Percy stood over the rushing black water with a clenched jaw, he coughed and wiped the sweat from his palms to his jeans.

"Perseus you don't have to-" Achilles started but paused once the son of Hades looked at him, his sea green eyes sparked with rebellious determination and that's when Achilles knew he couldn't stop him.

The ghost cleared his throat,"Well, just think of where you want your mark to be. Then think of your mortal anchor." He explained and Percy nodded gravely, his father had told him the pain he would face if he was to attempt such a stunt.

"Percy please don't do this." His mother had begged him to reconsider but Percy knew that he couldn't do such a thing, he had to stop Malcolm...or...Kronos from destroying the western civilization. He ran a hand through his hair before flashing the ghost a small smile and casually walking into the river of styx, his body was instantly coated with what felt like acid. His body felt like it was being eaten alive and he gasped painfully, he saw his friends calling out to him before they vanished.

He saw the twins of Kronos,"This really shouldn't be hard for you." Shade snorted.

Hailie smirked,"Eh lover boy will figure it out soon enough." They vanished as well, despite the excruciating pain he felt he cracked a painful smile. He could feel himself start to dissolve when he saw his mother screaming at him to take her hand. He reached for her but she soon faded away, Hades was there next and was trying to get to him. Percy could only watch in agony as his father left him as well, Bianca, Nico, Thalia all faded before his very eyes. He felt like he was melting and he screamed in pain.

Alpha was suddenly in front of him,"Well this is sad, I better not be your mortal anchor." The wolf snorted before he was gone, Percy was burning, he couldn't handle the pain from the river. He didn't even tell Zoe he was bathing in the styx, he was such an idiot, he didn't want her to worry yet here he was dying. He mentally apologized to her, he didn't think he would survive, the pain was unbearable. Artemis, Apollo, Phoebe, Gracie. Nothing. He could feel himself starting to die, his eyes began to close and his breathing slowed, what would Zoe think?

Then there was Zoe who was glaring at him,"Are you kidding me? It took you this long to realize it was me? Not to mention you didn't tell me you were bathing in the styx, oh you are so dead. Get out of this river right now so I can kill you, invincible or not!" The pain began to fade he grinned as Zoe continued to glare murderously at him. He squeezed his eyes shut and concentrated on the small of his back, he felt energy course through him and he was suddenly spit out of the water. He laid on the cold ground gasping for breath, his body was hot and his breathing became ragged, he was such an idiot. He felt...well invincible, he slowly stood on his feet and stretched, he couldn't believe it had taken him so long to realize his GIRLFRIEND who he LOVED was his mortal anchor. He was unbelievably dense at times, that's what Alpha had told him and he realized his wolf was right.

-Line Break-

Percy stood on the beach, he looked out at the sunset to see his brother riding by, thank the gods Apollo hadn't seen him. He clenched and unclenched his fist experimentally before uncapping Anaklumos, he held his celestial bronze sword tightly before ramming it into his stomach. He grunted at the force of the blow, to his relief there wasn't a mark on him, he hated the thought of being gipped by the styx. Getting his mother's approval was hard enough but that was the most painful thing he's ever experienced, he had just gotten back from the underworld and continued to try to cut himself and grinned once his blade bounced off.

"What the Hades are you doing?" Someone screamed and he turned to see...his mortal anchor. He wanted to object to her using his father as a curse word but he kept his mouth shut once he saw her blazing eyes. He had a ton of explaining to do.

"Er hey Zoe." He grumbled and put Anaklumos behind his back innocently, she of course didn't buy it and stomped up to him. He rubbed the back of his neck sheepishly and capped Anaklumos quickly.

Her fist were clenched and she looked infuriated,"What did you do." She snarled, she looked murderous and reminded him of the Zoe that he saw in the styx.

His hands began to sweat again,"Well I might of took a dip in the styx." He grumbled and if possible her glare hardened, her hand itched to her sheathed dagger, Percy paled and sighed, he had to, Malcolm had done so and it was his only chance to defeat the titan lord.

"When were you going to tell me this?" She asked, her tone laced with finality, her dark eyes held a spark of curiosity but held mostly anger.

He gulped and gritted his teeth,"Well I didn't want to worry you and...well I just came back from the styx. It hurt. I know I should of told you but you were spending time with the hunt and...you looked happy so I decided to just go alone." Zoe's lips pursed and her expression softened.

