Chapter Nine

"Let me out and then I'll talk." Percy seathed, pacing angrily as the humanoid and Oceanus watched her from one corner of the prison cell.

"As I already stated before, Tartarus brought you here, not us." Oceanus began, only to be quieted by a hiss from the humanoid.

"We are all prisoners, you were given to us as a meal of sorts." the humanoid approached and Percy backed away. "My lord, we should just finish her."

"I cannot." Oceanus snarled "She is my enemy's daughter and the only leverage I have."

"Wait so now I am your prisoner?" Percy crossed her arms, utterly confused at the circles their conversation had been taking for the past who knows how long.

"No!" both of them shouted, glaring at her. Only Oceanus continued "You are a pet of sorts." Percy snorted at these words.

"That makes me feel loads better." she rolled her eyes "What? Are you going to put a collar and leash on me and parade me around now too?"

"Your not a dog, of course not." Oceanus folded his arms, leaning against the wall as he watched her with his cold, sharp eyes.

"It is a good idea." the humanoid murmured, tapping his chin with his webbed hand. Percy shuddered and looked away.

"I want to go home."

"You and me both honey." Percy snarled at the word and Oceanus raised his hands in surrender, "What do you expect? I can't just wave my hand and fix all this."

"Seems if you were able to get a pet, you'd be able to get rid of the pet."

"Yeah, that would be turning you into a meal, which was my original suggestion." Percy looked repulsed as the creature shifted closer to her, studying her movements with his creepy eyes.

"What's option C?" she stared at Oceanus with dark green eyes, anger coursing through them and making him flinch. Percy was surprised the titan was actually talking to her.
"There is no option C, not unless you help us." Oceanus muttered, sliding down the wall so that he was sitting. He was in his younger form and it kind of creeped her out because he looked only a few years older than her. His hair was a weird silver color though and his eyes a pale, sickly sea green.

"Do you even know how you want me to help?" Percy questioned, watching as he rubbed his hands together.

"I want you to raise an army and march with us against Tartarus. Place one of us on the throne down here and in exchange we will let you go."

"How will your rule be any different from Kronos or Tartarus?" she knew better then to believe it would be her choice on who went on the throne.

"I can't promise anything, but I do know how awful it was for everyone." Oceanus watched her with an odd look in his eye.

"I know how it was too." Percy glared at the titan and he glared right back. "I'm going about this my own way." she slid down the wall and huffed as she hit the cold ground. Her shirt was still torn and her wrists still oozed blood. Apparently her powers were good for nothing in that area of expertise.

"You have a plan then?" Oceanus questioned, raising an eyebrow as she leaned her head against the wall behind her. The humanoid still watched her with a predatory gaze though, so didn't let herself relax.

"Poseidon's children don't make plans." she lifted her lip into a cocky sneer as she said this and looked up at the ceiling, done with both of them for the time being.

Xxx

"She is nowhere to be found. She hasn't been on any roads or pathways." Hermes started, sitting down in his throne tiredly. It had been a week of these reports and endless searching.

"I've talked to all the demigods, none of them have seen her." Dionysus looked to Zeus, exhaustion and worry shining bright in his eyes.

"Where could she be?" Apollo paced nervously in front of the hearth, eyes wild with fear and exhaustion from spending his power searching for Percy.

"It's been days," Demeter began "We need to rest." Hades sighed, agreeing for the goddess for once.

"None of us are going to be able to find or save her when we are spent." Hades spoke with a tired voice "She's not dead yet and she's not close to death, but I do not know where she is."

"Alright." Zeus rubbed his face, age showing in the creases in his forehead. "Let's take a break for the night, we will reconvene here tomorrow morning with the demigods."

"With the demigods?" Dionysus questioned, "Just the older ones or all of them?"

"All who you think can help with this investigation." Zeus paused "Athena, Hermes; could you go ask the minor gods to also be here tomorrow morning. You know the time."

"Yes father." they murmured, quickly stepping off their thrones and walking out of the throne room. Dionysus also excused himself.