A/N Wow. This option was the overwhelming favorite between the choices, even though it was up for less than a day. I got almost 10 answers for option A and only one for option B. Not to worry, they both will get done eventually. Oh, and I spent some time today thinking. I now have several story ideas. As in, beyond my three I have going now, AND the next two, I still have about seven other story ideas. And quite frankly, I won't be able to do them all. So, I am going to give them away. If any one reading this needs a storyline, I can and will provide one. If asked, I will send the person asking summaries of all the options and they can pick one. All I ask is that you acknowledge I came up with the storyline. If anyone bothers to use this, it is first come first serve. I believe there are endless ideas out there, and as such, believe everyone deserves a chance to write. I know how it feels to want to write yet not think of a good idea. That was how I was for a few days before I started HITS. If you need help, just ask. Now, let us begin a new saga. Yes, this is PerZoe, it is my OTP. I will eventually write a different pairing, as ridiculous as that sounds. Sorry for the long AN. Here we go!

I couldn't believe it. After all I had done, this is how they repay me. I must have heard wrong. I glanced around and saw the beauty of then mountain, yet I had no eyes for it. I decide to ask. "What?"

Zeus nodded. "You heard me. We want you to stay away from the other demigods. Nothing personal you understand. It's just that, more than half the council believes you could be, and I quote, a "destabilizeing influence". Between your dislike for several Olympic gods, and your experience in Tartarus, and your anger for us not listening to our promises, and Prometheus messing with you... They decided it wasn't worth the risk that you might "accidentally" poison their minds against us."

I glared at them. Several refused to meet my gaze. "So let me get this straight. I save you all, not once but twice, waste years of my life, watch my friends die, get kidnapped, all for the "honor" of defending Olympus, and you seriously think I would do that? My fatal flaw is loyally idiots. And I get banished?" I shook my head in disbelief.

Athena spoke up. "It's not banishment." She stated in a bored tone of voice.

I spun on her. "And you. Where do you get off trying to hurt me? I know you don't want me with Annabeth. I know you have poisoned her mind against me recently. Well get the fuck over yourself and your pride. Just because you are a god doesn't give you the privilege to ruin lives. And if this is not banishment, what is? Stay away from the camps. Stay away from demigods. I get it. You don't want me anymore."

I started to walk away. "Oh, one more thing." I turned back for a second. "You have turned your most loyal allie into an opponent. You have made a horrible enemy this day. When your children are dying and suffering, when you call for aid as you are being destroyed... I won't come. I won't answer the call. Remember this day, as this was the day you sealed the fate of Olympus. I was on my way here to report some disturbing information I found, but now... Now I will keep it to myself and let you guys get surprised. Third times the charm they say. Let's see if that's true. I hope it is." And with that, I walked out. Behind me, I heard Zeus roar "Council dismissed!" and the sound of several gods flashing out. I felt a tap on my shoulder and an urgent voice.

"Pssst, Percy!" I wheeled to find Hephastus and Aphrodite standing behind me. "We just want you to know, we and several other gods don't agree. In fact, they are distracting Zeus as we speak so we can talk to you." Hephastus looked around furtively, but the only beings in sight were the Muses, getting ready for a concert. He slipped something into my hand, wrapped in oilcloth. I started to open it and he stopped me. "No, not yet, wait until we leave we don't have much time. That is first from me, my wife, and Hades. The others gift is holding off Zeus and using their powers to fetch this." He waved a hand and a small sack appered in it hand. "You have full permission to eat it. May our gift prove to be a useful guide and companion for you." He and Aphrodite started to flash away, but then he stopped. "Oh and for what it's worth... I'm sorry about Bianca." And with that, he was gone, leaving me staring out over the edge of Olympus.

After they left, Percy opened the wad of oilcloth. Inside was what could only be a princely gift. A pair of beautiful silver and gold hunting knives as long as my forearm were there. They were decorated with scenes from my life. I looked and saw several I recognized, fetching the Golden Fleece, retrieving the master bolt, fighting Kronos, falling into Tartarus. I snorted when I saw one of me leaving the throne room. There were also several I didn't understand, some of them showed a camp high on a mountain, Olympus in flames, and a girl and I sitting on a cliff together. I laughed I my head. Yeah right, like I would ever find a girl to be my other half. The blades buzzed almost angrily, and I nearly dropped them.

"What was that?" I asked myself. "It's almost as if it was angry with me for what i said..." The blades vibrates again, but this time a more contented sound, as if in approval. "Wait a minute... Oh Hades." Which was ironic, as he was the subject of my curse. Hades, Hephastus, and Aphrodite. It made perfect sense. Hades to ressurect someone, Hephastus to work them into the blade, and Aphrodite means it must be a girl. I addressed the blades, feeling a little foolish.

"Who are you?" He asked absently. The hunting knives seemed to give off a dull hum in response. Percy would have thrown it at the wall and left it alone for a few days but he'd been theorising the entire time he'd had it that there was more to the blade than Hephaestus had let on.

"Do I know you?" He'd find out the secrets of the sword if it killed him. The sword gave a positive hum. "OK, that sounded like a yes." Percy said, grabbing the knives and heading outside. "So how do I free you? I'm assuming that you're a person or beast inside my knives, or that you are the knife."

"If I ask you nicely will you come out?" The set hummed depressively. No, it was definitely trapped in there. There was no choice in the matter, at least not yet.

Maybe I'm just not asking the right questions. But I guess it will have to wait for now, I'm not sure how to free you. But you're serving me just as well as my weapon rather than as the person you are. I hope I'm doing the right thing by keeping you here and not taking you to Hephaestus."

After that, I opened the sack and saw a sight I had only seen once before. A golden apple of immortality, from the garden of the Hespirides. I took it out and held it. It was surprisingly light and shimmered in the morning light. I sighed. Now I had to think. To eat, or not to eat; that is the question.