CHAPTER 10: Thalico, and the Thirteenth Unit/Squad/Whatever Project.

Zephyr P.O.V

I chuckled at that memory, since then it's been my hobby to make fun of the officials of every planet that we help, or conquer.

Hmmm...how many planets do my squad had owned by now? I smirked, over fifty trillion uninhabited planets, 3 million habited, 3 thousands of galaxies, billions of solar systems.

Yes, every planet rebel that was conquered by a unit is owned by them. It carries a flag with the sign of the conqueror, and being governed by the one that the unit trusted, either to a unit member or local god that has been good, and had the trust of the unit. Or of Chaos gave it to you as a gift of service. Currently, we had the largest amount, and it irked most of the primordial gods because we had them for such a small time, and with just such a small group. What can I say? I'm a good teacher, ;)

Though, there are still many neutral planets like earth on the universe that can't be touched by the CGF because they doesn't know the existence of the gods, or specifically, the primordial gods, or otherwise, knew the gods but not the CGF. Though they can still call for help in case of major trouble like an apocalypse or something...

The people and local life there were transferred to another suitable planet with the exact appearance so that the mortals there will not panic and destroy it again.

I had lost on procrastination so much that I barely ducked on time to evade a lightning arrow from Thalia, or Electra, as we call her now...

Flashback Third Person P.O.V

"WOAH! That's so cool!" Riven shouted as Zephyr approached them after fooling around with the spray paint that he had found on the sides. He had much fun drawing awesome graffiti at them, and he was sure as hades that everyone that will see them will either laugh or smirk at them. He was not just satisfied by painting t them, he also burned their uniforms, and now they were just hanging with their colorful boxers.

As to why he did that...maybe some hidden frustration that was developed from the time that he was just a few years after him being reborn, from all the time that they accused him for some idiotic charges that a kid never can do. But anyway, it relaxed his mind from all of the hectic missions of recruiting he had done for some days now.

Zephyr audibly smirked and quickly changed his armor into their normal disguises and quickly peeled the mask from his face, though he raised his eyes at the two who is now currently doing some weird contortion at their face due to confusion.

"Er...you're not an old Chinese man that has cool long moustache and goatee that is currently balding due to old age and six sage dots?" Riven blurted. The two males just looked at her weirdly. She surely watched too many Chinese films that have stereotypical masters like that.

"Well...sorry to disappoint you if I'm not an old-Chinese-man-that-has-cool-long-moustache-and-g oatee-that-is-currently-balding-due-to-old-age-and -six-sage-dots-stereotypical-master-that-you-obvio usly-seen-at-some-Chinese-movie, guy. But anyway, name's Zephyr." He said while unpacking some food at his bag. "Want some?"

The two nodded, and then, Riven quickly and subconsciously shoved Zephyr and Marcus to the side while she eagerly digging the bag for any good ol' delicious food that she craves. By the looks of it, she's really hungry, for if the bag is not a magical one that just overflows with nonstop food and supplies, it'll surely be empty by now.

"Wow, she eats like a full grown pregnant dragoness..." Marcus muttered to Zephyr while they watched Riven devour Zephyr's back pack.

"Not really..." Zephyr started quickly making Marcus look at him in confusion. "She eats more, and trust me, I know. But anyway, you can't blame the kid, she's been on the streets for a while now, add up being chased by police...and I say she deserves a good full dinner." Marcus nodded at Zephyr that is now, his master.

A few minutes later, Riven seemed to be satisfied, and completely stuffed, that she realized that she have shoved the guys that saved her. "Sorry!" she shouted, oh how embarrassed is she now. She wished that she's on some hole, dying there...

"Er...its fine, you're just hungry that's why you shove us out of your way, but anyway, you said you wanted to be my students, right?" Zephyr said to both of them, and without hesitation, they nodded and said yes.

"Well, the truth is I'm recruiting you into a group called the CGF, or the CHAOS GUARDIAN FORCE. It's a group of strong guys that helps and protects the universe from the bad guys..." the two nodded at him, clearly knowing where this is going to. Marcus knew, because Zephyr had already said it to him. As of Riven, she just watched too many sci—fi films to not get where this is going.

Riven raised her hands to ask, in which Zephyr gladly accepted. "Um, will we get awesome gadgets and stuffs?"

Zephyr nodded showing her the CGFpad. "Cool..." she muttered as she inspected it. Zephyr started to talk, but then a bright light swallowed them. He know this light, this is the same light that come and get the new recruits that he had talked into joining the CGF.

Then suddenly they are in a room, the same room that he was brought when he first came here. Though he felt weird, it's like time is nothing in this room. He whipped his head, successfully finding something, no someone, no, everybody. They are in the floor, sleeping peacefully as if nothing is happening.

"Lune?" he muttered as he approached an unconscious form of Luneth. Lune groaned, as he slowly opened her eyes to see his savior, looking at her. But she was confused because he seems more rigid, and looks like it's been days since she last saw him, even though she knew that the bright light just swallowed her just a few moments ago. She is also confused at the unconscious form of the other people in the room.

"W-what happened?" she asked Zephyr who just shrugged, also not knowing what was happening. Is his mission done? No, he was sure that there are still two left, though he failed at reading them.

He then looked at the unconscious people there and made a head count,

Lune,

Check.

Scott,

Check.

Conner,

Check.

Taylor,

Check.

Marcus,

Check.

Riven,

Check.

Well, they are all here, Zephyr thought. But why the heck, are they all unconscious?

Zephyr P.O.V

Why are they all unconscious? That's the question buzzing through my mind now...

Then the door burst open, successfully brining back a déjà vu, revealing a excited looking Arianna, that looks like, she will be having a date at someone... with the dress and all...

"Per- I mean, Zephyr! Welcome back! I'm so happy to see you!" she happily said, well, maybe too happy.

"Er... hi? Uhm...did you cut your hair?" I said awkwardly, I mean, sure, I learned to flirt with some girls in order to find information or something, but a preppy girl that is my friend, that looks like extremely happy to see me, is another thing...

