Apollo
We backtracked for an hour, checking everywhere. We finally found Artemis in a cave. She had fainted on the floor with her new baby girl in her arms. My niece. I didn't expect to ever have one. Zeus said "What do we do with my daughter? Leave her here or bring her back to Olympus?" I voted for bring back. She didn't look like she'd had an easy birth. Her companion Zoe was covered in ichor, the golden blood of the gods. We brought her back to Olympus and placed her in a bed. Then I went to the bathroom. I turned on the shower, placed it sideways, and placed a drachma into the rainbow formed. "O Iris, goddess of the rainbow, accept my offering. Show me Leto." Iris obliged, and soon I'm talking to my mother. "Mom!" Leto stared at me. "Apollo? It's so good to see you! How are you? How's Artemis?" "I'm good. Guess what? You have a new granddaughter!" "What? I thought Artemis wasn't supposed to have any kids." "Well, Artemis had one anyway. And it wasn't the easiest birth." I told her how Artemis had to hide in a cave, on the run from 10 gods, with no one to help her give birth until Zoe came. "Hestia!" Hestia then walked into the room holding the new baby. "Hello, Leto. Meet your granddaughter, well, she doesn't have a name yet." I looked at my mother. "Artemis fainted and she hasn't woken up yet. She'll be fine." Leto looked at me. "Why were you chasing your 9 month pregnant sister instead of helping her?" "Well, if I knew she would have such a hard birth, right then, forced to hide with no one to help her, I wouldn't be chasing her. I was just so disappointed in her." "Hestia. Did you take place in this, this forced run?" "No, I stayed behind and tended the fire. Chasing 9 month pregnant women isn't my style." "Well, that's good. Tell me when she's woken up so I can talk to her about this." "I will. Love you, Mom." "Love you too". I was so distracted that I hardly realized that I was gripping my new niece too tightly. The infant started to wail. Hestia took it from me and calmed the baby, glaring at me.
Artemis
I opened my eyes. I'm in a bed, on Olympus, which was weird. I'm sure that I had gone to sleep in a cave. I looked over to see Apollo looking relieved. Apollo said "What do you remember?" "Some crazy dream. I had a baby in a cave, when all of you were chasing me, and Zoe had to deliver it." Hestia walked by with an infant in her arms. I stared at it, remembering something. "Is that-is that- it was real?" Apollo nodded. Hestia glanced inside, then walked in grinning. "Artemis, you're awake! Here's your baby. She needs a name." Apollo said "Also, Mom's mad at me for chasing you, and she wants to see you. She's probably mad at you too." I said "Why was it so difficult? Did Aphrodite ever have this much trouble? Demeter? Hera?" Apollo and Hestia glanced at each other. Both shook their heads. Apollo said "It's probably a good thing that you were a maiden. You cannot have another baby. It could mean your death." "Well, goodbye brother. It's time I got back to my Hunters. By the way, I wanted to name the girl Chloe. Give her to her father." Apollo said "Hestia, would you transport this baby to her rightful hearth? And Artemis, NO HUNTING for 4 days at least. It could be very bad. By the way, there's a girl here to see you." "Send her in." Zoe came bursting in the room. "Lady Artemis! You're awake! I've been running your Hunters with Phoebe. Will you be back soon?" "Yes, Zoe. Thank you for your help. You were many times more helpful than CERTAIN PEOPLE", I said, glaring at Apollo. "I'm naming her Chloe. Hestia just took her." "Well, we're all waiting for you to get back. She glanced at Apollo out of the corner of her eye. She sighed. "Hello, Apollo."
4 Years Ago
Chloe
I've always wondered who my mother is. My dad says that my mother left right after she became pregnant, and 9 months later I'd appeared by the hearth with a note from my mother. Lately there have been some weird things. They try to attack me, try to hurt me. My friend Megan helps me fight them off. She was mentioning a camp where I would be safe. I thought that sounded pretty good. But I didn't get to go there yet. But then the big attack happened.