Percy Jackson: Perthena!

"I give you the gift of being a God." Zeus said in front of me, and my friends. When Zeus said that, Annabeth got that look in her eye that said she was worried. She was chewing her lip in that way that drove me crazy. I couldn't leave her.

But becoming a god, being next to my dad, and family that would be nice too.

"I don't want to be a god." I said, not noticing it.

"You decliner my offer! One that no mortal would dream of giving up!" yelled Zeus.

"Brother, he may just want to think it through. Of what he has now, and what he may loose." my dad said.

"This is a one chance deal. I will offer him some time, for he has done us all a great deed, but he may only have a day's time!" Zeus said, then rubbed the bridge of his nose, realizing he just gave in to my dad

"One day Perceus Jackson. One day." he then waved us away. Can you meet me in the lobby? I want to talk to my dad. I only get so many talks with him." Annabeth nodded, then walked away with a smile, knowing I wouldn't be leaving her, even though I didn't know if

I was or wasn't. When they were going down the elevator, I walked toward my dad's throne; he came down to human size when he saw me coming.

"Hello son. I hope that you welcome the gift, even if you might not take it."

"That's the problem, I can't leave all my friends, but I want to be a god here with you, and the rest of my family. I feel like I belong here, but also on earth.

"That's what you should feel, being a Demi-god. They feel like they belong in two worlds. I want you to sleep on this son. Not many people get time to think upon this. Just remember, you will always start off as a minor god, but the more you prove yourself worthy, the more close you become to getting to be a major god. I hope you make your decision. I must be off though, the seas are a ruff place, and u must keep that reputation." He then left after patting me on the back. I turned around and started walking to the elevator.

I stepped in the elevator, and waited for it to reach the main floor. In that time, I found out they are a great place to think.

'You love annabeth, why would you leave her?'

'Being a god is an amazing thing. You can't miss out on this.'

'Grover would be a mess without me. Who knows how Annabeth would feel.'

'They would survive. You can still talk to Grover and Annabeth over iris.'

'What about camp half blood? It's my home pretty much'

'We won't be a half blood, now will we?'

'What about mom?'

'Give her an iris message after you decided. It's a perfect plan.'

'I don't feel comfortable about leaving everyone though. I haven't

even kissed Annabeth."

'Kiss her before or after you become a god. She won't know you're a god unless you tell her.'

'Stop being reasonable. I can't leave my friends!'

'But you can.' The elevator dinged, and my god self had the final say. What was I going to choose? Friends or family? We walked outside to get onto the camp half-blood bus. We were ping to stay at a hotel, for the decision that Zeus made for me. All i had was until tomorrow when I either move up to Olympus, or back to camp.

I decided to sleep on it. I always had dreams that answer my questions. In the morning I would always know the right choice.

Immediately after we checked in and got to our rooms, I jumped on the bed and fell asleep.

My dream took place on mount Olympus. I looked down to see we weren't over New York anymore. We were over some other city, but I had no idea which one. I then looked straight ahead, and kept walking. I saw the council around in their thrones, all looking at me. I was in the center of the room, and waited for Zeus to start talking.

"Perceus Jackson, god of tidal waves, you will now be presented

with your piece of power. Once given, we will see what you can do with

it, and if you are worthy of major godness."

My dad gave me a nod of encouragement. Athena smiled and blushed, then walked out to go get my piece. She left the room, and then came back with a long harpoon that was fit her size perfectly. It was much taller than me.

She smiled and I smiled back, and took hold of the harpoon, I immediately started to grow. When i was full size, Athena and I were awkwardly close. She smiled, kissed me full on the lips, and then went back to the throne.

"Perceus Jackson, you have proved yourself worthy. We will have a throne made for you by tomorrow. You are now dismissed." my dad smiled then waved me off toward his palace. I walked that way.

I woke up from my dream. I looked at the clock, it was 7:00 and everyone was already ready to go back to Mount Olympus. I knew what I had to choose, but not everyone will like my decision. Especially Annabeth. We got into the bus and headed off to Olympus. When we got there, I turned to my friends.

"Could you guys stay here? I don't want Zeus hurting anyone of you when I decide."

"Sure Percy, I can handle Grover while you're gone." Annabeth smiled and winked. I got out of the bus and went inside. The guard at the desk recognized me.

"What are you doing back here?" he asked.

"Zeus asked me if I wanted to become a god, then gave me time think about it. My time is up, so if I could go up, that would he great." I told him.

He got wide eyed, and gave me the key to go up. I went to the elevator in the back, and put the key in. The Olympus button came up, and I pressed it. When I got to the top, I took a breath, and stepped out. The council was sitting there, waiting for me to come in.

Zeus was the first to see me.

"The young hero is here! He didn't bring his friends up I see.

Scared I was going to hurt then?" he asked, putting humor in his voice, which I have never heard before.

"I didn't want them to know what I picked." I replied.

"So I suppose you have picked to become a god?" my dad asked

"I did." I said, turning to my dad

"Wonderful! Your dad will go through with the process, the rest of us, will go on with our normal business."

All of the gods left, but my dad and Athena. It was especially

weird, thinking of my dream last night

"Athena, you are supposed to leave." my dad said

"I want to watch this. I've never seen the initiation, and want to. Please, keep going." she said waving at us. She then got on a look of examination. My dad rolled his eyes, and came up to me, in his huge natural form.

"Son, I wish to show you Olympus in our many stages." he said, then picked me up. Have you ever felt really puny, like some one could just put you in their palms? Well, that is exactly how I felt. I was standing in my dad's palm, when a rush of energy came through me. My vision suddenly changed and I was looking over ancient Greece, then Rome, then France, then New York. There where stages of destruction, and rebuilding. There were stages of beauty, and horridness. Some I can't describe. When it was over I came back to my original thoughts.

"You have seen Olympus in its best and worse of times. I want you to look through these again, and pick your favorite time."

The images cane through me again, but more slowly. I picked my favorite place, and came back to my senses.

"What have you picked?" he asked.

"I have picked the present." I answered, sounding wise.

"You have picked well Perceus. I will now grant you the power

you need to become a god." he set me down, and I stood there. "Picture the River Styx. This will be very similar. You will not need to find an area of weakness." he warned me, I saw Athena, still examining me and my dad. When I looked to my dad again, a burning feeling went through me.

It was just like the River Styx, I kept getting flashbacks of all of my friends, and my mom and dad. I had some of memories of Athena for some reason, and then it was over. I opened my eyes, and I was face to face with my dad.

"Why did you come back down to my size?" I asked him, puzzled.

"I didn't, you did." he said, smiling. "Now there are many responsibilities with being a god, even a minor one. You can't use your strength on any mortals, you may not let a mortal know you're a god, unless very close to, or they must know, and you shall never use your powers unless needed. That is all you must know. Let me show you around Olympus." he told me. I was barely getting it, for I knew, that I was a god, and I could feel it to.

I looked over at Athena. She was studying me. "Poseidon, can I show Percy around?" she asked. I was shocked, why would Athena want anything to do with a son of Poseidon?

"Well sure. I don't see why not. Well, Ill be at my side of the Pantheon." he said then poofed away. I looked at Athena, and gulped.