"Uh...yeah...glad you noticed...and...Lord Ouranos and Lady Chaos wants you to see them at Ouranos HQ... and that's it..." she then quickly ran away as fast as she can. It's really weird...

*Ahem*
I quickly whipped my head to my back, just to meet the awkward stares from my...recruits.

"Er...hi, master Zephyr...nice meeting you again..." Lune said...awkwardly..."

"Er...hi?"

Third Person P.O.V

After all the confusions we're all done, Zephyr lead his little group to the Ouranos HQ, and we can say that all of ones that never saw it we're all in awe. The designs of the quarters is like a palace above the clouds, there, running back and forth were thousands of Auraes or cloud nymphs that holds different things papers, boxes, gadgets etc.

There are also Ouranos Squad member lounging and doing they're stuffs, completely ignoring the presence of the small group of Zephyr.

"Looks like the mind erasing thing, works..."Zephyr thought, because no one bothers to look at him, the guy who just bested the top squad. Well, that's okay for him 'cause he doesn't really like to be the center of attraction.

After a few minutes of walking, asking, and getting lost, asking again, and getting lost again, at last, they arrived at the door. Zephyr, being him, decided to open the door for his comrades, another part is, they are afraid of what the two gods might be.

They know that Zephyr is very powerful, very powerful. And now they're meeting his boss, they wonder how strong they are. I mean, yes, they know that they are meeting THE creator, but it still can't come into their mind, that anyone can control this loose cannon a.k.a Zephyr, they can't imagine someone controlling a man with such power...

Though, if these guys can, one can imagine the lengths of their power...

The group entered, with Zephyr at the front, bracing themselves for the worse. Light shone, blinding their eyes, and when it faded, they saw a man who's lounging at the chair that looks like made of clouds itself. And a woman in a black dress is standing near the window, staring at the seemingly endless universe...

The boys that had just seen her were in awe of her beauty, the regal face of a queen...but they still felt her power. Though Marcus is not that awe, he felt like he had seen her face somehow, among the huntresses...

Then it clicked at him, she looks like the little twelve year old girl in the picture of one of the huntresses that he had stolen from. He stole it to find provisions and more exactly, food, and he had accidentally saw it. Luckily he had photographic memory saw he recognize her quickly.

"Good! You're here!" the man that's lounging quickly stood up and walked to Zephyr. He then motioned the small group at his back to sit at the newly conjured seats that also looks like made from clouds. Well, Ouranos is the primordial god of the sky, they all thought, it would be proper if the seats are made of clouds.

They quickly sat and adjusted themselves and prepare to what would the two powerful gods wanted to them.

"So," Zephyr started talking, completely breaking the silence that is starting to be awkward. "Why did you call me? I still have two people to recruit you know?" he finished, while throwing his body to the seat near the one where Chaos is, making her subconsciously blush. It's only been a few moments when Ouranos joked that he may be the one who could catch the great woman's heart after watching few of his missions.

Though, unknown to him, Zephyr maybe already HAD the heart of Chaos...

Chaos P.O.V

I don't know why, but my heart flutters whenever I see him. From the first time that he gained my attention when he is fighting hundreds of monsters on a war against Kronos, to the time he lead an entire war against my daughter...

He's just so powerful, graceful and brave that he makes me shiver while I look at him fighting the army in front of him. He really reminds me of Nebular, my old fantasy. Though, it broke my heart as I saw him with that child of Athena. Then after all, she just broke him, she decided to push away the best man that anyone could wish for...

But I must thank her for that, at least, I had now the reason to make him part of my group. I know that he would be the greatest among the Generals, and then maybe...

Just maybe...

We would fall for each other...

But I know that I still have feelings for Nebular, that guy... I wonder where he is now. Maybe he had a wife now, I don't know. Well, maybe he HAVE, because I found out that he has a Descendant, meaning Percy, or Zephyr...but...

Argh! Eros' personality is rubbing on me, I'm not like this in the past, I'm the creator, I should have controlled this feelings. But somehow I can't. It's like a foreign feeling that absorbs my whole personality. And I mean, I can understand the feeling I have for Nebular...

He's not part of my Creations, well our creations, for all of the ideas that I came up with were just really stored plans at the small black cube rock that he gave to me... a blue print of the universe, that's what it is... the mystery and secret of the universe, was safely stored there, locked, and only to be open when it's creator wants it to. Well, it's not locked when I first saw and retrieve the information in it, but then I accidentally locked it before I can retrieve the last and the most important information of it, shame...

But to have feelings to a mortal, a demigod that is basically like my great, great, great grandson...it's really weird, though the feeling is still sweet...

To know that you like someone, and is still single and available, now I understand the feeling of those high school girls (A/N seriously, I don't). But I also understand that if my 'children' knows my feelings for him, they will surely do anything to destroy him. Well...maybe few of them, will see his uhm...greatness, and will approve him, but...argh...if he's just as strong as Nebular then there's nothing to worry about, but even though I know that he is a descendant of Nebular, it is very unlikely that he is as strong as him... well, he did bested the Whole top squad...

And again, with all of the things he had shown during the missions, well maybe...

Argh, I'm over thinking things again.

But those wings sure are nice...

Wait a minute, when I first saw Nebular, he has the same wings...

Nah...that's unlikely, it's maybe due to genetics...does Nebular have a gene? Maybe, well he is the designer of Genetics, and...well...argh!

*sigh*

Stress is getting the worse out of me...

Zephyr is quite good looking...and Nebular...well, I never saw his face...

Then my thoughts broke as the door opens revealing Zephyr, and his recruits. He looks stronger and more handsome now...funny how can a week, change a man.

I shivered as he smiled at me. I inwardly sighed, what the fuck is seriously happening to me? I'm not a love sick god but... argh. I quickly sat so I won't be in any awkward silence session.

Then suddenly he plunged into a seat near where I seated. That's what makes me like him more, he just doesn't care if you're stronger or weaker, he will be close to you whenever he pleases... and it made me blushed, he's just few inches from me, and I can feel the raw heat that's coming from his body...

And I like it...

But no, I, I need to stop falling for him more. I have a whole universe to manage, and a love life will just add up, and consume my time. I closed my eyes, that's right, I need to stop...