Her black eyes bore into his green ones,"I don't care how happy I was, I would of gone. What happened in there?" She asked as she slowly touched his arm, he looked at her with amusement when she poked his arm as if trying to see if he was invincible.

"Well I saw all these people calling out to me, friends and family. I even saw Alpha and the twins of Kronos. I was on the brink of death when I thought if how you were going to kill me, then I saw you and...BAM!" He yelled making his girlfriend jump,"Your my mortal anchor." He said simply and she looked at him in surprise.

Her expression then turned annoyed,"Wait a second it took you that long to realize it was me? You thought of your wolf before considering I could be your anchor?" Deja vu?

He laughed nervously,"None the less you saved my life?" It was more of a question then a statement which made Zoe snort and roll her eyes.

He then shot her a slightly irritated look,"Come on! Did you not here what I said? Your my mortal anchor, that isn't exciting or great or anything?!" He yelled incredulously as he waved his hands in exasperation, a small smile played across her lips before she grabbed a handful of Percy's hair. She really did need to learn to be more gracious, her boyfriend's mortal anchor was her and she felt flattered. If possible her love for him grew and she smiled widely at him.

"Love you." She whispered lovingly before ramming her lips onto her boyfriend's.

A few days later Percy and Beckondwarf had made plans.

"Zoe I have to go!" He yelled, his green eyes were aflame and he stood toe to toe with his girlfriend who was just as livid.

"Every time it's you doing dangerous stuff! You nearly died on St. Helens and in the styx and now your really going to do this mission? At what cost!" She screamed and he glared at her angrily but his resolve was breaking, he was putting her through so much pain and stress...it wasn't fair to her.

"I need to go, I'm not letting anyone die for me when I can take care of myself. It's the war, I'm a soldier Zoe and this is my job." His eyes weren't on fire anymore, he stood tall and his green eyes searched her black ones.

She continued to look at him defiantly,"Your more then just a soldier Percy." Her voice broke along with his resolve, he was an idiot, here he was hurting someone who only cared for him. He cupped her face between his hands and looked at her intently, he didn't say a word before slowly pressing his lips to her forehead. She closed her eyes and leaned into him, she held onto him as long as she could incase he didn't come back.

"Love you, you know that right?" He whispered before burying his face in her hair, she wrapped her arms around him and he returned the gesture affectionately. His voice sounded strong but his eyes held doubt, thankfully Zoe couldn't see them at the moment, what if he didn't come back?

"I know, love you more." She murmured and he pulled away slightly, he smiled softly at her.

"Love you most." She rolled her eyes and he chuckled quietly, he kissed her. Heat spread throughout his chest and face as she buried her hands into his hair and pulled him closer, he gripped her waist and pulled away. He wore a pained expression before replacing it with a forced smile, he tilted her chin up with his index finger and she mirrored his fake smile.

"Percy it's time to go!" A voice called and he turned to see Beckendorf waiting by their two pegasus.

"If you die I'll kill you!" Zoe called out and he turned to her, he was about to ask how such a thing was possible but she gave him a pointed glare which made him instantly shut his mouth.

A small smile played on his lips,"Okay." His voice tingled with amusement before he mounted the winged horse. He was on edge as they flew through the sky, he wasn't extremely close to the son of Hephaestus but he had planned on both of them coming back to camp. The sky had turned grey and dark clouds loomed over them, Percy clenched his jaw and looked around nervously, was his uncle upset? He began to ponder what was wrong, he looked down to see the ocean below looking a sickly grey like the sky, the waves were churning and resembled Percy's emotions of unease. He began to toy with the winged horse's black mane, the gesture didn't calm him but gave him something to do with his hands.

Beckendorf gulped,"Uh Percy did...are you upset?" He asked weakly, Percy raised an eyebrow, he didn't think of the possibility that he could be causing the sea to do such a thing. He looked back up at the sky and knew for fact that he had no part in making it so gloomy and ominous.

"A bit, but I have no power over the sky...I don't know what's going on." He murmured, his sea green eyes flickered with sudden anticipation as the cruise ship came into view. Andromeda. Beckendorf shouldered his bag, he became rigid and Percy wet his lips as they began to descend. Once they were about a few feet from the deck Percy slipped off the Pegasus and silently landed on the ship. The son of Hephaestus clumsily stumbled once he landed but steadied himself, the two crept down the lower deck and began to search for the engine room. Percy was on his toes and his sea green eyes searched every nook and every cranny for any monsters or enemy demigods. There was complete and utter silence which made him even more nervous.

