Demigods Vs Magic.

Preparations

With Percy, in the past, 

"What's our first step, now that we're all here?" Travis asked, his feet propped on the table. He had his arms behind his head. 

"I'll tell you soon enough," Percy said, sitting at the head of the table. "I'm just waiting for someone." 

"Who's missing?" Connor asked, sitting next to Travis, with his feet on the table as well. "I thought we had everyone here." 

"Let's see. We have Clarisse for Ares, Jason for Zeus-" Travis began to list down. 

"There is a representative from every cabin here guys," Percy said. "That's not who I'm waiting for." 

"Wait, who else is supposed to be here?" Katie asked, sitting on Travis' other side. "Did Chiron come with us?" 

"Nah, he's back at Camp," Clarisse said, leaning forward. "Who's the missing person, Prissy?" Percy simply smirked in response. 

"She's here." He said, just as a purple light appeared behind him. The room began to glow with a variety of lights, and spells began to embed themselves into the walls. A woman appeared behind him, her face veiled from view. Two torches hovered behind her, burning with bright purple fire. 

"Mom?!" Lou Ellen, daughter of Hecate yelled out, tumbling out of her chair. "What are you doing here?" 

"Why wouldn't I be here?" Hecate curiously asked, placing her hands on Percy's chair. "After all, this was my idea." 

"Wait a fucking minute." Clarisse looked at Percy. "I thought you and Leo came up with this time travel mess." Percy shook his head. 

"We had backup plans, and time travel was one of them," Percy said. "However, until we received Hecate's help, we neither had the resources, nor the foresight to plan it through completely." 

"But, why is she here with us?" Connor asked. Travis nodded in agreement. 

"No offense Lady Hecate, but why did you need to come in person?" He asked. The veil surrounding Hecate slowly vanished, and her blazing purple eyes stared at every demigod at the table, before stopping at Percy. 

"He asked you, not me." Percy shrugged. 

"Indeed." Hecate turned to Travis. "Son of Hermes, you may not have realized this, but your power is not what it was in the future." Travis froze, staring at her in confusion. 

"What does that mean?" Pollux asked. "I don't feel any different." 

"Your powers are fluctuating, all of them," Hecate said. "The spell I cast when I entered this room was one to bind all your souls to this timeline. Had I not done that, your souls would split themselves across the timeline, and become fragments of being merely floating in the empty pits of the cosmos." 

"Not a fun experience." Percy shuddered. The mere thought of parts of his soul getting stuck in the frightening void of calculus lectures was enough to keep him awake at night. 

"How bad of a fluctuation are we talking about?" Jason asked, arms crossed in front of him. Percy sighed, taking Riptide out of his pocket. He held it up, in the air, still in pen form. 

"Connor, if you would," Percy said. Connor disappeared in a burst, reappearing behind Percy. However, he wasn't even going for Riptide. He stood there, shaking his head in disapproval. 

"Too slow, too slow." Connor shook his head.

"I could see you moving Connor. That was just sad to watch." Butch, the son of Iris said. 

"Even I could tell where you were." Clovis, the son of Hypnos yawned. Percy raised an eyebrow, looking unconsciously at Nico. 

'Since when has he been here?' Percy seemed to ask.