Chapter 8

Jack

We walked for a few hours, and then we saw an apartment building. I could almost sense that monsters had been around it frequently, so I figured it was either the apartment of Jason Grace and Piper McLean, or Percy Jackson and Annabeth Chase. I assumed it was the latter.

We walked inside the apartment building, and I looked at the floor numbers inside the elevator. Perhaps… I looked at the numbers more closely and saw that on the second floor button, a lightning bolt and a heart were engraved under it. Under the third floor button was an owl and a trident. Fourth was a fire. Fifth was a diamond and a spear. And above that, a bow and arrow were engraved on a sixth.

I naturally assumed that this was the partial base for the Hunt. I clicked on the sixth floor, and up we went. I looked inside the penthouse, and, sure enough, about 50 girls were standing there.

"Hey! I just wanted to check in! We were near, so-" I started.

"Jack! Oh, it's so good to see you!" A twelve year old girl exclaimed, and I recognised her as Artemis.

"Artemis! It's good to see you too!"

"How long has it been, what… three years?"

"It's actually been 6."

"No way! Anyways, how are your parents doing? Will was always my favorite nephew, but don't tell Kayla or Austin."

"They're fine. We came here to ask you, can you help us? We were sent on a quest to defeat a traitor from the Ares cabin."

"Ah, yes. I may be able to help. Perhaps… Thalia, could you come here?"

Thalia, Jason's sister, walked forward. "Hey, Jack! Long time no see!" She exclaimed.

Due to the Hunt not aging as fast, she was still a teenager, physically. But she was a full grown adult now.

"How's your fam?" She asked.

"We're good. Hey, when is Bradley going to be able to join you guys? I heard that he's the son of Selene, and is going to eventually become the only male member of the Hunt?" I replied.

Artemis replied with, "Perhaps never. He must earn this by doing something great, or by becoming a master hunter."

"Oh." I said.

"Anyways, yes we can help, Artemis. I have two other girls who are willing to go and help your relatives here." Thalia changed the subject back to business.

"Excellent. You and the other two must get ready immediately." Artemis responded.

"We already are, my lady." One girl said, appearing out of the crowd.

Another girl was beside her, with a quiver and arrow on her back, and a pouch by her leg. The girls walked over to Thalia, and Thalia and the two walked into the elevator. I followed, and Leo was beside me still.

"So, who is your brother, Jack?" The girl with the pouch asked.

"This is Leo, my twin. Thanks for asking, Cindy." I replied.

"We should probably stop by Percy's too." Thalia said. "I want to say hey to my cousin."

Leo pushed the third floor button, and we walked into the apartment. It was beautiful, and I could see that my second-cousin, Percy Jackson, had done a lot, with the help of Annabeth.

"Jack! Hey! We haven't seen you in a while!" Annabeth exclaimed, rushing over and hugging me.

Percy came out of the kitchen, and hugged Thalia and me. Leo just stood there, looking confused.

"Leo, this is our second-cousin, Percy, and his wife, Annabeth." I said. "They're more like our aunt and uncle, though."

(#Percabeth BTW, prepare yourself for…)

All of a sudden, Jason and Piper appeared by the elevator, and Jason ran over and gave Thalia a huge hug. Piper did as well, and then the two looked at Leo.

"You must be Leo! I remember you, you were Jack's twin!" Piper exclaimed.

Jason, Annabeth, and Percy all seemed to realise this as well. They ran over and hugged him tightly. I winced in sympathy. Poor Leo.

I said bye, and then walked into the elevator. Leo followed, and then Cindy, Thalia, and the other girl did as well. We went to the first floor and walked out of the lobby. We prepared for our journey.

A/N: SOOOOOOO… How do you like the cute family moment? I am finished with this chapter! Like how Artemis took Bradley in? Cool, right!? BTW, Bradley is named after my friend, Bradley {REMOVED FOR REASONS!}. Bradley will show up again in this book. Bye for now!