Chapter 30: Waking Up

I gasp as I open my eyes to hear the words, "There's certainly no rest for the weary," from my girlfriend before she started crying. I looked around for a minute before I noticed I was on the floor looking at her feet. I stood up to see my bandaged up body as Sammy cried over my bandaged body as her hand rested on my amputated shoulder. I then looked to see Cass looking down while biting her lip

"What the Hades is going on," I asked as I looked over the body that I woke up in, I had all of my limps and not a scratch on my body. "Where am I," I asked as I tried to put my hand on Sammy's shoulder

I jumped at the voice just as my hand went through her, she looked up for a minute before her knees continued to cry. "You're in a coma," a familiar voice began, "the doctors don't think you're going to survive but I'm here to convince you to continue living and not give up as I did."

I spun around to see the ocean eyes of my last relationship, "Richard," I exclaimed as I ran to attack him with a hug. "Or should I call you Luke," I asked after I pushed him away from my hug to see what he was wearing. He was wearing the same tuxedo like the one from the crash only with a light blue handkerchief

He returned the hug while chuckling, "Hey there, sis," he began, "you can call me Luke if you want to," he added. "I hope you haven't been up to anything bad," he added as I glared at him

"Okay, time for questions before I figure out what to do with you if this giving up thing is true," I began. "Why the Hades do you need to convince me and how would you do that," I asked as he chuckled

He smirked as I saw how his blonder hair resembled Annabeth's, "When I was in the coma from the crash, I didn't know I had a choice whether to stay or go. I didn't realize that until after I gave up, I didn't know that I saved you until I followed the nurse into your room to see you with Sammy. I vowed to convince you seeing as I didn't have anyone and the biological parents would try to convince you without explanation," he said as I smiled. "Right now, Cass, or Bianca, is trying not to cry while Sammy is devastated, she's thinking what's the point of living when the person who showed her true love is dead. She's thinking the same things that you thought when I died," he finished as I looked up at him

"Where will you be," I asked looking at my dead brother who used to be my boyfriend as a tear rolled down my face

"I'll be following you telling the future of everyone you touch, but you have a limit of four people to know their future," he explained as I nodded. "I already told you about Sammy's future so that leaves three," he added in more of a question than a statement

I chuckled, "Yeah that makes three," I said as I brushed past Sammy's crying form to Cass, I looked at her face before I touched her shoulder

"She's going to help the legacies," Luke began, "but before she's convinced to help Percy and Sammy, she'll contemplate suicide with all that's happened."

I nodded as I walked behind her, "Don't be afraid to cry, she won't judge," I whispered into her ear. She turned around so quickly that I would've been on the ground if I was physical form. When she realized that she stared at nothing her knees buckled as she began to cry. I then looked at Luke, "Let's go," he said as he nodded leading the way out of the room into a hallway. After a few twists and turns, we stopped at the waiting room that had the demigod cast along with Maria, Percy, Leo, and the man. "Could you tell me who's the man over there next to Leo," I asked Luke who chuckled

"That's Sammy's brother," he began, "I can only tell you of the future of the cast members and your sister, not Leo or your father."

I nodded walking over to Renée, "How will she take this," I asked as I knelt to look at her tear-stained face. I haven't seen her face like that since the shooting

"She'll grieve for years," Luke began, "she'll lose one child and participate in a musical that Lin wrote about you but afterward she'll continue to grieve with the only child she would have left."

A tear rolled down my cheek as I tried and failed to hold her hand, "Everything will be okay," I said to her before I stood patting Rachel's head who jerked up and looked straight at me.

"Mommy," she asked and I winked in her direction just as Renée looked up, I held a finger to my lips as she smiled

"I'll see you soon little one," I said with a smirk before I turned toward Maria, "what about Thals?"

"She'll help everyone but there'll be trust issues in her life before she dies," Luke answered as I nodded taking a step in front of her

I placed my hand on her shoulder and looked at her tear-filled eyes, "Everything's going to be okay," I whispered as she looked up and cried. I stood up and looked at the two children of Hades who were across the hospital. "Can I talk to them," I asked Luke as he glanced at the two demigods

"Yeah but I can't tell you any more futures, there are some others that would like to talk to you too," he said as I nodded walking up to them

"About time you came Jackson," Nico muttered as Pippa's head shot up

I chuckled as she smiled, "I just woke up when Sammy and Bianca came to my room," I said as Pippa stood up. "I don't think you can hug me, Pippa," I said as her shoulders sagged, "what happened Neeks," I began. "Why can't I hear Annabeth anymore?"

"That's because I'm in between Sammy's conscious and here," Annabeth's voice said as I glanced in her direction. "Once Sammy stepped into the hospital, I woke up in her head trying to wake you up," she explained as I nodded looking at the two children of Hades

"What are you guys feeling," I asked them as Nico looked behind me arching an eyebrow, "That's Luke," I began looking at him as Annabeth judo-flipped him after a hug. ���He's the brother that died as Richard Ashley," I explained as he nodded

"We feel like you're in a period of decision," Nico began as Pippa smiled at the two and giggled when Luke groaned his thanks to mom. "You're in a similar place as Annabeth and all of the missing demigods but you're also able to talk to the dead and any child of Hades."

