The Heroes Of Olympus

Chapter 20

'I WILL KI-' Hades began.

'I said- settle down.' Zeus declared. Hades sat.

'I see that things are going out of hand right now. This is not good. We must remain united. Hades, this should not happen again. You know very well that if you create a nuisance, you will not be permitted in Olympus again'

Hades made a face.

'And, Persephone' Zeus continued, 'please do not cross the limits. Percy Jackson, however great a demigod you are; you CANNOT talk to Gods like that. And now, Annabeth Chase...' Zeus thought for a moment then continued.

'What you are saying was thought of a long time ago, but at that time it did not make much sense. But now, we can see things more clearly. It is true that the Greeks and the Romans have created a special bond. Er- just a bond. So, I consider your idea, a good one. But, such a decision needs everyone's views. So, we shall now consider what everyone has to say.'

Hades opened his mouth and started to say something.

'One by one.' Zeus said. 'Poseidon.'

Poseidon gave his view instantly.

'I am with Annabeth. It all makes sense. Two camps are not needed anymore since the Greek and Roman demigods need not be separated from each other.'

'Right. Ares?'

Ares considered for a moment.

'Well. It might not be that bad. Plus, there could be war! I love war!' His face brightened. 'Yes, one camp works for me!'

'Ok.' Zeus said. 'Hermes?'

'Well,' Hermes said thinking. 'It does make sense. And I am pretty sure Annabeth knows what she is talking about. Then, I think we should try and see if this works out,'

'Apollo?'

'Yes. It would be cool. As I always say:-

If it is cool enough,

You will be awesome

If it isn't,

Then you are just a nerd

It is my favorite limerick!' Apollo said excitedly. 'Dude, that's bad.' Travis murmured to Conner.

Zeus rolled his eyes. 'Artemis?'

'Annabeth is the daughter of wisdom. She is very brave and her decisions in the war have always been correct. It is a pity that she is not a hunter.' She said disapprovingly. 'But, I think all of us should respect this decision of hers. Annabeth, I am with you.'

'Very well. Aphrodite?'

'I am sorry to disappoint you Annabeth, honey. But I am totally against this decision. You see, being the goddess of love, this will get very difficult for me to create innovative love stories. For an interesting and complex story, I will need two opposite people and with all the demigods living in the same camp, there will be no rivalry, hatred or the element of surprise. I am sorry.' And Aphrodite did look sorry.

'All right. Hephaestus?'

'Yes, of course! With one camp, there will so many friends and talents and creativity working together. It works for me.' Hephaestus said waving his fist in the air.

'Hera?'

'I created this idea in the beginning and thought that should be done a long time ago. But, of course, some people would not agree with me.' She said in a low tone. 'I am with Annabeth in this one. This is probably the first and last time we will agree upon something. If we train Roman and Greek demigods together in one camp, their army will increase. More number of weapons will be there. They will be able to defeat anything together. There will be no more wars between them. And if they share their ideas, who knows what they will be able to invent. I say, let us do this.' Hera finished triumphantly.

'Yes, but if the demi-' Hades started speaking.

'Wait,' Zeus said, 'for your turn, Hades' He frowned. 'It is your turn. Speak.'

'Thank you' Hades said with no gratitude. 'You are thinking the wrong way, Hera. If the demigods have so much power and minds working together, they might turn against us and then who knows what they might do next. Think! I am strongly against this. No need for one camp! We are fine with two of them. Let us forget this and move forward. Annabeth, ask for something else.' Hades finished grumpily.

'You do not pass judgment, Hades. I do. Persephone?'

'I am with Hades.' Hades groaned. 'No one camp.' Persephone said.

'Demeter?'

Demeter looked up. She still seemed bored. 'Oh, do whatever you want.'

'Hm. Athena?'

'I have already spoken earlier and I stand firm on my decisions. The camps must be united.' Athena said in a dignified manner. Annabeth grinned.

'Dionysus?'

'One camp is fine. Not that I had a problem with two. But with one camp, more satyrs will be there. So, let us make one camp.'

'Right. So, we are clearly done here. I, too think uniting the camps could do wonders. There will be problems, too. Like, the Gods getting confused with their identities. But, I expect Athena to work on that one.' He smiled. 'Since, the majority of Gods agreed on one camp, the camps will be united. The camp will be called... Camp Harmony. And it will be in San Fransisco.' Everyone cheered. 'Annabeth, your wish is granted. Thank you, Gods, for your opinions.'

Zeus clearly closed the case. Hades looked very annoyed with this.

Annabeth looked at Percy. She was finally happy. One camp! Now, no goodbyes will be said. The seven will not be separated. Everything was going to be perfect!

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