Daddy Hades 2

ncalkins dose not own anything; not beta'ed; ooc;

Percy walked out of camp bounds waving good-bye to Luke and Clarisse. He wished them luck as he got into the limousine being driven by a skeleton. The first thing out of his mouth when he greeted his dad at the entrance of the Underworld wasn't I love you or I missed you. No, it was...

"A limousine? Really?"

In response Hades just muttered something about the campers being lucky he didn't just zap himself there to take Percy. Percy was suddenly grateful for the limousine. Hades led Percy back home helping him unpack; he never knew that Percy wanted something, but he would find out tomorrow.

"Can I go to human school?" Percy asked over breakfast, lunch, snack time, and dinner.

"No." Hades said back over breakfast, lunch, snack time, and dinner.

It took a while, but Percy finally got a answer besides no. That answer just wasn't one he wanted. Instead of saying yes, Hades snapped.

"Perseus John Jackson!" Hades roared as the ground around them shook. "I Said NO!"

Percy stumbled and fell. His heart pounded within his chest. He felt fear born sweat ran down his face as he heard Stalactites outside the palace fall down with bone rattling crashes. He saw skeleton guards fall to pieces as ghostly maidens cowered. He wished Persephone was here. Sure they didn't get along that well, but she kept Hades calm.

Hades calmed down quickly as reality came into view. He felt dread and shame fill his heart when he realized that he had yelled, yelled, at Percy. He physically hurt when he saw Percy's tear filled eyes staring up at him. Hades reached out toward his adoptive son only to recoil when Percy flinch in response. He watched helplessly as Percy scrambled up and away. Once Percy was out of sight Hades felt himself slump. The flames that lit his throne room died down as he made his way back to his throne. He sat down heavily and stared ahead until movement out of the corner of his eye caught his attention. His skeleton guards were reformed, and the ghostly handmaidens were picking up broken plates of Percy's favorite snakes off the floor. He could feel the skeletons dark eyes bore into him judgmentally. He could feel the disapproval come off of his handmaidens in waves.

"Get out." Hades whispered.

The skeleton guards left as did the handmaidens. Hades sat upon his thrown with his head in his hands among the broken remains of his throne room. He didn't care about that, it could be easily fixed, the damaged done to his bond with Percy, however could not.

Later, Hades approached Percy's room. He pressed his ear to the door, but couldn't hear anything for once. He cursed having such think doors for privacy. He knew that Percy was in there; he could feel Percy's presence in there. He didn't want to just shadow travel into Percy's room. He respected Percy's privacy too much to do that. He raised his hand to knock, but froze.

'Maybe if I went in there with his favorite sweet he'll be less likely to kick me out.' Hades thought before he snapped his fingers and a plate appeared in his hands.

"Perseus," Hades called as he knocked before wincing. That sounded too serious. As if Percy was in trouble.

"Percy." He amended opening Percy's bedroom door. "I've brought a treat...Your favorite. Vanilla ice cream on a fresh out of the oven brownie with blue sprinkles."

He smiled weakly almost expecting Percy to hop up and cheer like he always did, but that smile fell quickly when that didn't happen. Instead Percy just curled deeper under his blankets and sniffled. Hades felt like there was a rock in his stomach as he set the plate down on the bedside table.

"Come on, Percy. Your treat is going to get cold." He said softly as he gently shook his adoptive son.

Percy peeked out of the blanket sea-green eyes were surrounded by red making the face of Hades tighten.

"Will you eat it with me?" Percy asked softly.

Hades smiled gently. "Of course."

Percy sat up as Hades sat down. Together they ate the treat in silence. It wasn't long before that silence was broken.

"I thought you were mad at me." Percy mumbled as he slowly scooped up a bit of brownie.

"I'm not mad at you." Hades said shaking his head as he looked at Percy. "I just don't want to lose you."

"But I'll be fine." Percy argued looking up at his adoptive-dad. "I've been training at camp, so I can fight monsters. And next to monsters, humans should be no problem."

"That's not it." Hades said before he swallowed his pride to admit what he was feeling. "I've been alone all summer, and you want to go out. You're leaving me for the winter and fall when that's the only time I get to see you."

Percy felt like a jackass. His dad been stuck here with only the occasional call from him to look forward to. It's no wonder Hades felt abandoned when he was planning to leave as soon as he got back.

"I'll be back here at night." Percy said softly as he squeezed his adoptive father's hand.

"It's not the same." Hades argued softly as he set down his spoon wanting Percy to get the last bites.

"I just wanted to feel like a normal kid." Percy muttered as he finished off his treat and placed the plate on the nightstand.

Hades and Percy sat in silence for a moment before Hades said.

"I'll make a deal with you. If I let you go to mortal school than I reserve the right to pull you out of there for any reason, and you have to tell me how your day went."

"Okay!" Percy said happily.

"Leave nothing out." Hades growled as he leaned toward Percy, who leaned back because...dude personal space.

