Hercules point of view—

Dammit! I had just turned around for a second, and when I turned back she'd given me the slip. And when I went looking for her, she's thisclose to dying and Apollo is with her. Women!

By the time I got to her side, Apollo had already brought her to the Big House and she was stabilized. I can't say her first words upon waking up a few hours later encouraged me though.

Her eyes opened, shut, and opened again groggily.

"What in…" she'd muttered upon recognizing both Apollo and I at her bedside.

"Shut up," she said automatically. "Go away," she attempted to sit up, but Apollo pushed her back.

"Can I talk to you…privately?" Apollo asked, shooting an irritated glare at me. I smirked to myself though, waiting for Hebe's next words.

Hebe winced. "A deal's a—wait, no. There is no deal anymore—all of the gods came, so there's no point in having the deal. It's off," she shot at me.

"No you can't. They decided to come today," I turned to Apollo, "you'd still be in trouble if I let it slip," I backtracked and tried to recover my advantage.

"They wouldn't care," Apollo countered.

Hebe snorted, backing him up. "Don't bullshit me; I've been around way too long for that. Get lost."

"No," I answered. Gods, what was I becoming? The all amazing Hercules, reduced to being told to 'get lost'?

"Fine," she glared. "I'll be the one moving then." Hebe had gingerly pushed off her bed when I finally backed away.

"Have it your way," I glared straight back. Gods! Apollo was making everything so difficult.

I marched off. And I still don't know what happened between those two.

--

All I remembered was pain. I hadn't been fast enough ducking and getting out of the way, so the spear had stuck between my ribs. It had hurt like bloody fire, and a soft, fuzzy wave of sleep kept beckoning to me. The pain might have kept me awake though, and I couldn't fall into the painkilling coma. It was probably a good thing—it might have been death if I couldn't recover fast enough.

Then I remembered Shadowfax, and Artemis. Mutterings, the spear point leaving my body, and the pain easing. I felt a pair of strong arms pick me up, could smell someone who smelled like the outdoors—sunny warmth—around me. I think that was the last I remembered.

--

Annabeth stared at me. We were standing so close to each other that I could see every one of her eyelashes, clearly defined against a pale face. She still had faint tear tracks—outlined against the dirt that smeared her cheeks.

I waited. Guess what she said?

"You stupid Seaweed-Brain!"

Then, with this really big grin, she kissed me.

--

Turns out, the Olympians wanted to reward everyone else who'd given it their best shot in the final battle. We were summoned to Olympus, traveled via pegasi and were subsequently honored in the following ways:

Annabeth was given the task of rebuilding Camp Half-Blood—to last for another eon. She was christened the official architect.

Grover became one of the Lords of the Wild after one of the other satyr lords died. Now, everyone will have to respect him!

Thalia was promised a lot more recruits in the Hunters, as well as Elysium for the fallen.

And everyone was just honored by the gods. Did I mention that now, every demi-god will be claimed, and there will be cabins for every minor god and goddess?

But yeah. My story is over; I can't wait for next summer. There will be so many more people, but it'll be just the same. And as for the gods' immortality offer—I know that if I ever chose it, I'll have wanted to live my life first. And I would make Annabeth immortal with me.

That's the name of the game baby.

--

Afterwards:

Hebe was spotted locking lips with a cocky, grinning Apollo, and they're supposedly to be married next summer. But Hebe's told me and Annabeth that she—and Apollo—could never settle down like that. So no binding restrictions like that for her.

Hercules was dismayed that he'd lost out to Apollo after all, but he and Hebe have made up. They're friends, again. Hopefully—dang, this family does not need any more feuds.

Shadowfax, Pegasus and Blackjack are commissioning Annabeth to make a 'proper' set of stables in Camp Half-Blood, the Underworld and Mount Olympus. She couldn't be more delighted, even if she has to take orders from three overgrown, smart-aleck horses.

Tyson got promoted to head Forger down in Poseidon's realm. You know, I actually got to visit with Annabeth two days ago. It's great down there—it's just too bad a lot of it is destroyed because of the War. And my dad's official wife and son—real heir, actually—aren't exactly pleasant. But hey, who wouldn't be jealous of me?

And Rachel? Turns out she's the next Oracle. Got picked by the mummy and all. I wonder how it works, but whatever. Apollo must be happy that he's now represented by something other than a stinky zombie. She also made a new prophecy, but I don't really remember it. Anyways, I hope it's not about me. I've had enough of them for the rest of my lifetime.

But when those seven half-bloods come along, I can't wait to kick back and relax.

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Review Replies:

Bri: Unfortunately, this is the last chapter! And a short one at that. Sorry!

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LONG AUTHORS NOTE! PLEASE READ!

No one has won the special review number thing, and it's now officially closed with the end of this story.

OK. I finally got my hands on The Last Olympian AFTER I wrote the last chapter; I've only got two things right the whole last chapter that happened in Olympian. I can't believe that the first Camp Half-Blood series is done! I can't wait for the next prophecy's fulfillment, the next people—jeez, I hope Percy and his gang is still alive. That would be cool.

This note is just saying…I think this is the last chapter. I haven't gotten things as well wrapped up as I would have liked, but I can't fix everything together like Rick Riordan did. I mean, heck, I've been going along the prophecy the whole wrong way. This is the last chapter—the end. I can't believe it.

For more information on Immortal, you can visit my site, if you visit my profile and click on my home page.

I take my hat off (figuratively, I don't wear 'em!) to Rick Riordan for completion of the series, and send him a message—release the next series already!

To my readers:

I loved writing this story—it was so fun!—, and want to thank you all for sticking by me. Thank you so much for continuing to read my messed up version of the series end! Love goes out to:

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And anyone else whose ever read a chapter of Immortal.

Q&A: [MORE Q&A available on my site!]

Q: Will you write a Fanfiction about the next Camp Half-Blood Series?

A: I'm not sure if my readers would want another drawn out story about a plot, characters and time setting that we don't even know about! I don't know when Rick Riordan will even begin thinking about the next series, so it's leaning towards no.

Q: Will you be writing an Immortal sequel?

A: If I did, it would be centered on Hebe and her guy. But any sequels are looking very unlikely at this point—Rick Riordan writes too fast for Percy Jackson Fanfiction authors!

Q: Any other Fanfiction in the works for you?

A: After I finish my current ones, I think I'll be heading over to Fictionpress. I still love Fanfiction, but now, I have a lot of plot ideas that will fit more easily with my own characters. Follow me over there if you want!

Again, I want to thank every reader, every review and everyone devoted enough to continue with me on the journey of completing Immortal. If you like my work (can't imagine why!) you can spot me finishing the rest of my Fanfiction and hopefully sometime soon on FictionPress under the same name. I hope you have all enjoyed reading Immortal—I still want to know what you think about the last chapter though! Leave some love!