A/N: Thank you for all of the wonderful support! I really appreciate it. I would also like some reviews on how you like the story so far. Am I making things interesting enough? Constructive criticism, please... not destructive. :)

Also, if you somehow missed it, Polyamourous relations was requested. Harry is married to both Daphne and Susan, but that does not mean that Daphne and Susan will be intimately involved.

Rising Storms

A Harry Potter and Percy Jackson crossover

Part 2

Chapter 13:

Percy

Percy watched as Octavian was turned into a snake before everyone's eyes. "Is he still able to eat?"

"Yes, snakes don't need fangs to eat. The fangs only paralyze or kill their victims so that they don't try to escape. Someone in camp will need to kill rats for him to swallow, but that's all." Harry turned to Reina. "May I stay here in your camp until our friends arrive?"

"Of course, My Lord." She blushed at the sound in her voice.

Harry winced again. "My father might be the Lord of the house, and I might take up that title, but please don't call me that. I'm Harry, just Harry."

Reina was shocked that he was going to be an actual Lord, but she laughed slightly. "You don't understand," she said. "That's how we address the male gods; with the goddesses being called Lady. It shows our reverence for them."

Harry frowned. "So, basically, they sit up there... have you do all the work... and they get all the praise and worship?"

"Basically," Percy piped up, remembering something. He remembered searching for a lightning bolt that the gods thought he had stolen, and then they acted like they would forgive everything since he brought it back.

"Well, that's stupid." Harry looked up as soon as the words left his mouth as a bolt of light came down to hit him. The lightning struck Harry, making the others gasp and cover their eyes. When the light was gone, Harry looked at the sparks over his hands. "Hmm, tickles."

"What the hell?" Percy asked. "You just got struck by lightning, possibly the Master Bolt itself, and you say it 'tickles'?"

Harry nodded. "Yep."

Percy sighed. This was so weird.

...

A week passed, with Harry helping Percy meditate to slowly regain his memories. Every night, they would spend a few minutes meditating before Percy went to bed and Harry pulled out a mirror to talk to someone. Octavian did not turn back at the end of the week, and everyone was convinced that he still didn't like Reina's leadership. Percy could see him getting fed sometimes, but he didn't watch the rat disappearing into the snake's mouth. That would have been disgusting.

Harry laughed as Octavian hissed at him one day. "Well, I'm glad I didn't lose that ability," he said.

"What ability?" Frank asked. He and Hazel were sitting with Harry and Percy in the dining hall.

Harry smiled. "I was a wizard last week, before my ascension, and I have the ability to speak to snakes. I was worried that I would lose that ability. It's been a huge part of my life."

Percy took that in stride. "So, what did he say?"

"Nothing favorable," Harry replied. "He keeps cursing at me for turning him into a snake, demanding that I turn him back, and ranting about Reina."

Percy wasn't surprised at Octavian's actions, given how he treated Hazel and how he accused Harry of working against the camp's safety. He would watch Octavian and make sure that he didn't hurt anyone. "So, do you mind if I ask who you keep talking to each night?"

"I don't mind," Harry said. "I was talking to my dad, my uncles, and my wives."

"Your wife?" Percy asked. "When did you get married?" He looked at his smiling friend. "Wait, wives, as in plural?"

Harry laughed. "I forgot that you didn't know. In the wizarding world, it's acceptable to have multiple spouses. I dated my first wife for a few years in school and we married four months after the battle against Kronos. In fact, we cut our honeymoon short when we found out that you had disappeared. We came here to search for you, but we only had two months before we had to head back home so I could help plan my wedding to another friend." Harry shrugged. "Then we found out where you might be, and I came to get you."

...

"There's a flying ship heading our way," cried a lookout. She ran towards Reina, Percy, and Harry, who were walking around the camp and talking about the future.

"Where," Reina asked.

The girl pointed and said, "It's a small ship."

They followed the other girl. "What do you think," Reina asked Harry.

"It could be the other demigods for our quest." Harry shrugged. "We won't know until they land." Reina gave him a look that said 'Really? I had no idea!' and he grinned back at her. Percy snorted, also eager to see if it was the other questers.

The ship hovered a little ways away from the front gate of the camp, and a ladder came down. The first figure down the ladder was a vaguely familiar figure with hooves. He turned to the gate and the crowd before it, and let out a joyful laugh. "Percy! Harry! You're okay!"

Harry tugged Percy forward and Percy was confused at who this person was. They had hooves? And there were little horns on the top of his head amidst the tight curly hair. "Who?" Percy asked.

Harry sighed sadly. "I'm sorry, Grover. Percy still hasn't regained all of his memories yet."