So Percy ended up going to Meriwether College Prep. Which wasn't that bad at first. The teachers were pretty laid back. The students sit on beanbags instead of at desk, they didn't get grades, and the teachers tended to wear jeans and rock concert T-shirts. The first time Hades saw the teachers he kept calling them hippies even though they kept asking him to stop; Percy never blushed so hard in his life when Hades yelled.

"Get with the times you wannabe! No ones even been to Woodstock in over thirty years!"

Of course Percy couldn't help but poke fun at him.

"Get with the times? Says the guy who still wears Ancient Greek togas." Percy said. He laughed as Hades pushed him a bit.

"Shut up." Hades said with a smile. He still wasn't happy that his son was going to school, but he was glade to see his son joyful.

Percy's first day at school was pretty good, and he would joyfully tell his adoptive-dad and his father about everything that was going on; one over dinner, the other over IM. Hades didn't like his son being so far away, but he calmed down after a couple of days when no monsters attacked. Then everything started to go down hill.

It started off as a normal day, until lunch. Percy went outside to eat only to see a kid, a really big kid but a kid none the less, being bullied by someone else. He ran over when that kid started to cry. As he drew closer he noticed a rank smell coming from that area. He ignored it as he stepped in front of the crying boy.

"Knock it off!" Percy demanded from his classmate, Matt Sloan.

"Or what?" Sloan sneered back showing off several of his missing teeth.

"Or this." Percy said right before he hit Sloan in the nose.

Of course that's when a teacher looked over at them. So Percy got in trouble for protecting a kid. The kid, Tyson, protested as Percy was dragged away to the principle's office but it did no good. Now Percy sits in an uncomfortable chair waiting for his punishment. To his surprise Tyson sat next to him even though he had been told several times to leave eventually the secretary gave up. It probably helped that Tyson started to cry.

"Thank you." Tyson shyly whispered to Percy.

"You're welcome. I can't stand bullies." Percy said finally getting a good smell, I mean, look at the kid he had protected.

There was no doubt that this kid was the rich school's charity case. He was big, lumbering, dirty, and dressed in rags. Next to him Percy felt like he was dressed like a prince, and he was wearing an old pair of jeans and a T-shirt. Percy felt pity well up within him for the poor kid. There was no doubt in Percy's mind that Tyson would get eaten alive without him.

"Percy Jackson, the principle will see you now." The secretary told him.

Percy nodded, waved goodbye to Tyson, and walked into the principle's room. It was pretty boring looking. Gray, no pictures, and no window. The only things in there was a desk, a chair in front of the desk, and a principle behind the desk. Percy wondered how such a laid back school could have such a cold principle.

"Mr. Jackson." The principle, a Mr. Head if that plaque on the desk was to be believed, greeted as Percy sat down.

"Sir." Percy said nodding in greeting making sure to be respectful...slightly at least.

"Mr. Jackson," The principle said ignoring Percy's greeting. "It has come to my attention that you have caused some trouble here. It appears that you have broken Mr. Sloan's nose."

The principle leaned forward trying to appear intimidating, but when you grew up with Greek Gods and monsters taking care of you. Most humans lose their scare factor. So Percy just looked at him knowing that if he tried to say anything, he'd just be in more trouble.

"Several students say that they saw you punch Mr. Sloan for no reason." Mr. Head said looking down through his glasses at some papers as if witness reports were written there.

Percy felt anger run though his vines. The other kids too scared of Sloan "The Stone" must have back that bully up. It didn't help that Percy was the new kid, so he didn't have any loyal friends, and he helped the charity case AKA "The Loser".

Percy held his tongue as the principle continued. "That's why we've called your father."

'Shite.' Percy thought just as a knock came from the door.

The principle called for the knocker to come in, and Percy's worst fear was realized. Hades came in dressed in an Italian suit with his hair slicked back. He came to a stop in front of the principle's desk sparing Percy a look. The two adults shook hands as Percy looked on with dawning horror. This was the end of mortal school.

"So what seems to be the problem?" Hades cold, silky, voice filled the room visibly cowing the principle.

The principle cleared his throat as he sat down gesturing for Hades to sit as well. Hades did so next to Percy. Percy felt amusement bubble within him as the principle shifted in his chair trying to appear as majestic as Hades. That amusement rose as the principle spoke his voice noticeably deeper trying to match or out do the Greek God...It didn't work.

"Perseus," Percy made a face at this man saying his full name which both grown-ups ignored. "Punched a student who was participating in friendly teasing with another."

"It wasn't friendly teasing." Percy protested drawing the attention of the adults.

He turned to his adoptive father. "He was bullying, Tyson."

"Tyson?" Hades questioned as the principle waved away Percy's concern.

"He's just a student that a benefactor paid for us to take in. Perseus is clearly blowing things out of proportion. You know how boys are. They're always talking smack." The principle said dismissively.

"I see..." Hades said back coolly. Percy could see from the way his jaw tightened he did not take what the principle said lightly.

