Percy Jackson and the Olympians - Unlimited Blade Works

Chapter 7: The Fate I Forged for Myself...

"Where did they go?" Piper asked after watching this confrontation.

"Into another Reality," Annabeth replied." Now come on, we need to get to Prometheus and see what he wants."

A little while later, the three demigoddesses were meeting with Prometheus, the Titan of Forethought sitting at a picnic table in Central Park.

"Hello ladies," Prometheus said with a politician's smile that immediately put the three women on edge.

"You don't want us as enemies, Prometheus," Annabeth told him sternly, preparing herself for a fight. "What do you want?"

"Your surrender of course," the Titan replied calmly. "We all know that Olympus will fall. What with your parents fighting Typhon."

"You are the Titan of Forethought," Annabeth stated. "You have seen Kronos's defeat at the hands of Percy Jackson. Why would we want to surrender?"

"Because, while you all have a great amount of power," Prometheus turned to Annabeth. "As shown by you, daughter of Athena, you do not have the power to defeat a Titan. Even one who is not yet at full strength like Kronos."

"But even he has weaknesses," Thalia stated, her eyes lightning blue eyes slowly gaining crimson. "All it takes is one strike to his heart, and he'll be dead."

"You naive child," Prometheus said with a shake of his head. "Any weapon that you use will just bounce off. He is invincible now."

"You obviously don't know our kind, Titan," Piper spoke up. Her choppy brown, light purple streaked hair flowing in the wind. Archer, Caster, Lancer, and Saber. You have made enemies of us. You and Kronos don't stand a chance against us."

The Titan sighed.

"Very well," Prometheus spoke after a moment. "But please, take this as a gift of peace."

He set a pithos on the table and the three girls gasped in shock.

"Ah," Prometheus said. "So you know what this is?"

"Pandora's Pithos," Piper whispered, in either shock, awe, or fear they didn't know.

"Yes," Prometheus stated. "Yes, it is. Now when you feel like surrendering, just open it up and release its last spirit. Elpis or rather, Hope."

Annabeth then summoned Excalibur and pointed its tip underneath the Titan's chin.

"We will never surrender Titan," Annabeth sternly replied. "You will have to kill every last one of our leaders in order to force us to our knees. But even then, we will keep on fighting. So try us, Prometheus."

"For your sakes," Prometheus stood up. "I hope you're right."

The Titan then walked out of the park, leaving the three girls alone with the pithos.

"Come on," Annabeth said after a moment of thinking. "I think I have an idea for the place we could put it."

"Where?" Thalia asked.

"Where does hope survive the best?" Annabeth asked them.

Piper and Thalia were confused before they looked at each other and said, "Home."

Annabeth nodded.

"Exactly," she said. "We need to take this to Hestia."

15 minutes later

When the girls returned to the hotel, they were welcomed with the sight of Percy holding Riptide underneath a heavily bleeding Hercules's chin.

"W-What are you?" Hercules asked our favorite Archer.

"I'm just an Archer," Percy replied, before separating the god's head from his shoulders.

Percy turned around and saw his fellow reincarnated Servants.

"He deserved it," was all Percy said, before looking at the pithos in Piper's hands. "Is that what I think it is?"

Piper nodded.

"This is Pandora's Pithos," the Caster of the group replied. "We're taking it to Hestia and you are welcome to join us."

"Someone needs to watch the others," Percy said. "I'll take the pithos to Hestia, you guys can stay down here and message us through the spell seal if you need us down here."

The girls thought about it and they agreed with the idea. After deciding that Annabeth would go with Percy to meet Hestia, the Saber and Archer class Servants-turned-Demigods headed to Olympus. Fifteen minutes later, they arrived on Olympus and soon found Hestia.

"Hello Lady Hestia," Annabeth respectively told her.

"It's good to see you again Aunt Hestia," Percy said, with a small smile.

"Percy," Annabeth hissed. "Be more respectful to her."

"It's fine Annabeth," Hestia replied with a soft smile. "It is good to see you again Percy. I see that you succeeded in your endeavor."

Percy nodded and looked at Annabeth.

"I am sorry I haven't told you about this Annabeth," Percy said, not noticing Hestia leave the hearth to give them some privacy.

"Percy?" Annabeth asked, confused.

"I never did tell you how I regained my memories did I?" Percy asked her. Annabeth shook her head. "Nico visited me not too long ago and told me that the only way for me to stand a chance against Kronos was to do the same thing Luke did to become the host to Kronos. I had to take a swim in the River Styx Annabeth," Annabeth gasped in shock. "My soul felt like it was dissolving like my very being was dissolving. So I guess my memories returned as did my powers. And in doing so, I was given the class of Archer. That is how I regained my memories, and how I gained the Curse of Achilles."

Annabeth placed a hand on his cheek and said, "Who did you see? Who pulled you out?"

"You," Percy replied, his sea green-steel grey eyes gazing into her grey-green eyes. "Saber and Annabeth. Even Rin was there. They were the ones who helped me get out of the river and back to the real world."

The two leaned into the other and just as they were about to kiss, Hestia walked up to them and asked, "Have you told her, Percy?"

The two jumped and quickly told her that she didn't see anything, which made the goddess of the Hearth giggle like a child running from its parents in a game of chase. After a few minutes of this going on, Hestia asked, "While I like visitors, why are you two here when you should be protecting my home?"

"Because of this," Percy showed her the pithos. "Elpis."

Hestia took the pithos and looked at her nephew and great-niece.

"You two are wise," the goddess said. "But why me?"

"Hope survives best at the Hearth," Annabeth stated.

"And," here Percy smiled. "You are the last Olympian. The only one who can keep hope alive here."

Hestia smiled and said, "Thank you both. Now, I believe that it's almost time for the finale. Go back down to the streets and continue your battle."

The two Demigods nodded and rushed back to the elevator, leaving the goddess of the Hearth alone in the Throne Room once more.

'I do hope they get together soon,' Hestia thought as she smiled. 'They deserve the peace that has been gone from their lives for a long time. Now win this war for us all, EMIYA and Artoria.'

Back at the hotel

When Annabeth and Percy arrived back at the hotel, they found someone they didn't expect to be there. Nico di Angelo, the son of Hades.

"What are you doing here, Nico?" Percy asked.

"My father is going to arrive soon," the son of Hades replied. "Not soon enough though."

"What do you mean?" asked Percy, confused and somewhat afraid.

"Kronos is preparing his army to storm Olympus," Nico said. "And it's happening as we speak."