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BONUS SCENE 1: Where is Tyson? This is canonical and what happened to him for all of you asking <3 Now please stop living in denial
First a note that the first chapter of the Next Book is out. ATLOP: Weight of Air.
Tyson POV
The ship was hot. It was very very hot. The ship was not supposed to be hot. The ship was not supposed to be in this water. The ship could do some sea water, but not the whirlpool. It was not strong enough and was too hot.
A too hot engine was dangerous.
I did not know how to work on a ship, I never did before. I could build things. I was good at building things. It was easy. And Beck at the forge helped me be very good at building.
I was going to be so good, the best. Then no one would be mean to Percy because he is my brother.
Percy was my friend, my brother. He was so good, the best. I wanted him to be happy. I wanted to make him happy. Like his friends did. I did not want him to be sad because of me. He was unhappy a lot. He tried to smile, but he was frowning behind it.
I was good at building things. I wanted to build his happiness.
I was hot here. Very hot. But I liked the heat, it was gentle.
I held the ship together in the heat. I would build later, right now I would fix. I did not know ships, or engines, or this. But I knew how to build. I knew how things worked. I would try and try. I would be enough. I would build Percy’s happiness.
It was not enough.
I was not enough.
The ship broke.
The ship was on fire.
Fire did not hurt me. Fire did hurt others. Fire was not what hurt me.
Metal hurt. Metal stabbed. Metal cut and dug and broke.
The engine broke. It went boom.
The metal sunk into me.
It hurt. It hurt so much. It hurt like the Sphinx’s claws did not. I was on the ground, I thought. The ground was hot, and the metal was hot and hot did not hurt but hot metal did, and I did not want heat anymore. I wanted Percy’s cold. I wanted Percy. Would this scar like the Sphinx’s claws did? Would Percy watch the door again? So I could change without anyone seeing them?
I wanted Percy.
Would I see Percy again?
I did not mean to fail. I wanted Percy to survive. I wanted him to be happy. I wanted to build him happiness so he would not hurt.
I hurt.
My skin crumbled. I knew that was what happened to monsters. Percy said I was a nice Monster. Percy did not call me a monster, he called me a terror. He said I was scary because I was so cool and good at building. Leilani said I was good too. But Annabeth was afraid of me. I was terror to her, not for good reason. I did not want her afraid.
I wanted to be good. I wanted to be good like Percy said. I wanted to see Percy again. But I was crumbling, monsters did that. We returned too. Would I return the same?
I wanted to see Percy again.
I was scared I would not be the same Tyson if I returned.
I did not want to crumble away. I did not want to go to the dark hole the other campers spoke of. I wanted to go to Percy.
I was scared.
I wanted to see him. Just one more time.
I wanted my brother.
I wanted him to smile at me. I wanted him to be happy. I wanted him to- to love what I would make.
I made him something.
My fingers fumbled and crumbled away before I could reach it in my pocket. His present.
I did not get to give it to him. I wanted to. I wanted him safe and happy. The present would keep him safe and maybe it would make him happy. I made it so careful, I was going to give it to him once we entered the sea. I was going to make him proud and smile and-
I could not now.
I wanted him to have it though.
Maybe our Daddy? Dad? Metu? Metua? Percy called him Metua… maybe Metua would get it to him. Could I pray?
Was praying allowed? I prayed before, and He sent me to Percy. Was that because I prayed? Or because Percy needed me? Maybe He heard me. The mean girl at camp said monsters couldn’t pray, that we were bad and evil and against the Gods. But Poseidon was my Metua, Percy said so, He claimed me. Maybe I could pray.
I hoped that he would let Percy’s present reach him.
I was already dying, crumbling away. I would be in the pit soon, they all said it.
It was so fast, fingers gone, hands gone, my side crumbling around the metal. The pain was fading though. Forever passed but no time at all.
I wondered what it was like, for a monster to die. I was finding out now, I did not want to. We were supposed to come back. I hoped I did. I wanted to see Percy again one day.
I prayed to my Me’du.
I prayed for Percy.
I prayed even though my skin crumbled and my bones faded and my breath left me. I prayed as the pain stopped stopped stopped.
I prayed one last time as the shadows consumed me.
