Hi well this is my first Percy Jackson and the Olympians fanfic, just a forewarning this is AU so this isn't following any of the books so no war with Kronos, no prophecy...etc... and the ages here are MUCH different which you'll see later. Oh I have to give thanks to my Beta Tonbo-Kitsune for helping me with this fanfic so I really hope you guys like it!

Prologue: A Disastrous Birthday

The sky was darkening with the clouds rolling in as people were leaving an Aquarium, but for one pair, the weather had no affect on either of their moods especially the little boy with black hair and a bright blue backpack walking with a woman with brown hair and a simple light blue dress. The little boy was looking up at the woman that was holding his hand as the other one was holding onto a dolphin plushie that was purchased from the gift shop from the New York aquarium as he bounced excitedly still full of energy.

"Mommy Mommy did you see the seal come up to me! that was really really cool! and then all the sting rays, fishes and-" a little five year old said excitedly as they walked out of the Atlantis Marine World aquarium.

"I remember sweetie I was there. Did you enjoy everything?" the woman asked.

"Uh huh! Everything was amazing especially when we went to see the exhibit with posei-posai-uh-…" the little boy added trying to pronounce the name.

"Its Poseidon. We went to see Poseidon's Treasure…" the woman replied in a dreamy sort of voice. The child just blinked but smiled innocently at his mother.

"Yes that was it. All those different fishes and even the sharks!" Percy added but then looked thoughtful, "Mommy was it just me or were the fish iunno looking at me?"

"Well they were looking at everyone, remember this is a popular aquarium." Sally reasoned.

"Oh yeah did you get lotsa pictures?" Percy asked looking up at his mother who smiled back at him.

"Yes sweetie, I got plenty of pictures which we'll get developed and post aaalllll over the apartment in some nice frams." the woman replied smiling at her son as they stopped at a bus stop. "but why don't you keep it in your backpack okay sweetie? Just in case I forget it."

"Okay mommy." the boy replied as the mother opened the blue backpack with fishes on it and put the camera in it. "this was the best birthday ever…but are you sure its okay?" he asked wrapping both his arms around the dolphin plushie in his arms and looking at the woman uncertainly.

The women smiled lovingly at the child as she kneeled down and kissed the boy's forehead.

"Percy, it was worth it…every single penny…this is your special day and your special day deserves something you've wanted for a long time." she replied making the boy grin brightly back at her.

"You're the best mommy." Percy replied as he hugged his plush just as the bus pulled up, "can we still have blue cake when we get home?"

"Of course what's a birthday without a cake?" Sally Jackson replied giggling at how happy her son was.

Overhead there was some rumbling of thunder and a few droplets of rain started to fall.

"We better hurry…come on now Percy, we need to get home before this storm hits.." Sally said as she gently held her son's hand as she climbed onto the bus paying the fee for both of them as they sat down near a window.

"Okay mommy, can you wake me up when we get home please?" Percy asked rubbing his eye tiredly as his earlier energy had disappeared.

"Of course, you just rest now." Sally said wrapping her arms around Percy as she pulled him into her lap and the little boy smiled as he cuddled up to her and breathed softly, slowing falling asleep.

Percy didn't know how long he was asleep for, but he was suddenly jolted awake. There were people screaming and the bus was shaking violently, making sharp turns making the passengers press up against the glass window and be tossed around as well. Outside there was thunder and lightning flashing across the sky as the rain was pelting the bus rapidly.

With wide scared eyes he looked up to the woman who was pale but was holding onto him tightly.

"M-mommy! wha-what's happening? Why's everyone yelling?" the young child called out frightened as he felt arms around him tighten.

"Percy! just h-hold onto me and whatever you do don't let go!" Sally shouted above the terrified screams of the other passengers as the bus swerved, the driver desperately trying to gain back some control of the vehicle.

The dark haired child just whimpered, scared as he clung tightly to Sally hoping that this would end fast. He didn't know that was what exactly happened when in the next moment as there was a loud honking and a flash of bright light before everything went dark.

Percy groaned as he felt pain but couldn't move; it felt as if he was trapped underneath something. He wiggled around a bit but still couldn't move very much and he couldn't get a good look at where he was or what had happened.

"M…mommy?" he called out softly, his voice a bit scratchy.

When he heard no reply he was getting worried and called out even louder.

"Mommy! Please answer me! Mommy! MOMMY!"

All of a suddenly he felt something was pushed off of him and his arm was grasped as he was pulled out from whatever he was under. He whimpered as his arm was grasped as pain shot up. Whoever grabbed him lighten his grip and pulled him out more gently without grabbing that arm.

"We have a survivor here! He's a bit roughed up but he's okay!" a man in uniform shouted once Percy was in the open.

"H-huh? Sur-survivor?" Percy asked looking at the man before he looked around and he was horrified.

All around him were broken parts of the bus, the vehicle it self laid smoking some distance away and there were bodies of the passengers also laying around everywhere among the rubble. Many of them were covered completely by blankets and others were being put onto stretchers.

"Come on, we need to get you to a hospital." The EMT said picking up Percy who was still dazed and confused on what was going on, until he shook his head furiously as tears threatened to spill from his eyes.

"My mommy! Where's my mommy I can't go anywhere without her!" Percy cried looking around desperately.

"Your mother? What did she look like?"

"She has long brown hair and was in a pretty blue dress!"

"Sir…this one didn't make it…" another EMT said kneeling over a body who he turned over.

The one holding Percy turned to look at the body the other EMT identified and he heard Percy gasp and drop his dolphin plushie.

"MOMMY! THAT'S MY MOM! WAKE UP PLEASE!" Percy cried as tears were falling.

"Are you sure about that?" he asked holding tightly onto Percy who was struggling to get out and to his mother. He figured the kid had a sprained or broken arm by how he whimpered when he had grabbed the kid's arm and needed to be careful.

"I'm…afraid so. She must've shielded the young boy from most of the debris and being hurt when the bus was out of control, but she took several blows herself instead…" the other EMT replied sadly calling over some more men to cover Sally Jackson's body.

"No! why isn't she waking up! She's supposed to be okay! Mom! Mom!"

"I'm sorry kid but your mom didn't make it…" the EMT said as he walked away from the body with a young child just crying for their mother, not wanting to believe that they're really gone.