Luke's Return

The Awakening

Percy POV

We were in the dining hall eating lunch when Nico walked up to me, he looked concerned about something.

"Percy I need to tell you something."

"Okay, what is it."

"I sensed I soul leaving the underworld earlier."

"What? Does that mean what I think it does?"

"Yes. Someone's come back to life."

"Do you know who?"

"I think so."

"Who is it?"

"It's Luke."

I sat there frozen. Luke was back to life? He sacraficed himself to save everyone, but would he be good? How was he brought back?

"Okay, well what are we going to do."

"Well he'll probably try to come here, and he knows the way, so maby we could just let him get here himself and then deal with it."

"Yeah, okay that sounds good."

Turns out it didn't take as long as we had thought for him to arrive. The next morning a figure was at halfblood hill. I ran over as fast as I could.

It was Luke. He looked reluctant to enter, with good cause. I mean he probably doesn't know if we told the camp about his sacrafice and even then, he had done a lot of terrible things to the camp.

"Luke?"

"Uh, yeah. Hi Percy, you certainly grew up, how's Annabeth doing?"

"Were good, thanks. Luckily for you, Nico told me last night, so I expected your arrival."

"I never noticed how sure of yourself you became."

I muttered under my breath, "yeah you tend to overlook things like that when your trying to kill someone."

"Anyways, come with me, if Nico told me, he probably told Chiron."

We walked to the big house.

"Percy, have things improved at all?"

"Well, I like to think so, I'd hope I made a dent with what I asked for."

"What did you ask for."

"Well, the gods tried to offer me immortality, but instead I wanted them to actually claim their kids and respect minor gods, along with giving Hestia and Hades a throne on the council."

"Wow, did they do it?"

"Kind of, it's at least better for us now."

"That's good."

"You were kind of right you know."

"What?"

"You had a point, and I realize that now. You didn't go about it the right way, but you did have a point."

"Oh. Okay."

He seemed kind of surprised at that statement, which makes sense. I had finally realized why he did what he did after my countless quests, without breaks, it wouldn't hurt to get a little recognition. I don't and never will regret doing any of it though. I was protecting my family.

We finally reached the Big house and walked in. Chiron was there waiting.

"Luke, Nico told me, I have been expecting you."

"What should I do now?"

"Well, try your best to adjust back to camp, there has been a few changes which I hope will please you, and don't be discouraged if some campers are, apprehensive around you."

"That was expected."

"So, are you and Annabeth dating yet?"

"How did you know?"

"Oh I saw it your first summer."

"Oh, I didn't realize it was that obvious. Yeah, we've been dating for about a year, if you count the 8 months Hera kidnapped me and put me to sleep."

"What!?"

"Oh yeah, shortly after the Titan war I was taken by Hera, put to sleep for 8 months, wiped of my memories, and sent to a Roman camp."

"THERES ROMANS!?"

"Oh yeah, there are. There was another war after ours, the Giant war that was against Gaea."

"Okay, you've got to catch me up man, I am way behind."

We talked until we got to the Hermes cabin. It was full but not nearly as full as it used to be. I left to go to my activities.

"I'll leave you here to reintroduce yourself, don't get killed."