My heart dropped to the pit of my stomach, "If I'm in the same place as Annabeth and the rest of the missing demigods then where's Cal?"

Suddenly I felt two hands hit the back of my head before I landed on my back, "I'm here," Calypso's voice said as her brown eyes burned into my soul. "You'd better not hurt my daughter," she growled as I looked at mom

"What," she asked, "she beat me to it," she added before helping me up

"As I told mom earlier when she said that she'd find a way to drown me if I hurt her," I began as I rolled my shoulders. "I'd rather die before I hurt her," I added as I saw two others with us. "Piper," I asked, pointing to the Native-American girl with kaleidoscope eyes who nodded. "Hazel," I asked pointing to the light-skinned girl next to her

"It's a pleasure to talk to you Zoë," Hazel said with a smile

"Just to let you know," Piper began, "if you die a part of my mother will die," she finished shooting a glare in my direction

At that moment I realized that she and Calypso weren't the only people burning holes into my body. "Guys," I said as Will crossed his arms next to Nico and glared at me, "I didn't even need convincing. I just wanted to see who I could talk to and the futures of others."

"Yeah but we're getting our threats out of the way," Hazel said, "even I support your relationship with her."

"I second that," Will added, making Nico jump, "Hey there handsome," he said with a smirk. "Is he keeping healthy Pippa," he asked the actress

She shrugged, "I've threatened to tape a damp cloth to his forehead when he shadow-traveled to our dressing room with three people but other than that I'm not so sure," she said as Will shot his husband a glare

I chuckled as Nico groaned, I felt a hand on my shoulder as I smiled, I then turned to face my biological mother and Veronica, an eighth-grade friend who committed suicide. "Mom," I breathed in shock as Annabeth's head shot up

"Mrs. Stevens," Annabeth said with a nod, "it's a pleasure to meet you," she added

"You as well Mrs. Jackson," she said before hugging me I then looked at Veronica

"Hey V," I said with a smirk as two more people appeared, "are all of you appearing to threaten me if I hurt Sammy or convince me to stay alive?"

"All of the above," Veronica said with a smile, "your decision is only going to affect the living not the dead."

"If you choose to live, we will try to support you, just tell Samantha that we say hi," a man who closely resembled Sammy said as the woman at his side smiled

��I will Mr. and Mrs. Edwards," I said with a smile, "may you rest in peace knowing that your daughter is safe with me."

"I feel better knowing that you are a lot better than her last boyfriend," Mrs. Edwards said as I grinned

I looked at my mother and Veronica, "I feel better being with her," I said looking over at Luke. "And I feel very much alive," I added as Luke smiled

"Is that your decision," he asked as I grinned

"I did tell you that I didn't need convincing did I not," I asked as everyone chuckled

"You have Percy's sarcasm along with my brains," Annabeth said, "that's a good combination," she added after some thought as she stood with Piper, Calypso, Hazel, Pippa, Nico, and Will

I grinned just as Luke chuckled, "All right say your goodbyes," he said as I turned to the four dead people in front of me.

"I hope you two will rest in peace," I began, "I will do my best to stay safe and keep Sammy safe along with trying not to hurt her. What comes next may be hard to control but I will do what I can to keep her alive," I said shooting a glance to the other four who threatened me

"We will be watching you," mom said as Annabeth smiled with Veronica and the Edwards

I then turned to the demigods, "I do hope to meet you physically as soon as possible," I said as Annabeth and Calypso chuckled. "What," I began, "I have your consciousness in my head while your daughter has yours so I pretty much have met you mentally."

"You're not wrong Jackson," Calypso said with a chuckle, "good luck with healing," she added as I smiled. "I'll keep an eye on you through Sammy and if you do anything stupid, I'll probably join Annabeth in punishing you."

I gulped as I nodded before turning to the two children of Hades, "I'll see you guys soon," I said with a smirk as Will looked at me. "Yes, Solace I'll take care of Nico as much as possible with Pippa," I added as he smiled

"Thanks, Jackson," he said playfully punching my shoulder, "hopefully I'll see you soon, take care of yourself. I don't want to come back to a half-dead Jackson."

I chuckled, "I'll try but you know this life holds no promises," I said before turning to Luke. "I hope you can help us one way or another during this," I said as he smiled

"I'll help whenever I'm allowed to," he said as I grinned, "you ready?"

I looked at Nico and Pippa, "Tell them I'll be back," I said with a wink as Pippa chuckled and Nico rolled his eyes. That was the last thing I saw before I opened my eyes to look at the ceiling while hearing Sammy and Cass's sobs