About time, right? I promised this would be out maybe two months ago, and it didn't happen. Well, I had to rewrite the next two chapters, so it set me back. But it's finally here, so be happy. As you'll notice, it's style is drastically different, possibly improved, from that of Choke. That would be because it's been a year since I started Choke, and about half a year since I finished it. And, since then, a lot has changed with my writing. I hope you like Genesis. I don't know how long it will be, I'm estimating around 25 chapters. It already has been a little taxing on me, but I will persevere through it. It will be darker than Choke was, as you will see right away in this. I do hope you like it. Now then, let's talk about a few other things.

This, Children, and Shadows are currently my only stories. I've decided to put Dreams on a hiatus, with the possibility of it just being discontinued. It's very taxing to write, and I just can't get myself motivated to write it. I wrote a chapter of Shadows, around 20 pages, in half the time it took me to write 6 pages of Dreams. Also, for reasons I will be discussing very soon, Shadows and Children will be my primary focuses, so good news for all of you that love those stories.

I think that's about it. Oh, and if you haven't seen it yet, Bragi did write a fic as a belated birthday present for me. It's short and fluffy, but I didn't want him to crush my OTP for my birthday present. And, finally, I'm planning to write a very good chapter for Children, as all of you exceeded my expectations with the review count(I'm currently on 34 reviews for the latest chapter). So, I want it to be really great for you guys. Anyways, that's all for now, I hope you enjoy the story, and I'll see you at the end.

Warning: Language. Slash(boyxboy). Dark themes. Mentions of drugs. Possible alcohol. And other things that we will discuss later.

Disclaimer: I do not own PJO or HoO.

Chapter 1

Tan fingers trailed over soft, pale flesh, fascinated by the way the sun was shining on the skin. Percy smiled when he heard the other occupant of the bed hum in satisfaction. His eyes trailed up the pale skin of his boyfriend, until he caught sight of the young man's smile. Long pale fingers reached up to tangle in Percy's hair.

"Having fun?"

Percy nodded, smiling to himself. "I'm glad you stayed. I don't think I could have handled everything without you around. You and the others, you're my family now."

Nico smiled and beckoned him down for a kiss with his finger. Percy smiled and obliged, leaning down to press their lips together. When they separated, Percy kept their faces close, staring into Nico's dark brown eyes. Nico's lips twitched and tilted down. He brushed some of Percy's black hair out of his face.

"If I were to ever leave, you'd come find me, right?"

Percy nodded eagerly. "Of course. I'd search the ends of the earth to find you."

Nico gave him a warm smile. "And never give up?" He asked with interest, watching Percy's reaction.

The green-eyed young man shook his head. Nico raised a hand to cup Percy's face and the young man pressed a kiss to the pale palm. "Never," Percy whispered.

"Percy!"

Percy's brow furrowed and he raised a hand to his head. His eyes darted wildly around the room. Something was wrong. This wasn't right. His eyes grew panicked as Nico's skin began to turn grey and ashy. Slowly, Nico's entire body was covered in it. Percy's breathing began to pick up and he made to grab for Nico, which only made his body crumple into ash.

"Find me," Nico's voice whispered in his head.

"Percy!"

Dull green eyes snapped open and blinked a few times. Ash and dirt blew in the wind around him, some landing on his face. He didn't bother to wipe it off, as he knew his face was probably covered in the stuff by now. He stared down at his hands, where he clutched a burnt, ash covered stuffed bear.

"There you are, Percy."

Percy slowly turned his head to find a short young man with curly black hair and dark brown eyes making his way towards Percy. The problem was that it wasn't the head of hair he had been hoping for. The Latino stood in front of him, looking down at him in concern. His slightly pointed ears poked out from his mass of curly hair. His old mischievous smile was gone, replaced by a heavy frown. Even though some time had passed, the guy still had a youthful looking face.

"You need to come back now, Percy," Leo said quietly.

Percy's shoulders slumped a little. His gaze left Leo's face and slowly trailed across his surroundings. He sat on a pile of rubble, probably from an old house. Skyscrapers lay in ruin in the distance. The sky was grey today, completely covered by clouds. And even though it had been two years, the smell of smoke and fire was still in the air.

He stared down at some of the rubble around him. A human skeleton lay under what had probably been a roof. The flesh had long since been seared from the body. The bear in Percy's hands fell to the ground as the green-eyed young man clutched at his head.

