796Rewrite 4-21-23
Younger kids with an older self. kids with no younger self. The Seven.
Normal talking, telepathy
Sadly, I do not and probably never will own Percy Jackson and associates. I really, really wish I did, though.
Jason's POV
It was surprisingly difficult, Jason reflected, to learn more about a person that everybody seemed to love.
He, Piper, and Leo had been trying to learn more about the famous Percy Jackson since soon after they started building the Argo II, but all anyone would tell them was that if they really wanted to know about him, they needed to ask Annabeth or some fa- Satyr named Grover. Or Percy Jackson himself. Percy wasn't here. Annabeth was busy with either the Argo II, helping Chiron run the camp (being the acknowledged leader of the campers and all, and with her partner being gone), and going back and forth between camp, school, and Percy's mother. (Who was apparently an amazing woman that everybody absolutely loved and adored. They'd never even met Grover, he was off doing 'Lord of the Wild' things and was rarely in Camp anymore.
The three were starting to think that Percy was being more than a little exaggerated, especially Jason. Everybody was always comparing the two... and Jason seemingly just couldn't quite compare. He was getting tired of feeling like he was failing to match up to somebody he hadn't even met, especially since he was Jason Grace, Praetor of New Rome and Camp Jupiter, Son of Jupiter! All his life he was looked up to, he set the standard! Now he was the one failing to meet the standard it seemed like.
They were currently trying to find Annabeth, hoping to get more information out of her about Percy. They were supposed to leave in a few days to go get him (and hopefully the other two members of their quest-party), and they knew nothing about him. They knew nothing about his character, nothing about his fighting style. All they knew were his many, many, many accomplishments and titles, which didn't actually tell them that much beyond that he had a habit of winning fights against some big names. If they were going to live with and travel with the guy, they wanted to know more than that.
They had just caught a glimpse of her coming from the Big House, when the camp disappeared from around them, and they were suddenly in a very large room with equally large people yelling at each other. Against the wall was a group of demigods and Chiron, all of them staring at Jason and his group in confusion.
Wait... did that other group have a younger looking Clarisse and Annabeth? And was that Reyna?
Percy's POV
He paused at the top of a road and looked around with a sigh.
He was on his way to meet Frank and Hazel so they could leave and get this quest over with. The sooner they left, the sooner he got back, and they sooner he could work on getting his memory back and finding Annabeth. By this point, it was more than obvious that she wasn't here. Nobody knew anything about her when he described what little he remembered of her.
He snorted. Well, at least there was one thing about this whole situation that seemed familiar, even if nothing about this camp did. This... leaving on a seemingly impossible quest, going to fight monsters and bring back something that could help the camp, he was fairly certain he'd done this before. And he didn't know why he felt like that. He wished he knew what he'd done before, and if he succeeded or not. Frank and Hazel looked so worried that it would be nice to be able to reassure them and have his experiences to fall back on.
He was so deep in thought that he didn't notice when the road, the shops, and the demigods around him disappeared, and were replaced by a massive room, full of giant people who were currently busy yelling, and two groups of kids. One group looked about his age or older, the others looked about four years younger. All the kids were clearly confused about what was happening.
And they all looked familiar.
Why did the room look familiar? Why did everyone else look familiar? Did he know them? Why do those two look kind of like Annabeth...
Hestia's POV
She had been hoping that the presence of the campers would mean that the council meeting didn't devolve into an argument over who Mother loves best. She supposed that it was too much to hope for when her brothers were involved, even though she was fairly certain that Poseidon only kept up the argument for the sake of having a seemingly normal(ish) familial interaction with their youngest brother. She was about to interrupt and get the meeting back on track, they still had some things to talk about that were actually relevant to them being here after all, when a group of people showed up. They seemed to be mostly made up of demigods, with a couple of mortals thrown in the mix, and they looked very confused.
She was going to greet them and ask after their presence, when Zeus spotted them.
She sighed.
"WHO ARE YOU AND HOW DARE YOU INTERRUPT THIS MEETING!" He thundered, lightning flashed around him and everything.
The demigods turned to look at him instead of each other, before they glanced around, clearly wanting somebody else to be the one to answer.
Finally, the older-looking Annabeth Chase sighed and stepped forward. "You mean you do not recognize us, sir?" She asked carefully, glancing at the younger campers in worry. "I don't know how we came to be here. I was just leaving the Big House when..." She trailed off.
Poseidon cleared his throat. "I believe I have an answer to that." He said, studying a piece of paper in his hand. He held it up and started reading before Zeus could say anything else.
