Season of the Olympians
This was an RP done between me and
For a long time, Troy has always felt different from many other anthros and humans around him. But his world gets flipped upside down when he finds himself flung into a world of gods and monsters.
Based on "Percy Jackson and the Olympians" by Rick Riordan
Bolt and Mufasa belong to Disney
Season of the Olympians It was a warm summer day in the suburbs of New York. A wolf was walking along the beach enjoying the cool breeze that blew against his fur as he would notice the souls of the deceased has always stopped him or saw creatures that were in humanly or anthro disguises that made him think twice of what was going on. Today was no different as he saw the ghost of a little girl walking along the shoreline looking out over the water. She had a little teddy bear in one arm and a basket in the other. There was a tag hanging from the basket that had the label “H. M. S. Titanic” written on it. “It was just like this before that big iceberg came,” she said solemnly, “I was in bed asleep with my mama and papa when water filled our room… We tried to get out, but the door was stuck.” She began whimpering and tears filled her eyes. “Hey it’s ok..you don’t have to be scared anymore…” Troy would say kneeling down to the little girl, luckily it was only them on the beach otherwise it would of seem like he was talking to himself. "Troy!" called a woman's voice, "Time to head home now! Don't wanna be late for dinner!" “I’m coming mother!” Troy calls out and would hold the little girls hand “it’s ok to move on. I’m sure your mommy and daddy are waiting for you” he would say with a smile "Thank you," she said before skipping along the beach before disappearing into thin air. Troy smiles and would soon would walk to a cabin and makes his way inside An older wolf, gray and white with blue eyes smiled as she saw her son come inside. "Visiting the souls again?" she asked already knowing about her son's ability. “Yeah… it’s been getting worse… I been seeing them a lot and well my dyslexia is getting pretty bad as well.” Troy would say sitting down at the table His mother was concerned. "I'm sure it'll get better soon," she said placing a hand over his, "I made your favorite tonight." Troy smiles sitting up. “Thanks mom. But I will say it is nice to help those lost souls” he said as he ate Just then, a ghostly figure appeared in front of Troy but his mother didn't see it. "You have to leave this house," it said, "There's danger coming to you and your mother. Terrible danger!" Troy shook his head softly as if he wanted to be left alone to his dinner with his mother. "Please! Your father sent me to warn you!" insisted the spirit, "If you don't leave now, you'll lose more than just your own life! You must-" But the spirit was cut off when there was a rustling in the underbrush outside followed by a low, rumbling growl. Troy heard the rustling and would stand up and look to investigate what that was However, his mother stood up and blocked his path. "No!" she said and led her son to the garage, "We have to leave! Now!" “What do you mean mom?” Troy asked "No time to explain," she said as she opened the door to the garage and got into the car, "Get in!" No sooner had they closed the door to the house behind them when they heard a large crash coming from the outer walls and into the house. "GET IN!" she barked again to Troy. Troy nodded and would soon get into the car and would look back as his mom would then take off quickly out of the garage They got out just in time before a huge feral lion burst out of the house roaring angrily that his prey was getting away and gave chase. “What is that?!” Troy said staring at the lion "The Nemean Lion," said his mother, "Troy... There's something I've been meaning to tell you for a while now... I guess now's as good a time as any to tell you." She took a deep breath trying to steady herself. “Mom tell me later just focus on driving” Troy would say calmly wanting his mother to focus as the lion caught up to them slamming its body against the car trying to get them to wreck out But she stepped on the gas managing to out run it. "I'm taking somewhere you'll be safe," she said, "That thing is after you. There's a reason why you can see the spirits of the dead... Your father is the Lord of the Dead... Hades." “Wait wait you mean the Olympian god of the dead?” Troy would ask siting "Yes," she said, "And I'm taking you to a place where you'll be safe. Where you can hone in on your abilities. We're almost there-" CRASH! The lion appeared out of nowhere and sent the car rolling into a ditch. Over to the side, there was an arch that was in some strange lettering. When Troy looked at it, the words appeared as: "Camp Halfblood”. “Come on, Mom! Let’s go! We both will be safe in there,” Troy says However, she didn't move. There was blood coming from a spot on her forehead and the lion was growling as it slowly drew near looking like it was getting ready to pounce. Troy would try to help get her out of the car and slowly started dragging her to the arch way after he had bandaged up her head. But upon entering the arch, she fell to the ground outside like there was something keeping her out. Troy whimpered trying to get her into the camp. But the lion came and put a paw on her making her turn into dust. The beast snarled as it tried to lunge at Troy but was met with the same barrier. "You have to go on!" said his mother, who was now a spirit. “No!” Troy said angrily and would jump into the lions face and clawed it But the lion just simply batted the wolf away like Troy was a rag doll. However, a blue dragon appeared blowing ice at the creature and at once covering it in ice. "Move, you idiot!" he yelled pulling Troy along back through the arch. Troy grabbed his bag and would soon run into the camp but soon passed out from the shock The next morning, Troy found himself resting on a medical cot and a centaur standing by. Troy would sit up rubbing his head "Easy, young man," said the centaur, "You had a quite the experience yesterday, plus a lot of serious injuries." “Where am I?” Troy asked "Camp Halfblood, a training ground for demigods and heroes," said the centaur, "I am Chiron, trainer of heroes." “I’ve heard about this place…so all the stories about that is real?” Troy asked "Yes, they are," said a voice as a man with a wine bottle came pouring a glass only to have the wine turn to water, "Darn it! And it was a good year too." “No way…your Dionysus. The god of wine” Troy said "Was," groaned Dionysus, "Can't believe my own father is still holding a grudge on me for taking his favorite tree nymph." “Oh yeah you’re the son of Zeus if I’m not mistaken?” Troy said "Well, give the dog a bone while we're at it," scoffed Dionysus as he stormed off trying to find another bottle of wine. "CHIRON!" came a high, shrill voice as a tough girl came up fuming mad, "That stupid dragon filled my lungs with helium again! Now I sound dummer than ever!" “Just breathe in oxygen Clarisse. It will even itself out” Chiron would say “besides you don’t sound dumb” he would say "Oh, no," said a voice, "She has a face to handle that department." They all looked up and saw a blue dragon holding up some helium balloons and giving a smug grin. “Enjoying the kick I gave your morning inhaler?" he laughed making the girl fuming mad. "I'll get you for this, Nathan!" she yelled in her high, squeaky voice. "And then what, Minnie Mouse?" he joked. “Alright you two. This is not a good way to make a good impression to our newcomer” Chiron would say "You mean the big dope who thought he was Hercules? Yeah, I already gave him my impression: someone who knows how to use his head and not his brawn," retorted Nathan. This made the wolf growl and stand up and he was surprisingly taller then expected. “Watch what you say dragon,” the wolf said angrily baring his teeth angrily "Oh yeah?" asked Nathan as he formed a snowball in his hand making it grow bigger as he came down and stood in front of Troy, "Then why don't you play fetch!" he yelled throwing the snowball only to have Troy duck and hit Clarisse in the face instead. “Watch it Dragon! You’re already on my list!!” Clarisse says angrily as Troy pushes past Nathan “today is really not the time to mess with me…I found out somethings about me and the only person that has been in my life is gone” Troy said angrily "Yeah, well, so have I, but you don't see me being a sourpuss like you, Mr. Killjoy," snapped Nathan, "Now thanks to you, I'm already on Clarisse's list of problems... Again." “Then maybe stop with the pranks on her. For starters before I came here I was trying to drag my mother in here so she didn’t get killed cause we were being chased by some giant lion” Troy said “but instead I see her disappear and see her spirit tell em to run in here” "Only demigods and Olympians are allowed in this place, dumbass," snapped Nathan, "Didn't your mom tell you that? No mortals or monsters are allowed in here. Though for you, I'm surprised they made an exception." “No she didn’t. Didn’t have time to I’m assuming. But I’m guessing you hate e cause I’m the son of Hades” Troy says and soon the chatter around them stopped as the campers stopped in their place and stared at the wolf in shock "Really? Well, aren't we just the number one deadbeat today? Well, I don't suppose you can't guess that my father is the god of winter," he said smirking, "Which means your daddy gets to have some company while your mom gets left out in the cold." Troy growled his hands turning into fireballs and soon two humans and a Satyr got between them before the councilors came up too. “Nathan, that was uncalled for” he would say his eyes were a blueish green while the Satyr had big horns and a strawberry blonde girl stood there as well. "Well it's true," said Nathan crossing his arms, "The winter time is the only time I get to see my dad until Persephone goes back to Demeter. But at least Persephone's better company than that mutt over there!" “We barely get to see our parents. Especially me in particular.” The guy says and would look at Troy as Troy looked back “I was wondering when I was gonna meet you, Cousin” Troy would say "Well no wonder you don't get to see your Dad, Percy, since he spends most of his time sleeping with the fishes... Literally in this case," huffed Nathan and walked away muttering, "Killjoy!" “Is he always like that?” Troy asked the trio "Yeah," sighed the satyr, "You get used to him giving you the cold shoulder." Just then, ice shot at the satyr with his shoulders frozen. "I heard that!" yelled Nathan from a distance. "Me and my big mouth," groaned the satyr. Troy lifted his paw up and rested it on the frozen shoulder thawing it out “I’m Troy. The son of hades” I would say "Name's Grover," said the Satyr, "And this is Percy, son of Poseidon, and his girlfriend Annabeth, daughter of Athena." “Nice to meet you all. Especially you cuz. Especially after seeing you defeat Kronos 3 years ago.” Troy said with a smile at Percy Just then, Clarisse came back holding a sword and sneezed. "Alright," she snarled in his squeaky, stuffy voice, "Where did that leather lounge lizard run off to? He still owes me for changing my voice and giving me a cold!" “Just let it go Clarisse it ain’t worth it” Troy would say "What? And let him get away with insulting you and your mother like that?" asked Clarisse, "Maybe Nathan was right: you are a deadbeat.” This drew a deep demonic growl from his throat his hands steaming up as if they were gonna light on fire his once blue eyes were now red but Percy and the others got in between them again and dragged