Chapter Two: Three Bad Huntresses

Hello again, since some like the story, I've decided to make one more chapter, see what happens. If more people like it, or just the ones that do, I'll continue it.

Artemis was the happiest that the hunters have ever seen her, it shocked them. She was showing her son, Robert, all around camp. She even gave him a stuffed wolf, which he was hugging happily.

"And that's where my wolves stay." They heard Artemis as she pointed to the wolves, which were currently sleeping. However one wolf noticed that they are there and walked over to them, did a bow, and sat in front of them.

"Oh this is, one of the news wolves. Her name is Eve. Do you like her?" Artemis asked her son as Robert nodded.

"Yeah, she's pretty." Robert said quietly as he looked at the wolf.

"Really, then how about you be her master? Wolves here have a hunter as a master, so since she doesn't are you willing to do so?" Artemis asked him as he nodded.

"If she's ok with me . . ." Robert said as the wolf backed in acceptant to him and went and nuzzled him. This action made him giggle and pet the wolf.

"Ok, I'll let you go get acquainted with your sisters, if you need me, I'll be in my tent." Artemis said as she left, she had total faith that her hunters will like him, well she thought she did. The hunters and Robert stared at one another before Zoe walked to him and smiled at him.

"Hello, young one I am Zoe Nightshade and I hope that we will get along!" Zoe said with a smile as Robert smiled back.

"Ok Zoey!" He said already giving her a nickname. Yeah they're going to be close. Seeing how their man hating second in command was having no trouble with him, the rest of the hunters went and started introducing themselves, besides for one hunter and her two lackeys.

"Come, let's go teach our brother, how things run around her." She said spitting out the word brother like it was a plague. They walked up to him with fake smiles.

"Hello Robert, how about we take a walk and we'll introduce each other?" She asked as he nodded, not knowing how bad things will be for him. They walked into the forest, the other hunters, wanted to be alone with him too, just to get to know him on a one to one bases, but they bet them to it. So with the four going deeper to avoid Artemis' range of hearing they went under a few trees that blocked out the moon light, making it so that Artemis can't see or hear their conversation. They turned with frowns on and the leader smacked him, surprising Robert and making him rub the spot.

"How dare you enter this haven and try to corrupted it." The obvious leader said as she walked to him and picked him up by his shirt scaring him greatly.

"I'll tell you our names so you don't forget who your new masters are." The same hunter said as she smiled evilly.

"My name is Jenny, the one on the left is Nancy, and on my right she's Ruth. Now that you know our names, time to have some fun!" She said as Robert started shaking in fear. They spent only three hours out in the woods, and Robert was terrified. They did horrible things to him, beat him, shoot arrows at him at close range, and even made him do . . . dirty things . . . he's never been so scared in his life. Why hasn't his mommy come save him? Didn't she love him? Or was it she just tricked him and really gave him to her hunters as a play thing. He felt glad that Styx was coming the next day; she would rescue him like before.

"Alright Robert we'll go back, but try to tell anyone . . . and it'll be worse for you and more fun for us!" Jenny said with a sick smile as she led them to the camp. When they arrived Artemis was there tapping her foot impatiently and a frown plastered on her face.

"Why were you out there for so long and were I couldn't see or hear you?" She asked as Jenny smiled.

"Oh just lost track of time is all. Also it's the woods, trees sometimes block the moon." Jenny lied and it looked as if Artemis didn't believe her but let it go when she saw Robert.

"Did you enjoy being with Jenny and her friends?" She asked him as Robert glanced at Jenny and saw her eyes promised more pain if he told her.

"Y-yes, I had so much fun with them! There the best!" He said with a big smile, Artemis thought he was faking it, but brushed her worries aside and motioned him to follow her, after all he shouldn't be up so late.

"Tomorrow, Styx will come, and I'm sure she'll see how were good to take care of you!" Artemis said as her faith in her hunters blinded her from what really happened with the four. She led him to her tent and made a bed appear for him to sleep next to her.

The Next Day

Morning came slow, slower than Robert hopped, but when he was with the other hunters besides Jenny, Nancy, and Ruth, he felt as if they really were trying to accept him into their group. He hoped that Styx wouldn't punish them for what their sisters did to him. At breakfast he ate deer which all were surprised he was eating; they thought he ate like any other normal person.

"What? Daddy was a hunter, so we had deer before." He said as Artemis smiled at her first real love. However Robert was inwardly crying for his fallen father, oh how he missed him, but his father wouldn't like it if he was always crying over his death. He would have wanted him to move on. More hours passed and during the afternoon, a storm was going. Luckily it didn't rain in the camp. The storm was acting like it was in pain, wonder why?

'So it seems that Styx just now punished Zeus . . . which means she's coming soon.' Artemis thought and hoped she could keep her son. In a flash Styx arrived and Artemis called her hunters into order in front of the Nymph.

"Alright, now I will judge if Robert will actually stay here or will he return with me." Styx said as the hunters gasped, they thought he was staying with them, Artemis didn't say anything about this.

"Come here one by one. I'll judge you separately." Styx said as each hunter walked to her and Styx stared into their eyes and walked back when they were able to.

"I see . . . it seems your hunters have failed, and Robert will be coming with me." Styx announced making Artemis' eyes widen.

"W-what? Why!?" She asked as Styx turned to her.

"Simple, it's because you put too much faith in some of your hunters, some have betrayed your trust, and I said that ALL of your hunters must accept him. Now come along Robert, and you can bring Eva with us, after all you're her master." Styx said as the wolf followed them and they disappeared into the shadows. The hunters looked at their patron and saw that see had a disbelief look on and tears threaten to fall.

'I just got him . . . now he's out of reach again . . .' Artemis thought and looked down.

"Who was it, who betrayed me?" Artemis asked as she glanced at her hunters, but then she looked at the trio that secretly tortured her son.

"You three, follow me, NOW." Artemis hissed out and the three girls listened in fear.

Underworld at the River Styx

"Alright Robert, this is your new home. I know it's dark and creepy here, but I'll give you a home here and I have someone to train you in weaponry and I'll train you in your powers." Styx said as she turned towards her river.

"Achilles, come here, you've got a student." Styx said as a man appeared.

"Yeah my lady, I'll train him to the best of my abilities." Achilles said as Styx nodded and entered the river.

"Alright, let's begin shall we?" He said as he pulled out two swords out of thin air and gave one to Robert.

Yes, chapter finished! I know it's short I'll try to make the third longer than both, but it's longer than the last, so review, not, I don't care, but I hope you enjoyed reading it!