Dear demigods and annoying gods and goddesses,
We have sent you these demigods from the future so that you may know what your arguing, ignorance, and arrogance causes. Also, some of the demigods wanted to know more about the strongest hero to live. We are hoping to teach you a lesson with this, so no killing any of the demigods, no fighting amongst yourselves, and be nice to the mortals. Demigods, you are to give your full titles, Percy will return your memories to you momentarily.
"Yes!" Poseidon was interrupted by one of the demigods.
"Percy." Annabeth breathed when she saw him, and ran to him, ramming into him with a massive hug. His arms came up around her hesitantly, clearly not sure what to do with the hug he'd just been attacked with. She felt his hesitance and pulled back. "Jason was right, you don't remember." She said sadly.
"No." Percy admitted. "All I remember is the name Annabeth." He looked at her hopefully. She just closed her eyes in grief and squeezed his hand.
"Well, whoever brought us here said they would give your memories back, so..." She said to herself. He nodded in agreement. The older mortals had joined Percy and Annabeth while this was happening, although the man looked like he was holding the woman back from giving the amnesiac demigod a similar attack.
Poseidon swallowed when he saw his son, but didn't say anything, merely kept reading the letter they'd been left with.
Don't react negatively to some of the demigods' lineage, either. The future is messed up. We have decided to give you books to read, they are about the future and they follow Percy Jackson's life and career as a demigod so far. Don't worry about your duties, time is now frozen outside the palace. Read and enjoy. And remember, no killing the demigods no matter what happens in the books, yes all of it really happened, just no killing anyone.
The Fates
Poseidon looked up and looked around. "Well. Perhaps if our visitors could introduce themselves first." He suggested, nodding for the group from the future to start. His gaze lingered on his son and the boys' mother for a moment before he glanced at his brother and looked away again. Hestia watched it all with sorrow.
"Um- I'll start I guess." Annabeth grumbled. "Annabeth Chase, daughter of Athena, sailor of the Sea of Monsters, walker of the Labyrinth, bearer of the sky, Savior of Olympus and official Architect of Olympus. At least I was..." She grumbled to herself. Athena looked startled by her various titles, but didn't say anything. Her younger self just stared in shock.
Piper McClean, daughter of Aphrodite, charmspeaker."
"Leo Valdez, son of Hephaestus, Supreme Commander of Argo II, and fire user." As if to prove his point, he set his hair on fire.
"Clarisse LaRue, daughter of Ares, drakon slayer, Hero of Olympus." The younger Clarisse paled while still looking smug somehow while Ares smirked in pride.
"Chris Rodriguez, son of Hermes." His own younger self looked up, shocked before his eyes flew to Hermes, who was looking back in shock. This was the first time Hermes had looked up from his phone since the meeting began several hours ago, he probably hadn't even glanced at the demigods, more concerned with not drowning in emails and missed calls.
"Oh, sh- Chris, I am so sorry. I didn't- Oh, my-" Hermes stammered for a few moments before snapping his fingers and Claiming Chris right there. Chris had to be held up by Luke beside him, bracketed by Travis and Connor, his three new brothers.
"Er- I still don't-" Percy was cut off with a groan as he doubled over holding his head. "Ugh. Never mind." He blinked and looked around, eyes widening when he saw the woman beside him and Annabeth. "Mom." He breathed, and attacked her with a hug.
"Percy." She choked off a sob and held him to her desperately now that the man with her was no longer holding her back because of his memory issues. Annabeth joined the hug quickly.
"Don't you ever scare us like that again." Annabeth muttered. Sally agreed with her future daughter-in-law, rather enthusiastically.
"I'll try not to." Percy said quietly, to both his girlfriend and his mother. They all knew that some things were just out of his control, like being kidnapped by goddesses with an agenda.
Zeus cleared his throat impatiently, breaking up the touching reunion. (Watching them made Hestia smile, for this was how a family should be, not like her brothers with their constant fighting. Or her nieces and nephews with theirs.)
Percy actually glared at him with a growl before grudgingly introducing himself. "Percy Jackson, Son of Poseidon, slayer of Medusa, the Furies, the Minotaur... a bunch of other monsters. Sailor of the Sea of Monsters, traveler of the Labyrinth, the Underworld... Bane of Hyperion, defeater of Kronos, Savior of Olympus. Er- did I leave anything out? Oh bearer of the sky, as well."
"You didn't tell me all of that!" Percy's mother said, eyes wide.
Percy grimaced, but wasn't able to say anything before Zeus rounded on his brother. "Poseidon! You broke the oath!" He growled.
"Need I remind you who broke it first?" Poseidon asked, bored. He did spare a quick smile for his son and former lover, though.
"Enough. Continue with the introductions." Hestia instructed the demigods gently after breaking up her brothers before they could start fighting again.