"Yes, I know he's here, I can feel him." A deep voice said loudly, the voice sent shivers down his spine and he nearly flinched from the raw power of the voice. It held authority and an unearthly ancientness, he gulped and grabbed the son of Hephaestus by the arm before ducking into a room. He held his breath when he heard the footsteps walk by.

"Excellent son, have you found Hailie and Shade?" Another voice asked, son? It held the same ancientness as Kronos who's voice he knew by heart.

They stopped right outside of the room,"Of course I have mother, they will join me and bring back the golden age. They seem to be moving around constantly though." He mused, Percy perked at the mention of the twins of Kronos. The two were still trying to hide from their father.

The woman grunted,"How does Rhea feel about this, I'm surprised she's even helping you in the war after you ate her children and left the twin demigods alive." Percy paled, Rhea had joined the battle as well?

The man laughed shakily,"Angry as ever, wants revenge on the two but I won't let her touch them. Their my favorite children and my perfect soldiers." He boasted proudly, Beckendorf's eyes widened and the two looked at each other in surprise, the Titan lord sounded so...happy with his children. It seemed unreal at the amount of warmth in his voice.

The woman chuckled,"You know what they did once you died don't you?"

The man frowned,"No, how could you know mother?" Percy held in a gasp, Gaia was awake.

Gaia sounded slightly annoyed,"I am the earth, though I was still in my slumber I know what your children did. Once they found out you died they hunted down a child from every god who helped kill you, they killed all of them and publicly told any witnesses about their feats and to tell the gods. They beat up Hercules, killed a son of Zeus who was a confederate in the Civil War, killed Orion and made Artemis depressed, killed the queen of the Amazons and her best guard, tricked Persephone into eating the four pomegranates, and killed a son of Hades. There is a huge price on their heads." Beckendorf gulped, he didn't realize the twins had been alive for so long, nor did he realize how dangerous the two were. Percy was in shock at how much they had ticked off the gods.

Kronos laughed gleefully,"Ah, probably Hailie's scheme of revenge, she was always my little spit fire. Shade being the loyal brother he is went along with it. Can't wait to get my perfect soldiers back." The two walked away still talking about the twins of Kronos leaving the two hidden demigods safe.

Beckendorf bristled,"I knew we should of gutted those two when we hade the chance."

Percy fixed a cold glare on him,"Leave them alone! Not like any of you could take them anyway, they've been alive for about a millennia. Now lets set those explosives." He growled before taking the lead again, this time on their way to the engine room they encountered enemies. They were about to creep around the corner when they saw Ethan standing right in front of them, his back faced them and he stood there with his arms crossed. Percy glanced behind him to see the engine room door wide open, something wasn't right. Percy slipped out Anaklumos before slowly and stealthily tiptoeing to Ethan, once he was within range he covered the demigods mouth so he couldn't scream and rammed the butt of his blade into his head. Ethan slumped before Percy caught him and dragged him around the corner.

He nodded to Beckendorf,"Do your explosion thing, I'll guard."

The son of Hephaestus smiled weakly,"Thanks." Percy returned the smile before they made their way to the engine room, the son of Vesta stood outside the door with Anaklumos held tightly in his hands. Beckendorf crept into the room and got out some greek fire before he began to get to work. Percy twirled Anaklumos around in his hands a couple of times before the door behind him slammed shut. He paled and banged on the door as hard as he could screaming for Beckendorf who was trying to escape as well. Percy was panicked when he realized this whole thing was a set up, a trap. He clenched his jaw in anger as Beckendorf screamed for help.

"Perseus Jackson, we've been expecting you." He whirled around to see...Atlanta with the voice of Kronos. Instead of her usual green eyes she they were golden, she held a long sword and smirked maniacally and twirled the blade around idly.

His eyes widened,"Wait what?"

Percy was tossed upon the deck of the ship with his hands bound by rope, monsters swarmed the deck along enemy demigods. He looked around to see Malcolm standing near Atlanta(Kronos) and near a lady wearing all brown. She was beautiful and had mud brown hair, her eyes were the color of vibrant green grass and she wore a brown dress.