Troy away before a big fight could break out. "Easy, big guy," soothed Grover, "After all, she is the daughter of Ares. It's only natural that she would say things to make others pick a fight. As for Nathan, he just goes around pranking others just for a laugh." “Go figure for the daughter of the god of war. She can be a mythic bitch,” Troy says as they walked away Percy chuckled. "No kidding," he said, "In fact, when I first arrived, she tried to give me a swirly in the toilet... That sure backfired when the water missed me and hit her instead." “Heh well you probably controlled it. Son of Poseidon” Troy said with a smile "Guilty," chuckled Percy, "But my journey wasn't an easy one." They all went to a picnic area where Percy went on to tell Troy all about his adventures and how he stopped Kronos from returning. “Damn dude is crazy. Also sadden about Luke though. He made a really big sacrifice.” Troy would say taking a drink of nectar. "I know, but my half brother Tyson always comes to visit every now and then," said Percy, "He's a cyclops, sure. But he's a good cyclops." “Good to hear” Troy smiles "AH!" screamed a girl as she rubbed her mouth and, of course, it was Clarisse, "My food is frozen!" Nathan smirked. "What? You don't like frozen pizza?" he asked grinning. Troy rolled his eyes looking back to watch things unfold as Clarisse growled angrily and went to grab her sword but Chiron stepped in. “Ok, you two, that’s enough” he snorted angrily. Just then, Mr. D cried out in horror as his tongue was frozen to a glass of frozen wine. "First dad and now that ice dragon?" he groaned, "Very funny, Zeus! Very funny!" “Seriously what is that dragon’s problem?” Troy said to the others "Let's just say he used to be picked on a lot in the past before finding his way here," explained Chiron as he came over, "They all thought he was the monster but then he received the symbol of Boreas and it gave him some new courage." He looked over at Mr. D and grinned. "And helping Zeus keep Dionysus in line too," he chuckled, "He may be a prankster every now and then, but he has a good heart. Otherwise, why would he save you from the Nemean lion when you first arrived?" “True. But pranks should only go so far” Troy says. "I know," said Chiron, "Well, sometimes fun and laughter is just a way to hide the hurt and sadness they feel inside.” “That’s a good way to look at it” Troy would say "Don't be so harsh with him," said Chiron, "After all, you're not the only one who's often lost a loved one." “I know. But even I know where to draw the line.” Troy says Just then, the same spirit from before that warned Troy about the lion appeared. "Well, I did warn you, but you chose not to listen sooner," he said, "I'm sorry." Troy saw the spirit nodding slightly acknowledging them and would excuse himself from the others to walk the camp to talk to the spirit “no I’m sorry that I didn’t listen.” "Well, it's not just that, I've also been asked to tell you that most of the dead are coming back. And in case you're wondering, your mother is alive. Believe me, I checked for you," said the spirit, "But for some strange reason when I got back to the underworld, Hades went missing." “That’s odd…that would definitely explain me seeing spirits lately,” Troy said, “But I had a feeling mom wasn’t gone other wise I would of felt it.” "Yeah, well, you're gonna need two people if you want to go on a quest... As well as a visit to the oracle," suggested the spirit, "Heard the camp got a new host for the oracle to reside in." “Well it’s not up to you unfortunately to see if I can go on quests though” Troy would say “Mr. D and Chiron are the ones that assign it.” "Well, you never know," said the spirit shrugging, "Who knows? You might get teamed up with the ice dragon you met earlier." “Not a chance in hell. Pranks have no room in quests” Troy says "You know, you don't have to be all serious all the time," said the spirit, "You'd probably look nice with a smile. Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't introduce myself yet. Name's Ambrose." “I’m Troy. But you know I’m not serious all the time. Just that dragon hasn’t really made a good first impression on me.” "Well, Chiron wasn't wrong about him saving your life that night," said Ambrose the human spirit putting his hands on his hips, "And you might want to hone in on your skills for tomorrow's training. But be warned, with Hades gone, there's bound to be trouble for the camp." “From the stories I heard from the campers that’s just another normal day at camp,” Troy says with a slight chuckle. "Yeah, but since you're fire and Nathan's ice, things will really start to get crazy, but then again, opposites do attract," teased Ambrose, "He completes you and you know it. I may be dead, but I'm not stupid." Troy rolls his eyes as he would then leave. “I’ll probably be seeing you around but I wanna get some sleep.” "Just be careful that you don't sleep like the dead... Literally," said Ambrose before he disappeared, "See you later." Night time comes and Troy would be at his cabin alone for it was his for the kids of hades and he would be staring out at the sky. The next morning, Troy was on his way out when he found the door stuck. It wouldn't open. He checked the windows and found them frozen shut. And he looked back at the door to look at it clearly to see it was frozen in place. In front of the door on the floor was a note: "You asked for it, Deadbeat." Then there was the symbol of a snowflake at the end. Troy knew all too well who was responsible for trapping him inside his own cabin. He growls loudly and angrily and kicks the door down. “Pray for mercy, snowflake,” he said and would think and smirks. Meanwhile, Chiron was holding a morning meeting about the day's events. "Where's Troy?" he asked looking around. "I think he's under house arrest," said Nathan, "He was so 'dead' tired that he refused to get out of bed." "Is that what really happened?" asked Chiron folding his arms. "No, but isn't it obvious?" asked Nathan meekly until there was an explosion of flames, "Oh, there he is.” Troy soon walks up steam rippling off his body. “Sorry it took me so long. I was frozen up,” Troy said looking at Nathan as he said that. "Oh, did someone leave a big rock on your coffin again?" asked Nathan which earned a snigger from the house of Ares. Even Clarisse was enjoying the tension. “There's no rock big enough to hold my coffin down,” Troy said. "You're right... We'd have to bury you at sea," joked Nathan making everyone laugh. The dragon smirked folding his arms. "Top that, bone breath," he retorted. Troy rolls his eyes. “Now, what is the day’s events?” Troy said. "We're doing some training exercises first and then after lunch, it'll be capture the flag," said Chiron. “Sounds good” Troy said heading to the training area Nathan smirked as he walked away and proceeded to show off his skills by shooting icicles at archery making perfect bullseyes. But at lunch, he was just biting into a ham sandwich when he cried out in pain and began fanning his tongue before creating an ice cube and sticking his tongue on it. He opened the sandwich to discover hot chile peppers inside it. “Thought your sandwich could use some spice,” Troy said as he sat down in front of Nathan. "You!" yelled Nathan only realizing his own tongue was stuck on the ice cube he created. He glared angrily at Troy. Instead of trying to melt the ice off, the dragon began plotting at how to get back at the wolf. Later, Nathan and Troy were on opposing teams for capture the flag. "Now we'll see who's top demigod," huffed Nathan as his hands and eyes glowed bright blue, "And it's time to put you on ice, mutt!" “You know what’s funny that you can put down the jokes but yet you can’t take them.” Troy would say getting into his armor. Nathan glared at Troy. "I should've let that lion make mince meat out of you," he snapped, "I don't even know why I bothered saving your sorry ass!" Troy huffed steam out his nose spinning his sword around. “I’ll see you on the battlefield.” "Likewise, Smoky," snarled the dragon as he too was fitted in armor. Soon Troy made his way through the crowd seeing Percy was on his team. “Definitely can give it but won’t take it” Troy said. "Yeah, don't underestimate Nathan," said Percy, "He maybe a joker off the battlefield, but he's something to be reckoned with when he's on it. I should know. Tried a sneak attack on him from underwater... He trapped me in solid ice for two long hours before I was thawed out." “Then he hasn’t met me yet either” Troy said I have been trained to fight by several different deceased soldiers and warriors when my father couldn’t never be around.” "But have they ever taught you that ice puts out fire? Ice is basically water," said Percy as he and his team got into position, "Believe me... I learned that the hard way." “Yeah but he is also dealing with someone that deals with death on a daily basis” Troy says. "Warriors, to your places!" called Chiron as the teams got into position. Troy could see Nathan was all armored up and his wings were open and ready to take flight. Troy huffs softly and huffs out steam again and his once blue eyes turned to red ready for battle At the sound of the horn, the teams charged. Nathan took to the air and breathed out a strong, cold wind blowing the front line of Troy's team back before taking off above them to capture the opposing flag. "Piece of cake," he scoffed as he landed in the area near the flag, "And to think I got myself all prepped up for nothing." “That’s what you think,” Troy said who was leaning on a tree. Nathan turned around quickly shooting an icicle at Troy's position but the wolf dodged it. "You!" he snarled as he stopped the ground covering the entire ground with slippery ice. Then he clicked his heals as ice skates appeared on his own feet. "You probably fight like those who died: lousy," scoffed Nathan, "You're only prolonging the inevitable." But the ice around Troy melted and each step he took cleared the way. “You’re talking to someone who talks to the dead and has dealt with the dead and only had spirits of the dead as friends to talk to and train for most of their lives,” Troy said. "Heh," scoffed Nathan, "All your life and you had to waste it with a bunch of stiffs." He pulled our his sword and then skated towards Troy with tremendous speed slashing the wolf at his leg and then froze his back knocking Troy down. Nathan smirked. "Like I said, you waste time with stiffs... You become stiff." He waltzed over to the flag and pulled it down claiming it. Then he blew a horn to signal that his team won. The pain drew a laugh. “Really just gonna slash me and not even gonna fight back. Who is really the stiff now,” Troy said raising a paw up melting the ice all around. "At least I focus on the task first," said Nathan before he created brass knuckles made of ice and smashed them against Troy's head. "That's for ruining my lunch," he said before kicking the wolf in the balls, "And that... Is for everything else." Troy growled and stood up his face bruised and spits out blood and what was once a camp equipped sword was now a dangerous weapon as it was now fully engulfed in flames and would lift up with a couple quick and accurate slashes making the armor chest plate fall off and split the helmet in half making the fuzzy topping also light on fire as well Nathan looked back feeling intimidated by the heat. "Okay," he said backing away, "You proved your point. So drop the intimidation act. The game's over. You lost!" “We’re past that now,” Troy said in a demonic voice his blue eyes now full on red now floating up in the air