"Nico di Angelo, Son of Hades, traveler of the Labyrinth, Ghost King, heir to the Underworld, and..." He paused and glanced towards those that Hestia could tell were Roman, who were looking at him in absolute shock. "Ambassador of Pluto to the Twelfth Legion and city of New Rome." The entire council stared at him in shock, while some of the Greek demigods whipped around.
"You mean you knew Percy was there the entire time?" Annabeth demanded of him, interrupting Zeus's explosion at Hades.
"Uh, no. He only stumbled into Camp Jupiter what- two days ago?" He glanced between Percy and one of the Roman girls.
"Why didn't you say anything when Hazel introduced us the other day? You knew me, I knew you knew me. You didn't say anything!" Percy sounded hurt.
"I'm sorry, Percy. I wanted to. I swore on the River Styx that I wouldn't say anything to reveal the existence of the other camp to either of them, and after I saw you, Hera made it clear that I was to say nothing." Nico tried to explain. Hera had access to the records of the living, which included those that chose rebirth, which meant Hera knew who Bianca had been reborn as and where she was. Nico could not say anything unless he wanted to put her in danger.
"Hades!" Zeus finally burst out at the lull in the demigods' conversation.
"I never broke the Oath." Hades said, bored, rolling his eyes.
"Then what do you call that!" Zeus pointed accusingly at Nico, eliciting protests from the demigods at the younger demigod being called 'that'.
"Nico and his sister were born before WWII even broke out." Hades dismissed.
"Wait, what?" Most of the demigods asked at once.
"Long story, I'm sure it will be covered in those books." Nico waved them off.
"Continue with introducing yourselves." Hestia again broke in before a fight could break out.
"Travis-"
"And Connor-"
"Stoll, sons of Hermes and pranksters extraordinaire." Two of the boys stated proudly, giving exaggerated bows at the end. Hermes was unsurprisingly proud of their pranking 'title'.
"Katie Gardner, daughter of Demeter."
"Will Solace, son of Apollo and top healer at camp."
"Thalia Grace, daughter of Zeus, Lieutenant of Artemis and savior of Olympus." Artemis and Zoe were shocked and startled that this girl was the lieutenant, but they didn't ask what happened to Zoe. They could guess the most likely cause of her having to be replaced.
"Frank Zhang, son of Mars, Centurion of the Fifth Cohort, Twelfth Legion Fulminata Rome."
"Hazel Levesque, daughter of Pluto, Fifth Cohort, Twelfth Legion Fulminata Rome." Hades swallowed heavily, knowing full well what happened to her, and wondering how it was that she was here. Unlike Nico, she'd actually been killed and was currently sitting in the Fields of Asphodel after refusing Elysium if it meant her mother recieving punishment.
"Jason Grace, son of Jupiter, Praetor Twelfth Legion Fulminata Rome, defeater of Krios and toppler of the Titan Throne."
"Touch him, Hera, and you will regret it very much." Thalia warned suddenly, growling as she glared at her step-mother, who had just been about to say something. Reyna kept going with the introductions quickly, despite her confusion about Thalia's protectiveness and their similar last names.
"Reyna Ramirez-Arellano, daughter of Bellona, Praetor Twelfth Legion Fulminata Rome."
"Dakota, son of Bacchus, Centurion of the Fifth Cohort, Twelfth Legion Fulminata Rome."
"And no, he is not drinking wine. That is very sugared Kool-aid." Reyna quickly pointed out, glancing between a few of the gods.
"Gwendolyn, Roman Senator and former Centurion of the Fifth Cohort, Twelfth Legion Fulminata Rome."
"I'd ask what Romans and Greeks are doing together, but I believe the Fates already said things in the future were messed up." Poseidon said dryly.
"Who are these others? They are not demigods." Zeus questioned, gesturing to the four in question.
Percy's mother stepped away for a moment and curtsied, prompting several raised eyebrows at the woman's show of manners. "Sally Blofis, Percy's mother. Lord Zeus, if I ever hear that you threatened my son ever again, you will wish I killed you." She threatened pleasantly, with a smile on her face, making Zeus shift uncomfortably.
Poseidon cleared his throat suddenly and looked away to hide his wide grin. Hestia was beaming. This was what a family should be! Hera decided right then that she liked this woman, she was protective of her child, as any mother should be. Artemis lamented that the woman could have made a good hunter if Poseidon hadn't gotten to her first.
"Uh- Paul Blofis, Sally's husband and Percy's stepfather." Paul bowed slightly, clearly nervous to be addressing the council, but not letting it stop him.
"Grover Underwood, Lord of the Wild." The satyr said, standing proudly.
"What?" Hermes asked blankly. Grover glanced at him and grimaced, but didn't elaborate on anything. Apollo reached over and squeezed his shoulder solemnly.
