The two enganged lovers had spent the evening in each others arms. Percy had even allowed her to be thebfirst to try out the newly created sauna.
"I was wondering, why did you make that thing so large? I know you made it so the Goddesses could relax while they waited for their massages, but it seems too big for one, or even two people. " Artemis said, her head laid on his chest.
"It's that big, because it's meant for the hunters to use for their own relaxation, and as a form of bonding." He explained playing with her auburn hair.
"You know if you keep giving my hunters so many gifts, they may start to think you're trying to bribe them into actually liking you." She laughed.
"Maybe I'm just trying to bribe their mistress into showing me her beautiful smile." He said with a grin.
"You're an idiot." She said with a pout.
"But I'm your idiot." He smiled.
"Luckily I can just lent you out to Thalia when you annoy me." The Goddess teased.
"Wow, from hero of Olympus, to boy toy getting passed around like the newest Gods&Monsters trading card." He chuckled.
"Oh you love the attention. Now come on, we can't lay in bed all day. You have archery practice." She said with a grin.
"You do know that people might actually die if I try to practice archery right."
"You can't use that excuse anymore, my idiot brother gave you his blessing. For a normal archer that would qualify them for the Olympics. For you, it makes you only slightly better than a eight year old with their first training bow." She said, as she sat up.
"Ow that one actually kind of hurt." Percy said, grabbing a fresh shirt from his dresser.
"Well then in the words of your generation 'get good scrub'." She said, smirking at him.
"Wow, the Goddess who hides in the woods is making pop culture references. The world might actually end this time around." He said, only to dodge a pillow that was thrown at his head.
"Shush, you have breakfast detail." She said, walking towards the tent flap.
"You know, it's a good thing part of your blessing keeps your hunters from getting fat, considering how much you guys abuse Hestia's blessing." Percy joked, ducking underneath the incoming throwing knife.
"You know I just thought of something. I understand why you don't call my idiot brother by his title, or Hera by hers since you two seem to enjoy annoying the Hades out of each other, but when did she become Hestia instead of Lady Hestia?" Artemis grinned.
"Well would you look at the time. don't want to deal with a bunch of hungry hunters with pointy objects." He said hurridlr, before rushing out the tent.
"He makes it too easy some times. Though I will have to have a talk with my dear Auntie about her budding relationship." She said, placing her knives on her hips.
By the time the young Goddess entered the dining pavilion, the other hunters were eagerly chowing down on an assortment of breakfast foods. The most notable were Thalia who was munching on a breafast steak, and eggs, Pheobe who was eating a large stack of pancakes, and Atlanta who was seeing how many sausage links she could take in the shape of a log cabin.
"Pancakes, and bacon." Artemis said, taking a seat next to him.
"You know how I am with demands." Percy smirked, looking at her.
The Goddess leaned over, and kissed his cheek. "There, I've bribed you now hand over the pancakes." She smiled, holding up a knife.
"Pancakes got it." He said, summoning a large stack, and plate of bacon in front of you. He then held up a small pitcher. "Orange juice my lady."
Thalia giggled, and made a whip sound, as she watched him pour her juice. The action caused the other women in the tent to giggle. Percy merely smiled, and made her steak dissapear. "Hey!" She yelled looking at him with a quivering lip.
"You insult the chef you lose your breakfast." He said, smiling proudly, when the other hunters quickly stopped laughing at him.
Thalia walked up to him, and he braced for the incoming attack. The attack however didn't come, instead she leaned in, and whispered something in his ear. Artemis didn't hear what was said, but she got a good idea when Percy's face turned a hilarious shade of red, and an even larger steak appearing on her plate.
"Thalia would you mind if I borrowed that whip." Artemis teased.
"I'm gonna stop providing luxary meals if I'm going to be the one who keeps getting roasted." Percy said with a pout.
"Lori would you come up here?" Artemis asked, and the young girl, who Percy recognized as the one who had asked him for the cookie during the first instance of him summoning his food. "Your big brother Percy has decided that we're being too mean to him. He says he might not summon food for us anymore. Unfortunatly that means no more cookies."