"Percy," Leo said softly. "You need to stop torturing yourself like this, man. What are you doing out here anyways?"

Percy's hands fell into his lap, his gaze lowered so that his eyes were hidden from Leo. His dirty hair, which needed to be cut, hung down into his eyes. "Waiting."

Leo sighed and nodded. "You're only hurting yourself doing this, Percy. It's been a year-"

"I know how long it has been!" The ash and rubble around Percy was shoved away from the troubled youth. Percy's hands started to shake. He swallowed and lowered his voice. "He's still out there, I know it."

Leo let out a long breath. "Come on, you need to eat something."

"I'm not hungry," Percy mumbled.

Leo reached out and touched the green-eyed young man's shoulder, who stiffened upon contact. "He wouldn't want you to do this to yourself. Come on."

The pupils of Percy's eyes spread out across his eyes. "Go away," he rasped out.

Leo's hand jerked back and he began awkwardly walking away. "Percy. Percy!" He winced. "Percy, stop!"

Percy's eyes retracted to their normal green color. Leo came to a stop. He let his head drop. "Sorry."

Leo rubbed at his arm. "S'alright." The Latino boy sighed. "Will you please come back? Everyone's starting to worry."

Percy rubbed at his eyes before standing up. He nodded his head and the two made their way away from the destroyed neighborhood, stumbling over rubble and debris from time to time. "Did something happen?" Percy asked, trying to distract himself.

Leo blew out a breath as they climbed into the truck that Leo had brought. "Annabeth can fill you in a bit better." He turned his head to stare at Percy's face. "You could use a shower, dude." He smirked, hoping to cheer Percy up, but the young man remained solemn. The Latino's brow furrowed. "Have you been sleeping?"

Percy shrugged. "Not very much. Don't really like my dreams that much."

"You've been dreaming about him again, haven't you?" He swallowed as he studied Percy's face. "You're not...seeing things, are you?"

Percy sighed and turned a cold stare on Leo. "I'm not crazy, Leo."

"Just hearing voices in your head, no big deal." The Latino winced, receiving a punch in the arm. "Just joking, man. Besides, you're a telepath."

"It's a little different." Percy stared out at the road ahead of them. The road was cracked and filled with broken cars and other junk, with a thick layer of ash covering it. The imprints of human bodies were still scorched into some of the walls that had managed not to collapse. "I'm just having a hard time distinguishing my thoughts from his."

Percy turned his gaze to his window, watching as the destroyed city faded away. The depressing scene before him slowly began to shift as they entered the countryside. Perhaps he shouldn't go into the cities. The world wasn't as devastating to look at from the country.

"Do you want to talk about it?" Leo asked.

Percy pursed his lips. "Not particularly."

"You need to talk to someone."

An abandoned car flew across the road and tumbled into the woods. Leo gulped and looked away from Percy. "I was talking to someone about it."

"He-When Nico doesn't want to be found, you're not going to find him, Percy."

Percy's hands clenched into fists. "So he doesn't want me to find him?" The green-eyed young man growled.

Leo shifted away from Percy, even though the taller young man didn't need to be able to physically touch him to hurt him. "I didn't say that, man. But, it has been a year. Maybe it's time-"

"No!"

Leo sighed and nodded his head. "Just calm down, all right? You've got people watching you, so you don't need them freaking out."

Percy's eyes traveled up, realizing they had reached home. Had they really been driving for an hour? With Leo's driving, perhaps he shouldn't have been surprised. Leo parked the car and the two of them climbed out of the truck. Percy stood there for a moment, taking in the home he had helped build over the past two years.

Yosemite National Park was their home now. Percy and the others had slowly made their way out west when Zeus decided to attempt to wipe the world clean of everyone "normal". They had been fortunate enough to get enough notification from Athena in order to get to Percy's parents' old lab. But, the lab had ended up destroyed. They had held up there for a while, but when Zeus began his raids, Percy got him and his friends out of there.

As they traveled, they picked up a lot of other survivors, all looking for a place to try and survive. Some of them were normal people, but a good many of them were Specials, and even one Omega. But Percy and Nico had both started to become unhinged; Percy with Kronos in his head, and Nico had begun to grow angry with himself and the world.