"I just want you to know that we do not tolerate violence at this school." The principle said sternly.

Percy held back a snort. The few days he's been here there has been nothing but violence between the students; the only reason he hasn't been in trouble or pulled out of school was because he kept his head down. Percy knew that Hades was going to pull him out of mortal school which at this point he was okay with; mortal school sucked.

"I understand Mr. Head." Hades said solemnly. "And I can assure you that this will never happen again."

"Good." Mr. Head said happily, now to get to the good part. "Now about Perseus' punish-"

"This will not be happening again," Hades repeated. "Because I am now taking Percy out of this school."

"What," Mr. Head's eyes bulged out of his head, and he choked on his own spite as he tried to gather himself. "But this was just a minor incident."

"Maybe, but it proves how incompetent you are. If a child claims to have seen bullying or has been bullied it should never be swept under the rug. Even if that child has parents that provide ample backing for the school. Isn't that right Mr. Head?" Hades said coolly as he leaned back into his chair.

"I-I don't know what you're talking about." Percy watched in amazement as his ex-principle grew more and more flustered.

"I'm certain you don't." Hades said lazily as he gracefully got out of his chair. "Come, Percy."

Percy stood up and followed his step-father, but not before he stuck he tongue out at the principle. He smiled sheepishly at his dad, who's his eyes sparkled with amusement, or at least to Percy they did to everyone else he was harder then stone and more distant then the moon. He stopped beside his daddy outside of the main office.

Hades turned to Percy, and softly asked. "Perseus why do you have the aura of a monster on you?"

"Monster?" Percy asked startled. "There was no monster daddy at least none that attacked me. I mean Sloan's a jerk, but he's not out to kill me."

Hades studied Percy for a moment, but sense no lie from him. Instead he sensed something behind him. Something dark, evil, murderous. Something that would kill his son. Hades whipped around to see the monster that he sensed around his son.

"Perseus, run!" Hades snapped glaring as he stood protectively in front of his son. He couldn't just vaporize this monster, but he could give his son time to get away.

"Wha- Dad, no that's Tyson!" Percy exclaimed trying to move in front of Hades as the Greek God kept holding him back.

"Tyson?" Hades questioned as the Cyclops in front of him teared up.

"Yeah, and he's not a monster! He's my friend." Percy said moving in front of Tyson much to Hades annoyance.

"Perseus," Hades said making Percy wince. He knew that Percy hated hearing his whole name, but the situation called for it. "Tyson is a cyclops. He's a monster, not a friend. He wants to eat you."

"He is not!" Percy argued back fighting the urge to stomp his foot.

"Percy," Hades sighed figuring the mist has his adoptive son fooled. "What color is Tyson's eyes?"

"What does that have to do with anything?" Percy demanded avoiding the fact that he didn't know what the color of Tyson's eyes were.

"Percy look into Tyson's eye." Hades demanded fed up with his rebellion.

As Percy did as Hades commanded, Hades couldn't help but think.

'Please for the good of the fates don't let these last days be a preview to Percy's teenage years. I don't want to deal with his hormones.'

Percy reluctantly turned his head toward his friend. His eyes moved toward Tyson's face, but darted away at the last second. It was incredibly hard to get his eyes to focus on his friend. Percy tried a few tries more before giving up and closing his eyes. He didn't want to admit defeat, so he took a deep breath and told himself it was the mist. Then he tried again. What he saw shouldn't have surprised him, but it did.

Tyson only had one eye. One teary, cow like brown eye. An eye that sat in the middle of his forehead right above his nose. An eye that stared at him sadly as Percy asked.

"Why didn't you tell me?"

"I-I thought you knew." Tyson sniveled rubbing the back of his hand against his nose smearing snot and tears on it.

"No, how would I know?" Percy asked frustrated ignoring the voice that sounded like Luke telling him the fact he couldn't look at Tyson straight on was a clue.

"Demigods are suppose to be able to see through the mist." Tyson mumbled pitifully.

"Not all the time." Percy said exasperated. "We're part human, so we get tricked by the mist. I mean what am I suppose to do?! Remind myself that the mist is tricking me all the time to see through it twenty-four seven?!"

Tyson thinking Percy was angry at him began to cry. Hades from behind Percy, increasing the demigod's headache, said.

"You don't want to do that. There are some things that are best left unseen."

Percy briefly wondered what those things were that caused his father to warn him against something that could possibly save his life as he tried to calm Tyson down.

"Just tell us why you're here, Tyson. You're not here to kill me, right?" Percy asked as he patted Tyson gently on the arm.

"NO!" Tyson wailed. "I'd never hurt, Percy. Percy is an answered prayer!"

"What?" Hades said grabbing onto Percy's arm thinking the worst. It wasn't unusually for some of the newer cyclopes to take a mate out of their species, but Hades would sooner subject himself to every torture in the Underworld before he allowed that monster to touch his baby in any type of inappropriate way.

