When Memories Go Away

When Memories Choose

Leo sat on his bed, staring out his open door. For what seemed like bee, he had wanted to have free will again.

But not when Percy didn't have any clue who he was.

The son of the deceased god Hephaestus was teleported somewhere else. He looked around to see kronos smirking at him, and two people chained over Tartarus.

"Leo, it's your turn to chose. Who do you want to live and who do you want to eternally suffer? Each person will get a minute with you and then it's back to the chains,"

Percy was instantly removed from the chains and he looked frightened, Leo ran over to him and hugged him.

"Leo? Why is dad doing this to me?" Percy asked.

"What? Dad? What are you talking about?" Leo asked, genuinely surprised.

"Dad. You call him kronos. I thought he said he was doing this all for me,"

Leo turned around to the tome lord, "you were never going to take him. You just wanted me to be the one to do it to him,"

"Such a smart young boy. I guess you never realized there was so much more in that potion,"

"What did you do to him?"

"He can easily be controlled and when I want him too, he can hypnotize people for me. But of course, you need to suffer first, Leo Valdez,"

"No, he'll break free. He's Percy Jackson, he always breaks free,"

"Well that's where you're wrong, he's not Percy Jackson anymore. Just like your not Leo Valdez,"

"What do you mean? Of course I'm Leo Valdez,"

Kronos just laughed, "but are you? Because the real Leo Valdez wouldn't sell his friends out for anything. The real Leo Valdez wouldn't have made someone forget. The real Leo Valdez would be fighting for his family, not waiting here to choose which of his loved to kill.

"Let's face it, your far from the real Leo Valdez. Your weak. Pathetic. A waste of space.

"But both of you have heard that. Both of you know that you would never amount to something great. Just look where you are. A survivor. And not even a good one.

"I mean, who was it that actually kept you alive? Who's will was it that let you continue breathing? We all know it wasn't you.

"You couldn't keep Conner, or Travis, or Grover, or even poor little Harley alive. Why should anyone keep you around?

"I bet I know what Harley would say if he was here. He's say how different you've become. He's call you a monster. Your favorite little brother probably wouldn't even recognize who you've become.

"And what to say about Jason? Wasn't he the one you started this deal with for in the first place? And now look at him. Murderer at your hands.

"The stoll brothers might be my favorite story. You trusted them with your son and they did it. They raised a son you won't be able to protect. And then what? They die at your hands protecting your son.

"But would Leo Valdez let that happen? The real one? The hero who deserves the love camp gave you, the love percy gave you, the only good you ever did.

"Yet you got stuck with the bad parts of him. The killing instincts he got from burning his own mother. The anger that flows. The insecurities. Everything everyone hated about him.

"So now, I'll let you return to the little talk you had with Percy. I slowed time down a bit for you, you have ten more seconds,"

"Is it true? Everything he said? Are you really a murderer?" Percy asked.

"Percy—" but it was too late. Percy was back in his chains. Luke appeared behind him.

"I-I'm so sorry," Leo sniffled, sitting down on conveniently located bench. Luke walked over and placed an arm around Leo's shoulder, pulling him close.

"Shh. Sh. Nothing he said was true. You are amazing in very way,"

"I couldn't even save Conner and Travis from myself. I did this all to save Jason and I was the one who killed him. I—I killed Harley. I murdered my younger brother. I'm a monster,"

"No, what you are is amazing. I still love you because you could never do anything to hurt me. I will always love you, even if you are with Percy,"

"I'm not anymore. The only thing he remembers about me are truths. That I'm a murder, terrible, and that I—"

He was cut off by lips crashing into his, and the moment he realized who they were, he kissed back. But all too soon the minute was up.

"Well, who is it?" Kronos asked.

Leo felt his eyes start to water as he looked at the two people in front of him. Then, shakily, he said who would die.

"Percy Jackson,"