What Did We Do?

Chapter 7 (The real one)

"I am Fluctus, Primordial of Waves and Loyalty, as well as a few other things that I can't be bothered to name. This world, however, knows me as-" He's cut off by a flash of light. Chaos appears and everyone kneels, but he doesn't notice. He looks ANGRY. I glance at Fluctus and he looks just as angry. I switch my gaze to the other warriors, and to my dismay, they look on hopelessly. Heros beckons to me, but as I begin to make my way to him I'm interrupted by Chaos.

"FLUCTUS!" He thunders. Oh no.

"Yes, Father?" He spits out the word 'Father' like it's poison.

"YOU DELIBERATELY DEFIED MY ORDERS!"

"Maybe because you LIED to me!" Fluctus seems remarkably calm, but I can see the concealed anger under his facade.

"IT WAS FOR YOUR OWN GOOD!"

"Yes, because lying about the person I love being dead is totally for my own good!" So that 'her' that I heard them talking about is someone he loves. The pieces start to click into place.

"YOU NEEDED TO BE FREE OF DISTRACTIONS FOR YOUR TRAI-" Suddenly he notices us still here.

"Leave." Chaos growls. People are tripping over themselves to leave. I'm not surprised. The two most powerful beings in the universe fighting is a terrifying sight. I don't leave though. Heros beckons to me again, looking scared. I run to them and they take me outside.

"Annabeth." Heros's voice sounds VERY familiar. Suddenly it clicks.

"Luke?"

"It's me." He grins, and rips off his mask. I hug him, then step back and look at him. Then I slap him.

"I guess I deserve that" He says ruefully, holding his cheek.

"Just be glad that I'm not Thalia. She'll shoot you where the sun don't shine." The whole group chuckles, and the only masked warrior says in a voice I don't recognize,

"Well, I guess I should reveal myself."
"Yeah, I think so." Luke says.

"Well, the name's Calypso."

"I know you!" I breathe.

"You do? Oh yes, Percy must've told you."

"Yes, he did. I know who all of you are now. What about Fluctus?" They exchange glances.

"We should tell her." Beckondorf says.

"Very well." Luke, who I guess is the second-in-command, says. "Promise you won't get angry."

"I promise." I'm confused, but I agree.

"Fluctus is..." He's interrupted by a yell.

"FLUCTUS! Oh, really. You think you can defeat me? I'm the most powerful being EVER!"

"Certainly, that is true, however when you transferred some of your powers into me, you transferred a bit too much."

"You mean-" Chaos sounds frightened.

"Yes. When I'm angry, my powers surpass even yours. And I daresay that I'm, oh, I don't know. Maybe a little angry right now. میں آرڈر اور کے طور پر سب کے لئے جانا جاتا آپ کے 'بیوی' اختتام،، افراتفری کے منہ بولے بھائی، باطل آپ کے والد کے سوپیی کے ساتھ ساتھ، تمام ہمیشگی کے لئے،، ہر چیز کا کیوس باطل، نام نہاد خالق تم نکال..."
When the warriors hear that, their faces drain of colour, and Luke starts running to the door, closely followed by the others. I follow. When I reach the door, I peek around it like the others are doing. What I see shocks me. Fluctus stands above Chaos, who is sprawled on the floor. Fluctus is chanting in some weird language.

"م، اور یہ کہکشاں کے توازن، اور تمام دوسروں کو تباہ کرنے کی سازش کرنے کے لئے اپنے اپنے سوارتی ذرائع کی اس دور کے سب سے زیادہ طاقتور یکش سے جھوٹ بول کے ساتھ چارج کر رہے ہیں. تم نے بہت سے جھوٹ بولا، اور کئی زندگیاں برباد کر دی..."

"What language is that?" I ask Zoë, who's next to me.

"He's speaking Ancient Kekosongan. It has the power to bind and exile ancient beings like Chaos. It hasn't been spoken in eons, since the Creation." Well. I DID NOT expect that. I'm silent for a moment. I notice that Zoë is mumbling under her breath.

"You will... Your army... Conscription.."

"Um, Zoe? You said that this... Kekosongan hasn't been spoken for eons, yet here you are, and I'm assuming that you're translating what he's saying."

"It's strange... Void-"

I interrupt. "Void?"

"The father of Chaos."

"Okay, sorry for interrupting. Do continue,"

"Void appeared to me last night in a dream and he said something... About Kekosongan... I think he gave me the ability to understand it."

"Oh, okay." I nod, and focus on what's happening in the ampitheatre.

"تم جو اس نے تم سے مسترد کر دیا جب تخلیق، کے بعد سے اس نے بند کر دیا ہے کے طور پر آپ تشدد میں بہت خوشی لے جائے گا جو حقیقی آخر، کے کنٹرول کے تحت سیاہ رندر نکال دیا جائے گا. مزید برآں، آپ کے والد باطل اس طرح سے آپ اور ان کے منہ بولے بیٹے آرڈر انکار..."
Zoë looks panicked and goes to Luke. She whispers in his ear and he nods at her, then concentrates on what's happening in the ampitheatre. Zoë returns to me and continues watching like nothing happened.

"What was that?" She starts to answer but when Fluctus says something she goes rigid.

"آپ کو اس جادو منتر کی تکمیل کر کے دو منٹ کے اندر اندر اثر لینے، نکال دیا جائے گا رہے ہیں. باطل کے نام میں آپ کو کبھی نہیں زیادہ ہو سکتی ہے!"

I wait, but nothing happens, except Chaos starts writhing in agony. As I'm about to barge in and demand for something to happen, Chaos disappears in a puff of gold smoke. Fluctus scans the ampitheatre and sees us. As he makes his way over to us his shoulders slump, as if the weight of the world has been lifted off of his shoulders (and trust me, I know what that feels like.) When he reaches us, his gaze immediately lands on me.

"Does she know?" He addresses Luke.

"No, we were about to tell her when Chaos distracted us."

"Okay. Annabeth, I am-" He's cut off by a flash in front of us.

"I wish they would stop interrupting me like that." He mumbles, before turning to greet our guest.
A/N Aaaaand CUT! The language isn't actually Ancient Kekosongan. In fact, I don't think such a thing exists. It was actually Urdu. This was the longest chapter I've ever written, at over 1000 words! This chapter is dedicated to fangirllamajor. The answer was Plan 23. She couldn't comment but she PM'ed me the answer.
Q: How does Annabeth describe Percy in the Demigod Files?
Because I'm nice, I'll give you a multiple choice answer.
1) Perplexing
2) Obtuse
3) Odd
Peace Out!
~Apollo_The_Awesome