Please, do not let me be consumed
Kane Chronicles Decision:
Quick note: the first chapter of Book 3 of ATLOP is out. ATLOP: Weight of Air
Okay! Now that Tyson’s end has been revealed <3 (and there are happy scenes after I clarify this info), time to get to TKC! So, as I’ve written this, 83 people have responded to my survey and Kane Chronicles being included has a 96.4% vote for Yes, so it will be included.
Percy and Annabeth being included has a 90.4% vote for Yes, so they will also be present!
The decision on whether they’ll learn magic (at all) and how much was very close, so if any of you who haven’t voted want to chime, I’ll be including a new survey below. I’ve started making my plans for it already, but I will take any additional points into consideration.
I will be including the Kane Chronicles as part of the general ATLOP world, but it will not overtake the Greek side of things, Percy and Annabeth will simply have a bit of an adventure in the Egyptian world that may impact their experiences <3. It will be the main focus while I work on it though (and that was another very close vote).
I’ve already written out a full timeline for when all the books and events happen, and Kane Chronicles won’t quite follow the canonical timeline it has.
The Red Pyramid takes place between The Sword of Hades (after BOTL) and The Bronze Dragon (before TLO).
Throne of Fire will take place before The Lost Hero, and the Serpent’s Shadow after the end of HOO.
Percy and Annabeth will not be present for the entirety of the books, and the world building for them will be different. Hopefully more accurate but I’m not a specialist on Egyptology though I’m doing a lot of research and speaking with a Kemetic Pagan. Regardless! I will be trying to make it more accurate and will be changing the plot line appropriately. (though funnily enough Rick actually probably did his most accurate work in the TKC so not as much will need to be changed as his other works). If there are any Kemetic Pagans reading please feel free to offer your advice <3
Now then! I will be covering some concerns and requests you had for me including Kane Chronicles. If you don’t want to read this you can skip down to the second Bonus scene I’ve included <3. (Titled: BONUS SCENE 2: Minos vs Camp Half-Blood (canon)). Reminder that the Next Book’s first chapter is out!
It will be too much, too much mixed together, will drag on
Understandable concern! I’m deciding how exactly I’ll be combining the factors on this still, if I’ll rewrite the entire books like I did for ATLOP or just write the parts with Percy and Annabeth there. I plan to write a good chunk of it before posting any, so those wanting the next Greek book can get to it soon enough and those wanting to see the Egyptian verse can enjoy the content. So I should have a good idea of it before posting any, and will be able to tell if it’s too much. I have several people to speak with about it, that will help a lot, and I promise not to bite off more than I can chew <3
Will the system of magic will get too much/Percy getting OP
I have actually long since created the magic systems for all of the books. I’ve got that all figured out, the only question here for me is if Percy and Annabeth will be learning any. Regardless of if they will, I don’t want either becoming OP so it will neatly slot into their current skill sets if it is a factor for them at all. I love powerful characters, but I love it more when they earn that power. There will always be a process of growth for any new skills!
Carter and Sadie will get outshone/the focus should remain on them
No matter how much Percy and Annabeth do, Carter and Sadie will absolutely have their time to shine! They are absolutely delightful characters, and while Percy and Annabeth will get to show off a bit, so will Carter and Sadie. Don’t worry, I won’t steal their books from them <3
Will there be romance? (I’d prefer there to not be)
At most there will be a small romantic subplot, I’m not big on romance myself so it won’t cause too much drama.
Sadie being with a thousand-year-old God
He’s actually more like 6-8 thousand years old, ish, maybe older (probably older), but don’t worry! Sadie getting into a relationship at all is something I’ve considered a lot. While I like the idea of a poly ship, I don’t think Sadie is the right person for it, not at her current age, and not with a God who has lived so long.
Finding a Kemetic Pagan source
I have found exactly one! And while I know that means there will be a fair bit of personal bias from them (I can compare my own stuff with several Hellenic Pagans but can’t really do the same with only one Kemetic Pagan), it does mean I will have info from someone who worships them! At the very least I can make sure I’m not being outright insulting :)
Egyptian water/ocean deities
They would definitely be present, but the Egyptians mostly seem to have deities related to the rivers, most notably the Nile. So, Ocean deities aren’t a big thing for them. It will give Percy a very new position! Would be fun to explore the contrast with so little focus on Sea Deities.