"Um, Tyson could you run that by us again?" Percy asked letting his daddy pull him back slightly.

"I prayed for so long for a friend, and then you came." Tyson said simply blinking at the demigod and Greek god.

"Tyson..." Percy asked cautiously. "How old are you?"

"I'm 200..." Tyson said.

"How old are you in human years?" Percy asked ignoring Hades who was questioning what Tyson's age had to do with anything.

"I'm five." Tyson said.

Percy felt a shock go through his system as his suspicion were confirmed. He had thought that Tyson acted younger than he should, but he hadn't been sure if that was just part of his personality or not. As his shock faded Percy felt pity for Tyson. He had been forced in a teenagers world because of his height...But how did he get into this school?

"Tyson...tell us everything." Percy said. "Tell us why you were praying, and how you ended up here."

Hades fed up with standing in a school hall way, and with Percy being so close to a monster said. "I'm afraid that we don't have time. I am needed back in my kingdom, and you, Perseus, are coming home."

"Okay, then." Percy agreed. "Tyson can come with us."

"What," Hades asked before exclaiming. "No! No, you are not dragging home a cyclops."

"Why, not?" Percy asked stubbornly.

'Oh, fates...It's my brother.' Hades thought with a groan.

"Because I don't want a monster in my kingdom." Hades said defiantly.

"What about Mrs. Dodds or her sisters?" Percy asked. "Or any of the other countless monsters that roam your domain?"

"That's..." Hades started to say, but was stopped by Percy pleading.

"Please. He's my friend, and I want to know what's going on."

Hades felt part of himself give in as he silently sighed. He knew that stubborn look on Percy's face, and that curious glint in his eyes. If he didn't give in and have the monster speak in an controlled environment, preferable with him in the room with them, then Percy would sneak out. Most likely using one of those infernal Pearls that his brother insisted on giving to him each time Percy visits.

"Fine." Hades sighed and then said sternly. "But you are not to leave my side, and the conversation is to be done in the throne room in front of me."

"Deal." Percy said happily grabbing onto his dad's and Tyson's hands.

The cold feeling that came with shadow traveling was by now so familiar that it no longer fazed Percy. The speed still made his stomach lurch as if he was going down in a roller coaster, and the noises still made him paranoid making him tighten his grip on his dad's hand, but over all he was fine. That was not the case with Tyson if the pain radiating from Percy's hand was any indication.

Percy squinted against the light flooding the throne room; though it wasn't just the sudden light that was causing him pain it was also the sensation of the bones being crushed. Percy whimpered as he tried to get Tyson to loosen his hold. Nothing he did worked. Finally Hades grabbed Tyson's arm and squeezed. Tyson yelped letting go of Percy, who was left cradling his hand and staring at his adoptive-dad.

'Just how powerful are the gods?' Percy questioned as a small part of him began to fear. How many time could Poseidon or Hades have crushed him with just one touch?

"Are you alright, Percy?" Hades questioned dark eyes showing concerned.

"Yeah, fine." Percy said shortly rubbing his wrist.

He ignored his dad's piercing eyes as he turned to Tyson and asked. "So Tyson are you going to tell us what happened?"

"Yeah," Tyson said childishly nodding his great head.

Hades summoned chairs for each of them as he dismissed his servants, but kept his guards near by much to Percy's annoyance.

"My momma left me to go have fun with her friends." Tyson began. Ambrosa was brought by one of the lower level guards. Percy took only a small piece to heal his wrist. Honestly, Hades turned too quickly to Ambrosa to heal Percy; sometimes Percy thought that Hades forgot that he's a demigod.

"Then a monster came and chased me. It kept trying to get me, but I hit it with a big stick. I tried to find my momma, and then I found her, but she was not happy. Her friends didn't know my momma had me, and began to shout, but when I called out to momma. They began to tease her. She yelled at me." Tyson said as he began to sniff as his big brown eye watered. Percy patted him on the arm as he encouraged him to continue.

"S-s-she s-s-said th-that she di-didn't w-want me. She a-asked w-why I h-h-had t-t-to be born." Tyson sobbed before wailing. "She told me to go die!"

Percy jumped as Tyson leaned on him crying his little monster heart out. Percy patted Tyson on the back feeling awkward. He knew that he didn't have the best of childhood starts, but those memories had long sense faded. He felt connected to Tyson in a way, but he mostly wanted Tyson, and his over two hundred pounds of muscle and fat, to get off of him. He sent Hades a pleading look over Tyson's head. Hades sighed and rolled his eyes as he grabbed Tyson by his shoulder. Jerking the cyclops off of his adoptive-son he ordered Tyson to continue with his story.

Tyson continued as Hades pulled away. Percy chose to ignored the silk handkerchief that had been pressed into Tyson's hand. Tyson pulled himself together by wiping his eye, and blowing his nose. Hades and Percy both winced at the loud wet honking, snorting, and sniffing sound.

