And So it Begins

Turns out Hypnos's tips on sleeping really turned out to be helpful, I thought as I woke up early (probably a first time in the Hypnos cabin) and planned the women I was going to enslave.

Definitely Annabeth. That chick was gorgeous. Who else? I haven't seen Piper yet but I had no doubt that she was equal to Annabeth in the hotness scale. Even though I didn't get a good look at Rachel she seemed pretty hot too. But her subjugation would come wayyy later. It would be stupid to mess with the Oracle until I had Apollo under my control. And of course there are several important (and hot) ladies in Camp Jupiter as well.

Later they sent a guy to wake up the Hypnos kids ( the worst punishment given in Camp Half-Blood) who was surprised to see someone awake. Together we woke up the rest of the guys and went to breakfast.

As I sat down at the Hypnos table, which was pretty far back I took a look at the assembled demigods. Rachel was sitting at the high table along with Chiron and yep she definitely was hot. I took a look at the Aphrodite table and at the head stood a girl who I knew had to be Piper. Unfortunately I was not able to get a good look at her but she seemed hot.

But mostly I focused on Annabeth Chase and Percy Jackson. They looked like they have been through hell. In a way they have. Last night I suggested their sleeping minds to dream about some of their worst experiences. Tartarus should have been a main feature. It was surprisingly easy for me to make them dream the things I wanted. It's possible that they were having some PTSD dreams before I came and I just intensified the process.

My attention changed as the breakfast appeared. After the meal I had a talk with Chiron in the big house. After the introduction I was given a free morning as the morning activities have started.

I went to the sword fighting area, and found the person I was looking for. Percy was there, banging his sword on to a straw dummy. I could have approached Annabeth as well but as the smartest person around she got the biggest chance to see through my plans. Until I had some grip on her I would try to minimize my interactions with her.

"Hey man." I said walking towards him.

Percy stopped."Oh hey. Raj right? Sorry this is not a good time."

"I know. That's why I came."

Percy raised an eyebrow.

"Listen you know how I am a son of Hypnos right? Well I have some powers that his kids normally does not have. One of them is seeing a person's dreams."

Percy visibly tensed.

"I can't actually see them. Just get a general feeling. Like if someone's having a good dream or a scary dream or something. And man you and your girlfriend had some real horrible nightmares last night."

The last bit took him by surprise. "She told me that the nightmares stopped!" Oh well, he's known to blurt things out.

"What matters is I can stop you guys from having those dreams."

"How?"

It's kind of hard to explain. But Hypnos is the god of dreams. And his kids have some control over them, me more than most. If you give me a private place to work my magic, you would get rest at last. When did you get a proper sleep last time anyway?"

"Too long." Percy mumbled. Then in a louder voice, "I'll talk to Annabeth. Thanks man.

"Anytime."

***

Lunch came soon and after that an Apollo kid named Derek offered to show me the camp. You would think that being a huge pervert and knowing that I will soon have a harem of super hot women would distract me from doing anything. But I'm still a huge nerd dropped in one of my favourite fictional worlds. I was having a pretty great time and the harem almost went out of my mind. That is until Percy approached me, asking if I can meet him and Annabeth in the Poseidon cabin in the free time before dinner.

***

About five in the evening I entered the Poseidon cabin where Percy and Annabeth was waiting. After shaking hand and some small talk Annabeth immediately began to ask questions."So how does this work exactly?"

"It's hard to explain. But I have done this a thousand times."

"Is it some type of hypnotism?"

Shit she got it right away. This is exactly why I tried to minimalise my interactions with her.

"Uhhh I guess."

There was a brief silence, after which I spoke. "So if you two would lie down..."

"No." Annabeth cut me off immediately. "I would go first. Percy would observe. Then we would do the reverse." I saw the silent threat very clearly. But I also saw how these major demigods clearly underestimated the harmless looking son of Hypnos. A fatal mistake.

Under my instructions Annabeth layed on the bed and closed her eyes. "And now.... SLEEP!" Immediately both Annabeth and Percy fell asleep and I quickly caught Percy to stop him from falling to the ground.

After putting him on a nearby bed I directed my attention towards Annabeth.

