleia: "Tell me about this Annabeth. If she's our brother's suitress, Me & Kelli might need to talk to her like we did Styx."

Notes:

Thus, the world's longest prologue ends & The Lightning Thief begins.

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Chapter 13: Book 0: Story Board

Summary:

These are my notes that I based all the chapters on

Notes:

(See the end of the chapter for notes.)

Chapter Text

Overall story:

1. The laws state that gods can't interact with their own kids.

2. Only the minority of Cyclops eat humans, but most of those that don't live in Atlantis.

3. Athena, Apollo & Artemis were instrumental in their victory.

4. Helios & Selene were thrown into Tartarus to make room for Apollo & Artemis.

5. Khnum & Atum only possess part of Ra's soul & are their own gods. Khnum having Mnevis & Atum having Raet-Tawy.

6. Egyptian Gods can fuse.

7. Tatenen is Benben personified & the father of the Ogdoad by accident & Neith is their master.

8. Ptah & Neith are the 1st Egyptian gods, with Atum being Ptah's son & Ra & Apophis being Neith's.

9. The Aesir & Jotun have to exist in balance as the forces of INNANGARD (Order) AND UTANGARD (Chaos), like how the Egyptian Gods have to balance Ma'at & Isfet.

10-12. [redacted]

13. The Council of Cloven Elders poisoned Pan with Hydra blood in order to take power for themselves.

14. Apollo created all Oracles after Delphi, but some were created as gifts to other gods.

14.1. The Oracle of Olympia was created for Zeus.

14.2. The Oracle of Acheron was created for Hades.

14.3. The Oracle of Taenaron was created for Poseidon.

14.3.1. He created all 3 as a thank you gift for making him an Olympian.

14.4. The Oracle of Ikeros was created for Artemis.

14.4.1. 1st Oracle he created.

14.5. The Oracle of Heraclea was created for Heracles.

15. The Hindu, Buddhist, Daoist, Chinese, Hmong, Shinto & Ainu & other mythologies of Japan are considered Eastern civilization & set in Japan.

16. Japanese secret culture consists of:

16.1. Emperor - the actual emperor of Japan.

16.2. Shogun, who still has the Honjo Masamune.

16.3. Kazoku:

16.3.1. Daimyo

16.3.2. Kuge:

16.3.2.1. Dojo:

16.3.2.1.1. Sekke

16.3.2.1.2. Seigake

16.3.2.1.3. Daijinke

16.3.2.1.4. Urinke

16.3.2.1.5. Meika

16.3.2.1.6. Hanke

16.3.2.2. Jige - Jigeke

16.3.2.3. These ranks & higher are by election only.

16.4. Bushi

16.4.1. Samurai - male

16.4.2. Onna-musha - female

16.4.3. Possible to become one through hard work & effort in various fields both in & out of the military.

16.4.4. This is the only rank one can run for political office.

16.5. Shizoku - Working Class

16.6. Heimin - Where new recruits from the outside world start out

17. Japanese can use Kites & Yajna to communicate.

18. George Washington is a son of Athena & Hawaiian Shinto Kami.

19. After all, but 4 of Apollo's oracles died w/o successors & 3 of them were lost, none of the other gods chose new Oracles out of respect.

20. Hades makes the Oracle of Delphi immortal until she could find a successor after cursing her.

21. Pluto rescues Hazel & sends her to the Casino a year before sending Nico & Bianca there.

21.1. Hazel & Bianca were 7, while Nico was 5.

21.2. Bianca has an early birthday & they were sent there after Bianca & Nico's, but before Hazel's.

22. There's a tournament for demigods & mortals of various factions to fight each other with any, & multiple, non-projectile weapons.

23. [redacted]

Book 0:

24. Hades learns about Percy soon after Gabe comes into his life in '97.

25. Gabe is killed by Hades.

26. Poseidon sets up a group of Cyclopes as a construction company near where Percy lives.

27. Percy convinces Poseidon to apologize to Oceanus & offer him & his wife seats in his council.

28. Percy also convinces him to apologize to Kymopoleia as well.

29. Poseidon sends some Cyclopes to mentor the Hephaestus cabin & other smiths in each camp.

30. Rhea, Hades, Persephone & Amphitrite take turns babysitting him.

31. Percy was trained in Boxing, Wrestling, Pankration, Magic & his divine powers, but no weapons until he turned 12.

32. Percy meets Nyx & Pontus & asks to release Helios & Selene from Tartarus & strengthen Styx to punish Olympians for breaking their oaths, as well as restoring all the faded beings by combining their powers with their allied Protogenoi.

32.1. Zeus loses his testicles & has his dick size massively reduced as his punishment.

32.2. Poseidon has his dick size slightly reduced.

32.3. Athena is forced to feel 18 hours & 30 minutes of Labor pains for each of her children.

33. Due to teaching Percy & spending time with him, Hecate prevents Empousa from killing humans.

34. Hermes drags Artemis to the edge of Tartarus for her treatment of Luke & threatens to throw her in faster than anyone knew what happened to her if she didn't see that she was no better than the men she hated.

35. Luke's mother never tries to become the Oracle but is killed by monsters.

36. The Furies & a few Cyclops were sent to rescue Thalia, Annabeth & Luke in March '01.

36.1. Thalia was 12 & Annabeth was 7. Annabeth's birthday is July 12, while Thalia's 12/22.

36.2. It was shown snowing, so that puts it between January & March.

36.2.1. Given all the stuff Luke did between meeting Thalia, who was already 12, & arriving at Camp, late March sounds reasonable.

37. Hades & Percy become Pen pals with Luke & Annabeth after Thalia became a tree.

38. They know about Camp Jupiter & the other factions because of this.

39. Telekhine start working at his & Hephaestus's forges because of this.

40. The Eleusinian Mysteries are mentioned. They're held from late September to early October.

41. Percy befriends Nyx and asks where Pan is. She takes him to him & they chat.

42. Annabeth is told about Magnus's father & that her father's family are Legacies of Frey.

42.1. Her uncle wielded a sword that only Frey's legacies, specifically Swedish nobility, can.

43. On 3/24/01, Percy meets Odin & Osiris when they meet with Hades to divide up the dead souls.

44. Odin is convinced to allow those that died a hero's death without weapons into Valhalla & to release Loki's children & apologize to them. On top of other things.

45. Osiris is convinced to help Iskandar & push other gods to become more benevolent & to restore Khnum's memories & convince him & Atem to return Ra's soul, as well as release the Roman souls in his possession.

46. On 3/25/01, Percy meets & befriends the host body of Quetzalcoatl/Kukulkan/Qʼuqʼumatz/Tohil/Amaru on the way to the tournament.

47. They fix them traditional Mayan Barbeque with Amaranth salad & bread.

48. He meets a male teenage Samurai Chunin that is competing in the Tournament.

49. The teenager reveals that his people work as mercenaries to other religions & gives Hades his family's Business card.

50. He reveals that Ninja can utilize chakra, via Godai elements, & aura from Buddhist & Hindu teachings & Ki, via Wu Xing elements, from Daoist.

51. He can use Kido, as they're the precursor of modern Shinto practices & manipulate his aura.

52. He has read the Hanumad Ramayana.

53. He has mastered a few of the 6 Abhijñā, Tengu Arts, Shugendō, Senjutsu, Hōjutsu, Onmyoudou, Kido & more.

54. He can climb walls with his elbows.

55. He can fly, turn invisible, shapeshift, teleport, clone himself, summon animals (kuchiyose).

56. He is a deep follower of Bushido.

57. Sōjōbō is the trainer of Japanese heroes.

58. It is stated that Hades's 3 kids will be put in the military school this August.

59. Ruby Kane died in 2003.

60. She actually became the host of both Bast & Isis, but the power destroyed her.

61. Iskandar returns to the Path of the Gods at Ruby's request.

62. In '04, Dr. Phillip McCaffrey's research was entrusted to New Rome, at Hades' suggestion before he was killed, thus guaranteeing the rebirth of the Meliai.

63. In '05, Percy is given Imperial Gold-Celestial Bronze-Stygian Iron armor that could change into any Greco-Roman type but looks like a hoodie & boots when not in use for his 12th Birthday.

64. Percy is given an Imperial Gold-Celestial Bronze-Stygian Iron helmet that could change into any Greco-Roman type but looks like a toboggan when not in use & can turn him invisible for his 12th Birthday.

65. Pontus & his wife give Percy an encyclopedia giving the Longitude & Latitude (A square mile) of all Greco-Roman items, with specific locations & directions to the 5 Oracles & anything within the Camps for his birthday & tells him about the Triumvirate, as well as letting him understand monsters.

66. Poseidon makes Percy the Oracle of Taenaron for his 12th birthday.

66.1. His prophecies are sketches, drawings or paintings.

67. Yancy follows the New York City Standard 9/8 to 6/28 school year.

68. Persephone attends as Demeter can no longer see or hear her during her time with her.

69. She mentions her status as a part of the Aventine Triad, consisting of her, Bacchus & her mother.

70. 9/8/05: Percy tells Grover everything after the first day of school.

71. Chiron misinterprets a sparring match between Percy & Alecto & gives Percy Riptide.

72. 12/23/05: Oceanus warns Poseidon of Cronus's plan but doesn't know who stole the bolt or helm.

72.1. He does know that Ares has them & a son of Hermes stole them.

Notes:

These are my notes that I base the chapters on.

I currently have 218 in total, not counting sub-notes, like 72.1.

That means there are 150 left, including 10-12 & 23, which haven't been mentioned yet in the story.

Chapter 14: Book 1 - The Lightning Thief: Chapter 1: I go to Camp.

Summary:

Percy reaches Camp Half-blood earlier than in canon.

Notes:

(See the end of the chapter for notes.)

Chapter Text

5/02/06, Tuesday

Manhattan Metropolitan Museum of Art, Manhattan, New York City, New York

Percy POV

We are taking a field trip here with Alecto & Chiron watching us.

They recently warned me that with Zeus getting increasingly paranoid, it would be better for me to take some tests to finish school early & get to camp as soon as possible.

Alecto even has a replacement setup, Mrs. Kerr, a daughter of Athena, ready to replace her.

The Mist will make everyone believe that she was always their teacher, as it rewrites the senses & memories of mortals to keep them from sensing the divine.

That means this is my last week at Yancy. Good riddance I say.

The best way to describe it is an A school for the rich.

Every student here has been expelled from another school, due to violence & all have parents with bank accounts in the upper 6 digits.

Me & Grover are the exception, though my mom's books are selling like hot cakes, so I am not far behind them in the money department.

She got her PhD in Creative Writing recently.

Chiron: "Percy."

Me: "Yes, Mr. Brunner."

Chiron: "Can you please stop spacing out & tell me what the offspring of a god & a mortal is?"

Me: "Demigods, though recent historians have taken to calling them Half-bloods, with their children & descendants being Legacies."

Chiron: "Correct! Now what does this image depict?"

I looked up at the stone tablet.

Me: "Cronus, the king of the Titans, eating his children, the first gods."

I'm glad that Nancy Bobofit, the biggest bully in school, is in detention, after she bullied Grover so much, because she would be rude & constantly talking so nobody could hear the teachers.

The Field Trip went off without an issue.

5/6/06, Saturday

I finished 6th grade early as planned & my mom picked us up, so I could pack for camp.

Mom: "Don't forget those windchimes you had the cyclops make."

Me: "I won't. Thanks for picking them up, while I was at school."

Mom: "Of course dear. With Cronus rising, we need all the prophecies we can get, even if they can be wrong."

Grover: "I still cannot believe the Grove of Dodona was in Camp this whole time."

Me: "That's what my encyclopedia says. I found the part of the Appendix that lists everything by location & it was there."

We load up the car & the 4 of us head to camp.

Paul: "Hades says that the 2 of us will be teleported to his realm, after dropping you 2 off, for our own safety."

Me: "That's probably for the best. It's the one place Zeus cannot reach you."

We continued to travel there, but the trip was bittersweet.

My instincts went on high alert as we got close.

Me: "Stay alert! I've got a bad feeling!"

Grover: "Bull-man!" he says pointing in the farm we drove past.

We aren't supposed to say monsters' names, because it draws their attention.

Sure enough, I looked & saw the Minotaur charging towards us tangential to the road.

Paul: "Hold on tight!" He says before gassing it as hard as he can.

We passed it long before it could jump the gate to the farm.

I thought we were safe, then a tree got thrown in front of us, roots & all.

We crashed hard. Going from over 100 miles per hour to 0 instantly, hurts like Tartarus.

Me: 'Uncle Hades, please take them to you now. We are fighting the Minotaur.' I thought.

They disappeared in a golden light as Grover took off his long pants to kick down the door with his legs.

Grover: "Are you hurt?"

Me: "Nothing permanent. Give me a minute."

I turned to the Minotaur & used my control over water to rip the Ichor straight out of its body.

Its body turns to dust, leaving its horns & giant axe, with the Omega symbol for blades & bracelets of the campers it killed hanging off from the sides, as spoils of war, part of monsters that stay behind after they're defeated.

I turn to Grover & say: "I need to maintain clear eye contact to use it on something. I couldn't get a clear view of the minotaur until now."

Grover: "Okay. Let us get our stuff. Camp is right around the corner." He says shaken up.

I poured the bottomless cantina my dad gave me for one of my previous birthdays onto our wounds healing us up.

I grabbed the horns, axe & my luggage, though Grover insisted on carrying the ladder as his luggage wasn't that heavy, especially since he left his crutches behind, as he didn't need to pretend to be crippled anymore.

We walked into Camp like champions.

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Chapter 15: Book 1 - The Lightning Thief: Chapter 2: I meet my Pen pals in person.

Summary:

Percy meets Luke & Annabeth in person after writing to them for over 5 years.

Notes:

(See the end of the chapter for notes.)

Chapter Text

5/06/06, Saturday

Big House, Camp Half-Blood, Long Island, New York

Percy POV

Chiron was annoyed when we told him everything.

Chiron: "You mean to tell me that after all that Poseidon still hasn't claimed you?!" He asks, annoyed.

Me: "The less people that know my origins the better. He's going to claim me on June 10th, as that gives me enough time to go on the quest, while maximizing my training."

Chiron: "Anything else I need to know about this plan all of you came up with?"

Me: "We plan to get an extra prophecy from the Oracle of Dodona. It's in the camp & we've the windchimes necessary to use it."

Chiron: "That encyclopedia is coming in handy. Let us get you to orientation, then you can put up your spoils in here before going to the Hermes cabin, as it is where all unclaimed children go. Annabeth will give you the tour as she's been dying to meet you in person for years now."

We did as we were told.

Grover had to file his report to those bastards in the Council.

Silenus, Dionysus's adopted father, & his 2 brothers joined the council after Pan's attempted assassination.

They serve as the faces & speakers of the council as the rest remain in hiding & rule from the shadows.

Those 3 idiots honestly think their voices are heard by the others.

Chiron openly described the brothers as self-righteous & easily manipulated.

I was broken from my thoughts by a hug from a girl my age, with blue eyes & long blonde hair.

???: "I can't believe I finally get to meet you in person, Percy. It's me, Annabeth."

Me: "It's nice to finally get to meet you, too. Lead the way."

She showed me the Dining Pavilion first as it was lunch time.

The pavilion is framed in Greek columns on a hill that overlooks the sea.

There are no walls or roof that cover the mess hall.

Torches blaze from the columns and a central fire burn inside a bronze brazier the size of a bathtub.

Each table has a white cloth with purple trim.

Annabeth: "This is table 11, Hermes's table, where Hermes's children & unclaimed Half-bloods, like yourself dine."

She turns towards a tall blonde wearing the camp uniform, like everyone else.

Oh! It's a short sleeve orange t-shirt, with Camp Half-Blood in blue lettering, with khakis. I can't believe I forgot that. Everybody is wearing it, except me, for now.

Annabeth: "Hey, Luke! You mind catching PJ up before I continue his tour after lunch?"

Luke: "No problem." He turns towards me. "It's so nice to finally meet you in person."

He told me that I had to go up to the buffet & pick out my meal, though bring enough to sacrifice to the gods, as they like the smell & the golden goblets would make any non-alcoholic drink I want.

I picked out a traditional Greek salad, gyro, chicken shawarma & some mosaiko.

I tossed half into the fire.: "To the Ourae of Olympus."

Me: "Blue chocolate milkshake with no calories or sugar, but same flavor as regular."

Everyone facepalmed at that.

"Why didn't I think of that?"

"I've been blind to the possibilities."

Mr. D: "I was wondering how long it would take for someone to get creative with the drinks," he said while laughing.

I blushed at the praise.

Luke: "You do realize the dryads made barbecue & other non-Greek dishes right."

Me: "There aren't any Greek restaurants near my former school but loads of barbecue dishes."

The rest of the cabin laughed & we talked.

It would be a lot more crowded come June when the non-year rounders arrive.

I looked up & saw a girl sitting by herself next to the central fire.

Me: "Why is she sitting by herself by the fire?" I pointed at her.

Luke: "What are you talking about there's nobody there?"

I had my answer. That was Hestia. She has an enchantment that only those with deep love for their family can see her.

I went up & sat next to her & offered her some of my food & she accepted.

We talked for a while before I had to leave.

Dionysus & Chiron were looking at us in shock.

I went to meet up with Annabeth.

Her: "Why did you ditch Luke & the others like that?"

I told her.

Annabeth: "Hestia can do that & is here?"

Me: "Where else would she go? She isn't exactly welcomed on Olympus anymore after she left the council."

We continued with the tour.

We went to the Amphitheatre. The seats are as comfortable as movie chairs.

We went to the Camp Store. I bought more appropriate clothes, with my drachmas.

Why Zeus insists on making them out of gold instead of cheaper materials, like was done in ancient Greece is something I will never know.

We made our way to the climbing walls, because I insisted on taking the least linear way to get my legs a good workout.

Lava pours out from the top & the bottom leading to it being very dangerous.

It's enchanted to only ruin clothes & hair, but still.

The 2 walls would also slam into each other after a certain time period, releasing boulders, as incentive to climb faster.

They also had an earthquake simulator built in.

The safety ropes are unburnable for safety reasons.

We made our way to the Archery field. I told her my horrendous aim & she said that Chiron could help with that.

The Arts & Crafts center was nice. I considered sharpening up on my drawing & painting to create more detailed prophecies.

The Forge was nice, because a lot of Cyclops were there teaching up & coming smiths, mostly Hephaestus's kids, but others too.

We went into the forest & went to the Pegasi stables. I was like a kid in a candy store.

We saw the canoe lake, though Annabeth didn't like the naiads, dressed in green shirts & blue jeans, being close to me for some reason.

We saw the beach.

We made our way to the Cabins as the armory was next to Cabin 6, Athena's. While the Combat Arena was in between the 2 at an angle.

The Armory has all sorts of weapons, not all Greek. Most are efficient, like the clubs, daggers, swords, bows & spears, but others were just cost prohibitive.

Me: "Who in their right mind would pick a gun of any kind with how expensive Celestial Bronze Bullets are?"

Annabeth: "Someone who found a stash of ammo. I dug up a canister of Shotgun shells that was hidden as a part of a scavenger hunt. I now have a shotgun for emergencies & 100 rounds to my name."

We meet up with the Hermes Cabin at the Combat Arena. Each cabin took care of training their own.

It was between the Archery range & the stables. It created a weird "x"-shape with those 2, the armory & cabin 6.

Luke: "Why don't you just watch for now & we can get you started proper tomorrow, as we're almost done?"

After that I got set up in my bunk in the massively overcrowded Cabin 11, then went to Supper.

Luke promised that nobody would be dumb enough to steal from a guy that killed the minotaur before arriving here.

6/07/06, Sunday

Luke taught me sword skills, including how to disarm a guy by cutting his hand off.

I practiced my boxing & wrestling maneuvers with the cyclops instructors.

I hit Chiron's staff, while he was behind me by ricocheting my arrow 6 times by accident.

Mr. D: "Hahahahaha! I have never seen anyone blessed at archery enough to ricochet an arrow more than 3 times aside from the twins, nor someone so bad as to miss targets within 50 feet by that much."

As the day came to an end, Annabeth, me & Grover entered the forest to find the Grove of Dodona.

We followed the directions from the encyclopedia & found it.

It was on the east side of Zephyros Creek, a creek that cuts through the forest inside of camp.

We eventually found it & heard their random mumbling.

Several unrelated prophecies being spoken at once. They were constantly interrupting each other.

We had to put earplugs on, as people have gone crazy listening to them before.

We hung up the celestial bronze windchimes, so only 1 prophecy can be done at a time.

After we took off our earplugs, we heard the prophecy.:

"Luke Castellan serves Cronos with loyalty,

Lends Percy, Annabeth & Grover a faulty.

Ares' backpack is a trap.

Designed to wrap

Up all as a present, but his plan is faulty."

Annabeth: "That tears it. Luke is the traitor." She says crying.

I move to hug her & gesture Grover to do the same.

Me: "Yes, but is he the only one? We cannot risk exposing him without knowing who else is with him."

We head back & continue as if we heard nothing.

Notes:

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Chapter 16: Book 1 - The Lightning Thief: Chapter 3: Recruiting Allies

Summary:

Percy wins allies in Capture the Flag.

Notes:

(See the end of the chapter for notes.)

Chapter Text

6/03/06, Saturday

Camp Half-Blood, Long Island, New York

Percy POV

Dream space

Ugh! Someone's contacting me in my dreams again.

I hate this.

????: "Perseus Jackson! We require converse with you." 3 Old women said.

I turned & saw the 3 fates sewing yarn & cutting it.

Me: "What do you want?" I said annoyed.

Clothos: "You've defied us again."

Me: "Don't you enjoy that?! Fate is just your predictions on how people will behave based on their past choices & stimuli. Didn't you tell me when I was a child that you were sick of your predictions always being right?! Don't you want Fate to be wrong & defied, as it is more interesting to you?!"

Lachesis: "Oh, absolutely! We aren't mad. We are impressed! The number of people to defy fate from Western Civilization, much less Greco-Roman civilization, are easily countable. You are of an even smaller group to do so repeatedly."

Me: "I know Alexander the Great did so repeatedly by constantly changing himself & improving, which is also why Xian & Buddhas of Eastern Civilization exist beyond fate, but who else in Greco-Roman history?"

Atropos: "Nobody! It's never been done more than once by anyone from Greco-Roman history, except you two."

Clothos: "Before Hades checked up on you when you were 4, no immortal has ever done it once."

Me: I snorted "Of course not. 'Gods have power, but humans have creativity' as said by Alexander. It means that immortals get complacent & have no desire to improve, while mortals are constantly innovating & evolving. You can easily count the number of things invented by gods, humans not so much."

Lachesis: "I agree, but that points out a problem."

Atropos: "You're our second favorite mortal after Alexander, but we cannot help you in the coming conflict, both from the Ancient Laws & what we see & send to the Oracles as prophecies will probably be out of date by the time you receive it."

Me: "I know."

Clothos: "But we can push you in the right direction. What do you remember from your studies of the Titanomachy?"

Me: "After Zeus frees his siblings, Zeus marries Metis, then eats her because her son will overthrow him. She is pregnant with Athena & Porus, the son & younger twin, who went into hiding because of the prophecy, but passed himself off as a child from Metis's previous relationship.

My dad married Mama Amp., then Triton was born.

Zeus marries Themis. She gives birth to Horae, then to you three. They divorced soon after.

Zeus married Hera, but the reception was held long after the war, because Hermes was there to curse a Nymph for not attending by turning her into a turtle.

Triton married Libya, with their daughter Pallas being born not long after.

Zeus has a migraine releasing Athena & Porus after Prometheus split his head open.

Triton takes Athena to his lake of Tritonis & raises her along with Pallas.

Zeus impregnates Leto & she gives birth to the twins, Apollo & Artemis. Hera cursed Leto to not give birth on land.

Fully grown shortly after birth Apollo & Artemis kill the Python, Gaea's guardian of her Oracle of Delphi, thus Apollo taking the Oracle for himself.

Athena accidentally kills Pallas in a sparring match, due to Zeus distracting Pallas. As a result, Triton hides the fact that she eventually reformed & disowned Athena as his adopted child in rage.

The titan & wife beater that she was named after forsook his neutrality & sided with the titans & took her as an offering into Tartarus after he was defeated, much to his wife, Styx's, joy, due to her not knowing about the girl, just that she was free of him.

In the aftermath, Zeus, Poseidon & Hades all had a lottery to decide on who got what domain.

Both Zeus & Poseidon power hungerly wanted the sea, as it overlapped with both the sky, via rain & clouds, & the underworld, via the 5 rivers. After which Zeus ruled with justice, while my dad kept trying to back stab him & take over. As that went on Zeus became increasingly power hungry, corrupt & more & more like his father. By the fall of Troy, he was seen as exactly like Cronus in his corruption, while my father realized how hard running a kingdom was & wanted nothing more than to retire & lost all interest in conquering Olympus & raping mortals & goddesses.

Back to the aftermath, Hephaestus & the other Olympians are born.

Helios & Selene maintain their thrones until Zeus got corrupted & decide to give their thrones to Artemis & Apollo, who didn't want it, centuries later.

The marriage reception of Zeus & Hera is held, with Hermes giving out invitations & cursing those that refused to attend, as it was also celebrating both the end of the war & complete reconstruction of the world after."

All 3: "Excellent! Remember: Pallas is key! We sadly can't go into more detail without invoking the Protogenoi's wrath. We have decided to give the ability to know when parts of a prophecy are no longer applicable, but not which parts exactly. This is because we record most of the prophecies centuries in advance. Time to wake."

Cabin 11

I woke up, made sure nothing was stolen, though after I kicked everyone's rear in sparring over the weeks nobody should be that dumb.

I got cleaned up & headed to breakfast.

We told Chiron & Mr. D what we learned the morning after we saw the Oracle.

They agreed to keep an eye on Luke & see who he talks to.

Newsflash! He's the councilor of the largest Cabin in Camp! That's a lot of people!

He also has friends out of Cabin 11.

Even as all the Summer Campers arrived, which happened on the last Friday of May, the 27th, that only made it harder to keep track of who he was with.

I was warned a daughter of Ares, the counselor, was late & showed up last night, because her mom wanted to spend more time with her, which I understand completely.

After I finished eating, I met up with Annabeth, we were going to go over plans to unite the cabins before the war began as I am expected to lead them as a Strategos & eventually become a founder of New Greece & unite the camps.

We were interrupted by 3 Ares kids.

???: "Follow us!" The only girl said.

We headed towards the Ares Cabin restrooms.

Annabeth: "Clarisse, this is getting old!"

Clarisse: "Shut it, Wise Girl! Every new camper gets a swirly initiation by me!"

I send her, & her siblings, my best death glare that Uncle H taught me.: "Come & try it."

She moves to grab me, but I burst every pipe there & throwed all the water on her & her siblings before grabbing Annabeth & leaving.

Me: "I didn't get you too wet, did I?"

Annabeth was soaked from the knees down.: "At least you left my underwear & shirt dry." She teased.

Annabeth: "I want you to serve as a distraction on capture the flag. Please?"

People were too obsessed with that game as far as I was concerned. Favors & even entire debts could be exchanged for taking side in what amounted to a weekly training exercise that happens every Friday.

The setting of the game is the forest, where the monsters are located and hiding. Despite being extremely dangerous, it is considered beneficial for the demigods, as it trains them for life in the real world, where they have to fight off monsters.

Captured opponents can be placed in the jail and aren't allowed to leave unless freed by another person from their team.

Every camper who is not injured has to play.

The creek is the boundary line.

The entire forest is considered "fair game."

All magic items are allowed.

The flags must be prominently displayed and can have no more than two guards.

Prisoners may be disarmed but may not be bound or gagged.

Killing or maiming is NOT allowed. The punishment for breaking this rule is having your weapons confiscated & banned from the Combat arena, armory & archery range, plus having to clean the Pegasi stables for a week per victim. It used to be a loss of dessert privileges for one week regardless of number of victims, but the ones most likely to break this rule, the Ares cabin, don't really like sweets.

Guards aren't allowed to stand within ten yards of the flag.

Me: "I've got a better idea."

6/04/06, Sunday

I made my way to Cabin 5 & knocked.

Clarisse answered: "What do you want?"

Me: "To make a bet with your entire cabin on a result during Capture the Flag. Can I come in to give you & your siblings more details inside?"

She lets me in.: "He wants to bet with us on Capture the Flag."

Everyone was looking at me now.

Me: "If I can defeat every single one of you in a fight during this coming Capture the Flag, you have to become my servants until New Greece is built."

I told them about my plan, but neglected to say it was Hades's idea.

They laughed & said it was impossible, both me winning & achieving my goal.

Me: "Then you mind me becoming your cabin's servant for just this summer if I lose? If winning is such a guaranteed victory for you, me having the better reward only seems fair." I said taunting them.

They looked at each other & fell for the taunt.

Clarisse: "We accept your challenge. I look forward to having my payback for the bath you gave us."

I walked away & started smirking like a cat that ate the canary as soon as I left.

6/10/06, Saturday

Capture the Flag got delayed to today, due to Mr. D. being called to Olympus & everyone taking sides in the coming civil war.

It was 3 cabins against 5.

Blue team was Athena, Apollo & Hermes, because Apollo has the largest number of demigods & Hermes gets everyone that is unclaimed.

Red team is Dionysus, Demeter, Aphrodite, Ares, and Hephaestus.

I am surprised Aphrodite isn't the largest instead of Apollo.

I heard she still has children, despite being disfigured by Styx.

I was set up against the creek to give me the advantage.

Sure enough, the entire Ares cabin charged at me.

I trapped most of them in ropes of water & suspended them in the air, think poles made of water with people dangling from the rope on the edges.

The remaining five, Clarisse included, charged at me.

I slammed the ones being held up into the remaining 4 & held them all down with 4 nets made of water, as I charged towards Clarisse.

I saw her spear & knew that it was electric.

It is a five-foot-long spear with a barbed metal tip that flashes red. This light is electricity that will electrocute the user's target even if the spearhead is blocked by armor or a shield. Although it is normally used to stun or otherwise disable opponents, it will release lethal amounts of electricity if broken.

I've seen them before. There's always a battery pack somewhere, unless the user is a child of Zeus or another lightning god. If someone cuts the batteries, no shock is released.

I have to thrust into it, because everywhere except where the user replaces the batteries will be electrically charged, including the area surrounding it.

As she thrusts forwards, I dodge to the right & shove her as she's passing.

Right into the path of a hellhound that has no business being here.

Given that I can speak the language of monsters & sense when ones from the sea or underworld are near, as one of my previous birthday presents from the protogenoi, it was just summoned.

Me: "HELLHOUND!" I screamed at the top of lungs, while freeing & healing the Ares campers.

I shoved all the water on to it & cut its head off with pressurized water.

Me: "Are you okay?" I ask as I heal Clarisse.

Clarisse: "Yes, thanks for the save. I'm still bitter that you'd have won."

Me: "The fight was interrupted. The bet is off."

Clarisse: "Don't! You! Dare! We will honor our deal regardless. Isn't that right?!"

The rest of Ares Cabin: "Yes, ma'am!" They say saluting.

Everyone else arrived, starting with Chiron & Mr. D.

We told them what happened.

Mr. D: "I'm surprised you didn't blame it on him" he says looking at the Ares cabin.

Clarisse: "He saved our lives, mine especially."

I saw Annabeth whispering to Chiron, before walking over to me.

Annabeth: "I saw Luke summon it." She whispered in my ear, while gesturing to her baseball cap that lets her turn invisible in her hand.

Clarisse: "Um, Guys!" She said pointing above my head.

I looked up & saw a green trident.

Chiron: "All hail Percy Jackson, son of Poseidon."

Everyone, except Mr. D., kneeled. How a centaur kneels without falling over is something I'm afraid to ask.

After everyone stood up, I turned to Clarisse: "Meet me in Cabin 3." I told her.

I could have sworn I heard some of her sisters say, "lucky bitch," but I must be hearing things. That can't be right.

Notes:

No, I'mn't adding Clarisse to the harem. Some of her sisters possibly, but not her.

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Chapter 17: Book 1 - The Lightning Thief: Chapter 4: My First Quest begins!

Summary:

Percy goes on his first quest with Annabeth & Grover.

Notes:

(See the end of the chapter for notes.)

Chapter Text

6/10/06, Saturday

Big House, Camp Half-Blood, Long Island, New York

Percy POV

I was called to meet with Chiron & Mr. D immediately after talking to Clarisse, so I'm here, with Wise Girl & Grover, to do that, at 7:30 pm since Capture the Flag is from 7:00 - 9:00.

Mr. D.: "Zeus wants you dead."

Me: "And water is wet. Now that we're done stating the obvious, when should we start the quest?"

Chiron: "Luke obviously wants Zeus to think Poseidon or Hades stole it. The obvious way to clear their names would be to go to the underworld, which has a portal in Los Angeles." He says while looking slightly uncomfortable.

Me: "I'm sorry if I brought back bad memories. Grandma warned me I inherited Grandpa's only 2 redeeming traits, his humor & courage, but I can see why my humor would disturb those that knew him personally."

Chiron: "Oh, no. That's not why I seem upset. You're not the first descendant of his with his humor. I'm used to it."

Annabeth: "So, either Luke is planning to give us the bolt disguised as something else, or War is." She says bringing us back on topic.

We cannot say Ares's name without drawing his attention.

Me: "Does the bolt have a sheath or something similar? Riptide will always return to my pocket, as that's its sheath. Dodona's prophecy mentions War's backpack."

Mr. D.: "Yes and it would be easier to disguise than the bolt itself. A backpack would be perfect."

Percy: "Well, let me get my prophecy before we continue."

The Oracle walks up to us.

Oracle: "Greetings my name is Elizabeth Hill. Let us get started:

You shall go west, and face the god who has turned,

You shall find what was stolen, and see it safely returned,

You shall be betrayed by one who calls you a friend,

And you shall fail to save what matters most, in the end."

Annabeth: "Well, War is the god who has turned. The Master bolt & Helm of Darkness were stolen. We know Luke has betrayed us, but what matters most that we could fail at?"

Percy: "This could be seen as rescuing my mom & Paul, as they don't really need to be rescued, but we aren't supposed to know that."

I told them about how the fates plan these out. My outdated prophecy senses were tingling.

Chiron: "Either way, Argus, the head of security, will drive to the nearest bus stop. After that you're on your own."

Argus is the 100 eyed giant created by Hera.

Annabeth: "Shouldn't we take out a loan from the store for essentials? It does hand out loans for quests."

Me: "No need. Both of my bank accounts, mortal & Greek, are in the thousands."

We moved stuff, including the horns & ax into my cabin & I started to pack, while explaining everything to Clarisse.

Clarisse: "So my dad is possessed by Cronus & Luke is the traitor?"

Me: "Pretty much. I need you to keep an eye on everyone & tell me if anyone is acting suspicious."

Clarisse: "Well my sisters will be relieved."

Me: "Why? You can't tell anyone what I told you."

Clarisse: "Do you know why amazons used to kidnap men that defeat one of them in a fight?"

Me: "Because the original leaders were daughters of Ares that were sexually aroused by… strength & death glares." I said coming to realization.

Clarisse: "Exactly. Every female member of my cabin without a boyfriend, or someone they're already after, is now hot for you! You're lucky I'm already after someone, or I would've gotten the wrong idea & have been naked when you arrived." She joked about the very last part. I could tell.

Me: "Have your siblings clean up around here. It's dusty, due to nobody living here for decades."

Clarisse: "Leave it to us, master. I will keep my sisters from sniffing your underwear too much. Now, go beat my great grandpa out of my dad."

As we were nearing the bus around 8:30, Luke stopped us.

Luke: "Here, my dad gave me this & I thought that you could use them."

He gave me a shoe box, and I opened it to see blue basketball shoes.

Luke: "Watch this, 'Maia'."

The shoes sprouted wings & began to fly.

He said it again & they turned back to normal.

Me: "Thank you." I said with fake kindness.

Luke: "No problem. Take care of my sworn sister for me, my friend." He says kissing Annabeth on the forehead.

After we got on the bus, I turned to Wise Girl & Grover & said "I do need to get to the underworld with the bolt in order to start the war, don't I?"

Annabeth: "I think he simply forgot that Zeus would smite you for leaving the ground for too long, as you would be entering his domain."

Grover: "Then how is it faulty, like the grove said?"

Annabeth: "It can't act up until we get to the underworld, otherwise it wouldn't help start the war." She says after pausing to think, with her right hand on her chin.

Me: "For now, you use them, Grover, but take them off once we arrive at Charon's boat." I handed them to him & he put them on & put his original shoes in the box.

Hades: "Zeus is planning to strike the bus stop. Do not enter it. My furies are on standby to rescue the passengers, so don't worry about them." He said telepathically.

I told the other 2 what he said as we were arriving.

We booked it away from there as we could already see the next bus coming.

KABOOM!

We turned around & saw it had been struck by lightning & the furies were helping with the evacuations.

We ran towards what Grover said was "Aunty Em's Gnome Emporium."

We smelt food, but Grover also smelled a monster, so I checked my book.

Me: "It's Medusa's den & a planned hideout for the Titan army, once they rise."

Annabeth: "So go somewhere else?" She asked.

Me: "I was planning to burn it to the ground after killing Medusa & robbing the place."

Annabeth & I snuck in using her Yankees Cap & my toboggan.

We saw her tending to the statues. She must be selling her victims.

That works in our favor, because it already reeks of half-blood, so she can't smell us.

The food we smelled must be dulling our senses because I'm having trouble keeping my guard up.

As we got close, we made sure to be extra quiet.

As she moved, I stabbed her in the heart from behind.

Me: "I'm sorry for my father deceiving you. I will ask Athena to lift your curse." I told her with compassion.

As she turned to dust, her head, claws, 2 vials of poison & a jar filled with gorgon screams remain.

Annabeth: "What was that about?"

Me: "I will explain later at the hotel. You're the wise one, search for anything of use, while I get Grover."

As I returned with Grover, He stopped me in front of a satyr's statue.

Grover: "This is my uncle, Ferdinand. He & most of our family gave their lives searching for Pan. I can't wait for the council to get smote."

After we reunited with Annabeth, she had a box filled with money & a binder with a list of customers.

Me: "Do we have any postal delivery boxes?"

Annabeth: "Yeah. Why?"

Me: "I'm going to send the binder to my dad, with a prayer explaining everything. Then, I'm going to send Medusa's head to the council, because they're assholes! I will also send the rest of my spoils, except the poison & medicine, back to camp."

After I did that, I used some fire magic I learned from Hecate & Kelli to burn the place to the ground, while invisible after the others left.

Then, we got ourselves a room at the nearby 4 sea-sons hotel.

It used up all the remaining money we stole, which wasn't much, plus some of mine, but we're in.

We took turns in the shower, before we laid down in the 2 beds, with Grover insisting on taking the window couch.

Me: "About what I said, nobody deserves to be turned into a monster, regardless of transgression. Also, my dad told her it was his temple, not Athena's."

Annabeth: "I've been in touch with my mother since coming to camp, due to the letter loophole becoming common knowledge. I don't think she will listen."

Me: "Hermes has been in touch with Luke since he arrived in camp, too. I can't believe he would do this."

Grover: "None of us do."

Me: "Also, the gods are assholes, because the minor gods don't have cabins & the current order is missing several. It goes:

The 6 children of Cronus.

Helios & Selene.

Ares, because Hera refused to let Athena, Apollo & Artemis join despite them being instrumental in winning the war & Ares was born after.

Athena joined.

Helios caught Ares & Aphrodite having an affair, so Zeus after growing paranoid, since my dad had been trying to conqueror Olympus from the shadows for centuries, decides to replace Helios & Selene with Apollo & Artemis, since it puts 2 of his children on the council & Hera could no longer use the excuse of 'only needing 1 lord of the sun & lady of the moon.'

Hephaestus was giving the position as an apology for trapping him in a loveless marriage, despite him living on Olympus for a while by that point he wasn't a council member.

Uncle Hades got the boot around the same time, since Zeus was unable to prove my dad's actions & everyone already found Uncle creepy, so he gave him the boot since he thought Uncle H was the same as dad.

Aphrodite & Hermes joined soon after.

Dionysus didn't join until after the Gigantomachy several millennia later."

Annabeth: "That means Athena's should be Cabin 10, not 6."

Me: "There also needs to be a cabin devoted to unclaimed children, though the gods should be forced to claim them after becoming teenagers. Fun Fact: Hera's cabin is actually for the Amazon's if they come to camp, like Artemis's is for her hunters. The same type of capture the flag scenario would happen if either came, the entire camp vs them."

Annabeth: "I heard the hunters had 55 wins in the row, because they cheated all the time & Artemis would protect them from consequences."

Me: "Yeah. According to Uncle, the reason she visited after you arrived & renounced those wins is because Hermes forced her to reevaluate her life."

We let Hypnos take us soon after.

Notes:

I just learned the past tense of smite is smote, not smited.

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8/6/23 edit: changed Ares's to War's to avoid a plot hole.

Chapter 18: Book 1 - The Lightning Thief: Chapter 5: Mr. D. gets new pets.

Summary:

Percy sends 2 animals to Camp & sees some sights.

Notes:

(See the end of the chapter for notes.)

Chapter Text

6/11/06, Sunday

4 Sea-sons hotel, Leeds Point, New Jersey, 8:00am

Percy POV

As we were leaving, Grover found a miniature pink poodle named Gladiola in the forest behind the hotel. He ran away from home to get away from his abusive owners.

He is offering to be returned in exchange for us to get the prize money, since the end of the world would affect him too.

We refused & were talking about what to do with him.

Me: "You want to go to Camp. I think Mr. D. or Chiron would enjoy having you as a pet."

He barked.

Grover, who can talk to animals: "He says sure, as long as they can get this pink dye off of him. He says he isn't a bitch, or bird."

We pray to Mr. D. & he takes him back to Camp.

As we were leaving, I stopped & noticed something.

Me: "Everyone quiet & don't move." I whispered.

Annabeth: "What is it?"

Grover: "Wait. I smell monsters. I thought it was just left over scent from Medusa living in town, but no there's something big here."

Me: "Look over there, It's a herd of Yales." I said pointing over there.

Yales are an endangered species of monster. They are fierce and proud animals, highly territorial and aggressive.

They're attracted to sudden movements, loud noises & under Artemis's protection.

They're fierce antelope-like creatures with large horns that can swivel in any direction.

I took several photos with my Nikon after making triple sure the flash was off.

We then left & planned our next route.

Me: "The quickest route would be to take the nearby train to St. Louis, Missouri, which I'm all for doing today, but shouldn't we take an indirect route there & arrive later than anyone expects, so whatever trap they've set will be easier to spot."

Annabeth: "It could work. It takes a lot of effort to keep traps hidden for prolonged periods of time. I do want to see the Gateway Arch before the quest is complete though."

Me: "Ever the aspiring architect, aren't you? Why don't we go see the Liberty Bell & Lincoln Memorial today before getting on a train & see Gateway Arch tomorrow. Going to Philadelphia & DC will confuse them & force them to reconsider where we're going. It could divide Titan & Triumvirate forces, as well as Uncle Z's."

Annabeth: "True, but we only have 10 days to work with."

Me: "Exactly but rushing things can get us killed. We don't get extra credit by being early."

We took a taxi to the Pleasantville train station & made our way towards Philadelphia.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 10:00am

We got off the train & made our way to the Liberty Bell before heading to DC.

Me: "Benjamin Franklin, Legacy of Athena & Hades, invented the lightning rod to protect children of Hades & Poseidon from Zeus. Other important figures of that time are:

George Washington, Son of Athena, who would later become a god of Eastern civilization, due to Hawaiian Shintoism & now oversees diplomacy between east & west.

Thomas Jefferson, Son of Zeus, who would later become a judge in the underworld. …"

I kept telling them what I knew, with Annabeth doing the same. We killed a few hours.

Grover: "I wonder what the bell tastes like."

Me & Annabeth: "You can't eat a…" We say before we noticed he was already there.

She put on her cap & pulled him back.

Me: "Do you want the police to chase us, too?"

Annabeth: "That was incredibly stupid. Was it even worth it?"

Grover: "No, it tasted like rotten cheese."

We heard a group of PETA protesters while waiting for the bus, after eating some vender food for lunch.

They were all Satyr & what they talked about were minor & inconsequential on the environment.

Grover: "Ignore them. They're rogue satyrs. They want to end Western civilization & all their governments."

Me: "True, insane environmental groups are mostly made of rouge Satyrs."

Annabeth: "So they don't actually care about what they preach."

Me: "Do you see them protesting China or India?" I asked sarcastically.

Ironically, those 2 being the first 2 homes of the Eastern flame.

The mortals started spreading out.

One of the Satyr: "Scatter the mortals. The Cloven Council is paying good money to silence the Satyr." He said in the language of monsters.

Me: "The council hired them to shut Grover up, permanently."

Leader: "Move aside Jackson or die like your civilization, Nature Killers."

Me: "Nope." I ripped the blood out of all their bodies, except the leader, who I trapped in place.

They turned into poisonous plants & fungi, reflecting their evil nature, as Satyr's corpses become plants or fungi upon death. The evil ones are poisonous, while good are medicinal.

"Alright plant fucking donkey-legs, start talking." I said choosing the most racist & derogatory insult satyrs hate.

Leader: "I should trample…" he says before I start chocking him by swelling the blood in his throat muscles.

Me: "trample me under your hooves. Blah blah blah. Answer my question when asked do you…" He bites down on a Cyanide capsule, turning into a death cap.

Grover: "(whistles) That's a record. Not even the most prolific Pedophiles & rapists managed that to my knowledge."

Annabeth: "He probably did all that & more."

We got on the Bus & headed for D.C.

Washington D.C., 4:00pm

3-hour bus rides suck! Give me a locomotive, any day.

I bought a newspaper & handed it to Grover.

Me: "Anything important?"

Grover: "Dare Enterprises took over several African governments. Hopefully, they will make it a better place."

Annabeth looked confused.

Me: "The Dares are known for repairing the environment after they're done with their construction. They hold true to an oath to plant 10 trees per each they cut down & are in the cutting edge of environmental science. They also act as a face for Uncle's attempt to slow world hunger by offering Elysium to people in the fields of Asphodel for growing a certain amount of crops & Asphodel for those in the fields of punishment for relatively minor offenses. Their son is also the reincarnation of Iasion, Demeter's mortal husband, who Zeus refused to grant immortality to."

Grover: "I didn't know any of that after environmental science, but the head, William, is extremely popular in nature. This has led to several Nymphs trying to seduce him. He is infamous for his loyalty to his wife."

Annabeth: "(snort) So the tabloids of him being chased after by horny women are true."

Grover: "Most porn novels in Nymph community is between him & a nymph."

Annabeth & Me: "(laughing hard) The gods must be so jealous!"

Grover: "Probably."

As we made our way to the Lincoln memorial, I sensed a sea monster nearby.

I told them about it.

???: "Food please."

I looked down & saw a small hydra in the alley corner.

We all pulled out our weapons.

???: "No please. I don't want to get hurt, only food," it says coiling in on itself.

Annabeth: "It's about to strike!"

Me: "No, it isn't. It says it just wants food." I bought it a burger from the local stand.

"How old are you? Do you have a name? What's you're sex?"

Hydra: "I'm 3. My parents never gave me 1. I'm male."

I repeated what was said.

Annabeth: "How about Alcides?" She says, while I gave belly rubs.

Alcides: "That works. I have a lot of spare change I've collected out of boredom if you're interested."

Me: "Sure."

He left to retrieve it.

I told them about it.

Me: "Do you think Mr. D. & Chiron would be willing to adopt him?"

Annabeth & Grover: "Yes!"

Annabeth: "He would be a major boon to camp defenses once he's fully grown."

After he returned, we prayed & had Mr. D. take him to camp.

We went to see the Lincoln memorial before catching the train for a 3-hour trip to St. Louis.

As we were getting close, we saw the KKK in full garb.

Me: "Werewolves."

Wise Girl: "We don't have any way to kill them. All we can do is hope they don't see us."

KKK member: "Look it's a donkey legger, after them."

Me: "Get to the monument. They avoid it for a reason." I said as we started to run.

Annabeth: "Do you know the reason?"

Me: "Nope, but it's safer than anywhere else."

They shifted. I forgot that evil ones could do it on command.

That works for us. They traded speed for stamina. We would tire first, but we're almost there.

Rumbling was heard when we arrived. We looked up & saw the statue move. It was an automaton.

Lincoln: "You dare set foot in my memorial, Forrest!"

The leader turned back into human; however, he traded his KKK garb for a confederate uniform.

Nathan Bedford Forrest was the founder, & 1st Grand Wizard, of the KKK & general for the confederacy.

Forrest: "So, what? I doubt your builder bother installing any weapons into you."

Lincoln shot silver bullets out of his eyes & chair killing most of the wolves, but Forrest escaped.

He turned towards us.: "Who might you be?"

Me: "I'm Percy Jackson, son of Poseidon. This is Grover Underwood, a Satyr, & Annabeth Chase, Daughter of Athena."

Lincoln: "Charmed. I'm an Automaton of Abraham Lincoln, son of Hades, with all his memories & personality."

Annabeth: "Hades?! Camp Historians speculated you were the son of Zeus!" She said surprised.

He was clearly frustrated by that.

Lincoln: "Tell them they're wrong. Let them know, I will gladly answer any of their questions about the war that Hephaestus hasn't forbidden me to answer in my programming. I would temporarily short circuit if I tried. For the record, several confederates were his children, but nobody in the union was."

Me: "My uncle told me about Camp Jupiter & how most of them fought for the South, while most of us fought for the North. Every time they meet, it happens. I was trained from an early age to broker peace between them."

Lincoln: "Good, but how young were you & who forced you into it?"

Me: "Five & I volunteered after Uncle Hades told me how bad it was. He told me not to put so much responsibility on my shoulder, but I was adamant about making a difference."

Lincoln: "Inspirational, but don't forget to share your burden. That is what friends, family & comrades are for."

We left & headed to board the train for the 3-hour trip to St. Louis.

Notes:

Credit to "The Plague Dragon" 's story, "Poisoned Blood", for a lot of these ideas.

I also find it hilarious that 2 high ranking union officers, Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain & General Sherman, are canonically sons of Ares & helped defeat an army consisting of a group that had their father as one of the 5 most important gods. Mars was 2nd or 3rd after Jupiter & tied with Juno. The 2 major triads were the Archaic (Jupiter, Mars, and Quirinus) & Capitoline (Jupiter, Juno, and Minerva), both with gods listed in order of importance.

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Chapter 19: Book 1 - The Lightning Thief: Chapter 6: Boss Rush

Summary:

Percy, Annabeth & Grover fight horde after horde of enemies

Notes:

Credit to "The Plague Dragon" 's story, "Poisoned Blood", for a lot of these ideas & a few sentences.

(See the end of the chapter for more notes.)

Chapter Text

6/11/06, Sunday

Union Station, Washington D.C., 5:30pm

Percy POV

As we arrived, all the passengers got off as soon as we boarded the train.

I'm glad Uncle taught me to only board a train from the front car or rear to avoid ambushes.

We drew our weapons.

Grover: "I can't smell anything since the underground already smells like monsters."

We heard hissing. A group of amphisbaenae come out from the luggage container & under the seats.

They all shoot poison at us & I use my hydrokinesis to protect us.

Me: "I can't fight while holding back the poison on both sides."

Annabeth: "I got this." She pulls out a sling shot & starts firing Celestial bronze projectiles in all directions."

After they're taken care of, I ask "How many cars are there?"

Annabeth, as she's picking up her pellets to use again since their poison vanished with them: "Six. It's one of the reasons why it is the fastest."

Grover: "You think the other 5 have monsters."

Me: "No idea. Stay on guard & keep your eyes on the front door. The extreme velocity should keep them from coming in the others."

Sure enough, a hoard of them came through the front door.

Annabeth, showing off her Viking heritage: "I'm sick & tired of these mother fucking snakes on this mother fucking train!" She yells as she fires away.

Grover: "She almost never curse." He says surprised.

Me: "Near death experiences do that to you, buddy." I say as I block the poison.

After we finished the wave, Annabeth had an idea.

Annabeth: "Where's the Gorgon poison? If we set it next to the door, it could kill them as they enter."

I poured the contents out & used my hydrokinesis to spread it over the edges of the door.

Sure enough. As soon as the squeezed through the door, they die to reform in Tartarus.

Me: "Stay on guard. We don't know how long the poison will last."

By 7:00, we stopped hearing hisses, but we stayed vigilant just in case.

Union Station, St. Louis, Missouri, 8:30pm

We exited the train.

We made our way to the 4 Sea-sons hotel nearest the Arch, ate there & went to bed.

6/12/06, Monday

4 Sea-sons hotel, St. Louis, Missouri, 8:00am

We made our way to the Arch.

On our way, I told them Kronos has been trying to tempt me in my dreams since my mother disappeared, but I wouldn't listen.

Annabeth: "You're telling us know?!"

Me: "I thought I mentioned it previously. It's just the standard, bring me the bolt & I'll give you your mother. He must think I don't know what Uncle sounds like."

The tour was amazing & I enjoyed Annabeth geeking out over the architecture.

As we were at the top of the Arch, we talked about our plans for New Greece.

Annabeth: "I think Macedonia should be in the center as it was the largest Greek empire ever. The 4 corners should be the entrance to Camp & 3 locations named after cities devoted to war gods to protect it from the outside."

Me: "That would be Athens, Sparta & something else, because those were the big 2."

Annabeth: "I know. Love maybe a war goddess, but she hasn't acted like it since the fall of Sparta."

Me: "I know. As she was the goddess that represented war to protect those you love, she was the one I idealized the most, as that's what I fight for, but she has been reduced to a common whore for a while now. When was the last time she had done something besides spread her legs or tried to?"

Annabeth: "Sadly, it was the Athenians that started to spread the rumors that she was a slut & patron of prostitutes, as opposed to their condemner. The ones that changed her from the champion of 'sex should only happen between those that are in love with each other' to champion of 'anything that moves is fuckable.'"

Grover: "Gods personalities are affected by how mortals view them."

Me: "& Wisdom did want to be the only goddess of war on the council. According to Dad & Uncle H, she was already competitive enough with Ares as it is, much less Aphrodite."

I mentioned the gods by name to signal to them we got company & it's time to stop talking.

I saw Echidna & her son Chimera approaching us.

They got on the elevator first, but as it was full, I told them I would take the next one down.

I turned to Echidna. She had green scales over her entire body & looked like a 400-pound fat woman in a denim dress.

Chimera has the head of a lion, the body of a goat, a blood-caked mane, and a ten-foot-long diamondback snake-headed tail which grows out as a tail. It was the size of an average goat, except for the tail.

It took the form of a brown chihuahua.

I played it off as I couldn't see through the mist, while waiting for the elevator.

I rested my back on the wall, so I could clearly see both. That way I can suck their Ichor out later.

Me: "I'm Percy Jackson by the way. What brings you here?" I ask pretending to strum up conversation, while waiting for the elevator.

Echidna: "You should be honored, Percy Jackson. Lord Zeus rarely allows me to test a hero with …"

I rip their blood out while she's talking because I got all the information I needed.

I got on the elevator & met up with Wise Girl & Grover & told them everything.

Grover: "What now?"

Me: "We head to Denver. The train ride should be 40 minutes express."

Union Station, Denver, Colorado, 12:30pm

As we got off the train, we decided to head to a diner to get lunch.

Washington D.C., 12:30pm

??? POV

It seems Percy is getting better & better.

I can't find a single monster around here, besides me & my men.

I taught him well.

click*

????: "Don't move Cyclops! I have a 9mm with .1% Celestial Bronze pointed at your head. What do your buddies want with my daughter?"

Me: "If you're the deadbeat that abandoned Lord Perseus's pen pal, to make sure she, their Satyr friend & the son of my king, Poseidon, is safe."

????: "You work for Poseidon?"

Me: "Yes sir. One of Poseidon's top Navarchs, Alexandros. I volunteered to oversee the training & safety of his son before he became 12. You're Frederick Chase, descendant of Swedish royalty, Legacy of the Norse god Frey & man that almost started a war between us & the Norse faction."

Fred.: "Huh?!" He sounded flabbergasted, putting his gun down.

Me: "You pushed your daughter away when she returned at age 9 before she had a chance to explain. Every mythology is real. You, your siblings & all your children are descendants of Frey. Your nephew, Magnus, is his son. When Frey learned his several greats grandchild was in Camp Half-blood, he assumed she was kidnapped by us Greeks & threatened to burn the Camp down if she wasn't safely returned. Athena had to explain to him that Annabeth was her daughter & she got in trouble with the rest of the council for starting that mess."

Fred.: "I was terrible to Annabeth, even when she gave me a second chance. I'm going to do my best to make it up to her. I'm going to start by making sure she's safe."

Andreas, one of my men, arrived & I told him to give his report: "Sir. We identified several members of Triumvirate holding. They seem to be disappointed that their attempt to kill Lord Perseus & his comrades via a horde of amphisbaenae didn't work."

Me: "Good. Get the photos & addresses of all of them to our comrades, so all of Lord Poseidon's & his older brother's agents know who to keep an eye on."

I turned to the deadbeat.: "If you want to make sure your daughter's safe, you can come with us. We got a magic user that will teleport all of us to Los Angeles where they're going."

Fred.: "Then let's go." He says determined.

Diner, Denver, Colorado, 1:00pm

Percy POV

As we were waiting in line to get a seat, a biker showed up before us.

His Harley looked like the leather was human flesh, while the rest had a flame design.

He was a huge, muscular man with black jeans, combat boots, a black leather duster, and a red muscle shirt.

His sunglasses made his eyes hidden & his military hair cut made it obvious who he is.

Ares: "I'll flip the bill for the kids."

We sat together & ate our fill.

Ares: "I have a task for you."

Me: "We're in a bit of a rush right now."

He took his glasses off & glared at me.

His eyes were empty sockets with explosions in the center.

I was subjected to witness the horrors of war.

It didn't faze me, as I had seen them before. As part of my training, Uncle subjected me to feeling all the pain & experiences of everyone who died a violent death so I wouldn't freeze on the battlefield. Better to experience the worst experiences in your life in a controlled environment, so it doesn't affect you in a life-or-death situation.

I returned the harshest death glare I could muster, something else Uncle taught me.

Ares: "Damn. No wonder my kids are all hot for you." He laughed.

"Your mother is alive. Hades is using her as a hostage. I can help you if you help me first."

Me: "What do you want?"

Ares: "Me & My ex went on a date to a water park, Waterland, in attempt to rekindle our relationship. It didn't work, and I lost my shield. I don't feel like going back there, so go fetch it & I'll help you find your mother."

Me: "Deal." We shook, then he teleported the 3 of us to the park.

It was completely abandoned.

Me: "I realize that they come to places like this, because Hephaestus's OCD would compel him to fix everything before they could leave, but this is just sad."

Grover: "How do we get in?"

Annabeth: "I'm picking the lock as we speak." She says kneeling in front of the gate.

After she finished & we made our way in, we considered robbing the gift store for clothes, but given that we washed our clothes every night, as part of the 4 "sea"-sons hotel service is a washer in every room that's use is covered in the room fee, so no quarters required, we didn't really need it.

The fact that Grover volunteered to carry mine & his spare clothes & pjs in his backpack is beyond kind. He was also too stubborn to take no for an answer.

He says that as the non-combatant it's expected of him.

We saw "The Thrill Ride O' Love" & its tag line of "THIS IS NOT YOUR PARENTS' TUNNEL OF LOVE!"