The blue dragon gulped. "Whoa, whoa, whoa!" he said holding his hands up, "Let's not be too hasty. It was just a game, alright? It wasn't anything serious." Soon everyone comes racing in but would soon kept their distance from them. “Shouldn’t we stop them?” Grover asked. “Are you kidding me? This is the best part,” Chiron would say watching on as Troy floated closer to Nathan "Okay! You proved your point! Now stop it!" shouted Nathan as he thrust his hands forward to summon all the snow, ice and wind he could muster to put Troy out. Troy slashed his sword stopping the attack and would stand back down on the ground and dropped his sword that would me smoldering and warped from the extreme heat going back to normal. “It’s not funny anymore now is it?” He would say But then Nathan lunged angrily at Troy with his sword trying to land a hit, but the wolf kept on blocking him until he was disarmed. Just then, there were some loud groaning sounds. Nathan looked to the side to see a group of people with gray skin, dull eyes and sluggish movements. "Calling zombie reinforcements to take on one dragon. That's low even for you," snapped Nathan, but he could see the confused look on Troy's face, "You are the one doing this, right?" “Why would I call zombies to fight for me?” Troy said looking all around as they came closer "Uh, because you're dad is lord of the dead, duh!" snapped Nathan until the zombies roared and began lunging at both of them. "Get your slimy hands away from me!" yelled the dragon blasting the zombies freezing them solid, but more took their place, "What?! You have got to be kidding me!" “Where are they coming from? Isn’t there a magical barrier that protects this place?” Troy asked as he brought out his personal sword and would start helping Nathan out getting the zombies off him and soon was joined by the other campers fighting against the zombies "You're the prince of the dead!" snapped Nathan as he sliced a zombie's head off, "Tell them to stop!" “My dad is the god but I’ll try.” Troy said looking at them. “Hey! As the son of hades I command you all to go back to where you came from!!” He commanded. However, the zombies did not listen and they kept on coming until a loud bark could be heard. Nathan looked behind him and ducked as something huge with black fur and three heads chomped down the zombies and made them all vanish. It turned around to be a three-headed hound with sharp teeth and red eyes. It snarled at everyone at first before it picked up a thick log and lay it at Troy's feet before panting and wagging its tail happily wanting to play fetch. “Oh my god… Fluffy!!! It’s you!!!” Troy said hugging the middle head and was licked by the other two The three headed dog pounced on Troy with all three heads licking him affectionately. Nathan was stunned. "I still say it was your fault those zombies got in here!" he retorted making Fluffy snarl at him. Troy held up a hand while speaking Ancient Greek “Easy, Fluffy. Easy. He did help me,” Troy said petting the three headed dog then froze, “Wait did I speak Ancient Greek?” The dog gave a huff sitting down but still growling at the dragon. Nathan huffed not even hearing Troy's statement. "Chiron! I was the first one to get the flag from Troy's team. Doesn't that make my team the winner?" he asked hoping the centaur would back him up. “Technically yes but there are bigger things going on now. Like how did the zombies get here.” Chiron said as Troy shrugged. “No idea isn’t this camp protected by a barrier though?” Troy asked "Ask the son of Hades!" snapped Nathan, "Zombies are called walking dead for a reason. It was his fault they got in!" “No, the only way that happens when someone that is in charge of that is not at their post. And according to a spirit that I spoke to earlier Hades isn’t where he is suppose to be.” Troy said, “Kinda like how when there was thunder clouds but no lightening turns out Zeus had his master bolt stolen.” "Are you calling me a liar?" snapped Nathan angrily when he heard Clarisse cheering for Troy. "Rick 'em, rock 'em, rack 'em, rake! Stick that sword into that drake!" she called. "You stay out of this!" yelled Nathan. Then Clarisse called, "Nathan, Nathan, he’s our man. If he can’t do it, GREAT!" “I ain’t calling you to dinner” Troy growls. "That's rich coming from the wolf who nearly turned me into Kentucky Fried Dragon," snapped Nathan angrily. “Says the dragon that puts everyone on ice,” Troy said "If I knew a 10 ft fire hydrant, you'd really be in trouble," snarled Nathan. "ENOUGH!" shouted Chiron stamping his hoof. “He started it” Troy huffed "I did not!" snapped Nathan, "You did!" "I don't care who started it," yelled Chiron, "I'm finishing it!" Troy huffed keeping his mouth shut as Nathan snickered and Chiron stomped harder. “I said that’s enough. I was hoping you two would try and settle like grown ups but apparently we can’t,” he would say "We're fire and ice. What did you expect?" retorted Nathan crossing his arms. Clarisse was about to answer when Nathan stuffed an ice cube in her mouth. Troy snapped his fingers melting it instantly. “I’m done here. Can I go back to my cabin now, Chiron?” Troy asked "Not just yet," said Chiron, "You and Nathan will be spending the next hour cleaning up the damaged weapons during the battle earlier." "WHAT?!" yelled Nathan, "But... But I caught the flag! My team won!" “Yeah but the fight you both had still was uncalled for. Especially you Nathan. You have been getting out of control and it’s time for you to answer it” Chiron said with a snort Nathan growled and huffed. "Fine! But I'm cleaning my own half my way!" he snapped as he created several snowmen to get to work. "Without your powers," added Chiron and at once, the snowmen melted away. The dragon glared angrily at Troy. "Killjoy," he muttered stomping off to get started. Soon the duo got to work keeping their distance and not taking to each other till the job was done and Troy would head to the mess hall to get food picking out what he wanted and would take it back to his cabin to eat it on his own Nathan was no better as he didn't feel like eating. He was in a bad mood when he passed Troy's cabin on his way back to his own. "How could he do that to me?" he snarled, "Me, the top camper and warrior here! It's not fair! I wish that wolf never came here in the first place!" He marched up to the stairs to the cabin and slammed the door behind him. Soon night falls and Troy would get a fire going in the fire pit staring up at the sky sighing heavily thinking about his mother. Soon he heard a knocking in the door “it’s open” he called back as he saw Clarisse walk in “what can I do for you?” He asked her "I just wanna say that was really cool what you did to Nathan out there," she said grinning and then sighed, "And I don't say this very often, but... I'm... I'm sorry... For being rude to you." “It’s ok… but no body has been answering some question I have” Troy said as he reached over and petted fluffy who was sleeping "Well, the only one who can answer any question would be the oracle," said Clarisse, "But you can only ask her one question." “I’m saving that for later when it calls for. But the biggest one is doesn’t this place have a barrier that protects from outside forces or dark magic and stuff?” Troy asked "It does, but something tells me that it must've been an Olympian or demigod behind it," said Clarisse, "I should know. My dad, the god of war, gave me a zombie crew to command when I was sent to search for the golden fleece to heal Thalia's tree.” “Ah ok. I wonder if this place has a log book or something I can read to get caught up on.” Troy says "Well, that would be at the Big House," said Clarisse. “I’ll have to check later” Troy said "As for Nathan, I heard that before he was claimed by Boreas, he was an orphan on the streets," said Clarisse, "No wonder he tries so hard to get even with us with his pranks. Probably had all that happen to him." “That would explain the lashing out as well” Troy added “All that aggression has to be let out somewhere.” "Yeah, and now he's been finally put in his place thanks to you," sniggered Clarisse, "What do you say we set his hammock over the bonfire and see if he melts?" “No let’s not. The guy has been through enough” Troy said Clarisse scoffed. "Oh please, and let him get away with blaming you for that zombie attack... Come to think of it, where did they come from?" she asked. “Honestly good question. But a spirit has told me that my dad isn’t at his throne” Troy says "What? That's impossible," said Clarisse, "Hades has never been away from his throne for so long." Just then, there was a knock on the door. "Troy!" called Grover's voice, "There's a new arrival at the camp." Troy nods and looks at Clarisse then Fluffy. “Let’s go check it out” Troy said as he Fluffy and Clarisse went to see the new arrival. The new arrival was a white German Shepherd with a black lightning bolt on each arm. "Everyone, this is Bolt," said Chiron, "Son of Zeus." Everyone was in shock and muttered to each other “another big 3 half blood…” Troy said even Clarisse was shocked at it. Nathan was there, but he glared at Troy before turning away from the gray wolf. Suddenly, there was a boom near the fire pit and a woman stood before them all. She was a tall, older woman in a black dress and she had a staff in her hand and a golden crown on her head. She had white hair and clawed fingers. "Where is Troy Baines!" she demanded to everyone before raising a hand over the ground before her making zombie warriors burst out of the ground with weapons drawn. All the campers would panic and some would have their own weapons drawn as well. "Hecate!" yelled Chiron hurrying up. "Well, if it isn't the old school teacher of wannabe heroes," scoffed the woman, "Come to offer me greetings, old geezer?" “You know you were banned from here thousands of years ago! Why are you here?” He asked with a snarl readying both his swords. "Simple," she said as the zombies pulled out rifles and aimed at the campers, "I'm looking for a certain gray wolf with red highlights that match his father's looks." Then she narrowed her eyes on Troy. "And there he is," she said and revealed a crystal ball that revealed an image of his mother, "The Underworld is mine to control as I see fit. And if you know what's good for you, you'll surrender yourself to me." “And why are you doing all this for?” Troy said stepping out front and center "Because, I desire the one thing that you, and the gods of Olympus have long since denied me: power!" snarled Hecate, "So, if you want to ensure your mother's safety, you'll turn yourself over to me at my palace!" “What does this have anything to do with me? I didn’t do anything to you!” Troy said with a snarl "No, but your father did," she said as the image in the crystal ball shifted and showed a white wolf chained up and looking drained, "His position was supposed to be mine. Not his!" “There has to be a way. Cause him not being in his spot could bring mass chaos and the dead not being able to cross over” Troy said "Exactly!" said Hecate grinning, "So therefore, you must surrender yourself to me in order to restore order. Soon, very soon, I'll get you, my pretty, and your little friends too!" She cackled evilly as she disappeared in a burst of flames. Troy then turned to the centaur. “Chiron I have to surrender,” Troy says as fluffy walks up whimpering nuzzling against Troy as if to not do it. "Absolutely not!" said Chiron, "But there may be a way to restore order: Persephone.” “Hades' wife?” Troy asked "Yes, if there's anyone who can match your father's strength and overcome