"Annabeth, can you hear me?" I asked.

"Yes." The answer came in a toneless voice, as if she was in a hypnotic trance (which she was). Nice.

"Annabeth sit up." She did. I sat on the bed facing her. And there she was. The busty blonde hero completely under my thumb. I sooo wanted to reach out and at least touch her boobs. But there is always a chance that after I wake her up she would notice something and make a connection to me. Patience is not my strong suit but I gritted my teeth and went forward with the plan.

"Alright Annabeth, I'm going to ask you some questions and you will answer me truthfully. Do you understand?"

"Yes."

"Have you ever had sex?"

"No"

Good, I thought. "Have you ever done anything sexual?"

"Yes."

I waited. Then I realized that I asked the question wrong. "What sexual things have you done?"

"Percy once touched my breasts and butt. I was fully clothed at the time. I also masturbate."

"Is that it?"

"....yes."

"You don't sound so sure." I said. Then I corrected myself. "Have there been any other sexual thing that occurred in your life? Explain."

"Wellll," Annabeth began. "When I was five I saw my cousin Magnus's penis but I don't think that counts."

Holy shit. Magnus Chase lived in this world as well. Why stop at Olympus if I can dominate the Duat and Asgard as well?? But I stopped my mind from wondering off. I once more concentrated on Annabeth and began to sow the seeds of division.

"The things Percy did in Tartarus scared you, yes?" I said, referring mostly to the incident where Percy drowned a minor goddess on her own poison. If I remember correctly that scared Annabeth quite a bit.

"Yes." She said, confirming my suspicions.

"You are afraid of him aren't you?"

"Sometimes."

"He has changed during his time with the Romans, hasn't he?"

"Yes."

Then I began to plant suggestions on her susceptible, hypnotized mind. "Percy is no longer the boy you fell in love with. He has changed, for the worse. He has become cold and distant. You feel like there's a gap growing between you two and you can't deny yourself that you are a bit relieved as you know he is dangerous."

I felt my words seeping into her mind. I know that Hypnos said that the best way to make someone follow your commands is to give orders that are similar to the person's personality. Annabeth sure as hell didn't want to break up with her boyfriend. But what I said was some of her deepest fears and I tapped into them. It is far easier for people to believe that the worst would come to pass and it was easier for them to see the worst in people.

I then went to Percy and sat on his bed.

"Percy, I will ask some questions and you will answer truthfully, do you understand?"

"Yes."

"What you did in Tartarus scared Annabeth right?"

"Yes."

"And how does that makes you feel?"

"Guilty."

Ugh. I tried a different approach. "But you did what you did to protect her right? Don't you feel angry? Don't you feel as if she's ungrateful?"

"Yes." He said, lines forming on his face. Ooh sounds like someone was repressing his emotions.

I turned on my powers to full capacity. "You feel angry and bitter at Annabeth for her reaction. You were just trying to protect her and she looked at you like you were the monster. There is resentment in your heart against her. One that you know will turn into a great hatred if you didn't distance yourself from her. You will act cold and distant towards her to show that something is wrong, and you will become even more angry when she just seemed relieved at the distance." I stood up. "Stand up." He did. "Wake up."

Percy opened her eyes. "What happened?"

"My powers were stronger than I thought. When I said sleep you both felt it."

"How long was I out?" Percy asked suspiciously.

"Just a few seconds. You are all right." I looked at Annabeth. "Let's do this."

I came near Annabeth and said. "Annabeth, from now on you will not have any more nightmares. Each night you will have a great, healthy sleep. Now wake up."

Annabeth stood up uncertainly after waking up. After some questions I put Percy to sleep once more ( this time officially) under Annabeth's watchful eyes. After repeating the instructions that I gave to Annabeth, I woke him up as well.

"Is that it?" Percy asked, putting her hand around Annabeth's waist. Awww. I wonder how long that will last.

"Yes." I said. "But we will have to do it for a couple of weeks for it to be permanent."

"Thank you." Percy said, sounding a bit emotional. "If this works I don't know how to thank you."

"Always happy to help." I said.

After some small talk I left the cabin, feeling like an accomplished man after a long time.