The empty pool was at least fifty meters (fifty-five yards) across and shaped like a bowl, around the rim there were bronze statues of Cupid standing guard with their wings spread and bows ready to fire. There were also multiple mirrors in the room, so those 2 narcissists could see themselves from every angle.

Me: "They couldn't come up with a better line. Wait a minute!"

Annabeth: "What?"

I move to inspect parts of the ride above water.

Me: "There's cupid statues everywhere & Ares & Aphrodite are his parents. That tagline could imply…there Hephaestus's logo." I said pointing at the controls, where the Greek letter Eta could be seen.

Annabeth: "It's a trap, but we have to do it."

Me: "Grover, get up here to the control booth & act as our eyes."

We made our way to get on the ride, but Annabeth stopped at the ramp.

Annabeth: "What is this?" she asked, poking the ground, before her eyes lit up. "Oh my gosh! This concrete is pure white to reflect sunlight! That'll make it less painful to walk on…" I pulled on her ear.

Me: "Focus! Do you want to die?! This trap was made for gods. It could kill us. I understand your love of architecture, but I want you to live long enough to become the architect we all know you can be."

Annabeth: (blushing) "Right! I'm sorry. Let's do this." She says getting in the water.

The starting pool was full, despite the bottom pool being dry, and in it, there was a two-seater. It had seats facing each other. On one of the seats was a pink scarf. On the other, there was a shield.

Mt. Olympus, Empire State Building, New York City, New York, 1:45pm

Nobodies POV

All the Olympians, except Ares & Aphrodite, are present, with Hephaestus offering his throne to Hestia as he stood in front of a tv as an announcer.

Hephaestus: "Greetings my beloved audience. May I present to you, Hephaestus TV's new film: 'Cuckold's revenge: Water World edition'." He says before thinking "No point in numbering these films anymore, even I've lost count how many they are."

Poseidon: "Why don't you just get a divorce?" He says tired.

Hera: (glaring at Poseidon) "You can't just divorce someone here!"

Poseidon: "Why? Just because you can't bring yourself to divorce Zeus?"

Hephaestus: "Anyways! The signal has tripped! You see, the special part of this is that they're live before I announce it!"

The signal cuts on to show 2 people that weren't the intended victims being there.

Poseidon: "Percy!"

Athena: "Why is one of my daughters with him!?"

Apollo: "Is that the same daughter that nearly caused the second American Civil War, due to Northern & Western Civilization being at each other's throats?"

Athena: "Yes." She says embarrassed before continuing. "Her father was able to forge Celestial Bronze on his own and created celestial bronze bullets! How could I not be impressed by that?! I couldn't even sense his Nordic heritage, because of how weak it was."

Hephaestus turned beet red and looked down.: "There are no words in any language to describe how spectacularly erect I am," he admitted, before he realized something. "Wait… do you mean he got the ore, forged it in the correct steps, and then molded it together!?" The god began to go pale from ichor loss. He was also panting rather heavily. "I don't blame you for what you did Athena. I would've done the same, but with a bit more old-fashioned method of reproduction if I'd have been female."

He turned back to the screen, with eyes of compassion & worry.: "I owe these 2 something for their trouble." He thought.

Poseidon: "They're safe, right?"

Hephaestus nodded.: "The spiders only nip… oh dear… sorry, Athena."

The Thrill Ride O' Love, Waterland, Denver, Colorado, 1:45pm

Percy POV

I grabbed the shield & the scarf, but my hand brushed against something.

Me: "I think I hit a tripwire."

The cupids turned. Some arrows opened to reveal cameras.

???: "Broadcasting to Olympus in one minute."

Annabeth: "That's Hephaestus."

Me: "If you're listening, the fact that I could find your Eta, means Ares could."

Mt. Olympus

Nobodies POV

Poseidon: "He has confidence issues, but you should still hide your symbol better for traps."

The Thrill Ride O' Love

Percy POV

A few other cupids turned and fired their arrows. However, there were golden strings attached to them. The arrows impacted the other side.

Me: "Another net. Gods really are incapable of originality, aren't they?" I said sarcastically.

Mt. Olympus

Nobodies POV

Hephaestus turns to Apollo & Hermes.

Hephaestus: "He's right. We should come up with something new."

Apollo: "We'll help you later."

Hermes, who wished he gave Luke something original instead of one of Heracles's quests for the millionth time: "Why do we care again? We've both Cuckold you in the past. Apollo almost as much as Ares."

Apollo: "Because we like to prank people & are okay with being pranked unlike Ares."

Athena: "I know you feel like you failed your son, but you did the best that you could."

Hermes: "I'm not sure that I did."

Hephaestus: "This stopped being about me really fast." He thinks.

The Thrill Ride O' Love

Percy POV

Annabeth screams.

Thousands of tiny spiders began to pour out of the mouth of some of the cupids.

Me: "Grover! Hit the 'on' switch!"

I looked at the pipes where the water came from & pushed my hydrokinesis as far as I could.

Water exploded from the pipes.

We grabbed onto the bar, even though Annabeth was still screaming.

The rush of water short-circuited the spiders, and the water pushed them down the ride.

She regained her senses soon after.

We passed a whole bunch of romantic stuff as we went through hard turns, 45-degree drops, and, at one point, we were shot up and then down.

There were a bunch of filming cupids as well.

It would've been the time of my life if I wasn't trying to prevent us from crashing into the walls.

Then I remembered.: "The pool is empty & the gate is closed!" I shouted over the roar of the water.

Annabeth: "We jump! We'll use the raft as a springboard on my mark!"

Me: "Got it, Wise Girl!"

We shot off the slant. "Now!" Annabeth instructed.

We jumped out of their seats and cleared the gate… and the pool… and were now heading towards the concrete.

"Woah!" Grover cried out, grabbing them by the shirt. The shirts were very strong in that they didn't rip. However, Grover's catch only slowed our descent. He didn't stop it.

When we landed, we only received cuts & bruises. I easily fixed that with all the water surrounding us. I'm not wasting the Gorgon's healing blood for something, not life threatening.

The cameras were still going.

Hephaestus: "You were a great audience! Thank you!"

Mt. Olympus

Nobodies POV

Several of the Olympians were applauding Percy's analytic skills & both of their quick thinking.

Apollo: "Amazing!"

Artemis: "I'm impressed that he listened to her."

Zeus was mad & summoned a lightning bolt.

The Thrill Ride O' Love

Percy POV

A lightning bolt shot out at us. However, the bot hit a lightning rod.

As we were leaving, we saw Ares pull up.

Ares: "Damn kid. That was awesome. You two looked great on TV," he said while laughing.

Me: "You knew it was a trap." I said, handing the shield & scarf over to him.

He nodded.: "You need to head to the location marked on the map in this backpack."

He gave me a blue nylon backpack, before turning the shield into body armor & putting it on.

Ares: "I was going to make you ride to Vegas in the trailer of those animal smugglers over there." He says pointing at a truck labeled 'Kindness International', with the drivers missing, in the gas station across the road.

"But you impressed me, so Richard Dare, the son of William Dare, should be here with his business Limo before too long."

Me: "Thanks gramps. People at camp honestly believe you were the one to steal the bolt, & allegedly the helm, but I didn't believe it. You could take over Olympus with both & there's no point in having a war where nobody lives to start another one after all. As a descendant of Remus, I didn't believe them."

He was shown pondering what I was saying until I finished.

He bends over to smell me, before backing up & laughing.: "Well, I'll be. I didn't know you were one of mine, too."

He gives me a noogie before leaving.

Grover just returned, with me just noticed that he left.: "I freed the animals & gave them Satyr's Sanctuary, a blessing that allows them to make it safely to the wild. There was an Albino Lion, a zebra with gum in its mane & an antelope with balloon string in its antlers. Their food was also in the wrong cages. They were still eating by the time I left, but they should be gone before the drivers return, as they just went in for lunch."

A black limo honked its horn at us.

Richard: "3 tickets to Vegas paid for by Ares." He says from the driver's seat.

We got in.

Once we left the parking lot, we told him the truth, while keeping him from getting distracted from the road.

Me: "Where did Ares ask you to take us? It might be risky to take us somewhere else."

Richard: "Lotus Casino."

Annabeth: "The island of the Lotus eaters. We can't go there."

Me: "Indeed. Even with Hades personally putting it under new management before sending his kids there, so they only take away excess happiness instead of all of it & kick us out immediately due to not wanting the world to end, we would probably be trapped inside by Ares."

Annabeth: "Any gas stations you could stop at before arriving there, the closer, the better?"

There was & that was what would be done.

A roughly 10-hour drive, only stopping to get gas & food.

6/13/06, Tuesday

Las Vegas, Nevada, 12:15am

Percy POV

Dick: "Wake up! We're here!"

We got out & ran towards the nearest train stop, while he was looking the other way, so Ares wouldn't target him.

Dad: "Head to Santa Monica. Kymopoleia will be there to give my pearls to you."

I told the others & we waited for the next express train. We'd take the 5-hour train ride to Santa Monica.

Notes:

They're way ahead of schedule. That's what happens when you can afford multiple train tickets & plot your course ahead of time. Will they run into more trouble, or will they be early?

Credit to "The Plague Dragon" 's story, "Poisoned Blood", for a lot of these ideas & a few sentences.

This is my last update before my college semester starts & I go back to my every other week update.

Let me know what you think & please join my discord at https/discord.gg/P7a3YDspn9 .

Chapter 20: Book 1 - The Lightning Thief: Chapter 7: The Underworld

Summary:

They finally reach the underworld.

Notes:

(See the end of the chapter for notes.)

Chapter Text

6/13/06, Tuesday

Train Station, Santa Monica, California, 5:30am

Percy POV

We woke up after getting another nap in because Grover insisted on keeping watch.

We made our way to the beach to meet my sister.

Annabeth: "You're not going in there, are you? It is filthy!"

Me: "You should've seen it before. Me & my divine siblings have been using our powers to clean the waters of Western civilization, including Canada, for a while now. Since the north & west share a home, my siblings & cousins got the 9 daughters of Aegir to help as well. Due to not being allowed to meet my father, I can't go to Atlantis, nor can my cousins go to the underworld, but we help each other's domains to the best of our ability."

Kym: "True. Hazel, Bianca & Nico have come to inter-sea meetings to learn about politics firsthand, like how you attended the afterlife meeting to sort the dead."

I ran up to hug her.

Annabeth POV

So, this is Lady Kymopoleia. I better be on my best behavior. This is my pen pal's, turn crush's, sister.

She shot me a death glare, while hugging Percy.

She takes her hand off his back & gives me the 'I'm watching you' motion.

She lets go of Percy.: "I believe you're looking for these."

She gives Percy 3 Poseidon Pearls, pearls that will teleport you to the water source they were last in.

Me: "Won't his parents need 2?"

Both siblings: "They aren't leaving until Zeus is calm."

Grover: "How do they eat then?"

We turned to him as if he's stupid.

Me: "So long as they don't eat pomegranates, they can eat there."

Percy: "Exactly!" turns toward his sister "Any signs of getting in our way? Ares map is leading us to 'Crusty's Water Bed Palace', Procrustes's den."

Lady Kymopoleia: "There was a group of North & Souths, specifically Gauls, that Triumvirate gave eternal youth to, similar to Artemis's hunters, located around the store ready to ambush you."

I whispered to Grover: "The Southern flame is Celtic tribes' mythology & West African mythology, currently located in Brazil."

Lady Kymopoleia: "Our team of Cyclopes, furies, Empousa & others that were sent to make sure you were not followed & made it on time took care of them, Procrustes included. They apparently ran in Mr. Chase in D.C. & he insisted on coming along to do right by his daughter."

Me: "Now he cares?!" I said exasperated. I was in emotional turmoil.

Sure, he treated me like a nuisance for most of my childhood, and only now he's trying to make things, right?! Unbelievable!

Lady Kymopoleia: "If it helps, he posed as a customer to serve as bait for everyone else. He got slightly crunched due to being over six feet tall."

She walks over to me. "If you hurt him, I'll break every bone in your body & feed you to sharks." She whispers in my ear.

Percy POV

I wonder what they're talking about. It reminds me of when she, Rhode, Despoina & Kelli talked to Styx.

Kym: "Given how early it is, Uncle H is willing to let you all take a nap in his realm, so you're at your best when you fight War, because he's probably going to try something."

Me: "Why are they trying to kill me before I reach the underworld?"

Kym: "War because he thinks it's close enough to the Underworld to blame Hades, while Triumvirate probably want the weapon for themselves. They've an amazing information network from what we can see, so they probably knew War had it."

We said our goodbyes & kissed each other on the cheek before leaving.

The 3 of us took a 3 & a half hour bus to Los Angeles.

Los Angeles, California, 9:00am

That was an amazing nap! That guy that was heading home after night shift that said he'd wake us once we arrived, because he got off here too, was awesome.

We made our way to 'DOA studios'. The doors in the lobby say: NO SOLICITORS. NO LOITERING. NO LIVING. Inside the lobby, muzak music plays and the carpet and walls are steel gray. There is black leather furniture and an elevator. Charon is on a raised podium inside the studio.

Charon is tall, elegant, and handsome, with chocolate-colored skin and bleached-blond hair, shaved military style. He wears tortoise-shell shades and a silk Italian suit that matched his hair. A black rose was pinned to his lapel under a silver name tag.

Grover: "Where is everybody? It's a lot less crowded than I was expecting."

Me: "Due to my dad & the Dares helping out Hades with the underworld's financial situation, children & anyone that's waited over a century gets to cross for free."

Charon: "Everyone else should be able to afford it. Greetings my dark sea prince." He says while bowing.

That is my unofficial title as Hades's favorite nephew. It means I have the same authority as his half-blood children. Technically more, given I have more experience & training in politics & leadership.

I wrote a Greek check for 10,000 Drachmas, before giving it to him.

Me: "Passage for 3 to the underworld, as well as anyone else that covers longest to most recent of course."

Charon: "That's 100 Drachmas per living person & 1 per dead. The elevator is right behind me."

He called the ticket numbers of people next in line, while Grover changes shoes & carries Luke's in their box in his hands, & all 9,703 got in the giant elevator with Charon.

After a while it turned into a ship & we made our way across the river Styx.

Styx: "Peerrrrrrcccccccyyyyyyy!" She yells running up to hug me. She's wearing a 2-piece midnight blue bikini, with seashell decorations.

Me: "I missed you too. How have you been?" I say letting her go.

Styx: "It's horrible! That bastard of a husband of mine is back."

She reveals that her light blue skin has several bruises that she hid with magic.

I brush her hair behind her ear & kiss her forehead. "It'll be alright. I'll do everything I can to get you out of that marriage."

Annabeth POV

I don't know if I should feel jealous or concerned.

At first, it was pure jealousy due to her being so close to him, then concern due to learning about her abusive husband. Now I don't know what to feel.

Percy: "Since he's already free, I need you to rescue one of his hostages if not all of them."

Styx: "He only has your niece that was named after him by Triton."

Me: "You mean my mother's best friend?!" I ask.

Styx: "Who are you? We're talking here." she says cuddling into Percy, who looks embarrassed & clueless as ever!

Percy introduces us & tells her about the quest.

Styx: "Alright! I'll help. Only for you, Percy." She says rubbing his cheek.

She stands on the railing before shaking her ass way too much to just be getting ready to dive before jumping back into her river.

Me: "Bitch!" I whispered under my breath, but given the way Grover shifted, he heard it.

Grover: "What are those, Percy?" He said pointing towards the Field of Punishment, trying to change the subject.

Percy: "The blue guys are Eurynomoi. They're spirit of rotting corpses and are flesh eating monsters. They help keep the souls in the fields of punishment. The others are ghouls & are security guards for everywhere else & escort the souls to the fields."

Me: "Hey if the people believe in a different after life…"

Grover: "Then that's what they'll see. The human mind is stubborn that way."

We passed by the fields of Punishment & Asphodel & saw people growing crops to get into the next better afterlife.

We arrived & got off.

Percy POV

Styx came out of the water with a woman that looked like Mama Amp. but is butt naked with bruises & whip scars all over her body.

Styx kissed me on the cheek before diving back in. I never knew why she had to shake her butt that much before diving.

I gave her my jacket. "I'm Perseus, your uncle that is several eons younger than you."

Pallas: "I'm Pallas the second, though I'm very tempted to change my name after be tortured by the original for eons."

Wise Girl: "I'm sorry my mother forced you to reform. Zeus disrupted your spar."

I pulled out another check, this time for 100 Drachmas & gave it to her. "This should be enough to cover your trip back to the living world."

She looked at me confused & I had to cover the concept of checks & banking to her. Thankfully, with Wise girl's help.

Pallas: "Thank you." She gave us both a kiss on the cheek before we headed off & she waited for Charon's return.

Me: "That went well."

Wise Girl: "For you maybe, you damn womanizer!" She snapped.

That hurt a lot. What did I do?

Kelli approached us. "Who're you to talk to my brother like that?!" She snapped.

She grabbed Annabeth & dragged her away.

Annabeth POV

This must be Kelli.

She threw me on the ground. "What is your problem?"

Me: "That Percy is such a clueless idiot & lets other women flirt with him."

Kelli: "So? You're not his girlfriend, are you?"

Me: "No." I look down in shame.

Kelli: "Exactly! If you're not going to confess, don't be mad when others realize what a great guy my brother is!"

Me: "Isn't the guy supposed to be the one confessing?"

Kelli: "Next, you're going to say 'I can't possibly do anything by myself. I need a man to rescue me because I'm a defenseless damsel.' Grow up! You're a demigod & a hero. Try to act the part by being a strong independent woman."

She then gets really close to me! "If you ever hurt my brother again, I'll break my promise to Percy against eating humans, just for you."

We walked back together.

Me: "I'm sorry Percy. That was uncalled for."

Percy: "Why did you say that?" he says, drying his tears.

Me: "Because I love you & was jealous, since she was too."

Percy: "What? She doesn't feel like that towards me. Does she?" he says, turning towards his sister.

Kelli: "It's not my secret to tell. Didn't you ever wonder why me & the rest of your sisters & Lady Amphitrite went together to talk to any girl that you spent a prolonged amount of time with?"

Percy turned to me. "This is a lot to take in."

Percy POV

We made our way to Uncle's Palace in mostly silence, though Kelli did confirm that Hades gave her today off to escort us.

As we arrived, we saw Cerberus, a black and mahogany three-headed Rottweiler the size of a blue whale.

He ran up, shrank down to the size of a mastiff & started nuzzling me.

I played with its 2 side heads with my hands & rubbed my face against the one in the middle.

Grover & Annabeth moved to do the same, but he growled.

Me: "Easy boy. They're friends."

He calmed down & I nodded.

They each moved to pet him.

Cerberus licked Grover's hand. "He's tasty. Reminds me of the lambs that the servants cook for me."

Me: "Grover, you remind him of a previous lamb he ate." I joked.

Grover backed away quickly.

Annabeth started to cry. "I don't have enough hands." She says petting the one in the middle & on the right.

Me: "Do what I did & pet the 2 on the side & cuddle the one in the middle with your face."

She laughed greatly as he licked her.

Kelli: "As fun as that is, we really need to get going."

We said our goodbyes & made our way deeper in.

As we passed Tartarus, the shoe box Grover had in his arm flew out & straight into Tartarus, though the box fell as the shoes escaped part of the way through.

Kelli: "Ugh. The box didn't make it through like the shoes did. Guess who Hades is going to order clean near the entrance to Tartarus."

Me: "At least you're getting paid well…Why did this just get heavy?" I took the backpack off & it revealed the thunderbolt just spawned inside of it.

Wise Girl: "We knew it was going to spawn in there eventually." she says as I close the pack & put it back on.

We arrived at the entrance.

Me: "Remember: You can eat whatever you want, except the Pomegranates."

Kelli: "We're going to be walking past the garden, so control yourselves."

We made our way past Auntie's Garden without issue, except for sis complaining about all the monster dung she had to shovel to fertilize said garden.

We heard a loud scream. The other 2 ran ahead, but me & Kelli heard this before & weren't worried.

Sure enough, Mr. Dark & supposed to be scarry is freaking out over a horror movie again.

Uncle H: "Why do I keep letting you 2 talk me into this?" He says scared out of his mind, before noticing us.

I ran up & hugged my mom, then Paul & lastly, Uncle.

I introduced them to everyone.

Mom: "Annabeth, Can I see your necklace? I've never seen a camp bracelet before; every bead represents the most eventful thing happening by the time it is applied every year at the end of July."

Not sure if I mentioned that after killing the minotaur, but it collected those things & hung them on its axe.

Annabeth's has 5: Thalia's tree, a centaur in a prom dress (Long story, not Chiron), Greek trireme on fire & 2 other acid trip designs about as ridiculous as the second.

She also has her dad's college ring. When she first told me about it in a letter, I thought it was his wedding ring before she corrected me.

Uncle: "It's about time you left. I was going to let you nap here, but with how things are going, we're behind schedule. It's 10:30 & these plane tickets my mom bought you are for noon."

He hands them to us in plastic bags. "Zeus wouldn't risk harming his weapon of choice, so you're safe."

We each used the pearls & were teleported in a bubble spray to Santa Monica Beach.

It was completely empty, save for a horde of Feather-Shooting Birds, Stymphalian birds & Fire-Breathing Horses.

Ares: "You survived. You weren't supposed to do that." He says taking off the helm of darkness.

Notes:

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Chapter 21: Book 1 - The Lightning Thief: Chapter 8: I fight a god.

Summary:

Percy fights Ares, then goes to Olympus

Notes:

(See the end of the chapter for notes.)

Chapter Text

6/13/06, Tuesday

Beach, Santa Monica, California, 10:30am

Percy POV

Ares: "I was just going to send a giant boar after you, but you're so far ahead of schedule I'm not taking any chances."

Not taking any chances is right. 3 of his sacred species are here.

Feather-shooting birds are metallic birds that can shoot their feathers like arrows or throwing knives. Despite the sharpness of the blades, they're nonlethal. They look like metal ravens. These must be the distractions.

Stymphalian Birds, however, are a species of monstrous pigeon-like birds that can do everything the ravens can & are lethal. They can use their celestial bronze beaks to render flesh from bones easily & are apex predators. They're sacred to both Ares & Artemis, due to both having a role in their creation.

Fire breathing horses were created by my dad as a gift to him. The 4 that pull his war chariot are immortal & are named Aithon, Phlogios, Konabos & Phobos. Yes, he named his son after one of his immortal horses.

The fact that he is using his chariot means he's taking this seriously.

Me: "Let me guess, the birds will keep my friends busy while you fight me 1 on 1?"

Ares: "Yup! Their sense of smell makes her invisibility useless."

Me: "Yes & your chariot means you can't use the Helm to turn yourself invisible, because the Chariot would still be visible" I thought, then said "Let me guess the backpack was the sheath? Why not just take over Olympus if you had both?" as I pulled out Riptide & turned on my armor & helmet.

Ares: "I didn't think that far ahead. I don't have dreams."

Me: "Who said anything about dreams? For the record, I grew up with Hades babysitting me & a spy in the titans told him & Poseidon that Cronus is possessing you."

Ares: "I'm no one's puppet!" He yells before charging me.

I had the ocean pull me deeper in, while Annabeth & Grover fended off the birds.

If he keeps following me, we'll be out in the middle of the ocean.

He swings at me with his sword as his horses drive by.

I dive under water to dodge, then turned invisible since the fire would negatively affect the horses' sense of smell, though the water would hide my scent regardless.

I need to get him wet, then switch from Riptide to the Thunderbolt & give him some Electroconvulsive therapy to remove Cronus's influence.

I summoned giant waves to get him at 4 corners to trap him, but he barely escaped.

My plan still worked as he was soaked.

I stood on top of the water I was hiding on & unzipped the bag as fast as I could.

Right as he was about to hit me, I fired the bolt.

"BOOM!"

Ugh! I got caught in the blast radius, despite being perfectly dry, due to hydrokinesis.

Annabeth POV

I thought me & Grover were going to die. Lucky us the group of Cyclops, Furies & other creatures Lady Kymopoleia told us about were waiting to ambush Ares.

They tore through them, like crazy.

The cyclopes with bows & arrows, the empousa with magic, the furies bare handed & whips & my dad with his Cei-Rigotti filled with celestial bronze ammo in his left hand & his 9mm is right.

That makes sense, as he doesn't really have to aim the automatic weapon.

I heard the explosion & looked to see.

Percy was unconscious but floating, while Ares was barely conscious & his immortal horses looked like they needed to disperse & reform.

Ares threw the Helm off in frustration, though the furies rushed to grab it.

Ares: "You may have earned this victory, due to me being too injured to fight your allies, but this will be my revenge. I curse your sword to fail you when you need it most."

With that he assumed his divine form, with us diverting our gaze to not get disintegrated, & left.

The cyclopes dived in to rescue Percy. As legacies of Poseidon, they would be the obvious choice.

Given Percy's intention to fight Ares, he gave me the healing potion he got for slaying Medusa on our way to the bus stop after meeting Lady Kymopoleia.

As soon as he arrived on land, I put it in my mouth before giving it to him mouth to mouth.

The water saved his life, but given he had 3rd degree burns before the potion took hold, he probably would've been crippled for life without it.

A Cyclops: "Greetings Miss, I'm Navarch Alexandros. Poseidon sent me to make sure Lord Perseus was successful. As Percy's original trainer, I also wanted to assess his skills. He passed. Not many can defeat Ares with his chariot, so coming that close is an achievement." He says while holding the Master Bolt.

Me: "What now? We need to get to the airport soon, as the plane leaves at noon."

Dad: "That leaves us with 1 hour to work with & 1 of the Empousa can use teleportation magic, so long as they've been to a place before."

A Empousa: "That'd be me, Serephone, one of Hecates top Empousa. I have been to the airport here as it was always a part of the plan for you to use it since I can't go near Olympus."

She opens a portal & moves it to teleport us inside the airport, while others of her race use their magic to restore Percy's stamina & wake him up.

Thankfully the mist, the power that keeps mortals from seeing the truth, exists.

Percy: "(Groans!) Did anyone get the number of that bus?!" He says standing up.

Me & Grover hug him.

Percy POV

That was an ordeal.

We got through security after Annabeth gave her dad her phone number, which she shouldn't have to begin with as electronics attract monsters.

As she catches up with him over the phone, we wait for our plane.

Everyone has already headed back to where they came from, with the former deadbeat being taken back to D.C. as it's as close to his home that Serephone has been.

When boarding was called, we made our way to first class, ordered lunch & took a well-deserved nap after eating so much.

Dream space

Kronos: "Greetings again grandson. I'm sure. You're starting to see it my way. Why would the Olympians send someone who only had less than 1 month of training on such a difficult quest? They didn't know about your secret training, yet they sent you to your death."

Me: "Like you would do any different. Zeus is a horrible king & I will be the first person to side with Porus when he starts to fulfill his fate, but I know your worse. That's how it works: Ouranos was the worst king, then you were an extremely horrible king, then Zeus was horrible & one day Porus will become at least a bad king if not mediocre or even good."

Porus is the younger twin of Athena. He went into hiding after escaping Zeus's mind with her, due to the prophecy of him replacing Zeus.

He eventually passed himself off as the result of Metis's relationship with a previous man before Zeus.

Kronos: "If you're so smart, why didn't you bathe in the Styx before fighting Ares?"

Me: "Because it kills stamina & the chance of Ares finding my weak spot or hitting it with attacks that hit my entire body were too high. I would've died if I had done that as my weak spot would've gotten electrocuted too."

Cronus: "Fair enough. I hope you change your mind. Remember: You have cousins that I could choose from, too."

As he left, my dreams changed to seeing Clarisse spying on Luke.

My dreams always have shown me what is currently happening around the world that could affect me.

That isn't unique to me, as all demigods are like that, but mine have always been more descriptive than most, even before becoming an oracle.

Luke is talking to someone promising her that if she sides with him & Cronus, the man she loves will be spared.

As I wake up around 5, though it'll be closer to 8 or 9 due to time zones, I tell them about my dreams.

After the plane landed, we made our way to the nearest 4 Sea-sons & went to bed as Olympus wouldn't be open until tomorrow morning.

6/14/06, Wednesday

4 Sea-sons hotel, Midtown Manhattan, Manhattan, New York City, New York, 8:00am

We made our way to the Empire State Building as soon as we finished eating.

Me: "Pass to the 600th Floor. The guy upstairs wants his thunderbolt back."

The security guard let us in the elevator.

Annabeth: "Do you know what he was?"

Grover: "Pretty sure he was just a clear-sighted mortal."

Me: "Doesn't matter. We're here all the same, with a week to spare no less."

The 3 of us made our way across the white road towards the main palace.

As we entered, we saw 12 giant thrones arranged in a semi-circle.

It was so large that it made Grand Central Station look like a broom closet.

It was completely empty, but I prayed to my father & Mr. D. to summon the others.

The 12 Olympians appeared on their thrones.

Me: "I found this for you, but I didn't steal it." I said handing the opened backpack with the master bolt sticking out to Zeus.

It turned back into a sheath.

Apollo: "He speaks the truth."

Zeus: "Then tell me how you obtained it & what you know?"

We told him the truth, everything about me, Uncle H & so on.

They were in an uproar, until Zeus slammed his bolt.

Zeus: "The return of Father & Grandmother can wait to be discussed later. Now we should discuss whether to destroy Perseus & his cousins. I would have spared you if both of my brothers were not conspiring behind my back."

The entrance to the doors slammed open. "Is that so, Zeus? I'm very disappointed in you. I know I raised you better than that." Grandma says walking through the door.

"Mother!" "Grandma!" most Olympians scream.

She turns to us. "Please step outside. I need to have a few words with my kids & other grandchildren."

Notes:

I just remember Time Zones exist. The train from D.C. to St. Louis & St. Louis to Denver ended up being 1 hour longer than I intended, due to that. Same with the 10-hour trip to Las Vegas being 11 hours, though I doubt Percy would've been awake enough to notice the first & last, due to being exhausted from fighting & needing to rest due to traveling at night for the ladder.

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Note: 8/27/23 - corrected the spelling of Zeus.

Chapter 22: Book 1 - The Lightning Thief: Chapter 9: Change.

Summary:

Rhea brings about a lot of changes to Olympus.

Notes:

(See the end of the chapter for notes.)

Chapter Text

6/14/06, Wednesday

Mt. Olympus, Empire State Building, Midtown Manhattan, Manhattan, New York City, New York, 8:30am

Percy POV

Rhea: "& another thing Athena, your counterpart is a part of the Capitoline Triad, the temple to which was built on Romulus's old home…"

Grover closed the door. "Sorry I leaned on the door & accidentally opened it."

Annabeth: "It's been 10 minutes. How long will their scolding last?"

Me: "Given everything Zeus & Hera alone did, maybe days if not weeks." I joked. "But to be serious, maybe an hour at most. Grandma doesn't like to punish her children unless she must. Even then, she is quick & concise. Though, she did tell my mom that she was considering giving Uncle Z & Aunty H the mortality punishment if things got bad enough." I said avoiding using the gods' real names.

9:00am

Grandma opened the door. "Come in children."

We came in & saw that all the Olympians that were there when we left, were crying, except my dad & a few extra seats that weren't there before.

Hestia & Hades got their thrones back, and Mama Amp., Aunty P & Porus got theirs.

He's basically a male Athena. He had grey eyes, short black hair & wore a white chiton & modern brown sandal.

Furthermore, we saw several smaller thrones located around the 19 major ones & Pontus, Thalassa, Hemera, Aither & a few other protogenoi were standing around the center.

Zeus: "First off, I'm sorry for trying to smite you." he says, whipping tears from his eyes.

"Second, the council has decided that every god gets a cabin & a smaller throne to attend meetings & bring problems to the council's attention.

Third, we have decreed that all gods must claim their children & legacies by the age of 12.

Fourth, we have removed the curses we've placed on people, with the protogenoi's help.

Fifth, the cursed will be given financial compensation.

Sixth, gods now have the option to get a divorce whenever they chose."

That explains why Hephaestus looks so happy.

"Seventh, Nyx has agreed to free those wronged by the council in Tartarus in exchange for Dionysus & Apollo making sure they're mentally stable enough to return.

Lastly, before I give my thunder bolt & speaking privilege over to Athena, me, Hera & Demeter will be receiving the mortality punishment & be forced to build new camps for our Etruscan, Thracian & Phrygian forms in Canada near the border, as they were the northern border of Western civilization."

With that those 3 stepped down from their thrones & disappeared in a flash of light as Grandma waved her hand.

Athena: "Artemis summon your hunters. We're going live on both camps & Amazon soon."

She did so. All the hunters were wearing dull green short sleeve shirts & brown pants.

An adorable short one immediately ran up to me for a hug.

Grover POV

Random Huntress: "Peeeeerrrrrrrrrrrrccccccccyyyyyy!" She says running up to Percy, only for him to pick her up.

Annabeth: "Remember how Sally is the only mortal FEMALE to grace Poseidon & Amphitrite's bed? Well, Alice's father caught their eye & had a threesome with them. After Alice was born, he abandoned her at an orphanage that was selling children into the sex trade. Hermes sent Artemis there soon after, with her adopting everyone, including the boys. Poseidon, Hades, Persephone & Rhea visited from time to time & Percy iris messaged her every night on her birthday, February 22nd, 2001." She explains as Percy raspberries the side of Alice's face.

3rd person POV

Athena: "May I please continue?"

Everybody gets quiet.

"Thank you." She says mildly annoyed. "The forms of the council & Grandma Rhea will be projecting soon, with images of the Camps & Amazon being projected now."

As she says that images of the Camps & Amazon HQ appeared.

Rhea: "Greetings Camps. I am the mother of the original six Olympians. Let me start off by saying that every mythology is true & there's more out there than just the Greco-Roman myths. Western civilization is comprised of us, Egyptian, Persian & Arabian mythology, but there are 4 cardinal civilizations & more outside that. We've a nonaggression pact with the others in Western civilization, but we aren't allies. Furthermore, we are divided into 4, soon to be 7, camps:

The Hunters of Artemis, the original camp that serves as the black ops' assassins of Olympus.

Camp Half-Blood, the Greek camp that serves as the bodyguards of Olympus. It is in Northeastern Long Island, New York.

Amazons, the information network of Olympus that currently owns their own company named after them.

Finally, Camp Jupiter, the Roman Camp that serves to keep an eye out for Mount Othrys's return."

She went on to explain everything that had happened, minus Triumvirate (the less people know about that, the less likely Triumvirate will know about us knowing about them), & the threat of the return of her ex, though she did have to wait for 1 roman, who I assume is Jason, to stop crying after she mentioned what had happened to Thalia.

Ares shifted into Mars, trading his biker get up for a U.S. Army uniform. "This is a direct order to Camp Jupiter from your patron deity. You will pay Mercury to deliver the Athena Parthenos to Camp Half-blood. We need to work together. Am I understood?"

Camp Jupiter: "Sir! Yes, Sir!"

Mars: "At a later date, we'll have a cultural exchange program for each of the 2 main camps to get a chance to live at the other, but we will be having regular competitions with the hunters & Amazons arriving at each camp to spar in preparation for the second Titanomachy."

Athena: "In the meantime, Annabeth, I understand that it is your dream to be an architect?"

Annabeth: "Yes mother."

Athena: "Then I trust you to lead my cabin & Hephaestus's in designing New Greece & new cabins for all the other gods, including renumbering the existing cabins accordingly."

Aphrodite: "Furthermore, as I am a goddess of War, I will personally be training Camp Half-blood how to fight." She says before thinking "& I swear to stop sleeping around until I fall in love & seek to devote myself to that partner or polygamic partners."

Mars: "& I will personally train Camp Jupiter."

The rest of the meeting went on without a hitch. Afterwards, Dionysus & Apollo headed to Tartarus & everyone else was leaving.

Percy POV

Me: "Is one of you Zoe Nightshade?"

The huntress with a black ponytail & a silver tiara approached me. "That's me."

Me: "I think this is yours." I say giving her Riptide.

Zoe: "How did you get it?"

Me: "Someone offered it up to my dad in the past & he gave it to Chiron to give to me, but he lied about it & told me about how he got it previously a few centuries ago, before confirming it with my dad."

Zoe: "Chiron is the trainer of heroes. It's probably been in & out of his hands several times. Do you have another weapon?"

Me: "Not yet, but I can get one, beside Heracles stole it from you. It has always been yours."

Zoe: "Thank you."

Hephaestus: "While you're talking about weapons, I owe you & Annabeth some, due to you 2 falling in my trap. Grandma has given me your book of weapon ideas you wanted & will get to work on them for both of you, but I'm saving which ones for a surprise. Here are glasses that cure dyslexia in the meantime." He hands us 2 pairs of glasses that we put on & read a page from a book that Athena summons.

Hephaestus: "They also function as sunglasses that can even prevent eye damage from intense lights." I looked straight at the sun & the glasses went pitch black to avoid blinding me, like Eclipse glasses.

Athena: "I also need you to come with me, so I can do a quick scan of your book & mass produce it."

Me: "You do realize the copies won't be constantly updating, like the original?"

Athena: "Yes, but it is still useful."

I turned to Annabeth & Grover. "I guess I will see you later."

Athena: "My daughter can come, but I think Chiron would want the Satyr back for an update."

Hemera: "Before that. We all need to talk to Percy, though we were all planning the same thing separately."

We looked & saw that almost everyone was already there. They split up upon leaving but are now grouped together not long after.

Pontus, Thalassa, Hemera, Aither, my parents, Uncle H, Aunty P, Hestia, Helios, Selene, Ares & several minor gods were all standing together in a group.

Dad: "We want you to receive our blessings & increase your powers."

Pontus: "Given there are ways to negate blessings, we will give you the ability to turn them off & train without them."

Ares: "I also want to apologize for cursing you. Even though the curse was removed, I'm sorry."

I felt all their powers wash over me.

I felt the heat & light of the day, which came from Hemera, Aither & Helios, the ability to freeze the water in the air, Pontus, Thalassa & my parents, & teleport wherever there's moisture or light, which was from all 7.

I felt the darkness of night, which came from Selene, Uncle & Aunty, plus Nyx & Erebus that weren't here. I could teleport wherever it's dark, so I can go everywhere now.

Nyx: "Nope! Your powers have limited range & consume stamina." She says telepathically.

I felt the power to create food whenever I desire & teleport anywhere that someone, I know, calls home. That's Hestia, though Olympus the Ourae lets me teleport to Olympus exclusively for less stamina.

Olympus: "Thanks to you the god now make sacrifices to me at the start of meetings."

I felt the power to shrug off fatal injuries & grow stronger the closer I came to dying on the battlefield. Ares.

The rest just kind of reinforced the pre-existing ones.

We went our separate ways after that.

Tartarus, Underworld (Time doesn't move normally in Tartarus)

Apollo POV

It's been me & Dionysus curing cursed souls of their mental illnesses for what felt like hours.

Nyx teleported us to where they are & teleported them into Charon's line or sent them to the council room, as they were voted to receive godhood ahead of time, like the Gorgon sisters & Arachne.

I still can't believe that Uncle is free to appoint more judges, thus speeding up the process of judging the dead, since there's now multiple court rooms.

He is also giving all the souls in the Isle of the Blessed the option to become gods & come & go in the isle as they please.

We just sent Amphithemis to be judged. Given all he did for Dionysus, he is probably going to be sent to Elysium.

Now for the big one, my ultimate sin.

Orion: "What the fuck do you want Apollo?" He moves to attack me, but Nyx restrains him with her shadows & me & Dionysus put our hands on his head to fix his insanity.

While my curse of insanity on him was already removed, the insanity he developed down here is much greater.

After we finished, he was released.

Me: "I'm sorry for all that I have done to you. We're going to get you out."

Orion: "You owe me a lot." He stood up. "My friendship with Artemis was ruined because of your curse. The lives of her huntress I killed are on your hands, even more than mine."

Nyx: "I seem to have made a mistake. After releasing all the others, I only have enough energy to send 2 of you back."

I looked at Orion.: "If I agree to stay, you must take an oath on the Styx to train the Campers at Camp Half-blood in Archery to the best of your abilities, until the second Gigantomachy is over. It's my fault you're here, but I refuse to condemn them to death without at least 1 master archer helping Chiron tutoring the slow learners."

Orion: "I swear on the…" He says before Dionysus cuts him off.

Dionysus: "No! I'll stay. You need to find new oracles to give heroes more prophecies per quest." He says to me.

Nyx: "I was about to interrupt Orion to tell you this was just a test of character for Apollo. If he hadn't volunteered to stay or hadn't specified the conditions of looking out for the campers, I would've left him behind regardless. The first implied that he was unwilling to own up to his mistakes, while the second means he wasn't looking out for his family at the camp."

She waved her hand & teleported us to Uncle's mansion & we made our way to Camp Half-Blood.

Notes:

If it isn't obvious, both Apollo & Orion will be instructors at Camp.

Also, Book 1 is far from over. Summer doesn't end until the Saturday of the second week of August, as seen in Book 4 - The Battle of Labyrinth.

Lastly, I didn't expect to make a whole other chapter by the end of the weekend. Don't expect this to happen often.

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Chapter 23: Book 1 - The Lightning Thief: Chapter 10: I get a harem.

Summary:

New Greece is coming along & multiple girls confess to Percy.

Notes:

(See the end of the chapter for notes.)

Chapter Text

6/15/06, Thursday

Camp Half-Blood, Long Island, New York 8:00am

Percy POV

I was on my way to breakfast to meet up with Annabeth after & sort out my feelings.

Between building New Greece, mandatory training for war & meeting up with her father after summer ends, she's going to have a full plate & it's better to get this sorted out now than later.

After we finished eating, I made my way to catch up with her, only to find Styx there, too.

Annabeth: "We were waiting for you."

Me: "I gathered. I don't know how to say this, but I love both of you & can't chose between you."

Styx: "We know."

Annabeth: "We've known you for years Percy. Which is why we were considering polygamy."

I was shocked to say the least. "Are you sure?"

Annabeth: "Nope, but it is better to try this & fail than to give up."

Styx: "We want to set down ground rules for others joining, because of how popular you are going to be."

We talked about it for hours & decided that anyone could join if there's a consensus from all pre-existing members.

???: "Are you Perseus Jackson?" A girl asks.

We turned to her; thus, I laid eyes on one of the most beautiful girls I have ever seen.

She has cinnamon-smelling caramel hair that was braided over one shoulder, dark almond-shaped eyes, and a face that appeared to be timeless. She is twice as brilliant as stars. She wore a white sleeveless Greek dress with a low circular neckline trimmed in gold. Her eyes were dark and intelligent.

I felt both Annabeth & Styx elbowing my sides hard!

Me: "Yes, I am."

???: "Great, my name is Calypso. Thank you for freeing me from my prison."

Me: "Grandma did most of the work."

Calypso: "Yes, but it was your ideas that inspired Lady Rhea to act."

Annabeth: "You'll find that my & Styx's boyfriend take compliments & thanks like a toddler takes vegetables. He's too humble for his own good." She says emphasizing the "my".

Calypso: "Oh! Well, I came to offer you my services, as I've volunteered as the chief magic instructor at camp with the empousa that are here as well. Kelli told me you've mastered the basics of every type of Greco-Roman magic. I'm more than willing to cover the more complex spells for you."

Me: "I will think about it. I have a lot on my plate going forward."

As we parted ways, I went & heard someone crying.

It was a daughter of Aphrodite, Drew if memory serves.

Me: "What's wrong?"

Drew: "Mom destroyed all the makeup in the cabin. She scolded all of us for our behavior & told us how disappointed she was. I ran away before she could explain why."

Me: "I know why. She doesn't want you to make her mistakes, or worse, end up getting killed."

She looked at me confused & I told her about how she used to be a war goddess but was reduced to a common whore.

Me: "Furthermore, Vanity is the Fatal flaw of a lot of her children & the most dangerous ones are the ones that are good in moderation."

She looked even more confused & I explained.

Me: "Before medicine had discovered the origins of diseases, only the incredible vain bathed regularly. It was why Hygieia favored the children of Aphrodite during eras where most people didn't bathe often, as they were the exception."

"You're beautiful, but you need to be more than that. The people of camp call you queen bitch & camp slut because of how you act. Nobody cares about how you look if your personality is that repulsive."

Drew: "What should I do?" She says looking utterly desperate.

Me: "The same thing your mother is doing, reinvent yourself into someone better. Every morning I tell myself that the Percy of yesterday is dead & I will be twice the man he was. It pushes me to be better."

6/26/06, Monday

That was an eventful week.

The biyearly field trip was canceled, due to preparing for war.

The Athena & Hephaestus cabins got to work on city planning after finishing the cabins for the Olympians & all the other claimed demigods' parents.

Annabeth had her sibling pray to different gods going down an encyclopedia listing them all, with each sibling being assigned a different letter & asking them how they want their temples.

She kept the Olympians for herself.

After that they got to work on designing districts, government buildings & more.

As Aphrodite was becoming more warlike & helping train up everyone in all forms of close range & melee combat, Troy became the 3rd border district along with Sparta & Athens.

Macedonia was still the capital, as planned.

The government was something I had been planning for years at this point.

Ecclesia, the place where all citizens could vote on political matters, had supreme authority.

The 3 branches of government exist below them.

Gerousia is the term used to refer to the collective of the head of the legislative branch, Boule/Synedrion aka congress, & judicial branch, Heliaia, the supreme court. Synedrion can also mean group of advisors to a political office.

Archons are the leaders of the executive branch. Eponymous Archon was the supreme executive power in the government. Polemarch is the leader of the entire military, and Archon Basileus is the High Priest of the gods.

Directly below the Gerousia & Archon is the Ephor, 5 elected magisters that oversee manors related to both sides of the government & mostly deal with foreign affairs to overly simplify something as complex as government.

Construction began last week, mostly just the wall surrounding the city.

The Ares cabin, per my orders due to the bet I won, Cyclopes & several other campers got to work as construction crews whenever not training.

Given that Aphrodite requires us to train with her in all forms of close-range combat, from Pankration to spears once a week, same with Apollo & Orion with ranged combat from javelins to slings to bows, that's not a lot of free time, much less to then work construction.

It got easier once the Gemini arrived, Athena had promised to let them move in if they obeyed the laws & helped build it. They were the original founders of Athens & a monster species that Athena banished for several reasons, mostly good, but they seem to have mellowed out.

The Former Gorgons & Arachne are now goddesses & work at Camp.

Arachne has taken over the Arts & crafts area.

Drew & Calypso have joined the relationship & seem to be working out so far.

Drew took to training like a fish to water. Her pankration skills are amazing.

I am currently delivering water to the construction workers in 1 area via Pegasus drawn carriage, while Drew delivers to another.

I look around to see Greek Construction cranes everywhere.

I wonder how Grover is doing, since he left to retrieve Nico & Bianca before being forced to look for Pan by the council.

I hope we can get hard evidence to have them arrested before he returns with the siblings.

Apollo couldn't get them to talk to him, and he needs evidence to question them, due to the treaty that lets us be located here, since they own the land.

As I hand out the water, I converse with them on the laws they want, how their days have been & so on.

My girlfriends have convinced me to run for Polemarch & Heliast. Heliast is a judge of the Heliaia, while judges in general were called Dikastes.

The economy has improved due to Athena bringing back the rest of the currency system.

While Drachmas were the standard currency in Greece, they weren't the only one.

Just like how a dollar bill is the standard currency in the U.S., but there's change & multi-dollar bills.

It goes from Talent, worth 6,000 drachma that is exclusively used by banks to exchange funds, to Hemitetartemorion, 1/48th drachma.

Once everything is properly set up, we'll be sent on a quest to retrieve Trophonius, while Camp Jupiter retrieves Herophile & the Oracle of Cumae.

When I suggested asking other factions for help, Mr. D., Hestia, Aphrodite, Apollo & Chiron shot it down as their enemies would side with the titans. The exceptions are their mortals.

We cannot ask the gods for help, but their mortals can help, because most mortals can go anywhere.

I immediately mentioned the Egyptians as their leader was Greek, Alexander the Great.

I also mentioned the mercenary factions, Japan & the Celts.

They said they'd mention it to the council, especially since the ladder 2 were probably advertising their services to both sides of the war.

The Parthenos has reinforced the barrier & mended the split between Greece & Rome.

Apollo plans to bring Richard & his younger sister to camp to become the new Oracles of Trophonius & Delphi respectively, due to Uncle Hades' curse no longer being valid but his immortality to the current oracle is.

Grover: "Hey! Percy!" He shouts before running up to me.

We hug.

Grover: "Nico & Bianca are watching the orientation video & the council are trying to shove me out the door, so I got go."

Me: "Be careful."

7/24/06, Monday

Nico & Bianca have gotten strong fast.

Hades' cabin was completed long before they arrived, so they moved into the new Cabin 5 immediately.

Yes, the cabins were renumbered to reflect when they originally joined the council.

Hestia's cabin 6 has helped take the load off the Hermes cabin, as she has no demigod children of her own.

That was good as the number of Demigods being found skyrocketed.

I went through several relationships that didn't work out, 16 daughters of Ares & 12 Naiads to be specific, and one that did, Penelope, the result of a River goddess joining Ares, Aphrodite & a few others for an orgy.

She's a naiad daughter of Ares.

We were called to the Amphitheatre for a meeting.

Mr. D.: "It's time to rally the votes for the first government officials of New Greece. Although the government buildings aren't finished, we need to have a good authority going forward."

The camp councils, me included, were automatically the Boule, but what about the rest.

"When I call your name please step forward. The 3 Heliasts are:

Percy Jackson, with 200 votes

Bianca di Angelo, with 100 votes

Luke Castellan, with 75 votes"

Son of a bitch! Yeah, we've not been able to expose him yet, though his attempt to turn the Aphrodite cabin counselor, Silena Beauregard, went belly up, since Clarisse saw it & convinced her that Kronos would never honor his deal of sparring her soon to be boyfriend.

Silena did confess to said person, Charles Beckendorf, Hephaestus cabin councilor.

They're cute together.

As we walked up & stood before the crowd, I had to fight the urge to give Luke the stink eye.

"The Archon Basileus is Drew Tanaka, with 200 votes."

Wow! All that community service we did is really paying off. A kind act really can sometimes be as powerful as a sword. Obviously, being nice to people means you have comrades willing to fight & die for you. I'd take 1 partner over a full set of armor.

"The Polemarch is Percy Jackson, with 250 votes"

I stepped over to the Executive side & took my place.

I only want to become a Strategos/Boeotarch to build New Greece, but now I'm 1 rank higher. There were 10 Strategos/Boeotarch in Athens.

"Eponymous Archon, with 100 write in votes due to him not running, Percy Jackson!"

Me: "WHAT?!" To say I was shocked was an understatement.

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Chapter 24: Book 1 - The Lightning Thief: Chapter 11: My Day off.

Summary:

Chiron forces Percy to take the next few days off after all the work he did.

Notes:

(See the end of the chapter for notes.)

Chapter Text

7/25/06, Tuesday

Camp Half-Blood, Long Island, New York 8:00am

Percy POV

That was a long day.

I was convinced to keep the position & got to work bringing the laws everyone suggested before the Ecclesia.

Almost all of them were ratified, though I had to push for the ones suggested by the Gemini as they are not granted citizenship until New Greece's construction is completed.

I then had to organize the military & start putting funds towards the production of a navy & acquiring war elephants. Thank goodness the Dares are backing us, because the tax revenue is going to take a while to kick off.

One of my new laws was that anyone chosen to go on a quest had to form a unit of 10 warriors, with the chosen being the Dekarchos, leader of 10.

I worked out the ranks & chain of command for the military. It is based on the old Greek ones:

1. Polemarch - Leader of the entire military; Elected position: Me

2. Strategos/Boeotarch - Leader of a large part of the military, More - 6,000 men; Elected position: yet to be any elected.

2.1. Navarch - Leader of the Navy

3. Taxiarch - Strategos's second in command

4. Syntagmatarch - Leader of a Brigade

5. Tagmatarchis - leader of a Tagma, part of a battalion 4,000 strong

6. Chiliarch - leader of a chiliarchy, 1,000 men

6.1. Epihipparch - Leader of 1,000 calvary

7. Lochagos - Leader of a Lochos, a subunit of 640 men

8. Hipparchus - Leader of 500 calvary

9. Trierarch - Leader of a ship

10. Dekarchos - Leader of 10 soldiers

11. Skeuophoros - servant

Mine starts at the top & bottom & works our way to the middle.:

1. Polemarch - Leader of the entire military; Elected position: Me

2. Strategos/Boeotarch - Leader of a large part of the military, More - 6,000 men; Elected position: yet to be any elected.

2.1. Navarch - Leader of the Navy

3. Taxiarch - Strategos's second in command

4. Dekarchos - Leader of 10 soldiers

Our population is currently under 300 Half-bloods & legacies, but growing due to all the claimed coming in.

After the Gemini get citizenship, we can add them into the military.

After everything we did yesterday, Chiron insisted all politicians take the week off to recuperate from all the work we did yesterday building a constitution.

Annabeth & her siblings are learning a form of prophecy invented by Athena, Pyromancy, since she needed a day off too.

Drew is training up a new sister that arrived yesterday. She's the ambassador of the Great Spirit's faction, which is Cherokee, Crow, Siouan, Creek, Lakota, Lummi, Miwok, Alaskan & several other tribes. Her grandfather was the ambassador of the Cherokee at the Great Spirit's UN equivalent, before losing to lung cancer.

She is apparently trained in Shamanism, Clubs, axemanship (Tomahawks), knifemanship, horsemanship, polearmsmanship, blowgunmanship & archery.

Drew is tutoring her Boxing, Wresting, Pankration, swordsmanship & the other Greek skills on top of the training Aphrodite, Apollo & Orion are giving her.

After I finish breakfast, I'm going to look around New Greece before checking up on her, then Calypso & Penelope.

I have my weekly schedule mostly ironed out for my weeks off, but with everything going on & my new responsibilities, I'm probably going to have to change it.:

Monday:

8-9am - Breakfast and cabin inspection

9-10:30 - Proto, Mycenaean, Ancient & Kione Greek with Annabeth & Drew

10:30 AM-11:00 AM – Lunch Preparation

11:00 AM-12:00 PM – Archery with Apollo & Orion

12:00 PM-12:30 PM – Greek Mythology with Grover (after he returns. Free time for now.)

12:30 PM-1:30 PM – Lunch

1:30 PM-3:30 PM – Weapon - making.

3:30 PM-5:00 PM – Letters Home

5:00 PM-6:00 PM – Free Time

6:00 PM-7:00 PM – Dinner

7:00 PM-9:00 PM – Volleyball league

9:00 PM-10:00 PM – Campfire singalong with Apollo's Cabin

Tuesday:

8-9am - Breakfast and cabin inspection

9-10:30 - Proto, Mycenaean, Ancient & Kione Greek with Annabeth & Drew

10:30 AM-11:00 AM – Store checks

11:00 AM-12:00 PM – Javelin throwing with Apollo & Orion

12:00 PM-12:30 PM – Greek Mythology with Grover (after he returns. Free time for now.)

12:30 PM-1:30 PM – Lunch

1:30 PM-3:30 PM – Canoe Race with Penelope & the Naiads

3:30 PM-5:00 PM – Cabin clean-up

5:00 PM-6:00 PM – Free Time

6:00 PM-7:00 PM – Dinner

7:00 PM-9:00 PM – Unarmed combat with Aphrodite

9:00 PM-10:00 PM – Campfire singalong with Apollo's Cabin

Wednesday:

8-9am - Breakfast and cabin inspection

9-10:30 - Proto, Mycenaean, Ancient & Kione Greek with Annabeth & Drew

10:30 AM-11:00 AM – Cleaning Stables

11:00 AM-12:00 PM – Sword skills with Aphrodite

12:00 PM-12:30 PM – Greek Mythology with Grover (after he returns. Free time for now.)

12:30 PM-1:30 PM – Lunch

1:30 PM-3:30 PM – Tracking skills

3:30 PM-5:00 PM – Laundry

5:00 PM-6:00 PM – Free Time

6:00 PM-7:00 PM – Dinner

7:00 PM-9:00 PM – Archery knockout

9:00 PM-10:00 PM – Campfire singalong with Apollo's Cabin

Thursday:

8-9am - Breakfast and cabin inspection

9-10:30 - Proto, Mycenaean, Ancient & Kione Greek with Annabeth & Drew

10:30 AM-11:00 AM – Picking Strawberries with Damasen

11:00 AM-12:00 PM – Monster assault techniques

12:00 PM-12:30 PM – Greek Mythology with Grover (after he returns. Free time for now.)

12:30 PM-1:30 PM – Lunch

1:30 PM-3:30 PM – Wrestling with Aphrodite

3:30 PM-5:00 PM – Wood - chopping

5:00 PM-6:00 PM – Free Time

6:00 PM-7:00 PM – Dinner

7:00 PM-9:00 PM – Climbing Wall

9:00 PM-10:00 PM – Campfire singalong with Apollo's Cabin

Friday:

8-9am - Breakfast and cabin inspection

9-10:30 - Proto, Mycenaean, Ancient & Kione Greek with Annabeth & Drew

10:30 AM-11:00 AM – Polishing armor

11:00 AM-12:00 PM – Pegasus riding (wish I had one of my own)

12:00 PM-12:30 PM – Greek Mythology with Grover (after he returns. Free time for now.)

12:30 PM-1:30 PM – Lunch

1:30 PM-3:30 PM – Volleyball

3:30 PM-5:00 PM – Firework - making.

5:00 PM-6:00 PM – Free Time

6:00 PM-7:00 PM – Dinner

7:00 PM-9:00 PM – Capture the Flag

9:00 PM-10:00 PM – Campfire singalong with Apollo's Cabin

Saturday:

8-9am - Breakfast and cabin inspection

9-10:30 – Magic with Calypso

10:30 AM-11:30 AM – Spear skills with Aphrodite

11:30 AM-12:30 PM – Swim & Beach time with the Nereids

12:30 PM-1:30 PM – Lunch

1:30 PM-2:30 PM – Sling Training with Apollo & Orion

2:30 PM-3:30 PM – Knife training with Aphrodite

3:30 PM-6:00 PM – Free Time

6:00 PM-7:00 PM – Dinner

7:00 PM-9:00 PM – Free Time

9:00 PM-10:00 PM – Campfire singalong with Apollo's Cabin

Sunday:

8-9am - Breakfast and cabin inspection

9-10:30 – Magic with Calypso

10:30 AM-12:30 PM – Swim & Beach time with the Nereids

12:30 PM-1:30 PM – Lunch

1:30 PM-6:00 PM – Free Time

6:00 PM-7:00 PM – Dinner

7:00 PM-9:00 PM – Free Time

9:00 PM-10:00 PM – Campfire singalong with Apollo's Cabin

I arrived & started looking around New Greece.

The walls were armed with Greek Fire, Archimedes' heat ray, claw & steam cannon & polybolos.

Inside had a Hippodrome for horse & chariot racing, Greek Water Mills with the classic Greek roofs, gardens, Astronomy buildings with Astronomical rings, Astronomical clocks (like the Antikythera mechanism), Dioptras, Equatorial rings, Mural instruments, Triquetrums, Astrolabes & Armillary spheres.

It also had running water, with Archimedes' screws moving them around & industry with Steam engines (like Heron's fountain).

Music halls with Pipe & Water organs are here.

Most of it was under construction, but it is now possible to see what it will become.

I saw Kekrops, a geminus named after the original King of Athens & the Gemini.

