" Lady Amphitrite " I acknowledged the queen of Atlantis standing before me
" Perseus , what brings you here ?"
" um , I'm sorry Lady Amphitrite , for disturbing , I must've accidentally flashed here " I replied with nervousness evident , " I'll take your leave then " I turned around and began walking away , when she called out" Percy , wait" , wait a minute , she called me Percy , not Perseus , how? , what ?
" yes Ma'am" I said , turning back around , facing her
" Percy , I need to apologize , I have been very rude to you " WHAT IN HADES IS HAPPENING ?
" its alright Ma'am , you had your reasons "
" no , Percy , it wasn't your fault , you were just a kid , I shouldn't have acted the way I did , now that I found out about you childhood ," she paused " I'm so sorry Percy" did she find out about Gabe ? , if she did , then how ? also , why was there genuine concern in her voice , why did I just want to go hug her , nothing makes sense
so , I did the only thing no sensible person would do , I hugged the queen of Atlantis , and surprisingly , she didn't push me away , instead , she returned the gesture .
"um , I'm sorry , I shouldn't have done that " I said , quickly pulling away , realizing what just happened
" its okay Percy , wait a minute, are you crying ?!" the last part was spoken in a dangerous voice , a very dangerous , motherly voice , she pulled me into another hug and flashed us to a room
it was almost as big as the Poseidon cabin at camp and was decorated with seashells , corals , underwater stuff .she sat me down on a queen sized bed in the room and sat down beside me , gently moving her hand through my messy hair , comforting me after an hour of peaceful silence , she spoke
"Percy , who hurt you ?" she said in the same motherly voice
"Apollo "
" tell me what happened "
I explained everything to her , somehow being near her mad me feel home , like I belonged , now instead of calling her Lady Amphitrite , I'd call her mom
" I see " se said , after I finished explaining
" Percy , answer me truthfully , do you like Apollo , in that way ?"her expression clearly said 'don't lie to me , I know'
" I did "
" do you still ?"
"NO! not after what happened "
" Percy , I may not be your birth mother , but you can consider me as your mother , I know something else troubles you , what is it ?"
" the nymph , it wasn't her fault , but she suffered the consequence , she was cursed ' I said , sobbing " she didn't deserve it " it was almost like a whisper , but mom understood what I meant
" Percy , its not your fault "
"it is "
" PERCY , STOP BLAMING YOURSELF " I looked at her , she seemed angry , yet there was a sympathetic look in her eyes
" mom ?"
" yes Percy " she said , her face returned to the kind , motherly expression , as if the word mom snapped her out of her anger .
" is there a way to undo a curse "
" Percy , yes , there is a way , but its not that easy , you can't just take back a curse like this one , it requires a lot of power , you can't do it "
" but I can at least try , I don't want that nymph to suffer all eternity for something that wasn't even her fault "
"I know Percy , but I will not let you do it alone, I will help you "
" what ?"
"I know a bit of magic myself " she said , almost smirking
I was delighted , I wouldn't heave been able to live with the fact that I cursed that nymph for something she didn't do , finally , the curse could be undone
" C'mon we've got a curse to undo " she got up and offered her hand , which I gladly took
she flashed us to Olympus , somewhere in the forests before us was the most hideous creature , a nymph , covered in thorns , even her face , her hair , so hideous and one could tell that the thorns hurt more on the inside that the outside , judging by the expression of pure agony on her face .
she flinched when she noticed me , she was about to speak , when Amphitrite cut her off
" nymph , do not be scared , we've come to undo the curse put on you "
" I'm sorry , Lord Perseus , for disrespecting you " she said , sobbing , wait a minute , disrespecting me , how ?, oh she was laughing , huh that must be it , thank the gods , no one knows the real reason , whew
" I forgive you "
Amphitrite took my hands in hers and began chanting , I didn't even realize I was chanting with her too , as the Nymph began glowing and the thorns disappeared and she went back to he old form , curse free .
to say I was relived , was an understatement , It was like a burden had been take away .
I made my wings reappear and took off , with mom still holding my hands , we flew over Olympus , giggling and finally landed on the roof of the main temple which had the throne room . we sat there , in silence looking at the stars , mom seemed to like stargazing . she looked at me and I said " Thankyou mom "
" anytime dear "
moments before sunrise , I made my winds disappear and we flashed back to Atlantis .
we went into the throne room , to find a very worried Poseidon who upon noticing us had a confused look on his face .
" hey dad !" I said , going up to him and hugging him ,and all he could say was
" wha-at? "
" ah , well Percy and I have , well bonded , now we're mother and son " Amphitrite said , with a grin on her face as she patted me on the shoulder and sat on the throne
dad stared at me and I only nodded , to which he replied with another nod and sat on his throne .
" Percy , why don't you go , get some sleep , judging by the bags under your eyes , you really haven't got any " mom said and I nodded, flashed to my cabin in camp and lay down on my bed , I drifted into a sleep only to be tormented by nightmares
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The Sea Prince
FanfictionAfter the war with gaia, Percy finds out that annabeth cheated on him, his pain was so much that he tried to kill himself, but was stopped by a God.