Concerns with Biracial pitfalls
I will be doing quite a bit of research before writing Sadie and Carter, and Percy himself is also biracial and I’ve been going in to edit bits that showcase his families culture more because I realized I’d failed at that originally. Percy is easier for me to write, as he’s very disconnected to his culture and I can draw off of my own experience with that, Carter and Sadie will have a closer connection though so I’ll be sure to prepare before writing them, so I get things right! And I hope any biracial members of my server would be willing to help out too <3. If anyone has any specific stereotypes they’re concerned about please let me know.
Muslim Characters Representation
I have several Muslim friends I’ll be speaking to about any Muslim characters I include in my writing. I’ve already spoken to them about the little bits I added at CHB and will speak them a lot more about anything included in TKC. If anyone has any specific stereotypes they’re concerned about please let me know.
That covers all the major concerns I was given, I compiled quite a few together in brief overviews. If you have any further concerns, please feel free to add your thoughts in the new survey below! And of course my comment section is always open for such discussions <3
BONUS SCENE 2: Minos vs Camp Half-Blood (Canon)
Minos stared in complete bafflement at the camp he was at. This was a camp for the Gods, and yet- yet they weren’t doing anything??? He’d been at the one in the other world (dimensions were so confusing) but this one was even WORSE.
The most they did were the dinner offerings! And that wasn’t even right. There was no devotion, they just got in a line and did it- where was the honoring? The care? Prayer and offering wasn’t just for the sake of it- if they didn’t care why were they just tossing stuff in? At least at the other camp they often did the offerings with care.
And even beyond that! At least the other camp had cabin altars. And did stuff for the solstice- Minos asked here and Dionysos just sighed and went “Gods I wish”. What????
Minos was about ready to throw hands and that was BEFORE he realized that Percy Jackson, the one who at his camp (and really at this point he could only consider the other one his) was actually devoted to the sea Gods at least and honored them often with carefully considered daily prayers with the food offerings and practiced the ocean’s traditions, didn’t… know anything.
Nor did the Chase girl here have any devotion to the history and culture like the other one did-
This was a crime. This was horrific.
Jackson wasn’t even friends with the Demeter and Aphrodite cabins here??? And why was Leilani in the Hermes cabin??? Minos had questions and no answers and rather thought the camp should be burned down.
And this Dionysos didn’t like Jackson either? There was none of the respect his Jackson gave “Lord D” as his Jackson called him. No, these two looked ready to throw down with each other.
Minos had never thought he’d be grateful for the mess of his camp, without a temple or a proper hearth, without any trained priests, barely celebrating the festivals as they were meant to be- At least his mess of a camp actually cared about this. They didn’t do it the best, like they’d been torn from their culture, but they still tried!
BONUS SCENE 3: Kronos vs Kronos (ATLOP vs Canon) with Titan Commentary
Kronos gaped at the scene of another version of him just… tormenting Percy. His grandson Percy. Percy who was hesitant and hopeful and just wanted peace.
What was wrong with this version of him.
Where was the subtlety! Where was the manipulation! The respect! The coaxing to his side!? Where was the care for the children?
“Wow, this version of you is just batshit,” chirped Hyperion.
“Did he just put a poisoned wreath of laurels on his head?” wondered Iapetus.
“Wow, his recruitment plans are clearly stunning,” Koios added.
Kronos wanted to strangle all of them.
He also wanted to strangle this alternative version of himself. Even if other him didn’t care about Percy he could at least be smart about it. That was just a pathetic attempt at manipulation. Was he aiming to scare Percy to his side? How idiotic, anyone who knew Percy for more than five minutes would know that Percy wasn’t going to change sides out of fear.
Now love? Loyalty? Friendship? He would switch for that. But only if those he loved switched sides first.
And this was the prime time for this Kronos to manipulate him to his side- this Percy didn’t even know Triton! The only reason Kronos’ own Percy didn’t switch sides was because of Triton. This Percy had nothing holding him back-
“I didn’t think anyone could be dumber than you when you ate your kids but wow this version of you is proving that wrong,” Iapetus drawled.
“I’ll stab you,” Kronos muttered, glowering at the other version of him.
What an idiot.