He had Caucasian skin from above the waist & was clean shaven. He had short blonde hair & eyes black as basalt. Geminus are human from above the waist, but the eyes are solid black. Below the waist is his giant 8ft long snake tail. It looked like a black whipsnake.

He dressed in a blue t-shirt & khaki skirt because snakes can't wear pants.

Kekrops: "Hello my friend. Enjoying your week off?"

Me: "So far so good, though one of you should've been in a major office, as every one of us must serve 10 years in the Camp before being allowed to live here. The only reason we got the jobs is because we're the founders. Your people already had a military with multiple people serving for way more than that."

Kekrops: "Nah. You're the only one that welcomed us with open arms & put forth the effort to ease the tensions between us & the half-bloods. You're the one both sides respect fully."

Me: "Still, once this place is finished, your people will be the only ones living here for a while."

Kekrops: "Pretty sure all survivors of the war will be given citizenship by the gods. I got to go; my shift just ended & my bed is calling me."

I kept walking. The political offices were in the center of the city, the Macedonia division.

Each division could elect 1 congressman to the Boule as their representative.

Once the population grows bigger, it will be changed to be proportional to the population size of each district.

I wondered how the construction of the 3 camps was going.

The Etruscan Camp in Vancouver.

The Thracian/Illyrian Camp in Toronto.

The Phrygian Camp in Montreal.

10:00am

I found Drew beating the shit out of her new sister in a spar.

Every time the Cherokee thrusted her spear, Drew parried perfectly with hers before shield bashing her face with the edge of her Aspis.

Drew: "Piper, you need to do better than that! We're hard on you because we don't want you to die!" She says with resolution & authority.

Piper: "I know. I'm not just the daughter of the actor, Tristan McLean. I'm the daughter of Aphrodite & the Cherokee ambassador for the other Great Spirit tribes, Tristan McLean. I'm the ambassador for all his factions to the Greeks." She boasts with confidence.

Drew: "Then show me. Again!"

They repeated the sparring drills for another 30 minutes before taking a break.

I brought them towels & cups to pour my cantina into.

Drew: "Thanks babe!" She says kissing me on the cheek.

Piper: "So, you're the legendary Percy Jackson. You don't look that powerful." she says curiously.

Me: "That's the point." I said calmly.

We continued to talk, but as their break ended, I joined in helping Piper catch up.

11:00am

We made our way to Apollo & Orion together with Annabeth.

Apollo: "You can socialize later. Get into positions." He speaks.

We did as told & the class began.

Drew & Annabeth performed perfectly, as daughters of war goddesses this was expected.

Me & Piper struggled but were improving.

When we were told to take a break, we gathered together & introduced Piper to Annabeth.

Annabeth: "Let me guess, you want her to join the harem." She says looking at Drew.

Drew: "She's perfect, but she did just meet him an hour ago. I'm going to ask her by the end of summer."

Piper: "Percy is very easy to fall for. Nice guys are rare these days, but she's right, slow down."

I felt my face burn at the complements.

Orion: "Breaks over!" He speaks.

We continued before splitting up after.

Annabeth returned to spending time with her mother, while we continued training Piper.

After Lunch, we invited Piper to join us & Calypso Canoe Racing Penelope & the Naiads.

She was an expert, due to Cherokee having Canoes as a part of their life for generations.

Penelope: "Good match. I hope to get to know you better."

Piper: "Me too."

I kissed her & Drew before we went our separate ways.

Calypso helped me clean my Cabin. We talked about our plans for the future & everything.

Calypso: "I hope this works. The 5 of you are the best thing that ever happened to me." She says cuddling up to me, as we sat on the bunk.

Me: "I'm sure it will. I have faith in us." I say holding her hand.

We shared a kiss before heading to dinner.

7:00pm

Aphrodite looks much better now. She looks like a sports model or MMA fighter, as she takes the form people find most attractive & I like strong sweety women. She had kaleidoscope eyes & a long blonde ponytail. She stood at a staggering 6.5 feet, with G cup breasts & hips & ass so big they needed their own zip code & tone enough to bounce a quarter off of.

Those facts were very distracting when we were grappling as she scolded me for refusing to not take every advantage to get leverage, like targeting her obvious weak points.

Styx told me that that means she's fully changed for the better as well as genuinely fell for someone.

As the sparring continued, she picked me up by the ankles & spun me around a few times before letting go.

I don't know how strong Athena is, but Aphrodite is significantly stronger than Ares.

Aphrodite: "Match." She declared before handing me a towel & my cantina.

The first time she offered to help me up before calling match, she stomped on my dick before warning me that in life & death, my opponents aren't going to fight fair.

Aphrodite: "Can I join the harem? I have fallen for you."

Me, after I stopped choking on my water & spent a few minutes in shock: "I'd have to talk to the others. Are you sure you want me?"

She looked me in the eyes.: "I've had my eyes on you since you helped Drew out. There's no one I've felt this strongly about before in my life. You even see me in my default form without any modification. My power didn't affect you because I naturally looked like someone you loved as me."

Even without her girdle & jewelry she returned to Hephaestus, she was breath taking.

It had nothing to do with her appearance. Her voice sings to me.

She is always kind & considerate.

She governs the aspects of war to protect loved ones, which was always why I fought.

Hestia, who showed up out of nowhere: "Can I join to? After spending all this time with you at camp has been the best time of my life."

Aphrodite: "I feel the same."

Me: "I'll tell them at the singalong."

We made our way to the singalong.

I sat with my harem, minus Penelope, as we sang together.

After which, I told them about me being confessed to by 2 Olympians.

Annabeth: "We'll deal with this tomorrow."

Drew: "Agreed. Good night." She says before we all took turns kissing each other.

Me & Calypso made our way to my cabin to sleep, as she preferred my cabin to Olympus.

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Chapter 25: Book 1 - The Lightning Thief: Chapter 12: Drew & Piper's First Quest.

Summary:

Percy & co. set out to retrieve Trophonius.

Notes:

(See the end of the chapter for notes.)

Chapter Text

7/26/06, Wednesday

Camp Half-Blood, Long Island, New York, 9:00am

Percy POV

We were gathered at the amphitheater to receive news from Dionysus & Chiron.

They were standing there with Ms. Hill & another. He wore blue button down & jeans. He held a staff in his hands.

Mr. D.: "First off, introductions. This is a new god & former Oracle of Olympia, as well as the first Augur ever, Tiresias."

Tiresias was the son of a nymph, Chariclo, who served Athena.

He went to check up on a crying woman only to find Athena bathing. She blinded him, but after receiving an explanation, but unable to remove her curse, she turned him into the first augur by cleaning his ears & letting him understand birdsong.

It was one of the only times she apologized for her mistakes.

Then, he got his eyesight back somehow, only to be blinded again by siding with Zeus in an argument between him & Hera, but Zeus made him his oracle after.

As the protogenoi have removed all curses, he should be able to see fine.

How the concept of Augurs moved from Thebes to Rome I'll never know. Troy is one thing, since the ancestors of the founders were Trojan, but he helped fight against Troy & was killed by Apollo.

Tiresias: "I'm here to help give advice on your quest to recover the Oracle of Trophonius, as Camp Jupiter goes out to recover the Oracles of Erythaea & Cumae. My powers aren't true prophecy, but vague details on the future. They tell me that nobody will intentionally get in your way." He says putting emphasis on intentionally.

Ms. Hill: "Drew Tanaka, you will lead this quest. Come with your 9 chosen aids to the Big House."

After everybody else cleared out, Drew came to me & Annabeth.

Drew: "You 2 in?"

Me & Wise girl: "Absolutely."

I told them that I had to start drawing her prophecy.

I made my way to the Arts & Crafts Center.

Mr. D. was there to meet me.: "I'm here to confirm the locations of the 3 oracles, so I can notify Camp Jupiter."

I checked my book.: "Herophile & Cumae are together in an underwater cave in the Willamette River, Portland. Here's the directions." I showed him the book & he compares it to his copy.

Mr. D.: "It hasn't changed. What about Trophonius?"

I checked.: "Same as always, Bluespring Caverns, Bedford, Indiana. Directions have not changed."

He left & I got to drawing.

It was literally just us 3 & 7 others in a woodshop boring into different pieces of wood, except Drew & Piper each had a medal.

I take this to mean that the quest is going to be boring, we'll be traveling through a cave, which was a natural bore in the ground & Drew & Piper will prove themselves.

I headed towards the Big House with my drawing.

I saw Ms. Hill, Mr. D. & Chiron were there, so we were waiting for Drew, Annabeth & the other 7.

I showed them my drawing, so they can start interpreting it.

Drew & Annabeth showed up with Piper, Clarisse & her new boyfriend, Chris Rodriguez, Silene & Charles & lastly, the twin sons of Mr. D., Castor & Pollux.

They saw the picture & were told what I thought of it & the rest agreed with me about this quest probably being uneventful.

Ms. Hill: "My turn." She says getting close to Drew before the oracle takes over.:

"10 go on a quest but find themselves bored,

because their quest is uneventful & straightforward.

You shall find the Oracle easily,

but convincing him to come will take great difficulty."

Me: "So he doesn't want to leave his home apparently. My senses tell me this prophecy is fresh & not outdated."

Annabeth: "Seems so."

Drew: "Well, it seems this quest is going to mostly involve talking rather than fighting."

Clarisse: "Do you even need us for this?"

Me: "Yes! Haven't you ever heard of Murphy's law before?!"

Chiron: "Exactly. Hope for the best, but plan for the worst."

Annabeth: "Let us go to the Grove & get our final prophecy before returning here & making our plan."

We made our way to the Grove & met Dione.

She was originally the 13th Titaness, but she faded & was reborn as an Oceanid.

She's the guardian & caretaker of Grandma's Grove.

She wore Greek armor, with a spear in her right hand, shield in her left & xiphos on her left hip.

Dione: "(Yawn) As one of the titanesses of prophecy, Apollo has been asking me, Themis, Phoebe, Astraeus & more for help on how to transfer the power of Trophonius (Yawn) & his other Oracles, beside Delphi, which already could do that (Yawn), so let us make this quick.:

No littering or you will be smote."

She guided us into the Grove where the windchimes started to interpret the prophecy.

The Grove:

"On a quest, the little warrior dove,

tries to prove herself in the name of love.

Her quest is not a challenge.

Easy to find the oracle is to scavenge.

Hard to convince the oracle to leave his alcove."

Dione: "There. You've got your prophecy, now leave, so I can nap."

We made our way back to the Big House to tell Chiron & the others what we heard.

Chiron: "Most quests are generally uneventful. You just don't hear about those, as they're forgotten by history."

Mr. D.: "Pack your things as if this was a very dangerous quest. Hope for the best, but plan for the worst. You'll leave after lunch."

Entrance, Camp Half-Blood, Long Island, New York, 1:30pm

We boarded the bus to the next stop.

Drew: "What do you think is the best approach? I don't have an idea on what to do."

Me: "I plotted this trip years ago. Who all has a license?"

Nobody raised their hand.

Charles: "The 4 of us are 15 & you 6 are 12." He says pointing at himself, Silene & the twins.

Me: "Anybody got train money. The last quest cleaned my bank account nicely."

Nobody raised their hand.

Me: "Annabeth, can you call Richard to give us a lift? He should be nearby since he's going to become the Oracle of Trophonius after everything is said & done."

After he picked us up in his giant Limo, we made our way to Columbus, Ohio, since we should get there around 10pm.

It's a 3 & a half hour drive from there to Bluespring, so we should be able to figure out what to do from there.

We stopped to get fast food around 6 but continued on the road.

We made our way to the hotel & paid for 2 2-King rooms.

The girls got 1, with Silene sleeping by the window, while the guys got the other, with Charlie sleeping by the window.

7/27/06, Thursday

4 Sea-sons hotel, Columbus, Ohio, 8:00am

I hope Clarisse didn't hog all her & Annabeth's covers, like Chris did me.

We ate breakfast & made our plans for the day.

Drew: "Do you think it would be too bad if we stayed here an extra day as tourists?"

We debated for a while & agreed that 1 day wouldn't hurt.

We split up, mostly as romantic partners, or twins in Castor & Pollux's case.

Piper joined the twins to give me & my harem some alone time.

The 3 of us went to the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium to start, as my idea.

Then, we learned at the Center of Science and Industry, at Annabeth's suggestion.

We ate lunch at the North Market, then went to the Columbus Museum of Art.

We went to the Ohio History Center, then we explored Topiary Park.

We ended up having to go back to the hotel early, because all the tourist destinations close at 5p.m.

4 Sea-sons hotel, Columbus, Ohio, 6:00pm

Annabeth: "Okay. Now that was fun & I want to return here for the remaining tourist attractions, later, but do we have to walk to Bluespring from here tomorrow?! Please tell me someone found a better way."

Charlie: "I Iris messaged camp, and Rick said he'd send a helicopter in the morning around 9."

We ate supper, did laundry, bathed & went to bed.

7/28/06, Friday

Roof, 4 Sea-sons hotel, Columbus, Ohio, 9:00am

Breakfast was as good as always.

We carried our backpacks, with our change of clothes, pjs & other supplies in it.

The helicopter landed & we boarded, with Annabeth & Drew sitting beside me.

We cuddled the rest of the ride there.

Bluespring Caverns, Bedford, Indiana, 10:00am

Approximately 3 to 4 hours by car, but only 1 hour by helicopter.

We got off & followed my directions to the cave.

In front of the entrance were 2 fountains, a black one linked to the titaness Mnemosyne & a white one linked to the oceanid Lethe.

We're supposed to drink from both to maintain our sanity after receiving a prophecy from Trophonius, but that's not why we're here, so we just skip it.

Once inside the cave, we made our way to an island on a lake. The domed ceiling bristled with stalactites like black chandeliers.

The water and island are infested with snakes but Drew & her sisters charmspeak them to leave us alone.

Once we were all on the island, Drew spoke up.

Drew: "TROPHONIUS! WE'VE COME TO END YOUR IMMORTALITY!" She screams & hopes that he hears.

When he appeared, all of us were surprised by what he looked like.

He is an apparition that was only vaguely humanoid, composed of shadows and fractals of light. He still has lustrous dark hair and a proud face though.

Trophonius: "How?" he says sternly. He looked cautiously optimistic.

Drew: "Your father plans to make the power of the oracle like that of Delphi & pass it on to someone else. Both you & your half-brother have been promised Elysium by Hades."

Trophonius: "Why should I believe you? Even if you swear on the river Styx, that won't bind the 2 of them to their word."

Drew: "I don't know. There's got to be something I could do to convince you." She says, trying to convince him.

Trophonius: "You seem like a good kid. I don't want to have to curse you, but if this goes belly up, I won't be able to curse my father or Hades, as an act of revenge."

Drew looks at me & Annabeth, before turning back to Trophonius: "I'm willing to stake my life on them keeping their word. You can curse me to death in the most painful way possible if they don't hold up their end of the bargain. I swear it on the river Styx."

We hear the thunder recognizing the oath.

Trophonius, looking at her with a shocked expression: "You are that determined to have me return to my father. Why?"

Drew: "War is coming & we need as many prophecies as we can muster."

Trophonius called his brother, Agamethus, & told him that they were leaving.

He had no head but used a magic 8 ball to communicate.

We made our way back to the helicopter & flew back to Camp, after stopping for Lunch along the way.

Entrance, Camp Half-Blood, Long Island, New York, 3:00pm

Richard tipped the pilot handsomely & we made our way into camp.

Richard took us to the Big House, where we saw Ms. Hill talking to a girl our age, with Chiron, Mr. D., Uncle H & Apollo sitting near them.

She is a tall, attractive, slim girl with frizzy red hair, a freckled face, and green eyes.

She is wearing an over-sized shirt & has doodles on her jeans.

Annabeth, whispering: "You want to add her to our collection?" She asks.

I simply nod.

Drew picks up both our dropped mouths.: "I thought I was the one that needed to slow down. I can feal both of your arousal." She whispers to us.

Richard, who looks about ready to kill us.: "Everyone meet my sister & the future maiden oracle of Delphi." He says putting emphasis on sister & maiden.

Apollo: "I changed that. She can find love & swipe that card when she's older."

???: "I'm Rachel Elizabeth Dare by the way." She says introducing herself.

We all shook hands.

Apollo: "Alright, it is time to put the new temporary powers that the protogenoi Ananke & Chronos Sr. gave me to use." He says putting his hands on Trophonius & Richard's chests.

We saw a horde of transparent snakes & bees come out of Trophonius's ghostly body & enter Richard's.

Richard stumbled but got his footing as a beehive formed in his hand, while Trophonius faded until Uncle touched both him & his brother. Then they disappeared completely.

Uncle H: "I sent them to Elysium."

Ms. Hill: "Finally! It's my turn to be reunited with my family & loved ones!"

We made our way to the Amphitheatre as Richard swore his oath to Apollo, so the camp could say goodbye to her.

Notes:

A lot of my ideas came from here.: https//tourist-attractions-/columbus-us-oh-col.htm

Apollo specified senior since the protogenos's & Titan lord's names are almost identical.

Next chapter will be told from Jason's perspective for the search for the other 2 Oracles.

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Chapter 26: Book 1 - The Lightning Thief: Chapter 13: Roman Adventure

Summary:

Jason goes on a quest to retrieve 2 Oracles.

Notes:

(See the end of the chapter for notes.)

Chapter Text

7/26/06, Wednesday

Camp Jupiter, Oakland Hills, Oakland, California, 10:00am

Jason POV

I was told by Mars that I had to put together a team to retrieve 2 oracles.

At least he gave me a piece of paper with exact directions for after I arrive at the address.

I chose the new guy, Frank Zhang, Son of Mars & Legacy of Poseidon, & Dakota, son of Bacchus.

I want Gwendolyn, but while only a centurion can be assigned a quest, they can't recruit another centurion to help.

I hate that rule, and the exactly 3-person rule, with passion.

What about the other ranks between Centurion & Legionnaire, like Decanus, Decurion & Optio/Biarchus?

I've been pushing the senate to restore these ranks, so a Decanus can lead his 10-man band on quests.

It's a sacred number, as it is the smallest unit of military to both Greeks & Romans, so the bad luck associated with deviating from a sacred number isn't an issue.

After debating on our supplies, we got 3 Giant Eagles.

That means we can fly to Willamette River, Portland, Oregon & back, as each can support 2 people.

After I finished packing supplies, I met Gwen on my way to the eagles.

Gwen: "You've been pushing for the return of Decanus for a while now. That's different from when we first meet."

Me: "When we first met, I was afraid of the prophecy & being trapped in the shadow of other sons of Jupiter. I did everything in my power to be a nobody, from joining the unlikeable Cohort to befriending the unpopular. After Bacchus opened a therapist office in his temple & demanded to see me, I'm not afraid to stand out anymore. I'm willing to speak my mind & advocate for change."

Gwen: "Well if anyone can do it, you can. You be careful out there."

Me: "I will." I departed for the Aviary.

I met up with Frank & Dakota.

Me: "Are you 2 ready?"

Both: "Sir, yes sir!"

Me: "Then let us go."

Willamette River, Portland, Oregon, Noon

We arrived at the destination listed.

Now for my least favorite part, entering my uncle's domain.

As both a roman & a son of Jupiter, I was taught to fear the sea.

Me: "Get dressed."

We swapped out our purple shirts with Camp Jupiter written in gold on them, with a golden roman crown, & jeans for scuba gear.

Me: "Everything working?"

Frank: "Yes, sir."

Dakota: "My zipper is acting up, sir."

After we helped Dakota get his zipper up, we dived into the river & followed the directions on the paper that I memorized to find a cave.

We entered it & found the 2 sitting there together at the entrance to 2 separate caves.

Since it was a giant air pocket, I wasn't sure if it was safe to take off the masks.

One woman has a graceful olive-skinned. She had long auburn hair gathered up in a donut braid. She wore a sleeveless dress that was as light and grey as moth wings. She looked twenty but her eyes were like black pearls.

Her: "You can take your masks off. The air is breathable. I'm Herophile, the Oracle of Erythaea."

We did that.

The other woman has auburn hair and a mischievous gleam in her eyes.

Her: "I'm the Cumaean Sibyl. I recently regained my form after being cursed by Apollo millennia ago."

Me: "Greetings, I'm Jason Grace, Centurion of the 5th cohort of the 12th Legion."

Both: "We know."

Sibyl: "Apollo reached out to apologize to me & explained everything. Let us be on our way."

Herophile: "I believe her successor is also located in this town, correct?"

Me: "Yes. We've been asked to retrieve a Harpy named Ella from the Multnomah County Library."

Sibyl: "Then let us be going, so I can die!" She says with great enthusiasm.

We swam back. Given how close it was, we probably didn't need our gear in the first place, except to keep dry, but better safe than sorry.

The 5 of us made our way to the library to find Ella.

Sibyl: "I've met her a few times here before. Follow me."

She guided us to the Harpy's cardboard nest on the roof.

Sibyl: "Ella, it's me."

A harpy with shaggy bright red hair and feathers as well as coffee-colored eyes and rounded face. She is rather petite compared to the other Harpies.

Ella: "Sibyl!" She runs up & hugs her. "What brings you here?"

She explains why we're here.

Ella: "You really want me to replace you?"

Sibyl: "You're the only person to read my books, and that's only 1 of many reasons."

We got lunch, then made our way to the eagles & flew back.

Camp Jupiter, Oakland Hills, Oakland, California, 7:00pm

The girls insisted on exploring the Paint Hills on our way back & we weren't in any rush, so I agreed.

We landed.

I helped Herophile off my eagle, while Frank helped the Sibyl off his.

We met at the Senate building with Apollo, Pluto & Minerva waiting for us.

Apollo & Minerva called Ella & Cumae to step forward.

The gods put their hands out & said something we couldn't understand as energy entered the other 2, then 9 books appeared in front of them.

Apollo: "We restored the 9 Sibylline books." He says giving the books to the Praetors.

He holds Herophile's head as energy flowed into it from his hands.: "You can now pass your power on to whoever you deem a worthy successor."

"Now to begin the exchange."

He puts his hand on both of their chests & a cloud of energy moved from the old Oracle into Ella.

Cumae: "Sweet release!" She says as her body turns to dust.

Pluto: "Her soul is with me. I shall personally escort her to Elysium." He says holding a glowing orb, before leaving.

Ella: "I accept this role. I pledge myself to Apollo, God of Oracles. I open my eyes to the future and embrace the past. I accept the spirit of Cumae, Voice of the Gods, Speaker of Riddles, Seer of Fate." She says automatically before collapsing.

Apollo touches her head.: "She's fine. I'm taking her to my temple here to rest." He says before picking her up & flashing away.

Apollo POV

After laying her down on a couch on my Roman temple, I flash back to my temple on Olympus.

Now to revive the power of the rest of my oracles & select new users of them.

That's 13 in total, 2 per new Camp, 1 for the Amazons & 6 left over.

Didyma, Abae, Menestheus, Claros, Ptoios, Eutresites, Hysian, Smyrna, Tegraios, Ismenian, Spodios, Argolis & Gryneium.

Smyrna was an Amazon, so that makes that one easy.

Delphi & Trophonius for Half-blood & Cumae & Erythaea for Jupiter.

Notes:

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Chapter 27: Book 1 - The Lightning Thief: Chapter 14: Annabeth's Nordic Journey

Summary:

Annabeth visits her cousin before the summer ends.

Notes:

(See the end of the chapter for notes.)

Chapter Text

7/30/06, Sunday

Dining Pavilion, Camp Half-Blood, Long Island, New York 9:00am

Percy POV

Aphrodite, Hestia, Piper & Rachel have joined the harem.

As we were leaving the pavilion Luke called me over.

Luke: "Will you come with me there's something I want to show you?"

Me: "Sure. Just let me tell Calypso, Annabeth & Drew quickly."

I told Annabeth to put on her cap & follow us.

Luke took me out to the middle of the forest.

He pulls out a sword.: "What do you think? It's half celestial bronze-half iron, so it can be used on both monsters & people. I call it 'Backbiter.'"

It was a 4ft Xiphos, with 1 side celestial bronze & flip it over for the steel side.

The only weapon like that is Kronos's scythe, meaning he stole it from Demeter who was entrusted with its protection.

Me: "Where did you get it?"

Luke: "I stole it from Demeter while you were explaining things to the council. There's a pit scorpion by your leg, so don't move."

I looked out of the corner of my eye & saw it. Dumbass, that's a baby giant scorpion.

It'll be the size of the cabins once it's fully grown.

I used my magic to soothe it, so it wouldn't attack.

Me: "Why?"

Luke: "Because that quest helped me realize how little we mean to the gods. Being sent to complete something Hercules already did, a fruit trip no less, opened my eyes. Kronos reached out to me & offered to birth a new era without the gods, the 6th age."

Me: "You're moving backwards. It'll be the 4th age all over again. Kronos was a worse king than Zeus & Ouranos was worse than that. Athena will be a good interim ruler & Porus will lead us into the true 6th age, just be patient."

Luke: "I can't trust the gods anymore. At least Kronos will bring something new"

I cut him off.: "No, he won't. He'll just bring back the old stuff the gods got rid off & make everything worse."

Luke: "I guess I can't convince you. Kill him!" He orders the scorpion to attack me, but it had already become docile.

I attacked him by summoning icicles & launching them at him, because I had no weapons & wasn't wearing armor. It was my ice vs his sword, at least I had range.

Luke: "You might want to return to camp. I had someone bring the KKK in."

Annabeth went to stab him from behind but lost her temper & gave away her location.

He side stepped her & ran off, as she fell.

Me: "We need to get back to camp!" I said helping her up & grabbing the scorpion as my new pet.

We ran back & saw the campers, Cyclopes & Gemini fighting an army of werewolves.

We joined the fight.

I told the scorpion to attack & throwed it at a wolf's face.

Its venom dissolved the wolf completely.

The scorpion jumped back on my arm, as I fought another & jumped on its face to repeat.

We eventually defeated them all.

Annabeth: "I was bitten in the battle! Quick kill me!" She says.

Chiron: "Wait! That isn't necessary! Only scared, angry or evil wolves are dangerous. You'll probably be no different than a regular wolf. If you are being hunted, you'll become an intelligent wolf. This is how those who the original Klan infected took them down. Evil transformations have full control, even during the full moon. Scared victims will become timid and tend to hide until the sun comes up. Furries… well… it's best we don't discuss that… You will probably just wander around camp like a large dog, asking for pats and belly rubs."

Ew! Furries go into heat.

Annabeth: "What about when I'm not at camp?"

Chiron: "It's too dangerous for you to leave. I'm sorry."

I prayed to the Protogenoi for a solution.

Thalassa appears.: "I will take away the curse or give you the option of keeping it but shifting on demand & maintaining your mind, but it's going to cost you. I can't do anymore for free per the ancient laws."

Athena appears.: "I will pay any price."

Annabeth: "I would like the second option. We're going to war, so I need every advantage possible."

Dining Pavilion, Camp Half-Blood, Long Island, New York noon

Everybody was quick to accept her regardless.

Being a wolf didn't change who she was in their eyes, except the Ares & Hermes cabins calling her fluffy.

8/1/06, Tuesday

Camp Half-Blood, Long Island, New York 9:30am

Annabeth POV

As Class starts on Monday the 7th & I need to visit my cousin, Magnus, as soon as possible, I'm leaving today, so my dad can take us to visit them in Boston to tell them the truth.

It's a 4-hour drive & we're meeting them for Lunch.

I can't wait to catch up with my brothers on the road & reunite with Magnus & Aunt Natalie.

The harem & my siblings accompanied me to the entrance.

I kissed them all goodbye, my lovers French & my siblings on the cheek.

I hugged my dad, then went to the car to talk to my brothers, as he went to talk to my lovers. I hope he goes easy on them.

As he returns, he says "I approve. They're kind, determined & well educated."

Natalie Chase's house, Boston, Massachusetts 1:00pm

Traffic was surprisingly quick.

We were early.

I told Magnus everything I could about his heritage & what I've been up to for the past years.

We ate & talked about everything going on in our lives, including the war.

They asked if there was anything they could do to help.

Me: "Not really. This is a Greco-Roman war at the end of the day."

Magnus: "But mortals can go anywhere. I could fight to help."

Me & Aunty: "No! You're too young!"

Magnus: "But so is Annabeth. I just want to help."

Dad: "You could pray to your father or Odin. If memory serves, the Norse defeated 6 Roman legions in Britain, so they should still have their standards. The return of 6 Roman legions should be a boon to the Greco-Roman military."

We continued to talk for the rest of the day before we went to the hotel since we were spending the rest of the week here catching up.

Natalie Chase's house, Boston, Massachusetts 8:00pm

Magnus Chase POV

I was so worried. My cousin is going off to war & I can't help her.

I prayed as hard as I could for help.

???: "I can hear you, son. I will send one of your cousins & an elf to start your training." The voice, now identified as my father, Frey.

???: "I will also have Hermóðr send the 6 Roman standards back to Olympus & deliver a list of all living half-bloods & legacies for you to recruit. Rome has regularly hired our kind as mercenaries, known as Germani or Varangians, in the past, so they should be willing to work together. I have a feeling that my hotel will be getting a lot of new Einherjar in the coming years." the second voice, Odin, says.

8/2/06, Wednesday

IHOP, Boston, Massachusetts 8:30am

Annabeth Chase POV

I'm mixed. My cousin needs to get some survival instincts, but he did get us a lot of help with that.

The fact that he & Aunty apparently met Hermóðr this morning is interesting.

Me: "I'm against you joining us in battle, but I guess training never hurts."

Aunty: "That's what I said. I hope these 2 can help him see how dangerous this is."

After we finished eating, we headed towards her house, since the 2 were supposed to be there.

As we pulled into the driveway, we saw a man with alligator leather boots. His black wool suit was tailored to fit his stocky five-feet-five frame. Under the jacket, he was rocking a charcoal paisley waistcoat with a gold watch chain, a smart turquoise shirt, and a skinny bolo tie. He was also wearing leather gloves & a motorcycle helmet.

He must be the Dwarf half-blood since dwarves turn to stone when sunlight touches their skin.

Standing next to him is a tall, pale elf with short, spiky, pale blond hair and pale gray eyes. He wears a black leather jacket, black motorcycle pants and pointy-toed shoes.

As we entered, we closed all the blinds & curtains, so the dwarf could take off his helmet.

He does.: "Thanks for that. The heat was getting to me. I'm Blitzen, Son of Freya. I'm a dwarf."

The other, who spoke in American Sign Language: "I'm Hearthstone. A deaf elf. Odin got us a job working for Mimir. Our first assignment is watching over you." He says, pointing at Magnus.

Me: "What are you going to teach him?"

Blitzen: "I'm not qualified to teach anything, except smithing & sewing. I'm going to make armor & weapons for him. Hearthstone & I are currently learning to access our Alf Seidr from Mimir, but only Hearthstone is qualified to teach others. We're also self-taught in Rune magic, through a book my mom wrote for me. He's not qualified to teach that, yet."

My Stepmother, Angelina Grace: "How can you learn Alf Seidr? Frederick's research says only elves can possess it."

Blitzen: "Children of the God of elves, Frey, or his sister, are the exception. It's why her dwarven children are called "Dark Elves". All elves & the twin's children are born with it but must train to use it properly."

Hearthstone: "We're also going to take him to the World Mythology Combat Tournament to introduce him to some combat instructors. 2 legacies of Thor, Aedelbeort & Gunther, volunteered to train him."

Notes:

I was planning to turn Annabeth into a werewolf but decided that the protogenoi would be willing to cure her, so it wouldn't make any sense for her to stay one unless she wanted to.

The legions Frederick was talking about are Legio II Augusta, Legio II Adiutrix, Legio VI Victrix, Legio IX Hispana, Legio XIV Gemina & Legio XX Valeria Victrix.

It's the summer. Hearthstone won't have his scarf in the summer.

They got their job working for Mimir earlier in this story.

Only 1 chapter is left in this book. Then, Book 2 begins.

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Note: 10/2/23 - changed Mrs. Chase's name from Ann to Angelina, to avoid similarities with Annabeth.

Chapter 28: Book 1 - The Lightning Thief: Chapter 15: Egyptian Conclusion

Summary:

Drew & Rachel reach out to Alexander the Great for help.

Notes:

(See the end of the chapter for notes.)

Chapter Text

9/7/06, Thursday

River Street, Brooklyn, New York 4:00pm

Drew POV

I'm about to pick up Rachel at her mansion after our first day of school, so we can convince the Egyptians to provide us aid.

I walk up to her six-floor brownstone converted warehouse by the water with a concrete and steel fence and yard to get her before we walk down the street to the 21st Egyptian Nome.

A Nome is a district, region, or facility. The term originated in Ancient Egypt when Egypt was divided into forty-two provinces. The original 22 were in Upper Egypt, which was just Egypt, & was created by Ra, & later Osiris, while 23 to 42 were created by Horus in Lower Egypt during his war with Set.

They kept taking each other's Nomes that by the end of it, Horus's host, Narmer, was the ruler of Upper Egypt before uniting both.

In modern times, the system is now used by the House of Life and has expanded globally with a total of three hundred and sixty Nomes. Most are in cities while a few are in isolated areas or totalitarian states as they are stated to be punishment assignments.

The original 42, and even the 43rd one the Roman Emperor Hadrian created in Upper Egypt, were all relocated elsewhere across the planet.

The current location of the 1st Nome is Heliopolis, now known as Cairo, the former capital of the 35th Nome, the 13th Nome of Lower Egypt created by Horus.

Once Rachel gets the lead out of her ass, we're going to the 21st Nome, which is just down the street.

Rachel came out the door & kissed me on the lips.: "Sorry. School lunch didn't agree with me."

We made our way towards the five-story mansion magically hidden on top of an abandoned warehouse.

We made our way up the fire escape ladders to the roof.

There are stairs up to the entrance from the dock on the east side of the East River. The entrance is a block of wood with no handles or knobs and can only be opened by magic. It cannot be seen by regular mortals and magical barriers keep pests, gods, and monsters out. Luckily, we can see it, due to training from Calypso to see through illusion, though Rachel probably could already see it as the Oracle.

We made our way up the stairs & I knocked on the door.

An Arabic-Persian looking girl about our age, if a little younger, opened the door.

She had straight, jet black hair cut at her jawline, the Egyptian style.

Her skin is caramel-colored, and her eyes are startling amber and lined with kohl.

She wears loose linen clothing and Egyptian perfume.

All in all, she looks like Nefertiti.

???: "Greetings Ms. Tanaka & Dare, my dad is expecting you. Follow me."

As she let us in, she told us her name was Zia Rashid, the current Eye of Bast.

Zia: "The Nomarch here, Amos Kane, is fixing us tea, with his nephew, my boyfriend."

Rachel: "How did you know we would be coming?"

Me: "Alexander the Great's magic is so strong that he can see, hear & so on, everything on the planet all at once all the time, except when major divine figures, like the Olympians, are present or are hiding a location, like Camp Half-blood, but he can see all the demigods come & go from there & hear them talk about where it is. He probably knew as soon as we told our parents about our plans over Iris message."

Zia turns around & taps her nose, before turning back around.

Zia: "I'm actually his only living descendant after my birth parents & hometown were destroyed." She says proudly.

We made our way to the terrace on the 3rd floor where there was a dining table & a swimming pool with an albino gator in it.

A wrinkled old man with brown skin & no hair standing 6-feet & 6-inches tall, 400 pounds of solid muscle, was waiting for us.

He was wearing crimson Greek armor & Persian bag pants, with a leopard skin cape.

He had a celestial bronze Kopis, a Greek cavalry sword that was adopted by the Ptolemaic Egyptians, on his left hip right next to his wand, which are all shaped like boomerangs.

He holds his staff in his left hand.

Iskandar: "Ah! You're here! Come! Sit! Amos & Carter should be here with the tea soon." He says sitting down in the master chair, with his staff just standing up right next to the chair.

The three of us sat, Zia to the right of him & us to the left, with me sitting closer to him.

A tall, barrel-shaped man with skin the color of roasted coffee in a pinstriped suit, coat, and hat, with hair braided with gems, came carrying a tea pot, with 6 cups on a tray.

Following behind him is a black kid about our age with short curly brown hair in a polo & khakis.

He quickly set out the napkins as Mr. Kane served our tea before he sat beside Zia & Mr. Kane sat next to him.

Iskandar: "I know why you're here, but my help will be limited. I'm not endangering my magicians for your war."

We were saddened by this.

"However, I do have an army of Shabti, clay or wax servants, that you can use a part of. They are armed with meteoric iron, the Egyptian blessed metal."

Me: "How many?"

Iskandar: "I started by making 1 in the model of every soldier that ever fought for me in life, then repeated after 1 was destroyed, but after I faked my death, I created Shabti to mass produce others, the world's first assembly line. I have over 7 billion Shabti soldier, but I'm only letting you use the 2.1 billion Greek ones."

Rachel & me: "We will gladly accept that!" we said excitedly.

Iskandar: "Also, each Nome has a training hall. You 2 are allowed to spar with any trainees being taught here since I expanded to have every Nome function as a school instead of just the 1st. However, you are not allowed to learn magic under any circumstance!"

Me: "Thank you for your kindness."

Iskandar: "You're helping me, too. I'm trying to teach the importance of non-magical combat to them, but it is difficult. Several thousand years of over reliance on magic makes returning to shields & spears difficult, but necessary."

And here I thought that Hermes's Oracle, The Thriae, returning to his temple on Olympus to give prophecies by throwing pebbles was going to be the best news this month.

Natalie Chase's house, Boston, Massachusetts 5:00pm

Alexandros POV

Am I really about to traumatize a boy slightly older than my daughter just so he can learn his people's magic?

I stepped out of the hard light Ankh I conjured, since I can only travel between Egyptian objects big enough to walk through.

Most people find that limiting, but I can create hard light objects anywhere on earth, so that's not an issue for me.

I am currently wearing my Egyptian robes, plus an illusion to look skinny & non-threatening.

I saw Natalie, Magnus & Hearthstone looking at me teleport into their backyard.

I held up my hands to show I came in peace.

I saw her grab a gun, before coming out to meet me.

She asked me who I was at gun point & I explained.

Ms. Chase invited me in.

Magnus: "You can help me get stronger?"

Me: "Kind of. I'm going to make you eligible to learn runes."

Hearthstone: "Only someone deeply suffered can learn runes."

Me: "Which is why I'm offering to use my illusions to torture him."

Natalie: "No!"

Me: "It'll increase his chance of surviving. You know he's going to sneak off to help his cousin eventually."

Magnus: "I want to help Annabeth, mom!"

Natalie thought about it.: "Fine." She says exasperated.

I walked towards Magnus & put my right hand in front of his head.: "I hope you can forgive me."

I put my hand on his head.

Magnus POV

(Graphic rape & torture begins)

I found myself in a desolate city. Buildings were destroyed everywhere & corpses lined the streets.

I was suspended by hooks imbedded in my wrists & feet.

Annabeth: "NOOOOO! THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT!"

I turned to see my cousin, naked & getting raped by 2 cyclops.: "IF IT WASN'T FOR YOU, PERCY WOULD STILL BE ALIVE & WE WOULDN'T BE IN THIS MESS!"

Another cyclops came around forced himself in her mouth.

Mom: "SHE'S RIGHT! I REGRET EVER BIRTHING …"

I turned to see mom & Aunt Angelina to be receiving the same treatment & getting raped in all 3 holes, while Bobby & Matthew take in their 2 holes, while Keres rode their dicks.

I was crying.: "STOP! MAKE IT STOP!"

A deep ominous voice: "Why? This world was created by your choices. You have no one to blame but yourself. HAHAHA!" he says cackling.

I then felt physical pain in my legs on top of my emotional suffering.

I looked down to see scarabs burrowing their way into my skin as more climbed their way up.

I screamed in pain as the tide of scarabs climbed their way up & inside my body until they started going in through my mouth, ears & eyes.

(Graphic rape & torture ends)

As they bit through my eyes, I woke up & immediately grabbed the trash can & threw up.

Iskandar: "Now you can learn runes."

Notes:

Thus ends Book 1.

Alexandros the Great is really coming in clutch with his aid.

As the greatest Magician in existence, with roughly 2 millennia & 3 centuries of experience, his power & wisdom transcends all others.

Now to come up with new prophecies for Sea of Monsters for the Oracles of Trophonius, Cumae, Erythaea, Dodona & more.

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Chapter 29: Book 1: Story Board

Summary:

These are my notes that I based all the chapters on

Notes:

(See the end of the chapter for notes.)

Chapter Text

Overall story:

1. The laws state that gods can't interact with their own kids.

2. Only the minority of Cyclops eat humans, but most of those that don't live in Atlantis.

3. Athena, Apollo & Artemis were instrumental in their victory.

4. Helios & Selene were thrown into Tartarus to make room for Apollo & Artemis.

5. Khnum & Atum only possess part of Ra's soul & are their own gods. Khnum having Mnevis & Atum having Raet-Tawy.

6. Egyptian Gods can fuse.

7. Tatenen is Benben personified & the father of the Ogdoad by accident & Neith is their master.

8. Ptah & Neith are the 1st Egyptian gods, with Atum being Ptah's son & Ra & Apophis being Neith's.

9. The Aesir & Jotun have to exist in balance as the forces of INNANGARD (Order) AND UTANGARD (Chaos), like how the Egyptian Gods have to balance Ma'at & Isfet.

10. Children of Freya can use Alf Seidr. It's why her dwarven half-bloods are called Dark Elves.

11. Zeus & Hera were married during the Titanomachy but didn't hold the ceremony until after.

12. Poros/Porus is Athena's younger twin but is in hiding.

13. The Council of Cloven Elders poisoned Pan with Hydra blood in order to take power for themselves.

14. Apollo created all Oracles after Delphi, but some were created as gifts to other gods.

14.1. The Oracle of Olympia was created for Zeus.

14.2. The Oracle of Acheron was created for Hades.

14.3. The Oracle of Taenaron was created for Poseidon.

14.3.1. He created all 3 as a thank you gift for making him an Olympian.

14.4. The Oracle of Ikeros was created for Artemis.

14.4.1. 1st Oracle he created.

14.5. The Oracle of Heraclea was created for Heracles.

15. The Hindu, Buddhist, Daoist, Chinese, Hmong, Shinto & Ainu & other mythologies of Japan are considered Eastern civilization & set in Japan.

16. Japanese secret culture consists of:

16.1. Emperor - the actual emperor of Japan.

16.2. Shogun, who still has the Honjo Masamune.

16.3. Kazoku:

16.3.1. Daimyo

16.3.2. Kuge:

16.3.2.1. Dojo:

16.3.2.1.1. Sekke

16.3.2.1.2. Seigake

16.3.2.1.3. Daijinke

16.3.2.1.4. Urinke

16.3.2.1.5. Meika

16.3.2.1.6. Hanke

16.3.2.2. Jige - Jigeke

16.3.2.3. These ranks & higher are by election only.

16.4. Bushi

16.4.1. Samurai - male

16.4.2. Onna-musha - female

16.4.3. Possible to become one through hard work & effort in various fields both in & out of the military.

16.4.4. This is the only rank one can run for political office.

16.5. Shizoku - Working Class

16.6. Heimin - Where new recruits from the outside world start out

17. Japanese can use Kites & Yajna to communicate.

18. George Washington is a son of Athena & Hawaiian Shinto Kami.

19. After all, but 4 of Apollo's oracles died w/o successors & 3 of them were lost, none of the other gods chose new Oracles out of respect.

20. Hades makes the Oracle of Delphi immortal until she could find a successor after cursing her.

21. Pluto rescues Hazel & sends her to the Casino a year before sending Nico & Bianca there.

21.1. Hazel & Bianca were 7, while Nico was 5.

21.2. Bianca has an early birthday & they were sent there after Bianca & Nico's, but before Hazel's.

22. There's a tournament for demigods & mortals of various factions to fight each other with any, & multiple, non-projectile weapons.

23. West African Mythology & Celtic Mythology came over & became Brazilian Mythology.

24. Athena made Tiresias into the first Augur & Zeus made him into the Oracle of Olympia.

24.1. This one was added after the end of Book 0.

Book 1:

74. Percy hangs up wind chimes in the Grove of Dodona to get a third prophecy before the Quest to find the Master Bolt.

75. Clarisse arrives on June 3rd & tries to dunk him.

75.1. This one was added after the end of Book 0.

76. Capture the Flag was delayed from June 9th to 10th.

76.1. This one was added after the end of Book 0.

77. Yales are seen when they talk to the dog.

78. They give the dog to Dionysus as an offering.

78.1. This one was added after the end of Book 0.

79. They are attacked by multiple amphisbaenae on the train.

79.1. This one was added after the end of Book 0.

80. Ares has Rachel's older brother give them a lift. They still free the animals owned by poachers.

81. Percy asks Styx to free Athena's Pallas from her husband Pallas.

82. Eurynomoi & Ghouls are seen in the Underworld.

82.1. This one was added after the end of Book 0.

83. Ares uses Feather-Shooting Bird & Fire-Breathing Horse to keep Annabeth & Grover busy.

84. After Percy returns the bolt, Rhea scolds all the Olympians for their shortcomings.

84.1. She openly mentions Minerva is part of the Roman Capitoline Triad.

84.1.1. The temple was built on Romulus's old home.

85. Helios, Selene, Hestia & Hades get their thrones back.

86. Porus gets his throne.

87. Demigods & Legacies must be claimed by 12.

88. Everyone cursed by a god has their curses lifted.

89. New cabins are built for the minor gods & they are given smaller thrones to attend council meetings.

90. The Greek & Roman Camps are told about each other & forced to play nice.

91. Mars forces Camp Jupiter to return the Athena Parthenos with Mercury delivering it to Half Blood.

92. Most gods are divorced.

93. Zeus, Hera & Demeter are hit with the mortal punishment & forced to help build new camps in Canada, where they're weaker.

94. Artemis decides to let men into her camp.

95. Percy returns Riptide to Zoe.

96. A hunter of Artemis is revealed to be the daughter of Amphitrite.

97. Nyx frees those who were cursed in Tartarus, like the Gorgon sisters.

98. Amphithemis is sent to Elysium.

99. Apollo goes to Tartarus to free Orion & apologies to him.

100. They both become Archery instructors at Half Blood, after Apollo & Dionysus restore his sanity.

101. Aphrodite & Ares break up with her becoming a combat instructor at Half Blood.

102. Aphrodite returns to being the Goddess of War & stops sleeping around.

103. Athena starts making New Camps for the gods' other forms, while her Cabin builds new cabins for the minor gods & starts building New Greece.

103.1. The center is Macedonia, due to it being the largest Greek empire.

103.2. The four corners are made up of the part that borders Camp & Sparta, Athens & Troy sections at the edge of the other 3, as they're devoted to the war gods.

103.3. The new government consists of: (ranked)

103.3.1. Ecclesia

103.3.2. Gerousia: (Non-ranked divisions)

103.3.2.1. Boule/Synedrion

103.3.2.2. Heliaia

103.3.3. Ephor

104. Greek Construction cranes are shown

104.1. This one was added after the end of Book 0.

105. Greek Water Mills, Gardens, roofs, Greek Fire, Archimedes' heat ray, claw, steam cannon & Screw, Steam engines (Heron's fountain), Polybolos, Astronomical rings, Astronomical clock (Antikythera mechanism), Dioptra, Equatorial ring, Mural instrument, Triquetrum, Astrolabe, Armillary sphere & Hippodrome are shown.

105.1. This one was added after the end of Book 0.

106. Pipe organs & Water organs are shown.

106.1. This one was added after the end of Book 0.

107. Athena brings back other currencies to both camps.

108. Athena makes amends with the Gemini & they move into Camp.

108.1. This one was added after the end of Book 0.

109. The Former Gorgons & Arachne, now goddesses, work at Camp.

109.1. This one was added after the end of Book 0.

110. Hephaestus promises custom made weapons for Percy & Annabeth, due to falling into his trap & gives them glasses that cure dyslexia.

111. Everyone in the Isle of the Blessed can become gods & come & go as they please.

112. The Gods now make sacrifices to Olympus's Ourae.

113. Percy is given the blessings of Hades, Poseidon, Pontus, Oceanus, Hestia & more.

114. Percy starts dating Annabeth & Styx after the quest.

115. Drew & Calypso join their relationship soon after.

116. Calypso & Empousa teach magic at Half Blood.

117. Piper is brought to Camp.

118. She is fully trained in The Great Spirit's faction's magic, culture & combat & has ties to the Great Spirit.

119. She has joined her father as he represented the Cherokee in council meetings between the different mythologies that worship the Great Spirit.

120. They go on missions to retrieve Trophonius, while Camp Jupiter retrieves Herophile & Cumae.

121. Richard Dare, Rachel's brother, becomes the Oracle of Trophonius.

121.1. This one was added after the end of Book 0.

122. They find Ella along the way in Portland, Oregon.

123. They stop by Painted Hills on their way back.

123.1. This one was added after the end of Book 0.

124. Herophile & Cumae are together in an underwater cave in the Willamette River, Portland.

125. She becomes the new Oracle of Cumae & all 9 Sibylline Books are restored through Minerva & Apollo's power.

126. Apollo personally selects the new Oracles, including the Oracles of Didyma, Abae, Menestheus, Claros, Ptoios, Eutresites, Hysian, Smyrna, Tegraios, Ismenian, Spodios, Argolis & Gryneium.

127. The new Camps:

127.1. Etruscan Camp - Vancouver

127.2. Thracian/Illyrian Camp - Toronto

127.3. Phrygian Camp - Quebec City or Mantrial

127.3.1. All 3 cultures were at the very border of western civilization, so being in Canada fits.

128. Each camp has at least 2 Oracles.:

128.1. Half-Blood - Delphi & Trophonius

128.2. Jupiter - Herophile & Cumae

128.3. Amazon - Smyrna

129. Athena uses her time off to teach her children Pyromancy, a form of divination.

130. The Thriae are in Hermes's temple on Olympus.

130.1. They use pebble divination.

130.2. This was added after Book 0 ended.

131. Percy is elected Heliast & Polemarch.

132. Drew goes to the Brooklyn House after the end of Summer to ask Iskandar for help.

133. Iskandar offers up his shabti Greek soldiers that number over 2.1 billion.

134. She is allowed to spar with the magicians afterschool but forbidden to learn their magic.

135. She befriends Zia, who is the host of Bast.

136. Annabeth reaches out to Magnus & tells him his origins.

137. Magnus prays for Odin to help Olympus at Percy & Annabeth's request & he returns the Standards of the 6 legions that invaded Britain, via Hermóðr & gives Magnus a book of all living Norse Demigods & legacies for him to recruit.

137.1. Legio II Augusta

137.2. Legio II Adiutrix

137.3. Legio VI Victrix

137.4. Legio IX Hispana

137.5. Legio XIV Gemina

137.6. Legio XX Valeria Victrix

137.7. The recruits are called Germani/Varangians by the Romans.

138. Magnus begins training under Hearthstone & Blitzen after this.

139. Iskandar goes to Magnus to traumatize him with illusions, so Hearth could teach him runes.

140. Iskandar goes to the Kanes to enroll the kids into Heliopolis to train them.

141. Magnus goes to the tournament building to train under Norse masters of combat, like Aedelbeort & Gunther.

Notes:

These are my notes that I base the chapters on.

I currently have 284 in total, not counting sub-notes, like 72.1.

That means there are 143 left.

Chapter 30: Book 2 - The Sea of Monsters: Chapter 1: A Tree Poisoned in Vain

Summary:

Percy & his new brother learn someone has poisoned Thalia's tree.

Notes:

(See the end of the chapter for notes.)

Chapter Text

6/15/07, Friday

Goode High School, Brooklyn, New York 2:30 pm

Percy POV

I have met & been spending this school year with my half-brother Tyson, a cyclops.

He's nice & great to be around.

He's 8, but tall & smart enough to pass as a 7th grader with special needs.

His grades are above average, but his emotional maturity & reasoning skills are those of his age.

He spent the 1st 7 years of his life in a cardboard box.

Why Nymphs keep abandoning their children is something I'll never know.

Penelope agrees with me.

It was the one question that was a deal breaker for the remaining Naiads I dated.

Thankfully, Big Sis Kym unalived her for abandoning him.

We're in the gym playing dodge ball.

Bullies are ganging up on him, but he can't go all out without killing them, due to being so strong.

Then, a group of 10 Laistrygonian Giants came in.

I immediately ripped their Ichor out before they had a chance to attack.

Then, I knocked out the bullies with the mist.

I'm a bit insulted that the Titans didn't send more after me.

As I thought that, Annabeth entered fighting a pack of Crocotta with her shotgun & 10 Neades entered through the other way.

I quickly repeated what I did to the other giants to them, as Tyson helped Annabeth.

After we finished, Annabeth spoke frantically: "The Cerastes & several Aeternae & Odontotyrannos are outside! We need to go!"

We went to my locker to grab my hoodie & toboggan.

As we went to sneak out, I saw our cyclops allies tearing through them, though the giant snake was giving them trouble.

Annabeth: "Stop, Chariot of Damnation!" she commanded in Ancient Greek.

She tossed a drachma that sank into the pavement like lead through water.

Nothing happened for a moment.

A hellhound, minus its back half, splattered twenty feet from them and disintegrated.

After that agonizing moment, the asphalt changed.

It now looked like blood with the viscosity of molten asphalt (which was fitting, all things considered). And from the gooey blood, smoke arose.

This smoke turned itself into a taxicab, with the words 'Grey Sisters' in English on the front.

Annabeth: "3 to Camp Half-Blood."

As we got in, we noticed they wanted to refuse before noticing how hectic things were.

As soon as they were in, the ladies floored it, breaking the speed limits. A prerecorded message popped up.

"Hi, this is Ganymede, cupbearer to Zeus, and when I'm out buying wine for the Lord of the Skies, I always buckle up!"

I started buttering up our drivers.: "I see old age has been kind to you 3. How are you enjoying the 5 eyes & several teeth Hephaestus made for you?"

Wasp: "You're too kind. They work so well none of us remember who has the original eye or tooth."

The other 2 agreed to that.

Me: "You are said to be wise beyond even Athena & have knowledge of secrets on par with the fates."

Tyson was getting car sick & me seducing 3 old crones probably wasn't helping.

Anger (Cackling): Yes! We're very wise! We know lots of things!"

Tempest: "We even know the location you seek!"

The other 2 immediately told her to shut up. I wasn't supposed to know that yet.

Me: "Ladies, please! I'm sure you can make an exception. My fate is in your lovely, lovely hands." I said doing my best Disney Hades impression.

Wasp: "I guess it couldn't hurt. 30, 31, 75, 12."

She slammed on brakes, causing the cab to flip several times.

We left & Tyson burped.: "I feel better now."

I tipped the sisters nicely.

Even if I had better mastery of my teleporting, The chariot provides better information.

We saw the Colchis Bulls trying to invade camp but failing to break through the barrier.

A group of Cyclopes & Automatons, including The Talos, attacked them.

I was about to put on my Medea's SPF 50k sunscreen, but they seem to be in control.

I knew I lobbied for the construction of security automatons, but for them to be finished already & Talos to have reformed in Camp is nothing short of a miracle.

We made our way inside, while avoiding the bulls.

Me: "I permit Tyson's entry." I said to let him pass through the barrier.

We made our way to Thalia's tree & saw that it was dying! Someone poisoned it!

Rec Room, Big House, Camp Half-Blood, Long Island, New York 4:00 pm

This is the meeting room where all the Councilors come together to discuss matters.

Chairs 1, 2, 7, 8, 12, 17 (Mama Amp.), 18 (Aunty P.) & 19 (Porus) were empty.

I was in Chair 3.

Katie Gardner was sitting next to me in Chair 4.

Bianca was next to her in Chair 5.

Hestia was in her Chair 6.

Clarisse is in Chair 9.

Wise Girl is in Chair 10.

Lee Fletcher is in Chair 11.

Charles is in Chair 13.

Silena is in Chair 14.

The twins Connor & Travis Stoll are in Loveseat 15.

The twins Castor & Pollux are in Loveseat 16.

Butch Walker is in Chair 20, Iris's cabin, the first minor god cabin.

Clovis is in Chair 21, Hypnos's cabin.

Lastly, Ethan Nakamura is in Chair 22, Nemesis's. The rest of the Cabins' counselors are in the medical bay.

Mr. D, who's sitting in a wooden throne: "I need you all to swear on the river Styx that you're not aiding my grandpa."

Silena did it first, then the rest soon followed.

Also, Aphrodite, Calypso & Apollo were sitting on thrones of their own.

Mr. D.: "Thalia's tree has been poisoned, but the secret of our camp is the Athena Parthenos has already replaced it as our barrier source since it was returned."

Me: "What are the odds Luke had someone do it?"

Mr. D.: "Almost certainly. However, Athena has decided to put Chiron on paid leave in hopes of making the guilty party more careless. Aphrodite will be replacing him in the meantime."

We kept talking about our plans & supplies.

Me: "I checked my book for the information the Grey sisters provided. 30 degrees, 31 minutes north, 75 degrees, 12 minutes west is the location of Golden Fleece on Polyphemus's Island. I have also been having dreams of Grover in a wedding dress pretending to be his bride."

We decided to send someone on a quest tomorrow night to limit the time Luke's spies have to notify him.

It is easier to notice an Iris message at night, due to the lights.

It was 5 by the time we finished & My harem & Tyson went to see Chiron off.

We arrived at his apartment with the door open.

He was packing his things into his saddlebags.

Tyson's eye sparkled before he opened & closed his mouth before bending over to whisper to me.: "Would it be racist to call him a pony?"

Chiron must have heard because he turned around.: "Yes. Yes, it would."

Before he could say anything else, Annabeth & Drew ran up and hugged him.

Chiron: "Why hello, you two. How are you?" he asked, patting her head.

Me: "Mr. D. told us the plan. I heard your immortality only lasts as long as you're teaching."

Chiron: "I'll try to teach my more wildly kin somethings in Florida."

Me: "...Do… Do you have any idea what happened to the tree? What was used?"

Chiron: "No. I have searched through all my books. The only thing I have managed to figure out is that it came from Tartarus," before I interrupted him.

Me: "Well, that narrows it down to one traitorous bastard," I snarled.

Chiron: "Perhaps… I hope Luke would not go so far as to poison his friend-" I just pointed to Annabeth.

Chiron: "Fair point," he conceded. "The tree has only a few weeks of life left in it, unless… no. That's foolish,"

Me: "We already have the location of the Golden Fleece & are planning on how to get it & rescue Grover."

Chiron: "I forgot about that book of yours. Campers have been sent on retrieval quests left & right over the past year, including the throne of memory. Apollo cabin also has Nestor's cup."

"Regardless, the Titan Lord almost had a war start last summer. This could easily be a trap set for you or Bianca," He finished.

Me: "I know.

A half-blood of the eldest gods

Shall reach sixteen against all odds

And see the world in endless sleep

The hero's soul, cursed blade shall reap

A single choice shall end his days

Olympus to preserve or raze

Fun fact: my senses are telling me that the hero who makes the choice isn't the 16-year-old child of the big 3."

Chiron: "I know. You told Hestia & Aphrodite that already, but he doesn't know that."

Annabeth began to cry, hugging the centaur tighter.

Chiron: "Be strong, Annabeth."

As he left, we saw him out, before heading to New Greece.

A new mountain forms in camp & The Athos Alexander monument is carved into it.

His left hand is holding a part of a pillar coming up from the wall of New Greece.

That is saying a lot, because it was only a concept that was never built, and the mountain it was supposed to be built on was where my dad imprisoned Athos, a Gigas that was his second bane & Polybotes's right hand man.

