"Alright then. Everyone assemble here in...two hours time as myself Hermes and Dio have a party to set up" said Apollo, sending everyone out of the throne room, each one thinking on what was the surprise waiting then, the secrets that were to be revealed and what they could probably gift their moms. As they were all about to go in their own ways, another note was found near the doors which said...

You have 3 hours to get ready before we bring in our surprise guests. We will be sending back mini Percy to his own time line. All your clothes will be found at your parents place. And maybe it will be the best for everyone if you introduce yourselves with your parent's name... it will cause less confusion later on.

The Fates

"And that means everyone must reintroduce ourselves again. Explanations will be given later, maybe during or after the party" said Nico firmly.

"Then I will start it. Thalia Grace... Daughter of Zeus"

"And lieutenant of Artemis." Percy added pointedly.

"Jason Grace, son of Jupiter"

"Two children with the same mother Zeus!" exclaimed Hera as Zeus shrank back in fear.

"Moving on... As you already know, Perseus Jackson, son of Poseidon.

"Nico Di Angelo, son of Hades." Said person just gave a small nod of acknowledgement. "And I'm physically 14 but practically should be in my 80s..." he said.

"Hazel Levesque, daughter of Pluto. Same as Nico though. Physically 13 and but technically should be in my 80s. " she said.

"Frank Zhang, son of Mars, descendent of Poseidon" Said person snorted. He couldn't believe that this Chinese Canadian baby man was his son. "And I'm a shape shifter." he said.

"Annabeth Chase, daughter of Athena"

"Leo Valdez, fire user son of Hephaestus."

"Piper McLean, daughter of Aphrodite"

"Rachel Dare, mortal and the current Oracle of Delphi"

"Grover Underwood, satyr" "And the Lord of the Wild" Annabeth prompted.

"Now everyone get out so that the room can be prepared." said Apollo, shooing everyone out.

"Percy, can I talk with you for a moment?" Sally asked, looking at Paul nervously.

"Sure mom…" Percy said, equally nervous that she was going to question him about whatever Gabe had done to him.

The rest of them quietly filed out of the hall, giving the family the privacy they need. The 3 of them just looked at each other, taking in the reactions and emotions of each other before Percy started to speak.

"Mom, I know that you are… upset that I didn't tell you about Gabe and what he did…" he said, shifting his feet. "I am not talking about that Percy. That, we can talk about it later on before we head to bed. But… um… Today I had visited the doctor for my monthly check up and... I found out that I am pregnant and am two months along..." she said, trying to gauge Percy's reaction.

"Are you serious mom?" asked Percy after sometime and Sally nodded. "I AM GOING TO BE A BIG BROTHER!" he exclaimed and rushed to give his mother a tight hug.

"So you are not upset about it?" Paul asked hesitantly.

"No, I'm not. I mean, I am getting a sibling! And I know that mom always wanted to have another child… so why should I be upset?" he asked, confused.

"Thank you Percy. But don't forget young man, you still have to give me an explanation" she chided and Percy nodded, knowing that he couldn't escape her.

While this was happening, Annabeth and her mother were chatting about books and anything related to knowledge while Aphrodite was talking about fashion with her daughters (which they totally hated).

Nico and Hazel were just chatting with their dad about the underworld and they powers they had. Grover was just roaming around Olympus, enjoying nature along with Rachel.

Frank was having a hard time though. He was totally not into war and blood and stupid fights, which was exactly what Ares was doing. He just wanted to be anywhere else but there.

Finally, everything was set, everyone were ready. All had assembled at the throne room, which now looked like a party hall, waiting for their surprise. They all got a note that said you will get whatever you wanted and the surprises in 3...2...1 and here was a loud BANG!, causing everyone to turn to the middle of the room. And there in a pile was a lot of gifts, all wrapped up while there were a few women on the other side.

Leo, Frank, Hazel, Jason and Thalia just froze in shock and the only thing they could whisper was "Mom", staring at the pile in utter disbelief. All the women were slowly getting up, cautiously, checking their surroundings.

One of them started reaching out for their gun, another one reached for her toolbelt while the others looked around.

"Wasn't I at a battle field?" the one with a gun asked.

"And wasn't I at the workshop searching for the keys?"

"And I had just returned home with my daughter after the little outing?" the woman who looked like a model said.

"And was I not at the underworld?" asked a ghostly woman who looked like a seer.

"MOM..." their respective children shouted, causing the women to whip around to the source of the voices, for the first time realizing that they had company. "You are back!" everyone whose parents had died shouted.

The mothers just stared as somewhat older versions of their children rushed towards them and soon were crushed into a hug. "Look at how you all have grown...and why are you acting as if we had died?" asked each parent.

"Weren't you just two years old when I left you and you were about 9 or 10 Thalia" asked Beryll Grace.

"Well...you see mum... we are from the future and you died a few years later?" Thalia tried to explain

"Leo... weren't you just 7" asked Esparanza Valdez.

