The Broken Hero

Chapter XI

Wow I bit off more than I can chew. So here it is and it is a little over ten thousand words. I really really wanted to have the whole week in this chapter, some how even though school is out I have been super busy and I won't be able to write again until Monday. I decided I didn't want to rush it because I didn't want the chapter to be crap. I had to split it so I could keep my promise of having something out. I will keeping work on it as much as I can. Thank you all for your support, reads, votes, and comments. They have kept me going. I also think I learned how to dedicate so I am going to try. If so the rest of my chapters will have dedications. Here you guys are. ME NO RICK RIORDAN!

Percy POV

Dad called me out first. He said had claim to me since he is my father. I didn't mind this. What I did mind was the commotion that started after until Athena got it under control. This week was going to be a long one. I just stood there as Athena made a time table once she was done she handed it to me.

"Follow this exactly and it gives everyone time to prepare, sleep, eat, and be with you. Any messing with it and someone won't get to be with you for long or at all. Do you understand Percy?" I nodded.

"I understand Lady Athena. I will follow this to a T." I gave her my trouble maker smile. She rolled her eyes. Dad grabbed me by the arm and we flashed to his palace. It was dim and dull. Nothing like the palace I once remembered.

"What happened dad?" He looked at me sadly.

"I just couldn't get over that fact that you were gone. I always blamed myself for the fate you have been dealt."

"It isn't your fault dad. None of it is, the Fates had this planned and with or with your will it would have happened anyway. Things just work out that way."

"I wish I could have done more for you." He hugged me and I hugged him back.

"You loved my Mother there is nothing I could ask more for. Now since we only have so much time with another how about we do something?"

"Let's go do something fun." Dad snapped his fingers and we were in the sun, but still in the water. I looked down to see myself in a pair of sea green swim trunks and myself sitting on a surf board. I looked over to see dad in a dark pair of blue swim trunks also sitting on a surf board.

"I figured that we could do something that we both could enjoy besides fighting." I smiled at him. I had never been surfing before and he was right I would enjoy to do something other than fighting since I had either been doing that or being tortured for the majority of my life.

"Thank you Dad. I will enjoy this." With that he smiled and waves started. We spent the majority of the hours we had together at the beach he had taken us to. It was a wonderful time, one of my best memories. The only thing that would had made it better was Mom being there, but she had been dead for a long time. With Apollo making the sun disappear and Artemis driving her carriage so that the moon came out it was time for Dad and I to part. He clearly didn't wasn't to do so as we hugged.

"I will miss you so much." I could hear the shakiness in his voice.

"I will miss you. Thank you for today, I had a lot of fun. It was different, but a good different." With that Poseidon flashed us both away. He must have went home, for I was now in my old cabin and dressed in my old clothes. I decided to take a shower and go to bed. I was tired and with the time table that Athena had made up I knew that it was going to be a long week.

When I got up the next morning it was early. I still had another hour and a half until breakfast. I decided to go train. I was walking to the arena when I noticed the obstacle course I had made up was still there. It had been tweaked and added to however. It looked even harder than when I first set it up, of course I had been pressed for time then. At the time I hadn't been able to make it like I had actually wanted it. I decided to take a whack at the improved course. As I went through it I was happy at the changes they made. I recognized some that came from the Army as well as some made by the camp. I easily made it through and was still able to get some training and take a shower before I had to be at breakfast. I went to the pavilion and was shocked. It was now huge! I must be because the Army, Camp Jupiter, and Camp Half Blood were all together at times. As I got closer I noticed many stares. I saw some old faces, but mostly new. It kind of bothered me. I looked around where to sit and noticed that the campers were all intermingled now. There was no specific table for each god or goddess. I hesitated.