Apollo accidently turns some of the demigods into infants. What happens when the gods find out who their children really are as they are tasked with raising them?
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The Summer Solstice was in motion. The Olympians sat in their usual omega shape, accompanied by Hades and Hestia who had been named Olympians officially after the Giant war. Persephone, Triton, and Amphitrite were present as well, sitting in smaller thrones next to their respective husbands/father.
Normally at this point the meeting would have been started however there was on god missing. "Where is he?" Zeus grumbled glaring at the sun god's empty throne as though Apollo would appear there if he grimaced at it long enough.
Dionysus yawned, "He probably got stuck assisting some of the brats with something." Before snapping his fingers and making a can of diet coke appear before him. Apollo had been burdened with the job of camp director in Dionysus' place after Octavian. He had started three weeks ago, having been ordered to vanquish Python and reclaim Delphi before doing anything else. The rest of the council had hardly seen him since.
"If he doesn't arrive soon I'm going to send someone down to get him." Zeus sighed.
The council was then engulfed in a blinding golden light causing many of the gods to shield their eyes. When the light died down it revealed Apollo surrounded by seven small children, all spanning from the ages of two to four.
Athena raised an eyebrow, "Who are they?"
Apollo rubbed the back of his neck sheepishly and started to answer when Zeus cut him off, "More importantly, why are you late? The meeting was supposed to begin an hour ago."
"I-uh may have accidently turned some of our kids into babies." Apollo said.
"Then turn them back." Hera scolded, glaring at her stepson.
"I've tried! I can't! That's why I was late." Apollo protested.
Zeus looked ready to incinerate Apollo then and there but a small tug on the bottom of his suit leg stopped him. He glanced down to see a four year old Thalia looking up at him with her big electric blue eyes. When she noticed she had his attention, the little girl held her arms up for her father to lift her up. Zeus did so, placing his now young daughter on his lap. Aphrodite cooed as Thalia wrapped her arms around Zeus' neck, placing a sloppy kiss on his cheek.
The lord of the skies sighed, still holding Thalia. "I suppose we can keep them here until we find a way to break the spell."
"Well I guess I can divvy up the kids." Apollo said, turning to the group of children behind him. "Percy and Ariel." He said handing two nearly identical black haired children to Poseidon.
Both children snuggled into their father's chest before promptly falling asleep. Poseidon smiled and stroked Ariel's hair.
"Jason." A little blond haired boy with oversized glasses was handed to Hera who sighed and set him on her lap where Jason proceeded to play with her hair.
"Nico. Come here." Apollo said struggling as the moody two year old protested his attempts to pick him up.
Persephone got up from her seat and silently held her arms open for Nico who jumped into them without hesitation. Upon feeling her arms tighten around him the little boy laid his head on the goddess' shoulder sticking his fingers in his mouth and sucking them.
Apollo glared at the child of the underworld while Hades sat shocked that Nico went with his wife so easily. "And finally Will and Annabeth." He said picking both children up and handing Annabeth to Athena as he sat down next to her.
Will started thrashing about as soon as Apollo sat down reaching his arms out to Athena. "Mama." He said while trying to climb out of his father's grip. Apollo froze as everyone stared at them while Athena began turning a deep shade of red. Meanwhile Will had managed to escape Apollo in his frozen state and was trying to figure out a way to get from one throne to the other.
"Apollo," Artemis said slowly, "Why does Will think Athena is his mother?"
"Um, well that is-Will's mom kind of looks like Athena?" He tried.
Will had figured out a way to get between the two thrones and the three year old was now happily snuggled in Athena's arms much to Annabeth' displeasure.
"I don't think so." Poseidon said with a smug grin on his face guessing the real answer. "I think Athena has broken her vow."
"Is this true?" Zeus demanded looking between the two guilty looking gods.
Athena sighed, "Will is mine and Annabeth is Apollo's. Are you satisfied now?" She aimed the last sentence at Poseidon while Aphrodite squealed excitedly at the declaration.
At the mention of Apollo Annabeth's head turned until her eyes landed on the sun god. Immediately she reached her arms out to him and he gladly took her, overjoyed he was able to hold his little girl.
Everyone else in the room just looked utterly shocked, staring once again at Apollo and Athena who were both preoccupied with their children to care. Athena glanced up suddenly aware of everyone's stares. "What?" She asked, "They aren't the only godlings here, obviously we weren't the only ones keeping secrets."
The other gods with children present realised the truth in her words and glanced confusedly down at them, sure that they were supposed to be demigods. The spouses of said gods shifted uncomfortably which didn't go unnoticed.
"Why don't the rest of you start explaining." Hestia suggested.
"But Nico is a demigod." Hades protested, "He's not supposed to be immortal."
"Actually he is." Persephone said, stroking Nico's hair. "I pretended to be mortal during the war and I just never gave them back their immortality." Both Demeter and Hades were shocked by Persephone's statement. Hades wordlessly took Nico from her arms where he glanced up and mumbled happily when he saw his father.
"I presume it's the same story for all of you," Artemis said glancing around at the Big Three and their wives. Amphitrite nodded while taking her daughter away from Poseidon while Hera shook her head.
"I gave them to a mortal." Hera said.
"But they are yours." Hestia pressed.
For once Hera's expression softened, "Yes they are."
Zeus looked from Thalia to Jason thoughtfully, seeing for the first time the resemblance between Hera and his children. Their children, he corrected himself mentally. "I see no reason for this meeting to go on further." He said shifting his daughter so she was lying against his chest. "Council dismissed." He announced standing to leave.
Poseidon spoke up, "Hold on Zeus, what are we to do with our children?" Raising an eyebrow at his brother.
"They are supposed to be gods anyway are they not?" Zeus replied, "Take them to your palace if you wish to do so." With that he left with Thalia still in his arms, his wife carrying Jason trailing behind him.
Hades too left, vanishing back into the underworld with his son and wife. Poseidon followed his brother's lead, disappearing with Amphitrite and his twins leaving a distinct smell of seawater.
All the other gods had since left leaving only Athena, Apollo, and Artemis. Artemis glanced between the two other gods who waited for her explosion with bated breath. "May I?" Was all she said holding her arms out to Athena who passed her Will warily. "Hello William." Artemis said, holding the child who stared at her curiously. He looked so much like Apollo it was uncanny, but for the single curious sparkle in his blue eyes that he had inherited from his mother.
"Aunty." Will said poking Artemis' nose in his attempt to place her.
Half expecting his son to be killed, Apollo handed his daughter to Athena and moved closer to Artemis and was surprised when his sister threw her head back and laughed. "Yes Will I am your aunty." Artemis said.
"So you aren't mad?" Apollo asked.
Artemis looked thoughtful for a moment, "No I'm not mad."
"Even though I took a virgin's innocence?" Apollo clarified.
"I always wondered when you'd get together." Artemis replied.
Seeing the pair's astonished faces she laughed, "You two always worked together. The goddess of wisdom and crafts and the god of knowledge and arts, I'm surprised it took you two this long to figure out you both loved each other." She handed Will to Apollo. "Goodnight."
Both gods stood in silence until Annabeth yawned loudly, casing them both to jump and glance at her rubbing her eyes tiredly. "Let's just get them to bed." Apollo said making his way to his palace with Athena beside him.