Maybe after a few years I would get over it...

"Hi, Lady Chaos." He warmly said to me, and I blushed again...

Yeah...

Maybe...

Third person P.O.V

Zephyr was confused as to why Chaos is acting this way, her face changes into its original beautiful stoic face, then blushing... it's really weird for him but he just passed it out as a 'woman logic', and one thing about it is no man can understand it. Not even he, Nebular, or Zephyr, the heir of the creator of the creator, the father of the Great Ragonic twelve gods, can do it.

For a man, it is one of the great mysteries of life, including how bacon is so delicious, and being them, they completely surrendered into complete ignorance about it.(A/N I don't know about the others, but I surrendered.) they just accepted it as a normal thing.

"Okay guys, I know that you are all confused as to why, did we called you forth here..." Ouranos started, simultaneously answered by a bunch of nodding from the group.

Ouranos then proceeded to look at Zephyr who's currently staring, in confusion at Chaos who's evidently trying to avoid eye contact from him. Ouranos smirked, he knew that Zephyr will capture the heart of Chaos, and soon the happiness that he wanted his mother to experience will be tasted by her. Ouranos always try to make his mother/creator happy, even though he failed most of the time. But he is sure on his plan now...

And also, it will be quite humorous for him to watch these guys flirt...

Then he continued. "See, Zephyr here, is now being the center of a recruitment war among the primordial gods. Everyone wants him to be with their squad, well not everyone because Aether hates him. And do you know why do the Primordial gods wanted him?" he asked the small group.

Well the question is not relatively hard for them 'cause in every group like this, everyone wants the strongest, and basically, based on what they saw, Zephyr is one heck of a strong guy. Though it's still in question as to what is the relation of the subject of them being here, and the topic of the recruitment war.

"So, basically, the whole CGF Primordial gods, par Aether, are in war, because I practically kicked the Aether squad's ass?" Said Zephyr slowly, making a point. It really irked him to know that a war was basically brewing because of him.

"Yes, and if we don't act sooner the whole planet will be at war. Destructions everywhere, loss of lives, friendships broken, and no offence to Lady Chaos, everything will fall into pure chaos." He seriously said to him, making him sweat.

"That's right and the 'action', is where you come in." Chaos said, standing to go into the front of the group, inwardly sighing to be not that close to Zephyr. But at her sentence, the group of the new recruits fell into another void of confusion.

But Zephyr already got what the two primordial wanted, reading Ouranos' mind helped. Truthfully, he liked the idea, it will bring more flexibility for him to move freely to do whatever he wants. And also, with the idea, he can make sure that he will have fun.

"So," Zephyr said in sing-song voice, completely getting the attention of the whole group. "So, basically, you wanted me to create, my OWN unit. A unit, that'll only listen to you, Lady Chaos, and can do whatever missions, that cannot be done by the other units." He finished, bringing clarity to the new recruits, and also caused shock to the two primordial. They really under estimated Zephyr's brilliance, well, it didn't really help that in their files, he, is a seaweed brain.

"Yes, a new unit created to do anything. A new unit, that'll not be linked to any of the present twelve units. A unit, that'll not be manage by any primordial, but you, Zephyr, or should I call you, Percy Jackson..." Chaos said with a glint on her eyes. And as she finished, a gasp came out of Taylor's throat.

Oh, she knew who Percy Jackson is, alright... He's the one she idolized, with all the courage he shown to the camp, he is the hero of the Heroes of new. But she never had any courage to talk to him, cause it's HIM, she's not really that ready to meet such a big shot among the demigods. Then she left the camp, but with the rumors from the monsters she bested, she knew that, he died...

And at the same time as she did, a gasp also heard from the back of the room where the door is. And as the group faced who are the one that heard it, it revealed that they are Jeff and Ice.

They are also called upon by Chaos, but because of being new to the facility, they got lost and had been late several minutes. They are excited, that a primordial had called them. It has a high possibility that they are being recruited, and for being an outcast for some time, it really made them want to jump in joy. Then they slowly entered the room, not wanting to disturbed, then, they saw Zephyr, last time they saw him he's a bit down for some reason, but now he really looks happy, and they are both happy at that, seeing that Zephyr is the only person that they treated as a friend in the group.

They saw that they are discussing something, so they kept quiet until they heard that Chaos called Zephyr, Percy Jackson. And that made them gasp.

I mean, come on, you thought that he is just a new recruit that no one had heard of, then he proceeded befriending them, then out of the blue, you just learned that he is Percy Jackson, the one you idolized, your hero. And to think that you blabbered how much you idolized him, to HIM. that's pretty embarrassing.

"Oh, hi Jefferson, hi Ice, nice seeing you again!" Zephyr enthusiastically called them, motioning to sit with the group.

"Wait, you, are, Percy Jackson." They simultaneously said, wide eyes. Then they broke into grin, "Dude! I need your autograph!" they, again, simultaneously shouted loudly, with Jefferson bringing his limited edition Percy Jackson notebook...

Thalia and Nico's side. Thalia P.O.V

I grinned as I walked out from the palace of Artemis, I'm gonna miss this place... the hunt... my family...

But I smiled as I think the reason why I'm going. My boyfriend. I maybe looked like a crazy woman now, walking in the streets of Olympus, smiling at nothing...but I care nothing to what I looked, as long that in my heart, I know that I'll be complete. I love Nico with all my heart, and it makes me laugh at myself as to why I didn't realize it earlier, it just had to be because of the death of my best friend, huh...

I snorted, even at death he still helps the others happy...

I stopped myself, I, I don't need to be sad now...that's always what he do, Percy always move on forward and release the ghost of the past. I, I just need to remember the happy times we three experienced together, all the fun times, the bitter/sweet times, but fun, nonetheless. I wish that he still with us, he'll surely be happy for us and tease us until I zap him to crisp...

A tear escaped my eyes, move on, I told myself, move forward to happiness, and leave the painful memories fade...