Percy and Leo took off walking through their little community. Several cabins had been here when they arrived, but, since their arrival, they had constructed more homes from pine trees and stone. There was also a hospital that they had made use of since their arrival. There was a store in the park as well, which people kept stocked with supplies that they scavenged and game that they killed while hunting. A green house had been built for them to grow crops, but they also had plenty of farmland just outside of their community to provide for them.

A few people stopped to wave and smile at Percy and Leo as they passed. Leo threw on a smile, while Percy only gave small nods. It wasn't a secret that Percy was often in a foul mood these days, so most people just left him be. A lot of Percy's friends had taken up responsibilities for overseeing things around their community, which only gave Percy more time to think.

They walked up to the old ranger station and walked inside. They had installed a control panel against a wall shortly after their arrival. Leo punched in the code and the space on the floor that they occupied began to descend. Percy stared ahead, watching as each sequence of lights passed them by, fully aware that Leo was watching him.

A white door slid open in front of them, revealing their new lab. A holographic woman appeared in front of them. The A.I. had upgraded herself since their time in New York, and now appeared human, if not for the fact that one could still see through her. She had long black hair and intense grey eyes, which had a small ring of data around her irises. His parents had designed her to look very beautiful, and that had still not changed.

"Hey, Athena," Percy greeted the AI.

"Welcome back, Percy."

Leo had fixed her up so that she could project herself anywhere in the lab. With the help of their new Omega, a girl named Hazel, they had managed to build a new lab for Athena under the forest. Leo and some of the others had gone around and pulled the equipment they needed from the surrounding cities. It took them a year to complete it and set it up, but it had been more than worth it in the end.

A few others were in the lab already, probably waiting to talk to Percy. But the two he was most interested in were standing in front of the large computer and monitor in the room. A tall blonde girl with curly hair was typing away on a holographic keyboard. Her calculating grey eyes never left a projected monitor above the keyboard. She was fairly tan and fit looking, and she had also developed callouses on her fingers, after working on her battle suit for so long.

Next to her, stood a girl with long, straight black hair. She had a pale face with chestnut colored eyes. She was rather short, not even reaching Percy's shoulders. Her cheeks were slightly sunken in, and one might think that she was malnourished, but that really was how she normally looked. She was busy moving the map on the monitor around.

Percy came to stand behind the two of them and placed his hands on his hips. "Lou, report."

The dark haired girl stiffened at hearing his voice. She slowly turned around to peer up at him. "I still can't find him, Percy, I'm sorry."

Percy rubbed his mouth. "Well try harder."

The blonde next to Lou gave Percy a cold look. "We're trying as hard as we can, Percy. Perhaps you need to accept that Nico isn't coming back. It is possible he has moved on."

Percy returned her cold gaze with one of his own. "I said find him. Or was that not clear, Annabeth?"

The girl sighed and shook her head. "You're only hurting yourself, but whatever."

Several pieces in the lab started to shake. Annabeth and Percy continued to glare at each other, neither wanting to back down. Lou and Leo scooted away from them, not wanting to get caught up in their fight.

"That's enough, both of you!"

The room calmed down as the tall young man turned to face a girl with frizzy red hair. Her green eyes bore into him, daring him to challenge her. She had freckles dotting her face and worn looking clothing. Her hands, arms, and parts of her clothes were covered with doodles and drawings, all which probably had some meaning.

"Are you two done acting like children?" The girl asked.

"I'm just asking they do their job," Percy grumbled.

Annabeth locked her jaw. "At least we are doing something besides sitting around, moping."

Percy glared at his friend, but Rachel held up her hand. "I said enough." The girl sighed. "Where have you been? We've been looking everywhere for you."

"I found him in the city," Leo voiced.

Rachel looked at Percy with concern. She placed a hand on his shoulder. "Percy, you need to let it go. He's not coming back."

Percy's lips thinned. "Did you see that?"

Rachel sighed. "No. I don't see much of Nico anymore," she whispered.

Percy stared down at the seer. "What have you seen?"

She sighed. She lightly shook her head. "I can't really say, to be honest. It's fuzzy, and his future seems to be dimming."

Percy could feel his heart start to race. "Is he going to die?" He demanded, getting a grip on Rachel's arm.

"I don't know, Percy," she said softly. "But he disappeared for a reason, you have to remember that."

"Yeah, he was devastated about Chiron."