"S-She sent a monster after me." Tyson said miserably. "And her friends threw things at me. I ran and ran for days. I couldn't stop because it kept finding me."

"What was this monster?" Percy asked.

"A sphinx." Tyson said. Percy felt bad for his friend. He sounded so tired and sad.

"What happened?" Percy pressed as Hades silently watched.

"It caught me." Tyson said. "The bad kitty caught me, and scratched me. It hurt me, a lot."

Once again Tyson's eye watered, but this time he pressed a snot filled handkerchief to it making Percy and Hades wrinkle their noses in disgust. Percy look turned from disgust to horror as Tyson took off his shirt and showed them his back. Claw marks littered his back glaringly white against dark skin. Percy gently reached out and touched the raised skin. He quickly pulled away when Tyson gave another sob and flinched at his touch.

"Ghost pains." Hades whispered when he saw Percy's concerned look. Seeing Percy's confusion he explained. "Sometimes after a traumatic injury has healed the being that it was inflicted upon will still feel the pain."

Percy set back wanting to calm down Tyson, but unwilling to touch the young cyclops again. He didn't want to cause his friend pain; he didn't even like hearing him talk about it. It was then he decided to protect and help Tyson any way he could.

"Tyson." Hades said in a soft voice, well less steel and more rock voice. Tyson stilled as this was the first time Hades said his name.

"How did you end up at that school?" Hades asked a calculative gleam in his eyes.

"I-I prayed for help." Tyson said miserably, but then he brightened like a light switch had been flipped. "Then daddy came, and asked me if I wanted to go someplace else! I told him I did. So he took me to the school, and told me that his son would come for me!"

Tyson turned to Percy. "I knew that you were daddy's son too as soon as I smelled you!"

Percy smiled awkwardly shifting in his seat. He resisted the urge to smell his armpit.

"You're the answer to my prayers." Tyson told Percy happily clueless to Percy's awkwardness. "I prayed for a friend, and now you're here!"

"So Poseidon enrolled you into that school with the hope that Percy would befriend you." Hades summarized.

Tyson blinked at Hades before smiling as he said. "Yes."

'What are you planning little brother.' Hades thought as he nodded.

"You may stay as long as you do not pose any threat to Percy." Hades said as he stood up from the chair he summoned making it disappear. "Now please both of you go somewhere while I work."

Percy beamed because he got to have his friend by his side; Tyson beamed because he finally had a home. They both stood up and walked out of the throne room. Percy led Tyson to his room while happily telling him that Tyson would most likely soon have his own room. Tyson secretly hoped it would be next to Percy's. Neither of them were aware of the conversation going on in the throne room.

"Poseidon." Hades greeted his brother through the rainbow born communication device

"Hades." Poseidon greeted back.

For a moment both brothers studied each other. One wondering what the other wanted, the other wondering what the other was up to. It was clear that even though Percy united them, they did not trust each other.

"What are you planning?" Hades asked getting straight to the point.

"I have no idea what you're talking about." Poseidon said with eyebrows raised. "Why are you calling?"

"The monster. The one you spawned. The one you sent near Percy. Why? Why would you put him in danger like that?" Hades asked feeling at wits end. Why did his brothers have to be so annoying?

"Tyson is not a monster." Poseidon groused out. He knew that Hades would never understand that statement, and neither would any of the other gods or goddesses.

"He's a cyclopes. They eat demigods. Why did you think that it was a good idea to send him near Percy?" Hades fought back. He had a feeling this fight would go no where, but he couldn't let this slide. Poseidon was recklessly endangering his son, Hades' adoptive-son, and Hades was not going to stand for this.

"Tyson won't eat Percy." Poseidon said feeling exasperated. Why couldn't anyone understand his plans. "Tyson's there to protect Percy."

"Yeah, I kind of guessed that, but I still don't see how this is a good idea." Hades said feeling the strain of talking to his idiot of a brother wear him down. He had no patients for this.

Poseidon sighed before he started to explain his, brilliant, plane. "Cyclopes that are bonded to me at a young age will not eat demigods, by finding Tyson at a young age I assured that he would never develop a taste for demigods. By having Tyson near Percy I limit the number of monsters that can smell him, and keep him safe."

Hades nodded accepting the plan. "Okay, I agree with this plan. Though I wish you told me before I found out today."

Hades ignored Poseidon's mischievous smirk as he muttered. "And it can be useful to have a monster around to fight for us."

Poseidon hearing that mutter grew serious. He finally had the opening to approach the problem he had been thinking about. They all knew about the stirring of Kronos, and unlike Zeus who wanted to ignore it, Poseidon wanted to prepare for the worst. Even if that meant doing something he hated.

"You know you're putting Perseus in danger by letting him remain in your domain." Poseidon said knowing he had to approach this carefully, but failing in thinking of a way how.

