Remember When?

I woke up to a burning headache, remembering what happened, tears began to form in my eyes.

"Luke. . . " I pleaded.

I looked around, seeing that I was back inside of my father's cabin.

I stood up and wandered over to the door, I pulled on the knob. Locked.

But you could only lock it from the inside. . . Incase some mortal would attack again.

How did I know that?

I slammed my full body weight against the door, it didn't budge. I tried again to no avail.

I turned around and walked to the window in the alcove. I pulled on it, but then saw there was a padlock on the outside.

Great, I'm a prisoner.

I sighed and continued to pull on all of the windows and the door. I wanted to just go back to the hunt with Apollo and Luke.

I wanted them to hug me and tell me it will be alright.

Oh god, their both hurt.

Because of me.

I heard the door unlock and open from behind me, I wiped away a stray tear and turned around to see my father.

He sighed, "Go on, tell me what you want to say."

"What happened to you?" I asked, feeling a sudden surge of knowledge. Remembering my birthday party where he showed up.

He showed up. He used to care.

He looked at me confused, "What?"

"You used to be so much more kind to me," my voice broke as the memory continued. Mom, "and mom. You loved mom."

"I did," he whispered, "and still do. I wanted her to be queen. . . But that bitch Amphitrite took her from me. Only then did I figure out that Triton was never my son and that she never loved me."

I felt the pain in his voice, "That's why I have to keep you safe."

I frowned and looked down.

"Silent treatment? I can handle that," he said, "come on. I'll take you to go see Luke."

"Luke?" The words jumped from my mouth before I could stop them.

"Yes, come along now. I know it will make you happy to see him," he told me.

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The sun beat down on my face. I saw Chiron sitting on the big house deck playing cards with Mr. D and Luke.

I broke away from my father and tackled Luke with a gentle, yet aggressive, hug.

"Hey. . . I'm Alright," Luke said.

"Your arm?" I pestered him.

He held it up, it was wrapped in a bandage but was relatively fine.

"Oh thank Chaos," I muttered and hugged him again.

He sighed a breathless sigh and melted into my hug.

"I need to tell you something," Luke whispered into my ear. I nodded and leaned in further, he took a deep breath in, "No-"

I heard a loud zap from behind me, I jumped and saw a large figure materializing in the sky.

Everyone began to panic.

The figure finished materializing, but I already knew who it was before she was done.

"Mother!" I yelled to her.

Luke held onto me tightly and glared diamond daggers into her.

"Ah. . ." She said, her voice sounding empty, "my beautiful baby boy."

"Mother," I commented, "You sound different. Did Order make you weak? You shouldn't-"

She chuckled, I got. . . Shivers, "Oh my dear son, always worrying. And yes, I am slightly wounded. I just thought I'd take you back home with me."

"She's lying," Luke said out loud.

Before I could get angry at him for disrespecting my mother, I felt light headed and got this awful feeling.

Suddenly, I wasn't at half blood hill, I was listening to a man. . . My brother, Tartarus, telling my mother about something.

"I'm telling you, that boy is the lost key," he warned.

My mother looked at him, "Are you sure?"

I was suddenly back in Luke's arms, staring up at him.

"Percy?" He whispered to me, I listened to the screams of panic in the back ground. Chariots pulled up, gods were showing up.

"Mom. . . What's the last key?" I asked her.

"Don't worry about it," she assured, "It doesn't concern you."

"But can you tell me?" I asked.

She chuckled again, I felt a wave of sickness.

"Don't trust her, Percy," Luke warned.

"Don't worry about it," mother said.

"Percy!" I heard a voice yell, father, "Come here! She's the one who locked you in that tree! She wasn't going to let you out!"

I turned to Luke, who was still holding me. He nodded, "She wasn't. But nothing can hold you back."

"Shut up, boy! You don't know anything about my son! I am his mother! I try to keep him safe!" My mother snapped, fumbling for words.

Arrows suddenly erupted towards her, Luke suddenly pulled me towards my father. I didn't react to him, my heart was breaking.

"But. . ."

"Now is not the time! Take him!" He yelled and passed me to my father. Out of the corner of my eye I saw a flash of gold, and then Apollo letting an onslaught of arrows go.

My mother slapped them away, before my father could block them one grazed my cheek.

Father yelled something to his brothers, I saw Nico and Will running out of the Hades cabin.

My father sighed and wiped away the warm blood trickling down my cheek, "Percy. . . I should tell you this now."

Crashes in the distance.

"Don't you dare!" My mother. . . No, just Chaos yelled.

He showed me his finger and I froze, golden ichor. That's my blood. I met his eyes in panic, grasping for something. . . Anything.

My father nodded, "You're a God."

I wheezes out a breath of air. I held my head with my hands, "What? No, no, no, no. . ."

"Percy, I'm so sorry you had to figure it out now but if you don't want to be locked in a damn tree again with no memory, nows our chance," he begged. His eyes were full of sorrow, I swear I almost saw tears as he whispered, "Please. . . Percy I can't loose you again."

I hurried my face in his shoulder, "I don't. . . Why didn't you just say?"

Memories itched at my mind. . . I was angry last time I figured out. Father tried to teach me, but I couldn't control it. I didn't want to be a God, let alone a half blood.

That's why I begged her to make me forget. . . No, now that I think of it. . . She twisted my mind.

I wanted her to take it away. . .

I wanted her to kill me. . .

But she didn't want to kill her little pawn, not after she had used her weakened powers to lock him away to make the gods weak.

It was her doing.

The ground began to shake, I looked to my father as my blood literally began to boil and freeze at the same time.

"Tell me what to do."