Percy glanced beyond Rachel to see a head of curly blond hair sitting on a couch, with another blond propping his feet on the first blond's lap. The curly haired blond had deep cerulean eyes, which reminded Percy of two sapphires sparkling in the sun. His normal cocky smile was gone, replaced by thinly pressed lips. He had perfectly tan skin and a lean body.

Rachel pressed her lips together. "There was nothing that could have been done, Apollo. Zeus got to him first."

"Does that make you feel better, telling yourself that?" Asked the second blond.

He had short blond hair and electric blue eyes. A small scar sat on the corner of his lip, which he had acquired during their escape from New York. He had tan skin, just like his boyfriend. He had an athletic build, and, while he was Zeus's son, he looked nothing like his father. He was tall, having grown to Percy's height over the past two years.

"I'm just being realistic," Rachel mumbled.

Percy sighed. "Will someone just tell me what is so important that I have to hear it?" He turned around to face Annabeth. "Leo said you would be better to hear it from."

Annabeth clicked a button on her holographic keyboard and it vanished. She turned around to face Percy. "Yes, it seems we have a problem." She picked up a folder on a nearby table and handed it to Percy. "Some of our people have reported a group of people scouring the cities."

Percy flipped through the folder, skimming through the pages. "And you think they could be dangerous to us?"

The blonde nodded. "I think they are Special hunters. While we are well defended here, it is a concern that needed to be addressed."

Percy pursed his lips and nodded his head, his eyes still scanning the contents of the folder. "Do we have any idea how many?" He asked.

Annabeth shook her head. "No, but you should talk to Frank. It was his party that spotted them."

"Thankfully, they weren't spotted as well," Jason added.

"At least we hope not," Leo countered. Jason nodded his head.

Percy turned the page in the folder and his brow furrowed. In front of him was an odd photo of a section of a map. It had been labeled to be around San Francisco, but the section of the map looked weird. He turned the folder around and pointed at the picture. "What is this?"

Lou blew out a breath. "We're not sure." She waved her hand and the image on the screen shifted to the section of San Francisco that was in Percy's folder. "Whatever it is, it has been rebuilt since the bombings."

Apollo frowned and pushed Jason's legs out of his lap. He stood up and walked closer to the monitor. "It's a rather large facility," the blond pointed out.

Percy's brow furrowed. He turned to Athena. "Do you know anything about this?"

Athena turned from Percy to the screen. "I do not know much. They seem to have strong defenses on what computers they do have there." She pursed her lips. "There are no Specials there, at least none that I can identify. But there does seem to be a lot of activity going on there, I just do not know what it is yet.

Percy rubbed at his mouth, letting the hand with the folder drop to his side. "I want some people to go check it out."

Jason nodded. "I'll get Clarisse on it. She's wanted to get out for a while now."

Percy ran a hand into the back of his hair. "Good. Is there anything else?"

"Yes, you should get some rest," Rachel instructed.

Percy lightly chuckled and placed the folder back on the table. "I'm fine."

Apollo frowned at him. "She's right, Percy, you need some rest. You look exhausted," the blond countered. He walked forward and placed his hand on Percy's back. "Come on, let's get you some rest."

Percy opened his mouth to protest, but everyone shot him a warning glare. He sighed and nodded his head in defeat. He let himself be led out of the lab, where he and Apollo boarded the elevator. Apollo hit a series of buttons and they began to travel back up to the surface.

"Don't listen to Annabeth and Rachel, Percy," the blond whispered.

Percy glanced up from the ground to stare at Apollo in confusion. "What do you mean?"

Apollo sighed and ran a hand through his curls. "I've known Nico long enough to know he wouldn't just vanish like that for no good reason."

"You think something's wrong?"

The blond shrugged. "Maybe. He really cared about you, Percy. So, I know he wouldn't just leave without saying something to you. He didn't even tell Jason." He turned to look at Percy. "He was just upset, you know that."

"He did," Percy whispered. Apollo looked at him in confusion. "Say something to me that is. Before he left, he told me he wanted to try and go spy on Zeus's new headquarters in Los Angeles." Percy sighed. "I shouldn't have let him go. I knew it was a bad idea. He was just angry about the loss of Chiron."

Apollo placed a hand on Percy's shoulder. "You couldn't have known, dude."

