Heroine of Olympus, soon to be Apollo's rescuer! But what tricks do I have up my sleeve? Hmmm…. DON'T FORGET THE DISCLAIMER!
Chapter 11
Only after Percy got into the car, she realised she could have just asked Hades then and there and save herself wasting the energy of the sun and herself. She couldn't turn back now. She remembered her first quest with Annabeth and Grover, when they had to go to Hades. She was twelve and had no idea about Greek Gods.
She sighed at the memories of beating Ares, seeing Hades and giving the bolt and seeing her father. She loved that the most. She may not have known it then but she loved seeing him and every time she replayed that moment in her head she laughed at her father's comment about Uncle Zeus being the "God of Theatre"
Then she remembered everything else. Smelly Gabe, the different schools every year, the unknown thought of whether she'll be ok, or settle down. Then all the chaos came and she liked it. Grover, Annabeth, Thalia and her father helped her so much. She owed them everything.
She parked the chariot and listened to her heartbeat. She closed her eyes. The entrance then appeared in front of her. She was in the Underworld. The boat was unguarded. Percy ran to it and grabbed the oar. She slowly started rowing. Then she got faster, and faster till she couldn't see her hands.
She arrived at her uncle's palace and entered. She ran down the hall, passed Cerberus (who let her pass) and finally reached her uncle room.
When she saw Apollo, she ran to him and kissed him. She jumped up and wrapped her legs around his waist.
"YOU-FUCKING-IDIOT!" she said in between kisses.
"WHY-DID-YOU-DO-THIS-TO-ME!" She said. He laughed. She kissed his cheeks, temple, forehead and neck. Soon he was covered with kisses.
"I missed you too dear." He laughed and they continued to kiss.
"So you have made your decision?" Hades was behind them. Percy jumped down and faced him.
"Yes Uncle Hades! I wish for Apollo to return from the dead…" Apollo was released from the chains
"Alright child, he may leave." She ran and hugged Hades tightly.
"Thank you! See you at Christmas!" She ran with Apollo
"Make sure your mother makes that blue Christmas Pudding again!" He yelled.
Percy and Apollo laughed. They stopped running and he picked her up and piggybacked her. She loved placing her head on his hair. She felt it tickle her nose a few times.
They reached the chariot and Apollo dropped Percy.
"MY BABY! WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO MY BABY?"
"Geez Apollo, Cherry Red Maserati… it's a bit overdone?"
"DON'T LISTEN TO HER PRISCILLA! Shhh… Daddy's here…"
"You called her Priscilla?"
"Yeah, in tribute to my lovely girlfriend." Percy blushed and Apollo grabbed her and threw her on his shoulders. Her feet were kicking his chest and Percy couldn't help but hit him.
"PUT-ME-DOWN!" Percy half screamed, half laughed. He jumped in and placed her on his lap. They kissed passionately as Apollo started to drive away.
They arrived at Olympus, still lip-locked. They stopped and got out of the car. Apollo yet again piggybacked Percy to the throne room. Everyone was there except Hades. They must have heard Percy laughing because they had huge smiles on their faces.
"APOLLO!" Artemis ran down and hugged her brother after Percy got off his back. Her face changed into rage and hit him in the stomach. He clutched his chest as Percy joined in laughing with Artemis.
"YOU-FUCKING-IDIOT-FOR-A-BROTHER!" She said punching him over and over again in the stomach. He was on the floor when Artemis realised she may have caused some real damage. She knelt down.
"Apollo?"
"Arty, you really think your puny little sister hands would hurt me?" He jumped up again and hugged her. They all huddled around and celebrated until Zeus called out to everyone.
"Priscilla. Thank you for returning Apollo, but your quest is only half complete. He has only half of his powers with him. He must travel to the ancient lands to retrieve his powers. You and Artemis must travel with him. Just the two of you. The quest starts now."
Apollo, Artemis and Percy were about to walk out when Zeus yelled out "HOLD IT!"
They turned to see his annoyed face. He had his hand on his forehead as though he had a massive headache.
"You need something to help you!" He motioned for Artemis to step forward. She was handed a bow and quiver.
"This bow will never miss your mark if you believe. The quiver refills with arrows when you need it too. Take care child." She bowed and returned to Apollo and Percy.
Zeus motioned for Apollo to step forward. He had a celestial bronze container. "This is very powerful Greek Fire. It will refill when you need it the most." He passed it to Apollo who accepted and bowed.
"I cannot lose you again." Zeus whispered into his ear. Finally, Poseidon motioned for Percy to step forward.
"Since you have half of Apollo's powers, I need not to worry too much about you. You will heal but not immediately. It will take a few minutes so if you suffer from too many injuries, you will die. Take this couch and call upon us when you need too. It can only be used once. A lot of monsters and terrors await."
"Thank you father, but where do we go?"
He smiled grimly. "You will travel to his temple in Greece. He will regain all powers once you two are in the temple. It is unknown what you do there, but you will work it out. Take this though, when you reach the temple you and Apollo shall eat it and you will both know what to do."
She accepted the gift. It looked like a bottle of nectar.
"Thank you father."
"Now go and help your lover!" He ruffled her hair and she blushed slightly.
"Dad…" She said sounding a little annoyed.
He chuckled as she returned. They said their goodbyes (more Artemis and Apollo than Percy) and they were off. Apollo and Artemis were talking when they were riding away but suddenly the whole world was in view as the circled the globe.
"I told you I would take you here someday, Arty take the wheel please… I need to get reacquainted with this beautiful girl…" Artemis gave me a smile and took the wheel. Apollo jumped to the back with Percy. He wrapped his hand around her as she buried her face into his chest. He hadn't worn a t-shirt but he didn't care.
"I love you…" He kissed her. Artemis felt like fading away but she didn't for two logical reasons. One. Would drive the car? Two. They needed her on this quest.
Percy felt his kiss again. The movement, the softness, the taste, the smell, the feeling the … everything about it was so right. She placed her hand on his cheek and deepened the kiss. Somewhere in his mouth their tongues twirled and did a small dance. His hand tugged the end of her t-shirt threatening but she placed her hand on top of it. Not in front of Artemis.
They didn't let go till Artemis yelled out "OK LOVEBIRDS, ENOUGH!"
They stopped kissing and their noses touched. Percy had a look of fear in his eyes.
"What's wrong babe?" Apollo asked
"Will you ever leave me?"
"Don't worry Percy!" Apollo cupped her hands in his.
"I love you too much."
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