Song: Legend by The Score

Apollo's Point of View
23 June 2024
Camp Half Blood
1400

"Alright what happened before I got here?" I immediately slip into doctor mode, walking up to Percy and checking his vitals.

Sarina speaks up "Well he was doing that idiotic thing he does where he talks himself out of situations, usually by insulting his enemies. He- he was losing pretty badly for some reason. Then something he said must have impacted Nike because she put a hand on his head and it looked like she blessed him and then she called a retreat and disappeared."

"Has Percy recently gotten more power somehow?" I ask, the wheels in my mind turning and the prophetic part of my brain tingling.

"Well when Kronos killed Annabeth and Leo he went scary ballistic and made him fade by blood bending him somehow, then he absorbed his essence." Sarina says again.

Everyone else's eyes widen, so I guess only she saw that.

"Damn Perce. Huh... Nike prevails at the breaking of a wave, a hero's last mortal breath..."

"What the fuck does that mean Apollo?" Thalia glares at me.

"It means he has so much power from Nike, unlocking his own powers, Kronos, partial immortality, and whatever else he's done that his mortal essence is burning away."

"Is... is he gonna be okay?" Nico asks quietly.

"Well... I'm not sure exactly. This is the first time this has happened that I know of. He's either going to become fully immortal as the mortality literally burns out of his blood, or..." I look away. I can't look into their eyes.

Clarisse speaks up next. "So he's either gonna die right here or live forever?"

"Yeah. There's nothing I can do for him. It's all up to him and if he decides he wants to live and fight." Having been monitoring his mental health for a few days now, I am actually not sure if he wants to. But I don't voice that, his friends need hope right now.

Sarina walks up to him and holds his glowing golden hand. Then she smacks him in the face. Hard. "I swear to everything that exists if you decide not to wake up for me and think you don't have anything to live for I will personally resurrect you and beat your ass! And don't think I can't do it. I'll go down to the underworld myself if I have to, and I'll bring Nico with me for backup."

Being the medical professional, I'm pretty sure he can't hear her but it's worth a shot I guess. I watch as Clarisse and Thalia walk up behind her, also yelling at him. "Kelp Head if you give up on us I will personally shish kabob you to my tree!"

Reyna walks up behind Thalia and puts a hand on her shoulder, seemingly calming her down.

Nico shouts over "Fish for brains if you die on us I will haunt you!

I'm not sure if it's the timing of their shouting or if he actually heard them, but the glowing dies down and retreats back into his body.

I hold my breath as I check his vitals again, seeing if he's still alive. He has a pulse.

"Thank the Fates" I sigh to myself.

"I think he's gonna be okay." I take a step back as his eyelids flicker open, and he groans before sitting up with his arms straight out in front of him, like a zombie.

"Noooo... I'll haunt you..." he laughs as Clarisse whacks him on the back of the head.

"I'm so abused here, maybe I should go back to that light. Also I would like to apologize to Kronos, blood boiling sucks!" Percy jokes.

"Well cuz, welcome to full immortality!"

He embraces his girlfriend and then sighs. "So there's only one more line of the prophecy left, huh?"

"Yeah, but each line has taken like six months so who knows, it could be a while. You can't expect these things. The beast to perish or reign? Come on, that's so cryptic even I have no idea what it means!"

Everyone laughs, then begin dispersing to their cabins and the infirmary as needed.

Percy Jackson's Point of View
23 June 2024
Camp Half Blood
1415
It's actually really annoying to be screamed at while your blood is burning away, but that's just how my friends show their love. Who would I be without horde of violent female friends?

"Ugh, with great power comes great need to take a nap. Though I also haven't slept in a few days, so that makes sense."

"Hey," Nico retorts, "If you're gonna quote me ya gotta cite me."

We all laugh, and I'm suddenly in the middle of a group hug between Sarina, Nico, Frank, Hazel, Clarisse, Thalia, Jason, and Piper.

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That night I'm plagued with more nightmares. Lighting flashes behind monsters as they invade California, New York, DC, everywhere. An eagle flies overhead as the seas erupt dangerously. There's explosions, and I can't help but feel I'm in a Michael Bay movie.

Thankfully, I wake up rested and get ready to head back to base in California.

I don't like the look of the sky, or the restlessness of the ocean.

At breakfast, all of us are dressed in our combat uniforms and ready to go. "Where are you idiots heading back to?" I ask them.