Penelope was meaning to recruit the Naiad of the river coming over his right bicep into the harem.

She is a Spercheides-Oread hybrid.

We made our way past the Athena Parthenos & the Palladium next to it.

Penelope: "Nice to see you!" She says running up & kissing me, then the rest of the harem.

"And you must be Tyson. Percy told me about you." she says, shaking his hand.

Tyson: "Likewise."

Penelope: "This is Daphne." She says introducing us to a Naiad with butt length red hair.

She wore solid black Scuba gear, with Greek armor over it. As a naval combatant, that was good.

She had a body rivaling Calypso & Aphrodite & sea green eyes that you could easily get lost in.

We talked before having to go our separate ways, ultimately deciding to think it over.

Dining Pavilion, Camp Half-Blood, Long Island, New York 6:00 pm

As everyone arrived, I led Tyson into the middle of the pavilion.

Mr. D.: "You'd best sit down. I'm announcing the camp director shortly."

We fixed our plates & did so.

When it was time for sacrifice, I walked up to the blazer.: "Poseidon, please accept my offering, father." 'And please, PLEASE send some help,' I begged.

The smoke smelled of the sea. It hadn't ever done that, so I hope my father had done something. Then, I sat back down.

After a few more minutes, Mr. D stood up.: "Hello, campers. Now, as you all know, my bitch of a sister decided, thanks to some power-hungry asshats, that Chiron was untrustworthy," he snarled. Thunder rumbled. "FUCK YOU!" he roared, before turning back to the campers.

"Now, I had to find a replacement Activities Director, and on short notice. It took me a while, but I have found one that I have personally vetted," the god explained. "Athena suggested Tantalus. I told her to hand dad's master bolt over to Percy Jackson. Needless to say, that scum isn't going anywhere near you. Now, I'm pleased to welcome our activities director, Aphrodite!"

Aphrodite: "Now, I understand that you're all worried, so, after getting approval from Mr. D, I have decided to allow chariot racing again! Now, it was canceled due to three deaths and 26 mutilations. However, I have a signed warrant from Hades himself that he will ignore deaths caused by the chariots! In other words, no matter the risk, you will all be safe from death! Now, I understand that there should be a reward for hard work- whether it be charioting racing or getting good grades!"

Everyone turned to Aphrodite campers, who were a little red in the face.

"Therefore, the winning cabin will be exempt from having to do chores for a month!"

Clarisse, interjecting: "But, Lady Aphrodite! What about patrol duty?! If we drop everything for chariot duty the camp might be at risk!" She exclaimed.

Great acting. Can't give away that Luke's plan was in vain.

Aphrodite: "With all the Automatons, Cyclopes & Gemini around?! Be reasonable. With all the ancient Greek locations respawning in New Greece, like the temple of fear in the Sparta section, we're due for a celebration."

"Now to decide where Tyson will – Never mind. The decision has been made for us." She said as a green trident appeared above him.

She was about to ask where he would go as he was too young to be allowed in the adult cyclopes working quarters.

Aphrodite: "All hail Tyson, son of Poseidon."

Everyone, except Aphrodite, Mr. D., Apollo, Orion & Calypso, stood up, then kneeled.

Then everybody returned to their seats.

That night, Tyson moved in with me & Calypso.

My pet scorpion, Argo, was now as big as a mastiff. He was being looked after by Calypso in my absence.

Grove of the Council of Cloven Elders, Camp Half-Blood, Long Island, New York 8:00 pm

3rd person POV

Dionysus, Aphrodite, Apollo, Orion & Calypso strolled into the place where the Cloven Elders met.

As he did, they all knelt.: "My Lords & Ladies, it is an honor-" one began.

Mr. D: "Cut the bullshit," he snapped. He wasn't in a good mood.

"Your 'slip of the tongue'," he said, making air quotes, "got one of my closest friends fired. In case you didn't know, I'm the one who asked Aphrodite." he snarled.

The Elders' eyes went wide.

Aphrodite: "Now. Tell me everything you did to Pan." She said with maximum charmspeak possible.

It was a power to control others with their voice common among gods of beauty, magic or intelligence.

They learned so much on top of what they already knew.

The council had forced Grover into the Seeker's Trap, as they called it.

Seekers couldn't contact anyone, so no one should know his predicament.

They send their kin to get eaten by Polyphemus because they are getting too nosy.

It's how they stayed in power for so long.

Silenus, Dionysus's foster father, & his brothers were shocked at the actions of their fellow members.

They were several members, but only 3 active members at a time, yet those brothers were the only ones that were genuine in their role & unaware of the others' misdeeds & corruption.

That night dozens of Satyrs were sent to the Fields of Punishment & 3 brothers swore oaths of atonement.

Notes:

Credit to "The Plague Dragon" 's story, "Poisoned Blood", for a lot of these ideas & a few sentences.

Let me know what you think & please join my discord at https/discord.gg/P7a3YDspn9 .

Chapter 31: Next Story Poll

Summary:

I'm reaching the point where I'm looking for something else to.

I'm going to burned out by the end of the Last Olympian, so I'm going to start another story after that & put this on hiatus after I finish the Titanomachy.

Chapter Text

Here's a link to the poll on Wattpad: Modern Myths - Next Story Poll - Wattpad

Chapter 32: Book 2 - The Sea of Monsters: Chapter 2: New Weapons & Prophecies

Summary:

Percy & Annabeth get upgrades & Clarisse is chosen to leave camp.

Notes:

(See the end of the chapter for notes.)

Chapter Text

6/16/07, Saturday

Camp Half-Blood, Long Island, New York 8:00am

Percy POV

We made our way to breakfast to eat, then do inspections.

I have a good feeling today is going to be a good day.

Me, Tyson, Annabeth & her siblings got to work on building our chariot.

As Poseidon & Athena invented it, we should easily win this.

Apollo's busy trying to slow Thalia's death & ease her pain as much as possible.

Ares & Artemis warned that someone tried to send their Stymphalian Birds after the camp but were told not to by their masters.

What was Luke, Kronos or Triumvirate thinking, trying to send Ares & Artemis's pets after us?!

Anyway, we continued until Hephaestus stopped us on our way to lunch.

He wasn't crippled anymore & significantly less disfigured, due to Apollo's surgeries.

He is just as ugly as he was born, but the injuries & disfigurement he got from falling off Olympus is gone, according to Apollo, who helped deliver him, with Artemis.

Hephaestus: "The gifts I promised you."

He held up 2 boxes for us.

Me & Annabeth took them & opened them.

"The gold rings go around your middle fingers & can each summon any type of sword used by Greco-Roman society. If the warriors that used it worshiped us, you can use it."

"The silver pinky rings do the same for daggers. The gold bracelet can summon Javelins or polearms. I heard that you wanted a trident with a spear on the other side, so that's an option."

"The silver bracelet does the same for shields. The silver & gold bracelet summons bows & arrows."

"Lastly, the monopoly car can become any type of land transportation you need, complete with automaton drivers & staff. The monopoly boat works the same way for sea transportation. I'm saving the plane for the next winter solstice."

"They're all made of Adamantine, the metal that represents Zeus's domain, Orichalcum, the metal that represents Poseidon's domain, Celestial Bronze, the metal that represents the beginning of our society & thus Greece & Imperial Gold, the metal that represents the end of our society & thus Rome. Percy's also has Stygian Iron, the metal that represents Hades's domain, despite it coming from a river, thus also Poseidon's domain."

Me: "They're just like my armor." Made of the same materials & everything.

Hephaestus, after face palming himself: "Also, here's armor I made for you that works just like Percy's." He says handing a hoodie, toboggan & boots to Annabeth.

Annabeth: "Thank you so much, Lord Hephaestus."

Hephaestus: "Hephaestus is fine. I'm not one of those gods that require to be addressed with formality outside of formal events."

We made our way to lunch, then went back to building our chariots.

Amphitheater, Camp Half-Blood, Long Island, New York 7:15 pm

Everyone was gathered here. Mr. D. & Aphrodite were standing in the center, while me, Bianca, Drew & Luke's replacement as Heliast, Rachel.

I tapped my gavel twice to calm everyone down.

Mr. D.: "Now that everyone was quiet. We've decided to send out a quest to retrieve the Golden Fleece. The Romans have deployed a Contubernium, the roman group of 10, to aid in this struggle, and Poseidon has hired a crew of Wokou, Japanese pirates, to help as well."

Rachel: "The oracles have chosen Clarisse La Rue, daughter of Ares, to go on this quest."

Clarisse: "Uhhh… Oracle? Why me? Percy's the son of Poseidon. Wouldn't he be better suited for a Quest involving large bodies of water?"

Throne room, Atlantis 7:20 pm

Nobody POV

Poseidon: "Enjoy the fair weather, Child of Ares. Your humbleness and lack of arrogance seen far too much in Ares's children is a breath of fresh air."

Amphitheater, Camp Half-Blood, Long Island, New York 7:20 pm

Percy POV

Me: "The oracles have made their decision. If you wish to accept, this will be your final test before I decide to sponsor your election to Strategos."

Clarisse: "You want me to be a Boeotarch?" She asks, shocked.

Me: "That depends on your performance."

Clarisse: "I accept."

Me: "Then pick your 9 warriors & meet us at the Big House."

Clarisse: "Wait! May I speak with you privately beforehand?"

Me: "Yes! Everyone else, dismissed."

After everyone else left, except my harem, minus Aphrodite & Penelope, who wasn't here to begin with, as she wasn't a camper.

Clarisse: "Can I ask you for advice?"

Me: "Certainly, but there are somethings that can't be explained & people need to discover for themselves, so my help will be limited."

Clarisse: "Who should I take on this quest?"

Me: "That depends on you & your plan."

Clarisse: "I plan on praying to my father to get a ship, then pray to Lord Hades to get a crew to run it."

Me: "Think about what you will need for that to work optimally."

Clarisse: "Well, a few Cyclopes or children of Hephaestus would be beneficial. Since I'm going up against a cyclops, some Elephants & Pegasi would be beneficial, so Calvary Archers are needed."

Elephants were donated by the Dares at my suggestion.

Me: "I recommend having more Pegasi than elephants, since having multiple nimble combatants protecting larger ones has been used to great affect for millennia."

Clarisse: "Thanks Percy." She says before leaving.

I made my way to the Arts & Crafts Center to draw a new prophecy.

It was a fat cyclops with a Satyr in a wedding dress being tossed aside & a spartan soldier in a wedding dress over their armor.

That must mean Polyphemus will learn the truth about Grover & seek to have Clarisse replace him.

There's also a hand coming out of a tree in the background.

Whether that means Thalia will separate from the tree or will die & separate that way or something else, I don't know.

I can't figure out how they managed to put Alcides to sleep when he was guarding the tree.

I made my way to the Big House to wait on Clarisse.

Rec Room, Big House, Camp Half-Blood, Long Island, New York 8:00 pm

Percy POV

Clarisse had just arrived with Charles Beckendorf, Chris Rodriguez, the Stolls twins, Charles the Cyclops & Betty the Cyclops.

Clarisse: "Silena Beauregard is guiding the 6 Pegasi aboard the ship, while Castor & Pollux guide the 2 elephants."

"Also, when I had to pray to Hermes to get the collectible Hades wanted as payment, presumable for Nico's next birthday or Winter Solstice, he said he wanted me to pick you up if I found you outside of Camp."

Me: "How am I supposed to grade your performance if I'm not watching you from afar?"

Clarisse: "Fair enough."

I showed her my drawing & my interpretation of it.

Clarisse: "I'm going to be sick."

Chris: "He better keep his micro-dick out of you if he knows what's best for him." He says protectively.

Mr. D.: "I agree with Percy's interpretation but am just as clueless about the tree. Also, the Thriae prophesized that someone will rescue a pair of sisters who will be future rulers of Rome & the Amazons."

Clarisse POV

Me: "The fountain of Ino also predicted that I would have extremely good & bad luck as well, while the pyromancers said that I should prepare for peaceful potential stowaways." I say shooting Percy a look.

The fountain formed between the oracle caves after the Throne of Memory was retrieved.

Rachel: "My turn"

Green smoke flowed from her mouth, enveloping the entire room.

Another Percy entered carrying Gunnie pigs, before approaching me: "You shall sail the iron ship, with warriors of bone,"

Next came Annabeth. She was wearing short shorts, ones that showed quite a bit of thigh. However, her upper features were concealed by the hoodie she was wearing. It must've been several sizes too large, since she could only see the lowermost limits of her shorts. The sleeves flopped down in front of her.

A large owl with grey eyes was on the front. She was almost completely covered… but she saw it.

Two wolf ears were atop her head, pushing the hood up quite a bit, and a fluffy wolf's tail was attached to her rear, sticking out in a specially cut hole.: "You shall find what you seek, and make it your own," she playfully said, tapping her finger on my nose.

She sprinted back into the mist, her tail wagging. Despite my confusion, Annabeth looked lethally cute. I had a quick fantasy of cuddling her under a fuzzy blanket.

Curse mom for never letting me have a pet.

Another Chris, an exact copy of the love of my life standing behind me, approached me.: "But despair for your life, entombed within stone,"

Then copies of my entire team, plus Percy, Annabeth & Tyson.: "And fail without friends, to fly home alone."

After the mist cleared, I turned to Percy with a raised eyebrow.

Percy POV

Me: "I was planning to bring her along as a second opinion, but Tyson was not part of the plan. He's too young."

Rachel: "Regardless, What prophecy did my brother & the Grove give you?"

Clarisse: "Your brother:

You travel in attempting to retrieve

a golden fleece in order to save tree,

with help from people long dead, to receive

a chance you could not have alone. You, see?

You rescue satyr, as well as yourself,

from marriage to a monster hideous,

with a team comprised of many and oneself.

Only to return while the rest fight insidious.

The individual revived to life.

She, insubordinate, stays behind feud.

A battle to decide the fate of strife.

A tower that reduced and devalued.

Triumvirate reduced to one elude.

From three emperors to a single dude."

Mr. D.: "We were originally planning to attack the Tower of Nero before this happened, so no one could bank role the Titan army. The last part must mean 2 members of the Triumvirate die when we go through with it. Thalia's fatal flaw of control would lead her to be insubordinate to Percy's leadership, thus left behind at camp."

Clarisse: "The Grove:

Greece and Rome work together as one

to save thunder's child before she's none.

The disowned's plan ruined.

Both his brides withdrewed.

Child of war proves herself once she's done."

Me: "Polyphemus was disowned & wanted dead or alive for killing & eating his fellow cyclopes. You can get paid for killing him."

Clarisse & her crew left.

Beach, Camp Half-Blood, Long Island, New York 8:00 pm

I meet up with my harem, minus Olympians, before leaving.

Calypso: "I thought you were going, so I went ahead & packed your things."

She handed me a backpack filled with mountain climbing gear & clothes.

Me: "Rope, huh? My moms warned me about you. Let me just say 'I was hoping they were right,'" I said doing my best Johnny Bravo impersonation.

Everyone laughed.

Drew: "Okay, Johnny Bravo." She kisses me. "Come back in one piece." She moves to Annabeth, kisses her. "You, too."

Me: "I hope so. There's one joke I want to make since I got a harem, but the opportunity hasn't presented yet."

We shared our kisses before busting out my boat. Which took the form of a Skater 46 Pleasure, a 5-seater that's the 3rd fastest boat in the world & the fastest multi-seater.

Me & Wise girl were getting in the 2 rear left seats, as an automaton was in the driver's.

???: "Wait!"

We turned & saw Hermes.

Hermes: "I have something for you."

Martha, one of the snakes on his caduceus, expanded off the phone, and was now easily as long and wide as Percy's arm. Her mouth opened, and she spat out a lunchbox. The lunchbox looked like one of those old mid-late 20th century steel brand lunch boxes, but instead of Batman or Superman, the mascot was Hercules.

"It's a rare collector's item from Hercules Busts Heads. It's worth quite a pretty drachma on Olympus. But despite its value, that's not why I'm giving it to you. Inside, I have a Hercules Busts Heads themed thermos, which contains the Four Winds."

"The cold side always points north, so it can be used as a compass if you need to. Additionally, there's more than that in the lunchbox."

I opened it & saw Drachma, Nectar, Ambrosia & …

Me: "A letter?"

Hermes: "A short apology for Luke if you see him."

George, the other snake: "I don't think a 1000-word paper on how sorry you are cuts it as merely an 'apology'."

Drew: "Lord Hermes… I'm touched by the fact you're still trying to reach Luke… but he hates you. Loathes you with every fiber of his being. He tried to destroy the world last year, and he cursed Annabeth. Now he's going 2 for 2 on the 'trying to kill his best friends', in case you haven't noticed," She growled.

Hermes, with tears running down his cheeks: "I know he hates me. He has every right to. I wasn't there when he needed me the most. I wasn't fast enough."

"What I wanted to say is that you can never, EVER, give up on family. No matter how tempting. I've had to put up with Artemis & Ares long enough to know that."

Penelope: "I'm surprised that you're not proud of him for what he managed to steal."

Hermes: "I must admit that I was proud of Luke for being able to pull off the only 2 thefts I would never have dared tried." Referring to the Thunderbolt & the scythe.

"Yes, well… I really must be going. I have mortal money to launder as child support payments."

"Before I go," He snapped his fingers, and three yellow duffel bags plopped into being. "Official Hermes Duffle Bags. Waterproof, fireproof, and will appear with their owners when the need arises. Do try to keep them intact. I think they'd be a wonderful tool for future quests. And one more thing: The Triumvirate ship Luke's using can be used to get to Florida. It's a couple dozen miles out to sea. Get there, and you should be good for a while."

He seemed like he was stalling for some reason, but we left regardless.

As we hit top speed & started to bounce, Annabeth's cap of invisibility, which she left behind as she had the toboggan that doubled as a helmet, fell off of Tyson in the right most back seat.

He grabs it before giving it to her. She snatches it out of his hand.

Annabeth: "How did you get this?"

Tyson: "Hermes gave it to me."

Notes:

Credit to "The Plague Dragon" 's story, "Poisoned Blood", for a few sentences.

Fuck that chapter! Poetry is hard! Forget about doing both a Sonnet & Limerick.

Sonnet: 14 lines of 10 Syllables (ba DUM).

Limerick: 2 lines of 9 Syllables (ba ba DUM), 2 lines of 6 & 1 extra of 9.

Next chapter will be in Camp Jupiter & have a crossword puzzle. Fuck my life!

As of 2007, the fastest boats in the world were: (https/www.beautifullife.info/automotive-design/fastest-speed-boats-in-the-world/ )

1. Spirit of Australia – 1-seater made in 1978, going 317 mph

2. Bluebird K7Bluebird K7 – 1-seater made in 1955, going 276 mph

3. Skater 46 Pleasure – 5-seater made in 2002, going 175 mph

Note: Any references I make will be dated to before the day it appears.

Ex. This chapter is set on 6/16/07, while that Johnny Bravo episode came out on 9/22/00.

Let me know what you think & please join my discord at https/discord.gg/P7a3YDspn9 .

Also, try to guess what joke he wants to make.

HINT: He'll make it after returning to Camp. The reference came out in the 21st century.

Chapter 33: Book 2 - The Sea of Monsters: Chapter 3: A Brother's Journey

Summary:

Jason prepares to rescue his sister.

Notes:

(See the end of the chapter for notes.)

Chapter Text

6/16/07, Saturday

Camp Jupiter, Oakland Hills, Oakland, California, 10:00am

Jason POV

Since Camp Half-Blood has more security risks & are closer to the Sea of Monsters, they must leave later to avoid notifying the spies.

We probably have spies too given that the people bank rolling the titans are Roman.

However, who gets assigned quests is a lot more hidden.

I was finally able to get the senate to bring the Contubernium back.

Lord Mars told me about Lord Mercury's prophecy.

Now, I'm on my way to get my 2 prophecies to rescue my sister, with my 9 teammates.

We've got 30 eagles to carry a World War II Corvett to the Gulf.

Lord Mars demanded I take several of his kids for that, but as I trust most of them, that's okay.

My team consists of 3 distant cousins that're descendants of each of the Horatii and Curiatii.

Why their descendants interbred, I'll never know, but they're all legacies of Mars.

The other 6 are Bobby, Marcus, Nathan, Frank, Julius & Hazel.

Hazel's drawing, as the Oracle of Acheron, showed 3 ships sailing together, with 2 of them having the same flag, while the other had a Japanese yen on its flag.

One of the other 2 had 12 people on it, while the other had 10.

That tracks as we'll also be rescuing 2 roman half-bloods.

The fact that one of the islands in the background has a resort burning to the ground & both of our ships firing on it concerns me.

I arrived at the Temple of Apollo where Ella & Herophile are.

They were each sitting on different sides of a table with 3 raffle machines between them, pointing toward Ella.

She had the 9 books behind her.

Herophile: "Ella wrote down the prophecy I spoke on a sheet of paper & drew the crossword puzzle."

She handed me a paper with 11 words that needed to be solved on it.

Ella: "My turn." She spins the 1st raffle & the ball with the number 3 comes out.

"3rd book" She grabs the 3rd volume of the Sibylline Books, then spins the next raffle & the ball with the number 30 comes out.

"Page 30" She flips the pages in the book to page 30, then spins the last raffle with only 3 balls in it. That's because there's no more than 3 prophecies per page according to her.

It ended on 2.

"The brother strives to save his sister.

In the process, helping save other girls from their master.

The daughters of war separate to become rulers.

The legion & amazons becomes the king's duelers."

Me: "We were going to attack Tarquin's tomb with the Amazons before my sister was poisoned."

I head to the ship & the eagles lift off, while the 10 of us get to work trying to solve this crossword puzzle, since the cyclopes have already performed maintenance & taught the others how to pilot it.

1. Pig witch – 5 letters, starting with C.

2. Roman [blank] the Sabine women – 9 letters, 5th letter is a.

3. Female offsprings – 9 letters, 2nd letter is a.

4. Roman war goddess – 7 letters, 1st letter is b.

5. Greek war god – 4 spaces, 2nd letter is an R.

6. Male offspring – 3 letters, middle letter is o.

7. Caribbean pirate – 9 letters, beginning with b.

8. Most famous pirate – 10 letters, beginning with b.

9. Opposite of past – 6 letters, 4th letter is u.

10. [blank] of England – 5 letters, beginning with Q.

11. ascends in rank – 8 letters, beginning with p.

After a while, we were able to solve it & get:

Which we took to mean, that Circe kidnapped daughters of Bellona & Ares's son, the pirate Blackbeard. Future Queen promoted probably means one of the daughters we rescue will become Queen of the Amazons after Tarquin is killed.

Now, we wait until we hit the gulf, then we head to the entrance of the Sea of Monsters & wait on the Greeks.

Unknown Beach, Corpus Christi, Texas, 6:00pm

We arrived & were lowered into the ocean. We disconnected the ropes & the Eagles returned to camp.

We've enough ingredients in the freezer & pantry to last a week, so we don't need to stop for food.

We plan to finish our leftover chicken fettuccine alfredo for supper, before going to bed, with Bobby as our night watch.

Notes:

It's a 6-hour flight from San Francisco to Corpus Christi, so using that as a rough estimate, then adding 2 hours for the time zones.

A fellow author that volunteered to be my proofreader early on in the story decided he wasn't qualified, so expect more uploads, but not too much more. I'm still a college student.

Let me know what you think & please join my discord at https/discord.gg/P7a3YDspn9 .

Chapter 34: Book 2 - The Sea of Monsters: Chapter 4: Exposing the traitor.

Summary:

Percy & company confront Luke.

Notes:

(See the end of the chapter for notes.)

Chapter Text

6/16/07, Saturday

Somewhere in the Ocean, 9:00pm

Percy POV

We arrived at the cruise ship, Princess Andromeda.

We climbed up the service ladder & broke into a passenger suite thanks to Annabeth's lockpicking.

After stealing everything that wasn't bolted to the ground, because fuck triumvirate holdings, we went to sleep.

Dream

Edge of Tartarus

Of course. I'm here of all places. I wonder who wants to talk, sarcasm.

Kronos: "Hello little hero."

Me: "What do you want Grandpa?" I asked spitefully.

Kronos: "Serve me & I will release you from your fears."

Me: "The only things I'm afraid of are tight spaces & being drowned in excess responsibilities. Defeating you, & later your mother & half-brothers, will resolve the ladder. My therapists, friends & lovers also help with that better than you ever could."

Kronos: "What about your friends' safety? Do you not care about them?"

Me: "Personal loyalty is & will always be my fatal flaw, but Uncle Hades, Aunt Persephone, Grandma & my parents taught me the importance of trusting others to be able to protect themselves. They'll be fine."

Kronos: "But do they share that sentiment?"

The next thing I know is I'm fighting & being hunted down by all my friends.

Polyphemus's Island

I was shaken by the feeling of Clarisse's spear in my left shoulder blade & was standing in front of Grover in a wedding dress, with a plate painted to look like a fake eye on his face.

Grover: "Hurry! I'm running out of time!"

Me: "Don't worry! A team of 10 Greeks, 10 Romans & Japanese Pirates are on their way to get the Golden fleece."

He looked like he was about to say something, but the connect brought about by the Empathy link he created between us was being jammed.

Either Kronos is getting stronger, or there's a powerful magic user on the ship that doesn't want outside communication going through.

Reality

Hades's castle, Underworld, 10:00pm

Hades POV

I summoned an Oneiroi.

Me: "Some good dreams for my nephew. He's suffering enough as it is." I say handing him a check.

He took the check nodded & left, as the lampads in charge of cleaning clocked out.

Dream

Percy POV

It is nice.

I'm sitting on the beach next to my 5-story mansion, with my wives.

We're watching our kids play with our grandkids.

Reality

6/17/07, Sunday

Princess Andromeda, Somewhere in the Ocean, 7:00am

Me: "Aahhhh." I came.

I looked around & assumed Tyson must be in the shower, because it is on & I doubt his mouth is the one currently giving me a blowjob.

I looked under my sheets & sure enough, Annabeth just finished me off.

Annabeth: "Good morning. Didn't want to your morning wood distracting you in battle."

Me: "Thanks. Let us get changed before Tyson finishes showering."

We bathed before we left last night.

As we were eating, due to my power to summon food, the speakers came on.

Announcer, with Australian accent: "Gooood morning passengers! We'll be sailing all day today. The weather is very nice today, so feel free to spend your time at the pool! The Kraken lounge is hosting the million-dollar bingo at 1:00, and for our special guests, disemboweling practice is on the Pomerode!"

Me: "That's suspicious."

We finished eating, turned invisible & left.

There were a lot of mortals milling about… but they were stumbling, like zombies. Their expressions were completely blank.

Unknown father: "We are on a cruise. We are having fun," he said emotionlessly to his three kids.

The kids: "Yes. We are going to go swim in the pool. We will all have a blast. We enjoy spending time with you," they all told their father in a monotone at the same time.

Wise girl: "That's a red flag." She whispers.

We made our way to the cafeteria to listen in on the conversations.

An unknown monster: "If I had mortal money, I'd be tipping you! Human flesh has nothing on these eggs!"

Tyson: "That's a deep red one."

Unknown 1: "Ssssssix more joined yesssssterday," a female snake-like voice spoke aloud by the door.

Unknown 2: "Yessssss… ssssssoon we sssssshall be sssstrong… he drawsssss them like mothsssss to a flame. We know it isssssss alive, from what we have heard." They dissolved into hisses for Annabeth and Tyson.

Either Unknown 1 or 2, I can't tell: "So, do we have to stretch the s like that? My tongue aches!" she complained.

The Other: "It's for effect. Theatre, and all that. I don't like it any more than you do,"

"I swear, if one more calls me a 'snek'..."

"You'll start blushing and asking to mate with them?" Now, even in the tongue of monsters, it was just random gibberish from embarrassment.

Me: "So… if we see those again… just call them 'sneks'. Apparently, there's a good chance it makes them horny."

Anna: "That raises so many questions… but we can talk about them after we get off this ship."

We heard a familiar voice as we continued.

Luke: "-Only a matter of time, Agrius! I know what I'm doing!"

Agrius, with a rougher voice growled: "Are you sure?! If this gamble doesn't pay off…"

Luke: "Of course it'll pay off. Athena fired the horse, didn't she?! They've taken the bait, hook, line, and sinker! We need to check on the casket in the admiralty suite."

Great. Agrius & Oreius are twins that resulted from a daughter of Ares mating with a bear, because Aphrodite cursed her for joining the hunt.

Artemis abandoned her after that. It's one of Aphrodite & Artemis's greatest shames.

The 3 left for wherever they're going.

Me: "Ok, so Luke's on the ship. Should we give him the letter before or after I force feed him his teeth?"

Annabeth: "Before."

We followed the 'you are here' signs to the admiralty suite.

only ran into glassy-eyed mortals.

"Trap?" Tyson asked the two.

Wise Girl: "Trap," she agreed. Then, she spun around. "Hide!" she commanded.

The three promptly dove behind a door and saw two people walk by.

"So, did you see the Aethiopian & Lydian drakon in the hold?" one said, chuckling.

"Oh yeah." another voice cackled.

Wise Girl: "Those were campers!" She hissed. "They didn't show up this year, so I thought they were dead! What are they doing here!?"

I didn't know and didn't want to find out.

They began to creep forward, but I began to twitch.

I felt a familiar aura. It was like Tartarus.

Me: "Something bad is around here."

Tyson: "That's not good," he said, pointing out a window.

We peeked out and saw a demigod in an area with dozens of monsters around.

There were hellhounds, Laistrygonians, and those snake people, Scythian Dracaenae, if I remember correctly.

The demigod was practicing against a straw training dummy.

What frightened me was that the dummy had a Camp Half-Blood shirt on it.

The demigod stabbed the dummy through the shirt, and sliced upwards, sending straw everywhere.

The monsters cheered.

Annabeth: "They're training them to fight other demigods," she realized.

Me: "Let us go get answers from Luke."

They then got to the doors, where they all heard Luke talking to that gruff guy again.

Luke: "-Have the prophecy for ourselves. Those poor fools won't know which way to turn!" he cackled.

Agrius: "Do you really think that old horse is gone for good? I think you're being too optimistic."

Luke: "With the skeletons in his closet? Fat chance. Me poisoning the tree kicked Athena's paranoia into high gear!"

Annabeth snarled like a wolf: "That proves it," she managed to choke out through her rage.

Damnit!

Agrius: "Sir… they're outside the door.".

Me: "Run!" I nearly shouted, knowing what the other guy meant.

Of course, that didn't help as the doors flung inwards, and two celestial bronze spears were pointed at our chests.

Luke: "Well well well, if it isn't my two favorite cousins," he sneered.

I found the Stateroom to be both beautiful and horrible.

It was obviously designed for the richest of the rich. Luxury goods were scattered, and the table was almost groaning with the sheer amount of food on it.

The horrible part was the coffin. The closer it was to me, the more antsy I felt.

My pulse was quickening, my senses were awake, and in general it was like I was underwater.

This level of primal fear confirms that this is Cronus's coffin.

I was immediately blindfolded.

Luke: "Well, this certainly is a lot nicer than cabin 6, 15, 3, or whatever kennel you're kept in, Annabeth," he joked.

WG: "I'm still in cabin 10, Luke," she growled.

Luke: "Oh, I know. Why don't you all sit?"

None of us did.

Luke: "Pity. Do you know who's holding the spears right now? They're Agrius and Oreius. Their mother was ordered by Aphrodite to fall in love with someone. She didn't want to, so she left to join the hunters of Artemis. Aphrodite got upset and cursed her to fall in love with a bear. Artemis-"

Me: "We know this. Aphrodite & Artemis are openly ashamed of it & promised to be better. So, take your propaganda and shove it up your traitorous ass," I said, crossing his arms.

Luke opened his mouth, before closing it. He then sat down on a couch and propped his feet up on a table that probably cost more than what my mother made in a couple of months.: "So, Percy, did you enjoy surviving another year? How's your mother?"

Me: "I'd tell you to not touch her, but you know damn well what would happen if you did," I growled. "And for the record, yes, I did. How's evil doing? Had to go two for two on the 'trying to kill your friends', didn't you?" I said turning on my tape recorder, with the water vapor in my pocket.

Luke: "This is about the tree, isn't it? Yes, I poisoned Thalia's tree-"

Annabeth leapt across the table, intent on throttling Luke.

Luke slashed at her, but Backbiter just passed through her.

He rolled to the ground and grabbed a silver cutting knife.: "My my, Annabeth, is this how you treat an old friend?"

"You don't get to call me that, you bastard!" she growled. "After you cursed me, and now you're killing Thalia!"

"The gods killed Thalia, Annabeth! If she were here, she'd agree!"

The werewolf: "BULLSHIT!" She shouted.

Luke sighed.: "The gods have blinded you, Annabeth. Them and Western Civilization.

What has it done for us, huh? Three thousand years of baggage! Destruction of the world!

The West is rotten to the core!

It must be destroyed, so a newer, better society can arise from the ashes!

We could use your intelligence, Annabeth!"

Her: "Because cultural vandals like yourself don't have any. All you know is how to destroy. And when you're done, what then?"

Luke rolled his eyes and changed the subject.: "And here I thought you'd see sense. Did you really think that your quest to save your camp would succeed?"

Luke mocked.: "Because your non-approved quest to get the fleece at 30, 31, 75, 12? Selina has had a-"

Me: "She swore on the Styx, you mindless piece of shit. Thanks for telling us that you have other spies in camp, though. It really helps. Can't wait to see what Mr. D & Aphrodite do to them."

Luke's face twisted into a furious snarl.: "You think your father gives a shit about you, Percy?

After abandoning your mother? Using you to save his ass?

Face it, Jackson. He doesn't care. He only cares about himself."

Tyson: "Did you eat a cow with digestive problems? Because the amount of bull crap you're forcing out of your mouth is incredible," he said without a trace of sarcasm.

Luke: "Really? Do you know what's coming on Percy's 16th birthday, if he survives that long, Cyclops?"

I looked at Luke with contempt.: "First of all, prophecies are just predictions," I listed, holding up my middle finger.

"Second," I said, holding up my left middle finger, "I'm not hating on Western Civilization to hide my daddy issues. And I know my dad cares. I know YOUR dad cares."

Luke threw back his head and laughed. "Do you think they actually care?

About you, me, or any of us?

Cause the only reason children are claimed is because you & Cronus's wife forced them to.

And those are just the ones who make it to camp.

How many children do you think are never noticed, or are noticed too late?

You want to know why we're different, why we're claimed when so many aren't?

It's because we're strong, and that strength reflects well upon those who sired us.

Face it Jackson, under the old way we're nothing but glorified pawns - and that's why things need to change.

We all know the myths of the Olympians overthrowing the Titans, well now those Gods and Goddesses have become stagnant.

The world has changed, but they refused to.

Change is a necessary part of life Jackson, but if you and everyone else are too afraid of the future then I'll bring it about myself."

Me: "That has got to be the most edgy piece of crap I've ever heard," I deadpanned. "Maybe this'll help," I said, grabbing the duffel bag that had just teleported to my feet.

I grabbed the letter and placed it on the table.: "This is for you. A 1000-word essay on why your dad is sorry."

Luke: "He DARES to send me a letter?! Not even a face-to-face-"

Me: "Would you have stabbed him?"

Luke scowled: "Not the point! And for the record, yes!", picking it up.

He then crumpled it up and threw it away.

Luke: "I don't care what he wrote, or what he thinks of me. His time is running out. With every demigod that joins our cause, we grow stronger. HE grows stronger," he declared, pointing to the coffin.

It took me all of five seconds to realize what Luke meant.

Me: "You're not," I said, horror on my face.

Luke's grin was just downright chilling.: "Oh, we are. Each time a Demigod kneels before it, swearing their allegiance to Kronos, a piece of him is summoned from Tartarus. Bit by bit, little by little, he's reforming. Soon, he will be whole again. Why not join us?"

Me: "Save your offers," I spat. "When will you learn you're going backwards not forwards?"

Annabeth growled: "Take a swan dive into Tartarus. It's where you belong."

Luke sighed: "Shame,", not sounding sad at all.

He began to reach for a button that I could barely see due to pushing the cloth up with telekinesis.

I didn't want to know what it did, so I quickly caused a current to rock the boat.

This gave Tyson time to knock the twins away.

Annabeth got the message and leapt over the two sprawling bear men.

I mummified them as we left.

Annabeth: "The lifeboats!" she ordered, as we made a hasty retreat.

We sprinted to the first one they could reach and got to work uncovering it. By the time they had finished, however, they were surrounded. Luke was casually holding Backbiter.

Luke: "Where do you think you'll be going?" he sneered. "Kill them,"

We got in, and I slashed the first arrow attack with my new sword.

We then slashed the ropes and entered freefall.

I looked down, and sure enough, the duffle bags were there.

Quickly, I opened them up and grabbed the lunchbox.

I tore it open and pulled out the thermos.

I shouted: "HOLD ON!", giving the lid a quarter-turn.

Annabeth: "I am!" she shouted back.

That's all she could say before the winds began to force themselves out.

Percy wasn't sure how Hermes had packed them in from the sheer force.

They went from a straight drop to a 45-degree free fall.

The wind let out a sound not unlike laughter, as if it were elated to be free. I could sympathize.

Before I could think of anything else, though, we hit the water with a 'thud', and skipped like a stone. An inflatable, wind-driven stone.

After a bit, we were just zooming along. I had heard of the fan-powered boats in Florida used on swamps and guessed that they were the closest thing to what they had now.

Several spears and arrows hit the water around them, causing minor splashes.

However, they were falling farther and farther away.

I looked back at the massive cruise ship, now looking to be the size of the toy boats I had played with when he was a kid. I smiled, almost able to hear Luke's cry of pure rage.

Me: "Hey, should we contact camp?" I asked the two others, noticing that the sea spray they were making was creating a rainbow effect. "I think that we should tell them how we're doing and whatnot!"

Annabeth contacted Aphrodite at camp.

Aphrodite: "Hello my dears. Is everything alright?"

Annabeth: "We've a tape-recorded confession from Luke about poisoning Thalia's tree. He also intends to have demigods renounce their parents to summon pieces of Kronos from Tartarus. Combined with the Fleece will make Kronos whole once more."

Aphrodite: "Pray to have Hermes pick up & take the record to Olympus. This falls under the emergency funds you pay taxes to Olympus for. Then, notify Chiron. His leave of absents is almost over."

Me: "Love you."

Aphrodite: "Love you too. Be safe out there you two. Wait! How did Tyson get there?!" she exclaimed in shock.

Annabeth: "Hermes."

Aph. rolled her eyes.: "You be safe too young one."

Tyson: "yes, ma'am."

We hung up & prayed to Hermes.

He appeared.: "Did he read the letter?"

Me: "No, he tore it up & threw it out the window."

He nodded his head, but looked like he was about to cry.

We gave him a hug.

Hermes: "Thanks."

I gave him the tape recorder.

Hermes: "Just so you know. The drachma in the bags will be replaced if they're used for communication."

He left.

Tyson: "Now for the pony-man."

Annabeth: "Oh goddess, accept my offering!" she chanted again. "Chiron in Miami, Florida."

"Chiron!" she shouted.

That startled the centaur, who kicked with his rear hooves, before turning around.

Chiron: "Annabeth! Where are you?!" he asked.

Annabeth: "In the Atlantic somewhere. We're heading to the Sea of Monsters."

Unknown: "Hey! Teacher man! You cool?!" A rowdy voice shouted from the background.

Tyson: "Who's that?!" he shouted.

Chiron: "I'm fine, please! This is from my campers!" he shouted back.

Unknown: "Ok Prof! You tell your kids about whatever you must. Hey! Cut the music! Important call here!" he roared.

The music stopped.

"Thank the gods… Annabeth, what if you were to run into Luke?!"

Me: "We did," I snarled, clenching my fists. I told Chiron what I told my lover.

Chiron: "So… he really is that far gone…" he said, tears in his eyes. "I can only imagine the pain Hermes is going through right now… and he's corrupted countless others…"

Me: "Hermes asked us to deliver him a letter, and he didn't even read it," I replied.

Chiron: "Was it just 'I'm sorry?'" he asked. "Gods tend to not write much in their letters-"

Me: "I know it was at least a thousand words long," I interrupted.

Chiron opened his mouth, and his jaw hung almost to the ground.: "O-o-one thousand!?"

Me: "Yeah. We don't really have much else to report," I admitted.

The centaur composed himself.: "Very well. I'll try to keep watch at Miami for when you show up. Until then, I'll remain here." He swiped the mist, but his hand didn't quite make it.

Unknown: "Hey! Chiron! Big Joe's trying to beat your chugging record!" The three looked at each other in shock.

Chiron: "He's welcome to try!" the centaur boasted. "We have to keep watch at Miami for my campers."

Unknown: "Gotcha! Hey, Stevie wants to try to beat your ass in Call of Duty. Think you can go easy on him?"

Chiron: "Ha! In his dreams! I'll paint his avatar across the entire damn map!" he trotted off.

Annabeth mouthed: 'Chiron said he didn't partake in the revelry of his kind!'

Tyson mouthed back: 'The horseman lied.'

Another centaur, one with an afro, walked up to the mist.: "Hey! Chiron! You left the message on!" Chiron zipped back in horror.

Chiron: "None of you heard anything," he told them, actually cutting the connection that time.

Notes:

Credit to "The Plague Dragon" 's story, "Poisoned Blood", for a lot of these ideas & a few paragraphs.

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Chapter 35: Book 2 - The Sea of Monsters: Chapter 5: Uniting the teams

Summary:

Everyone meets up.

Notes:

(See the end of the chapter for notes.)

Chapter Text

6/17/07, Sunday

Somewhere in the Ocean, 10:00am

Percy POV

We're running out of time. The quest needs to be completed by tomorrow at the latest.

We pulled into Chesapeake Bay, while using the mist to hide us from the coast guard.

I could tell the second we went from saltwater to freshwater.

My arms now positively ached, the automatic bearings disappeared, and I could feel the heat and humidity.

Me: "Ok, you'd better know where we're going, because I'm now lost," he told her.

Wise Girl: "I'll tell you where to go," she promised.

She then pointed in a direction. "There. Just past that sandbar."

I nodded, and we veered into a swampy area, the tall marsh grass choking any visibility.

I screwed the lid back onto the thermos and let them drift in the still water.

We gently came ashore at the foot of a cypress tree, towering over them at easily 50 feet.

There were titanic vines draped around them, like green fingers. Insect noises were amplified.

There was so much humidity that I was getting a minor buzz from my godly blood.

Annabeth: "Ok, cover the boat. We don't want to attract attention. Someone might think we're smugglers of something. Now then, just follow me," she instructed.

Tyson: "Follow you? Where to?" he asked.

Annabeth: "I'll show you when we get there," she promised, leading them off in a direction.

We followed, sinking into the mud. I would get random surges of power when I sank up to my ankles, and water pooled around my legs.

A snake darted off into the grass after being startled by their movements.

Tyson smacked about two dozen mosquitos that were trying to create an all-you-can-eat on his shoulder.

I was sure I saw what looked like a miniature crushed building & made notes of that.

We walked for a few more minutes, until Annabeth stopped us.: "Ok, we're here," she announced.

Tyson: "Uhhh, there are only brambles here," he pointed out.

Annabeth then moved aside a woven circle of branches.

Tyson: "Or not," he added.

I realized it was a survival shelter, expertly camouflaged against the marshy area.

The walls were woven from plants, and it looked like it would remain woven together until it rotted.

Me: "It's like a hobbit hole."

Tyson: "A demigod hobbit hole," he added, picking up a bronze javelin tip.

Annabeth: "Yeah, this place has whatever you could want for a campout. We have sleeping bags, blankets, an ice chest…" she said, listing off the things as she pulled them from a hole in the ground, expertly hidden, and sealed off from the elements.

"Score! The ice chest still has provisions!" she exclaimed, showing the two some very, very fresh ambrosia, despite the musty, no-one-has-been-here-since-ever smell.

Me: "Is this where you 3 were before meeting Grover?" I asked my girlfriend in awe.

Annabeth: "Yeah… when me, Thalia, and Luke were on the run, we'd make safehouses like this one. I think we made a dozen or so, running along the East Coast. I don't think he remembers them… and if he did, he wouldn't care about them anyways."

She opened one of Hermes' duffle bags and began to stuff the supplies she had found inside of it.

Her body language showed that she very much did not want to continue that line of thinking.

There was a heavy silence for a bit.

Tyson cleared his throat.: "I will look for food," he told us.

"Maybe I'll find a store on the edge of the forest. I will be back." With that, he left, leaving the us alone. Annabeth pulled out her dagger and began to clean it with a rag from the hut.

Me: "So… I'm sorry that we ran into Luke," I said, sitting by his girlfriend.

Annabeth: "It's not your fault. Hermes wanted us to at least try one more time," she said, staring at her dagger. We sat in silence for another fifteen seconds, listening to the music that the insects made.

Me: "Luke let us go too easily," I realized suddenly.

Annabeth nodded.: "I thought the same as well. We were talking about us taking the bait… there's no doubt he was talking about us, is there?"

Me: "It's obvious. But what would he… oh. Oh, that's bad," I said.

Wise Girl: "What is it?" she asked.

Me: "I think he's using us to get the fleece," I said with utmost certainty.

Her: "Why? What could he gain from it?"

Me: "The fleece heals all, right? Land, a poisoned tree… a Titan puzzle…"

Annabeth's eyes widened.: "He wants to use it to heal Kronos," she gasped.

Me: "Exactly. If he had to do it the hard way, that could take years. Years that would give us time to prepare. And if he has it and we don't, the camp must be moved, as far as he knows. Setup would take at least a month or two, and by then, Kronos would probably be up and kicking."

Her: "I still don't like that he poisoned Thalia's tree. You'd think that he'd at least spare one of his closest friends-, oh… right…" she sighed, burying her head in her hands.

Me: "Do you think that she'd agree with him?"

Annabeth turned to me, her grey eyes dead set on me.: "She was like you, in many ways. You two would be a lot alike, if you ever met. Honestly, you'd either be the best of friends or strangling each other."

Me: "I'd go with best of friends, please and thank you. I've got enough people who want to strangle me."

Annabeth chuckled.: "Indeed. Anyways, Thalia would get angry with Zeus a lot."

Me: "I understand that completely."

Annabeth: "Yeah, you would. However, if you were angry at your dad, would you turn on Olympus based on that anger? Even if you had to run away?"

I thought for a moment.: "No."

Wise Girl: "Then she wouldn't either. Luke was just spewing shit," she growled.

We listened to the sound of crickets for a while.

Honestly, the more time he spent out here, the more relaxed I became.

Just being around nature seemed… fun… for some reason.

The half-blood hobbit hole door slammed open, Tyson crawling in with something under his arm.

Tyson: "This is a bad sign," he said, holding up a box of powdered donuts.

Anna: "We're in the middle of nowhere," she pointed out. "Where the heck did you find those?"

Tyson: "There's a Monster Donut shop just over the hill," he explained. "I blink, and it's suddenly there."

Annabeth cursed.: "Come on, we have to check this out," she sighed.

We grabbed tour stuff, and slunk over the hill, where they took shelter behind a tree.

Sure enough, there was, in fact, a donut shop in the middle of the woods.

It looked completely new, with bright windows, a small parking area, and a tiny road leading off to somewhere, probably back to the city.

There was one random employee reading a magazine behind the cash register.

Above the door, there were huge black letters that read 'MONSTER DONUT', with a cartoon ogre taking a bite out of the O in the word 'MONSTER'.

The entire place smelled like donuts- specifically chocolate ones.

Me: "Monster nest."

Monster nests are businesses linked to the lives of monsters. The larger the population, the more stores.

Hermes kids made McDonalds what it is by exploiting that.

Me: "If memory serves, Monster Donuts are connected to both Hydras &, as of the '70's, Keres."

Annabeth: "You could kill the Hydra just by looking at it, but the Keres are a whole other problem."

Me: "They've amazing sense of smell, so invisibility is useless."

Annabeth: "Our armor should protect us from most injuries & I can't be injured by anything but silver, but a single cut can be fatal for you two."

Me: "I can freeze them." I saw the cashier looking at us. "SHIT! WE'VE BEEN SPOTTED" I screamed.

She divided into several Keres & the shop unraveled into a giant hydra, which I promptly dehydrated.

I cast as many ice spells as I could, while summoning my shield as a giant round shield.

I was freezing them at roughly 20 per spell, but they were multiplying fast & Annabeth was taking them out 1 at a time.

They kept chopping at her, but the claws went through her.

Eventually I got fed up & took a deep breath & froze everything with my breath, while turning 360 degrees.

I found & unfroze Annabeth & Tyson after the fact & crushed the daimons. They both were shaking hard.

Tyson: "I can't feel my limbs."

Annabeth: "You almost gave us frost bite with that."

Me: "Sorry. Help me pick up the claws. The venom could be useful against others."

Hermes appeared.: "Clarisse is docked at my OPS store right over there."

He pointed & we saw the Civil War ship, with Clarisse waving at us.

We made our way there, the Olympus Postal Service, & Hermes gave us a magical box sealer that, when taped around as a border, can make anything disappear.

Hermes: "It probably won't come in handy, but better to have & not need than need & not have."

I turned to Clarisse.: "Permission to board?"

Clarisse: "Permission granted. We need to get to the sea of monsters fast. Jason & the Wokou are waiting for us. Chris is almost done with lunch by the way. We caught a lot of fish & sharks."

The fact that Charybdis & Scylla were gods that were now allied with Olympus, due to receiving lots of reparations, means entering the sea should be easy unless someone wanted to use the Symplegades or the Planctae.

Hermes: "Before you leave, just know that there are now only 2 entrances. You need to choose between the Symplegades, 2 cliffs that slam together as ships pass, or the Planctae, cliffs that create violent currents between them. Charybdis has already promised to steady the currents, so take the ladder."

Well, that works too. There used to be 3 entrances.

Clarisse took us on a special tour around the ship. She showed us the coal bunker, the boiler, and the engine.

The last one sounded like it was brand new. Tyson had scooted off to help some of the undead mechanics, Charles & his fellow Cyclopes try to upgrade it.

The two remaining tourists/stowaways, me & Ann, got to see the pilothouse and the powder magazine, and finally, Clarisse's favorite room- the gunnery deck.

Clarisse: "The cannons have been modified to shoot celestial bronze cannonballs. That Cyclops isn't gonna know what hit 'em!" she declared. "My dad's donation will come in handy."

There's no way she could afford that on her own of course.

I was holding Annabeth's hand. She was tense at seeing all the Confederate uniforms. One of the undead noticed this. "Ma'am are you alright?" he asked, concerned.

Annabeth just shook her head.

Me: "We had a run in with a bunch of not-so-dead confederates, including one particular general," I told them.

One of the Confederates clenched his fist.: "Forrest," he hissed. "I was one of his men, during the war. Then came Fort Pillow. A lot of us had respected the Black soldiers for fighting. In hindsight, we couldn't blame them. And the bastard ordered us to shoot 'em down. That night… I saw him… eating one of the corpses with his high command. They were… talking about how the meat was… tender. How it was nice that it hadn't rotted… like the wounded."

Clarisse: "What the fuck?" Clarisse whispered, horrified, at anyone desecrating the dead like that.

The Confederate: "Three weeks later, we had just taken a bunch of Yankee money. We saw… bullets made from silver. Forrest seemed… afraid of them. He ordered us to melt them. I kept three. Thought they'd be a fun gift for my family… It was the full moon that night. I was on patrol, keeping an eye out for the Yankees. I saw Forrest leave camp… and then I heard howls, and the crunch of bone. There was this giant wolf eating the corpses… and then I remembered what I had overheard. I used one of the bullets to take down the thing that I had once thought of as the greatest commanding general I knew… and he was gone for two months. He then showed up and said that I had shot him. He had a wound on his chest to prove it. I was hung."

Clarisse: "So, you're CO was a werewolf?" she inquired.

"Yes, Ma'am. Then came the Underworld. Learning that everyone at the top was some sort of devil spawn was hard. Learning that someone we all thought was a terrorist had found out was harder. Taking a mandatory fifty-year racial sensitivity training class from him was even harder."

"Glory, glory, Hallelujah," one of the undead sang.

Annabeth: "I'm sorry, you had to take racial sensitivity training from John Brown?" she asked.

"Yeah. Said he wanted to leave his island home."

Annabeth whistled. "Isles of the Blessed. Wonder who his other two previous lives were."

"From what I heard, he was Ben Franklin, and some guy that helped out the homeless during the 100-year war."

Me: "Given that those in the isle can become gods now, we may get a chance to ask. Anyways, that's the tour, right?" I asked, trying to steer the topic away from the bastard who'd bitten my girlfriend.

Clarisse: "Yeah, lunch's ready. Follow me." Clarisse led us to the Dining's Quarters. It was about the size of a small McDonalds, but it was still the largest room on the ship.

Everyone else, including Tyson, was already there.

We sat down for lunch. It was easier to fish on the way to the sea of monster than stop & land for supplies.

The shark meat was so delicious.

Annabeth: "I still can't believe that when Clarisse told you that Silena was dating Charles you were thinking the cyclops."

Everyone but me & Annabeth choked.

Me: "I never meet Charles Beckendorf, until after I returned from the Lightning Bolt quest, while I meet every cyclops at camp as soon as I could."

Silena turned to the cyclops: "No offense, but you're not my type."

Him: "Right back at you. I'm happily married with grandkids."

I turned to Clarisse: "I'm surprised Uncle didn't ask you to help him playtest a D and D expansion set idea of his."

Everyone looked at me. "What? If there's anything I know about my uncle, it's that he's a massive dork. You do realize that 'Cerberus' roughly translates to 'Spotted', right?"

Everybody laughed.

Annabeth: "Oh my gods Percy, I never realized that!" she cackled.

Me: "Did Hermes catch you guys up on everything?"

Charles B.: "Yup!"

Selina: "Hard to believe Luke would do such a thing." she said somberly.

Everyone nodded.

The next few hours were mostly uneventful.

At least to me, as Me & Annabeth were confined to our assigned barracks.

Tyson was getting used for labor.

Planctae, 3:00pm

We were called to the top to welcome the Romans & Wokou aboard to talk strategy.

The pirate ship was a modern warship, with Yottsudomoe imprinted on several key locations.

A woman in a bright orange kimono, with a black Yottsudomoe on the back approached.

She had long black hair & eyes & could easily pass for a super model.

She was an easy G, with wide hips.

She had a Dao, Butterfly sword, Dha, Tan-zutsu & Hazama-zutsu. The Dha is worn under her left breast via rope.: "I'm Yami Kikyo. Percy has met my fiancé, Zhao Yamato."

I nodded.

After everyone was done introducing themselves, Jason looked at me & spoke up.: "I'm going to try to keep my personal biases out of this, but I do resent you for what you did to my patron, Juno."

We went to the dining room, to discuss strategy & share prophecies.

Kikyo: "I don't care about rescuing the demigods. I'm only getting paid to retrieve the fleece before the tree dies & protecting Percy, Tyson & Annabeth as my principal when they arrive & get a bonus for killing the cyclops."

Clarisse: "That's fine. We can rescue them without you."

Kikyo: "My crew & I have training in Xi Sui Jing, Luohan's 18 hands & Yijin Jing from the original written records, Feng Shui, the use of Chakra, Aura & Ki. We have mastered Tengu Arts, Shugendō, Senjutsu, Hōjutsu, Onmyoudou, Kido, the precursor to modern Shinto practices, 2 of the 6 Abhijñā & more. We also have Zhang's seismoscopes, for predicting seismic activity & ōdzutsu, hand canons, for destroying Polyphemus's boulder."

The talks continued for a few more minutes.

Clarisse: "Do the stowaways have anything left to add?"

Annabeth: "Can we pray to Brizo for an additional prophecy?"

Jason: "That's a good idea, since our augur went missing, we're 6 prophecies short, as they're 5 different types of Augur & he was all of them, plus a Haruspex."

We put a slice of pizza in a paper boat, then lowered it into the sea.

A fog rolled in.

We saw 2 girls, one our age, the other slightly older.

They had piercing black eyes, glossy black hair worn in a single braid, and brown skin.

Them: "The Puerto Rican daughters of war orphaned from abusive home

Taken in by a witch & tricked to serve her & help trap others in her biome.

Charmed into thinking she actually cares about them

Finds true comrades & thrones once they separate. Truly a metaphorical gem."

The fog receded & we saw a goddess in an orange bikini, sunglasses & a Hawaiian shirt finishing off the pizza.

Brizo: "Thanks for the offering." She falls back into the ocean.

Clarisse: "Why does it have to be this hard?"

William, one of the romans: "Rescuing someone who doesn't know they're in danger is never easy."

We separated & entered the sea of monsters before the pirates went their separate way.

Notes:

Credit to "The Plague Dragon" 's story, "Poisoned Blood", for a lot of these ideas & a few paragraphs.

Please vote on my poll on what story I'm doing next. It's between chapters 1 & 2 of Book 2.

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Chapter 36: Book 2 - The Sea of Monsters: Chapter 6: Rescuing the Sisters

Summary:

They reach Circe's Island.

Notes:

(See the end of the chapter for notes.)

Chapter Text

6/17/07, Sunday

Sea of Monsters, 4:00pm

Percy POV

We encountered many sea serpents, Ceti, on the ocean.

Most were harmless, but we caught one for the meat.

We obviously were still going full speed when we did it.

The islands in the Sea of Monsters are Circe's, Polyphemus's, Sirens', Hephaestus's forge & Laestrygonians'.

The last is probably abandoned, but it wouldn't hurt to bombard it if we pass by it.

The sea monsters that could be a threat are:

Carthaginian Cetus, but Commodus has that as his personal war pet, so unless he's here, we don't have to worry about it.

The twin Ceti, Trojan & Ethiopian, are a whole other issue.

Fighting both at once would be unpleasant, but Jason confirmed that they were guarding Mt. Othrys from Sea based threats.

He went to Aeolus for the exact location on a sea monster traveling around the San Francisco Bay between Mt. Othrys & Camp Jupiter & he learned their names, weakness & how to kill them.

That leaves Skolopendra. I'm pretty sure they're saving that for later in the war, but I'm not sure.

I was currently walking around since I'm not supposed be helping & only observing.

I was passing the boiler room where I saw Clarisse & Ares talking.

She was standing at attention giving her report.

Ares: "That's my girl. Keep up the good work. At ease & get over here."

She relaxed & then they hugged.

I was going to keep walking, but Ares noticed me.: "Perseus, try not to overshadow your distant cousin." He says gesturing to me to join.

Me: "I'll try great ancestor." I say joining the hug.

We separated & he left.

Me: "He's right. You're doing a great job. You're a great commander, with the mind of a leader."

Clarisse: "Stop! I'm not a daughter of Athena." she says blushing.

Athena's Palace, Mt. Olympus, 4:15 pm

Athena POV

Me: "Wish she was."

Sea of Monsters, 4:20 pm

Percy POV

As we returned, Castor approached us: "Unless there are multiple resorts in the Sea of Monsters, we've found Circe's Island. We've notified Jason. He awaits your call, before discussing plans."

Clarisse: "I'll be right there."

As he left, I turned to her: "I want to go there. I'm the only one with magic rivaling Circe's, but as a stowaway I need your permission."

Clarisse: "Take Annabeth with you. If you & the Romans aren't done in 4 hours, we're nuking the island."

We confirmed it with Jason & he sent Hazel with us.

We got on a lifeboat & made our way there.

Given that pets were allowed, Hazel brought her mount, as the romans had 10 War Ostriches to use.

