Ralph's POV

       What in the flip-flopping heck is going on in the world now? I mean this dude, who's really fracking' young by the way, tells us that he'll explain when everyone's gathered. Well everyone is gathered and he hasn't done much explaining. No, no, no. First, we need to listen to this red-head become really sketchy with creepy green mist and an old lady voice. And now kids are complaining about limericks of all things. I mean, what did limericks ever do to you?

The scary guy spoke up first, "Perce' first explain to the others what's going on, then tell us all why the hell limericks are such a bad thing."

I wish I was Oliver Queen. I mean have you seen that guys face? And his ABS!!! Ooh! I should probably be listening to the kid right now.

"So basically what I'm trying to tell you is that the gods are real, like the Greek gods. Like the ones learned about but never paid attention to. (well...) And everyone in this camp is related to them one way or another. The Roman gods are also real, but its easier to learn about one pantheon at a time and their basically parallel to each other. I am the son of Poseidon. Everyone here has gone through one war or another so if you doubt us, you'll regret it. We have been through more than you could ever dream of. We have lost so many people. And most demigods, that's what we're called, don't even make it to the age of 14. We are hunted down by actual monsters and have to learn to fight at a young age. Now for what we're up against. When I was 16 a titan, Kronos, the Lord of Time the King of the Titans rose up again for the second time to tear the gods down and rule the world. We fought him in the Second Titan War and lost too many at too young. Now he's back with more allies than ever. The only hope we have right now is the body he is possessing. He died in the first war to sacrifice himself and kill Kronos and he succeeded. But after the Giant War, he reformed faster than is usually possible and took Luke's body once more. This time though, for sure, Luke is on our side and he will aid us in any ways possible."

Daaammmnn. That's a hot load of shit this kid's got piled up. I think I would've offed myself the second I found out I was wanted dead.

"Oh! And limericks are the worst form of prophecy. I mean, all prophecies are bad, but limericks basically spell out DOOM. So, any questions?"

I obviously raised my hand, "What?!"

He smirked at me, I mean how the frick can this kid still smile after what he's been through? "Ralph, right?"

I nodded, "I know it's a lot of information to take in, but it is the truth. Oliver here managed to fill me in on what you all have been through. Like how he went through "hell" for 5 years. Or that Barry's mother was murdered be the Reverse Flash when he was 11. Or the whole load of crap that Sara and Oliver went through after that boat went down. Tommy also managed to fill me in. Not only did he fake his death he's been helping all of you, even the people from other Earth's. We're just like you, except younger, stronger, smarter, more problematic. And the whole thing with being related to gods, but that's just life."

"That may be the smartest thing you've ever said, Seaweed Brain."

"Hey! I'm plenty smart, Wise Girl."

The kids in the room all started cracking up. They reminded me of a family of sorts. The real kind, with flaws shining just beneath the surface.

I'm making my decision here and now, I don't care what it takes. I would give up my life to keep this small broken family a few more days with each other.

Oliver's POV

After Percy's big speech he told everyone to go to the dining hall. And the kid that we found with Tommy shouted to stay away from the large crack in the ground, causing Percy to laugh at him.

I stayed behind to see if I could talk to Tommy. I found him talking to Percy and his girlfriend Annabeth.

"Tommy Annabeth's being mean to me."

"You brought that on yourself Perce'. Annie was just enjoying the saying something sassy before you. You are Persassy after all."

Annabeth grabbed Tommy's hand and squeezed, hard. "What did I tell you about calling me Annie?"

He grunted, "Not to."

She nodded with satisfaction and judo-flipped him. "You may be my older brother. But don't forget who's in charge, Thomas. Hey Oliver!"

I weakly smiled and waved.

"Ah, my favorite brother, Ollie. How's my OTP going."

Percy groaned, "You've been spending too much time with the Venus girls again."

"What can I say some of them are hot, and not married. Anyways, what's up, Oliver?"

"Have you been keeping up with the news?"

"Uhhhh, no, why?"

"Well, the Eagles won the Super Bowl. Before that, it was Patriots like 4 times in a row. Uh, 'black president' gone now. Kinda sad. Felicity and I are married. Turns out Samantha didn't lose the baby. I have a son named William. I became Mayor. There is no more Queen Consolidated. And Thea's birth dad is your dad. That's about it."

He laughed, "Yeah, well, yachts still suck."

