A man wearing a Hawaiian shirt looked woefully through the glass where his son lay asleep in a crib just hours after he was born. He clenched his tightly as he saw his son move slightly.

"Poseidon" someone called out from besides him.

"Zeus" he replied still his gaze on the baby. Poseidon choked back a sob "I couldn't do anything…"

"It wasn't your fault" His brother uncharacteristically comforted as he began to move his hand to Poseidon's shoulder. "The fates have…"

"Damn the fates!" Poseidon shouted as he slapped Zeus's hand away. The earth rumbled slightly but stopped as Poseidon didn't want his son to be awoken from his slumber. The younger of the two sighed lowly. If it was under normal circumstances, he would have retorted. Poseidon currently wasn't thinking straight seeing he'll go as far as cursing the fates. Seeing that his brother had calmed down a little he began to talk.

"What happens to the child now?" Zeus inquired. He moved closer to the window to get a good look at his nephew.

"I don't know" Poseidon answered. "Sally doesn't have any living relatives that are alive. At this rate, he'll be sent off to an orphanage"

"What about taking him in?" His bother suggested.

"No, Amphitrite would try to find a way to kill him, if not her then my son Triton"

Zeus nodded. He understands that no wife, god or mortal liked the son of a husband and a woman other than herself.

"Poseidon" Zeus called out "The others have already assembled. We need to leave"

Poseidon took one desperate look at his son. He couldn't care less about the meeting. He just wanted to stay here and look over his helpless son, but as one of the big three, he couldn't let emotions get in way of his duty as god. Zeus left in a spiral of wind leaving Poseidon alone with the baby.

"I'm so sorry Percy, my…" the word didn't leave his mouth. 'No I am not worthy of being father of a son whose mother I can't even protect'. With one sad glance at Percy, he disappeared in a wisp of mist, leaving behind a salty sea smell.

The room remained quiet for a moment before a figure appeared from the shadows of the darkened room.

"That was easy" He commented. He began walking to the crib which held the defenseless baby. His face couldn't be seen as the hood of his robe made a shadow that concealed his upper face. Though the two rooms were separated by a windowed wall, the dark figure walked through it like it was nothing. He stared at the baby for a while. "I thought with two gods inside here, that they'll sense me" He leaned closer to the baby. "I guess that I overestimated them a bit. Won't you say little Perseus" Of course the figure wouldn't expect the sleeping baby to reply. The man took a deep breath as a feral grin went across his face. "Such a shame, those pathetic gods didn't know what they're missing. You smell powerful, Perseus. Maybe I'll take you in. Would you like that?"

The man grabbed Percy and cradled him using both his hands with utmost care. "I'll be your daddy" The man rippled in the air and disappeared without a trace.

…

The meeting at mount Olympus was quiet. Never had a meeting where all the Olympians gathered went smoothly such as this. Maybe it was the deplorable aura that Poseidon was emanating. Everyone held solemn face, even Apollo. The silence went dead as a sphere of black cackled in the air in the middle of them all. No one wasted time as everyone drew their respective weapons and readied themselves to attack the unknown visitor. As the black apparition took a more solid figure, the Olympians were about to attack when the sounds of crying filled the throne room.

"Greetings, fellow gods" the man said nonchalantly.

"Who dare enters the god's throne room" Zeus's voice echoed throughout the throne room as a horrible thunderstorm was taking form.

"Shh, Zeus" the man silenced him "We wouldn't want to scare the baby do we?" The thunderstorm disappeared as fast as it appeared.

All eyes went to the bundle that he was cradling. Poseidon's eyes widen as he realized who the man was carrying.

"Percy, No!" he was about to lunge at the man when he felt something hold him back. He turned to see it was Zeus.

"Who are you and what do you want?" the king of gods demanded.

"Names are not important. I just came to let little Perseus here say goodbye to his… father" The man said the word mockingly. The man adjusted the bundle carefully, allowing Poseidon to see the baby inside. Percy had stopped crying and his wide innocent green eyes we're staring curiously at his father. "Look Perseus, say good bye to your da-da, the man that abandoned you, the man that couldn't even protect your mother".

"I swear to you, if you hurt my son…" he tightened his grip on his trident.

"Now you care, eh Poseidon. Don't worry, I'll keep your son safe, but I couldn't say the same for you in the future" Poseidon felt a little relived that the man wouldn't try to hurt his son, but Percy was still in his grasp.

"Please, just let Percy go" Poseidon begged. The man mocked a thinking expression.

"Nope" the man gave a feral grin and his figure went blurry. Poseidon broke out of Zeus's grasp and ran to the unknown man, but when he arrived there he was already gone leaving only small wisps of shadows. Poseidon took a moment to get the situation through his head before the heaviness of it made him fall on his knees, defeated.

"No…" he muttered.

…

Somewhere in Sicily, inside an old castle, the man once again took a solid form and sighed in relief. Travelling using Achlys's shadow may be convenient, but it sure was tiring. A woman ran to him with concern etched on her face.

"Lord Adonis!" the woman, who was wearing a sort of priestess's robes greeted as she bowed "Where have you been? Everybody was worried"

The man pulled back his hood revealing a rather feral face, a scar went across from his left cheek to his left eye. He had long silvery hair that seemed to glow under the moonlight, tied up at the end. His eyes were canary in color. "Oh please Lucrezia, I'm sure not everyone was worried"

"Yes but that's not the…" she stopped when she saw that he was cradling a moving bundle. "My lord Adonis, what is that?"

He adjusted Percy's blanket to let Lucrezia have a good look. "The correct term would be 'who', not 'what'" Lucrezia stared at the baby in his hands. In normal circumstances, she would melt at the cuteness of the green-eyed baby. But, this was not in any way normal. "Perseus, meet Lucrezia, your future caretaker". She didn't knew what shocked her more, that the lord had just brought back a baby out of the blue or that he already appointed her as the baby's caretaker without her consent.

"Who…How…" she stammered.

"This is Perseus. My son" he answered. "And I'll be training him"

Lucrezia gaped. Over the years of knowing Adonis, he never once mentioned anything about a lover and secondly, Adonis was the master of the order and he wasn't supposed to show favoritism, even if it was his own child.

"And one last thing Lucrezia, as one of my most loyal subordinates" Adonis handed Percy over to her. She got over her initial shock and gave a solemn face.

"What is it my lord?"

"Don't mention this to the higher echelons". This was bad. Keeping secrets was usually the first signs of insubordination. But Adonis wasn't one to do something as atrocious as that and besides he was maybe doing it to protect the baby. "Promise me, Lucrezia" Adonis stared at her with eyes of sincerity.

"I'll die before saying anything, my lord"

"Good" Adonis gave a warm smile "You have proven loyal to me many times Lucrezia, and I fear that I may not give you that much credit"

"Don't worry my lord, your recognition will suffice"

A moment of silence fell on them with only the gargle of Perseus filling it.

"I am afraid that I must ask you for one more thing Lucrezia"

"What is it, my lord?" she tilted her head in confusion.

"You may need to buy some diapers" Lucrezia took a breath before gagging. These few years are going to be hell. 'I just hope you're worth it Perseus'.