Grover nodded slowly. "It's okay, Harry. I understand." He turned to Percy. "My name is Grover. I was the one who led you to camp Halfblood. You are the son of the Greek god Poseidon and the mortal Sally Jackson." He smiled. "We can help you remember more as we go." Three more people came down the ladder and Grover introduced them. "Harry, you met them at Camp Halfblood. Percy, these demigods are Jason, Piper, and Leo. They are here to get Jason's memories back. We believe that Hera was the one responsible for his memory loss and yours."

Reina, Frank, and Hazel walked over to the others. Reina held a snake in her hand. "Harry, please turn him back. It's annoying that I can't understand him." She huffed.

Harry turned to her with a smile. "Of course, Reina. He's only insulting me right now. You might want to put him down first." When Reina put the snake down before her, she stepped back and Harry waved his hand. The snake glowed slightly before growing into a standing human shape. "Octavian," Harry asked. "Have you learned your lesson?"

Octavian spat at Harry's feet. "I got it."

Harry hummed. Then he turned to Reina who was staring at Jason. "Reina, do you know Jason?"

She nodded. "He is the other Praetor here." She shook her head to clear it. "Maybe when he gets his memories back, he'll come here to take his place back."

Frank and Hazel stepped a bit closer after having a quick and quiet discussion. "Reina, Harry, the two of us would like to go on this quest."

Harry nodded. "Sure, I don't mind."

"Neither do I," Percy said. "They were the first two I met here, and they've been nothing but supportive."

Reina thought about it. "Very well. You two may go. Support your Praetor well," she said. The two from the Fifth Cohort saluted.

Percy looked at Harry. "So, where do we go first?"

Harry looked at him. "You were the one that Rachel gave the prophecy to right after she took in the spirit of Delphi. You're the leader of this little quest."

Percy took that in thoughtfully. He looked deep within himself, trying to figure out where they needed to go first. He looked up at Jason, Piper, and Leo. "Do you have any clues of where to go to find Hera?" He noticed that Harry looked at him proudly, but he watched the other three faces.

Leo spoke up, drawing everyone's attention. "I had a dream on the way here of a building holding a cage, like a large bird cage. In the cage was a woman."

"Did you see any distinguishing features of the building?" Percy asked.

Leo tilted his head. "Maybe? There was a sign at the back of the room." His eyebrows scrunched up. "It had the letters RU on it. I don't know what they stand for, though."

Percy nodded. "That's a really good recall. Thanks, Leo… right?"

"That's right," Leo said with a grin. He looked over at the girl named Hazel. She was looking at him like she had seen a ghost. He watched as Hazel stepped behind Frank.

"Well, let's get going," Percy said.

"Yeah," Harry said. "We can stop somewhere to google the RU sign later." Harry, Grover, and the six demigods got onto the ship and Harry immediately went exploring the ship. "Wow! Leo, this ship is so cool! The rooms are perfect and the holding room!" He shook his head, smiling. "And I like the war room. How did you get the wall to show Camp Halfblood?"

Leo rubbed the back of his head. "A few of my father's older kids," he said. "They worked with some of the other demigods."

"Can you talk to anyone in camp through it?" Harry asked.

"I don't think so," Leo said. "I mean, I tried, and no one answered."

"Hmm… I wonder if I could change that… and maybe even make a smaller version to take on the go when we're not on the ship." Harry started talking out his thoughts, with Leo joining in on the conversation.

…

Percy was standing on the deck of the small ship, looking out at the scenery they were passing over. What would they do when they found Hera? Would she give him and Jason their memories back? Would she kill them for being themselves and not rescuing her earlier? The gods and goddesses were unpredictable at the best of times... No way of knowing what they'd do now.

"I don't trust him," a voice said behind Percy.

Percy turned to see Jason standing there. "You don't trust who?"

"Harry," he replied. "He's not a demigod, nor from around here. What if he is here to throw us off on this quest and get something for himself?"

Percy shook his head. "Harry's not like that. He's from England. And, he's a wizard, legacy of one of the Greek gods." He wondered where that last bit of information came from... Harry hadn't told him that, right?

"Wizards aren't real," Jason said.

Percy looked at him in disbelief. "Really? Gods and goddesses are real, but wizards aren't?" He raised an eyebrow at Jason. Then something coming at them had the two boys looking out into the sky.

"What is that?" Jason asked.

Then the shape became clearer and Harry's smiling face came into view as he flew down to land on the deck of the ship. "Hey, guys. I just got back from town." He dismounted his broom, and pulled a sheet of paper from his pocket. It was folded up, and slightly wrinkled, but Harry handed it over to Percy. "I found out what the RU stands for."

Jason stood there staring at Harry. "How did you do that?"

Harry looked at him. "I'm a wizard. We can fly around on brooms, we can apparate from place to place, and step into a fireplace to come out another fireplace with some special powder." He looked amused at Jason's expression, and Percy snickered.

"Now, do you believe me," Percy asked Jason.

Jason shook his head. "I-"

Harry grinned. "Want me to prove it even more by casting spells? Even though turning Octavian back into a human should have done that already."

