AN: I'm sorry that this chapter is shorter than the previous ones and possibly not as good but I wrote the others when I had a good bit of inspiration for it. The main problem is that with most of my other stories they're all set in the canon timeline while this is after that so I have to make up events as I go along which makes it harder to do. I may end up switching this item on the cycle for the runner up if I don't feel satisfied with how it turns out.

The REAL Guardian of the Hunt

Chapter 5

-Percy-

-Throne Room of Olympus-

"Do you guys know what the meeting is about?" he asked his cousins and some of their friends as they waited by the door, watching out for any of the other 'Generals' that might show up for the meeting that Zeus had called.

"No clue," Jason admitted with a shrug "just got an Iris Message from dad this morning saying that there was going to be a big meeting tonight.".

"Anyway," Hazel said with a shrug as she snuggled up against Frank "are we still going to try and have our 'road trip' this summer or will Percy being the Guardian interfere with that?".

"Zeus agreed that I could use some vacation time occasionally," he answered as he wrapped his arm around Thalia's waist "so he and Artemis came to the agreement that when I would take a vacation every few years Artemis would find girls from either camp that were thinking about joining the hunt but had yet to decide and allow them to 'intern' in the post. They would help guard the hunters during close combat situations and Hephaestus will provide a few automatons in case of an emergency.".

"Road trip!" Leo yelled excitedly, Calypso giggling besides her husband.

"It's a good think that Hecate found the spell that gave Thalia an older body," Nico said with a nod at the now twenty one year old Thalia "it would be rather awkward to have to explain to people why our twenty three year old cousin Percy is dating a fifteen year old Thalia.".

"I was three hours from being sixteen." Thalia pouted but he knew she agreed with Nico's point after they had run into a rather…disapproving woman on one of their dates before Hecate had found the spell.

"Hey Perce," Fink said after a moment, "You never said how the rest of Camp Half-Blood took you and Thalia being together while you're dating Hecate, or how your mom took it for that matter.".

"Mrs. Jackson put me through full blown interrogation before threatening serious bodily harm if I hurt Percy like Annabeth did," Thalia admitted with a shudder "and she looked like she could do it too.".

"Yeah," he admitted in embarrassment "I kinda taught her and Paul how to use a sword in case any monsters came after them…I never realized that most of my sword skill comes from my mom instead of my dad.".

"Seriously?" Hazel asked with a grin "That's epic!".

"Yeah," he answered with a wry grin "she actually killed a hellhound a few days ago and is planning on making my new little sibling a hellhound leather jacket for when they're old enough.".

"Why didn't she do that to Annabeth before?" Jason asked in surprise.

"She got psychological revenge on Annabeth," he answered "when she found out what happened…well you remember when Annabeth woke up to her bed filled with spiders after I…um…took a leave of absence.".

"Ran away to become super hermit." Leo read between the lines as he glowered at the General of Hephaestus "Yeah I remember hearing about it…wait…are you saying that was your mom?".

"She hired the Stolls to do it and provided the spiders." He elaborated.

"Not to self," Jason said with a shiver "don't piss off Momma Jackson.".

"But how did the camp react?" Calypso asked to get the conversation back to the question he had been asked.

"Well Annabeth had, at first, been pissed as she thought I was cheating on Hecate but when she found out that we were doing the whole 'sharing' thing she tried to get me to let her into the relationship." He said with a derisive snort.

"She just doesn't learn," Piper sighed in exasperation "a few of the guys in my cabin actually tried to find her a date just to stop her 'hunts' but nobody at camp was willing to go out with her. But what did the rest of the camp do?".

"Some like Annabeth asked to join," he said as he counted off the types of reactions on his fingers "some did spit takes, some glared at me out of jealousy, some glared at the girls out of jealousy, some congratulated me, and a few others asked for advice on how to start a harem.".

Before any of them could continue the conversation Zeus and the rest of the gods flashed into the Throne Room "Alright!" Zeus began "Let's get this meeting started.". Moving over to stand next to his father's throne he watched his Uncle, wondering what the meeting would be about as Zeus took a deep breath and began "Now I'm sure you're all wondering what I called you here for." Zeus said, getting nods of agreement from various gods and goddesses.

"Not really," a bored Dionysus shrugged as the wine god flipped through a magazine "I don't even see the point of coming to these meetings.".

"You come so I don't triple your punishment." Zeus deadpanned as the magazine instantly vanished and Dionysus sat up straight in his throne. "Anyway," the thunder god continued "I've decided to put the few gods that aided Gaea on a 'parole' of sorts for now to see if they're ready to be fully acclimated back into our society. To help with this each one of them will be assigned a handler of sorts who will watch them and decide when they're ready to be allowed to roam free.".

"How many gods are there to be put in this Parole?" Hermes asked with a raised eyebrow.

"Thirteen," Zeus answered "Khione, Calais, Zethes, Aigaios, Boreas, Aeoleus, Deimos, Phobos, Janus, Palaemon, Hercules, Phorcys, and Keto.".

"I'm guessing some of us are going to be handlers?" Athena asked with a raised eyebrow causing Zeus to give the smirk that he now recognized as that of a prankster.

"Oh yes," Zeus said with a grin that promised pain and suffering for those being put on parole "first off let's do the one that will cause the biggest problem…Percy. You'll be Khione's handler.".

"Um…what?" he asked slack jawed "That sounds like an incredibly bad idea Uncle.".

"For once I agree with...with the boy," Artemis forced the words out as if they were poison "why on earth would you make that decision?".