The fact that they don't have Pegasi is weird to me.

As we approached the receptionist that was clearly the elder sister we were here for, she looked at us, like we're crazy for a moment, before composing herself.

She looked like a flight attendant, with her hair in a ponytail, and wearing that blue suit. Her makeup was also perfect as well.

I spotted an old WWII plane on a short runway. It was perfectly intact. Cue the red flags. Receptionist: "Welcome! Is this your first time at the spa?" she asked, her voice incredibly cheery.

Me: "Uhhh… yes?" I hesitantly responded.

Receptionist: "First… time… at… spa… OK then!" she said happily.

She then stared at the two critically. I was on edge, so I caught the disguised look of disgust in my direction. It was very well hidden.

Receptionist: "Well, I'd suggest a herbal remedy for the ladies, a flea bath for the pet and for you, sir," she said, eye flashing with malice for a microsecond, "I'd suggest a full makeover. CC will personally oversee it," she promised. "After all, we want everyone to look their best for the Luau tonight!" She then turned, expecting them to follow.

We followed the receptionist into the spa. When they got in, I almost gasped at its beauty.

There was perfect white marble and blue water as far as the eye could see.

The spa had been built into a mountain, terraces with pools jutting out at every level.

There were more water slides than he could count. Some were speed slides, others normal ones.

I even saw several water coasters!

Hazel: "You feel that, right?" she whispered.

Me: "The unnatural feeling of calmness trying to get our guard down?" Percy guessed.

Annabeth nodded.: "My instincts are practically screaming at me to tear this place down," she answered. "Also, look. Do you see any men?" I looked around.

Sure enough, Annabeth was right. There were no men at the spa.

All the guests were women of varying ages above 18. There were also animals wandering around.

Leopards, sea turtles, and I saw a pod of dolphins. However, there were no pigs.

After walking towards the main building, we heard it. Singing.

It was a woman's voice, singing in Minoan.

Hazel: "That must be her," she said to me. "Come on." I nodded, following the song about moonlit olive groves, magic, and the color of the sunrise.

They opened the door and found the sorceress weaving.

The entire front wall was a window, so clear I was only half-sure that it was a cut-open space.

I turned around and saw that the back of the room was covered in mirrors, creating an optical illusion that it went on for miles. In the corner, something stuck out.

Hazel & Annabeth's eyes widened.: "Guinea pigs!" they whispered to me.

I made the connection in three seconds.: "So now she turns men into guinea pigs!?" I quietly exclaimed, looking closely at the cage.

Sure enough, I saw about six or seven in the cage, squeaking up a storm.

It was probably why Circe didn't hear us.

Now, we turned to Circe, and even though we were on our guard, we couldn't help but admire her weaving.

I estimated her loom was as large as a wide-screen TV.

Her hands were weaving so fast that they were leaving afterimages.

The scene she was making was so realistic that I swore that the waterfall she had woven was moving.

Annabeth: "The weaving… it's beautiful," she gasped.

This was what finally made Circe turn to them.

I thought that the woman doing the weaving was more pretty, though the frantic squeaking of the rodents in the corner when they saw me was quick to remind me who, exactly, I was dealing with. Even so, I took a second or two to admire Circe.

Her hair was long and dark, braided with small bits of gold.

Her eyes were a deep green, and the dress she was wearing seemed to be animated, with animals frolicking in the fabric.

I honestly wasn't sure whether it was from her magic or just her skill in weaving.

Circe: "You appreciate my weaving, my dears?" Circe inquired, not looking at me.

Annabeth: "Y-yes!" she exclaimed, making her nervousness look like fangirling.

Hazel: "As a military girl, I never cared about such things before, but I'm impressed."

Circe: "You have excellent taste. My name is CC," she said to them, before looking over all of us.

I caught the disapproving twinge she had, but she was far better at hiding it than the receptionist.

In fact, if he didn't know he was dealing with an immortal sorceress, he would've thought it was just his appearance, and not his gender.

Circe: "Hylla, be a dear and take the young lady for a makeover? Her clothes seem off, her hair is messed up, and something tells me that she needs to be allowed to… let herself out," she ordered.

The receptionist that had greeted us appeared, as if- and probably- by magic.

This confirms she's using charmspeak on them, given the way her eyes looked glossed over.

Hylla: "Yes, my Lady," she said, taking Hazel & Annabeth's hand, and guiding her out of the room.

We shared a look, before I was left alone with one of the trials Odysseus had faced.

I'm going to turn her into a mummy.

Circe: "Now then, Mister… what is your name?" she asked.

Me: "Percy."

Circe: "Ah. Well, your friends…"

Me: "Annabeth & Hazel," Percy answered.

"Annabeth & Hazel just needs a makeover. Their potential is just wasted the way they are now! You understand that I'm just trying to help them, correct?"

I nodded. Misandrists usually didn't hate other women. Usually.

"Now, you, on the other hand, require quite a lot more work. In fact, I knew from the moment I saw you that you'd need my… personal attention."

The guinea pigs were squealing up a storm.

I knew for a fact that they were trying to warn me of what was about to happen.

Circe then took my arm and guided me towards the mirrors.: "Now, the first thing you'll need is to admit to yourself you can be better."

I immediately had memories of my physical imperfections brought forward.

My first zits, my uncool clothes, and more.

It took all he had not to call her mind magic out on the spot.

Circe: "Do you see it?" she asked.

I knew I had to play along.: "Y-yeah," I admitted, slightly slumping.

I imagined Annabeth giving me a stink eye, which made the slump more authentic.

Then, Circe threw a cloth over the mirror.: "Now then… would you like to look like this?" she inquired, removing the cloth.

I blinked at the new reflection. It showed me… but… cooler.

Like my hair, eyes, teeth… everything was perfect. It was like someone had made a fanfiction of me and turned me into a cardboard cutout. I didn't like it. The eyes showed a look of superiority.

The all-white grin showed arrogance.

It was like his reflection was telling everyone around him that he was the best, and everyone would just eat his dust.

Me: "Y-yeah… I would," I lied through my teeth. I made a mental note to tell Annabeth to castrate me if I ever became like asshole-mirror-Percy.: "Could… could you really make me like that?" I asked, trying my hardest to not show my utter disgust at the mere idea of being turned into that… inhuman thing staring at him.

It was a complete uncanny valley. Probably because no human is perfect, for damn good reason.

Circe: "Yes, Percy. I am more than capable of helping you unlock your true self," she promised.

Me: "What's the catch? A special diet? Having to work out seven hours a day?" I asked her. 'Turning me into a guinea pig?' I thought, looking at the frantic rodents, now scratching the cage.

One or two were trying to unhook the latch.

They should've succeeded, but I was certain it was magically sealed.

Circe let out an angelic laugh.: "Oh, no! Nothing like that! All you need is more fruit in your diet, a mild amount of exercise… and one of these," she said, pressing a button.

A faucet popped out, and a pink liquid flowed out.

It was about the same thickness as a Dairy Queen ice cream, if I remember what I was taught.

Circe handed it to me.: "Now, Percy, I guarantee that you'll see immediate results after you eat this."

Me: "That's not possible," I pointed out, my ADHD almost giving me away.

However, Circe had apparently heard that before.: "I just have a magic touch! Besides, why question it? It'll unlock your true self!"

I really wanted to stab her. Now she was just gloating.

She then handed him the milkshake.: "I assume you trust my judgement," she said to me, patting my hair. I looked at the obvious magic potion, and back to her.

I could see the glimmer of sadistic anticipation in her eyes. The guinea pigs- victims of her cruelty- were crying out, desperately trying to stop him, trying to prevent him from becoming like them.

I looked at them, and back at Circe.

I tried to rip the moisture out of her body, but she had a protection spell.

It also deflects my fire spell coming from my mouth.

Thankfully my spear went straight through her heart upon summoning it.

You never try to kill a sorceress just 1 way at a time.

I picked up the cage, as she was turning to dust.

The girls entered with the other sister & sure enough Hazel & the sister were riding the bird, who got its nails done.

Hazel made it big enough to support 2, while Annabeth was in her full werewolf form.

I turned to the new girl: "Was she supposed to do that?"

New Girl: "No… she said she wasn't a monster… and that the island was what made her immortal…"

Me: "Let us get out of here."

New Girl: "I'm Reyna," the now-named Reyna replied. "Your friends here managed to convince me to run away from this place with them. Their words also made me realize that Circe was using charmspeak."

Me: "I take it that you gave her a potion to help her control her powers."

Reyna: "It's temporary, but given what she's told me, she's almost there already, due to her training."

Hazel: "Great. Let us get your sister & get out."

As if in cue, Hylla arrived. She was no longer in her flight attendant style uniform.

No, she was wearing Amazonian armor. That solves the mystery of which sister was which.

Her eyes were bloodshot with rage yet glazed over.: "Step away from my sister, male!" she roared with utter loathing.

Reyna's eyes widened.: "H-Hylla?" she stammered.

"Mistress Circe offered us protection, Reyna! And this is how you treat her?!" She pointed a spear at the cage I was carrying. "And he's trying to liberate his brethren, so they may pillage the island!"

Reyna's eyes snapped from shock to anger.: "You never called her that before…" she snarled.

Reasoning with her, when she's that brainwashed would take forever, so I knocked her out.

Fun fact: The reason people are rendered unconscious from an upper cut is because it hits nerves in the neck tricking your brain into thinking your blood pressure is too high, causing it to crash all at once.

I just crashed her blood pressure with my powers.

Reyna picked her up & we made our way to a trireme we found by the port & I created a current pushing it towards our comrades.: "Fire the nukes."

Clarisse nuked the place.

As we reboarded, via the ramp, I set the pig free & undid the spell.

Me: "Blackbeard, son of Ares."

He stepped forward.: "Thanks for the rescue."

Me: "We were technically there for the sisters, but your sister & the romans wanted to rescue you, too."

I said gesturing to Clarisse & the 10 romans.

Clarisse: "If you want to return to Chiron, we could use the extra hands on our quest. Otherwise, we'll give you a fishing net & the ship your currently on for your journey."

Blackbeard: "Fishing net, please."

Betty gave him one.

After they left, the romans went back to their significantly smaller vessel.

Jason: "You haven't even start basic training yet, so you better follow my order, or you will get killed."

Reyna: "Sir! Yes, sir!"

We passed by the Laestrygonians' home around 6ish. A few nuclear bombs & they'll be needing a new home to reform to.

We spent that time mostly sparring.

I was undefeated, but Clarisse & Wise Girl did give me trouble.

The captain: "We're approaching the Sirens. All living please report to the captain's quarters."

There was no point listening to the sirens, as Mr. D. had already told us our fatal flaws.

We got there & put wax in our ears.

Castor: "How long?" He signed.

Pollux: "As long as it takes."

The Stolls were depressed by this. Those twins had no patience.

Jason: "Thanks for inviting us. We had no counter to the Sirens."

Clarisse: "No problem."

Hylla: "Thanks for the cognitive reset."

Me: "No problem."

Hylla: "Am I really prophesized to be queen of the Amazons?"

Me: "Yes, but prophecies can be wrong."

The captain entered & gave the signal that we're here.

We slammed our hands over our wax-filled ears.

We kept a close eye on each other, to be able to stop someone if they got entranced.

I looked outside of the cabin and saw that the crew were glaring off to the port side.

The rocks were way too jagged to be natural, and looked like they could slice through steel.

Suddenly, all the crew snapped to attention, and, as one, flipped the bird in the island's direction.

A few cannons were fired constantly, but I, of course, couldn't hear them firing.

They maintained the salute of fuck you for several minutes, before lowering the flock of flipped birds.

A siren approached the ship waving a white flag.

If I had to guess, that would be Parthenope, the Chiron of Sirens, an outcast of her species that helps humans.

She fell in love with Odysseus & tried to commit suicide after he rejected her song.

That was due to her still being the sirens trying to kill him.

Later, the centaur Vesuvius tried to rape her, but Jupiter turned him into a volcano & her into the city of Naples.

Aphrodite: "She's a friend of mine that asked to join the harem." She told us telepathically.

The captain came in & gave the signal.

We removed the wax.

Annabeth: "That was a boring half hour."

Bobby: "Why did you do that?"

Captain: "The sirens appeared to have thought that our deepest desire was to see the Confederacy win. Since we've grown past that, we all decided to show our displeasure," he replied.

Clarisse: "Let us go meet our guest."

We stepped out of the captain's quarters to greet our guest.

Parthenope: "Greetings. I'm Parthenope. Aphrodite sent me to aid you. & I want to date Percy & his harem."

I looked at Annabeth & she nodded.

Me: "We can talk dates after the quest is finished."

Clarisse: "You player, you." She jested while slightly elbowing me.

We headed inside for the next 2 hours.

After supper at 8, the Romans returned to their smaller ship that was tied to our vessel.

Sea of Monsters, 10:00pm

Clarisse gave us hammocks in our barracks to use.

Me: "Odds of a dreamless sleep?" I asked Wise Girl, jokingly.

Annabeth: "About zero," she deadpanned. "You'll probably get another Grover dream or something." They both passed out almost as soon as they hit the hammocks. One good thing about being a demigod was that when you wanted to sleep, you slept.

Dream

I found myself in the Princess Andromeda, next to Kronos' coffin.

I saw the spirits of the dead around me.

???: "Don't come closer. You don't want to know what he's done..." one of them, a woman, choked.

She was wracked by a crying fit.

I watched her form change from the adult woman to a shredded corpse.

Her chest had been punctured by some sort of animal, from the looks of it.

Her right arm was torn off, bloody bone shards sticking.

And then, she vanished. Now, he was alone, with Kronos, Titan of being lunchmeat.

I moved closer.

"Your blood demands that you submit to me," Kronos' cruel voice mocked. "Kneel before me, Grandson. Kneel… and let yourself be free."

I managed to flip the coffin the bird.

???: "Good to know that you'll never give in, huh?" an unfamiliar female voice declared.

I spun around and saw a woman he'd never seen before.

She was wearing punk clothes, complete with silver chains.

Her black hair was in spikes, like she had been a cartoon character who had stuck their hands into a power outlet. Her eyes were stormy blue, as opposed to his sea green.

She was wearing some sort of eyeliner.

Me: "Who are you?" I asked her.

???: "Who do you think, Seaweed Brain?" She scoffed, before coughing into her hands.

When she pulled her hands away, they were covered in blood.: "Damn."

It came to me in a second.: "You're Thalia!" I exclaimed.

Thalia: "Ding, ding, ding!" she replied. "No, I'm still a tree that's seen waaay too much of how demigod teenagers interact. Is this your dream? Not the coziest, since Slicy McFuckedup is around."

Me: "I am aware," I managed to get out. "How long can you hold out?"

Thalia coughed harder, blood spraying onto the carpet. Kronos was laughing harder.: "Not long… you've gotta hurry. I still can't believe Luke would do this to me…"

Me: "He summoned a werewolf to bite Annabeth. He's capable of it," I growled, sounding way too feral for my liking.

"I know. Just because I'm a tree, doesn't mean that I can't hear," she replied.

She turned to her hands. "All right, I'm gonna pop open Aegis, and add a couple of cuts to the fucker." She tapped her wrist and the chains transformed into a silver and bronze shield.

Smack dab in the middle was an image of Medusa's face.

It had been like it had been forced into the metal mold of the shield.

I looked away out of instinct. Even though she was an ally, I was still cautious.

Even Kronos seemed wary.

Thalia: "That's right, Time Bitch. Even when I'm dying, you can't keep me down!" she gasped, staggering towards the coffin.

I moved behind her when she stumbled. A giant Ice hand I created wrapped around her and pulled her up.

Thalia: "Neat trick," she replied, staggering over to the coffin.

She drew a sword and shoved the lid of the coffin aside. Then, her face turned to sheer horror.

Thalia: "You… you bastard…" she gasped, tears filling her eyes.

I tried to move closer, but now… I couldn't.

Kronos' evil laughter was now echoing throughout the cabin. Then, the cabin began to shrink. Thalia: "You monster! This… this… NO!" she wailed, just as my back hit the ceiling.

He was inches away from seeing what was in the coffin… what was making Thalia so terrified… but then… there was blackness.

Reality

6/18/07, Monday

Sea of Monsters, 2:00am

I fell out of my hammock & hobbled up, Annabeth joining me.

Annabeth: "You look like you had a nightmare, Percy. What was it about?" she asked, concerned.

Me: "I met Thalia," I said, dropping the bomb.

Annabeth: "You did what!?" she exclaimed.

Me: "Yeah. I didn't know she was a punk girl. Also… how did she have Aegis?"

Wise Girl: "That was a gift from Athena for rescuing me," she replied. "So, how was she doing?"

Me: "She was coughing up blood," I replied, voice grim. "We need to get to the fleece as soon as possible. I don't know how long she can stay alive, let alone hold the barrier."

We went back to sleep.

Notes:

Credit to "The Plague Dragon" 's story, "Poisoned Blood", for several paragraphs.

This was faster than usual. Expect another one by Sunday.

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Chapter 37: Book 2 - The Sea of Monsters: Chapter 7: Slaying the Cyclops

Summary:

They arrive at the island.

Notes:

(See the end of the chapter for notes.)

Chapter Text

6/18/07, Monday

Sea of Monsters, 8:00am

Percy POV

We entered the dining hall for breakfast.

Hephaestus/Vulcan had approached Clarisse & Jason in a dream & offered to upgrade the armor of the 20 & their mounts, so we're going there next.

We should be there by 10 & it's only 10 minutes from Polyphemus's Island.

The gods normally can't interfere with quests, but the war has heavily loosened those restrictions.

Travis: "This Cetus caviar & deep-fried meat is really good. You'd never guess based on what it is."

Connor: "Just like most people would never guess that you're 10 months older & we're not actually twins."

Everyone choked on what they were eating.

Travis: "Yeah. That never gets old."

I'm glad I'm not the only one that thought that they were.

Annabeth & Tyson: "You look identical!" they exclaimed in shock.

They shrugged.

Hephaestus's Island, Sea of Monsters, 10:00am

We docked & pulled into the port.

Hephaestus, or someone that looked like him, was waiting for us.

???: "I am Sethlans, the Etruscan Hephaestus/Vulcan. Since You're a mixture of Greek & Roman, I decided to go with a neutral face. Bring the 2 elephants, 6 Pegasi & 10 Ostriches to land, then follow me."

We followed him into his forge where he took everybody's measurements.

I'm guessing he got Annabeth's from Athena.

The cyclopes near my home took mine.

He does it behind a privacy barrier, so they can strip down to get the most accurate measurements & create the most comfortable & functional armor.

I turned to see Clarisse sitting down next to me & Annabeth after getting her measurements done.

Clarisse: "Do you have any idea on who will get their cabin next?" she asks, making small talk.

Me: "If he is finally made an Olympian & given a Greek counterpart, Summanus would be the new Cabin 7, as he is the twin brother of Tinia, Zeus's Etruscan form."

???: "Indeed, I am."

We turned to see someone that looked identical to Zeus, but with a blue tie, black button down & White suit jacket.

Summanus: "I hope to get my Greek & Roman forms one day, but as I chose to be in hiding until the rise of the Etruscan civilization, I'm not getting my hopes up."

Annabeth: "You were in hiding, because if the gods lost the Titanomachy, you could launch a rescue mission for them. You also never went out to cause trouble like Hestia."

Summanus: "But that came at the cost of making me unknown to the masses." He sounded remorseful.

Clarisse: "Will you please stop feeling sorry for yourself?! You can't change the past! Try to make a better future for yourself & others!"

Me: "I would have worded it better, but I agree with the message. You can't play the victim forever."

He chuckled.: "Thank you. I needed to hear that." He left.

Hephaestus: "I'm done with the people. Once I'm done measuring the mounts, it should only take a few hours to make the armor. Expect me to be done by 2."

Hephaestus's Island, Sea of Monsters, 1:30pm

We just finished lunch & were heading back to the forge from our dining halls.

Hephaestus: "I finished with some time to spare. These are made of Celestial Bronze for the Greeks & Imperial Gold for the Romans. They don't transform. That would take too long."

We worked together to get the mounts dressed up.

We then headed to Polyphemus's Island after thanking Sethlans for his help.

Polyphemus's Island, Sea of Monsters, 2:00pm

The island looked like a tropical paradise some cruise company would put on their brochures.

Just a peaceful island that looked like something Demeter had personally worked on.

This is what the Fleece does. Strawberry harvests will be insane after we succeed.

Me: "The Fleece has been here long enough that it should remain like this indefinitely."

Annabeth: "No guilt for doing something that'd make Grover sad," she says.

Clarisse: "You sure he's still alive?" she asked.

Me: "Yeah. He's been pretending to be a female Cyclops."

Clarisse collapsed in laughter.: "Oh man, that's gonna scar him for life!" she howled remembering that.

Me: "Which is another reason we really should get going," I said, as the CSS Birmingham touched the shore.

We arrived & saw the Japanese setting up their cannons.

Their misawite ship looked amazing.

Misawite isn't divine, but one of the best metals mortals ever made, but haven't been able to replicate.

As we approached, we found the Fleece.

Across a meadow that looked like it crawled out from a movie set, the Fleece was hanging from a tree.

It was like a tiny sun from the light it reflected.

The only thing between us and our prize was a large herd of sheep.

They looked normal, except for their size. Each one was the size of a hippo.

Tyson: "This is too easy," he said, announcing everyone's thoughts.

Clarisse: "Agreed. There should be a trap. But there's only sheep."

Annabeth: "Big sheep," she said, drooling a little. "Big, dumb, fluffy, chewy-" Clarisse then snapped her finger in front of her. "Sorry. Instincts."

Me & Jason: "There's a catch. There's always a catch," we said to the others.

I looked at him.: "Jynx."

And as if on cue, the catch came into view.

A deer bounced along, taking several bites from the rich grass.

At the exact same time, all the sheep bleated, and rushed the deer.

It only got to look up once before it was covered by the fluffiness.

After ten seconds, the sheep parted back to their grazing spots, leaving a skeleton of the deer, which collapsed into a heap. There wasn't a speck of flesh left.

Tyson: "Omnivorous sheep," he declared solemnly. "A trap no one would expect."

Clarisse: "Ok, we need a new plan," said. "Let us meet up with the Japanese & get their input."

We made our way over as the mercs finished putting their cannon over their shoulders to carry.

Kikyo: "You got here sooner than expected. I was hoping to finish before you arrived, since I'm also getting paid to protect Percy, Tyson & Annabeth from Polyphemus after they arrive."

Jason: "How do we get passed the sheep?"

Tyson: "If they're Polyphemus' sheep, wouldn't they think of a Cyclops as a friend?" asked.

Kikyo: "Too risky. They might notice that you're a lot smaller than you should be," she decided.

Annabeth: "So what do we do now?" she moped.

Me: "We find Grover. Then, we use him to get them to move, if possible," I decided.

It was the best bet.

Bobby: "So how do we check out the rest of the island?"

Jason: "I can fly us, without pegasi, all up & over with my Aerokinesis."

He did that, but the elephants exhausted him.

Me & Hazel used a cloaking spell to hide us.

Me: "He's right by us," I whispered.

Me, Jason & Silena looked around the corner, and sure enough, he was. They saw him talking to… Me: "Oh no," I gasped.

"So, there are tasty demigods coming here?" Polyphemus asked the Iris-message of Luke.

"Indeed. One is a lycanthrope, and the others are normal half-bloods," Luke explained. "Oh, and three of your kind as well."

Polyphemus: "Cyclops eyes are good for jelly," he replied.

Tyson let out a low growl.

Luke: "Yes, and all we ask for is the Fleece. The war that is coming will pit us against satyrs, and we will bring all of them to you to devour. You usually get one or two a year, but with us, you'll get dozens. That's multiples of twelve, which is a lot more than one or two."

Polyphemus: "I see. This is a good deal then. I request one more thing."

It was then that I noticed that Grover was now tied to a post, his disguise gone.

Polyphemus: "You unmasked the one I was planning to marry as a tasty satyr. I find myself lacking a bride. The humans… is there a female of age to be wed?"

Clarisse just gained a green face & Chris looked ready to kill.

Annabeth: "How would that even fit?" she whispered.

Luke had a thoughtful expression.: "I fail to see how she'd be… compatible," he eventually said.

Polyphemus: "I have ways," he said.

Luke: "Very well. Clarisse will be yours to wed." With that, the connection was cut.

The cyclops then began to herd his animals out of the cave, leaving a terrified Grover.

He then rolled a massive stone over the entrance, blocking it. He wandered off with the herd.

We dropped the cloak & the 30 Wokou pointed their cannons at the boulder.

Kikyo, turned to us: "You might want to cover your ears."

We did so, but that little from hearing 30 hand cannons being fired simultaneously.

The bolder was gone, but so was the element of surprise.

Polyphemus came out screaming, but Castor & Pollux had the Elephants charge with their tusks having celestial bronze blades over them.

Clarisse led the 6 Pegasi archers.

Nobody is going for close range, except for the cyclopes & elephants.

Castor & Pollux were using Bows & Arrows, as well.

Even the romans were using bows on ostrich back.

Me & Wise Girl made our way to Grover, while invisible.

We became visible & cut him loose.

Grover: "PEEEEEEERCY!" he cried out. "You're here!"

We heard a loud noise & turned to see.

Charles & Betty stabbed him in the feet with their spear & Tyson threw a boulder in his mouth, causing him to choke.

He hit the ground hard & The baby cyclops then ran forward, leapt off his knee, and delivered a right hook right into his other half-brother's eye.

With the sound of someone sticking their entire hand into cranberry sauce (store bought), Tyson ripped the eye out. Polyphemus wailed and cried, collapsing on the ground.

I then brought my sword to his neck.

Me: "This is for the brothers you devoured," I snarled, decapitating the beast.

The cyclops disintegrated, leaving Tyson empty handed.

Tyson: "I am satisfied with my life now," he declared.

Me: "Great. Now how do we get the Fleece?"

In response, Tyson just crossed the bridge.

Me: "Hey! We've been-" the sheep couldn't tell the difference.

They all bounced up to Tyson, begging for treats and pets.

Tyson tried to oblige as best as he could, before reaching the tree.

He carefully unhooked the Fleece and walked back to them. The tree remained lush and green.

The sheep evidently did the sheep equivalent of a shrug and went back to grazing.

Me: "Ok, since big, hungry, and evil is dead, we should probably just be able to walk down," I said, pointing to the path. "It should take a while, but we won't disturb the fluffy piranhas."

Annabeth: "Sounds like a plan to me. Do I get to chase sheep though?" she asked, before blushing.

Me: "Sorry, but not today. Thalia won't heal herself."

With that, the group rode around the cliff to the CSS Birmingham, with me & Wise Girl riding with Pollux.

Me: "We have what we came for," I told the captain. "We need to get to Miami as soon as possible."

Clarisse: "Why Miami?" she asked.

Me: "Because from there, you can take a plane to Manhattan and get the Fleece there."

Clarisse: "For the last line of the Prophecy?" she asked.

Me: "Yeah. I feel like that's the best option. The rest of us can fight Luke if he tries to stop you. How fast can this go?" I asked the captain.

Captain: "Full steam!" he shouted down to the boiler room, where Tyson, both Charles-es & Betty had retreated to after depositing the Fleece on the bed.

The boiler shuddered, even with their improvements, and they were off.

I just collapsed onto my hammock below the decks. I was out before my feet stopped falling.

Dream

I found himself in the Camp Half-Blood war room, ping-pong table set up.

Already, several counselors were there. After a while, Annabeth and Clarisse's dream forms appeared.

Aphrodite: "I sensed you were napping, so summoned your consciousness here for a status update."

We told her everything.

Aphrodite: "Perfect. Listen, you have until midnight tonight. Thalia's tree will die then."

Clarisse: "Tonight?!" she shouted in horror.

Apollo: "Yes. If you didn't have the Fleece now…"

Aphrodite cut him off.: "Good job, Clarisse & my lovers. Once the Fleece is here, Chiron should be able to take back his position."

Notes:

Credit to "The Plague Dragon" 's story, "Poisoned Blood", for several paragraphs.

I honestly thought they were twins until I looked it up.

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Chapter 38: Book 2 - The Sea of Monsters: Chapter 8: Returning to Camp

Summary:

The group reaches Miami, then eventually head to Camp.

Notes:

(See the end of the chapter for notes.)

Chapter Text

6/18/07, Monday

Miami, Florida, 4:00pm

Percy POV

We arrived, with the Japanese separating after we left the Bermuda Triangle & George Washington confirmed their pay.

The Birmingham docked at a poor area of town, where any questions about a Confederate ironclad would be chalked up to a hallucination.

We disembarked, carrying the Fleece, the duffel bags, and our assorted equipment.

The romans did the same.

We watched as the Ironclad & Corvett steamed off, before slowly fading into mist.

Me: "So, is that how they return to the Underworld?"

Clarisse: "I guess," she said, shrugging.

Now that they were in a mortal-filled area, the Mist kicked up. Nobody noticed the 6 Pegasi, 2 elephants & 10 Ostriches.

The Fleece turned into a high school jacket with an omega symbol on the back.

Clarisse immediately put it on.: "All right, it's likely that Luke's going to be looking for us, so let's act fast."

She hoped on her Pegasus & took off.

Me: "Ok, so time for the final part of the quest. Get to NYC and get the Fleece there. We'll catch up when we can," I promised.

Clarisse nodded, before spinning around and kissing Chris on the lips full force.

Chris returned the kiss deeply, before parting.: "Go. We'll try to buy you some time."

Clarisse nodded again and hoped on the bird & flew off.

I looked around. No monsters yet.

Me: "Ok, Annabeth have your cabin start making propaganda for her election. In the meantime, let us see if we can buy her time from Luke."

I opened the duffle bags and pulled out some more cash.: "Wanna go on a date?" I asked Annabeth & Parthenope. We had gotten the rest of the harem's permission to let her join as we were landing.

In response, I got a hug.

Charles B. & Silena did the same.

We went to 2 restaurants right next to each other near the docks, while everyone else went to a Quiznos & brought sandwich back to the guys watching the steeds.

5:00pm

Sure enough, I could see the towering Princess Andromeda in the distance.

I checked my watch.: "It's been an hour. So, what're you ordering?"

Annabeth pointed to the rack of lamb, her ears popping up.

Me: "I am not surprised. I'll get a steak myself." We placed our order and began to wait.

I grabbed their hands. Annabeth squeezed it, and our meal arrived.

We dug in, Annabeth finally getting the sheep meat she had wanted.

She had to force herself to not just eat it with her face, and her deepening shade of red showed her concentration.

Parthenope: "I still can't believe you missed how much I contributed to fighting Polyphemus."

Annabeth: "Kind of focused on rescuing Grover."

After we were finished, I used our cash to pay for the meal, and give a good tip.

Honestly, those who didn't tip, in this country, were assholes, in my opinion.

In places like France, where the staff were paid decently, it was understandable, as tipping is an insult there for that exact reason.

I looked at a clock as we left.

Annabeth: "The weather cleared along a straight path to Manhattan."

Me: "Athena is finally doing something good," I said in case Luke, or Triumvirate, was listening.

Just then, Grover raced over.

Me: "Did you pick something up?" I asked.

Grover: "Yeah. Big horde," he said, worried.

Annabeth: "Every second counts, we run until we can't, then we stand and fight."

Tyson: "I see them," he added.

Sure enough, they could see a group of monsters, Luke leading them.

Me: "Let's go!" I instructed, and we broke into a sprint.

Luke raised Backbiter, and the monsters charged.

The duffle bags were slung over Tyson's shoulders, so they weren't left behind.

I jumped on Charles's Pegasus, while Annabeth did Silena's, Grover did one of the Stolls & Tyson climbed up one of the Elephants like the other Cyclopes & the sisters.

We managed to get about three city blocks before the faster monsters began to reach them.

I summoned my bow and turned a hellhound into a pincushion, then powder.

We turned into the road nearby and found a dead end.

Me: "And here's where we make our stand," I said, drawing my spear and shield.

It took Luke about thirty seconds to catch up.

Me: "Hello, Luke. How's your vore great-grandpa?"

It didn't have the ring 'vore daddy' did, unfortunately.

Silena: "My vore daddy comment sounds better." She says rubbing it in.

Luke: "Hello to you too, cousin," he snarled. "You were a tough man to track down, I will admit. Why are there 26 of you instead of 24?"

Me: "That settles it. None of the Counselors are spies," I said.

Annabeth: "They swore on the Styx," she pointed out.

Parthenope: "Anyone dumb enough to follow Kronos would be dumb enough to break that," she replied, smirking at Luke's reddening face.

I wondered if Luke would just fight them here.

Luke: "We're going to the Andromeda," he snarled.

The walk was about five minutes & I was blind folded again.

Luke: "Now cousin, if you would be a dear and hand over the Fleece, that would be wonderful."

Evidently, he was expecting a fight.

Me: "Ok."

Luke: "You… you will?" I asked.

Me: "Oh sure… let me make sure I have it first… let's see… it's not in this pocket…" I said slowly, emptying the pocket. "Or this one. Hmmm… where is it?"

Luke's face was getting redder and redder in anger.

Me: "Annabeth, did you accidentally eat the Fleece?"

Annabeth: "I don't think so!" she replied while trying not to laugh.

Me: "Well, I'm sorry, Cousin. It appears I don't have the Fleece. We'll be going if you'll be so kind."

Luke: "What's your game, Jackson?" he snarled, now pointing Backbiter at my throat.

Me: "I prefer video games, but thanks to Hephaestus Eye surgery, I've become fond of word puzzles."

Luke: "THAT'S NOT WHAT- you jackass. Clarisse isn't with you," he growled.

"Bring me my steed!" Luke ordered one of the Bear twins. "NOW!" The monster rushed off, and Luke started to curse like an ancient Greek sailor.

Me: "So, are you just going to stand there like the brat you are?" I asked, unimpressed as Luke slashed the table's umbrella. "Because I have places to be."

Luke: "No… your place is here," he snarled.

He snapped his fingers, and two more burly monsters left the area.: "I don't want to deal with a weak fighter. I'll beat you here."

Just then, the Bear twin who had gone for the Pegasus came, wrestling one that was pitch black.

I had never seen one like that. I couldn't tell if it was a mare or a stallion- until it started cursing, and he got a good look at the underside as it tried to kick the bear-man.

He also told me which one it was, since between the cursing that made Luke's look like a three-year-old, he mentioned the ones he'd like to… ahem… cause some damage to by name.

Luke: "Like him?" he asked, mockingly. "He hasn't been properly broken in yet, but I'll get there."

Suddenly, I felt a tingle in my skin, as my hairs stood on end.: "Are you bringing the coffin up here!?" I exclaimed.

Sure enough, they were. I felt the coffin's power. I didn't like what it was doing to my nerves & instincts.

Unknown: "Sir, if he-"

Luke: "It'll be fine," he interrupted one of his minions. Said minion threw him a shield. "Come at me, Jackson."

I obliged, fighting to stay focused. I rolled under Luke & tried to trip him.

This did work, giving me an opening.

Luke barely deflected 1 of my swords & the other was embedded in his shield.

Luke chuckled, going for a lunge.

He batted my swords out of the way and went for a slash on the chest.

My armor deflected the blade, but I knew the effect was more than skin deep.

It had been over my heart, and now I could feel the organ going into overdrive.

This is the primal fear of being close to the Titan lord.

The rush made me more agile, and I managed to cut the shield's top third off with one swift stroke.

I rolled under Luke's first and second slashes, though the deck chairs didn't quite make it.

The third one would've taken off my right leg, had the armor not been there.

Now I was walking at a limp, as one of my legs was bruised.

Luke: "How much longer shall you resist!?" he roared.

I let myself grin. Time. I was buying time.

Me: "For someone who slavishly follows the one supposed to control time… you're not doing a good job at using it wisely!" I snarked, managing to get a cut on Luke's left arm.

However, Luke had planned this, as he had lunged forward. Backbiter almost bit into my left leg.

Now I had to sit on the ground, lest he topple forward.: "Well… this isn't good," I mused.

The coffin was affecting me internally as well. My vision was becoming slightly sharper.

Kronos: "Do you feel it, Grandson?" Kronos whispered. "The power flowing under your skin?"

I deflected Luke's almost lazy strike and shook my head.

Kronos: "Look at yourself."

Luke used the distraction to go for a neck swipe. I used my shield to block it.

Now, Luke was grinning.: "I've done enough. Jackson … I want you to see-" Luke never got to finish his sentence, as an arrow with a boxing glove with a tip hit him in the jaw. "What the-"

???: "Get the fuck away from Chiron's students!" a centaur roared, leaping onto the deck.

A dozen more came through, Chiron in the middle. The scholar hauled me onto his back.

Chiron: "Percy!" he exclaimed. "Are you alright?!" I gave a weak nod. "Good."

Several more of the Party Ponies, as I was mentally calling them, picked up everybody else.

Three burly one that looked like they'd come from a Kentucky Derby on steroids hoisted the Cyclopes onto their back, before pulling out a paintball gun.

Evidently the paint was mixed with celestial bronze, as where he fired it, monsters died.

I summoned some ice sickles to free the Pegasi, including the black one, & the other steeds.

The centaurs all grabbed onto 1 of them, including ones that weren't even ours. Some looking like they were floating after they grabbed the elephants & everything seemed to blur around them.

Chiron raised his arm, and the Ponies fearlessly leapt over the guardrail, Chiron among them.

Me: "WAIT-" I shouted, as they leapt.

The fall was 100 feet, and I didn't trust that a horse body could handle it.

Chiron paid me no mind as he leapt. Instead of splatting, it was like he'd jumped a low obstacle.

The herd went straight into a gallop, and space seemed to blur.

Each step began to take us further and further.

Finally, after a mere thirty minutes, we were in an open field.

A sign said that Orlando was 90 miles to the south.

All around them, there were horse trailers- decked out with things like TVs, mini-fridges, and other such objects.

Chiron let me slide off his back. I concentrated and felt my body relax.

I then let out a sigh of relief.

Chiron: "I assume you have questions."

Me: "How… how did we get so far away so fast?"

Chiron: "When centaurs travel, we distort the space around it. It isn't unlike those warp bubbles mortal scientists are looking for," he explained.

Chiron: "Now, I knew to watch Miami because that's usually where things from the Sea of Monsters wash up. I also got an Iris from Athena. Apparently, since the Fleece is in route to Thalia, I am no longer relieved of duty, and will be returning along with you."

I gave him a hug, which Chiron returned.

Chiron: "I did hear good things about Lady Aphrodite. I daresay I might have to hire her as an assistant director. Mr. D has been sending me updates, including the proposed areas for a new camp, due to the expansions. We'll shelve that, and if we do have to move, we'll be able to."

Me: "Thinking long-term?"

Chiron: "There's a possibility we might have to. You never know. Now, I think that we've stopped long enough."

As if on cue, Tyson fired a paintball gun, sending the Party Ponies into a lake.

Chiron: "...That wasn't that powerful half an hour ago."

Me: "Tyson's probably better at that sort of thing then most of his brethren."

Chiron: "Yes, and speaking of…"

Me: "I killed Polyphemus," I answered.

Chiron: "Well, that's certainly one thing to do. Now… Do you have any more questions?"

Me: "Yes, did I remember to tell you that the Fates said I was all but guaranteed to make it to 15? I told Annabeth last year shortly after I arrive, but I can't remember if I told you or Grover."

Chiron shook his head.: "Well, that's not something they usually do. Now, let's get ready to head out. I want to see Thalia's tree restored."

Notes:

Credit to "The Plague Dragon" 's story, "Poisoned Blood", for several paragraphs.

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Chapter 39: Book 2 - The Sea of Monsters: Chapter 9: Death by Snu-Snu

Summary:

They're back to camp & life is returning to normal.

Notes:

(See the end of the chapter for notes.)

Chapter Text

6/18/07, Monday

Camp Half-Blood, Long Island, New York, 7:00pm

Percy POV

We arrived in time to just miss supper.

The mixture of Peloponnesian & Thessalian centaurs worked fast.

How these tribes united when the ladder was created when a Lapith king raped a cloud nymph & their son fucked the Magnesian Mares, and the former's origins are unknown, is unknown to me.

Some Giant Eagles were waiting, with a giant cage to hold the ostriches.

There's 6 of them, so 2 people per eagle.

Aphrodite was there to greet us.: "Good to have you back. Thalia has been fully healed. She should have her human body restored some time tomorrow night."

We took turns kissing, after the rest of the harem showed up.

We checked on the tree to see it was fully healed & Jason broke down & cried, hugging it.

The rest of the romans headed back, except Hazel, who shared an eagle with him & wanted to check on Nico & Bianca.

Frank had to stop by the Wolf House to drop off Reyna, while Bobby went to Amazon HQ in Seattle Washington to drop off Hylla. I think they were both going to the Wolf House, so Hylla could say goodbye to Reyna.

We made our way to our cabins to rest after that ordeal, but Aphrodite stopped me & Tyson & told us she had a surprise for me at my cabin & the Hephaestus cabin wanted to speak to him.

As I waited outside for the surprise, they eventually called me in.

I was mind blown.

There Annabeth, Drew, Calypso, Styx (When did she arrive?), Piper, Penelope, Rachel, Hestia & Aphrodite were standing wearing semi-clear lingerie with openings for their nipples, crotchless underwear, gloves that wrap around the middle finger & go up to the shoulders, under bust corset, garter belts & stockings.

Annabeth's & Calypso's were white. Drew's was black. Styx & Penelope's were orange.

Piper's was gray. Rachel's & Hestia's were red. Aphrodite was wearing my favorite, blue.

I haven't even known Parthenope & Daphne for that long, so that's why they're not here.

Me: "I never thought I'd die like this, but I always hoped." I said doing my best Philip J. Fry impersonation.

(Lemon Warning – That means porn if you're new to Fanfiction. Ending is marked)

They quickly got me undressed while making out with me.

Annabeth & Styx took turn sucking my 12-inch by 3-inch sausage, while giving me a double tit-fuck with their C & F-cups respectively.

Drew & Calypso were polishing my balls from between my legs, as Penelope was eating my ass.

I was fingering both Piper & Rachel as they pushed their bodies against my sides, as Aphrodite & Hestia were rubbing their boobs on my back & kissing my neck.

I took turns making out with those 4, as Annabeth & Styx traded places with Drew & Calypso after I came.

Annabeth was choking.: "Warn me next time Seaweed brain! That was easily a gallon!"

Styx: "My boobs are covered & my mouth looked like a chipmuck. I'm so horny!"

After everyone had tasted my cock, balls, ass & lips & felt my fingers, everyone split up into pairs, with Aphrodite by herself.

I started with Annabeth & Styx, who were on top of each other making out, so I could go from 1 pussy to the other.

I went into Annabeth gently.: "I'm going in." I tore her hymen, while holding her hips. "Tell me when I can move."

After a while she gave me the thumbs up & I pulled out & went back in slowly.

After a few minutes, she told me to go faster & I went as fast as I could.

I lost track of how many times she came, but after I finished, I went to Styx's tight hole, but I was far less gentle, as she liked it that way.

After I finished her, I took Annabeth's back door, while being careful not to be too rough until she says so.

I repeated the process after slapping Annabeth's ass & telling her to rollover, so I could get access to Styx's.

Once Styx was on top, I could enjoy her rear without worry of being gentle.

I moved over & saw Drew & Calypso scissoring each other.

I pushed Calypso on top of Drew, grabbed Calypso's hips & enjoyed the Titan pussy that had no business being as tight as it was.

I repeated the procedure as previous until I came in all 3 of their holes, counting what I did previously.

Drew didn't want me to be gentle at all. She was a masochist that enjoyed me tearing her hymen & being as rough as possible, so I made sure to pull her hair while violating her anal cavity.

Going in order that they joined, Penelope & Piper were next.

The 2 were 69ing each other.

I told Piper to sit up, and I claimed Penelope's virginity.: "Tell me when."

She gave me the thumbs up & I went to town on her, while sucking both Piper's breasts at once & kneading Penelope's.

Eventually, I flipped Penelope over to claim her ass, while Piper wrapped her legs around her head.

Then they switched & repeated.

Rachel & Hestia were unique. They told me to lie down. Hestia sat on my face as Rachel lowered herself on my dick.

I shoved both my index fingers in each of their asses, while Rachel bounced on me.

After Rachel fell off, Hestia reverse cowgirled me until she couldn't go on, then I doggy styled Rachel's ass, before repeating with Hestia after she recovered.

I was about to fall over, but Aphrodite caught me.

Aphrodite: "This might help." She drank some nectar, before kissing me & pouring it down my throat. "The portable humidifier I installed seems to do wonders for your stamina."

I let her mount me cowgirl style, while I let the humidity & nectar kick in.

I eventually came.

I then flipped us over & turned her around & claimed her ass doggy style while milking her giant cow utters & making out with her.

Eventually, I turned around & noticed that I wasn't the only one receiving a boost from the humidity.

Penelope being a Naiad & Drew & Piper being daughters of seafoam got a stamina boost, too.

Everyone else was fast asleep, with fuck silly grins on their faces.

The orgy continued for a few more hours, with one of the most memorable moments being Drew & Piper licking a mixture of my cum & nectar off their mom's breasts, as she both rode me & supported & ate out Penelope, who had her legs wrapped around her head, like a reverse game of chicken.

(Lemon Ends)

6/19/07, Tuesday

Camp Half-Blood, Long Island, New York, 8:00am

Percy POV

We made our way to breakfast to eat, then do inspections.

I ate like I hadn't eaten in days. I burned a lot of calories last night.

Everyone was gossiping about how my girls were glowing.

I have a good feeling today is going to be a good day.

Chiron made the announcement that the Chariot games were still in effect the next day, which was a surprise to everyone. Evidently, the distraction was necessary. I believed it was a good idea.

Throughout the night, some of the campers had reported seeing hundreds of monsters trying to blitz the camp, only to disintegrate on the border.

The ashes were piled six feet tall, and every now and then, there'd be the sound of another monster disintegrating.

Apparently, they're too stupid to pay attention to the energy coming from the barrier.

The last victors were the Apollo Cabin- two charioteers fueled by nothing but coffee and pure spite, from what the Athena kids told me and Annabeth.

Their alliance was still in place- Tyson would serve as the pit crew.

The day was probably the first normal day the campers had had in a very long time.

Every now and then, they'd still flick their eyes towards the tree, only to visibly relax when they realized that it was still alive.

Finally, the race was about to start.

I was idly petting the horses from each cabin, and telling them that no, I did not want them to throw the race in my favor- and that's an order!

After telling his horses to be ready, he heard a wistful sigh.

???: "Horses really made my job easier… wish I had thought of them."

I turned around to see someone wearing an Olympus Postal Service uniform.

Me: "The irony is not lost on me, Hermes," I deadpanned.

Hermes: "The US Postal Service is quite fast- especially compared to historic ones," he retorted. "But I bet you know that I'm not here to discuss the efficiency of mail."

Me: "You couldn't have saved her or him. Need I remind you the fates, or worse, the protogenoi, would kill you for interfering. Unless one of your own broke the rules first."

Hermes: "Zeus didn't send the monsters, but he very much let it happen. It should've been the first red flag. I thought he was just mad at me for violating the Ancient Laws… but after what Uncle Hades told us… I think that Kronos was manipulating him. Kronos wants my boy for something… and I can't help him…"

Hermes was using his caldeus for support now, looking every bit of the 3000 years old that he was.

Hermes: "And I'm not the only one who feels this. I can confirm that your father has had to be pinned down several times when he wants to help."

I signed the paperwork for the package from my dad & he left.

The race starts in about 10 minutes.

Hades: "Hello, Nephew."

Me: "Hey, Uncle H, what're you doing-"

I saw him decked out in only what could be described as 'Athena/Poseidon fan clothes.

There was a stuffed owl with gills on his head, his toga was sea-green on one half and gray on the other, and he had a foam '#1' finger thing on his left arm.

Uncle Hades: "I think my getup explains the obvious."

Me: "How did you even- you know what? I don't want to know."

I went back to the chariot, where Annabeth was staring slack-jawed at the newest member of the audience.

Wise Girl: "Is that…" she began.

Me: "Yep."

Wise Girl: "...Why?!"

Me: "I have no idea. So, how'd Tyson do?"

Annabeth: "Fantastic. The chariot is reinforced with bronze, the suspension is magically stabilized, and the reins are literally perfect. And those three-button javelins are very nice as well."

Me: "Tyson never knew how to hold back when it comes to something he's good at."

Annabeth: "Yeah, I can tell," she deadpanned.

We looked up and saw Chiron.

Chiron: "Charioteers! On your mark!" he shouted.

Me: "Showtime," I said. I wrapped my arms in the reins. "Ready?"

Annabeth: "Let's win this," she declared, eyes sharpening.

Chiron: "START!" The centaur shouted, and like that, every horse started running.

The sudden acceleration would've ripped my arms out of their sockets if he hadn't been prepared.

The horses were eager to please, and it showed.

We passed Clarisse and were a full length past her by the time the Stoll brothers began to try to slow her down.

Then, we passed the first turn.

Annabeth: "Incoming!" she shouted, using one of the buttons- the grappling hook- to knock away the lead net that the Apollo chariot fired to try to entangle them with.

Then, before she could re-arm, another Apollo spear flew between their wheels.

Had Tyson not reinforced those as well, the spokes would've all shattered.

Now, we were catching up to the Apollo chariot. The driver was a first-year camper.

Annabeth then used the spear she had, throwing it in the' dull thump' mode.

The blow struck true, with the impact sending both the driver and passenger out of the chariot.

The horses immediately bolted for the stable, heedless of the stands between them and it.

The Apollo chariot was dragged along the way.

Me: "One down!" I shouted.

Annabeth: "Here comes Hephestus!" she shouted. Sure enough, Charles Beckendorf was gaining.

He pressed a button on his chariot, and chains latched onto the chariot.

Annabeth tried to hack them off, but to no avail.

Suddenly, her eyes widened, and she hit her bracelet.

Her shotgun emerged, and she aimed it at the chains. One blast later, and the chains were severed.

Wise Girl: "I completely forgot I had that!" she shouted.

Me: "So did I!"

Charles: "It won't save you from this!" he declared, holding up a leather bag.

He tossed it into the chariot, where it fused to the bottom, and began to bellow smoke.

Annabeth: "Greek fire!" she cursed.

Charles: "Have fun sizzling!" he said, drawing his sword.

I knew we didn't have time for that, so I used my Kopis to block Charles' strike.

Charles's blade was severed.

Beckendorf stared at the broken blade, before I hit him with the butt of the sword.

I used my telekinesis scraping the firebomb off and chucking it into the Hephestus chariot.

The driver bailed, as did Beckendorf.

The chariot smashed into the Ares one, before the Greek fire detonated.

Clarisse had to dive out as well.

The final turn was completed, and the Athena/Poseidon chariot arrived first.

The crowd roared their appreciation as we crossed the finish line.

Tyson ran up and hugged us.

Tyson: "You won! I'm so happy!" he exclaimed.

Percy: "We couldn't have done it without you."

We were then mobbed by the Athena cabin, and were carried to Chiron, who bestowed upon us our laurels.

I looked at the joy around me. Honestly, it felt like I was at the top of the world.

Notes:

Credit to "The Plague Dragon" 's story, "Poisoned Blood", for several paragraphs.

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Chapter 40: Book 2 - The Sea of Monsters: Chapter 10: Coming Out

Summary:

Aphrodite trains Nico

Notes:

(See the end of the chapter for notes.)

Chapter Text

6/19/07, Tuesday

Camp Half-Blood, Long Island, New York, 12:30pm

Nico POV

My blood was boiling.

Watching Percy & Annabeth make out as they were celebrating their victory hurt.

He's currently canoeing with his whores, while I'm heading to be trained in hand to hand by one of them.

Aphrodite: "I can hear your thought!" She says scolding me.

Me: "My apologies my lady."

Aphrodite took her stance: "Why are you so angry?" She says before attacking me.

Me: "None of your business!" I snapped back, while trying to sweep her, but she jumped.

Aphrodite: "Did Percy steal a girl you liked?! Or is it something else?" She teased.

Me: "No!" I shouted before running at her.

She tripped me.: "Then what is it? Why are you so upset?"

We kept fighting, with me trying to hit her. I was getting sloppy. I wasn't even thinking anymore.

Aphrodite: "Why are you so mad to the point of just flailing?"

Me: "Because you stole him from me!" I screamed.

I broke down & cried.: "I'm gay & I love Percy!"

???: "Woohoo!"

I looked over & saw my sisters, Jason, Clarisse, Chiron & a few others cheering & clapping for me.

My sisters approached me & pulled me in.

Bianca: "I knew you were gay since you were 6 & loved you since you were born, Nico."

Hazel: "What she said."

Aphrodite: "I'm sorry you feel that we wronged you, but please understand. You're not his type."

I sniffled, then blew my nose in Bianca's handkerchief, before nodding.

Aphrodite: "Good. Go get your injuries checked out, then get a therapy session with either Apollo or Dionysus. You might find something… of interest while you're there."

I left to do as she said, but I could've sworn that she whispered "or someone" in there, but what could that mean.

I arrived at the medical bay.

???: "Hello, what happened to you?"

I turned to see who might be the most attractive person I ever laid eyes on & I thought Percy was hot.

I stuttered. He laughed.: "Take your time."

I told him everything, both the training injuries & why.

???: "Well, we're Hellenistic. Most people at both camps are bisexual, me included. You & Percy are 2 different kinds of minority, but nothing's wrong with that. My name is William Andrew Solace, but please call me Will."

Camp Half-Blood, Long Island, New York, 1:00pm

Percy POV

I finally sat down to read the letter dad sent me & apparently Tyson got a dream from him, too.

Tyson: "Poseidon wants me to come learn how to forge with my older brothers," he explained.

"Oh, he mentioned you as well. He said he was very proud of you and said that direct demigod dream laws are only allowed in 'dire' circumstances," Tyson explained. "He said it was red tape. What does that mean?"

Me: "Bureaucracy and stupid laws," I summarized. "He could come & visit us here, but he's busy preparing for war & overseeing the training of the Merfolk, Ichthyocentaurs & others."

Tyson: "Is it true that the first 2 Ichthyocentaurs are the half-brothers of Chiron & the 6 Olympians?"

Me: "Yup! The titan lord cheated on Granny Rhea, with the Oceanid Philyra, resulting in Chiron, the first centaur, & Aphros & Bythos, the first Ichthyocentaurs. It would take several hundred years & the rise of modern humans before more centaurs would appear, but the Ichthyocentaurs would continue to populate the sea. Aphros even raised Aphrodite before she surfaced."

I finally opened the letter.

"Dear Percy,

I'm sorry I cannot communicate directly. Ancient Laws. I'm so happy that you saved the camp. Tyson will fit in with his brothers well. They've all told me to tell you that they're happy you killed, and I quote, 'The family's black sheepfucker'. They assured me it wasn't literal, or a jest at my actions during the times of Greece (not that I don't deserve it). Hades sends his regards as well and continues to abuse every loophole in the book. I've got to ask him to help me with that. Zeus had apparently been possessed by father since the end of the first Titanomachy. The exorcism went well. Father had inserted quite a bit of himself into him. Evidently that 'had too much of his father in him' was very, very literal. Amphitrite sends her regards as well. Now, I just have one more thing I have to say, brought to me be the Fates themselves, while choking on their laughter. They told me to tell you to brace yourself. I don't know what you need to brace yourself for, and I'm too afraid to ask. So just brace yourself for… something, I guess. Good luck, son.

Love, Dad.

PS: Tell Sally Amp and I say hi, and we have Thursdays open, if she wants to bring Paul."

I put down the letter. "Brace myself?"

Tyson: "...What?"

Me: "The Fates told him to tell me to brace myself. And apparently, they were laughing while saying that."

Tyson: "...Oh no. That's a bad sign. A very, very bad sign," he said.

Me: "You don't say." I say with peak sarcasm.

Camp Half-Blood, Long Island, New York, Middle of Night

Percy POV

Dream

That night, I dreamed that I was on the Princess Andromeda, in the presence of Kronos' coffin.

Kronos: "Hello, Grandson," he whispered.

Me: "Hello, Kronos. How goes being Luke's Vore Daddy?"

Kronos: "...Curse you, Hermes. Curse you for inventing the internet," he snarled.

Me: "It's both a blessing and a curse," I clarified.

Kronos: "...Fuck you."

Me: "Please don't," I snarked. "Now, are you talking to me for a reason, or is this supposed to be a friendly chat? Because I don't see your walker anywhere, Gramps. Or your bingo cards."

Grandpa: "...A-7?."

Me: "Not bingo," I replied.

Gramps: "Drat." He snarked.

Me: "...So… can I go, orrr…"

Kronos: "No. You think you won a great victory, don't you?" he mocked. "You think your precious camp is safe. There is nowhere that is safe from me. All you did was delay my rise…"

Me: "Until I am, or Jason is, 16, I bet," Percy replied. "And our choice will always be to preserve Western Civilization." Trying to play off his ignorance of my 3 cousins.

Kronos: "...It may not be your choice."

Me: "Last I checked, we're the only child of the Big Three running around," I told the mincemeat.

Kronos: "Not anymore. Plus, I know about the underworld trio."

Reality

11:30pm

Suddenly, I was awake, thunder crashing all around me.

Grover, who had been in camp since Polyphemus' destruction (the Satyrs were very pleased that he had removed what was likely, according to him, the number one cause of seeker deaths), slammed the door open.

I bolted upright, as did Calypso & Aphrodite.

Grover: "...Sorry… Did I wake you?"

Me: "Not really. What is it?"

Grover: "The hill. Come on!" he shouted.

We threw on some clothes and followed. There were murmurings from other campers.

Chiron, his human half wearing pajamas, was also there, as was his wife, Chariclo.

Me: "She back?"

He nodded.

Jason was holding a very familiar girl in his arms.

Thalia: "Oh, hey Kelp Boy," she replied, coughing. "Nice to see you in person. Wish I could remember what I saw in the Meat Puzzle's coffin."

Annabeth whispered.: "This is bad… she's over 16…"

Uncle Hades: "Actually…" Everyone spun around to see Hades. "Hello, niece. You're looking good for someone who was hours away from death a few days ago."

Thalia: "Uncle," she said.

Uncle H.: "I could feel you go from half-dead to 0% dead, down from 97.34% dead before the Fleece, so I decided to investigate. According to some Dryads I asked about this, they said that you would be aging at Satyr Speed- or twice as slowly. So, every two birthdays, you aged one year, rounded down. They seemed very frightened."

Thalia: "I wonder why," she snarked.

Uncle H.: "...One moment."

He summoned a calculator.: "So, divide the number of years you were a pine tree by two, and round down."

Thalia: "I was aware when I was a tree. I counted the winters. So… it's been about… 6 years?"

Hades: "So, three years older," he replied. "That makes you-"

"Sixteen," Chiron interrupted. "Thalia, when's your birthday?"

Thalia: "The Winter Solstice," she replied honestly.

Me: "That means she's slightly older than me, doesn't it?"

Uncle H.: "Indeed, Nephew. It appears you are no longer first in line for the Prophecy… but this does complicate things… Kronos likely considers you a lost cause at this point."

Me: "Great," I groaned. "He also told me in a dream that he knows about your kids."

Athena, who was using telepathy: "Councilors, set your alarms. Wake your cabins at 6 to begin the attack on Triumvirate."

Jason: "We need to head home. Mars just called me & Hazel back."

Notes:

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Chapter 41: Book 2 - The Sea of Monsters: Chapter 11: Triumvirate Falls

Summary:

The Raid on Nero's Tower.