The girl looked up at Percy, and he could see tears forming as she gazed at him with her big doe eyes. Percy looked down at her, and he felt his hear melting once again. Kneeling down he held her close to his chest, and rubbed the back of her head. "It's ok sweet girl. I'd never take away your cookies. After all you're my favorite hunter." He smiled, running his fingers through her hair.
Lori looked up at him, and smiled brightly giving him a kiss on the cheek. "Thanks big brother." She then turned around, and put her fists on her hips looking at Thalia, and Artemis. "You two need to stop being so mean to my big brother. He's been really nice to us, and you two keep picking on him." She said, and Percy actually thought that the young girl might attack the two.
Artemis, and Thalia actually had the decency to look sheepish as they rubbed the back of their heads, and muttered an apology. "Thank you Lori, now how about I turn those pancakes into chocolate chip pancakes."
The girls eyes seemed to gain a almost divine glow, as she hugged his neck, and ran back to her plate.
After breakfast, Percy began walking towards the range with Artemis to begin his archery training. "So is Lori actually eight, or is she a thirty year old soccer mom in a eight year old's body?"
"Try a two hundred year old grandmother in an eight year old's body. She just likes using the persona." Artemis laughed.
"Hey I wouldn't go around talking about grandmas. After all you seem to be robbing the craddle milfzilla." He teased, recieving an elbow in his ribs.
"Watch it, if you ever want to see this 'milfzilla' naked." She warned.
"Did I mention today how beautiful you are?" He said kissing her hand.
"You still have to do archery practice." She deadpanned.
"Such a cruel mistress." He whined as they approached the range.
The next two hours could be equated to the most embarressing of Percy's young now partially immortal life. He'd failed to hit most of the targets, and the few targets he did hit were at the farthest edges. One hadn't even hit the actual painted part of the target, instead having hit the outside rim of the target.
"Ok from now on, you have to practice for at least two hours a day. I will not be made a fool of because you can't hit the broad side of a barn." She said, crossing her arms.
"I tried to warn you." He shot back.
"You almost shot Tania!" She replied.
"Oh she never liked me anyway." He smiled, rubbing her shoulders, causing her to release a moan.
"Be that as it may, It's already hard enough to find vigins outside of the camps to recruit in this day, and age. I'd rather you not dwindle down my numbers." She chastised.
"Could always hold a recruitment drive at a catholic school." He joked, ducking a swipe from her hunting knife.
"For one half of those girls lose their virginity before their freshman year, and the other half are so devoted to that wannabe druid that they would attack us quicker than you could say the word Goddess."
"Well considering you're getting married. I have a suggestion if you want to hear it."
Artemis raised an eyebrow but nodded for him to continue. "You allow relationships, but you do it on a service related basis. Sure lesbian relationships within the hunt aren't a big deal considering they wouldn't really take away from the hunt itself, but I was thinking. If a girl decides that she wants to go off, and have a relationship after say 100 years of service. She can go, and raise a family. Then when her spouse eventually dies, she can return to the hunt to continue her service until anyone who would remember her dies out too. They'd also have to agree to return to active service in the event of a war, but it would be like a military contract. For every hundred years, they'd get fifty or sixty years of leave time to go off, and have a family. Meanwhile you now have a larger pool to draw from, you get to keep you followers meaning that your own divine strength wouldn't waiver, and you don't have to tear yourself up by having to kick a hunter out when she decides to go off, and have a family." Percy explained.
Artemis thought about the proposel for a moment. In all honesty it made a lot of sense, after all it was hypocritical of her to tell her hunters that they had to forgo the company of men if they wanted to remain in the hunt, all the while she herself was running around engaged to a man. "I think you may have a point. I'll bring it up at dinner tonight, and see how the others feel about it. Though I doubt any such as Lori, Pheobe, or Atlanta will take up the offer, seeing as how they've been in the hunt for centuries, and wouldn't have anything in common with the males of today. Also I feel I should point out that I never made a rule about inter-hunter relationships. After all Phoebe, and Atlanta have been together for over three hundred years, and were tiptoeing around each other for about two hundred years before that." She commented.