Hecate, it would be her," said Chiron. “Gonna need a team then” Troy said "Go see the oracle first," said Chiron, "Her name is Rachel. Rachel Elizabeth Dare. Ever since the oracle traded hosts, Rachel has been most accurate about her predictions. You'll find her at the Big House. She's a very fine artist too." Troy would nod as he would go to the big house and looks around trying to find the oracle There was a red headed girl busy painting on a canvas and she looked up at the wolf. "You must be Troy," she said wiping the paint off her hands with a rag, "What can I do for you?" “I’m about to go on a quest…is there anything I should know?” He would ask "You see that table?" she asked pointing at a simple round table with an incense burner in the center, "Have a seat and I'll be right with you.” Troy nods and would sit down at the table. Soon Rachel returns with several paintings and would sit down with Troy “so as you are aware Kronos has rose and fallen several times..on this quest….your wits will definitely be put to the test. It starts with a trip to the south to find the relative married to one with a big mouth” she would say pointing to a painting of a big mass of land that was shaped like Texas. The she pointed to a painting that looks like monsters of the variety “you will also be met with monsters of the different kind to stop you.” She would then point to a tall monstrous figure “now this one is a big one. Even all through the troubles Kronos is fated to rise free and bring revenge to those have imprisoned thee. But 3 of the half bloods of Zeus, Hades and Poseidon can bring him down and imprisoning them once and for all.” She would say Rachael then held one more painting of a gray wolf and a blue dragon embracing each other. "And when you feel like you're slipping into evil's thrall, have no fear for love conquers all," she added and then paused, "Did I just make a rhyme?" “You had made several rhymes” I would say would a chuckle "True, but you might want to take a good look at this," said Rachel showing the painting she made of the wolf and dragon. It definitely looked like Troy and Nathan, but the rivalry was gone and replaced with something deeper, softer, and meaningful on an intimate level. "You have to put your differences aside in order to move forward," she said, "The two of you may have more in common than you think." “Well you better tell that to him. But maybe some time away from camp would be good for him.” Troy says "And you'll be needing four others too," said Rachel, "I would recommend Percy, Annabeth and Grover. As for the fourth, maybe a child of Zeus? One never knows what children of the Big Three can do when they work together.” “Bolt. He is the most recent addition to camp and a Zeus halfblood” Troy said "Well, it seems you've found your team," said Rachel, "I just hope Nathan will listen." -1 Hour Later- "You want me to do WHAT?!" shouted Nathan at Percy and his friends, "There is no way am I going to be risking my life for a living barbecue grill who can more than likely call upon the Terminator!” "I think it would be good for you to be able to get out of the camp" Troy says "Who asked you, hellhound!" snapped Nathan, "I refuse to submit to some second rate grave robber!” “Ok Nathan that’s enough. At least he thought about you when he was asked to get a team together. Plus it gives you a chance to be out and about then being trapped here” Grover said "Who says I'm trapped?" scoffed Nathan crossing his arms, "And the only reason he's bringing me along is so that someone can keep a cool head on their shoulders, plus he probably can't keep his fire under control in public.” “I can control my fire just fine. I’m bringing you along so you can just have a chance to be out then being stuck at camp” Troy said. "I don't need your approval to do anything," snapped Nathan, "Plus the outside world is all full of killjoys who don't appreciate a snow day.” "you would be surprised. kids do especially during the winter time" Troy would say with a smile "In the middle of summer?" asked Nathan crossing his arms, "I'm still not going with you." Then Bolt came in. "If you come along, I'll be sure to let you teach me to ice skate in June," he said. Nathan perked his head up. "Well... I could use a little exercise outside of the camp," he said smirking, "Alright, it's a deal." “Alrighty then we got our team” Troy said with a smile "Just one question," said Bolt, "How do we get to Texas?" Nathan smirked as he replied, "On the wind, of course." He whistled loudly and then a shiny dirigible with giant turbines built into the sides appeared in the sky and then a ladder was dropped down to them. "All aboard," said Nathan smirking as he climbed up first. In the bridge, there was a portly man dressed up as a pilot. "Hi, Grandpa Aeolus," said Nathan smiling as he hugged the man and he hugged the dragon back. “Nathan good to see you kiddo! Who are your friends?” He would ask "Well, this is Percy Jackson, son of Poseidon, Annabeth, daughter of Athena, Grover the satyr, Bolt, son of Zeus, and the chowder head is Troy Baines, hellhound of Hades," said Nathan chuckling at the last name. He shook each of their hands as Troy rolled his eyes but nods and would walk to his dorm room that was assigned to him “I like him a lot” Aeolus said with a smile "Yeah, well, you weren't the one who had both a three headed dog and an army of zombies set upon you for doing a few harmless pranks," muttered Nathan as he went to his assigned room. Each room had two bunk beds in them, but unfortunately, Nathan had the misfortune to be assigned to Troy's room. "What are you doing here?" complained Nathan, "Shouldn't you be hiding under a bed or closet somewhere?" One. Zombies was from that witch raising hell and fluffy is my childhood dog.” Troy said petting fluffy who looked like a large Doberman to the human eye with the help of mist. “And your pranks were kinda not harmless to a few and i really wasn’t in a pranked mood maybe should learn how to read how people are feeling before trying stuff like that.” Troy says "Yeah, well, you didn't lose your mother in a fire when you were two," snapped Nathan, "I was passed from home to home and after that, I stopped caring what other people thought. If they didn't care about how I felt or if I had control over my powers, then I wouldn't care about them." Troy slammed his suitcase down “I lost my mother to being crushed by a lion for not being able to save her to a barrier I didn’t even know existed.” "At least you had a mother to support you the rest of your life!" yelled Nathan as he stood up to face the wolf, "I had nothing! You... You have dead people to talk to... Where does that leave me? Alone, that's where!" He crawled up to the top bunk and turned his back to the wolf trying to hide the tears while covering up with a blanket. “You don’t think I dealt with lost too. Being told you’re a freak that you talk to the dead and not being able to have a father figure to talk to as you grow up. Always bullied in school to a point where you move to a beach and get home schooled and not being able to have a social life as well. Maybe should think about what others are going through as well before judging.” Troy said walking out the door and slams it shut Nathan looked down at the door and then lay back down on the bed sniffling as he pulled out a snowflake necklace. "Mom," he whimpered as the dam broke and tears came at last. Troy soon would find himself on a patio that looks up at the sky closing his eyes using his powers to see if he could find the soul of Nathan’s mother that would possibly be roaming around or be able to show Before long, he sensed the ghost of a dragoness standing by a sad Nathan. She looked heartbroken at how lonely and closed off her son had become. She reached out to touch him but her hand only went through which only made her heart break even more, but through it all, she stayed by her son's side. Troy smiles taking the spirit side to where Nathan couldn’t see him and she could “I can tell you both miss each other deeply” Troy says to her The dragoness looked to the side gasping. "You're the son of Hades," she asked, "Have you come to hurt my son again?" “No. Look about that I was just also angry about loosing my mother…and his pranks just wasn’t really the best taste for me in my timing.” Troy said “he didn’t deserve it but it was also just training to learn about controlling my powers.” "I apologize for his behavior," she said, "He never had the best life growing up. The only reason those people took him and dumped him was because of the money given to them to take care of him. But in reality, they tortured him and beat him like he was some sort of monster. And I had to watch as he spent his life being abused and humiliated." “I know the feeling…my dad was teaching me about my powers and I got bullied and teased cause I could talk and guide souls to cross over or move on. My first Time on my powers the voices were hard to control. But my dad taught me how to tolerate it. And your voice was on that list as I could feel everyone’s pain and suffering as each one died differently.” Troy said “not that as well but I could also sense those going through torment that didn’t deserve it as well.” "And how do you feel about my son?" asked the dragoness, "Are you going to help him?" “Of coarse I’m gonna help him but he has to be able to accept that help in return.” Troy said “but your son has a lot of potential. And I think I know a quote that will help him get through this. My dad taught me it the last time I saw him when I was 5. He said even when things are dark…the light shines through even though the star is gone” "I hope you're right," she said looking to Nathan as he sat up to remove his shirt to reveal several burn marks and scars, "Every time I see those, it reminds me of those horrible people who made my baby suffer all his life." “Well…luckily for him I don’t tolerate that cause I’ve had several souls that died from abuse ask for help and well…let’s just say I do,” Troy says slightly adjusting his cape. "And tell him that even though he feels alone, there will always be someone watching over him," she said with tears in her eyes as she watched her boy fall asleep in bed. Troy thinks then smiles “why don’t you tell him yourself” he would say walking over to him and rests a hand on Nathan’s then held out for the Dragoness “we are gonna travel through his dreams they will be a bit fuzzy and funky but he will be able to sense your presence and be able to have relieving past memories as if he was living them in current days and you will be able to have fill conversations with him” "But... He was only two when he lost me," said the dragoness, "How will that work?" Nathan whimpered in his dreams. It was clear that he was having a nightmare. “Dreams are the greatest mystery we all still wonder how they work and what our brain develops. But I honestly think some visions of his mother will make things more soothing. You’re gonna have to trust me on this.” Troy said as the whimpering got worst Nathan was dreaming that he was being chased by the zombies and their bodies were on fire. He tried to use his magic, but it didn't work. Suddenly, there was a blinding light and then all was calm. Nathan looked around confused until he spotted his mother. "Mom?" he gasped tearing up as he ran to her and they hugged each other. "It's alright, dear. I'm here." "I missed you," he sobbed. "I know. Everything's alright now. I know you've been trying to hide your pain, Nathan. But there are still people who care about you and love you like me and your father do. You