The Son of Death (Percy Jackson x Male Reader)

Percy Gets Covered In Lipstick

Hestia was waiting for us at the elevators.

Hestia: Good luck, heroes.

Percy: Thank you, Lady Hestia.

YN: It was good to see you again, mo- I mean, Hestia.

She smiled widely at me, and disappeared in a burst of flames.  We got in, and began our descent back to the lobby.  Percy turned to me.

Percy: You've met Hestia?

YN: Huh?

Percy: When we were up there, she said "YN.  It's good to see you again".

YN: Oh yeah.  Alexa and I were born in the Underworld.  Our mother... she died before she could give birth to us.  But because our father is Thanatos, he and Charon allowed her to give birth to us on the banks of the Styx.  Hestia raised us on Mount Olympus for eight years, then brought us to Luke and Thalia, who took us in.

Percy: So that's why you almost called her mom.

My face turned a bit red at that.

YN: Dammit, you heard that.

Percy smirked at me.

Percy: I won't tell anyone.

YN: You better not.

He chuckled as the doors dinged open and we went back out to the street.  Mrs. O'Leary was the only one happy about the sleeping city.  We found her pigging out at an overturned hot dog stand while the owner was curled up on the sidewalk, sucking his thumb.  Argus was waiting for us with his hundred eyes wide open.  He didn't say anything.  He never does.  I guess that's because he supposedly has an eyeball on his tongue.  But his face made it clear he was freaking out.  I told him what we'd learned on Olympus, and how the gods would not be riding to the rescue.  Argus rolled his eyes in disgust, which looked pretty psychedelic since it made his whole body swirl.

YN: You'd better get back to camp.  Guard it as best you can.

He pointed at me and raised his eyebrow quizzically.

YN: I'm staying.

Argus nodded, like this answer satisfied him.  He looked at Annabeth and drew a circle in the air with his finger.

Annabeth: Yes, I think it's time.

Percy: For what?

Argus rummaged around in the back of his van.  He brought out a bronze shield and passed it to Annabeth.  It looked pretty much standard issue, the same kind of round shield we always used in capture the flag.  But when Annabeth set it on the ground, the reflection on the polished metal changed from sky and buildings to the Statue of Liberty, which wasn't anywhere close to us.

YN: A video shield?

Annabeth: One of Daedalus's ideas.  I had Lucas and Beckendorf make it.  Anyway, the shield bends sunlight or moonlight from anywhere in the world to create a reflection.  You can literally see any target under the sun or moon, as long as natural light is touching it.  Look.

We crowded around as Annabeth concentrated.  The image zoomed and spun at first, so I got motion sickness just watching it.  We were in the Central Park Zoo, then zooming down East 60th, past Bloomingdale's, then turning on Third Avenue.

Lucas: Woah!  Back up.  Zoom in right there.

YN: You see monsters?

Connor: No, right there!  Dylan's Candy Bar!

Connor grinned at his brother.

Connor: Dude, it's open.  And everyone is asleep.  Are you thinking what I'm thinking?