Hades stilled at Poseidon's words. There it was. The argument that they both knew was coming. The argument that Hades had a feeling was going to lead to a change that neither of them would like. The argument that was only going to be an argument because Hades was unwilling to let go.

"I know." Hades said softly looking away from his brother.

"Monsters are attracted to the godly part of the demigod. They are drawn to the power they gain from eating them. The godly blood of the demigods boost the power of the monster, so the more demigods the monster eats the more powerful the monster gets. By having Percy near you increase the chances of a monster finding him." Poseidon said trying to get Hades to understand what they both wished wasn't true.

"But I, we, also increase his power by training him. He can defeat the monsters." Hades said.

"Not all monsters can be easily defeated, and we won't be able to help him if that happens." Poseidon told Hades feeling his heart sink at the thought.

"We could give him the tools he needs, and that will have to be enough." Hades answered back.

"Why do you have to be so stubborn?" Poseidon questioned.

"Why can't you keep it in your pants?" Hades snapped back.

He waved his hand through the IM connection dissolving Poseidon's sputtering response. He sat back and listened to Iris as she asked if he wanted to accept the call coming through. Hades denied it, and he knew he'd have to do it again because Poseidon wouldn't let that go, so he asked Iris to block all incoming messages from the sea god. He was tired of talking about a fate he couldn't avoid. He could feel the stirring in of Tartarus, knew in his bones that war was coming, and he would have to decide who was he going to protect.

His immortal family that will be there forever. The ones that, if the gods lost this on coming war, would be tortured along side him. Most likely be torn apart by monsters powerless to fight back against the ravenous hunger of power starved beings. Only to be put back together to experience that pain all over again.

Or his mortal demigod son. The only one who never looked at him with fear. The one who trusted him completely. The one who relied on him. The one who stayed by him, and the one he raised. One of the few demigods that would forever stay within his mind because he had actual contact with him, and from that contact a connection was born.

As Hades agonized over a discussion not yet made, Percy was agonizing over a discovery that Tyson told him. Deep within the castle Percy sat on his bed with Tyson beside him. Just a second ago he had hoped that his bed wouldn't break, now he was hoping that his friend never had to suffer such indecencies again.

"So let me get this straight, Poseidon dropped you off at the school with no other help. He left you no money for food, clothes, or a home?" Percy asked still in disbelief that his dad would do that.

"He said that if he did any more he'd get in trouble." Tyson said simply, and Percy could see that he believed it.

Percy however didn't. He felt bitterness settle within his stomach. He could understand Poseidon not being able to stay physically, but not able to offer basic needs to his son? It didn't matter that Tyson was a monster, he was Poseidon's son and he was young at that. Tyson seemed no older then five, and he had been left alone in a city with high crime rate with no shelter, food, or clothes.

Percy opened his mouth to tell Tyson that Poseidon wouldn't get in trouble for giving him those things, but closed his mouth. He didn't want to spoil Tyson's faith in Poseidon, besides it may be different for monsters.

"So you lived in a cardboard box, and your only meal was lunch at school. You had thread bear clothes, the only clothes you have, in the cooling autumn weather." Percy summed up rubbing the bridge of his nose.

"Yes." Tyson said frowning feeling as if something was wrong.

Percy was silent for a moment before standing up. He turned to Tyson and motioned for him to come along. Percy walked out of his room hearing the thudding footprint of his brother behind him. Percy had a specific destination in mind. The kitchens. He was going to feed his friend.

Except when he made it to the kitchen he saw something that shocked him. Persephone and Demeter were sitting at the table eating cereal. Percy couldn't help but groan drawing the attention of the two goddesses.

"Rude." Demeter huffed as Persephone muttered. "Back at you brat."

The goddesses froze when they saw Tyson, and to Percy's shock they acted. Demeter summoned a golden sword and stepped in front of Persephone who summoned Percy to her side. Percy felt a jerk as if he was being pulled by an invisible hand. His feet dragged on the floor as he was forced behind Persephone.

Persephone put her hands and arms out forcing Percy to stay behind her. She stared at the monster within their kitchen as she summoned her daggers. The leather handles felt smooth in her hand. The cool guard shaped like flower petals pressed against her finger. She knew that if push came to shove she would be able to fight this monster, and if things got bad she could vaporize it.

Demeter smiled a blood thirsty smile. Feeling excitement course through her vines. Ever since Persephone was born she couldn't indulge in on of her favorite pass times. Fighting monsters like a demigod. There was nothing compared to the rush of battle. The ache of bone when an attack was blocked. The sting of an well paced enemy attack. The fear of the monster when they realized just what they were dealing with. Demeter almost felt disappointed from the shaking of this monster it was nothing more then a baby.

"Wait," Percy whispered. He didn't know what the two goddesses were doing, but he knew he had to stop it.

"Don't worry, Percy, dear." Demeter cooed as she stepped closer to Tyson, who took a shaking step back. "Grandma Demeter is going to take care of the big bad monster, and then we'll all sit down to eat a healthy breakfast."