"Rachel Elizabeth Dare, Oracle of Delphi, at your service." Rachel smirked slightly.
"I got a new oracle? YES!" Apollo cheered in relief before he proceeded to start dancing around the room, catching his surprised oracle and twirling her around in a celebratory dance while the demigods scrambled to get out of the way.
Artemis allowed it to continue for several minutes before finally sighing and freeing the poor girl by grabbing Apollo by the ear on his next pass by her throne and practically throwing him in his seat. Rachel shot her a thankful smile before joining the demigods in the middle of the room. With them finished introducing themselves, Zeus turned his attention to the demigods who had been present for the meeting, and it was then that the Ladies Amphitrite and Persephone were noticed by the rest of the room, along with Triton. Poseidon and Hades quickly introduced their wives (and son) to the demigods who would not know them, before letting the younger demigods formally introduce themselves to the council and the older group.
Chiron's POV
This had not exactly been what Chiron had in mind when he arranged for this little field trip. He'd mostly hoped to give his charges a chance to at least see their parents, maybe after the meeting they would be able to speak with their parents, they would at least have more of an idea of what happened at these meetings, even if he'd hoped to avoid yet another argument about who their mother loved best. If he had to guess, he would say Rhea loved Hestia the best, but he knew better than to stir up that whirlpool by adding his opinion. If he didn't also know that Rhea actually tried to not play favorites among her six children.
And the boy, Percy... when he'd first met the demigod at Yancy at the beginning of the school year, he'd thought the boy had great potential, he was obviously the son of one of the more powerful of the gods, although he honestly could not say with certainty which one (he had his suspicions, Percy looked remarkably like his father). He never would have expected the short list of accomplishments and titles the boy rattled off. Defeating Kronos? Being named a 'savior' of Olympus? And to bear the sky... He despaired for whatever it was that caused both Percy and young Annabeth to have to bear that burden for even a second.
He was very proud of his other students and their accomplishments as well, they'd all grown very skilled and he was assured that they could handle themselves, whatever may happen.
And Thalia... He was very pleased to finally get to meet the girl he'd heard so much about from Luke and Annabeth, even if her presence as a person and not a tree did worry him slightly. What would that mean for the prophecy? What did this mean for Camp that circumstances led to her somehow coming back to life? What did the future look like that necessitated the Romans and Greeks once again coming together, despite their history together.
He decided to go first, and introduce himself to the Roman legionnaires. "I am Chiron, I am the Activities Director of Camp Half-Blood and the main trainer instructor of the Greek heroes. I must say, Praetor, it will be good to see cooperation between our camps again after all the fighting between us." He bowed slightly, not sharing his reservations about why they needed to be brought together in the first place.
"Thank you, I just wish it was under more- pleasant circumstances." Reyna said with a nod. Chiron smiled warmly, pleased with her answer. He then nodded to his charges to start introducing themselves to their Roman counterparts and the rest of the council who would not know them.
"Grover Underwood. Protector." Grover said quietly, glancing at Percy several times.
"Luke Castellan, Son of Hermes." Chiron couldn't help but notice some of the glares leveled in his direction from the older Greeks, or that some of them put hands to weapons when he first spoke. He frowned, but decided that he would find out what happened.
"Annabeth Chase, daughter of Athena."
"Travis-"
"and Connor-"
"Stoll, sons of Hermes." Several of the demigods cast looks at the two sets of Stoll brothers and collectively shuddered. Percy actually groaned, knowing that he was the one who was going to have to keep them in line.
"Clarisse La Rue, daughter of Ares."
"Charles Beckendorf, son of Hephaestus." Chiron got a bad feeling when he saw the looks the burly blacksmith was recieving from their older visitors.
"Chris Rodriguez, unc- er, son of Hermes."
"That's everyone, correct? Good. Where are these books?" Zeus demanded, looking around irritably. Chiron hid a laugh with a cough when the box of books was dropped on his head. The older demigods were not so composed or restrained as the younger group and the Romans. They joined Apollo and Hermes in laughing at the expression on the King's face.
"How could you be so disrespectful?" Reyna demanded of them when they finally composed themselves.
"Reyna, when you've seen and done what we have, laughing at Uncle is nothing. Besides, he wouldn't dare do anything to us with our parents watching." Percy informed her. Everyone else stared at them in shock.
What could they possibly have gone through that would be worse than insulting the King of Olympus by laughing at him to his face? Finally, Zeus regained his composure to throw the book to Athena, ordering her to read.
"Percy Jackson and the Olympians: the Lightning Thief. Chapter one, I accidentally vaporize my pre-algebra teacher" she began.
This chapter has been rewritten almost completely, I tried to keep most elements the same, though. Read and enjoy writing that doesn't make me cringe at how I could have possibly written something so bad. :)