Wow! This is the last chapter…or rather epilogue. I had SOOO much fun writing this story! It was a fantastic experience! Thank you all for the reviews you have given me, and thanks for sticking with the story! I have a few ideas up my sleeve for a new story, but I was actually thinking about combining my three one-shots into a story of one-shots. Anyway look out for a new story by me! I really hope you like it!

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Epilogue-Happy Ending

One Year Later

"Annabeth?" I called into the dark room. "Where are you? And where's Nicol?" It was never good to lose a wife or a child in the darkness of the throne room; I knew from experience. My heart was speeding up uncomfortably, since I didn't know where they were.

"Right behind you Percy," Annabeth said, causing me to jump and spin around. Even though I knew it was just her, my heart was pounding.

"Where had you been? Thalia and Nico are waiting on Olympus for Nicol's party. You know how Thalia gets when she's aggravated. Even Luke feels her wrath then," I said. I scooped up Nicol from the ground, and placed her on my hip. Nicol had grown into an adorable baby. She was only one year old, but she was attentive, could walk, and her hand-eye coordination was well progressed. Her golden hair was lengthening, but it was her eyes that stood out; much like mine, they were green, and always showed her emotions. But when she was calm, they were the exact same shade of gray as Annabeth's. Apollo had taken a great liking to Nicol, and she to him, so whenever they hung-out together, she looked exactly like a younger Annabeth.

"I still find it ironic that Luke has to control Thalia. I mean I know that Kronos put him under a spell, and that's why he served him, but…I don't know. It's just weird to me. But, hey, I trust him completely," Annabeth stated, smiling at me. I sighed. She really needed to get a reality check, but I decided to keep quiet.

She walked into the throne room, flipped on the lights, and walked over to her nightstand to grab her purse.

"Really, Annabeth, why do you need a purse? I'm a god, and our two best friends are gods as well. Why do you need to bring money to Olympus?" No matter how many times I asked her why, she always gave me the same answer;

"I feel comfortable with it. I'm going out, so it feels right to bring it."

Sighing again, I grabbed her hand, and we disappeared, with Nicol on my hip.

In the blink of an eye, we were standing outside the polished white doors to the huge throne room. However, it was not the least bit intimidating anymore. Without a care in the world, I pushed open the door, and was greeted by cheering.

"Happy birthday Nicol!" the crowd around us shouted.

Artemis, Aphrodite, Demeter, Hera, Thalia, Athena, Hestia, Apollo, Ares, Dionysus, Hephaestus, Hermes, Nico, Poseidon, Zeus, Grover, and an assortment of magical creatures were all piled into the throne room. It was filled with gray and green balloons; some which had floated to the ceiling. Half a dozen tables were crowded in one corner, all circling a huge table filled with magnificent piles of food, for humans, and gods.

"Where's my best friend?" Apollo shouted to the crowd.

Nicol's, who's face was alit with happiness, reached out her little hands, and grabbed Apollo around the neck in a big hug- the crowd around us 'awed' in unanimity. Apollo carried her over to a small seat by the thrones which had balloons tied to the armrests.

"Well she looks happy, doesn't she?" Thalia said, coming over to stand next to Annabeth.

"She's so cute. It feels like just yesterday I woke up to find you holding a baby," Grover said, addressing Annabeth.

"Oh yeah. And you fainted!" Annabeth replied, her eyes glazing over as she reminisced.

"Percy," Luke said, offering his hand for me to shake. Hesitantly, I took it. You see, when Thalia was visiting Nico once in the Underworld, she ran into Luke. Just from one small conversation, she believed that he had been under Kronos's spell. And when Kronos was casted into Tartarus again by me, their bodies had separated, and the spell lifted.

One week later, Thalia made him her immortal husband. The only people who fully trusted him were Thalia and Annabeth. They constantly reminded me that it wasn't his fault, but I wasn't quite ready to forgive him.

Trying to break the tension, Nico came over to greet us as well. "Hey guys, I think you might have missed someone."

Puzzled, I turned around, and saw my mother with Paul Blofis.