need only to ask them to give you a chance... And you must also give them a chance. Let them know the real you." Troy smiles watching on from the shadows his outfit turned into a blackout cloak as the two talked and soon the dragoness returned and then soon they found themselves back in the room where Nathan was calm and smiling in his sleep and Troy was back in his previous outfit. "Promise me that you'll watch over him," she pleaded, "I'm trusting you with my greatest treasure." “You have my word ma’am. I maybe the prince of death but I’m always a man of my word” Troy said Later, Aeolus called the group in for dinner. Nathan was much more relaxed, but he was still unsure whether to open up to Troy. “I guess I better go. I’ll be around if you ever need to make another dream trip” Troy said to the dragoness The dragoness nodded before slowly fading away leaving the boys alone. At dinner, Nathan was silent as he ate his food while the others were asking Bolt to tell them about his story. Bolt would get into a deep conversation about history while Troy was silent as well he looked tired and worn out as if he haven’t slept in days "Are... You okay?" asked Nathan finally speaking up to Troy. “Yeah I’m fine. I get like this when I use my powers extensively especially powers I’m learning to use while I’m doing it” Troy said "What sort of powers?" asked Nathan as his grandfather poured Troy a refill of ambrosia. “Well you know about my fire and demonic abilities but I can travel between the realm of the living and death. And walk through dreams and see what people are dreaming about with out detection.” "Wait... You can do what?" asked Nathan sensing a connection when Troy realized he exposed himself. “Yes you heard me right” Troy said "Excuse me," said Nathan standing up and leaving the table in a hurry. Annabeth was about to call after him when she glared at Troy. "Well, that was nicely handled," she said, "Why did you invade his privacy? Did you think it was alright to do that? Invading someone's mind without permission?" “I didn’t actually technically…I just guided a spirit that was trying to be there for her son.” Troy said with a serious look on his face "Then why didn't you tell him that first?" asked Bolt, "Geez, are you really that clueless when it comes to the living?" “Don’t you ever say that again. Plus no matter what I would say it would have gotten the same reaction. Maybe you would be in the same shoes if you only had dead people to talk to” Troy says standing up and leaves as Grover sighs heavily as Percy plays with his food a bit “he’s right.” He would finally say Back in his room, Nathan was on his bed curled up and hiding under his wings whimpering. He had never felt so humiliated and embarrassed until he heard the door open. "Go away, Troy," he whimpered scooting closer to the wall looking away from the gray wolf. “It wasn’t just me that wanted to help you in your dream….i stayed away from it mostly. Well stayed out of your mind mostly” Troy says Nathan perked his head up. "Wait... So, you did it... Just to help me?" he asked peeking out from under his wings, "Why?" “I know the pain and suffering you’re going through. I know we both have our differences but helping you stop having those dreams was the right thing to do but someone in your life that meant a lot to you wanted to help you and make you feel better.” Troy said Nathan looked up at Troy unfolding his wings. "You mean... you really saw my mother?" he asked with tears in his eyes as he slid down to the bottom bunk to look Troy face to face properly. “Yeah when I tell you I can see spirits I meant it. I’ve helped a lot of souls find closure and move on. Or even find ways they wanna stay attached to the people they care about, how’s that for a killjoy?” Troy said The dragon flinched. "I guess I did jump the gun on the name calling," he said looking down at his feet, "I'm sorry." “It’s ok. You were and still are dealing with grief. It’s how we deal with it is what really makes things better or worst. I’m sorry too about my over kill of my powers…your pranks were just poorly timed with what I was going through.” Troy said "I just wanted to help you have a laugh," said Nathan, "It didn't exactly work." “I know. It’s I didn’t have a very good social life growing up when you get teased and bully at private schools to a point where you nearly bring the building collapsing to the ground. So my mom home schooled me and we moved to a beach house and dealt with about every ghost of every death that has happened there. Even some that came from the Titanic wreck looking for closure or moving on.” "That... Actually sounds wonderful," said Nathan smiling a little bit. “Pardon?” Troy asked Tilting his head a bit "I mean helping those who passed away to complete their unfinished business before moving on," said Nathan, "I guess you do have a heart after all.” “I maybe cryptic like my dad. But I have my mothers heart” Troy said Nathan smiled. It wasn't the teasing, joking smile he used when playing pranks at camp, but a genuine, soft smile. "Again, I'm really sorry for being rude to you about the comment with your mother and Hades. It was uncalled for.” “I guess my attitude wasn’t the greatest as well.” Troy said "Though, I have to admit you did look impressive in that armor," said Nathan blushing but looked away, "Sorry... Don't know where that came from." “Heh you weren’t to bad to look at either” Troy smiles Just then Ambrose appeared and smirked. "Nathan and Troy sitting in a tree K-I-S-S-I-N-G," he teased with a smirk, "Told you so.” Troy rolled his eyes chuckling and would look out the window at the night sky “hey is there a good viewing place to see the night sky?” Troy asked Nathan "Follow me," said Nathan as he took Troy's paw and led him out of the room, up three flights of stairs and onto a flat, open platform on top of the blimp. Troy smiles staring up at the night sky “I always love staring up at the night sky. Cause it reminds me of the last time I saw my dad before he couldn’t visit anymore” "Really?" asked Nathan as they both sat down together, "What happened?" “Just he had to leave. The big three can’t be outside their realms for too long and well you saw what happened.” Troy said looking up at the stars "I noticed," said Nathan shuddering as he thought about the zombie attack back at camp, "So... You think you get to see him again after this?" “I hope so. He maybe cryptic…but sure did give hella good advice” Troy smiles "Care to lay a few tips on me too?" asked Nathan half jokingly making both of them chuckle. He would nod smiling. “My most favorite one…. The light shines through… even though the star is gone.” "What does that mean?" asked Nathan tilting his head confused. “Things may always seem dark but at the end of it, light will always shine through.” Troy said "Well... I think I may have found a small flicker of it," said Nathan smirking as he scooted closer to the wolf. Troy smiles holding Nathan’s hand. “Your mother is beautiful though. She was at the age when she passed and she was beautiful” Nathan sniffled and leaned against Troy as small tears rolled down the dragon's face. "I miss her... So much," he whimpered as he felt the wolf hold him close. “I miss my mom too,” Troy said reaching into a pocket on his vest and pulled out an old watch that had a steam train engine in it pressing a button and flips it open to a picture with him and his mom "You know... I think my mom and yours could've been the best of friends," said Nathan smiling when their noses touched and their breaths hitched. There was tension in the air and not the kind leading to a fight. The dragon's face blushed deep red but he was too nervous to say anything. Troy looked away blushing a bit holding Nathan’s hand tight "Oh come on!" yelled a voice followed by someone hushing them. Nathan and Troy turned around to see Percy, Annabeth, Grover and Bolt watching them. Annabeth was trying hard to silence Grover for shouting until they realized they were busted for eavesdropping. “You guys just had to come see, didn’t you?” Troy said. "Well, you were at each other's throats the past two days," said Grover when Annabeth glared at him making the satyr give a nervous bleat. “We appreciate the support but sometimes privacy is nice to have,” Troy said. "Troy... Just go with it," said Nathan smirking and winked at him before he planted a kiss on the wolf's lips making Percy, Annabeth and Grover head for the hills. But Bolt lingered and Troy could see the white German Shepherd's tail wagging. Troy kisses back holding the dragon close but sees bolt watching. “You staying or going?” Troy asked with a chuckle. "Well... I kinda wanted to hang back and get to know you two better," said Bolt, "That is... If you don't mind a third." Nathan looked at Troy and shrugged. "Well, we had to come in threes sooner or later," he chuckled. “Well come on over, Bolt,” Troy said "How about we take this to our room?" suggested Nathan before Bolt leaned in to Troy. Bolt blushed with his ears pinned against his head. "Good idea," he said with a bashful grin. “Well what are we waiting for?” Troy said with a smile The three of them entered the room and locked the door. Nathan then froze the door shut so they would have privacy. He turned around to see Bolt already kissing Troy with his tail wagging happily as Nathan walked over to them turning Troy's face and kissed him first before kissing Bolt next. “Mmmmm you know bolt how did you find out you were the son of Zeus?” Troy asked curiously as he and Nathan cuddled together. "Like this," said Bolt as he unscrewed a lightbulb from a lamp and made it light up in his bare paw. "That is so cool!" exclaimed Nathan as he reached for bulb, but when he touched Bolt's paw, he felt the electricity jolt through him making his hair stand on end. Troy laughs at Nathan a bit. “That’s a good look for you, Nathan,” Troy teased playfully. "Oh yeah?" asked Nathan and then nodded at Bolt, who nodded and he held Troy's paw making the wolf's fur poof outward. “You jerk,” Troy laughed "Now who's looking good?" teased Nathan as he kissed Troy deeply while Bolt got behind the wolf kissing along Troy's shoulders. Before long, the three of them began rubbing their tongues together lovingly before Bolt was kissing Nathan deeply. Troy chuckles and held both bolt and Nathan close to him Bolt and Nathan soon helped Troy strip out of his clothes and began kissing and lapping at the wolf's nipples. Troy huffs softly his tail thumping against the bed Before long, Bolt and Nathan were stripping each other too. Nathan still had his scars but Bolt was built like a bodybuilder as he revealed his muscles." “Mmmmmm looking good there sparky” Troy winks "Well, I do alright at the gym," said Bolt, "Used to be in show business." "Sounds glamorous," said Nathan smiling before leaning down to suck Troy's emerging cock while he stroked Bolt's cock. Troy moaned softly his tail wagging happily Bolt lay Troy down as he kissed the wolf deeply. "Whatever happens... I want to stay close with you two no matter what," whispered the white canine as he gently caressed both wolf and dragon. Nathan smiled before he switched from sucking Troy's cock to sucking Bolt off. Bolt moans happily and would turn Troy to face him and kisses him deeply The two canines kept on kissing each other till Bolt kissed down Troy’s chest and joined Nathan in sucking the wolf’s cock. The dragon kissed Bolt before moving back up to kiss Troy. Troy huffed and moaned through the kisses and would leak pre his erection throbbing and twitch getting close to peak orgasm Bolt kept his mouth around Troy’s cock