Scene changes to an area past Helios's island

Zeus appears

Pride is a damsel in distress

"A metaphor..." said Leo. "Annabeth..."

"Ugh!" moaned Annabeth.

"Actually, Anne. I'll do it." said Thalia. "I know my father and his metaphors well."

"Oh, okay."

"He's comparing pride to a damsel. He wants to do to Odysseus's pride what he does to women, strip them."

Lightning strikes
Hiding away where only I can undress her

"Why is he calling Odysseus a 'she'? Is he transgender?" asked Leo.

"No, I don't think so." said Piper.

"He's comparing pride to women, remember?" said Thalia.

"Oh, he means that if pride had a gender, it would be female." said Reyna.

"That guy!" screamed Hazel. "First he makes Odysseus kill a baby and now he's saying pride is a woman!"

Try all she can not to confess
In the end, it's all the same once I apply all the pressure

"The two things Dad hates are men and pride, so he thought why not make it one being?" said Jason.

"Just like Odysseus referred to what he was suffering as one being." said Grover.

Lightning strikes

Thunder, bring her through the wringer

"He thinks women and pride have the same level of disgust as each other." said Hazel.

"Father never was the man who liked either of those things." said Jason.

"But he kept on hooking up with women." said Percy.

"There is a difference between liking something and wanting to do something inappropriate." said Annabeth.

Show her I'm the judgement call

"Zeus is the God of justice and law." said Frank.

"It makes sense." said Leo.
The one makes her kingdom fall

"Zeus is claiming that he is so powerful that he can make Odysseus's kingdom of pride fall." said Nico.

"That's deep." said Nico.

"But is he really full of pride?" asked Jason.

"Yeah, I would say it's more of a dedication than pride." said Piper.

"If Zeus's mind is set on something he will get his way." said Thalia.
Lightning, wield her, use and yield her
Show her what she can't conceal
For true nature will be revealed

"Why is Zeus even here, shouldn't Helios just do it himself?" asked Will.

"He has better things to do perhaps." said Reyna.

"But he sent Zeus to do the work! It must have been important enough for him to go punish Odysseus himself!"

"That's true, the Gods would always love a chance to punish or curse someone." said Leo.

"But why Zeus?! It could have been Apollo for example." asked Frank.

"Dad doesn't go into other peoples business." said Will.

"Really, will?" asked Thalia. "Are you sure?"

"Yeah, that's a lie and we all know it." said Nico.

"But maybe Zeus just wanted to do it." said Hazel.

"Sounds like him." said Jason.

"Yeah, that will be our conclusion." said Thalia.

Tell me, Odysseus, If I were to make you choose
The lives of your men and crew or your own
Why do I think they'd lose?

"Oh no, he's going to make him choose..." started Grover.

"I think we all know who he's going to pick." said Clarisse.

"The crew is going to die." said Nico.

"Yeah." they all agreed.

"But this is worse than Poseidon. He just killed them, Odysseus had no fault in their deaths in a way but here, the crew is going to die knowing that it was their leader that caused their deaths." said Hazel.

"And that's just cruel." said Reyna.
Enlighten me, King of Ithaca
Since hunger was far too great
I wonder 'd take the weight of the damned
And suffer a gruesome fate to the

"Why is Odysseus being given this choice anyway?" asked Annabeth.

"Yeah, he's the one who told Eurylochus not to. If anyone is to be in trouble it should be him." said Hazel.

"For the Gods, anyone within a five mile radius, it's your fault even if it isn't." said Percy. "It's just how they work."

Thunder bringer, here to ring your
Ears until you're deaf with fear

"I don't think we need much of a discussion on this," said Annabeth. "Thunder is so loud it could be deafening."

"Yeah but most of the time it's not." said Jason.

"So this could mean Zeus is going to do his very best in killing them." said Piper.
And spear you while your death is near
Lightning wielder, here to yield your
Time, for you have passed your prime
Sublime you for your act of crime

"Again, it's not his fault!" shouted Frank.

"But we already said why." said Percy.

"I know..."

Choose

Choose?

Someone's gotta die today
And you have got the final say
You?
Or your crew?

"Goodbye everyone." said Clarisse.

"Don't be like that!" screamed Annabeth. "There could be a loophole."

"Yeah, he always finds a way." said Percy.

"He certainly proved that with Scylla." said Clarisse.

Please don't make me do this
Don't make me do this

"He doesn't want to kill them." said Leo.

"But he is going to have to make that choice." said Thalia.

"And someone is going to have to die, just like Zeus said." said Reyna.

When does a comet become a meteor?

"By the tone of their voice..." started Frank.

"They know they're going to die." finished Hazel.
When does a candle become a blaze? (I can take the suffering from you)

"Why is Penelope heard?" asked Leo.

"She definitely isn't there." said Jason.

"In a spiritual way, she's there." said Percy.
When does a man become a monster?

When does a ripple become a tidal wave?
When does the reason become the blame? (Let me take the suffering from)

"But why is she heard?!" asked Leo.

"She's saying how he should die and with death, he would be at peace." said Annabeth.

"And this might be a trick, maybe." said Grover.
When does a man become a monster?

Captain?

I have to see her

But we'll die

I know

"He made his choice." said Will.

"They're going to die." said Nico.

They all started to tear up a bit knowing that their fate is sealed and they will never see them alive ever again.

Thunder, bring her through the wringer
Show her I'm the judgement call
The one makes her kingdom fall
Lightning, wield her, use and yield her
Show her what she can't conceal
For true nature will be revealed

Zeus throws a lightning bolt at the ship

The crew dies

Odysseus falls into the water

Author's Note:

Bookwarrior12 - All the songs for the Thunder Saga are complete now!

Emil - YES!