Notes:

This was quicker than I thought it would be. Expect another chapter on the weekend.

(See the end of the chapter for more notes.)

Chapter Text

6/20/07, Wednesday

Amphitheatre, Camp Half-Blood, Long Island, New York, 7:15am

Percy POV

I was sitting with Chiron & Mr. D, while everyone else was entering the area.

We did our breakfast & Cabin search early to increase the chance of finding spies.

Being Polemarch means I'm leading them into battle.

Granted most of the plan was already created by Athena, but I'm the one who must adapt if the plan doesn't work.

I can't wait for my 10 Strategoi/Boeotarchs to get elected, so I don't have to do all this alone.

Once everyone was there, I began to explain who triumvirate are & why are we doing this.

Thalia: "Why are you in charge? As a daughter of Zeus, I should be in charge."

Several people: "Shut up!"

Random: "Yeah! Percy's our leader!"

Clarisse: "You'd be dead if not for him!"

Thalia: "Shut up!" She says releasing lightning from her body, frying several people near her.

The look of remorse on her face, as Mr. D. wraps her up in vines, let me know that was an accident.

After the people she shocked were escorted to the Infirmary, we continued with our plan.

Me: "Anyway, we & the Hunters of Artemis will be performing an ambush. We will use our Pegasi to go through the roof & destroy their methods of escape, with some of us staying behind to guard the roof & the entrances of each floor we pass.

The Hunters will enter from every entrance on the floor, including Artemis & Apollo using the front door. We are to capture or kill everyone there.

There are spies for them at both camps, so we couldn't plan this assault in advanced.

The Triumvirate have Fasces, ceremonial axes that represent their divinity.

As lifelong warriors, Commodus & Caligula keep them on their person & are the most dangerous. DO NOT ENGAGE THEM ONE ON ONE!

They're too dangerous to be fought without back up." I paused as the pictures of the 3 came up on the projector behind us.

Me: "Nero's is guarded by a Persian monster that he convinced to serve him. Aphrodite & 3 of her children will charmspeak it into giving it up.

Nero's office is near the roof, so we will probably be fighting him, while the hunters fight Commodus, due to his office being near the floor.

Caligula is a wild card. His office is in the middle. Keep your eyes open for him.

If you're wondering why Camp Jupiter & the Amazons aren't helping us, Triumvirate has a secret 4th member in the last king of Rome. His base is set between Camp Jupiter & Amazon HQ, so they'll be taking care of the zombie.

Now, then LET US MARCH FORTH TO THE STABLES IN THE NAME OF OLYMPUS!"

Thank goodness Commodus & Caligula haven't returned to their own bases yet, given how long we've pushed this back for.

Nero's Tower, Midtown, Manhattan, New York City, 8:00am

I feel sorry for the romans & Amazons. They had to wake up at 4:30, since these attacks needed to occur simultaneously.

They would've had to wake up earlier, but their mission was a lot more straight forward than ours, so they didn't have to spend as long catching people up.

We arrived on the roof & made our way through the door, while some stayed behind & used Greek fire to destroy their helicopter.

We fought our way through hordes of Blemmyae, Cynocephali, Pandai, Khromadai, Arimaspi, Nuli, Hippopodes & Pygmies. All of which were wearing roman armor.

This was because someone sounded the alarm.

Blemmyae were headless people with faces on their chests, thus eye & nose holes around the chest.

Cynocephali are dog-headed humanoids, thus muzzle-looking attachments to their helmets.

Pandai are a species of humanoid monster with large ears, fur, and eight fingers. They're one of the 2 tricky ones as they're war-like, thus too dangerous to fight one on one. Luckily, there aren't that many.

Khromadai are a species of monster that are covered in blonde hair, have gray eyes, sharp teeth, and speak only in a series of high-pitched shrieks. The only flattering thing about Khromadai was their gorgeous gray eyes, like Annabeth's. Their dirty and shaggy blond pelts made them look like Muppets who have been used as dust rags. Their doglike teeth clearly never got a proper flossing.

Arimaspi are just human sized cyclopes as far as appearances go.

Nuli are a race of people with backward-facing, eight-toed feet.

Hippopodes are a tribe of 2-legged centaurs-like people that aren't related to centaurs.

Pygmies, the other problem group, are a tribe of 2-feet tall humanoids that are hard to hit, due to their height & easily blend into the chaos.

Aphrodite, Piper, Drew & Silena split off to go to Leontocephaline to get Nero's Fasces.

I headed straight for Nero's office.

There the man was. Nero appears to be exactly 30 years old. His face is haggard. His belly is distended from too much partying. His mouth is fixed in a permanent sneer. His curly hair is extended into a wraparound neck beard. His chin is quite weak.

He tries to make up for his weak chin and his general ugliness with an expensive Italian suit of purple wool. He keeps his gray shirt open to display golden chains. He wears shoes made of hand-tooled leather.

I lunged at him, with Annabeth besides me & Castor & Pollux making sure nobody interrupts us.

I thrusted my spear forward, but he dodged.

For the one guy with no combat training, this is harder than I thought it would be.

Annabeth got his right breast with her spear; thus, I took his left & shoved him against a wall.

We tried our damnedest to hold him in place until his godhood was removed.

Drew POV

All 4 of us: "Please give us Nero's Fasces." We pleaded with maximum amount of charmspeak.

He gives it to us, but immediately attacks us once mom grabbed it.

She takes the blunt of the attack before tossing it to Silena to burn, as she knows fire magic.

I stabbed him in his right side with my spear, as did Piper to his left, but our weapons broke against his Persian armor.

As he turned to us, Mom used her dagger to stab him through his chin.

Silena: "It's done! I destroyed it!"

Percy POV

Nero's body turned to dust.

We headed outside to continue our way down.

We ran into more of each species, but, thankfully, not that many Pandai.

As we headed down, we found several corpses of our fellow campers & several hunters.

Someone was still alive. He was a child of Ares based on the shield attached to a severed left arm near him.

He was missing his left arm entirely & everything passed his right elbow.

He moved to sit up. I helped him.

He spat out a left ear.: "I'm going to have to clock out early boss."

Me: "Not an option." I told him.

Him: "You were right. Over 20 campers & at least 10 hunters weren't enough for Caligula. He escaped through the window onto the roof of the next building. It took everything I had to just get his ear. One huntress even managed to scar his face with her knife."

He died.

I looked up to see someone approaching & summoned my swords.

It was Zoe.

Me & her: "Friendly!"

I caught her up, while pointing to the broken window.

Nero's Tower, Midtown, Manhattan, New York City, 8:00am

Apollo POV

As we made our way through the front door with bows drawn, I heard something ridiculous.

???: "For the glory of Rome, kill these Graecian intruders!"

I think I know where my idiot legacy of an Augur disappeared to.

As we made our way through hordes of monsters & Half-bloods, sure enough I saw Octavian fighting the hunters.

Octavian: "As the descendant of Nero, I will destroy all of Greece in the name of Rome!"

Britomartis, who he was currently fighting: "Nero doesn't even have any descendants, you idiot! He's lying to you!"

I'm glad she rejoined the hunt for this fight.

I fired a boxing glove arrow at my descendant. I'm going to throw him into the roman mental hospital after this.

His obsession with destroying Greece isn't healthy, plus his mortal family does have a history of mental illness on both sides.

I'm going to have to reexamine the psychiatrists that deem political & religious officials mentally sound in New Rome. It seems a few need their licenses revoked.

Bingo! I fired a fire arrow straight at the Fasces on Commodus's back.

He quickly turned around throwing his Nemean Lion cape over it.

His entire body is covered in Nemean lion skin.

His long sleeve jumpsuit, ski mask, gloves, boots, & everything else was all Nemean Lion.

Artemis: "Aim for his eyes & mouth!" She barked out to her hunters.

We poured so many arrows on him, but they just kept bouncing off.

He kept his face down & charged at some hunters crushing them to death against the wall.

One managed to grab his Fasces before throwing it as far away as she could.

I shot a burning arrow at it, before turning my bow into spear form & charging at him.

Commodus: "Hello dear." He says mockingly, before punching me & trying to take my spear away.

Me: "It's pretty bad when someone as deranged & psychotic as I used to be broke up with you for being too mentally unstable."

As we were playing tug of war, Artemis came around my right & shoved her silver spear clean through his right eye socket.

He screamed & let go.

I turned to see that some monster, a Pandos based on the spoil of war, took the arrow for the Fasces.

I fired another fire arrow, while making sure to kill everything around it that wasn't a huntress.

Once I saw it start to burn, I turned around & thrust my gold spear in his left eye.

Eventually, he turned to dust.

I made my way to Octavian & picked him up.

I contacted Dionysus & told him about my plan.

Bacchus Mental Hospital, New Rome, Camp Jupiter, Oakland Hills, Oakland, California, 6:00am

I approached the front door of the hospital, with Bacchus waiting for me with a straight jacket & wheelchair.

Octavian was slowly waking up.

If he wasn't so deranged, he'd be looking at a life sentence at New Mamertine Prison.

I held him up as Bacchus summoned the straight jacket on to him.

As Octavian started to fight, we both put our hands on his head, Bacchus on his forehead, me on the back.

We used our powers over madness & healing to make him sane. It mostly worked, but just mostly.

As we eased him into the wheelchair, Bacchus wrapped the shackles around his ankles, tying him in place.

As he began to wheel Octavian away, a doctor approached to me.: "We'll do everything we can for him, my lord."

I teleported to my temple on Olympus.

Apollo's Temple, Mt. Olympus, Empire State Building, Midtown, Manhattan, New York City, New York, 9:15am

I collapsed on my stairs & began to cry.

Why are my legacies & former lovers like this?!

Nero, Octavian, Commodus & several others are just a short list.

Did I fail as a lover, parent, grandparent & so on that bad?

I felt arms wrapped around me. I look up to see Artemis hugging me.

My kids are there too. Not just the hunters either, but Legionnaires, Campers & Amazons, too.

Artemis: "I had a feeling you needed this."

Unknown Exact Location, Manhattan, New York City, New York, 9:15am

Caligula POV

I chew on my ambrosia & drink my nectar.

Ugh! That asshole charged at me & bite my ear off after I cut both his arms off!

The scar that bitch gave me will be fully healed in an hour, but regrowing my ear will take a day or 2.

I need to recruit more allies. There are more god emperors out there, but who would be willing to join me?

I made a phone call.

???: "What do you want, Caligula?"

Me: "Hey, Augustus, are you & Julius up for an alliance?"

Notes:

Before bows were invented, people hunted with spears.

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Chapter 42: Book 2 - The Sea of Monsters: Chapter 12: Death to the King

Summary:

Rome & Amazons kill Tarquin.

Notes:

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Chapter Text

6/20/07, Wednesday

Tilden Park, San Francisco Bay Area, Northern California, 5:00am

Jason POV

I march with my cohort, as our Praetors leads all 7 Legions, now 1400 strong in total, here.

We met up with the current Amazon Queen & their new member, Hylla.

The 3 in question typed in the code & led us into the tomb of the evilest ruler in the history of Rome before the rise of the Empire.

The steps leading to the tomb end in a long corridor, its long limestone walls decorated with rows of plaster death masks. The masks' expressions are frozen in panic, agony, rage and terror.

The tunnel opens to a circular room like a large cistern, the floor is nothing but a narrow stone path across a deep dark pool.

Hooked on a far wall were half a dozen wicker boxes like lobster traps, each with a circular opening at the bottom just the right size for a person's head.

The floor of the chamber is littered with old human bones.

As we marched in rows of 7, I felt my spine crawl.

We are taught that silence is the greatest weapon as a soldier.

It allows us to strike undetected. It allows us to follow orders without doubt.

These are all lies.

It allows us to doubt & question our superiors.

It encourages our minds to wander, not just from the task at hand & being aware of our surroundings, but towards what could possibly go wrong & what horrible things await us.

Silence is the mother of unfocusedness & fear.

Tyranny too. Nobody spoke out against Tarquin until people reached a point where they felt they had nothing to lose.

The greatest of war crimes had been committed in complete silence.

???: "AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

We turned & saw several of our members, both Amazons & Legionnaires, had disappeared.

Male Praetor, whose name I don't remember: "It seems Tarquin's undead are picking us off from the shadows."

Female: "He has Eurynomoi, Zombies, Skeletons & Spartoi. If a Zombie bites you, you turn."

We finally saw them charging at us, with some attacking from the roofs.

This chamber is a straight tunnel. There're only 3 places they could attack from: Infront, above & underground.

We finally reached the end & found the entrance to the next chamber.

There are two skeleton guards at the far side of the room, flanking an elaborately carved stone archway. The guards faced each other and wore full war helmets.

As we killed them & entered, we saw that it was crawling with Eurynomoi, Zombies, Skeletons & Spartoi.

One look up & we saw nothing but Eurynomoi, Zombies etc.. We couldn't see the ceiling at all.

???: "Welcome! Come in. Come in."

In the center was a Zombie, or maybe a skeleton. It was at the point of decay that it was hard to tell.

It was a Black skeleton. Patches of moss grew around his jawbone and cranium, giving the resemblance to a beard and hairdo.

Tendrils of glowing purple gas were slithering through his rib cage and around his joints, coiling up his neck and lighting his eye sockets with a fiery violet.

He wore a corroded set of armor with a moldy red cloak draped over, with gold rings on his fingers and a newly polished circlet crown of gold.

Tarquin raised his hands & we felt our bodies become frozen in place.: "Kill them."

As they attack, some of us regained some movement, but not all.

He put most of his focus on the Praetors, Queen & we, the Centurions present, as we could only fit 1 cohort of each legion in this chamber.

Me: "Stand & fight to the very end! Senatus Populusque Romanus!" I yelled.

All Legionnaires present: "Senatus Populusque Romanus!" They yelled.

Tarquin: "Imperious Rex!" He yelled.

Our armies clashed! I felt his telekinesis impeding our movements.

His geokinesis was also causing tremors throwing us off our balance, but his undead seemed used to it as if he had done this before.

Me: "Hazel!" I screamed.

Hazel: "I'm holding the ground steady the best I can! He's too strong!" She screamed.

Tarquin: "Kill the Afri!"

We fought the hardest that we could, and I even saw Hylla arrive & protect Hazel.

I fought my way towards Tarquin & saw her do the same.

Once we reached him, I thrust my spear with everything I had.

Hylla did the same with hers

We succeeded in slicing through a few ribs, but he looked unfazed.

Tarquin: "My hatred, greed, determination & ambition hold me together beyond the damage any mortal could inflict onto me."

Me: "Lord Pluto, Lady Proserpine, Bless my weapon to finish these undead!" I yelled.

Hylla repeated what I said & we stabbed him in the skull.

A darkness flowed from our weapons into him, then exploded outwards.

When the dust cleared there were no undead left, as if a nuclear explosion whipped them out, but left us unharmed.

We made our way to the surface & gave out orders to retrieve the corpses of our fallen.

Hylla took the belt of the queen for herself, thus declaring herself queen.

Nobody stopped her & all agreed it was rightfully hers.

All the Legionnaires, including the Primi Pili, looked at me as if I was the highest-ranking officer there.

Camp Jupiter, Oakland Hills, Oakland, California, 2:00pm

After a long nap & lunch, I was made into 1 of the new Praetors. A long side a woman I can't remember the name of.

We were celebrating our promotion before our ceremonial War Game with the Amazons tonight at 7pm. 7 legions against the Amazons. I like our odds.

Camp Half-Blood, Long Island, New York, 7:00pm

Percy POV

We were gathered for our ceremonial game of Capture the Flag.

Despite the small number of deserters after the collapse of Nero's tower, probably due to Caligula wanting everybody to help him keep triumvirate together & possible keep Commodus's pets, like the Carthaginian Cetus, under control, I was feeling confident we could win.

Me: "Remember! The Hunters have never won a single game without cheating & they're no longer allowed to cheat. Also, they devoted their lives to chasing a rabbit that was fated to never be caught. One that I caught by accident & have stuffed & mounted in my cabin."

Annabeth told everyone their parts.

Clarisse: "Is that even allowed?"

Annabeth: "We can only have 2 guards within 10 yards of the flag. There's no rule of setting up a circular phalanx around the flag at 15 yards…YET."

Drew: "How much are you willing to bet that will change after this game?"

Me: "I'm keeping my money."

I snuck past their defense by combining my invisibility with my freshly bought hunting cologne that smells like pine trees, so the hunters can't smell me.

Since they were marching around it, I snuck between them as quietly as possible.

After I grabbed the flag, I made my escape.

Huntress: "It's gone!"

They went on high alert, but I was careful to remain undetectable.

They were now looking for someone invisible, so I had to be extra careful.

They had infrared googles, but my clothes had bags of ice everywhere, including one wrapped to my chin & forehead. I even had it in my mouth.

I also drank a lot of slushies before this to get my temperature down.

As I was sneaking back & almost there, I noticed Alice there looking for me.

I had to. I snuck up behind her & tugged on her ponytail before running off.

Alice: "Hey!"

I made it across the river & won the day.

Chiron: "Camp Half-blood has won the first game of capture the flag against the hunters after the score was reset."

Artemis could be seen giving Mr. D & Apollo money.

Field of Mars, Camp Jupiter, Oakland Hills, Oakland, California, 7:00pm

Jason POV

As the Praetor, I lead the charge of the massive tortoise formation towards the Amazons' wall.

Hylla POV

Me: "They're here! Begin the ambush!"

Our soldiers that were in hiding surrounded the legions & boxed them in as I had planned.

I jumped off the wall & began to help close the box on them.

I clashed swords with Jason & fought him one on one.

As our swords clashed, I noticed he was the better swordsman.

He disarmed me & elbowed my face, but 2 of my amazons put their spears against his throat.

We looked around & saw that most of the legions had been disarmed.

Me: "It looks like you won the battle but lost the war."

Mars could be seen giving himself a pat on the back.

As he is the patron deity of both of us, that makes sense.

Jason: "Good game. It would've been a different game if we had our Calvary."

Hylla: "Given that you said you plan to turn a part of every first cohort into calvary, I should hope so."

Notes:

The Roman Calvary was roughly 300 strong per legion & each cohort was roughly 480, except the first which was 800. Unlike the rest of the legion, which was divided into 10 cohorts, each divided into 6 groups of 80, except the first which was 5 groups of 160, then divided into groups of 10, Calvary was divided into groups of 32, called Terma.

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Chapter 43: Book 2 - The Sea of Monsters: Chapter 13: Summer Solstice

Summary:

They go on a field trip to Olympus.

Notes:

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Chapter Text

6/21/07, Thursday

Camp Half-Blood, Long Island, New York, 8:00am

Percy POV

I wake up with Calypso & we move to wake up Alice.

Alice: "I still can't believe you caught the Teumessian Fox & still called it a rabbit by mistake."

Me: "It's easy if you are not actually trying to hit it. It can sense when people are trying."

We made our way to eat breakfast, then enjoy the rest of the day until we go to Olympus at 4:30, since the Romans & Amazons would've just finished lunch by then & rode Mar's chariot to Olympus.

Thalia's been hard at work in the infirmary & stables trying to earn her forgiveness.

Mt. Olympus, Empire State Building, Midtown Manhattan, Manhattan, New York City, New York, 5:00pm

As we arrived on Apollo's chariot, I noticed that Mar's was arriving around the same time.

Both giant trains, how else would you fit over 1,000 people on it, landed right next to each other.

As we departed, Thalia ran up to Jason as fast as she could. They hugged.

Thalia: "Congrats on your promotion!" She says.

Jason: "Thanks."

As everyone went on the tour together, we saw all sorts of sites.

We saw several stores ran by Monopods & Machlyes.

Once the tour was complete, we were free to do as we pleased until the 2-hour party at 7.

I immediately went to visit a friend of mine that Aphrodite introduced me to, since it was her day off.

You see it is a common misconception that Aphrodite was castes before Athena's slander, but that was not the case. She was against those that used sex to abuse & manipulate others.

Her first temple was a brothel. Her courtesans are immortal, like Artemis's hunters.

As I walked past said brothel with prostitutes posing in different fetish clothes, like gimp suits & opaque lingerie, someone snuck up behind me.: "Guess who?" A female voice asked.

Me: "Very funny, Medea."

I turned around & saw the Anigrides-Ionides hybrid that had the misfortune of sharing names with a witch born several centuries after her.

She had long black hair, blue eyes & bronze tanned skin in a solid white t-shirt & booty shorts.

Me: "Why did you want to see me?"

Medea: "I have fallen for you & would like to join your harem. I told my mistress about it & said I was aware that it would mean leaving her services, but I already have a job at Camp Half-blood in Sea security. I begin tomorrow if you accept me."

Me: "I'll have to talk it over with the others."

Medea: "My lady is doing that now. I'm worried that you'll reject me. Out of my lady's original 200 courtesans, I'm the only 1 left to not have walked away & gotten married."

As we continued to talk on our way to rendezvous with the rest of the harem, I learned that Aphrodite was also trying to get Philotes, the Horae & the charities, minus Aglaea, involved.

Aglaea was Hephaestus number 1 mistress, despite being Aphrodite's servant, so the fact that they got married as soon as the divorce went through surprised no one.

7:00pm

The party venue was coming to life. We were dining on expensive party foods & having a great time.

We agreed to let them join the harem & date them.

We watched as the Korybantes, dancers in service of Grandma, perform.

It was truly a sight to behold, their beauty & elegance was amazing, both the men & women.

7/21/07, Saturday

Camp Half-Blood, Long Island, New York, 10:00pm

Well, the Horae & Charities didn't work out, but Daphne, Parthenope, Medea & Philotes were fitting in fine.

Philotes had golden tanned skin, blood red eyes & hair.

Daphne & Medea got along the best as 2 different hybrids of Naiad subspecies.

Nobody had tried to steal the fleece with Peleus, a baby dragon, & Alcides guarding it.

Argo could no longer fit in my cabin. It was too big for the doors.

The Hephaestus cabin & cyclopes made a giant scorpion house for it behind my cabin.

It was the size of a 3-story barn with a giant open doorway in the front.

He wasn't that big, yet, but he'd grow into it over the years.

I've grown close to Blackjack, the Pegasus Luke tried to take for himself.

He is my noble steed to ride into battle with.

We've been training hard for the wars, though nobody knows about the Giant war, as it is important to focus on the problem at hand first.

As I returned to my cabin for a shower & bed, I noticed that Calypso & Aphrodite were staying in the Big House tonight.

Sure enough, when I entered, I saw Daphne, Parthenope, Medea & Philotes waiting in the same type of Lingerie as the rest of the harem used last time.

Daphne & Medea in see through dark blue & Parthenope & Philotes in orange.

(Lemon Warning)

They quickly got me undressed while making out with me.

Daphne & Medea took turn sucking my 12-inch by 3-inch sausage, while giving me a double tit-fuck with their F-cups.

Parthenope & Philotes were polishing my balls from between my legs.

They switched places after I came.

I started with Daphne & Medea, who were on top of each other making out, so I could go from 1 pussy to the other.

I went into Daphne gently.: "I'm going in." I tore her hymen, while holding her hips. "Tell me when I can move."

After a while she gave me the thumbs up & I pulled out & went back in slowly.

After a few minutes, she told me to go faster & I went as fast as I could.

I lost track of how many times she came, but after I finished, I went to Medea's tight hole, but I was far less gentle, as she liked it that way.

After I finished her, I took Daphne's back door, while being careful not to be too rough until she says so.

I repeated the process after slapping Daphne's ass & telling her to rollover, so I could get access to Medea's.

Once Medea was on top, I could enjoy her rear without worry of being gentle.

I moved over & saw Parthenope & Philotes scissoring each other.

I pushed Parthenope on top of Philotes, grabbed Parthenope's hips & enjoyed the Siren pussy that had no business being as tight as it was.

I repeated the procedure as previous until I came in all 3 of their holes, counting what I did previously.

Philotes didn't want me to be gentle at all. She was a masochist that enjoyed me being as rough as possible, so I made sure to pull her hair while violating her anal cavity.

Due to everyone but the Daemon of lust getting a boost of the humidifier, we had a long night of passion ahead of us.

(Lemon End)

7/22/07, Sunday

Camp Half-Blood, Long Island, New York, 8:00am

The Amazons will be here for a game of Capture the Flag, so I need to prepare.

If rumors are to be believed, the Hunters should be at Camp Jupiter for a War Game, too.

Camp Half-Blood, Long Island, New York, 2:00pm

After a hardy lunch, we were ready to fight.

Chiron banned using the phalanx to protect the flag.

As the Amazons are a lot less Guerrilla warfare oriented than the hunters, we can catch them by surprise, with our tactics.

We set up 3 groups of soldiers, the main one would meet their army head on, while the other 2 attack from the sides.

The 4th group, me & Annabeth, will abuse our invisibility to steal the flag.

It went completely as planned, due to none of the Amazons having any experience fighting in cramped areas, like a forest, in such large groups.

Camp Jupiter, Oakland Hills, Oakland, California, 2:00pm

Jason POV

We can't lose 2 in a row. It would bring shame to Rome. We must win this.

The hunters probably have no experience in fighting in wide open areas that render most forms of stealth useless.

I lead a charge of 4 legions, while the other Praetor kept the remaining 3 to protect our base.

The hunters tried to catch us surprise, but we were used to entering booby trapped bases after the Amazons & they didn't have anything else going for them.

I fought Zoe one on one.

Zoe: "Your swordsmanship is impressive."

Me: "Nobody in Camp Jupiter can beat me & my sister is the only person I acknowledge as my better."

I disarmed her & put my sword against her neck.

The legions decimated the hunters.

Diana: "Great. We're 0 for 3 since the Amazons beat us last week. That puts the score at:

1st place – Camp Half-blood with 2 wins & no loses.

2nd place – the Amazons with 2 wins & 1 lose.

3rd place – Camp Jupiter with 1 of each

Last place – Us with 3 loses & no wins."

Mars: "Well since 2 of those have an actual war god, me, as their patron, you never stood a chance." He says flexing.

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Chapter 44: Book 2: Story Board

Chapter Text

Book 2 Starts

142. Hermes has the Thriae give an extra prophecy.

142.1. This was added after Book 0 ended.

143. A new mountain forms in camp & The Athos Alexander monument is carved into it.

143.1. His left hand is holding a part of a pillar coming up from the wall.

143.2. This was added after Book 0 ended.

143.3. The fact that Athos, the lesser bane of Poseidon, is trapped underneath it is mentioned.

143.3.1. This was added after Book 1 ended.

144. The Naiad of the river coming over his right bicep is a Spercheides-Oread hybrid & joins the harem.

144.1. This was added after Book 1 ended.

145. The temple of fear is in the Sparta section.

145.1. This was added after Book 0 ended.

146. The fountain of Ino is in camp. It tells them how lucky they will be.

146.1. This was added after Book 0 ended.

147. Ella uses Sortes to determine which Cumae prophecy applies.

147.1. This was added after Book 0 ended.

148. Jason is the Decanus of a Contubernium that helps recover the Fleece.

149. Bobby, Marcus & Nathan are in the Contubernium.

150. Another member is a descendant of the Horatii and Curiatii families.

151. Clarisse is the leader of her own group of 10.

152. Annabeth & Clarisse make sacrifices to Brizo for an additional prophecy.

152.1. That's 4 Greek (Dodona, Delphi, Taenaron & Trophonius), 2 Roman (Herophile & Cumae), Thriae & Brizo.

152.1.1. There would be 6 from the Augur, since they give 6 different types of predictions, but Octavian is missing.

153. Hephaestus gives Percy & Annabeth each a spear & shield that each shrinks into a bracelet, 2 swords that change into any Greco-Roman sword, 2 knives that change into any Greco-Roman knife & a bow that can create arrows. The spears can create javelins to throw.

153.1. Percy also gets a shapeshifting boat-Yacht that shrinks.

154. Poseidon hired an army of Wokou to help them, with 1 of the ninja's fiances leading them.

155. She has a Dao, Butterfly sword, Dha, Tan-zutsu & Hazama-zutsu.

155.1. The Dha is worn under her left breast via rope.

156. They can use Xi Sui Jing, Luohan's 18 hands & Yijin Jing from the original written records.

156.1. This was added after Book 1 ended.

157. The Wokou use Feng shui.

158. The Wokou use Zhang's seismoscope.

159. They use terms, like:

159.1. Principal- The individual that you are hired to protect

159.2. This was added after Book 1 ended.

160. Parthenope joins the harem.

160.1. This was added after Book 1 ended.

161. The Wokou destroy the boulder with explosives.

162. Their ship is made of Misawite.

162.1. This was added after Book 1 ended.

163. Peleus still becomes the guardian of the Fleece.

164. Camp Half Blood & The Hunters lead a raid on the Tower of Nero the morning after Thalia is revived, while Camp Jupiter & The Amazons raid Tarquin's Tomb.

164.1. Percy Kills Nero.

164.1.1. He fights him, while Drew, Selina & Piper charm Leontocephaline.

164.2. Apollo & Artemis Kill Commodus.

164.3. Arimaspi, Nuli, Hippopodes & Pygmies are there.

164.4. Caligula escapes

164.5. Octavian is revealed to have defected to them, is captured & institutionalized.

164.5.1. He is a descendant of Nero.

164.6. Tarquin & his Eurynomoi are killed by Jason & Hylla after killing the previous Praetor & Amazon Queen.

165. Caligula vows to unite the remaining God Emperors.

166. Bacchus & Apollo do their best to repair Octavian's mind.

167. He is sent to a mental hospital instead of Mamertine Prison

167.1. This was added after Book 0 ended.

168. Camp Half-Blood wins the first Game of Capture the Flag against the Hunters.

168.1. This was added after Book 1 ended.

169. Camp Jupiter loses a War Game against the Amazons.

169.1. This was added after Book 1 ended.

170. On June 21st, A party is thrown on Olympus for both Camps.

170.1. Korybantes appear as performers.

170.2. This was added after Book 1 ended.

171. Percy briefly dates the charities, except Aglaea, & Horae, but it didn't work out.

171.1. This was added after Book 1 ended.

172. Aphrodite's immortal Courtesans are mentioned.

172.1. This was added after Book 1 ended.

173. A Naiad that descends from the Anigrides & Ionides joins the harem.

173.1. This was added after Book 1 ended.

174. Philotes joins the harem.

174.1. This was added after Book 1 ended.

175. Monopods & Machlyes are shown working on Olympus.

175.1. This was added after Book 1 ended.

Chapter 45: Book 2.5 - The Stolen Chariot

Summary:

Percy helps Clarisse retrieve Ares's chariot.

Notes:

(See the end of the chapter for notes.)

Chapter Text

9/7/07, Friday

Goode High School, Brooklyn, New York, 1:00pm

Percy POV

The Athena Cabin's propaganda all but guarantees Clarisse's election in winter.

As I was studying in class, I saw Clarisse run by chasing after Ares's chariot.

I excused myself & chased after her by using my teleportation powers to summon Blackjack.

After I pulled her up, we gave chase, but were quickly lost.

Clarisse: "I am supposed to be taking care of my dad's War Chariot and needs to get it back to his temple by sundown. However, my immortal brothers, Deimos and Phobos, have stolen the chariot."

Me: "Why not just tell your dad?"

Clarisse: "I did. He's busy, because the Cercopes caused a lot of trouble for him. It was apparently their idea."

I prayed to Aphrodite.

Aphrodite: "We're in the Staten Island Zoo."

We made our way there & found the 2 brothers apologizing, with Aphrodite holding them by their ears.

We saw the Elephants were being mistreated & called Rachel to have them relocated.

Me: "Can we borrow Laelaps to catch the monkey men?"

Aphrodite: "I'll ask Athena." She closes her eyes. "She says he'll be here soon."

Sure enough, the ultimate hunting dog appeared.

We followed it in the chariot as Blackjack was rode back to Camp by Aphrodite.

Given that 2 appear at a time but have different names each time, there's either multiple Cercopes or they keep changing their names.

We found 2.

We shot our bows at both.

I hit the 1 that was having his leg bitten into, while she got the other.

She prayed to her father, who was about to take the 2 to Olympus, but I decided to wait to see if there were any more running around causing trouble.

If there were, Laelaps couldn't find them.

Notes:

176. Percy finds that the Elephants at the Zoo are being mistreated & has Dare Enterprises relocate them to both Camps.

177. Laelaps is used to catch the brothers.

178. Cercopes were the ones that convinced the 2 to steal the chariot.

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Chapter 46: Book 3 - Titan's Curse: Chapter 1: Huntress & Annabeth disappear.

Summary:

Annabeth & Artemis get captured.

Notes:

(See the end of the chapter for notes.)

Chapter Text

12/14/07, Friday

Westover Hall, Bar Harbor, Maine, 5:00pm

Percy POV

We were sent on 10-person extermination mission to kill monsters in this area.

I lead Annabeth, Thalia, Drew, Piper, Bianca, Nico, Will, Castor & Pollux.

Me, Annabeth, Drew & Piper squished together on Blackjack.

Bianca, Nico & Will shared a ride, as did Thalia with the twins.

I saw a manticore & ripped the so-called Dr. Thorn apart with his blood.

Why was he here? He was Persian.

While there is no secret Persian society, like us, the Egyptians are led by someone obsessed with Persia. They'd be a much better target.

I used a locator spell to feel out the area.

Scythian Dracaena – 200 strong

Hellhounds – 300 strong

Harpies – 70 strong

Manticores – 20 strong

Drakon - 10

The Colchian Dragon – Ally, a servant of Ares

Crommyonian Sow

Clazmonian Sow

The Hunters of Artemis - Ally

I told them what I found.

Drew, annoyed, asked "Can't Iskandar send someone of Persian descent to deal with the manticores? They're not supposed to be our problem."

Annabeth, calmly annoyed, stated "Given the number of monsters in the area is much greater than expected & their locations, this was a trap!"

I agreed with a nod, before continuing "Nothing we can do about it. Let us try to defend the school until the Hunters & Dragon arrive."

We split up & surrounded the school.

Me, Thalia & Bianca kept our Pegasi as we were the best in mounted combat.

Sure enough, a horde approached.

I tore through them with my arrows & javelins, but my stamina was running low.

We each needed to defeat about 60 enemies, or at least hold them off.

I saw the pork chops approaching & killed them with my arrows.

As I was getting tired, I heard mighty roars & hunter horns blow.

The hunters of Artemis, with the Kalydonian Boar, were tearing through them.

From what I could hear, the dragon was doing the same on the opposite end.

Having 2 giant monsters on opposite sides makes sense strategically.

As everything calmed down, I learned that I had killed about 100 enemies, as most of them were going after me, with the rest going after Thalia, Bianca, or Nico.

They sent nearly half their forces after me, while the other 3 only had to deal with a little less than 100 each, as the rest just had to take care of those trying sneak attacks.

Thalia defeated all the enemies sent after her without help, but Nico & Bianca almost died.

We made our way to the hunters' camp to treat our wounds.

I had to be carried off Blackjack, due to how exhausted I was.

Westover Hall, Bar Harbor, Maine, 6:00pm

I woke up in Artemis's personal tent, with the goddess herself whipping me off with a wet cloth.

I moved to sit up. "Thank you."

She looked at me solemnly. "Don't thank me. Annabeth was taken. Monster chatter implies that she's going to be used to free Atlas. Also, they seem to be looking for "The Bane of Olympus" which is probably Typhon."

I debunked this. "My dad informed me that he saw ships looking for Ophiotaurus, but Bessie is currently being kept as Tyson's pet, Bessie."

She looked at me & deadpanned. "It's male."

I responded with "I didn't know that until after I named it."

Artemis is tall and possesses a well-built body. She has shoulder-length raven-black hair and striking silver-grey eyes that can easily intimidate when she is angry. Artemis is extremely beautiful and lovelier than all her attendants.

She had a face of such beauty that it made me catch my breath when I first saw her, cold and bright eyes as silvery yellow as the winter, and auburn hair gathered back in a ponytail.

She pulled me in & spoke with conviction. "I will go to rescue Annabeth on my own. Once your injuries are deemed healed by my brother or Chiron, you will serve as co-lead with Zoe & a team of 10 hunters & 10 campers to provide reinforcements."

I nodded & after we ate, we were all carried on board Apollo's bus, with Pegasi getting a horse trailer.

Zoe sat next to me, Drew & Piper.

She asked, "You know the plan?"

I nodded.

Camp Half-Blood, Long Island, New York, 7:00 pm

We arrived right as Capture the Flag was about to start.

We were exempt due to injuries & went to bed, as we were mostly healed, but still needed rest.

I noticed my dad had put a fountain I could use for Iris messages in, but I wasn't interested.

I showered & went to sleep.

Dream

I saw Annabeth & Artemis being forced at spear point to take Atlas's burden from Luke.

Luke had gray streaks in his hair.

The ruins of Mt. Othrys made the area look like a cave, with the sky as a roof crushing the 2 girls.

Reality

12/15/07, Saturday

Camp Half-Blood, Long Island, New York, 8:00am

Apparently, Clarisse couldn't lead the campers to victory, so the score is tied up.

The Strategoi/Boeotarchs were Clarisse, Thalia, Annabeth, Bianca, Nico, Lee Fletcher, Silena, Drew & Piper.

Drew being the Navarch, thus leading the navy, that now represents 10% of our forces.

Like all government offices in New Greece, they serve a decade term, but can't run for a sequential term.

I have been trying to push through laws that would prevent people from holding multiple roles in government, like me being Polemarch, Heliast & Eponymous Archon, due to that leading to kings & we Hellens really hate kings.

Division of power is essential for justice & liberty to thrive, but the people seem to think our government isn't stable enough yet.

Given there's nobody that qualifies as a citizen of New Greece yet, they're kind of right.

You must be at half-blood every summer & have slayed monsters year-round for a decade to become a citizen, like romans must serve a decade to get into new Rome.

After we finished eating, we reported to the Infirmary to get a clean bill of health.

Amphitheater, Camp Half-Blood, Long Island, New York, 9:30am

We were in our positions.

Me, Bianca & Rachel sat to the left of Mr. D., Aphrodite, Apollo, Orion, Damasen & Chiron.

Drew sat to the right.

The gods & giants stood in the middle, while we had a table.

Drews sat in a chair without a table, but ours had gavels denoting ourselves as the 3 judges.

In front of us, the 7 Strategoi/Boeotarchs sat in chairs without tables.

I tapped my gavel to start the meeting.

Mr. D. spoke "Artemis & our own, Annabeth Chase, are being forced to hold up the sky while Atlas resumes his duties as the Titan General. The Oracles have chosen Perseus Jackson & Atlas's own daughter, Lieutenant Zoe Nightshade, to lead a team of 10 campers & 10 hunters to rescue them."

I spoke "Grover Underwood, Clarisse La Rue, Chris Rodriguez, Thalia Grace, Bianca & Nico di Angelo, Will Solace, Drew Tanaka & Piper McLean." They stood.

I continued "Grover, notify Annabeth's mortal parents. They live near Mt. Othrys." He nodded.

"Thalia, notify your brother. Dealing with Mt. Othrys is Camp Jupiter's responsibility." She nodded.

"Drew, notify Alexander the Great. As the former King of Persia, killing Manticores is his responsibility." She nodded.

"Piper, notify Magnus. We may need reinforcements from the Norse." She nodded.

"Report to the Big House when ready. Dismissed."

Everyone left. The 4 went to notify the people in question & pack their things.

I made my way to the Arts & Crafts center to start my prophecy.

Zoe was not that far behind. "I packed my things in advanced, so did my team." She said.

As the Oracle of Ikaros, she drew her prophecies, too.

I drew an image of people dressed as campers of both camps, hunters, ashigaru (Japanese Mercenaries) & a berserker facing off against a book with a globe on the front, Celts & other ashigaru, with the mountain in the background.

I almost forgot that celts also fought for the highest bidder. Southern flame of Celtic & African, sans Egypt, civilization, & Eastern flame, the flames of bought soldier that have everything so under control that they sell their services to other flames.

She drew 3 huntresses, one with the face in the style of the moon, kissing a man with the face of water.

Drawing with colored pencils gives such detail to our prophecies.

The girls have been talking about recruiting Artemis to the harem.

Surprisingly, it was Annabeth's idea, not Aphrodite.

Calypso also wants her sister, Zoe, to join.

That doesn't explain who the other was.

We made our way to the big house to drop off our things & head to the Oracle Caves & get our prophecies.

We drank from the fountains & stumbled our way into the cave.

As we reached Richard, he looked at the 2 of us before approaching Zoe.

The bees entered her from his beehive.

I carried her out & got her into the throne of memories.

Zoe: "you head for the two missing people now.

In hopes of saving them through unity

The threat is lessened by protected cow.

An enemy changes community.

Due to his son's extreme dark cruelty

Both towards animals and his own kid.

Interference primordiality

Causes a fall into the pit amid

Bringing the ensuing conflict to end.

The Titan lord is revived regardless.

The foolish mortal can at last comprehend

His friend's warning about honorless.

The demigods at last united with

a common enemy to fight forthwith."

After I wrote everything down & she had her head on straight, we headed into Rachel's cave.

Rachel: "Five shall go west to the goddess in chains,

One shall be lost in the land without rain,

The bane of Olympus shows the trail,

Campers and Hunters combined prevail,

The Titan's curse must one withstand,

And one shall perish by a parent's hand."

Me: "It's so outdated that I can tell that only half is relevant."

We made our way to the grove.

Grove: "The great solstice conflict just occurs

Irremediable conflict blurs

Great conflict to help save

The divine and the brave.

Judge son of god of Entrepreneurs."

We returned to the Big House to share our prophecies with the others.

I spoke "I believe Iapetus will side with us, due to how Atlas treats animals & Zoe."

Zoe concurred "He always was a loving grandpa & animal lover."

I continued "It also seems Luke will soon outlive his usefulness to grandpa & come crawling back to us for judgement."

Drew asked the big question "How could he revive without the Fleece?"

Mr. D. answered, "Kidnapping Asclepius & gallons of gorgon blood, nectar or Apple juice from the Garden of the Hesperides are the 2 off the top of my head, but there are probably more."

We went to the exit & I used my monopoly car to create a bus with an automaton driving us to the Smithsonian, due to it being near a den the book warned us about.

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Chapter 47: Book 3 - Titan's Curse: Chapter 2: The Quick Sun Train

Summary:

The Quest begins.

Notes:

(See the end of the chapter for notes.)

Chapter Text

12/15/07, Saturday

Washington, D.C., 11:00am

Percy POV

Fastest! Bus ride! Ever!

We made our way into the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum.

I used my stealth & invisibility to track down the necromancy that Nico was sensing.

I saw Atlas instructed his mortal mercenaries, looking like a mix of Celts & Japanese, to bring him dinosaur teeth from which he would grow an army of skeleton warriors.

However, they erred and instead brought him the teeth of a saber-tooth tiger. To his indignation, an army of saber-tooth tiger cubs grew, when he planted them & poured blood on them.

He was about to destroy them when a man wearing a tattered orange prison jumpsuit, with wild Einstein silver hair that sticks up in every direction, a scraggly long beard, pure silver eyes, and is very thin and haggard and is roughly 10 feet tall, stopped him.

The man scolded with anger "How many times do I have to tell you 'Animal cruelty is wrong'?"

That must be Iapetus. He teleported the cute critters away & left.

I ran back to warn my comrades, as more mercenaries brought back dinosaur teeth.

Assuming those are dragon teeth, we will have roughly 12 Spartoi after us.

Given that Nico & Bianca can vanquish them just by looking at them, I'm not worried.

What does worry me is that most Satyr subspecies, & associated species, are loyal to Atlas, so stealth might not be an option.

Those are Aethiopian cannibals & the Libyan Satyrs, plus the Gorgades, hairy women mistaken for Satyrs, & Satyrides, half monkey-half goats also mistaken for Satyrs.

I reported back what I found & they laughed.

Nico asked, "Do they not know who we are?" Gesturing to himself & Bianca.

Phoebe responded, "He probably doesn't know who's on the quest."

She is built like a wrestler and has ginger hair that is shaved on the sides. She wears the hunters' standard silver camouflage.

Grover quickly stated "Nemean Lion & 5 Manticore straight ahead."

They came from the left, as opposed to the right, which is where Atlas was sowing his soldiers.

I immediately killed 2 manticores before using my status as the Titaness of lions' champion to get the Nemean Lion to attack the others.

I explained "Nemea is loyal to Rhea & I am her champion."

I used my shield to turn 2 to stone, since Medusa upgraded mine & Annabeth's shields.

After Nemea killed the last one, he spoke & I translated, "He wants to offer us his upgrades. Since he's mostly metal, he molts like an insect or reptile. While my armor already has Nemean lion pelt mixed in, the rest of you don't."

Sure, enough he shed his skin & claws.

The skin became pelts for others. Given that he's the size of a pickup truck, that was 15 pelts.

His claws & teeth became 40 swords.

I wasn't interested in any, but the others were.

Phoebe, Celyn, Naomi & 3 other huntresses put on a pelt & grabbed 2 swords each.

All 9 of my subordinates took a pelt & 2 swords at the hunters insistence.

Zoe said "They were clearly a gift for you. There are more than enough swords to go around & I refuse to wear a pelt, due to Heracles's betrayal of me."

10 Spartoi appeared after Nemea left & tried to attack but exploded in fire caused by Nico & Bianca's power.

After that, we mailed the remaining swords to camp, with a note that they were to be evenly divided among the 2 camps, with me keeping the ones for Half-blood.

I'll sell them later.

We hurried to avoid Atlas's mercenaries.

We made our way to a train station called "Sun West line".

We saw a homeless guy that was clearly Apollo in disguise.

He said "My train will take you to Gila Claw, Arizona. From there you will go to Hephaestus's junk yard."

We got on the train & headed west.

I got an update from Drew telling me that Iskandar was tearing through the Manticore population with his daughter & Magnus had arrived in San Francisco.

To make small talk I told them that Nemea is strongest between July 23 & August 23, because that is when his constellation is in the sky.

Gila Claw, Arizona, 3:00pm

6 hours on a train. That is over 3 & a half hours faster than it should've been.

We exited, after stocking up on supplies, & made our way to the junkyard.

The town was a ghost town.

I quickly summoned the bus & went on with our journey.

After 4 hours, we made camp, but a limo drove up to us.

Aphrodite rolled down the window "Can I talk with Percy for a minute?"

I got in the passenger seat, but we were teleported to her temple on Olympus.

Her bed specifically. We were sitting on the edge of its pink silken sheets.

She asked, "When was the last time you truly got restful sleep?"

I responded "Before Annabeth was captured. My mind has been running non stopped, even in my dreams."

She responded, "A tired leader will get his entire team killed." She took her dress off & was completely naked "I'm going to help you relax, so you can focus on rescuing our lover & Artemis. I also want to give you more help & advice, but the protogenoi are getting pissy, so I need a payment."

Lemon Warning

She frenched me as hard as she could.

After she got me out of my clothes, she got on her knees & sucked my hard on as hard as she could.

I grabbed her hair & fucked her face as hard as I could.

Once I bloated her stomach with a deep throat cream pie, I tied her arms behind her with my belt & used the clothespins around her room on her nipples & clitoris.

I shoved her vibrator up her ass after maxing it out.

I then pushed her on the bed & laid her head on the pillows, before splitting her legs & hand cuffing them to the bed posts above her head.

She screamed "OH YES! FUCK ME GOOD BABY!"

I fucked her as hard as I could, while squeezing her boobs & ass as hard as I could & kiss her for all she was worth.

I eventually uncuffed her, flipped her over & recuffed her.

Then, I grabbed her ridding crop & melted wax & continued fucking her while whipping her ass & pouring boiling wax on her back telekinetically & pulling her hair in 2 directions with my hands.

The wax was going on her back between her hair, while the crop went over my arms, like an upside down near 360-degree pendulum.

After I dumbed gallons of cum into her, I untied her completely & she cuddled up to me.

Lemon End

She spoke as she snuggled into me "You're going to succeed." She kissed me. "The gods can, & will, get involved if a titan is fighting, so if you pray after meeting Atlas, I & others will come to your aid."

Thalia POV

Percy appeared in his sleeping bag fast asleep.

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Chapter 48: Book 3 - Titan's Curse: Chapter 3: The Long Nap

Summary:

They go to the Hoover Dam, then San Francisco.

Notes:

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Chapter Text

12/16/07, Sunday

Junkyard of the Gods, Arizona, 9:00am

Percy POV

That was the best sleep I had in a few days.

My mind was clear & I was coming up with strategies to grant us victory.

Zoe spoke "This seems too good to be true."

Thalia rebuked "Not really. A titan attacking us falls under the 'screw the rules, they broke them first' situation."

We arrived & saw Hephaestus waiting on us.

After we exited, he spoke "This device will replace Atlas as holder of the sky, so you can send him to Tartarus. The road straight through here leads to a river. Use Percy's boat to reach the Hoover Dam. Don't touch anything or my Talos will kill you!" He says handing me a box, with a button on it.

It had instruction on which side was the top of the pillar & everything.

Grover was about to snack on the tin before he heard that.

He was about to leave before Bianca spoke "WAIT! How much would it cost to buy something?"

Hephaestus was confused & said "Everything here is defected."

Bianca responded, "defected action figures are valued by collectors, like my brother." She says while pointing at a Mythomagic action figure of Hades.

It was a misprint as it had my dad's trident instead of Uncle's pitchfork.

Hephaestus picked it up, then said "It's worth more than you have. I'll let your dad know about it. He'll probably by it for Nico."

We got back on the bus & continued to a cliff above the river.

Grover pointed at some ledges down, before saying "We jump!"

I shot that down immediately, "You know Thalia's scared of heights. We can walk down & drive back just fine."

Thalia looked at me gratefully.

Once we arrived, I summoned a boat big enough to fit us all & we sped to the dam at top speed.

Once we arrived, we stood at the river's edge looking over it.

The people on top were like ants, with how far up we were.

I & Piper said "700 feet tall. Built in the 30s."

Thalia continued "5 million cubic acres of water."

Drew & Grover finished, though Grover sighed "Largest construction project in the United States."

Clarisse spoke "Annabeth would be geeking out right now."

Zoe spoke "All the more reason to rescue her & come back one day. Now how do we get to the road?"

Near Hoover Dam, Arizona, 1:00pm

After we made it to the road, we summoned the bus & drove to the dam.

It was on the way & we owed it to her to take plenty of pictures.

On one side, a big lake spread out, ringed by barren desert mountains.

On the other side, the dam dropped away like the world's most dangerous skateboard ramp, down to the river seven hundred feet below, and water that churned from the dam's vents.

Thalia talked about 2 statues that were sacred to Zeus & superstitious mortals touched their feet for good luck.

I looked to Grover "Any enemies nearby?"

Grover shook his head "No monsters, but I can't smell Celtic or Japanese half-bloods or legacies, so keep your guards up."

We made our way to the snack bar & chowed down.

Athena contacted us telepathically "You're about to have company."

We made our way to the exits & saw 10 of each.

2 Spartoi, 10 Celts & 10 Japanese boxing us in.

I looked up.

If memory serves, those statues were sacred automaton of Zeus.

I prayed to Athena for help.

The statues turned on.

They wrapped their wings around us, before throwing the mercs around like their nothing.

I spoke up, "Please get us out of here."

They managed to pick the 20 of us up & carry us away, though Nico & Bianca still turned the Spartoi to dust.

They complained about their shiny toes every flap of the way.

As we were flying, Thalia's eyes were shut tight.

She spoke "Tell me when it's over!"

I responded, "It's not that bad."

She asked, "How high are we?"

I lied, "Only a few meters off the ground."

Zoe spoke "We're in the Sierra's."

I kept making small talk with Thalia, so she wouldn't get tempted to look.

12/17/07, Monday

San Francisco, California, 5:00am

Hank, one of the statues, spoke "Where do you want to land?"

Zoe answered, "There, by the Embarcadero Building."

Chuck, the other, spoke "Good thinking we blend in with the pigeons."

We laughed.

We made our way to the nearest Waffle House for breakfast, before contacting Magnus & telling him what's happening.

He responded "We've been waiting at Uncle's house for you. The sooner you get here, the sooner we can rescue her."

I nodded & ended the call.

As we were about to leave, someone walked up to us, a Japanese woman. She had long black hair that went down her back to her butt. A modest D-cup, decent hips & arms & legs that look like they could crush watermelons.

She introduced herself, "I am Kozuki Rin, fiancé of Zhao Yamato. Apollo is paying me to help you."

We introduced ourselves, but I signed to the others that I felt that she was lying about the last part.

A few others shared that sentiment, as we were leaving, we prepared to jump her.

Unfortunately, she got to us first, as her comrades hit us with darts.

As I was falling, I felt myself getting weak & sicker than I've been in my life.

The last thing I heard was "I was supposed to spy on you, but I guess poisoning you will have to do."

Magnus POV

I arrived just as that bitch spoke, with Hearth by my side.

I summoned my bow since my dad liked the idea of Annabeth's weapons & copied all but the swords.

They were all made of Bone Steel made with blood of all the creatures in the 9 realms.

The silver pinky rings become seaxes. The gold bracelet can summon Krókspjót or a spear-Atgeir hybrid. It has a spear blade on 1 end & a semi-oval like blade on the other end. Half of the Oval was attached to a side of the shaft, while the rest pointed out.

The silver bracelet could summon any Norse shield. The silver & gold bracelet summons bows & arrows.

I also had armor in the form of a hoodie & boots that could become any type of Norse armor, plus a cape that allowed me to invoke the power of an animalistic berserker.

I had a mini umbrella on my back that could become a Skeggøx axe with 2 grips that can grow into a Dane axe or split in 2. I could also force the hilts together to shorten it.

In its default, it is roughly 2.5-feet long. The first hilt is 2-handed at the very bottom, while there's an empty space above that roughly big enough for another hand, then the 1-handed leather grip above that.

After I shot them enough times, she & her comrades retreated, so we took ours back to Uncle's place.

12/19/07, Wednesday

Chase House, San Francisco, California, 6:00pm

Percy POV

I woke up & saw that me & my comrades were all on stretchers in a giant makeshift tent in what looked like someone's backyard.

I noticed that we all had IVs in us.

I tried to get up to move.

Someone, a child, spoke "Don't!" I turned & saw Bobby, "The Roman guy said that you need to rest."

He left to tell the others I was awake. The others stirred soon after.

Magnus & the rest of the Chase family came in, plus Blitzen & some Roman.

The ladder spoke "I'm Terry, son of Apollo & Legacy of Vulcan. Now for a quick exam."

After running some medical tests, we were told to stay in bed until tomorrow.

We'd discuss the plan of attack that would happen on Friday then.

12/20/07, Thursday

Chase House, San Francisco, California, 8:00am

We all felt bad for pushing both Mrs. Chases to cook for all of us, but everyone insisted that we took it easy.

I turned to Terry as we were eating, "What all can you do for this fight?"

He responded humbly, "Absolutely nothing. I passed Lupa's training through sheer determination & the fact that as a non-combatant military professional, I didn't need to be as strong. I have several medical conditions from Asthma to a heart defect."

After we finished eating, Jason arrived to talk strategy.

I did my best, but there was only so much I could contribute. I'm no strategist.

I'm a leader that inspires with rousing speeches & leads from the frontlines.

I delegate the strategies to my Wise Girl.

Her half-brother, George Washington, sucked at strategy, too, but he won due to his speeches & putting people in positions of power that were best for such responsibilities.

Drew spoke, "I called King Alex. He said that he would fight all the Manticores, but only the Manticores, unless somebody attacked him."

Jason continued "So, I'm giving you 400 legionnaires, Percy's going to rip the blood out of Ladon & the Carthaginian Serpent as soon as they're visible, Nico, Bianca & Hazel will do the same for the undead, but this doesn't change the fact that this is their main base of operations & armed to the teeth. I feel like I'm sending myself & both the 2nd legions to die."

I joked "A few thousand Scythian Dracaena, werewolves, harpies, Blemmyae, Cynocephali, Strixes & gods know what else are what it takes to scare a roman these days. Tsk. Tsk. Rome truly isn't what it used to be."

Piper joined in "Yeah. We're outnumbered, out gunned & are invading the enemy's main base of operations. It'll be a quick in & out."

Magnus laughed before saying "Now I feel silly about promising mom that I would avoid going to Valhalla at such a young age."

We knew that we were marching towards our death, but we never let that stop us from keeping our spirits high.

Despite the main base of the Titans probably having millions of soldiers, not thousands.

Mount Othrys, San Francisco, California, noon

Yamato POV

Out of all the assignments I've been hired to do, going undercover as myself as a mercenary hired by Prometheus to help Atlas when my real employer is Hades takes the cake.

It's my most lucrative job for a reason.

I just hope Rin doesn't figure me out & blow my cover. She's getting paid to help the Titans & is honor bound to expose me & capture me if she can.

I spoon feed Annabeth soup & Artemis nectar, as they hold up the sky.

When time comes, Rin will give them a sponge bath, so they can maintain their dignity, despite sweating non-stopped & peeing & pooping on herself in Annabeth's case.

I wipe the sweat off their face after they finished eating.

I put some nectar & ambrosia in Annabeth's soup since they heal Greek half-bloods, despite incinerating them if they eat too much. Despite it being the only thing, their divine parents drink & eat, respectively.

I hope she likes my miso, but I doubt she even notices I'm there.

The Ashigaru Poseidon hired should be able to handle enough to guarantee a rescue, with the help of Percy's group & the Pharaoh.

1400 mortals from each camp, a few dozen huntresses, about a million Amazons & a few million monsters loyal to Olympus vs several million monsters.

The Hellenists have them beat in quality alone, but that can only go so far.

I honestly don't know or care who wins, so long as I get paid.

If the Titans win & try to expand, we're more than capable of defending ourselves.

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Chapter 49: Book 3 - Titan's Curse: Chapter 4: The Rescue

Summary:

The first battle of Mt. Othrys of the Second Titanomachy occurs.

Notes:

2/17/24: corrected Hades dialogue to say "can't" instead of "can"

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Chapter Text

12/21/07, Friday

San Francisco, California, 9:00am

Percy POV

As we approached with our army of 422, since Hearthstone & Blitzen couldn't help, due to red tape, I wondered where Iskandar was.

When we were approaching the entrance of the Garden, we saw an army of several thousand surrounding the cliff that we need to climb, including Japanese & Celtic Mercs.

I hoped the man I hope to call Father-in-law arrives with his old plane & Celestial bronze bullets.

The Ashigaru my dad hired would be nice, too.

Our portable Ballista, Onager & other giant weaponry were armed & ready.

Jason was in the front giving his speech, but I wasn't paying attention.

They're going to create an opening in the middle that the 21 of us can go through into the garden.

After that, I'm going to no sell the Ladonn before we charge into Mt. Othrys fighting any soldiers there.

As Jason gave the order to charge, the Ashigaru attacked the line around the cliff from both sides trying to corral them, while we were trying to separate them.

It seemed to be working.

I mummified the large monsters, like the Carthaginian Serpent.

We somehow boxed them in & divided & conquered.

I heard Mr. Chase fly over, but I don't think he can shoot without hitting our guys.

After we tore through the middle & the Ashigaru tore through the back, we started to climb.

We were climbing as fast as we could & I could feel the rocks & arrows bouncing off my armor.

I looked over at Zoe & the other armor less hunters out of concern.

They were thankfully fine.

It seems they were mostly targeting me & Thalia.

They really are betting on the prophecy being based on chronological age, not biological.

Never mind. Thalia wouldn't qualify either. They must be targeting us as the best combatants.

I heard a loud boom & saw Iskandar arriving on a chariot pulled by 2 giant brown bulls in the middle & 2 horses on the side.