Nico and Jason both say "Pendleton" at the same time, and I can't help but raise an eyebrow at them.

"Sweet, you'll be with Sarina and I then." I respond while a waffle appears on my plate and I decide to burn a piece for my father today.

"Piper and Thalia said they got orders to report there too, but I think Clarisse is a SEAL so I don't know where she's going. Haven't talked to Frank yet."

"Why am I not surprised that Clarisse is a Navy SEAL" I chuckle, sitting down at the Poseidon table next to Sarina.

(I know it takes longer than that to earn that title, but this is a fictional story about magic so don't @ me)

Everyone slowly trickles in and joins us at my table, and then the combined powers of Nico and Hazel shadow travel most of us to California while I vapor travel Sarina and I.

What?  Nico, Hazel, and I were NOT getting on a plane. Plus, we have to be there in like thirty minutes.

"Does anyone else think that Zeus is pissed at something?" I ask as we start walking the half a mile to base. Just appearing in the middle of a military base isn't exactly the best idea, so we landed in an alley nearby.

Jason and Thalia look at each other worried. "I don't know what's going on. He hasn't contacted us or said much of anything to anyone since the war started." Jason states.

Once we get through the gates and are walking to our respective stations, Sarina and I get a call. I almost forgot I was wearing my ComWatch, since we haven't been contacted in a few months.

"Emily. Long time no see." I say as Sarina and I round a corner with less people in it.

"That's Director Emily to you, Jackson. I trust your missions are going well?" She raises an annoyed eyebrow at us.

"Yes ma'am, we'll have multiple updates for you once we meet up again."  Sarina replies.

"Good. I'm calling with an important update that the US military may not inform you of since they don't know about your top secret level security clearances."

"What's going on?" I ask, suddenly very serious and returning to Agent mode instead of dumbass marine mode.

"The terrorist group ISIS has changed their name to account for their alliance with the greek monsters and to make a statement about what they're capable of alongside the Russian, Chinese, and North Korean militaries. They call themselves BEAST, and have publicized a new leader. He goes by the alias Jupiter."

"Damn. Wait- Bondo are you thinking what I'm thinking?"

"Yeah Teen Witch, Zeusy changed sides."

"Well, your top priority now is to take out BEAST and its leadership. I'll pull some strings and get you to their location."

"Yes ma'am." We say together.

"And Jackson,  Clarke- you better come out alive from this. I need my best Agents back in one piece." Before we can respond she ends the message.

"I kinda missed her insults and chilling personality." I say.

"Shit, Sharktopus we have five minutes to report in with Colonel Hutchinson!"

My eyes widen comically and we start sprinting.

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24 June 2024
Camp Pendleton, California
1030

"Alright, let me get this straight. My power hungry paranoid dad decided to team up with the other world superpowers and ISIS to have more power and essentially rule the world?" Thalia exclaims, her feet propped up on the desk in my barracks room.

"Pretty much, yeah." Sarina agrees.

"Well, if you think about it, it does make sense. We already took down the Titans and Primordials in charge of them, and with Nike swapping sides they should already have been at each other's throats without their influence. Zeus must have just swept in and took over where they left off, we made it easy for him." Hazel states, fanning her face anxiously.

"Well, he always was a power hungry asshole to be fair." Piper agrees. She looks kinda weird without a feather in her hair.

"Hey! That's still my dad!" Jason retorts.

"Yeah, and Kronos is your grandfather. What's your point?" I retort.

Jason just sighs while Frank and Nico crack up laughing.

Reyna is watching us all silently, and then asks an important question. "So, who is leading the Olympian council if Zeus is a traitor?"

24 June 2024
Olympus
1030

Aphrodite is chilling on her throne, completely surrounded by makeup. Broken perfume bottles litter the throne room.

Hera is screaming at her, but she pays the once queen no mind.

Ares and Hephaestus have a sword and an axe at each other's throats, respectively. Hephaestus appears to be on fire.

Hades and Hestia sit next to each other by the hearth, seemingly catching up. Hades has his arm around Persephone, and Demeter is preparing to pour a bowl of cereal on his head.

Poseidon and Athena are debating the origins of the chariot, actually quite civilly. An owl appears to be preparing to poop on him, however.

Apollo is running from Artemis as she shoots arrows at his manhood, and Hermes is texting faster than the eye can see.

Two of the statues in the room are somehow on fire, and it is raining.

This was an important filler chapter ok