That's when I hugged him, I had spent 5 years thinking he was dead, before that I had one year to be friends with him and during that time he began to hate me, then 5 years before that he thought I was dead. I don't want to have that cycle repeat itself.

"Ummm, that looks emotional but it definitely didn't sound emotional. Were you guys just joking about your deaths?"

"Obviously! This is how we role Perce'! If I was still alive to the rest of the world me and Ollie here would still probably be called the greatest playboys in America. And I take pride in that."

"Alright then. Let's go eat, huh? Try not to attack your Dad."

We made our way to the Dining Hall and I noticed a massive crack in the ground that seemed to go down forever.

"Uhh, was there an earthquake?"

My nephew simply laughed, "No, Nico was mad, he just found out his sister died. And then we were attacked by some weird skeleton and he clapped his hands and sent it to the Underworld. Normal stuff."

Ummmmm, okay?

When we walked in I saw that no one had eaten any of their food yet, all of the kids looked expectantly towards Percy.

"I told you guys to stop waiting for me, but now the mortals won't upset the gods. In front of all of you is a plate and a cup, if you think of whatever food/drink you want it will appear. But you must burn a portion of your food to the gods to worship them. Oh! And all mortals will be sitting at the same table as me and a few of the counselors. We have planning to do."

New ways of living upon entering this mythological world. I should probably get William here to protect him from the coming dangers. I made my way to Percy's table sitting next to Sally with Felicity by my side. I looked down at my plate and thought of something from Big Belly Burger and sure enough, I got the whole meal. I stood up and burned some of my dinner and returned to my seat. Glancing at the cup I thought of my favorite wine, that I hadn't tasted since Russia. I could get used to this.

"What's up Perce'? How are we gonna do this?" Tommy said with his face full of his own Big Belly Burger.

"We're gonna go through the prophecy and figure out what we can. The more we understand, the more we'll be ready. The beginning is pretty straight forward. Annabeth?"

"Right, so it starts off with; "The Lord of Time shall rise once more" We already got Kronos down. "Bringing blood and carnage and death galore" He's gonna kill a lot of people if we don't stop him. "The dead will rise to push him down. For the savior to finally drown." We haven't totally gotten that yet so start brainstorming. We do know that the savior is Percy. "With allies from this world and not. The Titan King will finally rot." The mortals will help us end him once and for all, including everyone from Earth-38. "Victory, though, is not guaranteed. Especially if his love doth bleed." This is about our side. And-"

"WE CANNOT LET THIS HAPPEN."

Our heads whipped to Percy. He had a death grip on his pen, and his eyes looked like 2 hurricanes. I could feel the ground shaking.

"Seaweed Brain what are you-?"

"If I am the savior from before then it's talking about me. If my "love doth bleed" that means you, Wise Girl, and I can't let you get hurt."

"It's okay, Percy. I'll be okay." She smiled at him. I felt Felicity's hand grip mine tightly and I gave her a pained smile. 

"The next part is "From the ash darkness will rise. To fight without Wisdom and Sea is unwise." If we beat Kronos then something else will follow him. That's all I can think of. And Wisdom is either Athena, the Athena cabin, or me. And Sea is either Percy or Poseidon. "Family United under the stars. Share a bond built of scars." We already know this has happened. When Percy and Oliver went out in Star City they united, and they both have scars covering their bodies."

Percy looked down in what seemed like shame. He has nothing to be ashamed of. He saved the frickin' world!

"Along the way, the truth comes out all shall be lost if mortals help without." I don't know what the truth is, but if the mortals do not help after it comes out then we'll lose. "Consumed by war this world shall be. Until the sea is once more free." So, the entire world will be fighting, they just probably won't know what it's against. And the sea is either Percy or Poseidon. So they will possibly be captured and without them, we won't be able to fight the 'big bad' causing everything to become complete chaos."

It made a good deal of sense, knowing possible ideas of what to expect made me feel better. We won't be caught completely off-guard. Looking around I realized our table was the only one left, everyone else seemed to have disappeared. 

The second this war is over I am going to make sure Percy lives the rest of his life peacefully. He deserves so much. None of that includes another war. All of these kids deserved a break. They've seen too much, experienced too many deaths and too much pain. 

I swear on my life. I don't care if it'll kill me. Until I take my last breath on this Earth I will make sure these children will get everything they deserve and more.