Third person P.O.V

Thalia was so deep in her thoughts that she hadn't noticed that Nico had snuck up to her right side now. Their original plan that she made is that, they will meet at the lobby of the Empire state building so that no problem would occur such as them being spotted together by Zeus and be separated, or Artemis will be enraged that she would fry him, or them both. But Nico, like Percy, is never really one into obeying her. They always do it either to annoy her, or just because they just really don't want to obey her, either way, they always earned some good old lightning bolt from her.

But really, Nico just disobeyed her now because he is worried. If anything happens, he plans to sacrifice himself. He really loves her, and he even plan to do everything Percy did, just to protect her...

He then noticed the tears that flowed from her eyes, but she's also smiling. Nico smiled because he knew that she's just remembering the good time they had spent with Percy. He also joined her remembering the times they had together. Many of them are very humorous, like that one time they had share all their money to buy a ton of Cheese burgers, then they cooked it in Percy's apartment and partied all night, drinking coke and other sugary drinks that they also bought. It's a fun time because they snuck up into Percy's room and brought out his embarrassing baby pictures, Thalia specially laughed when she saw his naked ones. Then he chased them all throughout the building, destroying many things, Nico also remembered those broken ribs when he stopped for a while to breathe only to be catch and wrestled by his cousin. He sighed smiling, fun times...

He subconsciously putted his arms at Thalia's shoulders. Bad move. Because Thalia still hadn't noticed him, she shocked him and thrown on about fifteen meters, completely bringing some excruciating pain to him.

As soon as his limp body landed to the ground, Thalia quickly recognized her boyfriend, she quickly came to his aid, but she knew that he's not really that hurt because she had done worse to him than that little shock.

"Ow.... Thals, that hurts you know, how about a kiss for a payback?" he said cockily while wincing, in which Thalia just answered with a scoff.

"Shut up death boy, one, we're still on Olympus, and you're still gonna be punished for not obeying me."

"Aw man... but hey at least you stopped calling me death breath." He said with a smile, he really likes it when he teases his girlfriend with petty things like that.

Thalia blushed as she remembered why she had stopped calling him death breath, well for one, she thinks that his breath smells good, and well, she would never call him that after being addicted on making out with him.

"Enough of that, we need to go now as fast as we could." Thalia said, desperately trying to change the subject.

Nico just nodded, getting what his girlfriend wants. Besides, he really doesn't want to deal with her father right now, I mean, have you ever tried meeting the father of your girlfriend? Then imagine if he's an almighty god that can smite you in seconds, and continue his life as if nothing happened, having him hating your father doesn't help at all. He shivered at that thought.

He quickly grabbed Thalia's hand and raced towards the Elevator, fearing for his life. If he will be gone, what will happen to Thalia? What will happen to the kids? Wait, they haven't had sex, so that's out of the question...but still, it's just plain scary to die right now.

Well again, what if his father had known about their relationship? Added to the fact that he hates Zeus, and almost succeeded in killing Thalia...that's it, he's completely screwed. Then again, they decided to run away, so that's not really a problem right? They will just need to stay away into high places, and shadows...they're screwed.

At last, they had reached the elevator, then, he quickly pressed the ground button so that no one will see them. His heart is racing. "Ah, Thals? Are you sure about this?" he reluctantly asked.

Thalia stared at him in confusion and frustration. "Yes, I already thrown everything that I have, I'm all on it. But why are you asking that! Are you still haven't decided yet to be with me? Are you backing away?!" she shouted, she can't believe it, after what she had done, his boyfriend is backing away. Tears yet again escaped her eyes, she can't even believe herself, just crying like that. But maybe it's just the frustration building inside her, you know, your best friend dying, then dating your other best friend, then you throw away everything so that you can be with him, then poof, he doesn't want to be with you anymore...life sucks.

"N-no, don't cry, I'm more than willing to sacrifice everything I have, it's just I don't want to force you to live a life of a prey, always hiding from the gods, you have the spirit of a hunter, and you don't deserve to be live like a rat." A few moments later, she still doesn't stop crying. He sighed, "Fine, to tell you the truth I just don't know what will happen to us after this, I don't even know if there'll be any safe place for us to live, if there's any, I'll do everything to bring us there." He then slumped to the elevator floor and got into fetal position.

Then she giggled, in which caused Nico to frown. Is she just kidding him? With all that crying and shit? Then it hit him, maybe she has her monthly visitor...well that's understandable...maybe. Percy once said to him that if a woman, have 'it', they tend to be emotional at so little things. His mouth formed an 'o' in understanding.

"Why are you laughing?" he asked so that she will not notice that he had guessed that she has an 'it' or her monthly friend now.

She then giggled more audibly, then, she faced him. "Is, is that it? Is that why you're so scared? That you don't know a safe place for us to live?" Nico nodded, it's not really the whole truth but he doesn't really want to poke the sleeping bear more.

She then gave him the parchment in which she copied the parchment, showing the map to the safest place for them.

"Uh...what is this?" Nico asked in confusion. He's not really good at maps like that...

Thalia rolled her eyes while shaking her head. "Can't you get it? It's the map to the place where we can be safe from the prying eyes of the gods, well the eyes of our fathers, to be more specific."

Nico's face brighten, and he quickly stood up. That's one big problem solved, now he just need to hide from Zeus and his father...

Ding.

The elevator stopped, they had reached the ground floor. The couple looked at each other smiling brightly because they can now be with each other...

Then their faces were quickly changed into a face of pure horror...

On the outside of the elevator, standing there, is the one of the last god Nico wouldn't want to see...

Hades.

Think of the devil, and the devil shall come...

He's wearing a black t-shirt that had a cross bone on the middle, with writings "To Hades and Back" on the back of it, a black jacket is resting on his shoulders. He's also wearing a black jeans, and of course, black rubber shoes. All in all, he looks like a middle aged handsome rocker.

Nico quickly tried to close the elevator door but Hades had already stuck his hand on the door, making Nico's action worthless. The couple gulped as Hades motioned them to come out of the elevator. Readying for the worse, Nico stepped in front of Thalia in protective stance. His face is full of seriousness and will. Will to protect his love.