Percy's face went flush, and Artemis could swear she saw a trickle of blood escaping his nose. She quickly put a stop to any impure thoughts he was having by giving him a quick slap to the back of the head. "Ow! What was that for?"
"My brother may be the God of prophecies, but it doesn't take an oracle to see what filthy thouts were running through your head." She chastised, before reverting to her twenty year old form. "Besides, you do know I have a Roman aspect if you're looking to see a little girl on girl action, or I could always call my faithful second in comanad." She grinned, teasing him.
"That's not fair Arti." He whined, as he continued walking towards the edge of camp. "I'll be back after the girls finish their chores to give their massages. Tell them that they're free to use the sauna until I return, but I have something I want to take care of first." He said with a smile.
"Alright, but don't be too long." She smirked. "They might decide the sauna is too hot for towels, and I know you wouldn't want to miss that."
Percy decided that at that moment a tactical retreat was his best option, so as to not give the childish Goddess anymore amunition to use against him.
Upon arriving at the small river that boredered the edge of their camp, Percy willed it up, and used the pursuing rainbow to throw in a drachma. "Oh Iris, show me Nico di Angelo." He stated.
The rainbow shifted, and showed the mess black hair of Nico, as he sat in the underworld, reading an extremely old looking book. "Olympus to Nico." Percy said, causing the younger, technically older boy to jump slightly.
"Percy, what are you calling for? I thought you were off with Artemis, and her group." He questioned, setting the book down.
"I am, and I'll explain more about that later. Long story short, I got a summons from Chronos, and I need you to give me a lift to Las Vegas." Percy explained.
"Um Percy, you do remember that Kronos died at the end of the Titan wars right?"
"Not Gramps, I'm talking about the Primordial Chronos with a capital C. Appearently he owns the Lotus Casino. That's why Vegas is normally a no fly zone for Demigods, and why when you go in your perception of time alters."
"Oh ok, I'll be there in a moment." He said, ending the Iris message, before he suddenly appeared next to his cousin.
The two quickly used the shadows to make their way to Sin City, before popping into an alley outside the Lotus. "So what do you think he wants with you?"
"I don't know, but I know I don't want another pissed off primordial to deal with right now. I'll tell you more about that later." He said as he walked into the hotel.
Upon entering the hotel, Percy was greeted by an elderly gentleman with curly white hair, and long shaggy beard. "Ah Percy Jackson, I'm glad to see you got my message. I was unsure if my nephew would get my message to you without Artemis noticing. Luckily he timed it during your meeting with Aphrodites."
"It is good to meet you Lord Chronos."
Chronos waved his hand dissmissivly. "Just Chronos is fine. I grew out of the need for formalities before the Titanmachy." He replied. "Now as to why I've called you here. I am well aware of your new role as my brother's champion. I would like you to fight as my champion as well. Much like my grandson, I too have grown tired of my children. and grandchildren, and their schemes."
"Wait children, and grandchildren? Aren't you a Primordial as well?" Percy asked in confusion.
"In a way yes, but time, and fate predate everything. My wife Ananke, and I were both around before chaos. Both Chaos, and Erebus were our children. This is why I am rarely bothered. Even your grandfather who shared my name, and your great grandmother knew better than to bother me, as no one can defeat time." He said, as his eyes glowed with a cosmic scene.
"So you want to turn me into you champion like Tartarus. What does that intel?" Percy asked.
"It will allow you a small control over time at the moment. It will require practice to control, and increase. This will be to keep you from being overwhelmed by the cosmic power. I will also grant you the same immortality as the Olympians, meaning I will essentially make you a God without being restrained by the ancient laws."
Percy's eyes widened. "You can do that?"
"Of course, what are they going to do, find that guy who can stop me? What was his name again, Micheal Mc-doesn'texist?"
Percy raised an eyebrow. "Did you just make a Hellsing abridged reference?"
"I have too much time on my hands." Chronos joked. "I'll also be giving you wings, though I do have one thing I'd like to ask of you, other than taking down my annoying son."
"What would that be?"
