All Things Rick Riordan Discussions discussion

Discuss out favorite relationship here!

The. Best. Relationship. Ever. If this gets messed up in the next books, then I will be very upset with Rick. I mean, Percy liking someone else would be interesting, I guess, but if it goes any farther than that, we're gonna have some issues...

I totally agree! I want to see Percy with Annabeth! I missed their relationship in The Lost Hero!!!

Yeah, I REALLY hope they get back together somehow in The Son of Neptune!!! Although, I disagree with you, Nelly! Even though the obviously future couple wasn't together, you could really tell what Annabeth would be like if Percy just went "poof", which he did! It just shows how much they were together!

Of course Percy and Annabeth is a couple forever. Everybody knew that just in the first book. Maybe their love is going to be challenge when Percy lost his memory at the Roman camp but I don't think he will love another one and turned his back on Annabeth.
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Ok - so I think we can expect that the "son of neptune" in the title is Percy at Roman camp and that he has had most of his memory wiped away. But I don't think Hera has taken his memory of Annabeth. Here's my reasons:
1. Hera left Jason with some of his memories and he got others through dreams. It seems likely the same would be true for Percy
2. More importantly, Percy has bathed in the River Styx and Annabeth is his tie to mortality. Recall when Hermes wanted to blast Percy in the Last Olympian, but then couldn't because his fate was tied up in the "curse of Achilles" It seems likely that the "curse" would constrict all sorts of godly interference in Percy's fate, mayeb including how many of his memories medlesome goddesses can steal?
3. It also seems likely that Percy could not survive if he wasn't still tied to Annabeth. When Kronos hurt Annabeth, it was enough of a shock that Luke was able to take control to save her. He couldn't forget Annabeth, even as his body was being possessed by a Titan. Something tells me that Percy won't be able to forget Annabeth either, at least not and survive.

So, I think Percy will remember Annabeth. But that doesn't mean that parts of their relationship/some memories of her may be taken from him. just my 2 cents!

I think it's possible that he'll think she's familiar but I'm not sure if Riordan would let Percy keep all his memories of Annabeth. Maybe he'll have memories of her but not realize who she is...I think it'd be somewhat unfair to the characters if he did.

@William I've got to agree with you there! Good point!

@Stephanie I hope not that would suck!

lol

@ Stephanie - perhaps he'll remember being in the Styx and the image of Annabeth helping him out of the water, calling him Seaweed brain, but nothing else about her? It seems like that would be the minimum to keep him anchored to his mortal life

Perhaps. I could see that. But I personally don't see him going hey that's Annabeth. If that's the case, I think he'll know she's important and that he maybe once knew her but I don't think he'll get much more than that.

I think that for Percabeth, when they meet each other in the Roman Camp, he has a feeling that he's met her before, but nothing else. Hopefully, there is no other girl that Percy is with in the Roman camp. Makes them complicated.

Exactly. I agree, Gabrielle.

i think percy will remember her name like Jason rememberd Thalias

Yeah.

hope so

ok - so let's go with the majority opinion that he vaguely recognizes Annabeth and knows her name, but little else. What would happen if she touched the small of his back?

Hmmm, I don't know. I'd think that he'd freak out a little.

I don't think so. He might not even vaguely recognize her. He might react like Jason did. (His limbs went numb and he dropped Thalia's photo, realizing partially who he was.)

Perhaps.

I guess we'll find out soon enough, but I think the Styx bond is going to be pretty hard for Hera to take form him. I think if Annabeth touched his vulnerable spot, he'd feel the same electricity he felt the last time she touched it. And with that electricity it's possible that Annabeth memories will come too. Granted, I don't think Percy & Annabeth will be reunited in this next book (maybe at the end, but I wouldn't be surprised if it wasn't until book 3), so Percy is still going to have to adapt to a strange new camp with little to no memories of his past

I'm most interested in him adapting to the Roman Camp. I want to know how it is so badly!!!

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All right. Thanks.

Your welcome! As Rick Riordan said, and I quote, "Has anyone invented author cloning yet?" Can't wait until October for The Son of Neptune to come out!!! 147 more days till October 1st!!!

I know!!

@Stephanie - I can't decide how much of roman camp life we'll see in the book. I agree that it is very interesting to think about. It has to be similar to CHB in some respects (the training aspect at a minimum), but Jason's hints at the differences have me very curious. But then I think back to the other books in the series, and they never really stay at camp that long. It seems likely that Percy will be involved in some type of out-of-camp quest, unless that is not typical for the roman camp. I also feel that this books timeline might overlap with the Lost Hero time line, and then I can't imagine what the quest will be (though I'm always bad at guessing these types of plot elements before hand!)

Oh I think The Son of Neptune will definately overlap with The Lost Hero timeline. I think we'll get something similar to the first Percy Jackson book in the way that we'll get a few chapters to show us what the Roman Camp is like then we'll follow the main characters on a quest.