"Kronos and Gaia, go figure." He grumbled, his face was distorted with a look of disgust and hatred. He looked at his ex sister/Kronos in fury before he tore his gaze from the possessed girl.

He glanced at the woman wearing brown,"Gaia right? I thought you were asleep." He said warily and she flashed him a smile, it didn't quite reach her eyes. Her eyes held pure anger but it didn't seem to be directed towards him. She didn't say a word before she looked at her son expectantly.

Kronos stepped forward gleefully,"Hello grandson."He cackled and Percy sighed, he was so dead.

Percy wasn't sure what to call the titan,"Uh...hey grandma? Grandpa? I'm really not sure what to call you when your..." He trailed off and gestured at Kronos's form.

The Titan King snorted,"Yes yes I know, hideous isn't it? Fear not, this disgusting corpse shall be burned away once I gain my true form." He said rather proudly, Percy was working really hard to ignore how the rope around his wrist really hurt. He wouldn't be surprised if they were rubbed raw.

Beckendorf paced the small engine room, he held such anxiety that it was almost palpable. He let out a shaky breath before he eyed the explosives, he could still install them, sacrifice himself. The thought scared him and he growled in frustration, he wasn't a hero merely a son of Hephaestus. Children of Hephaestus were never chosen to go on quest, they were never meant to be heroes or save the day or get the girl. He thought fondly of Silena, the daughter of Aphrodite, she didn't really love him did she? Heck they weren't even dating but he's always liked her. He felt tears blur his vision as he looked at the greek fire again, what choice did he have? Even if he did somehow manage to escape he would be killed, he wasn't a fighter, he couldn't control the sea like Percy, he was no one special. His own father didn't even care enough about him. He steeled himself, he knew Percy could survive the explosion since his mother was the fire goddess, this was Percy's prophesy, Percy was the hero. He grabbed the greek fire jars and continued with his master plan, all while tears cascaded down his face. He may not be a hero, but he knew he was doing the right thing.

"Can I speak with Atlanta please? Maybe ask her why she betrayed us?" Percy growled as he tugged against his binds, he held back a yelp of pain as he began to get rope burn.

Kronos laughed mirthlessly,"Your funny Jackson. Sorry Atlanta's not home, she betrayed you because-" He was cut off by the sound of an explosion.

Yes I know it's short, sorry about that but it was a filler. I'm making a sequel and for those of you who thought Malcolm was gonna be Kronos, haha. Threw you off, goodness, that was the plan earlier but then everyone was like,"I knew it!" And I was like,"Crap foiled again!" Well hope this was a surprise, if you couldn't tell this PJO fic is gonna be a bit different then the Cannon stories. I'll tell you when I make the sequel. Well I'm going to take this time and answer reviews.

thatguy1781: Lol, "it's highly possible I won't care" gods I love some people's A/N they're hilarious. And another great chapter, well done.

Well thanks, and it is highly possible I won't care. Glad you like the chapter.

kingofsecrets15 : Hey, just wanted to shout out to you and say that between you and Anaklusmos, the both of you have written some of the best stories I've ever read on the Fanfic net. Keep it up!

Thanks, honestly I know he's a better writer than me. Yes I feel like this chapter kinda sucked, for those of you who agreed I don't care about your input, if it's rude that is. Again not my best work but I've hit a creative slump in my writing, life keeps smacking me around and...well you know. Any who, again to the haters, I DON'T CARE! If you don't like don't read. Seriously, stop whining about crap and get a life. Granted only two reviews had flames so my message to any other flamer,"Cool story bro, tell it again." You idiots act as if your hot stuff on fanfic, to all the haters I've checked out your work and my baby sister can write better than you and she's two. And let me say,"It's not a big deal if you don't like it." If this shipping isn't your cup of tea than don't read it, honestly not that hard. Or if you don't like the story good for you, have successfully sorted out your likes and dislikes. Someone give this stellar person a reward! They figured out they don't like my fics! Shocker! Well not everyone has the same taste and I don't care if you hate me or not, YOU DON'T KNOW ME AT ALL! So anyway those are pretty much the only reviews I have the energy to respond to, I just got back from a tournament and I'm tired. So if you've got a comment, comment bellow and let me know.