"I'd like you to go to Hell." He said laughing at Percy's shocked face. "What I mean is, I'd like you to go to my grandson's domain, and free the messanger of the Titans Arke. I believe she has more than served out her punishment for supporting the Titans in the first war, and I believe she has repented of her desicion."
"I will speak to Zeus about it, and see if we can free her. If needed I will personally go in, and escort her out."
"That will be the most likely outcome. Thoug it would give you a headstart on killing some low level monsters to take on as minions." Chronos chuckled. "I'll also be giving you wings, the only reason being I want to see the look on your fiance's face the first time you unfurl them." The Lord of time laughed, as he placed his hand on the boy's chest.
Percy let out a silent scream when the mark began burn into his chest. The symbol was that of a upside down cross with a crescent shape sitting on top of it. "I've also given you the ability to flash like the Olymians do. You also have permenant access to the penthouse sweet whenever you wish, and you as well as your guests are immune to the effects of the hotel. Now the band is about to start playing, and I need to get to the bar."
After leaving the hotel, Percy made his way to where he had left his cousin. "Let's get back to camp. I need to get Artemis, and call for a meeting on Olympus."
The two quickly shadow traveled back to the middle of camp, only to freeze when they saw the numerous arrows pointed at them. Percy knowing he was now immortal didn't really fear for his own safety, however he did fear for the safety of his minor God cousin, who had recently become his fathers right hand man. "Remember if you kill me, I can't make dinner tonight."
The hunters quickly lowered their bows, and looked away. Percy noticed the pleading look Lori was giving him, and quickly summoned a bar of chocolate for her. The eternal loli beamed, and happily sat on the field devouring the candy bar. "Would you mind explaining where you, and dead head have been?" Artemis asked.
"I will, but I need to send a quick Iris message." Percy said, walking to the fountain in the middle of camp, which was normally used to communicate with Artemis when she was seperated from the hunters. "Lady Iris, please show me Zeus." He said, tossing in a coin. 'Note to self get my own group of followers, because at this rate, I'm going to run out of birthday money.'
The image of the king of the Gods came into focus, as he sat in his throne. "Percy, well you don't seem to be on my brother's doorstep, meaning that my daughter hasn't tried to kill you again."
"No luckily she hasn't recently. I actually called you to request a emergancy council meeting. I just got done meeting with Chronos at the Lotus hotel."
Zeus' eyes widened, as he gripped the arm rests of his throne. "I'll call the rest of the council immediatly. Get Artemis, and get here now." He said ending the message.
"Well Artemis you heard the man."
"Alright, grab my hand, and I'll flash us there." Artemis said, not happy she hadn't been informed of this meeting first.
"Allow me my dear." He said, putting his arms around his fiance's waist, before flashing them to Olympus.
Artemis' eyes widened, as she looked at Percy. "How did you do that?" She asked, looking into his eyes.
"I'll explain in a few moments, lets get into the throne room." Percy said, holding her hand as the two of them walked into the room.
"Percy it's always something with you? Why do you insist on making us attend so many meetings because of you?" Hestia joked.
"Maybe, I just want to see your smiling face more often." He quipped looking at the blushing Goddess.
Hestia looked embarressed as she watched her family look at her with grins plastered on their faces. "You don't have to cuase the end of the world, just call like a normal person." She smiled.
"I think we can all agree I'm not normal." Percy joked.
"As much as I love watching my fiance flirt with my aunt, can we get to why Percy had a meeting with Chronos?" Artemis teased, though she was half serious.
"Man, looking at this family tree. Are you sure we shouldn't have moved Olympus to Alabama?" Percy teased, causing everyone to laugh slightly. "Artemis does have a point though. Like Tartarus, Chornos has asked me to become his champion. He has blessed me with the same form of immortality as the rest of you, though I am not a God. This means that I can continue to intervine in mortal affairs without provocation. I've also been given a slight control over time, though he does say I need to train it in order to make it stronger. He's also given me unlimited access to the penthouse sweet at the Lotus hotel. My guests, and I will also be immune to the effects of the Lotus."