"Percy!" she yelled, and then threw her arms around my neck in a bone crushing hug. One year ago, when all the mortals had woken up, and everything had been set in order, I went straight to her apartment to make sure she was ok. And I am pleased to say that car horns honked at me as I raced across the street, pedestrians glared as I ran into them, and little kids laughter filled the park; the mortals had woken up.

"Hey mom," I said. I broke out into a smile. I hadn't seen them in a few months, so it was great.

"Percy," Paul said, extending his hand, which I took and shook. Three weeks after everyone had woken up, Paul and my mom had gotten married. She was now Sally Blofis.

"Where's Nicol? Oh I will never get over how great that name is! Naming her after Nico was a wonderful idea!" my mom said. She had finally let go of me, but insisted on holding my hand.

"Playing with Apollo I think. Thanks by the way," I said as she and Paul went to find Nicol. Naming Nicol had been very hard. We didn't want to name her something unoriginal, so we went for a good name with a weird spelling. Nicol was perfect. (A/N: Nicol is just Nicole without an "e." It's like Nico, but with an added "l" to make it a girl's name)

"And mom, make sure you only eat the mortal food. As you know, you might blow up." I called out to her retreating figure. We actually had to bend a few rules for them to be up here at all but that was beside the point.

"Guys, it's time for Nicol to open presents!" Nico called to Annabeth and I. We walked over to Nicol's little throne, and with the snap of his fingers, Apollo set a huge pile of presents at her side. She smiled, with her gray eyes, and clapped her hands.

"This one's from me, kid," Apollo said, handing Nicol a small yellow box, with a red ribbon.

Happily, she ripped open the package with some difficulty, and picked it up in delight. She was holding a yellow IPod.

"Apollo, she's one," Annabeth said. She looked slightly aggravated and slightly amused.

"Yeah, but she needs to get into music right away," Apollo replied. He was watching her toss the IPod into the air and then catch it over and over.

"This one is from me," Artemis said. She bent over and pulled a silvery box from the pile and handed it to Nicol, who ripped it open. It contained a silver barrette in the shape of a deer.

"Oh that's adorable!" Annabeth said delighted. She took the barrette from Nicol and put it into her hair. It contrasted nicely with her golden hair.

Grover reached into the pile and handed her a badly wrapped present. She tore it open and was delighted to find a wood pipe. She started "tooting" on it, and making lots of noise.

"Geeze, she has a ton of presents, we may be here for a while!"

***

Two hours and thirty-four presents later, we were done. Nicol now had a new crib, about ten books, jewelry, and toys. Her favorite was, by far, the IPod Apollo had given her. Even though she had no idea how to use it, she said "pitey" every time she saw it. We could only assume she meant "pretty."

"Nicol, are you ready to have some cake?" I asked her, turning around.

But when I looked at where she had been awake a second ago, I was surprised to see that she was asleep.

"Well I don't see a point in having cake without the birthday girl, so I think we will just go home," Annabeth said. She scooped Nicol up into her arms. Nicol moved around a little, but otherwise stayed fast asleep.

"Thanks guys, this was great. I could tell she loved it!" I said to the surrounding crowd.

After many farewells and waves, Annabeth, Nicol, and I left for my palace under the sea.

I took us directly to Nicol's room. It was painted a light sea green with sea horses painted on the walls. Nicol loved everything about the water, and was, just like me, able to talk to underwater animals. Indented into the wall that went all the way around was a tank full of the rarest sea animals and plants.

In the corner of her room was her old crib. It was wooden and carved with swirls.

Annabeth laid her down in her crib, and Nicol started to suck her thumb. Annabeth's eyes lit up with adoration. "She's so beautiful."

"Yes she is," I replied. I gathered her into my arms and hugged her, and kissed the top of her head.

Yes, I was a new god, and with being a god came many responsibilities. But I also got to spend the rest of my life with Annabeth, Nicol, and my friends. That was something that I could live with…forever. It was my happy ending.

A/N: Ok, I have a quick question: Should I do a short (10 chapters) story about Nicol when she goes to Camp Half blood? I'm thinking about it so let me know what you think!

Fin