"And is it the night of (insert random date) mom?" asked Leo.

"Yes it is darling. Why do you ask?"

"Because you died today mom" said Leo as he started to cry, causing his mother to gush over him.

"Frank, you have finally gotten you growth sprout" said Mrs. Zhang

"All thanks to dad...and by any chance were you fighting in Afghanistan right now?" he asked.

"Yes... I was about to defend a few soldiers… why do you ask?" she asked

"Because... you died protecting them and I went to camp after your funeral... and I learnt to do this." he said as he turned into a poodle and jumped around his mom, causing his mom to turn into one also and play with her son.

"And mom... I forgot to show this" said Leo as he lit up his hand.

"You got control of your fire powers?" his mom asked.

"After I went to camp this year mom" he said and started to catch up with his mother.

"Hazel... I thought we died?" her mom asked.

"We did die mom... but my brother brought me back to life and the curse is gone mum" Hazel said and went on to catch up with her mother. And all this while, the rest of them were watching the reunions with smiles on their faces.

About half an hour later, the four groups returned, the kids explaining whatever happened in their lives to their mothers and explaining the situations right now. After a whole lot of introductions, Apollo asked "Shall we start the party? Right everyone...the plan today... the first one hour is explanations that a few people owe here. then there will be a dance, a few games and you have a diner in the corner. So please enjoy yourselves" he announced and the music started.

Everyone sat around in a circle and the first question was asked to Percy from Athena.

"Hazel and Nico you say that you should've been in your 80s but yet you look in your teens...Why is that so?" asked Hades.

Hazel looked at her mom while Nico looked at the demigods. "Hazel and I were trapped during 1942 in Alaska due to a trap laid by Gaia..." at this gasps were heard from the people who hadn't heard the story "...Where she manipulated my daughter through me to raise the bane of Hades but we were able to stop it by sacrificing ourselves and ended up in the Fields of Asphodel. Later it seems Nico here..." she said pointing at Nico "...helped her out of there and gave her a second chance." she finished.

"That was illuminating...now Nico?" asked Hades. "My story will be short I promise. I was born in the 1930s and sometime between 1940 and 1945, Zeus thought it would be great to kill my family and blasted the hotel we were in, killing my mother while dad dipped my sister Bianca and I in the river Lethe and left us at Lotus Casino and we were released 70 years later. Bianca soon died in a quest though. But I am happy now."

"And lastly... Frank. You said you were a descendent of Poseidon. Care to explain?" Frank looked at his mom and she started "Our family descends from Periclymenus, the grandson of Poseidon who had the ability to shape shift and we migrated to China later and back to America. So we have a varied culture. What happened to the stick Frank?" she asked suddenly.

"The stick is safe mum. And anyways... the curse was lifted off me after the war so... nothing much. But I'm still careful with it. I have it in a fireproof bag." he said, showing the bag. Soon, everyone were exchanging gossips, catching up, making friends and so on. Soon it was time for the new comers to leave but not before gifts was exchanged.

Sally got a jewellery set crafted by Percy and Tyson sometime back along with a pendant that held a picture of herself, Paul, Percy and Poseidon in it. The pendant was in the shape of a conch that changed colour frequently. Leo gifted his mother something he made on the spot. It was an intricate photo frame that held the picture of the two of them with his dad and Festus.

Frank and Hazel together gifted their mothers a small ring that was crafted by Leo with a ruby and emerald in the middle. Jason and Thalia gifted their mother a lightning pendant while Annabeth gave her mom a few books from the future. Piper just gave her mother a picture of her daughters fighting, showing that not all of them were wasting time in front of the mirror.

They bid their goodbyes and were flashed out the place, the Fates promising that the parents who died will be allowed to retain their children's last gifts to them, thus simultaneously giving them a closure that they were able to meet their parents one last time.

"Alright people, any other talking can be done tomorrow. Now everyone head to bed. Tomorrow is going to be quite a long day." shouted Hera as the demigods went to their parents place (in Rachel's case Apollo's and Sally and Paul at Poseidon's), waiting for a new day.

One thing everyone agreed upon was... It was the best mother's day party.

A/N: And that is the 6th chapter with the mother's day thingy as promised. Hope you all liked it! All comments and criticism accepted. The next one… I'll make no promises on when it will be out… but expect some surprise guests in the next one! And I will be covering the Percy's explanation in the next one, I promise!

A few clarifications:

1) I haven't mentioned Nico's mom here as he doesn't know her very well as the others do. And Rachel's mum… I don't know much about what to write on her.

2) I mentioned Annabeth and Piper giving gifts to their respective mothers as... well... its rare that they get a chance to spend time with their parents, even if it is their past selves.

3) I haven't mentioned the past demigods' mothers as I didn't know what to cover for them...

4) I didn't include the gods gifting their respective mothers as... well... they don't exactly have a strong relationship with each other I guess? So please don't get offended if I've missed anything.

Thank you all for reading!

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Published on 10 May 2020