"Anything else, did you suddenly sprout wings?" Apollo joked.
"Funny you should mention it." Percy smirked, removing his shirt. The action causing several of the women in the room to blush, before wings sprouted from his back. The wings were black as night, and it felt as if they were a void you could get lost in forever.
"I was joking!" Apollo yelled out, as his brother Hermes fell over in his chair laughing.
"Be careful what you wish for brother!" He said holdin his stomach.
"So what you're saying nephew, is that you have now become a true demigod. An immortal with no domain." Hades stated.
"Essentially, the two Primordials are tired of their family's continued schemes, and they have decided to do something about it."
"Is there anything they can do for us in terms of preperation?" Athena asked.
"I can take the hunters to the Lotus, we can train in the basement, which is also a botanical garden. It's very rarely ever used, and I can ask Chronos if we can speed up time in that particular area. Since we don't age, we can do a few years worth of training in about a week. After that I would suggest a trip to camp half-blood before any kind of large scale battle starts. We need to get the Hunt in sync with the campers. I'd suggest camp Jupiter, but the legion has their own formations, and throwing the hunters into them would throw off their syncrosy." Percy explained.
Aphrodites looked at Percy with concern. "Percy, are you sure you can go back there?" She asked with a look of sorrow in her eyes. Even Artemis was looking at him with concern.
"My own feelings are irrelivent, we are in a war. I refuse to put the hunters in harms way over my own personal feelings." He said sternly, as he looked at her. "Now pick your head up Dove. You have already apologized, and I have already forgiven you. You are not to blame for what happened, and if you don't stop pouting I will jump up on that throne right now, and hug you until you start smiling again."
Hephaestus laughed, slapping his knee. "I think that's the most tamed thing anyone has ever desired to do to her."
Aprhodite blushed, and looked away muttering. "So doest that mean I don't get one if I stop pouting?"
Percy smiled, and walked over pulling the Goddess into a warm embrace. "Shh you're alright Dove. You're too pretty to be crying." He said, wiping the small tears from her cheeks. "Now I need you to buck up, because we have a war to win. If we lose that means no more massages."
Aphrodites looked up at him, and smiled brightly. "Someone grab me a sword, and point me at that son of a bastard." She said, popping up from her chair.
"That's the spirit." Ares called out.
"You be quiet, I'm still mad at you for always attacking Percy." Aphrodites said, glaring at him.
"Hey he's immortal now, that means I can kill him, and he just keeps coming back for more." Ares defended.
"Can I just punch him in the face?" Percy asked.
"Let's save that for an event when we travel to camp half-blood." Artemis said. "I think watching a God battle one of the heroes of Olympus will be a great moral booster."
"I agree." Hephaestus said.
"I believe we've discussed everything we can for the time being. Artemis, pack up your hunters, and move them to the Lotus hotel for training. Iris message me when you get ready to leave for camp, and I will announce the spar at the beginning of that week." Zeus ordered.
Artemis nodded, and bowed to her father, before the meeting ended, leaving only Hestia, Artemis, Aphrodites, and Percy. "We need to talk you two." Artemis said seriously.
The two Goddessess looked at the young hunter nervously. "So it seems like the both of you are taking a special interest in my fiance." She smirked, picking her finger nails with a hunting knife.
"Why isn't Hera here?" Aphrodites said, trying to divert attention from the two of them.
"Simple, because she acts as more of a friend, and a cool aunt than a love interest." Artemis said. "You two however, have done everything but shove your tongues down his throat."
The two Goddessess blushed, and attempted to look away. "It's not like you've done that yet either." Aphrodites mumbled.
"Hey I already got the ring, I can take my time." Artemis protested.
"I know about the ring, I gave it to him." Aphrodites giggled. "Percy, you were supposed to tell me about her reaction." The love Goddess scolded lightly.
"I meant to, but some things happened, and my brain kinda broke." Percy admitted rubbing the back of his head.
"So that's who really popped into the camp area?" Artemis asked. "So you lied to me?"
"I wanted to surprise you, and I knew you'd ask less questions if I said Hestia had showed up. I'm sorry." He apologised.
