What if Percy had failed, to stop the prophecy from coming true?

Percy POV

I was aboard the Princess Andromeda with Charles Beckendorf. Beckendorf was busy strapping the awesome man power (or is it demigod power?) to the ships pipes etc. "How much time?" I asked glancing at the open door behind us. Beckendorf tapped his watch, his face covered in sweat. "Not enough. I need at least 10 more minutes."



I heard footsteps above. They were coming quickly. We didn't have that time. Beckendorf locked eyes with me. He seemed to understand what I was about to do. "Percy don't." He warned. I shook my head and uncapped Riptide from my pocket. "I'll buy you some time. See you at the meeting point."

And without looking back, not stopping to think I must be crazy, I stepped out the door. The demons were hurrying down the stairwell, talking. When they spotted me, they started to scream and yell, pointing frantic fingers saying "Get him!" I led them away from the boiler room, the area Beckendorf would set off the explosives, given enough time.

I fought my way up the stairs, hacking with Ripetide, a celestial bronze arc of terror. It slashed through the air, vaporizing monsters who screamed in horror at the sight of my blade. I ran out towards the pool, dashed past a giant crab that I just doused with water, pushing it into the pool, just in time to get past. (NOTICE THIS IS WHERE THE DIFFERENCES CHANGE PERCY'S FATE!)

I was already past the second deck, when the alarm rang. I dashed up to the meeting point and Beckendorf was waiting. "Ready?" I asked, panting. He nodded and moved his hand to his wristwatch, which held the timer for his Greek Fire to go off. I told him the plan, in about a summary of 10 seconds. "You make this place go BOOM, I propel us away on the water, we get back to Camp and tell the others the good news."

"I'm afraid, that won't be happening." A third voice interupted our conversation. Someone stepped out from behind the shadows of the lower deck. "Luke," I growled clutching Ripetide closer. Luke just smiled sadly and held out a scythe in front of him. "I'm afraid not." After he said that, I noticed something in his voice had changed. Cold and raspy, as if he hadn't really talked in awhile. The thing in the pit from my dreams. "Kronos," I said gritting my teeth. He nodded, wielding his scythe in front of him. Beckendorf looked at me urgently. "Percy, you two can chat later. We're on a time sensitive mission." Just then, time seemed to slow down.



I tried to make the signal to Beckendorf, that we should jump but my fingers were in slow motion, taking their time to form a fist.

Beckendorf's eyes were wide with fear. His eyes told me what he wanted to say. 'It's too late. His monsters are coming.' But, I wasn't one to be misjudged. My forhead creased with concentration as I tried to break free of the spell. ''Come on ocean. A little help? ''Just then, a powerful burst swept psat me from the ocean, and launching itself straight at Luke, er Kronos. He spat sea water of his mouth and cursed, breaking his spell.

"NOW!" I called to Beckendorf just as his army marched up the stairway. Kronos watched, doing nothing as we jumped into the ocean, Beckendorf setting off the explosives with his watch at the same time. He didn't really look surprised at all, the last I saw of him was Kronos smiling as the ship blew up around him.

I tried hard to speed us as far away from the Princess Andromeda as I could, but it was hard. The explosion racked throught out the sea, making tremors and vibrations I could barely handle. I didn't know how Beckendorf survived it, maybe somehow indirectly I was protecting him in layers of oxygen.

The Greek Fire burned all around us, even though we were a good many yards away from it. That's the thing about Greek Fire, it still burns underwater.

I got us back to camp, without much trouble. Beckendorf didn't look good, his face was pale and I had to press my hand to his lungs, to get the water out of his system. He was unconcious, and Silena wasn't happy about it. "Charlie, oh Charlie!" She wept on his chest and followed him back to the infirmary, as she insisted on carrying one half of his strecher and not the Ares cabin.

Annabeth hugged me and said, "I'm glad you guys made it out." Chiron nodded. "You must tell me what you saw." I described what I had seen and Annabeth nodded and whispered something in Chiron's ear. "Yes, well he need not know yet. Pherhaps it is your small friend Nico di Angelo. We can not assume just yet."

Annabeth frowned, but didn't say anymore. I probably, as inquisitive as I am, would have asked, but I didn't really care. I knew they must be talking about the Great Prophecy and I had enough excitment for one day. I was ready to crash. I said goodnight and to send some food to my room, because I wasn't waking up until one tomorrow afternoon.

Kronos POV

Everything was going according to Kronos' plan. Perseus Jackson would go back to camp and tell his little camping friends how he'd blown up the monsters, and now the gods were safe. He polished his blade with a special rag, holding it up to the light so it gleamed. "Backbiter", Luke Castellan had called it. He had not known what true power was. And now, here Kronos was, possesing his body.



Little did Perseus know, Kronos had already talked to the Fates, who had given him the Great Prophecy. He was not worried. He could kill Nico di Angelo, and Perseus his own time. ''Ahh... time. ''It was an amusing thought, seeing as he was the Lord of Time. He knew Olympus was destined to at one time crumble. Either to his will, or his mothers. ''Olympus to presere or raze. Rise or fall by the ghost kings hand. And foes bear arms to the Doors of Death. ''All of that, pretty much confirmed that Olympus was going to go down.