"He's not a monster!" Percy shouted instinctively. Tyson was the furthest thing from a monster, action wise, as one could get.

"Did you hit your head in the last twenty-four hours?" Persephone demanded keeping Percy behind her even as he tried to get around her.

"No!" Percy denied. As he struggled to push Persephone away. "Tyson's here with dad's permission! Why are you even doing this?!"

Persephone stilled her eyes shifting to the side wanting to glance at Percy, but not wanting to take her eyes off the cyclops. If she killed that thing which had Hades permission to be there, then she'd have to deal with his anger which would be annoying. She straightened lowering her arms causing Percy to wobble unsteady at the sudden non-resistance.

"Mother, I am going to check with Hades to see if what Perseus said is true. Don't kill the beast until we know for sure." Persephone demanded knowing her mother wouldn't take offense; she still disappeared before her mother could answer though.

"That girl needs to have more respect for me. I'm her mother." Demeter muttered keeping her sword pointed at Tyson, but she stayed her hand following her baby girl's wishes.

It wasn't long before Persephone returned. She swiftly went to the kitchen table where her, now soggy, cereal waited. She sat down heavily. She pulled a spoon full of cereal out of the bowl gave the soggy mess a disgusted looked before saying.

"Mother, Hades did in fact invite that monster here, so you can put away your sword."

Demeter sighed as she let her sword dematerialize.

"Just when I think that man could get no stupider." She muttered as she turned to Percy, and checked him over. After all it wouldn't do for her grandson to be harmed. Once satisfied she asked.

"What did you come down here for, dear?" Demeter's face brightened before asking. "Do you want some cereal?"

"Uh, no." Percy said thinking quickly. "But I did come down with Tyson to get him something to eat, and he loves cereal."

'Sorry Tyson.' Percy thought as Demeter rounded on the monster.

"You love cereal." Demeter stated. Percy was pretty sure that she wanted that to be a question, but it didn't came out like one.

"Yes?" Tyson's answer on the other hand definitely sounded like a question.

It was however good enough for Demeter. Faster than Percy could blink Tyson was at the kitchen table, Persephone scowled and moved farther away from the monster boy, with the biggest bowl they had filled with cereal in front of him. As Tyson ate with Demeter sitting across from him chattering happily about the history of cereal, Percy moved toward Persephone.

"Why are you here? I thought you were banned to the field of punishment?" Percy asked as soon as he was beside her.

He quickly wished he hadn't asked because Demeter's eyes sliced into him as Persephone's spoon stopped rising to her mouth. He tensed and got ready to run as Persephone set down her utensil and looked at him.

"You really believed that?" Persephone asked blowing a lock of her hair away from her face as she sat back in her chair.

Percy felt shock go through him. The thought that Hades would lie hadn't occurred to him. Though now that he thought about it, it made sense. What god would send their wife to a torture spot for a mortal?

"Where were you?" Percy asked out of curiosity.

"Around." Persephone said dismissively. "Hades made me promise to keep away from you, and this palace is big enough to do so."

Percy felt warmth bubble in his stomach and fought off a smile. Even if Hades had lied, and had not in fact sent Persephone to the field of punishment, he did care enough to ask his wife to keep her distance. He made sure Percy was safe and comfortable. He kept the peace in a way that did not involve force or groveling...Well, maybe a little groveling.

"I still don't know why you took that deal." Demeter snorted as she pored another box of cereal into Tyson's bowl. Poor Tyson looked a bit green as he watch the grain based food fall into the blue bowl, but he still dutifully ate it.

"I get an house on the island of the blessed, new plants and expansion to my garden, any jewel I want, and time away from his hovering." Persephone listed off before muttering so her mother couldn't hear. "Now if only I could get time away from your hovering."

Percy barely stopped himself from snorting. He looked up to see Persephone's multicolored glare fixated on him. Percy knew she was daring him to tell Demeter what she had said. He was tempted just to see the drama, instead he leaned forward and asked.

"Why did you stand in front of me when you thought Tyson was a threat? Why not let Demeter deal with him?"

Persephone's face closed down before she said offhandedly picking up her spoon again. "I simply did want to deal with Hades' moping if you died."

Percy felt like that wasn't it. Part of him dared to think that she was starting to care for him. Perhaps he could have a mom in his strange family. Right now though it was time to save Tyson.

"Hey, Tyson if you're done I was thinking we could find your new room." Percy offered.

"Yes." Tyson said standing up. "I'm full, and new room sounds good."

"But you haven't tried the Golden Wheaties." Demeter said frowning holding up a golden brown box.

Percy looked at the box as Tyson sputtered. Apparently Golden Wheaties were ambrosia flavored. That made Percy not want to eat it. One bowl and he went up in flames.

"Tyson would love too, but he must be really tired. We had a long day." Percy said stepping up next to Tyson grabbing his hand.

"Well, if you're sure." Demeter said causing Tyson to nodded rapidly. "Come find me if you get hungry."