Artemis sighed, rubbing her forehead. "It's fine, you did it for a good reason. Just don't make a habbit of lying to me." She warned.
"I wouldn't dream of it. I know what you do to men you don't like, and I'd prefer it if you stuck to liking me." He said, hugging her waist.
Aphrodites giggled, and made a whip sound. "My my Artemis, you got him trained quickly." She joked, causing Percy to blush.
"Is this just pick on Percy week."
"Well with how strong you keep getting, they think they need to keep you humble." Hestia smiled. "It's more loving than anything. Wouldn't want you to fall into the family trap of getting a big head." She giggled.
"Hey I can't even do the growing thing yet." Percy protested.
"Yeah yeah, once you do that though, you'll probably have the biggest head of them all." Artemis joked, poking him in his forehead. "Now we need to talk about the both of your intentions with my fiance."
"Um before we get to that, I have one question." Percy asked.
"What is it Percy?" Artemis asked.
"From what I remember didn't you, and Hephaestus get a divorce, and didn't he marry Algea?"
Aphrodites giggled. "Yes he did, but as you can guess, several thousand years can make you extremely bored, so we continue our little prank wore to alieviate the boredom. I don't even like Ares that much, however he's the only lover I really have that won't die. Though he's become quite arrogant about it in the last couple of centuries, and I'm growing extremely tired of it."
"Ok now that our family's messed history has been explored, can we get back to my question about your intentions with my fiance?" Artemis said, flipping her knife in the air casually.
"Personally I just enjoy his company. He doesn't ask for much, and often calls just to talk to me. He always asks about my day, and even when we don't have anythinng to talk about. He sometimes calls me just to sit, and play with my hair." She said, looking at the young hero who turned bright red.
"He doesn't just like me for my looks. Most men just want to get into bed with me, pop a baby out of me, and then forget about me. Those that know people who are aware of our existence simply like to brag about getting into bed with me. It's why I've kind of slowed down on having demigod children in the past ten years."
"Come to think of it, I have noticed a drop in the amount of kids coming into your cabin recently." Percy said.
"Exactly. These days the man has to be exceptional for me to actually take him to bed with me, but with Percy. He doesn't care about that. You saw how he acted when I was upset. He just walked up and comforted me, he didn't expect it to lead to anything else. He was concerned for me as a person. I could count the number of men who cared about me half as much as he does on one hand, and I'd still probably have a few fingers left over."
"Wow Percy, who knew you could collect Goddessess like Magic cards by simply not being a complete shit bag of a person." Artemis said with a smile.
"Such high praise, truly you honor me." Percy smiled, rolling his eyes.
"Well now that we have that covered. I will allow you two to have a romantic relationship with Percy. However any dates will have to wait until we return from the training trip, unless Percy can get his new time sugar daddy to agree to let you in."
"Bad joke." Percy said, coughing into his hand, only to get elbowed in the ribs.
"I'm also going to give you the staple that you can't have sex until after our wedding. I'd say no sexual contact at all, but that would be hypocritical considering what all of my second in command has done recently. Please do try to keep it to a minimum around my hunters though." The two women nodded in agreement. "Oh, and never forget. I'm top dog around here."
Aprhodites smiled, and put her finger to her lips. "Ooo is Artemis suggesting a little girl on girl action?" The statement caused Hestia to turn a shade of red that reminded Percy of a ripe tommato.
"Oh I've already brought it up. When I mentioned that Phoebe, and Atlanta had been doing it for the past couple of centuries, my fiance got a nose bleed. I reminded him that I had a romen aspect that I could do that with, or I could simply call in his other girlfriend if he was that in to the girl on girl action. It looked like someone set off a grenade in his head."
An evil glint came to Aphrodites' eyes, as she sent a mental message to Artemis who grinned back at her. "Hey Percy, I have a special thank you present for you."
"Huh what's that?"
"This." She said, as she walked over to the love Goddess, and grabbed the back of her head, pulling her into a heated makeout session. Aphrodites moaned, as she gripped the edges of her fellow Goddess' dress.
