One Final Act of Desperation

Chapter 2: A Surprise Guest

A/N: LordChalupa here! I made a lot of changes to this chapter. I like little Percy but I decided to switch him out for someone else because I'm not sure how I'd implement little Percy in my later chapters. Still followed the original work for the most part. I hope you enjoy the changes I made. If you have any comments on my changes or just anything at all you want to say, then please leave a review. I always appreciate constructive criticism but I will completely ignore everything unconstructive. I'm writing for fun and will not deal with any rude or unwarranted remarks. Now onto the chapter. Enjoy!

Story is Rated T for language and mature humor. If anyone thinks that I should rate this as M then let me know in the comments.

The Annabeth from 2005 will be written like, "Annabeth" or "Annie", While the Annabeth from 2010 will be written like, "Annabeth".

The Clarisse from 2005 will be written like, "Clarisse", While the Clarisse from 2010 will be written like, "Clarisse".

Disclaimer: All characters belong to Rick Riordan. The cover image is not mine. (If there are any artists reading this that would like to create a cover for my story then you can DM me and show me your work)

Edit:

Thoughts are now italicized: "I'll have to find a time to talk to my older self and tell her to keep her distance from other guys, in case Luke gets the wrong idea," Annabeth thought to herself.

Grover is now also a part of the 2010 group. 2005: "Grover" 2010: "Grover"

For those confused about which characters are from which timeline then here is the timeline I used:

· 2005 group and gods are from the winter solstice when Zeus' bolt was stolen. December of 2005.

· 2010 group (both Greeks and Romans) are from after 'The Lost Hero' and from a month before Percy wakes up at the Wolf House. March of 2010.

· Enforcers are from a year after the end of 'Trials of Apollo'. May of 2012. (I never read the Trials of Apollo but I got the dates based off the link below.)

Here is the link I used for the dates of all the characters in case people are curious: (seems like I cant put in a link, so if you go to riordan .fandom .com and then click on important dates, that is where you will find the timeline I use.)

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To say that things were awkward between the group of demigods would be a complete understatement.

The Romans mainly kept to themselves and glared at the Greeks in distrust.

Annabeth kept looking between her future self in awe and at Thalia with tears in her eyes. She had so many questions but didn't know where to start.

Thalia and Annabeth looked at Luke, not sure whether they wanted to hug him or punch him, and then gave up on doing either when they remembered that this wasn't the Luke that ended up sacrificing himself to destroy Kronos. So many questions were going through their heads seeing their old best friend and worst enemy: Is this Luke already too far gone? Or is there still a sliver of the Luke they once knew?

Meanwhile, Luke was feeling very torn. On one hand, he was very happy to see Thalia alive and well; while on the other hand, he was feeling very guilty for what he was about to do. After fretting over what to do, a malicious glint came to his eye. In the end, his hate for the Olympians overpowered his happiness and guilt. They'll understand, he told himself. Once I tell them my plans, they will surely join me.