The Bulls are Daimons that serve Sabazios, Zeus's Phrygian form.

He got them from cutting the gordian knot.

The chariot's dimensions are greater than that of an average truck and it has two large, curved sickles on its sides used to demolish surrounding obstacles and hurl the debris at enemies.

The bulls, horses and the chariot tread atop lightning strikes allowing it to also move through the air just as easily as it travels atop the ground.

They create thunderous sounds and webs of lightning with each "stomp" as they travel.

The horses are the immortal horses of Achilles that he inherited as his descendant.

Xanthus is the white horse with a golden mane to the right of the bulls, while Balius is the brown horse.

Iskandar POV

I'm not here to help rescue the girl. I'm only here to defeat my old enemies.

I cast my spell "Crayt an-basd pasags fr my gric prsian abti tu b brwt tu z batlfild rady tu fyt. Brng m my army my inii htayri"

(Create ankh-based passages for my Greek & Persian Shabti to be brought to the battlefield ready to fight. Bring me my army, my Ionioi Hetairoi!)

Several multi-story ankhs appeared on the battlefield & my army of 2.1 billion Greek shabti & 1.05 billion Persian shabti entered through them onto the battlefield.

Garden of the Hesperides, San Francisco, California, 3:00pm

Percy POV

After we reached the top, we quickly ran into the amazing garden.

The grass shimmered with silvery evening light, and the flowers were such brilliant colors they almost glowed in the dark.

Steppingstones of polished black marble led round either side of a five-story-tall apple tree, every bough glittering with golden apples of immortality.

I could not describe the reason for the appeal of the apples, but as soon as I smelled their fragrance, I knew that a single bite from one of them would be the most delicious thing that I had ever tasted.

In fact, if it were not for Annabeth being in trouble & the dragon coiled around the tree, I wanted to step right up and pluck an apple.

I killed the dragon as soon as I could.

The Hesperides were gorgeous, yet dangerous.

They have caramel-like skin, glassy black eyes that were like volcanic rock, and silky black hair that tumble loose around their shoulders.

All of them wear white Greek chitons.

We set up a temporary barrier to block out their singing, ate our rations quickly & made our way towards the cave in Mt. Othrys.

We saw the entrance to where the sky touches the earth is heavily guarded by mercenaries, more Dragon tooth soldiers & Scythian Dracaena, plus satyrs & satyr-like monsters.

Given that Ladon had 100 heads, every dragon has at least 60 teeth per head depending on the species of dragon, that's bare minimum 6,000 teeth that can be farmed before the titans would have to wait for the teeth to regrow.

Given that Atlas was freed roughly 1 week ago, that gave them a week to farm Ladon's teeth.

We all looked at Nico & Bianca.

She spoke "That might be a bit much for us to defeat at one time."

Magnus spoke "Percy, Zoe, Thalia, Drew & Piper have the best chance to rescue Annabeth, due to their skills. The rest of us should stay behind to help."

Clarisse agreed "This is a stealth mission & they're the bests at stealth in camp."

Phoebe supported it "Zoe is the best of us."

We ran in different directions.

The 5 of us quietly ran left around the army, while the 16 other ran straight at them screaming bloody murder.

The army charged at them, especially since Magnus's cape & hood turned into a bear skin & seemed to make him crazy.

He was chopping dudes up left & right with his axes.

I could swear I saw him bite someone's ear off.

We made our way into the cave, as Mr. Chase flew over & started gunning the enemy down.

We could deal with most of the guards.

We saw Atlas & Luke standing in front of Annabeth & Artemis.

I used American Sign Language to convey that Thalia will fight Luke, while the rest fight Atlas & I free Artemis & Annabeth.

I turned invisible as the others charged.

Luke was on the back foot against Thalia, due to her spear having longer reach than his sword, but Atlas was dominating the girls.

I hurried & put the box between the & pressing the button, while praying for back up.

A solid white Greek column appeared between the girls & freeing them.

Artemis immediately sprang into action & started firing at Atlas, while Aphrodite, Drew, Piper, Calypso, Zoe, Apollo, Ares & my dad were fighting him.

Aphrodite spoke telepathically "Drew & Piper will watch Annabeth. Make sure Luke doesn't call for reinforcements."

Drew & Piper fell back & made their way to us.

I made my way to where Thalia & Luke were fighting.

Yamato POV

I intercepted my fiancé as she was about to provide reinforcements to Atlas.

Rin spoke, "You were hired by the Olympians." She was grabbing her wakizashi & tanto.

I responded, "Hades to be specific." I readied my Kusarigama.

She lunged, but I spit fire at her.

She spit water & continued her assault.

5:00pm

Percy POV

I could clearly see Sagittarius in the background as we fought.

Well, as we chased & Luke ran like a coward.

Granted, he's one of the 2 people who I have never beaten in a sword fight but given that Thalia beats me when I had more experience than when I fought him, I might've surpassed him.

Given that it can be used to contact Chiron telepathically, I did so.

After I caught him, I asked "How do I defeat someone that's constantly running away without killing him? He seems to have a blessing protecting him from my powers."

Chiron gave me directions through Mt. Othrys to cut him off & corner him.

I told Thalia, "Keep following him. I'll cut him off."

We split up.

I killed 12 Scythian Dracaena through the tight passageway.

Yamato POV

Our weapons were shattered. We were fighting bare handed & were nearing our limits.

Her Bajiquan, Piguaquan & Wing Chun versus my Lethwei, Muay Boran & Drunk Boxing.

I fake stumbled under her punch & right kneed her in the stomach.

It was like performing an inverted downward dog, with my shoulder blades touching my butt.

She coughed up spit & passed out.

Percy POV

I surprised Luke by jumping in front of him, with Thalia right behind him.

We were about to attack him, but he jumped off the edge.

We tried to catch him, but he tried to cut our hands off before deploying his parachute.

We ran back to provide aid against Atlas.

6:30pm

We arrived right as the fight was winding down.

Atlas was getting tired & we all could see it.

I threw a check for 2,000 drachmae at the ground & spoke, "Lord Oreios, please suck Atlas into Tartarus."

The check disappeared & the ground began to shake.

A ravine opens & sucks Atlas in, before closing,

Ares, Zoe & Drew were almost sucked up too.

We left, ate & rested, before continuing to fight our way down the ledge from the garden.

7:00pm

We finally escaped.

I saw that most, if not all, of the legions & Ashigaru survived, but the Shabti had seen better days.

As I saw Yamato healing Rin, I used my water powers to help.

He turned to me. "Thank you. You didn't need to do that."

I responded, "The battle is over & she's no longer my enemy until they hire her again. If they ever do."

He responded, "I shouldn't tell you this, but I owe you for that. Triumvirate has our entire forces on Layaway for your 16th birthday."

I nodded in understanding before he continued, "Mr. Washington should be converting my payment for this assignment from Drachma into my currency as we speak, so I'll be leaving."

Artemis, Zoe & Thalia were talking to my girls, before Artemis ran over & kissed me.

After my lovers gave me the thumbs up, I returned it & grabbed her butt for measure.

When she gasped, I put my tongue in her mouth.

Zoe spoke "My turn."

I let Artemis go & moved to Zoe, but not before Artemis told me, "you are now an honorary hunter".

By the time I separated from Thalia, we were teleported to Olympus's throne room.

We heard coughing & separated.

Athena said "Well done. All of you. You will be financially rewarded for your roles in rescuing Artemis. Plus, a bonus, for saving my daughter."

Artemis continued, "Except you, Zoe. You've earned the ultimate reward."

Athena resumed, "All in favor of turning Zoe into a full titan, since we can't make her a god."

Everyone raised their hands.

Zoe spoke, "Will I have to leave the hunt?" She sounded worried.

Artemis responded, "No, but you will no longer be the Lieutenant, as she must be able of leading the hunt into places gods aren't allowed to go. Oracles must also be mortal."

Zoe answered, "I accept, and I nominate our new recruit, Thalia Grace, as my successor for the former & Phoebe, as my successor for the ladder."

I turned to Thalia, as Artemis nodded in confirmation.

She whispered, "I was going to tell you as soon as we separated."

Zoe disappeared in a flash of light screaming.

Artemis looked to us & said, "Don't worry. Losing your non-divine half feels like your burning alive, but she'll be fine after everything is said & done."

Zoe's silver tiara was teleported onto Thalia's head.

Athena spoke, "Thalia Grace, in our father's absents, I name you the Oracle of Olympia."

Thalia responded, "I accept."

Athena responded, "Then meet with me tomorrow morning to speak your oath. We need to finish this quickly & continue our war plans until midnight."

I could swear I heard the amazons staying outside complaining about having less oracles than everyone else, but they've the best information network, so they've nothing to complain about.

She continued, "Moving on. Frederick & Magnus Chase step forward."

They did so, then Hades continued, "I can't guarantee you a good spot in the afterlife, but due to your accomplishments in this battle, I'll write a letter of recommendation to Odin & Freya for you."

They bowed to Uncle & said, "Thank you Lord Hades."

They were flashed away to Annabeth's home.

As we were leaving after the high-ranking romans were sent away, Athena said, "A visitor is teleporting just outside with my permission. Don't attack him."

Once we got outside, we saw Iskandar waiting for us.

He looked to me & said, "I want to talk to you in private."

I looked at my girls & comrades, "I'll see you either tomorrow at camp, or in a few minutes at Aphrodite's temple, depending on who you are."

Most of my girls went to the temple to begin our cuddle fest & potential pre-breakfast orgy once we've rested.

Thalia went to Artemis's temple with the hunters because it's too soon in our relationship for that.

The rest of my comrades went to their parents' temples to sleep until morning.

Iskandar spoke, "I'm letting you borrow my chariot & mounts until the war is over."

I responded shocked, "Are you sure? Don't you need it?"

He shook his head, "Not until Apophis returns, and that's set to happen after your 16th birthday."

I nodded, "Okay then."

He stated, "Summon the sword you will use to summon the chariot to your location."

I summoned my right-handed sword.

He wrote a Linear A enchantment onto it.

He resumed, "I'm going to send the chariot to camp, so it'll be waiting for you."

I plan to use Blackjack in front, with the 2 horses behind him & the bulls on the sides.

I arrived back at the temple, with my girls waiting.

I took a bath & went to sleep.

Notes:

I'm thinking the English to Egyptian Hieroglyphs translator I'm using isn't that good.

Komodo dragons have 60 teeth, so I used that as the minimum.

Phoebe is implied to be the daughter of Apollo, so that's why she was chosen.

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Chapter 50: Book 3 - Titan's Curse: Chapter 5: The Last Day

Summary:

Everyone tries to enjoy their last day together for the next few months. Until...

Notes:

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Chapter Text

12/22/07, Saturday

Mt. Olympus, Empire State Building, Midtown Manhattan, Manhattan, New York City, New York, 6:00am

Percy POV

(Lemon Warning)

I shot my eyes open & came.

I awoke to see Aphrodite giving me tit fuck mixed with a blow job.

I turned to see Piper & Drew naked worshiping Annabeth's breasts, while Philotes ate her out.

Hestia promptly sat on my face, and I started eating her out.

Aphrodite had enough & mounted me, before she started making out with Hestia.

I humped back as hard as I could, while eating Hestia out to the best of my abilities.

Hestia screamed & came as I rubbed her clitoris with my tongue, while Aphrodite sucked both her nipples.

After that Hestia flopped over & Aphrodite got up.

I made my way to Annabeth & Aphrodite made her way over to Philotes.

Piper & Drew made their way to Hestia.

Annabeth brought her legs up & I put her in a Seashell.

That's the sex position with her legs on my shoulders.

Annabeth moaned "Yes, Percy Harder! Fuck me!"

I moved down with my hands pushing her boobs up & bit her nipples.

We lost track of how long we spent there, but Aphrodite had an alarm, so we won't miss breakfast.

(Lemon End)

Amphitheatre, Camp Half-Blood, Long Island, New York, 9:15am

After we were teleported here after the orgy, we ate our breakfast.

After that we came here, so Chiron & Mr. D. can deliver somber news.

I hit my gavel to start the meeting.

Mr. D. spoke "It appears that, during the chaos of the past week, someone let a ninja hired by the titans in. The protectors of the Fleece, Peleus & Alcides, were hit with a Hindu curse that left them comatose. We learned about this last night."

Chiron continued "We are working on the assumption that Cronus is being revived as we speak if not sooner. Please continue to prepare for the worst possible outcomes."

Entrance, Camp Half-Blood, Long Island, New York, 12:08pm

We all ran when we heard the horns blow.

Someone was approaching that was an enemy.

As we approached, we saw that in front of our line of Cyclopes & Automata, was Luke & his army of Half-bloods, with Iapetus, waving the white flag.

Me, Chiron, Mr. D., Aphrodite, Apollo, Artemis, etc. approached the front.

Mr. D. spoke first "What do you want?"

Luke turned to me, "You told me so."

I replied, "Let me guess. Cronus tossed you all aside after regaining his form?"

Luke nodded and Iapetus added "I also defected, because of how my son treated my granddaughter."

We decided to let them in, on the condition that they're chained up in both hand & leg cuffs.

Court House, New Greece, Camp Half-Blood, Long Island, New York, 1:30pm

As none of us Heliast were unbiased enough to pass judgement, Hades would oversee this trial, as Athena was also biased.

Hermes was acting as the defense attorney for the half-bloods, while Ares prosecuted.

100 half-bloods & legacies that joined after Luke left composed the Jury.

While this was going on, Iapetus was on Olympus waiting for his trial.

Despite not being involved in the trial, me, Bianca & Rachel were still dressed in our purple chiton, with a gold ram stitched on.

Hermes argued that it was mostly the gods fault for being such bad parents & neglecting their children.

Ares's counter argument was that while that was true, Grandma & I had already fixed those issues.

Then came the debate whether what he did before we fixed those issues qualified as him being in too deep to safely leave.

It was agreed that he was justified in stealing the bolt & helm, but the rest was still being judged.

Dining Pavilion, Camp Half-Blood, Long Island, New York 6:00pm

In the end, Luke & his followers will serve as front liners in the defense of Olympus & will be doing stables & plumbing duty for the foreseeable future.

If they didn't have such valuable intel, Luke probably would've been executed & the rest ex-communicated.

Luke was flogged repeatedly by Thalia, Annabeth & Artemis for the poisoning & kidnapping.

Magnus called Annabeth, via Hearthstone's runes, & told her that he also had a portable ship that he wanted to show her when she returned, as they weren't leaving her house until she returned.

She reminded him that Apollo would be driving her back tomorrow.

I would also be going home tomorrow.

A familiar deep & sickly voice spoke to me telepathically, "Percy!"

I looked up from my food, looked towards the Capricorn constellation and thought, "Pan?"

He responded, "I'm going to need you & Grover to meet with me next summer. I plan to give him my divinity & die as a mortal."

That was a tall order, as I would be part of the cultural exchange program & attending Camp Jupiter then, but Grover would still be here.

As we were leaving to prepare for another game of Capture the Flag before the hunters leave tomorrow, I told Grover the news.

He nodded, but he was clearly in shock by that news.

Annabeth's unrivaled strategy made a huge difference, but they were getting used to it.

The plan of using Luke as a distraction worked, but they still increased their security, including sonar technology.

Invisibility, using deer piss cologne & eating cold food are no longer effective strategies.

The fact that I got to eat at their table & talk to Thalia, Zoe & Artemis didn't help, as nobody was talking strategy at the table.

In the end, the game was declared a draw since we had a 2-hour time limit.

That means the score is 1 – 1 – 1.

Campers have 1 win. Hunters have 1 win, and we've got 1 draw.

We did the Campfire sing along, with Artemis not being able to hold a tune to save her life.

Zoe sounded amazing and rubbed it in as much as possible.

"You would think the twin of the god of music would have learned a thing or two from him, my lady."

Everybody laughed.

We kept talking as I walked my new harem members to their cabin.

Thalia was the first to kiss me. "See you in the morning Kelp head. Love you."

I let her go. "Love you too."

Zoe was next. "I'm going to beat you in that Nico got me to try next time."

I joked, "If you couldn't beat me all the times on the train, you're never going to."

Artemis was last. "You've awakened the sex drive of a repressed virgin Olympian. You better take responsibility."

I responded, "It'll be my pleasure after a few dates."

I slapped her ass, as she turned to leave.

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Chapter 51: Book 3: Story Board

Chapter Text

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179. Zoe is the Oracle of Ikaros.

180. Atlas hires another one of the Ninja's fiances to spy on the heroes.

181. Hades hires the Ninja teen to spy on Atlas.

182. Poseidon hires an army of Ashigaru to help rescue Artemis & Annabeth.

183. Satyrides, Ethiopian & Libyan Satyrs & Gorgades are working for Atlas.

184. Percy prays to Sagittarius to contact Chiron for aid.

185. Percy mentions how the Nemean Lion is strongest between July 23 & August 23, because that is when his constellation is in the sky.

186. Hephaestus creates a machine to hold up the sky.

187. Zoe & Bianca survive.

188. Iskandar intervenes to fight the Persian monsters.

188.1. He uses the Divine Chariot & 2 bulls he got from cutting the Knot, plus Achilles's 2 immortal horses he got from his descendant.

188.1.1. The Bulls are in the middle, with a horse on each side.

188.1.1.1. The Bulls are Daimons that serve Sabazios, Zeus's Phrygian form.

189. The ninja fights his fiance.

190. Percy makes a sacrifice to Oreios, leading to Atlas falling into Tartarus.

12/21/07

191. Percy heals the ninja's fiance & as thanks he reveals that Triumvirate holdings has their services reserved for the final raid on Olympus.

192. George Washington acts as a go between & oversees the currency conversion.

193. Thalia becomes the Oracle of Olympia, giving the hunt 2 oracles.

194. Pluto makes Hazel into the Oracle of Acheron.

195. Amazons complain about not having Oracles but are shut down due to having the widest information network out of all the camps.

196. Artemis & Aphrodite join the harem after Artemis is rescued.

197. Iskandar gives Percy his divine Chariot, 2 divine Bulls & 2 horses. He uses Blackjack as a trace horse in front, with Balius and Xanthus directly behind him & the bulls on each side.

12/22/07

198. The Titans used the chaos to get a ninja to steal the Fleece & revive Cronus.

199. That night Pan, via Capricorn, tells Percy that he will meet him in the coming Summer.

200. Luke & the remaining demigods are abandoned by Cronus & put on trial by Camp.

200.1. Hermes is his lawyer, while Ares is the prosecutor.

200.2. Percy & the Heliast have Golden rams over purple Chiton.

200.3. This was added after Book 1 ended.

201. Frey sends Magnus a polearm that has a Spear on 1 end & Atgeir on the other, 1 shield that could change from Round to Kite & back, a bow that could create arrows, an Skeggøx axe with 2 hilts that can grow into a Dane axe or split in 2, 2 seaxes & armor. All of it is made from Bone Steel comprising the blood of every type of creature & god in the 9 realms.

201.1. The axe has a 2 handed hilt at the bottom, a 1 handed leather hilt directly above that & is roughly 2.5 ft in length.

201.2. The spear could create Krókspjót, Viking javelins.

201.3. He also gets a shapeshifting boat-Yacht that shrinks.

Chapter 52: Book 4 - The Battle of the Labyrinth: Chapter 1: Cultural Exchange

Summary:

The main cast arrives at Camp Jupiter.

Notes:

(See the end of the chapter for notes.)

Chapter Text

5/31/08, Saturday

Camp Jupiter, Oakland Hills, Oakland, California, 7:30am

Percy POV

Annabeth, Drew, Piper & I did a lot of work, so we could finish school early & spend May in the Wolf House, the training ground of the Romans.

After we passed Lupa's, the wolf that raised Romulus & Remus, tests, we go to Camp Jupiter & swim past the river surrounding the camp as 3/4th of a circle, Little Tiber.

That is what we're currently doing right now, although I, Drew & Piper are walking across the river.

Annabeth spoke "Screw you guys. There's fish under my shirt messing with my pits."

It serves the same purpose as the tree at Half-blood.

Once we make it to shore, we'll go to The Principia, the Praetors' office & they, plus the Augur, will decide which legion & cohort we'll go to.

We would normally hold the rank of Probatio until we prove ourselves or until a year has passed.

However, Since Annabeth got 6 standards returned & I increased their numbers by forcing gods to claim their children & gave them the location of the standard of the only active legion at the time, only Drew & Piper have to prove themselves.

We get to start as Legionnaires.

As we hit the shore, we saw the Decumanian Gate, the entrance to Camp proper.

It is a part of the great rectangular wall that surrounds the main parts of camp.

It was unevenly divided into 2 by a road, the Via Principalis.

In the far back of the larger part is the Principia & The Praetorium, Praetors' living quarters.

The mess hall is to the right.

Beyond the Via Principalis is another road cutting the smaller part unevenly as well, Via Praetoria.

It leads to the rear gate, Praetorian gate, and goes on until it splits leading to the Temple hill on the right & New Rome on the left.

To the right inside of the wall is the barracks, while the smallest part to the left are the bath houses.

Once we passed the gate, the guards offered us towels.

We accepted them & made our way to the Principia.

As far as geography goes, The Entrance to camp is a tunnel in the Caldecott Road to the West most part of Camp, with the marble Antonine Wall above it.

The northernmost part is the Berkeley hills, with the Oakland hills to the South.

The Eastern border is Hadrian's Wall blocking the path from Mount Diablo to camp.

Via Praetoria is in the geometric center of camp, with the main camp being to the west & New Rome to the East.

Little Tiber ends at a lake halfway within New Rome.

The field of Mars is directly above Via Praetoria, taking up most of the Northern quarter.

Directly South of New Rome is Temple Hill where the temples of the gods are.

It has a road leading to it that branches off from Via Praetoria at the very center.

It crosses the river by the Pons Sublicius bridge.

There are 2 other bridges directly to the north, Pons Aemilius, & south, Pons Cestius, to the main camp.

Since Jason isn't here, the Praetor should be Reyna, as she was recently elected.

As we arrived, we entered the office &, sure enough, Reyna was there waiting for us.

The principium is a two-story wedge of white marble with a columned portico like an old-fashioned bank with Roman guards standing out in front of it.

Over the doorway, hangs a big purple banner with the gold letters SPQR embroidered inside a laurel wreath.

Inside, on the ceiling glitters a mosaic of Romulus and Remus under Lupa.

The floor is polished marble.

The walls are draped in velvet, making it feel like being inside the world's most expensive camping tent.

Along the back wall stands a display of banners and wooden poles studded with bronze medals & military symbols.

In the center were 7 display stands for the eagle standards.

In the back corner, a stairwell leads down and is blocked by a row of iron bars like a prison door.

In the center of the room, a long wooden table was cluttered with scrolls, notebooks, tablet computers, daggers, and a large bowl filled with jellybeans.

Behind the table, there are two high-backed chairs meant for the Praetors.

She now had 2 automaton hounds, Aurum, a golden hound with ruby eyes, & Argentum, a silver hound with ruby eyes.

She spoke impatiently, "Let us get this over with & get to breakfast."

She handed Drew & Piper their Probatio plates. They put them on their necklaces.

Since I forgot to mention it before, the beads from my time are:

2006: Features a black bead with a turquoise trident. This was given to the campers on completing their summer at Camp Half-Blood. The bead represents a son of Poseidon going into the darkness of the Underworld and making it out alive.

2007: Features the Golden Fleece hanging from Thalia's pine tree.

Annabeth also has a red coral pendant from dad's palace that I got her.

Reyna resumes, "Furthermore, the cohorts you go to are determined by the quality of your letter of recommendations. If Greeks, like you, receive 3 or more from roman deities, you can attend college in New Rome."

She gestures to 1 expanding folder & 3 vanilla folders in front of her. "Perseus Jackson, you have over 300 Letters of recommendation.

Annabeth Chase, you have 10 from Minerva, Mars, Venus, Vesta, Calypso, Iapetus, Zoe Nightshade, Apollo, Diana & Orion.

Drew Tanaka & Piper Mclean, you each have 8 from Venus, Vesta, Calypso, Iapetus, Zoe Nightshade, Apollo, Diana & Orion."

She paused to catch her breath. "You can each chose your Cohort & Legion. All the centurions are eager to have you."

I looked around to see if anyone had changed their minds. They all nodded to agree with what we agreed on.

I spoke "We'd like the 12th legion's 5th cohort." I looked back for confirmation & they nodded.

She filled out our papers. "Good. Now we can eat."

We made our way to the Mess. We sat with the 5th cohort of the 12th legion, except for Reyna, who sat up front with the officials.

We sit on low couches while eating. Campers are seated by cohorts. Officers and Senators have their own table.

Food is served by invisible servers.

I enjoyed a Maritozzi, Rustico, Frittata & Brioche with jam.

Dakota joked "We have non-Italian food, too, you know?"

Gwen laughed. They were the centurions of the 5th cohort.

Each cohort is led by 1 male & female centurion.

I responded, "No Italian restaurants near my home serve breakfast. How is the new diet you've been forced on?"

Dakota responded "Being forced to drink Kool-Aid without extra sugar to avoid diabetes & overcome my addiction, then being forced to switch to cherry juice & finally watered-down cherry juice was hard. Watch this."

He orders some Kool-Aid, but the moment his hand touches the goblet it turns to what looks like a watered-down red beverage.

"It's like my father being forced to drink non-alcoholic juice after Minerva took over."

Drew responded, "Be glad it isn't Pepsi, Coke or other non-fruit sodas."

Everybody laughed.

The rest of the day involved getting us caught up on what's going on, where everything is & what our responsibilities are.

The soldiers all have 1 Spatha, Gladius & Pugio Dagger, as front liners used Spatha instead of Gladius.

They are all kept of their dominant side because their shields would get in the way of drawing them.

There are 4 different types of Gladii:

Gladius Hispaniensis was a Roman sword used from around 216 BC until 20 BC. Its blade had a length of 24–27 in, and the sword was 30–33 in long. The width of the sword was 2.0 in. It was the largest and heaviest of the gladii, weighing 2.0-2 lb. This gladius was also the earliest and longest blade. It had a pronounced leaf-shape, like a Xiphos.

The Mainz Gladius is made of heavily corroded iron and a sheath made of tinned and gilded bronze. The blade was 20–22 in long and 2.8 in wide. The sword was 26–28 in long. The sword weighed 1.8 lb. The point of the sword was more triangular than Gladius Hispaniensis. The Mainz Gladius still had wasp-waisted curves, like a Xiphos.

The Fulham gladius or Mainz-Fulham gladius was a Roman sword that was used after Aulus Plautius' invasion of Britain in 43 AD. The Romans used it until the end of the 1st century. The Fulham gladius has a triangular tip. The length of the blade is 20–22 in. The length of the sword is 26–28 in. The width of the blade is 2.4 in. The swords weigh 1.5 lb.

Pompeii gladius was named by modern historians after the Roman town of Pompeii. This type of gladius was by far the most popular one. The sword has parallel cutting edges and a triangular tip. This is the shortest of the gladii. It is often confused with the spatha, which was a longer, slashing weapon used initially by mounted auxilians. Over the years, Pompeii got longer, and these later versions are called semi-spathes. The length of the blade was 18–20 in. The length of the sword is 24–26 in. The width of the blade is 2.0 in. The sword weighs 1.5 lb.

The type used depends on the person's preference.

Roman Bricks & Concrete, which are vastly superior to the modern ones, are used in construction.

New Rome has Lighthouses, Optical illusions, Coin machines, Roman multitools, Hypocausts, Architecture Maximizing Airflow, sawmills & Cloaca Maxima.

That is right, building with maximum airflow & create optical illusions.

Multitools have a spoon, fork, knife, spatula, spike & toothpick in 1.

They even adopted Windcatchers from the Egyptians & Persians.

They have Basilicas, Circuses, Forums, Horrea, Insulas, Thermae, Monoliths, Arches, Victory Columns, roads, bridges, canals, Cisterns, dams, defensive walls, Mosaics, roofs, spiral stairs & flexible & dichroic glass.

Annabeth looks like she's having an orgasm with all this impressive architecture.

The 4 corners of New Rome are Trier, Milan, Sirmium & Nicomedia.

We go over the laws, like The Twelve Tables & Valerio-Horatian laws.

Children of Apollo, Mercury & Vulcan have reverse engineered & created their own versions of Stradivarius.

The Grove of Ariccia, Bosco Sacro & Lex Luci Spoletina were around the base of Temple Hill.

They were very far apart from one another, due to the size of the hill.

We were tested on the roles of officials, like the correctors overseeing the investigations of other officials, like senators, for crimes, like corruption.

The Triumviri Capitals are 3 individuals in charge of the prison, executions & were a mixture of police superintendents and justices of the peace. They also play a role in the fire department.

The triumviri monetalis supervised the issuing of Roman coins. There used to be 4 under Julius Caesar.

Tresviri Epulones, a priestly body, assisted at public banquets. Their number was subsequently increased to seven, and by Caesar to ten, although they continued to be called septemviri, a name which was still in use at the end of the 4th century. They were first created in 196 BC to superintend the Epulum Jovis feast on the Capitol, but their services were also requisitioned when triumphs, imperial birthdays, the dedication of temples, games given by private individuals, and so forth, occur when entertainments were provided for the people, while the senate dined on the Capitol.

The fact that the number was reduced to 3 shows how much smaller New Rome is compared to Old Rome.

Triumviri Mensarii serve as public bankers.

We got to see where the steeds are kept.

Those include Eagles, Ostriches, Elephants & Camels.

Camel riders are called Dromedarii.

Unicorns are not steeds but are farmed for their horns.

Camp Half-Blood, Long Island, New York, 12:00pm

Jason POV

This place is awesome.

Camp Jupiter was cramped with all those rules & regulations, but this place is far less strict.

Yes, the training is still strict & serious, but everything else is a lot more laid back & relaxed.

Bobby, Marcus, Nathan & the others don't seem to know what to do with their freedom, unlike me & Hazel.

That's the main difference between Greece & Rome.

Greece encourages imagination & creative, critical & lateral thinking at the cost of teamwork.

Rome focuses on teamwork & following orders at the cost of only thinking inside the box.

Romans are better at group fights, while Greeks are better at 1 on 1 fights.

Greeks have better strategists, with higher chance of insubordination, though Percy seems to have fixed that.

I heard that most of the Greeks doing the exchange just arrived at the Wolf House.

My thoughts & prayers go out to them.

The trauma they receive from their training will haunt them for the rest of their lives.

Clarisse just left on a quest to retrieve the Phoenix from Phoenix, Arizona.

Grover went with her.

He is the most reliable fau…satyr I know.

Granted, that's a low bar to clear compared to the useless lazy beggars at Camp Jupiter that don't even try to get jobs, but still.

I hope everything goes easily this summer.

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Chapter 53: Book 4 - The Battle of the Labyrinth: Chapter 2: Reversed Positions

Summary:

Percy & Jason go on quests for each other's camps.

Notes:

(See the end of the chapter for notes.)

Chapter Text

6/3/08, Tuesday

Camp Jupiter, Oakland Hills, Oakland, California, 8:00am

Percy POV

After Breakfast, we would head off to train with the new sword master Quintus.

He is an adult son of Athena, with a hellhound pet named Mrs. O'Leary.

He arrived yesterday & was apparently called by Mars to help train the romans.

He was a chess master with a sword. He was hands down better than Thalia, the previous number 1 swordsman I knew.

He might even be better than me, her & Luke combined, and we're the best of our generation.

He has been teaching everyone who will listen, including me & Tyson, who arrived yesterday.

He made a mistake when he arrived 2 days ago.

When we met him, he said there wasn't a camp for demigods when he was a boy.

It was his motive for planning a game to toughen us up. The plan involves 5 crates.

Camp Half-blood was created back when Perseus, Bellerophon & Cadmus were young, as they were the first campers.

As we ate, I spoke to my friends. "Any idea on Quintus's identity? I grow suspicious of him."

Gwen spoke, "What's so suspicious about him? He seems extremely helpful."

Drew replied, "Due to New Greece only just now existing, it has been unheard of for a Greek to reach passed 25. Luke was the oldest Greek at camp at 22."

Annabeth continued, "That's the main reason why there currently isn't a law against non-citizens voting & holding office, as they've to have been campers for 10 years to be a citizen & nobody qualifies."

I finished, "Luke would've been the 1st citizen in 4 years. He still might be if he survives the war."

Tyson chimed in, "Dad said that most of the gods are willing to grant citizenship to survivors of the war regardless of time spent in camp."

Dakota spoke, "Regardless, what else do you have on Quintus?"

I told him what he told me & Tyson.

Piper was flabbergasted, "If he's older than them, he should be dead, or an immortal!"

Annabeth chimed in, "Daedalus cheated death by jumping bodies, via Automaton. Our mother cursed him with a burn mark on his neck that would follow him from body to body for killing his nephew."

Drew continued, "I met Perdix after he became a god 2 years ago. Nice guy."

I finished, "I don't think he's an enemy. Mars isn't stupid & wouldn't've hired him if he wasn't loyal, but he's hiding something."

Field of Mars, Camp Jupiter, Oakland Hills, Oakland, California, 7:00pm

Quintus spoke, "This Monster Hunt will be different. You will be divided into teams of 2 & a race will be had to retrieve a golden laurel attached to 1 of the Giant Scorpions I have released into the Field."

Me & Annabeth got paired together, as did Drew & Piper.

As we continued, we remembered that Chiron asked me to check my book for entrances to the Labyrinth before we left to exterminate the school last winter.

There are multiple entrances in every state, plus 1 in every country outside the U.S.

One was right next to Clarisse's house in Phoenix.

If memory serves, there was one in the Field of Mars, just like the one in Half-blood behind Zeus's fist.

We have since barricaded it but added a lock if one of ours got into it & needed away out.

Every camper has a key to the near indestructible door, except the traitors.

As we hunted for the scorpion, I hoped Argo was doing okay. I couldn't bring him here, unlike Blackjack.

Fun fact: When I first looked at the map of Camp Jupiter, I asked if the Field of Mars was a desert.

Momma Amp. said "No, but that was an easy mistake. It is brown because it is constantly being dug up for trenches. It is mostly grassland."

It shouldn't be this hard-to-find giant monsters in a wide-open area, but scorpions burrow.

Most are probably underground now.

Annabeth screamed & I saw her fall right next to me, on my right.

I grabbed her hand.

I was worried it was a scorpion.

Worse, I could clearly see the letter Delta on the wall, or roof in this case.

That's Daedalus' symbol. She almost fell into the Labyrinth.

I used my cantina to create a rainbow & contact Reyna, with my Dupondius, a coin worth 5 Denarii.

Reyna was shocked but composed herself, "Still getting used to Arcus Messaging."

I told her what I found but had to turn around & killed a scorpion with an arrow.

Didn't feel like using my blood manipulation.

Reyna responded, "Game over. I'll call everyone else back. Stay put. We'll mark the entrance & have it gated off when we arrive."

Wise Girl continued, "Quintus, or should I say Daedalus, has some questions to answer."

Reyna went wide eyed & we told her our theory.

She nodded & said that she'd be right there.

A little while later, Mrs. O'Leary found us, with the others right behind her & the cyclopes & Vulcan kids got to work.

As we returned, Reyna called me, my lovers & Daedalus into her office.

Reyna spoke to him, "They think you're Daedalus."

He spoke dejectedly, "Yeah, it's true."

Reyna responded, "What are your intentions?"

He responded, "Find someone brave enough to navigate the Labyrinth & stop the Titans that had Ariadne's string, one of the few ways to navigate the Labyrinth. Luke used his pity story to convince me to give it to him, while Ms. Chase was holding up the sky."

I chimed in, "We know."

Luke was very detailed about all his crimes in his court hearing.

Reyna responded, "We're going to put together a Contubernium led by a Decanus chosen by the Oracles."

Ella flew in, "We chose Annabeth. Report to Apollo's Temple before Breakfast. You'll leave after & meet up with Half-bloods team, who'll be entering at the same time with The Oracle of Delphi."

6/4/08, Wednesday

Temple Hill, Camp Jupiter, Oakland Hills, Oakland, California, 7:30am

Percy POV

Me, Wise Girl, Drew, Piper, Frank, the 3 guys from Sea of Monsters, Daedalus & Tyson were the Contubernium.

Daedalus has his own way to navigate without the string or a mortal.

My drawing showed the Sphinx, a farm, a cave & a volcano, with 2 people under it.

In the Gigantomachy, Athena threw Mt. Etna on top of Enceladus, then Zeus threw the island it was on, Sicily, on top of Typhon.

The volcano must be Saint Helens, as that is where their prison was moved.

If the volcano is destroyed without them escaping, they will be teleported to Mt. Diablo.

The cave is probably Pan's.

We have no idea what the farm is.

We arrived at Apollo's Temple.

Ella & Herophile are sitting on different sides of a table with 3 raffle machines between them, pointing toward Ella.

She had the 9 books behind her.

Herophile: "Ella wrote down the prophecy I spoke on a sheet of paper & drew the crossword puzzle."

She handed Annabeth a paper with 11 words that needed to be solved on it.

Ella spun the raffles to choose the book, page & which prophecy on the page.

She read, "You shall delve in the darkness of the endless maze,

The dead, the traitor, and the lost one raise.

You shall rise or fall by the ghost king's hand,

The Child of Minerva's final stand.

Destroy with a hero's final breath,

And lose a love to worse than death."

I responded, "That feels mostly outdated."

Daedalus chimed in, "My life is tied to the Labyrinth, so my death would destroy it. I was already planning on doing that after I evacuated my workshop & gave everything to Annabeth, since she impressed me."

We ate lightly, since lunch will probably be only an hour, or 2, from now, due to meeting them.

Oracle Cave, Camp Half-Blood, Long Island, New York, Noon

Jason POV

Me, Hazel, Bobby, Marcus, Nathan, Nico, Bianca, Chris & Grover.

The fact that those 2 just returned yesterday & are ready for more impresses me to no end, but sadly Clarisse was a lot more banged up than Grover & had to stay behind.

We entered Rachel's part of the cave.

She was full dressed in Greek armor, with a bow, ready to go with us.

Hazel stepped forward & Rachel spoke, "You shall delve in the darkness of the endless maze,

The dead, the traitor, and the lost one raise.

You shall rise or fall by the ghost king's hand,

The Child of Athena's final stand.

Destroy with a hero's final breath,

And lose a love to worse than death."

We left & made our way passed Dick's.

I call him that because we barely got any sleep last night, due to him arguing non-stopped on why Rachel shouldn't be allowed to go.

We were stuck arguing with him until 1 am.

Even then, he refused to give us a prophecy unless she stays behind.

As we entered the Grove, we heard our prophecy.

"The dark labyrinth's gate leads down to

the oblivion scythe's smithing crew.

The many-handed ones freed.

Must escape triple's greed.

A god falls and another born new."

We made our way to the heavy metal doors that the Hephaestus cabin & Cyclopes made to lock the maze.

We were now waiting for Percy & company to arrive.

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Chapter 54: Book 4 - The Battle of the Labyrinth: Chapter 3: Entering the Labyrinth

Summary:

The Quest to destroy the Labyrinth, while finding Pan, rescuing those in need & reclaiming Ariadne's string, begins.

Notes:

(See the end of the chapter for notes.)

Chapter Text

6/4/08, Wednesday

Camp Half-Blood, Long Island, New York, 12:30 pm

Percy POV

Daedalus's directions were on point. We arrived rather quickly.

Jason & the others were waiting on us.

I spoke, "Thank you for waiting. We can work on our crossword prophecy while we eat."

We compared prophecies, then headed to lunch to decipher the crossword puzzle.

1. Kronos's weapon (Starts with the letter S)

2. Latin word meaning closed (Second letter is L)

3. Detainment facility (Last letter is N)

4. Hecatoncheires (First letter is B)

5. 3-chests (First letter is G)

6. Riddle (First letter is E)

7. Really tall hill (Second letter is O)

8. God of the Wild (Last letter is S)

9. Son of Poseidon & Gaea (Second letter is N)

10. Castle is a type of [blank] (First letter is P)

11. [blank] Caverns National Park in New Mexico (Last Letter is D)

After we solved it, it looked like this.

Clusius is an epithet of Janus.

Briares has been captured by the Titans, along with his 5 siblings.

Geryon is a monster that Hercules stole Cattle from for his 10th labor.

Faunus is Pan's roman form.

Antaeus is a giant that fought with Gigante during the Gigantomachy.

Carlsbad Caverns are where Nyx took me to meet Pan, though I kept that to myself.

As we reentered the labyrinth, Annabeth spoke "To summarize, we're going to encounter Janus, rescue Briares, go to Geryon's farm, encounter the Sphinx, go to Saint Helens, encounter something related to Faunus, then Antaeus."

Grover was excited by this.

As soon as we step into the maze, it confuses us, shifting its walls, narrowing its passageways, and closing off exits and entrances.

We need to be careful. A day here is a week on the outside.

Rachel spoke, "There seems to be a slightly glowing path on the ground."

Daedalus responded, "That's your clear sight leading you through."

We followed her into a room filled with Roman architecture & has paintings of the Roman gods at a feast on one wall. There is a fountain that doesn't work in the middle and mosaic tiles all over.

There are 2 doors in the back.

We closed our eyes as a god flashed in.

He was dressed as a doorman with 2 faces on 1 head, 1 above each shoulder.

This was Janus, God of doors, beginnings & ends.

Because of his dual form, Janus has dual personalities as well. His left head is generally a pessimist, and the right head is an optimist.

Because of this, they often disagree a lot. One head also tends to lie, while the other tells the truth most of the time.

Each head, however, often has the same goal of causing misfortune or indecision with those they meet.

That, however, is born of his insanity.

I spoke, "Greetings Lord Janus Quirinus, is it true that you are Romulus himself post-deification?"

Both faces looked confused & like they were having a migraine.

They screamed, "We don't remember!"

I responded, "I'm sorry my lords. It is just, as a part of the original trinity of Rome, Romulus was called Quirinus upon his deification. You are also called that, so I thought you were the same person."

As I spoke, I saw him hold his head on his faces. He screamed in agony.

His 2 faces became one in the middle of his head before separating again & repeating a few times.

His hands stayed put on the sides of his head regardless of where his faces were.

After a few minutes, he calmed down, with his one face in the middle of his head, like a normal human head.

Romulus said, "Thank you. I've been suffering from insanity ever since I killed my brother. I owe you a favor Perseus."

I replied, "While I would normally insist that a good deed is its own reward, I'm trying to help my Uncle Pluto & Grandma Rhea bring about reforms in Camp Jupiter that'll help improve it."

Quirinus nodded, "I will speak with them & then work to bring about these changes to my creation. As the 3rd most important god in Rome, until the creation of the Capitoline Triad & again now that Jupiter & Juno are gone, & former 5th most important god, my word hold sway with the romans."

He flashed away.

The gods are limited on how they can punish people for disobeying them, so simply making decrees & getting the senate to listen are 2 different things.

Especially as they are protected by the Ancient Laws confirming mortals the right to govern themselves.

Rachel led us through one of the doors.

As we exited, I saw that we were in a prison on an island.

Annabeth spoke, "I took a school trip here. This is Alcatraz."

As she led us through, we heard screaming.

We made our way there quietly.

We saw Kampê, the most fearsome and ferocious monster in all of Tartarus, the "greatest nightmare of your greatest nightmares".

Even Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades initially shuddered with horror after seeing the infernal monster for the first time.

Kampê has a human head, with snakes for hair, like Medusa. She has a half human body, like a centaur, but with reptilian skin and a dragon half, with gigantic claws.

Her dragon half is black with white stripes down her back. She has huge dark reptilian wings, a huge venom-dripping scorpion tail (that is extremely venomous), and at the point where her halves meet, her skin bubbles and morphs, occasionally producing ferocious mutated animal heads that constantly change shape (bear, boar, wombat, tiger, crocodile, wolf, etc.) like a gruesome, monstrous belt.

Hundreds of violent darting vipers sprouted from her legs. Her eyelids blink sideways, like a reptile's. Even just standing near Kampê is like standing in an acid fog.

Kampê is also known to speak the primordial/titan language, the language that was used before other immortal species roamed the earth & the titans created a new language to communicate with them.

I was taught to never engage her.

She is currently torturing the 3 Hecatoncheires & the original cyclopes, with her whip.

She cried, "Don't make me grab my scimitars!"

Luke warned us about them.

She now wields two poisonous twin scimitars that will kill demigods, after they painfully shrivel slowly into dust.

This does not kill Cyclopes or Hecatoncheires, though it causes them hours of extreme and ineffable pain.

The scimitars themselves glow with a weird greenish aura boiling wisps of vapor that smelled sour and hot even across the yard.

They are also extremely sharp, shown when Kampê used them to instantly slice through steel cell bars and stone walls.

Kampê can fight with both of her hands independently, as she fought 2 of Luke's strongest underlings at once.

I looked over & saw the 2 blades in question.

Annabeth whispered, "Can you kill her?"

I nodded & she gave the go ahead.

I stuck my hand out & yanked back, drawing out all her body fluids, mummifying the torturer.

We freed the 6, but Annabeth had the rest split up to search for more enemies & inmates.

As Me, Grover, Annabeth & Tyson untied everyone, the 6 looked concerned.

One asked, "Is it over?"

Another answered, "I think so Briares, we can go back to Poseidon's forge & get to work."

Briares was the one most loyal to Zeus & freed him from his imprisonment at the hands of the other gods, but later after seeing how little Zeus respected him & his siblings tried to sacrifice Bessie, The Ophiotaurus, to destroy the gods.

He is also the ex-husband of Kym. It was an amicable split.

Tyson is a big fan of all 6 of them & has worked under them in the forge.

After everyone else returned, we escorted them to the sea, while praying to father for an escort for them.

Once the Hippocampi arrived to give them a lift, with 10 Ichthyocentaur & 10 Merman bodyguards, we returned to the Labyrinth.

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Chapter 55: Book 4 - The Battle of the Labyrinth: Chapter 4: The Collectors

Summary:

They continued through the Labyrinth.

Notes:

(See the end of the chapter for notes.)

Chapter Text

Unknown

Labyrinth

Percy POV

Once we reentered, Rachel led us to another room.

It was largely empty, save a giant hole that took up over of it, with spelunking equipment & rope towards the top.

Grover, Tyson & the underworld trio seemed scared.

I asked, "It leads to Tartarus?"

Grover answered, "Yes."

Tyson responded, "It is giving me the creeps."

Bianca scolded, "Suck it up! At least we now know how Kronos is having his scythe reforged."

Me, Jason, Annabeth, Drew & a few others got what she was saying.

Jason spoke, "Mimas, the bane of Hephaestus. As a giant, he will stay behind for the Gigantomachy if the titans lose, but he would be more than willing to help his half-brothers."

Bianca, Piper, Bobby & Frank moved to cut the rope, but were interrupted.

Tyson & Daedalus in unison, "Don't bother," Tyson stopped, "you have a better chance of cutting through the ground than that rope, same with the rest of the equipment."

We moved on into the next exit.

Which leads us to Geryon's "Tripple G Ranch" in Texas.

According to Luke & Iapetus, He was selling Apollo's cattle to feed the Titan army.

Thalia's first assignment in the hunt was to kill him & capture it.

Eurytion has taken over from his former boss.

As a son of Ares & one of the Hesperides, he's a nymph of the dawn.

We made our way there to get a place to rest as it would be a waste of time to sleep inside the Labyrinth.

As we entered, we saw him sitting behind a desk doing paperwork.

Eurytion is large with stark white hair, a cowboy hat, and a braided white beard.

He wears jeans, a "Don't Mess with Texas" t-shirt, and a denim jacket with the sleeves ripped off.

He has a tattoo of crossed swords on his right bicep.

I can best describe him as a kind of "Father Time" gone redneck and totally jacked.

Annabeth & Hazel step forward to describe why we were here.

He spoke, "This isn't a hotel, but if Mr. Jackson would be kind enough to clean all the stables, like his sister did, you can stay. I swear to bring no harm to you during your stay if you do this."

I grabbed some seashells from the river naiad, while promising not to run the filth into the river.

After the sun had fully set, I had finished, but not before scaring the crap out of the flesh-eating horses that wanted to eat me & my father.

Hippalektryons were adorable. The cattle thought Mrs. O'Leary was one of them.

The Fire breathing horses were something I planned to suggest our dad to get Tyson for his birthday if he ever moves out of Atlantis, since it would help him travel & in battle.

After all that was done, we ate our rations & went to bed.

We went back to the Labyrinth & Rachel led us to the next room.

Annabeth spoke, "Keep your guards up. This may seem too easy, but that's because we stayed diligent, were prepared & had insider information."

This room was a game show with the sphinx.

I killed her because she wanted to eat us if we failed a test.

Multiple choice tests will always be inferior to written assignments.

We continued out again to meet Vulcan, with a large group of people in the background walking around Mt. St. Helens.

Vulcan spoke, "Behind me are the Dactyls & Cabeiri. The Cabeiri are earth deities that serve me directly, while the Dactyls serve Grandma, but work for me in exchange for a percentage of the profits."

He continued, "They will notify me if those 2 are close to escaping."

He hands Grover a box, "This is a shrine used to denote where Pan died. It will allow us fellow gods & anyone else to find it & pay our respects."

Grover nodded & put it away.

We continued & found ourselves in a giant open area filled with several buildings & landmarks.

Annabeth said, "That's the Parthenon. That's the Temple of Mercury."

As we continued to look around & saw the Statue of Zeus at Olympia among several others.

I spoke, "This is the Grand Collection, a horde of artifacts & buildings that are supposed to be at New Rome, Greece or generally in either Camp. They have all reformed in America, but under the possession..." I was cut off.

An unknown deep masculine voice spoke, "Under my possession, the great Julius Caesar!"

Sure enough, the man himself stepped out in the same toga he died in, with Augustus right behind him.

Annabeth asked the question we all wanted answered, "Are you with Triumvirate holdings?"

Augustus smiled & nodded his head.

Julius answered, "The opportunity for me & my boy to rejoin the remaining emperors is too good to pass up."

Hazel responded, "Caligula will betray you at the first opportunity."

Augustus said, "So will we. Right, dad?"

Julius nodded.

As all the species we fought in Nero's Tower surrounded us, I prayed to Venus & Diana for help.

I spoke their words, "Too afraid to fight us on your own."

Julius spoke, "Watch your tongue mortal. I'm a god without a Fasces, as I died before the term Emperor was created."

Jason continued, "Then prove it chicken."

Rachel & others started making chicken noises.

They lunged at us & we closed our eyes & Venus, Diana & Zoe were 2v3ing them after incinerating the monsters.

We made our way to the Mausoleum of Gallienus because that is where they are keeping over 50 Roman standards, as well as Homer, Pythagoras, Hephaestion & other mortal turned gods, including the 5 good emperors.

I found a cage filled with 4 gods bunked together.

I used my water powers to cut the door open as I spoke, "Venus & Diana are fighting Julius & Augustus & could use your help."

After the 20 of us were done, several gods were now ganging up on the false father-son pair.

I prayed to Mercury, "The collection needs to be taken to either Camp. Pretty sure this is covered by our taxes."

He appeared, "It is. I was in the middle of moving Talents & Solidus between Banks."

Talent was the largest Greek currency & exclusively used by banks, like the United States' 1-million-dollar bill, valued at 6,000 Drachmae.

Solidus was the largest Roman currency &, also, exclusively used by banks, valued at 275,000 Denarii.

He continued listing items off, "Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, Colossus of Rhodes, Statue of Zeus at Olympia, Temple of Artemis, Temples of Diana (Nemi & Baiae), Temple of Venus (Baiae), Temple of Mercury & Octagon (Baiae), The original Lyceum, Platonic Academy, Votive Stones of Pesaro, Cynosarges, Parthenon, Pantheon(building; both), Temple of Apollo (Avernus), Baths of Caracalla (both), Temple of the Divine Romulus, Basilica of Maxentius, Sanctuary of Asclepius, Baths of Agrippa, Baths of Antoninus, Temple of Minerva Medica, Baths of Diocletian (both), Hadrian's Villa, Imperial Baths (trier), Nymphaeum (Albano, Jerash & Riza), Southern Bosra Baths, Western Jerash Baths, Heroon of Romulus, Roman Forum, Temple of Portunus, Villa Gordiani, Domus Aurea, Diocletian's Palace, Baths of Aquae Flavianae, Red Basilica, Cologne Praetorium, Mausoleum of Gallienus, Villa delle Vignacce, Praetextat catacomb, Capito Thermae, Domus Augustana, Baths of Maxentius, Flavian Palace, Hall of Thermae Pisa, Hunting Thermae, Arch of Marcus Aurelius, Sedia del Diavolo, Tabularium, Tomb at Casal de' Pazzi, Trajan Baths, Trajan's forum, Bostra Basilica…"

He continued listing everything off, including several things from Pompeii & the over 50 standards, including the Standards of Legio V Macedonica, Legio III Gallica, Legio X Equestris (Caesar's favorite), Legio XVII, XVIII, and XIX.

Those 6, plus the 12th that founded Camp Jupiter & Legio IX Hispana that Magnus recovered, are the 8 most decorated legions in Roman history.

After he was done, Venus had already come to greet us.

Venus spoke, "Those 2 were push overs."

I said, "Sorry dear. We were kind of backed into a corner."

She laughed, "I'm not mad. Just disappointed. I was hoping for a good fight."

Annabeth teased, "Maybe we can spar later, Herentas."

All the names of the Roman Gods were called that by the Samnites first, except for Venus being different than Herentas.

It is why there was no need for a Samnite camp, as their culture was identical to the Romans, down to every god, except Venus/Herentas.

Herentas responded, "Call me that & not Venus going forward. I like it when you say it."

She turns to the others, "That only applies to my lovers by the way."

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Chapter 56: Book 4 - The Battle of the Labyrinth: Chapter 5: The Death of a God

Summary:

They fight a demi-giant & find Pan.

Notes:

(See the end of the chapter for notes.)

Chapter Text

Unknown

Labyrinth

Percy POV

As we returned, Grover spoke, "I can feel the presence of Pan."

Hazel responded, "He can wait. It's too dangerous to split up down here. As your friend & commanding officer, I'm ordering you to stay put."

That seemed to be the right call, as just a few minutes later we were surrounded by Scythian Dracaena, Cynocephali & Pandai, with Strixes & Leucrota on leashes.

In case I forgot to describe them before, Scythian Dracaena are humanoid females with twin serpent trunks instead of legs. Their walk is a combination of walking and slithering like walking on living skis.

Cynocephali are simply dog-headed monsters, which is ironic given what's at the end of their leashes.

Pandai are a species of humanoid monster with large ears, fur, and eight fingers.

Strixes are a mythical owl-like creature that feeds on human flesh and blood and will curse whoever kills them. If their talons scratch someone, the person will be paralyzed. According to Apollo, they will "disembowel you, drink your blood, and eat your flesh" if you let them attack you.

Strixes are birds of ill omen when they show up bad things happen. They usually feed on young and weak people like babies and the elderly. They breed in the upper reaches of Tartarus and don't make good pets.

If one Strix is killed, more will appear. They become active about an hour after sundown as sunlight will cause a Strix's death.

Before Rome was founded, Strixes once targeted the legendary king of Latium, Procas, in his cradle when he was still a baby.

A ritual to keep the striges away from the newborn prince was subsequently performed by the nymph Cranae, who later became the goddess Carna, who owned a wand of whitethorn, also known as spina, given her by Janus, which could expel evil from all doors.

The ritual involved stroking the lintel and threshold with an arbutus branch, and placating the evil with chopped entrails of pigs, etc.

The assault was interrupted but Procas received scars on his cheeks and discoloration of his skin complexion.

A leucrota has the body of a lion, and red fur. It has the hooves and tail of a horse.

Its head is a cross between a horse's and a wolf's.

It has red eyes, and instead of teeth, it has two solid plates of bone that make a clacking noise when hit together.

They can mimic the voices of humans to lure them to their deaths.

We were led to a Roman Colosseum, with several chains dangling from the ceiling.

The arena has skulls everywhere which were fashioned into an altar.

This must be Antaeus' Arena, another black sheep from my siblings.

Antaeus is a half-giant, the son of Neptune and Terra, whose wife is Tinjis.

Antaeus lives for entertainment in his arena.

He loves the roar of the crowd and becomes angry with anyone that disappoints his audience, either by ending a fight too quickly or not fighting at all.

As a result, he is very arrogant and can be manipulated into a fight.

However, because he cannot be killed when touching the ground, he is very confident in his abilities and attacks without mercy while still putting on a show.

He is also very blood thirsty, as his arena is decorated with the skulls of those that have been killed.

He is marked for death by Neptune, due to his bloodlust & his needless killing of his kin.

He is 15ft tall, with red skin & black dreadlocks & a loincloth.

Caligula stepped up from behind him, as Antaeus sits on his throne like an emperor, "I would present to you your half-brother & opponent, Perseus Jackson."

Antaeus turned to him, "You think that string bean is enough to give me a good fight. I have an audience to entertain."

Caligula responded, "He is the strongest demigod of his age & is reaching a level of power that his mortal form can't hold. He is stronger than most minor gods, but if you're scared…"

Antaeus interrupts him, "Watch me bitch! You're free to take your army through the second entrance to the Labyrinth!" He turned to me, "Try not to die too fast! My fans deserve a good show."

The Labyrinth has crossroads, in which users of the Labyrinth must pass through in order to get to where you want to go.

We are here to stop them from gaining access to the camps & gain access to the Titan Army & Triumvirate's bases.

Given our difference in numbers, I think we failed at the former.

As soon as he hit the arena, I ripped his blood out, but he healed.

He cannot be killed on the land.

As the others watched, I blocked one of punches with my scutum, jumped back & started spamming my lancea, pila, spicula & veruta until I could figure out how to lift him off of the ground.

I jumped up onto his head & jumped again & grabbed one of the chains.

I taunted him, "Can't reach me up here, can you?"

He jumped up as high as he could.

Given that he has superhuman strength, speed, endurance, and stamina, that's pretty high.

I used the last of my magic to wrap the chains around his neck & strangle him.

As he disappeared, the chains binding my comrades were finally unlocked by Tyson & Daedalus.

Jason really should've brought Hephaestus's 2nd most skilled son after Charles, Leo Valdez, or his most skilled daughter, Nyssa Barrera.

We ran to the exit, and Daedalus summoned Mrs. O'Leary with his Stygian Ice whistle.

She was a hellhound that looked like a mastiff bigger than a tank and barks slightly louder than an artillery gun.

She is sweet, energetic, and playful. She loves eating, running around, and playing with chew toys.

According to Daedalus, He got her into many close calls with death and quite a few giant squeaky toys.

Stygian Ice is ice from the river Styx. It never melts.

We slowed down & returned to the Labyrinth.

Our next exit was in Colorado Springs at Western Museum of Mining and Industry.

Annabeth spoke, "I think we should make a quick detour to Aeolia in Pikes Peak to gain any intel on the Titans', or Triumvirate's, activities."

We used the Bus to cover the 10 miles & cross the ice bridge, only to learn that Athena had already called Aeolus for updates on everything, so we returned to the Museum once Jason stopped flirting with the Aurae & the imprisoned Ventī.

Aeolus frequently complained about not being respected, because he wasn't a god.

He had gone crazy after years of trying to fill out the request of all the weather needs of the gods.

Thankfully, Bacchus & Apollo fixed that.

As we were waiting on Jason, He came out riding on a horse-like Ventī, "Race Ya!", and he flew back to the Museum with us behind him.

