This is kind of Poseidon reflecting on Percabeth. I am WARNING you, this has MOA SPOILERS, BIG TIME! It starts when they fall into Tartarus
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Disclaimer: I do not own Percy Jackson & The Olympians
It was that day that Poseidon cried.
Sure, everybody talked about 'Oh, the gods don't care about their children' 'The gods don't think they matter' 'The gods don't watch over them.'
Maybe they were right. But not with him, at least, not with his demigod children.
Poseidon wouldn't close his eyes. The only thing he saw was Perseus's face, his hand in Annabeth's. The way the daughter of Athena had told her she was going to let go. The way she was determined to fall.
Poseidon didn't think Percy was smart, but he had thought he'd have common sense. Why leave a father without his son if you can avoid it? Hades had almost cracked when Nica had gone to Tartarus. Would Poseidon hold on?
He shed a few tears of frustration. Why, daughter of Athena, why? He wasn't meant to fall. Stupid Perseus, always too selfless for his own good. If he got back from Tartarus, Poseidon was going to kill him.
Even though most of the gods were in a horrible state with the Roman-Greek affair, Poseidon had given himself a break. He was now fully greek, mourning his son.
That was when he heard the crying.
It was soft, as if trying to not be heard, and was of a goddess. She was crying her heart out, and when Poseidon looked, he saw Athena.
Brave, Powerful, Smart, Sarcastic, Tough Athena, crying like a baby.
Her shoulders were shaking, and her eyes shone with fear and desperation. When she saw Poseidon, she said in a small voice "Have you come to punish me?"
Poseidon blinked "Annabeth didn't make my son do it, Athena. In this, you have none of the blame.
Athena shook her head "I do. I was stupid and gave the quest to my daughter, even thought I knew Percy was too in love with her to stay out of it. I thought she'd leave him in the way. But I was stupid." She paused and said weakly "And now it's all my fault."
Poseidon turned away from her, giving her time to recompose herself, when he turned again, it was the normal Athena standing there.
"Well, nobody did tell Perseus to fall with her, now didn't they? No, it's the sea spawn's own fault. Yes Poseidon, all his fault." She sobbed a little "But why do you have Annabeth so…in love with him?"
Poseidon turned to see Aphrodite giggling in a corner, watching them cry and enjoying it. Oh, my, because they are the best love story in the world! Paris and Helen just got burned and walked over. They just made place 1 in the competition. Falling into Tartarus, how romantic is that?"
Athena growled, and charged. It was a short fight, in which Poseidon didn't intervene for fear of hurting Aphrodite. Athena was furious, she wasn't thinking and, quick as a god, Ares pined her down and brought a sword to her throat.
"Don't touch my girl" he spat and Athena groaned "Your girl, Ares? You're just a stupid war god with nothing to do but cheat on Aphrodite and have Aphrodite cheat on Hephaestus." She laughed madly.
Ares face was pale. Poseidon stopped him from punching her brain out "Ares, she's traumatized. She blames herself. She'll be normal Athena soon enough. Just let her recover."
Ares nodded, seeming scared of Athena. The blonde goddess was crying-laughing like a mad woman.
Poseidon quickly ran over to her and moved his palm. A glass of water appeared out of nowhere and he gave it to Athena.
"Athena" he said, trying to sound persuasive "You will sleep now."
She did.
Next morning, she acted as if yesterday had never happened. She wouldn't look at Ares in the eye, and Poseidon caught Ares looking at his son, Frank Zhang. Poor Ares/Mars.
That night, Poseidon watched Percy's progress through Tartarus. Annabeth was wounded, her ankle broken, and Percy was fighting for both of them. Then a monster caught him, but it was Annabeth who screamed, like she was being the one wounded. As if they were the same person. He saw the determination in Annabeth's eyes. She stood up, ignoring her broken ankle, and fought like a demon. Soon, all the monsters were at her feet. She moved towards Percy, and he winced as if her ankle was hurting him. They held each other, and they both cried.
Poseidon had never felt more captivated by Aphrodite's work, but something told him this was not the love's goddess's work.