Jason's mouth opened and closed. "What the hell?" He finally managed.

Percy and Harry laughed, and Percy unfolded the paper in his hand. "Rebels United? What is this? Some kind of Conspiracy group?"

"From what I could find," Harry said. "Yes. They say they are fighting against the control of the Government, against rules, and against the Monsters of the world. I was thinking that they could see through the mist, like Rachel."

"Where is the building? Do you know?" Percy asked.

Harry nodded. "I listed all of the buildings that seemed abandoned, since I didn't think there was any way they would put a goddess in a building where anyone could just walk in and see her." He pointed to the bottom of the page in Percy's hands. "There's only one that's abandoned, but not condemned. Seems like the RU group isn't doing business like they used to."

"New Mexico?" Jason asked, looking over.

"Yep." Harry looked up from the paper to look at the Roman demigod. "It's in a small town named Santa Fe. We'll have to land in a field just outside of town, and walk into town."

Percy said, "I'm not familiar with the area."

"None of us are, I don't think." Harry shook his head.

…

Percy was the last one off of the ladder and he looked around at their surroundings. "Wow! There's nothing here but desert!"

Hazel nodded. "And it's hot!"

"Yeah," Frank said, looking around. They had landed in a field like they had planned, and Harry and Jason were leading the way towards the town, with Grover behind them on his crutches. "Come on, we're going to get left behind." He ran to catch up with the others. "Hey, Harry, won't someone see our ship and freak out?"

Harry shook his head. "I made it to where no one can see it but us." He grinned at Frank.

They were still walking down the side of the street when someone in a truck pulled up beside them. "Hey, do you need a ride? It's a long way into town." It was a woman in the passenger seat. Her husband was watching them warily.

Percy's group looked at each other briefly before Percy asked, "Are you sure?"

The woman smiled. "Yes, of course! We can't leave you to walk for so long in this weather! It's really hot outside. Do you have any water with you?"

"Yes, ma'am," Harry said with a smile.

She nodded. "Go ahead and hop into the bed of the truck. We'll take you into town and then you can head on your way."

"Thank you very much, ma'am; sir," Grover said. He grinned at the couple. Grover had to be careful how he hopped into the bed of the truck, more sitting on the tailgate and scooting back, so that he didn't draw any suspicion. Then the other guys, Piper, and Hazel got into the truck, closing the tailgate. "That was very nice of them."

"It was." Harry nodded. "Most people wouldn't stop." He motioned for the backpack that Grover had with him. When he got it, Harry pretended to reach in, and pulled out a water bottle for each of them. "Here you go."

"Thank you," Hazel said.

They were let out in the middle of town, and Harry and Percy helped Grover get down from the truck. "I've got the backpack," Harry said. They thanked the couple that had given them the ride. Harry pointed up the street, telling his companions, "The building is just up ahead. We'll be there soon."

"Yay!" Hazel exclaimed, drawing laughter from the guys.

Piper and Leo were looking around and talking about their surroundings. They were staying away from Jason at the moment, who was muttering about Harry and their trip into this town. They weren't sure what to do about their friend/boyfriend.

They walked down the main road of town, seeing the American Mattress store on the right, and a few red-lights ahead on the left was IHOP with Home Depot behind it. "I thought you said that it was just up the road," Jason said, wiping his forehead.

"It's not that far," Harry said. Diagonally from the IHOP, Harry led the group down into the parking lot of a Walgreens. Behind the store was the abandoned building they were looking for. "Here we are."

"Finally," Jason said, lunging forward to enter the building.

"Wait!" Harry, Percy, Grover, Piper, Leo, Frank, and Hazel yelled out as they rushed after him.

As soon as they all stepped inside the building, the door slammed shut and metal blinds came down over the windows, throwing them in darkness. "Great. Thanks, Jason," Harry said.

Percy sighed. Jason was still acting like he didn't trust Harry. Why was that, though? Harry was a good guy! He was kind, caring, protective, powerful, and down to earth. A light came on inside the store, drawing their attention. On the other side of the room, a giant stood. Percy's mind blanked.

The giant lunged at them trying to attack, but the group scattered. Percy ran to the next door he saw. Opening it, he noticed that the store was a lot bigger than the outside showed. He called to the others, "hey guys, come on!" He let the way into the side room, and I'll say you got further inside the room he saw the cage.

"What is this?" Jason asked.

"This," Harry replied. "Is the cage that Hera is trapped in."

Hera, who was sitting in the bottom of the cage, stood up suddenly looking at them in shock. "You finally made it here?"

The giant ran into the side room. "Why did you run? If you had just stayed put, I would have killed you quickly."

Hera looked at the group. "Perseus Jackson, if you let me out of here, I will help you defeat the giant."

Harry smirked at Hera. "What if we just kept her in the cage and give her back to Zeus like that?"