even when he felt the wolf’s knot getting ready to form. “I need you to take my virginity,” whispered Nathan to Troy. “Mmmmmm then better hurry before I bust” Troy panted Bolt heard the dragon’s request and moved up to rim Nathan’s tail hole to get it ready. Once it was slicked up, he helped Nathan down slowly onto Troy’s cock. Then Bolt presented his own cock to both wolf and dragon. “Mmmmmm go on in as well.” Troy huffed The white dog smirked as he sat up, aimed his big cock at Troy’s tail hole and slowly pushed inside him. Troy groaned loudly chuckling “a bit of warning next time but this is fine. But first” Troy said waiving his hand a bit and a small flame appeared and disappeared quickly “now no one will hear us. In either life or death realms” Troy smiles Nathan grinned before moaning from the spreading inside him and he leaned back to kiss Bolt before kissing Troy deeply. “Breed me please!” he stammered. Troy kisses back thrusting up into Nathan as bolt matched the same pace The dragon panted heavily and whimpered when he felt Troy’s knot pop into him. Nathan fell forward hugging Troy tightly while kissing him deeply. Troy kisses back cumming hard into Nathan Bolt howled as he came deep inside Troy and his knot locked them together. “Mmmmmmmmmm” Troy moans heavily panting “That was… Good,” panted Bolt as he tenderly licked Troy’s cheek. “Glad you enjoyed it” Troy said with a smile Nathan looked up at Troy and nestled his face under the wolf’s chin. “So… is this what love feels like?” he asked softly. “Mhmmm. Should see some of the kids from Aphrodite.” Troy chuckles "Oh, I've met them," chuckled Nathan, "Grover can't keep his hands off them.” “Not surprised” Troy laughs "Yeah... But this time... I think I've found the real thing at last," said Nathan hugging Troy and Bolt. The white dog smiled wagging his tail as he snuggled both males in his strong arms. “Same here” Troy smiles as bolt does as well "So, I guess at this rate, we'll reach Texas by tomorrow afternoon," said Nathan, "After all, wind does travel fast." “Mhmmm.” Troy said The next morning, Percy, Annabeth and Troy were taking turns teaching Bolt every fighting skill they knew but they were careful not to blow up Aeolus' blimp. Thanks to Nathan, there was a protective ice dome that would catch any damage from lightning. “Doing very good bolt your stance does need work but your doing very good.” Troy says with a smile "Thanks," said Bolt as he was holding up a sword with a lightning bolt etched into the blade. "Yeah, but sometimes a warrior's greatest weapon is his mind," added Annabeth. “Exactly. Sometimes getting into the targets mind can also make them lose focus. I really do mean sometimes as well” Troy said "And the surrounding environment can be an ally too. Know your surroundings and use it to your advantage," said Annabeth. “Good to know,” Bolt says. Just then, Aeolus' voice could be heard over an intercom. "May I have your attention please: We are now approaching the agricultural domain of Demeter. Please step inside as our stop will be directly above the outside of the entrance," he said as he slowed down the blimp and everyone made their way to the control room to get ready to disembark. They waited by the door to wait for it to open At last, the blimp came to a stop and everyone climbed down the ladder and Nathan gave his grandfather a hug before departing. They all came out to a massive farm land which was surprisingly nice out to where it wasn’t hot or cold but just right to have that nice heat but also that cool breeze. “Welcome to Persephone Manor” a centaur said walking up to them “I’m Hugo. What can I help you with young travelers” he says "Well... That's kind of a long story," said Nathan blushing, "But may we see Lady Persephone please?" “Ah yes she is right inside her home. I’m sure the son of hades will show you the way” he says as Troy nods “it’s slowly coming back to me” Troy says "Wait... You know this place?" asked Nathan incredulously, "And you didn't think to tell us?!" “I was only 5 when I visited here and it was the last time I saw my dad who introduced me to my step mom” Troy says "Point taken," shrugged Nathan. "Do you suppose Demeter is here too?" asked Bolt as he came up alongside Troy and Nathan with Percy and his friends bringing up the rear. “Yup her and Persephone work hand in hand. So yeah she will be lurking around here somewhere plus. If y’all didn’t know Persephone is Demeter’s daughter.” Troy says "We know," they all said together. "We all know the story about her and Hades," said Nathan, "How their relationship brings about the different seasons." “Heh right” Troy said as they soon walked inside Hugo went on ahead to notify Demeter and Persephone of the visitors. "Do you think Persephone will help us?" whispered Nathan, "If I recall correctly, Demeter's really attached to her daughter.” “Most likely Persephone did enjoy seeing me when she did. Dunno if she would remember me though since it’s been so long” Troy says "Troy!" called a feminine voice and there was a young, beautiful woman making her way down and gave the gray wolf a hug. "It's so good to see you again," she said giving him a warm smile. Troy hugs her back chuckling. “Mama Persephone. I didn’t think you would remember me,” Troy said with a smile. "Of course I remember you," she said smiling, "You were the one that could make Hades smile... Well, besides me." "I still say you could've done better," muttered a voice and in came a woman in overalls and a straw hat, "Oh, don't mind me. I was seeing to the harvest." "Lady Demeter, I presume?" asked Bolt cautiously. “That's correct, my dear. Good to see my family here as well." Demeter said with a warm smile. "Mama listen. We got an issue…. I know you were never a fan of dad but he's missing. and some witch has done a hostile take over of the underworld and the dead or either not crossing over or coming back to life,” Troy said. "Hecate?" asked Persephone shocked, "Oh, don't tell me that old hag is back." "Yes, and meaner than ever," added Grover. “What’s her issue and why does she want me to give myself up?” Troy asked "When Zeus organized the roles to us gods, she was given the title as matriarch of witchcraft, but what she really wanted was the Underworld. But Zeus saw only obsession, power, greed and evil in her ambitions. Therefore, he entrusted the duty to his brother Hades," explained Persephone, "Now, Hecate holds a grudge against the Lord of the Dead and took her revenge by defiling the natural boundaries with her magic and reanimating the bodies of the dead. But Zeus and Hades didn't agree with her plans. So, she was cast into the darkness, weak and broken. But she swore that one day she would have her revenge. When Hades was looking for a new queen, she thought it was her chance to step in to take advantage of the Underworld and bending it to her will and using the souls of the damned to do her bidding. But what she didn't count on was me being chosen by Hades and becoming queen of the Underworld. Only when I am near does Hecate feel her powers drained. She thrives on the dead while I provide life through spring." “Oh my gods…. she’s insane,” Grover would say "You don't know the half of it," said Persephone, "Before Hades chose me, we used to be friends... Now, she only sees me as the enemy. But my light magic can cancel out her dark powers. However, it's love that can truly over come great evil." "So... Will you help us?" asked Nathan feeling hopeful, "That is if Lady Demeter would like to join so we don't disrupt the cycle of seasons that is." “You bet we’re in” Demeter said with a smile "Thank you... So, should we call my grandfather Aeolus again or do you have a faster way to get to Hecate... By the way, where is her lair?" asked Nathan. "Salem, Massachusetts," replied Persephone. “Classic place where the Salem witch trials occurred in” Troy says "I get that, but that still doesn't answer the question on how to get there in time," said Nathan. Persephone chuckles and nods going to get a bucket “you three are familiar with these” she would say to Percy, Annabeth and Grover when they saw the bucket was full of pearls. "Teleportation pearls," said Annabeth looking into the bucket. "Hang on," said Nathan as he turned to Annabeth, "Won't we need a plan first before we go charging in?" “Yeah we should plan.” Troy says "First of all, we'll need the lay out," said Annabeth, "How many guards, what kind of monsters, and how many escape exits." “Well question is where is her lair in Salem?” Troy asked curiously "Deep within the woods on the outskirts of the historical settlement," said Persephone. “Gotcha. So who has a plan?” Troy asked looking around "Well, Troy can see the dead, right?" asked Nathan, "Well, maybe there are some spirits who can be trusted to guide us to Hecate's lair without detection." “Yeah, there is one I do trust right now.” Troy said "Who?" they all asked together. “His name is Ambrose he was the one who told me about Hades going missing. It’s not easy but I can bring him to the life realm temporarily to communicate.” Troy said "Ambrose? I think I remember him... He was the son of Hecate before the villagers burned him at the stake for practicing witchcraft," said Persephone, "He wanted to use his powers to help humanity... Unfortunately, it turned its back on him and he paid a heavy price for it. Hecate cursed Salem saying its people would one day fall to ruin for killing her son." “Hence the Salem witch trials” Troy said "I never hurt anyone," said Ambrose appearing before Troy and no one else, "I was just trying to offer herbs for medicine to help some children who were very sick. Hecate told me not to intervene, but I couldn't just stand by and do nothing... Even one man I thought I trusted... And loved." Troy looked to the others and held Ambrose’s hand and soon he appeared in front of everyone. “I’m only able to let you appear for an hour.” Troy said to him "I offered to help you, Troy because... You reminded me of the man I fell in love with. He was a son of Hades too... But then Hecate had him slain... And I was given the blame. I was executed for a crime I never committed," sobbed Ambrose, "And now I have no idea where he is. I asked around in the Underworld and hoped Hades would help me, but... Nobody knew what happened to him..." Persephone felt heartbroken when she heard this and lay a gentle hand on Ambrose's shoulder. “I’m sorry to hear honey. I wish I knew what became of him as well” she would say "I just wish that if there was a chance we can find each other, perhaps we can be reborn into another life," said Ambrose, "Finally to have found true love." “I’m sure it will happen.” Troy says with a smile “I know that my dad loves to help souls who want a second chance at life” "And love?" asked Ambrose looking hopeful. “Of course” Troy said “Though when you both reincarnate, you will just feel a connection. It’s rare to see souls who been reincarnated remember their past life.” "I want to remember Mufasa," said Ambrose with tears in his eyes, "He was my whole world." “You will I promise. But for now help us.” Troy said patting Ambrose on the back "I will," said Ambrose as he tried to wipe away the tears without much success. “Hey it’s ok Ambrose. We will get through this but first gotta plan” Troy said Ambrose nodded and laid out the floor plans for Hecate's fortress: each level, each secret passage, and each monster that was on guard. They all listened in and gave talk about weaknesses to each monster and how to defeat them easily "Now, there's one more," said Ambrose, "And Hecate had to create some special spectacles