"Oh, we will." Percy said has he lead the cyclops out of the dinning room.

It didn't take long to find Tyson's room. It wasn't much to look at. Bare of anything except a bed. Percy wasn't too impressed, but Tyson loved it. No doubt he would make it his own as soon as he found something to decorate it with...If he stayed long enough to do so.

Fall continued as normal for Percy even with Tyson there. He went between the Underworld and the Sea world. Played with Skeletons and fish. Trained under his fathers a bit, but mostly goofed off. Tyson found items to decorate his room with mostly from Poseidon's kingdom. Each time he tried to take something from the Underworld; Hades would take it back. Poseidon on the other hand would just smile, and let him take it. So in the bowls of the Underworld there was one room with seashells, and tanks that have deep sea fish in them.

Percy always thought it was cool. He loved going into Tyson's room and see the fish. Though the fish often complain about not having live pray overall it was nice having them there. Hades didn't like them though, so that often stopped Percy from asking for his own aquarium.

Percy was in the throne room the day he found out his home was in danger. He was trying to read about Greek Myths at Hades request to keep Percy sharp, but the words kept getting mixed up despite it being in Greek. It didn't help that Percy kept getting distracted by the ghostly handmaidens. Who kept drifting in and out to tell Hades something else Persephone wanted. Besides he could just ask his dad if he wanted to know the past...But he should probably still try, plus Hades kept eying him when he went quiet for too long. So Percy started to read out loud again only for Luke to fly in once again distracting him.

"Percy!" Luke's voice echoed off of the black stone.

Hades glared up from his documents as the son of Hermes came zooming in on winged shoes. The brat made too much noise, and there was no doubt in his mind that he had come to take his Percy away. Hades placed his documents down, and followed Percy toward the blond.

"Luke, what are you doing here?" Percy asked grabbing the blond in a hug.

Hades felt a pang in his heart at the sight. Of course Percy would miss his friends. Just like Persephone missed the sunlight and flowers. Just like how Hades missed Percy and Persephone in the summer.

'The underworld is no place to raise a child.' The words of a long lost love echoed in the mind of Hades, different from how they were originally said, but no less true.

"Dad!" Hades was brought out of his thoughts by Percy's loud frantic voice. "I need to go! The camp needs me. Where's my sword?"

"Your sword is in your room." Hades said prompting Percy to start to move in the direction of his room. He was stopped by Hades who said. "I'll summon your gear and Tyson."

"Tyson?" Percy asked as a backpack appeared at his feet no doubt filled with ambrosia and clothes.

"Who's Tyson?" Luke questioned.

"ME!" Tyson shouted joyfully as he stepped out of the shadows. He had long ago got use to shadow travel though he still got teary eyed.

"What the Hades?!" Luke shouted drawing his sword at the sight of Tyson.

Hades coughed causing Luke to glance at him.

"Sorry." Luke said quickly as he stepped in front of Percy who still wasn't drawing his weapon.

"Luke, meet Tyson. My friend, and not a danger." Percy sighed from behind Luke. He had a feeling he was going to be saying that a lot from now on.

"Are you sure?" Luke muttered to Percy lowering his sword slightly.

"Do you think dad would let a monster that was going to hurt me near me?" Percy asked.

Luke's blue eyes flitted over to Hades before agreeing with the younger demigod. He sheathed his sword. Then grabbed onto Percy.

"Do you think you could shadow travel us there?" He asked.

"Sorry, but no." Percy said just as his father was about to open a portal.

"Why not?" Luke asked feeling annoyance tingle at his spine.

"Because we have to get Clarisse, and I don't know where she is." Percy said thinking quick.

The truth was Percy was starting to feel like he wasn't doing anything. He wanted to do something on his own. He was feeling restless. Besides if he relied too much one Hades' generosity there may come a time when he couldn't use those gifts.

"Clarisse is at camp waiting for us. She needs us there." Luke said feeling frustrated. All Hades had to do was port them to camp. The demigods need them, so why were they standing around arguing about how to get there?!

Hades sighed guessing Percy's unwillingness to relied on his powers to get him straight to camp. Besides this could count as a mission, so he wouldn't be able to help that much.

"What do you think I am? A taxi service?" Hades questioned as he returned to his throne once more. "Find your own way to camp."

Luke stared in shock at the Greek God now sitting upon his black stone throne. This was nothing like the Hades he had heard of. The Hades that raised Percy, and made sure they're quest went smoothly. The one that threatened him, so he would watch over Percy.

Hades stared coldly down at the son of Hermes. He glanced at his son who now had his backpack on and his sword strapped to his waist. With a barely there nod at each other Hades said.

"Get out of my kingdom."

A flick of his finger, and the two demigods and monster were gone. He sat on his throne once again alone. He closed his eyes as he thought to himself.

'This sucks. We were suppose to go on a picnic in Elysium.'

Review! Long time coming I know, but hey it's here now~!