After Tartarus.
It was when Annabeth came to see him that Poseidon truly understood.
Actually, both Annabeth and Percy came, but Annabeth was the one who would talk. They never stood apart this days.
Annabeth didn't smile, she was in Percy's arms, holding him tightly, and when she talked, it looked like she was talking to the demigod instead of talking to him.
"Hello, Annabeth. Percy" he said
Annabeth didn't look at him, "Lord Poseidon, we came to tell you something."
"What?"
Annabeth turned now, her gray eyes more big than he remembered, her blonde hair now a bit silver, like if she was fifty years older that she really was.
"Kronos says hello"
Poseidon's eyes widened. He had never thought… poor Percy.
"Percy…" he silently asked the question
Annabeth's gray eyes hardened "He's right here, you know. We're together"
Poseidon wanted to cry, Tartarus had changed them more than anything.
Annabeth said goodbye, and they left to see Hermes and Athena.
…
Poseidon watched Percy sleep that night.
It was horrible.
The demigod trashed in his sleep, screamed and shrieked Annabeth's name. He shouted thigns like 'Don't kill her!' or 'Noooooooo!'
Poseidon sobbed at his bedside.
Slowly, the cabin's door opened, and a tear stained Annabeth broke in. Poseidon retreated into the darkness.
"Percy!" she cried "I'm here, I'm here." She sobbed, because the demigod wasn't opening his eyes.
Poseidon came out of the shadows, "Hello"
Annabeth's eyes were wide, her mouth was set in a firm line "You know, when we were in there, he was the one who didn't sleep. Because of my ankle. He was there for me. Now he's having these nightmares… I don't know what to do."
Percy still yelled in his sleep, and refused to open his eyes.
Poseidon knelt by the bed "It will pass."
"No, it won't" Annabeth said, and Poseidon guessed she was the least affected by Tartarus. After all, she was wise and rational, Percy relied on his friends and instincts.
Poseidon grabbed Annabeth's hand "It will" he insisted "if you sleep besides him. If he can touch you. You know, Annabeth, I don't usually ask for favors, but I'm begging you: Keep my son sane."
Annabeth nodded and hugged Percy. For a moment, the shouting ceased, and then it returned.
Annabeth bit her lip to keep the tears at bay.
Poseidon touched his son's forehead, and Percy woke up.
"ANNABETH!" he yelled, then saw her and grabbed her hand "Gods, I thought…"
"It's not real, Percy, I'm right here" she smiled weakly, "Your dad's here."
But Percy didn't even bother to look "You're alive. Good, good. Now go to sleep. You need some rest. The monsters will come for you."
Annabeth looked at him"We're at Camp, Percy. Out of Tartarus."
Percy blinked "Yeah, sorry. I'm such a Seaweed Brain."
Annabeth hugged the live out of him, and Poseidon left.
It was the day Percy turned 22 the nightmares stopped.
Finally, he could rest.
Poseidon made sure of that, he helped the couple live.
They didn't get married, but everybody seemed to think so. No, the bond between them was far stronger than that.
A hundred years after their deaths, Fiona, a young demigod daughter of Aphrodite, smiled while looking at the camp fire.
"Chiron, please tell us a story," she pleaded "a demigod one"
Chiron nodded "There was once a young demigod named Annabeth, she was the daughter of Athena, and she met Percy Jackson –" the campers's eyes widened. Percy Jackson and Annabeth Chase were as famous as the first Jason " –they went through hell, literally, because of their love. And…"
And so, their story was told to the demigods, who lived at Camp Half-Blood, and the ones at Camp Jupiter, and the nymphs who got bored told the story, and Grover's son, Frances, told the story to his own children. Silena and Jake, Percy's and Annabeth's grandchildren, opened up a souvenir store of their adventures.
But the most important tale, was the one that Poseidon told to every child of Aphrodite.
And he would always end it like this " –They were not Percy and Annabeth. They were the same person. They were always like two halves of the same being."
So yeah, sad. But I thought Percy should be the one having nightmares. You and me know he would die for Annabeth, and he would surely let her sleep.
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