Chapter Six: Meeting The Granddaughter
Scarlet had heard everything that was said between her daddy and the two pretty ladies as she thought of them and called them in her head. She understood that her daddy had two that loved him. That meant to her she could have two mommies. She would be happy. She had a mommy but she was killed. So she wondered what it would be like to have one again. She often wondered what having parents would be like. Her parents had died when she was young.
Scarlet may act like she is big and older however she is young. Scarlet is a magical wolf and is 25 years old as a magical wolf. However in human years she is only 5 years old. So she was young but very powerful. Having a mom would be cool.
Percy made a call to the underworld and asked if he could visit and during the visit if you could speak with his mom. He also asked if he could bring Scarlet. Nico's answer was somewhere along the lines of don't be stupid of course Percy could. Percy told him he would be over in a bit. Nico went to inform Sally about the guest he was going to have.
He did not tell Sally about Scarlet yet. Hades was still in the underworld. He was teaching his son the way to run the underworld. He was going to enjoy that conversation. He was laughing.
"So Hades what has you laughing so much?" Sally asked. She was told of all the changes. She was told her son was now the King of the Gods. She was proud of her son. She was told about who was destroyed. She really did not care too much about Poseidon. The only thing she liked about him was that he gave her Percy.
"Your son has a slight issue that he needs help with." Hades said. Nico backed away and called up a wall of darkness to protect him. When Sally heard those words she started to go into over protective mother mode. Hades was now getting scared and that was saying something if the former god of the underworld was scared then it was scary. Hades now understood why his brother took interest in Sally.
"It is nothing bad I swear." This made her feel a little better. She wanted to know so she asked. Since both Hades and Nico were scared of her they drew straws to see who would tell. Hades lost and started cursing.
"Both Artemis and Athena love him and want to marry him and he is confused by it." Hades said. Hades knew since Thalia told Nico and Nico told his father. Now Hades was unsure how Sally would react. Many different thoughts were going through his head. However what occurred he did not see coming. Sally was laughing.
"My son is even more special than I thought if he could get two of the virgin goddess's to fall in love with him. So he needs my advice. I will help him. I get to have grandkids. If only I could hold them."
Both Nico and Hades sweet dropped at this. They both silently laughed and could not wait to see the reaction when Sally met Scarlet. Hades raised his hands and shot a beam at Sally. To answer the question he knew was going to be asked.
"I made it so that you can hold the living. That is all I can do. So when he has children you can hold them." Sally smiled and thanked Hades for his kindness. Percy did tell her that Hades may have been annoying and the most dangerous of the big three but Percy admitted that Hades had more honor then both of his brothers put together. Sadly that was not saying much since Zeus and Poseidon had none at all.
Sally went to make the food. It was blue food which was her specialty. Hades was a little freaked out by it at first. However he took one bite and was hooked. Nico had the blue food when Sally was alive. So he was happy that Sally was his chef.
A few hours later Percy and Scarlet came to the underworld. Scarlet was a little scared but she was with her daddy so she knew she was safe. Nico and Percy just chatted about stuff. Zeus and Poseidon were still in the land of the living. That worried Percy a little bit but he had some plans for when they attacked him. He also knew they would die soon. Medusa would not fail that was why he sent her.
Sally came out and hugged her son. Percy was really happy to feel that he could hug his mother. He thanked Hades which caused Hades to smile. Percy admitted that this smile was not a creepy one. His life had changed since he foolish challenged Zeus as the King of the Gods.
Sally just noticed the red wolf that was close to her son. The wolf was watching everyone and everything. Sally looked at her son.
"So who is this beautiful wolf?" She had to ask. She was not ready for the answer. Nothing could have prepared her. Nico and Hades hid behind a table and covered their ears. They may have been gods but sometimes loud sounds were painful.
"Mom this is Scarlet she is my partner if you will. She is my daughter since she sees me as her father." Sally's mind stopped for a second. She shrugged her shoulders and started to pet her granddaughter. She did not care that her first grandchild was a wolf. It made perfect sense.
"Well it is nice to meet you Scarlet. I am your grandmother." Scarlet started to lick Sally happy that she now had a grandmother. Nico sent Percy and Sally away so they could talk. Scarlet followed them. Scarlet was in a great mood happy that she had been accepted by her grandmother.
"So my son I hear you are having lady troubles." Percy was at first confused by how his mother knew. He guessed Hades told so he made a mental note to get back at Hades. Hades at that time started to shiver. Percy sighed.
"Yeah mom I am not sure what to feel can you please help me?"
"Of course my son now take it from the top you feel something so start there." Sally said to her son.
"Well they are both amazing and wonderful. Both are smart, powerful and beautiful. It is not right having two wives. I know it is not a trick but I don't know." Percy said and ended with a sigh. They got to Sally's room and sat down. Scarlet put her head on her daddy's lap. Sally had been thinking about it since she was told that morning. So she had an answer for her son.
"Percy I can't tell you what to do. All I can say is follow your heart. If you want my honest thought I will give it to you. You need only ask." Percy nodded that he wanted her thoughts. So Sally told him.
