Scene changes to Athena's temple

Old friend

"I guess she thought of him as more than just a student after all." said Piper.

"It only took her a decade." said Annabeth.

"I thought you forgave her." said Percy.

"I'm still deciding."
It's been ten years since I last saw you

Athena uses Time Lapse

Scene changes to Polyhemus's cave

Remember me!
I am the infamous Odysseus!
Oh, woah, woah

They all thought about that moment, (especially Annabeth) as that was when everything changed for Odysseus and his crew and how it would further keep him away from his wife.

"I can't believe it's been this long..." said Hazel.

"Yeah, this was when fate would change for Odysseus." said Frank.

Scene changes back to Athena's temple

Let's see where you've been

Scene changes to Aeolus's palace

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer

They also thought about the wind bag and how that caused everything to change as well.

"Most of us didn't even know who Aeolus was when we first heard about him." said Leo.

"Yeah, but to be honest, he changed the whole course of the Odyssey and EPIC." said Jason.

"The simplest temptation can change the whole story." said Reyna.

"Yeah, the wind bag protected the crew from any further storms Poseidon would send so if they managed to reach the island, the effects that happened on Polyphemus's island would not have taken place with Poseidon." said Thalia.

Scene changes to Laestrygonians' island

Ruthlessness is mercy upon oursel-

That was when everyone lost everything... their lives, personalities, character and their whole senses would fall apart from this moment. No one talked at that, Percy seemed a bit upset at this for people to talk about it.

Scene changes to Circe's palace

One wrong move and you're done for
Anything I-

"I still am not sure what this Circe is being interpreted as a villain or a hero or both." said Reyna.

"I don't know as well." said Thalia.

"She did turn the crew into pigs." said Hazel.

"But she did so to protect her people." said Will.

"And she did help Odysseus in the end." said Nico.

Scene changes to the Underworld

Song of past romance, I see the-

"This was the last song of Odysseus being his nice self and then turned into the..." started Clarisse.

"Monster." everyone said.

Scene changes to the Sirens' bay

We won't take more suffering from you

"The sirens bit was quite... wild." said Grover.

"It really was." said Frank.

Scene changes to the Lair of Scylla

Drown in your sorrow and fears

"Scylla still gives me the shivers." said Hazel.

"That voice was a mix of abhuman and sweet at the same time." said Annabeth.

"I wish we knew a bit more about hers as well as Circe's past story." said Will.

"Maybe someday we will." said Nico.

Scene changes to Zeus's request in the middle of the ocean

Captain?

I have to see her

But we'll die

I know

No one talked about that at all, it was very sad and unfortunately situation and even tougher for Odysseus who was caught between a rock and a hard place.

Lightning strikes

Time Lapse ends

Odysseus, where did you go?

Scene changes to Ogygia

Odysseus wakes up on an island's sands

"Where is he?" asked Annabeth.

"It looks like such a beautiful place." said Percy.

"But also... familiar?" asked Leo, confused.

A beautiful woman is seen next to him

Morning, sleepyhead
You've been resting for a while

"How long is 'a while'?" asked Piper.

"That's your concern? Not who this random woman is?" asked Annabeth.

"He's encountered many people at this point, he probably doesn't even care." said Jason.
I swore that you were dead
When you washed up on my isle
Did you know you talk in your sleep?

"Seems that the two of you have something in common." said Annabeth. "Except you drool as well."

"S-Shut up!" said Percy, embarrassed.

Tell me, though, who's Penelope?

She's my wife

"Who did she expect it was going to be?" asked Frank.

"Maybe his mother, sister, cousin, friend, enemy-" started Annabeth.

"Okay, okay, we get it." said Clarisse.

Silence for a couple of moments

Anyways

They all erupted in laughter.

"It's clear that she loves Odysseus." said Piper. "Even a non-daughter-of-Aphrodite can tell that!"

"But how can you fall in love with someone you've just met?" asked Jason.

"Some people, I guess."

I've got all you could want here
All you could need here
Just you and me, my dear, my love for life

"That does seem very tempting." said Grover.

"After everything he's been through, he deserves this." said Hazel.
Soon, into bed we'll climb and spend our time

"Woah!" said everyone.

"Is this just a repeat of Circe?" asked Thalia.

"And I hated that part." said Reyna. "It ruined that world's Circe."

I'm not your man

I'm what you want here
I'm what you need here
Just you and me, my love in paradise
Now 'til the end of time
From here on out, you're mine, all mine

"That seems very..." started Percy.

"Psycho?" asked Nico.

"That's the word, yeah."

"I would be quite scared in this situation myself." said Will.

Hell no, I could kill you where you stand
I'm no pet, I'm a married man

"He is not playing games anymore, is he?" asked Hazel.

"No, he is not." said Frank.

"As we've seen in the Thunder Saga." said Clarisse.

"The old Odysseus is now gone forever." said Annabeth.

Oh handsome, you may try
But last I checked, Goddesses can't die

"That's so sassy!" said Grover.

"Reminds me of myself." said Percy.

Goddess?

"Oh yeah, he was more concentrated on the sass rather than the 'Goddess' part." said Thalia.

"But he already encountered so many Gods before, we and him are kinda used to it." said Reyna.