Hades raised his eyebrow, it's the first time he saw his son's face so motivated to protect someone. He must admit, he's impressed, though inside him, he is laughing, maybe his son thought that he would hurt his girlfriend, but no, he's not planning to make his only live son's life hell, he must admit, Thalia got spunk. His son really had a good taste. Might as well let him think what he think for now, he decided, it will be humorous when Nico knows that Hades had already known his relationship with the daughter of Zeus for a long time. They really shouldn't have made out in the shadow on the first place, where he can see them.

He schooled his face into its natural stoic look and motioned the couple to follow him. The couple followed, and relaxed for a bit, but Nico still glared at his father while holding his lover's hand, still ready if something unpleasant will happen.

When they had come out of the building, Hades quickly called out a cab and approached it, giving it a big wad of cash that it seems so big, that it made the driver widen his eyes. Nico's father then motioned the couple to enter the cab, which confused the two, for they didn't know that Hades uses a cab. I mean, he could just snap them to the place he wanted, but yet, here he is, overpaying a cab driver that seems, to have hit the jackpot, obvious with his smile and all.

After a few minutes of awkward silence inside the cab, it at last, halted into a Mcdonald's fast food chain. Confusion yet again haunted the two as to why, the Lord of the Dead, would stop by on this cheap fast food restaurant.

"Ah, dad, what are we doing here?" Nico asked, still not letting go Thalia's hand, much to her flattery and annoyance, flattery because, she knew that he loves her so much that he's willing to fight his own father just to protect him, annoying, because...it's annoying, period, nothing more, nothing less. She's Thalia, for gods' sake, if she's annoyed, she's annoyed.

Hades just smirked. "To eat of course, at least, let me have this peaceful dinner, with my son and my future daughter-in-law before they run away to some unknown place." He said like it's the most obvious thing in the world.

Shock, and yet again, confusion, as to how, did Hades learned their plan, and as to why, doesn't he seems to be angry.

They sat in the corner of the restaurant, as Hades smirked. "To answer your question, I suggest that you stop making out on the shadows." His eyes glinted wickedly as he brought down his Iphone and showed to the two the footage of their, rather intense make out session. The two blushed deeply that it almost made Hades be afraid that their heads will blow up.

"Dad!" Nico shouted, capturing the attention of the other customers and staffs. He then glared at them so forcefully that it brought a shiver in their spines, so they all came back to mind their own businesses, scared as to what this sixteen year old kid might do to them. Hades stuck out his tongue to his glowering son, and Thalia couldn't believe how childish is he acting. Well maybe he's not that really heartless as many says that he is...

Hades then turned to Thalia. "Thalia, can you please order us some food." He said handling her, something what looks like a credit card. And being smarter than his cousins, she knew to obey a gods wish, added to the part that she's also hungry, so she rushed to the counter to order whatever food in there, because Hades did not really specified as to what food he wants.

"So, son, what do you plan next?" Hades said acting nonchalantly. Though Nico still glowered at him, not completely trusting his father, who knows what will he do. So then, he decided to tell him half the truth. "I'm going to seek for a place that no one can find us." He said nonchalantly, completely copying his father, much to his annoyance...

"You don't really trust me huh?" Hades said weakly.

"Yup, I Don't" Nico quickly said, he knew that his father is just acting, he'd done that many times before.

"Ouch, that hurts son" He said, putting a hand on his chest, making a sad face.

"Well it serves you well for not allowing me to talk to the spirit of my friend." At this, he really glared at Hades, making him slightly scared, damn, he's really my son,he thought.

This subject really makes Hades guilty, he knew how much his son loves his cousin, but it'll ruin his promise if he told the secret to him.

"OH! There's Thalia with the food, and look at the time! I need to go back to the underworld now. Be careful on everything. Bye!" and with that, he was gone, leaving a still glowering on the thin air where his father once seated.

"So, Nico, what did your dad said?" Thalia asked, already eating a cheese burger.

He just sighed, his father is so immature sometimes, guess that's where he got his sugar high self. "Nothing, he just said some... useless things... oh! Is that a happy meal!" he shouted and quickly grabbed it and stuffed the food in his mouth.

Thalia just chuckled at Nico's antics, and truthfully, she could care less on what His father said, as long as he approves the relationship, it'll be easier for them.

After a few minutes, they had finished their food, and Thalia noticed that the card was gone as well, shame it has an infinite amount of money in it... but, oh well. They decided to go now to the place Artemis meant, wondering what it looks like...

"Are you sure we're safe in there?" Nico asked, still wary and suspicious, because Artemis is never really one to help a couple, a couple with the ex-lieutenant nonetheless...

"Yes, I trust Lady Artemis." She answered, if Artemis could trust her with one of her deepest secrets, she's sure that she'll trust her also.

"But it's just few distance to the land beyond the gods." Nico reasoned, "Thousands of powerful monsters will surely be attracted to us."

Thalia laughed. "Ish pwoor Niccy scawred of munsters under his bwed? She teased him with an annoying baby voice.

Nico just pouted, then an idea came into his mind, he grinned evilly as he tackled Thalia into the shadows and kissed her furiously, so what if his father sees him kissing his girlfriend? He could care less at what he thinks. And yes, Hades is watching them, shaking his head at his son's craziness, but he sighed, must give them some privacy...

A few moments then, they landed on a snowy field panting deeply, the place is surrounded by trees and shadows, perfect hiding place for Zeus. And on front of them was a rather large cave opening that is hidden by the vine plants covering it, but with their distance, it was very noticeable.

Thalia also sensed the amount of mist covering of the area. Her senses became aware at the power that still emanated from the cave, Nico felt the same. Though it doesn't seem dangerous.

"I-is this the place?" Thalia asked, she's fascinated by the beauty of nature surrounding it, it must be the reason why Artemis likes it here.

"Yes, and by the looks of your map, the place is this cave."

Thalia nodded and they both slowly entered the cave. At first, it looked like an ordinary one that Nico always visited, stalagmite, stalactites, underground water...

But then they both noticed something, there are no bats and other animals that are usually found on caves like this one. Then a few moments more, they had seen a circular portal like panel, what's really caught they're eyes, was the twelve glowing signs...