The elevator came to a stop and the two exited the ranger station. He spotted a group of people, a few of whom he wished to speak to. The first was a big, tall girl with short, string dirty blonde hair. She had pig-like brown eyes and reminded Percy of a small ox. Her usual sneer was in place on her lips. The girl had become slightly more savage since her time in U.N.I.T., also shown from the choice to cut her hair short.

Next to her stood a muscular young man with short black hair and brown eyes. He was of a Hispanic origin and was rather tall. He had a crooked smile and a mischievous look in his eyes. Percy and the others had come across him on their journey from New York.

Across from them stood a second couple. The girl was of average height, coming up to the shoulder of her boyfriend next to her. Percy and the others had found her upon arriving in California. She had been transported to America from South Africa by Zeus before the bombings. But, after the attacks and during the raids, she had managed to escape with a few other Specials. She had shoulder-length curly golden-brown hair and hazel eyes, which could almost pass for gold. With a mixture of her appearance and her personality, she reminded Percy of a warm cup of hot chocolate.

Next to her, stood a tall Asian guy. He had a large and stocky build, and, mixed with his face, he reminded Percy of a koala with muscles. His eyes were a light brown and his black hair was cut short in a military haircut. Unlike the large girl across from him, he had left U.N.I.T. upon Zeus gaining control of it.

Percy came to a stop near them. Apollo frowned at him, but he ignored it. "Clarisse, Frank, can you two come here for a second?" He called over.

The tall girl sneered at him. "What do you want, Jackson?"

Percy's eyes darkened. "Did I stutter, Clarisse? I said, come here."

Clarisse huffed and dragged the raven haired young man next to her over to Percy. The Asian guy snickered at her, while taking the girl next to him's hand and walking to Percy. "What's up, Percy?" He asked.

"Frank, Annabeth says you spotted that group of strangers," Percy said, keeping his eyes locked with the guy in front of him.

Frank nodded. "Yeah. I'm not sure how many there might have been. I think I spotted about ten."

Percy nodded. He turned his gaze on Clarisse. "Would you mind going somewhere for me?"

The girl smirked at him and cracked her knuckles. "Just tell me where to go."

Percy rolled his eyes. "I need you to take a few people and head up to San Francisco." He nodded his head back towards the ranger station. "Talk to Jason and Annabeth, they can fill you in more."

Clarisse turned to the guy next to her. "Come on, we got a job to do."

Percy shook his head. "No, Chris stays here. You know I need him on lookout."

Clarisse glared at Percy, but let go of her boyfriend and stomped off, grumbling to herself. Chris chuckled. "Sometimes, I don't think she likes my power."

Percy gave a small smirk. "Just make sure to keep an eye out for these people," he instructed.

Chris nodded. He tossed a wave to the Asian and his girlfriend before soundlessly gliding into the air and flying off. "You look exhausted, Percy," Frank commented.

Percy sighed. He rubbed his face before turning to the girl next to Frank. "How are things coming, Hazel?"

She gave him a weak smile. "Better. Now that we have Athena up and working, construction has improved. Some of the others were talking about building a make-shift school, since we already have it."

Percy gave a nod. "That sounds fine. I'll see to it that you have everything you need," he said. Apollo tugged on his arm. Percy sighed. "Before I go, do you know if I need to talk to Reyna or Katie about anything?"

Hazel shook her head. "Not that I know of. I'll have them come talk to you if they do."

Apollo began to drag Percy away. "Tomorrow, if you please. He needs to get some rest."

Frank and Hazel chuckled and waved after the two of them. Percy frowned down at the hand that was wrapped around his wrist. It was warm, and that was the problem. It wasn't his hand. Nico's body was usually cold to the touch. The brown-eyed boy always complained that he couldn't ever get warm, so he always clung to Percy while they slept.

Apollo stopped in front of Percy's cabin and arched an eyebrow, holding out his hand. Percy rolled his eyes and pulled out his key from his pocket. The blond smirked and snatched it before unlocking the door. The two stepped inside and Apollo turned on the lights. Apollo sighed at the sight of Percy's cabin.

"You need to do some cleaning, Percy," the blond pointed out.

Percy shrugged as he slipped out of his shoes. "I don't have anyone to impress."

Apollo frowned at him. "Percy, don't talk like that. We'll find him."

Percy gave a weak nod. He smiled at Apollo. "Thanks, for all of this. You guys have been a huge help, and I know I'm not always appreciative of everything you guys do." He sighed. "I need...I can't...It's just hard, you know?"

