Percy Jackson One Shots

Perseus, child of Rhea

This is a request for  FeltyPancake417

Rhea's PoV

I watch in horror as Poseidon is swallowed whole. I run out of the throne room, tears filling my eyes.

I hated Kronos. They way that he thinks that he can eat out children like that! How dare he!

As I stop to my room, I think of ways to get back at him. I'll show him. I don't need him. I'll have a child all by myself.

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"Here he is, my lady," my maiden hands me the beautiful baby boy, who opens his mesmerizing sea green eyes to look up at me. He coos, grabbing my finger and sucking on it. His attention is quickly taken away, as he grabs a wet towel from beside me and tries to tear it apart.

"My little destroyer," I chuckle, "Hello Perseus."

He turns his head at the mention of his name. "Per-seus?" 

"Yes my little one, that is your name."

He concentrates for a few seconds, before growing to an eight year old child. "I'm Perseus!" He laughs, doing a little dance. His victory is quickly cut short when he noticed some gold.

"Ooh! Shiny!"

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"Mother! Can I please go and see the outside world now? I've been on Crete forever! My own brothers and sisters don't know about me!" Perseus pleaded.

"My child," I say, "You must stay away from Kronos, he might eat you!"

"But Zeus has gone to be his cupbearer, surely he can defeat him!" He argues.

"My final answer is no," I decide, "Please Perseus, I watched five of my children being eaten up by a horrible monster, I don't want that happening to you!"

"Okay mother..." He gives in.

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"Mother! Can I please help in the war?" Perseus asks, "None of my siblings know about me, nor Kronos! I can be a spy within the enemy's midst!"

"Well...you can defend yourself well enough with a sword...it is time that you go out to see the world...okay, fine." I reluctantly say. "Just...please be careful?"

"I promise! I'll come back home!" He calls from the mouth of the cave.

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Tears run down my face as I stare at Perseus broken body.

"Mother?" He asks weakly. "Is that you?"

"Oh Perseus!" I cry out, gently hugging him. "Please, please don't go!"

"It's okay mother," he tries to reassure me, "It's going to be okay. I'm not going to die, I just need some time to regenerate."

"Stay with me please!" I plead, begging Lord Chaos for a miracle. Anything! 

"I'll be back soon," he says, before disintegrating into golden dust.

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Percy's PoV

I finally wake, after all these years. I sit up, checking my surroundings. I'm in a forest, but I can hear voices. I get up, following the sound of laughter and chatter.

I stealthy watch them behind bushes. They looked around a youthful age, not too young, not too old. I adapted their clothing style and age, appearing as a seventeen year old in a shirt.