Their eyes widen at the sight, they quickly ran into the circle, and quickly examined it. They were fascinated at the mastery of the carvings of some unknown precious stone, they are so intricate and life like that they almost look like alive. On top of it was a dragon, a snake, then a shark, and after them were a bear, a rat, a bull, a crocodile, a lion, an eagle, a very familiar wolf, a scorpion, and last but not the least, an orca.

"W-what are those?" Nico asked, his senses are being clouded by the majestic power that the signs seemed to emit.

"I, I don't really know, but that wolf really seems familiar." Thalia answered, even she, can't think properly.

Nico then proceeded to touch the mirror like thing in the circular door, then a light burst and swallowed him, and he just found himself being absorbed inside the mirror, and Thalia couldn't do anything but shout his name and be dragged into it also...

"Ouch." Thalia muttered as she stood up from flattening his groaning boyfriend. She then opened her eyes, then, she gasped loudly as she saw her surroundings.

Her eyes seems to have an orgasm as it absorbs the beauty... it's like a big dome cathedral that has a giant waterfall on the front, thousands of beautiful rare plants and colorful flowers that just laid on the ground and climbing on the walls, growing freely. On the middle was a circular couch that seems so cozy. A light source was from a wide hole on the roof, opened to sky to see its beauty. The wind is so fresh and fragrant that you'll wish to never breathe another again. And then, twelve great statues of the same animals on the circular door, though they seemed to emit the power more...

It's a paradise like room.

It seems Nico also saw it, as his eyes are teary and he's looking like he is about to cry.

"Wow" they both muttered, still awed in the rooms beauty, no, it's more than a room, but, more of a temple, a temple of greatness, the greatness of the someone, that owned it.

"Hey look! Thalia! Come here!" Nico shouted at Thalia, looking at the statue of the cobra. Thalia quickly ran up to him, wanting to see what he had discovered.

And there was...a name and weird letterings... engraved into a pure gold bar, just under the statue of the proud looking cobra. "Who is Snakurrn ?" Nico asked, wondering why do he feels like being drawn into it, like when an entrance to the underworld is near. But yet, the power is like it's from another world, another realm of death, another power of darkness, yet so peaceful and kind...

"Nico? Nico!" Thalia shouted his name, and luckily he snapped out on his trance...

"Sorry, it's just a weird feeling, I felt in peace here..." He said smiling.

"Yeah, me too..." Thalia said.

"But it's still incomplete without Percy..."

"Yeah... but Nico, I'm sure that he's at peace now that we are free to be together..."

"Yeah...guess so..."

Back to Ouranos' office. Still Third Person P.O.V

"Achoo!"

"Uhm...Zephyr, are you alright?" Ouranos said with concern. In which Zephyr just gave a nod, he's been sleeping on the outside so it must be it he thought.

"Okay, so, are you all done with that autograph signing and whatever things you do?" Ouranos said gleefully, he's been watching the guys mauling Zephyr with questions and request when the group learned that he is a legendary warrior.

Yes, it's one thing that they know that their master is strong, but to do those interesting feats of what considered a mythical superhero that doesn't and will never exists, is another thing. It brought more respect and admiration for Zephyr than what he already had.

Especially, from the two old members of the CGF who is almost treats him like a primordial god himself, not that he isn't. And now that HE is currently making a unit, and with them invited, it's like a dream come true.

"So basically, you are all invited to join me if you want to, so just raise your hand if you don't want to join." Zephyr said, as if he's been doing it for a long time.

And luckily, everyone wants to join, so there's no need to mind erase anyone. Zephyr grinned, it looks like the wind of luck has befallen into him. He just needs to recruit the two more and his missions are done.

"So," Marcus started "Who are the last two recruits now?" Ouranos had told them that Zephyr just needed two more, and his unit will be official.

Zephyr shrugged, he forgot to read the CGFpad mission list, and no one told him that it will be reset when the holder came back into the base.

"Uhm, you didn't checked them?" Ouranos asked, then he shook his head "And I thought that they will be the ones that you'll recruit first." He then waved his hands, and a large hologram monitor appeared.

And when Zephyr looked, they spluttered, and coughed so violently that Chaos and Ouranos thought that they'll splutter their throats.

Ice squealed and almost turned the room into freezer, "Thalia Grace is my favorite female action figure!" she then blushed as the whole group looked at her with amused expression.

Zephyr chuckled with the rest of the group in which made her pout, huff, and hide her face on Jeff's back. But a small smile still lingers on her face.

"Well, might be best to recruit them right away!" Zephyr said happily, happy because he could see his best friends again, and do missions like they always do.

"So, yeah, Shall we go to the transportation room now?" Ouranos asked, eager to know what will happen next.

"Not needed" he then grinned mysteriously and to the shock of everyone, he was gone...

It shocked them more when the computer confirmed that he is already on planet earth. And for Chaos and Ouranos, their shock can't be exceeded by anything. It is millions of light years away, and even for a primordial, they can't just simply teleport there without almost emptying their power. And for Zephyr to just teleport and just stand there as if nothing happened, an absurd idea came to their minds, 'is he even more powerful than a primordial?And in addition at that, Chaos is in wonder if this is the power of Nebular's bloodline.

And Zephyr's side, he is grinning so widely now, his powers are already coming back to him he thought. And then he face palmed, he forgot his bag.

He shook his head, he's been out of it when he felt his power slowly coming back to him, and now he's lost.

"Wait a minute..." he muttered, he palmed again as to why he didn't think of it quickly, his powers can locate the person he wanted to search, so he doesn't really need other stuffs.

He closed he's eyes, and search for his two best friends, and after a few seconds, he grinned as he transported to the closest place that he could see them, and also, prank them.

He was quickly gone, leaving the place, nothing as if he doesn't even exist there.

And with just a second he appeared on a somewhat large cave.

A power seems to draw him in, a raw energy he felt when he is home. It felt great, though, it made my miss my family, my Ragonian family to be exact. It's really weird 'cause you know, I had just got some of my few memories back, and I still felt like the ordinary demigod me, then I say that I have twelve children, it made me laugh. But I knew that I love them, with all my heart.