Apollo nodded. "Is this about Nico, or about the other thing?"

"Both."

The blond leaned against the counter in Percy's kitchen, while Percy reclined on his couch. "Is it getting worse?"

Percy shrugged. "Just harder to distinguish who is really doing the thinking."

"If I say something, do you promise not to get mad?" The blond asked.

Percy nodded. "Shoot."

The blond took a deep breath. "Well, you're not the same, Percy. I think that much is obvious. You're a lot different from when I first met you. And, I think I speak for everyone when I say, we're worried about you." He crossed his arms. "That thing back in the lab, snapping at Lou and fighting with Annabeth, that wasn't you. At least not until Kronos got in your head."

Percy sat up on the couch. "I know. I'm trying, I really am." The green-eyed young man ran a hand through his hair. "I just don't know how to fight this. How do you fight someone who is supposed to be dead?"

Apollo swallowed a lump in his throat. "I don't know," he said softly. The blond stood up straight and walked back to the door. "Get some rest, Percy. Try not to think about all of this for once. You need a break, dude."

Percy gave him a lopsided smile. "I'll try."

Apollo smirked back at him. "I'll have the cabin watched. I don't want you coming out until tomorrow."

Percy rolled his eyes. "Yes, father," he mocked.

The blond smiled and walked out the door. Percy turned his wrist and the door locked itself. He stood up and stretched before dragging himself towards his bedroom. He wasn't hungry, he rarely was. He turned his lights on telekinetically as he entered the room, turning the ones off in the living room in the process.

He went to his bathroom and went about brushing his teeth. When he raised up from spitting his toothpaste out, he stared at the mirror for a moment. He frowned at his reflection, fighting the desire to break the mirror.

His hair had grown out a little, now hanging just past his eyes. It looked dirty and messy. His eyes looked dull and nearly lifeless as he stared at them, and had adapted a dark look to them. He rarely smiled anymore, at least not genuine ones. He was still very tall and tan, but he had lost a few pounds in the last two years, mostly after Nico's disappearance. He did still have a lean build, but he had noticed his pants had become a little looser. He had dark circles under his eyes from a lack of sleep.

Percy covered his face with his hand and stepped away from the mirror. He plopped down on his bed with a heavy sigh. While no one ever said it, he couldn't help but feel responsible for everything that had happened to the world. After all, it was just like his dream had said: he went with Nico, so the world was destroyed. Kronos had been right, Percy could admit that now.

And where was Nico anyways? His boyfriend had vanished a year ago. He had said that he wanted to go spy on Zeus and that he wouldn't be long. How long did Nico actually classify as not long? Percy didn't know what to think.

Had Nico abandoned him? Did he blame Percy for all of this? Had he found someone else? Did he not have romantic feelings for Percy anymore? Or worse, had something happened to him? Percy didn't know. He honestly didn't know, and that was what hurt him the most. He couldn't help but lay awake at night worrying over what might have happened to Nico. When Percy realized something might be wrong, it was too late. Lou hadn't even been able to locate him anywhere in the world.

So Percy didn't know how to feel about Nico's disappearance. He didn't know if he should be hurt, angry, or worried. But he did know that he wanted to find Nico. He needed to find Nico. Something big was going to happen, Percy could feel it. And, this time, he wasn't going to have the help of an organization or his parents to back him up. He needed all the help he could get, and that included his missing boyfriend.

He couldn't let Zeus win and get away with all he had done, Percy knew that. That was why Percy came to California, to stop him. To make the man answer for his crimes, for all the deaths that he had caused. The man had destroyed the world, and for that, he would die.

He didn't know what would happen. He couldn't. But he did know that this wouldn't be their end. This was their beginning. This was their genesis.

So, how was that for a first chapter? That's what has been going on with Percy for the past two years, he's been going a little crazy. Nico is missing, and I'm sure you all want to know where he is. You'll have to stay tuned for that one. Zeus pretty much nuked the planet and has gathered an army of Specials. Oh, and before I forget, for any that were confused about Jason's dad and Zeus: Zeus is his biological father, but he was adopted. The man that died at the end of Choke was his adoptive father. Anyways, I hope you liked it, and I hope you enjoy this story. Let me know what you think. Let me hear some thoughts and what you think might happen. Anyways, I'm gonna go, and I'll see you all later.