"All I can say is this they love you and you may love them. Give it a chance. You can have the family you wanted. I know what Annabeth did but do not let her ruin a relationship. She let you go she is the fool not you. Also I heard you have someone willing to act as a mother to you Amphitrite ask her if you are still confused or go have spar with Thalia." Sally was the one that helped Percy get on with his life.
Percy thought about it his mom was rightbut he was still unsure. It still felt wrong. So he hugged his mom and left to go and spar with Thalia. A good spar always relaxed him. Scarlet licked her grandmother's check.
The two said their goodbyes and left to the land of the living. They appeared in Artemis camp. Artemis was not there at this time. Thalia greeted him. She could tell her brother was in deep thought. Before she could speak he drew Riptide. "I need a spar to help me think." Thalia smirked at that. She drew her spear and Argus.
"So your sister kicking your butt will help you." Percy smiled back at her and started to trade insults with her. The other hunters were sitting around watching. They all rolled their eyes and wondered why Percy and Thalia could not just say hello.
Artemis had come back. Percy and Thalia were in pre battle mode meaning nothing but the battle ahead was important to them. Scarlet went over to Artemis and sat down next to the Moon Goddess. Percy and Thalia charged each other.
It was a gruesome battle and showed why the Titan's forces feared these two. Neither fighter was giving any ground. After about an hour Thalia goes for a strike. However Percy saw it coming and blocked it with his sword. He then chops her spear in half and knocked her shield off and had his sword at her throat. Seeing as she had no other choice she surrounded.
"That did not work last time." Percy said.
"I know but I was hoping it was an off day for you. By the way have you figured out what you are going to do? I know you mom gave you advice but here is mine. Do not let her win. Show her that you do not need her. She needed you." Thalia said. She then hugged her brother.
"Yes I have. Artemis and Athena may I speak with you both in a few hours. I wish to make dinner for you both. I have to go speak with Chiron and then get clean." Athena had been called so she had seen the fight. Both agreed to the meeting. Both left to go and get ready.
It was painful for both them on so many levels but they went to Aphrodite. She advised them not to change at all themselves. As Goddess they could change their appearance any time they wished. The Goddess of Love pointed out that Percy falls in love with natural beauty. She told them that if they felt some changed was needed some eyeliner to highlight their eyes was best.
Her thought was her sister eye's were what made them the most beautiful. Percy agreed with her on that topic. Something he did not admit until he married both Artemis and Athena. Actually he always agreed but he did not tell the Goddess of Love she was right until then. (Spoiler alert) Percy and Scarlet were at Camp Half Blood.
Scarlet was looking around. This was the place where her daddy spent a lot of time at. The two were walking to the Big House. Percy ran into someone he did not want to. He ran into Annabeth. Scarlet did not like her. She had a good smell but also a little bit of a bad smell. It was confusing to the wolf. Annabeth seeing the wolf draws her knife. Scarlet starts to growl.
Percy tried to get her to relax she did only reluctantly. Scarlet did not like this one. She could tell that Annabeth was related to Athena. She could tell by the smell but she did not like Annabeth. Annabeth greeted her friend with a hug. She tried to prolong the hug but he would not have that. He was going to move on from her.
He introduced her to Scarlet. Scarlet was still on edge around her. The trio made it to Chrion and he usually would embrace Percy in a hug but not this time. Percy sighed and did it anyway.
"I may be the King but you are my friend and like a father to me so I will not have you acting like you usually do with the other gods. Now I am placing you in charge of running the camp. I will stop by form time to time to check on the progress." Chiron smiled and after that the group just chatted.
An hour later Percy got up to leave.
"Sorry to go but I have a date in a couple of hours I need to go and get ready." Annabeth's heart broke even further at hearing that. She wanted to know with whom. She figured he would not tell her so she did not ask. Scarlet started to growl and growl loudly. She now remembered why Annabeth made her feel on edge.
It was when Scarlet was a pup. She was out with her mom. Her dad had died. Her mom and Scarlet were just walking when they felt a cage crash on to them. Her mom pushed Scarlet out of the way. Once that occurred her mom feel to the ground. The cage was lined with a poison that was slowly sapping her strength.
Scarlet hide in the bushes and watched as a blond haired girl came by and saw her mom who was dead at this point. The girl muttered that the wolf was no good and just left the dead wolf there to rot. Scarlet went to her mom and tired to get her to wake up. It did not work. Scarlet then found some family friends that raised her. The girl was Annabeth. She spoke to her daddy.
"She killed my mom and did not even bury her or do anything to her. I understand the need to survive but you did nothing with my mom's body." Percy looked at Annabeth and shock his head.
"Do not come near us. You killed without reason." Percy and Scarlet popped away leaving a very confused Annabeth behind. Annabeth at the time was young and was on her own. So she did not see what she had done wrong. Chrion did.
"Look Annabeth Scarlet is a magical wolf. They are smarter and stronger and can fight. They understand more then they let on. She understands that you needed to survive so killing her mom she accepts. However what she finds insulting is that you did not even use her mother's body for anything. You just left it there." Annabeth understood and set out to try and make up for it.
Scarlet was happy now that she was away from Annabeth. She helped her daddy get ready for his date. Percy set about to make the food. He did not know that the night would be one of his best and the start of his happy immortal life.
End chapter.
Scarlet's actions are important for later in the story. . Something like that could have happened.
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