Artemis grinned, and turned them to the side, so that Percy got a good view of Artemis' hand groping Aphrodites' round backside, and of her tongue establishing dominance in the battle the two were having.
Percy's eyes widened, and his jaw hung open in shock as he looked at the scene unfolding in front of him. He could feel his pants tightening as he heart the loud smack that came when when Artemis slapped her hand against the love Goddess' ass.
Aphrodite let out a small 'eep' as the two seperated, both women panting in arousal. The two then looked at Hestia who had simply fainted with a large blush on her face, and then at Percy who was simply staring at the two of them slack jawed. "I think we broke him." Artemis said with a smirk.
"Well if the salut we're getting from Percy jr is anything to go by. I think he enjoyed it." Aphrodites giggled, pointing at the appendige.
The comment managed to snap Percy out of his stupor, and he quickly covered his crotch. "Um.. I.." He stuttered.
Artemis grinned, and grabbed him by the arm, leading him away. "Come on lover boy. You've got hunters to help move." She said flashing them back to the camp.
"Is there any reason my boyfriend looks like a retarded tomato?" Thalia asked, waiting for them inside of Percy's tent.
"I'll tell you later. Tell the hunters to break down camp. We're moving out immediatly." She said with a smirk.
"Yes ma'am." She said, bowing slightly, before leaving the tent.
Once she was gone, Percy slid behing Artemis, and wrapped his arms around her waist. "That wasn't very nice Arti." He grinned, nibbling her ear.
"Oh shut up, you enjoyed it. Unless you accediently uncapped riptide in your pocket." She joked.
"You know this calls for revenge right?"
"And what exactly could you do that is more embaressing than the whole calling my brother the best archer in the world in front of everyone?" She asked raising an eyebrow.
"Well then how about the fact that for the duration of your punishment, you're not allowed to wear underwear of any kind?" He smirked.
Artemis' eyes widened, as she looked back at him. "You're not serious?" She asked.
"Completely. Look at it this way, we'll be in Vegas for at least two weeks. Meaning you'll only have about twelve days in the outside world doing it, and even then we'll be at camp, and you'll be wearing your parka, and your hunter pants. Basically the only ones who will know about it are you, and myself." He whispered the last part huskily in her ear.
Artemis felt a shiver run down her spine, as she snapped her fingers, causing her underwear to dissapear. "There, are you happy, or do you need proof?" She asked, her cheeks turning red.
"Depends, does that mean you're offering to moon me?" He chuckled, kissing her cheek.
"You'd like that wouldn't you?" She smirked.
"I'm not saying no. Though that does raise the question of if Diana technically moons the entire world every day." He grinned.
"Well here. This moon is just for you." She smirked, as she took a couple of steps forward, and bent over, and lowered her cargo pants, and exposed her olive toned backside to him.
Percy's jaw dropped as he looked at her perfectly sculpted behind. "I have never been more attracted to a woman wearing cargo pants than I am at this moment." He said dumbly.
"Just consider this part two of your thank you present for being so good to my hunters."
Percy smiled, and walked up giving her ass a slap. "We should get going, because if that perfect behind stays exposed. I don't think we're going to make it to Vegas." He said, causing Artemis to blush.
When the group arrived at the Lotus, they were greeted by Chronos, and escorted to a large elevator leading to the basement. It was only once they were in the elevator that Thalia noticed the distinct lack of Percy's orange shirt amongst the crowed. "Hey has anyone seen Percy?"
"I believe he said something about stopping by the pent house for a quick shower. He'll be joining us soon." Chronos stated, as they continued their decent. The window of the glass elevator showing the different levels of the basement. Including a water park, a small amusement park, a large ball room, a theater, a screening room, and even a large race track.
Finally the elevator stopped, and opened to a large garen area, which was surrounded on all sides by large redwood trees. The garden featured flat lands, as well as grassy hills, a small river, and a stone bridge connecting the two sides. "No one has been down here in the last couple of decades, which means that you have free run of the place for as long as you like. I've spead up time in this area to equal two years per day. Though given the form of immortality you've given your hunters, I doubt that will be an issue." He smiled, as he walked back to the elevator, and returned to his duties.
