Betrayal and Broken Hearts

(A/N) Heyo! This is my VERY FIRST FANFIC! I'm so psyched! XD Just to let ya know, my updates will probably be once a week at the most unless it's a special occasion. Since school is starting up I'll try my best to write consistently! Also, Percy might seem to be a bit OP, but I'll try and make him work for it. Oh, and it's been a while since I've seen this series, so the characters might be a little OOC.


Btw, this is my first time posting on this website, so wish me luck! Updates  might be later than on Fanfiction, but I'll try to keep them in sync. Right at the moment I have I think six chapters posted on fanfiction and I'm working on number seven. I'll upload to Wattpad a sap though!


Please let me know if you see any grammar or spelling mistakes! And if my writing is good, bad, awesome, or whatever. ;)


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Note: All flames will be given to Leo to play with (GO MCSCHIZZLE!)


Make sure to read the End of Chapter A/N, it has important stuff in it!


ON WITH THE STORY!


~MD5813




Chapter 1: Betrayal and Broken Hearts




Percy's POV:


My blood was rushing in my ears while I numbly watched the scene in front of me unfold.


A couple kissing on the beach would be sweet, under normal circumstances. Under normal circumstances, the girl would not have a boyfriend. Under normal circumstances, I would leave the couple in peace.


These were not normal circumstances.


"Annabeth...why?" I asked, heartbroken.


Annabeth looked at me and sneered, "Because, Seaweed Brain, Ryan is better than you. He's everything Luke was before the war. You are nothing." She said this with such loathing that I stumbled.


Tears slid down my face and I felt my heart break. The pieces were scattered through my chest, leaving nothing but a black void. A void that anger and hate quickly filled.


A tug in my gut was the result of this anger. The seas rose, waves frothing on the surface and hurricane force winds whipped through my hair.


Ryan looked at me with an expression of pure fear. He scrambled to his feet, and grabbed Annabeth by the hand, practically dragging her back to camp.


I might as well've never seen this, with the lack of feeling in my mind.


When I fight, the pain in my stomach keeps me grounded. Keeps me under control. Now, my numb body felt nothing. No pain, just emotional anguish.


The ground began to shake and I heard cries in the distance. Large waves crashed down around me, swamping everything in their wake.


I looked down and saw a small hurricane surrounding me, mimicking the large one around Camp. Lightning crashed overhead, and large cracks appeared in the ground.


A flash of light registered in the corner of my vision. I turned and saw Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades. Zeus stepped forward and yelled over the wind, "Stop this, Jackson! The Camp is being destroyed!"


But these words fell upon deaf ears. I felt nothing for no one. I was nothing. Then my father spoke.


"Percy, please. I know you have been hurt, but please. If you keep this up campers and mortals will be dead, do you hear me? Dead."


He walked forward, looked me in the eye, and grasped my shoulders, "Please." His voice reached me through a haze of pain and anger.


The dam holding back a flood of emotions broke. And with it, so did I. My knees buckled as exhaustion, both mental and physical, caught up with me.


I relaxed into his grip and crumpled to the ground. I felt the storm around me lessen, and then stop, along with the pull in my gut.


I sobbed silently, looking at the engagement ring in my hands. The one I was going to give to her.


Poseidon looked at the ring and connected the lines. His eyes widened in realization, "Oh Percy, I'm so sorry."


"Sorry!? Sorry!? Why are you sorry for the boy? He just destroyed the camp!" Zeus roared.


Just then Hades stepped forward, "Brother," he said addressing Zeus, "There is major damage to the camp, and several campers have been injured."


If possible, this made Zeus even angrier. His expression was twisted into one of rage, and his normally electric-blue eyes darkened to a thunderstorm grey.


I was horrified with myself. The camp was in tatters, after only starting to recover from another war. Multiple campers have been injured and it was all because of me.


"I-I'm so sorry. I didn't mean-"


Zeus glowered at me, "We shall discuss his punishment on Olympus. Call a council meeting."


I was beyond shocked. I don't think these words even registered properly. All I knew was how every time I had happiness within my grasp, the fates yanked out of my grip.


The next thing I knew, Zeus had flashed us to Olympus and the council was deciding my fate.


"The boy has grown too powerful. He must be contained. Or...killed." Many of the Olympians looked displeased with this ultimatum.


"Brother, please," Poseidon pleaded desperately.


"He disrupts the balance of this world!" Zeus thundered, and Poseidon countered with, "Then send him to another one!"


Everyone paled, whereas I looked on with confusion.


Zeus paused, deep in thought. After a moment he said, "That is a solution. I suppose if we send him to end the war..."




Poseidon's POV:


I knew that there was no going back now. I had to do something to at least give Percy a fighting chance. This world has seen more horrors in the past hundred years than many of us gods often see in a millennia.


Then I had an idea, "I request that we vote further on this matter."