Then Zephyr saw a familiar door, it's a magic door that makes a small space into a large room that obeys its creators or designer's wish as to what will be the nature of it. It's really tiresome to create one, and it originated at Ratrr kingdom.

He smiled as he caress, its designs, it's his family, located on the ring at random places. It's been a humorous for him when the mortal Ragonians thought that Ragonar is the Oldest, but the truth is, after that he predicted that his son will get the throne, he created him by getting some attributes from his previous childrens, and thus, makes him the youngest. He then shove the responsibility up to his ass, and then proceeded to party for a long time.

He continued to go inside the door, and there, he was welcomed by the most beautiful melody of nature that consists of the wild Ragonian plants and flowers, dancing in the fresh cold breeze of air. And the statues of his children, are almost glowing and seems to brighten up.

On the circular couch was a form of the two annoying cousins, er... ex-cousins of his sleeping.

An idea popped in his mind, he then felt transforming into an anthro lion, if you don't know what's that, it's simply a man with a lion's head and fur. His hands are also covered with fur, and now has lion's razor sharped nails. His body muscles had grown three times to his original size.

He smiled evilly, and then unleashed a heart shattering roar that even the most courageous man will cower to his mama. The noise is so loud that it made the Temple shook, and made the two fell headfirst to the ground.

Nico's P.O.V

So, Nico here! Let me tell you how my day came from best, to worst.

I really thought that because we had the best place to live now, and then after the most peaceful sleep that I had with the wonderful couch, here, we-Thalia and I- are facing a huge and very fearful lion version of the minotaur, it surprised myself that I hadn't pissed myself when I heard that fearful roar, but it still made my feet quiver. And my head hurts.

I say the same to Thalia, it's not like we can't defend ourselves, but come on, it's a mino-lion-ish monster. It didn't help that it gives of an aura of fear, it seems like it was woven by the fear of people that it had eaten. Anger is engraved on his frightful face, the truth is I would rather face Thalia's aegis than this guy, heck even the real aegis seems cool now...

Thalia and I nodded to each other motioning each other that we will fight to the last. I touched my skull ring that transformed into a four feet stygian iron bladed sword that I used for many years now. It usually makes any monster cringed, but it just glared at us, not minding the sword.

Thalia's shield also seems to give no effect whatsoever. The monster then lunged forward superfast on Thalia and strike her with his paw/hand, I ran to help her but it seems that I didn't need to, she had stringed an arrow in her bow and now shooting rapidly at the monster. But to our shock, it didn't even made a scratch on his body.

"He has a skin like the Nemean lion!" Thalia shouted at me. I know that Thalia and Percy had faced the monster once, but with this enhanced Nemean lion-minotaur-ish guy, the thought of fighting the nemean lion is pretty charming.

"How, did you killed the nemean lion!" I shouted at her while running to attack the beast. I slashed him but he got my sword on his mouth, biting at it as if it was made of butter. The monster grinned as he let go of the blade, revealing a few holes from his teeth.

I then conjured a large shadow tendril that came from the cobra statue, it seems give an infinite shadow so it's easy to control. But he just stood there, as the tendril broke in half, completely missing him, as if even it, is scared of the being.

He then lunged and struck me with his paw. Due to the shock that I inquired when I saw the shadow avoid him, I didn't dodged fast enough. I was hit full force, and the last thing I did is to call on Thalia...

"Thalia, run!" I muttered, and all went black.

Thalia P.O.V

"Nico!" I shouted, my heart quicken as I saw him lay unconscious. His now broken, stygian blade struck to the ground besides him. I felt my tears flow. I don't know what will I do if my Nico is to die here, right in my face. Then the monster growled, then said in the most powerful voice that makes my father's turn to dust.

"What are you doing at my temple?" he said calmly with his gruff voice.

His temple? We didn't know it was his temple. Artemis said that it is safe, unless...did Artemis betrayed us? Yes, she did almost everything our father bid, but she was never the one to betray a friend...

But there is a chance that this monster had just made this his home previously, unknown to Artemis. Yes, that's maybe it.

"It's not your home! Lady Artemis will destroy you for trespassing her sacred grounds, monster!" I shouted with all my might, but I know that it failed and just became a squeak.

The monster at first look stunned, as if he's contemplating a mystery. "You're wrong," he said to me.

"Artemis doesn't know anything about the Ragon. So it is impossible that it's hers." He said, he then lunged again, and took the couch down with half of the statues.

Luckily I had much practice while on the hunt, so I dodged the strike, though with much difficulty because of his speed. But a question is on my mind. What the heck is Ragon?

I readied a full powered attack, but what he did next made me froze, or what he said.

"I'm getting tired pinecone face, I better end it." He said that in a voice that I knew too well, the voice of Percy. He then vanished, and all went blank.

Third person P.O.V

Zephyr chuckled as he dragged the two unconscious body of his cousins, it's a nice way of greeting them. He then looked up to the ceiling.

"Ragon room sequence, clean up." He said as if he did this every time, which he did. Then a male voice answered, "Yes, mi'lord, Sequence clean up in process..." and in a second, the broken things that occurred on their fight were completely fixed, and as good as new.

"Sequence clean up, complete. Would you like some food?" the voice asked eagerly, as if excited to serve once more.

"Yes please, and a table, and also a coffee." He answered while gently throwing the two on the newly fixed couch.

"Of course, milord"

Zephyr smiled and ate his food, waiting for the other two to wake up.

A few minutes later...

Thalia P.O.V

I sat up groggily, my head hurts. Though, I can't remember why...then it hit me. I jump so fast expecting the monster cooking us. Anger flashed on my heart, how dare that monster to use my cousin's voice. But what I saw is what I wasn't expecting the most...

There... is a man in black cloak, and black clothing, drinking what I think is coffee, while eating some what looks like bacon and steak. The place seems back to normal, and Nico is on my side, sleeping peacefully at the fixed couch.

"W-what the?" I muttered.

The man seems to noticed and looked at me. His face made me gasped, it's so gorgeous that it seems unreal. But his eyes seemed to cover his entire face, even though they are just normal. They are grey, but not like the eyes of Athena that is calculating and fierce, it's more on sadness and void of emotion that seems mixed by something. It's like seeing the creator himself. And I don't know why do he looked so familiar, yet I seemed to forget why.