The next time we left it was into an entrance to Mt. Othrys, not the one where Atlas was holding up the sky.

Thankfully we were not seen, but Kronos was there wearing the Golden Fleece standing on a small cliff giving a speech to the monsters.

He has brutal golden eyes, black curly hair and an unnerving, long pointy beard.

He has an orange toga, while wearing the Fleece as a cape & helmet.

His voice is described as unspeakably old, cold, and powerful, like knives scraping against stone.

Some Fauns brought him his Scythe as he talked about using the entrance to attack the Camps, due to Mimas mass reproducing Ariadne's string.

As he pointed to the Entrance to the Labyrinth with his scythe, everybody noticed us & we ran as fast as we could. Just because 3 of us were invisible, due to Drew borrowing Anna's cap, doesn't mean much when there are 20 of us.

Rachel threw a hairbrush at him & it hit him in the eye. He screamed.

We ran while using as many projectiles as we could to cover our escape.

As we were returning, Jason yelled, "Hazel, collapse the entrance!"

She created the biggest landslide she could muster.

After we were back in, I spoke, "Given the size of the army, they'll have that cleared or found another entrance before too long."

The next exit we reached came out towards Faunus's Cave in Carlsbad Caverns.

We followed the river to where Pan was lying.

Due to being underground, no Satyr would look there, due to their fear of monsters, as that is all they can smell down here.

There was a dodo bird, something that looked like a cross between a wolf and a tiger, a huge rodent like the mother of all guinea pigs, and roaming behind the bed, picking berries with its trunk, was a woolly mammoth.

Those were just the start of the extinct species.

There were crystals that function as an artificial light source to keep extinct trees & other plants around.

Several Auloniads were surrounding him, along with his consorts, Flora, Fauna the Elder & Marica, & his daughter Fauna the Younger.

He looks like an old satyr, with brilliant sky-blue eyes and a pointy beard.

His hair is white and curly and the goat fur on his legs was frosted with gray.

He has enormous, curved glossy brown horns.

His laughter sounds wonderful, like the first breeze of springtime, filling the whole cavern with hope.

Wonder what joke was told as we were entering.

He spoke, "I cannot speak to you all in time, though I have speeches for each of you."

He turned to Grover, "The spirit of the wild must pass to all of you now. You must tell each one you meet: if you would find Pan, take up Pan's spirit. Remake the wild, a little at a time, each in your own corner of the world. You cannot wait for anyone else, even a god, to do that for you. I name you, my successor. Choose a new Oracle of Arcadia."

His body flickering in & out as he spoke. He pushed almost all his godly essence into Grover, before pushing into the rest of us.

He turned to me, "I wanted you to spread the word that the Wild needed to be protected. I also give you a part of his spirit, which allows you to use nature magic and communicate with animals."

He turned to Annabeth as a silver flower appears in her hand, "Tell them. You must tell them. The gods… they already know, but they will not act unless they hear the voices of their children. Speak to them. Make them listen. You must remind them what is at stake. You must make them see. The spirit of Pan is not dead. It is only… changed. Tell them, Annabeth. You must tell everyone you meet. The wild is not gone. The wild… is still here."

Even with the gods being more responsible, the wild is at the bottom of most of their priorities.

He turned to Tyson, "You are a brave and gentle soul. You should take care of the wild. I give you the blessing of courage and friendship."

He turned to Rachel, "Tell the world the wild must be protected. They will listen to your money & influence."

He turned to Nico, but closed his eyes for the last time before he could speak.

Nico closed his eyes before saying, "Father confirmed that Pan is a mortal soul being transported to Elysium by Charon as we speak."

The goddesses left, but the nymphs bowed to Grover, as did we after.

Grover stopped crying to hoarse out, "I'm going to Juniper. Can you finish this quest without me?"

Juniper is his girlfriend, a Dryad.

Hazel answered, "We have to. As a god, you cannot help us."

He flashed away to Half-blood.

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Chapter 57: Book 4 - The Battle of the Labyrinth: Chapter 6: Return to Camp

Summary:

The groups return to their camps.

Notes:

(See the end of the chapter for notes.)

Chapter Text

6/15/08, Sunday

Pan's Cave, Carlsbad Caverns, New Mexico

Percy POV

Daedalus spoke, "Well, we rescued those in need, found Faunus, and it is useless to reclaim Ariadne's string, so this is part where I follow Pan to the underworld."

Nico, Bianca & Hazel approached him, while Annabeth hugged him, "It was an honor to know you, big brother."

He responded, "The honor is mine. All my stuff was moved to Camp Jupiter & you & Percy are the sole inheritors of my estate. Percy gets Mrs. O'Leary & her things including the whistle, while you get everything else."

They separated & Annabeth spoke as the 3 approached, "Legionnaires, Attention!"

The 9 of us from Camp Jupiter's Contubernium saluted him.

Hazel spoke as she approached in response, "Warriors, Attention!"

The 6 from Half-blood did the same.

Daedalus closed his eyes for the last time as Nico & Bianca released his soul from the Automaton container & Hazel buried it with her geokinesis.

Annabeth ordered, "21 shot salute!"

Me, Annabeth, Drew using Annabeth's gun, Bobby, Marcus, Nathan & Tyson using his sling stood at the ready.

"Fire."

We released our arrows/stones/bullets & reloaded.

"Fire."

We released our arrows/stones/bullets & reloaded.

"Fire."

We released our arrows/stones/bullets & put our weapons away.

Bianca spoke, "A lot of monsters just returned to the underworld from the Labyrinth."

I spoke, "Probably Kronos's army getting trapped in the Labyrinth."

Grover spoke telepathically while sniffling, "A lot of monsters… (blows nose) were banging on the sealed door at camp but didn't get through."

I created a sprinkle by manipulating the river, "Oh Arcus, goddess of the Rainbow, please accept my offering." I threw in another dupondius. "Reyna Ramírez-Arellano, Camp Jupiter."

Once she picked up, she said, "I assume Daedalus is no longer among us as the monsters are no longer hammering on the door to the Labyrinth trying to get in."

Annabeth gave her a full status update on everything.

She responded, "I expect a full written report from each of you as my last order before your promotions."

We were shocked.

She responded, "After everything you did, including restoring Quirinus and getting all of those artifacts back, you were elected to the restored ranks above praetor before a proper election could be held by population demands."

In ancient Rome, depending on the era, the highest political ranks were:

1. Emperors:

1.1. Augustus - Senior Emperor; Plural form is Augusti.

1.2. Caesar - Junior Emperor; Plural form is Caesares.

2. King - elected by the senate.

3. Interrex - dictator between elected kings

4. Dictator - only elected during emergencies.

5. Senate:

5.1. Princeps Senatus - Head of the senate

6. Decemvirate - Group of 10 with the combined power of the Tribune of plebs & Consul.

7. Tribune of plebs - could veto the senate.

8. Magister equitum - Dictator's 2nd

9. Censor

10. Vicarius

11. Governor (unofficial rank between Censor & Consul)

12. Consul

12.1. Consular Tribune - military tribune with Consular authority

13. Praetor

The governor was more of a military rank than a political one.

Uncle Pluto's goal was to bring back the Princeps Senatus, Decemvirate, Tribune of plebs, Censor & Consul, plus several lower offices that limit the power of the upper offices.

The Curiate assembly, Centuriate assembly, Tribal assembly & Plebian council all limited the power of the Senate & each other.

We eventually hung up but took notice of her bending at angles that showed off her cleavage.

I looked at Jason & the others from Half-blood, "This is where we split up."

Jason shook my hand, "It was an honor."

After we said our goodbyes, they began to head back to half-blood, while we rode Mrs. O'Leary to Camp Jupiter, via Shadow Travel.

Principia, Camp Jupiter, Oakland Hills, Oakland, California, noon

The good girl immediately fell asleep as soon as we arrived outside the Principia.

As we looked, the entire population was behind us cheering us.

Mars, Quirinus & Reyna were waiting for us.

Mars held up his hand & everyone was quiet, "Let them give their report, then begin their promotion."

We entered the building & gave our written report to Reyna.

Reyna asked, "Can I join the harem?"

Annabeth spoke, "We'd have to call the others first."

As we exited, everyone was still there.

Mars spoke, "Annabeth Chase step forward." She did.

He continued, "I hereby name you, a Decemvir, Censor & Regina Sacrorum."

Regina Sacrorum is the highest mortal religious figure in Rome.

In ancient Rome, depending on the era, the highest religious ranks were:

1. Rex/Regina Sacrorum

2. Flamines Maiores:

2.1. Flamen Dialis - Jupiter

2.2. Flamen Martialis - Mars

2.3. Flamen Quirinalis - Janus

3. Pontifex Maximus

4. Calate Assembly

5. Flamines Minores

6. Vestals

Mars spoke, "Perceus Jackson step forward." I did.

He continued, "I hereby name you, a Decemvir, Censor, Rex Sacrorum, Tribune of Plebs & Princeps Senatus. I further grant you the title of Imperator."

Imperator was a title given to the most decorated & successful military leaders.

I wasn't leading this quest. How did I earn it, but Annabeth didn't.

I was in shock with all my positions & responsibilities.

I returned to my spot.

"Drew Tanaka step forward. I hereby name you, a Decemvir & Pontifex Maximus."

Everyone else just became the remaining Decemvir.

We all received the title of "Vir Illustris" for our efforts.

It was the highest honorific title one could receive before Christianity took over the empire & created the title of Vir Gloriosus.

We proceeded to feast in the field of Mars as that was the only place large enough to fit the entire population of New Rome.

7/1/08, Tuesday

Percy's Office, Decemvirate building, 3:00pm

We've been busy bringing about reforms for the better.

Grover made Juniper his oracle.

Olympus disbanded the cloven council as they served no purpose anymore.

After reinstating the Vestal Virgins, their Sacred Grove was restored.

After the Votive Stones of Pesaro were returned, the Sacred Grove of Pesaro reformed around it along with the forbidden road.

After the Platonic Academy was returned, the groves of Academe reforms around it at Half-blood.

We brought the number of Praetor back to the maximum of 8, as it was during the 1st century BC.

Reyna got promoted to Consul & was allowed to join the harem.

We reinstated the Consul, Flamines, Legatus, the Curiate Assembly, Centuriate Assembly, Tribal assembly, Plebeian Council & Calate Assembly.

The full Political rankings go:

1. Senate:

1.1. Princeps Senatus - Head of the senate

2. Decemvirate - Group of 10 with the combined power of the Tribune of plebs & Consul.

3. Tribune of plebs - could veto the senate.

4. Censor

5. Vicarius

6. Governor (unofficial rank between Censor & Consul)

7. Consul

7.1. Consular Tribune - military tribune with Consular authority

8. Praetor:

8.1. Praetor Urbanus

8.2. Praetor Peregrinus

9. Curiate assembly

10. Centuriate assembly

11. Aedile

12. Quaestor

13. Tribal assembly

14. Praefectus urbi - Mayor of Rome

15. Plebeian Council

There were also laws passed to prevent anyone after us from holding more than 1 political or military office at a time or sequentially.

All political offices were elected for a decade.

The main problem with politics in the U.S. is that by the time the effects of laws & political decisions are seen, they're already out of office.

It takes nearly a decade for the effects of decisions to be noticeable.

That means people get 1 decade term, then can't run again, or rejoin the legions for 10 more years.

The full military rankings go:

1. Magister Militum - Leaders of entire branches of military

1. Magister Peditum - Leader of Infantry in a certain area

2. Magister Equitum - Leader of Calvary in a certain area

2. Governor/Comes rei militaris - leader of several Legions.

3. Dux - Leader of 2 Legions

4. Legatus - Leader of an entire Legion

4.1. Praefectus classis - Leader of an entire Naval Fleet

5. Tribunus laticlavius

6. Praefectus castrorum

7. Military tribune - 6 individuals above Centurions

7.1. Tribunus laticlavius - 2nd in command to Legatus

7.2. Tribunus angusticlavius - the other 5 tribune

7.3. Everyone of this rank & above wore a Parazonium Dagger instead of a Pugio dagger.

8. Nauarchus - Leader of 1-2 Cohorts worth of Navy

8.1. Nauarchus archigubernes/princeps - a senior Nauarchus that answers directly to the Praefectus classis.

9. Comes - Commanders:

9.1. Praefectus cohortis - Cohort Commander

9.1.1. Primicerius - Commander of the 1st Cohort

9.2. Ducenarius - Commander of a Maniple, 2-3 Centuria

10. Centurion/Centerius - leader of a Centuria

10.1. Primus pilus - Senior Centurion of the 1st Cohort

10.2. Primi ordinis - Centurion of 1st Cohort

10.3. Pilus Prior - Centurion of a cohort of Triarii that leads the front.

10.4. Pilus Posterior - Centurion of a cohort of Triarii that leads the rear.

10.5. Principe Prior - Centurion of a cohort of Principes that leads the front.

10.6. Princeps Posterior - Centurion of a cohort of Principes that leads the rear.

10.7. Hastatus Prior - Centurion of a cohort of Hastati that leads the front.

10.8. Hastatus Posterior - Centurion of a cohort of Hastati that leads the rear.

10.9. Trierarchus - Naval Centurion

11. Optio/Biarchus - 2nd in command to Centurion

11.1. Signifer - Carries the Signum, Standard of the Century, or Maniple

12. Decurion - lead a squadron of 32 Calvary.

13. Decanus - lead a squad of 10 Legionnaire, Contubernium

14. Legionnaire

14.1. Milites - non-specialists

15. Probatio

Just to finish it up, the full religious rankings go:

1. College of Pontiffs:

1.1. Priests:

1.1.1. Rex/Regina Sacrorum

1.1.2. Flamines:

1.1.2.1. Maiores:

1.1.2.1.1. Flamen Dialis - Jupiter

1.1.2.1.2. Flamen Martialis - Mars

1.1.2.1.3. Flamen Quirinalis - Janus

1.1.2.2. Minores

1.1.3. Pontifex Maximus

1.1.4. Calate Assembly

1.1.5. Flamines Minores

1.1.6. Vestals

1.2. Lesser priests of equal rank:

1.2.1. Curio Maximus

1.2.2. Rex Nemorensis

2. Colleges:

2.1. Major:

2.1.1. College of Pontiffs

2.1.2. Augur - Prophets that used the weather to interpret the will of the gods; made up of 5 types & territories

2.1.2.1. Territories:

2.1.2.1.1. ager Romanus

2.1.2.1.2. ager Gabinus

2.1.2.1.3. ager peregrinus

2.1.2.1.4. ager hosticus

2.1.2.1.5. ager incertus

2.1.2.2. Types:

2.1.2.2.1. ex caelo - thunder, lightning

2.1.2.2.2. ex avibus - birds

2.1.2.2.3. ex tripudiis - attitude to food, and feeding manner of Mars' sacred chickens

2.1.2.2.4. ex quadrupedibus - dog, horse, wolf, and fox

2.1.2.2.5. ex diris - ominous events

2.1.3. Epulones

2.1.4. Quindecimviri sacris faciundis - prophets that decoded the Sibylline Books

2.2. Minor/Sodalities: (equals)

2.2.1. Fetial - diplomats

2.2.2. Arval Brethren

2.2.3. Salii

2.2.4. Titii

2.2.5. Luperci

2.2.6. Sodales Augustales

2.2.7. Vigintisexviri - divided into 6 boards

2.2.7.1. Decemviri stlitibus judicandis

2.2.7.2. (tresviri capitales)/nocturni

2.2.7.3. Tresviri/Triumvir monetales

2.2.7.4. Quattuorviri viis in urbe purgandis

2.2.7.5. Duoviri viis extra urbem purgandis

2.2.7.6. Praefecti Capuam Cumas

2.3. Haruspex - Blood Prophets

Lastly, there are the honorary titles: (unranked)

1. Vir Illustris - greatest title that can be awarded to people.

1.1. Illustres is the plural form.

2. Vir spectabilis - The 2nd greatest title that can be awarded to people.

2.1. Spectabiles is the plural form.

3. Vir Clarissimus - 3rd greatest title that can be awarded to people.

3.1. Clarissimi is the plural form.

4. Pater Patriae - Father of the Fatherland; Honorific title

5. Pius Felix

We had the Parthenon repaired to the intended 50ft.

We made plans to expand the legions back to 10 cohorts once the population is large enough.

To further that goal, we opened orgy building to encourage repopulation.

Every event has a set time & people must show up early to be tested for diseases each time before they can participate.

Gods have been frequenting them lately.

We did the same in New Greece, but just like here only citizens & immortals can participate & there are no citizens.

We divide New Rome into 3 layers of administrative divisions.

Tribe is the largest. Trier, Milan, Sirmium & Nicomedia are tribes.

Curia is the middle.

Pagus is the smallest division & the only 1 that is population based.

Each Pagus elects 1 senator & member of each assembly.

Octavian was just released from the looney bin & allowed to resume his duties.

I'm currently taking a break from my many duties, because Drew & Piper thought me & Wise Girl were overworking ourselves & needed a distraction.

Drew was distracting me & Piper Annabeth.

(Lemon Warning)

Drew screams, "AH! Push that cock into me deeper!"

I had her bent over & was fucking her as I pushed her face into my marble desk & had her anal vibrator maxed out.

I turned her around & made out with as I sat in my chair & she bounced off my cock.

I ordered, "Push out the vibrator."

She groaned & pushed it out.

I picked her up, pushed her against my desk again & took her anally for a few minutes before emptying I came again & pulled myself out before turning her around, pushing her to her knees & prepare to fuck her face.

I commanded, "Open wide, slut!"

(Lemon End)

New Rome

The 5 of us, including Reyna, were sightseeing.

Drew spoke, "Arachne, Medusa & Bianca asked mom if they could join the harem."

Reyna responded, "My mom & Rhea Silva, aka Lupa, asked the same."

Rhea Silva was the mother of Romulus & Remus.

Due to begging, she was allowed to return to life as an animal to take care of her kids until humans found them, for better or worse.

She became a goddess later & was now tasked with training the Roman demigods & legacies at the wolf house.

She prefers her wolf form when working & her human form when on the hunt for mates.

We continued to talk about other things until Rome's matron deity of fishermen appeared.

We greeted Herentas with open arms.

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Chapter 58: Book 4 - The Battle of the Labyrinth: Chapter 7: Invasion

Summary:

Triumvirate invades Camp Jupiter, while the Hunters are present.

Notes:

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Chapter Text

7/14/08, Monday

Camp Jupiter, Oakland Hills, Oakland, California, 8:00am

Percy POV

Diana Lucina arrived last night with her huntresses.

She is part of a minor triad in Rome, like the Aventine Triad.

She, Egeria, the wife of the 2nd king of Rome & a mountain-water nymph with ties to childbirth, & Virbius, the Roman Deified form of Artemis's dear friend, Hippolytus. He is the god of the woodland.

The Wild Triad represents nature & the wilderness around Rome.

Before she showed up, I was planning on taking my girls to the Painted Hills on a date.

I can still do that tomorrow, with her, Zoe & Thalia joining, but now I have to plan for a war game.

We're currently sitting at the leaders' table, with all the politicians & priests above the rank of Vestal Virgin that wished to attend.

Thalia spoke, "Do you really make them do laps in Death Valley, the hottest place in the U.S., in parkas?"

I responded, "It increases their resistance to temperature. Can you imagine fighting monsters in a volcano for prolonged periods?"

She nodded, conceding my point.

Annabeth continued, "We also have plans to have them run in Canada in the winter in nothing but their underwear & shorts."

Zoe responded, "That would certainly acclimate them to harsh climates."

Nothing is too overkill when preparing for life & death situations, so those words were never mentioned.

Drew continued, "We also plan to bring back the Bunion Derby as a form of competition between camps."

Artemis chimed in, "Isn't that the 3,423.5 miles leg race from Los Angeles to New York City?"

Reyna nodded in confirmation, "Uh-huh. The first was won by Johnny Salo in 23 days, 21 Hours, 4 minutes & 34 seconds. He also came in second place in the second, & last, Bunion Derby."

I continued, "Campers start at their own camps & run towards the other camp, taking breaks to eat & sleep as needed. It will help foster health competition between camps. Amazons will monitor for cheating, like taking taxis or planes."

We continued to talk & eat until we heard the alarms go off.

We went outside & heard a Circitor, Watchman, scream "Army of monsters is approaching from Oakland Hills, bearing the flag of Triumvirate holdings."

As a Roman Emperor & God, Caligula can permit entry to New Rome to whoever he wants.

Another screamed, "Navy of monsters approaching from Berkeley Hills on the Little Tiber. Also, bearing the flag of Triumvirate."

I yelled, "Arm the walls & ready the defenses. 12th ready the Triremes & both 12th & 9th ready the Mounts. I will lead the Air counter assault along the Tiber, while Frank Zhang leads the ground. Reyna & the 9th will intercept the Oakland invaders. Everyone else, fortify the defenses."

I called Blackjack & mounted him before flying into battle, with Eagles right behind me.

The Triremes, Elephants, Ostriches & Camels were right behind us ready for war.

I ordered the Eagles to start bombing the enemy ships.

I saw Onocentaurs, Nuli, Gryphons, Arimaspi, Pygmies, Hippopodes, Ethiopian Bulls, Katobleps & Cyprian Centaurs.

Once we took care of the flyers, I ordered them to help take care of the grounded enemies.

I lead a Contubernium to board the rear most ships to set them on fire trapping the rest.

I summoned Mrs. O'Leary & she started turning them into her chew toys.

She may be a gentle giant, but once you threaten those close to her, you're dinner.

I swung my swords killing as many monsters as I could get to.

Once I set the ship on fire, I jumped to the ship in front of it & repeated.

Main Hall, Decemvirate Building, 11:00am

No one's dead, but several were severely injured, including our noble steeds.

The huntresses helped on both fronts.

We're holding an emergency rewards ceremony after lunch for everyone in the battle.

Now we're just burning through paperwork, especially me with the most responsibilities.

Senators are breathing down my neck as the Princeps Senatus & Tribune of Plebs.

Fleid of Mars, Camp Jupiter, Oakland Hills, Oakland, California, 2:00pm

Quirinus spoke in the center, while the rest of us stood at attention.

Leaders up front, the 7 legions behind us divided into thick lines by Legion, lines separated into cohort boxes.

He spoke into his microphone, with the speakers at the corners of the boxes, "When I call your name, come & receive your rewards."

"Perceus Jackson, I grant you the Naval Crown, as the first to board an enemy ship. I also grant you the Grass Crown for saving Camp Jupiter from destruction."

The Naval Crown is a gold crown surmounted with small replicas of the prows of ships.

The Grass Crown, or Blockade Crown, is the highest and rarest of all military decorations in Camp Jupiter, as it was in Ancient Rome.

It was presented only to a general, commander, or officer whose actions saved a legion or the entire army.

The crown took the form of a chaplet made from plant materials taken from the battlefield, including grasses, flowers, and various cereals such as wheat.

In this case, it is the grass of the Field of Mars. Romulus turned it to platinum before wrapping it around my head, like a headband, followed by the Naval Crown on top of my head.

I took a stand behind him, as he continued.

The rest of the Decemvirs, Reyna & several others each received a Civic & Gold Crown.

The Civic Crown is rewarded to those who saved the lives of Roman citizens. It was oak leaves woven into a crown & turned into platinum, as it is the 2nd highest reward in all of Rome after the Grass Crown.

The Gold Crown is rewarded to those that kill an enemy in a 1 on 1 fight.

It is one of the easiest crowns to receive.

The fact that some enemies made it close enough that the remaining Decemvirs, who were guarding, or behind, the walls, could get Gold Crowns is concerning.

Apparently, some Gryphons dropped enemies inside Camp Jupiter, according to my lovers.

7/15/08, Tuesday

Painted Hills, Oregon, 1:00pm

The rest were willing to cover for us since we were the most overworked.

Me & My harem are enjoying a picknick.

Drew asked, "So, will Percy be spending the night at your temple getting laid?"

I chocked on my lemonade. It burned coming out of my nose.

Diana responded, "I certainly hope so. He promised to take responsibility of awakening my sex drive last winter."

Zoe & Thalia nodded, before Zoe added, "No offense to you girls, but we want it to just be the 4 of us before you can join."

Piper responded, "None taken. We understand completely."

We enjoyed the view, while I planned to take my mortal lovers to 2 other locations before the summer ends.

Those are Goblin's Valley, where the Hunt will be next week, so we can reconvene there, & Thor's Well, so Annabeth can get closer to her Norse heritage.

We continued to travel through John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, before flying back to Camp Jupiter.

Temple of Diana, Temple Hill, 10:00pm

After I lead Camp Jupiter to victory over the huntresses, I wasn't sure it would be safe coming here, but the look Thalia & Artemis gave spoke otherwise.

The others also looked at me, like I was one of their own.

It seems like getting all the camps to act like 1 big family is working.

I headed here with a bag containing my pjs & a change of clothes.

I knocked on the door to the hunters' section containing a kitchen, living room, multiple bedrooms, etc. It was kept separate from the place where everyone worshipped & paid their respects.

The goddess Polyphonte answered & let me in.

I saw other formerly deceased hunters that earned godhood by being in the Aisle of the Blessed, plus Virbius, who became a god through the council, & Brito. I don't know how she became a goddess.

Virbius spoke, "They're waiting for you in the master bedroom." He continued to give me directions.

I made my way there & saw them waiting for me in see through green lingerie with openings for their nipples, crotchless underwear, gloves that wrap around the middle finger & go up to the shoulders, under bust corset, garter belts & stockings around a bed that looked bigger than any I've see, excluding Aph's.

Arty wiggled her finger in the "come here" motion, before saying, "Come help us break in this Alaskan King."

(Lemon Warning)

They striped me down & the divine duo started giving me a double tit fuck, while Thalia got under me & polished my balls.

Once they all tasted my seed, we moved to bed.

After I ate her out, Artemis started bouncing on my cock, while I ate Zoe out & Thalia used a strap on to take Artemis anally. I rotated between grabbing & pinching Zoe & Arte's boobs & asses.

Once I came, Artemis put on the strap on & Zoe took her place on my cock & Thalia sat on my face.

After which I grabbed Thalia & fucked her until I was came & the repeated anally while pulling her hair, before turning & see the other 2 spreading their checks for me.

We continued for the rest of the night.

(Lemon End)

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Chapter 59: Book 4 - The Battle of the Labyrinth: Chapter 8: End of Summer

Summary:

Percy goes on dates & gets laid repeatedly.

Notes:

(See the end of the chapter for notes.)

Chapter Text

7/21/08, Monday

Camp Jupiter, Oakland Hills, Oakland, California, 8:00am

Percy POV

Jupiter Indiges, the deified founder of the Roman dynasty, Aeneas of Troy, is visiting yesterday to Saturday, with his Aeneads.

He's in the administrative divisions named after the cities he founded, Lavinium & Alba Longa.

He won't shut up about his descendants, like Romulus & Remus, but also Brutus of Troy, the 1st king of Britain.

I have never wanted to strangle someone for never shutting up until now.

Thankfully, I'm going to visit the hunters in Goblin's Valley, so I don't have to listen to him until tomorrow.

I'm glad elections are held in August, so I can leave knowing that several people can fill my place.

Especially since I made it next to impossible for someone to horde power, like Caesar & Augustus did & Octavian wanted to.

The race is set to occur in June starting next year, since it is a full month affair & people will start returning home in August.

I'm probably going to take out on a date & bone Bellona & Rhea Silva/Lupa tomorrow.

After breakfast, my harem & I got on Iskandar's chariot. I was planning on hiding it until the battle of Manhattan, but our intel confirms the titans already know about it.

Blackjack pulled from the front, with the 2 immortal horses behind him & the Bull spirits beside them.

Goblin Valley State Park, Emery, Utah, Noon

These guys are fast.

We set down & landed in front of the huntresses' camp.

The huntresses split up to explore the area, with my girls coming with me.

We had a great time.

3:00pm

(Lemon Begins)

We stripped down & I shoved Artemis against the wall, with her back to me.

I started fucking her with everything I got in both holes as I pinched her nipples & spanked her, before turning around & saw Thalia & Zoe bent over, while the rest were making out with each other.

I claimed the 2 of them, before turning to see Annabeth & Drew 69ing, so I told Drew to sit up.

After I finished with Annabeth, I did Drew, before laying down, with Reyna & Piper sitting on my mouth & dick respectively.

Afterwards, I pushed Reyna on the ground & fucked her hard & sucking both her tits at once.

Reyna moaned, "Yes! Fuck me harder! Bite me!"

I bite her nipples, before cumming, then flipping her over & rammed her ass, while spanking her.

We continued for several hours.

(Lemon End)

After that, we had supper & went our separate ways.

We stopped by Thor's Well on our way back to Camp.

We got to see a goat farm that actually is owned by the Norse god & his wife & kids.

7/22/08, Tuesday

Camp Jupiter, Oakland Hills, Oakland, California, 10:00pm

I'm racing towards Bellona's temple, with her & Lupa right behind me.

Bellona looks just like her daughters but wearing a female version of Mar's clothes.

Our sparing matches taught me that she values strength & honor greatly.

Rhea Silva meanwhile wears skintight camo pants, a white sports bra & leather jacket.

She has butt length red hair, G-cups & thick legs & waist. She looked like a sports model.

Isn't any surprise that I returned their advances after seeing them fight & getting to know them?!

They both share my love of full contact sparing & jokes.

Once we made it there, we went inside, with them pulling my clothes off.

Lupa was pulling my shirt off, while Bellona was taking my pants off.

(Lemon Begins)

I started sucking Silva's breasts & finger her, while Bellona gives me a tit fuck & sucked me off as I held her hair & humped her face.

I eventually picked Silva up & started eating her out.

Once I came, they switched places, before I pushed Bellona on top of Silva & rammed their pussies back & forth before taking Bellona anally after cumming in both.

After I did the same to Silva, we continued for the rest of the night, biting their nipples & spanking them as hard as they wanted.

(Lemon End)

8/1/08, Saturday

Camp Jupiter, Oakland Hills, Oakland, California, 7:00am

We escort Annabeth & Piper out of camp, so Mr. Chase & McLean can meet, & threaten, their new lovers.

I saw Piper talking to a glowing Coyote.

I guess the Great Spirit wanted an update on her status as his ambassador.

Me & Drew don't have to return until September & Reyna is year rounder.

That gives us plenty of time, with nothing to do, as the reforms have been completed.

We're probably going to return for my birthday & stay there.

8/18/08, Monday

Percy's Apartment, Manhattan, New York City, New York, 1:00pm

It's my birthday!

All my friends & lovers are here.

I will probably be going on dates with Medusa, Arachne & Bianca.

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Chapter 60: Book 4: Story Board

Chapter Text

202. Percy, Drew & Annabeth take part in a cultural exchange by going to Camp Jupiter for The Battle of the Labyrinth, while Jason & a few others go to Half Blood.

203. They finish school early, so they can spend May in the Wolf House.

204. Percy & Annabeth are never Probatio, due to them getting 7 standards back.

205. The soldiers all have 1 Spatha, Gladius & Pugio Dagger, as front liners used Spatha instead of Gladius.

205.1. The different types of Gladius are mentioned.

206. Roman Lighthouses, Optical illusions, Roman bricks, Coin machines, Roman multitool, Hypocaust, Architecture Maximizing Airflow, Roman concrete, sawmill & Cloaca Maxima.

206.1. Multitool: Spoon, fork, knife, spatula, spike & toothpick.

206.2. This one was added after the end of Book 0.

207. New Rome has adopted Windcatchers.

207.1. This one was added after the end of Book 0.

208. Basilica, Circuses, Forum, Horreum, Insula, Thermae, Monoliths, Arches, Victory Columns, roads, bridges, canals, Cisterns, dams, defensive walls, Mosaics, roofs, spiral stairs & flexible glass.

208.1. This one was added after the end of Book 0.

209. Dichroic glass

209.1. This was added after Book 1 ended.

210. The 4 corners of New Rome are Trier, Milan, Sirmium & Nicomedia.

211. The Twelve Tables & Valerio-Horatian laws are mentioned.

212. The Corrector & Triumviri & their responsibilities are mentioned.

213. Stradivarius are shown.

213.1. This one was added after the end of Book 0.

214. The Grove of Ariccia, Bosco Sacro & Lex Luci Spoletina are mentioned.

215. One of the bridges across the Little Tiber is Pons Sublicius.

215.1. This one was added after the end of Book 0.

216. The other 2 are Pons Aemilius & Pons Cestius.

216.1. This one was added after the end of Book 0.

217. Dromedarii are mentioned & Camels are shown.

218. Clarisse retrieved the phoenix from Phoenix, Arizona.

219. Janus is revealed to be Romulus & has his sanity restored by Percy.

220. Briares still gets rescued.

220.1. This one was added after the end of Book 0.

221. It is mentioned that Cronus had Backbiter taken to Mimas in Tartarus to be reforged.

221.1. This one was added after the end of Book 0.

222. It is mentioned that both Enceladus & Typhon are imprisoned in Mount Saint Helens.

222.1. Mount Etna was thrown on top of Enceladus to imprison him, then Zeus threw the entire island it was on on top of Typhon to imprison him.

222.2. This one was added after the end of Book 0.

223. Dactyls & Cabeiri are working for Hephaestus.

223.1. This one was added after the end of Book 1.

224. It is revealed that Silenus was ignorant of the others' crimes.

225. Auloniads, Flora, Marica & Fauna are there with Pan.

226. They stop by Aeolia on their way to Colorado Springs.

226.1. This one was added after the end of Book 1.

227. Grover becomes the new god of the wild.

228. Juniper becomes his oracle.

228.1. This one was added after the end of Book 0.

229. Percy finds multiple Standards, over 50 out of 88, Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, Colossus of Rhodes, Statue of Zeus at Olympia, Temple of Artemis, Temple of Diana (Nemi & Baiae), Temple of Venus (Baiae), Temple of Mercury & Octagon (Baiae), The original Lyceum, Platonic Academy, Votive Stones of Pesaro, Cynosarges, Parthenon, Pantheon(building; both), Temple of Apollo (Avernus), Baths of Caracalla (both), Temple of the Divine Romulus, Basilica of Maxentius, Sanctuary of Asclepius, Baths of Agrippa, Baths of Antoninus, Temple of Minerva Medica, Baths of Diocletian (both), Hadrian's Villa, Imperial Baths (trier), Nymphaeum (Albano, Jerash & Riza), Southern Bosra Baths, Western Jerash Baths, Heroon of Romulus, Roman Forum, Temple of Portunus, Villa Gordiani, Domus Aurea, Diocletian's Palace, Baths of Aquae Flavianae, Red Basilica, Cologne Praetorium, Mausoleum of Gallienus, Villa delle Vignacce, Praetextat catacomb, Capito Thermae, Domus Augustana, Baths of Maxentius, Flavian Palace, Hall of Thermae Pisa, Hunting Thermae, Arch of Marcus Aurelius, Sedia del Diavolo, Tabularium, Tomb at Casal de' Pazzi, Trajan Baths, Trajan's forum, Bostra Basilica, anything important from Pompeii & several other important items are in the Hands of Julius Caesar & Augustus & defeats them, then prays to Mercury to return them to the Camps.

229.1. Mercury is transferring a bag full of Talents & Solidus between Banks at the time.

229.2. The Standards of Legio V Macedonica, Legio III Gallica, Legio X Equestris (Caesar's favorite), Legio XVII, XVIII, and XIX are among the ones recovered.

229.2.1. They, Legio IX Hispana & Legio XII Fulminata are the greatest legions in the history of Rome.

230. Homer, Pythagoras, Hephaestion & other mortal turned gods are being held there too.

231. Perdix is a god that appears.

232. Percy & Annabeth are named Censor & Rex & Regina Sacrorum by Mars & Quirinus following their victory.

233. Percy, Annabeth, Drew & 7 others are made Decemvir.

234. Percy, Annabeth & all those that were with them receive the title vir illustris for their efforts.

235. It is mentioned that the superior title, Vir gloriosus, was created after christianity took over.

236. Percy is named Imperator & Princeps senatus.

236.1. This one was added after the end of Book 0.

237. Drew is made the Pontifex Maximus.

238. The number of Praetors is increased to 8.

238.1. This was added after Book 1 ended.

239. An invasion of New Rome occurs.

239.1. This one was added after the end of Book 0.

239.2. Onocentaurs, Nuli, Gryphons, Arimaspi, Pygmies, Hippopodes, Ethiopian Bulls, Katobleps & Cyprian Centaurs are a part of it.

239.2.1. This was added after Book 1 ended.

240. Percy receives 1 Grass & 1 Naval crowns for this.

240.1. This one was added after the end of Book 0.

241. The rest receive 1 Civic & 1 Gold crown.

241.1. This one was added after the end of Book 0.

242. They reinstate the Consul, Flamines, Legatus, Tribunes & more.

243. They reinstate the Curiate Assembly, Centuriate assembly, Tribal assembly, Plebeian Council & Calate Assembly.

243.1. This was added after Book 1 ended.

244. They repair the Pantheon to 50ft.

245. They plan to expand each Legion back to 10 cohorts.

246. They divide New Rome into 3 layers of administrative divisions.

246.1. Tribe is the largest.

246.1.1. Trier, Milan, Sirmium & Nicomedia are tribes.

246.2. Curia

246.3. Pagus - the smallest division

246.3.1. Only 1 that is population based.

246.3.2. Each Pagus elects 1 senator.

246.4. This was added after Book 1 ended.

247. All elected officials serve 10-year terms & can't run for sequential terms.

247.1. This was added after Book 1 ended.

248. Olympus elects to disband & arrest The Council of Cloven Elders for the murder of Pan.

249. After reinstating the Vestal Virgins, their Sacred Grove is restored.

250. Reyna joins the harem.

251. Octavian is declared sane & released.

252. They refer to Venus, as Herentas, her Samnite form that didn't carry over to Rome, like the rest of the Samnite Gods.

253. Diana is called Diana Lucina

254. After the Platonic Academy was returned, the groves of Academe reforms around it.

255. After the Votive Stones of Pesaro were returned, the Sacred Grove of Pesaro reformed around it along with the forbidden road.

256. They stop by Painted Hills, Thor's well & Goblin's Valley on their days off.

256.1. This one was added after the end of Book 0.

257. They arrange training trips to Death Valley.

257.1. This one was added after the end of Book 0.

258. Aeneas/Jupiter Indiges appears.

259. The fact that he & his Aeneads were Trojans is mentioned.

260. New Rome has administrative divisions named Lavinium & Alba Longa, because Aeneas founded them.

261. The fact that the first king of Britain, Brutus of Troy, is a descendant of Aeneas is mentioned.

262. Percy has the legions running in parkas in the desert, with plans of having them run in Canada in the winter, wearing only underwear & shorts.

263. The Bunion Derby is brought back by Percy as a form of exercise.

Chapter 61: Book 4.5 - The Sword of Hades & The Bronze Dragon

Summary:

Percy retrieves Hades's sword & plays capture the flag.

Notes:

(See the end of the chapter for notes.)

Chapter Text

12/25/08, Monday

Hades' Castle, Underworld, 10:00am EST

Percy POV

Aunty P told me that she'd teleport me here, with Nico, Bianca, Hazel, Thalia & Jason after we finished breakfast for an emergency mission.

She even woke up Thalia, Jason & Hazel early so they could eat before the mission.

She stands before us alone, before speaking, "I was forging a sword for my husband, but it was stolen hours ago. I locked the underworld, so they couldn't use the key in it to escape."

Hades' keys allow someone to enter or leave the underworld however they please.

With it locked down, the keys wouldn't work & the thief would have to either swim up the Styx & defeat her, or try the secret portals scattered across the underworld.

She continued, "This yellow carnation will track the thief. The further they're away the more petals it will lose. If it is bare, they're no longer in the underworld."

Thalia took it & I opened my book, "Hades' Sword is possessed by…Ethan, why would he turn, & is near Melinoe's Cave."

Bianca spoke, "That's one of the ways out of the underworld. We must hurry."

We raced past the river Lethe, due to the good word Styx gave Lethe, thus allowing the other 5 to walk on water, too.

We saw the Field of Punishment being smaller, due to the opportunity to move to Asphodel in exchange for farming enough crops if their sins were minor or they suffered a significant time.

I even saw Sisyphus's empty hill.

Keres waited for us. She is a Daemon that I fought back on my journey to the Sea of Monsters.

She can replicate herself indefinitely.

I held up my shield. Since it had Medusa's head on it, she was stoned.

She split herself up, but it didn't matter as the stone curse affected all of them, even if only 1 looked at it.

Once we reached the cave, we saw the goddess herself waiting for us.

Nico asked heartbroken, "Why are you doing this sister?!"

Melinoe responded coldly, "To bring about a new age. The underworld grows stale under father."

That was her attempting to be cold, but I could tell there was something off with how she moved.

She honestly looked guilty between listening to Nico & her response.

I said, "This is a training exercise, isn't it? If you weren't as doting on Nico, Bianca & Hazel as Kym is with me, you might have fooled me."

She folded immediately, "Yes, but that doesn't change the fact that I'm here to stop you!"

She summons illusions with her mist of Jason & Thalia's abusive mother & the loving mothers of the Hades Trio.

They saw right through them & attacked.

Thalia & Bianca with their bows & The rest of use with swords.

Nico spoke, "Leave us, Percy, Jason! Get to the Sword!"

Jason & I continued through the cave.

We eventually caught up to him, with me freezing him in place, causing him to trip.

Jason ran past me to pick up the sword, as I held Ethan down.

Sure enough, Uncle H was watching the whole thing from the exit.

Jason ran up to him & handed it to him.

He took it, before saying, "Greece & Rome working together is amazing. The Legions & Corinth League will win this war & the next for sure."

The Corinth League is what the military of New Greece is called.

6/19/09, Friday

Forest, Camp Half-Blood, Long Island, New York, 7:00pm

It's time for Capture the Flag.

Due to a bet made on Olympus, it's Ares, Athena & Aphrodite's cabins vs everybody else.

This normally doesn't happen, because whichever team Ares's cabin is on is called "The Peloponnesian League", while whichever team Athena's cabin is on is called "The Delian League".

As someone who has never lost a game ever, I'm excited for this.

This is the first time all of my lovers playing oppose me.

The Fates told me that if I didn't use my book to find Festus & the Myrmekes' hill during my 1st year, it would have been today.

Festus is an automaton dragon created by the old Hephaestus cabin during the Civil War.

He was created in Bunker 9 to serve as security for camp. The bunkers were underground cabins used to hide from the Romans.

Festus has a perfect mix of bronze and gold scales, giant rubies for eyes that can light up like high-powered searchlights, bronze wings (which Leo later adds to him after he joined, as they were kept in Bunker 9 until the Giant War), and drill-like razor-sharp teeth.

He weighs close to 50 tons in weight but can still easily fly with passengers on his back.

Since repairing it was Leo's first job, he got to name it. His sense of humor & puns reminds me of myself.

The fact that he is the Great Grandson of Hazel's childhood friend, Sammy, & an Italian Immigrant from Proper Rome makes the fact that he named it Happy the Dragon all the more hilarious.

I turned & saw Nico had shadow traveled back from stealing their flag, breaking the record for quickest win, due to less than a minute had passed since it started.

Surprising no one, Chiron banned teleportation after that.

6/20/09, Saturday

Dining Pavilion, Camp Half-Blood, Long Island, New York, 8:30am

I'm eating my breakfast when Artemis & Zoe flash in.

Zoe spoke, "Ready to outdo my Ex?"

I looked at her confused.

Artemis explained, "So far, you've defeated the Nemean Lion, Slayed the original Hydra, Clean horse stables, which were flesh eating horses from Geryon's former ranch. The last one was 3 of Heracles's Labors. You've defeated the titan army at the Garden of the Hesperides & have been playing with Cerberus since you were young. Those leaves capturing my Ceryneian Hind, the Erymanthian Boar & the Cretan Bull, plus defeating my Stymphalian birds & obtaining the Hylla's belt."

Zoe finished for her, "The Ceryneian Hind, Erymanthian Boar & Cretan Bull are currently being guarded by the Stymphalian birds in Half-blood Forest outside the barrier. Bring the 3 passed the barrier, with 9 demigods of your choice, as part of your training."

I nodded, "Annabeth, Piper, Drew, Nico, Bianca, Leo, Will, Jake & Nyssa, we set out at 9:30."

Jake Mason is the second oldest out of Hephaestus' kids but has no combat experience outside of camp.

Nyssa Barrera is Hephaestus' only daughter & was next in line to take over as council if anything happened to Charles & Jake, but Leo was so impressive that he was named Charles successor over both of them.

We had Leo, Jake & Nyssa holding our stuff, saving the tranquilizers & a loud horn, which we all had.

Once we found the birds, we used the horns to scare them off.

We gave chase to the 3 animals, with me hitting the doe in the ass, the boar in the side & Annabeth & Piper getting the bull on its sides.

After that, the Hephaestus kids enlarged a shrunken trailer & pulled the 3 sleeping animals in there.

I summoned my chariot & attached it to the trailer & we rode back like champions.

Nyssa asked, "Can I join the harem?"

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264. Camp Half-blood is collectively called "The Corinth League".

265. The Capture of Flag teams are called "The Delian League" & "The Peloponnesian League".

266. Artemis sends him on a quest to capture Ceryneian Hind, Erymanthian Boar & Cretan Bull, which are protected by the Stymphalian birds.

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Chapter 62: Book 5 - The Last Olympian: Chapter 1: The Fall of Triumvirate

Summary:

Percy leads a surprise attack against Caligula, the last Emperor of Triumvirate Holdings.

Notes:

(See the end of the chapter for notes.)

Chapter Text

8/11/09, Tuesday

Atlantic Ocean, 1:00pm EST

Percy POV

Me & Drew are leading a Naval campaign against the last bit of Triumvirate Holdings.

Caligula moved his mobile yacht base, Julia Drusilla, here to aid Kronos from a safe distance.

Julia Drusilla is 50 yachts, with a submarine, helicopter & Roman Numerals for identification on each one.

Caligula never spends the same night on the same one.

We noticed the Princess Andromeda approaching them a few nights ago.

We've got 10 Triremes, with 14 soldiers on each, plus the good emperors.

The emperors can only attack Caligula, due to the god vs man laws.

Due to the superior size, we're being smart about this & planting bombs on the hulls of the ships.

They're no civilians on board, due to Caligula not having time to trick any to board.

Once we get back, I'm taking Bianca, Nyssa, Medusa, Arachne, Penelope, Daphne, Parthenope, Medea & Philotes on a date over the next few days.

The first 4 agreed to go all at once as my newest lovers, while the 5 that can't leave camp are going last.

Penelope, Daphne & Medea are bound to the water at camp. They can only go so far from it, without divine assistance.

Parthenope & Philotes have responsibilities keeping them there.

As I swim under the number XII & place the sticky backpack sized explosive between the sub & hull, I notice Drew doing the same to XI, Charles doing the same to X & Silena at IX.

We made our way back to our boat.

We scuba from a fair distance away, so they don't notice us until most of the ships are underwater.

5 people from each boat set explosives, while the rest prepare for getting spotted, or a misfire.

The other guy was on the other side of me, so that's why I didn't mention him.

As we surfaced, I asked them if everyone was ready.

Katie Gardner replied, "Yes sir. All explosives have been set, even on the Andromeda."

I responded, "Tell the others to detonate the bombs & get ready to use the cannons to finish off the escapees."

She nodded & notified the other ships.

A loud explosion rang through the ocean as the ships sank & the enemy rushed to the lifeboats & helicopters.

We rained down Tartarus from on high, via our cannons.

The cannons tore through the helicopters & lifeboats with ease.

Even though Zeus, Hera & Demeter have just returned, I think we can win despite their horrible leadership.

I noticed something attacking another trireme.

I took out my binoculars. It was Caligula slaughtering those that came across him.

The 5 good emperors jumped him & I prayed to my sea-based relatives for help.

Oceanus responded, "Watch this!"

The ocean water splattered on his Fasces, causing it to rot away.

Despite that Caligula managed to cut through the other Fasces with his spear & killed the remaining emperors before a shark bit him into.

He even killed said great white, due to his spear going through it.

Let it be known, Caligula was the most feared of the Triumvirate for a reason.

The fight was 19 v 1 & he was still largely uninjured.

It took an Elder Titan getting involved to put him down.

That's why Nero feared him & Commodus regarded him as the strongest.

New Greece, Camp Half-Blood, Long Island, New York, 3:00pm

We're taking a quick snack break at a peanut stand after me, Bianca & Nyssa won a game of Volleyball.

3 mortals vs 2 goddesses seems fair. Especially Medusa's status as a sea goddess.

Medusa is a goddess of the sea, femininity, fertility, and menstruation.

She spoke, "I hope we can do more of this. It can get boring with just Penelope, Daphne & Medea to keep me company. We & the other nymphs are hard a work policing the waters after all."

Arachne continued, "I agree. I need something to do besides teaching the arts to campers."

I answered, "If I have my way, all of us will be together forever. That being said, the final battle of the Titanomachy is beyond the horizon, with the Gigantomachy coming soon after."

Bianca followed with, "You won't be able to join us in battle, but you'll be with us in spirit."

Nyssa nodded.

We continued to talk about our plans for the future.

Arachne & Medusa were already goddesses with set careers.

I'm going for degrees in literature and government.

Literature is my passion, but I have a feeling I'm going to be reelected to government positions in New Greece & Rome out of necessity.

Bianca's passion is politics.

Nyssa's going for an engineering degree to be an inventor & rediscover the lost inventions of Tesla & other inventors.

Nyssa continued, "Did you know that a guy invented an engine that ran on water?! Before he could make it big, he had a dinner & his last words to his driver were 'they poisoned me.'"

Bianca spoke, "Big oil. The murderers were hired by big oil companies. The owners that had him poisoned are in the fields of punishment."

Medusa's temple, Mt. Olympus, Empire State Building, Midtown Manhattan, Manhattan, New York City, New York, 10:30pm

She flashed us here, with our clothes off as naked as we were born.

She spoke, "The servants will have them cleaned for tomorrow."

(Lemon Begins)

I picked up Bianca & threw her over my right shoulder, before doing the same to Nyssa on my left.

I carried them to the bedroom while following Medusa & Arachne.

Medusa opened the door & I threw the girls on the giant bed.

Arachne pushed me on the bed & started 69ing me, while Bianca & Nyssa did each other.

I heard Medusa lock the door.

I grabbed a dildo I found & spread Arachne's cheeks to push it in, while I was eating her out & massaging her clit with my tongue.

Once we came, Arachne started riding me as Medusa sat on my face.

Eventually Arachne tapped out & Medusa moved to my dick as Bianca sat on my face.

Once it was just Nyssa riding me & the rest were taking a break, I flipped her over & was on top.

After I finished her, I took the girls anally in order, then orally.

We continued fucking all night long, including Arachne tying Bianca & Nyssa up & grabbing 2 strap-Ons, so we can take all 3 of their holes at once.

Medusa grabbed the thorned whips, candle wax & spiked heels.

Medusa is known as a dominatrix after all.

She even said in shock, "I'm surprised that you could make me submit to you."

(Lemon Ends)

8/12/09, Wednesday

Amphitheatre, Camp Half-Blood, Long Island, New York, 3:00pm

I am watching Romeo & Juliet with Penelope, Daphne, Parthenope, Medea & Philotes.

Penelope was bored & against coming here.

Daphne was hanging on to every word.

Neither had a hobby beyond water sports, but Daphne was curious about this.

Medea was a playwright herself on top of being a career soldier, like the other 2.

She dreamed of composing a play that was several sonnets, with a rhyme scheme from a-to-z, & haikus.

As in the first line rhymed with the 3rd, both with 5 syllables. The second line, with 7 syllables, rhymed with the fourth, with 5 syllables.

The 53rd & 55th lines rhyme with the 1st & 3rd.

Every 3rd Sonnet ends with Rhyme Y with 5 syllables, Rhyme Z with 5 syllables, Rhyme Y with 7 syllables & Rhyme Z with 5 syllables.

Philotes, as the Daemon of affection, friendship, and sexual intercourse, was crying.

She had a job at camp as a relationship counselor, romantic & otherwise.

She helps people who have trouble expressing themselves to those close to them as well.

Parthenope, forever the teacher, was criticizing the actors, while also expressing pride in her acting students.

I was similar to Penelope.

I hate tragedies & have been spending my entire life trying to prevent tragedies.

Penelope, Medea & Daphne spoke, "I hope we can keep enjoying this peace."

They looked at each other & laughed.

Philotes responded, "Once the wars are over, we should be able to."

Parthenope was cautiously optimistic, "Indeed, but we must never assume another war isn't beyond the horizon. Enjoy the peace but be prepared for war."

I did my best preparing for both.

I have all campers wearing extra heavy armor during training, plus backpacks filled with bricks to simulate supplies.

Once a month, I have us march 35-miles through various terrains & even arranged for capture the flag to be held in different locations, like the side of the new mountain.

It was a combination of Spartan, Macedonian, Athenian & other Greek training methods.

When I was at Camp Jupiter, I had us silent marching 24 miles in 5 hours up hill in severe weather.

The entire training routine I created was a mixture of Legionnaire & Gladiator training from Old Rome.

The fact that Gladiators had better training than the Legionnaires is why the slave revolts took so long to put down.

The fact that I am in the process of bringing back Greek holidays & traditions is for the peace side of things.

Prime examples are the Olympics, Isthmian Games, Nemean Games & Pythian Games.

Isthmian Games are held between April & May. They last 3 days & are held the years prior & post the Olympics.

The Nemean Games are also held the years prior & post the Olympics but begin June 8th. The length is lost to time.

The Olympics are held a random 5 days between August 6th to September 19th every 4 years.

The Pythian Games are held a random 6 to 8 days at the same time as the Olympics.

The first Camp Half-Blood Olympics & Pythian Games will be held after the Titanomachy is won.

Campers from all camps, including the Amazons & Hunters, will have the option to participate.

The difference between the games is Pythian is more focused on the arts than the physical.

The physical is what lets us fight to protect our life.

Academics are what let us thrive.

The arts are why we want to live and thrive.

The date went off without issue & we returned to my cabin for some late-night cardio after the Sing along.

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Chapter 63: Book 5 - The Last Olympian: Chapter 2: The Final Preparations

Summary:

Percy gives a big speech.

Notes:

(See the end of the chapter for notes.)

Chapter Text

Between 8/15/09, Saturday, & 8/16/09, Sunday

Saint Helens, Skamania County, Washington State, Unknown

Percy POV

Dream

I saw a 30-foot-tall giant suspended in the middle of an active volcano.

From the waist up, he is a humanoid with no clothes.

He has dreadlocks with bones woven through them, possibly taken from former demigods he has killed.

His skin was bronze, and his eyes are marble white.

From the waist down, his dragon legs are green, and he has claws as feet.

He was screaming in pain as the magma receded around him.

Another voice spoke from below, "I'm sorry brother!"

The giant spoke, "Do what you must! Destroy this infernal prison, me along with it! Then, go avenge all of our siblings by helping the Titans!"

These were Enceladus & Typhon. They have shared a prison since Athena threw a mountain on top of Enceladus in Sicily & Zeus threw Sicily on top of Typhon later.

If Saint Helens were destroyed, Typhon would be free, but Enceladus would reform under Mt. Diablo.

Typhon screamed & the volcano erupted, causing Enceladus scream before falling silent.

There Typhon stood.

He was a colossal shadowy figure composed of dark clouds.

His glowing yellows eyes wept for his brother, as he stood as tall as the sky & swore to protect the Titans & Gigantes.

8/16/09, Sunday

Camp Half-Blood, Long Island, New York, 8:00am

Awake

I prayed to my father & uncles to notify them.

I got ready to eat & fight, as after breakfast, I'm giving a battle speech before we fly towards the main city in response to the Titans' invasion in my Hephaestus Jet. I've never had to use it until now, with Blackjack & Alex Great's chariot.

They're set to arrive at the city boarders at 11 according to the hunters, amazons & other information networks.

The hunters & monsters loyal to Olympus are already there.

It'll take us 4 minutes to fly to the nearest airport & depart.

From there we set up as many double tipped spears pointing towards them in the ground to serve as pikes to slow them down, as well as large caltrops & beartraps.

We will oil up those roads to increase the chances of them falling before they reach our ground soldiers closer past all that in phalanx, with Elephants on either side & snipers at the top of buildings armed with bows, slings, javelins, catapults, ballista & more.

As well as auto-turrets & mines courtesy of the Hephaestus cabin.

I will lead the close range Pegasi force, while Lee Fletcher lead the sniper Pegasi & Clarisse leads the ground troops to the north, Nico the south, Bianca east and Piper west.

The Germanica arrived here last night & will be joining us.

Amphitheatre, Camp Half-Blood, Long Island, New York, 9:10am

I hit my gavel, before standing up to give my speech.

"My family, friends and comrades, the war is almost over. Life isn't fair, but that doesn't mean we should stop fighting for what's right. The world needs heroes, now more than ever. We can't afford to give up. It's not what you fight, but what you fight for that truly matters. None of chose to be demigods, but we can choose the legacy we leave behind. We're only as strong as we are united, as weak as we are divided. We have comrades from inside our family & out. From our vanguard, out to prove that everyone deserves a chance to prove themselves, regardless of their past mistakes, to our Germanic comrades, seeking to protect their own families, to the over 2 billion Egyptian automaton-equivalents. Do not think that you're too weak. Even the weakest person can change the course of the future. We have a Germanic WWI veteran with an oxygen tank ready to fight. It's not enough to fight for your friends. You have to fight for what's right, even if it means going against everyone you care about. Courage isn't the absence of fear. It's the ability to face it despite being afraid. I'm utterly terrified, but I'm going to be leading the Airforce from the front. Heroes aren't born, they're made through the choices they make. I choose to fight for my beliefs, family & home! Who is with me?!"

They all cheer.

Annabeth ran down the plan.

As everyone boarded the plane, Drew sat next to me & Piper & Annabeth sat behind me.

Drew spoke, "You look about ready to fall apart."

I quipped, "That obvious. I'm drowning in expectation & worry."

She responded, "Life is cruel, but it's also full of beauty and love. Love can be a powerful weapon, capable of healing the deepest wounds. It's up to us to find it and hold onto it. Remember Alexander the Great said 'the inferiority you feel is the quality of a king. You know how small you are, but still struggle to reach heights greater than you can imagine. A king must live more vividly than any other & be a figure for all to admire. He collects the envy of all of his heroes & stands as their guide. He must be greedier, laugh louder & rage harder than any other. He must exemplify the extremes of all things good & evil. That is why people envy & adore him. And why the flame of hope and aspiration to be like the king can burn within his people.' You are a king in all but name. You may not want it, but you have it."

Annabeth continued, "Hope is always there for those who look for it. You're the one that makes people want to look."

Piper finished, "What they said. Also, how cool is it that one of us actually knows the greatest king in Greek history personally?"

Drew blushed at this, and I felt the weight on my heart lessen.

What was needless to say was that power was meaningless without the responsibility to use it justly.

It was why Rhea banished Zeus and he isn't considered the greatest king.

We've been trained by Chiron, his teacher Apollo, Orion & several others.

We've gotten therapy from Dionysus & Apollo to overcome our phobias & fatal flaws.

We're as ready as we'll ever be.

Percy's Apartment, Manhattan, New York City, New York, 9:00am

Sally POV

Me & Paul were in the middle of evacuating but were stopped by Yamato.

He spoke, "I wish I could let you go, or at least make your deaths quick & painless, but Kronos wants to have you publicly crucified & flayed in front of Percy & you know what they say: 'The customer is always right.'"