"How so?" Zeus rumbled dangerously.


"We all know that this parallel dimension is run by element wielders, yes?" All of the gods nodded, "I say that we strengthen Percy's connection to the elements, so he may better survive in this world. May I remind you that this dimension is violent and war-ridden."


"Very well," Zeus said unhappily, "Let us vote."


"All who are in favor?" I asked.


Apollo, Artemis, Hermes, Aphrodite, Hephaestus, and I raised our hands. A tie. This means the motion is not passed, the council needs majority rule to act upon a request. I felt the small hope I had built crumble.


Then Hestia raised her hand as well.


"What is this?!" Zeus roared, "Hestia cannot vote!"


Hesta's reply was uncharacteristically cold, "Brother, just because I gave up my throne does not mean gave up my voice on this council. I may usually choose to remain neutral, but I will not always stand to the side." The flames in her eyes flickered dangerously, and Zeus gulped.


"Very well," he said, meekly.


Despite the fact that he was king of the gods, Hestia was still his older sister.


Percy POV:


After this change of events, I spoke up. "Can I have a moment with my father?"


My voice sounded weak and broken, even to me.


Hestia looked at me in sympathy, "Of course," she said kindly.


Zeus grumbled something inaudible, and then flashed out, along with the gods whom had voted against me.


Surprisingly, several gods remained to say goodbye to me.


My father was one, and so were Artemis, Apollo, Hestia, Hephaestus, Hermes, Hades, and Aphrodite.


Hephaestus moved forward first, "Percy, you have saved Olympus countless times and yet this is the thanks you get. I am so sorry, if that means anything to you."


I smiled wryly, "I forgive you. It's my fault. I should be punished."


Hephaestus only smiled sadly and moved back.


Then, Hermes stepped forward. "Percy," he put his hands on my shoulders, "I have never properly thanked you for forgiving Luke. You forgave him; even though you were one of the people he betrayed the most. Thank you." I could only nod. There was a lump in my throat that I couldn't get past. Hermes stepped back.


Apollo then stepped forward, "Percy you are more than a hero to me. I consider you a friend. You have saved our asses so many times and...Well, thank you. I'll miss you." Then he surprised everyone by giving me a hug. After the whole turning mortal incident, Apollo had bonded with me and many other campers. I hugged him back, tears in my eyes.


Aphrodite then moved toward me, sadness written across her face. "I am so sorry. That-that, woman, who dumped you, she..." Aphrodite seemed to wilt and looked me in the eye, "I know that you will find love. And, if it is alright with you, I would like to give you my blessing. You have loved, lost friends and family, and yet...and yet, you have stayed strong, and stood tall. Will you accept my blessing?"


I was shocked, "Lady Aphrodite. Thank you, but I don't know if I will ever be able to love again."


She looked at me carefully and said, "Please allow me. Everyone deserves to find love, Percy. At least let me make sure you do as well. The blessing will make sure you find who you truly belong with. No matter what. I will also bless the clothes you are wearing now to repair themselves when torn, and to always fit you." For some reason, she winked at me and I decided to go with it.


"If you insist."


She smiled kindly and placed her hand on my head, muttered something in ancient Greek and I felt a tingle of power pass into me. "The blessing will not take effect until you cross over." She said seriously.


I nodded, and she stepped back.


Then Hades moved forward. "Nephew. I am sorry for not voting as Hestia did. I have never been on the council, so I have no say in matters like these. I apologize."


"You did your best uncle. Thank you."


He nodded. "Also...thank you for taking such good care of Nico. I was never there for him as a father should be, but you always supported him as a brother and as a friend. I would also like to thank you, on behalf of all of Olympus, for saving us countless times. Thank you, Hero of Olympus."


I smiled sadly and nodded, not knowing what to say. He moved back, allowing Hestia to move forward.


"Percy. Despite all, you have fought for the good both in the world and in the hearts of its people. Although the gods will strengthen your connection with the elements, I would like to bless you and make you my champion. You will be able to summon home cooked food, have a complete resistance to heat, pyrokinesis, and you will be able to use Hope. Will you accept?"


I nodded and Hestia proceeded to do the same as Aphrodite, but with more power.


She smiled at me warmly, "Remember Percy, the hearth can be just to both hurt and heal. The others may not always treat me so, but you have always treated me as a true Olympian. Thank you." She hugged me and gave me a peck on the cheek, then stepped back allowing Artemis to step forward.


"Perseus Jackson," she said with tears in her eyes, "You are the only man I have met in millennium that is deserving of respect. You held the sky and fought for my lieutenant and I." Then she added almost shyly, "You saved me. Thank you." It was only now that I realized that she was not in the form of a twelve year-old, but of a woman my age. For some reason this made me blush fiery red.