The other day I took another look at the end of the Last Olympian and wondered about Percy's encounter with Poseidon. Right before he disappears, Poseidon mentions that he will see Percy soon and says something like, "Remember Percy, know which fish are big enough to land." Nothing in the book after this message seems to fit that warning. Do you think it's possible that this warning will be important in the Son of Neptune book?

Kmarie wrote: "The other day I took another look at the end of the Last Olympian and wondered about Percy's encounter with Poseidon. Right before he disappears, Poseidon mentions that he will see Percy soon and s..."

Possibly. I mean, Poseidon also said he was going to claim all the other sons and daughters he'd sired over the years since the Pact. And "Poof!". Percy's gone at the Roman Camp, possibly hanging out with other "relatives", or at least seeing Poseidon-Neptune claim them!

I'm a bit sad for Chiron because An OATH to keep with a FINAL BREATH sounds like Chiron will die with the oath that's tied to Jason's life.

William wrote: "Possibly. I mean, Poseidon also said he was going to claim all the other sons and daughters he'd sired over the years since the Pact. And "Poof!". Percy's gone at the Roman Camp, possibly hanging out with other "relatives", or at least seeing Poseidon-Neptune claim them!"

hmmm...I've always leaned towards the "inside joke" interpretation of his remark, mostly because I think he would have been trying to honor his oath and so had only 1 child, Percy. But then if you think about Zeus having two children, one Roman and one Greek, it would be interesting if Percy has a Roman sibling. Obviously it doesn't seem like the sibling would be as closely related as Thalia and Jason, but finding a sibling in the Roman camp would be an interesting twist! Then again, Percy has already done the "adjusting to new family" plot with tyson, so this line of thinking may be redundant

William wrote: "I'm a bit sad for Chiron because An OATH to keep with a FINAL BREATH sounds like Chiron will die with the oath that's tied to Jason's life."

maybe, but Chiron has already sort of broken the oath to keep the Roman & Greeks from knowing about one another. Is that the oath you were thinking of?

Kmarie wrote: "William wrote: "I'm a bit sad for Chiron because An OATH to keep with a FINAL BREATH sounds like Chiron will die with the oath that's tied to Jason's life."

maybe, but Chiron has already sort of b..."

I don't think that was the oath! It had something to do with Jason's past, yes. But I think it was something else! I still don't know why Chiron said, "You should be dead!"

I thought it was because Chiron knew that he was Jason Grace... & because Thalia had told Chiron that her brother was dead, Chiron was surprised to see him there alive.

I think your right.

Kmarie wrote: "I thought it was because Chiron knew that he was Jason Grace... & because Thalia had told Chiron that her brother was dead, Chiron was surprised to see him there alive."

But in the book, Thalia said that she NEVER told anyone, not even Chiron! Besides, Chiron's hardly ever surprised!

Good point, but as you said, Chiron's rarely surprised, so he may have known about Jason even if Thalia didn't tell him. But, I can see the flip side as well. I hope your wrong about Chiron keeping his oath with his final breath though - that would be sad!!

Kmarie wrote: "Good point, but as you said, Chiron's rarely surprised, so he may have known about Jason even if Thalia didn't tell him. But, I can see the flip side as well. I hope your wrong about Chiron keeping..."

Chiron has been known to hold back info: what the Underworld was like, the First Great Prophecy (under oath), and more! And that's just Percy's quests! Imagine the past Greek demigods' irritation!

The demigod's must be really bothered then

Carly wrote: "The demigod's must be really bothered then"

Most likely. Especially if they know Chiron's holding back info.

Ya

i wonder how annabeth would feel if percy when he got his memory wiped he started liking annother girl or something. gosh, hera's really being a mean aunt to him huh? and i wonder how aphrodite feels about hera messing up annabeth and percy, cuz doesnt she like, kind of "make it interesing" for them?(the titan's curse)
i think if percy liked another girl, that would be mirroring jason's situation too much. hmm....
Sam out.

I just had a horrible, horrible thought! Remember Percy's Great Prophecy?!

A Half-Blood of the eldest gods,
Shall reach sixteen against all odds,
And see the world in endless sleep,
A hero's soul cursed blade shall reap,
A single choice shall end his days,
Olympus to preserve or raze.

What if Jason had the same prophecy, except he actually died: A hero's soul cursed blade shall reap! That would explain Chiron's comment: "You should be dead!" That would be bad if Juno, his patron, could even possibly raise Jason from the dead

Sam wrote: "i wonder how annabeth would feel if percy when he got his memory wiped he started liking annother girl or something. gosh, hera's really being a mean aunt to him huh? and i wonder how aphrodite fee..."

Well, it could be Aphrodite-Venus causing the tragic love story!

Kmarie wrote: "William wrote: "Possibly. I mean, Poseidon also said he was going to claim all the other sons and daughters he'd sired over the years since the Pact. And "Poof!". Percy's gone at the Roman Camp, po..."

That is a really cool thought! That would be so awesome!

Juno? Is that's Hera's Roman form?

Stephanie wrote: "Juno? Is that's Hera's Roman form?"

Yeah.

So do you think Jason is related to the prophecy that Percy had?

Carly wrote: "So do you think Jason is related to the prophecy that Percy had?"