Abduction
Disclaimer: I do not own PJO or any of its characters nor do I own the Song "Tactics" Or any other Songs that appear
It was a warm spring night and Joshua Walker is lying on his back in the middle of a forest clearing, the moon shone down giving it a dramatic and awe inspiring view. Joshua was a typical fourteen-year-old except for the fact that he was a demigod meaning one of his parents is a mortal and the other is a god; more specifically a certain god of the sun. During the second war with the Titans most of Apollo's half-blood children had died and only 12 had managed to survive. By the war's end the God of War, Ares took a vast dislike of the sun god and indirectly killed off all but one of the remaining demigods. To protect his final son, Apollo decided to hide the boy's presence from the entirety of Olympus due to the fact the Ares was only half of the problem the other half was Zeus. Apollo remembered all too well the fate of Asclepius, his very first demigod since he was powerful. Joshua was even more powerful than Asclepius; his mother was actually a demigod herself a daughter of Athena no less and his father being a full god and an Olympian at that made him 25 percent mortal and 75 percent god. Looking at him you would never be able to tell, his dark brown hair and deep blue eyes beautifully framed his face, his height was reasonable for a teen his age. Joshua possessed amazing skill with a bow and arrow, he possessed healing powers that rivaled Asclepius but he also acquired quite a profound power; he had inherited prophetic abilities to such a degree he equaled Apollo's Oracle as a seer. Clearly Joshua was Apollo's most well endowed son.
Joshua was looking up at the moon admiring its beauty "I wish my life was always this peaceful" he murmured to himself. The moon's splendor inspired the young demigod to showcase the ultimate trademark of a child of Apollo; amazing musical abilities. He took a deep breath and began to sing with his miraculous voice.
"When I first saw you lookin' at me the gleam in your eyes made my heart skip a beat. My body felt nervous and my heart began to pound as this test of love brought me to my knees"he sang gracefully. Little did the teen know he was being watched by someone, she had long auburn hair, which was tied into a braided ponytail her eyes glowed silver like a pair of full moons. She had a silver bow and quiver slung over her back. She had heard the boy's beautiful voice on her way by. She decided to just observe for now as the boy's gentle tones filled the forest clearing.
"Feelin' pulse of the space between you and me; the love that I felt made shake, made me weak. I'm under your spell and there's nothing I can do as the day turns to night I am for you. Soon I am hoping I will taste your luscious lips, fine like the wine just beyond my fingertips. A man and woman will find true eternity underneath the magic of the full moon" The onlooker determined that she would make her presence known, she stepped out of her hiding place and spoke "You have quite the vocal talents" she said as Joshua jumped due to being startled by her arrival. "You heard that?" the teen inquired of the woman. "Was I not supposed to" It was statement not a question. The teen shrugged "It really doesn't matter to me" The strange woman walked closer and stooped down a little bit to look the teen directly in the eyes. "Your voice reminds me of my idiot brother" she states as she looks into Joshua's deep blue eyes and then she gasps in shock. "What is your name boy?" she asked looking at him an incredulous look. "Joshua…Joshua Walker ma'am" She seemed to be thinking about his name until her silver eyes widened "Joshua?" the woman asked wanting confirmation. Joshua nodded "Then you may save my idiot brother from being thrown from Olympus." The mention of Olympus caused the boy's eyebrows to rise up to his hairline. She saw the look of confusion and quickly put two and two together "You don't know what you are do you?" Joshua decided to guess. "A guy?" She chuckled "Do you know what a demigod is?" "A person who is half god" The woman nodded "But they're myths aren't they?" She smiled "You'd be surprised what aren't myths" She stood to her full height "Allow me to introduce myself, I am Artemis; Goddess of the Hunt, the Moon and Wildlife" Joshua's jaw was somewhere on the forest floor. "You Joshua are demigod in fact you are the only remaining son of my twin brother, Apollo" Joshua heard that and racked his memory for clear images of his father and noticed he had one image one of a bright cheerful man. "My father…is Apollo!" Artemis nodded "God of the Sun, Music, Archery and Prophecy" Joshua's eyes widened even further. Something about this lady was telling him to believe her. "Lady Artemis, why is my father in danger of being thrown off of Olympus?" Artemis looked around as if to see if anyone is watching. "He has vanished" she said with a look that suggested she tasted something foul. Joshua looked at the Moon Goddess "What do you mean vanished?"He inquired "As in kidnapped or…god-napped in his case?" Artemis chortled at the boy's choice of words. "I'm not sure, one day he just didn't show up, and it's not like him to miss a council meeting? Joshua thought carefully and knew Artemis's reputation so he had to choose his words carefully. "Lady Artemis, I know where my dad is." Artemis looked at Joshua with shock "I had a dream last night and saw something; it looked like some tanned blonde guy, he was trapped on what looked like a huge hamster wheel, black chains attached to shackles clasped around his wrists and ankles." Joshua finished with pride at having recalled the entire dream. He looked at Artemis who wore an expression of someone who was just clubbed over the head by a Cyclops. The Goddess of the Hunt recovered her composure and tried to figure out why this boy knew where her brother was when no one else did. She thought about it for several moments "You said you saw this in dream?" Artemis asked looking at the Son of Apollo. Joshua nods. She ponders a little longer before a realization hit her; the boy must have the gift of Prophecy but she was unsure. Joshua began to get nervous because the Moon Goddess had been silent for a while. "Do you know how to get there?" She questioned so suddenly that the demigod flinched "Sort of" Joshua answered "How do I put this, I don't think he's on Earth anymore." Artemis couldn't wrap her mind around it "What do you mean he's not on Earth?" she requested "Do you mean like on Olympus" Joshua shook his head "As in he's not on this planet anymore, as crazy as it sounds I think Lord Apollo was abducted by…" "By?" Artemis encouraged him "Aliens" He finally muttered.
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