Artemis moved closer and held my hand for a moment, crying. She whispered something to me in Ancient Greek. "You now have the blessings of both myself and Apollo. You will have archery abilities as advanced as both my brother's and I. You also have enhanced senses and limited healing abilities."


She squeezed my hand one last time and walked back slowly.


Finally, my father stepped forward.


"Percy. I-I am so proud of you. You are my son in every way and I hope that I have been some semblance of a father to you. I hope you can find it in your heart to forgive me for not doing more." He reached forward and hugged me, then mumbled into my hair, "Percy. I give you my blessing. Your hydro and terrakinesis abilities have been strengthened to rival mine. I love you. You are a true Hero of Olympus and of mortals."


I pulled back and looked him in the eye. "Tell mom," I choked over my next words. "Tell her that-that I love her and I will never forget her. And that I-I will find a way back. I will see her again." I paused, collecting myself.


"Tell my friends..my real friends that I will always think of them with happiness and I will see them soon. Also...tell them to move on and not linger on my absence."


I closed my eyes, tears leaking out, and took a deep breath. I was at peace with the gods' decision and did not hate them. I could understand why they were doing this, but I was still angry and frustrated. But most of all...most of all, I was heartbroken.


Just as I had come to peace with my fate, Zeus flashed in along with the other Olympians. He stood glowering at my father and me.


Poseidon ignored him and gave me one last squeeze. He then pulled a perfect sand dollar out of his pocket and gave it to me. I nodded and slipped it onto my camp necklace, right in the center.


If it was possible, Zeus looked even angrier. He said loudly, "Let's hurry up, shall we?"


Hades and I just gave him our signature death stares and he looked as if he was about to wet his pants! Hades looked at me and grinned. I did the same back at him.


In that moment I knew that, while I was gone, the gods that stood up for me would make Zeus's life a living hell (quite literally in some cases).


Zeus backed down and my father said, "It brings me no pleasure to say this but now we shall send Perseus Jackson to the Four Nations and strengthen his connection with the five elements."


I paused for a moment at this, '...wait...five elements?' I thought to myself.


Before I could say anything, all of the gods surrounded me in a circle. They raised their hands, and they began to glow with their respective auras.


They began chanting in ancient Greek so fast that I couldn't translate it. All I got were snatches of words: element...connections...power...savior...Avatar...prophecy...complete...being.


I was listening so intently that I wasn't prepared for when they finished and blasted me with light. Power stormed through my veins and I saw flashes of blue, green, red, yellow, and purple. The lights turned into symbols that I didn't recognize.


Everything started to go black. My last feeling was that of air rushing past me, and the stomach dropping sense of free-fall. Then, I gave up on my battle with consciousness and let the darkness take me.




(A/N) Okay, at the end of each chapter, I'll have an A/N that'll explain some stuff in the chapter. Or, it'll give you some clues on where the story's going *wink wink*.


So, for this chapter, idk if you could see me playing around with a little Pertemis. I am trying to decide if I want some fluffy romance, or make Percy a loner/finds love in Avatarverse. I kinda feel that the Pertemis theme is a bit overused, so I'm leaning more towards loner. Please review and let me know what you think I should do! ;)


Now, I know that many of you are probably thinking 'Annabeth would never do that!' or something along those lines. Well, the back-story on that was that Annabeth was starting to feel the differences in her and Percy's personalities. We all have to admit, they bring a new meaning to 'opposites attract'. Don't get me wrong, I am an avid Percabeth supporter, I just wanted to do something different.


The Hermes Camper (Ryan) wasn't a jerk, that was actually the first time they kissed, before that they were just really good friends and Annabeth went to him to talk about her problems. Annabeth kinda exploded and said things she immediately regretted.


I might have some cross-demigod-dreaming going on in later chapters so Percy can understand all of this (hey, he can't read amazing A/N's like this one, can he?).


Okay, onto the whole 'OP Percy' dealio. Yes he is OP, yes I am biased towards Percy, and yes, I'm kinda crazy. (where did that last one come from?) AnyHoO (see that? no? okay.), He will not know how to use these powers, the blessings and the bending will work together, but he has no idea how to bend. So, currently, he only knows how to use his water and earth powers/blessing. He hasn't learned how to use Hestia's blessing yet. He will eventually learn how to use his bending, and the godly abilities will strengthen his bending. ie: his water will be stronger than, say, air since he was born with water/earthquake powers.


Without the bending, Percy's firepowers are about equal to his waterpowers before Poseidon blessed him in the throne room. Percy now has water/earthquake powers almost as strong as his Dad's. He had no blessing towards air, and since Zeus hates him, he will have the most trouble learning how to bend air.


Alrightie. I think that just about covers it all. Hopefully, other End of Chapter notes will be shorter. Thank you all for reading! I'll have the next chappie out soon, so in the meantime...Review! Question! Comment! Talk about Ducks! ;)


Ciao!


~MD5813

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