to face this one without being turned to stone." They all froze in horror. There was only one monster alive that could turn a living thing into stone. “Medusa…” Grover said as Percy and Annabeth looked at each other “I thought we defeated her?” Percy says "Apparently, she doesn't take a hint so easily," said Nathan. “Guess not.” Grover says. “No she brought her back…and I know that only one god that chooses to bring them back or not. It’s my dad…she’s depleting his powers that’s why she needs me it makes sense.” Troy said "So... Without Hades, you'd be the one next in line," said Bolt in shock, "And if she depletes Hades' powers, who's gonna keep Kronos from breaking out?" “Us. The 3 heirs of Zeus, Hades and Poseidon. You guys had stopped him before and we can do it again. But we have to stop her before the barrier that is keeping Kronos breaks and if that does Kronos will be back more powerful and dangerous then ever.” Troy said "And there's two other creatures that stand guard over her fortress," said Ambrose, "The Nemean Lion... And the Minotaur." “Me and Percy’s first creatures we encountered.” Troy said, “There’s no coincidence she picked those two just because they are 2 of the toughest monsters. But I bet you she picked other creatures to defend.” "Yeah, especially when the lion nearly killed you and I had to put him on ice... Literally," said Nathan. “Well at least I’m ready this time. But in order to do this gonna have to have a lot of supplies.” Troy said "And not to mention armor that gives us plenty of mobility," added Annabeth. Troy nods rubbing his chin thinking "Well, we can't fight Medusa directly," said Nathan, "If we so much as look at her head on, she'll petrify us for sure." Unless we wear reflective sun glasses. They are dark enough to block her rays but also light enough for us to see through.” Troy said "Are you sure?" asked Nathan, "Because that dame is gonna be no pushover." “Well if our glasses get knocked off we retreat but Gina have to figure out a sneak attack and I know that won’t be easy cause she got done in by a sneak attack before by Percy.” Grover said "And how do we manage to get past her? She's bound to have her guard up this time," said Percy. “Gonna have to get creative then” Troy says "Maybe I can help," said Nathan, "Remember when Chiron stopped me from using my powers to clean up the battle field?" “Yeah your snowman soldiers” Troy said "Maybe they can provide a distraction while you cut off her reception... So to speak," said Nathan. “That might work.” Troy said Nathan held Troy's paw. "I just hope we can spend a little more time together before all hell breaks loose," he whispered into the wolf's ear. “We will” Troy says The dragon smiled as he kissed the wolf deeply for a moment before breaking away. “Alright love birds” Bolt chuckles as Troy gave him a look of look whose talking A few hours later, Demeter had offered them lunch before going off to battle. Troy would be playing with his food staring down at his plate Nathan snuggled up to the wolf as well as Bolt rubbing Troy's shoulder. Troy smiles big wagging happily as he would eat At last, after eating, they all stood in a circle with the special pearls at the ready. “Alright everyone remember we’re going to Salem. But somewhere where we can’t be seen arriving” Troy says Nathan nodded as he held onto Troy's paw. "Perhaps the historical village?" suggested Nathan softly. “Perfect.” Troy said The counted to three, stomped on the pearls and reappeared in a small village square. The area looked deserted and the clouds overhead were dark and thunder rumbled. "Better get indoors," said Nathan leading them all to a nearby building. Soon they all made camp and all chatted and Troy was staring up at the sky lightening flashing in his eyes Nathan, however, trembled at the sight and sound of both lightning and thunder. Bolt had to hold the dragon close sensing that Nathan had a great fear of it. "It was storming just like this when the fire started," whimpered Nathan softly. “What happened if I may ask?” Bolt asked "I don't remember much," said Nathan, "Only my mother was trying to calm me down during a thunderstorm when suddenly the house caught fire. She had me sent out of the window thanks to a nearby neighbor, but... I never saw her come out again." “Sorry to hear” he said "Ever since, I've been afraid of fire and thunderstorms," said Nathan trembling in Bolt's embrace when Troy came over. “Which explains why you were scared of my swords” Troy said Nathan nodded. "Fire and ice don't always get along so well," he said, "When I get over heated, I lose my powers... And my strength." “Well gotta keep you cool then” Troy says Nathan nodded as he held Troy's paw. "Just promise me that you and Bolt won't leave me," said Nathan as he looked to both canines with love in his eyes. Persephone smiled as she and Demeter kept an eye out near the window. “We won’t” Troy says as does Bolt Ambrose then appeared to Troy. "She's coming... Medusa," he said, "She sensed your arrival and she's coming to meet you all." “Ok guys game on. We already hav our first big one…Medusa is coming” Troy said putting on his glasses Nathan closed his eyes to concentrate. Outside, the air grew cold and frost formed on the ground. Then the frost gathered itself up and turned into warriors of ice in shining armor and weapons drawn as a woman in a turban and sunglasses approached. “Well well well…Medusa.” Troy said standing in front of everyone "Son of Hades," she hissed, "What a pleasure to meet the son of my old business partner." Yeah. Heard you were back and well now that I see that’s true .” Troy said "And such a pity your daddy is dead on his feet," she said with a smirk and looked around, "Snow soldiers... What's the matter? Afraid I'll add your friends to my stone garden?" “Don’t know…you afraid to go back to the underworld?” Troy asked pulling out both his swords "Is that anyway to treat a lady?" asked Medusa as she reached for her turban, "Normally, one should remove their hat in the presence of a lady... Including sunglasses." The moment the turban was off, her snake hair came out hissing and wriggling out in the open. Soon Troy spun his swords around in his hands huffing heavily “ain’t no way that’s gonna be happening.” Troy said "They say the eyes are windows to the soul," said Medusa as she removed her own shades, "I hope you find my eyes... Attractive." Just then a squirrel was passing by but when it looked up at Medusa, it froze and turned to stone. Poor thing didn’t have a chance” Troy said as the snow men came up as does annabeth and Percy “well we meet again.” Percy would say as he and Annabeth had their glasses on as well "Hello, children," she said, "I see you've upgraded on your arsenal... But you seem to be three members short. Where are they?" Nathan then flexed his hands and the snow soldiers attacked Medusa from all sides, but she managed to avoid their attacks. Soon it would turn into a full fledge brawl between them all and Medusa. And it almost looked like Medusa had the upper hand when she managed to punch Troy in the face shattering the shades leaving him to keep his eyes closed. "My glasses are gone!!" Troy said keeping his eyes shut tight trying to find a way to get out of the fight But he was then grabbed by Medusa. "Sooner or later, you will open those eyes," she hissed, "Temptation to look at me is too hard to resist." "I'm not gonna do it!" Troy said with a growl his eyes shut tight "Open your eyes," said Medusa as her snake hair jabbed at his face, "Or my hungry babies will have to open them for you." Troy turned his face away from the snakes. Suddenly, something made a slicing noise and Medusa's head fell off. When Troy opened his eyes, there was an ice soldier with blood on the blade. "That's twice I saved you," it said with Nathan's voice. “Yeah, yeah. I’ll just add it to the bill,” Troy said with a chuckle. Nathan came running out hugging Troy as Bold then covered up the gorgon's head. "You never know when we might need it," he said as he put the head into a bag. “Yeah. Dead or not, those eyes will work." Troy said "Shall we be off?" asked Bolt as Persephone led the way with Demeter. Soon everyone then followed behind them. They were just entering an open field when something big rammed into Bolt and let out a deep bellowing moo as it faced the rest of the group. "Minotaur!" yelled Percy as he pulled out his sword, but the beast back handed Percy flinging him to the side like a rag doll. Persephone and Demeter tried to use their plant powers, but the bull tore through the vines like they were nothing. “My turn.” Troy said running up and wiped out both his swords both were on fire and slashed at the Minotaurs chest making deep cuts that also burned. However, the monster just brushed it off like it was nothing and rammed Troy hard. He pinned the wolf down to the ground. He raised a hand and was about to finish Troy off when... "Minotaur, you stop right there! I mean it!" shouted Nathan, "You naughty monster! Bad! Bad Minotaur!" At first, everyone thought the bull was going to charge, but instead, it fell back on its rear crying holding up a bear trap stuck on its left leg. "Hey, it's alright," soothed Nathan stroking his face, "I won't hurt you." The minotaur looked up at Nathan and licked his face. "You've gotta be kidding," grunted Bolt as he sat up. "He was just wanting someone to help him," said Nathan as he removed the bear trap and then pulled out some bandages from a pack and wrapped it around the injury. "That's all he needed," he said as the minotaur gave the dragon a hug. Troy smiled and soon new voices appeared behind them in unison “we been waiting for you Mr Baines.” Then everyone turned and looked at them “just surrender yourself over and the others will be let go.” They said again as Troy huffed “not a day in hades I will” he said as the middle one coughed and fire shot out and everyone’s eyes went wide “Oh no not again….” Grover said as the men soon changed into a giant dragon like monster with 5 heads roaring loudly “HYDRA!!!!!!” Annabeth called out Nathan created an wall of ice to hold off the fire-breathing head, but the others knocked it down and the dragon was sent flying back knocking him out. The five headed monster was about to breathe fire at the dragon when the minotaur came charging in pushing the other monster back. “We need to kill it!!” Troy said as he was about to charge but was grabbed by the others “no cut off one hydra head 2 more grow back.” Annabeth said Then Grover looked down at the bag holding Medusa's head. "You thinking what I'm thinking?" he asked looking to Troy. Troy nodded putting on some sunglasses “let’s create a statue I’ll get his attention. Get the Minotaur out of the way and when it gets close do it” Troy said Bolt nodded as he ran in to pull the minotaur away before it got burned alive by the hydra. Troy then threw a fireball at the hydra. “Hey!!! You want me!!! Come have me!!!” Troy yelled out to the monster who then came running up to the wolf who was standing his ground with swords at the ready then shuts his eyes as an extra precaution The hydra was charging closer but stopped in its tracks when it saw Troy pull out the head of Medusa and at once, it turned to stone. “Whoooohoooo!!!” Troy said and puts the head back into the bag. However, something flew down and grabbed the bag. They looked up to see a winged creature screeching before retreating back into the forest. "A fury," said Persephone, "Now that Hecate's got Hades, they answer to her now." “Great…and they just also took the most powerful weapon..” Troy said "Well, we still