"Khione is one of the more powerful of the gods and goddesses being put on Parole," Zeus explained "and Percy not only has the power to deal with her but we can have Hephaestus add in a guest bedroom for her in his tent and even a cell if need be. Added to that if she got past Percy, Thalia, and Hecate she'd then have to get past you and the rest of the hunt.".

"So we're all added security." he asked warily, starting to see why his Uncle selected him to be the minder.

"Exactly," Zeus said with a relieved sigh "you and the hunt are the best chance of stopping her. Anyway, I was also hoping that you, Hephaestus, could act as the handler for Calais and Zethes.".

"Why me?" Hephaestus asked with a raised eyebrow, the smith god seemingly tinkering with some invention or other.

"A few reasons," Zeus answered with a shrug "the first is that they'll be miserable at your forges due to the heat which is extra punishment and the second is that I think it would act as a good dose of humility for the two of them. Possibly pound a thing or two into Calais' head besides Pizza and Hockey as well.".

And so the rest of the gods on probation were given handlers that were appropriate for each individual. His dad was given the job of handling Aigaios, the god of the Aegean, and by the smirk on his father's face he knew Aigaios was in for a rough time.

Phobos and Deimos were put under the eyes of Euphrosyne, one of the graces as well as the goddess of Joy and Mirth which he knew would be torture for the two trouble making gods of Fear and Terror. Added to the fact that he was sure Euphrosyne would limit if not outright ban them from using their powers was just icing on the cake and, to him, just punishment for the Chariot incident years ago.

He was beyond amused when Athena was declared Hercules' handler and, by her smirk, he knew that she planned on giving the most demeaning tasks possible to the son of Zeus turned god. He did have to sigh though when Artemis demanded that she be given Hercules to use as a slave and torture in honor of Zoe's memory only to be shot down by Zeus.

Palaemon, the god of sharks, was assigned Delphin, the god of dolphins, as a handler and he knew at this point Zeus was just trying to piss off these gods. Phorcys and Keto were assigned to work with Eurytion at Triple G Ranch in the hopes that it would allow them to see ways to appreciate monsters without causing massive death and destruction.

Boreas and Aeoleus were given to help lighten Hermes workload and he could tell that Hermes was both grateful and planning to run the two weather gods ragged. Who knows, maybe it will finally give the god of messengers ten seconds breathing room.

Finally Janus was assigned to Aphrodite to help with the beginnings, endings, and choices in a relationship in the hopes that the mischievous god could channel its efforts and powers into something more productive than just making life harder for demigods to amuse himself.

"When do I pick up my new ward?" he asked Zeus as the meeting was dismissed and people began to disperse, "And when will Hephaestus be able to upgrade Tentlantis?".

"I've already sent Hephaestus down to your tent to give it the upgrades," Zeus answered "as the one who built the damn thing he can get pasts its security system without a problem. You can also go pick up Khione now, she's in Hecate's palace with your other girlfriend.". Nodding his thanks to Zeus he turned around and left, making his way along with Thalia towards Hecate's palace.

Walking inside they saw Hecate talking to a woman he didn't recognize that had long pale blonde hair and silver eyes, "Percy," Hecate said with a smile when she saw him enter "this is your new…ward, Khione.".

"I thought she had black hair and brown eyes?" he asked, eyeing the new woman warily.

"I felt like changing my appearance Jackson," Khione informed him icily "I got tired of people recognizing me instantly and associating my appearance with the war.".

"My apologies Khione," he said with a slight nod, barley noting the slight surprise in her eyes as she kept her expression guarded "I'm sure that Zeus informed you of your new…situation.".

"He did," Khione said with a scowl "it doesn't matter that we were all forced to make oaths to never fight against Olympus again we are still forced to do this 'parole' of his.".

"Look I'm sorry but you made your bed when you sided with Gaea and now you have to lie in it," he told her bluntly "we'll try to make this as painless as possible but don't expect a whole lot of pity from us. You stick to your parole and avoid even toeing the line and I'll tell Zeus that you're safe to have on Olympus again, alright?".

"Very well Jackson," Khione agreed with a nod "I'll agree to your terms. I assume that we are going back to your 'tent'?".

"Yes we are," he said before sighing "and please don't call me by my last name, I prefer to simply be called Percy. Also, you don't have to talk so formally with us.".

"I'll keep that in mind…Percy." Khione said and he saw a flicker of confusion and something else in the ice goddess' eyes. Nodding he turned to Hecate and nodded as she flashed the four of them back to Tentlantis as he showed their new 'guest' around their home. Showing Khione her room and letting her know that she was allowed to decorate it any way she wanted, showing her the other important rooms and also telling her what was off limits.

"Stay out of our bedroom, my office, the vault, and the armory unless invited in by either myself, Thalia, or Hecate," he told Khione as they finished the tour in the game room "other than that simply don't break anything or violate your parole and you'll be good. Now, we're going to watch a movie here before turning in to bed, you can join us or do something else inside the house.".

"I'll…join you." Khione said, still stiff but he heard a hesitance in her voice that he could tell was about more than just the movie. Nodding he walked over to the movie cabinet only for Thalia to quickly grab a DreamWorks movie, Frozen, and pop it in causing him to pinch the bridge of his nose in exasperation, knowing that his girlfriend had chosen that movie due to their new guest. He fell asleep as the movie played, Thalia and Hecate snuggling into his chest as they dozed but Khione stayed up to finish the film before she simply staid up and watched them, a longing in her eyes that his sleeping form never saw, a longing to belong.