The Next Chapter of Our Lives

9 Weeks

Apollo's P.O.V.:

The first week, we were joyous. We celebrated took necessary precautions. We weren't just celebrating our marriage but a new life too, not to mention all that came with a wedding.

The second week was when things went slightly downhill. Persi was remarkably hormonal and nauseous. I think I went from holding her hair back one minute to running for my life the next.

Week three gave me the chills. There was still morning sickness and hormones, but the craving she had on Wednesday made me want to run, a burger with cookies instead of buns. Plus, there was that one thing that happened...

"Hello?" I asked as I answered a call on my phone.

"Apollo?" A voice asked for conformation.

"Who is this?" I was confused. Today was the last day of Percy's first trimester, and she wanted me to get shwarma from this one place. I was driving the car because it was 10 minutes away and traffic was light.

"It's me, Tartarus, and I need you to go to Olympus A.S.A.P."

"Give me 20 minutes," I answered. I sped to the place and bribed them to hurry up with the food. When I got the order, I wrote a note and put it in the bag before flashing it to the house, ere driving the car into an ally, locking the doors, and teleporting to the Olympus Throne Room.

"Oh great, you're here!" Tartarus exclaimed as he saw me. He ushered me into a portal in the middle of the Throne Room, making me appear in a slightly crowded Primordial Throne Room.

"You couldn't have sent me to the base by my house?" I asked him wearily.

"We don't want Persi to know about this yet," Chaos voiced from her throne. Before I asked any further questions, she told me to sit down.

I looked around and saw a crowd on the floor consisting of the rest of the14 Olympians, the rest of the Seven, the rest of the Elite Team, Jaz, Ash, and Liam, Will, Nico, Reyna, Rachel, and Grover. The Primordials were in their respective thrones, and it looks like Zeus didn't want to sit on the floor, so he spawned chairs for the gods.

"Is that everyone, Tartarus?" Chaos asked her son.

"Yes," Came the answer.

With a nod, She started, "We have two things to discuss, both of which Persi can't know until later. Jazmin, Ashley, and Liam, you will be asked to leave after the first topic is discussed, and I recommend you do so." They nodded, She continued, "Hades, you're up."

Hades nervously stood up and moved to the center of the room. "Despite all precautions, it appears Gabriel Ugliano has escaped the Fields of Punishment."

Shouts of outrage and worry filled the room, especially from Poseidon, Jazmin, and me. When we calmed down, Chaos told us what to do.

"Apollo, try to stay at the house and when you leave, text, someone, to watch Persi. Everyone should periodically go 'visit' them and help them where needed. No one tells Persi until at least a week after the baby is born. Got that?" At the nods, she dismissed the incomplete band. As soon as they left, her face turned 10 times darker.

"A small portion of my brother's highest followers have been in hiding since he was killed. Sadly, they have been intercepting calls and texts and interfering with large affairs, including the Southern Galactic War. (This is the war from earlier in the book) I was able to find out that they plan on kidnapping the baby and raising him to be evil so he can bring Him back, or destroy us."

Gasps ensued, and so did yelling, worry, and tension-filled the room, making it uncomfortable. We all stood, and some rushed over to Chaos. I'll admit, I was one of the ones who rushed to Chaos.