have a friend she didn't plan on us gaining," said Nathan as he stroked Minotaur's face and he began wagging his tail, "Yes, you're a good boy, aren't you? Yes, you are." Troy chuckles as do the others “alright let’s keep moving.” Troy says Before long, they reached the forest and it wasn't long till they reached cave in the side of a hill. All was quiet, but not for long. They heard a deep low growl and Troy knew exactly the growl “he’s back.” Troy said Then a big shaggy head came out of the cave snarling at the intruders. "I tawt I taw a puddy tat!" gulped Nathan, "I did... And he wants to cut us to ribbons!" Troy stood in front of them pulling out his swords again and soon the dark cave became lit with his swords catching fire “this one is mine” Troy said. "It's him!" gasped Ambrose appearing next to Troy, "Mufasa, what has my mother done to you?" “Wait that’s your husband?” Troy asked "Hecate cursed him somehow," said Ambrose, "I'm not sure he remembers who he is... Or me." “Looks like it…you know I’m probably not gonna have a choice to do what I have to do Ambrose….” Troy said Ambrose had tears in his eyes. "I know... I just want him to remember how much I love him... Just let him see me... One last time," he pleaded. Troy thinks it over and held Ambrose’s hand and he appeared in front “you got 30 seconds. I’m trying to save my powers for the final battle” Troy said. "Mufasa? Can you hear me?" asked Ambrose as the lion's snarls calmed down and he looked at the ghost. "I know I left you alone for so many years," said the ghost, "But I'm here. I've never left you. I'm begging you don't be my mother's puppet anymore. Come back to me... Please!" He tilts his head curiously as the others kept their guard up watching the lion interact with the spirit Ambrose had tears in his eyes. The lion approached him and at once, there was a low rumbling like he was purring. "You have to help Troy stop my mother," said Ambrose, "It's the only way to break your curse and we can be together." He would think but smiles nodding as if he understood Ambrose smiled as he kissed the big lion's lips before fading away. The lion turned to the others and bowed his head in submission. “Alright got another ally.” Troy said with a smile as they continued on The lion nodded before leading the way through the tunnel. It seemed dark and poorly lit, until it opened up into a vast cavern revealing a castle in the middle of a lake. “That must be Hecate’s castle.” Grover said. “Yeah…maybe should pop in there for a spell” Troy said with a chuckle They all gave Troy a deadpan stare. "Really?" asked Nathan with a smirk, "I thought I was supposed to be the funny one." “Heh sorry was just trying to lighten the mood” he said Nathan smirked and pulled Troy into a kiss. "Just stay alive for all of us," he said to the wolf. “I will.” Troy says They all made their way to the gates of the castle until they heard several low groans. The gates opened and there was an army of zombies slowly making their way towards them. Soon everyone got their weapons out and kept the zombies at bay as they had gotten them surrounded "Use your fire," said Persephone, "Zombies are afraid of fire." Troy nods and lifted his swords up and they caught on fire The zombies growled and backed away from the fiery blades. Nathan shivered as well, but Bolt kept the dragon close. Troy then started having the zombies back up and soon they retreated away and he would extinguish them and resheathed his swords on his back The zombies vanished and the way was clear at last. They made their way through the castle to find where Hecate was at. They entered the throne room where they found Hecate standing there waiting with both Hades and Juliet, Troy's mother chained on either side of the witch. “Well well well…. I was wondering when you were gonna get here” Hecate said with a cackle as the others stood guard but let Troy take lead on it “let my mom and dad go” Troy said "Son... Get... Get out of here," coughed Juliet weakly but then there was a booming noise as two giant cyclops appeared on opposite sides of the room. “I ain’t going anywhere.” Troy said "You take care of the witch," said Nathan as he formed ice skates on his feet, "Me and the others will take care of the peepers." He then froze the entire floor and skated between the legs of a cyclops while Mufasa pounced on the other one. "Come on!" called Nathan to the cyclops he dodged, "This way, Thunderbutt!" While the others fought Troy pulled out his swords circling around with the witch as if he and her trying to decide who would make the first move "Come and avenge your father, who was too weak to defend the ones he loved the most," taunted Hecate. “I’m the weak one? Says the witch who uses monsters to do her bidding for her.” Troy said with a snarl However, when he lunged for her, Hecate blocked the sword with her staff and back handed the wolf so hard it sent him sprawling to the floor. He groaned loudly sitting back up huffing heavily cracking his neck. “That was a good one. Gotta give ya that…” Suddenly, Hecate held Troy up showing him how his friends were fighting the cyclops. Unknown to them, Demeter and Persephone were busy freeing Hades and Juliet. "How does it feel knowing you were the ones who led them to their deaths?" she snarled into Troy's ear. Meanwhile, Nathan was teasing the giant who was chasing him going back and forth, in and out from around the pillars. “We’re just the distraction” Troy said with a smirk. However, Hecate pulled out a dagger and stabbed Troy's side with it. "Well, if I go down, at least I get to take you down with me," she snarled. Troy growled loudly grappling Hecate's wrist and twisted it around and kicked her away keeping the dagger in his side to keep him from bleeding out for the time being Hecate rose up starting to glow brightly. "Uh oh, she's about to show her true form!" yelled Annabeth, "TAKE COVER!" Soon they all took cover and Troy took a moment to heal himself after pulling the dagger out. However, nothing happened as Hades had regained his strength and held Hecate by the throat. “Keep your filthy hands off my son!” he snarled. “Ha! You think that is gonna stop me?” She said with a smirk "No, but I will," boomed a voice and then a lightning bolt crashed down and there stood Zeus making Hecate grow pale in fear. "Oh boy!" she gulped, "He's off the throne! That's never a good sign." Everyone looked up at Zeus in shock. "Hecate! You have caused in balance to the natural order," he boomed, "You nearly brought the world to an end because of your greed and not only endangered the mortals, but also the lives of our children! I hereby strip you of all your godhood for a whole year!" She huffed angrily as hades sets her down huffing steam out of his nose angrily “your lucky your father came to save you and take your powers” he would say "What? That's not fair!" she screamed as the cyclops turned towards her and gave angry glares. "Boys, you can torture her, but don't eat her," said Zeus. "No!" screamed Hecate as she was dragged away, "NOOOOOOOOO!!!!" “You alright, Dad?” Troy asked Hades turned to Troy and hugged his son. "I am now," he said stroking the younger wolf's head. “Good” Troy said Hades held Troy close licking the top of his head as Juliet came up. "Troy!" she called as she came up running to him and her lover. Troy smiles wagging his tail Ambrose then appeared before the Nemean Lion, who slowly transformed into the soul of an anthro lion. "Mufasa!" cried Ambrose running towards the lion and the two embraced each other. Troy looked at the two hugging at each other then looks at Hades “is there a way we can help them dad?” Troy asked "I'm sorry," said Hades, "Once they're dead, there's no bringing them back to life... However, they can be reincarnated into a new life." “I know. I still want to help them” Troy said "Well, we could allow them to be reborn into another life, but one of you will have to bear them," said Persephone. "I will," said Nathan and they all looked at him stunned. "What?" he asked, "I was already bred by Troy and Bolt earlier. Why not let me get pregnant too?" “Well that’s good but what about the other soul?” Troy asked "I'll bear it too," said Nathan. "Even though they won't remember who they were in their previous life, the connection will remain in tact," explained Hades. “I got a feeling they will. Reincarnation works in mysterious ways” Troy said "Thank you so much for everything," said Ambrose to Troy as he held onto Mufasa and then both their souls merged into one wisp of light flowing into Nathan's abdomen. "Now, the next time you two boys breed this dragon... Never leave his side," said Hades turning his attention to Troy and Bolt. “I won’t.” Troy said “neither will I sir.” Bolt said "Good. Because from now on, you three... Have my blessing," said Hades winking at Troy. Troy chuckles softly "I don't know about you, but I'm betting Clarisse will be having a field day of ridiculing me for being a pregnant male, but I say let her try without getting frozen," said Nathan. "Or electrocuted," added Bolt as he pulled Nathan into a side hug and held an extra arm for Troy. “Or spicy” Troy said with a smile Nathan smiled as he brought both boys in kissing deeply. Zeus, who was still standing there smiled and looked to Hades. "Perhaps I might invite you back up to Olympus for just a spell?" he suggested to his brother. The white wolf smiled. "I look forward to that," he said before Zeus disappeared in a bolt of lightning. Time has passed and soon everyone was back at camp training and learning It had been six months since Hades was rescues and Nathan was watching Troy and Bolt in a wrestling match with each other. Nathan had placed a hand over his round belly knowing that he had the seeds of both canines growing inside him. He was glad that he would be helping Ambrose and Mufasa have a new life together. However, Clarisse saw it as an opportunity to tease Nathan. "So, stuck warming the benches for us?" she asked with a mocking tone. Nathan, who had learned to keep his magic under control, was finding it very hard to keep himself from freezing Clarisse. "In fact, I'm surprised it had to take both the sons of Zeus and Hades to put you in your place: on the sidelines," she quipped. "Clarisse, you might wanna quit while you're ahead," said Nathan as he looked behind her with a smirk of his own. "Oh yeah? What if I don't?" she scoffed crossing her arms, "What are you gonna do about it?" “Oh, it's not me you should be worried about," he said grinning. Troy soon sits down beside her as does Bolt which does startle her. "Hello there Clarisse" Troy said "you hungry?" Troy asked Clarisse went wide eyed and gulped. "Perhaps a little barbecue," suggested Bolt as he put a paw on her shoulder making electricity jolt through her entire body making her hair spike outward. she shudders and shakes off the jolt and would grab the sandwich that was presented to her "you think shock is gonna get me to stop" she would say taking a bite of the sandwich which started out sweet but soon burn heavily and she ran off screaming and yelling in pain from the the extreme spiciness Nathan smirked. "Well, how about a few hot chili peppers?" teased the dragon as Bolt snuggled the dragon and then knelt down to kiss the round baby bump. "Can't wait to meet you pups soon," he whispered kissing the bump gently. “Me too” Troy said with a smile hugging them both together The dragon grinned and snuggled both canines. What started off as a rivalry had turned into something much more deeper and intimate between fire and ice... And now, they had a third element: Love. The End.