Betrayed Son of the Sea

He's Back and a Proposition

Previously...

"Call a council meeting. Dad will probably want to know that you found him and Uncle P will definitely want to know. I'll inform the council when he is stable." Artemis nodded as Apollo flashed out with the unconscious demigod. She turned to look at Thalia, who had a look of shock on her face. "Stay here and set up camp, I'll be back as soon as I can." Artemis said.

Thalia looked like she wanted to protest but closed her mouth at the look Artemis gave her. She reluctantly nodded her head but gave her a look that said to tell her everything when she gets back. She then turned around and left to go set up camp. With that out of the way, Artemis closed her eyes and disappeared in a silvery light with one thought on her mind. This is definitely going to be interesting. 

Now...

Artemis reappeared inside the throne room of Olympus. She was still amazed at how Annabeth, the Architect of Olympus, had been able to remodel the throne room to make it look better. The columns were made of pure white marble with gold and sliver trimming in the cracks and along the edges, giving them an ethereal quality. The walls were covered with the history of the gods, pictures depicting their triumph over Kronos in the First Titan War, the Big Three drawing lots and showing their respective symbols of power and going down to recent events with Percy and the camp defending Olympus from Kronos and his forces and the massive battle that took place at the base of the Original Mount Olympus, with Percy standing over Gaea victoriously, with all the other gods standing over their fallen banes.

The colors made them look so life-like that it looked like she could reach out and touch the history. The floor was covered in the designs and symbols of the Olympians, each of their symbols arranged in a circle on the floor in the middle of the throne room. The ceiling overhead was open-roofed and depicted the stars and constellations and she caught sight of her favorite; The Huntress, her former lieutenant Zoe Nightshade, running across the sky in search of prey.

She pulled out her bow and shot a silver arrow up into the sky, where it exploded in a silver shower, signaling she was calling an emergency meeting. Within a few seconds, the gods began to flash in. Athena flashed in with a flurry of owls while Aphrodite and Ares appeared in a pink puff of perfume and a flash of blood-red light. The love and war god looked like they were just together by the state of their rumpled clothes and flushed faces. Hephaestus appeared in a flash of fire, Hestia stepped out of the hearth, and Hades appeared in a swirl of shadows. Hermes flew in down from the ceiling, his winged shoes fluttering erratically.

Demeter and Dionysus just flashed in with no special entrance while Hera and Zeus arrived in a massive bolt of lightning and thunder. All the gods took their seats and waited on Poseidon. They were all a little worried about the sea god as they saw the state of the sea. He finally arrived in a fine sea mist and winced at the look of depression on his face. He made his way to his throne as all the gods looked on worried at the state of their brother and uncle. Percy's disappearance and the death of Sally really hit him hard.

"Why have you called this meeting, daughter? And where is Apollo? Why isn't he here?" Zeus questioned as they looked at the moon goddess. Artemis looked at her father with a look mixed with seriousness and a little apprehension. "We found Perseus, Father." Artemis said. The effect on the throne room was immediate. All their eyes widened and jaws dropped before shouts broke out throughout the room. Questions were flying right at her, but it was all silenced as Poseidon leaped off his throne and crossed over to Artemis who stepped back in surprise.  "Where is he niece? Is he all right? Is he hurt? How did you find him? Please tell me where he is. I need to see if he is fine." Poseidon pleaded with hope in his eyes.

"He is fine, uncle. Or, he will be fine. It's a complicated story but he is safe now and being taken care of by Apollo." Artemis assured the distressed sea god. "What do you mean 'he will be'?" Poseidon growled out as she paled. "He was shot with an arrow in the back by a monster and in the stomach by Thalia. It was an accident! She didn't know it was him!" She quickly defended her lieutenant and sister. Poseidon seemed satisfied with that answer but still angry that his son was injured and looked like he still wanted to flash to his son's side immediately. He forced himself to sit back in his throne and motioned for her to tell the tale.