When dinner time arrived for the hunters, they noticed that Percy, and Lori had wantered out of the dining tent together, before Percy returned alone. "Lady Artemis I wasn't aware that there were monsters in the gardens."
The hunters suddenly stopped, and looked up at him, grabbing for their bows. "What do you mean Percy?" Thalia asked.
"Yes, it looks like it could be the most dangerous monster there is." He said, causing the women to tighten their grips on their weapons. He then pulled Lori from behind his back, and lifted her up. The act revealed the ancient loli wearing a bear hat with with two long arms that traveled down her shoulders, and ended in a pair of paw style gloves. "It's the bear of unbeearable cuteness!" Percy yelled, holding up the small girl.
"Grrr! I'll eat you alive! Grrr!" She yelled, raising up her glove covered hands.
"Percy, did you just fake a monster attack for a prank?" Artemis asked, raising an eyebrow.
"The power of cuteness compells you!" He shouted, holding the girl in front of her Goddess.
"Rawwwr!" She yelled, giggling as she waved her arms in front of the woman's face.
"I'm going to forgive you just this once. Is this what you were doing the whole time?" Artemis asked.
"Nope, but what else I was setting up waits for tonight." He grinned. "Now what's the training set up for this week?"
"I was thinking we'd set up some team training with blunt tip arrows. Similar to how camp half-blood does capture the flag, and how camp Jupiter does their war games." Artemis said, as she took a bite of her food.
"That sounds good. I stopped at the bar for a bite on the way down here. I'm going to go, and get some archery practice in." He smiled, as he walked off to the range.
Once he'd reached the newly constructed archery range. Percy drew his bow, and began firing at the 50 meter target. His grouping seemed terrible, but he was at least hitting the target more often than not.
"Taking your training seriously I see." A male voice said behind him.
"Lord Chronos, what can I do for you?" Percy asked, returning his bow to its ring form.
"Nothing, I'm actually here for you. I spoke with Tartarus, given his nature mortal minds can't comprehend his presence. I suspect it will be at least a century or so before you can comprehend him." He said, as he pulled out a watch, and a wristband. "The watch is a shield made of adimantium, and the wristband is a sword made of celestial silver. The shield is called Madness. Staring into the face of the shield for too long will cause you to begin hearing the voice of the abyss. The language on the shield is called abyssal. You'll learn the language in due time, but for now don't think too hard on it. The voice can drive a human mad in a matter of seconds, a monster in minutes, and an immortal in about an hour.
The sword is called twilight strike, every strike from the blade causes its victim to age by several years, both in their soul, and their body. For immortals it's not as bad, but given a significant number of strikes, it could cause them to theoretically fade, or force them into Tartarus to reform. I would suggest only using it when battling monsters." He said with a smile.
"Thank you Lord Chronos." Percy said, with a slight bow.
"No thanks neccessary, you're doing me a great service. I should have stepped in with Gaia the first time she whispered in her children's ears. However it is a natural part of the cycle." Chronos replied.
"What do you mean?"
"The Titans were meant to one day overthrow the Primordials, and the Gods were meant to one day over throw the Titans. One day you half bloods will take over the seats of power. Then one day, your spawn will take over from you, and so on, and so forth. This cycle ensures that no one group is eternally in power. This is so that one group will not become so corrupt as to alter the events of human history beyond the limits they are meant to abide by." He explained.
"Then why would Zeus allow the half bloods to continue to exist?"
"I expect this to actually be the first peaceful transition of power. Since you're now an immortal you can get your own followers to sacrifice to you. This will help you build up your own treasury to pay for your expenses."
"How do I do that?"
"Since you're connected to the pit, and to time. You can extend your blessing wich will give someone a longer life, and keep them looking youthful throughout their life. I'd suggest starting with middle aged women. I can even give you a few places to start." He said with a smirk.
"That sounds good to me."
Percy spent the rest of the evening practicing with his bow, before heading to bed to sleep with his fiance. 'Can't have one boring summer can I?'