You're adorable
Bow down now to the immortal Calypso, here to entertain

Both Percy and Leo went silent and so did everyone else and the two of them slowly moved away from each other to avoid the obvious awkwardness.

"So..." said Clarisse, breaking the silence. "Let's continue?"
But fear not, I bring no pain
'Cause we've got
All we could want here
All we could need here
Under my spell, we're stuck in paradise
No one can come nor go, my island stays unknown

"Oh, boy, it does." said Percy.

"Yeah, I was scared for those couple of weeks!" shouted Annabeth.

"It's not my fault!"

"I don't care!"

No, no

"See how he went from 'hell no' to 'no no'?" asked Frank.

"Yeah, when you know you are in front of a God or Goddess, you need to show some respect." said Will.

"Even if you are in your 'monster' mode." added Nico.
I don't belong here
There's something wrong here
I won't be drawn to love in paradise
Not 'til the end of time, there is no way

You're mine, all mine

Flashback ends

"Oh, this was a flashback, I didn't even know." said Hazel.

"I don't think the majority of us knew." said Frank.

"Wait, Annabeth?" asked Clarisse.

"No, I didn't know."

"That means none of us knew."

Seven years, she's kept you trapped, out of your control

"That is a long time!" said Reyna.

"Time works differently in Ogygia," said Percy. "One hour there is a couple of weeks in our world."

"Or that could be diffrent in that word, maybe." said Jason.

"Yeah, maybe."
Time can take a heavy toll

Scene changes back to Ogygia near a cliff

"Oh no..." said Thalia.

"Was this really in the Odyssey?" asked Piper.

"I don't remember." said Frank.

"Calypso isn't that bad!" said Leo. "I wouldn't... end my life just to leave her."

"But after what Odysseus went through..." said Frank.

Odysseus?

All I hear are screams

Ody, get away from the ledge

"Ody?" laughed Piper.

"Again?" asked Annabeth.

"Yes! He needs a better nickname!"

"To be fair, it is kinda funny." smiled Jason.

You don't know what I've gone through
You don't know what I've sacrificed
Every comrade I long knew
Every friend, I saw them die
And all I hear are screams

"The side effects of the Underworld." said Nico.

"Yeah, we went so long ago but I can still recall those terrible memories there as if it was just yesterday." said Grover.

"And demigod/mythical creatures are meant to withstand this, not fully, but a bit. Odysseus may not be fully a mortal but he will be having such a rough time." said Nico.

"That kind of explains the 'end it all' part." said Will.

It will be fine, dear
Come back inside, dear
Love of my life, come back to paradise

Let me close my eyes

"That's like from 'Keep Your Friends Close' when Penelope went into Odysseus's dream to 'keep his eyes open'." said Frank.

"But he can't keep them open anymore." said Hazel.

I know your life's been hard
I'll stay inside your heart

All I hear are screams

"PTSD can be like this," said Will. "As a doctor, I know that what Odysseus has suffered through can cause these effects."

"Can they be cured?" asked Thalia.

"This is a very severe case and judging by the fact that it has been seven years since he's been in the Underworld and still hear these... 'screams'... probably not."

I love you, my dear
I love our time here
Life would be so much worse
Just let me close my eyes
If you had died

"Why is she like this?" asked Reyna.

"Yeah, she fell in love with Odysseus the first moment she saw him." said Jason.

"No one is like that." said Piper.

"I don't have an answer to that..." said Will.
Please stay from away from harm
Stay in my open arms

"Oh no!" said Will. "Not a trigger word!"

"What's a trigger word?" asked Nico.

"Due to all the horrors Odysseus has faced, he got..."

"PTSD." said Annabeth.

"Correct and any sudden words can trigger that back, no matter how hard you try and forget about it."

"I'm still confused..." said Leo.

"Okay, for example - shell shock is a type of PTSD."

"That's due to every time shells drop and there is a loud noise and so much... death." said Jason.

"That first was named in World War I." said Nico.

"Yeah," said Will. "And let's say someone from WWI is here right now, if they heard a firework, they would be reminded and scared from the shells that dropped."

"Even though it was from over a century ago?" asked Frank.

"Yes."
All I hear are

Voices are heard

This life is amazing when you greet it with open arms
How much longer 'til your luck runs out?
Waiting, waiting, waiting

"See?" asked Will.

"Oh, now I get it!" said Leo.

"Yeah." said everyone else.
Whatever we face, we'll be fine if we're leading from the heart
How much longer 'til the show goes south?
Oh
No matter the place, we can light up the world
Here's how to start
How much longer 'til we all fall down?
Oh
Waiting, waiting, waiting
Greet the world with open arms, greet the world with open arms

"That is terribly sad though." said Grover.

"Yeah it is." tore Piper.

"I am just imagining how that all must feel like, even without going to the Underworld, I am still haunted by the lives of whom have died whilst I get to live." said Percy.

"Yeah." said Jason and Reyna.

Athena!

"One last cry for help." said Percy.

"To someone who will always be there for Odysseus." said Clarisse.

"Someone who has helped Odysseus get this far." said Grover.

"Huh... my mother." said Annabeth.

Scene changes to Athena's temple

He needs my help

Author's Note:

Zinovia - You're welcome! All of this positivity is what makes me want to do it everyday!

Guest - Thank you so much!

Guest/Emil - Thank you! Nice to know that OG fans are still here reading!