"Well done, boys !" said Poseidon, congratulating the remaining musketeers for a job well done. In fact, they all received awards for the most amazing adventure. It seems that Kronos had been in a lot of cases and when the musketeers got rid of him, they got promoted to one of the highest ranks.

All of them were happy.

Travis received an office of his own. He requested that he wanted one next to a garden full of flowers. Then, he met up with a florist and asked if they had the seeds of the purple flower he had. Luck was on his side. He planted those seeds in the garden and they bloomed, beautifully.

Nico requested to be given a ship to travel across the world. He refused to be given an office or a confinement room but opted instead for a few bags of money and was on his way.

Luke retired from the musketeer work. He still got paid. He met a lovely young woman and finally got married to her. They now live in a house near the beach.

Percy was still Percy. He grew a lot. He still missed Annabeth. His father gave him whatever he wanted. Percy continued his work as boss. Being so busy, he couldn't afford to go out and find Annabeth. Girls flirted with him but they were paid no attention.

Percy sighed as he watched the beautiful sunrise that morning. He was dismissed from work for that day. About time. All Percy wanted to do was nothing and relax. Nico had came home yesterday and said that he had a big surprise for the man. Percy mused on how his gifts were always so silly.

There was a knock on the door and Percy let whoever it was in. It was Nico. He had a big smile plastered on his face. He stepped into the house, a spring in his steps.

"What is it, Nico ?" asked Percy, watching his friend, warily. Nico was usually the moody one so whenever he was happy, it's an instinct to be careful.

"Well, remember the gift I said ?" Percy nodded as Nico plopped down on a chair. " It is... I got you a whole week off of work !"

"That's great..." said smirked.

"That' just part 1..." Said Nico. Percy raised an eyebrow.

"What's part 2 ?" He asked. Percy stepped closer to him and whispered the second part. Percy grinned .

Annabeth walked alongside her guard to the port. There was a big ship and somehow, it looked familiar...

She saw someone running up to her. He looked familiar. Very familiar. Very, very familiar. Percy.

Annabeth's heart stopped as he hugged her. She hugged him back, letting go of all the tension. Percy looked her in the eye.

"Welcome back..." She muttered before kissing him. He kissed back with as much passion and desperation. Suddenly, Percy let go of her and knelt on one knee. He held out a small box with a ring in one hand. Annabeth knew what came next.

"Will you marry me ?" Percy asked, hope in his eyes. Annabeth answered with a yes and wrapped her arms around him. They embraced happily. Nico stood off not far from them. He smiled at their cuteness.

"Hey Nico..." said his sister, Bianca as she stood next to him, eyes on the new lovebirds. "You did this didn't you ?"

Nico nodded, sheepishly. Bianca nudged him. "Hey, it was a nice thing to do."

When the two told Athena about the marriage, Athena gave her blessing as long as that meant Annabeth would rule with someone by her side. The citizens were happy for their queen as he was ending her single days and rising up with a man of her love.

Their wedding was a week after that. It was so cheerful and Annabeth invited all their friends including Piper, Jason and their newborn baby. At the reception, Annabeth sat down with her friends.

She was chattering with Piper about the future of their kingdoms. Percy was chatting with the musketeers.

"I can't believe you two are married !" exclaimed Travis.

Percy grinned. "Oh Believe it !"

"I should marry Katie..." muttered Travis. He spotted Katie not far from there and excused himself to see her.

Nico excused himself to talk to his sisters as did Jason. That left Luke. Luke ate his food and he smirked, having a sudden idea. He looked over to Percy.

"Hey Perce..." Percy looked up, eyebrows raised. "Go easy on her tonight... The kingdom wouldn't want their queen to be too sore to rule tomorrow." Percy blushed at the statement and was glad that Annabeth didn't hear that. Percy kicked Luke in the shin for his not so nice statement.

Percy and Annabeth walked to their room, hand in hand. Annabeth had her head on his shoulder. She let out a sigh and looked up at Percy. They had arrived in front of their room.

"I am so happy right now !" She said, dreamily.

"I'm happy to be married to you." said Percy, winking at her seductively. Annabeth smiled and whispered in his ear, " We're not official yet..."

Percy answered by picking her up bridal style and kicking open their room. He walked in and set her on the bed. "Let's make it official !"

A few years past and Greece was perfectly fine. Percy had told his dad about the marriage and his dad respected the decision. Annabeth and Percy produced a line of heirs to the was also happy for his sister's marriage. He also found a woman of his choice.

Easy to say ... They lived happily ever after !

Did this last chapter suck ? I hope not ! There it is ! The end of Protection !Thanks for bearing with me and for reading this !

I won't be making a sequel but I hope to make more stories like this !

Love to all of you,

Amy. xoxoxo