"W-who are you?" I asked warily, the lion guy has vanished, maybe this guy had defeated him so I'm careful not to anger him, because I can't stand a chance against him.

"Aw, you can't remember me pinecone face? It's only been a few months since we've last talked." He feigned hurt, then smiled goofily.

Confusion struck me, who is this guy? I had never seen him in my entire life and here he is, claiming that we had just talked just a few months ago, though, he really looks familiar. And why does he keeps calling me pinecone face as if were close?

"Really? You can't even remember your cousin?" he said.

Third Person P.O.V

"Percy?" a voice said groggily.

The two whipped their heads to the source only to find Nico trying to sit but failing miserably. Zephyr just smiled and held Nico, in which he was surrounded by light and in a second, felt better than ever.

"Percy, is that really you?" he asked, warily, he knew that it's impossible, but he will believe anything just make sure that his cousin and best friend is back from the dead.

"See pinecone face? Even death breath can remember me, I'm disappointed at you." He chastised her.

"Wha-? But you're dead! And what happened to your eyes!" she shouted wide eyes at his friend.

Zephyr just smirked, then closed his eyes, and when he opened them, they were back to sea green color that the two couple knew.

"I asked Hades to fake my death, and as two how did my eyes change, their just back to their original color." He answered, motioning them to sit with him.

"Woah... so that's why father forbids me to talk to your so called soul..." Nico said, nodding at the new information that he had acquired.

"Yup." He answered popping the 'p'. "But anyway, when did you start dating?" he said smirking at the two, he's just finished reading their minds for some black mail and the news of the century has been laid in his hands.

The two blushed, not knowing what to do next.

An Idea popped on Thalia's mind, she then slammed her fist on the table, making the other two jump.

"Enough of that, I have a many questions to ask for you.

First of all, why did you fake your death, second, what happened to you next, what will happen to you and Annabeth, next, why were you here, what happened to that scary monster, and last but not the least, how the Hades did you know about our relationship!" Thalia shouted wile pointing Nico and herself.

"Fine I'll answer your question." he said, then sighed.

"I faked my death because I don't feel staying at my old life, I felt that there's nothing that binds me to it anymore, and also because I can't die. You see, there's a crazy powerful guy that makes Zeus' power looks like from a mere ant. He brought back the powers that I had on my previous life, and some of my old memories." He started, but before the two could ask another question he continued.

"Then I joined the CGF or the Chaos Guardian force that governs and protect the universe. About me and Annabeth..." he paused for a bit, his face became serious and no emotion is visible. "We're done. I gave my love to her, she chose to throw it, I cried, then I moved on. No more, no less, as simple as that." He then grinned,

"That monster is basically me, I want to know if you can still par with me, so I transformed into a lion man and acted as an angry monster that wants to kill you for evading its territory, but I guess not, you can't even last five minutes, by the way, you sword doesn't taste good." He said to Nico whose face is red at the remark. Zephyr's eyes glinted evilly as he proceeded to say how did, he know the relationship of the two.

"I saw you two kissing while sleeping." Zephyr said, obviously lying. But it made the two blushed so it's believable. "My mind reading power helped" the two gaped at him, they know that he is powerful.

"Wait!" Nico shouted "Why did, the shadow avoid you?"

Zephyr grinned, he then secretly controlled the shadow and let them bind and tickle Nico. He then laughed with Thalia while watching him desperately trying to control it and to escape. But it wouldn't bulge. It didn't help that he's laughing so much. After a while, Zephyr took a pity on him and dumped him on the floor.

"Like good times..." Thalia said, still laughing at his boyfriend. While he just pouted at them.

"Yeah, and as usual I'm the one who's being laughed at." This just made the two laughed harder. Though it made also Nico grin.

"So, want to join my adventures?" Zephyr said.

"Is that a question of course!" the two shouted eagerly, wanting to know what adventures.

"Call me Zephyr, it's my new name."

"Unfair! We want to change our name too!" the couple said again simultaneously, creeping Zephyr out. And on Thalia's thought, she's still can't remember where she heard that name, maybe because the Unknown had prevented her from doing it.

"Nah, you're names are fine." Before they could react, he quickly grabbed them and teleported to the office of Ouranus, shocking everyone that's trying to find where he is because the radar suddenly lost him.

"Hi again guys! Look what I brought!" Zephyr happily shouted, bringing the two dizzy new recruits.

End of flashback

And that kids, is how I met my team mates...

Zoom!

Zephyr ducked as the ten super lightning charged from Thalia. But we can't say that the furniture is lucky enough, as they burst into flame.

"Haha missed me!" Thalia glared as her husband turned into a shadow to avoid being roasted, yep she and Nico, are married for a year now. Anyone who joined the CGF doesn't age anymore, and they stay at their most favored age, the legality of marriage here can be done with any age, so they didn't wait anymore.

They are happy serving the universe, and liked to do jobs with their original big three trio, though, Zephyr was always being grossed out as he sometimes walked on them doing it, so as much as possible, he always rent separate rooms at the planet that the mission is going on.

The group members laughed as Thalia did all she can to catch him. Including, shocking some of the members.

Zephyr also recruited the Cyclops brothers that helped him once, as well as Blackjack who's currently drinking a large amount of alcohol in his human form, flirting with the pole, yes, Zephyr gave him the ability to transform into a man with a retractable wings, and along him, he gave the ability too, to Mrs. O'leary or should we just call O'leary, whose now flirting with her lover, Fang. Yes, they have a thing at each other...

Blackjack just always wear shorts, a leather sleeveless jacket and a rubber shoes, while O'leary wears a one piece swimsuit that has fur that is the same color as hers on her giant hell hound form, gloves, ear muffs with dog ears, and furry shoes, he and she also has a long black cloak that is the main sign that your part of the Thirteenth squad.

Another thing that marked a member of the 13th squad, is the tattoo of the squad logo on left forehand.

The Squad base is being trashed now, but it's a celebration so it's fine, drinks and music all around, a few fights here and there...a sign that the Group is alive and well...